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4 To The Reader
Karla Jensen
6 Earth Day 8 Feature
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12 At the Birdbath 13 Lines From Upstream Mike’s Passion 14 Doc
18 Stump the Beaver 19 The Library 22 A Legacy of Love 25 Makers 26 This & That
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28 View from the Kitchen 29 A Fish Story 30 Inspired by Ireland 32 Historical Society
Mike Cowan Retired hockey player, hockey coach, author and best dad ever according to the Facebook page created for him by his kids!
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A freelance writer and published playwright, Karla is Director of Auxiliary Programs and Outreach at Wayland Academy and teaches writing at the Seippel Center.
A Dream Come True
With his passion for baseball, Kris certainly welcomes spring. In this issue of LocaLeben, he shares another joy of the season for he and his wife Nancy.
Jamie Kratz-Gullickson A recovering attorney/executive director, Jamie now spends her time as a consultant, writer, artist, homeschooling mom and adoring wife with a maker mentality.
Valerie Biel When not writing, she enjoys working on historical preservation projects with the Lost LakeRandolph Historical Society and community theater productions.
Kay Fanshaw Kay is a retired elementary teacher. An active member of the historical society, she is especially interested in the roles women have played in our local history.
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The MAGAZINE Well here we are – Volume 4 Issue 2 Wie geht es dir? It’s March the 10th and the firewood is just about gone. Kathy keeps scavenging for more even though I would have left the stove go out days ago. “Great opportunity to clean up the woodpile,” she says. Got to admit it feels really good even at 50 degrees. Jim Rompre called me up a couple of months ago. He says, “Hey I got this book here about the Madison Cardinals Hockey Team, seems every page talks about Pinney Dittmann.” So I’m real curious - Pinney is my uncle and godfather. So I head down to Rompre’s store and we get to talkin’. The author of the Cardinals book - Mike Cowan (he’s written numerous books on Wisconsin Hockey) was Jim’s High School coach in Waupun. Then I get to thinking – Bob Rompre was a hell of a hockey player you know – so I ask about how to get in touch with Cowan. I call Mike and suggest the idea of doing a story about Bob & Pinney – “Sure!” Check out our feature story, I think you’ll really enjoy it. Special thanks to Romps and Pinney for sharing items from their scrapbooks and archives...and a very special thank you to Frank Mittelstadt for sending the pretty little bird photos in response to my last minute request for such! In this issue you will see some awesome contributions. Like every issue, the stories that you see are all brought to us by people in the community just like you. The type of story you would hear around the kitchen table with friends; personal and relatable. We would like to encourage all of you to share your seemingly unimportant stories with us. Trust me, your story is worth sharing - no matter the subject. We particularly are looking for all you sportsmen with your true stories (or somewhat true) of success out in the wilderness. We already have the name for the column; it will be Have Any Luck? Take a look at page 29 at Peter Frey Jr.'s "A Fish Story" for a good example. A familiar story about enjoying the simple pleasure of fishing with family. Thanks to everyone who has contributed to the PWYW – it’s very helpful and we appreciate that so many enjoy the magazine – cheers!
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t only takes one person to launch real change and that’s exactly what happened in 2014 when one of Downtown Beaver Dam Inc.’s members, Julie Hogan, expressed an interest in celebrating Earth Day. She rallied other passionate community members, and an annual community event was born. It is now 2015, less than a year later, and dozens of community members, businesses, civic organizations, churches and schools are engaged in the planning of a week’s worth of earth friendly educational opportunities and awareness for Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. “Downtown Beaver Dam Inc. (DBDI) is a group of passionate business owners, leaders and individuals who want to make an impact on showcasing how we can live, work and play in our valued downtown. Earth Day events attract families and people of all ages to a central location to come together to show we do care about how our actions impact the earth,” said Hogan, owner of Reconnect Spiritual Sanctuary. The group plans to host a community-wide cleanup, tree planting, presentations about ways to improve and preserve the environment, and will welcome youth and adults to an interactive outdoor market on Saturday, April 25 from 10 am to 2 pm. “Our goal is to showcase 50 vendors who wish to share anything related to preserving the earth, recycling, and organic and sustainable living,” shared Julie Zahn, owner of Northwoods Casket, a company that plants 100 trees for every casket they build. “From health to composting to fitness and farming, we intend to educate while having fun through this kind of Earth Day celebration,” added Zahn. While engaging the community in challenges to cut down on their use of electricity and trying to reduce the amount of garbage families or workplaces generate, DBDI’s Earth Day Committee is finding creative ways to involve just about everyone. Wayland Academy and the Beaver Dam Unified School District are both asking students to get involved and encouraging their ecology clubs and environmental groups to help plant trees, provide artwork for awareness on downtown business windows or form a community cleanup group. This is an intergenerational movement
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Waupun and opened Rompre’s Department Store. He also continued playing amateur hockey with the Fond du Lac Bears, a senior men’s team. He had an immediate impact on the team and the league. In 16 years with the Bears, he led the team in scoring 13 times. He also led the league in 11 of those years. Following a brief retirement, he rejoined the team in the 1970s and once again led the team in scoring. The Fond du Lac Bears won their first state titles in 1970 and 1972. Rompre and fellow Bears teammate Bob Bentley were instrumental in developing the hockey programs for Waupun youth and the Waupun High School. Rompre’s three sons, Mike, Tom, and Jim, played for Waupun High School in the 1970s. Fritz Ragatz, who skated for the Wisconsin Badgers, played with Rompre throughout the 1960s and 1970s. “Rompre was a hell of a player – head and shoulders above everyone else,” according to Ragatz. “And he was such a nice guy,” Ragatz recalls. Harold “Pinney” Dittmann grew up a decade later in the 1940s and the 1950s. He starred in baseball at Watertown High School and later became the city tennis champion. He also played Pinney Dittmann’s 1955-56 Madison Cardinals Hockey Season Photos courtesy of family archives
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ob Rompre of Beaver Dam and Pinney Dittmann of Watertown were two of the premier hockey players in the state during the 1950s and 1960s. Their paths crossed on occasion as competitors and once or twice as teammates. They were both skilled goal scorers. One was inducted into the Wisconsin Hockey Hall of Fame; the other should have been. Bob Rompre grew up in the 1930s and 1940s in International Falls, Minnesota where he starred for his local high school team. His hockey talents earned him a scholarship to Colorado College. The Korean War delayed those plans. Fortunately, the military allowed Rompre to participate on the 1952 Olympic team. The United States captured the silver medal. Ironically, Rompre who was of Finnish descent and was nicknamed the ‘Flying Finn,’ scored a record four goals against the Finnish national team. Following the Olympics, Rompre had an opportunity to play for the New York Rangers in the National Hockey League. He bypassed the offer to complete his education and collegiate hockey career at Colorado College. In 1956, Rompre moved to
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1952 Olympic Hockey Team Photo: Pan American World Airways System
hockey, first for the local Watertown team – Justmann Sporting Goods – and then for the Madison and Rockton Cardinals. The Madison Cardinals were the premier team in the state during the 50s and 60s, winning eight state titles in 16 years. Dittmann was small in stature at 5 ‘8” but a fast-skating, high-scoring forward. In 1958, Dittmann made the semi-pro Green Bay Bobcats, but the Rockton Cardinals coach Orv Walsvik convinced him to stay by offering him $15 per game in expenses --$5 more than the usual pay. Dittmann played on five of the eight state titles the Cardinals won during these two-decades. In 1955, he led the Madison Cardinals junior team to the state title. He scored eight goals in three games. As the tournament MVP, he remembers getting a new pair of hockey gloves. He also helped the senior Cardinals win their second state title that year. It was the first time the same town won both the junior and senior championships. In the 1956 semi-final game between Madison and chief rival Mosinee, Dittmann scored the game winner in triple overtime as Madison edged Mosinee 3-2. Madison beat Wausau 12-3 for their second straight title. Dittmann also scored the game winner in the 1963 USA national championship contest between the Rockton Cardinals and the South St. Paul Parkers.
