Your Family Final

WINTER
2015
Ice
in their
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Suters legacy lives on through his
sons commitment to hockey
5 great
winter activities
A visit to the
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few years ago, a former boss of

mine was getting ready to retire,
and he took the time to contact me
and thank me for the contributions I had
made to his business success.
This, of course, took me totally by
surprise, and I responded that it should
be me thanking him for his commitment,
time and support in my development.
After our discussion, I began thinking
about the number of people throughout
our lives we inspire, support or encourage
without even realizing our impact.
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NATURE
INSIDE YOUR FAMILY
As a child, its hard to appreciate

everything that has been done behind the
scenes as parents and other interested
individuals afford you the opportunity to
pursue what motivates you to reach for
your dreams.
Whether its performing in a play
in front of a live audience, scoring
a touchdown or creating art thats
displayed in a show, there are the
countless hours selflessly given to create
these opportunities.
Its a pleasure to behold, even though
its seldom noticed by the youthful
participants.
This months Your Family cover story
scratches the surface of the impact one
prominent Madison-area family has made
over the years on the local state of a
cherished pastime. The Suters have taken
thousands of young area hockey players
under their wings, and while they lost
their patriarch in September, their legacy
lives on through his sons.
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Like the Suters, hockey was my familys

passion when we were growing up.
My brothers and I were fortunate
to live in a northern city that had a
recreation department that staffed and
managed playgrounds in the summer
months and skating rinks in the winter.
But it was the local Amateur Hockey
Association that organized and funded the
leagues and teams.
The entire group of individuals
volunteered their time and energy, even
though many did not even have children
that played. They raised money for
uniforms and referees, recruited coaches
or coached themselves, created the
season schedules, all the logistical things
allowing us to play, have fun and prosper.
All the effort was without fanfare or
the expectation of being rewarded.
It took me several years to truly
appreciate the commitment they made
so we could play an organized game of
hockey. That appreciation grew with my
son and his interest in playing the same
game.
I made a commitment to myself
to never coach my son, but rather to
be involved with his teams, league or
organization in any other way that was
helpful. I quickly discovered it was
essentially a second job, albeit one that
was both satisfying and fulfilling.
Feeling I was helping children in any
way was my reward, and I suspect it was
the same for others.
Since moving to the Verona area, I
have met several individuals who are
devoting their free time to the areas
youth in an effort to enable, support and
inspire them in their chosen pursuit
sports, performing arts, sciences or filling
the need to be a solid role model. Their
investments will pay dividends for years
to come.
My personal condolences to the Suter
family for their loss, from someone
who grew up in Wisconsin hockey. Bob
and the entire Suter familys love and
promotion of hockey will continue to be
felt at all levels, youth to professional,
for generations.
Thank you. l
David Enstad is the general manager
of Unified Newspaper Group, which
publishes Your Family magazine.
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ON THE COVER
BOB SUTER, 1957-2014
Bob Suter was a member of the University of

Wisconsin 1977 NCAA championship team and
most famously a member of 1980 Miracle on
Ice squad that defeated the Soviets before capturing gold in Lake Placid in 1980. Over the next
34 years, he served as a mentor or coach to
thousands of local kids playing the game he loved.
Bob suffered a fatal heart attack Sept. 9 at the
age of 57, but his sons are carrying on his legacy
through Capitol Ice and the Madison Capitols,
just as Bob carried on his fathers legacy.
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Family Food
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FAMILYFUN
FIVE MUST-DO
winter things in Madison

by Mark Ignatowski
Photos submitted
fter last years grueling winter, it seems like we just put our snow shovels away. But winter is coming. Again. And
soon.
Before the brutal cold sets in and it feels like spring will never happen, take a few hours to enjoy some winter
activities around Madison. A little bit of fresh air as long as its not 35 degrees below zero is a good way to make the
most of winter in Wisconsin.
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Fantasy in Lights
One of the first signs of the coming holiday

season is the appearance of bright light displays in
Olin Park. The annual Fantasy in Lights runs Nov. 15
through New Years Day.
Take a quick drive over to the park, dim your
headlights and tune into some holiday music as your
car slowly crawls through Olin Park past more than
50 lighted displays.
The displays are sponsored by local businesses
and services organizations. The International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 159 and
the National Electrical Contractors Association
help organize and set up the displays. Donations are
accepted at the end of your cruise through the park.
The lights are on from dusk until dawn with free
candy canes handed out each evening from 4:30-10
p.m.
For information, visit fantasyinlights.com
Sledding at Elver Park
The Madison area has ample sledding

opportunities, but Elver Park is probably one of the
best-known spots.
The hill is steep and long enough that the
University of Wisconsin mens basketball team uses
it to train at the start of the season. Be prepared to
breathe a little heavily as you lug your sled or tube
up the hill.
The City of Madison has installed lights to allow
for evening sledding. And if Mother Nature doesnt
provide enough snow this year, have no fear the
city can make snow on the Elver Park sledding hill,
provided the temperature is cold enough.
After sledding, take a few minutes to warm up in
the warming shelter or grab some hot chocolate from
the concession stand.
For information, visit cityofmadison.com/parks
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Ice skating at Tenney Park
Perhaps one of Madisons most visible east side parks, Tenney Park is the place to be for ice skating during the
winter.
Whether its your first time on skates or youre a seasoned hockey player, Tenney Park has something for you. The
City of Madison parks department maintains the frozen lagoon portion of the park for open skating and sets up an
outdoor hockey rink in the park, as well.
The Tenney Park shelter rebuilt just a couple of year ago offers concessions, bathrooms, skate rentals and hockey
stick rentals. Hourly skate rentals are $6 for adults and $3 for kids under 14 years old.
Once the lagoon freezes, the skating area is open weekdays from 3-9 p.m. and weekends from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. There
are also special hours during the holidays and winter break.
For information, visit cityofmadison.com/parks
Madison Winter Festival
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A Madison Symphony Christmas
February can be brutal as far as winter weather goes.

Cold. Some snow. More cold.
Madison Winter Festival helps break the monotony with some familyfriendly fun. The festival is held Feb. 14-15 around the Capitol Square.
City crews usually try to keep the streets around the Capitol free of snow,
but for a few days during the winter, they bring in truckloads of the white
stuff to create a winter activity wonderland.
There are a dozens of events to participate in or just watch.
Get your heart pumping with a 5K run/walk or a shorter kids run. Or
try out classic or skate-style cross country skiing on a 3K loop around the
Capitol Square. You can also try out snowshoes.
For those more comfortable on two wheels than skis, there will be a
cyclocross and fat bike race on the snow and pavement.
Fido can take part in a one-mile dog jog/walk, or watch as other dogs
pull their owners around the Square during a skijoring event.
Other events include kids activities, a small sledding hill, ice and snow
sculpting and some indoor activities at the Madison Childrens Museum
and the Overture Center.
For information, visit winter-fest.com
Another surefire way to get in the holiday spirit is to listen to and sing
some Christmas carols.
Just ask Buddy the Elf (The best way to spread Christmas cheer, is singing
loud for all to hear!).
The Madison Symphony Orchestra hosts its annual Christmas concert
Dec. 5-7, at the Overture Hall. The orchestra will be joined by the Madison
Symphony Chorus, Madison Youth Choirs, and Mount Zion Gospel Choir.
Concertgoers can expect to hear music from across the centuries and around
the world with traditional, new, classical and popular music, according to
the orchestras website. Guest vocalists this year include soprano Alyson
Cambridge and tenor Harold Meers.
The event ends with a Christmas carol sing-a-long.
Tickets range from $16 to $84.
For information, visit madisonsymphony.org/christmas. l
FAMILYFOOD
All I want for Christmas

MY BLOOD TYPE IS COFFEE
BY RHONDA MOSSNER
ear Santa,
Hello from Verona, Wisconsin!
Yes, its me once again asking
for that Easy Bake Oven I first
requested in December of 1970. I am
writing you with a dear hope that this
year I will come down the stairs on
Christmas morning and find it waiting
for me under the tree.
Why yes, Santa. I am nearly 50 years
old. I most certainly am able to buy my
own Easy Bake Oven by now, however,
it wouldnt mean the same if it doesnt
come from you. My oven, the one made
especially for me by your staff of hardworking elves will mean so much more
to me than one I can easily buy online.
Yes, its me once

again asking for
that Easy Bake Oven
I first requested in
December of 1970.
Rhonda
Please be sure to bring the little
pans for it, because those are hard to
find these days. Oh, some incandescent
light bulbs would be nice, too, since
they are really difficult to find.
I am sure that your staff can make
it to fit modern electrical outlets and
all, but what is the fun in that? Part of
the excitement of owning an Easy Bake
Oven is finding out you left the bulb
burning and your whole kitchen filling
up with smoke! Theres nothing quite
as tasty as one of those crispy little
chocolate cakes.
I admit I was jealous of my friend
Janet, who received her oven. She
baked and baked, and that following
summer her dad hooked it up so she
could bake treats outside on the patio
while she sold Kool-Aid. She made so
much money baking up treats from

her little oven that she bought herself
a brand new bike and started her own
college fund!
Really Santa, lets be honest. Janet
once told me while playing the Mystery
Date game that she never even asked
you for an Easy Bake Oven. Was there
some kind of address mix-up? Did your
sleigh land on the wrong house? Did
you get tired and just plop down the
first gift out of your bag? Whats the
story?
My suspicion is that my father, being
the fire chief of our little town, was
afraid Id burn the house down and told
you to keep it on your sled. Dad was
afraid Id be in my bedroom stirring
batter in the middle of the night and
fall asleep with that light bulb oven still
burning the midnight oil. Is that it?
Or did you give it to someone else
because you heard about me getting
into mischief? Me? Come on.
That was always my sister. It was
never MY fault. She is the older sister
and expected to set a good example.
How can it be my fault if I followed her
misguided ways now and then? I think
the statute of limitations has passed by
now, anyway, dont you think?
Anyway, whatever you heard was
totally false, Im just saying.
Dont feel guilty now, but a little blue
oven would have changed my life when
I was 5. I could have been a child chef
prodigy, toured the world sharing my
story of success and stardom. But no, I
had to find success on my own without
that baking toy, which was not easy!
I did become a professional baker
and started my own mix making
business called The Quilter Cook. I sell
mixes in three states now, but its just
not the same, Santa. If I had my own
little oven to call my own, I could rule
the culinary world and create little
mixes to fit those tiny pans.
I promise to turn the light bulb off
when I am done baking at night. Really,
cross my heart. l
In addition to her blog,

