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Inside District holds off on referendum put before the public in November. to fund much-needed building improve- More comprehensive plan The pending referendum was a $24.5 ments. sought for Nov. 3 election million plan developed over six work- “The capacity of some of our facilities shops among community members. It is just too small,” Cartwright said, noting By Jack Tierney would have made safety, security and in- that buildings in the district average 78 Oshkosh Herald frastructure improvements to schools, but years old, past their advised life of 50 to 60 was lacking in some areas board members years. The Oshkosh Area School District’s thought needed improvement. Board member Liz Szilagyi said that as UWO basketball Board of Education voted unanimously Superintendent Vickie Cartwright a former teacher she thinks consolidation, Thursday not to put forth a facilities im- agreed with the board’s decision to go in a which would likely involve new construc- Titans teams both stop provement referendum for April while fo- different direction on a referendum while See on Page 14 UW-River Falls cusing on a more comprehensive plan to emphasizing the need for public support Referendum Page 17 Project plans Council supports lab, housing renovation Page 2 College case Former UWO officials ordered to pay fine Page 4

Storytellers Oshkosh Herald Mirrorless creates Hoops education business themes School children and staff were the featured fans at Thursday’s School Day Matinee Game at Menominee Nation Arena where the Wisconsin Herd took on and defeated the Erie Bayhawks. The annual afternoon game allows schools to treat students to a Page 7 basketball game and lunch at the arena. Oshkosh-Neenah Oshkosh to the world MSA exports Officer cited 2018 — $1.13 billion Firms perform well with export sales; 2017 — $1.71B with check 2016 — $1.30B proposed tariffs could stifle growth 2015 — $1.32B 2014 — $1.10B for charities By Sean Fitzgerald president and chief executive of Greater 2013 — $1.34B Oshkosh Police Officer Mike Wissink Herald contributor Oshkosh Economic Development Corp., 2012 — $1.52B was honored with a check for more than whose organization assists local business- For a smaller-sized community, selling 2011 — $1.34B $10,000 Friday that will support two law es seek out technical and financial support Oshkosh-made goods outside of the Unit- 2010 — $0.99B enforcement charities through a student to navigate the maze of challenges associ- ed States is big business here. Source: U.S. Department of Commerce fundraiser at Oshkosh West High School. ated with selling abroad. The Oshkosh-Neenah metropolitan sta- Wissink was praised for his actions In the four-year span between 2014 num that go into their final product, the tistical area encompassing most of Win- during a school safety incident at Oshkosh and 2017, international sales out of Osh- cost of the final product needs to increase nebago County typically ranks among the West High School in December where he kosh and Neenah grew by 55 percent, as well, potentially making the product top third of the nearly 400 metro areas was injured along with a student accused representing the fastest less competitive than other options pro- in the country for export sales. In recent of attacking him at the school. rate of export growth duced in foreign countries. history, the region has been the third or The funds were raised through a across the state, ac- During 2018, then-Wisconsin Gov. Scott fourth largest exporting community in T-shirt campaign organized by junior cording to White. Walker visited Amcor facilities in Oshkosh Wisconsin behind the greater Milwaukee John Weigand to honor the actions of the Unfortunately, tariffs to draw attention to the threat aluminum and Madison metro regions, and occa- school’s resource officer. The fundraiser can have an adverse tariffs would have on the ultra-thin foil the sionally changing places with Racine. was made possible with help from Panske effect on local manu- company uses in some of its food-grade During 2018, the most recent year in Enterprises, a local screen printing shop. facturer’s export activ- and medical packaging products. which data is available from the U.S. De- “I am so grateful for the outpouring of ities, and the current Oshkosh Corp. cited U.S. steel prices partment of Commerce, Oshkosh firms support from the Oshkosh community federal climate impos- increasing more than 40 percent during logged $1.13 billion in sales abroad, rep- White and the incredible success of this fund- ing tariffs is a potential its 2018 fiscal year, according to the resenting almost 7 percent of all exports raiser is truly humbling,” Wissink said in threat to Oshkosh manufacturers. When heavy-duty truck manufacturer’s 2018 from Wisconsin. a statement. “John’s leadership, along with manufacturers suddenly need to pay more “We certainly want to encourage more for the raw materials like steel and alumi- See Exports on Page 14 See Wissink on Page 14 international trade,” said Jason White, Page 2 x oshkoshherald.com January 22, 2020 Council OKs projects, event fees By Tom Ekvall at the former Kossel’s Appliance Store. to be paid to the city for special events, Herald contributor The approvals will allow as a base stan- marches and public assemblies. The costs dard modification the use of light manu- The MToxins Venom Lab received ap- include hourly charges for city staff in- 923 S. Main St. Suite C proval from the Common Council last facturing and educational purposes at the volved with the events and equipment Oshkosh, WI 54902 Tuesday to operate at 717 Oregon St. after business. rates for those used in such events. unanimous approval of a zoning change Council members also approved a tax The equipment rates would be 75 per- General information/customer at that location from a central mixed use increment financing (TIF) district for cent of Federal Emergency Management service: Julie Vandenberg district to one with a specific implemen- the former St. Francis Cabrini elementa- Agency rates established by the govern- [email protected] tation plan for the business planning to ry school, adjacent to Most Blessed Sac- ment and hourly rates would be based Phone: 920-508-9000 open in May. rament/St. Mary’s Catholic Church, that on a “direct” benefit cost, which includes Website: www.oshkoshherald.com will enable Northpointe Development to The venom lab is one of six such estab- Social Security, Medicare, retirement and create a 35-room senior living facility. lishments in the nation and will feature an a general administrative fee of 10 percent News tips and story ideas Developers Andy Dumke and Cal Schul- educational component for school visits in addition to wages. 