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August / September 2009  Northside News 9
COMMUNITY
By Linda Horvath
City of Madison Planning
The City Board and Commission review
and adoption process is underway for the
Final Draft Northport-Warner ParkSherman Neighborhood Plan (NWS). The
draft plan was developed over the past 18
months by a steering committee of
Northside residents and business owners
(see sidebar), with input from many
Northside residents, business owners, comFrom left, Northside Plan Steering Committee members Anita Herrera,
munity groups and City officials.
“The Committee has carefully reviewed Jeff Shokler, Karen Thompson, Tom Blake and Mary Schumacher.
and considered many thoughtful ideas and
comments from the public and the group has funding. And, the projects cannot be on
revised its recommendations to reflect the a list of those that could be otherwise
best interests of the community,” stated Lydia funded through a relevant City agency’s
Maurer, SC representative. “We look forward capital or operating budget.
to final adoption of the plan by the Common
A summary of projects that the
Council this fall, followed by collaboration Steering Committee recommended for
with City agencies and community groups to CDBG funding includes:
The City of Madison Planning
implement the recommendations.”
•
Northport
Drive
streetscape
Division
would like to thank the
The Final Draft Plan neighborhood plan,
enhancements
including
replacing
many
Northsiders
who invested time
the calendar for the 11 City Board and
existing
chain
link
median
fence
into
the
creation
of
the NWS Plan. In
Commission review meetings, and other
with
a
forged
metal
sculpture
fence.
particular,
the
Steering
Committee
pertinent information can be viewed at
deserves
a
great
deal
of
gratitude for
www.cityofmadison.com/neighborhoods/n • North Sherman Avenue streetscape
spending
many
hours
over
the past
orthsideplan/index.cfm. Public input is welenhancements including installing
18
months
discussing
and
debating
come at the City review meetings.
and/or upgrading a combination of bus
issues, and devising strategies for
The Steering Committee’s top six recomshelters, benches, trees, banners, etc.
the
greater good of the Northside
mendations cover the need for a strategy to
•
Improved
aesthetic
gateway
entrance
community.
improve the identity and marketing of the
to Warner Park at North Sherman
Northside, unmet community facilities and
Avenue
Steering Committee Members
services needs, options for creating a “main
street” along North Sherman Avenue in • Assistance to help start a
areas of concentrated commercial activity,
Commercial Kitchen Incubator on Lydia Maurer. Berkley Oaks, Oak Park
Terrace and Whitetail Ridge
and neighborhood stabilization options for
the Northside.
areas of the Northside experiencing concenJolena Presti, Anita Herrera, Jeff
• Improved aesthetic gateway entrance Shokler, Brentwood Village, Sheridan
trated challenges to quality of life.
to Warner Park at Northport Drive.
Triangle, Sherman and Maple Wood
Thank you to the
Northside Plan
Steering Committee!
Plan Implementation
The City’s Community Development
Block Office provides funds for neighborhood plans and eligible neighborhood projects. As part of this planning
process, $106,900 of CDBG funding is
available for plan implementation.
The Steering Committee carefully
considered many different ideas for how
the CDBG funding could be used.
Capital or bricks and mortar projects are
the only types of projects that qualify for
This list of priorities will be
approved by the CDBG Commission
and the Common Council.
View the Final Draft Plan
You may review the Final Draft NWS
Plan at: www.cityofmadison.com/neighborhoods /northsideplan/index.cfm.
For more information, you may contact Linda Horvath at 267-1131 or
[email protected]
Condos
Ben Cashin and Lorie Walker
Lake View Hill and Kennedy Heights
Mary Schumacher and Paul Van
Rooy, Lerdahl and North Lake Mendota
Cyndi Wood and Jacqui Wilson
Mendota Hills, Troy Gardens, Nobel
Park, & Vera Court
Photo submitted by City Planning
Northside Plan Moves
Toward Adoption
News from
Lake View Hill
Neighborhood
Association
By Char Tortorice
LVNA President
July brought the annual neighborhood picnic and now with August
comes thoughts of back-to -school and
autumnal activities. The board of
Lake View Hill Neighborhood
Association (LVHNA) is planning
a spooktacular event to welcome in
the holiday season. Mark your calendars for the afternoon of Oct. 31
and join us for a pumpkin hunt,
s’mores and cider, and some great
surprises. The location is a secret
— look for it and more information
in the October Northside News.
Costumes are encouraged.
