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    Lifelong farmers, Paul andhis wife Jean, made the de-cision to reduce the size oftheir farm in 2004. atswhen all of this really start-ed, Paul said.

    Upon deciding to get moreserious about lamp mak-ing, Paul also constructed ashed in orderto keep thedust out ofthe house. Ithas in-floorheat, air-con-ditioning andan air filter.I can be outhere any timeof the year and

    it never dropspast 55 in myshop, notedPaul, whoseshop was able to stand up tothe freezing temperaturesthe area faced in January.

    In his shop, Paul workswith wood harvested fromhis own land. Mostly, I workwith hard maple, red elm,cherry, honey locust, blackwalnut, black locust andhackberry, commented Paul.

    After he receives the woodback from the kiln dryer, Paul

    really begins to learn what itis he should do with it. I geta feel for how it should be dis-played. In a piece, placementis everything.

    For instance, Paul ex-plained that wood from acherry tree turns color withage and other circumstances,

    while woodfrom a locusttree can varyfrom whiteto gold all inthe same seg-ment. Woodhas a lot offaces andwhen youreworking with

    it, you haveto understandthe complexi-ties of it.

    Interested in learningmore, or perhaps adding oneof his lamps to your home?Right off the bat, you shouldknow that you cant find himonline; however, there areplenty of opportunities to seehim in the area.

    Paul has displayed hislamps in Muscoda at the Mo-

    By Caitlin Bittner

    As a lamp maker of ap-proximately 40 years, PaulStraka certainly knows howto light up a dark room with

    his unique designs. Ive beendoing this for years now, butnot quite at this level, saidPaul.

    Pauls love of wood-work-ing began when he took an in-

    dustrial arts class with MorisMcFarland at Wauzeka HighSchool. Afterwards, he wenton to expand his knowledgeeven more with night classesoffered to the community.

    Paul Straka stands tall in his workshop with 12 of his 17 dierent lamp designs. I try to come

    out with a new one every year, noted Straka, who went on to say that some years hes de-

    signed more than one. (Photos by Caitlin Bittner)

    Wauzeka-SteubenThe Heart of the Kickapoo

    Wood has alot of faces and

    when youre work-ing with it, you haveto understand thecomplexities of it.

    Paul Straka

    Editors note: All of the peo-ples names in this artic le havebeen changed and the locationhas not been revealed in orderto protect their privacy.

    By Caitlin Bittner

    High over the rolling hillsand valleys of the Driftless

    Area sits a home built in thestyle of Wisconsins most fa-

    mous archi-tect. If everthere was aplace to stepout of time,this is it.

    C o m i n gfrom a bigcity, Jack andCarol Sutterlooked forthe perfectplace to betheir getawayfor 21 years.They lovedthe life theyhad, but theyalso craved

    Out of the storybook

    Starting at the lowest level of the house, the replace has the

    ability to heat most of the house. Jack said that the stones

    have holes in them that let the heat out and also noted that

    its been an excellent way to bring the costs of their home

    down. The houses dcor, consisting of old tools and quilts,

    continue the rustic look throughout the home.

    As the Sutters tradition dictates, each day,the family looks out at the radiant sunsetand bids farewell to the days last blink ofbrilliance.

    Lighting up the world with Wood Creations

    to have the beauty of natureand all the possibilities ofoutdoors surrounding them.We wanted to go wherethere were trees and water.I love being surrounded byfarms and the country, saidCarol.

    It was a realtor from Mus-coda who helped us find theproperty, said Carol, whonoted that when they first

    came to see the property,theyd lost the realtor. How-ever, without wandering off,they may not have found thesite of their house.

    Our daughter Julie dis-covered this spot, said Jack,who remembered Carol andJulie calling him afterward.They said, We found it! andthe next weekend I came up

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    23 years later

    Genealogical and historical research society is still going strong

    On July 25, 1998, both founding members and offi cers were

    present for the library dedication. Pictured (from left) are,

    Judy Benish, then newsletter editor; as well as founding

    members Gloria Blank, Illene Mullikin and Carol Higgins.

