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Elm Grove FREE NEWS- INDEPENDENT Vol. 9 No. 2 Serving Elm Grove, Wisconsin & Neighboring Communities April 2021 Freedom of the Press is Essential. Community News Matters. Photo by James L. W. Bain / News-Independent A panoramic view of Elm Grove Village Park on a tranquil autumn day. Elm Grove to Host Earth Day, Arbor Day Activities at Village Park ELECTION By Anne Spaltholz April 6, 2021 Celebrate planet Earth and Arbor Day on Committee section of the Village website Most other events run from 11 a.m. to See Sample Ballot – Page 3 Saturday, April 24, with several activities (www.elmgrovewi.org) by April 22 and 2 p.m. throughout the Village Park and at in the Elm Grove Village Park for people available at the event on April 24. the library. Stop by the information booths of all ages. It’s the fun, outdoor activity hosted by the Elm Grove Beautification we all have been waiting for after a chilling Hoppe Tree Service will host a Kids Committee, Elm Grove Green Team, and COVID-restricted winter. Climb event. Enjoy story time and crafts Brookfield East SEED Club, Invasive at the Elm Grove Public Library. Bring Species Task Force, Waste Not At your leisure, take a stroll along the your unwanted broken crayons; they will Composting and Village Forester Ron walking path surrounding the pond and be collected and recycled. Hill. All events are FREE with no pause to read chalked information on the registration required. path about birds, trees, nature, bees, and Help expose the park’s beautiful native more. Learn even more while challenging plantings by helping pull garlic mustard Contact: [email protected] yourself with geocaching throughout the from 10 to 11 a.m. Meet at the path with questions or for more information. park. Information for the caches will be entrance near the Monarch Waystation bed available on the Elm Grove Beautification where informational booths will be set up. ________________________________________________________________________________________ Imperial Community News matters. Hair Care Help us provide it. of Elm Grove ADVERTISE Open nightly ‘till 6 4 on Saturday in the Closed Sunday ELM GROVE Late on Wednesday NEWS-INDEPENDENT 13425 Watertown Plank Rd. 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Photo courtesy of the Sternitzky family Ask about Gathered at Elm Grove Village Park are Nate Carlstrom, Julian Favreau, Kimberly Hazelwood, Caden Sykora, Ariana Sykora, Will Turner, Veronica Turner, Anne our Spaltholz, Amy Forecki, Nicci Sternitzky, Nelson Williams, Katy Williams, and 5% Chris Turner. discount Local Residents Help with Village Park Clean Up options! By Nicci Sternitzky The local Boy and Girl Scout troops, Trash pick-up participants not pictured Brookfield East High School (BEHS) above include Langston Ford, Drew SEED Club, Elm Grove Beautification Sternitzky; Deb, Will, and Vera Committee, Elm Grove Green Team, and Baesemann; Mark Ehlinger; Annie, friends all joined forces on a beautiful Mila, and Arie Barian; Lyndley Annie, spring day, March 21st, 2021, to pick Theo, and Molly Woodd; Katy, Richard, up all of the trash around the ponds in Ben, Jack, and Brooks Edwards; Jodi, anticipation of the upcoming prescribed Mike, Joey, Susie, Rosie, and Bobby prairie burn. Perrone; and Stella Williams. Elm Grove’s Best Kept Secret… Celebrating 30 Years with You! SSND to Present Earth Day Event Via Zoom (ELM GROVE) April 22 is Earth Day! The Sharon Zayac is a Dominican Sister of Spring Services School Sisters of Notre Dame’s Shalom Springfield, Illinois. She is co-founder of • Spring Clean-ups For a Greener Way, North America office has invited Sister Jubilee Farm, her congregation’s 164-acre Sharon Zayac, OP, to share a special center for ecology and spirituality, just west • Mulch Installation Call Today! contemplative reflection to celebrate Earth. of Springfield. In 2001, Sharon received • Bed Edging a Masters of Earth Literacy from Saint • Insect/Grub Control “Journey to the Heart: Falling in Love Mary-of-the-Woods College in Indiana, • Bush/Shrub Trimming with Earth” will consider the question: becoming that program’s first graduate. Janet L. Wolski, Owner What does Earth yearn for us to experience • Core Aeration Sharon writes, speaks, and leads retreats on in all her myriad voices? • Fertilization for Lawns ecology, spirituality, Laudato Si’, and the & Trees 414-406-1756 The presentation will take place on April climate crisis. She has a particular passion for sharing the Cosmic Creation Story and • Fine Turf Mowing 22, 2021 from 2 to 3 p.m. CT via Zoom. its implications for life and faith. • Also serving the surrounding communities. Virtual Hand-Free Weeding Link: https://zoom.us/j/94793163760. (mulch and flowerbeds) Elm Grove resident for 28 years. For additional details visit: ssnd.org/ No advance registration is required. events/earthday21/. April 2021 Elm Grove NEWS-INDEPENDENT Page 3 Letters to the Editor News Briefs • Letters regarding issues of concern to the Elm Grove / Elmbrook / Waukesha County community will be considered for publication on a space available basis. Update: Waukesha County COVID-19 Cases *Source: www.waukeshacounty.gov • Submissions (max: 250 words) must include the writer’s name, community & phone # As of March 22, 2021, Waukesha Co. • Mail to: EGNI, Letters to the Editor, P.O. Box 372, Elm Grove, WI 53122-0372. had recorded a total of 41,668 confirmed • E-mail: [email protected] (subject line: Letters to the Editor) COVID-19 cases and 498 deaths. *ELM GROVE: 559 confirmed cases *CITY OF BROOKFIELD: 3,652 cases In Appreciation *TOWN OF BROOKFIELD: 590 cases Heartfelt thanks to Dr. Jon Robinson, reflective of the quality of life and services *NEW BERLIN: 3,997 cases Director of the Village EMS, and the offered in our Village. *CITY OF WAUKESHA: 8,075 cases generous volunteers who assisted in *VILLAGE of MENOMONEE FALLS providing COVID vaccines to eligible Elm While the past year has presented the 3,811 cases Grove residents. world with fear, uncertainty, change, and many challenges -- it is a source of great **** Sign up to receive a weekly Waukesha County COVID-19 newsletter The process, which was extremely well comfort to be a part of a community that with vaccination updates (who’s eligible now / next; how to get vaccinated; organized and conducted, filled a vital role can be counted on to assist in vital areas. tracking vaccinations countywide and more). www.waukeshacounty.gov in providing easy access to residents over 65, in healthcare, or public service. Darlene Rose This is yet another shining example, Elm Grove ***** Election: April 6, 2021***** Vote for Tom Michalski, Village Trustee Elm Grove Village President, Trustee Candidates I am proud to support Tom Michalski in his role as Supervisor, Tom was able to Forums Held at Village Hall his fifth bid to serve as Elm Grove Village secure a $100,000 grant from the State Trustee. It is this simple: Elm Grove to cover a portion of the Watertown By Lisabeth Passalis-Bain / [email protected] needs Tom, and I am asking you to vote for Plank bridge’s cost—a direct savings to him April 6. Elm Grove taxpayers! In addition, the The Elm Grove