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I’m honored to welcome you to the second issue of Point & Plover Lifestyle. This publication is dedicated to our local community and will continue to come to you each month full of stories and information about our neighbors, local businesses, events and activities. The first issue was a major success. The community response was overwhelmingly positive and we can’t thank you enough. Thank you!

We hope you enjoy each monthly issue of Point & Plover Lifestyle magazine and keep it at your ready reach for the entire month so that you can see what is happening in the Stevens Point and Plover communities. We hope you’ll learn a little more about your friends and neighbors each month as well as having a great time at the local events and activities.

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Around Town PROJECT FRESH START SCHOOL SUPPLY PROGRAM REGISTRATION NOW OPEN Family registration for Project Fresh Start, a program that provides school supplies to qualifying students, is now open.

Children who live in Portage County, attend a Portage County school (grades K-12), and qualify for free or reduced lunch, are eligible to receive free school supplies and gently used clothing through Project Fresh Start and Project Fresh Clothes. Pre-registration is required and families can register by completing a form online at VolunteersRock.org/PFS. Paper forms are available at school offices, the Portage County Library, United Way office, and online (to print and download) at VolunteersRock.org/PFS.

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The Friends of Schmeeckle Reserve group is hosting this contest to raise awareness of the reserve and the organization. Entries are due Sunday, Nov. 1, 2015.

Contest submissions will be posted on the Friends of Schmeeckle Reserve website. First- and second-place winners in each category will be honored in a ceremony at a Friends’ board meeting. Firstplace winners will receive a $25 gift certificate to the Browse Shop, a gift shop in the Schmeeckle Reserve Visitor Center.

Submissions must be accompanied by a 75-100 word statement describing how the entry was inspired by time spent in Schmeeckle Reserve. All ages are welcome to participate. For the full entry guidelines and submission form, visit UWSP.edu/schmeeckle and click on “Friends of Schmeeckle” and then “Arts Contest” or call Megan Espe at Schmeeckle Reserve at 715.346.4992.

Portage County currently has 47 licensed foster homes that provide care for relatives, children and teens; however, these homes are at capacity and in need of respite. We have a growing need in Portage County for homes to keep children placed in our community. Also, a new trend observed has been fostering to adopt. Portage County is looking for concurrent homes; meaning foster parents working with the birth family and social worker towards a return home, but also being open to adoption should reunification not work. We also have a particular need for specialized foster homes; those parents willing to work with teens, delinquent/truant youth, and children with significant attachment and behavioral challenges.

If you are interested in foster care, you can call the local Foster Care Coordinator Danita Docka at 715.345.5913. She can answer questions, provide some direction, and mail out an informational application packet.

UW-STEVENS POINT’S CORNERSTONE PRESS SEEKS MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSIONS Do you have a story to tell or a manuscript waiting to be published?

Cornerstone Press, a student-run publishing house at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, is now accepting manuscript submissions for publication in 2015. Past publications have included memoirs, novels, nonfiction, short story and poetry collections, young adult and illustrated children’s works.

The deadline for 2015 consideration is Aug. 1. All original, well-written and edited submissions will be considered. Submit print and digital copies of a proposal, along with a manuscript of no more than 70,000 words. Children’s book submissions, if illustrated, should include artwork in PDF form. Cornerstone Press submission guidelines may be found at UWSP.edu/english/cornerstone.

FRIENDS OF SCHMEECKLE RESERVE SEEK ARTS CONTEST ENTRIES If the beauty of Schmeeckle Reserve has inspired you to take photographs, create art or write about this natural area, consider entering the second annual Writing, Art and Photo Contest.

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UW-STEVENS POINT NAMED A TREE CAMPUS USA Trees bring great value to the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, shading buildings to reduce energy use, adding to air quality and creating a beautiful and appealing campus.

The university’s care and upkeep of these trees has earned UW-Stevens Point the Arbor Day Foundation’s Tree Campus USA designation for the fifth year in a row. This national program was created in 2008 by the foundation and is sponsored by Toyota. Four other Wisconsin schools were also designated.

Colleges and universities are honored for engaging staff and students in conservation goals as well as for campus forest management. UW-Stevens Point met the Tree Campus USA program’s five standards, which include maintaining a tree advisory committee, a campus-tree care plan, dedicated annual expenditures for its campus tree program, an Arbor Day observance, and student service-learning project.

COMMUNICATIONS CHAIR NAMED INTERIM DEAN AT UW- STEVENS POINT Professor Rhonda Sprague, associate dean of the College of Fine Arts and Communication (COFAC), was named interim dean of the college at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. She began her role in June.

Sprague has served as head of the Division of Communication since 2012.

She teaches interpersonal and organizational communications and joined UW-Stevens Point in 1998. She completed her Ph.D. in speech communication at the University of Texas at Austin, and her master’s at Indiana University.

Sprague succeeds Jeff Morin, who accepted a position as president of the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design. Morin served as dean since 2005.

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part-time job in college led Craig Shuler to his life’s work. He began working at Kinko’s while a student, and he stayed there for 15 years. He then opened his own business, DigiCOPY, which is headquartered in Stevens Point, with retail locations in Stevens Point, La Crosse, Eau Claire, Wausau, Green Bay, and Milwaukee. “I liked the business and wanted to try my own model,” says Shuler.

DigiCOPY is 15 years old this summer.