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Campuses that passed money officials in a victim impact statement, said Restitution will go to the UW System, The former chancellor of the University to their foundations include UW-Madi- “the criminal acts of these former admin- with half the money due by the end of this of Wisconsin Oshkosh and one of his top son, UW-Milwaukee, UW-Platteville and istrators” had resulted in significant adver- year and half due at the end of 2021. aides pleaded guilty last week to a single UW-Superior, the memo shows. These sity for the school. count of felony misconduct in office with “Defendant Sonnleitner, living on a figures undercut the prosecution’s consis- “For the last several years, the institu- each accepting a $5,000 fine and promis- fixed income, will need to gut or otherwise tent argument that state money can never tion’s financial future, strategic planning, ing to pay $70,000 apiece in restitution to seriously impair his retirement account to flow outward to a private foundation. recruitment efforts and public persona settle the criminal case against them. satisfy this debt,” a defense memo said. Neither Wells nor Sonnleitner was ever has (sic) been impeded and impugned by “The state has reviewed the defendant’s Former Chancellor Richard H. Wells, accused of putting any money into their an institutional legacy of ‘unethical behav- 72, and former Vice Chancellor Thomas sworn financial statement and agrees with own pockets. Assistant Attorney General ior and bad acts,’” Petersen said. this characterization.” G. Sonnleitner, 79, had faced a total of W. Richard Chiapete said the two men He identified eight specific impacts that five felony counts that could have netted At the end of the hourlong hearing, the were motivated by a “zeal for public rec- resulted from the criminal case, including state attempted to extend the length of them $50,000 in fines and nearly 18 years ognition and personal achievement rather “in excess of 250 media and public record in prison. They were accused of illegally time that Wells and Sonnleitner will be than that of a personal gain or personal requests for information,” a threat to the without their right to vote due to their providing loan guarantees from the uni- greed.” school’s accreditation status, a disruption versity to the UW Oshkosh foundation to felony conviction. “It is the only hook we He said the felony conviction meant “a in fundraising, staff turnover and “the loss have” to make sure restitution is paid, Chi- support five real estate projects. The one significant stain on the reputation of both of the chancellor’s residence.” apete said. count they pleaded guilty to was related of these men.” Although the state said Wells and Son- After Sonnleitner’s attorney Steven to the Best Western Premier Waterfront Raymond M. Dall’Osto, the former nleitner transferred about $30 million be- M. Biskupic objected, noting the strong Hotel and Convention Center, which has chancellor’s attorney, said he wanted to tween the university and the foundation, character references both defendants had been a financial success for the founda- take the case to trial but was overruled by their lawyers argued that this exaggerated received, Jorgensen rejected the state’s re- tion. his client. One factor was the rising cost of the effect of their actions and that this quest and said their voting rights will be In accepting the plea agreement legal services, already “in the six figures,” amount of money was never at risk. restored as soon as their fines are paid. Wednesday, Winnebago County Judge Dall’Osto said. On one occasion the two men “im- Much of the commentary after the hear- John A. Jorgensen expressed sympathy for Wells was also reluctant to mount a properly forgave a foundation loan in the ing focused on the need to move beyond the legal arguments advanced by the de- full-throated defense, Dall’Osto told the amount of $289,362,” a defense memo fendants. court, because the former chancellor did states. But in the same time period, the the foundation saga. Campus leaders at the time of the mis- not want to speak out against UW Osh- foundation forwarded $5.6 million to the “Today’s guilty pleas are the result of a deeds in this case were forced to look for kosh or its officials. university.” Thus, without the forgiveness, three-year process to bring about public creative responses to budget cutbacks, “A directive by Mr. Wells to me through- the foundation could have easily repaid the accountability, while affording UW Osh- he said. He also noted that the UW Sys- out this case in interacting with the press $289,362 and still donated $5.3 million.” kosh the ability to renew its focus on its tem’s universities and related foundations was never to talk against the people at Despite the criminal case against them, students and mission,” regent Petersen often worked very closely together and the university (or UW System) because Wells and Sonnleitner continue to enjoy said in a prepared statement. “We are grat- that what the two Oshkosh officials did they’re doing their jobs,” Dall’Osto said. considerable support among the school’s ified that DOJ and UW System’s efforts re- “seemed to be a practice throughout the “His loyalty to the University of (Wiscon- major backers, including restaurant chain sulted in restitution and acknowledgment state.” sin) Oshkosh and to the Oshkosh com- founder Craig Culver and Bill Wyman, of misconduct in office by former UW He referred to a defense memorandum munity is great.” chairman of the Oshkosh Area Commu- Oshkosh officials.” that described 2,000 transactions from In contrast, UW System Board of Re- nity Foundation, both of whom put their “Today marks the end of a long, diffi- names on letters that were included in the cult chapter for the University of Wiscon- CongratulationsTop Producers 2019! court file. sin Oshkosh,” said Chancellor Andrew J. Leavitt. “Everyone is moving forward.” FIRST WEBER OSHKOSH As part of his sentencing memo, Wells FIRST WEBER Our congratulations to our First Weberagents whose hard work also included reference letters from two “I’m glad they can put this in the past,” CHAIRMAN’S DIAMOND ELITE produced great results for 2019. -Gail and Grant Schwab former chancellors, Petra Roter, who said UW Oshkosh Foundation Chairman Timothy Mulloy, referring to Wells and FIRST WEBER served on an interim basis, and Edward PRESIDENT’S PLATINUM ELITE Penson, for whom one of the school’s ma- Sonnleitner. “It’s time to look to the fu- jor teaching awards is named. ture.” In addition to the hotel, the other proj- Miles Maguire is editor of the Oshkosh Examiner ects that were part of the criminal case news blog.

