June 14, 2018 Oshkosh Herald
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PRST STD ECRWSS U.S. POSTAGE POSTAL CUSTOMER PAID RIPON, WI PERMIT NO. 100 JUNE 14, 2018 x OSHKOSHHERALD.COM VOLUME 1, ISSUE 23 JEFF Waterfest FOXWORTHY FRIDAY, JUNE 15 7:30 PM LARGEST SELLING COMEDIAN OF ALL TIME organizer TO BUY TICKETS: keeps it MenomineeNationArena.com/Jeff 920-744-2035 all in tune INSIDE Dempsey works to satisfy generations of music fans By Kevin Damask Herald contributor Waterfest has evolved through the years, but for event organizers the goal remains the same: to bring a variety of re- gional and national acts to Oshkosh at an Photo by Tom Ekvall affordable price. Outgoing Fire Chief Tim Franz stands with his replacement Michael Stanley from Aurora, Colo., This summer, Waterfest is celebrating at a meeting last week welcoming the new chief. 33 years of rocking the Fox Valley with great live music. Popular music has seen its Timeless art share of changes since the mid-1980s when Mastery of Tiffany will be the event started. Waterfest, however, aims City’s new fire chief finds to please with acts that on display at Paine appeal to multiple gen- Page 8 erations. welcoming community This summer’s lineup ranges from By Tom Ekvall “It just resonated with me that what George Thorogood Herald contributor we do in the community revolves around Matching up and the Destroyers, being pleasant with others,” he said, noting The posting that advertised for Os- a hard-rocking blues Hub helps churches connect that everyone has been welcoming to him hkosh’s next fire chief said they wanted band that gained na- people to services moving here. someone who would “be nice.” tional fame in the Stanley said the more he researched DEMPSEY Page 3 That phrase to Michael Stanley meant 1970s, to Manchester the community before applying for the a lot as he applied for the position, which Orchestra, an indie rock group that has job, the more he became convinced of how he started June 11, replacing Tim Franz, produced a string of hits in recent years. friendly Oshkosh was as an important val- who served the city for more than 30 years. Mike Dempsey, president and enter- ue and wanted to be part of the team. Steady pace Coming from the city of Aurora, Colo., tainment chairman for Waterfest, said it He brings more than 20 years of emer- Eichstadt a longtime Optimist Stanley said in an interview that “being can be challenging to attract acts that ap- gency services experience with more than a nice” is what he is all about and is look- peal to a wide range of tastes, but believes as he approaches 101 decade as a supervisor and command-level Page 6 ing forward to working with others in the fire department, city offices and the entire SEE Chief ON PAGE 9 SEE Waterfest ON PAGE 10 community to make things happen. Restored light reflects courthouse past County Historical & Archaeological So- cluded one of the stairway fixture in the Brass fixture from 1938 back ciety credits Isaiah Tate, a former county background of a photo of the lobby’s brass in original stairway location maintenance supervisor now with Outag- clock. amie County, with sparking his interest in Frederick learned that amid those ren- By Dan Roherty the antique light and detailed history of the ovations the fixture ended up in the former Oshkosh Herald public space. Wagner Opera House at 502 N. Main St. An ornate light fixture originally in- “You have to look around at all the de- when it was acquired by former building stalled in the late 1930s at the Winnebago tail in the building,” Frederick said. “There’s owner Terry Laib, who operates Laib Res- County Courthouse has been restored and bronze work everywhere — the railings, toration. returned to its stairway location thanks to the cornices — the beautiful marble they In 2016 the Historical & Archaeologi- the ongoing work of a county employee used. Buildings just aren’t built that way cal Society, for which Frederick is vice pres- with a passion for the building’s history. anymore. It’s just a work of art.” ident, worked with current Wagner Market The brass fixture was original to the Amid ongoing renovations that owners Kris and Sarrah Larson to get them courthouse on the steps leading from the brought Circuit Court Branch 6, the Court a replacement light in exchange for the first-floor lobby but removed during re- Commissioner and Family Court Services original courthouse piece. Crescent Moon modeling and renovations sometime in offices back to the courthouse from the Antiques stepped in and was able to come the 1970s, according to Austin Frederick, a city’s Public Safety Building, Frederick up with a suitable replacement fixture for maintenance technician for the Winnebago took time to trace the steps of how the the Wagner building. County Facilities and Property Manage- courthouse building came to be. During the time Frederick worked Photo by Austin Frederick ment Department. “Once you get into it, the more you on the fixture’s repair and restoration he A brass light fixture from the original 1930s The former UW-Oshkosh history learn about it,” he said. construction of the Winnebago County major and volunteer with the Winnebago An old commemorative booklet SEE Light ON PAGE 9 Courthouse has been returned to his original showing interior views of the building in- location in the lobby stairwell. PAGE 2 x OSHKOSHHERALD.COM JUNE 14, 2018 Helicopter crash on Fox River kills pilot By Tom Ekvall portedly hired to enable a photographer to Herald contributor take pictures of a power boat event on Lake Platteville pilot Jonathon D. Bahr, 27, Winnebago involving the Four Horsemen was killed when his helicopter hit a live Poker Run. power line and crashed into the Fox Riv- According to speedonthewater.com, er by the Wisconsin Street bridge around the pilot had been hired for Peter Boden to 12:30 p.m. June 9. shoot pictures at the event, which featured According to the Winnebago County 75 power boats during the weekend. Boden Sheriff’s Department, Bahr was the only had been dropped off before the helicopter person on board at the time of the crash. returned to the area and crashed. Eyewitnesses said there had been two peo- Rescue efforts were delayed by the pres- ple on the helicopter earlier. Bahr was re- ence of severed live wires in the river. Wis- consin Public Service eventually secured the wires to allow divers to retrieve Bahr, a former U.S. Army Ranger, and the the Rob- inson R44 helicopter. The power lines are owned by the American Transmission Co. The river was closed for at least nine hours to boat traffic. 923 S. Main St. Suite C Elizabeth Cory, a Federal Aviation Ad- Oshkosh, WI 54902 ministration communications representa- tive, said the FAA does not discuss ongoing General information open investigations and that any informa- Phone: 920-508-9000 tion will come from the National Transpor- Website: www.oshkoshherald.com tation Safety Board, which is investigating. Participating in the rescue operation News tips and story ideas were members of the Sheriff’s Department [email protected] and its Marine Unit, the Oshkosh Fire De- Oshkosh Herald photo partment, Wisconsin Public Service, Mer- Advertising Rescue teams work at the site of a helicopter crash June 9 on the Fox River that claimed the life of cury Marine, and Sunk, Drive and Ice Ser- the pilot after the aircraft hit high-tension power lines. [email protected] vice. 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