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Women of Worthington add hope in long-troubled neighborhood

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Past the elegant bridge, gas station and payday loan store, beyond the low-income housing and hulking Salvation Army building, the women feed children in a park. A year or so ago, they didn’t know each other, nameless faces in the compact, racially diverse Darbo-Worthington neighborhood of dense, low-income apartments, public housing and modest single-family homes that’s had its share of struggle and trauma, including a shooting on Wednesday night. Now, the women share meals. They empathize and laugh. They advocate. Their children mix. They plant flowers and vegetables. They’re establishing a regular parental presence in the local park. Now, the Women of Worthington serve meals and are part of a broader effort to erase stigmas, build on resources and change the neighborhood. “It’s been amazing,” said Wendy Thompson, 36, who moved to DarboWorthington with her four children three years ago to escape the violence of her native Detroit. “We all stick together. It’s all about talking about ideas and what the women want to see in the neighborhood.” The group, in some ways an echo of the grass-roots Mothers of Simpson Street who many years ago helped save what had been the city’s most notorious place, is also a testament to the power of community organizing and the value of modest public, nonprofit and private investments and support. “I don’t think I can find the words to express how important they are and how exciting this group is,” Mayor Paul Soglin said. “People often look at construction cranes to assess how the city is doing. This is probably more important.” La Toya Jackson, 32, took her children

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Painters featured in Ballweg Gallery The Ballweg Gallery presents two painters. Robin Chapman’s acrylic landscapes and interiors reflect her travels. Noël Ash’s paintings focus on the American experience of being part of a family at home. Article on page 26

Starkweather Creek’s hidden beauty Neighborhood resident and Friends of Starkweather Creek member Dea Larsen Confrontage to bustling East Washington Aveverse describes nue, which can be safely crossed by a strikthe hidden jewels ing, prairie-style pedestrian bridge. The along the two neighborhood touches two municipalities, branches of Starkweather Creek. The watera more dense, impoverished part in the city way becomes more of a drainage ditch when and mostly modest, single-family homes in viewed by paddling up it. the town of Blooming Grove. Under the leadership of president AlfonArticle on page 18 so Flores, a revitalized Worthington Park Neighborhood Association is engaged with City Hall and sponsoring activities like bicycle tuneups and youth soccer. Young families are moving in. The annual neighborhood picnic on Saturday, even in the wake of the shooting, was an upbeat mix of music, barbecued food, face-painting,

Carla McCants and Gwenna Wetzel, 7, plant flowers at Worthington Park during a neighborhood beautification effort by the Women of Worthington. Wetzel’s mother, Nicole, is a member of the women’s group. Flowers were donated by Klein’s Floral and Greenhouses. away from the gang violence of Chicago, coming to Madison and living several years at the YWCA before eventually moving to Darbo-Worthington. She’s among the core members of Women of Worthington and in December was hired by the Goodman Community Center as a community outreach specialist. Darbo-Worthington, 85 acres with about 550 housing units and a population of 1,200, is a place of promise and lament. Starkweather Creek cuts through the neighborhood, and 5-acre Worthington Park is a centerpiece with picnic shelter, new basketball courts and playground equipment, an open field, and mature shade trees. The vacant, vandal-stricken McDonald’s was recently demolished, opening

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Vast possibilities are revealed in Garver’s unsealed doors Garver Feed Mill has been a subject in the Eastside News for a long time. A really long time. Maybe its fate will finally turn around as the city allowed citizens a chance to tour it and see for themselves that, despite its Article on page 17 rough exterior, most of it is still a sound building.

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Both Merrill Lynch Room C and Bolz Room B have sprung wood floors that are great for dance or exercise, but can also be used for meetings.

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The LOFT at the Lussier Teen Center is also available for private parties for children or teenagers (limited availability).

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Working Class Catering is an established teen education program where youth work alongside 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.

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Every child is an artist By Angela Tortorice, GCC Elementary Programs Manager

For five weeks during summer programming, children enrolled in our early childhood and elementary summer camp programs got a chance to participate in a hands-on art program led by artist-in-residence, David Kelley. Children who participated in art club classes on Wednesdays were exposed to masterworks of some of history’s most influential artists, including Van Gogh, O’Keeffe and Pollack. Through David’s instruction, children were encouraged to use these famous works as inspiration as they The summer camp group contributed their hands to created their own masterthis collaborative painting. pieces. Thursday classes were dedicated to teaching the elements of art by exploring shape, form, space, value, line and color. During these sessions, David shared different mediums and also taught the children about art and culture around the world. A popular session focused on mask-making. Antonio, a 7-year-old student, remarked, “that was really cool.” Aria, a 3-year-old in preschool said, “We did hand prints. I picked blue. I love painting!” When I asked David how he felt after working with our child care programs, he said, “This experience was a joy. I found myself watching the kids problem-solve and laugh all at the same time. I took great pride in helping children realize they were capable and talented artists.” The “Mona Lisa,” as imagined by an We are proud to have the artwork creelementary school student. ated this summer on display in the GCC art gallery hallway. l

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They say time flies when you’re having fun: however; this summer has Swung by with a real Cool Breeze. We, the Goodman Community Center LOFT summer program, have had an amazing opportunity to partner with the Greater Madison Jazz Consortium. The consortium is focused on expanding and diversifying the local audience for jazz to deepen audience understanding and appreciation of the music and to cultivate the next generation of jazz musicians and appreciators. This summer we piloted a program that provided students with access to their own instrument for practice and performance. In addition, each teen had a weekly private lesson with one of our fantastic jazz musicians and educators. The educators included Hanah Jon Taylor providing instruction on woodwinds, Rand Moore on percussion, Charlie Painter on guitar and bass and Zach Watson on piano/keyboards. Our summer program concluded Aug. 13 with a performance at the Goodman Community Center. Our set included songs like “All Blues” by Miles Davis and “Moanin’” by Bobby Timmons, to a current selection of ”Stay With Me” by Sam Smith. Some of the students also created their own groovin’ music. This school year, we plan to offer another six-week program building off the foundation established this summer. The Live Soundz Saturday program will begin

Oct. 11 and run until Nov. 15. We plan to meet for a weekly four-hour session from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. that will be broken up into several offerings. The first hour will feature a large group ensemble setting at which our educators will lead an Appreciation/Applied Theory session focusing on a range of musical information from ear training to accompanying a soloist. This will be followed by three consecutive small group mini-workshops, focused on individual instruments and voice instruction. The Cool Breeze Summer Jazz Education Program and the Live Soundz Saturday program are provided at no cost to youth and families of our community. The cost of renting or purchasing instruments and hiring educators is not free and has been provided by the Greater Madison Jazz Consortium through a grant from the John and Carolyn Peterson Foundation. If you have a functioning instrument lying around that hasn’t been played in years, please consider donating to our program. It would be greatly appreciated. Any and all donations will be greatly appreciated. We have a list of suggested supplies and instruments needed. Additionally, Drums n’ Moore on Monona Drive is showing support of this program by offering a 10 percent discount on any instruments and accessories if you mention Goodman’s partnership with GMJC. For more information, please contact me at zach@goodmancenter.org. l

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WOW l from page 1 games, a very popular kids’ bouncy house and socializing. “Our sense of community pride is increasing,” Flores said. “It was damaged so severely it’s taken a while to get it back.” Nicole Wetzel, 47, married with five children, was born in Port Hueneme, California, raised in an upper-middle-class neighborhood in Neenah, and moved to the Madison area 11 years ago. The family found an affordable home in the town of Blooming Grove part of the neighborhood four years ago. “We’re going to invest and be here,” she said. In the city part of the neighborhood, more than three-quarters of the housing is rental units, 25 percent higher than the rest of Madison, meaning the population turns over and community building is harder. Single women head nearly a third of households with children, six times the city average. The average single-family home is worth $119,725; the city’s average is $232,926. The population is younger and far more racially diverse than the city as a whole. There is a need for child care, activities for kids, job training and jobs, access to healthy foods, and redevelopment on East Washington Avenue. Although a relative speck on the city’s 50,000-acre landscape, Darbo-Worthington has had a Madison Police neighborhood officer — a resource devoted to the city’s most challenged and troubled areas — since 1991. The Salvation Army offers food, services and a gymnasium, although some, like Flores, believe it isn’t meeting needs and that a different group could transform the site into a high-functioning community center. There’s a Dane County Joining Forces for Families office and city Neighborhood Resources Team. Nonprofit Mentoring Positives, which works with at-risk youth, is there. Carol Ceaser, 53, a single mother of four and grandmother, came to Madison from Chicago in 1993 and moved to Darbo-Worthington in 1999 because she was in need of housing. She likes the proximity to the park, community center and shopping but is concerned about drugs, gangs and violence. From 2006 through mid-May 2014, in the city part of the neighborhood, there

were a total of 1,183 criminal offenses, 962 of them concentrated on the 3000 blocks of Darbo Drive and Webb and Worthington avenues, police data show. Of the total, a quarter of offenses were for disorderly conduct, simple assault and destruction, damage or vandalism of property. In 2012, youth posted a controversial hip-hop video shot on Darbo Drive with lyrics about gang banging and gun slinging. Crime has ebbed and flowed since 2006, with a peak of 185 in 2010. There were already 87 offenses in the first 4½ months of this year and reports of shots fired this spring. Late Wednesday night, officers responded to a disturbance involving seven to nine people — some reportedly from out of the neighborhood — that led to a fight and gunfire striking a 20-year-old man in the arm and grazing an 18-year-old woman’s head. Wendy Thompson’s 20-year-old son was with the victims, who were treated for injuries. The trio was returning to Thompson’s apartment after dropping her off at work, she said, adding, “It could have been me.” Madison Police Neighborhood Officer Lester Moore, who started in DarboWorthington in November after working on drug and gang activity for a decade, said the area, called “D Block” on the street, remains troubled by gang activity that mostly plays out in threats and fights in apartment parking lots, low-level drug dealing and some prostitution. The Women of Worthington, some who’ve had personal challenges and witnessed numbing traumas in violent neighborhoods in big cities, see late-night partying that sometimes gets out of hand, fueled by people who don’t live in the area. Carla McCants, 54, an effervescent Detroit native with deep roots in the neighborhood who moved elsewhere on the East Side but is still a steady presence with the women’s group said, “Little kids are fine. Adults are fine. The teenage group is out of control.” “At 10, 11, 12, 1 a.m., it’s wild. Fighting. Drinking,” La Toya Jackson said. “They imitate what they see on videos and TV.” But Flores, Moore and the women also see hope and improvement. “I feel it to be a good neighborhood,” Moore said, adding

The Women of Worthington meeting monthly at the Goodman Community Center to discuss upcoming events and share accomplishments. that he has begun to connect with men who had troubles in their youth but are discovering other priorities. “There are a lot of people from different places here. People seem to get along for the most part. You can see the potential.” “We’re not trying to move the problems,” Flores said. “We’re trying to elevate the quality of life.” Marta de los Santos, 35, who cares for three children and a nephew, moved to Madison from Mexico in 2000 to create a better life. Growing up, she didn’t have much but was close with family and mingled with neighbors. Darbo-Worthington is affordable but is a different environment than her birthplace, she said. In this landscape, Deenah Givens, the tireless, tattooed assistant program director at the Goodman Community Center, and Fabiola Hamdan, a bilingual senior social worker at the local Joining Forces for Families office, in 2012 began knocking doors and reaching out to residents to see what they wanted in their neighborhood, sowing seeds for the Women of Worthington. Finding isolation and want for a way to support each other, Givens and Hamdan met with women in kitchens and living rooms or outside their homes and then invited them to informal gatherings. It took time to build trust.