LVHNA has developed a listserv to
keep members up to date on planned
events and late-breaking news.
However, some of our members have
indicated that they either do not like email communications or occasionally
have the need to share more immediate
news. To that end, we are establishing a
tried-and-true telephone tree. Please let
me know if you would like to be added
to the listserv, the telephone tree, or
both. I can be reached at 249-8052
(leave a message if you get the answering machine — I check often).
Enjoy the rest of summer and the
bounty of the harvest.
Pat Steele, Northport and Packers /
East Bluff and Woodlands
Don Bruns, Julie Savidusky, and
Karen Thompson,
Northside Business Representatives
It’s Hip to be Square (Dancing!)
By Judy Seip
If you think: “I did it in grade/high
school gym and that was enough,” or
“It’s just for retired people,” or “You
have to wear weird costumes,” think
again! Square dancing, now known as
“modern western square dancing”, is a
great way to exercise both your body
and your brain, meet new people in a
friendly setting and have such a good
time dancing that your cheeks hurt after
smiling and laughing so much.
As a recent graduate of square
dance lessons, I can say that my life
literally took a turn for the better
soon after I started taking turns
around the dance floor at the
Westport Town Hall (5399 Mary
Lake Road, Waunakee, off County
Highway M, north of Madison)
home of the Westport Squares.
Westport Squares, Madison’s premier square dance club, will again
offer square dance lessons on
Sunday evenings from 6:30-8:30
beginning Sept. 20 and running
through mid-March 2010. The first
two lessons are free; after that the
cost is $4.00 per person for adults
($2.00 for those under 18). Square
dance attire is not required for lessons; any comfortable clothing is
appropriate. Dancers frequently
wear shorts and sandals when it’s
hot. Free refreshments are served
after every lesson.
No matter how young or old you
are, or what previous dance experience you may have had, come and
join us for a great new fun experience that just might change your life
for the better! Come and learn to
dance what has been called “one of
the world’s greatest social mixers.”
You do not need a partner because
experienced dancers, known as
“angels”, are literally right there
beside you helping you to learn by
being your partner during the lessons. Come by yourself, with your
family, or with a friend to enjoy a
great time on Sunday evenings while
you learn to be a hip square dancer.
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10 Northside News  August / September 2009
COMMUNITY
Oh, those golden days of summer …
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flowers, bakery (scones, biscotti, cook- stories written about the vendors,
ies, bars and sometimes surprises), information about how to receive the
fresh squeezed juices, smoothies, emailed weekly (highly praised)
spring rolls, squash curry, meats, dairy, newsletter, upcoming events, foods,
vegetables and summer fruits galore. fun and other market news.
Vendors and shoppers are all enjoying
Make the Farmers Market your own by
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who are all volunteers
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The Northside Farmers Market is the Northside’s Sunday morning
meeting spot! Join the community every Sunday through October!
Pet Palooza pet parade to be
held at Farmers Market
Sunday, Sept. 20, 10 am–noon
It’s a parade, it’s a fashion revue, it’s
a costume contest. There will be crafts
and maybe a little Poga. Join the fun at
the Northside Farmers' Market. All nonaggressive pets are welcome.
Come at 10 am to register and work
on some pet-related craft projects.
From 10:30–to noon, the parade and
contests will provide lots of fun.
Enter the pet fashion show, best
outfit, best collar, best bandana, best
bling, best holiday costume (any holiday), the pet/owner look-alike or
dress-alike contest. Also competitions for waggiest tail, best hair, best
smile, best trick, smallest pet, and
others. The Fashion/ Costume show
and other competitions will occur on
a stage near the Farmers Market,
with market patrons helping to judge.
August / September 2009  Northside News 11
COMMUNITY
By Aram Donabedian
The Vera Court Neighborhood
Center and Community GroundWorks
at Troy Gardens have joined forces to
kick-start a collaborative composting
program. Food scraps generated by
the neighborhood center are being collected by youth participants and transported to Community GroundWorks
where they are composted and reintroduced as nutrient rich soil in the Kid’s
Garden. In early July, Community
volunteers, and staff from Vera Court
Neighborhood Center and Community
GroundWorks constructed a threestage composter at the Kid’s Garden.
Built primarily from discarded pallets,
the composter was made from entirely
recycled materials. Its slatted chambers allow youth to view the decomposition process first hand.
