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Youth recently broke into our home. One of my first thoughts: “They need a place like the Goodman Community Center.”

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By Kristin Groth, GCC Staff

Here’s what happened. My husband and I went to hear Loudon Wainwright III and Leo Kottke (a most excellent concert, by the way) at the Barrymore Theater so it was nearly 11 p.m. when we got home. As we came in, we started noticing things. The patio door was left open. Drawers and doors were ajar. When we saw a rock the size of a softball surrounded by shards of glass all over the hallway floor, I grabbed the phone. Time to call the police. Two police officers and a detective checked our home from top to bottom; inside and out. In the end, all three were convinced our intruders were youth. What was curious is that they didn’t take valuables, liquor or technology. Why did they take such a big risk — breaking and entering (!) — when all they really took was our sense of security? As far as we can tell, they got nothing.

Work in Progress In December, the gallery at Goodman will show paintings by Elizabeth Steinhoff and Sarah Watts, two women who have grown to be friends as they’ve grown as artists. Their collection of portraits, still lifes and landscapes are so worth seeing. Come see for yourself. Article on page 27 Sunshine Goodrich, GCC 4K Teacher, having a great time reading with (from left) Donya, Ramatulah and Bilise. Fun and learning are often one and the same in childcare programs at the Center. Kids get to be kids because they can depend on their teachers to keep their classrooms safe, consistent and engaging.

 Your gifts give students like Kamyra a reason to plan for their future.

When Kamyra moved here from Milwaukee, only 3 of her high school credits transferred, so she started her junior year with a big deficit. She spends her mornings at the Center in I spent a day And still, our Vocationally Integrated with staff and some I keep thinking Pathways, VIP, program. of the people whose lives about those She has been an assistant have been changed thanks knuckleheads. in our 4K classroom and to past support. Here I imagine they don’t have will tell you, “It’s really are some of their much of a future. I know helped me out. At first I stories. some of our teens have wasn’t interested in kids, but broken the law, too. When we now I like it so much that when met them their futures weren’t so I graduate I want to go to college at bright. But this place can change that. I’ve U.W. Milwaukee so I can open my own watched many teens, and other people, be child care center someday.” transformed. With your help. Being in VIP here at the Center has helped her. “I get more happy. The rest of

the day, when I’m in my classes at East in the afternoon, I focus because I want to graduate and go to college.”

 Your gifts help students like Damika

discover it’s possible to be good at many things.

Damika is a warm and articulate young woman with a relaxed and joyful way about her. And she’s got plans. She plans to graduate and go to college to get a nursing degree. “I want to do my CNA and work with elderly people. After that I want to be a nurse for kids.” She’s in our Seed to Table program, and loves it. “It’s good for me because I’m in such a small group. I focus more and I get to learn a lot of things. Like building stuff. And Keith takes us places. I really Continued on page 11

It’s Thanksgiving Basket time. Wouldn’t it be great if we all had a holiday meal to share with our loved ones? See how you can help 2,500 Dane County families have a happy Thanksgiving.

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Brewing on the beer east side Few neighborhoods can boast two brew pubs within blocks, but the Atwood business district can. The neighborhood has become a popular destination for beer connoiseurs and locavores. Looks like both brew masters have a popular business brewing. Article on page 20

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Volume 143, No. 6• November l December 2013 Goodman Community Center • goodmancenter.org 149 Waubesa St. Madison, WI 53704 • Phone: 608.241.1574 • Fax: 608.241.1518 EASTSIDE NEWS Volunteer Staff Julia Cechvala, Ed Jepsen, Alexis Vargas, Steve Meiers, Pamela Wiesen, Ben Jones

Goodman Community Center Staff Administration Executive Director: Becky Steinhoff Assistant Center Director: Lisa Jacob Facility Use Manager: Margo Tiedt Finance Director: Mary Smith, CPA Assistant Finance Director: Dewayne Powell Development Director: Rohan Barrett Communications and Community Giving Director: Kristin Groth Secure Futures Campaign Coordinator: Sheena Loiacono Development Communications Coordinator: Matt Rezin Volunteer and Stewardship Manager: Kate KatzbanBeren Office Manager: Tanya Martinez-Knauer Facility Use Assistant: Kristi Kading Receptionists: Erin Boris, Coy Campbell, Lori Luebke, Alesia Mayfield, Angelica Melchor, Gretchen Olson, Ashley Staley, Alexis Vargas, Joanne Yanna Custodians: Roderick Brown, Ken Chappell, Lonnie Evans, Nelson Lopez, Carlos Martinez, Jamel Phillips, Chris Walker Maintenance Manager: Bret Hagemeyer

Adults and Seniors Older Adult Program Director: Marlene Storms

Eastside News Editor: Becky Steinhoff Managing Editor: Kristin Groth Advertising and Production: Dave Link Editorial Manager: Joanne Yanna Circulation Manager: Matt Rezin

Food and Nutrition Seed to Table Manager: Hugh Wing Ironworks Café and Working Class Catering: Catering Coordinator: Amy Manteufel Chef: Gregory Badger Program Chef: Lucas Willis Ironworks Café Lead Barista: Heidi Hilliard Ironworks Café Chef: Joseph Jordan Ironworks Café and Working Class Catering Staff: Michaella Bell, Michael Bell-Perdue, Antonio Both-Hurley, Maia Butler, Janessa Cardenas, Julia Carney, Kenneth Coleman, Helena Davenport, Laurel Fruehling, Shaun Grant, Julia Joy Hilliard, Dahrl Hill-Killerlain, Lukas Hoerr, Denise Johnson,

Some helpful information:

We offer catering, too.

Room seating capacities vary greatly depending on how the room is set up.

Working Class Catering is an established teen education program where youth work along side our professional chefs to learn the art and business of catering. You can trust Working Class Catering to provide quality food that tastes great and is presented beautifully. We will work with you to create a menu that suits your occasion and fits your budget.

Mezzanine seating areas are recommended for casual meetings because they are open spaces with glass wall partitions and are not sound proof. They are also not available for public meetings because they are at the top of a flight of stairs, making them inaccessible for the disabled.

Hasonya Lewis, Derrick McDaniel, Ebony Mims, Steven Price Jr., Doug Siebert, Kiara Stiger, Juanita Toby, Mai See Xiong, Andre Williams, Desmond Willingham, Jonathan Vasquez, Lincoln Vilavong, Maria Zuniga Kitchen Manager and Working Class Catering Lead Chef: Chris Stephens Food Procurement and Processing Manager: Amy Mach Food Pantry Coordinator: Jon Lica

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Evjue Community Room D*

up to 140*

$160-$499

Merrill Lynch Room C*

up to 40*

$60-$188

Bolz Room A*

up to 72*

$80-$162

Family Advocacy

Bolz Room B

up to 30

$30-$44

Asset-Based Community Development Coordinator: Deenah Givens Childcare Lead: Kate Endries

Bolz Room A and B*

up to 102*

$110-$206

Service kitchen use

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Morton Mezzanine, large

up to 15

$5/hr

Morton Mezzanine, small

up to 8

$5/hr

Project/Art Room, small

$15-$45

Gym and Fitness Athletic Director: Tyrone Cratic Athletic Assistant: Terry Tiedt

Childcare Programs Child and Youth Program Director: Dondieneita Fleary-Simmons Elementary Programs Manager: Angela Tortorice Afterschool Coordinator: Ashley Rounds Early Childhood Education Manager: Rob San Juan Preschool Teachers: Tiffany Abramczyk, Robert Bergeron, Dani Butalla, Sunshine Goodrich, Ken Horn, Nick Howard, Jessica Kardas, Jessica Simanek, Heather Weasler, Hannah Young AmeriCorps Staff: Roberto Godinez Afterschool Teachers: Deborah Crabtree, Elizabeth Fuller, Howard Hayes, Liz Kirkland, Megan Kleber, Jayne Moline, Terretha Morris, Nora Rader, Marcus Stanford, Sara Stephen, Tanya Walker

Lussier Teen Center Youth Programs Manager: Eric Hartwig Girls Inc. of Greater Madison Coordinator: Colleen Berg AmeriCorps Members: Julian Freeman, Mary Rodgers, Darian Wilson TEENworks Education Manager: Keith Pollock TEENworks Education Coordinator: Stephanie Mather Male Youth Programs Coordinator: Zack Watson Youth Programs Leaders: Barry Davis, Luke Bassuener, Julian Holt Multimedia Coordinator/Youth Program Leader: Kathleen Ward High School Programs Coordinator: Libby Schultz MERIT Youth Program Lead: Arthur Morgan MERIT Outreach Coordinator: Annie Sweers MERIT Child & Youth Program Evaluation Coordinator: Josset Gauley MERIT Data Management Coord.: Olivia Jonynas MERIT Facilitators: Howard Hayes, Rocio Morejon, Alison Stauffacher, Zach Watson

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**Capacity can be significantly reduced depending on room set up. **Requires GCC Childcare Staff approval.

Price includes tables and chairs. Every event is different. Additional fees may apply. For more details see our website. Space use policy change: GCC has its own liquor license. You are not allowed to bring in any of your own alcoholic beverages for your event. Any beer/wine/liquor must be purchased through GCC according to all Wisconsin alcoholic beverage laws.

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Ralph Pfeiffer celebrated for his 25 years of volunteering in the food pantry By Kate Katzban-Beren, GCC Volunteer Manager

By Nick Howard, GCC Preschool Teacher

The Goodman Community Center 4k/preschool blue room kids were lucky enough to be asked to participate in a Group Health Cooperative commercial about educational programs and health care reform. GHC provided actors for the main characters while GCC kids played in the background. It didn’t take long for the blue room to assert their personalities, and make sure they found a way to make their presence known. After about five minutes, or what probably felt like 15 minutes of curiosity, the videographers and the pow-

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ers-that-be, couldn’t help but realize the rich diversity of our program and thought it was a must to incorporate the Goodman kids in the commercial. As teachers, we feel blessed every day to be around such an amazing and diverse group of children, and the amazing setting that is the Goodman Community Center. We are glad that our neighbors recognize us as an asset to the community, and we all love being a part of making Madison a better place for our children. l

Donated stuffed animals get cleaned up thanks to Block Cleaners By Dondieneita Fleary-Simmons, GCC Child and Youth Program Director

A month or so ago, a generous donor stopped in with three large plastic bags of plush toys. She said that she was cleaning out her house and wanted the toys to have a new home. While they appeared clean, and some even new, we could not share the toys with children in the Center without ensuring that Elena, Maddie, Tess, Soren, Kadiatou and Clara with their new nap time friends. they’d been professionally cleaned. When I called nearby Block Cleannity that cares and shares. ers, they graciously offered to clean all We could not do this work without so the snuggly friends free of charge! With many partners. This is just one example of all that’s wrong in the world, it is nice to the great community support that we reknow that GCC is part of a large commuceive in lots of ways, every day. l

Ralph Pfeiffer has been a staple at the Goodman Community Center for many years, and he has no plans to go anywhere soon. Ralph, who celebrated his 88th birthday in August, has been volunteering in GCC’s food pantry for 25 years. With that many years under his belt, Ralph has been around GCC longer than most people, and he means it when he says the Center is his family. On days he volunteers, you’ll often find him in the lobby greeting visitors and catching up with longtime friends, of which he has many. The depth and breadth of those friendships was clearly evident on Oct. 17 when a packed room of staff, volunteers, friends and family came together to celebrate Ralph’s many years of service. Between bites of cake and sips of coffee people recounted their memories, all of which told a story of Ralph’s kindness, dedication and friendship.

It all started with a block of cheese When I asked Ralph why he decided to start volunteering at GCC (then the Atwood Community Center), he smiled and said it all began with a block of cheese. At the time, Ralph was caring for his elderly mother when a neighbor suggested that our food pantry might be able to help. One week, while he was gathering groceries for his mom, he heard the pantry coordinator ask for help carrying some cheese up from the basement. Ralph volunteered and the rest, as they say, is history.

Ralph Pfeiffer and Becky Steinhoff at the reception honoring him for his exceptional dedication. Later at the party, sitting with his son, Ralph Jr., who had come to Madison for the occasion, and a few other volunteers, I asked Ralph about his favorite memories of GCC. “Well this is one,” he replied without missing a beat. Then he thought for a moment and began telling stories of the people he’s met over the past quarter century. This is what he enjoys most — the friends he’s made. Ralph Jr. reiterates the sentiment that Ralph has shared, there is a sense of family here. We feel it too. It’s what makes this Center so much more than a building or a program. And we have many people like Ralph to thank for helping us turn the Center into a community. So thanks — to all of you — and to Ralph. Here’s to the next 25 years! l Students are building skateboards as a reward for doing one hour of homework or Aleks Corporation math. It’s more than just fun — they are learning engineering, working toward a goal, sharing, and learning about design and good behavior — all with a positive role model. They will work on their skateboards for a few weeks, then learn how to safely ride.

Thanks to Madison Public Library for coming out and hosting a back light stop-motion animation with our youth. How cool is that?

A BIG thanks to these community-minded businesses and organizations These organizations have donated time and/or A tast y de al

Eat out — and support GCC’s Thanksgiving Basket program! Make A Difference Monday If at least 20 people eat at Quaker Steak & Lube, Nov. 11, it will donate 5 percent of food sales from the entire day to help the Center’s Thanksgiving Basket program.

resources to help keep our programs strong. This support, along with broad support from individuals and a corps of volunteers, makes all the difference.