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But the seeds took root and a diverse group began to bond and establish an identity and presence in the neighborhood and beyond. There are now about 15 active participants — the concept was to first grow the group deep, then wide — and a Hmong-speaking intern is now helping connect with that ethnic community. “The women want to effect change,” Givens said. “This is a group that cares about their families more than anything, and they care about their community. When you get a group of women together, stuff happens. The sky is the limit.” Wendy Thompson, 36, a mother of four, was born and raised in Detroit and came to Madison in April 2011 after someone tried to kill her family by arson. She was homeless for a time and came to DarboWorthington because a landlord there was the first to offer an apartment without having a rental history. On a recent Tuesday afternoon, several members of the group, their children and Givens planted petunias and other colorful flowers donated by Klein’s Floral and Greenhouses below the city’s wooden Worthington Park sign. In shows of respect, when children addressed adults, and sometimes when the women spoke to one another, they began, Continued on next page

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WOW l from page 4 “Miss Nicole...” “Miss Carla...” “Miss Deenah...” After the planting and a meal, the group knocked on doors and talked to people on stoops at the sprawling Eastpointe apartments to share information about the group and a new initiative called Parents in the Park that promotes parental presence and family-friendly activities. The women intend to get a locker at the park that could be accessed when members are there that would hold chalk, bubbles, jump rope, kites, Wiffle ball and other games, sunscreen, bug spray, and other items. “It’s a positive thing,” Eastpointe resident Lonnie Bibbs said after taking a flier. The women have testified before the City Council, met with Soglin, Ald. Marsha Rummel, 6th District, and state Rep. Chris Taylor, D-Madison, and attended conferences and meetings. They’ve hosted events, like a session with legal experts on Obamacare. For the neighborhood pic-

nic they made side dishes, covered picnic tables with colorful tablecloths, circulated a petition for a stop sign and contributed to the positive vibe. “This is a group of people who have a lot of energy and positiveness,” Hamdan said. “When you give them a chance to shine, to express themselves, they are really capable.” They have planted flowers and vegetables at a community garden plot near Goodman Community Center. Wetzel is teaching the group to knit. On a recent Thursday evening, McCants, Wetzel and Carol Ceaser served sandwiches, fruit and water and provided games for youth at the park’s shelter, the first in a series of twice weekly meals this summer funded through a grant from Second Harvest. The actions are modest, but they add up. And now, the women have each other. “It’s kind of like a support group,” Jackson said. “It means a change. It means we have a voice.” l

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My first summer job By Romale Grant, GCC TEENworks student

At the beginning of summer, Megan, the TEENworks career coordinator at the Goodman Community Center, asked me, my brother and some other teens Romale Grant if we would be interested in working at the Madison Children’s Museum. I immediately knew I would want to do it because I would get to work with little kids and teach them things. I was so excited to teach kids how to be gentle with the pets and how to use the toys and how to do art projects. At the museum, we watch over kids in certain areas. We help people find where to go and answer questions. My favorite area to work in is the rooftop garden because I get to hold the pets — like the snakes, the chickens and the rats.

Usually the kids ask what kind of animals we are holding, and if it’s a snake, I tell them it’s an eastern milk snake. I learned that this snake has been at the museum the longest, and its name is Earl. The kids think it’s really cool and they usually want to pet him. When they pet the animals they usually start scared, but we get to help calm them down and then they love it. It’s been a lot of fun working at the Children’s Museum. My favorite part is being with different people — I like working with young kids and showing them how to use the human hamster wheel. I’ve learned how to be helpful and how to feed animals and how to hold snakes. This job is going to help me get a better job in the future and has taught me a lot about how to work with kids. I want to thank Sandra (at the Madison Children’s Museum) for letting me have this job and for taking time to show me how to work. My job there has been my favorite part of this summer! l TEENworks student Jason Ugarte depicts the first day of school in this cartoon.

at the Goodman Community Center Family Fun Nights An event for GCC program participants and their families, Family Fun Nights celebrate child care programming that keeps our children safe, inspires them to learn and helps working families. These nights are activity-ﬁlled events with games, a meal and a chance to gather as a community.

Parents Connect We all struggle at times as parents and caregivers. Kids don’t come with a parenting manual; the things that work for one family don’t work for another, so, how do we ﬁgure it all out? We do it together! This group is for all parents and caregivers interested in learning new parenting strategies and sharing with others the techniques that work for you.

Community Advisory Council We’ve created community programs to help our community grow more conﬁdent as caregivers and to oﬀer support and encouragement.

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Madison Children’s Museum hiring teens By Zach Watson, GCC Male Youth Programs Coordinator

The Madison Children’s Museum has hired 12 Goodman youth and will be offering them opportunities to continue working during the school year. It’s been an amazing pilot run for a partnership like this, and I hope with the success of this program that more local businesses will employ our teens. What an exciting direction for TEENworks to be moving! Thank you, Sandra from MCM, for lending your support to our teens and giving them this awesome opportunity. l

Shawn Longino shows kids how to run in the human hamster wheel.

Lights on! By Angela Tortorice, GCC Elementary Programs Manager

Each year, the Goodman Community Center, along with many other afterschool programs in the Madison community, recognizes and celebrates Lights on After School. This celebration calls for national attention surrounding the importance and need in our communities for high quality afterschool programming. One in four children in We’ll celebrate our high-quality afterschool programthe United States are left ming with a Lights on Afterschool Family Fun Night. alone and unsupervised during critical hours after the school day ends. GCC’s child and youth programs have responded by providing a safe and enriching environment for children to attend when school releases for the day. As one of our afterschool parents shared, “Afterschool is very important to all kinds of families, especially working families, single working parents and also to kids because it gives them a safe place to New (bigger) locatioN be while doing something productive and Same (great) Service being taking care of.” l  1-color to 4-color printing  Full binding services  FREE pick-up and delivery

A sad loss to our community and Center Kshinté Brathwaite, GCC Interim Director of Programs

It’s with great sadness that we inform you that our Girls Inc. Coordinator, Nakila Robinson, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly July 24. Nakila was committed to her work with youth — specifically to the support and empowerment of young girls — which was reflected in her work with the Goodman Community Center’s Girls Inc. program.

In addition to her role here at the Center, she served as an enthusiastic program leader at Madison School and Community Recreation for the past two years, providing leadership and support for various groups of youth at Whitehorse Middle School. Nakila was a celebrated spoken word artist, and a proud Office of Multicultural Arts Initiative First Wave alumna.

Nakila Robinson

Nakila was an integral part of Goodman and the wider community. We know that the news of her passing will affect members of the community — and the children who knew and engaged in programs with her — in many ways. Nakila’s beautiful spirit and presence will truly be missed. l

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Annual Report 2013

From Becky Steinhoff, Executive Director: I can’t believe I’ve been at the Center for 25 years. I often ask myself, “How did I get so lucky?” Goodman has been so fortunate to have such a generous, engaged community — and an incredibly talented and committed staff and board. Thanks to them, we have become a community resource that is making deep, long-lasting impacts on people’s lives.

Last year we celebrated our 60th year of serving our community and our 5th year in our new home as the Goodman Community Center. And, we made sure we’ll have lots to celebrate on future anniversaries by creating a strategic plan that will help us grow, and grow better, at fulfilling our mission — strengthening lives and securing futures.

Here are some ways Goodman has made a measurable difference in 2013: ◼ In 2013, Goodman served over

35,000 people.

That’s almost 15 percent of the population in the city of Madison.

◼ In annual surveys completed by their day school

teachers in 2013, 80 percent of our long-term elementary-aged participants are hitting all their achievement metrics.

◼ In January, 100

percent of Goodman middle school

students were passing all their classes and 79 percent have above a 2.5 GPA.

◼ Our sexual health and holistic well-being curricula,

Madison Empowering Responsibility in Teens, entered its fourth year with incredible data. Through our work, teens felt more respected, welcome and responsible. 400 teens reported they were much more likely to abstain from sex after attending our MERIT program.

◼ Our TEENworks career pathways high school

program has an 85 percent retention and graduation rate among a group of students who were completely disengaged and failing.

The Jarjue Family Gibril works next door to Goodman at Madison Kipp Corporation. He has three children that attend programming here: his 10-yearold, Bubba, a 7-year-old and a 3-yearold (pictured). Gibril receives partial to full scholarships for all three of his children, “And sometimes I run into problems. Goodman helps me. They’re willing to listen to me and provide services to my kids based on what I can afford. I cannot place a value on what Goodman offers to my family. I always say to my kids, ‘Goodman is the village that we live in.’”

2013 Revenue and Expenses Grants

Contributions

$2,116,664

Expenses $4,379,477

Increase in number of people served in the past 5 years

Youth

376

887

236 %

user Fees & tuition

Older Adults

375

542

231 %

$752,456

Families 37 Engaged

484

Food & Meals

112,000

$4,602,620

$3,526,782

What’s next? André is planning to go to Madison College in their culinary arts program this fall.

2013 (new building)

Revenue

ProGram serviCes

André had a grade point average of .78 when he started in Goodman’s Seed to Table program. He also had a parole officer. He knew he was disappointing his parents and himself. The Seed to Table program changed that. “I used to go to school because I had to. Now I go because I want to. It’s hands-on. I never thought in a million years that I’d be graduating. There’s a real sense of community here. Now I expect more from myself.”

manaGement & oPerations

$467,564 develoPment, outreaCh & CommuniCations

$385,131 Currently, 87 cents of every dollar goes directly to program services. This financial information is condensed and should be read with our audited financials. Certain related party and non-operating expenses have been omitted

PROGRAM

gentle exercise, Tai Chi, philosophy discussions, card games, bingo and laughter.

◼ Our Thanksgiving Basket program distributed

2,500 baskets to families in need who rely on us to provide a traditional meal.

◼ More than 112,000 meals were served in 2013—

enough to serve a packed Camp Randall Stadium, plus 32,000 more.

Volunteers made a huge impact

2008 (old buliding)

$1,659,835

other $73,665

André

◼ Our older adult program helped more than 500 seniors stay connected with healthy meals,

Volunteer Hours in 2013 Child & Youth Programs: 3,601 Food Programs: 4,839 Older Adult Program: 2,904 Eastside News: 684 Special Projects & Events: 2,000 Family Outreach: 164 Board of Directors & Committees: 1,614 Administrative Support: 360 Grounds and Maintenance: 629

Total hours: 16,795 ◼ Total volunteers: 1,334

Demographics and Scholarship Information 4K-12 programs

Percent increase over time

Ethnic Diversity 50% Black/African American 16% White/Caucasian

3,027

Number of youth participants served, by program, in 2013:

Budget Growth vs. Program

11% Multi-Racial • 9% Hispanic/Latino 1,311 % 1,232 %

Early Childhood: 149 Elementary: 228 Middle School: 278 High School: 232

160% 330%

1% Asian • 13% Other Economic Diversity Over 90% of GCC participants earn below the county media income, with over 75% categorized as low (<$40,450) or extremely low (<$24,250) for a family of four. Scholarships Over 85% of child care participants receive full to partial scholarships, while our middle and high school academic achievement programs are offered free of charge.

For a list of our funders and impacts, visit goodmancenter.org/about-center/annual-report

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Health and fitness summer pilot By Eric Hartwig, GCC Program Manager

Workshop at UW Glass Lab sparks imagination of our Girls Inc. group By Todd Finkelmeyer, UW-Madison School of Education

When asked to share her thoughts about a recent art course hosted on the UW-Madison campus, a big smile came to the face of Lala Rivera. “There is only one word to say about this,” said Rivera, who will be entering sixth grade at Madison’s Sherman Middle School. “Awesome!” The three-day workshop was held at the Art Lofts, where 10 middle schoolers from the Goodman Community Center’s Girls, Inc., group used UW-Madison’s glass working facilities to get hands-on instruction in making neon art, glass blowing and glass etching. The course was co-taught by UW-Madison’s Helen Lee, an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Art Department and head of the university’s Glass Lab, and Brad Corso, a lecturer with the Art Department. Lee received funding for the project via the Edna Weichers Art In Wisconsin Award, with additional support from the UW-Madison Art Department’s Board of Visitors Fund. “The idea behind the workshop was to expose girls to something that’s otherwise hard to access, and to have them work on something collaboratively as a team,” said Lee. “And, above all else, we wanted them to have fun.” Lee, who arrived on the UW-Madison campus one year ago, and who previously taught similar classes to middle school and high school students in Boston and Palo Alto, Calif., added that the workshop was important to her as a way to reach out to,

Photo: Jim Escalante

Aminata Bility learns the art of glass blowing. and better get to know, the Madison community. “When an accomplished artist like Helen Lee invites our girls into her world, they have a blast learning and creating a new kind of art, but they also get to know and experience a strong, smart and bold woman in her element,” said Becky Steinhoff, Executive Director of the Goodman Community Center. “That will stay with them forever, and that’s what Girls Inc., is all about.” The students spent three days producing a “Girls, Inc.,” sign for the Goodman Community Center that features decorative glass tubes filled with neon and argon gas to produce vibrant colors. “The girls picked it right up and bent some really fantastic pieces,” said Corso. “I really love working with the kids because there is so much joy in discovery. I think we sometimes lose that as adults, and a goal of mine is to not lose that sense of discovery in my own work.” l

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This summer, four east and north side community and neighborhood centers began to implement SPARK (a research-based health and fitness component) to their already jam-packed summer programs. Funded by the Goodman Foundation, this program was born from two United Way delegations looking at physical activity, healthful food choices and options for children and youth in Madison. East Madison, Kennedy Heights, Vera Court Neighborhood and Goodman community centers joined forces to move the United Way delegation plans into an acA staff training of 40 people from the four partionable program pilot phase this ticipating centers. summer. A mix of center staff and partpectancy and overall quality-of-life. ner organizations led a physical education A peer review study by Active Living curriculum, a gardening-based program Research shows that physically fit children with Community GroundWorks, a cooking tend to have higher academic outcomes, and nutrition education program provided better school attendance and fewer disciby the UW-Extension, and youth focus plinary problems. groups. These pilot efforts will help engage Here in Madison, the 53704 ZIP code and shape the direction of the SPARK proj- area currently has some of the worst ect as it moves forward. health-related issues as reported by the The focus groups are part of a larger Dane County Youth Assessment adminevaluation being undertaken by Annalee istered and reported by the Public Health Good and Forward Research. The projMadison Dane County. Obesity rates from ect’s purpose is to create high-quality and screen time, inactivity and lack of access to engaging (fun) programming creating life- healthful foods all peak within this area. long, healthy choices that can be replicated This makes our four organizations great by other organizations. for piloting these initiatives. Our goal is to Increased sedentary behavior, unhealthy alleviate some of the barriers to a healthier amounts of screen time and inadequate nu- lifestyle by instilling new 21st century habtrition have been proven to have negative its to children and youth in our programeffects on educational outcomes, life exming and beyond. This summer well over 200 children and youth from these four centers were able to participate in outcome-driven, qualityfocused and proven programming components to increase their fitness time, make healthier food choices, and engage in teamwork and cooperation. We also ran outreach programming with help from dedicated partners in the Brentwood and Worthington Park neighborhoods to further reach children and youth in Madison. It was a big step for the four organizations, and much more work is ahead to engage older youth and families in the fall.