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We are inundated with messaging Our community has a poverty rate depression levels and mortality rates. about how we can of 18.8 percent, while 46 percent of You will find plenty of opportunities residents live under the ALICE (As- improve our lives, to give your time and life-sustaining set Limited, Income Constrained and eat better, look donations of necessary basic need items Employed) threshold. The statistics are better, work out through VolunteerOshkosh.org. All of better, be better. staggering, however, the opportunities to these volunteer opportunities — time, We jot down help through the United Way are unlimit- lists of how we ed. And the benefits often reflect back to talent, treasure — are ways you can im- will improve and the donor. prove the lives of our neighbors in need what steps to take to get there. Some of Perhaps you have time to dedicate to a and at the same time, lift your own spirit. us will carry these resolutions throughout specific cause. Research shows that you Happy New Year from our team to you Celebrate food as dozens of local the year, and some will abandon them in will be lifting up yourself, too. Partici- and yours. restaurants offer excellent food at special rates for one week only. Gift to UWO establishes professorship United Way awards TO The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh of his career engaging students interested JANUARY 23 Foundation was gifted $1.9 million by Dr. in the study of political, economic, social community grants Kenneth J. Grieb to establish the Kenneth and cultural issues from an interdisciplin- The Oshkosh Area United Way has J. Grieb Professorship. The permanent ary, global perspective. awarded 37 Community Investment FEBRUARY 2 endowment named for the longtime pro- The fund will support research and Grants for the 2020 calendar year, which fessor who died in July 2018 will support course development within the Interna- are available to area organizations that of- professional scholarship through research tional Studies Program’s Topical Empha- fer programming to impact mental health, and related expenses. sis including African, Asian and Latin childhood development and living-wage BREAKFAST$11 OPTIONS “Dr. Grieb was intentional in creating studies. initiatives...... this endowment,” Jessica King, donor In late 2019, the foundation also re- Each application was reviewed to en- advisory fund member and Grieb’s attor- ceived a $1 million gift from the Culver sure the program is in solid financial ney, said in a statement. “He believed in Family Foundation for the Alumni Wel- standing. Once approved, the applicant philanthropy and finding ways to ensure come and Conference Center, as well as a is welcomed to participate in a panel in- this great work continues and opportuni- $150,000 gift from the John and Patricia THREE-COURSE$14 LUNCH SPECIALS ties are afforded to those who are inspired Kerrigan estate. terview with the Community Investment ...... by it.” “Designating this gift to the foundation committee, composed of more than 50 Grieb began his teaching career at UW was a thoughtful and considerate way to volunteers to ensure funding is awarded Oshkosh in 1966 and in 1968 began serv- ensure our future leaders are prepared to programs making a strong difference in ing as the international studies coordina- and to carry on the legacy Dr. Grieb was the community. $26 tor and faculty adviser for its Model Unit- known for among his peers and students,” Go to www.oshkoshunitedway.org/ THREE-COURSE DINNER SPECIALS ed Nations Team. He spent the majority said Bob Roberts, vice chancellor. blog to see a list of the programs awarded. Bar 430 Becket’s Benvenuto’s Italian Grill Caramel Crisp Carrot & Kale Organic Juice-Cafe THE OFFICIAL INSURANCE Chester V’s PARTNER OF THE Dockside Tavern GREEN BAYPACKERS Dublin’s Irish Pub Fox River Brewing Co. Gabe’s WI Kitchen & Tavern The Garden Grille & Bar Gardina’s Kitchen & Bar Ground Round at River’s Edge The Hangar Bar & Grill Seemefor allyour protection needs. The Howard Jansen’s Bar & Restaurant Lunch Box Mahoney’s Restaurant & Bar Manila Resto Primo Rhapsodies Gourmet Frozen Custard & Sandwiches The Roxy Ruby Owl Tap Room TJ’s Harbor TJ’s Highland Steakhouse West End Pizza ZaRonis CurtStam,Agent 1920 SWashburnSt, Oshkosh Bus:(920) 235-1776 #OshkoshEatWeek curtstam.com OshkoshEatWeek.com [email protected] Page 6 x oshkoshherald.com January 22, 2020 City voters face 1 in 10 chance of legal challenge By Miles Maguire occur when, for example, a car owner reg- action of it,” Ubrig said. “We’re going to and pay little attention to the mail. Herald contributor isters a vehicle in a different jurisdiction to wait to hear from the election commission Young people in particular “might look avoid a local wheel tax. what action we need to follow.” The Wisconsin Election Commission in (their mailbox) once a week and then Across the state, the letters went to City-level figures are not available, but has sent mailings to almost 3,500 Osh- throw half of the stuff away,” she said. 232,579 voters whose address records for all of Winnebago County, the WEC kosh voters questioning their eligibility to “Simply sending a letter to a person’s last said 6,956 letters went out, 36 came back vote based on official address records, and had been called into question. For almost known address may not be the best and with requests for continuation on the vot- it has taken another 229 residents off the 75 percent of the mailings, 169,491 to be only way to verify that is still their abode.” ing rolls and 846 were deemed undeliver- rolls because they have registered to vote precise, election officials received no re- She pointed to the widespread use of able. There was no response for the other in another state. sponse. social media and other alternatives for 6,095 mailings. The questioned voters represent 10 per- The post office returned 60,676 as un- sending messages. Republicans have been accused of en- cent of the city’s total registrations as of deliverable, and 2,412 voters requested “There are so many ways to communi- gaging in voter suppression by pushing for last April’s election, according to the city’s continuation at their commission-listed cate; there is no way to know