SWEET JOB: Keeping Love of the Hive Alive

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SWEET JOB: Keeping love of the hive alive INSIDE: Watertown radio wizard gets named to state hall of fame Former Gosling catcher living the dream working for Brewers Hero’s passion for golf helps him overcome war injuries, meet Bush

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4 Family & Friends | FALL 2019 A Note from the Editor

Interesting people. This month’s issue is share his love of the sport with others. packed with stories about interesting people Ed Zagorski’s tale about Ron Roehl mar- who were not afraid to dream, and dream ries the Watertown man’s love for mountain big. The other things many of our stories climbing with his love for helping people deal Family & Friends share is a connection with the great outdoors. with something equally as treacherous, start- Volume 11, Issue 3 In Wisconsin in autumn, there is something ing and manage a business. Surprisingly, they is a publication of special about clinging to the last vestige of share a lot of similarities, and that’s just why Adams Publishing Group good weather, before the leaves turn. The Ron is so passionate about them both. *********************** bond between us and our environment is And we cannot forget Steve Sharp’s charm- General Manager more special here than it is in many places. ing story about Watertown’s radio wizard, Clif Robb Grindstaff Our cover story by Teresa Stowell is about Groth. It’s increasingly rare to hear the story [email protected] students who are stretching themselves be- these days about someone who started out Editor yond the classroom and exploring beekeep- with a hobby and, through perseverance, Scott Peterson ing as a hobby and possibly a profession, turned it into a career, but that is just what [email protected] right in the field. Teresa wrote another story he did in radio, and not just a career, but Production Manager in this issue, too, about how hunting decoys excellence. He was elected to the Wisconsin Greg Thrams and other handmade gear, once a staple for broadcasters’ hall of fame this past year. [email protected] outdoorsmen, is being revived and recog- Our continued thanks to Tom Schultz, editor nized for the art form that it was, and on emeritus, for this limitless knowledge about Layout display at Horicon Marsh. the people of Watertown. He’s a gem in his Leila Nordness Our sports writers, Kevin Wilson and Nate own right, and we thank him for his help in Editorial Gilbert, tell of two young men with dramati- putting together another great magazine. Steve Sharp~ cally different paths who are living the dream. I hope you enjoy this season’s issues. These Ed Zagorski~Kevin Wilson Nate Gilbert~Teresa Stowell One used golf to recover from war injuries stories about about inspirational people and got a chance to meet a former president. should warm your hearts while the weather Advertising Sales The other used his baseball love to land a job starts to turn chilly. Will Wiley with the Milwaukee Brewers academy, and Scott Peterson, Editor Kelly Zastrow Brett Springer Contributing Staff Cindy Pillsbury~Liz Quezada Contents Kay Timm

Audience Development When decoys were a work of art...... 6 Historic waterfowl artifacts on display at Horicon marsh Manager Kevin C. Clifford [email protected] Getting to the top...... 10 Watertown man relishes the similarities of scaling businesses and mountains Distribution Jim Kopplin Former Gosling catcher living the The next edition of Family & Friends dream coaching for Brewers academy...... 15 magazine will be published on Miller Park job is a home run for Watertown native Getting to the top November 14, 2019. The advertising deadline will be Local marine gets face time with October 22, 2019. former President George Bush...... 20 Golf helped Watertown native overcome war injury & meet commander in chief Adams Publishing Group Publisher of Catching a Buzz...... 24 Watertown Daily Times Mentorship program teaches youths beekeeping skills Dodge County Independent News Time$aver Clif Groth ‘The MacGyver of Family & Friends Watertown radio’...... 29 Wizard earns his spot in state radio hall of fame

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FALL 2019 | Family & Friends 5 Historic waterfowl artifacts on display at Horicon marsh

By Teresa Stowell became John Deere Horicon Works and he Special to Family & Friends would make duck decoys in the attic of his t’s been years since the delicately hand- house in the 1930s and ‘40s,” said Mark carved decoys, worn paddles and antique Kakatsch, associate director and waterfowl marsh skis displayed at the Horicon committee chairman of the Wisconsin Wild- Marsh Education and Visitor Center have life Federation. “He hand carved each of his Iseen the water, but these collectible wa- decoys and made them primarily for family terfowl hunting pieces are still some of the and friends, so there are not many that you most sought after in the waterfowl hunting can find. He was one of the best decoy carv- world. ers in the state.” As seasons change and waterfowl hunters “Lange also served as a state director of prepare their decoys, calls and some their the Izaac Walton League,” Kakatsch noted. The Horicon Marsh Education and Visitor Center has several hand-carved antique duck decoys made by Burton skiffs, to take to the waterways, many will The Izaac Walton League is a national Lange in the 1920s and ‘30s. The beautifully carved ducks converge onto Horicon Marsh, where for conservation group that was introduced to are sought after by collectibles. Pictured above is a pintail centuries hunters have come with the same the area during the 1920s as local leaders decoy that Lange created. TERESA STOWELL/Family & Friends goal in mind. Many examples of hunting began plans to restore the marsh. equipment from years past, are on display Lange became known for his life-like katsch said. “They’d even take old telephone at the marsh, including several decoys with beautiful works of drake poles and turn those into decoys. As years beautifully hand-carved duck and hen mallards, black ducks and went on, decoy makers started using cork decoys created by renowned northern pintails, all of which are salvaged from old ice box freezers.” decoy carver Burton Lange. included in the collection at the While carefully pointing out how the de- While the old worn marsh visitor’s center. coys were created, Kakatsch held up a goose devices may not look like “Back then, they used what- decoy showing how another carver, Otto much to the average ever lumber was available to Radloff, of Hustisford, from the early 1900s, person, decoys made by them includ- would at times use several pieces of wood Lange can bring upwards ing bass- laminated together to create a sturdy decoy of hundreds of dollars on wood, making sure the strong part of the grain of an auction. pine or the wood was in an ideal location. On the “Burton Lange was a cedar,” back side of the decoy, several pieces of foreman here in Ka- lead were nailed into the bottom in order to Horicon help weigh down the decoy in the water so at what it wouldn’t tip from side to side in the water.