Lovely raised garden beds maintained by Goodman’s early childhood programs.

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

If you would like to get involved, please contact Eric Hartwig at eric@goodmancenter.org. l

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.

Thank you! Thank you!

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Sandbox toys — shovels, buckets, etc. Tie Dye Face paints Ball bags Digital camera, new Hula hoops Acrylic paints, new My Little Ponies, new My Littlest Pet Shop toys Umbrellas (many!), new or gently used Kickballs and foam balls

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Speed bags, gloves, jump ropes Gift cards for academic achievement Piano keyboards Fishing supplies: poles, reels, lures, bait Sports equipment: footballs, basketballs Bicycles, locks, like new Bike helmets, new Tickets to sporting events

Drum Circle, Deenah Givens Percussion instruments, drums of all sizes, rattles, shakers, triangles, ethnic percussion instruments

Family Support, Deenah Givens Gift cards for movies, food and sports stores Bus passes and cab ride coupons Adult bikes

Facilities, Margo Tiedt 32" - 39" flat-screen HD TV A pickup truck with or without plow Wire feed welder

Gym, Tyrone Cratic

Baseball bats and balls Tumbling mats Oversized yoga balls Tunnels

Lussier LOFT, Colleen Berg Skateboard supplies Headphones Blank CDs and DVDs

Girls Inc., Colleen Berg Jewelry making supplies (Wire cutters, jewelry pliers, eye pins, earring fish hooks) Laptop speakers Large poster boards

Older Adult Programs, Gayle Laszewski CD player CDs, big band music, jazz Duncan Hines cake mixes and frostings (four each per flavor of cakes and frostings)

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 Typewriter or keyboard Multicultural art, dishes, books, CDs

TEENworks, Keith Pollock

GoodmanGuide activities for everyone

Find details for these activities online at: goodmancenter.org Preschool Early Childhood Education programs

Afterschool, Ashley Rounds

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Elementary School Elementary Summer Camp NESYB Youth Basketball, see nesyb.org

Middle School CLUE, Skateboard Club NESYB Youth Basketball, see nesyb.org

High School Band Nights, see theloftmadison.org CLUE, Skateboard Club NESYB Youth Basketball, see nesyb.org Teen Alliance, NAMI Dane County, see namidanecounty.org

Adults Aerial Silks, see mazomac.com Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), Women Balanced Flow Yoga Buddhist Philosophy Community Drum Circles Knitting Circle, Intro La Leche League NA Traditions

Ping-Pong SASY Neighborhood Association Soka Gakkai International-USA (SGI), Sunday Gathering TangoBasico Lessons, Argentinian Tango Parents Connect, contact deenah@goodmancenter.org Women of Worthington, contact latoya@goodmancenter.org Yoga, Sunday morning Zumba

Older Adults Bingo After Lunch, Wednesday and Friday Bridge, Thursday Euchre, Tuesday Movies, Thursdays 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, Thursdays and Sundays 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.

Public access to the online activities calendar If you are at the Center and need detailed information about a specific class, please ask our front desk staff. They will happily look something up for you on our online activities calendar.

Youth bus passes Gift cards or movie passes for incentives Hand tools (screwdrivers and wrenches) Power tools (saws, drills etc.) Scientific calculators Loose leaf paper Wooden bookcase

To report changes or errors

THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

Lussier Fitness Center Monday through Thursday, 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Email: kathleen@goodmancenter.org

Hours and closings Goodman Community Center

The Center and all programs will be CLOSED on Monday, September 1 for Labor Day. Friday, 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Ironworks Cafe Hours Mondays, CLOSED for training

Tuesday through Sunday, 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Fritz Food Pantry Hours

Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m. to noon, Brunch-style meal Wednesdays, 6:30 to 8 p.m., Dinner-style meal Thursdays, 12:30 to 3 p.m., No meal

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By incorporating movements with basic principles from Tai Chi, you’ll lift your arms and your spirits!

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Older Adult Programs at the Center

Hours and details Gentle Exercise class meets on Wednesdays from 10-11 a.m. in Merrill Lynch Room C. The Friday Tai Chi Fundamental Form class meets from 1-2 p.m. No registration needed. There is a $1 suggested donation. Led by Sarah Watts, certified Range of Motion dance instructor.

For more information about any older adult programming at the Center, contact Gayle, Older Adult Program Manager at 204-8032 or gayle@goodmancenter.org. Gayle Laszewski

Join the fun!

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!

Older adult activities mix fun and food 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 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!

Listen to Nancy play the piano during lunch, Monday-Thursday, from 11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Nickel bingo after lunch

Five-minute chair massage

Five-minute chair massage by Dr. Ron Inda, chiropractor. Free. For more information, contact John Arrive early for this popular serat 692-3193 or johnmichaelwilson@ vice. Check the welcome board in the lobby for the location. Dr. Inda yahoo.com. will do massages from 9-10 a.m. Tuesdays and Fridays For more information, please call

Euchre

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

Euchre

Monday and Wednesday

Second Wednesdays

science, art, history and health. Discussions will follow.

Various Saturdays

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.

For more information, contact Sarah Watts at 244-9424.

Euchre games are offered one or two Saturdays each month from 12:30-3 p.m. in Bolz Room A. Dessert is served from 12:30-1 p.m., and card playing goes from 1-3 p.m. No need to preregister; just pay $1 at the door to feed the kitty! These fees become the prize money.

Gayle at 204-8032.

Thursdays 1-2:30 p.m.

Movies

Watch feature movies as well as classics following lunch. For more information on these movies and documentaries, contact John Wilson at johnmichaelwilson@ yahoo.com. Thursdays 12:30-2:30 p.m.

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

Upcoming Euchre dates: Come for lunch and stay for the fun, Sept. 13 & 20 | Oct. 4 & 18 or just come to play. Where else can Dates are subject to change. you have so much fun for a nickel? Thursdays 12:30-2:30 p.m. and Wednesdays and Fridays Lunch — hours and details Friday mornings Doors open at 10 a.m. Gentle exercise and Tai Chi Live jazz and blues Salad served at 11:40 a.m. This gentle mind/body exercise and Often on Friday mornings, Paris Lunch served following salad relaxation program is designed especially for people with arthritis, Blues, with Jim Willett, Larry LivBingo — hours and details ingston and Al Hough, play jazz joint pain or any kind of stiffness Mondays: 12:30-2 p.m. that limits movement. These range- from about 10-11 a.m. It’s not a Wednesdays: 12:45-2:30 p.m. formal performance — you can still of-motion exercises are recomNeed to cancel a ride? Tuesdays mended by doctors and therapists to read the paper or talk with your Call the Center by noon the business Philosophy Discussions and help keep joints flexible and can be friends while they play. day before the meal day, and we practiced both sitting and standing. DVD College Lectures Continued on next page Philosophy discussions led by FRIENDS NEEDED Professor Joseph Lynch of Madison The Madison Senior Center Presents College every other Tuesday. On ssist with a craft project, alternate Tuesdays, listen to DVD serve a meal or just engage in Thursday, sepTember 11 * 8:30 am - 12:30 pm conversation with the young at college-level lectures on economics,

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OLDER aDULT PROGRAMS at the Goodman Community Center Continued Tuesday, Oct. 14

Healthy eating using MyPlate Confused about what to eat to be healthy? Discover how MyPlate illustrates the five building blocks of a healthy diet. Join Martin Salas from UW-Extension for MyPlate Bingo from 11:15-11:45 a.m. Let’s play our way to a healthier lifestyle. No registration is required. Our older adult program celebrates birthdays every Wednesday, including Karl Kleeman’s 91st. Congrats Karl and wife Mary Ann! Thursdays 12:30-3 p.m. and Sundays 1-4 p.m.

For more information, please call Gayle at 204-8032.

Come play Ping-Pong. New players always welcome.

Answers to your everyday concerns

Ping-Pong

Fridays 12:45-2 p.m.

Fun fridays

Why not end the week having fun with music or board games! Games - first and third Fridays Sign up for a board game of your choice and challenge your friends. Other choices will be available. Feel free to bring your favorite game and teach it to your team mates! Music - second and fourth Fridays We will have a musical theme to appreciate or dances to learn! If there is a particular dance you would like to learn or an era of music you would like to learn more about, let us know!

For more information, please call Gayle at 204-8032.

‘Stepping On’ fall prevention workshop

Back by popular request, “Stepping On” is a seven-week workshop that is well-researched and proven Do you need help getting your to reduce falls. The program is health benefits set up? Do you have facilitated by trained leaders and questions about housing? Kate provides a safe and positive learning Shenker, MSW, from the North/ experience focused on improving Eastside Senior Coalition is at the balance and strength, learning to Center Thursdays 11 a.m. to noon to step outside your home with confifind answers and resources for you. dence, increasing awareness of fall Please contact Gayle with questions. hazards and and learning how vision and medications can influence Tuesday, Sept. 9 your fall risk. Research shows that Learn about food safety “Stepping On” participants have Join UW-Extension nutrition educa- a 31 percent reduced risk of falls. tor Martin Salas for a discussion on Cost is $35 for all seven sessions. A limited number of scholarships food safety from 11:15-11:45 a.m. are available. Pre-registration is No registration is required. required. For more information, please call To register, please call Gayle at Gayle at 204-8032. 204-8032. l

Fridays, 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Saturday, Sept. 13

Friday, Sept. 19

“My Meal, My Way” is a senior breakfast program in the Cranberry Creek Restaurant and Catering at 1501 Lake Point Drive in Madison. Choose between two delicious breakfast options. Suggested donation is $4 per meal, though all seniors are welcome, regardless of ability to pay. l

You’re not alone! Learn about the many services, resources and educational opportunities available in Dane County for people caring for an older and/or disabled family member. Fair runs from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Warner Park Community Center at 1625 Northport Drive in Madison. l

Attend this conference to learn more about how to keep your home safe, older adult bullying, identity theft, treating depression and safe driving. The conference will be held at the American Family Insurance Training Center from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 600 American Parkway in Madison. Cost is $20. l

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Theater Bus for adults 55 and over Saturday, Sept. 13

‘The Mouse Trap’ Superb intrigue, intricate plot twists and shuddering suspense in a clever mystery presented at Sunset Playhouse in Elm Grove. Lunch is included. Cost is $70.

Safety Conference and Expo

Call 257-0003 or email betty@theaterbus.org.

September 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 prior business day. Call the Center at 204-8032 for details or see page 10.

Daily menus Every meal includes a tossed salad, fruit, vegetable, bread, milk and dessert. Birthday cake is served on Wednesdays. Vegetarian options are available each day. Menu subject to change. 11:30 a.m. Suggested arrival time 11:40 a.m. Tossed salad followed by the main entrée Monday, Sept. 1 CLOSED for Labor Day Tuesday, Sept. 2 Pork Loin | French Onion Soup Wednesday, Sept. 3 Beef Stroganoff | Green Beans Thursday, Sept. 4 Kielbasa | 3 Bean Soup Friday, Sept. 5 Baked Cod | Baked Potatoes Monday, Sept. 8 Chicken Quesadillas | Tomato Soup

Sunday, Sept. 28

Tuesday, Oct. 21

Friday, Sept. 19 Mac n’ Cheese | Scalloped Potatoes

Take a two-hour ride and dine aboard the heated and air-conditioned art deco diner cars. Lunch is served at a river restaurant in Mukwonago. Cost is $82.