WOW! Thanks to these organizations who supported us in August and September: Alliant Energy Foundation American Girl Fund Amgen Foundation City of Madison Community Action Coalition for South Central Wisconsin Dane County Bicycle Association Expedia Gives Matching Gifts Program Frances L Nelson Foundation Frostwood Farm LLC Gail Ambrosius Chocolatier GCC Food Pantry Volunteers GCC Full Block Captains GCC Older Adult Volunteers GCC Volunteer Bakers GE United Way Campaign Google Gift Matching Program Grainger The Craig and Kathryn Hall Foundation

HP Company Match Kraft Foods, Inc. Lakeview Moravian Community Church Legislative Audit Bureau M3 Insurance Madison Golden K Kiwanis Club Madison Public Library Metcalfe Inc - Sentry Foods Milwaukee Valve Oakhill Correctional Institute St. Bernard Catholic Church Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin Sons of Norway Idun Lodge United Way of Dane County Unity Health Insurance

US Dairy Forage Resource Center UW Credit Union UW Horticulture Club UW-Madison Lithography Department Vermont Valley CSA Farm VFW Post 7591 West Bend Mutual Insurance Co Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

Event Thank yous Big Fun Birthday Bash, see page 14 GCC’s Anniversary Dinner, see page 27

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Pantry shoppers get preserved produce By Amy Mach, GCC Food Procurement and Processing Manager

First, I would like to thank everyone who helped make the first year of this program a huge success. We appreciate the many community members who volunteered their time, and the Seed to Table students who got to learn as well as help out in the food pantry. Another big thanks also goes to all the growers who donated food. We were able to preserve over 3,000 pounds of produce. All preserved goods

will go into the food pantry for the winter. Our food pantry shoppers can expect to see frozen corn, pesto, dried herbs, sauerkraut and tomatoes in many different forms. Over the winter we hope to provide more classes to learn about food preservation. Watch for updates on our website at goodmancenter.org or contact Amy Mach at amymach@goodmancenter.org. l

Olive’s sidewalk stand raises $780 for food pantry By Jon Lica, Fritz Food Pantry Coordinator

Ten years ago while listening to the radio, Olive Lemberger heard about a social problem and reacted in a fashion that would be impressive for an established adult, much less a 5-year-old. The Atwood Community Center’s food pantry fundraiser was being broadcast and she asked her mother what that meant. Upon explanation of people in the world less fortunate than others, so much so they didn’t have enough to Olive Lemberger holds the thermometer where eat, Olive was compelled to act. The she showed progress toward her goal with Jon following day she set up a lemonade Lica and Amy Mach. stand in her front yard and raised others raised over $780. $19, and that was her first donation to our What started as a small act of kindness food pantry. Her efforts and funds raised have grown has turned into a regular neighborhood event. When half of the fire department exponentially because of Olive’s annual stopped by for a supply of cupcakes one summer sale. Now in its incredible 10th year, they created quite the neighborhood year, Olive’s primary offering of neatly buzz. Children gathered all their nickels decorated, frosted cupcakes are accompaand dimes and sprinted from blocks away nied by homemade jewelry, pottery and of to purchase earrings and other trinkets. course, lemonade. Her delightfully enthuMany friends and family stop by her siastic attitude and commitment to helping sale to support the remarkable deed of such a special young lady. Her immeasurable achievement symbolizes the epitome of community and is an inspiration to us all. Thank you again, Olive! l

Ironworks Café has honey to sell By Keith Pollack, GCC TEENworks Education Manager

We have collected honey from two beehives located at the Goodman Youth Farm at Kennedy Elementary. This farm is managed by Community Groundworks, and youth from all over the city come to the farm to work and learn. This year GCC students in the GardenFit, Seed to Table and preschool programs all spent time at the farm learning about urban agriculture. They were able to work with the bees making sure the hives were clean and the bees were doing well. After collecting over five gallons of honey, the students bottled it and created jar labels. Honey can be purchased for $10 a jar at the Ironworks Cafe. The money from the sale of this honey supports both the farm and Goodman Community Center youth programs.

Honey sales benefit GCC students who work and learn on the farm managed by Community Groundworks. The Goodman Community Center does have bees on site outside under the cell tower, but at this point, we are only using them for educational purposes and have not collected large amounts of honey from that hive. l

Our slip (sweet potato) has come in! By Rick Dunn and Sheila Voss, neighborhood residents

Last spring, we heard about the Madison Sweet Potato Project, where free sweet potato slips/cuttings were being offered to grow in your garden. The understanding was that when harvest time comes, you will donate half of your bounty to a local food pantry. Having never grown a potato, much less a sweet potato, we were a little intimidated but decided to request some plants. In early June, we picked up our seven slips at the distribution site and hurried home to get them into the ground. The slips are fairly delicate at this time, so the sooner in the ground, the better. The vines began to develop in a short time and traveled in all directions, including up and over the fence. We had only one challenging time during the growing season, when, what we think was a rabbit, found its way into the garden and chewed on the leaves. After securing our fence, it never happened again. Once harvest time rolled around, we dug around the main stem to unearth the buried

Sheila Voss and her home-grown tubers. treasure. Much to our surprise, many of the sweet potatoes were larger than any we’d seen before. Our total harvest was 15.5 pounds of sweet potatoes, half of which was delivered to the Goodman Community Center’s Fritz Food Pantry. We are already looking forward to next year and to increasing our production. If you’d like to get involved with the sweet potato project, visit www.madisonsweetpotatoproject.org. l

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GCC students learn lithography from the best By Stephanie Mather, GCC TEENworks Career Coordinator

An ‘Unbreakable’ ensemble needs musical instruments and your help By Zach Watson, GCC Boys Group Coordinator

The cold weather is breezing in and the need for indoor activities is quickly approaching. Thankfully we have a gifted cast of AmeriCorps members with us this year to help provide indoor activities. One of those members, Mary Rodgers, brings a wealth of music knowledge to our program, so, with Mary’s help, we’re creating an ensemble of singers, drummers, a string section, pianists, guitarists, woodwinds and possibly a flutist. We’ll meet in small sections with specific instruments and eventually as an entire ensemble. Our youth will practice reading, or learn to read, music so we can achieve our goal of pulling together and performing “Unbreakable,” by Alicia Keys. Unfortunately we don’t have enough musical instruments at Goodman for all of our students so we’re depending on our

In an effort to continue the partnership between the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Madison area community, the U.W. Art Department invited Goodman Commuyouth to provide their own. nity Center students to participate in So, please, if you have an instrument sita hands-on lithography workshop for ting in the attic that hasn’t been touched in creative students in the community. years but still functions properly, consider The workshop was taught by offering it as a donation. I can assure you it U.W. Art Professor Jack Damer and will get attention here. MFA student Galen Gibson-Cornell. We’re also looking for a sponsor to purThe workshop offered students the chase a truly one-of-a-kind music readopportunity to experience U.W. ing and writing tool, “Sibelius First” (Mac U.W. Art Professor Jack Damer helps facilities while learning fascinatedition) to assist our students with learning ing lithography techniques to enrich Marquitta Saffo prepare to make her first the universal language of music. lithographic print. their lives. Do you have musical ability or a little Professor Damer is one of the time? Contact Kate Katzban-Beren at GCC students Maia Butler, Julia Carpremier printmakers and lithographers in kate@goodmancenter.org. the U.S. and has taught and trained most of ney, CJ Lewis, Marquitta Saffo and Maya If you find yourself at GCC on MonQuintanilla participated and their work was the prominent lithographers working in the days, Tuesdays or Thursdays, come down displayed at the university this summer and U.S. today. His work has been shown and to the LOFT and check out our progress. at the Center in September. l collected internationally and nationally. I’m pretty sure we’ll all be grooving. For more information email zach@goodmancenter.org. l

TEENworks students made Leopold benches for the Union Corners’ Boombox the Wasteland event in September.

Sports grant allows youth to participate in organized activities By Dondieneita Fleary-Simmons, GCC Child and Youth Program Director

The Center is honored to receive a grant from the Madison Area Sports Commission for the second consecutive year. The grant helps children and youth participate in healthy activities and sports that they may L to R (top row): Jamie Patrick, MASC; Dondieneita not otherwise have been Fleary-Simmons, GCC; Kate Dale, MASC; Brandon able to. Holstein, MASC; Eric Hartwig, GCC with students Last year more than 100 from the Center. youth participated in dance, hockey and organized sports. Youth in this and learn to be good-sports on and off the field. l program build relationships with adults

Let our teens impress your guests You can count on them to make your next event a success

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Want to help hungry people? The GCC Fritz Food Pantry is always in need of food to help ensure that everyone has nutritious food.

Drop off food donations any time during our open hours. If you have a large quantity to deliver, our receptionist can often arrange for someone to help you.

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Contact Jon Lica, Food Pantry Coordinator at 241-1574 or jon@goodmancenter.org.

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GCC Fritz Food Pantry needs: » Canned beans, canned meat/tuna » Fruit juice, applesauce, jelly » Soup, pasta sauce » Canned/boxed meals » Fresh fruit and vegetables » Granola bars, protein bars » Almond, soy and rice milks » Oatmeal, pancake mix,rice » Oral hygiene supplies » Household cleaning supplies, » Personal hygiene supplies » Diapers, all sizes Gluten-free, low fat and low salt products are always appreciated.

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Saying goodbye to a much-loved young woman By Krisitn Groth, GCC Staff

On Monday morning, Oct. 14, GCC staff got the kind of news we never want to hear: one of our students, Mindy Fabian, died unexpectedly over the weekend. She was in the GCC Seed to Table program and was a student we knew and loved. Last summer she worked in our administrative offices and was not only helpful, she was a joy. Our hearts go out to her parents and family and all her friends who have a big Mindy-sized hole in their lives, too. l GCC and the MERIT Project have some of the greatest youth workers in Madison. Here Arthur Morgan (at the head of the table), Lead Male MERIT Facilitator is working with youth as a skilled sexual health educator. He also helps them gain a voice, influence and a place in society as they make the transition from dependence to independence. l

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Let’s keep the conversation going: A follow-up to ‘Let’s Talk Month’ By Annie Sweers, MERIT Outreach Coordinator and Jessica Collura, Child and Youth Programs Evaluator

We know for those of you who are parents, the idea of talking to your child or teen about sex and sexuality can seem daunting, if not utterly overwhelming. In observation of “Let's Talk Month,” a challenge was presented in the last issue of Eastside News to talk to your teens about sex. We wanted to take this opportunity to briefly revisit, or “check-in” if you will, with those readers who may have put that challenge off. To be fair, there are a variety of barriers that may inhibit you from starting this conversation with your child or teen. Let’s face it: the topic can be embarrassing, uncomfortable and awkward for both teens and their parents. Many parents also lack confidence in their ability to adequately answer their child’s questions.

In order to overcome these anxieties, it is important for parents to focus on the known benefits of speaking to their child about sex. Research is encouraging for those young people whose parents make time to communicate with them about sex and sexuality. It’s equally important to seek resources to bolster your skills and knowledge. For tips and resources about how parents can effectively communicate with their teen about sex, please visit Jessica and Annie’s blog post “Sex: The Topic Nobody Wants to Talk About, but Everyone Should” at myparenthetical.com. While you’re there, you’ll find a host of other articles geared at parents of “tweens” and “teens.” l

Kids in the Early Childhood Education program had a wonderful hands-on experience at Heartland Farm Sanctuary outside of Verona, which is the only dedicated farm animal rescue in Wisconsin. The children here are enjoying the wonders of the countryside while practicing important social-emotional skills such as empathy and respect with Lucy, the pig. Surrounding Lucy (clockwise from bottom left): Madeline, Frank, Aissata, Ms. Heather (teacher), Rama, Soren, Tristan (Ms. Heather’s son), and Violet. l

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U.W. chemistry students dressed up like mad scientists to serve kids and parents vanilla ice cream made with dry ice. The Lussier LOFT is a popular venue offering great sound, lighting and dance floor.

High school band nights return to the LOFT By Libby Schultz, GCC High School Programs Coordinator

Do you have the passion, instruments, high school band members and interest in building a dedicated following? Well then, we have the venue for you to showcase and hone your talents. Famous bands like The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd and The Beatles all played their fair share of basements and garage venues until they moved on to local venues. Starting this fall, the LOFT at the Goodman Community

Center started hosting high school band nights on the third Friday of every month (except Dec. 12) from 6:30-9 p.m. We are looking to book high school bands from Madison and surrounding areas to fill a lineup of two to four bands each night; all genres welcome. If you are interested in playing, promoting or booking bands, please contact me at libbys@goodmancenter.org. l

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Family Fun Night was a Spooktacular success By Kristin Groth, GCC Staff

Families with children in Goodman’s 4K, preschool and Afterschool programs had a blast at the October “Mad Science” Family Fun night. Everyone showed up in costumes to carve and decorate pumpkins, they made and played with glow-in-thedark slime from glue and liquid cornstarch, had their faces painted and made noodle skeletons. Ms. Ashley made a life-size skeleton for a spooky game of Pin the Head on the Skeleton. One of the biggest hits of the night was the ice cream the U.W. chemistry students made with dry ice. Some kids were a bit scared when they reached for their bowl and saw their ice cream rolling with steam. They tried it, though, and everyone thought it was just about the coolest thing. It was a frightfully fun night. l

Leah looks at bacteria under a microscope. This is what it looks like when you mix fun with learning!

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Hail and farewell

After nine years and nine months, I will be making my departure from Goodman Community Center Nov. 8. In my time here, I have always worked with the older adult program — my favorite part of the Center! For the first four years, I also worked with the food pantry and community gardens (both coming in a very close second behind the older adult program). Marlene Storms Personally, these years saw my daughter through a never-boring adolescence and now young adulthood, my husband through a tour in Iraq and then starting his own business, my then-kindergarten son’s entry into teenage-hood, and a move from one part of Dane County to another. This being a community center, my co-workers and program participants were witness to lots of these events. We are all still shocked that I am a grandmother of a 1-year-old little boy — how could this possibly have happened? It has been my privilege to work with the older adult program at Goodman Community Center. When we moved into our new building, the older adult program had the opportunity to grow from a two-day a week program into a full-fledged program with events and activities happening six to seven days a week. It has been exciting to be part of this growth. Many of the new programs have happened because folks in the community came forward with a good idea for something new at the Center. Our new older adult program manager, Gayle Laszewski, will start Nov. 1. Gayle has a strong background working with older adults with a focus on wellness, outreach, health education and case management. We will spend a week together. Knowledge will be shared; keys will be handed over. I will be sure to stop by from time to time with my grandson because I know that my co-workers and program participants are endlessly fascinated by him — who wouldn’t be? And the lure of euchre and ping pong is strong.

Older Adult Programs at the Center Our activities for older adults are designed to help folks stay connected to our community and maintain a strong social network. Seniors come for card games, Bingo, gentle exercise class, and many also gather for our home-style meals, which provide good nutrition and a great place to make friends — new and old. Everyone 60+ is welcome to join in. Meet us in Bolz Room A for some fun!