Mark Kakatsch is pictured holding two geese decoys. The bottom decoy was made in the early 1900s and was made by using several different pieces of wood. The top decoy was made by Kakatsch out of freezer cork all from one piece. TERESA STOWELL/Family & Friends 6 Family & Friends | FALL 2019 the late ‘50s to the mid-‘70s. “In the ‘60s, ‘70s and even the 1980s you’d find at least 50 percent of skiffs would have a pair of marsh skis,” he said. “The skis worked, but they were very labor intensive.” The skis were also used in the winter time during trapping season through the marsh. The marsh center collection of waterfowl collectibles includes the personal long push paddle of Marquardt as well as two different sets of marsh skis. The visitor’s center is filled with remark- able antiques that help tell the story of how the marsh became what it looks like today. Many of those antiques can be found downstairs in the center’s Explorium, an interac- tive museum giving the history and timeline of events of the marsh. But visitors don’t need to go downstairs to get an up close look at some important Wisconsin waterway history. Walking into the building near the welcome desk, a glass case holds some of A paddle used for a skiff owned by the Husting family holds significant historic value as Paul Husting helped to secure the most precious historic items the center public access to waterways winning and setting precedent in the Supreme Court case Diana Shooting Club vs. Husting. TERESA STOWELL/Family & Friends has in its collection. A small old paddle once used for a skiff John Yasger, also a Horicon native, where they’d then strap on their large marsh in the early 1900s wrapped in black tape was also at the leading edge of the decoy skis and glide over the cattails trying to jump around the handle and the bottom edge of carvers of the 1930s and ‘40s with Burton a duck.” the paddle has the initials G.H. carved on Lange. Yasger also made beautifully carved Hunting with marsh skis was popular in one side and a beautiful carving of a duck duck calls. “At that time they used whatever materi- als were accessible to them so the duck call made by Yasger that the visitor center has on display has a reed made of brass and the outside of the call is made of wood,” Kakatsch said. “This particular call was very well cared for and is in amazing condition. These calls are very rare.” Curly Radke, a well-known advocate of restoring the marsh in the early 1900s, is said to have owned a few decoys made by Lange and Yasger. Radke’s personal decoys are on display in a glass case at the center. Along with hand carved decoys and duck calls, hunters from years gone-by would often use handmade wooden marsh skis to jump waterfowl. The long and highly curved skies called, marsh skis were made to use on the Hori- con Marsh and other places in the state and were predominately made by two Wisconsin men, Ted Dorschner and Wally Marquardt. “The skis were made by soaking, steam- ing and bending the wood that was often from ash trees,” Kakatsch said. “The straps were made from old fire hoses. Back then hunters would take their skiff out with their long push paddles looking for a pot hole

FALL 2019 | Family & Friends 7 Mark Kakatsch of the Wisconsin Wildlife Federation demonstrates how duck hunters in the 1900s would hunt with marsh skies gliding across cattails looking to jump a duck on the Horicon Marsh pictured behind him. TERESA STOWELL/Family & Friends on the back side of it. private hunting clubs. There were six main people come to hunt. They also had their “This paddle was donated by the Husting hunting clubs and two of them included own private game wardens patrolling their family. It was owned by Gustav Husting, who the Diana Shooting Club and the Green- part of the marsh,” Kakatsch said. “On a fall was the brother to Paul Husting,” Kakatsch head Hunt Club. The Greenhead Hunt Club day in 1913, Husting paddled out from the said. “Probably 90 percent of people walk by included members of local hunters from the Greenhead club in his skiff eventually enter- this case with this paddle and have no idea Horicon area. ing the ‘private’ land or water of the Diana of the historic value and importance that it “The Diana Shooting Club was one of club. He was arrested by their wardens while holds.” the premiere clubs that controlled a very he remained in his skiff in the original river Back in the late 1800s and early 1900s, large piece of the marsh. They would have channel and was charged with trespassing.” the marsh was controlled primarily by governors, presidents and other prestigious In 1914 Husting, a lawyer at the time,

8 Family & Friends | FALL 2019 navigable waterways should be free for public access, not under the control of a private party. “This is some of the most significant litiga- tion in Wisconsin’s history,” Kakatsch said. “Husting won his case and it strengthened emerging law that established the Public Trust Doctrine, which gave the public waterway rights for people in Wisconsin. It also became an example to other states around the country.” The paddle enclosed in the glass cabinet at the visitor’s center is likely the paddle of Paul’s brother Gustav Husting with the initials G.H. carved in it. In 1917, Paul and Gustav went on a hunting trip and Gustav accidentally shot Paul in the shoulder. He later died of his wounds. “There’s such a vast entity of history here of hunting and trapping and the different steps it took to get to where the marsh is today,” Kakatsch said. “It’s important for people to come and learn about the history, but also to keep asking questions. It’s here John Yasger was another well known carver from the 1900s. He carved the mallard held by Kakatsch above as well as the for everyone to enjoy.” duck call. The call has a brass reed. The Horicon Marsh Education and Visitor’s TERESA STOWELL/Family & Friends Center is located at N7725 Highway 28, defended himself in Dodge County Court appealed to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Horicon. For more information, visit www. where he won his case, which was then Husting again argued that the water and horiconmarsh.org. Is Your House in Order? • You’ve spoken to your ﬁ nancial planner. • You’ve spokenmet with to your ﬁattorney. nancial planner. • You’ve writtenmet with your your will attorney. and • You’vehealth directives. written your will and health directives. Now what? Now what? Consider pre-planning your funeral. WeConsider will help pre-planning you. It will your be easy funeral. and painless.We will help you. It will be easy and painless. Our consultations are free. Our consultations are free. SCHMUTZLER-VICK FuneralSCHMUTZLER Home & Cremation-V ServiceICK Funeral Home & Cremation Service 500 Welsh Road • Watertown 500 Welsh Road • Watertown (920) 261-3439 www.watertownwifuneralhome.com(920) 261-3439 www.watertownwifuneralhome.com ServingServing thethe WatertownWatertown community forfor 145146 years.years. ServingServing thethe WatertownWatertown communitycommunity foforr 145145 years.years. OWNED“People &you OPERATED can rely on BY for THE Service VICK & FAMILY. Value” “People you can rely on for Service & Value”

FALL 2019 | Family & Friends 9 Getting to the top

Ron Roehl ascends vertical ice in northern Minne- sota. Roehl, who calls himself a serial entrepreneur, has created four businesses and said climbing mountains is similar to running one of his companies. Contributed photo 10 Family & Friends | FALL 2019 Getting to the top Watertown man relishes the similarities of scaling businesses and mountains