Enjoy the fall colors as we drive through Devil’s Lake Park and lunch at the Reedsburg Country Club. After lunch we’ll go to the Dells for a two-hour relaxing boat cruise of the Upper Dells. Cost is $74. l

Monday, Sept. 22 Beef Stir Fry | 3 Bean Soup

East Troy electric train

Wisconsin Dells cruise

Madison Senior Center 330 W. Mifflin St. in Madison Tuesday, Sept. 16

Tuesday, Sept. 30

Wednesday, Oct. 1

Make sure your beneficiary designations and ownership arrangements are up-to-date on your retirement plans, annuities, life insurance policies, investment accounts, bank accounts and real estate. Meet with attorneys at 10 a.m.

First Impressions presents Jessica Michna as Eleanor Roosevelt at 1:30 p.m. Michna shares with the audience Roosevelt’s tragedies and triumphs. This program is open to the public, but call 266-6581 to reserve a place.

Join Dr. Robert McGrath, distinguished psychologist at UWMadison, as he reviews 10 ways to improve health, happiness and overall well-being. This free lecture, sponsored by the Senior Center and Monona Terrace, will be held in the Terrace Lecture Hall at noon. l

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Tuesday, Sept. 9 Meatloaf | Scalloped Potatoes

Older ADULT PROGRAMS in the community Senior breakfast program

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The pursuit of happiness

Tuesday, Sept. 23 Hamburgers | Roasted Potatoes Wednesday, Sept. 24 Egg Salad Sandwich | Green Beans Thursday, Sept. 25 Chicken Teriyaki | Broccoli Friday, Sept. 26 Tuna Salad Sandwich | Baked Potato Monday, Sept. 29 Chicken Salad | Roasted Vegetables Tuesday, Sept. 30 Chicken Alfredo | Green Beans The October menu can be picked up at the Center by mid-September. l

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Fresh sand makes our kids smile

Vermont Valley Community Farm supports GCC By Amy Mach, Food Procurement and Processing Manager

Growing season is such an exciting time at Goodman because of all the local produce in the food pantry and the healthy meals we’re able to serve to our students and older adults (over 700 meals a day). We also offer cooking classes teaching how to use produce throughout the growing season. The food preservation program is in action all year round, freezing, dehydrating and canning produce. This is only able to be done with the help of Vermont Valley Community Farm, a certified organic CSA farm. With the help from a grant from Group Health Cooperative, Goodman is able to purchase produce at a reduced rate for our food programs. Vermont Valley donates all the produce for our free cooking classes. So far this summer we have preserved over 500 pounds of produce for the food pantry. Our students also go to Vermont Valley to learn and harvest produce that is then brought back to the Center. The produce that Vermont Valley provides touches so many people — from our students who eat the food, to the adults learning to cook, and the volunteers who help keep our pantry shelves full.

“I love eating fresh food. I had no idea that I would feel better when I eat better,” one Seed to Table student said. Patti, who has taken all of the cooking classes said, “The classes are absolutely Seed to Table students fantastic. I am picking pumpkins at learning some- Vermont Valley thing new at Community Farm. 73 years. This class is a return to sitting and eating at the table.” Another food preservation volunteer, Michelle said, “I love volunteering with the food preservation program. Not only do I get to help ensure families who need it have a number of great organic produce options, but I’m learning something in the process.” l

West Bend Insurance supports Goodman By Kristin Groth, GCC Staff

West Bend Insurance’s leadership has long valued giving back to the communities they serve. Every year, they give millions Becky Steinhoff gives Peter Hans a hug to organizations throughout the midwest. in thanks for the $5,000 check West In early July, they presented the Goodman Bend Insurance presented to Goodman Community Center with a gift of $5,000 at in July. L to R: Kevin Steiner, Kristin a meeting with their Madison-area employ- Groth, Gib Thompson and Marc Emery ees. Becky Steinhoff, executive director of look on. the Center, was asked to tell their employees about Goodman, so she shared power- helping Goodman give children through older adults more secure futures. l ful stories about how gifts like theirs are

Goodman Community Center kids are enjoying new, soft and clean sand between their toes, thanks to a generous donation from Madison Sand and Gravel. Now, children in our programs have nice fresh sand to use for playing and sculpting.

Local author donates proceeds from book Dorothy Kruse donating 40 percent of book sales to Goodman By Kristin Groth, GCC Staff

Dorothy Kruse, 82, just published her first book, a collection of 38 stories she submitted for publication in newspapers and magazines in Wisconsin over the years. The stories are easily relatable family stories — some funny, some profound. Many stories were inspired while raising four children and others about life at their north woods cottage on the banks of the Flambeau River — making maple syrup, fishing, hunting and finding hibernating bears. Dorothy’s late husband, Charlie, urged her to publish the stories into a book, which was published in January of this year, just two days before he died after a prolonged illness. The title, “Hammer Tacks Not Ticks,” comes from an annual wood tick “race” at the Oxbo Tavern in Oxbo, Wisc. that Dorothy and Charlie watched years ago.

Dorothy was a bit apalled when she saw the losing ticks literally got “hammered.” In Chapter 15 she describes the International Wood Tick Race and her response to it, which tells a lot about her sense of humor.

Enjoy a good book and help Goodman provide more secure futures The $12 books can be purchased at the Goodman Community Center. When purchased at Goodman, Dorothy is generously donating $4 of every sale to the Center. l

Thank you for filling our backpacks! Children in our child care, youth and teen programs are so grateful for all the donations that helped fill backpacks and provide them with the tools they need to start the

school year successfully. If you would like to contribute more supplies to students, please contact Angela Tortorice at angela@goodmancenter.org. l

2014 Mayor’s Neighborhood Conference Strong Leaders, Healthy Places

September 13, Monona Terrace, 1 John Nolen Dr., 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Cost is $15, Childcare and Scholarships Available, Call 608-261-9121 Don Edwards, Keynote Speaker, Director of Justice and Sustainability Associates, D.C. 20 Workshops

5 Collective Idea Sharing Forums 1 Networking Reception

Conference Sponsors:

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Fritz Food Pantry grateful for community support By Jon Lica, GCC Food Pantry Coordinator

A Fund for Women

Madison Kubb Tournament

American Girl Brands LLC

Madison Sand & Gravel Company Inc.

American Transmission Company

Nolen Shore Condo Association

Bad Dog Frida

North/Eastside Senior Coalition

Badger Bowl

Oakhill Correctional Institute

Beta Sigma Phi

Optimist Club of Downtown Madison

Capitol Kids LTD

Optimist Club of Madison Foundation

Child Care Tuition Assistance Program

Runners Anonymous, LLC

Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream Co.

Sardine Restaurant

City of Madison

Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin

CMI Management LLC Community Action Coalition for South Central Wisconsin

Solidarity Realty

Department of Health and Social Services

St. Bernard Catholic Church

Discoverers Fund Inc.

Trader Joe’s

Dragonfly Hot Yoga

TTJ Packing Co.

Electric Construction Inc.

US Dairy Forage Resource Center

First Weber Group Foundation, Inc.

Waunakee High School

Fiskars Brands, Inc.

WI-CCP Tuition Reimbursement

Gail Ambrosius Chocolatier

Wilderness Inquiry

GCC Volunteers

Willy Street Co-op

Grassroots Farm Hilton Madison Monona Terrace

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

Hotel Ruby Marie

United Way of Dane County

Irwin A. and Robert D. Goodman Foundation, Inc. Kraft Foods, Inc. Madison Children’s Museum Madison Metropolitan School District

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Scramble A Goodman Community Center Event

Sons of Norway Idun Lodge TDS Custom Construction

Thank you for your generous support!

A HUGE THANKS to all the businesses who contributed to the Goodman Community Center

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ABRA Auto Body & Glass Abuelo’s Air-Lec Industries Ale Asylum American Family Mutual Insurance Company American Players Theatre American Transmission Company ANAALA Salon & Spa Avenue Bar Burrito Drive Chief’s Tavern Comb Studios Dean Health Plan Inc. Dick’s Sporting Goods Enterprise Car Rental Flat Top Grill Forward Theater Co.

Fox and Fox, S.C. Gates Auto Body Glass Nickel Pizza Co. Great Dane Pub and Grill Hooper Foundation Johnson Bank Kiwanis Club of Madison East Mallatt’s Pharmacy Inc. Martin Glass MCA Network Consultants Michael Kosovec, DDS Petkovsek & Moran CPA Schoep’s Ice Cream Company The Golf Affect Vogel Bros Building Co. West Bend Mutual Insurance Company/ Murphy Insurance Group Willy Street Co-op

Olive Lemberger, 16, hosts 11th annual cupcake and lemonade fundraiser to help hungry people Eleven years ago, then 5-year-old Olive Lemberger was listening to the radio with her mother and heard about a fundraiser for the food pantry at the Goodman (then Atwood) Community Center. She asked her mother, “What’s a food pantry?” That’s when she learned that some people didn’t have enough to eat — and she decided to do something about it. The following day she set up a lemonade stand in her front yard and raised $19 for the food pantry. Now in its 11th year, Olive’s primary

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Thanks to these organizations who supported us in June and July:

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These organizations have donated time and/or resources to help keep our programs strong. This support, along with broad support from individuals and a corps of volunteers, makes all the difference.

July was the busiest month in 2014 for the Fritz Food Pantry. We served more than 530 Dane County families, including more than 400 children and 75 first time visitors. Normally, distributing an extra 3,300 pounds of food in a month would strain our resources, but we’re recently partnered Food Pantry Coordinator Jon Lica loads the last of with some great new organi- the MINI of Madison’s donations into a van. zations. Eating great pizza tastes even better when MINI of Madison and it supports a great cause! the Madison Mallards joined forces for a TTJ Packing Co. in Cottage Grove is monthlong food drive that filled an entire cargo van full of nonperishables! This was donating 100 pounds of local, antibioticfree ground beef each month. We can alsuch a fun and productive collaboration. ways beef up our protein selection! Blackhawk Church conducted its anBatch Bakehouse on Willy Street is now nual food drive for local food pantries and we received another cargo van filled to the donating its surplus of delicious bread to our pantry. It’s so great to have such high brim with food donations. We appreciate receiving gorgeous produce from its pantry quality food options for our recipients. Thanks to all the community members gardens as well. for all the past, continued and new support. Grampa’s Pizzeria is now donating We wouldn’t be able to serve so many fam5 percent of its total sales from the first ilies in need without your help. l Wednesday of each month to the pantry.

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A BIG thanks to these community-minded businesses and organizations

offering of neatly decorated, frosted cupcakes are accompanied by homemade jewelry, paintings, pottery — and of course, lemonade. What started as a small act of kindness has turned into Olive Lemberger a regular neighborhood event. Over the years, Olive has contributed nearly $2,500 from her big-hearted sale. She also volunteers with our Thanksgiving Basket drive. What a girl.

