QUESTION NOW SELLING TRAEGER, WEBER July 20, 2021 //Volume 21, Issue 29 AND BIG GREEN EGG GRILLS OF THE WEEK What are your feelings about the Waukesha County Fair moving its HARTFORD/SLINGER WEST BEND/JACKSON weekend this year to compete on the same weekend with the Washington County Fair? It was a bad decision Don’t care either way 7259 Sleepy Hollow Rd., West Bend It was a good decision (262) 334-1906 N144 W6050 Pioneer Rd., Cedarburg (262) 238-6397 Go to discoverhometown.com to answer (262) 377-1906 the question and be entered to win prizes discoverhometown.com YOUR FIRST SOURCE FOR LOCAL NEWS, SPORTS & ADVERTISING www.kettlemoraineappliance.com Slinger in the spotlight: SRX race at Speedway broadcast on CBS BY THOMAS J. MCKILLEN at the quarter mile track. In between the The CBS broadcast featured several over- MANAGING EDITOR first and second heats, the broadcast includ- head shots of the racetrack, and a feature on ed comments from drivers about the chal- the track and the Slinger community was Shopping and Donation Center The Slinger area was in the spotlight lenge of racing at Slinger. part of the CBS coverage in between the sec- Check out our before a national audience on July 10 as the "This place is insane, a mini Bristol is all ond heat race and the main feature. SRX series made a stop at Slinger Speedway. I can think of it as," Francis said, comparing "If I mention that I'm from Slinger, DEAL OF THE DAY "This is the race we have all been wait- the track to the half-mile Bristol Motor Wisconsin, right away there's a connection SPECIALS ing for. Do not blink, because the action will Speedway in Bristol, Tenn. See ‘SPOTLIGHT’ PAGE 4 be fast," Lindsey Czarniak said in the open- W190N10768 Commerce Circle Germantown • 262-255-7470 ing to the SRX telecast on the CBS network (old Gander Mountain building) (Channel 58 locally). The two-hour telecast featured two heat races and a 150 lap main feature. Marco Andretti won the main feature, followed by 17-year-old Luke Fenhaus, a Wausau resi- dent who qualified for the race by winning the Slinger Nationals on July 6. The race was the fifth of six stops for SRX in its inaugural season. The series, which was founded by NASCAR Hall of Fame members Tony Stewart and Ray Evernham, includes a roster of past champions from NASCAR, Indycar and road racing series. Drivers in the Slinger race included current Indianapolis 500 champion Helio Castroneves, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver Hailie Deegan, seven time Trans-Am Series champion Ernie Francis Jr., and former NASCAR Cup series champion Bill PHOTO BY THOMAS J. MCKILLEN Elliott. An SRX car prepared for Tony Stewart goes through practice at Slinger Speedway on July 9. Race analyst Brad Daugherty spoke Former NASCAR stars David Stremme and Kenny Schrader ran all SRX cars through practice for about the 33 degree banking in the corners the race the next evening. Friends of Nature Pullout INSIDE IN THIS Like us on Facebook! Follow us on Twitter! Home Improvement PAGE 7 facebook.com/ twitter.com/ HometownExpressNews HometownExpressHome ISSUE... Classifieds PAGES 10-11 Page 2 Visit discoverhometown.com for daily updates on Local News July 20, 2021 Hartford Community Lunch July 31 The Hartford Community Lunch has month. There are three or more volun- returned on the last Saturday of each teers from each church, not always the month from 11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. same people. The event was put on hold starting on July 31. The lunch will be during the pandemic but has returned. held at First United Methodist Church, Lunches are free to our guests, who 738 W. 