Please welcome Gayle Laszewski, GCC’s new Older Adult Program Manager Starting Nov. 1, you can contact Gayle for more information about any older adult programming at the Center Contact Gayle at 241-1574 x232 or gayle@goodmancenter.org.

First time joining us?

Please come a bit early and fill out two short registration forms. One form is to help us help you in case of an emergency, and the other form helps us with reporting to our funders.

Affordable transportation Monday through Friday you can catch a ride to the Center for only 50 cents each way. If you live in the service area of the North/Eastside Senior Coalition or if you live north of Buckeye Road and this side of the Interstate, you can catch a ride with Transit Solutions for lunch at

Older Adult Program Happy Holidays! Schedule Thanksgiving CLOSED » Thursday, Nov. 28 and Friday, Nov. 29 CLOSED » Tuesday, Dec. 24 and Wednesday, Dec. 25

MEAL ONLY, no programs » Thursday, Dec. 26 and Friday, Dec. 27

New Year’s MEAL ONLY, no programs » Monday, Dec. 30 and Tuesday, Dec. 31

CLOSED » Wednesday, Jan. 1

Do you support the Goodman Community Center? Thank you! Thank you!

Need to cancel a ride? Call the Center by noon the business day before the meal day, and we will cancel your ride. If you need to cancel your ride after 2 p.m. or on weekends, there is a different set of instructions — just ask Gayle.

Join the fun!

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the Goodman Community Center Senior Program. Simply call Gayle at 241-1574 x232 by noon the business day before the day you wish to come for lunch. Ask to be put on the ride list for the following meal day and await your ride!

Monday and Wednesday

Nickel Bingo after Lunch Come for lunch and stay for the fun, 3 p.m. in Bolz Room A. Dessert is or just come to play. Where else can from 12:30-1 p.m., and card playing you have so much fun for a nickel? goes from 1-3 p.m. No need to preregister. Just pay $1 at the door Lunch — hours and details to feed the kitty! These fees become Doors open at 10 a.m. the prize money for the afternoon. Salad served at 11:40 a.m. Lunch served following salad Bingo — hours and details

Upcoming Euchre dates: Nov. 2 | Nov. 16 | Dec. 7 | Dec. 21

Mondays: 12:30-2 p.m. Wednesdays: 12:45-2:30 p.m.

Dates are subject to change.

Tuesdays and Fridays

Gentle Exercise and Tai Chi

Euchre

Older adults play euchre every Tuesday and Friday from 12:30-2:30 p.m. No need to preregister. You’ll need to pay $1 at the door to feed the kitty! Prizes go to the top three scorers. Various Saturdays

Euchre

Euchre games are offered the first Saturday of each month from 12:30-

Wednesdays and Fridays

This gentle mind/body exercise and relaxation program is designed especially for people with arthritis, joint pain or any kind of stiffness that limits movement. These rangeof-motion exercises are recommended by doctors and therapists to help keep joints flexible and can be practiced both sitting and standing. By incorporating movements with basic Continued on next page

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OLDER aDULT PROGRAMS at the Goodman Community Center Continued principles from Tai Chi, you’ll lift your arms and your spirits! Hours and details Gentle Exercise class meets on Wednesdays from 10-11 a.m. in Merrill Lynch Room C and the Friday Tai Chi Fundamental Form class meets at a new time, from 1-2 p.m. — usually in the same room. No registration needed. There is a $1 suggested donation. Led by Sarah Watts, certified ROM, Range of Motion, Dance instructor. For more information, contact Sarah Watts at 244-9424. Second Wednesdays

Five Minute Chair Massage Five minute chair massage by Dr. Ron India, chiropractor. Free. Arrive early for this popular service. Check the welcome board in the lobby for the location. Dr. India will do massages from 9-10 a.m. Upcoming chair massage dates: Dec. 11 | Jan. 9 Thursdays

Senior Bridge at GCC Looking for a place on the east side

to play kitchen bridge? Join your hosts at GCC on Thursdays from 1-3:30 p.m. Adult bridge players of all skill levels are welcome — you just need a working knowledge of the game. Thursdays 12:30-2:30 p.m.

Ping-Pong

Come play Ping-Pong. New players always welcome.

Friday mornings Often on Friday mornings, Paris Blues, with Jim Willett, Larry Livingston and Al Hough, play jazz from about 10-11 a.m. It’s not a formal performance — you can still read the paper or talk with your friends while they play.

Help jazz up our programs

Do you have travel photos or mementos you could share with parAlternate Thursdays ticipants in our older adult program? ‘Philosophy of the Wise’ Or perhaps you sing, juggle, yo-yo You don’t need prior knowledge of or yodel? We would love to have Philosophy, or the so called “facility you visit our program and perform for deep thinking.” This philosophi- and share your stories. cal journey will provide you with Want to help? Contact Gayle. intimate, life-enriching conversation. Topics are explored in an Answers to your open-minded way. Course subject everyday concerns matter is decided collaboratively by Do you need help getting your enrolled participants. Discussion health benefits set up? Do you have materials are provided. questions about housing? A case Upcoming Philosophy dates: manager from the North/Eastside Nov. 14 | Dec. 5 | Dec. 19 Senior Coalition is at the Center one day a week to find answers and For more information or specific resources for you. Schedules vary, dates, contact the instructor, so please contact Gayle. l Joseph Lynch, at lynchjoseph38@ gmail.com.

Saturday, Nov. 2

“You Can’t Take it with You”

Call 257-0003 or email betty@theaterbus.org

the Oconomowoc Golf Club. Cost is $74.

The Waukesha Civic Theater Wednesday, Dec. 4 presents this beloved comedy from George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. Clauson family Christmas on Lunch served at Alioto’s Restaurant. the farm The Clauson’s will entertain you Cost is $69. with a special show featuring ChristWednesday, Nov. 20 mas music and fabulous costumes to “Groucho, a Life in Revue” put you in the holiday spirit. A buffet dinner is served at the farm. Arthur Marx has penned a loving and revealing tribute to his dad and Cost is $64. uncles who made up the famous and funniest family of all time, the Friday, Dec. 13 “Kodachrome Christmas” Marx Brothers. At the Next Act Theater in Milwaukee with lunch at Milwaukee’s favorite funny man,

John McGivern, will present this show at the Schauer Arts and Activities Center in Hartford. Lunch is at Pike’s Lake House. Cost is $83. Wednesday, Dec. 18

Mike Willliamson’s “Happy Christmas Show” Join Mike’s Company as they perform a show filled with Christmas holiday favorites — country, classics and some family-style comedy. Lunch is catered by the Hoffman House at the Tebala Shrine. Cost is $70.

Madison Senior Center 330 W. Mifflin St. in Madison.

Happy Thanksgiving! The Senior Center will be closed Thursday, Nov. 28 and Friday, Nov. 29 for the Thanksgiving holiday. Nov. 5

Tuesday Movie Matinee: “Parental Guidance” Old school grandfather Artie (Billy Crystal), who is accustomed to calling the shots, meets his match when he and his eager-to-please wife Diane (Bette Midler) agree to babysit their three grandkids when their type-A helicopter parents go

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November menus The GCC Senior Meal Program is part of the network of Dane County senior nutrition sites. Lunches are served five days a week, by donation.

Need a ride? Participating seniors can use the county transportation system for older adults. Bus reservations are required by noon the business day before the meal day. Call the Center at 241-1574 x232 for geographic zone details or see page 8.

Daily Menus Every meal includes a tossed salad, fruit, vegetable, bread, milk and dessert. Birthday cake is served on Wednesdays. Menu subject to change. 11:30 a.m. Suggested arrival time 11:40 a.m. Tossed salad followed by the main entrée. Friday, Nov. 1 Beef Chili and Corn | Bread Monday, Nov. 4 Chicken Noodle Soup Tuesday, Nov. 5 Beef Lasagna Wednesday, Nov. 6 Beef Tips and Noodles Thursday, Nov. 7 Chicken Stir Fry

Older ADULT PROGRAMS in the community Theater Bus for adults 55 and over

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away for work. The movie begins at Diabetic foot clinic at 9 a.m. Cost 1 p.m. PG, 1 hr. 44 min. is $28. The next diabetic foot clinic is Nov. 11 Dec. 11. Order your holiday wreath Please bring two towels and today register in advance at 266-6581. Balsam fir wreaths are being sold with proceeds supporting the Madi- Dec. 6 The classic English tea son Senior Center programs and This lovely gathering features tea activities. Call 266-6581 to place service and delicacies in three leiyour order. surely courses. Music provided by Nov. 6, Dec. 11 the Yahara String Quartet. Join us Home Health United foot Friday, Dec. 6, from 2-4 p.m. Cost is $20 per person. Space is limited. clinics Order tickets before Monday, Dec. 2 Wednesday, Nov. 6 foot clinic at 9 by calling 266-6581. l a.m. Cost is $20.

Friday, Nov. 8 Baked Cod | Scalloped Potatoes Monday, Nov. 11 Grilled Cheese | Tomato Soup Tuesday, Nov. 12 Shepherd’s Pie Wednesday, Nov. 13 Chicken Alfredo | Pasta Thursday, Nov. 14 Bean and Cheese Burrito Friday, Nov. 15 Chicken | Rice Monday, Nov. 18 Potato Soup Tuesday, Nov. 19 Beef Stroganoff | Pasta Wednesday, Nov. 20 Spaghetti with Meat Sauce Thursday, Nov. 21 Beef Stir Fry | Rice Friday, Nov. 22 Baked Cod | Potatoes Monday, Nov. 25 Cheese Quesadilla Tuesday, Nov. 26 Goulash w/Meat Sauce Wednesday, Nov. 27 Turkey & Dressing Sandwiches Thursday, Nov. 28 CLOSED | Happy Thanksgiving! Friday, Nov. 29 CLOSED The December menu can be picked up at the Center by mid-November. l

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W!sh L!st Please donate one of these new or gently used items to help enrich our programs and stretch our dollars. Label items with the staff person’s name next to the program. Afterschool, Angela Tortorice

Tulle fabric for tutus Markers and construction paper, new Acrylic paints, (blue, yellow, red), new My Little Ponies, new My Littlest Pet Shop toys Board games of Othello, Trouble and Sorry, new Umbrellas (many!), new or gently used Kickballs and foam balls Cooking utensils: measuring cups, mixing bowls and spoons Permanent markers Scrapbook materials

Boys Group, Zach Watson

Speed bag Electric pencil sharpener Piano keyboards Fishing supplies: poles, reels, lures, bait Sports equipment: footballs, basketballs Age appropriate DVDs and Xbox 360 games — especially Guitar Hero games and guitar controllers Bicycles, locks, like new Bike helmets, new Musical instruments “Sibelius First,” Mac edition

Building Maintenance, Bret Hagemeyer Small front end loader Pick up truck, economy size

DRUM CIRCLES, Deenah Givens Percussion instruments, drums of all sizes, rattles, shakers, triangles, ethnic percussion instruments

Family Support, Deenah Givens Gift cards for movies, food, gas, stores Bus passes and cab ride coupons Blank or lined journals of any size Self-help books, tapes, CDs Women’s magazines from 2012 or 2013 Children’s DVDs, ages 5-12

Gym, Tyrone Cratic Basketballs, men’s and women’s Balls, Gator balls, volleyballs, soccer balls, playground balls

activities for everyone

Find details for these activities online at: goodmancenter.org

Aerial Arts for Kids Aerial Silks Intermediate Class, Ages 10+ Aerial Silks, Advanced Class Band Nights, see theloftmadison.org CLUE, Skateboard Club Low Flying Trapeze, Intro

Culinary History Enthusiasts of Wisconsin (CHEW) East Side History Club Feldenkrais Classes, Awareness Through Movement Indoor Co-ed Soccer, 5v5 Knitting Circle, Intro La Leche League Low Flying Trapeze, Intro Men’s 21+ Basketball Drop-in NA Traditions Pilates with Bonnie Ping Pong SASY Neighborhood Association Soka Gakkai International-USA (SGI), Sunday Gathering TangoBasico Lessons, Argentinian Tango The Village, Raising Children Together Zumba

High School

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Community Events Community Drum Circles Fish and Burger Nights, Ironworks Cafe

Preschool Goodman Gym Eagle Ball, Ages 3-6 Parent Tot Time

Lussier Teen Center, Eric Hartwig

Elementary School

Skateboard supplies Sound proof panels

Aerial Arts for Kids, Ages 7+ Goodman 3-on-3 Basketball, Ages 3-6

MEDIAWORKS, Kathleen Ward

Middle School

Digital cameras Headphones Blank CDs and DVDs

Older Adult Programs, Gayle Laszewski 30+ cups metal coffee makers, new or gently used Duncan Hines cake mixes and frostings (Four each per flavor of cakes and frostings). Flavor combinations: carrot cake/cream cheese frosting; spice cake/butter cream frosting; chocolate cake/cherry frosting; orange cake/ lemon frosting; white cake/chocolate frosting

Preschool, Rob San Juan Puzzles Small blocks (with letters) Matchbox cars Rubber animals/people Dress up clothes Silk flowers Buttons Muffin tins Books on CD or tape Preschool magazines like Ranger Rick or National Geographic Kids Typewriter or keyboard Multicultural art, dishes, books, CDs

TEENworks, Keith Pollock Hand and power tools Plywood and other lumber Cookbooks l

Aerial Arts for Kids Band Nights, see theloftmadison.org CLUE, Skateboard Club Low Flying Trapeze, Intro

Adults Aerial Silks Advanced Class Aerial Silks Intermediate Class Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), Women Balanced Flow Yoga Buddhist Philosophy, “Don’t believe everything you think”

Bingo After Lunch, Wednesday and Friday Bridge, Thursday Euchre, Tuesday Euchre Tournament, Friday and some Saturdays Gentle Exercise, Wednesday Lunch, A Dane County Nutrition Site, Monday through Friday Philosophy of the Wise, Alternate Thursdays Ping-Pong, Thursday Tai Chi, Friday

Note: This list includes activities scheduled before this paper went to press. Activities are added all the time to our online activities calendar with the most current information. To register for a class If registration is required, the contact person or organization listed online will handle fees and registration.