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Inset: Bob Rompre’s Olympic lapel pins and team ring Photos courtesy of family archives Bob Rompre
Rompre and Dittmann competed against each other in the Badger State league. When the Madison Cardinals moved to Rockton in 1958, they competed less often against each other. In the early 1960s, when artificial ice came to Madison and the Madison Cardinals were revived, Rompre and Dittmann played together a few times in exhibition contests. Karl Bast of Watertown played goal for both the Madison Cardinals and the Fond du Lac Bears. “Rompre was a hockey junkie who loved to play the game. He would travel anywhere for a hockey game, and he was an outstanding scorer,” Bast remembers. “He had a low, heavy shot, but he was also a great skater. And he didn’t have to fight very often,” says Bast. Dittmann had been a speed skater, Bast recalls. “He was small, but he could skate. He and Orv Walsvik teamed up to make a tremendous scoring duo for the Cardinals. “Pinney and I worked together as brick layers and often on jobs in Madison we would go pheasant hunting on the way,” Bast remembers. Bast was one of the best goaltenders in the state during this era and was inducted into the Wisconsin Hockey Hall of Fame in 1992. Rompre was inducted into the Wisconsin Hockey Hall of Fame in 1977. For his exploits on the ice, Dittmann is also deserving of induction into the Wisconsin Hockey Hall of Fame. The hockey careers of Rompre and Dittmann are further chronicled in two books – The History of the Fond du Lac Bears and Remembering the Madison Cardinals, available for $10 each by contacting Mike Cowan via email: mgcowan96@gmail.com or by calling 920-251-6516. About the author: Mike Cowan is a retired teacher and hockey coach who was inducted into the Wisconsin Hockey Hall of Fame in 2000. He lettered for the University of Wisconsin in the late 1960s, skated for the Fond du Lac Bears for a decade in the 1970s and was the first Waupun High School hockey coach. He also coached the Fond du Lac-Waupun girls’ hockey team to state titles in 2004 and 2006.
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ancy and I are fortunate to live in an old house, most of it built in the 1800s, with a “double lot” of yard, trees and other foliage we get to mow and rake around. There are things I enjoy about each and every season, and among my favorites is setting up the birdbath just outside of our screened porch each spring. Our trees, bushes, and birdbath bring quite a show, mere yards from inside our “outdoor room.” The birds don’t seem to notice us behind the screening, so we often get quite the feathery show. And as baseball mensch Yogi Berra said, “You can observe a lot by watching.” Most birds seem to prefer being in the bath by themselves. All will drink or bathe with one eye to the sky, wary of interlopers or (worse) predators. Each gulp or splash is quick, followed by a pause to check the sky and nearby branches. No bird stays too long, each gliding to “the cee-ment pond” to drink or wash for a few moments, then flit off to the nearby maples or lilacs, back under cover to make sure the coast is clear. Special in April and May is the return of the migrants, joining the Cardinals, Black-cap Chickadees, and other “snow birds.” If the squirrels will leave alone our hanging orange sections, maybe we’ll see, like our neighbors up the street, Orioles before they head-out to the open country. Grape jelly works well too, but is tricky to hang in a tree. But it’s really nice to have the return of colors (like the goldfinches), calls and songs (my favorites are the catbirds and house finches), and their addition to the winged social scene. Again, most birds seem to prefer being alone; many will tolerate others of their own kind (h-m-m). But it’s difficult not to notice how a bird which seems to be loved across the country, a bird that is an “official” bird of several states and given special note as a “first sign of spring,” is a bird that is not very nice to others. I mean: The robins. After watching the red breasts for several years, it’s not hard to guess why “Who killed Cock Robin?” Robins don’t seem to like anyone else. Not other robins and certainly not other kinds of birds. Very territorial, they will barge into another’s bath time and nudge it right out; not minding which of them was there first. And woe unto the bird that tries to join a robin at the birdbath! That will not do, according to robin. Maybe it’s their heavy diet of red meat (worms)? Conversely, it’s laughable how a bird probably not on many “best loved” lists (and not representing any particular state), is probably the most social, most hospitable bird in the yard: Grackles. These are jet-black, larger than sparrows, smaller than robins, with cold-yellow eyes. They tend to come in flocks, and I think get a bad rep due to the larger, obstreperous look-a-likes, crows. Grackles are just fun. They take the longest baths, apparently unafraid of anything. More than one grackle is often in the water at once, and the bunch may splash the bowl dry, they have such a great time. If other birds want to join in, (certainly not robins; that would be below them) it’s no problem for the grackles. They move over and seem to love the company, company that is often cautious and unsure of this scum. To use a favorite term of my wife’s, “It just cracks me up.” And it’s one reason I so enjoy the return of spring. Can’t wait to turn over that birdbath again. Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation. NMLS#2289. 4801 Independent Mortgage Corporation. NMLS#2289. 4801 S. BiltmoreFairway Lane, Madison, WI 53718. Copyright©2014. All rights reserved Fairway Corporation. NMLS#2289. 4801 S. Biltmore Lane, Independent Madison, WI Mortgage 53718. Copyright©2014. All rights reserved S. Biltmore Lane, Madison, WI 53718. Copyright©2014. All rights reserved
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arly on in life, Mark Schweitzer knew he wanted to be a teacher. Having exceptional teachers growing up made his decision to go into teaching effortless. In front of the Beaver Dam Middle School, on the corner of Fourth and Spring Streets, there is a new LED sign that pays tribute to Mark with the dedication, “In memory of Mark ‘Doc’ Schweitzer – beloved teacher to many.” Mark battled Crohn’s disease for more than 40 years, which led to him developing cancer. Mark lost his battle on October 26, 2013. His memory will live on through this sign. Mark was born in Beaver Dam on August 19, 1950, to Walter and Lydia Schweitzer. Mark was one of nine children. Walter and Lydia’s blended family consisted of Lydia’s son Michael and Walter’s four children, Walter, Patricia, Dennis, and Mary. Together, Walter and Lydia had four children: Marcia, Mark, Paul (Dusty), and Bret. The Schweitzer family lived and grew up on the north side of town on DeClark Street. The nearby athletic field became one of their favorite places to play baseball and other outdoor sports. It was there at the athletic field where Mark’s love of sports took root. Mark graduated from Beaver Dam High School in 1968. A few years later he was drafted into the Army, serving two years while stationed at Fort Campbell in Kentucky. After he completed his military service, he attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and in 1980, received his Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education. To grow professionally as an educator and commit himself further to teaching, he later returned to UW-Madison to earn his Master’s degree in educational administration. As fate would have it, Mark landed his first teaching job at the school in Beaver Dam that he attended as a child, Washington Elementary School. Eventually, his career led him to the Beaver Dam Junior High/Middle School where he taught seventh grade
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social studies for more than 20 years. During his time as a social studies teacher, Mark stirred the imaginations of his students with beautiful maps, globes, and posters of the world. He truly believed social studies was the perfect platform to help his students understand the world around them. He posed questions, cracked jokes (A LOT of jokes) and gently corralled the students’ rambunctious energy. He would walk the aisles, affectionately touching their shoulders like a loving parent. He cared deeply for and enjoyed connecting with his “kids.” He established a Stock Market Club to encourage and motivate his students to become involved in current issues. Former students have said he was the reason they became teachers or worked in finance. This humbled him knowing he made a difference in his students’ lives. In 2007 Mark retired from teaching, but ever the consummate educator, he continued staying involved for years as a substitute teacher for some of his favorite colleagues and subjects. His
Mark with daughter Brooke