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CRACKLE: Fire and Froth at Olbrich Gardens

Oct. 18 and 25, and Nov. 1

Eagle Ball season is revving up Three placement skills camps will take place Oct. 18 and 25, and Nov. 1 from 9-11 a.m. for all grades. The following week, the season starts with games from Nov. 8 through Jan. 31. This is one of our most popular programs, so sign up early because these

events fill up fast. Cost is $45 per player. If you bring your own team, there are team discounts. Payments are made at the Goodman Community Center’s front desk. For more information or to sign up, contact Tyrone Cratic, Athletic Director at tyrone@goodmancenter.org. l

Sept. 9 and Sept. 22

Agrace volunteer orientations There will be volunteer orientation opportunities Tuesday, Sept. 9, from 5-9 p.m., and Monday, Sept. 22, from 1-5 p.m. Prior to attending orientation, prospective vol-

unteers will complete an application and an interview process to identify the volunteer’s skills and interests. Call 327-7163 to begin the pre-orientation process. l

Oct. 28

Making financial literacy fun Bank Mutual is excited to partner with the Goodman Community Center for a fun-filled education session, covering new ways to help you establish, protect and expand your finances. The series begins Oct. 28 from 5:306:30 p.m. Topics include budgeting, understanding credit, identity theft and

protection, online protection, individual retirement accounts and Bank Mutual’s Second Chance Checking. Follow-up appointments can be scheduled for additional assistance. Please email Deenah Givens at deenah@goodmancenter.org to reserve your seat. l

Ten glowing bonfires will light up Olbrich Garden’s great lawn Friday, Sept. 26 from 7-10 p.m. for an evening of food, flames and micro-brews at CRACKLE: Fire and Froth. Visitors will have the chance to savor frothy Wisconsin micro-brews and tasty creations from local Food Fight restaurants. Live music from stripped down Americana powerhouse, WheelCRACKLE’s bonfire lights up the night. house, will keep the night alive with driving rhythms, three-part preferred; credit cards will be accepted. No harmonies and fiddle and guitar leads. carry-in food allowed. Must be 21 years Bring lawn chairs and blankets to spread old to attend. All proceeds benefit Olbrich out and enjoy the party. Gardens. Tickets go on sale Tuesday, Sept. 2. CRACKLE is sponsored by The Great Limited number of tickets are available on- Dane Pub and Brewing, Madison Block line and through Olbrich’s gift shop. and Stone, and MINI of Madison. The meFood and beverages are an additional dia sponsor is 105.5 Triple M. l cost above ticket price. Cash and check are Sept. 30 and Oct. 28

Community conversations about death and dying All over the the world, people have begun getting together to have open and candid conversations about a topic that all of us will have to face, yet most of us would rather avoid. Please join us for monthly gatherings to explore and share feelings

and thoughts about death and dying in an open, respectful and supportive environment. Meetings are free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. Conversations will take place at the Goodman Community Center. l

September and October

It’s time for NESYB youth tryouts Tryouts for North/Eastside Youth Basketball and track will take place in September for girls and in October for boys. These

tryouts are for third through eighth grades. For more information about dates and times, please visit nesyb.net. l

Sept. 9 through Oct. 28

Core strength for a strong back Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ A Just Peace and Open and Affirming church on Madison’s east side

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Church School for ages 2 through 6th grade

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This class will focus on proper activation of abdominal muscles, back stabilization exercises, body weight training and postural awareness. Participants will learn exercises that build strength without causing strain on the lower back.

These classes will be offered Tuesdays from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. from Sept. 9 through Oct. 28 on the second floor of the UW Health Yahara Clinic at 1050 East Broadway in Monona. To register, visit uwhealth.org/coreclass l

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Come to a ‘Get Checking’ workshop proper identification, to a participating financial institution and open a checking or savings account. Rebuild your checking account relationship with a local bank or credit union. This workshop is designed for people who currently do not have an account with a financial institution or have had a problem with an account in the past. For more information about this free and innovative course at GCC, contact Deenah Givens at deenah@goodmancenter.org. l

Sept. 21 (rain date Sept. 28)

Come to Thai Fest at Olbrich Gardens be available for purchase. A Loy Krathong family activity will be available while supplies last, presented by Olbrich’s Education Department. Tickets are $3 for ages 13 and up, $2 for ages 3-12 and free for ages 2 and under. Admission will be taken at the garden bridge. l

Sept. 13-14

Willy Street Fair celebrates 37 years Williamson Street will once again become the city’s largest three-block party with music stages and a multitude of impromptu street performances, Sept.13 and 14. Expect fantastic foods and drinks from across the globe, fabulous arts and crafts, a legendary parade and an irresistible community raffle with more than 150 prizes. Kicking things off will be the return of the Saturday Willy Warm-up from 1:309 p.m. on the 900 block of Williamson Street. This year, there will be three stages: the world music stage, the folk stage and the disc jockey stage. Stop by to look, listen and most importantly, dance, dance, dance.

All the great food and original crafts visitors expect from the traditional Sunday event will be on hand, just in smaller doses. This year, there will be nearly 150 vendors lining the street. Music will include prominent artists from all over the world, as well as hot local and regional bands. Sunday’s festivities will begin at 11 a.m. with the wild, wacky and colorful parade sponsored by the Greater Williamson Area Business Association and end at 7 p.m., after the much anticipated raffle drawing. The Willy Street Fair is a major fundraiser for Common Wealth and the WilMar Neighborhood Center. l

Learn how to prepare simple, fresh, delicious meals at home in a cooking series presented by Slow Food Madison at the Goodman Community Center. Each class will cover kitchen basics, tips for shopping economically, and an overview of healthy food preparation techniques. No prior cooking experience is necessary. All participants will receive a home pantry “starter kit.” Free child care will be provided. The Sept. 6 dessert class will show participants how to prepare a sweet end to your meal that isn’t loaded with sugar, salt and fat. The Oct. 11 appetizers and snacks class will showcase a variety of flavor-packed snacks that are significantly healthier than their supermarket counterparts. To sign up for either of these classes,

Slow Food Madison will be presenting two cooking classes at the Goodman Community Center. please contact Jon Lica at jon@goodmancenter.org. l

Sept. 1

A dashing way to help Safe Harbor The 11th Annual Labor Day Dash includes 5K and 10K runs and a 5K walk for all levels and ages in support of Safe Harbor Child Advocacy Center’s services for victimized children. The Labor Day Dash is Monday, Sept. 1 at the Vilas Park Shelter. The 10K and 5K runs and the 5K walk start at 9 a.m. The

Tot Trot for kids begins at 8:40 a.m. Registration runs until the day of the event. The adult rates is $30, while children 14 and younger pay $15. Team rates are also available for groups of 8 or more. To register, call 661-9787 or visit us online at safeharborhelpskids.org. l

Sept.16 through Oct. 14

Learn to save ‘Ca$h in the Kitchen’ Short on cash and time? And hungry, too? Prepackaged 2-for-1 foods are tempting. But, behind the flashy packaging lie empty calories that stick to the waistline, steal precious dollars and leave hunger untouched. The free Ca$h in the Kitchen course is five weeks long, from Sept. 16 through Oct. 14. In this hands-on workshop, we will prepare economical and delicious meals, track spending, and turn ordinary

pantry and seasonal ingredients into tasty and nutritious meals. All participants will receive a course binder with easy recipes for family meals, guides and tools for keeping spending plans. Participants will receive a free kitchen tool at the end of each class meeting. For more information about this free and innovative course at the Goodman Community Center, contact Deenah Givens at deenah@goodmancenter.org. l

Live Music 11:00 - 11:30 Madison’s Own Jimbo

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11:30 - 12:30 BingBong 12:45 - 2:15 The Bob Klinger Polka Band 2:30 - 3:30 Tony Castaneda Latin Jazz Sextet

Saturday, October 4th 11am - 9:30 pm

3:45 - 4:45 The Rodeo Bums 5:00 - 6:00 The Non Travellin’ Band 6:15 - 7:45 Wrenclaw 8:00 - 9:30 The Mustache

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Oct. 21

Celebrate Olbrich’s Thai Garden and Pavilion at Thai Fest on Sept. 21. A rain date is scheduled for Sept. 28. Festivities will include traditional dance performances by the Thai Cultural and Fine Arts Institute of Chicago and demonstrations by the University of Wisconsin Thai Student Association. Thai cuisine will

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Do you or someone you know want to qualify for a checking account or have you had problems managing an account in the past? Get Checking is a collaboration of Dane County, UW-Extension Financial Education Center and participating banks and credit unions in the Dane County area. This workshop will be held at the Goodman Community Center from 5:30-8:30 p.m. The cost of the class is $20. Receive a certificate of completion at the end of class. Take that, along with

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Stuart Fass is Troop 34’s newest Eagle Scout

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Lowell Elementary School has been lacking consistency in top leaders By John Burkholder, Lowell Elementary School principal

It is with great pleasure that I introduce myself to the Eastside News community as the new principal at Lowell Elementary School. I come to you after John Burkholder having served for 11 years as a principal in the Madison Metropolitan School District. Prior to my work in Madison, I was an elementary school principal and assistant principal for five years in Glendale, Calif. and also taught for eight years in the Los Angeles Unified School District. Before you think that my knowledge of Madison is limited to the past 11 years, please know that I am a Madison native, having lived here for 26 years before departing for California. I went to Madison schools and also attended the University of Wisconsin, earning an undergraduate degree in elementary education and a master’s degree in business. While living in Los Angeles, I attended the University of Southern California where I earned a doctorate in education administration and policy studies. My overarching philosophy of public education that I bring to Lowell is that

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schools should be a reflection of the desires of the communities they serve. As such, I will spend considerable time in my role as Lowell principal listening to members of our community, including Lowell staff members, students, parents, school partners and the community at large. I also believe that schools benefit from consistency of leadership, something that has been missing at Lowell. It is my hope that I can provide this consistency of leadership across many years to come. My strengths as a school leader lie in the big, strategic work of schools, where aligning layers of systems to the needs of our students and community is critical. I also work to establish a positive school culture that values and balances the needs of all constituents. Central to this work is supporting teachers and staff members, clearing the way for them to do the critical day-to-day work of educating our students. In the days, weeks and year ahead, I look forward to getting to know our Lowell students and the vibrant community that is the near east side. I look forward to learning about all the great things that are happening at our school and in our community and to listening to ideas that have the potential to take us to new heights in our service to our students. l

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By Francine Hartman, Boy Scout Troop 34

With the support of Madison’s east side community, Boy Scout Troop 34 recently welcomed its newest Eagle Scout. Stuart Fass, a senior at East High School, recently attained the rank of Eagle Scout. Nationally, only about 6 percent of all scouts accomplish this goal. In the past 10 years, Troop 34 has had a 46 percent success rate. Four more young men in the troop are hoping to complete their Eagle Fred Fass, Boyd McGlenn, Sean O’Brien, Stuart projects by the winter of 2015. Fass (l-r) installing Leopold bench outside TrinTo attain the rank of Eagle, ity Lutheran Church, June 2013. scouts must come up with an idea adviser. Fellow scouts and adult leaders for a community service project helped him install the bench. and lead all aspects of the effort. This reSustainable Atwood, TDS Custom Conquires many hours of paperwork, meetings, struction, Marling Lumber, the Hallmanscheduling and coordinating volunteers. Lindsay paint store, Gere Tree Care and Stuart’s project illustrates how a simple Trinity Lutheran Church are only some bench requires the help of many members of the businesses who also helped Stuart in the community. Stuart built and installed a bench on the along the way. corner of Atwood and Winnebago streets at Trinity Lutheran Church. He was led by Scoutmaster Elizabeth Cwik and Richard Betz, former scoutmaster and Eagle project

For more information, contact Elizabeth Cwik at troop34sm@yahoo.com or attend a Tuesday evening meeting from 6:458 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church. l

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Garver building well-worn, but still sturdy

City still hoping to renovate the venerable old feed mill By Jean Rawson, Eastside News

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A group of about 30 brave souls donned hardhats July 21 for a public tour of the old Garver Feed Mill property behind Olbrich Botanical Gardens. The tour preceded a public meeting of the Garver Feed Mill Criteria and Selection Committee, which is putting the final touches on a formal request for proposals to renovate the building and immediate surroundings for new uses. Dan Rolfs, community development project manager with the city of Madison, is hopeful that a project proposal will be selected before the end of 2014. What the tour-takers saw was both a terrible mess and an enticing possibility. Tarpaper hangs in long shreds from holes in the ceiling, floors have buckled from seepage, and massive industrial equipment rusts in rooms off the core area of the building. Nonetheless, the walls are sound, having been built 20 inches thick to support a central tower that was once five stories tall. Great steel beams span the upper reaches, and several smaller areas that ring the main hall invite the viewer to imagine them as venues for a host of city and neighborhood activities.

Tour participants are shown the only portion of the building that’s currently occupied. Olbrich Botanical Gardens uses this portion of Garver for storage. The atrium inside the Garver Feed Mill amazed tour attendees with the possibilities for its re-use. Henry David Thoreau wrote: “If you have built castles in the sky, let not your dreams go to waste; just build the foundations under them.” The old Garver Feed Mill may live to fulfill Thoreau’s statement in reverse.

The foundation has stood the test of time — more than 100 years — and is strong enough to stand for many more decades. Now we haven’t long to wait until we find out whether imaginative designers and builders can propose — not a castle in the

air, exactly — but a beautiful and useful new life for this landmark building. To see a selection of interior and exterior views of the Garver building by local photographer, Zane Williams, go to zanewilliamsphotography.com/garverfeedmill. l Cameron picks strawberries as part of the Goodman Community Center’s Seed to Table credit recovery program, in partnership with the Madison Metropolitan School District. Seed to Table advances students’ science and basic education through hands-on learning in the areas of urban agriculture, culinary arts and food preservation. The Center is continuing the Seed to Table program during the school year as a sophomore-only campus.

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It’s hard to gauge the vastness of Garver’s main core when only viewed from the outside.