To report changes or errors Email: matt@goodmancenter.org

Public access to the online activities calendar There is a computer station at the Goodman reception desk where you can: 1. Check our online activities calendar 2. Check in when volunteering 3. View the Goodman website

Hours and closings Thanksgiving CLOSED Thursday, Nov. 28 and Friday, Nov. 29 Christmas CLOSED Wednesday, Dec. 25 and Thursday, Dec. 26 Lussier Fitness Center Monday through Thursday, 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.

A dvertising and E ditorial I nformation

Deadlines for our JanuaryFebruary issue

Reserve ad space and request design help:

Monday, Dec. 2

Submit articles:

to ESNeditorial@goodmancenter.org

Email your ad:

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to ESNads@goodmancenter.org

2014 Advertising Rates Ads are $15 per column inch, with added costs for color and discounts for annual contracts and nonprofits.

To buy advertising, ask for production help or to send ads for submission: Dave Link, Eastside News Advertising and Production ESNads@goodmancenter.org or 241-1574 x289

For questions about editorial content or to send articles for submission: Joanne Yanna, Eastside News Editorial Manager ESNeditorial@goodmancenter.org or 241-1574

For information about advertising or submitting content in the Eastside News: Download our 2014 Guide to Advertising and/or our Editorial Submission Guide at goodmancenter.org, email Matt Rezin at matt@goodmancenter.org or call 241-1574 x223 to have one mailed to you.

Friday, 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Ironworks Cafe Hours Monday, CLOSED for training Tuesday through Sunday, 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fish & Burger Nights Fridays, 5:30-9 p.m. in the Ironworks Cafe

Fritz Food Pantry Hours

Tuesdays , 9:30 am to noon, Brunch-style meal Wednesdays, 6:30 to 8 pm, Dinner-style meal Thursdays, 12:30 to 3 pm, No meal

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Secure futures  from page 1 don’t like farms, but with Keith, I’ll go. He teaches us and explains things to us that I never knew would be interesting.” Even though right now her plan is to be nurse, she’s learned she has other options. She told me, “I might get a job that requires building stuff. Like building houses. I really liked learning to use tools to build little libraries and benches. I was good at it.”

 Your gifts help provide skilled, compassionate teachers who help little ones get beyond their behavior problems so they can learn. When Jaden first started in 4K, he would scream whenever he didn’t get his way. Sometimes until he got nosebleeds. Any tiny change from the routine set him off. So Ms. Sunshine met with Jaden and she told him, “We are going to help you do better. We will always let you know what

 Your gifts help older adults like

Patty feel better in their bodies. When you’re 72, you’ll appreciate just how big that is. Patty’s been coming to the Center since last spring when she moved here to live closer to her daughter. “I’m here practically every day. I used to come for the noon meal, food pantry and the movies. Phyllis Collins kept inviting me to go to gentle exercise, too, but I kept putting it off. Then one day she said, “Come on” and dragged me there. And you know what, I love it. Now I go to Sarah’s Tai Chi class, too, and I wouldn’t miss either one of them. I’m doing better. And moving better since I’ve come to Goodman. Ask anyone.” She’ll tell you, “For older people, they need to get out and socialize. Even if it’s for an hour for a meal. It affects us in a

and felt successful right away. He’s now a senior, and lit up when I asked him how it was going, “I like the Seed to Table program. All the teachers are good. When I’m struggling with something I know I can come here and they’ll help me out no matter what it is. I think I got a good future here. I feel like this is another home for me.” Every day a crew shows up at 9 a.m. to make lunch for 300 kids and older adults in our programs. When they’re done, they deliver it on carts to each class room and they feel proud of what they’ve done. They take their meal to the Lussier LOFT for the teens, then sit down and share the meal with the teachers and other students. Stephanie, GCC Career Coordinator said she’ll hear them talking with each other about how they helped with the meal. And they eat up the attention they get when people compliment the meal they made. They are proud, and they should be. In the end, the students are often surprised how much they like working in the kitchen but no matter how much they like it, no one likes cutting the onions.

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hard all of his life. But finding the Goodman Community Center’s food pantry and meal program has done so much more than feed his body. He has made some friends, the staff in the programs care about him. He says he does not suffer nearly as much now. And we are glad of that. We have strengthened his life, and we are going to keep working with him beyond supporting him with food, warmth and companionship, because we need to work to secure his future.

So. These are the kind of people whose lives you help us strengthen. Please know that gifts from people like you are SO important because, only together can we help all kinds of people have a more secure future. Even the knuckleheads. And that’s good for our community. Don’t you think so?

PHOTO: McIntire PHotography

Kamyra, 17 (with Violet) “At first I wasn’t interested in kids, but now I like it so much that when I graduate I want to go to college at U.W. Milwaukee.”

to expect, and when we tell you something is going to happen, you can trust that it will happen.” She told me, “Kristin, I could see his face relax. He seemed so relieved to hear that.” From then on, whenever there was going to be a change in the routine, his teachers told Jaden ahead of time. They did everything they could to create consistency and build trust. Jaden soon began breathing easier, and before long he was rolling with changes with the best of them. One day, Ms. Sunshine found Jaden scribbling fiercely all over a huge sheet of paper. There was a lot of emotion oozing out of his crayon so she asked him about that. He looked at her and said, “This is all the anger in me leaving my body.” She teared up. Me, too. Jaden was always a smart kid. Now he was also a light-hearted kid who was ready to learn.

Damika, 17 “I don’t think I’d be the same Jaden, 4 “My teachers are so nice.” person without Goodman. I’m happier. I’m doing well in my academics, I’m writing paragraphs the right way, and reading is going well, too.”

positive manner.” She’s right about that. Ha! As I left the older adult room where we talked, she yelled to me, “Don’t go out of business. We need this place.”

 Your gifts help culinary students navigate who’s got to cut the onions each day. Gregory, a GCC chef who works with our teens, told me, “They sometimes balk at doing ‘kitchen work’ in the beginning, but they end up relaxing in the structure of the kitchen environment. They discover not just a different way to live, but also a new way to express themselves. They also learn that they are part of a community and that they are needed in very real ways. And they won’t tell you this, but they think that is cool. Kenny thought it was cool. He thrived in the kitchen. He was good at knife skills,

 Sometimes your gifts help people in ways that even surprise us. Our director, Becky Steinhoff recently introduced me to Ward, a very gentle 82year-old man who started using our Fritz Food Pantry this fall. He has an adult daughter with mental health challenges, and she refuses to connect with resources that might be available in her hometown in Illinois. Since Ward is a low-income older adult, he can’t afford the basic necessities for both his daughter and himself, so he chose her rent and basic living expenses over his own. He would tell you that the reality is that one of them is going to be homeless, and he just can’t let it be his daughter. Ward has gone looking for resources but he is told there are none because he is homeless by choice, but in reality, he is homeless by love. He never thought he would be in this situation — he worked

Patty, 72 “I’m doing better. I’m moving better. Ask anyone.”

Please give a gift today. This past year, the Goodman Community Center had 15,000 core program participants: Toddlers to teens, their parents, to older adults. We would like nothing better than to help them all have a more secure future. But we need your help.

Giving is simple. We’ve tucked an envelope into this issue, and you can always give online or stop by the Center to make your gift in person. Thank you for all the ways you support your community — and the Goodman Community Center. We are grateful. l

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David Natvig, a graduate student in the University of Wisconsin Department of Scandinavian Studies, will talk about The Nordic Dialect Corpus, Wednesday, Nov. 6, at 7:15 p.m. The talk is free and will be preceded at 6:30 p.m.by an optional potluck dinner. This is a little-known, but valuable, collection of recorded interviews and conversations of native Norwegian speakers — as well as speakers of Danish, Swedish, Icelandic and Faroese — in both Nordic countries and the U.S. He will explain how and why this unique collection was created, how it is organized, and how it can be used for research.

Fall Frokost and bake sale Idun Lodge will hold its annual Norwegian smorgasbord brunch, Saturday, Nov. 30, from 9 a.m. to noon. The buffet will offer smoked salmon, meatballs, herring, boiled

The Polish Heritage Club of Wisconsin will hold its seventh annual Polish Christmas Bazaar with traditional music, costumes, nativity sets (Szopka) and Christmas Check out trees (Choinka) to cremore activities at ate a Polish Christthe Goodman mas ambiance. The Community Center bazaar is Saturday, Activities and class topics are Nov. 2 from 9 a.m. listed in the Goodman Guide to 3 p.m. at the Zor on page 10. See full details Shrine Temple, 575 at goodmancenter.org Zor Shrine Place. Imported Polish arts

eggs, a variety of meats, cheeses and breads, other home-baked delights (lefse, fried cakes, heart waffles), sweet fruit soup and beverages (coffee, juice, milk). Cost is $12 for adults; $6 for kids 6-12; and free for ages 5 and under. A separate bake sale will offer traditional coffee cakes, breads (including julekake), potato lefse ($6 for three large rounds) and traditional Norwegian cookies (rosettes, krumkake and sandbakkels). Most items should freeze well for serving during the December holidays. Everyone is welcome to attend both events at the Norway Center, 2262 Winnebago St. For more information call Mary at 277-8190. l

Dec. 4-6

St. Mary’s Adult Day Center’s annual bazaar It’s the most wonderful time of year again. It’s time for trimming the tree, stuffing the stockings and enjoying the tastes of the holiday season. That also means it’s time for the much-anticipated St. Mary’s Adult Day Health Center annual Holiday Bazaar. The bazaar will be held at St. Mary’s Adult Day Health Center, 2440 Atwood

Ave. (the rear entrance to St. Bernard’s Parish Center building) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Imagine handmade quilts and other irresistible hand-crafted gift items all under one roof. What a great way to find something unique for that special someone. For more information call 249-4450. l

Nov. 19 & 21

Free Alzheimer’s screening and research update November is National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month and The Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center is sponsoring free memory screenings and a lecture on the disease. Find out the difference between normal forgetfulness and memory loss at a free memory screening on National Memory Screening Day, Nov. 19. Madison locations and times for screenings will be posted on

Christmas bazaar with a Polish theme

Sons of Norway host talk on Scandinavian dialects Plus, it’s time for the smorgasbord brunch

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http://bit.ly/195lmQJ. The research center will also present “Aging strong: reducing your risk of Alzheimer’s disease,” Nov. 21 from 5-8:30 p.m. at the Monona Terrace. This is a free community event sharing the latest research related to diet, exercise and other risk factors of Alzheimer’s. For more information, visit adrc.wisc.edu or call Ornella Hills at 265-0408. l

and crafts, holiday decorations and ornaments, amber jewelry and Boleslawiec Polish pottery will be for sale. There will also be demonstrations and a Polish lunch will be available. The bazaar is open to the public with free admission and free parking. Credit cards are accepted. Handicapped accessible. For more information, call 244-2788 or 239-0398. l

Dec. 7-31 Nov. 25-27

Thanksgiving pie sales benefit Wil-Mar

View Olbrich’s annual train and flower show

Twinkling lights, festive poinsettias, tiny landscapes, large-scale model trains and The Wil-Mar Neighborhood Center will miniature landscapes are set amongst hunagain be selling pies just in time for dreds of colorful poinsettias at Olbrich Thanksgiving. Gardens annual Holiday Express flower The deadline for pre-order is Nov. 12, and model train show. and pick up is Nov. 25-27. Please call 257The exhibit is open daily from 10 a.m. to 4576 to place order. Free delivery available 4 p.m. (it closes at 2 p.m. on Dec. 24 and is to city of Madison residents. closed Dec. 25). Admission is $3 for ages Louisiana sweet potato pecan pies or 13 and up; $2 for ages 3-12; free for ages 2 sour cream apple pies are $18 each or two and under; and free for Olbrich Botanical for $35. Society members. Admission to Bolz Conservatory is included with ticket. l For more information, see wil-mar.org. l Dec. 19

‘Guys on Ice’ benefits Fritz Food Pantry and Wil-Mar Neighborhood Center Sold-out theater houses in Wisconsin and across the country have enjoyed this whirlwind icefishing tale. And now, for the first time since 2004, “Guys on Ice” returns to the Barrymore Theatre, 2090 Atwood Ave. The preview performance is Thursday, Dec. 19 at 7:30 p.m. Preview tickets are $20, and the performance will support the Fritz Food Pantry at GCC and the Emergency Food Services Program at the Wil-Mar Center. For information on dates, times and ticket availability for other “Guys on Ice” performances, go to barrymorelive.com. l

A preview performance of “Guys on Ice” will benefit the Fritz Food Pantry.

Nov. 17

Find one-of-a kinds at The Crafty Fair Over 50 traditional and indie artists will be selling their work at The Crafty Fair, including many artists from the Madison area. The event will be held Sunday, Nov. 17 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Goodman Community Center. There will be handmade clothing, quilts,

accessories, home goods, paper goods and much, much more. This is a chance to make a one-of-a-kind purchase. For more information and to see pictures of some of the goods offered search The Crafty Fair on Facebook. l

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Agrace HospiceCare presentations “Caring for Someone with Alzheimer’s Disease or Dementia” will be presented Tuesday, Nov. 12, from 2:30-4 p.m. Participants will learn about changing needs, approaches and communication techniques to use as memory-loss diseases progress. Available local support and tools for caregivers will also be covered. “What You Should Know About Planning a Funeral” will also be presented Tuesday, Nov. 12, from 6:30-8 p.m. This

program is designed to teach participants about the many aspects and choices involved in funeral planning before being faced with an urgent need to make funeral arrangements. Please call Amy Ketterer at 327-7202 to register. Both discussions will be held at Agrace HospiceCare, 5395 E. Cheryl Parkway. For more information about other grief support groups visit agrace.org. l

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If you’re buying a quantity of food

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Consider buying a case of one thing rather than one of each item which eliminates a lot of sorting time. But, if your family likes to shop together for groceries for a whole Thanksgiving meal, we love that, too.

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Money helps fill in what’s needed In addition to all the canned goods our community donates, we also purchase fresh groceries – turkeys, rolls, fresh vegetables, milk and eggs – so financial gifts are vital. If we receive gifts that exceed the need, they are used to support the Fritz Food Pantry and Center food programs.

Food drives multiply the food

Elmside Children’s School proudly poses with all the Thanksgiving Basket food they collected from their food drive in 2010. Food drives are very important — especially when there are so many families signing up to receive a Thanksgiving Basket.

