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Bellin Health Oconto Falls Open House

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Bellin Health Oconto Falls celebrated its new and improved location with an open house Wednesday, Sept. 30, at the clinic, 107 E. Highland Drive.

Attendees met Bellin’s Oconto Falls providers and toured the 9,000-square-foot facility, which replaced the former clinic at 833 Main St.

Arnold Jeske, of Abrams, won the autographed Jordy Nelson jersey given away at event.

The new clinic offers internal medicine and family practice services, X-ray, lab, drug testing, state Department of Transportation physicals and other employment- and school-related services, behavioral health and colonoscopy, among other services. The location also has introduced new services, including mobile unit mammography and bone densitometry, as well as orthopedics and physical therapy.

Crews broke ground on the new facility in March. It opened for business Aug. 24.

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“The secrets of Trigger Point Myotherapy”

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NEW Rehabilitation Services

Take control of your health. Learn the drug free technique to eliminate or minimize muscle pain and dysfunction through the Knowledge & Training of Myofascial Trigger Point self care techniques.

Carla Hedtke, Instructor/Myofascial Trigger Point Therapist, over 20 years of private Trigger Point Therapy practice

You Will Learn How to Identify, Correct and Self-Treat your own Trigger Points Specific to pain area. You will learn more about your pain and how to address it. You will learn to be an active participant in control of your myofascial Trigger Point Pain and Prevent Pain from developing.
In each 3 hour workshop you will learn and practice manual Trigger Point de-activating techniques, stretches and how to use self help tools to assist in de-activating Trigger Points. You will receive course materials to reference after the workshops for review and continual learning.

Workshops consist of:

#1 Perpetuating Factors that cause and affect your Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction. How to Self Treat Upper Body Head, Neck and Shoulder Pain.

#2 How to Self Treat Lower Body, Back, and Hip Trigger Point Pain. How to identify and Self Treat Morton’s Foot and Leg Pain.

Workshops are: 6:00-9:00 PM
#1 October 19 #2 November 16
At: NEW Rehabilitation Services
229 Van Buren Street, Oconto Falls, WI

For more information or to Register Call: (920) 373-5002 or email
tpmyotherapy@gmail.com
Class size is limited

Construction Updates October 12

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For the week of October 12th to October 16th–

  • Crews will be working from Main Street to Cherry Street on WIS 22.

o   WIS 22 will be open to local traffic from South Main Street to Cherry Street but will be limited, due to construction activity along the corridor.

o   Both Cherry Street and Central Avenue will be closed to WIS 22 from the east while the intersection are being constructed.

  • Vinton Construction will be forming and pouring the intersections of Cherry Street, Caldwell Avenue, Central Avenue and Union Street.
  • Martell Construction will start pouring sidewalks along the south side of the roadway, starting at Union Street working towards Cherry Street.

o   Concrete patch work will be completed from Cherry Street to Highland Drive.  Traffic will be reduced to one lane in each direction at this time.

  • The schedule is subject to change due to unforeseen conflicts and/or weather events.
  • Traffic control measure should ONLY be moved by authorized personnel.

WISCONSIN SINGERS

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Saturday, October 24, 2015  • 7:00 PM  •  Falls Area Performing Arts Center

Simply+the+Best!WISCONSIN SINGERS

Featuring UW-Madison’s most talented singer/dancers and instrumentalists, the WISCONSIN SINGERS will be performing a Broadway-caliber show that promises to entertain the entire family.  Absolutely Classic! is written by Robert Dietz (arranger for NBC’s The Sing Off!) and choreographed by Broadway professionals.  With more than sixty songs from timeless legends like Tony Bennett and Michael Jackson to such current pop icons as Justin Timberlake and One Direction, you’ll enjoy every minute of the Wisconsin Singers’ 48th season show!  Relive unforgettable performances from Broadway classics like Miss Saigon, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and Music Man.  Children of all ages will laugh aloud at Snoopy singing “Suppertime” and enjoy Pinocchio singing “I Got No Strings!”  The celebrated Singers’ band will rock the house with well-known television themes to the sounds of Journey and Etta James.  Badger fans won’t want to miss the Singers’ rendition of the Fifth Quarter where audiences sing “Varsity,” dance to “Tequila” and jump around to “Teach me how to Bucky.”

This event will also feature a special Opening Act performance by ENCORE!, singer/dancers students in grades 5-12 from the Oconto Falls area.