By Ed Zagorski Family & Friends staff or one Watertown man, running a business is much like climbing a mountain. Besides owning the right equipment, having a plan and believing in his abilities, Ron Roehl understands once he reaches a summit there is always another mountain he may meet. He knows he needs a good team in place with the right tools to get the Fjob completed successfully. “Mountain climbing and ice climbing requires a no-failure mindset. The first rule of climbing is never fall again. It’s like running a business. Failure can’t be an option,” he said. “You have a responsibility not only to yourself, but others in your climbing group. Perseverance and winning are two traits I want in team members whether it is business or climbing.” Roehl of Watertown currently owns three startup companies: CNC Solutions, RJ Roehl Investments and Indgrave. He recently started a fourth company, BridgeTEC, to help entre- preneurs bridge the gap between technology and community. Roehl said he started his first business, a screen-printing company, when he was just 20 years old. “I knew how to print and sell but that was about it. I had no idea about business finance, business planning, operating agreements, the list goes on and on,” he said. “Any mistake that could have been made was made.” Roehl said he learned a great deal by making some costly mistakes so he eventually dis- solved the business and went to school for electronics. He said he worked for a Japanese machine tool company where he found himself pro- gramming equipment for the manufacturing end of the business. But at 32, he was bit by the entrepreneur bug and started his own automation company, CNC Solutions, which specializes in industrial robotics and employs 40 individuals. Although he doesn’t favor titles or labels, Roehl considers himself a serial entrepreneur and enjoys sharing his success with others. “You can create success by successfully influencing one person at a time,” he said. “I’ve sat on regional economic boards and multiple advisory boards for workforce development, but the needle never moves very far or at a reasonable pace for substantial change.” He said he helps one person or one business at a time. “It’s rewarding,” he said. “Things move and little successes become big ones.” In 2017, he started a program called Startup Watertown, a 12-week course for people interested in starting a business or in the early stages of startup. “The program was more experiential than a textbook class,” he said. “I wanted to share experiences of entrepreneurship that you won’t find in a textbook. Share the mistakes, the wins, the good, bad and sometimes ugly parts of running your own business.” He said that with the help of the Watertown Chamber of Commerce he put together a team of mentors. He said the Watertown Redevelopment Authority was also instrumental in allowing him to use a space in a building to host weekly meetings. FALL 2019 | Family & Friends 11 Ron Roehl takes a break while traversing the Kenai Mountains in Alaska. Contributed photo

“Each week we presented and discussed a different discipline of Roehl said he simply wants to help those get started in business. small business, week one started with a local attorney and a discus- “I never understood failure or what defines failure,” he said. “My sion of entity structure and legal agreements,” he said. first business at 20 years old did not succeed, but I don’t believe I A few of the other topics included accounting, banking, tax liabil- failed. Others did and most were happy to point it out to me. I saw it ity, marketing, feasibility and business planning. as a learning experience and was eager to take what I had learned The group began with 34 people and ended with 18. and apply it to the next endeavor.” “We helped a few new startups, including The Drafty Cellar Tap- He said to be a successful entrepreneur one has to keep pushing house in Watertown,” he said. no matter what others think or say. Roehl said he continues to run a site on meetup.com where the “You may not always be right and sometimes you have to dig group is up to 95 members. He said this fall he’ll be running the your heels in to push through your mistakes, but you don’t fail until Startup Watertown program at BridgeTEC on South Third Street in you quit,” Roehl said. the city. He said perseverance is key in mountain climbing and business.

12 Family & Friends | FALL 2019 Roehl said he has climbed mountains in Colorado and Alaska. He climbed Mount Hood in Oregon, Mount Adams in Washington State and the Matanuska Glacier, Wrangell Mountains and Root Glacier in Alaska. He currently is training for a climb in January 2020, which will take him to Aconcagua, the highest mountain outside of Asia. “It’s approximately 23,000 feet,” he said. “Why do I do it? I enjoy the personal challenge of mountain climbing. It can get real tough up there and quitting is just not an option so you have to push through because others are depending on you.” He said he enjoys the risk. “It parallels business in so many ways,” Roehl said. “Ego can get in the way, which can be dangerous in either circumstance. You have to un- derstand the weather patterns, what happened recently and the snow structure and stability.” He said even when he makes it to the summit where many have tried to reach, it’s incredible, but the climb is not over. “You now spend even longer getting back down. You can’t relax. You can’t let your guard down. You need Ron Roehl, who understands the risk of starting a business, also knows the dangers of ice and mountain climbing as he repels down a cliff. He said fear can’t be an option in business or climbing. to stay focused,” he said. Contributed photo

He said even when he reaches the top there’s not enough time to celebrate. “There’s always a risk involved and you have a responsibility to your team like you would in business,” he said. “You may become successful and you can have a quick celebration, but you have to learn to move on and stay focused because there is always another mountain in front of you.”

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14 Family & Friends | FALL 2019 Brandon Egnarski demonstrates timing a jump to take away a potential home run at the wall during a drill along the warning track at Miller Park on July 12. KEVIN WILSON/Family & Friends