what is the the elimination of voters from the official website. address. These numbers are based on data best way to communicate with any single rolls. Party officials say they are not trying That percentage figure is inflated by the released Dec. 20 by the WEC. individual,” she said. to discourage anyone from voting. fact that many of those voters are universi- Last year the mailings became the sub- The league is about to embark on a pub- “We should encourage more people to ty students, said Pamela Ubrig, Oshkosh ject of a lawsuit by the Wisconsin Institute lic education campaign through the coun- vote, and they should actually live in the city clerk. Under current law students for Law & Liberty, a conservative non- ty’s library systems to encourage voters to municipality they’re voting in,” said Joann are required to reregister every time they profit organization that frequently aligns Borlee, campaign chairman for the Win- verify their registration status. move — even if it is just across the hall in itself with Republican policy initiatives. nebago County Republic Party. “I don’t Similarly, Ubrig said voters who are not the same dormitory. WILL has won a court ruling that the know why there are so many names on the sure about whether they are registered to Because Oshkosh is home to a major state must remove voters from the elec- rolls of people who can’t vote here. But vote should feel free to contact her office. state university with many students who tion rolls based on the results of the Au- those names should be removed.” “Voters can go out on the state website rarely stay in the same place for their en- gust mailing. But the state has appealed, The League of Women Voters, which to see if they are registered,” she said. “Or tire undergraduate careers, it is also home arguing that the provision of law at issue has filed a federal lawsuit to block the re- they can call our office. We are more than to many registered voters whose polling applies to local clerks and not the election moval of voters based on the movers mail- happy to quick punch their name into the addresses regularly go out of date. commission. ing list, argues that the process the com- system to see where they’re at.” The letters from the WEC, which went The WEC has six commissioners, three mission used has significant flaws. The state website for checking voter reg- out in August, were based on information Republicans and three Democrats. Be- Margy Davey, president of the league’s istration is https://myvote.wi.gov/en-us/ it received from a multistate organization cause of this split, it has not passed a mo- Winnebago County chapter, said a big MyVoterInfo. The city clerk’s telephone that flags discrepancies in address records tion on how to proceed on what is known problem is the use of the postal service to number is 920-236-5011. given to various government agencies. The as the “movers mailing list.” contact voters at a time when many peo- letters included instructions for voters to The case is expected to end up before Miles Maguire is editor of the Oshkosh Examiner ple rely on electronic communications news blog. rectify the situation, either by confirming the Wisconsin Supreme Court. In the their current addresses or by reregistering meantime, the city clerk is collecting in- at a new address. formation from the mailing but not re- According to the WEC, the discrep- moving anyone from the rolls. Kemp investment seminars return ancies may arise for a variety of reasons. “Because the election commission has Local resident Jeff Kemp is bringing his Classes will be held every Tuesday Many of them are likely the result of a not decided what to do with those voters, series of lessons on the fundamentals of through March 17 and are offered free by voter moving to a new address, but some what we’re doing is just documenting the investing back to the community starting Kemp as a community service. Lessons next month. His annual Adventures In In- will be of interest for both beginning in- vesting classes will begin at 6 p.m. Feb. 4 at vestors and seasoned investors. the Oshkosh Seniors Center. Kemp said last year’s turnout was large Kemp said it has become increasingly enough to move it to the largest room FREE important to make fundamentally sound available at the Seniors Center. 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The ETS is one of the only tion (MBA) students recently finished in ways to demonstrate the learning out- the top 2 percentile on the national Edu- comes of our students and how well they cational Testing Services (ETS) fall busi- have mastered business knowledge while ness exam. in their MBA program relative to students The ETS Major Field Test for the MBA from around the world,” Rau said. consists of 124 multiple-choice questions AACSB Accreditation, the hallmark of that require knowledge of specific infor- business education, has been earned by mation drawn from marketing, manage- less than 6 percent of the world’s business ment, finance and managerial accounting schools. The College of Business at UW and strategic integration. Oshkosh is the only one in northeastern The MBA program consistently has Wisconsin that offers both undergraduate ranked in the top 2 percent in the last five and graduate degrees accredited by the Submitted photo years. 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There are got a cart and stopped dead when they some obvious sites that your guests may realized that the aisles are wide enough expect to see: the Experimental Aircraft for carts to pass each other. The nearest Association Museum, the Harley-David- store to them was too small for even one son factory, the Farmers’ Market at the shopping cart. The “supermarket” they Capitol, the Packers Hall of Fame. shopped at is a claustrophobic’s night- Ten years ago I stumbled on a place mare. At Fleet Farm they could spread that more than anywhere else gave my Photo by Michael Cooney out. I caught them ambling. After just guests a true Wisconsin experience. a few days in the Dairy State, they were Friends from Manhattan visited us shedding their urban armor. I thought one summer. This was a payback of sorts. Home helpers they would never leave. They had shown us the wonders of New Tom Simon, executive director of Habitat for