TheDanglingThread.blogspot.com,
Rhonda Mossner is a professional
speaker, quilter and chef. She is
known as The Quilter Cook and travels
throughout the area sharing her quilts,
stories and recipes.
EASY BAKE
CHOCOLATE
CAKE
Directions:
Spray an 8"x8" pan with vegetable
oil. Place the following dry
ingredients inside the prepared
pan:
1 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup of sugar
1 teaspoon of baking soda
cup of dry unsweetened
cocoa powder
teaspoon of salt
Stir the above together with a
fork until all is well combined.
Make a little well in the middle
of the mix and then add the
following:
1 Tablespoon of vinegar
1 cup of water
6 Tablespoons of vegetable oil
2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
Stir all of the ingredients
together with a fork until thick
and smooth. Preheat oven to
350 degrees and bake for 25-30
minutes until a toothpick inserted
in center comes out clean.
Frost as desired with favorite
frosting.
FAMILYHEALTH
Have your pumpkin pie and eat it, too

TO YOUR HEALTH
BY KARA HOERR
uring the holidays, I have so

much fun spending my spare
time in the kitchen baking all
kinds of cookies and holiday desserts.
But then I go to holiday events or
gatherings, and once the word gets out
that Im a dietitian, I automatically feel
like Food Police is stamped on my
forehead for everybody to see. Things
get awkward.
The guests become self-conscious
about what theyre choosing to eat,
which usually comes out in the form of
either only eating from the veggie tray
for the night or feeling like they need
to apologize for the mass quantities of
food theyre piling onto their plate. And
whatever I choose to put on my plate
leads to talk, too.
And, of course, theres always the
question, Does being a dietitian ruin
your enjoyment of food?
Believe it or not, I do enjoy the food
I eat and having a positive relationship
with food only helps me enjoy my food
that much more. I dont feel guilty for
having a piece of pie, because I know
Im being mindful about eating it that
is, only eating until Im satisfied.
Completely depriving yourself of
foods you love is never a good idea,
since youll end up wanting it that much
more in the end anyway.
The holidays should be a fun time
of the year. But the temptations can be
stressful.
Weve got the fun of Halloween candy
tempting us at every turn, and then
there are all the holiday parties and
family gatherings, all of which inevitably
have decadent treats and rich foods
lined up in long lines on tables and
counters.
Hows a person to eat healthy and
keep from loosening the belt as the
season progresses?
Part of the fun should be that food
that has memories or nostalgia attached
to it, but there still needs to be a
balance.
Even though I dont restrict myself
to the veggie tray at holiday parties,
I also know to keep things in check
throughout the season. Here are some

simple ways for you to have your
pumpkin pie and eat it, too, this holiday
season:
Dont skip meals or snacks
While this may sound like a good

idea in theory in order to save calories
for the large meal, this can lead you
to overeat later (usually on more
high-fat and high-sugar foods) and make
it harder to manage blood sugars, and
it can also slow down your metabolism
throughout the day.
Scope out the choices
Before delving into the mass amounts

of food at the dinner table, take a look
around at everything first. What are your
must have foods? Balance your plate
with these favorite items and vegetables
while foregoing the other options you
were less inclined to. To more fully
enjoy your dessert, pass on second
helpings.
Enjoy your favorite dessert
Pick out your favorite and leave the

other desserts for others to enjoy. Focus
on the one food you know youll savor
the most. Choose a smaller portion
size, eliminate all other distractions
that would keep you from enjoying the
dessert, leave your guilt at the door and
use all your senses when eating each
bite. Although its tempting to have
another piece, just remember that the
second piece wont taste nearly as good
as what that very first bite did.
Plan a walk or game
Try taking a family walk or playing

an active game after dinner. If you know
ahead of time youll be doing something
active and not sitting on the couch
watching football, youre less likely to
overeat. Not only that, itll give you a
break from being surrounded by food
and will help in lowering your blood
sugar levels.
Avoid the snack table
After the meal, find an area away

from the table of snacks to prevent any
temptation. Think about how hungry
you are before going to see what the
snack table has to offer. If youre not
physically hungry, choose water instead
so you have something to sip on.
The important thing to remember this
holiday season is to be mindful of your
food choices and to enjoy the tastes and
smells of the special foods you get once
a year, but do so in moderation.
If you do happen to overeat on a
holiday, dont beat yourself up about
it. The next day is a new day and is a
chance to try again. The holidays can be
stressful enough; lets not add our food
choices to the stress of it all. l
Kara Hoerr, MS, RD, CD, is the
registered dietitian at the Fitchburg
Hy-Vee. This information is not
intended as medical advice. Please
consult a medical professional for
individual advice.
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A haven for winter activities, its nice in the fall, too

Story and photos by Anthony Iozzo
rony was not lost on my winter

trip to the southern tier of the Kettle
Moraine. The warmest temperatures
of autumn brought hordes of people to
the trails and lakes.
Here I am trying to make a case for
winter activities, and the sun forced
away jackets and long sleeves for
T-shirts and skirts.
But, in the end, my girlfriend,
Alexandria Yoder-Fox, and I were
still able to visit most of the places
one would in the winter, just with a
different twist. Instead of snow, there
were piles of leaves.
The scenic drive we took extended
from Interstate 94 to Dousman, to
Ottawa Lake Recreation Area to
Genesee Depot to Paradise Springs
Nature Trail. And that didnt even
include the sections of the Kettle
Moraine State Forest and different lakes
that surround the area.
Although we walked the trails
instead of cross-country skiing or
snowshoeing on this trip, I was able
to picture the latter as we adventured
through the land.
After a long day of exploring the
scenic recreation areas and quaint
downtowns, we had only scratched the
surface of what the area has to offer.
There are activities to do for an
entire family year-round, so perhaps
you can take several daytrips and
discover what we did and more.
Street in
on a strip on Main
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Dining delights in Dousman
Traveling with my girlfriend down

state Hwy. 67, we stopped in her
hometown of Dousman first. Despite
a bit of road construction hurting the
idyllic image of Main Street, there were
several spots to stop and eat and a ski/
bike store for area recreation.
We stopped into the the Bicycle
Doctor Nordic Ski Shop (105 N. Main
St.) because Alex knew one of the
workers from when she lived there.
Skis, bikes and winter gear filled the
aisles as I perused the shop. There were
several options for purchase and repair
services, as well.
Another spot for sports and
recreation is Whale Tale Archery
(109 N. Main St.).
When we left the store, Alex told me
of the history of a few dining spots she
remembered. First, the Bark River Yacht
Genesee Depo
t is an uninco
rporated town
with
plenty of stops
along Hwy 83
.
Club (136 N. Main St.), which has been

there since she could remember. But
the spot she liked on Main was Dennys
Pizza (146 N. Main St.). It looks like
a corner pizza-by-the-slice place, but
there are also subs and whole pizzas
made on the spot from scratch.
We didnt eat there mainly because
we had so much more to explore, but
if I went back there, Dennys would
make sense for people looking to have
a picnic outside, as it was the only
restaurant in town without a large
sitting area. Another option is Debs
Main Street Diner (120 N. Main St.).
In case you want ice cream, frozen
yogurt and gelato, you can stop into
Chamberlains Flower and Gift Shop
(133 N. Main St.).
And if youre exploring on two
wheels, the Glacial Drumlin Bike Trail
goes from Cottage Grove to Waukesha
through Dousman.
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Dog lovers get ex

ercise near the do
cks of Ottawa La
ke at the Ottawa
Lake
Recreation Area.
Winding road to Ottawa Lake
After leaving Dousman, Alexandria

and I went back to Hwy. 67 and traveled
south to Ottawa Lake Recreation Area.
We first went to the fishing pier
on Ottawa Lake and took in the view
around the small body of water. In the
distance, people played with their dogs,
but in the winter, the lake is full of ice
fishermen.
The campground at Ottawa Lake is
open year-round for those who winter
camp, and there are snowmobile trails
and trails for cross-country skiing and
snowshoeing.
With limited daylight, our stop was to
the Scuppernong Springs Nature Trail,
an old Native American camping ground
and a site for a Marl Works factory
which operated from 1909-1915.
On the trail, you will come across
old sections of railroad track that were
used to transport marl, a lime-rich,
grayish-white soil used as a fertilizer
on lime-poor soils and as mortar in
k on the
ahead on an old railroad trac
Alexandria Yoder-Fox walks
l to and
mar
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brou
line
old railroad
Scuppernong Nature Trail. The
early 1900s.
the
in
site
the
on
ory
fact
from the old
building construction, as well as the

ruins of the old factory.
The trail continues down the
Scuppernong River, and near the end
of the trail you will find remnants of
Native American campsites and more
ruins of an old hotel.
Scenic drive to Genesee

Depot
From Ottawa Lake, we continued

down the Kettle Moraine Scenic Drive
from County Road ZZ to Waterville
Road and wandered off the normal
route for Alexandria to visit the house
where she grew up.
It was around that time we realized
we were hungry and decided to take a
visit to Genesee Depot to eat.
We traveled on a couple more state
highways, from Hwy. 59 to Hwy. 83, and
went north into town. It was there that
Alexandria suggested Cornerstone (S43
W31343 State Hwy. 83).
The restaurant is one that exuded a
small-town atmosphere but with a more

daring menu.
I ordered the goat cheese/red pepper
dip, which came with kalamata olives
and crostini for an appetizer, and the
lamb burger, which came on flatbread
with onions, tomatoes and a cilantro
aioli. Alexandria ordered the beef au jus
sandwich.
The service was a little laid-back,
but the food was worth the wait. And
after a half-day of hiking and still more
to see, the sustenance was definitely
needed.
Genesee Depot offers other places to
eat in addition to Cornerstone.
The Union House (S42 W31320
State Hwy 83) is a dinner spot that is
located inside the old Union House
Hotel, which was built in 1861. Then
there is the Genesee Depot Cafe (S42
W31238 State Hwy 83) and Sallys Sweet
Shoppe (S42 W31370 State Hwy 83) for
a quicker snack or two.
Continued on page 25
dnr.wi.gov
- The state forest is open from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily.