Former Gosling catcher living the dream coaching for Milwaukee Brewers academy

By Kevin Wilson they are like, ‘Are you really a Brewer?’ I go, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Eg- Family & Friends staff ‘Naw, I just work for them.’ I’m too short to narski was hired to teach business, mar- t’s been a common occurrence in Bran- be in the majors. I’m 5-8. I used to lie and keting and computers at Waukesha West. don Egnarski’s life the last two summers. say I was 5-10, but people caught on pretty He remains active as a player in two adult “I’ll go into a gas station wearing a quickly.” leagues, one in Milwaukee during the middle Milwaukee Brewers uniform and people Egnarski may be too sawed off to play in of the week and one on the weekends as Iworking there want to know if I’m a Brewer,” the big leagues, but the Watertown native’s the veteran catcher for the Neosho Rockets, Egnarski said. overall resume measures up perfectly to a perennial Southern Division power in the “The other day in Sun Prairie, I stopped to serve as a coach in the Milwaukee Brew- Rock River League. get a coffee after the camp and there’s two ers Baseball Academy, a popular weeklong He got into coaching at Carroll University, attendants there. I walk in, they kind of look camp for aspiring baseball players from when his former catching coach at UW-White- at each other and look back at me and start ages 5 to 15, which runs annually from June water, Stein Rear, took over the program. For whispering at each other. through August. the last six seasons, Egnarski has worked with “I come up and they are looking outside, After a successful playing career as a catchers and hitters for the Pioneers. looking at my truck, looking at me and catcher at Watertown High School and the Egnarski was recruited by former college FALL 2019 | Family & Friends 15 Another area native, Jefferson High School teams before joining the Brewers coaching baseball coach Greg Fetherston, joined staff 20 years ago, gave Sun Prairie and Egnarski and the campers from Sun Prairie Kenosha campers an inspirational speech to for their day at Miller Park. He served as an kick off the event. academy field director for three seasons and He told campers the higher up the ranks still helps out as a part-time director. they make it in baseball, the more people “I started this with coach (Scott) Staude will come along who may doubt them as from Burlington,” Fetherston said. “I got to players and people. That makes it essential meet coaches and players from all over the for players to surround themselves with state … great experience, great friendships I people who will build them up. He also have made out of the process. focused on the importance of maintaining a “Going to Miller Park is like going to high work ethic throughout their playing ca- Fischer Field. The awe factor is kind of gone, reer, noting that players who make the big but it’s still obviously nice to come here. All leagues continue to study and work hard on three of my kids have come to camp and the their craft each and every day in order gotten to be on the field and it’s been great. to perform at their best. I got to spend time with my kids and be a Parents were encouraged to watch their part of the game I love teaching.” campers from the comfort of the stands, or Fetherston said the academy program has to take a walking tour of the field outside really taken off in recent years. the foul lines and along the warning track. “This has got over 1,200 kids now,” Fether- Walking on the Miller Park grass, which ston said. “It started out being one city, one receives meticulous care on game days, was Brandon Egnarski demonstrates catching techniques site each week to now two sites (per week). forbidden at all times. to a Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Academy camper in We’ve got guys like Brandon and Steve, “I’ve walked on the grass maybe three the catcher’s area along the first base side as part of a tour of Miller Park on July 12. Egnarski was a catcher at coaches throughout the state who are quali- times, and it’s tippy-toe,” Egnarski said. Watertown High School and the University of Wisconsin- fied to be at each site. It’s really neat that 10 Campers took part in three stations at Whitewater and has served as an assistant coach for former Warhawks have been a part of this.” Miller Park — a home-run-robbing station Carroll University for six years. He has worked full time for the academy for the last two years. Hanel, a Racine native who played 11 sea- along the outfield wall; a pitching station, KEVIN WILSON/Family & Friends sons in the minor leagues for three different where the bullpen relievers warm up; and a teammate Steve Bartlein to join the academy as a coach and became a full-time staffer in 2018. He worked eight camps last year as a station coach and signed on for six more this summer, this time as a field director. “We take kids every week from different locations around the state and coach them up,” Egnarski said. “(On the last day of the camp), we take them to Miller Park, where they get a tour of the field and do drills in the bullpen and tour the dugout and locker room. They get to meet a player. “(Brewers bullpen catcher) Marcus Hanel is a big part of it. He usually finds a Brewer who gets to talk to the kids. They get to ask him questions. We interview him. It’s a good time. (Campers) are all decked out in Brewers gear. “It’s awesome. It’s a really cool experience to be associated with the Brewers. To say you work for the Brewers … I am really grateful that I got the position.” The academy offered camps in 16 communities in 2019. One of the camps, Egnar- ski signed on for was held in Sun Prairie the week of July 8-12. On July 12, several hours before the Brewers hosted the San Francisco Giants to kick off the second half of the season, academy campers got their chance to tour Miller Park. 16 Family & Friends | FALL 2019 ity, taking care of the young kids and showing them how to play the game, not just how to play the game but how to act as a human being. “Baseball carries over into life. You’re going to have failure. You are going to have ups and downs, teaching the kids how to be good teammates and players is a big part of why I do this. “It’s been a really cool ride. You remember your first jersey, repre- senting Tire-Rifik. Then you go play for the Shockers or Legion teams, high school, the opportunity to play for UW-Whitewater and the Neosho Rockets, you put on these uniforms and look at yourself in the mirror. “I helped coach the U.S.-9 baseball team, which is a U.S. Military team that travels around. Then ultimately, Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Academy campers listen to field directors and Brewers staff members prior to taking part in training to put on the Brewers uniform is re- drills and a clubhouse tour at Miller Park. Players were instructed to stay off the carefully manicured grass and to avoid touching ally cool. It’s an honor to go through anything in the clubhouse. the progression and see how cool KEVIN WILSON/Family & Friends this baseball trip has been.” catching station along the first-base side. teach me the game. … Shaun Wegner just to For more information on the From there, campers were taken on a tour name one, and Jeremy and Justin Reynolds. Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Academy, visit of Miller Park’s inner sanctum, starting with I look at the big brother kind of mental- https://www.mlb.com/brewers/fans/camps. the media interview room. Egnarski and Bartlein took turns role playing as Brewers manager Craig Counsell and general manager David Stearns while fielding questions from campers positioned in the media seat- ing. Then a few campers were invited to sit at the table and field questions. “Who sits there (where you are sitting)?,” one Brewers official asked the campers. “It’s (TV) people from Fox, NBC, WTMJ … newspapers are still around, so you’ll see them, too.” The tour concluded in the clubhouse, where campers could peek into the coaching offices and admire vintage jerseys and other framed memorabilia along the hallway walls before getting a chance to look at (but not touch) the player lockers. Finally, campers got to meet Brewers second baseman Keston Hiura for questions and autographs. “It’s pretty cool to come here and work for a day,” Egnarski said as he left Miller Park. “It makes work real easy.” Being a baseball player and coach has made for enjoyable work as well. “It’s an awesome opportunity to teach the game that I love,” Egnarski said. “I had (the benefit of having) a lot of older guys

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Golf helped Watertown native overcome war injury and later meet his commander in chief

By Nate Gilbert selected to play, 20 were brand new. We got In August 2004, during his second deploy- Family & Friends staff to meet President George W. Bush and Mrs. ment, Woods was fighting in the Battle of olf is more than a game for Jerry Bush. We ended up having dinner with him Najaf Cemetery. On the second day of com- Woods. The sport helped him re- the first night and had some great conversa- bat, Woods’ unit was under attack without cover from a serious leg injury tions with him. We got to play with other support from the air. suffered while serving in Iraq during veterans, hear their story and built some “Our platoon was tasked with security G2004 and recently Woods won the Warrior great friendships.” for the area. The morning before, a Marine Open, an 18-hole golf tournament for veter- As interesting as meeting the president helicopter got shot down,” Woods said. “My ans hosted by the George W. Bush Institute, was, Woods’ harrowing story that helped platoon was called in to react and secure the by a single shot. earn him a spot in the Warrior Open was area. At that time, they decided we were go- When Woods, a 1996 graduate of Water- even more compelling. ing to commence an offensive attack on the town High School, arrived in Dallas, Texas, Najaf Cemetery. for the tournament, it didn’t take long for Golf during the recovery process “It was two days until I ended up getting him to meet the event’s host. In 1998, Woods enlisted in the Marine wounded. The first day was small arms, “The tournament was an awesome experi- Corps. Ten years later, he was promoted to hand-to-hand combat. We had artillery sup- ence,” Woods said. “It was a long weekend second lieutenant. Woods was deployed to porting us and tanks coming in, close air and they brought my wife, Tammy, out there. Iraq twice as an infantryman between 2003 support. We ended up tacking probably a We got a couple of practice rounds with and 2004 and once to Afghanistan in 2014 quarter of a mile and setting up in a defen- other veterans. There were 24 total veterans as an aviation supply officer. sive position. The first night while in the 20 Family & Friends | FALL 2019 defensive position we had close air support and that kind of suppressed the border so we didn’t have to worry about that. “The second night, unfortunately, we didn’t have close air support. They were lob- bing mortars into our hasty defensive position. One of those mortars ended up hitting right in the middle of our defensive position right where I was with a radio operator and Kermit. All three of us sustained injuries from the shrapnel from that mortar round. We got evacuated from there to Baghdad then to Randstad, Germany, and eventually back to the States.” Woods still has pieces of shrapnel in his left leg as doctors elected to forgo surgery on the area. Through physical therapy and time, he has been able to make a full recovery. “I could walk but with a cane,” Woods said. “It took a lot of physical therapy and walking in general, jogging and eventually running. It took 2-3 months for a full recovery where I was able to get back and jog easily for the most part. I was lucky enough to fully recover. There are times today where it bothers me, but it doesn’t keep me from doing the things I want to do. The biggest thing that helped me through it all was the support of my friends and family.” Golf helped Woods ease back into physical activity while continuing to play the game he first took up at the age of 12. “I leaned heavily on the game of golf and that allowed me to gradually get back and recover from it while continuing to do something I enjoyed,” he said. “Obviously, (I am) lucky to be here today and I know a lot of people that didn’t make it back and that sustained tougher injuries than me. I try to do what I can to help them and be there for them also in the tough times. “There have been tough times ever since then that mentally I’ve struggled with it. You definitely feel guilt that ‘why was I the one lucky enough to survive it all and be here?’ Jerry Woods hits a tee shot during the Warrior Open Pro-Am golf tournament in May at Trinity Forest Golf Club in Dallas, When you look back on it, I just thank God Texas. that I am here to be with my family and see Contributed photo my kids grow up.” “I knew I could play the front nine pretty “It was about a 95-yard wedge shot that well,” Woods said. “I just kept my focus and seemed easy, I bladed it over the green and How he played my caddie, local pro Eric Hunt, kept me it went straight for the water hazard,” Woods On the course at the Warrior open, there focused. He didn’t let me think about the said. “Luckily, it stopped short of the water were some challenges, but nothing com- score.” hazard, but I still had a 50-yard shot back pared to Iraq. Woods’ second nine at the newly con- up and over a bunker to an elevated green. Woods started on hole No. 10 as the structed Trinity Forest Golf Club, home of the I knew I needed to get up and down. I hit a opening nine holes didn’t go quite as AT&T Byron Nelson on the PGA Tour, almost great wedge shot to 15 feet and lipped out planned. He carded two double bogeys be- got away from him at the par-3 eighth hole my par putt but saved a bogey, thinking I fore making the turn with a 3-over-par 39. that measures under 100 yards. was going in with a double bogey or worse.