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LUTHERAN CHURCH CHRIST EVANGELICAL 809 South 6th Avenue, West Bend LUTHERAN CHURCH 262-334-4901 • www.stjohnswestbend.org N168 W20152 Main St., Jackson, WI 53037 Worship Wed. & Sat. 6pm; 262-677-3143. Pastor Duane A. Swenson. Sun. 8am, 9:30am & 11am Worship: 9am Sundays. Communion 1st and 3rd Sunday of every month. July 20, 2021 Visit discoverhometown.com for daily updates on Local News Page 3 New MOWA Exhibition Claiming Space opens July 24 women and BIPOC artists. We are com- work lies ahead for them in Wisconsin. Insurance Company, Horicon Bank, Beth Exhibition celebrates mitted to correcting generations of over- Panel members: Amy Cannestra (Spooky Ramsthal, Bob Ramsthal, and the RDK MOWA’s 60th anniversary sight.” Boobs), Jody Alexander (Sisters of Foundation. MOWA is open Wednesday through Creativity), Katie Avila Loughmiller with 30 visionary Sunday, 9:30 a.m—4 p.m. Admission as (LUNA, Heard Space). About the Museum of Wisconsin women artists low as $15 provides unlimited visits to Art the museum for one full year. Virtual Artist Talk The Museum of Wisconsin Art collects The Museum of Wisconsin Art (MOWA) Thursday, August 26 | 7-8 p.m. and interprets American art through the is pleased to announce Claiming Space–A Claiming Space Exhibiting Artists Claiming Space exhibiting artists Niki lens of a single state. Informed by New Generation of Visionary Women will Emily Belknap, Lois Bielefeld, Tyanna Johnson and Valaria Tatera discuss the dynamic initiatives and collaborations, be on view July 24—Oct. 3. Buie, Melissa Cooke Benson, Demitra use of nontraditional media in their work MOWA is an innovative forum for con- This exhibition celebrates MOWA’s Copoulos, Michelle Grabner, Leslie Iwai, to draw attention to political and per- temporary artists, socially relevant exhi- 60th anniversary and its visionary Niki Johnson, Sharon Kerry-Harlan, sonal themes. bitions, lectures by artists and industry founder, Melitta Hedwig Suder-Pick, with Anne Kingsbury, Gina Litherland, experts, and engaging classes and activi- the work of thirty visionary women. The Lindsay Lochmann & Barbara Ciurej, Expert Talk ties for all ages. The museum’s primary artists contribute deeply personal works Ashley Lusietto, Melissa Mursch- Saturday, August 28 | 2-3 p.m. venue–the modernist “Mothership”–rests that touch on themes of motherhood, Rodriguez, Rosemary Ollison, Masako Barbara Manger, author of Mary Nohl: along the Milwaukee River in downtown the body, life during the pandemic, daily Onodera, Jean Roberts-Guequierre, Inside and Outside, discusses Nohl’s West Bend, drawing visitors and tourists routines, hair, and the otherworldly side Lauren Semivan, Spooky Boobs, LaNia wide-ranging artwork and memories of from the far corners of the state. MOWA of femininity. Accompanying the works Sproles, Claire Stigliani, Valaria Tatera, the curious, accomplished Wisconsin annually welcomes 200,000 visitors, of art are brief expositions written by Ariana Vaeth, Della Wells, Jenny Jo artist. making it a cultural destination for the curators, gallerists, historians, and poets. Wennlund, Dyani White Hawk art and artists of our time. Visit wiscon- The title, Claiming Space, refers to Curator Talk sinart.org to learn more. the long-overdue recognition of the EXHIBITION ACTIVITIES Saturday, September 18 | 2-3 p.m. underrepresentation of women in muse- Opening Party and Director of Collections and um collections and art history as well as 60thAnniversary Bash Exhibitions Graeme Reid examines four istory, hospitality and the expansion of this exhibition into Saturday, July 24 | 10 a.m—4 p.m. of Wisconsin’s historical artists who homemade bakery all MOWA’s permanent collection galleries. Celebrate MOWA’s 60th anniversary changed our art community by challeng- H come together in one “This exhibition raises timely ques- and the opening of Claiming Space. Meet ing expectations: Lydia Ely, Elsa place at The Jail House tions about the place of women in the the artists, participate in art making Ulbricht, Charlotte Partridge, and Miriam Restaurant, located at 897 museum and more broadly in the art activities, and enjoy live music, light Frink. Pleasant Valley Road West Bend. world,” said Executive Director and CEO, bites, and a cash bar.