Originally an initiative sponsored by
Vera Court Neighborhood Center’s
Youth Advisory Board, the composting
project has its basis in conservation
and waste reduction. Youth delegates
identified food waste as an issue to be
addressed by the Youth Board.
Nathan Larson, Education Director at
Community GroundWorks expressed
the need to establish a compost heap at
the Kid’s Garden. “The Vera Court
kids are founding members of the
Kid’s Garden and I am proud to see
them continuing to take the lead in
environmental stewardship,” said
Larson. Youth Board members were
directly involved in educating their
peers by creating informational posters
and speaking to different youth programs about what types of things can
and cannot be composted. When
asked about the composting program,
Katelyn Cain, a second grader said, “It
helps the Earth and it’s fun too!”
Northsiders will be on the move to end
Alzheimer’s at the 2009 Memory Walk
Join other supporters at the Dane County Alzheimer’s Association Memory
Walk on Sat., Oct. 3, 2009 at 8:00 am starting at the Warner Park Shelter, 1511
Northport Dr., Madison. Memory Walk is the nation’s largest event to raise
awareness and critically needed funds for Alzheimer care, support and
research programs. In 2008, over 2,000 people walked as part of the South
Central Wisconsin Chapter’s seven Memory Walk events.
Alzheimer’s disease affects as many as 5.3 million Americans, and as the
baby boomer generation continues to age, more people are at risk. Because
the incidence of the disease continues to increase, the Chapter needs to add
even more Memory Walk participants this year. “Participating in Memory Walk
not only raises funds, it also raises awareness about this growing disease,”
says Miriam Boegel, Development Director for the Alzheimer’s Association.
“People of all ages are invited to become Champions in their community by
coming to the walk and joining in the fight against Alzheimer’s.”
Registration for the event is available online at www.alz.org/scwisc, or contact the Alzheimer’s Association at 608.232.3400 to request a brochure or
more information.
Photo submitted by Aram Donabedian
Vera Court Kids Compost at Troy Gardens
Vera Court youth learn to compost at Troy Gardens, learning one aspect of
environmental stewardship.
Pound the Pavement for Warner Park Pool
Annual fundraiser Aug. 29
By Dorothy Borchardt
The Circle of Friends will be
Pounding the Pavement for the
Warner Pool on Sat., Aug. 29.
Registration and photos start at 8:00
am for the second half of our annual
Golf Outing & Walk Fun Raiser. Join
us at the Warner Center and walk
around the Warner Park lagoon. You
can enter right up until the time of the
walk. It is too late to get your team
name on the t-shirts if you didn’t get
registered by August 1 but you can
still sign up on one of the registered
teams by August 20th and help them
win the traveling trophy or up or sign
on your own.
We can’t promise we will have a
shirt in your size if you wait until the
last minute. For more information
and a list of registered teams see the
COF
web
site
at:
friendsofwarner.com or pick up registration forms at the Warner Park
Community Recreation Center.
Go Northside!
Thank you to Celebrity Golf
Outing Supporters
Thanks to our wonderful sponsors,
celebrities, golfers and volunteers the
4th Annual Celebrity Golf Outing
added over $33,000 to the Warner
Pool Fund. Many thanks to The
Sanger Foundation for their support
and generous contribution of $25,000.
Please patronize and thank the following businesses and individuals for
supporting the 2009 golf outing and
the walk: The Sanger Foundation,
Madison Chiropractic, M&I Bank,
DuWayne’s Salon, Borchardt Builders,
Ryan Funeral Home, Chet’s Car Care,
Magna Publications, Tiziani Golf
Cars, Northside Town Center, PDQ
Food Stores, Morgan Shoes, McKinney
Dental, Rural Mutual Insurance, Kraft
Food/Oscar Mayer, Walgreens, American
Family Insurance, Jo Ann Walker,
Savidusky’s, Direct Fitness, 5Nines Data,
Speedo, Ryan Suter, Mallards, Bridges
Golf Course, Heritage Credit Union,
Benvenuto’s, Pedro’s, Smith & Gesteland,
LLP, MG&E, Esquire Club, Ryne Duren,
Meikles True Value, Copps Food Center,
Rocky Rococo Pizza and Chuck Hanlon.
Hartmeyer Ice Arena Thanks You
By Kelly Olson
Director, Hartmeyer Ice Arena
On July 11 Madison Ice Inc., the nonprofit organization which owns and
operates Hartmeyer Ice Arena hosted
Summertime Jam, a fundraising event
for Hartmeyer Ice Arena. This event
was a great success even with the
competition of great weather and the
Art Fair on the Square. The event provided a fun, family-friendly environment
for all and raised money for programming and ice rink renovations.