older sister Marcia warmly recalled asking him for what subject or whom he was subbing. Mark replied, “Music.” Curious, Marcia inquired, “What do you know about music?” In true Mark fashion, his matter-of-fact reply was, “Well, I like good music, and they [the students] like to sing, so I told them to make us both happy and sing.” This is just one of many heartwarming anecdotes from his teaching days. Perhaps Mark’s most challenging yet rewarding responsibility began 31 years ago when he embraced the role of husband and stepfather. He married Juanita Roberts who had three young children of her own, a son Bucky and two daughters, Brooke and Brianne. Being a father to and raising children that were not biologically his was truly the job of a lifetime, which he did unconditionally. Mark and Juanita divorced years later, but that did not stop him from continuing to be a father, and later, a grandfather to Jack and Seth. Mark’s mentoring extended outside the classroom to coaching youth basketball, baseball, and softball. He coached boys and girls middle school basketball for 19 years and girls high school JV softball for 17 years. His three children benefitted from his deep knowledge of sports and expertise in coaching, as all three excelled in athletics as young children and into their teen years. Additionally, he enjoyed refereeing volleyball. Mark would do anything to help out others. He donated to the community program Stuff the Bus collecting school supplies for children in need. To Mark, it was extremely important for every child to have the necessary resources to help him/her succeed as a student. He was a respected co-worker who strongly advocat-
ed for teacher rights on behalf of his colleagues. As an active member of the Beaver Dam Education Association, he worked many years on the bargaining team and served as the lead negotiator. During his retirement years, Mark enjoyed hunting, trap shooting, canning, and golfing. He was an avid Packers and Badgers fan, and a member of Ducks Unlimited and Trinity Church– United Methodist in Beaver Dam. Mark strongly supported medical research and organ donation. He bought a 1970 Corvette that he was restoring; now his brother Dusty has taken over that job. Mark also enjoyed caring for and working in his vegetable garden. Even though Mark is no longer with us, we hope he will continue to inspire others for many years to come. One former colleague described Mark fondly: “A smile that lights up a room, a laugh that is contagious, and a caring heart. I am so grateful to have known and worked with him.” The sign in front of the Middle School is the perfect dedication to him. His passion for the Middle School and pride in Beaver Dam shaped him into a dedicated educator, compassionate colleague, loyal father, loving brother, and good friend. He is greatly missed by many. Dedication Ceremony April 9th Time & Location - TBD on
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recently read a very truthful, well-written article by a mother talking about autism. I read the article and thought, how true. When I read some of the comments from people who also read the article, I became very discouraged. There were many comments, both negative and positive, directed at the writer and autism in general. Oddly enough, the positive comments were truly sincere, but the negative comments seemed to be attacking both the writer and autism itself. Those that were negative actually seemed angry about autism and terribly unhappy about living with someone with autism or having someone close with autism. The best advice I have for these people is to find help, pray and find something that makes you happy. There is no known cure for autism, but knowledge and discussion can be very helpful. Talk to other people who may be dealing with any disability. Learn from those who may have experience working with disabilities or talk with a professional. Look for positive things. Little growths can be huge rewards but learning to deal with the everyday things is a must. I also am the parent of a child with autism, and I am aware that autism, like most permanent medical conditions, is life changing. Hearing the words “your son has autism” was very confusing at first. When we received our diagnosis, we did not know where to turn, what to do, or what to think, but my wife and I researched all that we could. It was the beginning of a never-ending learning experience. There is a lot of information out there for adults and children with autism. A person could literally go crazy reading all the articles, books and stories about families with individuals with autism. There are very heartwarming stories, and there are horror stories that scare you like you’ve never been scared before. The most important thing to remember is that each individual and situation is unique. Yes, there are similarities, but there are so many differences. As I see and read more and more about individuals with
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autism, the most common denominator is that they are all different. They are definitely unique in everything they do or say, and they all have something about them that separates them from others. Something always stands out, and if you pay close attention, there is usually a hidden strength like being able to remember things easier, or being exceptionally good with numbers or technical equipment, like computers, iPads or video games. The most common weaknesses include social skills, motor skills and eye contact, and in some cases, they may even be non-verbal. My wife and I have had many challenges. Close friends, teachers and resources such as WEAP (Wisconsin Early Autism Program) have offered relief. Some of the hardest challenges arose when we needed medical guidance. To find an eye doctor, a dentist or even just a family doctor was not easy. Some that were available just did not have the right bedside manner. Guidance is also sought for things that may seem simple but are not to an individual with autism. Think about a simple haircut! Some children with autism literally feel every single hair being cut and can also hear it being cut. It was a sensory thing for our son, and he has worked through this, but it is still uncomfortable for him. As a child with autism becomes a young adult, they get bigger and stronger, and in some cases, too strong for their parents or caregivers. They may hit, kick or even throw things to try and express their anger or dissatisfaction. This becomes even more difficult for the people caring for them. There even comes a time when they have to decide if they will be able to handle any more and consider relocating the child to a place where they can get professional help. These are the things that we don’t hear a lot about, but for some parents and caregivers it becomes the most difficult time in their life. I hope and pray that we will always have the strength and faith to take care of our son.
Our son had febrile seizures as a baby; we were told he would outgrow them. He did, and then he started having grand mal seizures. Any seizure is hard to watch, but watching a grand mal seizure is a terrible thing, especially when there really isn’t anything you can do for them. He has been tested several times for issues involving the seizures, and we have been given medication to prevent seizures and medicine to stop seizures. He has also outgrown the grand mal seizures (at least we are hoping), but now has been having what is best described as drop down seizures. You never know when they will happen or where. As parents, we do everything possible to stay close to him. We document changes in behavior, health, sleep patterns and even bathroom events. I say events as some may or may not know that bowel movements too can be a very difficult process and children with autism do struggle both with diet and bathroom issues. Every day is a different day, and when I say different, I mean that you really never know what will happen. We have been very lucky. For the most part, our son is very happy, and when he isn’t, we know that there may be something wrong. We have been blessed with our son and even with his disability; it has made us more aware of what other families with disabilities may go through. It has taught us not to judge without knowing the facts. Through all this I will also say that there are several resources out there, it just takes time and effort to find them. I will also say that we will always be grateful to all our son’s teachers and anyone who plays a part in his life. Life is not easy and parenting is certainly not easy. When you see a person acting out of the norm, know that you may nev-
er know what truly is going on in their lives. Please don’t judge them. If you are bothered or concerned and able to speak up, just ask. Is something wrong? Do you need something? I have found that those that really and truthfully want to know will ask, and I am very grateful for that. Each April 2, Autism Speaks celebrates Light It Up Blue, along with the international autism community, in commemoration of the United Nations-sanctioned World Autism Awareness Day. Light It Up Blue is a unique global initiative that kicks off Autism Awareness Month and helps raise awareness about autism. In honor of this historic day, many iconic landmarks, hotels, sporting venues, concert halls, museums, bridges and retail stores are among the thousands of buildings lit blue to raise autism awareness. Visit www.autismspeaks.org/LIUB for more information.
