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IN THE
NEWS
Zoning changes, tech
park approved
WHITEWATER — The
Whitewater City Council on
Nov. 18 unanimously
approved rezoning 36 parcels
near the University of
Wisconsin-Whitewater campus
from single-family to multiplefamily
residences.
The change allows up to five
unrelated people to live in a
single residence. The neighborhood
largely is made up of
university students, most of
whom rent homes. The affected
properties are on Tratt,
Florence and Prince streets
on the west side of the campus.
The council also unanimously
approved an agreement to
form a UW-Whitewater
Technology Park and a sevenmember
board of directors,
made up of university and city
officials, to oversee it.
UW-Whitewater Chancellor
Richard Telfer said the project
will be a hub for start-up companies
and other research.
Man charged for making
‘inappropriate advances’
ELKHORN — A Lake
Geneva man is charged with
felony child enticement and
felony false imprisonment after
allegedly making “inappropriate
advances” toward a 12-yearold
girl.
According to a criminal complaint,
Diego Sarmiento, 53, of
1271 Wisconsin St. Apt. C,
asked the girl to watch his cat
while he went out of town.
When she entered his apartment
to see where the cat supplies
were kept, Sarmiento
allegedly asked the girl for a
hug and kiss. She refused,
unlocked the door and left his
apartment. As she left,
Sarmiento allegedly asked the
girl an inappropriate question
about her body, something the
girl told police he previously
had asked, allegedly adding, “I
will wait for you.”
The girl’s grandma called
police. When officers asked
why Sarmiento tried to kiss the
girl, the complaint states he
answered, “Because I desire
her,” and also said he knew it
was wrong to take pictures of
the girl going to the laundry
room “almost naked.”
If convicted on both counts,
he faces up to 31 years in
prison and a $110,000 fine.
WEB POLL
Question:
Now that gasoline prices
have dropped below $2 per
gallon, some Democrats are
calling for increases in the
state and federal gas taxes.
Do you agree?
Yes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10%
No . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90%
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People You Know
Name: Nels Wiberg.
Age: A very young 75.
Hometown/residence: Raised
in Batavia, Ill. Since 1998, we
have lived near Whitewater in
the Kettle Moraine Forest.
Occupation: Retired; I’m 13
years into my second career running
Babe’s Fiber Garden, a
manufacturer of spinning wheels
and spinning supplies.
Civic memberships:
Treasurer of the former
Whitewater Spinner and
Weavers Guild, which now is
known as the Whitewater Fiber
Guild. I’m also a member of the
Wisconsin Sheep Breeders Co-op.
Family: Married 55 years to
Greta; we have four children,
Keith, Kendra, Kristin, Kyle, and
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cook.”
Said Rich Holmin of Rockton,
“Some of the light-hearted stories
lift your spirit, and it’s not too
cumbersome.
“It’s just the right size.”
Reader Roger King of Harvard
picks up Walworth County
Sunday each week at one of a
number of rack locations near his
home.
“It is very informative, especially
about Walworth County,"
King said, adding that he enjoys
the color photography and often
sees people he recognizes featured
in the paper.
CVC President and CEO Tim
Bingaman of St. Louis refers to
the Gold Standard as the “most
difficult award to win in publishing,
because there are no judgment
calls.”
“It’s important to note,” he
added, “that no money exchanges
hands between (CSI) and my
audit company. As an audit company,
we simply audit facts to figures
and produce a report that
outlines how a publication is performing
in its marketplace.”
Three areas — receivership,
readership and purchasing — are
surveyed extensively in each
newspaper market to determine
the publication’s CVC score (see
related graphic).
As for receivership, which
measures a publication’s delivery
accuracy, both papers scored
almost 100 percent.
seven grandchildren.
Favorite food: Meat and
potatoes, and whatever Greta
cooks — many times using
recipes from CSI Media Special
Sections Editor Lynn Greene’s
columns.
Favorite music: Polka,
because it has such a happy, fun
feeling to it.
Favorite movies: Musicals,
travel and how-it-is-made
movies.
Favorite books: The Bible,
“The Power of Positive Thinking,”
“Tipping Point” and “Dare to
Take a Chance.”
