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Contact City Desk (262) 656-6285 after 10 am or e-mail: dwalterkenoshanewscom ILj SUNDAY FEBRUARY 26 2006 Wetlands important to all Appeal requests federal authority be trimmed argues that the Clean Water Act applies to rivers and bays you can actually float a Property-rights advocates also say the federal interpretation of the act oversteps the authority They say a ruling in the favor would protect the smallest rivulet and stifle development They also argue that states should oversee wetlands But Lori Artiomow an environmental contractor with the KenoshaRacine Land Trust which protects open and natural spaces in the two counties said a national approach is preferable stop at state she said we do in one area is going to affect what happens somewhere See WETLANDS Page B2 slowly so that nearby waterways flood Local experts said more wetlands north of Kenosha County would help limit Fox River flooding during heavy rains Resupply groundwater which is relied on by home-owners and others for their well water This is a growing concern because of expanding subdivisions that lead to more drilling Allow pollutants sediments that cloud water and nutrients that cause excessive algae growth to settle before the leftover cleaner water enters streams and rivers and eventually Lake Michigan Provide habitat for fish and wildlife the government jurisdiction over wetlands that have no direct connection to a waterway The act prohibits putting pollutants into waters of the United without a permit Arguing the issues Federal regulators interpret to mean sites such as marshes ponds ditches and other wetlands that flow toward larger waterways even if they themselves are distant from them Environmentalists support that position A property-rights group based in Sacramento Calif BY JOHN KREROWICZ johnkkenoshanewscom Wetlands are just as important to sportsmen swimmers and homeowners as they are to environmentalists experts say Mary Ellen Vollbrecht section chief for rivers and habitat protection at the state Department of Natural Resources said every wetland that is filled has an impact tolerate some filling so that there can be development in an orderly pattern for infrastructure and she said wetlands are She and others noted that wetlands: Store water and release it BY JOHN KREROWICZ johnkkenoshanewscom and ASSOCIATED PRESS Wisconsin wetlands would still have state protection if two US Supreme Court appeals cases trim federal authority officials believe like so many said Mary Ellen Vollbrecht with the state Department of Natural Resources the court decides the cases ultimately will answer the question of whether it The cases heard in front of the court last week could be decided by the end of June At issue is whether the federal Clean Water Act of 1972 gives fun for BY CHRIS BARNCARO cbarncardkenoshanewscom SOMERS Ask the guys who have made the rounds and they will tell you where to find the best freebie at the Kenosha Southeastern Wisconsin Expo and you can keep your pens and balloons pretty biased toward that said Buzz Heller a member of the roaming New Image Chorus After serenading Sindy Howell-Stewart of Pleasant Prairie the reigning Mrs Wisconsin with of the Rose" each member of the nine-man New Image Chorus got a hug right there in front of the Bear Realty booth With hundreds milling around the Petretti Field-house on the University of Wisconsin-Parkside campus the babershoppers of New Image had to find a way to narrow down the pool of victims for their impromptu concerts pretty face will stop us every said Brent Shuckhart president of the Kenosha singing group Embarrassing passers-by was not their only goal of course At the Expo got an angle looking for more said Shuckhart breaking out the business cards and mentioning that the Chorus practices on at First Christian Church tell everybody the same thing: you sing? Because I Beauty as the Chorus and the women blushing over their attention can attest is a good draw With more than 180 booths representing more than 150 businesses and local organizations laid out in rows in the Fieldhouse A 4 Bill Gulda Feel free to add or omit Some things people say they want in Kenosha (offered as a running list by no means all inclusive comprehensive or even authoritative): Alternate-side parking during the winter Unplowed streets and highways Costly government services Civil War museums Downtown electric streetcars Giant boat warehouses on the lakefront at the east end of 56th Street New schools Crowded schools Property taxes New commercial residential and industrial development Dilapidated buildings and crumbling neighborhoods Vacant storefronts Empty factories Low-paying