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January 8, 2020 x oshkoshherald.com Volume 3, Issue 1 School project plans evolving School board members will hear that to $30 million and an estimated tax im- District works toward information, process it, make changes or pact of $20 for homes valued at $100,000. amendments according to community These numbers could change depending public referendum and district standards and vote on it Jan. on how final estimates turn out. 16 in a special session. The community, district officials and By Jack Tierney If they vote yes, the district will be able parents of students via a recent survey Oshkosh Herald to present an April referendum on the have supported the general package. How did the school district get to this spring election ballot and the committee The Facilities Advisory Committee point and why are they now looking at will spend its time until then meeting with will meet with the Oshkosh Area School committing to what is being called a long- District’s Board of Education in regular residents to spread information and teach term plan? session today (Wednesday) to present a about the improvements and offerings be- A couple of years ago Bray Architects safety, security and infrastructure package ing suggested. was hired to do an analysis of district fa- Inside it has been forming, finalizing and refining What is on the table for Jan. 16 is a safe- to meet community response to its recom- ty, security and infrastructure package See Referendum on Page 14 mendations. with an early cost estimate at $20 million Program has visitors Herd surge Wisconsin stays hot despite loss of Tucker take reins Page 18 BEAMING therapy creates confidence Helping hands By Cheryl Hentz United Way eases Herald contributor volunteer process For Cindy and Steve Baumgarten, their 21-year-old son Connor always suffered Page 2 confidence issues as part of his autism. Two years ago he started participating in programs at BEAMING, an equine-as- Boys & Girls Club sisted therapy program near Oshkosh. Connor started by riding on the horses, names new CEO with assistance, then last year attended BEAMING’s summer camp. In August he The Boys & Girls Club of Oshkosh started taking weekly riding lessons as his board of directors unanimously recom- confidence level slowly but steadily im- mended promoting Tracy Ogden, vice proved. president of advancement, to the role of “Connor is usually nonverbal, but since chief operating officer as of May 11 with riding and working with the horses, he has the intent of her being named chief execu- learned to say three new expressions: He tive by the end of the year. knows to say ‘trot’ to make the horse go a This move comes as Marc Dosogne, the little faster; to make it walk, you say ‘walk club’s longtime CEO, plans to retire from on,’ and ‘whoa’ to make it stop,” said Cin- his role at the end of 2020. Photo from BEAMING Inc. dy, who didn’t know that much about the Club directors said The horse therapy program at BEAMING provides experiences for people with special needs. programs at BEAMING (Building Equine Ogden is well situated Assisted Mobility Into New Growth) to take on the CEO which the family comes –Winnebago or will sponsor a rider for a year. Some will when her son first started. role. She has been with Outagamie. just make a lump sum donation. But every After reading about the work BEAM- the organization for “Those goals are reported to the county, single one of those dollars goes for our ING does and seeing changes in Connor more than a decade, as are the scores from each ride. So we’re programming,” explained Samuelson. over time, she is a believer. “It has empow- leading fund devel- providing legitimate data to them,” Sam- Right now, BEAMING is trying to raise ered him somewhat. He’s controlling this opment and the mar- uelson said, adding that they train volun- the remaining funds they need to purchase big animal and that’s giving him confi- keting department, teers to train riders the same way so that a ramp and lift system. That system would dence to do other things in life,” she said. successful fundraising Ogden they are all getting fair responses and data help the approximately 30 percent of peo- “When we first started working with events, grants, the an- from the riders. “The data may relate to a ple who can’t ride right now because they (Connor) and teaching him to be engaged nual campaign, and cultivating donor re- rider’s nonverbal skills and how they may are unable to or have difficulty getting on with the horses, we had to teach him what lationships. have changed, an