FALL 2019 | Family & Friends 21 I ended up saving bogey.” On the last hole, Woods didn’t know where he stood on the lead- erboard. Two solid shots left 20 feet downhill for birdie, breaking left to right, from the fringe and one critical club selection. “Instead of chipping it, I putted it with my caddie’s advice,” Woods said. “I lagged it up to the hole for a 2-footer. I made that but didn’t realize that was potentially the winning stroke. Looking back at those holes, I ended up saving one or two strokes which helped me win the tournament.” Woods shot a 3-over 75 to beat Andrew Bachelder by a shot and earned an invitation to play at the celebrity-laden American Century Championship in Lake Tahoe during July. It also meant a memorable trophy presentation. “The trophy presentation with Mr. Bush was just something I never really expected going out there,” Woods said. “I expected to go out there and have a good time, just ended up playing great golf and winning.” Woods served during Bush’s tenure in the White House, which made getting to spend time with him extra meaningful. “At the dinner, he’s a down-to-earth, good man. He was president of the United States when I was serving in the military, so I looked Jerry Woods (left) receives the Warrior Open trophy from former President George W. up to him,” Woods said. “He gave us orders out there in Iraq. Bush at Trinity Forest Golf Club in Dallas, Texas, in May. Woods shot a 3-over 75 to win the event by one stroke. “It was a pleasure to sit there and have dinner with him, socialize Contributed photo with him. He asked us a few things and talked to my wife. He made us feel like we were at home. The entire dinner was formal, but he “I got to play with Chad Collins, which was another great experi- made it feel relaxed.” ence,” Woods said. “That was a little more relaxed because it wasn’t The Warrior Cup competitors also took part in a pro-am with a competitive score. It was cool to hear the experiences from a PGA professionals the following day and Woods was paired with Chad Tour pro and walk the course with him.” Collins.

22 Family & Friends | FALL 2019 Something I won’t forget Bush made his first hole-in-one at Trinity Forest earlier in the year on No. 12, news that quickly made the rounds on social me- Check Out Our Selection dia. As Woods was getting ready to play the 12th, Bush and his entourage were driving up and Jerry gave them plenty of reason to Of Durable Wood-Look stop and watch his tee shot. “He came rolling up with his entire entou- Vinyl Flooring! rage of five carts and said good luck on hole No. 12,” Woods said. “I said ‘sir, I’m going to one up you here so you better stop and Retail Showroom • Full Service Cash-n-Carry Service watch.’ So he slams on his brakes and he and his entourage stop and get out on the Carpet Maintenance • Area Rugs • Upholstery Cleaning tee box to watch me tee off. It’s about a 120- yard shot and I go to hit the ball and end up topping it in the weeds right in front of the tee box. Definitely not my best shot, but a memory I won’t forget.”

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FALL 2019 | Family & Friends 23 CATCHING A BUZZ MENTORSHIP PROGRAM TEACHES YOUTHS BEEKEEPING SKILLS

Brock’s father, Jason Roy, holds a hive tool with a few honeybees on it. Look closely and a worker bee packed full of pollen stands out. TERESA STOWELL/Family & Friends 24 Family & Friends | FALL 2019 Mikayla Justmann is pictured above holding a frame full of brood showing her queen and hive is thriving. Her mentor is Frank Owens of Horicon. TERESA STOWELL/Family & Friends