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Starkweather Creek’s gems are plentiful By Dea Larsen Converse, Friends of Starkweather Creek

another gem, the part of the creek near the Starkweather Creek, which flows through Garver plant. It’s peaceful. the east and north sides of Madison, is an Many different kinds of dragonflies fluturban creek with many water quality challenges. But for me, on one Photos: lance Green sunny Thursday at the end of July, it was a creek that offered a visit to some out of the way gems in the urban landscape. My tour guide was fellow Friends of Starkweather Creek board member and co-chair Lance Green. After an easy access from the Olbrich Gardens boat ramp, we started canoeing upstream at the mouth of Starkweather Creek flows under the circular bike path the creek where it feeds into bridge near East Washington Avenue. Lake Monona. Immediately, we encountered the first gem of the day: ter nearby. Redwing blackbirds chatter on the landscaped banks of Olbrich Gardens. the banks, which are covered with plants so The water is very calm. People wave much so that you have to really look to see from the banks and from the bridge leadthe neighborhoods. ing to the Thai Pavilion. Soon, we reach We chase a huge flock of mallards up the stream. The water is very clear in spite of the plants floating on the surface. It is amazing to have this experience in an urban environment. Ahead is the confluence of the east and west branches of Starkweather Creek.

The east branch It is a beautiful paddle up the east branch, which leads all A beaver dam on the east branch near the quarry.

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AtwoodFest a huge success, thanks to immense community support By the AtwoodFest crew

The organizing team of SASYNA, WilMar and SARA, the nonprofit arm of the Barrymore Theatre, would like to extend its heartfelt thanks to friends, neighbors and local businesses for banding together to make AtwoodFest 2014 a resounding success. In addition to being AtwoodFest’s presenting sponsor, our newest neighbor, Monona State Bank, also contributed to our team of over 150 community volunteers who pitched in to pour beer, set up stages and canopies, paint faces, supervise the occupants of inflatable houses and give AtwoodFest a unique vibrancy. Enticing smells from a wide array of food vendors wafting through the crowd, the sounds of vendors and their customers politely discussing the price of particular items, and live music from over 20 bands on three stages (including one just for kids) combined to create an atmosphere encouraging laughter, new friendships and community spirit by the bucket load. “Encouraging” also describes the outpouring of support for AtwoodFest’s Top 20 Eastside Eats and Union Theater Show

Raffle. Those of you who bought or sold tickets are responsible for over $10,000 in contributions to emergency food programs at the Goodman Community and Wil-Mar Neighborhood centers. When coupled with volunteer staffing, that figure provides 8,570 meals to some of Madison’s most needy folks through WilMar’s Saturday noon community meal. At 125 meals per Saturday, $10,713 provides meals for 68 weeks. Not bad, huh? Thanks so much for all the volunteer support and to everyone who bought tickets. We’d also like to thank the Goodman Community Center who, after years of success with Atwood Summerfest, generously provided an opportunity for neighborhood and neighborhood organizations, supported by the businesses surrounding the east side community, to pull together and continue the tradition. Last but certainly not least, thank you to all of you who came out and joined in the celebration of our great neighborhood. Viva la AtwoodFest! See you July 25-26, 2015. l BUILDING ON OVER 25 YEARS

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The old Fire Station No. 8 Museum is not just another roadside attraction By Pamela Wiesen, Eastside News Photo: Pamela Wiesen

I’ve been driving by the old three-bay fire station at 407 North St. for years, wondering what treasures might lurk inside, which, a sign outside declares, is a museum. I recently had the opportunity to meet with museum owner and curator Mike Fuss and his companion Sharyn Brewer, who took me on a tour of his fascinating collections. An ex-firefighter, Fuss served at this station for the last two years it was open. It was a working station from Jan. 15, 1949 Mike Fuss (left) and Sharyn Brewer with their through June 14, 1990, when it vintage fire truck at the old Fire Station No. 8 closed as stations were relocated Museum — which doubles as their home. in Madison. The “new” No. 8 is blocks away from Fire Station No. 8 and on Lien Road near East Towne spent countless hours hanging around the Mall. Now, Fuss not only maintains the retired firehouse as a museum, he also lives station as a child. Fuss told me he had two dreams growing up: to be a firefighter and on the premises. to play for the Milwaukee Braves. He got Fuss worked hard to obtain the fire station. In order to purchase the site, he had to one of his dreams, and he has certainly made the most of his other passions. bid for it and fulfill certain criteria. To enThe collections in the old fire house sure success, Fuss organized a mini-politireflect Fuss’s diverse interests in firefightcal campaign, including passing a petition for neighbors to sign in support of his own- ing, music and sports. I expected to see firefighting memorabilia, though perhaps ership and soliciting letters from elected officials. He received a support letter from not quite so dense a collection. More surprising were the baseball room, a veritable then-governor Tommy Thompson. shrine to Eddie Mathews of the longFuss has been an east-sider for all but departed Milwaukee Braves, as well as one year of his life. He grew up about five

the area dedicated to Johnny Cash, a role model for Fuss and an inspiration for his country-and-western band, Mikey Fuss and the Cherokee Three. The firehouse memorabilia collection is vast and includes three original-to-the-site fire trucks, as well as smaller items such as fire helmets, an axe, badges, truck models, coats, fire poles, photos of Madison firefighters, a firebox and everything firefighting related you would expect to find — and many that you wouldn’t, like a stuffed Smokey Bear (real!). Most of the items are from Madison firehouses, but there are exceptions, such as the charming model train sets interspersed throughout. And there’s even more that’s not on display, and many items have a backstory. One of the fire trucks had been involved in a collision with a speeding car, near the Tip-Top Tavern. The truck was repaired to a functional level and sent to live out its useful days at a Minnesota firehouse. Fuss successfully lobbied for the return of the fire truck to Madison and restored it to glorious, near-original condition, including repairing the damaged grill and painting details back onto the truck. And he did most of the work himself.

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The upstairs Johnny Cash room includes clothing from the singer, concert posters, a harmonica, and a wall display of Sun Records 45s (and much, much more). In here, Fuss keeps his musical instruments, including several guitars, a pedal steel guitar (his primary instrument), and a drum set “just for dabbling.” The Milwaukee Braves area contains Eddie Mathews collectibles, bats, signed balls, adult and children’s uniforms, and, again, an array of items too numerous to take in completely in a single visit. The top floor is the kitchen and was the lounge area for firefighters. It includes some original chairs and a table, as well as the original stove. Up here, curios include a firehouse dollhouse, fitted out with furniture and figures depicting firehouse life, and an active fire-dispatch radio. Fuss retired from firefighting in 2000, but he’s hardly slowed down. In fact, he’s gotten so busy that he can no longer maintain regular operating hours. But with enough advance notice, he will open the museum for private tours, as his schedule permits. If you don’t catch him at the firehouse, you might still be able to find him at a club, playing steel guitar with his band. l

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SASY Neighborhood Association update

Community energy pushing neighborhood forward MGE proposes to nearly double customers’ fixed rates and blunt sustainability initiatives By Alfonso Flores V, President of Worthington Park Neighborhood Association First and foremost, three cheers for the neighborhood of Worthington Park and its progress in such a short time. Yes, yes, you’ve read these articles for a while now, and Alfonso Flores V it’s clear that I love where I live. But, there’s an undeniable energy that’s grown over the last year. Beyond my own expense, which is limited by any measure of one, this energy is born of a light that is next to impossible to extinguish — the light of community. One by one, neighbor by neighbor, people came forward and offered their help, their talents, their money and their very presence to move forward the idea of the inclusive community they want. The best and most recent example was this summer’s annual picnic. Just three years ago, none of it would have happened without city and county agencies, but this July was a different story: residents ran the show. We did it. Yes, a handful of organizations helped us with games and giveaways, and we’re very grateful for their contributions, but the stars were my neighbors, my community and my friends.

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Newly designed signs are available through the Worthington Park Neighborhood Association. Take your pick. Individuals invested in Worthington Park and WPNA itself have several projects on the horizon, but you need to be informed and engaged to help realize equitable growth for yourself and your family in our community—or to be an influence in our area’s prosperity. With the eventual departure of the Salvation Army, a flood gate of progressive changes can occur on the near east side, and you can be part of that. For more information about the Worthington Park neighborhood and how you can help, call 229-1454 or email info@ worthingtonpark.org. l

Schenk-Atwood-Starkweather-Yahara Neighborhood Association has formed a new ad hoc committee to study Madison Gas & Electric’s new rate restructuring. In early June, MGE proposed a rate restructuring that would nearly double its fixed monthly charge to consumers from $10.29 to $19, while lowering its electricity rate charge from 14 cents to 13.3 cents per kilowatt-hour. The Capital Times reported that MGE could increase rates in the coming years if the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin permits. SASYNA is concerned that MGE’s proposed billing structure is at odds with the sustainability initiatives of Madison, Monona and Fitchburg. SASYNA members believe that MGE disregards the benefits to the electric system from customers who reduce their peak energy use — whether through energy efficiency or solar generation during peak hours — and ignores key variables such as household size and dwelling size. The rate structure would impact solar energy. Many solar energy users are motivated to use solar energy in order to decrease their cost of energy use as determined by the electricity rate. When the usage rate goes down, it will take solar users much longer to recoup their investment.

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Placemaking has arrived on Atwood Avenue with the creation of Jackson Street Plaza By Colleen Hayes, neighborhood resident

When the Chocolate Shoppe opened its popular outpost on the corner of Atwood Avenue and Jackson Street this past spring, folks began to congregate on the sidewalk and the shop’s small patch of grass to enjoy a dish or cone. Erin McWalter said Alder Marsha Rummel noticed, and they suggested the idea of closing Jackson Street between St. Paul and Atwood avenues to create a space where neighbors could gather. Koffi Dogbevi (left) and Erin McWalter. Community members, includmaintaining the area and answering quesing McWalter and Koffi Dogbevi, tions of curious passersby. Recently, both co-founders of the nonprofit Madison Trafwere busy painting a large piece of wood fic Garden, liked the idea and worked to with chalkboard paint to make an info make it a reality. board for daily activities at the plaza. The two had recently attended a placeAnd folks are eager to share their skills making conference in town and saw the with the community. There have been free location as an opportunity to “create an inyoga classes in the street, and the Atwood teractive space where people can connect,” Tool Library hosts a Repair Cafe on Thurssaid McWalter. Rummel held a neighbordays — the same night food carts make hood meeting in May to solicit feedback their way to the plaza. Anyone is welcome and by mid-July received approval to make to show up, share their interests and, “prothat section of Jackson Street restricted to viding spaces for organic interactions,” motor vehicles. said McWalter. Madison Traffic Garden has taken on The street will re-open to motor vehicle the role of curating the Plaza, and McWaltraffic in early October, but there is already ter and Dogbevi can often be found there, talk of bringing it back next summer. l

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Check out Madison beaches via an app By Theresa Vander Woude, Clean Lakes Alliance communications coordinator

The Clean Lakes Alliance has released the new Greater Madison Beaches and Lakes mobile-ready website, and we want your input. This first-of-its-kind information hub will allow residents to easily compare beach and water quality data for multiple locations. The website features an interactive map that displays a simple thumbsup (beach open) or thumbs-down (beach closed) for each of 23 beaches. A separate map displays water clarity readings (good, fair, murky, etc.) and other near-shore data (water temperature, crowdedness, presence of algae) from all 44 CLA citizen-monitoring locations. More detailed information appears when you click a specific location, allowing a family driving in from Verona, for example, to easily locate a beach with clear water and the desired amenities. “Our local lakes are dynamic,” said James Tye, CLA co-founder and vice president. “Our monitoring efforts and how we share them should be dynamic, too.” CLA teamed up with 100state and MIOsoft to create the tool, which integrates data from our partners at Public Health Madison and Dane County, the University of Wisconsin Center for Limnology, the

UW Space Science and Engineering Center, and our citizen monitors. Thermo Fisher Scientific and the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene provided generous in-kind support. The site is a tool that will evolve as our capacity to monitor and share lake inYou’re only a couple formation expands. finger taps away Soon, users will from the closest be able to access Madison beach. additional data from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, beach updates provided by public lifeguards and crowd-sourced beach observations. To access this app, visit ccw.cleanlakesalliance.com on any desktop or smart device. Please contact the Clean Lakes Alliance with suggestions to improve the beta-phase tool. l

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East Side History Club examines ghost signs and Schenk’s Corners cooperage at fall meetings By Sarah White, East Side History Club