“We incorporated in July, and we opened our first stores in Stevens Point and Eau Claire on the same day, September 5, 2000,” Shuler notes. With its mission of building long-term relationships, DigiCOPY is the go-to place for custom, variable, and on-demand digital printing. “We’ve got the ability to turn a pile of prints into a job, whether with binding, laminating, or whatever finishing it takes to make the project look right."

The company specializes in high quality with a quick turn-around times.

“We’ll get those alarm calls at 4 p.m. when the customer realizes they need something for the next morning and they just got the original,” says Shuler. “That’s why we’ve been successful, because we try really hard to listen to our customers and add the things they want.”

The company currently employs more than 100 people, with each store averaging 8 to 10 employees.

“We’re very fortunate,” says Shuler. “A lot of folks have been with us 10 or more years. Most of them are fulltime, with young families.”

Shuler attributes the employee longevity to their business model and culture.

“I think we’re a fun business," he says. "It’s very fast paced. If people enjoy working with graphics and have good computer skills, they will get to use those skills at our stores. We like to promote from within whenever possible.” Even if someone has been doing the same job for ten years, they don’t get bored. “With the variety and pace, you’re not sitting around.

Every day is different; every project is different.”

Although projects run the gamut from promotional announcements to books, Shuler estimates that 75 to 80 percent of the business consists of large corporate customers. To better serve their needs, this year’s focus includes color matching, mailing services, and regulated print.

“Every year we try to pick a few things to focus on, based on multiple customers asking for them."

Color matching provides accurate, consistent color across branded document families at all DigiCOPY locations, which, as Shuler explains, is not as easy as you would imagine. With the enhanced mailing services, DigiCOPY can handle mail pieces from design and setup to production and distribution.

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“By handling it all here, that can save the customer a lot of money,” notes Shuler. Regulated print provides high-level information and physical security to safeguard data and protect privacy, a service that is particularly valued by medical providers and financial services.

Nicky Brillowski manages the Stevens Point store. Like Shuler, she started working at DigiCOPY part-time while in college.

“My dad had come in with something to get printed," Brillowski says. "I was studying printing in college, and the person who helped my dad mentioned they needed help on the weekends." After she graduated and accepted a fulltime position, she worked her way up as a designer, shift leader and manager.

“It’s a great place to grow,” says Brillowski. What she finds most rewarding about her work? “When people come in with just ideas and they’re not sure what they want to do. Then, when we hand them the finished project – to see the smile on their faces, I like that the best.”

As an example, she points out a project that was recently completed for Rosholt school third graders.

“They write stories and draw their own pictures, and we make them into books,” she says. This year, 22 students created books. “It’s pretty cool to see the looks on their faces when they get their books."

With a company philosophy of reinvesting in the local community, DigiCOPY supports the Central Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Wisconsin, Inc., the YMCA, Boys & Girls Clubs of Portage County,

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As founder and president, Shuler has his hands full, yet he still enjoys the day-to-day operations.

“I get to roll up my sleeves and go where I need to go,” he says.

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RECOGNIZED FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE ARTICLE KRIS RUED-CLARK

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hen asked to recommend a “Star Student” from among the graduating seniors this year at SPASH, Principal Mike Devine suggested Rachel Ley. “Her service projects were outstanding,” he notes.

SPASH Social Studies teacher and Student Senate Advisor Dan Hoppe agreed with Devine’s suggestion.

“Rachel did a tremendous amount of work and brought new ideas and projects as the president of SPASH’s Student Senate this past year,” says Hoppe.

Ley helped to organize the first and second annual Central Wisconsin Elementary Leadership Conferences that were held at UWSP in the fall of 2013 and 2014. Approximately 100 elementary students participated in each of these conferences. As SPASH Student Senate President, Ley organized homecoming activities, spirit days at school, the winter formal dance, volunteer activities such as Make a Difference Day and holiday baskets, ran weekly meetings, attended and presented at regional and state leadership conferences, presented at the WIAA Sportsmanship conference, and more recently, spoke in front of her class at graduation.

“To describe Rachel, she is one of the most driven young adults I have ever known,” says Hoppe. “She not only says she is going to do something, but makes sure to accomplish it and make it the most successful that she can. Rachel tirelessly works on projects inside and outside of school while maintaining a stellar academic resume. She is a true leader and is an amazing young person that I am eagerly anticipating and expecting that she will do unbelievable things in the future.”

Ley also spoke highly of her classes with Hoppe. “My most motivating teacher was Mr. Hoppe. I spaced out my social studies classes so that I could have him as a teacher every year at SPASH, because he was such an amazing teacher. He pushed me to better myself as a student and citizen by challenging me and sparking my interest in government. Everyday he came to class ready to share his enthusiasm for social studies, and his passion always resonated with the entire class,” she stated. She also spoke glowingly of her experiences at SPASH. “Whether I was representing the student body as Student Senate President, cheering on the tennis team as girls tennis captain, or just walking the halls of SPASH, I was supported in every endeavor,” says Ley. In December 2014, Hoppe nominated Ley to receive the prestigious Coca-Cola Scholars Program award/scholarship, which she was awarded this spring. In his letter of recommendation Hoppe wrote, “I have had the distinct pleasure of being Rachel’s AP U.S. history and AP U.S. government teacher and student senate advisor.

I have known Rachel for approximately three years. Rachel is the most amazing young person I have had the privilege to know.”