By Teresa Stowell and Mikayla were each given equip- explained more to Brock what they were Special to Family & Friends ment including a protective bee coat with seeing as Brock asked questions along the ven with a suit and veil covering hooded veil, gloves, a hive tool, bee brush way. every inch of your body, it can be and smoker, as well as the wooden hive “If you look here, this is an empty su- overwhelming to open up a honey- components that they had to put together persedure cell,” Mel said while he used his bee hive, so it might be surprising to make the hive box. Over the years, the hive tool to scrape off part of the comb as Efor some to hear that two area youths are club has purchased the equipment from Brock quickly asked what a supersedure taking on the beekeeping hobby with the area suppliers including Capitol Bee Supply cell was. “That means they may be trying help of a local club that hopes to excite in Columbus, Heritage Honeybees in Ixonia to supersede the queen, but it likely won’t and educate the next generation of bee- and Dadant in Watertown. come to that,” Mel said. keepers. They were also given live bees in spring The club purchased a 3 pound package The Dodge-Jefferson County Beekeeper’s to install and care for during the beekeep- of Carniolan bees for Brock. He constructed Association selected Mikayla Justmann, ing season. Both youths were assigned the hive boxes himself and had to put daughter of Jim and Lisa Justmann of rural mentors from the club to help them with together the frames. With brand new Juneau, and Brock Roy, son of Jason and their beekeeping experience. frames, it takes time for the bees to make Renee Roy of rural Juneau, as this year’s On a summer afternoon, on a farm comb from wax where they put the honey Youth in Beekeeping recipients. This is the south of Juneau, the sun peeked through and brood. While inspecting the bees, fifth year of the youth beekeeping mentor- the oak trees as the bees quickly darted in Brock and Mel look for how far the bees ship program. and out of the white hive sitting up on a have drawn out the comb and how many “This program was the brainchild of hill overlooking a corn field and the farm- frames they’ve filled with a mixture of pol- Louis Antonioni, a fellow club member, house. Dressed in a heavy white coat with len, honey and brood. When the bees have who really believes that no matter what hooded veil and leather gloves, Brock care- filled up two-thirds of a box, then Brock kind of experience the youths have with fully lifted the lid off the hive to inspect the can add another box on top of the hive, beekeeping, it broadens their outlook on bees inside, as his mentor Mel Saeger of eventually hoping to add a smaller box, agriculture and the presence of pollinators Juneau gave him some encouraging tips. called a super, where he can collect honey. in our ecosystem,” Tracy Malterer, member “We’re looking for brood,” Mel explained “You’ve got a great hive going here,” of the bee association and hobby bee- to Brock as he lifted a frame out of the Mel said. “You’ve got a good solid brood keeper, said. box. “If we can see some larvae, then we pattern.” Brock and Mikayla applied for the know it’s a good sign the queen is in there Brock, a senior at Dodgeland High program by writing an essay on why they and she’s working.” School and president of the school’s FFA should be selected. Once chosen, Brock Carefully inspecting each frame, Mel club, became interested in beekeeping

FALL 2019 | Family & Friends 25 after learning his great-grandfather Merlin Weinheimer had bees on the farm where he lives many years ago. “We’d take a ride over in the woods on the four-wheeler and see where the hives were,” Brock said. “I thought it was neat that he had bees here.” Brock and his family were already familiar with his mentor Mel through church at St. John’s in Juneau. Mel has been keeping bees for about 25 years starting when he would help his father-in-law Edgar Dobratz Sr. many years ago. “I used to be deathly scared of the bees,” Mel said, shaking his head. “Now I have about 20 hives in different places around the county.” Brock’s parents are also new to beekeeping and both are supportive and helpful with the beekeeping experience. While Renee is behind the scenes mixing sugar water for feeding or helping with the hive boxes, Ja- son has his own bee coat and is by Brock’s side learning how to handle and take care of the bees. “It’s a great family project,” Jason said. “I like the fact that we learn something new every time we go out to the hives. Each hive has it’s own personality and it’s interesting to see that.” The family also planted an orchard full of plum, apple, cherry and pear trees this year to help support their bees as well as some white clover around the farm. Brock’s younger brothers Caleb, 15, and Landon, 13, also check the bees out with Brock on occa- sion. Brock’s interest in bees doesn’t end at home, he’s also hoping to start some hives through the FFA club at school. “We had about two acres of land donated to the ag program at Dodgeland this past year and we also received a grant to purchase seed for pollinator plants that we planted this spring,” Brock said. “I’m hoping this next year we can add three or four hives out there.” While Brock says he learns something new every time Mel comes out to the farm to help with the bees, learning about the importance of the queen and how the hive works has been interesting. “Not many people may realize the queen just flies out once to mate and then she never leaves the hive,” Brock said. “I like to

Mel Saeger of Juneau is a mentor to Brock Roy through this year’s beekeeping season. Mel is a longtime beekeeper and has about 25 of his own hives. Pictured above he gives Brock advice while inspecting the hive. TERESA STOWELL/Family & Friends 26 Family & Friends | FALL 2019 go and see how this small colony can survive on all the things around them in their environment.” While Mel said on a good year he can average about 1,000 pounds of honey, Brock is hoping to get at least a few pounds and eventually get enough to sell. His favorite honey treat is peanut-butter banana honey toast. A few miles west of Juneau, Mikayla and her parents, Jim and Lisa, walk out to their backyard where a light green painted hive sits among their lilac bushes, not far from their house as bees work quickly buzzing throughout their flower-filled yard. Mikayla, an eighth-grader at Dodgeland Middle School, was given a three pound package of Italian bees as well as all of the protective clothing, equipment and hive components. In her essay to be selected as the beekeeping recipient, she shared her concern for honeybees in today’s world. “My mom showed me an article about how honeybees are dying and how important they are as pollinators for our environment,” she said. “I think it’s important that more people learn how to be beekeepers.” Frank Owens of Horicon is Mikayla’s mentor helping her to learn about bees and to become comfortable while working with them. He first became interested in beekeeping when he took down a tree and found an empty hive and later on helped a club member capture a swarm. In her white bee coat and hooded veil, Mikayla pointed out her loose work pants, explaining one of the first things she learned about beekeeping from Frank was that she has to wear loose clothing, not leggings. “The bees will sting right through leggings,” she said smiling. On a breezy summer day, Mikayla cau- tiously helped look through the frames of her beehive with Tracy. Mikayla started by smoking the entrance of the hive and by giving one puff of smoke inside the hive before opening it up. The smoke drives the bees down into the hive and calms them, making it easier to take out the frames and look at them. “You have a beautiful brood pattern on this frame,” Tracy said as Mikayla held it up. “It looks like about seven out of the 10 frames are drawn out. You’ll want to check