Humanity of Oshkosh, talks with Janet They bought a CD of the greatest funk York City the summer before. We loved and Joe Sarnowski about donations to the organization at the Winnegamie Home hits of the ’80s and ’90s, a fleece vest, a visiting the American Museum of Natural Builders Association’s annual Home & Outdoor Living Show on Saturday at Sunny- T-shirt extolling the “The Man’s Mall,” History, having seen “Night at the Muse- view Expo Center. The 2020 event offered a variety of seminars that detailed new new sneakers for the boys, Swiss army um.” We took in a game at Yankee Stadi- innovations in home and outdoor living. knives, cans of nuts and bags of candy um. We rode the subway everywhere. and a duffle bag to carry their treasures They took us out for New York style home. pizza. (In the words of Bob Dylan, this We trolled every aisle in the store. We Area workers eligible for was not our cup of meat. “Tom, if you lit a candle at The Shrine to Duct Tape. fold it like this hardly any grease will drip “They have everything here; if Fleet Farm onto your shirt.” “Thanks, I’m going with doesn’t have it, you don’t need it.” I told retraining, support grants a salad.”) As we waited to ride the Staten them. The Fox Valley Workforce Development the retail roller coaster,” said Anthony Sny- Island Ferry a pigeon pooped on one of The highlight of our shopping spree Board (FVWDB) is offering assistance to der, FVWDB chief executive. “Imagine a my sons. They truly showed us all that came in the veterinary aisle. “Conan, anyone laid off from a retail store, ware- good-paying career with nights, weekends New York City has to offer. where do you buy bovine pharmaceuti- house or call center through its administra- and holidays off, paid sick time and health When they came to Oshkosh the next cals on the upper west side of Manhat- tion of a National Dislocated Retail Grant care. There’s never been a better time to summer, our friends marveled at the tan? You can get anything you need right from the U.S. Department of Labor. leave the retail sector behind. EAA museum. They found lots of things here!” With up to $15,000 in retraining and “Retail stores continue to make up a there to engage physically active boys. (You can live a long, long time and $15,000 in support, including mileage, huge part of our local economy, but it’s When we took them out for pizza they never say “Where do you buy bovine books, child care and payments to cover clear that the long-term future of many were puzzled to find the pieces cut into pharmaceuticals on the upper west side mortgage or rent while taking classes, the retail roles simply isn’t there.” squares that didn’t bend like clocks in of Manhattan?”) board is focusing on people recently laid The FVWDB has financial resources that Salvador Dali painting. You could see I know, I know — there are historic off by local or national retailers who have available through its Dislocated Worker their horizons expanding. “This is good, sites of national significance and parks either shut their doors or no longer need Program. Anyone who has been laid off and you hardly need any napkins!” with vistas and beautiful landscapes, but seasonal workers after the holidays. from an employer is encouraged to visit the Toward the end of a long day I stopped if you want your guests to really experi- “This is an incredibly generous grant Menasha or Fond du Lac job centers for in Fleet Farm; my friends tagged along. ence Wisconsin, take them to Fleet Farm. from the Department of Labor, which evaluation of programs available to meet Their eyes were as big as hub caps when aims to train individuals for roles in sec- employment needs. For more information, we got inside. They had never seen any- Tom Willadsen moved to Nebraska last fall. He sends this piece as a fond reminder of his years in Wisconsin. tors as varied as manufacturing, IT, health visit https://foxvalleyjobcenters.com/, thing like Fleet Farm. care, and transportation and get them off call 920-968-6373 or text 920-850-2032. Kiwanis, County receives hazard partners mitigation planning grant Winnebago County Emergency Man- Winnebago County Emergency Manage- agement has received a hazard mitigation ment, is assembling a workgroup to re- raise funds planning update grant from the Federal view and guide the planning activities. Emergency Management Agency. “I am very excited about this part of The goal of the grant, administered the planning process,” Rasmussen said in for clothing through Wisconsin Emergency Manage- a media statement. “The input from the Members of the Mid-Morning Kiwanis ment, is to update an approvable plan that workgroup can have long-lasting impacts, Club of Oshkosh recently helped children outlines potential hazard mitigation activ- making Winnebago County safer and at 12 elementary schools with its Project ities, some of which might be available for more disaster resistant.” Undercover winter project. future grant funding. The plan looks at the He said all interested members of the The initiative, sponsored by Mid-Morn- risks and vulnerabilities the county faces community have an opportunity to pro- ing and Noon-Kiwanis clubs, partnered from natural disaster and highlights strat- vide input into the plan and can contact with the J.J. Keller Foundation, West Side Submitted photo egies that might reduce future losses. him at 920-236-7464 for more informa- Association, Shea Electric and the Osh- Darren Moxon picks up his boxes of under- Eric Rasmussen, deputy director for tion. kosh Herald to purchase about 4,900 garments for delivery to an Oshkosh school. undergarments for children attending schools in disadvantaged areas of the com- Foundation chair. “Many children don’t Legal Action moves to new office munity. Clothing was distribution to the have the proper clothing while attending Legal Action of Wisconsin’s Oshkosh terson. “The new office is entirely on the children last week at the schools. school, and we can make a difference, in office has opened its new location at 300 ground floor, making it more accessible, “Our goal again this year was to raise as a small way, for the children in our com- much support and provide, free of charge, munity.” Ohio St., one of six state offices that pro- and is near public transit routes and the as many undergarments to our children All of the money raised was used to pur- vide free legal aid to low-income clients in courthouse.” in need,” said Colleen Harvot, Kiwanis chase the undergarments. 