- Forest headquarters: Open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday.
A museum and gift shop is available at the headquarters.
- Ottawa Lake and Whitewater Lake contact stations are open during the camping season. Ottawa Lake
campground is open year-round (self registration is required Nov. to March).
- Whitewater campground is open mid-May through mid-Oct.
- Horseriders campground is open for camping from April 1 to mid-Nov.
Directions: The Kettle Moraine State Forest Southern Unit is 61 miles east of Madison and 37 miles
southwest of Milwaukee.
FAMILYFUN
Diversity
in the Domes
Milwaukee conservatory offers an alternative to the wintry landscape

by Samantha Christian
Photos by Jeremy Jones
ith its invigorating air and

abundance of snow, winter in
Wisconsin can be a dream for
outdoor enthusiasts urging skiers to
carve new paths, hunters to follow fresh
tracks and children to build snowmen.
But the reality is, not every day is a
serene scene pulled from a store-bought
snow globe. The winter months can be
long and frigid, the landscape dull and
gray, and the roads a slippery, dirty
mess.
Those monotonous days make it
tempting to slip into the savings account
and splurge on plane tickets to South
America or anywhere with temperatures
above freezing, for that matter.
To escape the winter blues on a
budget, consider sticking around
southern Wisconsin and explore
Milwaukees living landmark: the
Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservancy
Domes.
According to the Friends of the
Domes website, each year more than
200,000 people including some who
live out of the state and country act on
the same idea.

For less than the cost of a movie
ticket, visitors are transported from
the humid tropics to the arid desert to
thematic floral displays just by walking
through a set of doors.
Educational programs and tours
are available for children and adults,
but most visitors choose to discover
the Domes at their own pace. Lists
of frequently asked questions about
each dome and fun facts about certain
plants guide visitors throughout the
conservancy.
Even from the exterior, the Domes
make a statement through their unusual
size, shape and design. The three
conservancies are the worlds only
conoidal glass houses. Each separate
environment is 140 feet across at the
base by 85 feet high and encased in
nearly 2,200 triangular panes of glass.
One by one, the Domes, designed by
local architect Donald Grieb, opened
throughout the 1960s. The trio has also
been coloring the Milwaukee skyline
since 2008 with the installation of an
The Domes light up the night at 524 S.

Layton Blvd., Milwaukee.
LED lighting system.

Plant life native to each ecosystem is
growing not only within the structures,
but also around the conservancy
grounds. In addition to flowers and
shrubs near the entrance, a rooftop
environment is located above the
Education Center.
Off-limits for the public to see, it
is described in a display as the first
green roof project in Milwaukee County
parks. Green roofs are made up of
hardy perennials that extend the life of
the roof, shelter the roof from weather
extremes, reduce the urban heat island
effect, filter the air and stormwater, and
provide a habitat for birds, butterflies
and other beneficial insects.
Speaking of which, a few creatures
may even be spotted inside the Domes
particularly the Tropical Dome.
Each separate environment

is 140 feet across at the base by
85 feet high and encased in nearly
2,200 triangular panes of glass.
Tropical Dome
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Although the conservancy is open 365 days a year, the

Tropical Dome offers a much-needed respite for visitors
experiencing harsh winters. Those who arrive wearing
coats and mittens will quickly shed layers as the humidity
envelops them and thaws their icy thighs.
A path winds through more than 450 species of exotic
plants, trees and flowers, making the 15,000-square-foot
rainforest an ideal space for a game of I Spy.
Shrouded in shades of green, tropical birds are often
heard before they are seen. Suddenly, flashes of vivid
feathers dart from branch to branch; perhaps its an
orange bishop weaver perched in the towering kapok, the
tallest tree located in the Domes.
Around the bend is a rushing waterfall that flows under
a bridge. Peer into the pond to watch koi fish pop to the
surface and ripple the reflection of the partitioned glass
ceiling.
Those leaning over to inhale the scent of a flower
might look up and notice a peculiar fruit or even a spider
hanging above. Aso hidden among the foliage are toads,
frogs, turtles and lizards, but good luck finding them.
Since the Tropical Dome offers so much variety,
visitors often make several laps and still see something
new. To take a break from the sensory overload and heat,
walk across the hall and open the door into the Desert
Dome.
Photo by Samantha Christian

A pink hibiscus reaches out toward the ceiling of the Tropical Dome.
People of all ages enjoy walking the paths through the Domes, including the
Tropical Dome, pictured here.
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DOMES
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A blue ball, symbolizing the moon, hangs from the top of the Desert Dome, which features cacti, palms and grasses.
Desert Dome
Positioned between the Show Dome

and Tropical Dome, the Desert Dome
is an expansive, quiet arena of cacti,
succulents and grasses set against a
rocky backdrop.
Upon entering, visitors can scan the
entire area from an elevated vantage
point and may spot a large, blue ball
hanging from the top of the dome.
Although it is open to interpretation,
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the ball is meant to symbolize the blue

moon that shines down on the desert
plants at night.
From old man cactus and octopus
aloe, plants are grouped geographically
and represent the American Southwest,
Mexico, South America, Africa and
Madagascar. A small oasis occupies the
center of the dome, providing contrast
to the otherwise arid environment.
Depending on the time of year,
visitors may feel a drop in temperature,
as well. The plants in the Desert Dome
need to have a period of cool weather
in order to grow properly and, in some
cases, to form flower buds, according
to an informational sign in the dome.
Those with smartphones may be
able to scan tags near certain plants
to see photos of what they look like
in bloom. Just be careful not to get
pricked by sharp spines in the process.
While the Desert and Tropical
Domes go through subtle changes
based on the growing season, the Show
Dome gets a makeover more often.
Photo by Samantha Christian

The Desert Dome features a variety of cacti,
including the whiskery Old Man Cactus, left.
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Upcoming events
(schedule and themes subject to change)
Winter Farmers Market

9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Saturdays, Nov. 1 - April 11
(excluding Nov. 29 and Dec. 27)
Mele Kalikimaka Holiday Show
Nov. 22 - Jan. 4
Show Dome
Buy Local Gift Fair
9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Nov. 30
New Years Eve Family Celebration
6-9 p.m., Dec. 31
Music Under Glass Concerts
6:30-9 p.m.
Thursdays, Jan. 8 - March 19
Poland Under Glass
Jan. 17
A Space Odyssey - Garden Train
Show
Jan. 17 - March 15
Show Dome
Chinese New Year Celebration
Jan. 24-25
Collectible All-Scale Train Exhibits
Jan. 31 - Feb. 1
Milwaukee Bonsai Society
Silhouette Exhibit
Feb. 8
Turkey Under Glass
Feb. 21
Steam Engine & Gardens & Gears
Steampunk Day
Feb. 22
Restaurants Under Glass
6:30-9 p.m., Feb. 27
Visit The Domes

Show Dome
The spacious Show Dome switches themes multiple times per year.
The ever-evolving Show Dome is cloaked in a new theme five times per
year.
Shows rotate between celebrating holidays, referencing popular
culture or literature and exposing visitors to places around the world or
through time. Escape to a Hawaiian paradise this winter during the Mele
Kalikimaka Holiday Show, which runs through Jan. 4.
One of the most popular displays in recent years is the railroad show,
which is set to a particular theme for those who crave a little motion.
Starting Jan. 17, hop aboard for the futuristic A Space Odyssey - Garden
Train Show, which will feature space houses and flying saucers in an alien
landscape in a galaxy far, far away.
Seasonal, aromatic plants are matched with each theme, as well as
landscape, prop design and even music. The intricate displays involve longterm planning but must be changed in less than two weeks.
The Show Dome does not close during transitions of its themes. Visitors
are invited to watch how a show is disassembled and then recreated into
something totally different during this time.
For those who want to take a piece of the Domes home with them
especially when the ground is still frozen the Gifts Under Glass Gift Shop
offers small cacti, succulents and tropical plants for sale. l
Attractions: Tropical Dome, Desert

Dome, Show Dome, Education
Center, Gift Shop
Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., MondayFriday; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday,
Sunday and major holidays
Admission: $7 for adults, $5 for
children ages 6-17
Location: 524 S. Layton Blvd.,
Milwaukee
Contact: 414-257-5611
Web: milwaukeedomes.org
The glass doors leading into each of the Domes

feature etchings of the scenes inside.
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A chance to
teach
Weve come
a long way in the
domestic violence
movement ...
(but)
we have a long
way to go.
Shannon Barry
The Domestic Abuse Intervention Services office is located at 2102 Fordem Avenue in Madison.
The organization serves domestic abuse victims and their friends and families in Dane County.
The help line can be reached by calling 608-251-4445 or 800-747-4045.
Public domestic violence cases show growth, but work remains
omestic violence can happen

to anyone, and theres
no universal answer for
handling it.
Thats one of the key messages
Domestic Abuse Intervention Services
(DAIS) wants to get across to victims
in Dane County, said director Shannon
Barry.
It can happen to wealthy people, it
can happen to people of high status,
Barry said.
That was one of the lessons of
recent high-profile domestic violence
cases, like that of National Football
League running back Ray Rice and
now-wife Janay Rice.
Barry said the reactions to both
the initial punishment some saw as
light and how the case was handled
demonstrated weve come a long way
in the domestic violence movement,
but that it remains far from perfect.
The public outcry about the initial
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response of the NFL to Ray Rice with
only the two-game suspension
gave me a lot of hope, she said. As
more information came out, I think it
certainly demonstrated we have a long
way to go.
That includes removing the
barriers for victims to come forward,
educating young people on the issue
and ensuring everyone understands
how responses to public situations
like Rices can have a chilling effect on
people they know who may be victims.
DAIS is working to do all of that
while also providing support and
housing to those victims who have
reached out to them, something that
can be a challenge given limited
resources.
Education
Barry said one of the biggest

lessons from the Rice incident, along
with others recently involving NFL
players, was that people still might

not realize the likelihood they know a
domestic violence victim.
Barry said statistics showing that 1
in 4 women and 1 in 7 men have been
victims of physical or sexual assault
mean that its likely everyone in Dane
County knows someone who has been
a victim.
Thats an eye-opening thing for
people, Barry said.
So when someone questions a
victims story or their actions, it can
unintentionally (send) a message to
people in your life that youre not a
safe person to talk to.
You never know who you might
be talking to and what messages you
might be unintentionally giving them
about blaming them for the violence
theyre experiencing, she said.
Barry pointed to reactions to Janay
Rices decision to marry Ray Rice days
after the February incident and her
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YOU ARE NOT ALONE

defense of him as an example of less overt
victim blaming.
When she came out in his defense, that
totally made sense to me, Barry said, adding
that abusive behavior can often escalate
when the abuser feels a loss of status, such
as being suspended from the NFL as Ray
Rice was. She was trying to protect herself
and her child.
Working together
DAIS offers a range of programs to

respond to crisis situations, and that allows
the group to work with victims to provide
whatever is best for their situation, said
crisis intervention services manager Meg
Sohns.
Were not going to tell them what they
need to do, what they should do, Sohns
said. Were going to listen to them and were
going to talk about different options they
have.
Those options include emergency shelter,
crisis response, support groups and receiving
legal advice.
Sohns said the shelter and housing
resources are likely in the highest demand.
(Its) probably the number one thing that

people call to talk about, she said. You
want to leave, but when you do think about
the barriers that victims face to leaving,
housing is a huge barrier.
So it was big for DAIS to be able to open
a new shelter earlier this year, increasing
capacity to 56 beds. But theres still a wait
list, Barry said.
Thats largely because the organization
provides more than just a bed with case
management services built into the shelter
for each individual.
Barry said she would encourage people
to call the help line as soon as they have a
nibbling in the back of their head that the
relationship might be abusive.
Its so much easier to create a plan
when youre not in that crisis moment, she
said. We certainly do a lot of it in crisis,
but it can take a long time to extract oneself
from a relationship like this.
Sohns said there is one key thing for
victims to know: They are not alone in this.
To reach the DAIS help line, call 608-2514445 or 800-747-4045. l
DAIS Services
Crisis Response
Emergency Shelter
Support Groups
To receive any of the services, call the DAIS help line at

