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The Parks Have Gone to the Dogs

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Monday Morning

There were 17 members at our Monday Meeting plus two guests, our guest speaker, Misty Gedlinske and Kathy Treml. We were greeted by Sharon aka Dawn. Harry and Misty had the humor for the day and both were good. John had the grace. Glenn had two happy bucks, for being back and new grandchild. Charlene had a happy buck for the good turnout at the Thursday night social. Gary Miller was a winner and a winner. We don’t know what the final total was but stay close to him at the Officer Installation for free drinks. Side note – Del is at home and  loves visitors.  We have a possible interclub from Ripon Early Birds. Their golf outing is September 7th. Cost is $85 for golf an dinner. See Dawn to sign up. Ripon Noon Kiwanis have pancakes on September 16th.  Finally, Kewaskum has their 65th Annual Turkey Shoot on Sept. 10th. See me for all the details. Sharon will be our representative for the Boys and Girls Club on October 12th.  Mahala’s Hope has their open house on September 17th. Remember that we have a Kiwanis web page and Facebook. If you are on Facebook, like our page.  We have a projector for our speakers; please contact Gary Miller if you need it. Speaking of programs for the future, get information to Dave or myself. Member names are being added under Programs for your future dates.

Misty Gedlinske and Kathy Treml – Dogs in the Park

Misty Gedlinske and her husband are founders of Fond du Lac Dogs in Parks. They have designed and self-funded two pet waste stations for Prairie and Peebles Trails. Now they are looking for funding for stations in the twelve parks that the city council has approved for being able to walk your dogs in these parks. The total startup costs for the commercial waste stations are $7,500.  The annual cost for upkeep is about $1,000. They feel that the city should not have to cover these costs and that is important to have dogs in our parks.

How to Make Public Works Work

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Monday Morning

There were 16 members at our Monday Meeting plus our guest speakers Jordan  Skiff and John Redman. We were greeted by Steve and Gary Miller. Steve had the humor for the day. Mark had the grace. No one had happy bucks. Happy birthday was sung to Mark by Dan. Dave Twohig was the raffle ticket winner and drew the nine of hearts, no winner. Monday’s 50/50 raffle will have 13 cards including four pay cards with a pot of $511. Side note – Del is at home.  We have a possible interclub from New Holstein Kiwanis. Their Spanferkel is Monday August 29. See Dawn to sign up. Social committee is planning a night at Thelma street band on August 25th. See Thelma or Charlene for details. Sharon will be our representative for the Boys and Girls Club on October 12th.  Remember that we have a Kiwanis web page and Facebook. If you are on Facebook, like our page.  We have a projector for our speakers; please contact Gary Miller if you need it. Speaking of programs for the future, get information to Dave or myself. Member names are being added under Programs for your future dates.

Jordan Skiff – Lakeside Park Improvements

Jordan Skiff and Parks Director John Redman were her to present ideas to improve Lakeside Park. Ideas from the seventeen person advisory committee were turn over to Excel engineering for a plan. The main idea is a new pavilion at the end of Main St. The possibilities of a restaurant and a pier into the lake are on the list. This would be the hub of the park. Because of all the variables, this is on the 2019 list of projects. A splash pad would be on the 2018 list of projects. Other items would be a bridge to the West side. Viewing stations would be added for Supple Marsh’s. Bike trails thru the park. Add an ice rink. A number of opinions are pushing for improving the old pavilion.

A Fair Fair

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Monday Morning

There were 14 members at our Monday Meeting plus our guest speaker Alexis Newton. We were greeted by Mark and Sharon. Charlene had the humor for the day. Harry had the grace. Happy bucks came from Dawn, Charlene, and Sharon. Happy anniversary to Donna and Gary. John was the raffle ticket winner and drew the six of spades, no winner. Monday’s 50/50 raffle will have 14 cards including four pay cards with a pot of $501. Side note – Del is at home.  From Community Service committee, they are collecting nonperishable food items for the Food Pantry. Please bring donations this Monday. Social committee is planning a night at Thelma street band on August 25th. See Thelma or Charlene for details. Sharon will be our representative for the Boys and Girls Club on October 12th.  Remember that we have a Kiwanis web page and Facebook. If you are on Facebook, like our page.  We have a projector for our speakers; please contact Gary Miller if you need it. Speaking of programs for the future, get information to Dave or myself. Member names are being added under Programs for your future dates.

Alexis Newton – Fairest of the Fair

Alexis Newton was just elected Fairest of the Fair for 2016. We support the event with a $600 scholarship. Alexis is a senior at Carroll College. She is an Oakfield native. She started out with the 4H club. 4H clubs take both farm and city kids. This was Alexis second try at Fairest. After the application, they had interviews and lunch. The day ends with a formal dinner and crowning. In January, she will compete for the state title.