improved cognitive de- the horses because they use wheelchairs, foot goes in the stirrup and what leg needs Ogden has had leadership roles with fa- lay, a rider’s social skills, etc.” are veterans who have prosthetics or have to be swung over,” program director Katie cilities renovations and at Camp Radford The county, in turn, provides a nominal other issues. Samuelson said. “But he now does it on in New London. She has also worked with fee to help support the programming at “It’s also very dangerous because right his own. When kids are taking weekly les- Boys & Girls Clubs of America on confer- BEAMING. Even though it’s a negligible now we’re lifting these riders on,” Samu- sons, the parents are, for one hour a week, ences and committees, including The Pro- amount coming from the counties, every elson said. “It’s really important we get the able to watch their kids ‘beam.’” fessional Association. little bit helps. BEAMING also relies on ramp and lift. We’ve raised all the money Parents determine what skills, or riding Dosogne was named CEO in 2003 and grants, corporate donations and sponsor- but $5,000. It would be great if we could goals, they want their children to work has been credited with shaping the club ships, and private donations. “One of the get that either as a lump sum from a cor- on each time they ride. Those rides are into one of the community’s top nonprof- biggest things we do is find horse sponsors scored, then provided to the county from See on Page 19 it agencies. and program sponsors. Some companies Therapy Page 2 x oshkoshherald.com January 8, 2020 United Way starts new volunteer website The Oshkosh Area United Way is ident and chief executive. “We decided to solve community problems by connecting launching VolunteerOshkosh.org, a new create this platform to make it easier for needs with resources. We do that through website that will make it easier for resi- the agencies to get the help they need by our annual fundraising campaign, but it’s dents to find volunteer opportunities in making it easy for volunteers to find open also an important part of our mission to 923 S. Main St. Suite C the area. opportunities. A one-stop destination is a get people personally invested, by giving Oshkosh, WI 54902 “At United Way, we’re laser focused on win for everybody.” of their time and talent, as volunteers,” Dil- the needs of the community and our grant The newly launched VolunteerOsh- ling said. “This new website makes it easi- General information/customer recipients kept telling us one of their big- kosh.org features a range of opportunities er than ever to create those connections to service: Julie Vandenberg [email protected] gest challenges was finding volunteers,” for all interests and skill sets. Communi- serve the greater good in Oshkosh.” Phone: 920-508-9000 said Mary Ann Dilling, United Way pres- ty organizations are listed with a detailed Those interested in donating their time Website: www.oshkoshherald.com description of the volunteer work. Resi- can visit VolunteerOshkosh.org and sign The Oshkosh West dents can create an account to sign up for up for an account. 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Back in the Day pacity; water was boiled in copper kettles on gas plates in the service New Listing room and carried to the operating Oshkosh history rooms in covered pitchers; patients by the Winnebago County Historical were carried to the operating Submitted photo & Archaeological room on stretchers. Several years Society later a new site was acquired near Menominee Park, and work began 2020 babies upon a larger building in 1912; in The year’s first baby at Ascension Mercy 1420 W 2nd Ave, Oshkosh · $69,900 Jan. 6, 1940 1918 the hospital changed hands, in Oshkosh arrived at 1:42 a.m. Jan. 1. Why Rent when you can Own? Westside Town- becoming the property of the house Style Condo walking distance to Perry Thru The Years With Oshkosh Hayden June Knickelbein was born to Tipler Middle School. 2 Bedrooms, 1.5 Baths, Full Sisters of the Sorrowful Mother, (No. 19 in the historical series): parents Amanda and Bryce weighing Appliance Pkg, Carport, C/A, Basement is ready who changed the name to Mercy for you to finish for addtl living space. In 1906, Dr. M.E. Corbett founded 9 pounds, 7 ounces. Kaitlyn Gilles of Hospital. Doug Villars 920-216-2612 · [email protected] a small private hospital known as Oshkosh gave birth to Jillyann Grace (5 814 Knapp St · Oshkosh 920-230-8880 Lakeside Sanitarium; it occupied Source: Oshkosh Northwestern, pounds, 15 ounces) at Aurora Medical www.oshkoshrealty.com a large residence on Washington Jan. 6, 1940 Center Oshkosh at 2:20 p.m. that day.