Thanksgiving food is our most urgent need, but we also need help keeping our pantry shelves stocked. Consider organizing a food drive for either Thanksgiving or on an ongoing basis at your place of employment, in your faith community, club, or neighborhood. Please register your food drive with Jon Lica — it helps us keep track of all the people we need to thank. File photo

Let’s talk turkey. And dressing. Mashed potatoes. Gravy.

With your help, we will happily give a Thanksgiving Basket to possibly 2,500 Dane County families in need.

Cranberry sauce. Vegetables. Rolls. Butter. Pumpkin pie … Many families can’t afford these groceries for a special holiday meal. As this paper went to press, people were still signing up for Thanksgiving Baskets and the Goodman Community Center wants to help as many of the families who have requested a Thanksgiving basket as possible. It looks like it could reach 2,500. Want to help?

Could you help? Send your gifts of food — or money to buy food – by Friday, Nov. 15 when we start packing what we hope will be 5,000 bags of groceries— two for each family. Clip out our grocery list in the right column. A donation envelope is tucked into this issue if you want us to do the shopping.

Good news: We can start accepting frozen turkeys now — thanks to Schoep’s!

They help us purchase eggs, milk, fresh potatoes, celery, squash, rolls and butter.

Where to bring your donations of food or money Corey Jacob has been helping organize Thanksgiving Baskets since he was a toddler so he knows the routine as well as anyone. Two years ago he put out a special appeal because “people always forget to donate pie crusts.” That year, as you can see from the cartons of pie crusts, we had enough for everyone!

To help with a financial gift

Whether you’re Give online at goodable to help or not, we mancenter.org, use the giving envelope hope you, your family and your tucked into this friends have much to give thanks paper, or stop by for this year. We’re grateful for all the Center during the ways you support the our regular business We have very limited hours. Goodman Community freezer space here at Questions? Contact Center. the Center, but Schoep’s Jon Lica, GCC Fritz Food Pantry Coordinator, at jon@goodmancenter.org or 241-1574 ext. 249. l

Ice Cream has generously offered to keep donated turkeys in their freezer until distribution. So you can bring them in any time.

Now through Saturday, Nov. 16 TO THE MAIN ENTRANCE: Weekdays » 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Weekends » 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 17 through Friday, Nov. 22 TO THE GYM: Monday through Thursday » 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday » 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Contribute to Goodman’s Thanksgiving Baskets when you shop at Jenifer Street Market

Bunky’s Café rewards gifts made to GCC’s Thanksgiving Basket program

By Kristin Groth, GCC Staff

From Nov. 1 through Thanksgiving Day, Jenifer Street Market will be asking its customers to make a financial donation as they are checking out in the cashier’s lane. All the money raised will go to provide Thanksgiving baskets and food programs at the Center. So while you’re supporting a loyal neighborhood business, please consider making a donation so another family can enjoy a Thanksgiving dinner. Jenifer Street Market has been support-

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Please help the Goodman Community Center provide 1,000 Thanksgiving Baskets to families in need so they can prepare a traditional Thanksgiving dinner to share with their loved ones, too. With your $30 contribution, Bunky’s Café will proudly display your name on a card to show your generous support of our community. AND, earn a Bunky’s gift certificate towards your next meal!

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Relationships like the one we have with Bunky’s are crucial in building a safety net around our families. Teresa said, “Giving back to the community has always been a priority for Bunky’s. When we are celebrating a holiday that encompasses giving thanks, how can we not participate and contribute?” Bunky’s Café is located at 2425 Atwood Ave. For more information call Bunky’s at 204-7004 or visit their website at bunkyscafe.net. l

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So many people, businesses, bands and community groups generously donated money, time and their incredible talents. GCC’s Women of Worthington hosted the very popular birthday hat making activity — and wore their hats proudly! PHOTO: David Martin

Paris Blues entertains guests while they enjoy a slice of birthday cake and a sample of Wisco Pop.

GCC board member John Givens and GCC Custodian Carlos Martinez had fun making — and wearing their birthday hats.

Thanks to everyone who came and celebrated our birthday with us! PHOTO: David Martin

The Greasy Gears performed a choreographed dance with their decorated bicycles and then they got the little ones dancing, too.

Thanks to them, it was Big and it was Fun.

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Activities and Entertainment Ashley Staley and her mom Garver Place Matters Photos by Peter Patau Geswerks WoW Frames Greasy Gears Happy Henna Tattoos Madison Fire Station 3 Fire Truck Madison Hoop Dance Monkey Business Improv

Bands Asumaya Paris Blues Rodeo Bums

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Food Vendors East Madison Kiwanis Brat and Hot Dog Booth BJs Kolaches Food Cart Slide Food Cart

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Could a Stoughton Road boulevard be feasible? A SASY presenter thinks it could By Donna Magdalina, SASY council member

In sync with national patterns, Madison motorists are driving less, yet plans are being laid to spend $200-$810 million to change some or all sections of the U.S. Highway 51/Stoughton Road corridor into a freeway, despite Interstate 39/90 serving the same area less than 1.5 miles to the east. For perspective, $810 million is the amount Wisconsin refused from the federal government in 2011 to build the entire high-speed rail network in the state. While East Washington Avenue funnels 60,000 cars through its corridor each day, Stoughton Road hosts only 40,000. Some advocate converting Stoughton Road and its frontage roads into a boulevard, transforming over half of this publicly-owned land into a money-making asset. Land sales and a larger tax base from economic development could reap high rewards for taxpayers. The Schenk-Atwood-Starkweather-Yahara neighborhood council’s transportation committee held a special presentation of the U.S. 51/Stoughton Road corridor in October to investigate current plans and alternatives. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation presented three options containing 3D models of their plans. Mary Ebeling, a neighborhood resident who works nationally with comparable

communities and state DOTs in converting freeways and highways into boulevards, followed WisDOT with a compelling presentation and innovative solution for Stoughton Road. Ebeling presented data on reduced driving patterns. Vehicle Miles Traveled has leveled off for nearly a decade within the Madison area and nationwide. Her data shows these trends are not connected with the recession and are not expected to return to old patterns of continued growth; however, she asserts WisDOT continues to use outdated projection assumptions. Communities such as Syracuse, N.Y. and Rochester, N.Y. are preparing to dismantle their now underused and aging urban freeway infrastructures, converting them instead into boulevards. Rochester received $17.7 million in federal funds to replace their freeway with a two-lane boulevard. The cutting-edge research presented by Ebeling brings into question not only the driving projections WisDOT is using, but also a fourth option to consider for Stoughton Road — a tree-lined boulevard, providing acres of old publicly-owned roadway newly available for sale. Picture mixed use development with sidewalks, shops, restaurants, trees, landscaping and human scale interactivity. l

All boys welcome to join Boy Scout Troop 34 By Francine Hartman, secretary for Boy Scout Troop 34

Did your youngsters enjoy games at the Yahara Waterfront or Orton Park festivals this summer? Do you know kids who did? That’s because it was part of the community service effort by local Boy Scout Troop 34. You’ll find Boy Scout Troop 34’s Leopold bench, built from neighborhood oak, near the corner of First and Winnebago streets near Trinity Lutheran Church. The scouts also built and installed a Little Free Library in front of the church (sadly, after about 10 weeks, it disappeared). Troop 34 also constructed benches and fences at the Reddan Soccer Park, and they helped fill and organize Thanksgiving baskets at the Fritz Food Pantry. We are well aware of continuing discussions about the National Boy Scouts of America’s policies (currently not approving LGBT adults to assist with troops). Our troop does not adhere to those rules and has long advocated against them. We work locally to teach boys to be open, inclusive

Troop 34 organizes a winter survival skills “Klondike” competition. leaders as they learn outdoor skills, community service, conservation and leadership. We welcome all boys ages 11 and up and all families, period. To see what our version of scouting is all about, please join us at our weekly Tuesday meeting from 6:45-8 p.m. in the basement of Trinity Lutheran Church, 1904 Winnebago St. For more information, call Scoutmaster Elizabeth Cwik at 241-5968 or send an email to troop34sm@yahoo.com. l

Community Christmas registration starts Nov. 4 The Community Christmas program provides toys and gift cards for families struggling in Dane County. It is hosted by The Salvation Army, Toys for Tots and United Way of Dane County. Registration will be Nov. 4-20 at The Salvation Army of Dane County, 3030 Darbo Drive from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily, with evening hours Tuesdays from 6-8 p.m.

We will not be able to accommodate late registrations after the Nov. 20 deadline. Individuals wishing to register will need documentation regardless of registration in the program in previous years and children may not be registered under multiple applications. For more information go to salvationarmydanecounty.org l

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Sector67 allows kids to creatively build By Steve Meiers, Eastside News

Niko made a squirrel-chasing owl. Peyton made a robot with a 3D printed head of himself. Stella made a bass guitar from PVC pipe and Simone made a plant-watering robot. These were projects area youth made this summer as part of Sector 67’s Makership program. The program is designed to get youth ages 17 and under thinking creatively about a project of their choosing. According to Sector 67’s director Chris Meyer, youth must submit a proposal of what they want to do, and the nonprofit will provide technical support and materials for 10 selected projects. When neighborhood resident Liam Braddock found out about the program last spring, he knew he wanted to make something practical. Since there are so many bodies of water in the area, he decided to make a device that would measure water quality including pH, temperature and turbidity. Braddock, now an eighth-grader at O’Keeffe Middle School, was well-prepared to undertake this project. He has participated in BadgerBOTS’ First LEGO League program, a robotics competition, since he was in the fourth grade. And he

With help from mentors at Sector 67, eighth-grader Liam Braddock built this device which measures water quality — including pH, temperature and turbidity. has taken courses at Sector 67 including soldering, electronics, 3D printing and 3D modeling. Still, there was a lot to learn. Even with this extensive background, Braddock needed assistance. His mother said the best part of the program was the help he got from Sector 67 members who served as mentors, noting at least five adults took the time to help him with various parts of the project. She cites Meyer in particular for his boundless energy. “He was always positive and enthusiasContinued on page 23

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It’s possible to prevent and treat your own pain Human bodies hurt from work and other stressors, athletics, fibromyalgia and injuries. Muscle pain comes from lack of use, misuse or abuse of muscles and is often work-related. It can come from starting or adding new exercise routines, and certainly, muscle pain often comes from accidents and injuries. Rest can be necessary, especially immediately following an accident, but more often than not, stretching and home therapies can minimize pain and efficiently aid healing. Although it is important, and sometimes necessary, to consult with a professional, it

is also good to know how to work on your own aches and pains even while being treated by a massage or physical therapist, doctor or chiropractor, and with their guidance. To learn more about preventing and treating muscle soreness, come to a class Tuesday, Nov. 19 from 6:30-8 p.m. at the Goodman Community Center. It will be taught by Jonathan Garber, a registered massage therapist and yoga instructor. For more information about the class or to register call Jonathan at 843-2729 or send email to jgarber@madisonyogamassage.com. l

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The city of Madison installed a “no turn on red” sign in the spring at the stop light on the southeast corner of Division and Eastwood. Bicycling advocates have long requested this sign, because the two-way pedestrian/ bike path crosses at the intersection. Unfortunately, many motorists though, only look to the left (the only way motor vehicle traffic travels) before turning. This has resulted in numerous crashes and close calls. Bike and pedestrian advocates have requested enforcement, so far to no avail.

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The hard work in Worthington/Darbo paying off By Alfonso Flores V, President of Worthington Park Neighborhood Association

The close of summer brought to mind growth and investment. I recall sitting on my porch after work and watching all the faces and activity that were hardly there just one Alfonso Flores V year ago, and that’s just my block. Around the block, more is happening. The mural on Darbo is getting touched up, our park’s playground renewal and basketball courts are well underway, and neighbors are getting together for cookouts and conversation. Like all over town, we have homes for sale, but there’s also a trend here of home buying. Thinking of the positive changes will warm me up on the increasingly cold nights ahead. Beginning in September, I started Saturday soccer in the park. It’s a one-hour soccer session for area youth. Tony Feller and others involved with Madison Area Youth Soccer Assocation generously donated a dozen soccer balls and extended future assistance acquiring more equipment. This first session was promoted by word-ofmouth and we have regular attendees. This session stops at the end of October and we’ll pick back up in spring. Soccer is fun! Dane County’s Joining Forces for

Families, which has an office in Darbo, is recognizing me for my work in the community and with the Worthington Park Neighborhood Association. With an eye on what could be, and the health and happiness of my neighbors in mind, I’m driven to do what I can for our neighborhood, but we truly advance with the cooperation and work of residents, agencies and supporters. Departing Madison Police Department neighborhood officer, Susie Gonzalez, recently promoted to detective, stopped me on the street the other day to introduce her replacement. A friendly and intelligent person, I wish Officer Kim Meyer much success transitioning into her community role within Darbo/Worthington. If we can arrange a time for general introduction, it will be posted on our website, worthingtonpark.org. As folks start bringing in final harvests, we’re reminded another year is ending; however, around the corner is another beginning. The work we do in these last days of limited sunlight affects the growth we’ll see when days stretch longer. That is similar to the work we’ve done here over the last couple years. We harvest the joy and energy of successful events and prepare for more in the future. What we have here is alive. When we encourage, feed and support it, Darbo/Worthington will not just survive, but thrive … year in, year out.! l

Stop-N-Go for all of your holiday shipping Just a reminder that the Atwood neighborhood is lucky enough to have a post office inside our Stop-N-Go at 2002 Winnebago St. This little post office can do almost anything the main post office can do for you. The only things they can’t do are mail international packages (letters are fine) and send registered mail.

Hours: Monday-Friday: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday: 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sundays in December: 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. If you have questions, call 244-1644. l

Ric Kieler, Manager of the Stop-N-Go and the contract postal station inside.