jobs or high-paid employees Someone else telling us what we may or may not do with or on our property Officials not stopping neighbors from doing something with or on their property that we want them to do Well-paid teachers Poorly performing students Junkies and alcoholics Tax-funded rehab programs Drunk drivers Laws holding sellers of beer and booze liable for alcohol-related injuries deaths and property damage Government-subsidized low-income housing Homeless people Homeless shelters Crime Cops coming down hard on those who commit crimes Chicago Bears fans andor Illinois people Liberals Democrats Conservatives Republicans Same-sex marriage civil unions Single-parent families Things that promote family values Mamelukes Vicious dogs Ordinances requiring vicious dogs be leashed and fenced Ordinances prohibiting vicious dogs within city limits Anything fun for kids or adults Wal-Mart Wal-Mart Supercenters Mom pop grocery stores Mom pop hardware stores Mom pop neighborhood bars Mom pop always telling us what to do Indian casinos Gambling Any government spend- ing Smoking in restaurants Restaurant smoking bans Illegal immigrants Immigrants in gener- Immigrants in particu-lcir People who mind their own business for our kids our grandkids or our and friends Unless it includes copious amounts of alcohol Unless via poker video games private Texas Hold tourneys bocce ball billiards darts bowling' dog racing offtrack betting fantasy sports church bingo the state lottery andPowerball Unless spent on us Unless my Italian relatives Unless Calabrese goombahs Bill Gulda may be e-mailed at bguidakenoshanewscom Sindy Howell-Stewart also known as Mrs Wisconsin floats Image Chorus Saturday at the Kenosha Southeast Wisconsin KENOSHA NEWS PHOTOS BY PAUL WILLIAMS on the sweet harmony of of the sung by the New Expo ') i jr I 1 A -i is If you go What: Kenosha Southeast Wisconsin Expo 2006 Where: University of Wisconsin-Parkside Petretti Fieldhouse on Highway JR just north of Highway When: 10 am to 4 pm today Admission: $1 free for those 18 and under catching the eye is the name of the game were in the market for new gutters not windows" said Hal Lowery of Kenosha while his wife tried the smooth action on some double-paned models nearby you see something set up here and think would the house look with Because ours are kind of Wider walkways make it easier for folks to linger where they wish said Mellisa Rowley membership administrator for the hosting Kenosha Chamber of Commerce See EXPO Page B2 Elijah Ambrose takes a crack at forming a rose with cake icing Saturday after a demonstration at the Kenosha Southeast Wisconsin Expo The end product looked more like a marshmallow Actress creates interest in museum performance to take a look at the model of the Civil War museum at the pamphlets promoting the museum and at a series of Civil War-era lithographs and artifacts in a second-floor gallery The exhibit Touched With features the only complete set of 36 battlefield lithographs in existence as well as artifacts from the Frank A Palumbo Collection on loan from Carthage College The exhibit opened last week giving the first peek at a few of the artifacts that will be on display in the Civil War museum expected to open in 2008 next to the Kenosha Public Museum has been very significant interest for the (opening weekend) we had a tremendous Gregorski said more information people have about the Civil War museum the more enthusiastic they BY DENEEN SMITH deneenskenoshanewscom The Kenosha Public Museum is looking to build interest in the planned Civil War museum through its exhibits and lectures On Saturday in honor of Black History Month the museum featured a performance by actress Pam Welcome who portrayed Harriet Tubman About 90 people listened to Welcome as she lectured on life and then sang and performed as Tubman herself An escaped slave who became a leader in the Underground Railroad and the abolitionist movement Tubman served as a spy and a nurse during the Civil War Before the war she was responsible for helping hundreds of slaves escape to freedom Welcome said Tubman told of her life in slavery as one of mis- MORE information people have about the Civil War museum the more enthusiastic they are Peggy Gregorski museum development director ery and cruel treatment portraying her as a woman who had decided that she would rather die than remain in bondage never met a master who treated me decent or had a kind word for she said Peggy Gregorski the development director urged audience members at the KENOSHA NEWS PHOTO BY PAUL WILLIAMS Actress Pam Welcome portraying Harriet Tubman talks Saturday at the Kenosha Public Museum about the struggles Tub-man endured as a slave A -v 1.