Dog Park

Under the commentary for the Disk Park there is a suggestion for a dog park which I think is a great idea. I know there is one in Ripon but it is not easily accessible. I would love to see one around here. What do you think?

Land Use and Planning Commission Mtg

There is a County Land Use and Planning Commission meeting on Thursday, Feb. 26. I'm not sure where the meeting is being held at the moment. It can determine the direction of the county in the next 30 years and if you don't go you will be the same people who go to ABA development meetings or Nortons sale meeting too late and wonder what happened.

Norton's on TV Sunday last Sunday AM

Norton's was on WFRV on Sunday morning promoting the area. If you missed it here is the link to the page.

Thanks, Mike


http://www.wfrv.com/content/news/sundaymorning/default.aspx

Green Lake Disc Golf @ Zobel Park

There is a group trying to install a disc golf and handicap accessible park at Zobel Park. For those of you unfamiliar with disc golf it is a game played with Frisbees instead of a golf ball. There are tournaments all over the country and we have several local players.

For those of you who might be interested in donating I've put a Pay Pal button on the right. For those of you who would rather send a check this is the address:

Oshkosh Community Foundation
Green Lake Zobel Park Recreational Fund
404 N. Main Street #205
Oshkosh, WI 54901

Make checks payable to Green Lake Zobel Park Rec Fund

All donations are tax deductible.

Thanks for your support!
For those who would like more information you can email
nathanomirr@hotmail.com

Sky Views of Lake 2-18-09

I'd like to thank Drew Vandervelde for the photos.

School Board Elections

Harley, Meade and Emmett are the top three in the school board elections.

Green Lake Basketball

I've heard the mayor won't be coaching the basketball team anymore?

Tomorrow Are The Primary Elections!

Don't forget to vote in the primary elections Tuesday. Especially for all you people with school board concerns.

Sports News

Green Lake High School Boys lost to Lourdes by one point last night in the last few seconds of the game. Green Lake Grade School Girls beat Markesan this morning.

How's The Fishing?

The Walkers Fisheree is this weekend. How's everybody doing? What is the ice like? Who's winning? There were 212 entered in the contest. I know Jay Kramer did pretty well. How was everybody else?

Feb 17th Elections.

I'm falling down on the job here. Thanks for reminding me to post this. I meant to do it a while ago. I'm getting a little worn down on the school and property stuff.

Anyway, there are elections coming up for the school board. I am not sure what else there is. There were interviews in the Green Lake and Ripon papers with the candidates.

Area Unemployment Stats

This is information is from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. This area currently has an unemployment rate of about %5.9, ending December 2008, for the Fond du Lac Area which is the closest to the Green Lake area that are currently on record. The national unemployment figures came out today.

I am just wondering what is going on out there with local jobs and how secure people feel about their jobs right now.

Green Lake State Bank

Did anybody see this article in the Milwaukee Journal from last week? The Baraboo Bank, parent company of the Green Lake State Bank got $20.7 million from the TARP bailout from the federal government.

http://www.jsonline.com/business/38164349.html

City of Green Lake Police/Winn Collins on TV

I think the city of Green Lake is lucky to have the police they do. They do their job with common sense and serve the town very well. That seems to be a rare thing these days. Mostly the police just seem to out to "raise" money for the town budget without regard to individuals. I recently heard the local Princeton police get $4 dollars/hour more than the City of Green Lake police. I realize there budget constraints but when and if there is any money around I think these guys deserve a raise.

Sunday morning Winn Collins was on Wisconsin Public TV talking about the need for funding from the state for more DA assistance. He did a nice job. Good work Winn.

Lindenwood Development & The School

There seems to be a big discussion under another post regarding the land use issue with the new development at the ABA. You might want to start posting that issue here.

Who Remembers When You Could Drink All Night for a $1.50?

Who could forget Mary Jane and look at the phone number!

A Truck through the Ice Monday

I heard a truck went through the ice just below Sandstone this morning. Apparently it was 5 Ripon college students. People who don't know the lake don't know there are currents under the bluff that keep spots from freezing solidly. As they used to say on Hill Street Blues, "Be careful out there guys!"

School Sports Programs

Whatever happened with meeting regarding the sports programs being shared with Markesan? I haven't heard much but I am sure some of you out there know.

Do you know these women or where this picture was taken?

One of the reasons I started blogging was because of the historical aspects of the area I could put online. I never really intended to become the online Sound Off column. I do like the fact that people have a place to vent and let off steam though.

So in that vein I posted this picture because I thought some people would get some amusement from this blog other than complaining about the Christmas Tree lights or the neighbors dog, etc. These ladies were all very involved in community from the 1920's on. One of them recently died at 104 in Ripon. Have fun seeing if you know who they are.

Upcoming Local Elections

Someone has asked me to create a spot for local elections. I guess it isn't too soon for that so here it is. Have a Better New Year than last!