    (Photo courtesy of the LWR website)

    By Caitlin Bittner

    In southwestern Wiscon-

    sin where we can trace ourheritage and history backfor hundreds of years, it isnot uncommon to find peo-ple looking to learn moreabout the past. With manyarea families being long-timemembers of Crawford County,local resources like the LowerWisconsin River Genealogical& Historical Research Center,Inc. (LWR) are usually thebest places to look.

    e original four organiz-ers of the LWR were JuneMcMillan, Illene Mullikin, ViReichmann and Carol Hig-gins, who first met in Octoberof 1991 at St. Pauls Method-ist Church in Wauzeka. It wasthen decided to move for-ward with the organization.Holding its real meeting onNov. 30, 1991, a group of 27people selected offi cers andwent from becoming an ideato a concrete society of his-tory lovers.

    With its inception, thegroup started talking aboutthe services they would liketo provide to the communi-ties around them. Back then,they held a lot of fundraisersto really get it going, said

    Sharon Dahman, the organi-zations librarian.

    After raising enough mon-ey, the LWR was able to pur-chase a microfilm reader forviewing old micro film copiesof area newspapers. Addition-

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    ally, the LWR has mantainedhard copies of the WauzekaChief and Kickapoo Chief

    newspapers, which were orig-inally published in Wauzeka.e group also spent

    much of its time in the earlyyears of its founding walkingthrough cemeteries in Craw-ford, Grant and Richlandcounties. Afterward, groupmembers would record thenames of those buried there.We wanted to help peoplefind their family members,and by compiling all of thatinformation,we were able tocome up with an extensivelist, explained Dahman.

    Growing to include about100 members at its highpoint, the group needed to

    relocate. Moving just a fewblock, the LWR found its newhome at Century Hall.

    If youre looking for moreinformation relating to localhistory, the LWRs library canbe a great place to stop. Open

    to the public from 10 a.m. to2 p.m. on the first and thirdSaturdays from May to No-vember, the LWR library hasa wide array of local historicalinformation available for use.If those times do not work,the library is also open byappointment. People who donot live in the area, but wouldlike to find out more aboutits history, may also seek thehelp of the LWR for a smallfee.

    We know its hard forsome people to get to thearea, so we do our best to help

    them, noted Dahman.For its members, the LWRpublishes a quarterly news-letter called Looking for

    Yesterday. Inside the news-letter, members can findinformation pertaining tooffi cers, meeting dates andprogram listings, library ma-terials available for use, andstories of area historical andgenealogical interest. Sug-gested topics or donated ar-ticles may also be consideredfor publication.

    Sound like something youwant to be a part of? If it does,feel free to come to their bi-monthly meetings held at 9

    a.m. on the fourth Saturdayof every other monththenext one being on March 22.

    rough the years, the con-tent of the meetings has hada lot of variation and has in-cluded presentations, DVD

    viewings and field trips. Jan-uarys meeting featured theDVD A Farm Story, whilethe next meeting in Marchwill spotlight Mary Freymill-er, of Fennimore, a formerUW-Platteville librarian andlongtime historian from Fen-nimore.

    As a member of the LWR,you will also be eligible to votefor offi cers, as well as run foran offi cer position. Current

    offi cers of the LWR are: JimWarczak, president; PatriciaWachuta, first vice president;Judy Lovaas, second vicepresident; Sue Grunenwald,secretar y; Patricia Wachuta,treasurer; Sharon Dahman,

    librarian; Karen Mueller andGloria ompson, programco-chairmen; Gloria omp-son, newsletter editor; andBurdette Coberley, websiteeditor.

    For more informationabout the LWR, please visitwww.lwr-genealogysite.org/Home_Page.html. To makean appointment at the LWRlibrary, call Sharon Dahmanat (608) 326-2643.