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It’s a cember, losing to the Salt Lake City Stars big piece missing, it’s not going to be one before defeating the Memphis Hustle, but guy, it’s going to be a team to come togeth- the biggest Herd loss of the showcase was er and fill the void.” losing star guard Rayjon Tucker to the After the Memphis win, Wisconsin went NBA. on to split back-to-back games against the Tucker continued his excellent scoring Lakeland Magic at Menominee Nation streak against the Stars in Wisconsin’s 123- Arena. The Herd won the first game 133- 115 loss, pouring in 34 points on just 19 122 before falling the next night 118-111. shot attempts in his 41 minutes of action, The Magic led by a healthy margin for before being held out of the next game. most of that second game before Wis- Tucker’s absence was listed as a coach’s consin got the deficit down to four in the decision, although a Herd source clarified fourth quarter. Adams said after the game that Tucker had certainly not done any- that Wisconsin’s resolve is a good thing, thing wrong to be benched. but that the team needs to avoid giving up The reason for him sitting out Wiscon- those big leads in the first place. sin’s 125-113 win over the Memphis Hus- “We’re always going to fight until that tle on Sunday became obvious Monday as final horn,” Adams said. “That’s been the ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported he character of this team this entire year, and was signing a multiyear contract with the we want to keep that going. We hang our Utah Jazz. Photo by Emil Vajgrt hats on the way we compete, and we made Tucker turned heads during his time The Herd is relying on DJ Hogg (above) and others to fill the scoring gap left by Rayjon Tucker. it a game at the end, but we can’t put our- with the Herd, and his incredible month selves in that kind of hole at the beginning of December leading up to his call-up those four. When asked if he expected it to a few guys,” Buford said. “We got back to of the game.” earned him G League Player of the Month be this easy to dominate the G League as a playing the way we wanted to play.” Wisconsin avoided that sort of hole honors. The electric guard averaged 28.7 rookie, Tucker said he did not. Shannon Bogues and DJ Hogg picked against the Windy City Bulls on Friday, points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.9 assists in De- “Honestly, I always want to bet on my- up a lot of the scoring load in that game, winning 111-94. Bender had a career-high cember, and shot 51.1 percent from the self,” Tucker said. “I didn’t expect it to be combining to put up 49 points in the vic- 27 points in the victory, and Mason III and field. this easy, you feel me? But I definitely ex- tory. Buford said the absence of Tucker’s Adams combined for 43 points as well. Tucker scored 30 or more points in pected to excel.” offense needs to be split among all players, each of his last four games with the Herd, The Herd then headed east to take on Tucker was a huge presence on and off not just one or two offensive weapons. including 35 or more points in three of the Long Island Nets and won in their the floor, but the Herd has won four of its “I think the cool thing about our team is highest-scoring victory of the season, 140- last five games without the dynamo scor- any given night it could be anybody,” Bu- 128. Mason led scoring with 28 points, er. Herd head coach Chase Buford said ford said. “(Against Memphis) it was DJ and Bender added 25 points, 10 rebounds, Wisconsin was playing its best ball in that and Shannon, but it could be Jaylen (Ad- two assists, and a season-high four blocks. win over the Hustle, after a bit of a sloppy ams), Frank (Mason III), Dragan (Bend- With that win, Wisconsin moved to THE OFFICIAL INSURANCE game against Salt Lake City. er), Cam (Reynolds), you name it. We got 17-4 on the season. The Herd continues PARTNER OF THE “I think Memphis is one of, if not the a lot of capable guys out here. Hopefully as to lead the G League in wins and will have best team in the league, and to come out a group, collectively, we can all pick up the two chances for more victories in Osh- GREEN BAYPACKERS and get a win versus them going home was slack. 