Tickets:  $18 adults / $10 students  All tickets subject to a $2 processing fee

Construction Updates October 5

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For the week of October 5th to October 9th–

  • Crews will be working from Main Street to Cherry Street on WIS 22.
    • WIS 22 will be open to local traffic from South Main Street to Cherry Street but will be limited, due to construction activity along the corridor.
    • Both Cherry Street and Central Avenue will be closed to WIS 22 from the east while the intersection are being constructed.
    • Concrete curb and gutter will be poured along both the southbound and northbound lanes mid-week.
    • Retaining walls will be constructed early next week between Union Street and Central Avenue.
    • Concrete patch work will be completed from Cherry Street to Highland Drive.  Traffic will be reduced to one lane in each direction at this time.
  • The schedule is subject to change due to unforeseen conflicts and/or weather events.
  • Traffic control measure should ONLY be moved by authorized personnel.

The Celtic/Folk/World music duo Four Shillings Short are coming to town

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4ss at Moonlight on the Mountain in Birmingham, ALTHURS: OCT 22
7:00 to 8:30pm
OCONTO FALLS COMMUNITY LIBRARY – Concert & Dinner
@ JoJo’s Restaurant
5774 Duame Rd,
Lena, WI 54139

Phone:(920) 834-4100
Tickets: $15.00 must be purchased in advance @ the Oconto Falls Library
251 N Main Street or call (920) 846-2673
www.ocontofallslibrary.org

ABOUT FOUR SHILLINGS SHORT

The Celtic/Folk/World music duo Four Shillings Short are coming to town bringing with them an ensemble of over 30 intruments including a Sitar from India and a Renaissance Krumhorn!!  The international duo last performed in the area 2012 and are delighted to be returning.  They only make it to the town every couple of years so make sure not to miss this one-of-a-kind musical treat! 

”The delightfully surprising collection of songs and sounds this husband/wife act create, while stretching the limits of Celtic and Folk music by stirring in generous amounts of Indian Ragas and Medieval flavorings via some of the tastiest sitar playing this side of Ravi Shankar” (Valpariso Times, IN) “bring musical diversity, captivating storytelling and humorous side notes to create an amazing show.” (Labyrinth Café/Fort Lauderdale, FL)   

Four Shillings Short, the husband/wife duo of Aodh Og O’Tuama from Cork, Ireland and Christy Martin from California, perform Traditional music from the Celtic lands, on a fantastic array of instruments (over 30) including Hammered & Mountain Dulcimer, Mandolin, Mandola, Bouzouki, Tinwhistles, Recorders, Medieval and Renaissance Woodwinds, North Indian Sitar, Charango, Bowed Psaltery, Banjo, Bodhran, Guitar, Ukelele, Percussion, vocals and even a Krumhorn. 

Touring in the US & Ireland since 1997, Four Shillings Short are independent folk-artists who perform 150 concerts a year, have released 12 recordings and live as full time Troubadours traveling from town to town performing at music festivals, theatres & performing arts centers, folk societies, libraries, house concerts and schools.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS:

Aodh Og O’Tuama grew up in a family of poets, musicians and writers.  He received his degree in Music from University College Cork, Ireland and received a Fellowship from Stanford University in California in Medieval and Renaissance performance.  He plays Tinwhistles, Medieval & Renaissance woodwinds, Recorders, Doumbek (from Morocco), bowed Psaltery, Spoons and sings both in English, Gaelic & French.

Christy Martin grew up in a family of musicians and dancers.  From the age of 15, she studied North Indian Sitar for 10 years, 5 of them with a student of master Sitarist Ravi Shankar.  She began playing the Hammered Dulcimer in her 20’s and has studied with Maggie Sansone, Dan Duggan, Cliff Moses, Robin Petrie, Tony Elman and Glen Morgan.  In addition she plays Mandolin, Mandola, Bouzouki, Banjo, Guitar, Bodhran (Irish frame drum), Charango, bowed Psaltery and sings in English, Irish, Spanish and Sanskrit.

WHAT FOLKS SAY ABOUT FOUR SHILLINGS SHORT

Yours was truly one of the best shows I’ve been to on “any” level & it’s pretty broad: Michael Jackson, Celtic Women, James Taylor, John Denver & Four Shillings Short!!! I enjoyed not only the musical talent, but the education regarding instruments, origin etc. storytelling & mix of genuine passion, love & humor.  In that regard you beat out all the others. (Louisville, KY)

“Sunday nights’ concert featured a husband and wife duo called Four Shillings Short.  They are astounding.  They both have wonderful singing voices.  They play an incredible variety of music from Indian Ragas to Celtic, Traditional folk and about anything else you can think of.  They are very charismatic with great stage presence.” Columbus Folk Music Society,OH)

