Waukesha Freeman, The (Newspaper) - January 27, 2003, Waukesha, Wisconsin MONDAY MIDDAY January 27 2003 Waukesha Stay in touch Wisconsin Volume 144 Number 257 WAUKESHA FREEMAN WAUKESHA COUNTY'S DAILY NEWSPAPER Employers seek more than just Business HAWS class helps prep potential dog Study spans the globe for ULS CANDIDATE FORUM New Berlin School Board hopefuls square off People paid to drink College housing often lacks fire Experts urge care in Business UPER BOWL BLOW OUT Buccaneers intercept five passes en route to victory over Raiders Sports Chief inspector says Iraq must do more Baghdad hasn't genuinely accepted disarmament UNITED NATIONS AP Iraq has not genuinely accepted the UN resolution demanding that it disarm and while Baghdad is cooperating on access it needs to do more on substance chief weapons inspector Hans Blix told the Security Council today Iraq appears not to have come to a genuine acceptance not even today of the disarmament that was demanded of Blix said at the beginning of a crucial assessment on 60 days of weapons tions Blix head of the UN Monitoring and Inspection Commission said it was not enough for the Iraqi's to open See IRAQ BACK PAGE Nearly charged in man's name police say Freeman Staff WAUKESHA A Waukesha man got a surprise recently when he discovered three credit cards were used in his name It started Friday when the man received a phone call from a credit card who wanted a payment The call led the man to find out someone had gally charged almost using his name said Capt Mike Babe of the Waukesha Police Department The man knew he didn't have a Babe said At that point he decided to get his credit checked hi total three credit cards were illegally used in the man's name About was charged on one card on another and on a third according to the credit reports Babe said We're probably going to have to go through the credit reports he said It's pretty difficult but sometimes people that do this leave a trail Police aren't sure what the illegal credit cards were used to purchase Babe said This is one of the problems with buying things over the Babe said You buy things and your credit card number is ing around the Internet and it's easy to get the information Police are not releasing the man's name Babe added The man lives in the 1100 block of Wisteria Lane Coalition downplays talk of smoking ban No interest expressed in Mukwonago By BRIAN HUBER Freeman Staff MUKWONAGO A woman who asked village trustees for their opinions on a smoking ban for Mukwonago restaurants has not heard any official expressing an opinion either way Former Village Trustee Donna Rush who wrote the village board late last year to measure the interest in a smoking ban said the idea appeared to be a dead issue for now I just don't think the climate is right for it right Rush said Rush raised the question of ning smoking in Mukwonago restaurants which would make the village the first county ty with such a ban Several in the state have banned smoking in restaurants or other buildings although a proposal to enact a similar restriction in ington County failed last month Waukesha County Coalition co chair Jenifer Finley denied that her group was pushing for smoking bans in Mukwonago and Delafield She said the idea had been discussed only in terms of exploring how the group could organize such an effort have not taken a stance saying this is what we intend to Finley said A couple of members had expressed interest in how this process was undertaken All we See SMOKING BACK PAGE INSIDE Annie's Mailbox Comics Police blotter Crossword puzzle 88 1B SB WEATHER Chance of light snow or freezing ram High 33 Low 19 See the complete forecast on back page Smoking drops nearly 5 percent in Wisconsin Decline called second largest in state history MADISON AP Cigarette smoking dropped by nearly 5 percent in Wisconsin last year a new study shows The decline the second largest in state history gests a statewide anti-smoking media campaign and tobacco price increases have aged people to quit said Dr Patrick Remington associate director of the University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center The center was hired by the Wisconsin Tobacco Control Board to monitor tobacco use in Wisconsin and evaluate the programs Cigarette sales decreased from 412 million packs in 2001 to 393 million packs in 2002 according to the study which reviewed data from the state Department of Revenue It was prepared for release today Wisconsin has typically experienced a 1 percent to 3 percent decrease annually over the past decade Remington said The state's largest smoking decline was 6 percent in 1999 a year after Wisconsin and 45 other states reached a lion settlement with the co industry The state the Tobacco Control Board in 1999 to develop anti- tobacco initiatives Last year was the first full year of the statewide media campaign There's evidence of sin's program having some early Remington said The major reason I say that is because the trend in the United States was down by only 1 cent We tend to follow the US pretty closely He also cited the state's tobacco quit line and ing laws enacted by some cities as reasons for the decrease Wisconsin has about 1 million smokers The decline means fewer people will have heart disease cancer or other illnesses ed to smoking Remington said He said lawmakers likely will debate how much funding to give the Tobacco Control Board in the 200345 budget as they work to fix a projected billion deficit The board has received million a year in state funding THINK SPRING Despite cold residents plan for gardens golfing Kevin Staff Tom Loppnow co-owner of Waukesha Floral Greenhouse 319 S Prairie Ave waters plants Friday in a greenhouse The recent bout of cold weather has many thinking about spring By ALISON LAURIO Freeman Staff Cold January weather can create a longing for spring and some are beating the winter doldrums by planning gardens or taking a golf class There are workers in sha who spend their lunch time walking through a place where the temperature is 70 degrees and it smells like June said Marty Loppnow vice president of Waukesha Floral house 319 S Prairie Ave We have a lot of people who come in just to walk through the greenhouses just to smell the plants the dirt and he said It's warm it's sunny People say I just needed a dose of springtime right now Although early to ary is when home gardeners usually start seedling plants now is the time for activities Loppnow said It's a good time to look at new seed catalogs bone up on new varieties and plan CONTACTS Contacts for adult class Brookfield Parks Recreation New Berlin Parks Recreation Department Waukesha Parks ation and Forestry Department because spring is coming he said Some programs are geared for February and March including adult seminars on pruning butterfly gardens and garden planning and design said Jon Stolz recreation See SPRING BACK PAGE New flower varieties have more colors Flowers of year announced for 2003 By ALISON LAURIO Freeman Staff WAUKESHA This year's crop of flower and vegetable plants for home gardens will not be available in most stores for a few weeks However Waukesha Floral Greenhouse 319 S Prairie Ave has already been working on its orders for about six weeks Vice President Marty Loppnow said We're ordering the new varieties for the he said The varieties include newer hotter colors and hybrid nias Loppnow said The Perennial Plant Association 2003 plant of the year is Chrysanthemum Becky which has white flowers and shiny green leaves It grows 30 to 36 inches tall and about 12 to 18 inches wide he said The American Hosta Growers have named the Hosta Regal Splendor as its hosta of the year It has a frosty blue leaf with creamy white around the edges and is big growing 24 to 36 inches tall and up to 70 inches wide Loppnow See FLOWERS BACK PAGE FOR MORE OF TODAY'S NEWS SPORTS AND WEATHER GO TO