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Jenna asks a follow-up question: So, is our Sun causing global warming? Answer: Yes, the sun is expanding and becoming more luminous. The size of our Sun is a balancing act between a number of pressures including gravity, atomic electrical forces, and the explosive nuclear reactions that provide us with light. For billions of years, the Sun has been boosting the heat Earth receives at the rate of 1% every 100 million years. In another 600 million years, the added heat will cause much of our carbon dioxide to disappear – resulting in many plants dying off, along with humanity and beavers. By then humans might harness the ability to alter the orbit of Earth, saving us from catastrophe, or beavers might evolve into advanced creatures that are no longer dependent upon the Sun – perhaps able to survive in outer space nourished solely by gravitational waves and reruns of The Beaverly Hillbillies. Inquisitive Jenna asks yet another follow-up question: Will the Sun ever cool down? Answer: Yes, but you will need to eat really healthy/bad-tasting food in order to live that long. Our sun is a hydrogen furnace, and right now, at the age of 4.5 billion years, it has used up almost half of its fuel. As it grows older, it will eventually, at the age of 10 billion years, become a red giant and a trip around Beaver Dam Lake will feel like a Caribbean cruise. However, after the red giant blows off steam in nebula fashion, the Sun will shrink down to about the size of Earth and become a white dwarf star. Cosmologists call this phenomenon the “Marie Osmond NutriSystem Phase of the Sun.” Kirby from Fox Lake writes: I’d like to become more spontaneous. What’s the best, 100% foolproof, step-by-step plan? Answer: A strict formula for becoming more spontaneous? Man, you don’t stand a chance! Send your questions to: Beav@LocaLeben.com and check out The Beaver’s weekly updates on www.LocaLeben.com
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n honor of National Library Week on April 10, 1964, President Lyndon Johnson said, “Libraries sustain and enhance our national life. They are a fundamental and vibrant resource for human intellectual and cultural development. Libraries reveal great heritages of the past and provide doorways to individual attainments that can become great legacies for generations of the future.” Beaver Dam public library service has enriched and sustained the community for 130 years throughout economic downturns and technology booms. As you come to the library to select a handful of books, CDs, or films, it may surprise you that libraries were not always funded by public dollars and many libraries often required a subscription up until the end of the 19th century. The vision of a free public library in Beaver Dam began with a group of devoted citizens on August 30, 1884, by forming a corporation under State Law as the Beaver Dam Public Library
Association. After canvassing the four wards of the city for private subscriptions, the first Beaver Dam library opened in a room in City Hall with 996 books on December 1, 1884. Ella Smith was the first librarian and held her position until she became ill in 1889. A city referendum in April of 1885 passed by the vote of citizens that the City of Beaver Dam would fund the library and was known as the Beaver Dam Free City Library. The library soon outgrew the two rooms in City Hall. With Beaver Dam’s enthusiastic support of its newly formed library, a proposal by John J. Williams of $25,000, “to build a home for our Free City Library and equip and endow it if the city will provide a suitable lot,” gave birth to the idea of the city and private citizens working together to construct a new library in Beaver Dam. The Williams Free Library was first opened to the public with 4,500 books on September 1, 1891 with Mary
On August 26, 1890, the cornerstone of Williams Free Library was laid. Mayor E. Elwell proclaimed the occasion a “half holiday,” requesting all business places close from 1 to 4 pm to witness the laying of the cornerstone.
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Officers of the Free and Accepted Masons of Wisconsin dedicated the cornerstone of the Beaver Dam Community Library on November 4, 1984 as they did almost 100 years prior for the Williams Free Library. Williams Free Librarians Pat Pawl and Mark Arend lead the children in the Jaycees Parade in 1980. They also held a much loved Storybook Parade.
Doolittle serving as head librarian. After her sister Mary’s unexpected death in 1897, Hattie Doolittle took over serving the community as head librarian for 47 years. Subsequent librarians Orilla Thompson Blackshear and Rudy Roeder continued to strive to improve and expand library service with additional collections and an extensive remodeling of the building in 1955. In the mid-1960s the public expectation and function of the library had widened from merely a storehouse of books to a resource serving the informational, educational and recreational needs of the community. By 1979 the library shelves were full, having expanded to 52,608 volumes, and the need for additional space for AV services and computer terminals became inevitable. In January of the same year, Pat Pawl began as the new library director, and the Library Board hired an architect to survey community sites to build a new Lila Schultz’s Preschool Story Hour was a popular program with the children. Lila Schultz was the Children’s Librarian from 1947-1987.
library. Through active community support, fundraising, and the Library Director and Library Board’s determination, they broke ground at the Spring Street site on April 16, 1984. The Williams Free Library Board named the new library the Beaver Dam Community Library. Board chairman Melitta Quinlan explains that the word “community” was in the title “because this was a community project and the community supported us so well.” The Beaver Dam Community Library opened on March 4, 1985 and was dedicated during National Library Week on April 14, 1985. The Beaver Dam Community Library, under the direction of current library administrator Sue Mevis, has embraced the technology shift in libraries from integrated library systems and public internet to online reference databases and eBooks. The Beaver Dam Community Library has expanded from 996 books in 1884 to 147,580 print books, 123,634 electronic books and 64,264 audiovisual items in 2014. The name of the library has changed over time, although 1990 to present – The library embraces technology and community activities. Bubble Wonders wows the library crowd in 2014.
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Beaver Dam Community Hospitals Foundation, Inc. presents Through the generous donations of $25,000 by John J. Williams, the $10,000 endowment of William Drown and enthusiastic community support, the Williams Free Library was dedicated on July 15, 1891 at the Beaver Dam Semi-Centennial Celebration.
the vision of a free and public library that opens its doors to lifelong learning, the exploration of new ideas and the preservation of the past remains a strong tradition in our community. The library staff and the Board of Trustees invite the community to the 30year celebration of the Beaver Dam Community Library on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 during National Library Week. For more information about the Beaver Dam Community Library services and events, go to www.cityofbeaverdam.com/library or phone the library at (920) 219-4400. Historical photos are courtesy of the Dodge County Historical Society and the Beaver Dam Community Library Archives. Information for this article was sourced from History of Williams Free Library (1966) and A Century of Library Service (1984).
