Former Lake Geneva resident subject of Masterpiece TV series

18 — The Beacon also at www.readthebeacon.com March 22, 2013
An exhibitor tweaks a few connections while setting up for the 2013 Model Train
Show at the American Legion Hall in Delavan on March 8. (Beacon photo)
DAR presents American History
Awards at Lakeland School
The Samuel Phoenix Chapter,
Daughters of the American Revolution,
presented American History Awards at
Lakeland School of Walworth County,
Elkhorn on March 1. The topic for the
essay contest was “Forgotten Patriots
Who Supported the American Struggle.”
The essays covered subjects such as:
Francis Marion, Swamp Fox; Sybil
Ludington, Female Paul Revere;
William Dawes, Rider who Spread the
Same Message as Paul Revere; Crispus
Attucks, First Casualty of the American
Revolution; Deborah Sampson, Soldier;
Esther Reed and Sarah Bache,
Daughters of Liberty Group.
Teachers involved in the project
were Joanne Suchy and Irene Straz.
Music instructor Sue Harig led the students
in patriotic songs. The essay judge
was Ione Tindle, Walworth with alternate
judges, Joan Johnson, Allen
Lehman, Walworth and County
Historian Doris Reinke, Elkhorn. Nancy
Lehman, DAR American History
Chairman and Past State DAR Historian,
presented the awards. Kathleen Murray,
Past DAR Treasurer, presented a check
to the History Department. Jennifer
Coon, Junior DAR Member and JAC
Chairman, assisted in the certificate presentations.
The Jr. High: Medalists of the
American History Essay Contest were:
Angie Bishop, Nick Taylor and Jessie
Stoll with runners-up being Destiny
Brobst, Will Griffin, Aaron Rasmussen,
Jordan Allen and Cody Recob.
The high school level medalists were
Austin Frischmann and Greg Webel with
runners-up being Christopher Thompson
and Sean Jacobs.
The Lakeland School Junior
American Citizens Group, received first
place awards from Samuel Phoenix
Chapter and Wisconsin State DAR
Society for their November Voter
Education and Voting Day Project. The
entry has advanced to the North-Central
District Contest.
“All the students at Lakeland School
are to be congratulated on their enthusiasm
for and knowledge of American history,”
said Lehman.
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By Marjie Reed
Easter and Christmas are two days of
great Spiritual significance on the
Christian calendar – we’ll touch on that a
bit later – but they are also days of sweet
treats, family fun and great food.
My brothers, six and eight years older
than I, had
reached the age
where looking for
Easter baskets
was no big thing.
My father told my
mother the boys
were too old for
Easter baskets.
Mom pushed for
“just one more
year, honey.”
Against his
better judgment,
dad agreed.
Easter basket skullduggery
Marjie Reed
Mom realized dad was right when she
couldn’t even wake the boys to look for
their baskets. Eventually, they stumbled
out of bed, since they had to get ready for
church anyway, and to make mom happy,
started looking for their baskets.
Unbeknownst to my one brother (and
my parents), the other had secretly dyed
some eggs. After his brother fell asleep
Saturday night, the perpetrator found and
infiltrated the other’s basket with his eggs.
“Oh, what a thoughtful thing to do,”
you say. One young teenage boy being
thoughtful to another? To quote Sherlock
Holmes, “Skullduggery was afoot.”
Both the boys eventually found their
baskets and, of course, the comparison
started. One definitely had more colored
eggs than the other; he was elated.
They sat on their beds and began
cracking the hardboiled eggs and wolfing
them down. All of a sudden, there was a
groan as the brother with the most eggs
cracked another one and found out it hadn’t
been boiled at all. Raw egg ran all over
his bed and the guilty party took off running
towards my room.
Then things really ran amuck. I was in
the midst of a raw-egg war. Colored raw
eggs flew past me as my annoyed, egg
covered brother aimed for retaliation. My
room was in the direct line of fire.
A couple of the eggs hit the hot radiator
in my room and began to fry as the
mess ran down the free standing heater.
My brothers were in a boatload of trouble.
Mom and dad burst into my room and,
smelling fried eggs and seeing colored
shells everywhere, I remember my dad’s
famous loud words to my mom, “I told
you they were too old for Easter baskets!”
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I enjoyed the rest of that Easter day
twirling in my new dress, enjoying the
shine on my new patent leathers, and biting
the ears off my chocolate bunnies.
My brothers, on the other hand, were
scrubbing radiators and washing sheets.
Oh, yeah, that was the last year they got
Easter baskets.
Now along that same line let me tell
you what we do with colored eggs.
Believe it or not, we don’t boil them at all;
however, we don’t throw them, either. We
dye dozens and dozens of raw eggs and it
works out great.
We started this when the kids were
each between three and four. We told them
they were not hard boiled and to be gentle.
It worked out fine.
Try it with your kids or grandkids.
Don’t just say your kids will break them
all; give them some direction as to how to
handle the eggs gently and let them go.
You’ll be pleasantly surprised and it’s a
treat to see all the colors every morning
when you open the box to scramble or fry
eggs.
Expect a couple to break and don’t
freak out if they do. They are eggs and
we’ve all broken our share, so relax and let
the kids have fun.
One more hint my daughter taught me
about dying eggs with less mess is to use
an old flannel-backed tablecloth and cover
the table, flannel side up.
Then when spills occur, the flannel
soaks it up. If the cloth has raw egg on it,
just fold it up and toss it out when you’re
finished; if it’s just wet from dye, let it dry
and use it again next year.
Dear God,
The world celebrates rebirth at Easter.
It occurs in spring when the natural world
is waking up from a long, cold, lethargic
winter.
Many of us need to wake up from our
spiritual lethargy, as well, and Easter
Sunday is the perfect time to do so.
As the kids find their Easter baskets,
enjoy some colored eggs and nibble the
ears off their chocolate bunnies, remind us
parents to keep an eye on the clock so we
can get our family to church on time.
Easter is a joyous day – help us to be
sure our kids know the real reason for the
season, the resurrection of Christ from the
tomb.HE LIVES!
Amen
Marjie Reed lives in Harvard, Ill., with
her husband, Bob. They have been married
nearly 45 years and have three children
and eight grandchildren. Contact Marjie
at mreedbeacon@sbcglobal.net.
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