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SASY Neighborhood Association update

Postcard campaign to stabilize Garver building Who hasn’t ridden along the bike path or walked the north plat near Olbrich Gardens and wondered what the old Garver feed mill building is like on the inside? Well, now you can see the hauntingly beautiful photos of Garver’s interior taken recently by Zane Williams. See his website at zanewilliamsphotography.com. Also, you can see the entire exhibit in the Madison Municipal Building, 215 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Together, Schenk-Atwood-Starkweather-Yahara Neighborhood Association and the Madison Trust and Historic Preservation have started a “This Place Matters.” postcard campaign to stabilize Garver. You can help big time. Pre-addressed postcards feature Garver photos by Williams and Peter Patau and on the back is a message to city officials to stabilize Garver and eventually plan its adaptive reuse. Postcards are available at the Hawthorne library, Goodman Community Center and several area businesses. Please help by signing and sending a postcard to city officials. Timing is of the essence. Mayor Paul Soglin has recommended $1.85 million for Garver in the city budget as part of a Request for Assistance. However, the purpose of the RFA as of this writing has not been announced about whether to stabilize or to plan Garver’s reuse. A vote on the budget is expected in November. A recent study commissioned by the city found, that with stabilization, the Garver building has the potential to be quite serviceable. In light of the commissioned report and the unfortunate time lost on past failed plans for how Garver can be used, many in our community feel strongly that the sequence should be first to stabilize Garver and then to plan its use. A variety of interesting ideas have emerged from restoration masons on how the stabilization can be accomplished with high standards, economically. Please join SASY’s Garver building committee in asking the mayor, city council and the Madison Parks Commission to stabilize the Garver building now. Our newly established page for Garver is Facebook.com/ savegarver.

Join our neighborhood association meetings on the second Thursday of each month at the Goodman Community Center at 6:30 p.m.

sasyna.org Placemaking at Atwood and Winnebago Within the next five to eight years, Winnebago Street and Atwood Avenue are scheduled to be completely dug up and reconstructed. The upcoming reconstructions are an opportunity to create public spaces which better serve our community. SASY and the city of Madison have partnered to hold six monthly public planning meetings where we define our needs and dreams to turn neighborhood public spaces into viable, active places. Those who live, work and play in a space know best how to create a place with belonging, a place with meaning and soul, a place to linger.

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13: focus on the public greenspace triangle near Monty’s Blue Plate and Division Street

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11: look at our business district streetscape from Dunning Street to Olbrich Park. How can the streetscapes lining the Atwood Avenue corridor be made more inviting?

All meetings are from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Locations to be determined. Check sasyna. org for updates.

Winter Solstice celebration Please join SASY at Olbrich Park for our Winter Solstice celebration Dec. 21 to welcome the return of light. Bonfire is at sunset. If you’d like to help, please send an email to bachewning@gmail.com. l

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Lowell fourth-graders learn to press apple cider By Kate Austin and Kate Wheeler, Lowell Elementary School garden coordinators photo: Kate Austin

By Cindy K. Natvig, Holy Cross School parent

Keith Pollock pressing cider with (from left) Nate, Lily and Austin.

By Kate Austin and Kate Wheeler, Lowell Elementary School garden coordinators photo: Kate Austin

Fourthgraders Anika and Odessa assembling tomato appetizer samples at the “Salsa with Salsa” tomato festival.

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Live Entertainment Saturday Nights! Homemade Pizza Pizza Served: Mon-Fri 5 to 9:45 pm

Homemade soups, salads, and sandwiches Grill hours: Mon-Fri 11 am to 11:45 pm Sat and Sun 11 am to 8:45 pm

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Lowell Elementary School celebrates salsa Lowell Elementary School’s first “Salsa with Salsa” celebration in September was such a success that plans are underway to repeat it every year when the garden is harvested. Families were drawn in by the sound of salsa music, and parents and teachers brought salsas and other tomato dishes to share on Lowell’s beautiful front lawn. Thank you Tex Tubb’s for generously donating tortilla chips for the event. l

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Back row: (l-r) Beth Krause, fifth/sixth-grade teacher; Principal Tim Schubkegel; Linda Marozick, first/second-grade teacher; and Camilla Dashcund, third-grade teacher. Front row: (l-r) Jaewon Seo (Albert); Jae-Won Lim; Seo-Jin Kim; Yea-Chan Ko (Daniel); and Tak-Su Lee (Teddy).

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Students in Ms. Patterson’s fourth grade class got to participate in one of the joys of the autumn harvest. Keith Pollock, from the Goodman Community Center, and Robert, one of his Seed to Table high school students, brought an antique cider press to Lowell Elementary along with apples harvested by high-schoolers and donated by the Community Action Coalition. The fourth-graders learned to work together as they loaded apples in the hopper, cranked the handle on the chopper, rotated the clamp on the press, and strained the juices — then got to enjoy the delicious fresh apple cider they had just made. We are grateful to Lowell parent, Shaheen Sutterwala, for building this relationship between Goodman Community Center students and Lowell fourth-graders. l

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Jacqueline Jolly, Lowell Elementary School’s principal for the 20122013 school year, accepted a new position as a Title 1 Educational Consultant with the WisDavid Bray consin Department of Public Instruction in September. So, the school is being led by an interim principal, David Bray, through the school year. Bray retired from the Madison Metropolitan School District in 2011 and has served as interim principal at other MMSD schools. Welcome Principal Bray! l

Holy Cross Lutheran School on Milwaukee Street is hosting several young students from Korea for the 2013-2014 school year through two different programs. Five students came to Holy Cross through the Privileged Schools of America program. PSA, based in Madison, gives international students an opportunity to see American culture, expand their English skills and broaden their horizons by experiencing a variety of American activities. The students live as a group in a home run by PSA. The other four students are living with a family of Korean descent — David Jung of Cottage Grove. David, his wife, Katie and their four sons spent a year living in South

Korea ministering to children of low-income families. When they returned to America, they felt called to host Korean students in their home so they could learn English and about Christianity while experiencing a taste of an American childhood. “We feel hosting students from other countries is a great opportunity to open our students’ eyes to a culture from another part of the world. It lets them experience firsthand that children from other nations with different backgrounds have many similarities, abilities and aspirations as they do,” Holy Cross principal Tim Schubkegel said. l

East High math department thanks donors By Cynthia Chin, East High School mathematics teacher and Engineering Club co-adviser

Thank you to east side neighbors Jim and Pat S. for their generous donation of two new TI-84 C-Plus graphing calculators. These were presented to two promising young students who otherwise would not have owned this important tool. The Engineering Club thanks North Side True Value for the donation of materials used in a car wash fundraiser. Monies collected will support science and technology afterschool sessions at middle schools

connected with Madison East. Also a big thank you to community members who direct automatic contributions to our graphing calculator fund every time they use the GoodSearch or GoodShop web engines. Pennies from site sponsors add up when busy browsers and online buyers are at work. To access the web engines go to goodsearch.org. Registration is not required to participate. l

MMSD adds Department of Family and Community Engagement

Parents and caregivers are key to every child’s success The folks in the Madison Metropolitan School District are providing this new department to support parents and caregivers, knowing that home and family are as important as the teachers in a child’s success. They can provide information about:  Supporting your child’s education at home

 Parent leadership opportunities in the school district  School and district strategies for family and community engagement For more information call 663-5977, contact your child’s school or go to https://pubinfoweb.madison.k12.wi.us/node/3200. l

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Success is brewing on the beer east side By Dave Link, Eastside News

In less than a year-and-a half, Atwood Avenue has established itself as a destination for beer connoisseurs. Within a half-mile stretch, the avenue has become home to two of Madison’s newest breweries — One Barrel Brewing Company and Next Door Brewing Company. While the Schenk-Atwood neighborhoods are not in the heart of Madison’s entertainment and nightlife districts, there’s no shortage of people who want to gather together and drink locally crafted beer. “We’re seeing a lot of neighborhood people in here,” said Keith Symonds, brew master and part owner of Next Door Brewing. One Barrel brew master and owner Peter Gentry agrees, “We’re a neighborhood gathering spot.” Both breweries originally eyed Williamson Street locations but found a better fit in the Atwood Avenue corridor, with available buildings ready for renovating and more affordable rents. One Barrel, 2001 Atwood Ave., opened its doors in July 2012 after gutting a space formally used as a gallery. It serves beer brewed on site along with several guest brews. Light food fare is available to enjoy with libations. Next Door, 2439 Atwood Ave., converted the former Appliance Service Center building into a brewery and restaurant, which serves lunch and dinner. The menu is composed of fresh, locally sourced ingredients created to pair well with Next

Door’s beer. “We wanted to build a neighborhood restaurant which makes really good beer,” Symonds said. The breweries specialize in making very small batches of beer. Next Door has a modern looking three-barrel brewing system located in the front of the building. Symonds has been brewing almost nonstop since opening to meet demand for his beer. Each batch fills six half-barrel kegs. “We knew we’d be busy the first week or two,” Symonds said. “But we’re still trying to keep up (with demand).” Symonds has grown Next Door’s beer list to nine brews so far, with three every day ales: Wilbur, a cream ale with oats; WPA, an American Pale ale; and Sevex, a stock ale along the lines of east coast classic ales Genesee or Ballentine. He also is constantly creating an ever-changing menu of seasonal beer. One Barrel makes even smaller batches of beer. Head brewer Dan Sherman brews six days a week to keep beer in One Barrel’s tap lines. One Barrel’s system is very much a kin to a home brewer’s set up. A room not much larger than a storage closet serves as its aging cellar. Only ales are produced, which ferment at a higher temperature than lagers (Pabst, Budweiser or Miller Highlife), so there is no need for a temperature-controlled room. Gentry has brewed 22 different ales

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since opening One Barrel. With each batch providing only two half-barrel kegs, the selection quickly turns over – often in just days. The limited availability of Gentry’s beers is what creates the demand for them. Gentry uses Facebook to keep patrons updated on which ales are presently available in One Barrel’s tap lines. With two beer barons working in such close proximity, it may be easy to think there’s a rivalry like MillerCoors and

In the upcoming month, Next Door Brewing Company’s Keith Symonds is planning to fill his tap lines with a Black IPA, a Dry Stout, a Southern Englishstyle brown ale and a hearty red, West Coast-style IPA.

The beer selection changes quite regularly at Peter Gentry’s nanobrewery, One Barrel Brewing Company. Ales are brewed in very small batches on site at 2001 Atwood Ave. Check on Facebook for the current selection.

Anheuser-Busch. However, micro brewers seem to be a tight-knit group who see success for one as success for all. “When I’ve needed hops or yeast, I’ve been able to call Peter (Gentry) or the guys at House of Brews,” Symonds said. House of Brews is another Madison brewery just south of Stoughton Road. “(Having Next Door down the street) creates a beer mecca,” Gentry said. “They Continued on page 23

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Three businesses on First Street come together to create the Lifestyles Boutique collective Photo: Kristin Groth Wicked Beauty, Nourish Massage and Skincare, and Chrysalis Hair and Body have come together to establish an entrepreneurial collective to offer clients the opportunity to enjoy their sessions in a comfortable environment and have the ability to learn more about treatments offered by other like-minded providers. Focusing on the individual, education and growth is the three businesses’ shared priority. Located at 111 S. First St. at the Julia McConahay (left), Matthew Collins and corner of Atwood and First, the Micki Bina have partnered their businesses to Norman Building’s owner CMI form Lifestyle Boutique. decided that providing extended health, life and beauty practitioChrysalis Hair and Body is owned and ners would be beneficial to both the resioperated by Julia McConahay, an accomdents of the building and the surrounding plished hairstylist who left a conventional community. salon environment due to the developWicked Beauty’s Matthew Collins, ment of intense chemical allergies within American Board Certified Hair Colorist, that setting. Her desire for a non-chemical provides an individual platform that will workplace and a natural tendency to conleave clients feeling excited and satisfied nect with people fueled the development of with their personal styling. Wicked Beauty this sanctuary. Chrysalis offers an opportries to find a way to make clients feel tunity to self-express in an eco-conscious unique and relevant. way, and bring out natural-born beauty. Nourish Massage and Skin Care offers The three businesses are hosting a holiskincare and massage treatments. Micki day open house Dec. 6 from 5-8 p.m. EnBina, LMT, LE, specializes in therapeutic joy fresh foods, booking specials, prodand prenatal massage. Bina also offers fauct packages, prizes, tours and a meet and cials to help relax and create change with a greet. focus on education, protection and prevenFor more information see wickedbeautysation. Waxing provides a healthful way of keeping skin smooth whether it is by using lon.com, nourishmassageandskincare.com or chrysalishairandbody.com. l soft wax, hard wax or threading.

Preserving books is Chris Brown’s specialty By Pamela Wiesen, Eastside News

Real, physical, hold-in-your hand, nonelectronic, page-turning books may be a dying breed. And old, rare, collector-quality books, or books with a history, are possessed by only a very few. But someone must tend to these special creations, and that person must have the skills to repair those books that have been in a family for generations, have personal meaning, or that possess a value based in their uniqueness, age or beauty. A recent arrival in the Atwood neighborhood is Mendota Fine Binding and Restoration. Christopher Brown, the proprietor, received his bachelor’s degree in fine arts from the University of Wisconsin and has been working as a professional bookbinder since 1994. He worked at his first bindery in Newport, R. I. He spent a year in Madison in 1996, and then lived in a number of places, including Europe until 2010, working as a bookbinder and getting hands-on experience with different book structures. His most famous clients in Europe included former French president Nicolas Sarkozy, and a crown prince of Prussia. A few days before October’s Gallery Night, Brown showed me around his studio, which is housed in a couple of rooms within Warehouse 2716, on Atwood Av-

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Christopher Brown, proprietor of Mendota Fine Binding and Restoration.

enue between Waubesa and Corry streets. He’s been in this space just under a year and has had a few walk-in customers. Brown did not sugar-coat the challenges involved in pursuing a career in this line of work. The market for bookbinding is tough, he said. Back in 1996, he could make a living using his skills, but now he needs to supplement his passion with another job. He knows that we are leaving the world of paper books, and that children today won’t have the tactile experience of holding a book in their hands in the same way as previous generations did. Just as many once-familiar names in book publishing have disappeared over the years, so too have many brick-and-mortar bookstores. There used to be a dozen bookstores on State Street alone, Brown said, but it’s down to a handful now. Continued on page 23

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The Eken Park Neighborhood

E a s t s i d e hist o r y In the 1930s, workers along with (from left) Oscar F. Mayer, Oscar G. Mayer, Oscar G. Mayer Jr. hold the “largest sausage in the world.” Meinhardt Raabe (front) portrays ‘Little Oscar.’ This photo appeared in September-October, 1963 edition of “The Link.”