(608) 251-4445 or (800) 747-4045. The line can be reached
24 hours a day, seven days a week. You can also visit
abuseintervention.org for more information on the programs.
DAIS runs the countys only domestic violence shelter, which

offers housing, food, clothing and support and resources
for survivors of domestic violence and their children. The
organization also has some hotel vouchers for male victims
or if the shelter is full. Residents receive case management,
legal assistance, support and counseling.
Childrens Program
The program aims to provide children from violent homes

with physical and emotional safety, structure and consistency,
opportunities to process their feelings and experiences
through creative activities and experiences with positive
discipline. The program is open to children residing in
the shelter and children whose parents attend the DAIS
community support group.
Were not going

to tell them what
they need to do,
what they
should do.
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Were
listen to them
and were going
to talk about
different options
they have.
Meg Sohns
The program provides face-to-face emergency safety

planning, housing information, parenting support and referrals
to other community resources at confidential locations across
Dane County.
DAIS offers three weekly, drop-in support groups for women

across Dane County, including one Spanish-speaking group.
For more information on the meetings, call the help line.
DAIS also partners with OutReach, Madison and southcentral Wisconsins lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender
community center, to provide a support group for men. For
more information on the mens support group, call OutReach
at 608-255-8582 or email at men.dv.support@gmail.com.
Sheltering Animals of Abuse Victims
Abusers can use pets to leverage power and control over

their victims, and this program aims to offer victims a place
for their pets for up to 90 days. The program is a collaboration
between DAIS and the Dane County Humane Society. To
learn more about this program, visit saavprogram.org.
Leaders at DAIS encourage people to call early, even if you are not sure what youre experiencing is domestic violence.
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More
than a
sport
Former Badger Ryan Suter now plays

for the Minnesota Wild and is a major
backer of the Madison Capitols.
Photo courtesy of Dave Stluka,
UW Athletic Communications
With a new hockey team,

the Suters add to a family legacy
by Seth Jovaag
To describe what the Suter name
means to Wisconsin hockey, you could
start with Ryan Suter, the Minnesota
Wilds multimillion-dollar defenseman,
the NHL all-star who first learned his
sport as a rink-rat kid on the ice of
Hartmeyer Arena on Madisons east
side.
Or you could start with his dad, Bob
Suter, the golden-haired member of
the Miracle on Ice underdog squad
that famously beat the Soviets before
from informal face-offs on frozen

ponds into the Madison Capitols youth
organization that today has nearly 200
kids on 10 teams.
But lets start with the present day.
At a paper-strewn cafeteria table in the
lobby of Capitol Ice Arena in Middleton,
on a Thursday morning in late October,
Garrett Suter Ryans brother, Bobs
son, Marlowes grandson looks like
he hasnt shaved in a week. His shaggy
hair pokes out from his forest green
The Suter name is synonymous

with Badger hockey.
UW athletic director Barry Alvarez
capturing gold in Lake Placid in 1980,
the stout jokester who, over the next
34 years, served as a mentor or coach
to thousands of local kids playing the
game he loved.
Or theres Bobs younger brother,
Gary, a four-time NHL all-star who
played more than 1,000 professional
games over 18 seasons.
Or go back another generation to
Bobs dad, Marlowe, who in the mid1970s helped transform local hockey
ball cap, and hes nursing a 24-ounce

coffee while talking over a construction
crew drilling into a wall above the
concession stand 30 feet to his left.
He politely excuses himself from our
interview to visit with and take a few
bucks from a father and son who have
shown up to skate over the lunch hour,
then returns to our table and the topic
thats never far from his mind: Hockey.
The kids who play it. And why the game
and its players have mattered so much,
for so long, to his family.

Its the commitment, the loyalty, the
accountability to your teammates, the
showing up for practice, being on time
for things I mean, hockeys about all
of that, he said. And it all ties in to
why I feel hockey players are some of
the best people youll meet later on in
life.
At age 27, Garrett is now in charge
of Capitol Ice, the two-rink venue his
dad helped open in 1999 and managed
for 15 years. Nearly every day, Garretts
there 10 or 12 hours, clearing the ice
on the Zamboni, ordering equipment,
hiring staff or coaching teenagers
in the Capitols AAA league that his
grandfather helped start.
Its a lot of work, but Garrett never
thought itd be otherwise. Unlike his
older brother, Ryan, Garretts hockey
career was cut short several years ago
when he tore up his shoulder during
a junior league game in Cincinnati.
That injury, combined with his wifes
pregnancy, pushed his decision to hang
up the skates.
He could have chosen another career
in another field, something requiring
fewer hours than the 70 or more hed
watched his dad log each week at the
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rink and its affiliated equipment shop, Gold Medal Sports.
But thats not the Suter way.
I didnt even think twice about it, said Garrett, a 2005 graduate of Oregon
High School. I knew as soon as I was done playing that Id be here, with my dad,
helping him. I just love being around the rink. I love hockey.
Hope and tragedy
This year has been momentous in local hockey circles and for the Suter
family in ways both good and tragically bad.
First, the good. Last November, a nine-member ownership group including
Ryan Suter announced the United States Hockey League was returning to
Madison in 2014. The move would resurrect the USHL Madison Capitols franchise,
spearheaded by Bob Suter, that had existed from 1984-1995. It would feature some
of the best 16- to 20-year-old players from around the country in a junior league
that serves as a stepping stone to collegiate programs or even NHL stardom. Last
year alone, 35 USHL players were drafted into the NHL. And now that talent was
coming to Madison.
To be able to have a team in Madison I think will be great for young kids who
play hockey, Ryan Suter told reporters at the unveiling of the new team last Nov.
26. A lot of them are in grade school, and for them to go and watch a high
school kid play, I think it will be a pretty exciting thing for them.
The hype around the new team grew all summer, with all eyes focused on the
Oct. 18 home opener at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in the Alliant Energy
Center that would start the six-month season in style.
MEMORIAL
FUND
The Bob Suter Memorial

Fund was created shortly
after his death to offset
fees and costs for
local youth hockey players
and organizations.
Find a link to the fund
on the Madison Capitols
home page,
madcapshockey.com.
Photo by Jeremy Jones

Garrett Suter, who spent most of his life
growing up in hockey rinks, now coaches the
Madison Capitols Major U18 team.
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MORE THAN A SPORT

Then, on Sept. 9, the local hockey

community was rocked with bad news.
That morning, Bob Suter was
where he felt most at home: at the
rink, meeting with staff and coaches
at Capitol Ice. But later that morning
he suffered a fatal heart attack. He
was only 57, and as the first member
of the Miracle on Ice team to die, his
death was reported across the nation
by ESPN, USA Today and other media
outlets. Tributes poured in from
around Wisconsin and the country.
Its a tough day for our sport, said
officials from Colorado-based USA
Hockey. Bobs positive impact on our
sport will be felt for generations to
come.
The Suter name is synonymous
with Badger hockey, said UW athletic
director Barry Alvarez.
Bob was the ultimate teammate,
said the UW mens hockey coach Mike
Eaves, a teammate of Suters on the
Badgers 1977 championship squad.
He could skate like the wind and was
as hard of a competitor that I ever
knew.
His fathers death was devastating,
Garrett said, but especially so
because, after so many years of
coaching, managing the rink and living
by the motto, Its all about the kids,
Bob was finally looking to cut back a
little. His children led by Garrett and
Ryan were coaxing him into letting
off the throttle and passing his work
on to the next generation.
He did so much for so many other
people, he deserved to have some time

to wind down, Garrett said. And
thats what we were getting at. Thats
what this year was supposed to be
for.
Bobs wake drew several thousand
people. Friends flew in from around
the country for his funeral, too.
It was amazing, Garrett said.
Seeing that, its like, OK, this is what
he did and this is the impact he had.
And now its up to us to keep that
going and not to let it die with him.
Honoring the memory
At the Capitols first home game

Oct. 18, more than 6,000 fans saw
Bob Suters jersey raised inside the
Coliseum. Helmet stickers featuring
his No. 20 have been snapped up
by teams across the region, with
proceeds going to a memorial fund
to help area kids afford the everincreasing costs of playing a sport that
requires lots of gear and travel.
A month after his death, his widow,
Mary Suter, was stacking boxes of
hockey equipment inside the East
Madison location of Gold Medal
Sports, the business Bob opened just
down the road from his childhood
home the year he won gold in Lake
Placid.
Its amazing how many people
have reached out and contributed to
the (memorial) fund, she said. Were
still getting probably 20-25 cards a
week. So its not just your group, you
know? Its everybody.
Photos courtesy Madison Capitols

Fans celebrate at a Madison Capitols game inside the
Alliant Energy Center earlier this season.
Its all about the

kids.
Bob Suters motto
Garrett Suter drops the puck at the Madison Capitols of the United States Hockey League
inaugural home game earlier this season.
Beyond the memorial fund, the new

Capitols organization aims to honor
Suter by re-energizing the USHL team
he started 30 years ago, said team
president Ed Chamberlain.
Were wearing his team on our
chest, Chamberlain said. Thats a big
thing for us. Bob was such a big part
of Madison. We really want to make
sure we honor him and make sure the
Capitols never disappear from this
market.
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ON THE WEB
To learn about the Madison

Capitols inaugural season,
including information about
schedules, rosters and
ticket information, go to
Madcapshockey.com
Rebuilding the legacy
The Chicago-based USHL is a junior

hockey league that fields 18 teams in
10 Midwestern states, including the
Green Bay Gamblers in Wisconsin.
Its roots date back to the 1940s, but
Chamberlain hopes the Capitols can
copy a newer formula for success. He
sees an opportunity to be the winter
equivalent of the Madison Mallards
baseball team, which annually draws
huge crowds at their ballpark on
Madisons north side.
We want to emulate that, he said.
A prime attraction for fans is the
talent of the players, Chamberlain said.
On any given night, the crowd is likely
to see at least one player bound for the
NHL.
Theres also the nostalgia factor.