At our next meeting, we’ll hear from Maureen Janson Heintz about publishing her book, “Ghost Signs of Madison, Wisconsin.” Heintz was inspired to document Madison’s ghost signs after a trip to her native Chicago, where the old buildings struck her as beautiful. She has referred to her book as a “field guide” to the fading signage that recalls Madison’s past, especially along the east side rail corridor. Several buildings are featured that will be familiar to east siders: come see if your favorite “ghost signs” are among them. Gary Hess will discuss his recently published book of family and business history, “Roll out the Barrels,” at our October meeting. For over 60 years, the Frank J. Hess and Sons Cooperage of Madison supplied white oak barrels for breweries in over 35 Wisconsin communities and in five states. The company also manufactured and repaired wine and whiskey barrels. The cooperage and family home were located in Schenk’s Corners. Ann Waidelich edited the manuscript and the book was published through her company, First Person Productions. Both books are available through Amazon.com. If you would like to receive East Side History Club meeting notices by email or

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the way past East Towne Mall. We pass O.B. Sherry Park, which has bike and footpaths, and the Blettner Wetlands, best viewed via the Marsh overview bike path behind the Milwaukee Street post office. We paddle on around some trees, see a beaver lodge, and the water is once again clear after a brief stretch of milky water near the quarry. The west branch of Starkweather Creek appears We can hear State Highway pretty wild as you approach Anderson Street. 30 in the distance. Fish swim under the canoe. Trees overhang the creek. It is a magical spot. We out sediment and nutrients. Also after the paddle until there are too many trees in the Milwaukee Street Bridge, the dams will stream to continue. help the native plants on the banks and a deepened, rock-stabilized channel to imThe west branch prove water flow. As we paddle up the west branch, we enApproaching East Washington Avenue counter a painted turtle sunning itself on in the Darbo-Worthington area, the bike the bank with wetlands on both sides. We bridge is quite a sight as it crosses the have reached the North Plat. creek multiple times. North of East WashThe creek is secluded, quiet and beauington Avenue, we approach the crown tifully clear — so clear you can see fish jewel. swimming as we approach the Milwaukee It is the wildest part of the creek and Street Bridge along the Dixon Greenway. the water is shallow, but beautifully clear. Green has seen green herons in this area. Trees overhang the stream. Bluegills swim The Starkweather Creek Bike Path folby. It is almost like you are in the middle lows the creek above us. Green points out of nowhere — except you can hear traffic some city projects to improve the stream in the distance. We enter the Carpenter-Ridgeway neighborhood where invasive trees and shrubs were removed along the banks, and quiet walking trails provide an unusually natural experience. The creek continues on around the Dane County airport and beyond Interstate 39-90-94. As we turn around to go home, I am glad I’ve had the opportunity to experience this day on Starkweather Creek. If you’d like a similar chance, please join us at the Friends of Starkweather Creek canoe tour at 10 a.m. on Sept. 20 at the Olbrich boat launch. A green heron rests along the west branch. For more information on the Friends of Starkweather Creek, visit starkweatherwater quality, including a ditch with a sefriends.com. l ries of dams to slow the water and settle

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Fat City Emporium is more than just an art store

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Founder and owner Jennifer Lapham (center) discusses projects with members at the Midwest Clay Project’s new location on Winnebago Street.

Pottery studio relocates to Winnebago Street By Jean Rawson, Eastside News

At its new location at 2040 Winnebago St., the Midwest Clay Project pottery studio is swirling with activity. The configuration of the new studio is square and open, and its feel is bright. “The Williamson Street location was long and narrow,” said studio founder and owner Jennifer Lapham, “but we made it work. The new space allows for a better flow of traffic around tables and wheels. It has big windows all around for more light.” Winnebago Street, just north of Schenk’s Corners, is already home to a variety of galleries and workshops — Studio Paran, Door Pottery, Winnebago Studios, Madison Circus Space and Sector 67. MCP’s move into this hub of artistic activity brings to the city’s east side a pottery studio for all ages and levels of experience. MCP offers group classes, private lessons, open studio hours for adults, birthday

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parties and adult gatherings. Open studio for children ages 4 and up is an opportunity for families to drop in and experiment freely with all the ways that clay can be built, rolled, pinched and cut into shapes. Lapham said that the multi-generational aspect of MCP’s activities is blossoming. “The regional high schools are strong in the area of ceramic art,” she said. “We provide support over summer break for students who are interested in improving their skills.” The studio also welcomes university and college students and graduates exploring the idea of going into ceramics professionally. Internships, apprenticeships and volunteer positions provide flexible options to accommodate varying levels of involvement.

You can hear the loyalty and dedication business partners Todd Maahs and Neal Green feel toward their east side art store Fat City Emporium when speaking with them. The loyalty is extended to Ryan Robinson, the artist-in-residence and the visionary of the business. Robinson’s childhood memory of a business with a similar moniker is responsible for the current store Fat City Emporium seeks to make art accessible to the average person. name. In addition to being a conjust a stop along the way. They have cretributing artist, his duties include ated music events and food offerings to vetting artists and artwork that make their encourage visitors to stay and enjoy themway to Fat City and serving as curator of selves. the collection. “The Atwood community makes up a New artwork is added on a weekly basis significant part of the art scene in Madison. with a focus on diversity and an intention The area is long overdue for the infill of to maintain a standard of quality. Pop culture, mixed media and unique sculpture are unused or underused buildings. It’s a very exciting time for the three or four blocks just a sample of the offerings. here along Atwood Avenue,” Maahs said The dedication presents itself in the about the attraction to the Atwood neighform of the goals the group has set for the borhood. store. Fat City is also involved with some co“We want to create a place that serves operative efforts with other businesses in as a true store that brokers art that is acthe area. Its collaboration with Next Door cessible to the average person. A place to Brewing Company on Atwood Avenue will explore an ever changing landscape of arproduce a beer named after Fat City. tifacts and treasures. Sometimes folks can “Shoutout to Pepper, the manager at be put off by the term ‘art gallery.’ A trip Next Door, for his hard work,” Maahs said. to an art gallery being more like a trip to The store is open Fridays from 4-9 p.m. a museum where you look at the art, but never expect that you could actually afford and Saturday and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. anything,” Maahs said. Another goal of Fat City is to make the For more information call 698-1534 or art store more of a destination, rather than visit fatcityemporium.com. l

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It’s time to allow 17-year-olds to vote in primaries

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By Fred Risser, State Senator, 26th District

Exposing ALEC’s apalling conference

Wisconsin has a proud history of relatively By Chris Taylor, State Representative, 78th Assembly District high voter turnout, While I found their lavish parties to be I hope you enjoyed especially in election both shocking and appalling, it’s their poliyour summer and that years when there is a it was full of time with cies that are the most troubling. presidential or goverOn my first day, I met a representative family and friends. nor’s race on the ballot. In addition to spend- of Google, Yahoo, Facebook and eBay who However, voter parattempted to get ALEC to support renewing time with those I Fred Risser ticipation in primary able energies because of high-tech compalove the most, I also elections is typically very low — between nies’ significant energy consumption and spent time with those Chris Taylor 20 to 25 percent. The non-partisan springtheir cutting edge support for sustainability. I loathe the most, the time elections also typically see low voter Standing in front of lobbyists from American Legislative Exchange Council. turnout. This summer, I made my third trip to an Peabody Energy, Koch Industries and the When the Legislature reconvenes in JanAmerican Coalition for “Clean Coal” ElecALEC conference, where I learned about uary, I plan to reintroduce legislation that tricity, this representative-made his pitch the nation’s most powerful conservative would extend the right to vote to 17-yearspecial interest group’s new plan to spread for renewable energy. These energy giants olds, provided they turn 18 by the date of their ultra conservative agenda throughout politely thanked him for his attendance and the next general election. My goal is simthen dismissed him almost as quickly. the nation. ple: to get young adults involved in the poAfter all, coal is king at ALEC. Instead, ALEC rolled out their newest spinoff, litical process and into the habit of voting. ALEC pushed its agenda to attack the Enthe American City-County Exchange, Under my proposal, an individual who vironmental Protection Agency air polluwhich will take ALEC’s policies to local will turn 18 by the time of the next general governments throughout the nation. People tion regulations, which has already been election, and who meets all other qualificaput into motion here by the Wisconsin often ask me how I can stand attending an tions in order to vote, may vote in a primaManufacturers and Commerce. ALEC conference. The answer is simple: ry election for the selection of candidates To read more about my ALEC experiI’m appalled the entire time I’m there. ence, including my close encounter with Take for example the lavish way in which Newt Gingrich, read the guest blogs I they wine and dine legislators from allwrote for The Progressive’s website at pro- Susan Happ, district attorney from Jefferaround the country. gressive.org. One Koch Industries-sponsored reson County, became Democrats’ candiAs always, if I can be of service, please date for attorney general after she won her ception I attended featured a Texas-style contact me at rep.taylor@legis.wi.gov or at statewide partisan primary, Aug. 12. barbecue buffet, free flowing drinks, two 266-5342. l racing armadillos and even a live bull. I Happ defeated state Rep. Jon Richhad definitely stepped into an alternative ards and Dane County DA Ismael Ozanne, reality. and will now take on Republican Brad Schimel, the DA of Waukesha County, in the statewide general election, Nov. 4. Tell advertisers you saw their ad in the Eastside News! The outcome of the Democratic primary

to be on the ballot at the general election. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, at least 12 other states permit 17-year-olds to vote in the primary election if the voter will turn 18 by the next general election. The Wisconsin State Constitution stipulates how certain changes to election laws are handled. Implementing this change in voter eligibility would not require a constitutional amendment. However, because the Legislature would be extending voting rights to a new class of people, the state constitution requires that the proposed change be submitted to the voters for their approval. Many individuals under the age of 18 are employed, pay taxes and are affected by educational and other policy decisions made by elected officials. Allowing and encouraging those who will be 18 by the general election will give them a voice in the entire election cycle. Further, it will hopefully lay the foundation for a lifetime of voting and civic participation. l

Happ victorious in Democratic AG primary for governor had Mary Burke easily defeating Brett Hulsey. John Lehman was victorious against Mary Jo Walters for lieutenant governor. The Burke-Lehman pairing will take on Gov. Scott Walker and Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch, the Republicans. Members of the U.S. House of Representatives and state assembly, as well as Dane County sheriff and other state offices will be on the ballot. l

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East side development plans continue to progress By Marsha Rummel, District 6 Alder

Union Corners will be the home of a new 60,000-square-foot UW Health Clinic once the General Developement and Specific Implementation plans are approved by Marsha Rummel the Common Council. The project at 2504 Winnebago St. near Sixth Street and East Washington Avenue will be at the Urban Design Commission for approval, at the Plan Commission, and also at the Common Council all by the beginning of September. Construction could begin this fall or by early spring 2015. Gorman and Company made significant changes to the overall site plan earlier this year, including moving the clinic from the corner of Milwaukee Street and East Washington Avenue to Sixth Street after getting feedback from surrounding neighborhoods. Gorman and Company is negotiating with Fresh Thyme, a grocer out of California, to construct a store at the corner of East Washington Avenue and Milwaukee Street. At the July meeting of the Community Development Block Grant Commission, the Design Coalition Institute applied for and received a $20,000 futures fund grant to conduct a feasibility study to determine whether co-housing opportunities at Union Corners would be successful. Co-housing is an approach to housing where residents work together to create a community in small independently owned units and relatively extensively shared

common facilities. The grant will offset predevelopment costs and help insure lowand moderate-income individuals can participate. The Common Council will vote on the grant at their September meeting.