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age and has continued to maintain its strong mission and organization. She tirelessly works to expand the project and find new hospitals to partner with, engage volunteers, and to seek out a variety of funding sources. Through Rachel’s efforts, Literacy for Little Ones currently serves nine hospitals in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Nicaragua, has raised over $22,000 for book packages, has had the help of over 750 youth volunteers, and has impacted over 11,500 families in five years.

An exceptional student, Ley also pursued other interests while at SPASH, serving as an officer in the school’s National Honor Society, co-president of the Wisconsin-Nicaragua Student Partnership program, a co-captain on the tennis team, and she was active in the school’s orchestra, forensics and Key Club.

“Rachel’s leadership skills are unique in the way she is able to bring many different people together to work on school and community projects. Rachel has had the unique opportunity to impact other young leaders and schools throughout the state serving an unprecedented second term as the president of the Wisconsin Association of School Councils, the largest student leader organization in the state of Wisconsin.

As state president, Rachel represented over 8,000 student leaders and advisors. Rachel Ley is an extraordinary young adult in our community and state..." -- from Hoppe's letter of recommendation

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Food & Wine EL JEFE (THE BOSS) COMES TO STEVENS POINT ARTICLE AND PHOTOGRAPHY MARY “CASEY” MARTIN

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’m not talking about Bruce Springsteen, I’m confirming the buzz about a new restaurant slated to open this fall in Stevens Point. El Jefe translates into The Boss (chief, father, or head chef aka jefe de cocina). And who better to tackle an authentic, yet modern twist on Mexican cuisine--than Chef Christian Czerwonka?

Christian and his wife, Leah, already own and operate two successful restaurant destinations in the area: Christian’s Bistro in Village Park in Plover, and Father Fats, downtown Stevens Point. As a matter of fact, the new venture will be just across Clark Street, in the neighborhood of Father Fats.

“We don’t see our restaurants as competing with each other, because each menu is unique to each place," Christian says. "These new spaces offer us more opportunities to grow and provide our talented staff chances to expand their horizons, too. El Jefe will have Chef Manuel heading the kitchen and cuisine. Manny is from central Mexico, and he started with me as a dishwasher.”

Was that a lasting influence having worked with Emeril Lagasse?

“Yes, Emeril definitely instilled that philosophy with his employees. Train them well, so they can spread their wings,” Christian says.

Christian and Leah both worked with Chef Emeril Lagasse. Originally from Poughkeepsie, NY, Christian worked in New Orleans, Orlando, Atlanta and all over the country. But they returned to central Wisconsin about 10 years ago to provide a good home and school life for raising their children and to be closer to friends. Leah was originally from Stevens Point.

Taking beyond the fresh, homemade guacamole, Christian whets the appetite with some authentic Mexican cuisine teasers you might experience at El Jefe: “Tropical flavors, Spanish rice, chilis, cactus, moles, stoneground, tacos, seafood influences, plantains, empanadas, flan, rice puddings, tropical sorbets, blonde brownies,” he rattled off. “I like a balance of spicy and sweet, and earthy flavors, so the menu will offer all of that, and more.”

They will also offer a tequila bar, serving a variety of tequilas, as well as margaritas, Mexican beers, Spanish wines, and Sangrias. And, this lunch and dinner spot will feature small plates and entrees. It will be a combination of Christian’s and Father Fats plate sizes. Seating capacity is to be between 40 and 50 at the new site. And, similar to the two previous locations, you can also book El Jefe for your special event.

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TOMATILLO-TEQUILA SALSA

15 ea Tomatillos ½ ea Red Onion 1 T Cilantro - Freshly Chopped 2 tsp Garlic - Chopped 2 T Green Onion - Chopped ¼ C Tequila 2 ea Lime - juice and zest Dash Tabasco TT Salt & Pepper Small dice tomatillos and red onion. Add chopped cilantro, garlic and green onion. Toss together with tequila, lime and tabasco. Season with salt and pepper.

The place is due to open in the fall, but in the meantime, visit Christian’s Bistro at 3066 Village Park Drive, Plover WI 54467 Phone: 715.344.3100. Hours are: Tuesday – Friday, open at 11 a.m., with seating until 8 p.m.; and Saturday, open at 10:30 a.m., with seating until 8 p.m. Visit ChristiansBistro.com or stop by Father Fats, downtown Stevens Point at 945 Clark Street. Hours: Tuesday – Thursday, open at 4 p.m., seating until 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. seating until 10 p.m.; Sunday 9 a.m. seating until 2 p.m. Phone: 715.544.4054. FatherFats.com So what do you do when a Mexican food dish becomes too spicy? Christian suggest adding acid: lemons, limes, and/or vinegar. Add sweetness like honey, or sugar. Defuse your dish with milk products: think sour cream, milk, yogurt, cream and/or cheese. Add more of your base ingredients (sans the chilis) like avocado, tomatoes, corn, beans, potatoes, cooked rice, broth or celery. Or add peanut butter or nuts to diminish the heat. Tahini can also help reduce the intensity of the capsaicin released from the chilis.

Watch for more news about El Jefe where you’ll be able to travel to Mexico with The Boss without leaving central Wisconsin. Bon appetit.