Over 125 attendees participated in
the silent auction, face painting, floor
hockey and dancing. The event also
included food provided by our good
neighbor Toby’s Supper Club.
Thank you to all the volunteers,
everyone who attended the event and
the people and businesses that
donated items to the silent auction. It
is people like you who truly make a
difference in the community.
A special thank you goes out to the
band MB3 and all its members; Ed
Carroll, Dan Resnick, Brian Walsh,
Derek Paulowski and Joe McNeil for
providing the event with great entertainment. Your commitment of time is
priceless and the event could not
have been a success without you.
Some exciting things are going on
this season. The Patriots Youth
Hockey Association is having youth
skater registration for the season on
Aug. 11 and a Golf Outing at Door
Creek on Aug. 29. For more information and registration forms go to
www.patriotshockey.org.
On October 18 Madison Ice Inc. is
hosting Day At The Rink at Hartmeyer
Ice Arena. This event is FREE for
everyone to enjoy. Come join us for an
afternoon of skating and fun. This is
also an opportunity to get information
and learn about skating programs. If
you have any question you can go to
www.madisonicearena.com or contact
Kelly Olson at 220-0029 or
[email protected].
12 Northside News  August / September 2009
COMMUNITY
Scout Troop 23 attends summer camp
near Rhinelander
GLC: A place for budding
leaders to grow
Photo submitted by Wally Meyer
By Amy Mondloch
Troop 23 went to the Tesomas Scout camp near Rhinelander. Those in the
picture include: John Sullivan, Assistant Scoutmaster Larry Miller,
Tanner Weinman, Jared Mertens-Pelliteri, Alec Hance, Assistant
Scoutmaster Jeff Murkve, Scoutmaster Wally Meyer, Bryce Meyer and
Ian Murkve.
By Bryce Meyer
In early July, Troop 23 went to the
Tesomas Scout camp near Rhinelander,
Wisconsin. It took us a long time to travel there and we stopped at Rib Mountain
state park for lunch.
When we were settled in, we did the
swimmer’s test and got a tour of the
camp before dinner. Later, we went to
a campfire put on by the staff. It was a
lot of fun.
The week was spent doing merit
badges like: pioneering, fishing. swimming, environmental science, climbing, rifle shooting, archery, space
exploration, camping and small boat
sailing. Scout Tanner Wienman completed the mile swim and we saw a
black bear. Our week at Tesomas was
fun and educational.
Troop 23 has been around since
1974 serving the Scouting needs of
young adults on Madison’s north side.
Our members attend Blackhawk
Middle School and East High.
Scouting is for young adults between
11 and 18 years. Troop 23 is sponsored
by St. Peter Catholic Church on N.
Sherman Avenue and usually meets on
Thursdays. Come find out what the fun
is all about! Contact my Dad,
Scoutmaster Wally Meyer at 246-8501
for more information.
P.S.: I wrote this article for a requirement for communications merit badge.
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August / September 2009  Northside News 13
COMMUNITY
Nabak retires after 30 years at Walgreens
The manager of Walgreens is retiring. Jim Nabak has a 30-year perspective on the Northside that he was happy
to share with me one morning a couple
weeks ago. He came to Madison from
the Milwaukee area to go to the
University, met his wife the second
year and got a part-time job with
Rennebohm’s right here shortly after.
(Later Rennebohm’s was bought out
by Walgreens, now the second largest
drugstore chain in the United States).
“I worked my way up to assistant
manager and was at the Hilldale Mall
and then the State Street stores before
returning back to this shopping center
as manager,” Jim says. In the meantime they had two children who are
both now adults. Jim has put in long
hours (6am to 6pm weekdays, and
most Saturdays until noon).
His job centers on customer service,
ordering and personnel (some 30
employees, most of whom live in the
neighborhood). A licensed pharmacist
by law runs the pharmacy. “Most of the
positions are entry level, not career
positions, and the challenge is to keep
good people for the long run.”
Biggest change from the early
Rennebohm days? “There’s no longer
a soda fountain. Rennebohm’s was
content with the past, Walgreens wants
to move ahead with the times.” The
Drive-Thru Pharmacy and state-of-theart photo editing and printing are just
two examples. “Seventy percent of our
money is from prescriptions, but we
want to have convenient, everyday
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Walgreens Manager Jim Nabak
items available for customers too. The
right items at the right price.” Jim adds,
“It’s a good business for these economic times.”