Lots of local hockey fans grew up
watching Badgers games at the
Coliseum, and Chamberlain said the
facilitys revamped beer gardens and
fan appreciation nights should make
games fun and memorable for a new
generation.
General manager and head coach
Luke Strand added that having Ryan
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Suter as the teams majority owner is a

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Just to have the backing of an NHL
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While Bob Suter wasnt directly
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Make your family more tech-friendly
THE ORGANIZED HOME

BY NANCY KRUSCHKE MCKINNEY, CPO
ave you ever stopped what you are

doing to look around when you
are at the grocery store, the park,
a restaurant, the mall, or anywhere you
go? What is the one thing that stands out
to you?
What I notice is that almost everyone
is looking at, or at least has one, their
phone. Are we ever offline?
As school starts, this can be of special
concern for parents with school-aged
children. Yes, phones help them stay
connected with friends and help with
homework, but it seems to be all the time.
And its not just phones; its all the tech
tools we use: smart phones, computers,
tablets, laptops, iPads, Kindles and
television.
I was reading through the August issue

of The Costco Connection, and one of
the articles that captured my interest was
on this topic. The author is a mother of
five school-aged children, and she shared
her tips on how to manage the tech tools
around us.
These were some of the suggestions
I took away on keeping the device use
reasonable.
List devices
Create a list of all of the devices used

by all family members, kids and parents.
Dont forget to include those devices used
by the whole family.
Assess usage
Calculate each family members use

of each device. Consider whether the
devices are being used in a balanced
manner or in a way that has a negative
impact on the rest of the family.
Determine whether it is increasing
distraction, reducing communication
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or causing detachment from people or

chronic attachment to the device.
Create rules
Ask yourself how you can preserve

family time without being plugged in. This
will assist you in creating a few rules for
the family that will lead to tech-healthy
habits.
Some ideas are:
* Implementing no phone zones, such
as breakfast / dinner table, in the car
* Tech free hours throughout the day,
such as two hours after school and one
hour before school
* No phones at bedtime and keep the
charging in a common area
Make a formula
Determine what an attainable formula

for your family is. Set agreed-upon rules
that are clear and will work for the whole
family. Post these rules in an easy-toaccess-location.
Create consequences
Finally, determine what the

consequences will be when breaking rules
not only for kids, but for parents too.
Examples can be no video games for a
certain number of days or loss of the tech
tool for a certain period of time.
It is important to involve the whole
family in the assessment and creation of
the rules. You will find that discussions
between parents, children and caregivers
are increased as well as heightened by
tech awareness.
Rather than using tech tools at
the dinner table or in the car, have
discussions about how you are using
the technology, what games people are
playing, what they like about them, what
social networking sites people are using,
what they are sharing and what funny
videos they have watched this past week.
You should find that family
conversations are increased and that you
learn more about your children and they
also can learn more about you.
Enjoy creating your family techfriendly rules and growing closer as a
family. l
Nancy Kruschke is a productivity
coach and certified professional
organizer and the owner of Successful
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Chamberlain said. Coaches leaned on

him. Players still looked up to him. He
always had a footprint on our team for
sure.
Of the teams 23-man roster, eight are
from Wisconsin, including Alec Vanko, a
former standout defenseman at Oregon
High School who spent last year playing
for the USHLs Chicago Steel.
During a radio interview last month
on 1670 AM, Vanko said Bob Suter was
a mentor he always wanted to impress.
Theyd often chat before practices.
Once, this summer, Suter was
ripping on Vanko for thinking too
much about offense instead of his
defenseman duties. It came across as
teasing, but it made Vanko think, he
said, and motivated him to improve.

Its hard not to take advice from a
guy whos played in the Olympics and
won a gold medal, Vanko said.
In the next breath, Vanko talked
about the example Suter set for others.
What sticks out most is how much
time he spent in the rink, Vanko said.
He loved every second of it, if he was
sharpening skates, if he was driving
the Zamboni, you could always see him
with a smile on his face.
I dont think theres one person out
there who could honestly say they dont
like Bob Suter.
Garrett Suter knows his family has
a big legacy to carry on. He grew up
watching his dad work hard to make
Madison a hockey town. Helping kids

develop lifelong skills and relationships
mattered more than having a weekend
night off to go out to eat or catch a
movie.
These days, Garrett said, hockey in
Wisconsin isnt quite what it used to be.
Too often, top-notch players are driving
out of state for the best camps or
clinics. But he thinks that could change,
both through efforts at local arenas
like Capitol Ice, and through the new
Madison Capitols team that his brother
invested in.
Its for the state, its for the city,
for the youth program for all youth
programs. I mean, we are trying to build
Wisconsin hockey again. l

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After four-and-a-half hours of hiking, exploring and eating,

it was time to make the journey back home. But before the sun
could set, we made one last stop at Paradise Springs Nature
Trail.
So it was south down State Hwy. 83 and west on State Hwy.
59 to County Road N.
We took a right down N, and just up the road was Paradise
Springs (W374 S8640 County Road N), a hiking area through
the remnants of several previous owners.
Along the trail, you will find an old spring house, a 5-foot
spring creek, remnants of an old bottling plant and hotel, an
old wading pool and a picnic area where an old tennis court
and shuffleboard area was constructed in the 1930s.
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Geriatric trauma care is more

than you think
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BY STEPHEN RUDOLPH
s baby boomers age, hospitals

throughout this country are
witnessing an increased number
of geriatric patients in emergency rooms
or trauma care centers.
It is clear after reviewing some
literature that some hospitals are
changing and implementing geriatricspecific trauma programs to address
this concern and to provide a better
health outcome for their elder patients.
One example of a typical sort of
geriatric patient is a 64-year-old woman
who arrived by ambulance to Methodist
Dallas this spring after falling at home.
She had broken several ribs as well as
her shin bone.
Darryl Amos, who directs the
hospitals geriatric trauma program, said
the geriatric trauma team was activated,
and she was quickly scheduled for
several consults, including with a
geriatric trauma specialist, orthopedics
and the medicine service.
Her leg was repaired. She
experienced some breathing problems
related to the broken ribs and needed to
go on a ventilator for a short period.
The teams geriatric trauma expertise

helped, Amos said, and the woman
was fortunate to have been taken to
a trauma center which specializes in
geriatric patients.
Had somebody with a few rib
fractures and a broken leg just been
admitted to the hospital and an
orthopedic consult, they might not have
picked up on the pulmonary issues that
developed later, he explained.
By 2050, the number of Americans
65 and older is expected to double to
nearly 90 million and those 85 and older
more than triple, to 19 million.
Some hospital emergency rooms
are already preparing for the influx
of this fastest-growing segment of
our population by securing the staff
and protocols necessary to provide
high-quality care for older, often
medically-complex patients. They are
putting in place necessary steps to
safely transition these patients to the
appropriate post-acute setting and to
provide a care continuum.
One of the foremost experts in
the field of geriatric health care,
Ken Dychtwald, a psychiatrist and

gerontologist, said, Our health care
system is misaligned with the chronic,
degenerative and often complicated
problems that aging bodies contend
with.
Studies in recent years underscore
the heightened need for trauma care
specially geared to older individuals.
One analysis, published in 2010 in the
Journal of Trauma and Acute Care
Surgery, found that those patients older
than 60 were five times more likely
to die and three times more likely to
develop complications from a minor
trauma, compared with their younger
counterparts. For major trauma, the
mortality risk was four times greater
and the complications were twice as
high, according to the findings, based on
a decades worth of injury data from the
American College of Surgeons (ACS)
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In 2013, the ACS issued a set of
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One of those guidelines stated that
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their hands lies the possibility that that
patient is going to be right back in the
hospital or not.
We dont think of our discharge
planners or community care
coordinators as being as important as
that, but they are.
As a user of hospital services in
Madison, make sure you or your elderly
loved one remains in touch with their
discharge planner so they are directed
to the most appropriate health care
setting, be it home, assisted living or
rehabilitation.
Your discharge planner is
instrumental in your loved ones health

care outcome.
If the health care system doesnt
prepare for our geriatric population,
Dychtwald said, the nation will spend
much more than necessary on care that
isnt being provided well. l
Stephen P. Rudolph is the owner
of Comfort Keepers of South Central
Wisconsin, a home care agency that
provides skilled nursing and personal
care services for aging adults, those
with disabilities and others needing
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It was only a few decades ago that

clinicians recognized that a child with
appendicitis shouldnt be treated the
same as an adult, says Alicia Mangram,
M.D., an author of the 2010 study and
medical director of trauma and surgical
critical care at John C. Lincoln Health
Network in Phoenix.
Maybe we havent reached the point
of geriatric hospitals, she says. But
we shouldnt treat identical injuries in
a 20-year-old in the same way we treat
them in a 70-year-old and expect the
same results.
A decade ago, motor vehicle
accidents were still the leading cause
of trauma in the United States. They
comprised nearly 41 percent of incidents
in 2003 compared with 24.1 percent for
falls, according to the NTDB. By 2012,
those numbers were reversed; falls
comprised nearly 41 percent vs. 28.1
percent for motor vehicle injuries.
A simple fall later in life can be
complicated by other factors. For
instance, many seniors are on blood
thinners, Mangram says. Now, a fall can
result in blood in the brain and broken
ribs.
Moreover, she says, todays senior
citizens arent retreating to their
recliners. Sixty-year-olds, 70-year-olds
they ride motorcycles, they hike, they
bike.
She argues that clinicians
traditionally put a misplaced emphasis
on younger patients. An elderly trauma
patient confined too long in bed risks
developing pneumonia and other
complications that will prolong recovery.
The question is whether these
patients should get more expedited
care than their younger counterparts.
Clinically speaking, theres no wiggle
room, said Matthew Indeck, M.D., a
trauma surgeon based at Penn State
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in
Hershey, Pa.
You really cant afford to make an
error with them, because they wont
tolerate it, he said.
When an elderly patient has a medical
episode - be it joint replacement, heart
attack or cancer treatment the care
they get afterward is critical to their
long-term health. So discharge planners
have one of the most important roles in
a hospital.
In their hands lies the progress or
lack of progress the patient is going to
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The Salvation Armys Kettle Campaign (at a kickoff event in Verona in 2011) is the organizations major source of funding.
A season of giving
Weathers cold, but hearts are warmed in winter
by Scott De Laruelle
Photo by Jim Ferolie
he holidays provide a great