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Editor’s note: This is a compilation of information from a memoir written by Don Laabs and an article written by Terry and Kay Appenfeldt (Don Laabs: An American Patriot and Community Leader), with special thanks to Bryan Gentz at BMO Harris Bank. t all began when Don met Jan at the Cinderella Ballroom in Appleton in 1957. The relationship developed slowly, but it all came together on June 6, 1959. Married now for over 55 years, they have a wonderful family, two children and a grandson: Daniel and his wife Kathy; Dawn and husband Joe and their son Joshua. Don says Jan has rarely complained about anything, and if they had disagreements, they tried to resolve their concerns quickly. Many people have done much for their communities, and this couple is more than an exception – their contributions to the community of Beaver Dam are exceptional. The list of their involvement is long and varied. From being active members of First Lutheran Church since 1963 to taking folks with special needs on pontoon boat rides on Beaver Dam Lake, theirs is truly a legacy of love, family, and community service. They arrived in Beaver Dam with their mobile home in 1963; Don was hired by the Beaver Dam Unified School District to teach Social Studies to 8th graders. He was a teacher for 30 years and loved almost every minute! Nearly every teacher worked additional jobs in summer and had other part-time work. Don sold mobile homes and travel trailers for a couple years parttime. Then he worked for two years on road construction. He received his real estate brokers license and sold real estate from 1969 to 1991. Don and Jan joined the Jaycees and Jaycettes in 1964 and were very involved until 1973 when their ages deemed them too old for these organizations. They served on the committee hoping
to build an indoor ice arena for the community in the 1970s, and with nine other couples, they signed bank documents that guaranteed that the Family Center would be built and used by numerous high school hockey teams and thousands of figure skaters. In the late 1970s they also served for three years on the first board of directors to determine how to help victims of abuse, eventually establishing PAVE (People Against a Violent Environment). Through his part-time profession in real estate, Don was fortunate to help find and secure the property that provides a safe haven for those seeking shelter from abuse that opened in 1990. With the help of several members of the community in 1968, the Dodge County Sheltered Workshop started to provide work for those with special needs. The Laabs helped to build this organization that is now known as Green Valley Enterprises, an agency that has helped thousands of children and adults with special needs over the past 46 years. Don gained his first real interest in helping folks with special needs when he took on the challenge of transporting 12 to 14 children every day from their homes in Appleton to the Oshkosh Deaf School. Don was contacted by the state in 1961, because he was driving daily from Appleton to Oshkosh to attend college. The children were nine to sixteen years old and could not speak. Can you imagine loading more than a dozen kids in a ‘56 Chevy two-door hardtop? Don would put one older child with three or four younger kids in the front seat. No thoughts of seat belts then! Another eight or nine kids piled in the backseat and off to Oshkosh! It was fun and a real learning experience for Don! It is no surprise that Don helped charter the Exchange Club of Beaver Dam in 1976. Exchange Clubs form the largest strictly American service organization to promote Americanism,
Don and Jan’s garden
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Orville Sette, John Schmid, and Terry Appenfeldt from the Senior Center Woodshop built a wooden stand to support the “Statue of the Fallen Hero” that Don Laabs recently donated to the Beaver Dam Senior Center. The stand includes medallions from all branches of the United States military.
Patriotism, and everything American, including flying the flag. Jim Mack and Don are the only remaining charter members, but the club is strong, doing a lot of good for Beaver Dam, youth projects, and child abuse prevention. With the help of the Exchange Club, Don created The American Hero Festival in 2009 to honor all our heroes (firefighters, police, EMS, active military, veterans, Gold Star families and POW/MIAs). Terry and Kay Appenfeldt shared that Don served as the Promotions Chair securing all the talent for the event in 2014 and served as the co-Chair of the parade for three years. They wrote, “It has been our honor to work with
Don on the American Hero parade and with the Exchange Club. We admire his ability to interest people in any event in which he participates, displaying his appreciation for the help by shaking your hand and always saying thank you…he is a role model – ‘a person who truly cares and enjoys meeting and helping others.’” The placement of an “Historic Wall” at the Beaver Dam Middle School, the Beaver Dam High School, and at the Horicon High School was instituted by Don. Thirty American documents are displayed, such as the Bill of Rights, the Constitution, and the Declaration of Independence, to help students and teachers with history lessons. Don also served on the committee that formed AMVETS (American Veterans) Post 33 in Beaver Dam in 2006, and as a proud and active member, he has served as Chaplain and Historian of the group from its inception. Don has a passion for the military. The garden at his home is artfully crafted and contains multiple memorials to military service. Recently, he donated a “Statue of the Fallen Hero” to the Beaver Dam Senior Center. Don and Jan also donated a memorial wall for the military in the Watermark facility. He served in the Army and the Army Reserves. He spent over 16 months in Korea, the highlight of which was his appointment by the United Nations to be an observer to sit in on the Pan Mun Jong peace talks in the spring of 1958. He shook hands with Chinese and North Korean communists and several South Korean, United Nations and American delegates. It was an exciting day on the 38-degree parallel line in the Demilitarized Zone. Flowers are one of Don’s greatest joys. So when the Beaver Dam Area Arts Association asked him to be on the Secret Gar-
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den Tour committee to help select about ten gardens to be viewed each summer, he agreed. Jan and Don have had their secret gardens in the tour two years, and Don has been on the tour committee for seven years. He greatly enjoyed searching many homes for the right secret gardens for public viewing. Don’s children and others have urged him to write down the community service efforts he and Jan were involved with, and in humility, he has documented the facts of their 50 plus years in Beaver Dam that are shared in part here. Don also shared Jan’s concern that his report is bragging; however, with their reputation of service to our community, they deserve to have bragging rights. Thank you Don and Jan Laabs for your service. The following is quoted directly from Don Laabs’ memoir Jan and Don’s Legacy of Love, Family, and Community Service in Beaver Dam from 1963 through 2014.