And Jim feels this is the right place
too. “The big change in the area is that
there’s more a feeling of neighborhood. The Community Center at
Warner Park, the renovation of the
TownCenter, even the Mallards show
this is a great place to live, to work and
to shop. A safe area, everything within
an easy walk. When I first started to
work here, it was more a place people
drove through to get to downtown.
Now there’s a real Northside spirit. It’s
home.”
Jim Nabak isn’t sure what he will do
with the time he’ll now have for himself and his family, but he knows he’ll
enjoy it. Travel, golf, home repairs,
gardening. “I wouldn’t change anything as far as working here. What I’ll
miss are the people, the customers and
my associates. They are all good
friends.”
Heritage Credit Union (HCU) is helping Northside students in
need by hosting a school supply drive. New school supplies
dropped off at HCU’s Shopko Drive (2555 Shopko Drive) branch
between Aug. 1-15 will be distributed by Sherman Middle School
to students in need. School supplies needed include backpacks,
pencils, pens, notebooks, folders, markers and more.
Africa Fest
2009
Festival of African Folklife Aug. 15 at Warner Park
Individuals, institutions and organizations interested in African culture will
want to attend AFRICA FEST 2009. The African Association of Madison, Inc.,
in collaboration with the UW-Madison African Studies Program and the Urban
League of Greater Dane County will produce AFRICA FEST 2009 scheduled
for Saturday, August 15 from 11 am–7 pm at Warner Park.
Under the theme “Fulfillment of the Diaspora,” AFRICA FEST 2009 is a community-based cultural and educational event devoted to grassroots cultural
heritage. The festival is open and free to the public — everyone interested in
learning about the rich cultures of Africa from Africans.
Featured performers include Jam-Ak-Jam Troupe from Senegal , WADOMA,
Nigerian and Cameroonian dancers; traditional dance and music, hair braiding demonstrations, African apparel and fashion parade, cooking demonstrations, craft and fashion vendors, wood-carving demonstrations, food vendors
and exhibits about Africa .
The African Village Tour, which is perfect in the park, will bring alive a physical representation of a real African village. Themes of African traditional life
will be re-enacted in the village, including libations, naming ceremonies, masquerade dances and marriage ceremonies.
The African Association of Madison, Inc., founded in 1991 is a federally recognized non-profit organization. The association serves as a forum to unite
in purpose and bring together people of African descent and friends of Africa
in Madison and its vicinities. The Association seeks to safeguard and share
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the Wisconsin community.
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COVER STORIES
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WPCRC
CAR
Manager Colleen Moran explains that the program is “a member-based car-sharing organization which provides cars by the hour or by
the day to individuals, families, businesses and
non-profits,” with the goal of releasing “our
members from the burdens of car ownership by
providing them with vehicles for their occasional car needs.”
The group’s mission is to improve the environment and provide an affordable communitybased transportation option, she added.
In all, the company currently has 18 vehicles
stationed around the city.
Becoming a member is easy — prospective
members can sign-up online or over the phone
— 608-204-0000 — says Moran.
“(Simply) sign up online — at www.communitycar.com — and fill out our online application
form and complete a brief new member orientation,” she says. The one-time application fee
is $25.
Eligibility requirements include: drivers must
be at least 21 with a driver’s license for at least
three years and not have any major traffic violations or at-fault accidents; full-time college
students are an exception and most 19 and 20year-old students can join. There is an annual
driver fee of $35 charged on the anniversary
date of your start date.
Members chose the best fit from a variety of
rate plan options, including the Pay As You
Drive Plan ($9.75/hr), two monthly plan options
($9.00/hr and $8.75/hr) and three prepaid plan
options ($9/hr, $8.25/hr and $8.00/hr). Every
reservation comes with 150 free miles; excess
miles are charged at $0.48/mile. Gas is included, free of charge, as is full coverage insurance.
“Members, once approved, receive a member card and ‘key fob’ in the mail, says Moran,
adding that the key fob is the security device
used to unlock the car, much like a car alarm
remote.
“They use their member number to sign into
our online reservation system where they can
make, change and cancel reservations, update
their account, etc.,” says Moran.
Users can book their vehicle up to three
months in advance or at the last minute.