opportunity for people to
reminisce, remember the year
gone past, and get in the spirit of
volunteering and helping out their
neighbor.
From making financial donations to
serving food to clearing off snow and
ice from a seniors driveway, there are
a wealth of choices for people looking
to bring some extra cheer to someone
elses season:
Blood drives
The American Red Cross is holding

holiday blood drives in December,
starting with the State Capitol Blood
Drive on Dec. 18-19. People can
donate baked or purchased cookies,
bars, muffins or baked goods for blood
donor refreshments.
Items should be packaged in
re-sealable bags or disposable containers
and dropped off at the American Red
Cross, 4860 Sheboygan Avenue, Madison
on Dec. 16-17.
The 28th annual Holiday Blood Drive
at the Alliant Energy Center Exhibition
Hall is set for Dec. 24. People can
donate food items by Dec. 9, like hot
dogs (no turkey hot dogs), frozen pizzas,
paper plates, coffee, cream cheese,
soda, individual bags of potato chips and
snack items, home-baked or purchased
cookies, bars, muffins or baked goods.
Red Cross hopes to collect 625 units
of blood for patients in need that day.
Opportunities are available for various
shifts between the hours of 6 a.m. to
3 p.m.
Contact Julie Gribbon at 298-6184

or email Julia.Gribbon@redcross.
org for volunteer information or visit
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Holiday gifts/food
T
he Badger Childhood Cancer
Network supports families of children
with cancer and blood disorders
with information and assistance with
transportation, car repairs, groceries
and household bills. The group is
looking for sponsors for its AdoptA-Family program to provide holiday
gifts and groceries for families of kids
with cancer.
For information, call Anne
Spurgeon at 231-8006 or email info@
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Orange Peel Beef & Broccoli Stir-Fry w/Brown Rice
Holiday Turkey
Pumpkin Pie
Herb-Roasted Garnet Sweet Potatoes
Holiday Turkey
Orange Peel Beef & Broccoli Stir-Fry w/Brown Rice
1 fresh turkey, about 15 pounds, preferably free-range

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 quart apple cider
2 teaspoons dried poultry seasoning
Coarse sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Remove the giblets from the turkey and discard (or save for another use).
Rinse the turkey inside and out and pat dry with paper towels. Rub it all over with
salt and pepper. Refrigerate, uncovered, for at least 12 hours and up to 24 hours.
During that time, the surface of the turkey will become visibly dry and the skin
will tighten; this encourages a nice crisp skin on the finished bird.
Remove the turkey from the refrigerator 1 hour before you plan to start
roasting. Preheat the oven to 450 F.
Put the turkey on a rack set in a large, flameproof roasting pan. Drizzle the oil
over the top.
Roast for 1 hour. Reduce the oven temperature to 175 F. Pour the cider
into the roasting pan and sprinkle the poultry seasoning in the liquid. Continue
roasting until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a thigh
(but not touching bone) registers to 170 F.
Transfer the turkey to a carving board, tent loosely with aluminum foil, and let
rest for about 15 minutes. Meanwhile, skim the fat from the surface of the liquid
in the pan. Put the roasting pan over two burners and bring the pan drippings to
a boil over high heat. Cook until the juices reduce and thicken slightly, enough to
coat a spoon, about 10 minutes. Taste for seasoning. Carve the turkey and serve
with cider pan juices.
Resting tip: Slow-roasted meats need far less resting time (pretty much none)
than those that are traditionally roasted. The reason for resting meat that has been
roasted at a high temperature is to allow juices that have collected in the cooler
center time to migrate back into the dryer (hotter) exterior sections after it comes
out of the oven. Because slow-roasted meats are cooked evenly and a temperature
that keeps most of the juices in place, a resting period is largely unnecessary. A
brief resting time does allow the meat to become a little firmer as it cools, making
it easier to carve.
For Sauce:
2 tablespoons reduced sodium soy sauce
1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons rice vinegar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
2 teaspoons honey
12 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
14 teaspoon Chinese 5-spice powder (or 14 teaspoon cinnamon and
18 teaspoon each ground fennel and cloves)
1 tablespoon dark sesame oil
For Stir-Fry:
5-12 cups bite-size broccoli florets
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 tablespoon minced ginger (or 12 teaspoon ground ginger)
18 teaspoon salt
1 pound flank or flat iron steak, or top sirloin, thinly sliced against the grain in
1-12-inch pieces
1 tablespoon expeller-pressed grapeseed or canola oil
1 orange, 2 teaspoons grated zest, inner segments sliced
2 teaspoons sesame seeds
3 cups cooked brown rice
To make the sauce: Stir together all of the sauce ingredients in a small bowl
and set aside.
To make the stir-fry: Heat a large frying pan or wok over high heat, add 1 cup
of water and bring to a boil. Add broccoli, reduce heat to a low boil and cover
with a lid or piece of foil, leaving a gap for steam to escape. Steam for 5 minutes
until almost fork-tender. Move broccoli to a plate, reserving cooking water in
another container.
In a medium bowl, sprinkle garlic, ginger and salt evenly over the beef.
Scrape the pan clean, place it on high heat and add the oil. When the oil is
shimmering, add the beef in an even layer and cook for 2 minutes undisturbed
until brown. Toss with a wooden spoon to break up the pieces, reducing heat to
medium-high as needed. Add orange zest and sesame seeds and cook until beef
is done, another 2 minutes. Swirl in the sauce, add broccoli and stir-fry to reheat.
Add a splash of reserved broccoli water if mixture seems too dry. Serve hot and
garnish with orange segments.
Herb-Roasted Garnet Sweet Potatoes
Pumpkin Pie
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves, minced
1 teaspoon minced fresh sage
1 teaspoon minced fresh oregano
3 medium garnet sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 14-inch dice
Kosher salt
Preheat the oven to 375 F. Spray a large roasting pan with nonstick cooking
spray. In a large bowl, thoroughly combine the olive oil and herbs. Add the sweet
potato dice to the mixture, and use your fingers to coat them well. Season with
salt to taste.
Transfer the mixture to the prepared roasting pan. Bake for 45 to 60 minutes,
until your desired consistency is reached, whether you want them a bit firm or
fork-tender.
Edible Tip: A good alternate variety to Garnets are Red Jewels, which are easy
to come by at both farmers markets and local grocers. Look for a deep, bright
color, and be sure to cook them fairly quickly after purchase. Unlike potatoes,
sweet potatoes do not store very well.
3 large eggs
12 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
12 cup dark corn syrup
1-12 cups heavy whipping cream
1-12 cups pumpkin pure, homemade (see below)
1 tablespoon rum
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
34 teaspoon ground ginger
12 teaspoon salt
1 prebaked 9-12-inch pie crust
Preheat the oven to 350 F.
In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs and brown sugar until blended. Add
the corn syrup and whisk until smooth. Whisk in the cream, pumpkin pure, rum,
cinnamon, ginger, and salt until well mixed. Pour into the prebaked pie crust.
Bake until the filling is set, about 30 minutes. Let cool to room temperature.
Makes 15 servings
Serves 4
Serves 4
Serves 8
Pumpkin Pure
Makes 2 12 cups
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2-12 pounds sugar pumpkins

14 cup water
Preheat the oven to 325 F. Cut each pumpkin into sixths. Scrape out the
seeds and any stringy pulp. Put the pumpkin pieces, cut-side up, and the water in
a baking pan and cover the pan with aluminum foil. Bake until soft when pierced
with a fork, about 1 hour and 10 minutes.
Remove from the oven and, when cool enough to handle, scoop out the flesh
with a spoon and pure in a food mill or food processor. If the pure is watery,
place it in a large saut pan and cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until
thick. The timing will depend on how watery the pure is. Let cool, cover and
refrigerate until using.
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A SEASON OF GIVING
T he Catholic Multicultural Center

helps meet immediate needs, providing
educational enrichment and training
programs for people while offering
opportunities for spiritual and cultural
activities. The center is putting together
Christmas baskets for those in need,
including: shampoo, bar soap, dish soap,
mens deodorant, womens deodorant,
mens manual razors, adult-size gloves
and hats.
For information, call Steve Maurice at
441-3248, email steve@cmctoday.org or
visit cmctoday.org.
C entro Hispano of Dane County engages
the community and advocates for Latinos
in the area. The group is collecting toys
and holiday gifts, ornaments, plates and
utensils, as well as childrens winter
clothing and backpacks.
For information, call Karen Coller at
255-3018, email Karen@micentro.org or
visit micentro.org.
C ommunity Action Coalition for South
Central Wisconsin, Inc. fights hunger,
prevents homelessness and promotes
self-sufficiency for people and families
affected by poverty in Dane, Jefferson
and Waukesha counties. The organization
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is seeking non-perishable food items, as

well as toys and holiday gifts for children
of all ages and presents for single
disabled adults like clothing or personal
items.
For information, call Patrick Doyle
at 246-4739 (ext. 223), email
patrickd@cacscw.org or visit cacscw.org.
ommunity Partnerships, Inc. supports
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people and families with mental health
needs. The group is looking for donations
for its pantry, and holiday food basket
items, as well as toys and holiday gifts.
For information, call Kay DeWaide
at 250-6634 (ext. 124), email
kay.dewaide@commpart.org or visit
community-partnerships.org
he Salvation Army Food and Personal
T
Essentials Pantry (3030 Darbo Drive) is
open to residents of Dane County and
feeds around 125 families a week. The
amount of non-perishable food each
household takes home is determined by
family size. Customers may shop the
pantry once in a 30-day period. A photo
ID is required for all household members.
The pantry feeds about 125 families
per week and depends on cash and in-kind
donations from the community. For
information, call 608-250-2264.
Volunteers
T
he Second Harvest Foodbank of
Southern Wisconsin serves nearly
141,000 people who struggle with
hunger each year; 43 percent of whom
are children. The foodbank is seeking
holiday volunteers to inspect and prepare
produce for distribution during several
days in December and January.
For information, call volunteer
services at 216-7214, email
volunteerservices@shfbmadison.org or visit
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Upcoming Classes
Managing Anxiety
Just in time for the holiday season, join Dr. Daniel Staddler, Family Practice
Physician, to learn how to manage and decrease aspects of anxiety in your life.
Wed, Dec. 3rd at 6 p.m. FREE
To register, please contact Sonja at 873-2356 or pr3@stohosp.com.
As part of our mission, Stoughton Hospital is dedicated

to providing quality health and wellness education to
improve the lives of the people and communities we serve.
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WINTER 2015 CALENDAR