39 counties. Since 1968, Legal Action of Wisconsin “The club has elected to make this pro- Oshkosh is the home office for clients is a nonprofit law firm that has been pro- gram an annual community project and from Winnebago, Adams, Fond du Lac, viding free civil legal aid to marginalized Correction we hope next year we will be able to raise Green Lake, Marquette, Outagamie, and low-income individuals and families JAN. 15, PAGE 10: Membership enough funding support to help all our Ozaukee, Sheboygan, Washington and throughout Wisconsin. The group’s work in the Oshkosh/Winnebago Coun- schools within the Oshkosh School Dis- Waushara counties. is funded by public and private sources, ty Tavern League costs $150 an- trict,” said Kiwanis President Dr. Brittany “This relocation will make our services including the federally funded Legal Ser- nually. 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Wissink Referendum the referendums the Fond du Lac district Reconfiguring the schools would from Page 1 from Page 1 approved last year and Neenah’s district is have changed the number of elementary tion and closing of some older schools, is proposing in April. schools from 13 to 9 and middle schools Mr. Panske’s generosity, allowed our com- the best plan for the future and for teach- Board members said it would be best to from 5 to 3. munity to come together and support one ers without compromising student-teach- come back to the public with a different Safety improvements would have been another during a time of need. These indi- er ratios in any significant way. plan that can be voted on once and cover a $9.25 million upgrade to the high school viduals are my heroes. And all those who Deputy Superintendent David Gund- the needed ground. electrical systems, $2.6 million improve- participated in the fundraiser shows just lach said that no matter how many students The estimate for the overall package ments to the communications systems how amazing the Oshkosh community is.” are consolidated into one school from an- from the Facilities Advisory Committee, and $9.34 million to reconfigure offices “Thank you to the entire Oshkosh com- other, the class sizes would be better. who guided most of the development of and entrance areas, among other areas. munity and beyond for the cards, gifts, Cartwright said consolidation is neces- the package, was $107.4 million. That Gundlach said the numbers would not well wishes, and prayers,” Wissink add- sary because behavioral interventionists package is likely to show up on the Nov. likely change much between now and No- ed. “Thank you for the support you have and other specialty jobs at the schools are 3 ballot, board members said, and include vember. He suggested district residents given to the Oshkosh Police Department, not hired for one location as of now. She consolidation plans as well as rebuilding/ visit the school district website to see Oshkosh West High School, and the Osh- said that could have negative impact on modernization and upgrades. For tax more detailed plans of the development kosh Area School District. And most im- a student who needs to see an interven- purposes it would cost $98 annually for project or contact school officials with portantly, thank you to all Oshkosh West tionist that day and can’t wait until later a home valued at $100,000 over 20 years, questions. students and their families, as well as the because of the way the school policy is committee members said. Board members are hoping to hear from Oshkosh West staff, for the unbelievable currently situated. The Nov. 3 ballot is the national elec- the community so that they can finalize a amount of support we have received.” “Referendum fatigue” was something tion for U.S. president and other national, plan that can gain a consensus. They will Proceeds will be donated to Team Blue the board members spoke about often state and local races. Board members said be presenting their ideas at various events Line, a nonprofit foundation that helps over this process. that would help draw more voters and give until the next election ballot. families of law enforcement officers who They worried about the community have given their lives in the line of duty, becoming upset from having to vote on emerging foreign markets. and the Wisconsin Law Enforcement Offi- a third referendum in six years — espe- “Our businesses (across Wisconsin) cers Association Memorial Campground. cially with the latest approach of offering Exports have been hurt by these tariffs – not just from Page 1 manufacturing – but agriculture as well,” annual report. While the report didn’t say Malski said. “But I haven’t seen a lot of the price increase was specifically attribut- our businesses be real vocal about tariffs, directory ed to foreign tariffs, the company – which which is probably due to the conservative Worship did about $1.35 billion in exports out of nature of people from Wisconsin.” Discover a place of worship for you its entire $8.4 billion receipts during fiscal One tariff-related measure approved 2019 – did acknowledge the tariffs poten- last week by Congress is the U.S.-Mexi- tial to adversely affect Oshkosh Corp.’s -fi co-Canada Agreement, will replace the Ministry from the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church & School nancial performance. existing North American Free Trade Heart of Oshkosh 370 Bowen St. n Oshkosh 54901 Agreement (NAFTA) that has been in Sunday worship at 9:30 a.m. Worship: Sun. 9:00 AM, Thurs. 7:00 PM White said while some tariffs may be in- (920) 235-6180 Many Bible studies available. tended to help American businesses, they place since 1994. 110 Church Avenue, Oshkosh WI 54901 920-235-7440 The new agreement offers a host of ben- Missouri ultimately make it more difficult for com- [email protected] www.trinityoshkosh.org efits for Wisconsin businesses, including www.oshkoshpresbyterians.org Synod Go in Peace… Serve the Lord! panies to compete in a global market. “Are these tariffs on all these various one provision that would grant Wisconsin countries going to interrupt the momen- dairy farmers greater access to the Cana- tum on our international sales?” White dian market. asked. 