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ANNUAL COMMUNITY PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION AND PHOTOGRAPHY CLASS AT RIVERFRONT ARTS CENTER ARTICLE KRIS RUED-CLARK | PHOTOGRAPHY PROVIDED

“Windows can be gaps, spaces, openings, holes, something that lets you glimpse something. What is a window? What do you see through the opening? What does a window look like? Shape, color, texture, design, reflection?” -- Gallery Director Nancy Thorson

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he Annette and Dale Schuh Riverfront Arts Center invites all area photographers to submit work for the 2015 Community Photo Exhibit, with this year’s theme, “Windows.” The challenge to photographers: “How do you see windows?” Photos will be accepted until July 7, and the exhibit will open August 6.

“The theme was selected from three possible ones and was voted on through Facebook and by polling people for one hour as they entered the 2014 opening reception for the community photography exhibit," explains Thorson. "Then we tallied the votes and announced the

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winner, thus selecting the theme 'Windows’ for 2015.'"

Submit up to three photographs, color or black and white, with a non-refundable fee of $7 per photo. All photos will be priced for $30 unless noted NFS (not for sale). Sale price includes the 30 percent commission fee retained by RAC on all art sales (or the complete sale price may be donated to the RAC). Photographs must be 8” x 10” with no matting, special background, or frame. All photographs will be matted by the RAC for uniformity of appearance in the gallery.

Entry/agreement forms are available at

the RAC or on the website, StevensPoint. com/RAC. All photographers must have attached to the back the photographer’s name, photo title, and optional explanation of the location or perspective from which the image was taken.

Last year’s community photography exhibit included approximately 100 photos by local and regional photographers. The opening reception for this year’s community photography exhibit is Thursday, August 6, from 5 to 7 p.m., and the exhibit will remain on display through September 6.

For all photographers who are interested in improving their skills, the RAC

is presenting a photography class, “8 Steps to Great Photos.” Instructed by Barbara Smith, BF Smith Images, the class will be held on two consecutive Tuesdays, August 11 and 18, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

“We will start with how the camera works, how to navigate the menu, camera setup, and various frequently used functions and features,” notes Smith. “Then we’ll explore the 8 Steps to Great Photos, which cover taking control of the camera and learning to see and think like a photographer. We will also look at the most common mistakes made by beginners.”

All camera types and skill levels are welcome, and participants are each asked to bring their fully charged camera and its instruction manual with them to class.

The Annette and Dale Schuh Riverfront Arts Center, 1200 Crosby Avenue, Stevens Point, is open to the public and admission is free. For gallery hours and other information, call 715.343.6251 or find them on Facebook.

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Local Students Contribute to Stevens Point Sculpture Park

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ARTICLE KRIS RUED-CLARK | PHOTOGRAPHY MORGAN KING AND KRIS RUED-CLARK

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very year, hundreds of local students create works of art for the Stevens Point Sculpture Park, which is located on the Green Circle Trail, just south of Zenoff Park. A retired teacher, Mary Zinda presents sessions on peace with elementary students in public and parochial schools. The students reflect on what peace means to them. They then draw their designs on squares of fabric, first with pencil, and later color them with permanent markers. When possible, the classes go to the Sculpture Park to help install their peace flags, which are strung together in colorful arrays.

This year two additional student projects grace the Sculpture Park. Sixth grade art students of Nancy Cory at Bannach Elementary School created ceramic birds to be placed at the center of the healing labyrinth.

Karolee Bulak, the woman who designed and installed the labyrinth, assisted them.

Junior and senior students of Pacelli Catholic High School art teacher Tina Lepak made “tree of life” sculptures.

“About 15 students worked on it,” she says. “I incorporate service as part of my program. I gave them the opportunity to do this, and pretty much all of them stepped up.”

This past winter, Zinda, who volunteers in a variety of ways for the Sculpture Park, contacted Lepak and said the park was looking for a student project proposal and grant application.

“I applied for the grant with the idea that my ceramics and sculpture students would create a tree sculpture within a frame, inspired by Gustav Klimt’s painting, ‘Tree of Life.’ The painting is an iconic theme which has been depicted by many cultures in many different styles and techniques,” explains Lepak.

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The students had access to wire, found objects, and a wooden frame, which was put together by Tom Stojny, the head custodian at Pacelli.

“Tom put together the frames and drilled holes where the students wanted holes for their sculptures,” notes Lepak. “I was very pleased with the variety and the imagination within each of the student pieces." The students worked to make their frames visually interesting as well. Many students painted their fames, and one student used a wood burner to reinforce the fire theme he depicted within his tree.

“It was a good challenge for the kids and I liked the fine arts component,” says Lepak. “It’s so important that the students have a solid foundation of what came before and influenced their work, that they were able to explore art history through the study of Klimt.”

The students all put their personal marks on the design and depiction of the trees. They focused on the use of line, color, creativity, and negative space, and were also sensitive to the natural setting of the Stevens Pont Sculpture Park.

“Creativity is one of Pacelli’s core values, and all of these trees are very interesting and creative,” says Lepak. Excellent craftsmanship was also required. “I wanted their connections to be good. Working with wire is not easy, and they rose to the challenge." One student used Scrabble tiles, another used finer wire, others incorporated beads or found objects.

Josh Bruckbauer just graduated from Pacelli and is planning on majoring in Entertainment Design at UW-Stout.

“I tried to lead the focus away from static or still art and put movement in my piece," Bruckbauer says. "I created a weeping willow so that the leaves have free movement. It was great to take time to work on my project.”