When we purchased the marina in 1991, we joined the Beaver Dam Lake Property Owners. It was kind of a private club with a small membership. In 1995-96, we talked to numerous folks and soon we had a large group meeting at our marina, and we formed the Beaver Dam Lake Improvement Association (BDLIA). This group is open to all citizens, regardless of where they live! ... Beaver Dam did not have a community festival for years. After meeting with several persons, we selected Diane Rosenmeier to be the first chairperson of Beaver Dam Lake Days. Now a four-day festival, Lake Days has been running successfully at Tahoe Park on Beaver Dam Lake since 1994. Dozens of fine people have been on our committee leading the way with numerous activities celebrating our lake in a family-friendly festival. I am very proud to have helped begin Lake Days and it is also one of my proudest moments to be part of a great festival! … Another outstanding accomplishment of our family marina business was helping to start the Beaverland Must-Skis Water Ski Show Team. Our mechanics and our family named the team and got it started the first year with our marina and several skier friends and their private boats. Now the Must-Skis are an outstanding state and national team! Many dozens of youth and families have contributed to their wonderful success… As we conclude this report, we want everyone to know there are hundreds of citizens who have worked as hard as we did. We loved nearly every minute of it… Efforts by volunteers everywhere are much appreciated when we can help out Beaver Dam, Dodge County and beyond! Stand up, take a bow and receive our applause!! See More Photos Read Don’s Thank you to everyone…We greatly ap- and Complete Memoir preciate all the support. Don & Jan More on www.LocaLeben.com WORLD-CL ASS ENTERTAINMENT AT YOUR DOORSTEP
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e are all familiar with the concept of Do-it-yourself (DIY). If you have sewn your own clothing, repaired your own leaking faucet, built your own backyard shed, grown your own veggies or concocted your own home brew, you are a do-ityourselfer. Creating and doing for yourself saves money, allows personal certainty in the quality of the product, and gives a sense of satisfaction. Makers embrace DIY not only as stand-alone projects, but with an ideology rooted in learning, tinkering and sharing. Makers are men and women, young and old, novices and experts, entrepreneurs and artists. Makers love to learn. Makers take on a DIY project not just because there is a leaky faucet that needs fixing but because it is interesting, it is fun, and it is something new to add to their jackof-all-trades skill set. They love to gather resources and materials from a variety of sources – both typical and less so. While makers often have formal learning in their background, they focus on and utilize all resources to get the job done, relying on books, instructional videos, trade and scientific journals. Web meet-ups get makers in touch with project-specific knowledge both near and far, temporally and geographically. Makers understand that intergenerational learning is beneficial and without prejudice seek input from children, grandparents and colleagues. They also embrace inclusivity because it fosters novel approaches. Every skill set is valued. Imagine what a veteran knitter and an expert in wearable LEDs might create! Makers love to tinker. No maker is content just reading
about a project or seeing others do it. A maker has a core need to get their hands dirty. The sheer joy of creating drives them from one project to the next. Instruction sheets and LEGO kits are not good enough for makers. They love to hack – to try new angles, to iterate. Failure is not a dirty word to them, it’s just another step in getting the very best results for their project. Experimenting with and discovering novel approaches brings them joy. Think Edison and his light bulb filaments. Makers love to share. Since makers come in both the introverted and extroverted variety, sharing looks different based on a maker’s personality. For the introverted maker, this might mean writing code or forking a project and posting the results to GetHub. For the extroverted maker, this might mean putting together a team and competing in a robot-building contest. Whether working alone or on a team, introverted or extroverted, makers don’t just make for themselves. They make for the betterment of their communities. Makers buck the word “mine” and are often at the forefront of innovative licensing like creative commons and open source to promote rapid and distributed idea development. Makers enjoy a boatload of benefits including a connection with the physical world in our ever-increasing digital age, creating novel approaches and products for personal and community use, stronger networks and communities through collaboration and sharing, a better environment through recycling and upcycling, as well as developing self-reliance and personal sustainability. Interested in learning more? Our family will be facilitating Makers Monthly with the Beaver Dam Area Arts Association. Beginning April 8th, we will gather the second Wednesday of each month from 3:30-5:30 at the Seippel Center. Makers Monthly will be an opportunity for people of all ages to learn from each other, tinker on projects together and share the successes and failures of what they are creating in a relaxed and supportive environment. Collaborative projects, demonstrations, and topics will be determined by the group. Bring PHOTOS your ideas! More on www.LocaLeben.com
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have always had a fascination and interest in science. It probably started at a young age when I would watch a kids’ Saturday morning television show called Fireball XL5, which depicted the galactic adventures of Steve Zodiac and his cohorts in Space City. They would gallivant around the cosmos in a fantastic spaceship getting into all sorts of adventures. The show was revolutionary at the time because it used marionettes, showing strings and all (this was the early 1960s after all). As I got older, Star Trek filled the bill, further enticing my imagination with what the future of “Tomorrowland” would bring. Although to this day I do not know why, if it was the 23rd century, the doors on the starship Enterprise still made a “whooshing” noise when opening and closing. Maybe they were too busy battling Klingons to actually apply a little WD-40. My interest in science has never waned, and it has passed on in one way or another to some of my kids. My son Cameron has developed an extreme interest and affinity for knowing things scientific, like astronomy, the weather, and particularly bugs. On many a summer day he has found and identified the most interesting, and at times unusual, assortment known to bugdom and can precisely articulate their different characteristics and traits. Many
a time he has bound into the house with an unusual 16-legged specimen, which he wants to keep and study and maybe make it a pet, and his mother, awestruck with the magic of the moment, can utter only one phrase, “THAT is not staying in this house.” If he plays his cards right, he could be well on his way to having his own reality show on Discovery Channel entitled The Bug Whisperer. Recently the family attended a fascinating Physics Fair held by the UW physics department on the UW campus in Madison. It is an annual event held to share the students’ knowledge and offer an opportunity to see exhibits and learn a bit more about the wonderful world of science, including everything from handson displays to the amazing physics of making ice cream with liquid nitrogen. It is good to know that the kids are learning something useful. Why, they even had their own set of trading cards on one of the exhibit tables – Exotic Plasmas Of The Universe. I tell ya… you can keep your vintage Babe Ruth rookie card … nobody is going to get my Ion Propulsion gem. That one is DEFINITELY not ending up in the spokes of a kid’s bicycle! At the end of the day there is a presentation demonstrating many different theories of physics in an entertaining and fun manner. During the show I could hear Cameron occasionally exclaiming, “I learned that in my chemistry class,” and “I know what that is.” As I wound my way among the students and exhibits, I was quite impressed with the brain trust in those hallowed halls of higher education, and the knowledge that there is possibly the next Albert Einstein in that group or the creator of the next generation of tasty dessert treats. Either way, it is a win-win situation in my book.
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From March 22nd-March 28th the Beaver Dam Area Arts Association will host its annual Week of Art with multiple classes held every day for all ages and skill levels. Along with five permanent classes and groups, thirteen new classes will be offered including the Makers Monthly group, which will be added to the permanent roster beginning April 8th. There are several programs to help nurture the creative energy of toddlers to teens; whether it’s sculpting clay, tie-dying or exploring artists in the art appreciation class with Tami DeLisle, they are guaranteed to have fun and leave with a completed project. For adults, now is the perfect time to learn some new techniques using your digital camera with Joel Nisleit or relax with a glass of wine (using the wine glasses that you painted on Wednesday) and paint your own masterpiece in our Wine & Paint class with Shannon Ashcroft. Or really relax and explore the color of your aura to further understand your creative gifts with Julie Hogan on Saturday and stay to make mandalas with Jeanette Clawson. There is truly something for everyone! The majority of classes are either low cost or free with all materials included. Class sizes are limited and pre-registration by March 20th is required, so sign up today! More information and class descriptions can be found at bdaaa.org or by calling 920-885-3635.