Mikayla Justmann, an eighth-grader at Dodgeland Middle School, looks over her new hive of bees she received as part of the Youth in Beekeeping program through the Dodge/Jefferson County Beekeeper’s Association. TERESA STOWELL/Family & Friends FALL 2019 | Family & Friends 27 them again in seven to 10 days,” Tracy said, as they finished looking through the hive. Frank said he’s enjoyed watching Mikayla learn and while working with the bees he stresses to her the importance of handling the frames carefully as to not hurt the queen. “The first time she was really shaky,” he said. “But each time she gets more and more confident and comfortable working with them. It’s fun to see her learn.” The main concern for many new beekeepers is the thought of being stung by a bee. “I always remember that if I get stung it’s important to stay calm and to walk away from the hive,” Tracy explained to Mikayla. “The first thing you want to do is to get the stinger out. When a honeybee stings you they die instantly but often their stinger will stay in you.” Mikayla’s parents are also new to beekeeping and are enjoying learning about Brock and his mentor Mel Saeger open up a hive he was given through the Youth in Beekeeping program sponsored by the hobby as much as she is. While Italian the Dodge/Jefferson County Beekeeper’s Association. Youths ages 12-17 can apply for the program and receive all the equipment and bees needed to manage one hive over the season, along with a knowledgeable mentor. bees are known to be more calm in their TERESA STOWELL/Family & Friends personality, both Jim and Lisa walk right out to the hive without coats or veils on watch- asked to keep a written record of their ex- what we should do next. He’s always happy ing from a few feet away as Mikayla works perience and complete two service projects to answer our questions and he’s great at with the bees. during the year by giving presentations or explaining things to Mikayla,” Jim said. “We “I couldn’t sleep at night before she got the volunteering with the club. couldn’t do this without him.” bees, because I thought we wouldn’t have a They also must enter at least one county At the end of the season, the club holds good place to put them,” Jim said. “We have fair entry related to honey or bees and at- an annual club extraction event where the a whole lot of cornfields around us, but then tend at least five of the club meetings and youths in the program can bring their frames we learned that they’ll feed up to 2-3 miles present a final report of their experience to and learn how to extract their honey and away and Frank found a good spot for them the club. If the youths completes the pro- then take some honey home with them. in the backyard with morning sun and after- gram, they are given full ownership of the Club members hope their year of keeping noon shade.” colony and equipment. If the they don’t want bees will shape their future thinking of how Learning how important dandelions are to continue beekeeping, the club takes it beekeeping is connected to agriculture and to bees as their first major source of protein, back. the environment. Jim laughed as he explained what their lawn “This is our fifth year so we’ve worked “A youth beekeeping program educates was like after that first round of dandelions with 10 kids over the past years,” Tracy said. and informs the next generation of citizens bloomed in the spring. “Many have done so well they’ve been able on the importance of honeybees and widens “Lisa and Mikayla didn’t want me to mow to extract their own honey and are still bee- the awareness of pollinators in our land- the lawn for so long because of the dande- keeping today.” scape. It also opens opportunities for youths lions and I thought our lawn was going to The mentorship part of the program has to explore beekeeping as a career pathway look like a hay field after I finally cut it,” he been a key factor in the success that the to everything from environmental science said shaking his head and smiling. youths and their families have with the hives. and research to culinary arts and commercial Mikayla’s goal, described in her essay, was All the families feel as thankful for the men- entrepreneurship,” Tracy said. “Beekeeping to keep the bees alive through the year and tor as they did for the bees the kids received. gets kids outdoors and involved in a hands- to learn all she can about them. Like most “Mel is a wealth of knowledge,” Jason on experience that sparks knowledge and people she’s also a big fan of honey and said as Brock shook his head in agreement. skills effectively contributing to healthy social loves having the sweet stuff on some toast or “There is no way we could have helped and emotional learning. With the challenges in tea. Her siblings Isabelle, 11, and Jonathon, Brock take this on without help from Mel. that face the honeybee and our environ- 8, watch her work with the bees as well. Plus, he’s a really fun guy to have around.” ment, youth beekeeping programs are more As part of the program, both youths are The Justmann’s were also happy to have relevant and important now than ever.” given a free membership to the Dodge/Jef- Frank to help guide them in their beekeeping For more information about the Dodge/ ferson Beekeepers Association for one year. skills. Jefferson Beekeeping association, visit, www. During their year of beekeeping, they’re “We just wait for Frank to come to see dodge-jeffersonbeekeepers.com.

28 Family & Friends | FALL 2019 Clif Groth ‘The MacGyver of Watertown radio’ Wizard earns his spot in the state radio hall of fame

By Steve Sharp Family & Friends staff into the hallowed hall in Milwaukee’s Hilton him radios to rebuild and repair. s a Watertown farm boy, Clif Groth Hotel. But it wasn’t so much his new, official “I collected radios,” he said. loved nothing more than tinkering legendary status Groth wanted to discuss, it Groth’s 1950s-era fourth-grade teacher with batteries and electrical wires was the long and winding path he took to was perhaps his greatest influence and an — sometimes burning his fingers. achieve it. early ally. She provided him with the “First ANow, at age 76, Groth’s extensive knowl- Groth was born at St. Mary’s Hospital in Radio Book for Boys” after noticing her edge of electronics and all things “radio” has Watertown to a family with a minor back- young charge’s interest in radio and elec- earned him enshrinement in the prestigious ground in radio. One day his Uncle Martin, tronics. A Lionel train set led to his first job Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Hall of who fought in World War II, gave him a assembling a train table for a local hardware Fame. Motorola radio to “fix.” store. He collects model trains to this day. Groth and his wife, Pat, who still call Wa- “I did a lot of damage to things before I “In grade school I worked at a local radio- tertown home, visited with Family & Friends fixed them,” Groth said with a laugh, adding TV shop cleaning TVs, testing tubes and one recent day shortly after his induction that as he built his skills, neighbors brought repairing five-tube radios,” Groth recalled.

FALL 2019 | Family & Friends 29 This is a 1966 image of the building on the northwest corner of the Main Street bridge over the Rock Clif Groth was a significant part of Watertown radio engineering during the River that housed WTTN radio during a portion of its run in Watertown. Clif Groth’s vehicle of the early 1960s. He recalled for Family & Friends that the station ran on “all tube time can be seen, in-full, parked next to the bridge while he worked a shift at the station. equipment.” Contributed image Contributed photo