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Be wary of trickle down TIF projects By David Ahrens, District 15 Alder

In a recent public meeting, Mayor Paul Soglin charged that I opposed a city financed hotel because I, “didn’t seem to recognize how residential properties compare to David Ahrens commercial properties in terms of cost of city resources versus the amount of tax dollars they generate.” Actually, I understand it quite well. Just because I disagree with the notion that development must occur only in downtown and not where most of the city’s residents live doesn’t mean I don’t understand the problem. One element of the problem is the mayor’s proposal to give the Edgewater developer millions of dollars for an area that has received more TIF loans than any district in the city. By comparison, the entire 2014 city budget for black-topping the miles of city streets in bad condition was $400,000. Another element of the problem, as I understand it, is the city’s proposal to lease

land worth $13 million for 99 years at the cost of $1. This means replacing decadesold park shelters at Lake Edge Park has to wait yet another year. Another element of the problem, again, as I understand it, is the high level of police protection for the downtown area while the whole east side, from Interstate 90 to Atwood Avenue, has one or two cops on patrol as I write this. Another element of the problem that I understand very well is that the big dollars we’re always supposed to get from big TIF projects usually wind up as loans for other downtown TIF projects. For example, Mayor Soglin now wants to take the funds from the biggest TIF area and use them for Hotel Boondoggle. Somehow, when it comes to TIF projects, we’re always told how great it’s going to be when the ship comes in. There’ll be tax cuts and benefits for all. But the ship won’t come in for us. It’s been detoured for another hotel, luxury apartment house and boutiques. l

Joe Krupp proposes to demolish an office building at 2158 Atwood Ave. and construct a four-story mixed-use building with 3,014 square feet of commercial space, 32 dwelling units and 36 parking stalls. The parcel is zoned Traditional Shopping District. The proposal requires conditional use review for construction of a four-story mixed-use building exceeding 25,000 square feet. To address concerns of neighbors on Division Street, the setback on the north side of the building was increased, and the required rear yard height transition requirement, adjacent to a church in a residential district, was modified. At neighborhood meetings there were general concerns about adding more traffic and parking pressures to a neighborhood alBy Paul Soglin, city of Madison Mayor ready impacted by the Barrymore Theatre, and concerns about the height. Most resiConstruction will betee, including neighborhood representation, dents preferred three stories. The developer gin in September on will be formed to oversee the selection of a improved the proposal during the process. the 800 north block of developer to purchase this site. The staff report from the Plan ComEast Washington AvThe city has been supporting two initiamission report supports four stories, given enue. The mixed-use tives that would be excellent candidates the surrounding open spaces and general development called for this site. The first is StartingBlock, conformance with adopted neighborhood “The Galaxie” will a collaboration of local entrepreneurs to plans, but requests a simplification of include apartments, develop a space within which new smallPaul Soglin building material and an additional stepoffice space and a business owners can collaborate and supback along Division Street. l Festival Foods. The developer of the projport one another. ect, Gebhardt Development, also built The The second is the Madison SustainabilConstellation across the street. ity Commerce Center, which would house In only a few years, the city has seen its sustainability-oriented businesses. Develpurchase of the old Don Miller car dealeropers working with one or both of these ship return vibrancy to this important gate- entities will have through the end of Sepnearly 1,500 tons of weeds from our lakes way into the community. tember to forward their plans to the comand the Yahara River. Construction also means that only 2 mittee for review and selection. This makes the waterways easier to acres of the land purchased by the city If the committee deems that there is not navigate and provides better outdoor recrecontinues to be available for development. a viable project including one of these eleation and healthier lakes. This, the “800 south block parcel,” is the ments, the site will be declared available Dane County’s Land and Water Revacant land that runs between East Washto developers with other uses and plans sources Department staffs and maintains ington Avenue and Main Street along Livconsistent with the adopted Capitol Gatethese lake weed-eating machines. Elevators ingston Street. The Common Council has way Corridor BUILD Plan. The commitrun the weeds harvested out of the water approved a process for disposing of this tee, will, of course engage the surrounding and onto county trucks waiting on land for property. A Capitol East District commitneighborhoods throughout this process. l disposal in gardens as compost or other uses in county parks. Lakes are key to our quality of life in Do you support the Goodman Community Center? Dane County. That’s why Dane County Thank you! Thank you! prioritizes cleaning them up through such preventative measures as manure digesters and day-to-day through our weed harvesting program. It’s why county government spends nearly $600,000 a year on lake weed removal. l

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The Dane County armada: lake weed harvesters By Joe Parisi, Dane County Executive

Our beautiful lakes are such a big part of what makes living in Dane County great. That’s why in addition to the millions of dollars county government budgets evJoe Parisi ery year on projects to reduce pollution that gets into our waters, we also put people and equipment to work each summer to make sure our lakes are easier for fishing, swimming and boating. Dane County’s “armada” of lake weed cutters churn away day after day each summer, eliminating greens that grow several feet under the water. These harvesters look more like a floating version of a farm combine. They are incredibly effective workhorses. Through mid-July, our 10 weed cutters had removed

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Eastside ARTS SEPTEMBER l Ballweg Gallery presents:

Landscapes and a Few Interiors Acrylic paintings by Robin Chapman Artist Statement I’m a beginning acrylic painter who loves hiking, canoeing, gardening and music. These paintings come from my sketchbooks, photos and plein air paintings of the places I’ve traveled with my husband, Will (an accordion player), over the last few years. We’ve visited East Durham, N.Y. for Traditional Irish Arts Week (nonstop Irish music and a plein air painting class with Boston artist Vincent Crotty, who’s pas“Backyard, East Durham, N.Y.,” 15-5/8" sionate about painting light). I’ve also trav- x 12-5/8" eled to southern France with friends, canoed the Green River in the Canyonlands country of Utah, hiked Johnston Canyon in winter in Banff and walked at Rose Lake State Natural Area. I’ve painted with my plein air group at the arboretum in Madison, Pheasant Branch Creek in Middleton and taught poetry in Door County. I’m still learning to use acrylics in the field, experimenting with the range of liquid colors to thick, slow-drying versions, “Flower Market, Provence,” 20-1/2" x and taking Jane Fasse’s Madison College 16-3/8" Painting 1 class. Every painting is an adventure! l

OCTOBER l Ballweg Gallery presents: Paintings by Noël Ash Artist Statement It may have been my time in the army that made me so interested in the idea of family. Leaving the people who knew me best to be marooned among those who were purported to be my comrades, but in actuality, made me feel farther from home than ever. I was struck by the vast differences between these people we call our fellow Americans. “Weekend Breakfast,”oil on canvas, 54" x 42" So much that divided us could be summed up in where Bio we were from and the individuals who Noël was born in Chicago, Ill. She reraised us. It made me want to get to the heart of the American experience of home. ceived her BFA in painting in 2003 from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. The family group is the most important After working in New Orleans for sevsocial structure we encounter. It forms our eral years and serving four years in the concepts for what to expect of society, of army, Noël has settled in Madison to return government, of God. Examining the relato a regular routine as a working artist. tionships that make us who we are is enNoël’s work has been seen at the Gelsy lightening. I get to see people in their most Verna Gallery, the Cabinet Gallery, Arterie essential selves. Fine Arts Gallery, the Warehouse Gallery, My artwork focuses on settings of the and the School of The Art Institute of Chieveryday. I’m not interested in fleeting moments of heightened joy or sorrow, but the cago. In Madison, Noël’s work can be seen in way we are most of the time. Comfortable. upcoming shows at the Ballweg Gallery Relaxed. At home. and the Overture Center. l “After the Meal,” oil on canvas, 54" x 39"

Robin Chapman Artist ’s ReceptionSaturday Sept. 13 from 2 to 4 p.m. The Ballweg Gallery at the Goodman Community Center

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Gallery Night at GCC showcases creativity More than 20 local artists will be displaying and selling their works at the Goodman Community Center as part of the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art’s fall Gallery Night. A wide variety of art, photography, jewelry, fabric arts and other articles will be available with a This bracelet by Bohemian Bauble’s Tami Reschke range of price points to fit any was featured at May’s Gallery Night. budget. p.m. Proceeds from the silent auction will To see and purchase handmade creations of all kind, make GCC your benefit programs of GCC. Booth spaces are available to new artGallery Night destination Friday, Oct. 10, ists and those who have participated in past from 5-9 p.m. (Note: the upcoming GalGallery Nights. lery Night is the second Friday this year). There will be complimentary snacks and For more information, contact Margo beverages, as well as a special menu in the at margo@goodmancenter.org to receive Ironworks Café. a GCC participation form for the Oct. 10 A silent auction, with items donated by Gallery Night event. Visit mmoca.org/ the evening’s participating artists, will take gallery-night for a complete listing of Galplace in the lobby of the Center from 5-8 lery Night locations in Madison. l

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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 First Friday, first person Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. All branches will be closed Monday, Sept. 1 in observance Friday, Sept. 5 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. of Labor Day and Thursday, Sept. 11 for a staff in-service day. Share and critique writing in the first per-

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Thursday, Oct. 9 at 5 p.m. Drop-in to play classic board games and modern favorites against your friends and other library patrons. All ages.

Fridays, Oct. 3 through Oct. 24 at 10:15 a.m. Try a parent and child yoga class. Bring a mat or towel for you and your child. Ages 2 and up. Register beginning Sept. 15.

Book discussions Wednesday, Sept. 17 at 6 p.m. “I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and was Shot by the Taliban,” by Malala Yousafzai and Christina Lamb. Wednesday, Oct. 15 at 6 p.m. “Defending Jacob,” by William Landay.

Communication tips and strategies Monday, Oct. 20 at 5:30 p.m. Presented by the Alzheimer’s and Dementia Alliance of Wisconsin.

Costume toddler dance Tuesday, Oct. 28 at 10:30 a.m. Break out the costumes and dance to tunes new and familiar. Pretzels and apple juice provided. Ages 2 and up.

CRAFTernoon Mondays, Sept. 8 and Oct. 13 at 3:30 p.m. Join us for afterschool craft fun. Colorful paper, glitter, glue, paints and more.

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Polish paper cutting workshop Saturday, Oct. 25 at 9:30 a.m. This hands-on workshop will focus on the art of wycinanki, or Polish paper cutting. Learn the history and make a greeting card and bookmark. Bring small sharp manicure scissors if possible. All supplies provided. Registration is required and begins Oct. 11.

son during these brown bag sessions. Sign up on arrival to read on a first come, first served basis. Receive group feedback. Listeners welcome.

Gentle talk on Alzheimer’s Thursday, Sept. 4 at 6:30 p.m. Discuss easily implemented and successful ideas for adults with a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s.

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Monday, Sept. 22 at 6:30 p.m. Pay less for college by learning the financial and non-financial components of the college planning journey.

Friday, Oct. 31 at 6:30 p.m. Join us to showcase your talents. Wear a costume if you’d like. Share a spooky (or not) poem, story or song. Play an instrument, tell jokes, dance; it’s really up to you. For teens in grades 6-12.

Third Mondays at 3:30 p.m. Meet for lively book discussions. All books are chosen by teens. Snacks provided.

Zany zoo animal fun

Tuesday, Oct. 28 at 3:30 p.m. Hear creepy stories, make spooky crafts and eat ghoulish grub. For ages 5 and up.

Wednesday, Sept. 10 at 10 a.m. Choose a zoo animal shape from a selection of foam boards and decorate. Registration required.

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Tuesdays, Sept. 23 through Oct. 7 Tuesdays, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at 3:30 p.m. Get help to improve basic reading and writ- Participants will learn about tools used for ing skills with tutors through the Literacy quilting, see amazing quilts up close, and Network. To register, call 244-3911 and ask capture their own artwork on fabric. Parfor Ezi (EH-zee). ents and caregivers are encouraged to participate. For kids in grades K-5. Register Family movie matinee beginning Sept. 9. Saturdays, Sept. 27 and Oct. 25 at 1 p.m. Read to a dog Join us for recent-release family movie. Mondays, Sept. 22 and Oct. 27 at 3:30 p.m. Frog Guy and friends Bring a favorite book and read aloud to a Saturday, Oct. 25 at 10 a.m. furry friend. Time slots available on a first Hold, feed and listen to the call of frogs, come, first served basis. toads and salamanders with Frog Guy, Volunteer at the library Randy Korb. Help the library and gain skills and experiToddler art class ence. Stop by the library for an application. Tuesdays, Sept. 9 through Sept. 30 For teens ages 13-18. at 10:30 a.m. Masks, mustaches and disguises Enjoy the tactile wonders of paint, glitter, glue and more. Smocks or messy clothes Visit the teen area during the month of recommended. Register beginning Aug. 26. October and create a fun disguise. All supplies provided. l

Lakeview Branch Library hosts local author Local author Don Sanford will speak at the Lakeview Branch Library Sept. 13 at noon about his new book, “On Fourth Lake: A Social History of Lake Mendota.” Sanford has spent years racing one craft or another around Lake Mendota. Since he retired, he’s spent time collect-

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. Closed Sept. 1 for Labor Day and Sept. 11 for a staff in-service day.

Hawthorne Happenings

Fridays, Sept. 12 and Oct. 10 at 6 p.m. This is an ongoing film event showing a newly released adult feature.

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ing the lore of a lake that has many tales to tell. During this author visit, Sanford will talk about his new book and share some of those tales.

Thursday, Sept. 18 at 10 a.m. Is entrepreneurship for you? This event is offered in partnership with the Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative. Register with WWBIC by calling 257-5450 or online at wwbic.com.

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Herbal Institute Sept. 15 at 6 p.m. Self-acupressure. Oct. 20 at 6 p.m. Nourishing and healing herbal roots.

Toddler time Tuesdays beginning Sept. 16 at 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Enjoy stories, songs and rhymes. One adult per child is recommended. Registration is on a first come, first served basis. l

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