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emories and food: My favorite place on Earth is an island about 8 miles off the Yucatan Peninsula coast; a little place called Isla Mujeres (Island of Women) that is home to about 13,000 people, hundreds of shops, restaurants, hotels and resorts. Every morning we were greeted by the most amazing spread including Chilaquiles, Machaca Con Huevos, Crema de papa con nopalitos, tamales…things I would never think to order off a menu were spread out before my very hungry eyes, daring me to try the Machaca with its fiery Serrano chile and the Nopalitos (prickly pear) in crema. No bacon and eggs here! Not that I wanted that after indulging in breakfast heaven for a week. I’m sure eating this amazing food was made all the better by the view of the Caribbean Sea a few feet from our table. Breakfast had thrown down the gauntlet! For lunch and dinner it was a constant adventure. Shying away from tacos, burritos or anything remotely familiar, I was also trying to find what for me is the Holy Grail of Mexican cuisine…The Chile Relleno: A roasted poblano pepper, stuffed with a myriad of different op-
tions (queso Chihuahua, queso Oaxaca, manchengo, picadillo, crab, maize kernels are just some of the more popular fillings), dipped in egg batter or corn masa and fried and served with a light sauce of tomatoes, onion and garlic. Heaven on a plate! Simple to eat, not make, delicious and intoxicating. We tried at least a dozen restaurants on the island and they were all fantastic, but there was one place that I remember the most: COMPADRES. I’m not sure if it was the day, the weather, or a dozen other factors, but I remember that meal like it was yesterday. Which brings me to the Palenque Bar & Grill and the movie “Chef.” There’s a line in the beginning of that movie when Chef Carl is walking through the Farmers Market with his son Percy. He spots “the sausage guy” and proceeds to order Andouille sausage sandwiches for the both of them. They converse about the Louisiana Purchase, Andouille sausage, beignets and a trip to New Orleans. Percy refers to the food, “We can get it here.” Carl’s explanation came to mind as I was eating a Chile Relleno at Palenque recently: “It’s not the same. When you have it here, it’s good because it reminds you of like a whole world of memories that you have from being there.” It was perfect! Reminded me of COMPADRES -- The right consistency of cheese, excellent breading and sauce. The burden of where to go for lunch is no more. I have found my beach. When you go, go for the Relleno and Chilaquiles. You may make some good memories of your own. Just make sure to bring sunblock.
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s I see it, all good stories start the same way, and this one should be no exception. So there I was … braving an average January day, standing on ice suspended about four and a half feet above the great Beaver Dam mud flats, hoping for some action. What made this day more spectacular than usual was the company; a plethora of friends and three generations of Freys, with two who were out for their first ice fishing experience. The common goal of all was Perch, and it is well known that Beaver Dam Lake harbors some dandies. Sure, all avid Perch fishermen are “experts,” but I believe it is all about fishing the right spot at the right time. A wise man once told me, “Go fishing when you can, not when you want to.” Since we could go, we knew the time was right, but I was beginning to believe the spot was not with only a handful caught between us. That is when it happened, the long awaited yell, FLAG!! Everyone rushed the tip-up like a herd of cattle heading for the trough, all for a chance to see a slimy fish. Any fish would do at this point. With the hook set, a short battle ensued followed by an unfortunate snap. The line severed, but not before we got a glimpse of the speckled beast that had bested us. As the rush subsided, everyone went back to gabbing about other times fish were caught, and lost, with the common hope that another fat Northern might be surveying the landmines of bait spread before it. Our chance came again as that same tip-up flag rose to meet the high-noon sun, standing tall and proud like a sentry surveying the vast, white expanse. This time, the fish on the opposite end had no chance. Our tribe was ready. We all ran to the hole, gaffs in hand fully intending to reap the reward of what was surely another Northern. Everyone carefully watching, waiting – the cross turned, the line was grabbed, the hook was set. Fish ON! To everyone’s surprise, there wasn’t a Northern on the line – nor a Walleye. It was a massive Perch. We all looked on in amazement to see the completely masticated large golden shiner that had been used for bait Elijah, Cameron, Peter Jr., Madelyne, and Peter Frey Sr. and a fish no one had expected. At this point we must have looked like a strange band of hunters with chests puffed, all gloating over their harvested prey, gaffs in one hand and foot-long fish in the other. It is not often one can immerse himself in the warmth of friends and family on a cold winter day and then cap that day off by bringing home a fish of such renown that published bragging rights are not only permitted, but actually encouraged. Life can be unpredictable, and we have a fish to prove it!
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was never particularly fond of stones and anyone who has grown up on a farm and lived through the “stone picking” season year after year will understand that sentiment. So, it is a little surprising that stones became such a source of fascination and inspiration for my writing. Traveling through Ireland, everyone notices the low stone walls separating many smallish fields and pastures, but here and there that landscape is broken up by much larger stones rising from the green like giant cogs on a wheel – the mysterious standing stone circles. There’s something eerie, beautiful, and intriguing about these ancient monuments. I began to wonder who built these circles – why did they build them? Many days (and thousands of miles) later back home in Dodge County, those questions continued to rattle around in my head and eventually became the inspiration for my debut novel Circle of Nine: Beltany. Weaving a story that takes place (at least in part) in another country and during another time can be a difficult task. I was lucky to have traveled to many of the locations described in the novel, but that can only get you so far. To research the historic details, I turned to the internet and the local library. I was particularly worried about getting the details right. No author wants to annoy the reader with a glaring factual mistake. I read a number of books on Celtic mythology – including the Tuatha de Danann. (The Tuatha are one of the four legendary founding tribes of Ireland my main character is descended from.) I also spent a lot of time researching pagan ritual and holidays as my main character’s family follows an ancient pagan religion. I had to be careful to discern which holiday names and practices were truly those of the ancient Celts versus more modern incarnations of pagan celebrations. The Celtic Wheel of the Year (featured here) accurately depicts these eight holidays. The traditions surrounding each of these holidays also differs from country to country, so I had to keep careful notes on which things were predominantly Irish or Celtic. Through this research, I learned about ancient alphabets called Runes and knew I had to include them in my story somehow. The word rune derives from the word for whisper or secret, which immediately intrigued me. Runes were supposedly used in the casting of spells where the name of an enemy or a love interest would be spelled out using the small stones engraved with each rune “letter.” Runes were also used as a form of divination or telling the future. The stones would be scattered and read much like tarot cards to determine someone’s future. In Circle of Nine, runes are inscribed on important artifacts. These initial subjects were incredibly fascinating to me and not terribly difficult to research. Other historical details were harder to find. (If you’ve read the book you might know which sections I’m referring to - but I promise to not give anything away here if you haven’t read the book.)
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The following questions were more difficult to answer, but I persevered and with a little “luck of the Irish” was ultimately successful. When was the witch trial frenzy most prevalent in Ireland? (Hint—it wasn’t at the same time as here in the United States.) Was paper available to anyone other than monks in twelfth century Ireland? What type of plant that grows in Ireland might provide a potent enough poison to fell a grown man? (I found some interesting websites on this one – hopefully no one is monitoring my internet searches, because I have definitely been flagged as a “person of interest” at this point.) What things can be used to naturally dye Ostara (Easter) eggs? What are typical spells used in Magick? How do you cast a circle for spell making? (I wanted to be sure when I wrote the spells and incantations that the rhythm and language sounded as authentic as possible.) How much would rowan berry jelly sell for in Ireland in 1344? Now, I never expected to find the answer to that one, but I should not have doubted the trusty internet! After much searching, I came
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across a list of costs for a medieval stronghold in Ireland in the mid-1300s. Rowan berry jelly was not specifically on this list but fruit preserves were. I felt lucky to find that. In the modern Irish sections, I mainly relied on my own travel experiences. I reviewed our photos and drew from my own memory. In one section, I completely recreated my frantic reaction to my husband’s driving on the opposite side of the tiniest road possible (not fun!) and made it my main character’s experience. I hope the reader really feels like they are taking the trip to Ireland right along with the characters in the story. (I think it’s time to take an “essential” research trip back to Ireland. After all, I have a sequel to write!!) Most of these details taken separately aren’t a huge deal, but put together they give the story the authenticity that readers like and that (I think) they deserve. If I absolutely hated research, I probably would not have taken on a project which required me to learn Celtic mythology, pagan tradition, Magick/witchcraft spell making, and medieval history, but that is what made writing this story so much fun. I hope readers agree!