“Members use their key fob to unlock the vehicle and off they drive. They use their key fob
to lock and unlock the car every time they get
in and out. At the end of the month they receive
an invoice that outlines their trips and costs.”
As an added bonus, new Northside members
receive a 1/2-price discount on their onetime
application free, redeemable by entering the
promo code NORTHSIDE on the online application form.
“We are pleased to collaborate with Madison
Community Foundation and Community Car to
bring a vehicle to the Northside,” NESCO
Executive Director Cheryl Batterman states.
“Our senior adults and their families will benefit
from this wonderful opportunity!”
I just love going there.” Born
enjoys playing cards, reading
from the library and participating in games with some of
the children who attend.
NESCO, which provides case
management for seniors, helps
them to remain independent and
WPCRC assists by providing
kitchen space for a lunch program. NESCO office manager
Drew Simonsen finds this to be a
win-win situation, “Warner Park
benefits by showing that we’re
two good organizations working
together for a common goal.”
Walter Ingram has been utilizing various services at
WPCRC since its inception
and says that the lunch program is a “nice comfortable
place for older people to go
eat. The people are just great!
Everybody is very congenial.”
Joann Walker, Chair of the
center’s advisory committee,
believes “It is yet for some
people an undiscovered treasure” and said there is a great
need for expansion at facility
due to high usage and
expanding programming with
MSCR and NESCO.
As for future plans for
WPCRC, it is slated to
become the site of the second
city pool. The Warner Park
Circle of Friends “is a group
of residents that support the
mission of the Warner Park
Community Center and dedi-
cated to keep the Warner Park
a successful community asset”
and they are extending efforts
to raise money for the pool. So
far they have raised over
$100,000 and have a $25,000
pledge once ground is broken
for the pool.
In the coming years
Dabbert would “like to reach
out to those families who
have not used us so far, especially youth” and “listen to
the community and adapt to
what their needs are.”
In addition to the programming
offered at WPCRC, community
members can also rent out meeting and community rooms for
weddings, parties, company
meetings and banquets.
The variety and extent of programming and services provided by WPCRC tries to make
everyone feel welcome, giving
credence to the WPCRC’s slogan: “We’ll see you at the center, it’s where you belong.”
WPCRC Contact Info
WPCRC:
608-245-3690 www.cityofmadison.com/parks/warnerpark/index.html
MSCR: (at WPCRC):
608-245-3669
www.mscr.org
NESCO:
608-243-5252
www.nescoinc.org
WPCRC Circle of Friends:
608-249-7202
www.friendsofwarner.com
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COVER STORIES
The Northside4Knowledge Team (L to R):Dave Bruns (President,
Northside TownCenter), Kristi Kloos (Principal, Lake View Elementary
School), Little Vito (Little Vito and the Torpedoes), Michael Schumacher
(Alder, District 18), Dennis Tiziani (President, Cherokee Country Club).
cont. from page 1
School Events
www.CherokeeCountry Club.com for
details on participating in the golf event.
Friday, Sept. 11, Madison’s own Little
Vito and the Torpedoes will perform live at
the Northside TownCenter.
The “Northside4Knowledge” event
will run from 6-10 pm. Event admission, which includes the Little Vito
concert, costs $15 for adults, $5 for
those 12-20, and is free to children
under 12. Food and beverages, including adult choices, will be sold at the
event. In addition, the Lakeview
Library will be hosting an Open House
from 6:00-7:30 pm with cookies and
lemonade so folks can check out
what’s new at the library before dancing the night away.
Proceeds from this event will benefit
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the four Northside elementary schools,
Lakeview, Gompers, Lindbergh and
Mendota, as well as the Northside
News. See the back page of the
Northside News for more information.
“This special weekend of music and
golf is a great way to support our wonderful elementary schools, which in
turn, directly supports our kids”, says
Dennis Tiziani.
Dave Bruns, president of the
Northside TownCenter adds, “Come
out and help our community help the
kids. Both events will be loads of fun.
Bring the family Friday night. Little
Vito and the Torpedoes are some of the
most celebrated musicians in the
industry, providing solid entertainment for everyone, from young to old.
Then Monday, enjoy the Cherokee
Golf Course at its best.”
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Northside Art And Design Group
Calling all citizen artists, designers, and social visionaries!
Join this new organization to
help plan and execute public art &
design projects on Madison’s
growing Northside.
Exciting upcoming projects
include a variety of functional and
highly visible public-art installations along Northport Dr., at the
Warner Park entrances, along
Sherman Avenue, and more.