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One thing we do emphasize Athletic Conference play is in full swing. is throwing the ball in the post and work- Tied atop of the league standings with ing the offense through the post. We have three other teams entering Saturday, the a variety of guys who we can throw the Titans used a variety of runs and balanced ball into, so I think the players just really scoring from five double-digit scorers buy into what we try to do offensively.” led by Adam Fravert and Jack Flynn’s 19 Now 10-6 on the season, the Titans points to rout UW-River Falls, 89-62. have won three straight WIAC games to “I thought we competed really hard remain in first place at 4-1. After starting especially on the defensive end tonight,” the year 6-5 during their nonconference head coach Matt Lewis said. “We chart slate, Lewis is happy to see the improve- contested shots, and even though we ha- ments in recent weeks. ven’t watched film, I feel like we had one “Obviously we were not happy with of our better efforts in terms of contesting some of the results earlier this season, but shots all game. we learned a lot from those games,” he said. “Any time you play River Falls it comes “We played one of the toughest schedules down to finishing your shots and rebound- in the country and we had to learn quite a ing. I thought our guys did a great job fin- bit early on. I think we did that, and we are ishing the shots they put up and battling starting to play better basketball because of for the rebounds on the other end. They that. I am excited to see where this group just did a great job on both ends of the Photo by Dustin Riese can go the next few weeks.” floor tonight.” Titans senior Jack Flynn puts up a shot against River Falls in Saturday night’s home victory. The Titans will be back on the court The balanced scoring of the Titans was game away early in the second half, using ing off strong.” tonight when they host UW-Stevens in full effect early as all five starters were a 20-6 run sparked by a pair of Fravert River Falls shot only 21.7 percent from Point in a battle for first place. Both teams on the board helping the Titans race out to three’s and some additional help. Al- deep, which was a big reason for its strug- are tied atop the standings along with a 17-8 lead. Then River Falls started to get though it looked like the team made some gling offense. UW-Platteville. in its flow offensively as Noah Hanson and adjustments, Lewis didn’t think his team Mahoney, Flynn, Fravert, Borchert and Julian Jackson carried the team in the first did too much differently. Eric Peterson all scored in double figures The Oshkosh West half despite a horrible shooting perfor- “We didn’t really adjust too many things on the night with Muench adding nine Department of Music mance from three. After a Jack Stensgard at halftime, but instead we re-emphasized before rolling his ankle in the second half. PdProudlPly Presents three to cut things to 25-20, Flynn began our keys on what makes us tick,” he said. With a large focus of the Titans offense to impose his will on the inside helping “It all comes down to if you believe in relying on Fravert and Flynn, this type of the Titans build their lead to 34-24. the plan you have in place. 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Jaylen Adams and staff shows results got the start as the sole point guard with By Ti Windisch Frank Mason out with a rib injury and he Herald contributor excelled, leading the team in scoring with 27 points while also adding five rebounds, The Wisconsin Herd beat the Erie Bay- five assists, and a steal. hawks 139-120 on Thursday afternoon, Adams deflected praise after the win, and reached rare air with the victory. The instead crediting his teammates for all do- team’s 20-5 record through 25 games is ing a little bit more without Mason in the the second-best mark ever posted by any lineup. G League team. “Cam (Reynolds) played well, it’s al- The 2015 Sioux Falls Skyforce went ways nice having Dragan down with us, JJ 21-4 through 25 games, posting the best (Jemerrio Jones) almost had a triple-dou- start ever. The 2019 Herd is now tied with ble,” Adams said. “It’s not just me. It is the 2007 Idaho Stampede and 2009 Iowa fun to be able to get those reps in at point Energy, who both also won 20 of their first guard, but, like I said, with him or without 25 games. him, you know, we got good chemistry on These winning ways are a massive de- this team. Everybody is going to step up.” parture from the Herd’s first two seasons, When asked about both the most recent in which Wisconsin went 21-29 and 12- win and the winning ways of the team all 38. Herd general manager Dave Dean said season long, Reynolds said it starts with the incredible turnaround has been due to Photo by Emil Vajgrt a combination of factors, and a complete Cam Reynolds and Herd head coach Chase Buford talk on the bench during a recent game. the right mentality and executing on the overhaul at the G League level. defensive end. new coach, and said he’s simply a natural “It doesn’t matter who every night, it “Everyone wants to win,” Reynolds “We revamped basically everything we when it comes to running a team. just seems like someone new steps up did,” Dean said. “The way we approached said. “Everyone has a great attitude. Our “The thing I’ve been most impressed that maybe hadn’t been in the rotation,” the offseason started with our coach- defense, I mean it’s one of the top in the with, with him is just his control of ev- Buford said. “And I think that’s a credit to ing staff and it was far from their fault. league. And so I think that’s really what ery aspect of the game,” Dean said. “He’s the work our staff does with those guys, Our personnel on the floor wasn’t good drives it because once we get stops, we can enough and we knew that and remapped mature beyond his years as a head coach keeping them ready every day. But we got run with anybody and outrun anybody. So our front office structure. We looked in I think. He’s done a great job surrounding a great group of guys in there that want to I think that’s what goes into it.” the mirror and said, ‘What do we need to himself with a great