Community News - City of Waupun

Community News
Issue 107
September 11, 2014
A City of Waupun publication
Community News is an E-newsletter capturing key events of the City of Waupun, and
the various departments within the City. You can also find helpful information from the
local schools, the Booster Club, Waupun Area Chamber of Commerce, and local
service organizations and non-profits in special sections of Community News.
City Hall Happenings
“End of the Trail” City Meetings & Events
9/17, 4:45pm – Plan
Commission, City
Hall Council
Chambers
9/22, 4:15pm –
Library Board,
Library
9/22, 6:00pm –
Recreation Board,
City Hall Council
Chambers
9/30, 5:30pm –
Committee of the
Whole, City Hall
Council Chambers
The Waupun Fire Department
recently made a donation to
the American Legion Post 210
in support of the Legion
baseball team and their trip to
the national baseball
tournament in South Dakota.
Presenting the check to Bob
Patrouille of the American
Legion are Jeff Berry and B.J.
DeMaa, Waupun Fire
Department.
WAUPUN SENIOR CENTER HOLDS FOOT CLINIC
Beginning in
September, a Foot
Clinic will be held the
first and third
Wednesday of each
month at the
Waupun Senior
Center, 301 E. Main.
Appointments are
scheduled between
8:20am and
10:40am. The cost is
Foot Clinic
10/8, 7:00am –
Business
Improvement
District, City Hall
Council Chambers
FIRE DEPARTMENT SUPPORTS LEGION BASEBALL
$20.00 (issued to
Fond du Lac County
Treasurer and paid
at the time of the
appointment). Call
the Waupun Senior
Center at 920-3247930 to schedule an
appointment.
LIBRARY ACTIVITIES
Chat over lunch with
Mayor Kyle on
Tuesday, September
16 from noon-1:00pm
at the Goose Shot
As kids head back to
school, Storytime
returns to Waupun
Public Library!
Storytime is held on
Wednesday
mornings at
10:30am. Children of
all ages and their
parent or caregiver
are welcome. This
fun and interactive
storytime involves
reading stories, felt
board activities,
rhyming and crafts.
September December 2014
Storytime Schedule:
Sept. 10, 17, 24
Oct. 1, 15, 22, 29
Nov. 5, 12, 19
Dec. 3, 10, 17
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LIBRARY ACTIVITIES (Continued)
WAUPUN AREA EVENTS
Thursdays through
Oct. 23, 3:30-6:30pm –
Farmers Markets,
Tanner Park
9/13, 11:00am-3:00pm
– Animal Shelter’s
“Day Gone to the
Dogs”, Marsh Haven
Nature Center
9/17, 10:30am –
Storytime, Waupun
Public Library
9/20, 3:00-10:00pm –
CWC Harvest Auction
9/20, 8:00pm-midnight
– ROCK’N THE RINK,
Community Center
9/21, 1:00-3:00pm –
Family Nature Club,
Marsh Haven Nature
Center
9/24, 10:30am –
Storytime, Waupun
Public Library
9/25, 9:00am-3:00pm –
Waupun Senior Expo,
CWC
9/26 – Fall Living
History Festival
Education Day, Marsh
Haven Nature Center
Visit the Waupun
Festivals website for a
full list of Waupun Area
Events!
www.waupunfestivals.com
Lego at Your Library
kicks off next month!
The group meets two
Tuesdays per month,
October-December,
from 6:00-7:00pm.
Bring your friends
and come make
Lego creations at
the Library!
October-December
2014 Lego at Your
Library Schedule:
October 7 & 28
November 4 & 25
December 9 & 23
UPCOMING AUDITORIUM EVENTS
A couple of exciting
events are coming
to Historic City Hall
Auditorium this fall as
we continue to
celebrate Waupun’s
175th Anniversary!
Reed/Brass
Instrumentalist of the
Year by the
Wisconsin Area Music
On Saturday,
September 27th we
welcome the NBA’s
Milwaukee Bucks
house band,
Streetlife with Warren
Wiegratz during the
175th Anniversary Fall
Celebration.
Warren was named
Chicago's legendary
comedy troupe, The
Second City, heads
to Waupun on
Saturday, October
25th for a hilarious
and one of a kind,
celebration of the
city's 175th
Anniversary! The
show will be part of
The Second City's
55th Anniversary Tour
and features
classic sketches,
songs
and improvisations
made famous by
names such as
Belushi, Colbert, Fey,
Carell and Radner.
Industry Awards
(WAMI) an
unprecedented
eleven times, and
has performed and
recorded with
numerous renowned
national and
international artists.
Doors open at
6:30pm, show starts
at 7:30. Tickets are
$10 in advance
(purchase at City
Hall) or $12 at the
door.
The Second City has
produced many of
the best comedians
including Saturday
Night Live stars Bill
Murray, Amy Poehler
and Jason Sudeikis.
Doors open at
6:30pm, show starts
at 7:30. Reserved
seating, balcony $20,
main floor $25.
Purchase tickets at
Waupun City Hall or
www.ticketstaronline.
com.