Presenting Oscar Mayer in its heyday By Sarah White, East Side History Club

In November, retired Oscar Mayer employees Jim Aehl, Judy Fenske and Joan Phelan, will talk about the history of Oscar Mayer and their experiences while working History of Oscar Mayer Foods for the meat packer. Presented by Joan Phelan In 1919 Oscar G. Mayer purchased and Sara Preez the bankrupt Farmers’ Cooperative Meat Nov. 16 from 2 to 4 p.m. Packing Co., located “out in the country,” Goodman Community Center and built it up into a nationally recognized By Steve Meiers, Eastside News 149 Waubesa St. brand of meat products. Today it is the 10th largest employer in Dane County, down Here’s a quiz for local history buffs: What Dean House from the largest in its heyday. east side neighborhood was home to the Christmas Open House David Arndt, another retired Oscar Mayfirst airport in the city? What neighborhood Dec. 8 from 1 to 4 p.m. er employee, will display some of his vast was a frequent host to the circus from the Dean House collection of Oscar Mayer memorabilia. 1920s through ‘40s? Give yourself an A+ 4718 Monona Dr. Additional parking is available off Corry if you said “Eken Park,” the small commuStreet at the rear of St. Bernard’s Cathonity between East Washington, Packers and lic Church and also in the small lot across Aberg avenues and North Street. attend the Blooming Grove Historical Sofrom Madison Kipp on Waubesa Street. Like many neighborhoods, the area ciety’s Christmas Open House at the Dean In lieu of an East Side History Club started out as farmland owned by the House on Monona Drive. meeting in December, we are invited to Stang, Hummer and Eken families. The The East Side History Club blog at http://eastsidehistory.wordpress.com shares original farmhouse built in 1870 and owned by brothers Ole and Thomas Eken local history ‘finds’ as they come to light. is still in place at 809 Mayer Ave. By the To submit your memories and pictures to publish on the blog, send an email to white- time the city of Madison annexed the property in 1927, there were about 80 homes in sarah@charter.net. the area. In 2014 the club will host programs Much of the 140-acre Eken farm went on the third Saturday of February, March, toward residential development, but in April, September, October and November 1927 an emerging economic activity — from 2-4 p.m. commercial aviation — took over some of For more information contact Sarah White the land. Hangars were built on the 2500 at 347-7329 or whitesarah@charter.net. l

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Eken Park has a history to be proud of block of Coolidge Street and at the airport itself, called Madison Airport, which was on the land that today includes Aberg Avenue, and the Shopko and Copps stores. Madison Airport offered flight instruction, package delivery and passenger service. Short trips were also popular with rates of 98 cents for a 10-mile ride and a 40-mile excursion was $2; the price of a Madison Metro bus trip today. Pilots would fly low enough so they could see people on the ground. They would lean out of the cockpit and wave to the kids below, and the kids would wave Continued on page 23

The Urban Design Commission recently approved Madison Kipp Corporation’s request to repaint their name on the back wall of its facility which is visible from the Captial City path. The building was built by the Navy to support World War I. Kipp bought the building in the mid-1930s to expand its business.

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back. The airport faded away as more business came to the public airport — today the home of Wisconsin Aviation on U.S. Highway 51 — which was built in 1939. If you want to know about Eken Park’s history, your “go to” person is Joan Phalen, who lived on Moland Street from 1935 until her family moved out of town in 1946. Even though Joan has lived on Dunning Street since 1967, she clearly considers “the other east side” her home and has spent countless hours researching its history. The family came Madison Airport on North Street used to advertise sightseeing excursions. This one came from the back to Madison later and she lived at several addresses in the June 30, 1932 edition of the Wisconsin State Journal. neighborhood. Like Joan, many of her neighbors also worked for Oscar circus because of the many rail lines. StartMayer. ing in 1923, the end of North Street was Life was much different growing up often a host location. The coming of the in the neighborhood in the ‘30s and ‘40s circus was a special time for the neighthan it is today, obviously. There were four borhood for many reasons. Joan’s fondest grocery stores between Johnson Street and memories were of the sword swallower and Mayer Avenue. Her family shopped at a fat lady. store on the corner of Kedzie Street and The circus was called the “biggest thing Commercial Avenue. Bananas were scarce that moved.” Trains would unload tons of during World War II, so when kids saw people and animals at a location along East them in the window of the store, every kid Washington Avenue or at the roundhouse called home with news of the treat. on Commercial Avenue. According to a Television, much less other electronic 1928 Wisconsin State Journal article, 1,800 devices, didn’t exist when Joan was growpeople and 1,000 animals traveled with the ing up. Since there were few organized ac- circus which had 32 tents spread over 21 tivities, kids spent their time playing games acres. like kick the can, tag and pick up baseball It was quite an undertaking to set this games in vacant lots. all up, so they enlisted the help of neighFew could afford to go to the movies, borhood residents of all ages. In exchange but Tuesday night movies like “Buster for their effort, people got a free ticket to Bronco” were shown on the side of a barn. the evening show. Joan remembers her Movie night was “awfully exciting” re10-year-old brother coming home so tired members neighborhood resident Donna from setting up the circus that he almost (Tjugum) Miller, even if the mosquitoes didn’t make it to the show. were thick. There were also neighborhood Clearly this is a special place with a lot talent shows, homemade lantern parades of history, and we are fortunate there are and decorated bike parades. people like Joan who help us remember The east side was also a hot-bed for the what life was like in the past. l

Still, there are book aficionados and collectors who use his services. He also offers individual and group classes, should you want to learn about preservation and binding processes. When we talked, Brown provided me with a historical overview of bookbinding and also showed me some tools bookbinders use.

Classes provide more in-depth information, as well as hands-on experience. If you have a volume that is in need of restoration, or you are interested in a class, you can find Brown on Facebook under Mendota Fine Binding and Restoration, or give him a call at 404-0202, or visit his workshop at 2716 Atwood Ave. l

Sector 67  from page 16 tic and found time to answer questions or offer guidance even though you could tell he was juggling a million other tasks,” said Braddock’s mom. “Yeah, he’s amazing,” said Braddock. To complete his project, Braddock took an additional course offered at Sector 67 about Arduino, a popular open-source electronics platform that has easy-to-use hardware and software and is capable of controlling just about any hardware project you can dream up. He also learned more about electronics, so he could wire the circuits — how to use a hot knife, an electric wire and how to make the foam enclosure for the measuring devices. Braddock’s device is a prototype that he wants to modify and improve so that it col-

lects data that’s useful to groups working to protect local water resources. He will do that when he finds time after doing schoolwork, preparing for another round of First LEGO League competition, playing soccer and tennis, and performing in the middle school honors orchestra. Braddock can program his device to take measurements at specific intervals and save the information to a memory card. At any time he can remove the card and download the information into a text format. Although this program won’t be offered again until next summer, Sector 67, 2100 Winnebago St., offers courses for people of all ages throughout the year. For more information about what goes on at Sector 67, check out Sector67.org. l

Breweries  from page 20 have a different story to tell with a restaurant, but yes, we do complement each other.” Success also extends to the neighboring businesses. Daisy Café and Cupcakery used both breweries’ beer this year for its Oktoberfest Deluxe Cupcakes and Stalzy’s Deli provides its homemade sauerkraut to Next Door and pīrāgi (an eastern European bread filled with bacon and onions) to One Barrel. Stalzy’s also served tap beer from both breweries at its Oktoberfest celebration. One Barrel and Next Door do not have the east side market cornered either. Besides House of Brews, there’s Karbon4,

Ale Asylum, and Great Dane East. Then there’s the Old Sugar Distillery on East Main Street and Bos Meadery on East Washington Avenue, plus the numerous bars and restaurants. “Madison is only now reaching its brewing potential,” said Symonds. “We’re not eating into each other’s business.” “The east side is becoming the Beermuda Triangle,” Gentry said. “I have a vision to see a (traditional) tavern with only tap lines of Madison (brewed) beer.” For more information see onebarrelbrewing.com or nextdoorbrewing.com. l

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We can’t be allowed to become an ALEC nation By Chris Taylor, State Representative, 78th Assembly District

Over the past four decades, the American Legislative Exchange Council has become the most well-oiled and well-funded secretive conservative political machine in Chris Taylor America. ALEC is a ménage à trois of conservative think tanks, corporate funders and state lawmakers from around the country who churn out state model bills advancing a corporate agenda in every policy area imaginable. Corporations provide the money, right-wing policy think tanks provide the talking points and research, and lawmakers are the foot soldiers carrying out the ALEC agenda. The only way to protect people from a machine such as ALEC is to shine the light on it. So this summer I donned my most conservative suit and attended ALEC’s 40th anniversary conference in Chicago. What I witnessed was an extremist, yet familiar, national agenda that mirrored the policy priorities we have seen in Wisconsin — attacks on workers’ compensation, unions, voter rights, an independent judiciary, public education and the environment, just to name a few topics. I was simultaneously fascinated and horrified by the degree of the ALEC policy infestation throughout our country.

Though I was familiar with ALEC’s model shoot-to-kill policies with the so-called “Castle Doctrine” passage last session and their promotion of private unaccountable voucher schools, I was unprepared for the unprecedented success they have had throughout the country in spreading their agenda. The next attack to come is on public universities, where an ALEC presenter commented that “they are not reformable from within.” The strategy is to demand more accountability (which they refuse to do with their private voucher schools) by exposing the “failings” of public higher education, such as mandatory testing upon each student’s graduation. When I questioned one think-tank representative’s idea as something I didn’t believe would be popular with the people, he told me when the right controls enough legislatures and the corporations funnel enough money, the consent of the people is irrelevant. I anticipate more of ALEC’s agenda as the fall floor period heats up, including attacks on Wisconsin’s best in the nation workers’ compensation system and more restrictions on unemployment insurance. I encourage you to share your thoughts with me about ALEC or any bills on our agenda, please feel free to email me at rep. taylor@legis.wi.gov or call my office at 266-5342. l

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2014 county budget invests in our children By Joe Parisi, Dane County Executive

The 2014 Dane County budget I introduced in October contains a number of new initiatives aimed at helping kids from all walks of life succeed in school and at home. Joe Parisi Housing instability is a challenge faced by a growing number of children in our communities. Day-to-day uncertainty over where you’re sleeping — or studying — is not a recipe for success. To address this rising need, I’m creating a new youth eviction prevention fund. The fund will be administered by our Joining Forces for Families program and is intended to help create housing stability for families with school-aged children. My budget further addresses homelessness among youth with $2 million allocated to complete the timely construction of a new domestic violence shelter in Dane County operated by Domestic Abuse Intervention Services. My budget also creates two new mental health rapid response teams in the Verona

and Sun Prairie area school districts. These teams of professionals will help de-escalate situations with students who suffer from mental illness, by providing guidance as well as training and support to students, teachers, law enforcement and families. I’m also expanding my partnership with United Way by creating additional early childhood zones in the Allied Drive neighborhood and in the Westside Elementary School area in Sun Prairie. These zones address the achievement gap with hands-on resources to help prepare children for success in school. In partnership with Operation Fresh Start, I’m also creating the Dane County Youth Conservation Corps, which is a team of young people who will work year-round on a wide variety of projects. This work will help those involved develop critical job skills, and their projects will keep county parks and their amenities clean, accessible and family friendly. When children get a chance at a great start at life, stability, and support, it makes our entire county stronger. l

Resources available for former BadgerCare users By Fred Risser, State Senator, 26th District

Gov. Scott Walker’s budget bill includes a provision that results in about 80,000 low income Wisconsinites losing BadgerCare health coverage and forcing them to sign Fred Risser up for private insurance. However, those losing BadgerCare coverage will be eligible for a subsidy to assist with premium payments as will others on a sliding scale. Whether uninsured or looking for different insurance, the marketplace will guide people or business owners through the various private health insurance plans that meet the requirements of the federal Affordable Care Act, also known as ObamaCare. People currently covered by an employer’s plan should check to see if any changes are contemplated. However, most

will experience no change. Despite overwhelming traffic during the first few days, the website is easy to use and very informative about insurance options. Wisconsinites and small businesses can access the Health Insurance Marketplace online at healthcare.gov or by calling 1-800-318-2596. There are program alerts through Facebook at Facebook.com/healthcare.gov, or Twitter at Twitter.com/healthcaregov. Text message and email alerts are also available. My staff is ready to direct you to any of the numerous locations and resources available. If you have questions regarding the Health Insurance Marketplace or the Affordable Care Act, please contact my office at 2661627, or send email to Sen.Risser@legis. wi.gov. l

We cook from scratch. A cafe in the Goodman Community Center where teens work and learn. Open daily 7:30AM to 2PM

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Zoning code amendment will permit temporary shelters for the homeless at mission houses By Marsha Rummel, District 6 Alder

Homeless advocates and Occupy Madison asked the city a fundamental question: Where is it legal to sleep outside if you are homeless? The city’s zoning code is Marsha Rummel silent on legal locations for the “un-housed” to live, so I set out to answer the question. With the help of assistant city attorney, Maureen O’Brien, I drafted an amendment to the zoning code to allow outdoor overnight sleeping in tents, cars, tiny houses or temporary portable shelters as an accessory use of a religious institution or nonprofit organization as a conditional use in the residential districts, as well as the Urban Mixed-Use and Traditional Shopping Street districts. We made it a conditional use so that there would be a public hearing process at the plan commission to get the input of neighbors. A church or nonprofit that meets the definition of a mission house provides indoor lodging, meals or both without compensation, as well as worship and supportive services. If churches choose to permit temporary shelters, they will need to prepare a management plan for the location of sleeping areas, bathrooms and

parking spaces. In late September, the Plan Commission unanimously recommended approval, and on Oct. 15, the Common Council adopted the ordinance amendment. But temporary outdoor shelters are not sustainable. Although tiny houses are cool, it will take some time to handcraft enough tiny houses to fill the need. Dane County Executive Joe Parisi and Mayor Paul Soglin both allotted funds in their 2014 budgets to jointly fund a low-income housing project to assist Madison’s homeless population. The single room occupancy project would provide up to 100 affordable housing units in two phases with 24/7 front desk staffing and case managers to provide services. The County Executive’s budget includes $750,000 to purchase a site to develop the project. The Mayor’s 2014 budget proposes to spend $300,000 to plan the project. A Request for Qualifications to find a development/financing partner to assist the city with development services and with securing WHEDA tax credits would then follow. As a member of the Housing Strategy Committee, I will be very involved in this process and will report what happens as budgets are adopted in November and a financing partner is selected. l

Two officially seeking attorney general job With Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announcing he will not run for reelection, two candidates have already entered the field for the state’s “Top Cop.” Milwaukee Democrat Jon Richards is a member of the assembly and the legislature’s powerful Joint Finance Committee. He has served in the legislature since 1998.