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    to apply to get in, as well asreceive teacher recommenda-tion. While the class can haveup to 12 students, this year itonly has eight.

    Students in the class areresponsible for the layout anddesign of the yearbook, put-ting together the Hornet Clubcalendar, organizing the se-nior slide show, selling ads tocover part of the cost of eachstudents yearbook and any

    other projects other classesmight need help completing.eyre also in charge of

    the Yearbucks Caf, com-mented Sjoberg, who once amonth oversees the sales ofsugar-free beverages at thepopular fundraiser. Moneyfrom the event goes to helpoffset the cost of yearbooks,as well as camera equipment.

    Aside from their involve-ment at school, the reach ofthese students even extendsto the monthly school newsfeature of the Courier Press.

    As with any journalist, these

    students noted that some-times it is hard to know whatstories they should be telling.

    Its hard to write aboutwhat people want to read,said senior Kylie Reising,whose notion was echoed byothers students. It was also

    added that sometimes theinfo can be challenging to findor make interesting, but thatdoesnt stop these students.

    We let the people knowwhats going on in the schoolin a positive way, remarkedsenior Abbey Byrne.

    Whether theyre writingabout sports award winners,Hornet Club, or Veterans Day,theyve got it covered.

    Its better to write aboutstuff that you know, saidReising who recently coveredan FFA convention trip shepa r t i c i pa t edin. Its fun towrite abouts o m e t h i n gyoure a partof.

    As a resultof all the writ-ing theyvebeen doing,

    the studentshave noticedthat theyveimproved theircomposit ionskills. Its a different kind ofwriting than most of them areused to, commented Sjoberg.

    Since most of the studentsin the class are seniors look-ing forward to college, thewriting skills theyve gainedwill no doubt come in handy,no matter what they decide tostudy. However, most of themseem to be going in very dif-ferent directions.

    Lucas Klema plans to studyengineering in college. Ky-lie Reising has been accept-ed to Viterbo University inLa Crosse, where she hopesto study clinical laboratoryscience. Hunter Heisz willpursue a degree in the fieldof criminal justice. HolidaeBahlmann plans to attendWinona State University, andtake more time to explore heroptions. Kristin Fisher willattend Upper Iowa Univer-sity for a degree in humanservices. Elizabeth McCullickplans to study elementary

    education at the University ofWisconsin-Whitewater. Last,but not least, Abbey Byrne as-pires to be a preschool teacherafter college.

    While junior Brady Kracheywill not be graduating untilnext year, he is already an

    entrepreneur in the Wauze-ka area with a small mowingbusiness to keep him busy inthe warmer months of theyear.

    For right now, regardless oftheir future pursuits puttingthem on different courses, thestudents remain a family of

    sorts. Weve got each othersbacks, said Byrne.

    One might think of theentire school as a supportsystem for each other, evenif some of its students comefrom outside of the school dis-

    trict. Both Kl-ema and Fish-er have openenrolled fromother districts.eir reasonsfor decidingto be a partof the Wauze-k a - S t e u b e n

    School Districtinclude thelove of smalltown schoolsand the desire

    to stay with their friends.With the rest of the year

    in mind, the class is happy tocontinue as they are, takingpictures and meeting dead-lines. As a reward for consis-tently meeting their dead-lines, the Wauzeka-Steubenyearbook has received twoNational Yearbook Programof Excellence Awards and istrying for its third this year.

    Another challenging speci-fication for this award is get-ting each student in grades6-12 pictured a certainamount of times throughoutthe book. is can be quitethe obstacle for the students,but they meet it head on andmake sure the yearbook offerssomething for everyone.

    As a seasoned pro, Sjobergsaid that she enjoys how busythe class always is. eresnever a boring day.

    With so many exciting mo-ments to choose from, youdthink itd be hard to pick a

    favorite, but Sjobergs fallsat the same time every year.e best day comes when weshut ourselves in the roomand unpack the books. Weknow what its going to looklike, but theres nothing likeseeing what weve done.