A junior with a strong interest in engineering and art, Jack Higgins comments, “I thought it was great to have the opportunity to create a sculpture that would be displayed at our city’s Sculpture Park for others to enjoy. It was challenging yet exciting.”

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the Stevens Point Sculpture Park for supporting the creation of these projects and for encouraging young local artists.”

She recalls first proposing the project to her students.

“When I brought up the project to the kids it was neat to see their reactions," she says. "They love the Sculpture Park. We are really lucky to have it as part of our community.” She also expresses gratitude to the Stevens Point Parks & Recreation Department for installing the Tree of Life sculptures.

“I’m so blessed to do what I do,” she adds. “As an art teacher, this is a great environment to be in. We are

fortunate the park is connected to the schools. I was very pleased with the students for creating these low relief sculptures, and I hope that visitors to the Sculpture Park enjoy them as well.”

The Stevens Point Sculpture Park, a unique partnership of city, university, and local volunteers, is the only public sculpture park in Wisconsin. New art is added each year through juried exhibitions, artist in residency programs, and other events. The Sculpture Park is open to the public and also hosts a variety of art programs and events. StevensPointSculpturePark.org July 2015 | Point & Plover Lifestyle

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A Star-Spangled July Fourth Feast CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAY WITH SUMPTUOUS SUMMER FAVORITES

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njoy warm weather, abundant outdoor activities and all the fun of July Fourth with a flavorful and festive gathering. Independence Day only comes once a year, so make it count and invite your favorite guests over for a memorable event. You’ll go out with a bang when you serve up these palate-pleasing dishes at your patriotic party.

ALL-AMERICAN BURGER

“For a red, white and blue burger that tastes as good as it looks, I use ground bison on a brioche bun, topped with Castello Burger Blue Cheese,” says celebrity chef Michael Symon. We think it’s well worth the try too!

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BISON BURGER WITH BLUE CHEESE

Recipe courtesy of Michael Symon Servings: 4 • Kosher Salt • Freshly ground black pepper • 2 tablespoons olive oil • 1 pound ground bison, loosely packed into burger patties • 4 slices Castello Burger Blue cheese • 4 brioche-style soft hamburger buns, toasted • 1 small red onion, very thinly sliced into rings • 1 cup arugula Heat your grill to medium-high heat.

Season burgers with salt and freshly ground black pepper on both sides. Drizzle with olive oil, then place on grill.

Cook 3 minutes, then flip.

Add slices of blue cheese (1 slice per burger), and let cook another 1–2 minutes.

Remove burgers from grill and place patties on toasted buns.

Top each burger with slice of red onion and 1/4 cup of arugula.

Serve on a festive red, white and blue platter to complete the experience.

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PATRIOTIC AND PERFECTLY SWEET

This July Fourth, serve a classic summer favorite— watermelon. This yummy fruit boasts sweetness and nutrition at a great value. Loaded with vitamins A, B6 and C, as well as antioxidants and heart-healthy amino acids, it’s a most a welcome addition to your spread.

For more recipes, visit Watermelon.org.

RED, WHITE AND BLUE WATERMELON CAKE

Servings: 6–8 • 1 seedless watermelon • 1 cup low or no fat natural vanilla flavored yogurt • 1 cup sliced almonds • 1 cup blueberries • 1 cup sliced strawberries Place watermelon on its side on cutting board. Cut 3–5 inches off each end to create a large center slice between 3–5 inches in depth. Trim off outer rind.

Cut watermelon slice into 6–8 pie-shaped wedges. Blot edges with paper towels to absorb excess moisture.

Dip the back (curved) side of each slice in yogurt and then almonds, re-assembling pieces on serving platter as each piece is completed.

When finished, it will look like a piecrust of almonds around watermelon slices. Frost the top of the reassembled watermelon with the remaining yogurt and decorate the top with an assortment of colorful berries. Serve cold.

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Hops & Vine

GREAT NORTHERN DISTILLING DISTILLING BIG DREAMS

ARTICLE AND PHOTOGRAPHY MARY “CASEY” MARTIN

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ngineering. Culinary Arts. Marketing. Brian Cummins has combined all three areas of interest into his current position as founder and head distiller of Great Northern Distilling (GND) in Village Park in Plover, WI. The company celebrated its first anniversary in May of 2015, and is already growing new products and new distribution zones in its second year. More news will follow this summer when they host their launch parties for two new spirits: a new Rye Whiskey, and the Doppleganger Whiskey. The latter made by distilling OSO’s Dominator Doppelbock Beer and aging in used whiskey barrels.

In his previous work life, Brian was a chemical engineer and he worked at a local papermill. He and a few other friends got into a conversation about craft distilling of spirits, rather than brewing beer, and it turned into Brian’s research project with trips to tour 20 distilleries across the nation. Brian left the papermill, and donned the hat of entrepreneur; working to remodel their building, source equipment, and licensing the distillery and mixology bar.

This small company consists of five full time (including Brian) and five part time employees, who cover areas of administration, operations, tasting bar, retail, and marketing of full-flavored, distilled spirits made in small batches with local produce, botanicals, and regional Wisconsin grains gathered from a 150-mile radius. Northern climate botanicals such as coriander, rosehips, lavender, juniper berries and spruce tips are utilized to extract the best in regional flavors. The white oak barrels used to age the spirits are made with wood from LaCrosse, Wisconsin, and handcrafted at a cooperage in Avon, Minnesota. Their mission can be stated in three words: Make great liquor.