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About the Book: The mystery and mysticism of the standing stone circles of Ireland. play a prominent role in this story that follows the path of 15-year-old Brigit Quinn as she learns she’s descended from a legendary Celtic tribe that serves as guardian of these ancient monuments. The novel has been honored as one of six finalists in the Gotham Writers’ Young Adult Novel Discovery Contest and is available online in paperback or e-book through Amazon, Barnes & Noble or your favorite independent bookstore. Locally, copies are available at the Seippel Arts Center in Beaver Dam and at Julie’s Java House in Columbus. For book club bundles, contact Valerie@ValerieBiel.com.. Learn more about Circle of Nine: Beltany and Valerie Biel’s other novels at www.ValerieBiel.com. Local artist Kelsey Curkeet read the manuscript twice before creating the cover design using a digital paintbrush. The cover depicts the main character at the stone circle of Beltany in County Donegal, Ireland.
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he founder and principal of Hillcrest School in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, held a dream since she was a young girl. Sarah Margaret Davison was a reader of Louisa M. Alcott’s novels. She read Jo’s Boys, a book about a boarding school for boys. Aunt Jo was a teacher at the school and mother to the young boys. Sarah’s dream was to open such a school herself one day, but for young girls. Sarah carried that dream throughout her young life. She was forecasted in her high school class prophecy as being the head of a boarding school for girls. Sarah was the daughter of James Sr. and Sarah Weimer Davison, who settled in Chester Township, Dodge County, Wisconsin in 1868. When Sarah left her farm home in Dodge County to attend the University of Wisconsin, her childhood dream continued with her. She graduated in 1903 and then spent a year at Colorado College. She also spent time traveling with her brother, Brigadier General P.M. Davison. Sarah returned to Beaver Dam, where she owned a small house that was located on the corner of North University and Park Avenue. Her childhood dream was still constant; she borrowed money from an uncle and turned her tiny home into a boarding school in 1910. The first year began with only one student, a nine year old. Two weeks later, another girl enrolled. As more students began to enroll during the year, space became a problem. Sarah
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The George W. Chandler/Lamoreux house became Hillcrest Hall
used her ingenuity and acquired a dozen folding desks. When school hours were over, the desks were folded up and stacked in a closet, leaving the rooms free for living. Aunt Sadie, as she became known to her students, also roomed and boarded two public school teachers and gave dancing lessons to help finance that first year. The second year saw an increase in enrollment, so Sarah rented the J.J. Williams home, which was just west of Dr. Swan’s residence. The school’s needs grew, and in 1915 Sarah purchased the George W. Chandler/Lamoreux home, which required needed remodeling that entailed some expense. Accomplished by the aid of loans and careful planning, this included the attic of the building being modified to create a third floor dormitory. The finished building was called Hillcrest Hall. The property south of Hillcrest Hall on the corner of Washington Street and Lincoln Avenue was purchased in 1925. It housed classrooms and music rooms and was called Woodbine Cottage. Finally, in 1926, Davison purchased property from Rudolph Klatt directly east of Hillcrest Hall; the former George B. Gongdon home became Senior Hall and was connected to Hillcrest Hall by an underground passageway. Hillcrest school for girls age 6-14 became an accredited school that enrolled as many as 50 girls. Most of the students were from the Midwest, a lot from the Chicago area. Hillcrest academic standards were high. Many of its graduates attained Phi Beta
Kappa and magna cum laude honors in universities and colleges. In 1917, the regular fee for the school year was $475. This included room, board, tuition, vocal music, drawing, physical training, art crafts, sewing, and instruction in courses that prepared them for high school or an academy. The girls were grouped in pleasant rooms according to age, grade and choice. Each week, though Hillcrest was non-sectarian, Vesper services were held. The playground and tennis courts provided outdoor activities. In the winter Sarah had the courts flooded for skating. The school had costume plays and celebrated traditional holidays. A large decorated tree presided over Christmas activities. Birthdays were celebrated and if a girl’s birthday did not fall during the school year, she had a “pretend birthday party.” Sarah’s school was like a home and that’s the way she dreamed it would be. Besides Hillcrest, Sarah helped run the Holstein dairy farm of her parents, which also housed over 100 pigs. Sarah belonged to the American Legion Auxiliary, the Beaver Dam Women’s Club, the American Association of University Women, the order of the Eastern Star, and she was listed in Who’s Who in America. Hillcrest was Sarah’s great success, as she realized her dream. Another hope was to build Hillcrest on a farm in the country one day and, as Hillcrest’s founder, to establish an endowment fund so that the school would endure after her death. Sarah died in December of 1944 without realizing her last two dreams. After her death, Ethel Ring, a former teacher at Hillcrest, managed the school until a replacement could be found. Sarah’s younger brother A.K. Davison hired teacher and administrator Amanda
Contents of a time capsule recovered from the former Hillcrest property
Naumann to assume the duties of principal. Sarah Riggs became principal in 1946, and due to increasing financial difficulties, the school closed with the last graduation on June 6, l947. Hillcrest Hall was purchased by Norman and Dorothy Hoyt and operated as a rooming house until 1965. It was then sold to Nick Stromberger, who later sold the property to First State Savings of Wisconsin.
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ver the years, Columbus Community Hospital has had a strong and productive relationship with the Columbus Community Hospital Foundation. The Foundation is focused on raising funds to help support the hospital and its various programs, including education, equipment and facility improvements. In 2014, the Foundation worked to streamline its grant writing process, with the Foundation’s Executive Director, Emily Dilley, taking on the main responsibility. This was a huge success, as seven grants were received for a total of $247,700. “I’ve really enjoyed working with so many different hospital team members to help them receive funds for needed equipment and programs,” said Dilley. “It’s been very rewarding for all of us to see the fruits of our labor. Our patients and the communities we serve are already seeing these dollars at work.” The largest and farthest reaching grant the Foundation received was the Rural Access to Emergency Devices Grant given by the national government for $200,200. This grant will allow the Foundation to place up to 150 Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) in churches, sporting facilities, schools, police, fire and EMS stations/rigs in local rural communities. The Foundation has identified more than 70 locations to receive at least on AED. “When we applied for this grant, we knew if we received it, we could make a huge impact in the rural communities we serve,” said Dilley. “Knowing just one life may be saved, that’s what really matters.”
The Foundation also received these grants as well: • $15,000: The ED Grant provided by the Wisconsin Office of Rural Health for the CCH Emergency Department’s Appropriate Utilization Program. • $15,000: The Community Outreach Grant provided by the Wisconsin Office of Rural Health for the hospital’s workplace wellness program, Operation Overhaul. • $10,000: The Small Rural Hospital Improvement Grant provided by the Wisconsin Office of Rural Health for ICD 10 software and training. • $4,000: The Quality Improvement Grant provided by the Wisconsin Office of Rural Health for the hospital’s Fall Prevention Program located on the Medical/Surgical Unit and ICU. • $2,500: The Global Vision Award provided by the Wisconsin Hospital Association for the hospital’s “Live it! Real Life Nutrition for Teens” Program. • $1,000: The Health Classrooms Grant provided by the Health Classrooms Foundation for the hospital’s “Live it! Real Life Nutrition for Teens” Program.
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