Favorite vacation place:
Sweden with Greta, to explore
our families’ roots and to visit the
Swedish fiber industries and his-
“A special thanks goes to the
CSI carrier force for being persistent
with deliveries, whether
during a 20-inch snowstorm or on
a bright, sunny day,” Pyfer said.
Readership identifies the percentage
of delivered papers that
are read, and both papers scored
higher than 80 percent in that
category. The papers exceeded 85
percent in the purchasing catego-
Man faces felony for escaping police
ELKHORN — A Lake Geneva
man is charged with felony
escape after he allegedly fled the
Aurora Lakeland Medical
Center following his arrest for
disorderly conduct.
According to a criminal complaint,
Lake Geneva police were
called to the Wesley Inn at 2:59
a.m. Nov. 9, following a report of
an “unwanted male.” Officers
found Daniel Lininger, 26, who
appeared very intoxicated, trying
to open a hotel-room door.
After Lininger was taken to
the Lake Geneva Police
Department, he allegedly began
to yell, curse and had to be
physically directed to sit down
on a bench. The complaint
states Lininger then was taken
torical places.
In my spare time: I visit my
family, and walk my toy shelties,
Linnea and Holly.
I think the most important
issue in Walworth County is:
Controlling expansion and
growth.
If I could change one thing,
it would be: Everyone would
stop for 15 minutes a day to work
on a craft or hobby and think
about peace.
Peak experience: When people
tell me they are thankful
because I made them an inexpensive
spinning wheel.
Pit experience: When I make
a project that I have been dreaming
about, and it does not work.
If I could have dinner with
anybody, living, dead or fictional,
it would be: Leonardo
da Vinci.
Most people don’t know:
How to relax, and have fun without
spending a lot of money.
I can’t stand: Drivers who
think only about themselves.
I wish I knew how to: Find
TERRY MAYER/STAFF
Members of the CSI Media, LLC management team pose in front of the
company’s press in Delavan with the Circulation Verification Council Gold
Standard Awards earned the past two years by the company’s Stateline
News and Walworth County Sunday/Shopper Advertiser publications. The
management team, from the left, is Bruce Heisel, managing editor; Chris
Wilhelms, director of circulation; Jill McGonigal, classifieds manager;
Diane Greenlee, display sales manager; Patricia Bladow, special sections
manager; and Dan Pyfer, vice president and general manager.
to the hospital in Elkhorn for
medical clearance, because a
preliminary breath test found he
had a 0.27 blood alcohol concentration.
While at the hospital,
Lininger escaped. The complaint
says police found him at a nearby
residence on Maclean Road,
after the homeowner reported a
handcuffed person banging on a
door.
Lininger also faces a misdemeanor
count of disorderly conduct.
If convicted of both
charges, he faces a maximum of
six years and 90 days in prison
and an $11,000 fine. He was
scheduled to make an initial
appearance in Walworth County
Circuit Court Wednesday.
ry, which identifies the percentage
of readers who say they frequently
buy advertised products
and services.
“CSI has developed a very high
readership, and these readers not
only read, they shop,” Pyfer said.
“Our advertisers can count on
CSI to deliver more than just a
paper; we deliver results.”
Bliss added the award reflects
the time and money to develop
my dreams.
Motto, inspiration or
favorite quote: Babe Spinning
wheels are function before form
for affordability.
a team effort
at CSI.
“This is
really gratifying
and recognition
of a job
well done by
Bruce Heisel
(managing
editor) and
the news staff,
Chris
Wilhelms
(director of
circulation)
and the distribution
crew,
the sales staff
NELS ELS WIBERG IBERG
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BLISS LISS
BINGAMAN INGAMAN
and everyone else at CSI,” Bliss
said.
Bingaman noted that 21 — or
almost half — of last year’s Gold
Standard Award-winning publications,
failed to earn the award
this year.
“In the economic conditions
we’re in, and the other challenges
a lot of other publications are facing,
the fact that a publication
wins year to year is even more
impressive,” he said.
Increased competition for
advertising revenue and circulation,
he said, make audited publications
a wise choice for anyone
deciding where to spend advertising
dollars.
Pyfer agreed, noting that CSI
papers, which have won national
awards for excellence in editorial
content and print quality, consistently
are among the best of the
best.
“Being in the top 1 percent
among 4,900 papers nationwide
speaks volumes,” he said.
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