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GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONIES
Jimmy Johns/
High Tails Pet Store
“Recording Angel”
Waupun Dog
Park
903 N. Madison St.
Bring your dogs to
run and play! The
dog park is open
from sunrise to
sunset, 7 days a
week, year round.
Please use the
driveway entrance
to the Waupun
Area Animal
Shelter.
Information guides
containing park
rules are available
at City Hall or at
www.cityofwaupun.org.
The corner of E.
Jefferson Street
and the new
Washington
Avenue (west of
Taco Bell) will soon
be the home of a
new 2-unit property
housing Jimmy
Johns and High
Tails Pet Store. A
groundbreaking
ceremony was
held on September 3rd for the project. Congratulations to Julie & Craig Bronkhorst
on this new venture! We appreciate your investment in our community and wish
you well. Best wishes also go out to High Tails Pet Store tenant Jeff Lemmenes.
Werner-Harmsen Funeral
Home
A groundbreaking
ceremony was held for
Werner-Harmsen Funeral
Home on Monday,
September 8th as the
addition of the new
Werner-Harmsen Event
Center began. The event
center will have a
reception area with its own
entrances and parking,
and will provide seating for
up to 120 people to have
Photo by Hank Snyder, Daily Citizen
catered food for funerals
and luncheons, as well as other events including community celebrations, civic
meetings, or family reunions. Congratulations to Werner-Harmsen on this exciting
project!
Non-Profit Press
ROCK’N THE RINK
Like Waupun
Festivals Wisconsin Events
on Facebook!
Come on out to the
Waupun Community
Center on Saturday,
September 20th for
ROCK’N THE RINK
with Outlier Country!
The band features
Waupun’s Shawna
Harmsen. $5.00
cover charge. Show
is 8:00pm-midnight.
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WAUPUN SENIOR EXPO
On Thursday
September 25th, the
Active Adult
Resource Council
invites you to the
“Who Sows
Believes In God”
Many of the
photos and
articles in
Community News
are submitted by
service
organizations,
sports groups, or
other individuals.
Thank you for
sharing your events
and achievements
with us! To submit
information to be
considered for a
future newsletter,
please email
[email protected]
Waupun Senior
Center
310 E. Main
324-7930
Anyone 50 or over
and their spouse is
welcome to
participate in
activities offered at
the Senior Center!
Hours:
Monday – Friday,
9:00am – 4:00pm
Waupun Senior Expo
from 9:00am to
3:00pm at Central
Wisconsin Christian
School. There will be
live entertainment,
demonstrations, local
musicians, door
prizes, many vendors,
lunch and BINGO!
Antique appraisals will
be held from 9:00am
to 1:00pm, so bring
your antiques along!
Flu shots will also be
available on site.
MARSH HAVEN NATURE CENTER NEWS
Marsh Haven Nature
Center brings two
fun and educational
events to the
community in the
weeks ahead.
On September 27 &
28 you are invited to
visit the past at an
encampment and
learn more about
Native Americans,
Voyageurs, the War
of 1812, soap
making, candle
making, trapping,
blacksmithing, fiber
arts, porcelain
painting and so
much more during
the Fall Living History
Festival at the Nature
Center.
October 3-5 Marsh
Haven pays tribute
to John Denver
during a weekendlong celebration of
the music,
environmental
stewardship,
volunteerism, and
love of nature that is
the life and legacy
of the singer/
songwriter. The
tribute begins with a
John Denver
Celebration Concert
featuring “Cowboy”
Brad Fitch at Historic
Waupun City Hall
Auditorium on Friday,
October 3 at
7:00pm. Tickets are
$12 in advance or
$15 at the door.
Family packages are
available for $40.
Proceeds benefit the
youth education
programs at Marsh
Haven Nature
Center.
Watch for additional
details on these
exciting events!
WORDS OF THANKS FROM WAUPUN FINE ARTS
Waupun Fine Arts
Inc. would like to
thank all the people
who attended the
very successful Art,
Craft and Quilt Show
on August 2 at
beautiful Dodge Park
and nearby Wesley
Center. Thank you to
FM103.3/AM 1170
radio and the
Madpolecats Band
for music, and the
American Legion as
our food vendor.
Special thanks to
those volunteers who
stepped up to make
this triple show a
great event.
The Wesley Center
was the site of
Waupun’s first Quilt
Show. Displayed
were about 50
beautiful and
colorful quilts. The
Best of Show ribbon
was awarded to
Janet Flint. The
People’s Choice
ribbon also went to
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WORDS OF THANKS (Continued)
Harris Mill Park
WASD Calendar
 Sep 11 – Marketing
Foundation (5:30pm),
Fundraising (6:15pm) &
Governance Annual
Meeting (7pm), SAGES
 Sep 12, 5:30-7:30pm –
MVP PTO Back to School
Dance
 Sep 13, 7:15am1:30pm – ACT Testing,
High School POD
 Sep 15, 6:00pm –
Board of Education
Workshop Meeting, ESC
 Sep 19 – Early Release
Coming Soon!