Oct. 20- Dec. 21
A Fireside Christmas, Fort Atkinson, The Fireside Theater,
fireside.com
Nov. 21 Jan. 5
Nutcracker in the Castle, Fond du Lac, Paine Art Center &
Gardens, evening candlelight tours of decorated rooms,
live music, snacks, the paine.com
Nov. 28
Tree lighting and fire truck parade, Sun Prairie, downtownsunprairie.com
Lighted holiday parade, Beloit: visitbeloit.com
Nov. 29
Holiday Parade of Lights, Watertown, enjoyjeffersoncounty.
com
Nov. 29-30
Santa Express, North Freedom, Mid-Continent Railroad,
visit with Santa, hot chocolate, midcontinent.org
Nov. 30-Dec. 31
Rotary in Lights, Waunakee Village Park, waunakeerotary.
org
Dec. 4-7
Victorian Holiday, Stoughton: Carriage rides, shopping, caroling and visits with Santa, stoughtonwi.com/victorian
Dec. 5
WinterFest Celebration, DeForest, candlelight hike,
Christmas tree sales, petting zoo, piano concert, horsedrawn wagon rides and more, deforestarea.com
Christmas Parade, Downtown Burlington: Santas Chalet
opens immediately following the parade, along with
Christmas caroling, live reindeer and cookies, burlingtonchamber.org
Caroling at the Creche, Waunakee Village Park, modules.
waunakeechamber.com
Dec. 5-6
Hometown Holidays, Verona: Tree lighting, chili supper, visits from Santa, community theater, downtown shopping
contest, veronawi.com
Dec. 5-7
Madison Symphony Christmas, Overture Center: The
Madison Symphony Orchestra will celebrate the 21st
year of this concert tradition with classic holiday music
performances, madisonsymphony.org
Victorian Holiday Weekend, Stoughton: Victorian-flavored
holiday concerts, carriage rides, parades, shopping,
events for the kids, performance of the Nutcracker Suite,
arts, crafts, and more, victorianholidayweekend.com
Country Christmas, Spring Green: Tree lighting, fireworks,
caroling, carriage rides, tour of homes, bazaar, quilt
show, live entertainment, light show, springgreen.com
Cambridge Country Christmas, downtown Cambridge, holiday lights, horse-drawn hayrides, visit with Santa, tree
lighting ceremony, cambridgewi.com.
Caroling at the Cave, Cave of the Mounds, Blue Mounds:
Hear unique acoustics underground with local choir
groups, caveofthemounds.com
Dec. 6
Santa at the Village Center, Waunakee Village Center:
craft-making, snacks and cider, live music and Santa,
waunakeechamber.com
39th annual Great Electric Childrens Christmas Parade,
Lake Geneva: Tree lighting ceremony, live entertainment
including the arrival of reindeer and Father Christmas,
shopping and more, lakegenevawi.com
Fair Trade Holiday Festival, Monona Terrace: Shop among
over 60 fair trade vendors, fairtrademadison.org
St. Nicholas Day, New Glarus: Lunch with Santa, kids
crafts, etc., swisstown.com
Christmas in the Village, McFarland: mcfarlandchamber.com

Santa Day, Shake Rag Alley, Mineral Point: Santas workshop has kids crafts and activities, shakeragalley.com
Holiday Craft fair, Country Inn and Suiets, 400 River Place,
Madison: mcfarlandchamber.com
Christmas in the Village, McFarland, mcfarlandchamber.com
Midnight Magic, Mukwonago: Townwide indoor and outdoor holiday festival featuring a Christmas parade at 2
p.m., crafters and vendors indoor marketplace, music,
pictures with Santa, horse drawn trolley rides, fireworks
and more, mukwonagochamber.org
Beaver Dam Holiday Parade, downtown Beaver Dam,
beaverdamchamber.com
A Parade of Lights, Jefferson, holiday floats, bands, music,
caroling, refreshments, jeffersonchamberwi.com
Snowflake Craft Show, Edgerton: Holiday shopping,
Edgerton Chamber Singers caroling, hourly door prizes
and lunch, edgerton.k12.wi.us
Christmas Card Town parade, Elkhorn: Approximately 100
entries from Southeast Wisconsin and Northern Illinois
including floats, bands, media personalities, unique novelty acts and, of course, Santa Claus, elkhornchamber.
com
Holiday Craft Fair, Evansville: Shop for edibles, collectibles,
folk art, pottery, hand-crafted items and more, evansvillechamber.org
Dec. 6-7
2014 Holiday Shopping Expo, Alliant Energy Center: a
Winter Wonderland offering music, Santa Claus and
shopping for the whole family, eventdivapromotions.biz
Satterlee Clark House Annual Christmas Open House, featuring spinning wheel, blacksmith, rug hooking, antique
pump organ and more, Horicon, horiconchamber.com
A Wade House Christmas, Fond du Lac, 19th-century
Christmas theme, activities, period games, holiday
refreshments, wadehouse.org
Dec. 6-31
Olbrichs Holiday Express, Olbrich Gardens: Model trains
race around miniature landscapes among hundreds of
poinsettias, olbrich.org
Dec. 7
Childrens Holiday Party, Fitchburg Community Center:
Meet Santa, partake in kids games and activities, arts/
crafts, fitchburgchamber.com
Jingle Bell Run, Verona Area High School: 5k run/walk or
a 10k run to benefit arthritis research, arthritis.org
Holiday party, Fitchburg Community Center, crafts, storytelling, visit from Santa, fitchburgwi.gov
Holiday Bazaar, Aldo Leopold Nature Center, Monona:
Peruse and shop for hand-made jewelry & miscellaneous
gift items
Holiday Parade of Homes, Watertown: visit six decorated
homes ready for the holidays, with a combination of
historic and contemporary homes, www.watertowntourism.com
Christmas Walk, Milton: Visit five historic homes decorated
for the holidays, www.maccit.com
Dec. 7-28
Holiday Concerts, Olbrich Gardens: Enjoy holiday music in
the Evjue Commons each Sunday in December, olbrich.
org
Dec. 8
Canadian Pacific Railroad Holiday Train and Music Show,
stops in Wisconsin Dells, Columbus, concert, raffles,
dellshollidaytrain.com
Dec. 11
Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, Baraboo, Al Ringling
Theatre, featuring a variety of classic holiday songs,
alringling.com
Dec. 12-13
Very Merry Holiday Fair, Baraboo: Local artisans in festive
environment, theverymerryholidayfair.com
Dec. 12-14
Nutcracker, Mineral Point Opera House: Theater of Ballet
Arts, tobadances.org
Dec. 12-14, 19-23, 26-28
Holiday Light Show, Janesville Rotary Botanical Gardens:
Garden paths illuminated by more than 300,000 lights
for evening stroll through various themed displays, rotarybotancialgardens.org
Dec. 13
Breakfast with Santa, Monona Community Center, arts and
crafts, horse-drawn carriage rides, mononaoptimists.org
Verona Youth Ballet Nutcracker Suite, Verona Performing
Arts Center: veronayouthballet.org
Holiday Open House at the Hoard Historical Museum, Fort
Atkinson: Seasonal decorations, live music, light refreshments and local history, hoardmuseum.org.
Lighting of the Tree, Mount Horeb: Silent parade of emergency vehicles, Christmas music, Santa Claus, potluck
dinner, trollway.com
dinner
Holiday Open House at the Hoard Historical Museum, Fort
Atkinson, seasonal music and decorations, activities for
youths, refreshments, hoardmuseum.org
Dec. 13 15
Madrigal dinner, High school cafetorium, Stoughton:
Musical groups provide an evening of entertainment
during a multi-course dinner in a medieval atmosphere,
stoughton.k12.wi.us
Dec. 14
Holiday Market, Baraboo, Al Ringling Theatre mansion
ballroom, many local vendors on hand, alringling.com
Hero Club Breakfast With Santa, Waunakee, get photos
with Santa, High School Commons, modules.waunakeechamber.com
Kids Art Adventures, Madison Museum of Contemporary
Art: Kids and their families can make art together following guided discussions of pieces around the museum,
mmoca.org
Dec. 19
Winter Solstice Celebration, Aldo Leopold Nature Center,
Monona: Bonfire, crafts, seasonal snacks, aldoleopoldnaturecenter.org
Dec. 23
Live nativity at Bristol Lutheran Church, Sun Prairie, bristollutheran.org
Dec. 26
Harlem Globetrotters, Coliseum: The iconic basketball team
returns to Madison, harlemglobetrotters.com
Dec. 28-Jan. 1
Christmas and Midwinter Celebration, Folklore Village,
Dodgeville: Ethnic dancing, crafts, music, storytelling,
food, kids program, folklorevillage.org
Dec. 29-Jan. 2
Winter Family Fun Days, Cave of the Mounds, Blue
Mounds: caveofthemounds.com
Dec. 31
U.S. Bank Eve, around Madison: Ring in the New Year
with celebrations around Madison, including at Olbrich
Gardens and the Monona Terrace
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WINTER 2015 CALENDAR