In his youth, Groth’s parents would come This seems to be about where his career is a member of the society of Broadcast into the city of Watertown to visit their par- really took off and on May 10, 1965, Groth Engineers since 1979 and a WBA Alternate ents, but this soon got old for the inquisitive was contracted by WTTN as CE. He stayed Broadcast Inspection Program inspector. adolescent. To combat his boredom, Groth on at WFAW in that role, as well. He then Groth also does consulting and measure- walked downtown to WTTN radio, where started his contract engineering business, ments for radio broadcasters. he puttered about and soon found himself Broadcast Electronic Service. “I’m still consulting and active. I’m not employed, around 1958. The activities in Groth’s lengthy career really retired,” Groth said, adding he also “It wasn’t a ‘job,’ it was because I was and its highlights boggle the mind. He has works on the technical end of sound at St. there and they put me to work,” Groth said. helped radio stations in the upper Midwest Mark’s Lutheran Church in Watertown and “I worked Sundays and then worked more. in countless ways — even building and put the video system in at the Watertown One DJ was a paraplegic and we took him launching some. Municipal Building. He runs his own radio up three flights of stairs in a wheelchair.” A list of stations that have used Groth’s station out of his basement, 24/7 at 91.1 on Groth went on to do remote broadcasts of talents include, of course, WTTN and WFAW, the FM dial. polka bands at the Jefferson County Fair- along with WMDF-FM, WSUW, WTOS, “When you get up by our house (near Wis- grounds. WEZW, WBEV, WXRO, WYNE, WKJR, Pak) you can pick it up,” Groth said. In 1961, he graduated from high school WWSP, WOJB, WIXK, WLIP, WAQE, WATN, Groth’s wife, Pat, quietly knitted while her and continued at WTTN, attending MSOE WAUK and WYNE. Keep in mind, these are husband recalled his life in radio for Fam- while working the radio night shift. just a few on Groth’s list. ily & Friends. When asked how she met her “Then I switched to UW-Whitewater, Recently, Groth has served as chief engi- husband, Pat seemed ready to chime in. helped out at WSUW, and worked at WTTN neer for Clear Channel’s six Madison stations Surprisingly, she began by saying she isn’t on weekends,” he said. — two AM and four FM. He has also worked really his “wife.” Groth is a man who can wing it, or do with Google and Microsoft. “We’ve been married 52 years and I’m things completely by-the-book. Doing the His resume states that, “post-retirement nothing more than a mistress,” she said. “He latter, he obtained his FCC first class license he is back at Fort Atkinson, usually on has spent nights sleeping with his (radio in 1964 and was hired by Goetz Broadcast- Thursdays, for ‘TLC,’” has been on the WBA equipment).” ing as contract engineer for WFAW AM-FM. Broadcasters Clinic Board since 1998, he The times to which she was referring were 30 Family & Friends | FALL 2019 the many nights Groth had to spend away from home making sure a wounded radio station was able to remain on the air. “Through this, we had six kids,” she said. When asked why he never went fully into the broadcast side of radio, Groth said it was because he was more “mechanically and electrically inclined.” “No it wasn’t,” Pat interjected. “It was because he’s shy.” “Well, I was kind of stoic,” Groth admitted. “I would never have met him if 2,200 volts wouldn’t have gone down his body,” Pat said, noting she was working as a nurse at St. Mary’s Hospital in Watertown in Febru- ary of 1966 when Groth came staggering in. He was near death after receiving an electric shock at the radio station that would have killed most mortals. She took him on an elevator up to a treatment area and informed him he had a burn-hole in his pants. His leg and hand were badly injured. The shock was comparable to what has been sent out in electric chairs to kill convicted Clif Groth is shown in this promotional photo from WIBA radio in 2004. murderers at darker times in U.S. history and Contributed photo Groth had been knocked unconscious for 20 minutes. was paid well and was taken care of. hall-of-fame/clif-groth, he is painted as “the “I woke up and I smelled burned flesh. I “I was taken care of most of the time — MacGyver of radio broadcasting” by Vicki got in the car and drove to the hospital. (Pat) when people paid me,” he said, adding a McKenna. Another man said Groth’s car was was the first person I saw. After that, they close friend of his is retired Watertown at- like “a Radio Shack store,” while another sim- called me ‘Sparky,’” Groth said. torney and former Jefferson County Branch I ply said solving problems is what makes him The couple was married in September of Judge John Ullsvik, who would put his legal tick. Jim Vriezen said he didn’t think there is 1967 at the Little Brown Church in the Vale skills to work when Groth was not receiving a single station in Wisconsin Groth has not in Nashua, Iowa, the building made famous payments for services rendered. helped. He is described as humble, gracious, in the song, “The Church in the Wildwood.” Groth is described in glowing terms by generous, trustworthy, dependable and a Groth said he has had opportunities to his distinguished colleagues in Wisconsin “just a good human being.” work in larger radio markets but chose to re- broadcasting. In his hall of fame induc- The inscription on the hall of fame plaque main in Watertown because of his contacts tion video, which can be viewed online at presented to Groth, not surprisingly, also and established business. He also said he www.wisconsinbroadcastingmuseum.org/ contains complimentary words. The plaque

FALL 2019 | Family & Friends 31 Clif Groth was a DJ at WTTN on a Top 40 radio show called “Band Stand” in the early Clif Groth and his wife, Pat, are shown displaying his Wisconsin Broadcasters Associa- 1960s. “We got the records we played from Geyer Music. So if you bought a record from tion Hall of Fame induction plaque during an interview with Family & Friends. Geyer’s, there was a good chance it may have been used.” STEVE SHARP/Family & Friends Contributed photo

32 Family & Friends | FALL 2019 also hangs in the Hall of Fame in downtown Doucette, Jim Irwin, Bob Uecker, Milwaukee. Gordon Hinkley and Mike Gou- “Clif Groth’s engineering expertise has sha, among many others. touched countless radio stations through- Although he keeps working, out Wisconsin and the Midwest,” it states. because electronics are what “For 60 years, he has dedicated himself to he knows best and his skills building and rebuilding radio studios and remain in great demand, Groth towers, and establishing a reputation as a said he is satisfied with his dependable, dedicated, and well-respected career. broadcast engineer ... Clif served numer- “I’ve done enough,” he said, ous employers during his career while adding quickly, “But if some- constantly demonstrating his commitment body asks me to fix something, to the broader industry. Clif served on the I’ll still give it whirl.” WBA Broadcasters Clinic Committee for 20 years and has been an SBE member for 40 years. He is recognized for keeping himself relevant through constant training through- Consumer Report’s #1 Front Load Laundry out his career. As a member of the engineering community, Clif has always been quick to loan services or equipment to help an engineer, even if it’s a competitor. His peers say he’s ‘always there.’” Groth steps into a Wisconsin Broadcast- ers Hall of Fame that was created in 1989 to honor those people of the airwaves who have devoted their careers to broadcasting and its development in Wisconsin. It exists, according to its website, “to recognize their outstanding service to broadcasting, their communities, and their state, over at least a 15-year career in the industry, at least 10 of which were served in Wisconsin.” The first 12 members of the Hall of Fame were inducted during the 1989 WBA Sum- mer Conference. Inductees are chosen each year from among nominations by WBA members. Broadcasters who have been inducted into the hall of fame include manag- ers, personalities, engineers, reporters and LOAD IN YOUR WORST. broadcasting pioneers who were all of the MAYTAG WILL GIVE IT above. THE BEST. In October 1989, Alfred C. Sykes, then With the PowerWash® system, only a Maytag® washer chairman of the Federal Communications rolls up its sleeves to give you the Best Cleaning in Commission, came to Wisconsin to formally the industry.* And we’re proud to say they’re designed, engineered and assembled in the U.S.A. WHAT’S INSIDE MATTERS® dedicate a hall of fame display, including plaques honoring the inductees, at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin Library in Madison. In 2010, due to remodeling of the SHSW facility, the display was relocated to the Hilton Milwaukee City Center in 2015 and enhanced with a touchscreen display featur- ing inductee commemorative videos. APPLIANCE & MATTRESSES Alongside Groth for perpetuity in the hall Sales & Service Since 1949 are his friend and retired Milwaukee radio DJ Bob Barry (who introduced The Beatles in 682 E. Wisconsin Ave. • Oconomowoc, WI 53066 a historic Milwaukee performance), former (262) 567-4873 • www.radtkeappliance.com Green Bay Packers Willie Davis and Larry Mon., Thurs. 8:30-7; Tues., Wed., Fri 8:30-5:30; Sat. 8:30-3:00 McCarren, Lee Shurman Dreyfus, Eddie Accredited Approved Member

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