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FALL 2019 FREE 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 Creating Memories Enjoy the outdoors with ultimate products and professional service! Dave’s knowledgeable staff will help you select the perfect product for your needs. Stop in today! Dave’s Turf & Marine, LLC Over 68 years of service • 920-261-6802 Dave & Leni Kahler • ww.davesturf.net W2755 East Gate Drive, Watertown FALL 2019 | Family & Friends 3 Our Owners are Not the Only Ones Who Should Enjoy a Freshly Prepared Dinner! STOP IN and see our full line of fresh pet food departmentartmeent • Raw Diet Blends • Grandpa Glenn’s Freeze Dried Treats • Raw Whole Muscle • Chicken Hearts, Beef Liverer THEY ARE A PART OF THE FAMILY... SO TREAT THEM LIKE THAT! 722 W. Main Street, Watertown (920) 261-2226 Monday–Thursday 7–7; Friday 7–8; Saturday 7–5; Sunday 7–1 www.glennsmarket.com 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 We welcome your story ideas. If you have a suggestion, send it to: [email protected]. 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 down- stairs 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.