These projects are being funded
by
the
recently-completed
N o r t h p o r t - Wa r n e r - S h e r m a n
Neighborhood Plan.
Please attend our next meeting
to learn more about these and
future public-art projects, and how
you can have a hand in them!
Northside Art And Design Group
Thursday, August 27
6:00 to 7:45 pm
Lakeview Library
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Identity
small group exercises, have you listen
and take notes on the values, ideals, and
unique characteristics of the Northside,
then using these attributes to put our best
foot forward to businesses, residents, and
other potential newcomers to our great
neighborhood, as well as in upcoming
public-art projects. No art or design
experience is necessary — just a love
of the Northside. Please join us!
Questions or for more information,
contact Ellen at 576-3734 or [email protected]; or Jeff at 6582860 or [email protected].
Northside Pride Photo & Art Contest
In our June/July
issue, the
Northside News
invited Northsiders
to show their
Northside Pride by
submitting photos
or art that illustrated their love of our
community.
Two entries were
selected for publication.We’d like to
thank George
Cunningham and
Hanneke TanzerHilliard for their
submissions.
“Winter Hawk”, a watercolor by George Cunningham,
“depicts the beauty and fascination of living across
from Warner Park.”
“Splendor Over Cherokee”, a photograph by Hanneke
Tanzer-Hilliard, captures “the beauty of a place where you
can enjoy the beauty of nature, no matter what the season.
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TROY GARDENS
By Marge Pitts
Common sense suggests that children
who pursue outdoor activities enjoy
better health. Children who are engaged
in gardening are likely to appreciate
vegetables, improving their nutrition
and increasing their physical fitness at
the same time. Children who form an
active bond with nature — learning
what this earth is made of as well as
inventing ways to play in it — grow
stronger mentally, emotionally and
spiritually. It makes sense, but as yet
there has been no scientific research
measuring exactly how this works.
Community GroundWork’s (CGW)
Education Director, Nathan Larson,
has coined the phrase “Meaningful
Fitness” to describe an important component of what goes on at Troy
Gardens. It’s not an exercise program
or a sport. Nathan describes it simply
as “engaging in physical fitness to
grow food.” Meaningful fitness at Troy
Gardens leads to a personal relationship with nature, and that relationship
is profoundly meaningful.
At Troy Kids’ Garden, Meaningful
Fitness manifests itself in a new
research study called Garden Fit.
The study emerged from conversation among Nathan Larson; Sam
Dennis, Professor of Landscape
Architecture at UW-Madison and
member of the Board of Directors of
CGW; and Sam’s colleague, Dr.
Alex Adams, an MD in Family
L I M I T E D
Practice with a PhD in Nutrition,
who specializes in Pediatric Fitness.
Sam believes outdoor spaces for
children should be redesigned. Instead
of “fixed play equipment” like swings
and monkey bars, Sam believes kids
benefit more from natural spaces to
move around in and natural materials
to play with. “Instead of fixed play
equipment,” Sam says, “you get sand
and dirt and running water …”
Before and after the eight week
Garden Fit program, a complex series
of measurements is taken of each child,
data that reveals their metabolic rates,
total energy expenditure, and in-depth
dietary/fitness information. The effects
of the program will be precisely calculated over time. Studies show children
at risk for obesity are likely to gain
weight over the summer. Even if the
children in this study maintain the same
weight by the end of the study, that too
will be a hugely important finding.
Seven kids from Blackhawk Middle
School are participating. Study
Coordinator Sarah Jacquart, Troy
Kids’ Garden intern Hannah Lavold,
and Dr. Adams’ teen-age son, Duncan,
lead the children five days a week.
The group plays games like water
balloon baseball; they pick berries;
they take hikes; they spread wood
chips; they garden. Two days a week
they make and eat a meal mostly from
what they can harvest — such delectable fare as mulberry crisp freshly
baked in a sun oven.
“The participants are definitely
experiencing new things at the garden,” Sarah says. “I have been particularly happy with their enthusiasm for
big projects, like wood-chipping or
working on paths in the woods and for
their great interaction with the younger
kids that come to the Kids Garden.”
T I M E
O F F E R ! !
Photo by John Beck
Researching Fitness at Troy Gardens
Troy Community Gardener Kevin Emery likes to bring his conures to
his plot. The birds especially enjoy getting a second-hand shower from
the hose.
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