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She said that while they may have Therapy gotten some new riders, volunteers and from Page 1 attention as a result of those closures and porate donor, or as a combination of do- people needing a place to go, the increase nations from companies and individuals.” is more likely due to BEAMING’s diversi- “It’s great to have donations, but our fication and services. greatest asset is our volunteers. We cur- “We started doing a lot of different rently have 59 active volunteers who’ve events where we stayed true to our mis- volunteered 5,234 hours through Oct. sion statement, but also peaked outside of 31. Without them, we can’t operate safe- the box a little bit at the same time those ly. Three people are needed for each rider, organizations closed. I also asked a lot (in most cases). That’s a lot,” she said. The of questions because I wanted to know three volunteers include two side walkers why those places failed,” Samuelson said. and one horse handler. The horse handler “There are organizations where, after the controls the horse and the side walkers are Photo from BEAMING Inc. founder leaves, they no longer work. I Members of a youth camp held at BEAMING listen to instructions in this undated photo. there to give stability and, in the case of an don’t want to be that organization. I want to learn from other people’s mishaps to emergency situation, they can get the rid- ed in four stations: the first was brushing sexual assault victims, and youth-at-risk. make our organization thrive.” er off without having any injuries.” the horses; they did horse movement and “I want to take that curve a little bit high- BEAMING is PATH-certified (Profes- Different riders have different abilities (listened to the horses’) heartbeats, they er and bring in more programs that would sional Association of Therapeutic Horse- so sometimes, the more independent ones also did reminiscing and music, and crafts. help impact more of our community,” manship) and currently has 11 horses in don’t have three volunteers with them, but Our plan is to do more of this, but off-site Samuelson explained. “For these people their program, though they have 22 stalls. it all depends on the rider’s ability. “Safety as well,” Samuelson noted, saying that who have had traumatic events occur in People interested in becoming a vol- is the standard; we don’t want any inju- that they also want to take their miniature their lives, they benefit greatly from be- unteer receive a one-hour session where ries,” Samuelson explained. horse, Sparkles, to different facilities that ing with a horse. Certainly, it’s important safety standards are taught and to ensure The programming at BEAMING isn’t care for dementia patients. for them to talk about it, close that door that everyone understands the process of just for kids. It’s also available to veterans, BEAMING also does collaborations and put it behind them, and go on with BEAMING operations. “We also clearly firefighters, EMTs, police and other law with the UWO nursing department where life. But when you (are riding a horse for define the roles – which are horse han- enforcement officers, EMS dispatchers, the students perform rider assessments as therapeutic means) your oxytocin levels dling and side walking. We also have barn veterinarians, etc. part of their clinical. Other students from are increased and it changes the mindset attendants, people who do grooming and Samuelson said she decided in the last UWO are also learning human services to be in a more natural setting than sitting tacking, which is putting saddles on the year or so to open the programming up to leadership. Fox Valley Veterans Council in a therapist’s office.” horses,” Samuelson said. “During this these other populations because they’re is another collaborator, as are Wisconsin “We had 147 participants last year and hour we also make sure that they know all under tremendous stress. “The suicide SIBS (Sisters & Brothers of People with we’re already over 300 this year (mid-No- how to do a safe emergency dismount; rate among these populations is so high, Disabilities), the Christine Ann Center in vember 2019),” she said. “Some of the that is a requirement.” so we wanted to reach out to those groups, Oshkosh, and the YMCA-Appleton. increase is due to other riding programs Meanwhile, if there are any service or- as well,” she said, adding that they also did Samuelson’s trying to be innovative in closing; the other reason is because ganizations out there that would like to their first-ever memory cafe in collabora- finding more people for whom to help more people are becoming aware of what tour the facility, hold their meetings there, tion with the Fox Valley Memory Project. affect change, such as battered women, BEAMING is doing.” learn about leadership, learn about their “It was amazing. 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