    While the class may be small, its members are at the heart of the community. Involved in ev-

    erything from basketball games to village events, students (front, from left) Brady Krachey,

    Hunter Heisz, Lucas Klema, (back) Kylie Reising, Elizabeth McCullick, Holidae Bahlmann,Kristin Fisher and Abbey Byrne spend a lot of time writing, taking pictures and getting to

    know everyone. (Photo by Caitlin Bittner)

    By Caitlin Bittner

    When it comes to gettingcreative with design, writingand taking photos, the stu-dents of the Wauzeka-Steu-ben publication and designclass are ready to take action.

    Covering all events ingrades 6-12 isnt easy, but un-der the direction of Mrs. Kar-en Sjoberg, the yearbook stu-dents manage to meet every

    deadline. ese students arethe cream of the crop, said

    Sjoberg, noting the extensiveprocess of getting into theyearbook class.

    Coming in early and stay-ing late is nothing new forthis powerhouse group.When theres anything hap-pening, weve got to have acamera there, whether werethere or not. Yearbook is likea job, Sjoberg explained.

    Because the class workloadand expectations are com-

    parable to that of a job, eachstudent in the class needed

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    Certain shapes can be found all around us in nature. Some-

    times their true potential remains hidden, but other times,

    it is easy to see. In the case of the items above, it is easy to

    see that this red cedar wood has taken the shape of two pink

    elephants sitting up, said owner of The Perfect Imperfection,

    Je Lehman. (Photos by Caitlin Bittner)

    Lehman nds that Wauzeka is perfectnaturally

    By Caitlin Bittner

    If a tree falls in Wauzeka,what happens to it? Well, ifits lucky, it gets re-purposedby Jeff Lehman, owner of ePerfect Imperfection.

    Originally from EastDubuque, Ill., Jeff has beenproud to call Wauzeka hishome since this past July. Youget a good vibe from the wholetown, he said.

    Before coming to the area,Jeff had very little to his name

    other than a two-door blackpickup truck and woodwork-ing skills. However, with helpfrom long-time Wauzeka resi-dents Fred and Ethel Dreng-berg, Jeff was able to get backon his feet and start doingsomething he loves.

    ey truly are amazingpeople. ey welcomed mein with open arms, said Jeff,who noted that because ofall theyve done for him, hethinks of them as additionalfamily members.

    Joining Jeff in Wauzeka arehis two daughters Amity, 9,and Izabelle, 7. I like that theycan go outside and play here,they could never do that in Illi-nois. [Here], everyones alwayslooking out for each other.

    While the girls may beyoung, they enjoy working

    with their dad on his projects.ey really like to help out ev-ery once in a while and makeornaments out of smaller piec-es.

    Inside their home, Jeffproudly displays both artisticand functional pieces he hasdesigned himself. One tablein particular shows how muchhe likes to re-purpose wood.e top was rescued from theBoscobel flood. e girls and Iwere riding our bikes along theriver and found it.

    With a little bit of work,Jeff was able to work his mag-ic, and allow the wood to showthe beauty it still held beneaththe mud on its surface.

    e simplest things canmake wood come alive, Jeffremarked as he applied linseedoil to one of the pieces in hisworkshop, letting the true col-ors of the grain radiate mag-nificence.

    In his quest to rescue aban-doned wood Jeff, who is alsoa trained arborist, climbs andcuts down trees. However,when he does cut down a tree,Jeff makes a point of using ev-ery part of it. It doesnt go intothe fire unless its completelyunusable, he explained.

    Woodworking on a dailybasis gives Jeff plenty of timeto think about nature and the

    Located at 100B S. Business St. in Wauzeka, The Perfect

    Imperfection is an easy treasure to nd.

    You get agood vibe from

    the whole town.Jeff Lehman

    world around him. is, in factis the reason he started hiscurrent business ventureasa result of his own personalsearch for spirituality. I wasawakened with nature, he ex-plained.