“Their musical virtuosity makes old songs sound new and new songs sound like time-worn Celtic spells.” (CITY PAGES, Wausau WI)                                                                                                                                                    

“They are not the Clancy Brothers or Jean Richie or Ravi Shankar   but a combination of all three, laced with Irish humor. Their collection of instruments is museum-like and I’ve never seen the place so packed.” (San Gregorio General Store, CA)

“Four Shillings Short are the ultimate in coffeehouse entertainment. The variety of musical instrumentation really keeps me interested. Equal amounts of male and female energy keep the emotional content well-balanced. Song lyrics don’t get hidden underneath too much accompaniment. Harmonies are sweet; instrumental solos spirited. And best of all, their demeanor belies a commitment to the ideal of rising up singing.” (Chicory House Concerts Forty Fort, PA)

“Stunning performance last night. Folk music at its best. Well sung, well played & I lost count of how many instruments. One of the most inspiring performances I have ever witnessed.”  (Berea KY)

“Four Shillings Short, celto-indo fusion duo, is a world class act.” (KMFB – Late night Liz, Fort Bragg, CA)

“These are two of the best musicians that I’ve seen come through.  They are authentic, traditional and spontaneous.”(Suburban  Exchange, Houghton MI)

“Four Shillings Short takes you on a musical journey through time and across the seas as they perform everything from traditional Irish tunes and airs to Indian Ragas.”  (The Foothills Sun-Gazette/ Exeter, CA)

“A husband-and-wife duo of mystical musical abilities.  Their sound is haunting, crystalline beauty.”

(Monterey County Weekly, Monterey, CA)

“The Celtic/Folk/World music duo performs on a bevy of unusual instruments and in myriad styles.  This is a great show for kids of all ages, who’ll be amazed by the duo’s thematic range.” (Glen Starkey – New Times, San Luis Obispo, CA)

Construction Updates September 28

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For the week of September 28th to October 2nd –

  • Crews will be working from Main Street to Cherry Street on WIS 22.
  • WIS 22 will be open to local traffic from South Main Street to Cherry Street in the northbound lanes, until strengths are achieved on the recently paved southbound lanes.  Once strengths are achieved traffic will be switched to the southbound lanes.
  • Both Cherry Street and Central Avenue will be closed to WIS 22 from the east, until strengths are achieved on the concrete pavement poured on September 23rd.
  • Vinton Construction will be prepping and paving the northbound lanes on Tuesday, September 29th.  Concrete curb and gutter will be poured on the southbound lanes as early as Wednesday, September 30th.
  • Vinton Construction will be prepping and paving the northbound lanes on Tuesday, September 29th.  Concrete curb and gutter will be poured on the southbound lanes as early as Wednesday, September 30th.
  • The schedule is subject to change due to unforeseen conflicts and/or weather events.
  • Traffic control measure should ONLY be moved by authorized personnel.

Ashley Baeten in the spotlight during the 2015 National FFA Convention & Expo in Louisville, Kentucky

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ash nationals photoAshley Baeten, a member of the Oconto Falls FFA chapter in Oconto Falls, Wisconsin, will be on stage and in the spotlight during the 2015 National FFA Convention & Expo in Louisville, Kentucky from October 28-31, 2015.

Ashley, a senior at Oconto Falls High School, is the daughter of David and Angela Baeten and has been selected to the National FFA Chorus.
The Chorus will perform several times during the 2015 National FFA Convention & Expo, adding excitement and motivation to the sessions through their music. She will join other chorus members in Louisville three days prior to the convention to begin rehearsals.

Ashley has been extremely active in the music program at Oconto Falls High School. She has been a member of Concert Choir, Cantabile, Chamber Singers, Vocal Jazz Ensemble, Symphonic Band, Marching Band, and Pep Band. In 2014 she was selected to perform with the Wisconsin’s Ambassadors of Music Choir on their European Tour to England, France, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Liechtenstein, and Germany. Ashley has been selected as an outstanding soloist in the Oconto Falls High School Choral Program for the past three years and is a National Anthem soloist for many athletic events. She has also performed at both the District and State Solo and Ensemble Festival in multiple events, including solos, duets, madrigals, Vocal Jazz, and large ensembles. Ashley has been selected to perform the FFA State Choir and this is the second time Ashley has earned the honor of being in the National FFA Choir.

The National FFA Organization provides leadership, personal growth and career success training through agricultural education to 610,240 student members in grades 7-12 and who belong to one of 7,665 local FFA chapters throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.