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In the tasting area, barnwood beams were converted into a large, cocktail table surrounded by a couch and some chairs forming a comfortable conversation pit. Four high-top metal tables and chairs are another seating alternative, or belly up to the bar and seat yourself onto a drafting chair (Brian’s homage to engineering). A small gift area showcases t-shirts, hats, (ask about the ice cube trays), bitters, and the liquor made on site. (One bottle shape with different labels to distinguish each spirit.) The staircase and bar are covered in galvanized steel, and one wall has pieced barnwood that also features the company name. A sprawling chandelier of branches hangs over the coffee table and is a fun accent to the room. The walls have commissioned artworks by local artist Alexander Landerman that feature each liquor.

Currently GND produces Potato Vodka, Herbalist Gin, a four-grain Vanguard Whiskey and Opportunity Rum. While they have distribution throughout Wisconsin through General 1740 Park Avenue Beverage Distributing, they are Plover, WI 54467 setting their sights on crossing 715.544.6551 the state line into Northern IlliHOURS nois next.

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Sold Properties

Recently SOLD Point & Plover Properties neighborhood

listing agency

sold price

year built

home size

bdrms

f/h bath

Stevens Point

Coldwell Banker

$230,000

2013

3550

4

3

Plover

Coldwell Banker

$220,000

1998

3225

3

2/1

Stevens Point

First Weber

$212,000

2001

2624

4

3

Stevens Point

First Weber

$210,000

2005

1675

3

2

Plover

First Weber

$206,000

2008

2450

3

3

Coldwell Banker

$205,000

2010

1668

4

2/1

Plover

First Weber

$196,000

1999

2560

3

2

Plover

Coldwell Banker

$195,000

2001

2514

3

2

Stevens Point

First Weber

$190,000

1973

2452

3

3

Plover

First Weber

$188,000

1997

2620

3

2/1

Stevens Point

Coldwell Banker

$180,000

1996

2300

3

2/1

Stevens Point

Re/Max

$174,000

1993

2110

3

2

Plover

Coldwell Banker

$168,000

2001

1650

3

2

Plover

Coldwell Banker

$155,000

1974

1860

3

2

Stevens Point

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JULY 1 - 29

STEVENS POINT CITY BAND CONCERTS PFIFFNER PIONEER PARK, STEVENS POINT

7 p.m. Every Wednesday 715.345.0061 StevensPointArea.com

JULY 2 - 30 TODDLER MUSIC CENTRAL WISCONSIN CHILDRENS MUSEUM, STEVENS POINT

9:30 a.m. & 10 a.m.

Every Thursday 715.344.2003 CWChildrensMuseum.org

JULY 3 - 31 AMAZING ART CENTRAL WISCONSIN CHILDRENS MUSEUM, STEVENS POINT

10 a.m.

Every Friday 715.344.2003 CWChildrensMuseum.org

JULY 3 - 5 RIVERFRONT RENDEZVOUS PFIFFNER PIONEER PARK

715.346.1531 StevensPoint.com

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JULY 4 4TH OF JULY PARADE DOWNTOWN STEVENS POINT

DowntownStevensPoint.org

JUNE 4 – JULY 8 CENTRAL WISCONSIN WATER SKI SHOW TEAM PRESENTS: THE WATER WALKERS KICK IT ON ROUTE 66 SOUTH BEACH PARK, LAKE DUBAY

6:30 p.m.

Every Thursday 715.409.9267 CWWaterWalkers.org

JULY 5 POKY PIZZA PEDAL POINT AREA BIKE SERVICE, STEVENS POINT

Meet at 5:15 p.m., Ride at 5:30 p.m.

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JULY 5 YOGA IN THE YARD JEFFERSON SCHOOL YARD, STEVENS POINT

9 - 10 a.m.

Every Sunday CreativeFlowByLaura.com

JULY 5 CHURCH PICNIC ST. MARY OF MT. CARMEL-FANCHER, AMHERST

8 a.m. - 6 p.m.

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JULY 5 4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS PFIFNER PARK, STEVENS POINT

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JULY 6 - 27 PLANETARIUM SUMMER SHOWS ALLEN F. BLOCHER PLANETARIUM, SCIENCE BUILDING, UWSP

8 p.m.

Every Mon. and Tues. through July 21 UWSP.edu

JULY 6 AUTISM NIGHT CENTRAL WISCONSIN CHILDRENS MUSEUM, STEVENS POINT

5 - 7 p.m.

Every Monday 715.344.2003 CWChildrensMuseum.org

JULY 6 - 29 STORYTIME AT THE PUBLIC LIBRARY PORTAGE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY

Mon. - 2 p.m.

Tues. & Wed. - 10:30 a.m.

PocoLibrary.org

JULY 7 AMERICAN RED CROSS TRAINING STEVENS POINT AREA YMCA, STEVENS POINT

8:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.

715.342.2980

JULY 10

JULY 7 - 28

JULY 8 - 10

BABY PLAY CENTRAL WISCONSIN CHILDRENS MUSEUM, STEVENS POINT

ROGERS CINEMA SUMMER KID SERIES: LEGO MOVIE ROGERS CINEMASTEVENS POINT

PORTAGE COUNTY LIBRARY PRESENTES: MARK HAYWARD - YO-YO CHAMPION PORTAGE COUNTY LIBRARY, STEVENS POINT

10 a.m.