Jan. 1
New Years Day Dash, Quaker Steak and Lube, Middleton:
Benefiting the Autism Society of Greater Madison, fleetfeetmadison.com
Jan. 3
Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Coliseum: TSO performs its rock
opera The Christmas Attic live for the first time,transsiberian.com
Jan. 9-11
Home Expo, Monona Terrace, Madison: Visit with vendors
and check out displays to spark ideas for your next
home improvement project, homeshowcenter.com
The Big Chill, Racine: State snow sculpting competition, arts
and crafts fair, family activities, racinedowntown.com
Jan. 10-11
Winter Bridal Show, Alliant Energy Center: A show to help
calm the stresses of wedding planning, wedplan.com/
shows/madison-winter-show
Jan. 10
Tiki Torch Toboggan and Campfire Cookout, Aldo Leopold
Nature Center, Black Earth: Explore the hills and valleys
of the Driftless area with tiki-torch lit trails, a fire and
more, aldoleopoldnaturecenter.org
Bicycle Swapmeet, Alliant Energy Center, Madison: check
out what is billed as the largest bike swap in the
Midwest, brazendropouts.org
Jan. 11
Candlelight Ski, Lake Lapham Peak Unit - Kettle Moraine
State Forest, Delafield: Just over 1 mile of candlelight
skiing and hiking on the trails of Lapham Peak., lit with
hundreds of glowing luminaria, then warm up by the
bonfire, dnr.state.wi.us
Jan. 16-17
Bald Eagle Watching Days, Sauk City: Birds of Prey shows,
guided bus tours, wildlife photography seminar, Native
American legends, aerial antics and family activities,
saukprairie.com
Jan. 16-18
Madfest Juggling Festival, East High School, Madison:
Juggling workshops, demonstrations, competitions and
more at the 47th annual festival, madjugglers.com
Winterfest Veterans Rally, New Glarus: Parade, dance,
music, run, auction, social
gatherings, swisstown.com
JanBoree, Waukesha: Family fun winter celebration,
janboree.org
Jan. 17
Candlelight Snowshoe Hike, Horicon Marsh, horiconmarsh.
org.
Isthmus Beer and Cheese Fest, Alliant Energy Center: Find
the best Wisconsin has to offer in cheeses and beers and
meet the brewers and cheesemakers behind the magic,
isthmusbeercheese.com
Jan. 23-24
Well Expo, Monona Terrace: Learn about local resources for
healthy eating, weight loss, wellness programs and more,
wellexpomadison.com
Jan. 23-25
Monster Truck Nationals, Coliseum: See legendary monster
truck champion Bigfoot battle it out with competitors, see
the trucks up close and meet the drivers, monsternationals.com
Jan. 25-26
Cabin Fever Fest, Crystal Lake Park, Beaver Dam: Winter
activities such as bonfire, skating, penguin racing, bocce
on ice, demonstrations, crafts, chili cook-off, poetry concon
test, wagon rides, beaverdamchamber.com
Jan. 26
Lake Montesian Fisharee, Monticello: Outdoor food and fun
includes prizes for biggest, most fish, monticello-wi.com
Jan. 28 Feb. 7
Winterfest and National Snow Sculpting Championships,
Lake Geneva
Music, magic, food and refreshments and the magnificent
snow sculptures, lakegenevawi.com
Jan. 30-Feb. 1
Scandihoovian Winter Festival, Mount Horeb: Otdoor sports
activities, bonfire, carriage rides, vintage snowmobiles,
trollway.com
Jan. 31
Wollersheim Winery Port Wine Celebration, Prairie du Sac:
wollersheim.com
Jan. 31-Feb. 2
Under the Earth Groundhog Days, Cave of the Mounds,
Blue Mounds: caveofthemounds.com
Feb. 2
Jimmy the Groundhog Prognostication, Sun Prairie. Jimmy
will arrive by fire truck at 7 a.m. to give his prediction.
Feb. 6-7
Lake Ripley Fishereee, Lake Ripley, visit cambridgewi.com
Feb. 6-8
Wizard World Wisconsin Comic Con, Alliant Energy Center:
Join thousands of fans to celebrate pop culture including
movies, TV and gaming, wizardworld.com
Feb. 7
Winter Carnival at Christmas Mountain, Wisconsin Dells,
dog sled races, snowman-building contests, log splitting,
turkey bowling, live music and more, dells.com
Knickerbocker Ice Festival, Lake Mills, popular ice sculptures, Iceberg Open Golf Tournament and Ice Fisharee,
chili cook-off, raffle, legendarylakemills.com/
Feb. 7-8
Lake Ripley Fisheree, Lake Ripley, visitcambridgewi.com
Feb. 8
Norse Afternoon of Fun, Stoughton High School Norwegian
Dancers: Authentic Norse costumes, Scandinavian dancing, music, bake sale, raffle, stoughtonnorwegiandancers.net
Feb. 12 - 15
Sturgeon Stampede Ice Extravaganza, Fond du Lac: Watch
kiting and windsurfing on ice or snow. Includes demo &
swap meet, fdl.com
Feb. 13-15
Zor Shrine Circus, Coliseum: See all the circus has to offer,
shrinecircusinfo.com
WPT Garden Expo, Alliant Energy Center: A midwinter oasis
for those ready to go out and dig their hands in the dirt,
wigardenexpo.com
Feb. 14
Dip for Dozier, Cambridge, take a dip into Lake Ripley
in your favorite themed costume, ice sculpting, turkey
bowling, kites on ice, raffles, cambridgewi.com
Feb. 14-15
Snow Train, North Freedom, Mid-Continent Railroad: scenic
ride through Sauk County, dinner available, midcontinent.org
Madison Winter Festival, Capitol Square: More than 90
truckloads of snow are brought to Capitol Square to
make for sled hills and snowsculpting for families as
well as ski races, a 5K run/walk, a dog jog and more,
winter-fest.com
Feb. 14- March 1
Sturgeon Spearing on Lake Winnebago, Oshkosh: If cap
quota is met early, the season ends early, dnr.state.wi.us
Feb. 15
Chocolate Extravaganza, Evansville: Annual event features
best of local chocolatiers, evansvillechamber.org
Feb. 20-Mar. 1
Beliot International Film Festival, Beloit: tribute to the
power of film and the excitement of independent film
from around the world, visitbeloit.com
Feb. 21
Jazz on the Prairie, Sun Prairie, High School Performing
Arts Center, sunprairie.k12.wi.us
Polar Plunge, Willow Island at the Alliant Energy Center:
Grab some friends and jump into freezing water to raise
money for local Special Olympics athletes, specialolympicswisconsin.org
Overtures International Festival, Overture Center: A day of
Overture
food, music and entertainment from around the world,
overturecenter.com
Feb. 21-22
Model Railroad Show, Alliant Energy Center: Over 90,000
sq. ft. of models train exhibits, merchandise and activites, nmra-scwd.org
Feb. 27-March 1
Fishing Expo, Alliant Energy Center: Featuring a diverse
lineup of fishing tackle, equipment and boats, madfishexpo.com
March 7-8
Wollersheim Winery open house, Prairie du Sac: wollersheim.com
March 7-9
Canoecopia and Bike-O-Rama Sale, Alliant Energy Center:
Giant sale of canoes and bikes, canoecopia.com
March 15-16
Madison Kids Expo, Alliant Energy Center: More than 100
exhibitors showing products, and services in family
health care, education, recreation, food, fitness, safety,
entertainment and more, madisonkidsexpo.com
March 28
Bunny Breakfast, Bonnet Parade and Egg Hunt,
Cambridge, Keystone Grill/Ripley Park/Veterans Park,
cambridgewi.com
March 20-22
Spring Swedish Dance and Music Weekend, Dodgeville:
Workshops, dances, special guests, Scandinavian meals,
folklorevillage.org
March 29
Maple Syrup Fest, Aldo Leopold Nature Center, Monona:
Explore maple syrupping with guided hikes, pioneer and
Native American demonstrations, tree tapping, sap boilboil
ing, syrup tasting and more, aldoleopoldnaturecenter.org
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As You Wish: Inconceivable

Tales from the Making of The
Princess Bride
by Cary Elwes
From actor Cary
Elwes, who played the
iconic role of Westley
in The Princess Bride,
comes a first-person
account and behindthe-scenes look at the
making of the cult
classic film filled with
never-before-told stories, exclusive
photographs, and interviews with
costars Robin Wright, Wallace Shawn,
Billy Crystal, Christopher Guest and
Mandy Patinkin, as well as author and
screenwriter William Goldman, producer
Norman Lear and director Rob Reiner.
- Tegan Stringfield
Fitchburg Public Library
The Night Circus

by Erin Morgenstern
The circus arrives
without warning. It is
simply there. Within
the black-and-white
striped canvas tents
is an experience
full of breathtaking
amazements, called Le
Cirque des Rves.
But behind the scenes, a fierce
competition is underway a duel
between two young magicians, Celia
and Marco, who have been trained
since childhood for this purpose.
Unbeknownst to them, this is a game
in which only one can be left standing,
and the circus is the stage for a battle of
imagination and will.
But Celia and Marco tumble headfirst
into love a deep, magical love that
makes the lights flicker and the room
grow warm whenever they so much as
brush hands. The game must play out,
and the fates of everyone involved hang
in the balance.
- Susan Kosharek
Oregon Public Library
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As the weather turns cold and nasty,

stay inside and catch up on some
of the latest good reads.
Suggested new releases from area librarians:
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Orphan Train
Food: A Love Story
by Christina Baker Kline

Between 1854 and
1929, so-called orphan
trains ran regularly from
the cities of the East
Coast to the farmlands
of the Midwest,
carrying thousands of
abandoned children.
Some would be
adopted by a kind and loving family;
others would face a childhood of
servitude.
As former Irish immigrant Vivian
Daly returns east later in life, the
memories of her upbringing are a blur.
But hidden in her attic, are vestiges of a
turbulent past. A 17-year-old performing
community service to stay out of
juvenile hall by helping Vivian clean out
her attic soon discovers the two of them
arent as different as they appear.
- Susan Kosharek
Oregon Public Library
by Jim Gaffigan
What are my
qualifications to write
this book? None, really.
So why should you read
it? Heres why: Im a
little fat. If a thin guy
were to write about a
love of food and eating
Id highly recommend
that you do not read his book.
Bacon. McDonalds. Cinnabon. Hot
Pockets. Kale. Stand-up comedian and
author Jim Gaffigan has made his career
rhapsodizing over the most treasured
dishes of the American diet (choking
on bacon is like getting murdered by
your lover) and decrying the worst
offenders (kale is the early morning of
foods).
Tonja Lepjen
Verona Public Library
Top Secret
by W.E.B. Griffin
The writing of W.E.B.
Griffin epitomizes the
male adventure story.
Male adventure is a
relatively recent term
used to describe actionadventure stories
about Navy SEALS,
Army Rangers, special ops forces, and
the like. Think of them as publishers
answer to romance novels that are
marketed to women.
Griffins newest book, Top Secret,
is part of his Clandestine Operations
series. Written with William E.
Butterworkt IV, Top Secret takes
place shortly after World War II and
takes a young Army lieutenant into the
secret making of what we now know
as the CIA. The tale includes top-secret
assignments, Soviet agents, and enemies
everywhere.
Richard MacDonald
Stoughton Public Library
Station 11,
by Emily St. John Mandel
An audacious, darkly
glittering novel set
in the eerie days of
civilizations collapse,
Station Eleven tells the
spellbinding story of
a Hollywood star, his
would-be savior, and
a nomadic group of
actors roaming the scattered outposts
of the Great Lakes region, risking
everything for art and humanity.
Tonja Lepjen
Verona Public Library
Four Winds Lodge

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