Waukesha County District Attorney Brad Schimel has announced he will run as a Republican. He’s been the DA since 2006. Candidates for attorney general can begin circulating nomination papers on April 15, 2014. A partisan primary would be held Aug. 12, 2014, if needed. l

2014 city budget would raise property taxes By David Ahrens, District 15 Alder

I am a new member of the Madison Common Council, but I’ve been a keen observer of city policy and budget for some time. The most striking thing about this city budget is David Ahrens how little there is in it that is “new and different.” For the most part, the budget simply continues through this year what the city did last year. Because there have been cost increases in major expenses such as health insurance and energy the “cost to continue” city operations rises. There are also capital expenses such as new police cars, 10 new buses, building and road repair that add up to substantial costs. As a result, the levy would increase by about $28 on a house valued at $200,000. You can find the Mayor Paul Soglin’s description of the operating bud-

get at cityofmadison.com/finance/ documents/2014OpBud/MessageMayorOperExec.pdf. A few items that are of interest concern future expenditures. For example, the budget includes $2 million to plan and design a new parking structure downtown. This $30 to $40 million parking garage would support a new city-sponsored hotel and office complex (to be called the Judge Doyle Square). I have substantial concerns about the need for the garage and hotel as well as questions concerning whether it is appropriate for the city to compete with existing hotels and offices. A committee is studying various options for the city, but unfortunately the option of doing nothing does not appear to be seriously considered. I look forward to hearing your opinion on this proposed project that will have a great impact on the city’s future. As always, I can be reached at district15@ cityofmadison.com and at 334-1156. l

Mayor’s budget preserves basic city functions By Larry Palm, District 12 Alder

The Common Council is in the middle of discussing the 2014 city budget. This year the average value of a home was down 0.5 percent, but overall property value has staLarry Palm bilized because of an increase in commercial real estate values. The mayor’s operating budget proposes a property tax increase of $32 on the average home value in Madison — which is $230,831. His budget preserves many of the basic city functions and even provides an increase in staff salaries. Additional items that have been added were funding for the domestic abuse LEAP program I proposed

last year, nearly $200,000 for a permanent Emerging Opportunities Program, and $160,000 for library youth programming and additional out-of-school time initiatives. In addition, all libraries will maintain existing hours, including Sunday hours at the Pinney branch. Also, it reinstates the Recylopedia and principally funds the Overture agreement. I am generally satisfied with the mayor’s budget proposal. I do have a few amendments that I’m looking at — maintenance funding for our library system, additional support for the recently expanded Madison Metro services and additional funding for emerging community needs. If you have any questions, comments or issues please contact me at lpalm@cityofmadison.com. l

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Hawthorne Happenings Hawthorne Branch Library is located at 2707 E. Washington Ave. in the Madison East Shopping Center at the intersection of East Johnson Street and East Washington Avenue. For program details or to register, contact staff at 246-4548 or visit madisonpubliclibrary.org. Library hours are Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Adult book discussions

Library LEGO club

Wednesday, Nov. 20 at 6 p.m. “The Lifeboat,” by Charlotte Rogan Wednesday, Dec. 18 at 6 p.m. “The Boy in the Striped Pajamas,” by John Coyne

Mondays, Nov. 4-25 at 2:30 p.m. There is a different theme each Monday with stories and pictures to inspire the imagination. Join other LEGO fans and create something cool.

Fourth Thursdays

Hawthorne Library’s Big Birthday Bash

The Salad Days book club is intended for readers in their 20s and 30s to explore stories of early adulthood and popular culture. Meets at Ground Zero Coffee, 744 Williamson St. Call for times.

Saturday, Nov. 16 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Celebrate 100 years of Hawthorne Library with local favorites: Truly Remarkable Loon at 10:30 a.m., Music con Brio at noon, and Dance Wisconsin at 1:15 p.m. Face painting by Funny Faces, children’s activities, LEGOs, birthday cake and all-day fun.

Green Tuesday’s film series Tuesdays, Nov. 19 and Dec. 17 at 5:30 p.m. Sustainable Atwood presents free screenings of films, presentations and conversations about our world and how we can make it better, together.

Is your home really safe for someone with dementia? Monday, Dec. 9 at 5:30 p.m. Presented by the Alzheimer’s and Dementia Alliance of Wisconsin

Madison Traditional Gaming Saturday, Dec. 21 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Madison Traditional Gaming is all about traditional roleplaying games such as Original Dungeons and Dragons, AD&D, Classic Traveller, Labyrinth Lord and more.

FoodShare application assistance Wednesdays, Nov. 6 through Dec.18 from 3-6 p.m. Get free, personalized and confidential help applying for FoodShare benefits (QUEST card). Call 1-877-366-3635 to schedule an appointment with a FoodShare specialist from Second Harvest Foodbank. Walk-ins are also welcome.

Stories and Sweets

Cookie fun Saturday, Dec. 14 at 10:30 a.m. Catch stories, games and more at this fastpaced family program. Everyone takes home their own decorated sugar cookie. Children age 6 and under need to be accompanied by an adult. Call or register online beginning Oct. 23.

Family movie matinee Saturdays, Nov. 30 and Dec. 28 at 1 p.m. We’ll show a recent-release family movie. Call the library for current show title.

Music together Wednesdays, Nov. 6-20 at 11 a.m. A fun music program for young children incorporating simple instruments and active movement. Make some noise at the library! This is a program for both parents and children. Call or register online beginning Oct. 23.

Fall book sale; open to all

Chess club

Friday, Nov. 8 from 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10 from 1 to 4:30 p.m. $5 bag sale: Monday, Nov. 11.

First and third Thursdays at 4 p.m. Learn how to play chess and play against other children with varied levels of experience. For children in grades K-12. Children under 7 must be accompanied by an adult.

Madison Herbal Institute program Monday, Nov. 11 at 6 p.m. Enjoy herbal education with Rose Casey, a board member of the Madison Herbal Institute.

DIY Duck tape Tuesday, Nov. 12 at 4 p.m. Snacks, colored Duck tape and loads of fun. Bring your friends and make wearable art: purses, wallets, sandals, bracelets, belts and more. Call or register online.

Movie and party Friday, Nov. 15 at 6 p.m. “The Hunger Games” Prizes for best costumes. And may the odds be ever in your favor.

Upcycle It Tuesday, Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. We’ll have plastic sheets, markers and pencils for you to turn into Shrinky Dink art. We’ll also have a button maker for you to turn scraps of paper, magazine cut outs and your own 2D art into a button you can pin on your bag, backpack or lapel. No crafting skills needed. We’ll provide some supplies; please bring along anything you’d like to personalize your button. Registration begins Nov. 5.

Cookie fun

Nifty Thrifty Gifty

Preschool storytime

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Pinney Branch Library is located at 204 Cottage Grove Road, at the intersection of Monona Drive and Cottage Grove Road between Walgreens and the ReStore. For further program details or to register, call 224-7100 or visit madisonpubliclibrary. org. Library hours are Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 13 at 3:30 p.m. All supplies provided. For kids and teens in grades 3 and up.

Saturdays, Nov. 2 and Dec. 7 at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 9 at 2:30 p.m. Join us for donuts, juice with stories, songs, Make special, one-of-a-kind treasures to keep or to give. Ages 6 and up. Children rhymes and a craft. under 8 must have an adult helper. l

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Listen and learn at Pinney Library

Saturday, Dec. 21 at 2 p.m. Catch stories, games and more at this fastpaced family program. Participants will get to take home their own decorated sugar cookie. Children age 6 and under need to be accompanied by an adult. Registration begins Dec. 7.

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Wednesdays through Dec. 18 at 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. Stories, songs, finger plays and more for children ages 3 to 5. Younger siblings welcome.

Toddler art class Tuesdays, Dec. 3, 10, 17 at 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. Enjoy the tactile wonders of paint, glitter, glue and more. Smocks or messy clothes recommended. Registration begins Nov. 19.

LEGO club First Mondays at 3:30 p.m. There’s a different theme each month, along with stories and pictures to inspire the imagination. Join other LEGO fans and build your own unique creation. Children under 7 must have an adult helper.

First Friday flicks Friday, Nov. 1 at 6:30 p.m. “Much Ado About Nothing” Movies are rated PG or PG-13. Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult.

MadCity Makers First Wednesdays at 7 p.m. MadCity Makers is a group of people who get together to master the art of creation in the modern age. This can mean sewing, cooking, blacksmithing, knitting, welding, carpentry, programming, masonry, glass blowing and so on.

Job, computer and writing assistance Wednesdays through Dec. 11 from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Sign up for a one-on-one free hourlong training. You can get help with online job searching, writing resumes and cover letters, setting up an email account, and much more.

Reader’s Theater Mondays, Nov. 25 and Dec. 9 at 3 p.m. Children practice literacy skills while reading and performing a variety of children’s books. Children must be able to read.

Read to a dog Saturday, Nov. 16 at 2 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 21 at 10:30 a.m. Bring a favorite book and read aloud to a furry friend. Time slots available on a firstcome, first-served basis.

Preschool and toddler dance party Saturday, Nov. 16 at 10 a.m. Call or register online beginning Nov. 2.

Book Baby Tuesdays through Nov. 19 at 11:30 a.m. Stories, songs and activities for babies ages 0-15 months. One adult per baby is required. l

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Goodman Community Center

November l December 2013

Eastside ARTS December  Goodman Gallery presents:

Works in Progress: Paintings by Elizabeth Steinhoff and Sarah Watts Elizabeth Steinhoff Bio Elizabeth grew up, was educated, and raised four children mainly in and around Chicago. She worked at home keeping house and raising her children, but when her youngest, Becky (now the director of the Goodman Community Center) was 3, she began teaching preschool. She later went back to school and got her masters in special education, taught that for 11 years and later taught fifth grade science and art. After retiring from teaching in a Chicago, Hyde Park school, she moved to Madison where she says she has loved living for the last 16 years.

Artist Statement

“Railing Pears” by Elizabeth Steinhoff, oil on canvas, 30 x 22" am also frustrated by these demands. However, now that I have given in to this journey, I am considering myself an artist, albeit self taught. I feel I rarely think I have finished anything, hence the name of our show.

Artists’ I have never had any formal Reception art education and did not Sarah Watts begin any art until after Friday, Dec. 13 my divorce and my chil6-8 p.m. Bio dren were away. I conGoodman Gallery Sarah Watts has lived on sidered this a hobby and Goodman Community the east side of Madison I would not call myself an Center since 1994, having arrived artist. After a long time of dofrom 13 years in Texas which, ing almost no art, I dove back into she says, accounts for her strange acthe process about three years ago going evcent. Before, she lived and taught in Iran ery Sunday morning to paint from a model and Yemen when it was still called ‘Yemen with my good artist friend, Sarah. Art is a Arab Republic’ for over 8 years. She was process of constant changes, ideas and inborn in Birmingham England and went ner and outer discoveries. I delight in, but

Goodman Gallery getting a new look and name Thanks to a generous donor, the Goodman Gallery will soon have a new name and a new look. During November, the gallery will be renovated with fresh new surfaces and a new gallery hanging system. Watch the January issue of the Eastside News for a picture of the new gallery and name. The gallery will continue to show

through Birmingham University’s School of Education specializing in Art and Literature. Having worked overseas for a while she arrived in the USA in 1979 and continued to teach after which she trained as a Massage Therapist and is nationally certified and state licensed. Sarah has a private practice on the near west side of Madison and leads classes in R.O.M. Dance and Tai-Chi at various locations including the Goodman Center. In between she loves to paint, draw, cook and read.

emerging and regional artists. We welcome collaborative shows where artists show their work together. Interested artists can find gallery guidelines at goodmancenter.org and may submit their artwork for review by a small committee to kristin@goodmancenter. org. l

My preferred medium is acrylic (like your socks). I love to draw using pen and pencil. Favorite subjects: people in general and the human body in particular. I love the vibrant spirit of my subjects, their energy and laughter. When I first studied fine art in college my professor told me I wasn’t a painter, I was a designer. I never saw the difference. Color and pattern fascinate me, probably influenced by years in the Middle East where the architecture, carpets and culture interested me. I’ve been attending continuing studies classes at the humanities

“Ginny 3” part of a triptych titled “Laughing Girl” by Sarah Watts, acrylic on canvas, 12 x 12" building on campus for more than 10 years. My fellow artist, Elizabeth, and I have been involved in a Sunday morning group of artists which is always a learning experience. These are all works in progress. Are they finished? I really don’t know. What I do know is that they were done as a celebration of the person’s life and were done with love and great joy. l

Art walk looking for neighborhood artists Applications are now available for the May 4, 2014 Marquette, Williamson and Atwood self-guided art walk. Artists must live in the Marquette, Williamson or Atwood neighborhoods. The application deadline is Friday, Dec. 13. For the art walk, neighborhood artists open up their homes and studios on this one-day event to share their artistic talents with neighbors, friends and art lovers. The

art walk is from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. To apply, email Jenny Blasen at jblasen@ hotmail.com or Gloria VanDixhorn at gkvandix@wisc.edu. Please include your medium, name, address with ZIP code and telephone number. Also include a website, or two or three pictures of your work. Individual artist fees are $30. Multiple artists at one location are allowed, but individual artist fees are applicable. l

Let’s talk turkey.

Every year our community helps us fill this many bags with Thanksgiving groceries. Could you help?

And dressing. Sweet potatoes. Mashed potatoes. Gravy. Cranberry sauce. Vegetables.

Many families in Dane County simply can’t afford to buy groceries for a holiday meal like Thanksgiving. That’s why the Goodman Community Center is collecting food — and money to buy food

Rolls.

— in hopes that together we can help every family in our community enjoy a traditional

Butter.

basket this year, and we’d love to help them all. But we can’t do it alone.

Pumpkin pie …

Thanksgiving meal. We expect an incredible 2,500 families will request a Thanksgiving

Want to help?

See page 13 or go to:

goodmancenter.org