Every Tuesday 715.344.2003 CWChildrensMuseum.org

10 a.m.

10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.

PocoLibrary.org

JULY 7 – 31 ROGERS CINEMA SUMMER KID SERIES: EARTH TO ECHO ROGERS CINEMA, STEVENS POINT

JULY 8 SMALL BUSINESS X-CHANGE PORTAGE COUNTRY BUSINESS COUNCIL, STEVENS POINT

7:30 – 8:30 a.m.

PortageCountyBiz.com

10 a.m.

JULY 9

JULY 7 - 28

UNITED WAY’S LEARN FOR LIFE READING EVENT TEXAS PARK, STEVENS POINT

TAI CHI FOR WELLNESS WELLNESS SPA, STEVENS POINT

5:30 - 6:30 p.m.

Every Tuesday WellnessSpaResort.com

JULY 7 DRIVE, CHIP & PUTT CHAMPIONSHIP SENTRYWORLD SPORTS CENTER

10 a.m.

UnitedWayPoco.org

JULY 9 - 11 2015 CARHARTT BASSMASTER COLLEGE SERIES NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TIKI BEACH BAR & GRILL

JULY 10 - 11 2015 GARDEN PARADE GARDENS, STEVENS POINT

Fri. 2 – 7 p.m.

Sat. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

WIMasterGardener.org

JULY 11 COMMUNITY INDUSTRIES CORP 50TH ANNIVERSARY SHINDIG 2811 PLOVER SPRINGS DR, PLOVER

7 – 10 p.m.

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JULY 12 ST. BRONISLAVA PARISH FESTIVAL 3200 PLOVER ROAD, PLOVER

DriveChipAndPutt.com

3 p.m. weigh-in at Colman Field BassMaster.com

8 a.m. – 7 p.m.

STBrons.com

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JULY 9 - 11

JULY 12 - 14

POKY PIZZA PEDAL STEVENS POINT

ANNUAL IOLA CAR SHOW AND SWAP MEET 100 NORTH MAIN STREET, IOLA

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Meet at 5:15 p.m., Ride at 5:30 p.m.

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6 a.m. – 6 p.m.

IolaOldCarShow.com

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JULY 10, 17 & 24

THEOLOGY ON TAP SKY CLUB, PLOVER

PORTAGE COUNTY LIBRARY PRESENTES: BABY LAPSIT PORTAGE COUNTY LIBRARY, STEVENS POINT

6:30 - 8:30 p.m.

10:30 a.m.

PocoLibrary.org

CARHARTT SERIES CLASSIC BRACKET BUKOLT PARK, STEVENS POINT

JULY 14 CENTRAL RIVERS FARMSHED COMMUNITY POTLUCK SERIES COMMUNITY GATHERING CENTRAL RIVERS FARMSHED, STEVENS POINT

6:30 – 8 p.m. 2nd Tues. Every Month 715.544.6154

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JULY 14 PORTAGE COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY FUNDRAISER, 18 HOLE 4 PERSON SCRAMBLE SENTRYWORLD SPORTS CENTER

9 a.m. Registration, Start at 11 a.m.

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JULY 14 POKY PEDALING POTLUCK PICNIC GOERKE PARK NEAR ENTRANCE TO POOL

Meet at 5:15 p.m., Ride at 5:30 p.m.

715.254.5817 PokyPedalingStevensPoint.org

JULY 17 - 19

Opens 5 p.m. Thur.

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PORTAGE COUNTY YOUTH SOCCER CENTRAL FC COLLEGE SHOWCASE PCYS COMPLEX, STEVENS POINT

JULY 17 - 18 DISCOVER DOWNTOWN DOWNTOWN STEVENS POINT

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Fri. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Sat. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

DowntownStevensPoint.org

JULY 17 2015 JULY LEGISLATIVE BREAKFAST PORTAGE COUNTY BUSINESS COUNCIL, STEVENS POINT

JULY 17 - 18 PLAYHOUSE THEATRE GROUP PRESENTS: THE WIZARD OF OZ @1800 THEATER

JULY 15 – 17 ROGERS CINEMA SUMMER KID SERIES: DOLPHIN TALE 2 ROGERS CINEMA, STEVENS POINT

10 a.m.

JULY 15 PORTAGE COUNTY JOB FAIR NOEL HANGER, STEVENS POINT AIRPORT

9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

PortageCountyBiz.com

JULY 17

Fri. 7 p.m.

Sat. 2 & 7 p.m.

JULY 17 – 19 PCYS CENTRAL FC COLLEGE SHOWCASE & SOCCER FESTIVAL PORTAGE COUNTY YOUTH SOCCER COMPLEX, STEVENS POINT

PCYS.net

ROSHOLT THRESHEREE ROSHOLT FAIR PARK, ROSHOLT

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KIDS NIGHT! GOLDEN SANDS SPEEDWAY, WISCONSIN RAPIDS

4:30 p.m. Gates Open GSSRaces.com

JULY 18 CWN SINGLES DANCE BERNARDS SUPER CLUB, STEVENS POINT

JULY 17 - 19

JULY 16 - 19

7 - 9 a.m.

REGISTRATION REQUIRED PortageCountyBiz.com

8 - 11:30 p.m.

CWN-Singles.com

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FAMILY GAME NIGHT CENTRAL WISCONSIN CHILDRENS MUSEUM

RISING STAR MILL PRESENTS: UPTOWN JAZZ GROUP RISING STAR MILL, NELSONVILLE

5:30 -7:30 p.m.