    Because of this, he has made

    it his philosophy to try andpreserve the natural look of

    the wood in his masterpieces.e wood does what it wants.I try to leave the bark for a nat-ural edge. Its more interesting

    and abstract that way.Being in Wauzeka with na-ture all around him, Jeff findsall the inspiration and mate-rial he needs is close at hand.Sometimes, I pick up whatloggers leave behind, andsometimes I just find the per-fect thing.

    ese days Jeffs work withnatural materials even extendspast woodworking to a trea-sured area of Wisconsin tradi-tionantler mounts. I havedone both antler mounts andantler art, commented Jeff,who looks forward to doingmore in the future.

    Interested in adding a natu-

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    truck is here, Im here, saidJeff.

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    rel Mushroom Festival, atthe Rendezvous in Prairie duChien, at the Apple Festivalin Gays Mills, in McGregorsFall Arts and Crafts Festival,

    as well as two one-day fairsin Fennimore and Lancaster.

    You can also find him at hisworkshop located east ofWauzeka on Highway 60.

    Using the wood lathe, Straka applies even pressure with his

    tools in order to achieve the optimum dimensions for his lamps.

    Stopping into his shop willgive you the opportunity tosee each of his in-stock de-signs out of his 17 total. Itry to come out with a newone every year. I dont wantto run out of ideas, Paullaughed.

    His 2014 lamp is calledPipe Dream and was in-

    spired by the Arabic hoo-kah pipe. Some of his otherlamp ideas have come fromice cream sundaes (SundaeDream), a mythical bird(e Phoenix), and a liter-ary character (Mad Hatter).

    By seeing Paul in person,you can also get to know theman behind the beautifullamps and see all the work in-volved in crafting the perfectlamp. If youre lucky, he mayeven treat you to a witty taleor two about Sven and Ole.

    When it comes to makingthe world a brighter place,youd be hard-pressed to finda better person than Wauze-kas Paul Straka.

    WOOD CREATIONS, from page B1

    to take a look.The rest of the buying pro-

    cess moved along quickly,even when it came to pur-chasing part of the KickapooNorthern Railroad. Its oldand you cant really see itanymore, but its cool to saythat we own it, commentedJack.

    After the proper ty was of-

    ficially in the Sutters posses-sion, they got to work decid-

    ing what it was they wantedto build on it. Originally, wewanted it to be a log cabin,but we were told itd be veryhard to do up here where wewanted it, said Carol.

    Instead of the log house,they decided to hire a mannamed Herb Fritz, of SpringGreen, to make them a housein the style of the man who

    hed apprenticed underFrank Lloyd Wright.

    While trying to follow thedesigns of Wright, the Sut-ters made a few changes, nodoubt maximizing the splen-dor of their new home. Thekitchen is a lot bigger thanmost Frank Lloyd Wrighthomes have, but we hadfive kids; it had to be big,laughed Jack and Carol to-gether.

    Additionally, the Suttersdesign allowed for biggerwindows in order to have ac-cess to the beautiful views ofthe Wisconsin countryside.The house itself was builtout of recycled wood fromold area barns. All of thisoak is over 100 years old,said Jack, who added thatthe stone used in the house sconstruction was also repur-posed from a fortress aban-doned long ago.

    Anyone lucky enough tohave been invited to thehome knows that the largewindows were a necessaryaddition to the Sutters visu-ally stunning getaway. How-ever, even without the win-dows, the houses outdooroverlook provides a view thatcould leave you thinking thatyoure on top of the world.

    As the Sutters traditiondictates, each day, the familymembers who are able lookout at the radiant sunset andbid farewell to the days lastblink of brilliance. All thewhile, they are surroundedby the sounds of happily fedsongbirds, who take time tomunch at the many feeders

    surrounding the house.Looking down to the val-

    ley below, Jack and Carolhope that it never changes.Everything is always sopristine. I would hate foranything to change that,explained Carol, thinkingabout the future of the landbelow and hoping that therewill always be the promise ofthe lands magical brillianceto look upon.

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