CWC Craft-a-thon
October 10 & 11
Bethel CRC
Janet Flint on a
separate quilt. See
pictures on Waupun
Fine Arts’ website at
www.waupunfinearts
.org
The winners of the
drawings were: Mary
Bestal - lap quilt,
Jean McKim – tote
bag, and Donna
Vande Zande - table
runner. Special
thanks to Deb and
Jim Wamser and
friends for assisting in
running the show.
In honor of Waupun’s
175th Anniversary,
Waupun Fine Arts
presented a Vintage
Quilt display at the Art
Gallery upstairs at the
Waupun Public Library.
We are grateful to
those who loaned us
their priceless family
quilts for this special
show. Thank you to
Jayne Karbula, Jane
Teresinski, Pat Damuth,
Deb Wamser, Etta
Schregardus, Helen
Riebold family, Steve
and Pat Damuth,
Justine Port, Mable
Henning family, Ivan
Koenig family, Joann
Marquart
Goodlaxson, the
Virginia Schachtner
family, Lori Page, the
Waupun Historical
Society and our
awesome volunteers.
The Vintage Quilt
Show ran through
August 30.
School District Dialogue
School History on Display September 20
In Celebration of Waupun's 175th Anniversary, Zac
Dickhut, a Senior at Waupun Area High School, has
put together a historical collection of memorabilia of
the Waupun Schools from the early 1800's to the
present. Waupun High School came into being when
one student enrolled for the general course in 1876.
The collection includes yearbooks from 1916 to the
present with the exception of 1919-1923 &1932. Zac
stands next to the 1926 50th Anniversary Milestone
year trophy won by the Waupun High School football
team. The letter sweater was worn by Argyle
Zimmerman, who played the right tackle that year.
When Waupun joined the Little Ten Conference in
Photo by Larry Duer
football, they claimed the Conference Championship
the first two seasons. The collection includes trophies, jerseys, uniforms, photos, banners
and many other items from the Waupun Historical Society, the Schools, and from
private parties. The immense collection will be displayed on Sept. 20 in the Rock River
Intermediate School gym, and again on Oct. 10 during Waupun's Homecoming event.
CWC Corner
CWC OPEN – THE MASTER’S AUCTION
Central Wisconsin
Christian invites you
to the CWC Open The Master's Auction.
The list of items is
growing as
preparations are
made for the 2014
Harvest Auction to
support the work of
Central Wisconsin
Christian School. For
many years you, the
community, have
been one of CWC’s
valuable partners in
contributing to the
auctions. Your
generous donations
are greatly
appreciated and
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City of Waupun
201 E. Main Street
Waupun, WI 53963
Phone
(920)324-7900
E-mail
[email protected]
Websites
www.cityofwaupun.org
www.waupunfestivals.com
www.waupunutilities.com
www.waupunchamber.com
www.waupun.k12.wi.us
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CWC OPEN – THE MASTER’S AUCTION (Continued)
support of the work
of CWC.
Some new items this
year include tickets
to the PGA
championship,
Disney World tickets,
and Badger
Basketball vs. Duke
on Dec. 3. Find more
items and watch the
list grow at:
www.cwcauction.com.
Event Schedule
▪ 3:00pm - Silent
Auction Tables open
for bidding
▪ 4:00pm - 6:00pm Dinner Served in
CWC Commons
▪ 6:30pm - Signature
Live Auction begins
▪ 10:00pm - Doxology
Bring in your baked
goods the day of the
auction, and they
will be put in the
Silent Auction.
WAUPUN FESTIVALS PRESENTS AT THE HISTORIC
WAUPUN CITY HALL AUDITORIUM
2014 UPCOMING EVENTS
201 E. Main Street - Waupun, WI
175th Fall Anniversary Celebration
SAT. SEPT. 27 • Doors open 6:30 pm • Show 7:30 pm
NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks House Band.
All tickets: General Admission Advance $10.00 - $12.00 at Door
Available at Waupun City Hall
SAT. OCT. 25 • Doors open 6:30 pm • Show 7:30 pm
Chicago’s legendary comedy troupe has produced Saturday Night Live comedians.
Tickets: Balcony $20.00 • Floor $25.00
Tickets available at Waupun City Hall or www.ticketstaronline.com • 800-895-0071
SATURDAY, DEC. 6
Doors open at 6:30 - Show 7:30 p.m.
Boogie & The Yo-Yo’z
presents:“Christmas With You”
Featuring local Waupun choirs:
Central Wisconsin Christian School and
Waupun Area Junior/Senior High School
Tickets: Balcony $20.00 Main Floor $25.00
Tickets available at Waupun City Hall
or www.ticketstaronline.com • 800-895-0071
Information at: www.waupunfestivals.com or (920) 324-7900
ROCK’N THE RINK WITH
OUTLIER COUNTRY
September 20, 2014
Featuring Shawna Harmsen
Waupun Community Center
510 E. Spring Street
Waupun, WI 53963
8:00PM – 12:00am
$5.00 Cover Charge