CWChildrensMuseum.org

7 p.m.

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PICNIC ST. MARY’S-TORUN, STEVENS POINT

8 a.m. - 6 p.m.

STMaryStorun.Webs.com

JULY 18 BIKE/PED PLAN VISION RIDE BUKOLT PARK NEAR THE SKATE PARK

Meet at 12:45 p.m., Ride at 1 p.m.

PokyPedalingStevensPoint.org

JULY 25

UNITED WAY’S LEARN FOR LIFE READING EVENT VILLAGE OF PLOVER MUNICIPAL CENTER, PLOVER

KAYAK DEMO @ PLOVER DAYS CELEBRATION LAKE PACAWA PARK, PLOVER

10 a.m.

UnitedWayPoco.org

10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

DivePointScuba.com

JULY 24

JULY 25 CELEBRATE PLOVER LAKE PACAWA PARK, PLOVER

TGIF DESSERT RIDE DOWNTOWN SQUARE, STEVENS POINT

Meet at 7 p.m., Ride at 7:15 p.m.

PokyPedalingStevensPoint.org

JULY 22 – 24 ROGERS CINEMA SUMMER KID SERIES: BOXTROLLS ROGERS CINEMA, STEVENS POINT

MOVIES IN THE PARK: EPIC PFIFFNER PARK BANDSHELL, STEVENS POINT

7 p.m.

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JULY 23

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JULY 24 - 26 PLOVER BOYS SUMMER BASEBALL TOURNAMENT WOYAK PARK, PLOVER

9 a.m. to Midnight FaceBook.com/CelebratePlover

JULY 26 PICNIC ST. STANISLAUS PARISH, STEVENS POINT

10:30 am to 7 p.m.

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JULY 26 PORTAGE COUNTY LIBRARY PRESENTES: STUART STOTTS @1800 THEATER, STEVENS POINT

business directory

3:30 p.m.

PocoLibrary.org

JULY 26 IGNITE YOUNG PROFESSIONALS MEMBERS-ONLY SUNDAY FUNDAY IVERSON PARK, STEVENS POINT

11:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.

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JULY 30 AMERICAN RED CROSS TRAINING STEVENS POINT AREA YMCA, STEVENS POINT

8:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.

715.342.2980

JULY 30 TREE OF LIFE CLASS AT BLUE BEAD BLUE BEAD TRADING CO., STEVENS POINT

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Parting Thoughts

Government Jam WORDS RACHEL C. MURPHY

I

’m an avid gardener. Avid, meaning ‘enthusiastic’, not ‘successful’.

I shouldn’t say that. I’m great with herbs and this year, my squash and tomatoes are all blooming nicely. The wait for fresh produce became a bit too tiring and I stumbled upon something to make the time pass more quickly.

As I walk my dog each day on more or less the same route, I pass a small roadside park. It’s a modest affair: a couple of swings, with a jungle gym rooted in recycled tires a few yards down. Behind it lies only forest, the kind that the deer, squirrels and beavers that I see intermittently love to hide in during the day. It’s also the home of blackberry brambles.

I remember picking blackberries at my grandmother’s house when I was young. They were never sweet until it was hot and sticky and we would spray down with the Ozark elixir of Avon Skin-So-Soft and try to pick our fill. They don’t call them brambles for nothing. They don’t yield their treasures easily, instead guarding them with thorns and stickers.

Well, nothing has changed since I was a child. Along the walking path, a few weeks ago, I began to spy bright red berries. They called to me to come off the pavement and into the grass to see what sweetness they may hold. Off I trotted, faithful pooch in tow, to see what I would find.

I found a treasure trove. Fat blackberries nestled under leaves and among the bright red unripe berries. I tried one straight off the bush.

It was sweet, much sweeter than the mutantly large Driscoll berries safe in their plastic cases at the store. They were smaller, but they tasted like nature and summer and endless youth.

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So I did was any sane person would do: I took the unused doggie poop bag and started picking. I figured that I would pick a cup or two, maybe enough to make a small pie. Instead, the savage hunger of a forager took over. I was Katniss Everdeen, foraging for her family and for survival. I was a gatherer, going back to my roots.

Getting groceries had never been so fulfilling, as I stood in the heat and thorns, picking berries, brushing away spiders and watching aubergine juice run down my fingers. My dog was confused.

This became a routine. Take the dog for a walk, bring an extra bag.

Pick a pound of berries. New ones ripened every two or three days and I went back for them. It was either me or the birds. The birds don’t pay taxes in this neighborhood, so I figured that I had a right to them. Soon I had several pounds of berries, ready for whatever I could make them into.

The answer, my friends, is jam. I made jam. I’m not sure why I always had the image of a long laborious process for making jam, but I did. After spilling a few cupfuls into a cobbler, I set about the arduous labor of smashing blackberries and setting them to boil.

Who am I kidding? That was fun.

A few minutes later, after the addition of pectin, a dash of sugar and a few sage leaves, I had what looked to be, by all rights, jam. I canned it for preservation and looked on my accomplishment with a sense of pride. Not only had I made delicious jam, I had made it for nearly free! Government jam is the best jam.

What’s the lesson in all this? Besides the fact that you should always have an extra doggie bag, it’s that there are little gifts all around you, if you slow down enough to see them. Look into the trees a little. You never know what you might find.

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