VILAS COUNTY
NEWS-REVIEW EAGLE RIVER, WI 54521
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FOURTH OF JULY PARADES
(715) 479-4421 WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 2012
40th Artarama to feature auction With its 40-year history, Artarama’s River Walk Art Show in Eagle River is guaranteed to provide another day of fine art and entertainment Saturday, July 21. This judged and juried show has continued to grow and change to maintain its reputation as one of the Midwest’s finest, according to the organizing committee. Several years ago, the Artarama committee decided to incorporate a silent auction into the day’s agenda. The auction was met with great enthusiasm by Artarama patrons and has become a favorite part of the day for many, according to organizers. All of the items offered for bid on the silent auction are donated by the exhibitors and almost 100% of the exhibitors participate. “The reason they are so generous is because they know that the proceeds from the auction are used for scholarships for graduating seniors pursuing higher education,” said Artarama committee member Barb Zyhowski. This year, two $1,000 scholarships were awarded and the winners of those
CELEBRATING THE FOURTH — Communities across the North Woods celebrated Independence Day in grand style last Wednesday as parade participants sported big smiles during Fourth of July parades. Some of the scenes included: above, having fun on floats in the Land O’ Lakes parade; right, 2012 Oneida County Fairest of the Fair Rebecca Lyn Schreiber waving to the crowd in the Three Lakes parade; bottom, youths pulled out the water soakers aboard an old fire truck in the Eagle River parade; and below, a youth throws beads to the crowd in Land O’ Lakes. —STAFF PHOTOS
scholarships will be present on the day of the show to help collect the donations from the exhibitors and to thank them personally for their gift. The silent auction offers a taste of every media on exhibit at the show — from jewelry to wood carvings to paintings to photography and more. Whether patrons arrive early or later in the morning, they can participate since two separate auctions are held. The first selection of items is open for bid from 9:15 to 10:30 a.m. The second auction starts at 11 a.m. and ends at 12:15 p.m. “The opening bid on every item is far less than its actual retail value, so the bidder is presented with the possibility of obtaining something wonderful at a great price,” said Zyhowski. “It’s fun, it’s easy and it’s exciting.” The silent auction has been so successful that additional funds generated have been used to sponsor an after-school art workshop at Eagle River Elementary School. Local artist and Artarama co-chairwoman Karen Kubacki worked in To ARTARAMA, Pg. 2B
DeGoes-Pfister to reign over 2nd Peace Festival Dorelle DeGoes-Pfister of Eagle River has been named honorary chairwoman of the second annual Many Ways of Peace Festival, set for July 14, in downtown Eagle River. “Dorelle is a ‘peace visionary’ in northern Wisconsin,” said Debra Ketchum Jircik, director of Many Ways of Peace. “She was the organizer of the original Many Ways of Peace festival, held in August 1987, at the Eagle River Sports Arena on Highway 70, an ambitious and inspiring event for which I was one of the community volunteers.” Reflecting on the 1987 festival, DeGoes-Pfister said, “The gratifying result was an intense and emotional bonding between those who participated in the festival and the cause of peace that has endured into the now. Seeds of peace and justice are never sown in vain.” DeGoes-Pfister is a native of Eagle River, living with her husband, Greg, east of downtown. She has been involved with many community projects. Jircik said, “In planning for both last year’s and this year’s Many Ways of Peace Festivals, I have drawn inspi-
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ration from the event 25 years ago.” “We have inspiring speakers, fun activities for children, live music, art and, of course, there will be food much of which is provided by local and Wisconsin farmers. I personally am grateful to Dorelle for her courage and leadership, not only in organizing the original Many Ways of Peace Festival, but also for her commitment to the cause of peace, serving on the board of directors of the MJ Berner Foundation for Peace and Justice as secretary since its inception in 2005.” The festival will open at 9 To PEACE, Pg. 4B
Reflections By Mary Friedel-Hunt
Dangerous days I watched them running past my house at about 5 p.m. last evening. The temperature was about 100 degrees with a heat index higher than that. Someone said the heat index was 112 degrees. Yet these two teenage boys were running, exercising hard in the hot sun and dangerous heat. I also know that many dogs are suffering as they are tied in backyards, left in cars with windows cracked (cracking windows even 3 inches or so does nothing to keep temperatures safe for a dog) and 41 times a year a child dies in the back seat of a hot car because a rushed and preoccupied parent forgot the child was in the car. As I type this, our country is preparing for the July Fourth holiday tomorrow. In many areas the fireworks are canceled or postponed because conditions are so dry in Wisconsin that it would take only a spark to set the woods on fire. In spite of that, people will set off fireworks in their backyards and at their cabins. All of these situations could be avoided if we were present to the moment, living with awareness and, well, thinking. Temperatures in Kansas were recorded yesterday, July 2, at 118 degrees, two degrees higher than the average July temperatures in Death Valley. In fact, 32 communities from Colorado to Indiana recorded their To FRIEDEL-HUNT, Pg. 2B