staff. I think Chase has play together. They enjoy competing and, Reynolds and the Herd are back in ac- do better?’” a really bright future as a head coach.” you know, more times than not we came tion this week at home tonight against the In addition to a new front office ap- When asked about his team’s historic out and we competed and left it on the Grand Rapids Drive. That game is Wis- proach, the decision to replace Jordan start, Buford credited both his staff and his floor.” consin’s only home game of the week, and Brady with Chase Buford has worked out players, saying he has been able to rely on In the latest Herd win, a familiar few tips off at 7 p.m. in Menominee Nation nicely for the Herd so far. Dean praised his a large cast of contributors all season long. faces had huge outings. Dragan Bender Arena. Cribbage game rarity dealt at Debs Participants in the regular Monday drew each of the special hands, the high- night cribbage game at Debs Spare Time, est and second highest scores possible in 1303 Harrison St., witnessed player Phil cribbage. Panoch score a 28-point hand followed by The website Cribbage Corner states the an even more rare 29 hand in a later game odds of a 29-point hand are 1 in 200,000 during their Jan 13 session. for a two-player game and goes much Charles Nitz said the group had a six- higher with more players. 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Fisher from the Feather Wildlife Rehab/ been announced: Aug. 20: Christina “Thumper” Hopper Education Center in New London at 1:30 Feb. 20: Flying B-29 Doc – Sean El- and the F-16 – One of America’s first Afri- p.m. Sunday at the Coughlin Center, 625 liott is one of only a handful of pilots in can-American female fighter pilots shares County Y. the world certified to fly the B-29 Super- her story of flying military jets as well as Fisher will be bringing a snowy owl fortress, the final iconic bomber of the the capabilities of the renowned Fighting named Spark, one of her educational birds World War II era. He will describe the ex- Falcon jet, a bellwether in the U.S. mili- that suffered a wing injury in December perience of flying the aircraft, while EAA’s tary arsenal for 40 years. 2018 that could not be repaired to allow Chris Henry will highlight the crews that Sept. 17: Fighter pilots Sharon “Betty” him to be released back into the wild. She flew the aircraft in combat. 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© 2020 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 36, No. 7 Use the Decoder Ring to discover the name of this fun graphic novel by Drew Brockington, which is available at the library. To fill in the blanks, find the letter on the outer ring, then replace it with the letter below it on the inner ring.

NASA says that only about one piece of space litter falls to earth each day. ave you noticed that Nearly all of this burns up as it enters the all too often people atmosphere. leave litter behind when they go out and about? That causes problems for our planet and living things.

Since people started exploring space, we have been leaving litter behind. And that space litter is causing problems.

Facing disaster on a global scale, the CatStronauts rally to save the day. Without their chief science officer, and with a broken telescope and a lack of funding, the situation looks dire. Even Pilot Waffles Space junk is a problem. Orbiting junk travels at is orbiting Earth in nothing but a space suit. Drew tremendous speed, causing damage to working Brockington’s third graphic novel in the series satellites and spacecraft like the International Space Station (ISS). follows these daring adventures in space with imagination and much hilarity. Orbiting Earth there are: 34,000 objects larger than 4 inches (10 cm) in There are millions of diameter ______of smaller debris CatStronauts: such as nuts, ______, and 900,000 objects ranging from .4 inches (1 cm) even ecks of paint. Many to 4 inches (10 cm) in size SPEED of them are ______BOLTS around the planet at 7km 128 million objects from .04 inches (1 mm) to per second. At that _____, .4 inches (1 cm) a eck of paint could have K L P O T TRAVELING the same ______as a Identiÿed Flying Objects MILES motorcycle traveling Using a ruler, nd objects around your classroom PIECES at 60 ______per hour or home that are approximately the sizes listed (95 km per hour)!* K D P D B H F above. IMPACT *SOURCE: European Space Agency K B D M P D B H F 9 + 4 = Sometimes, astronauts drop things accidentally. And sometimes they leave things in space on purpose. Which of these things are really ˜oa ting in space? Do the Hundred Toss tools math to nd out. Items that add up to an odd number are REAL. Those that add up Count different things to even numbers are science ction! in the newspaper! For Hour after hour of puzzle fun astronaut example, count the 23 + 9 = glove numbers of: from Kid Scoop! women reporters camera 24 + 3 = Like puzzles? Love animals? Then we have the book for you! 11 + 6 = men reporters family numbers over 100 Order from your local bookstore, Target.com, portrait dogs BarnesandNoble.com or Amazon.com today! adjectives in the 29 + 5 = toaster headlines on one LEGOs 18 + 2 = page Christmas Standards Link: Research: 17 + 6 = ornament Use the newspaper to locate information.

Find the words in the puzzle. ORBITING How many of them can you Cleaning Up Space: The European Space Agency (ESA) has STRANGE nd on this page? developed a four-armed robot which will be PROBLEM launched into space to help clean up G O T E C N E I C S the trash in 2025. The robot will gather SCIENCE up debris before diving back down to LITTER N D U R T C L E A N Earth, where both the robot and the junk will burn up in the atmosphere. DEBRIS I E G N A R T S O P Circle every other letter to discover the name of OBJECT T B F P L S T H R O this mission. SPACE I R S R I K H O T B TRASH ROBOT B I N E T Y B O I J CLEAN R S R A T L B S U E Ticket to Space BURNS O U U L E O N N I C Pretend you could win a ride into space JUNK V E B M R R K S E T on a rocket. Write a paragraph telling REAL Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recongized identical why you should win that prize. SKY words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.

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