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NWTC in Oconto Falls has many classes available in a number of fields but now more than ever the site is delivering credentials in areas of business that companies and their employees can finish locally. Here are two that can be started and completed within the learner’s schedule:
Program Highlight: Leadership Development
The Leadership Development program is designed for persons who are already engaged in, or are preparing for, leadership roles in an organization.
Traditionally, a supervisor plans, organizes, directs, and coordinates activities of non-management employees in various occupational settings; trains and evaluates employees under her or his authority; implements policy decisions and work systems established by upper management; and facilitates communication and work flow. This program builds on these skills. In addition it prepares future leaders by teaching system(s), variation, and continuous improvement processes; how to be facilitators rather than bosses; effectively managing work place diversity; how to help organizations adapt to change and encourage innovation; leadership skills; critical thinking skills; and communication skills appropriate to a team environment.
Program Highlight: Human Resources
The Human Resources Associate Degree program prepares the learner for success in the dynamic work environments of: employment law, training and development of employees, compensation and benefits administration, labor relations supporting bargaining agreements, and wellness and safety initiatives.
Abrams Theatre Presents “Once Upon a Mattress”
Abrams Spotlight Productions, Inc. will present, Once Upon a Mattress (Music by, Mary Rodgers; Book by, Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller & Marshall Barer; Lyrics by, Marshall Barer) December 5, 2014 – December 14, 2014 at The Byng Community Theater in Abrams.
If you thought you knew the story of ‘The Princess and The Pea,’ you may be in for a walloping surprise! Did you know, for instance, that Princess Winnifred actually swam the moat to reach Prince Dauntless the Drab? Or that Lady Larken’s love for Sir Harry provided a rather compelling reason that she reach the bridal altar post haste? Or that, in fact, it wasn’t the pea at all that caused the princess a sleepless night? Carried on a wave of wonderful songs, by turns hilarious and raucous, romantic and melodic, this rollicking spin on the familiar classic of royal courtship and comeuppance provides for some side-splitting shenanigans. Chances are you’ll never look at fairy tales quite the same way again.
Opening night is Friday, December 5 at 7:00pm. Abrams Spotlight Productions, Inc. will be celebrating by having an Opening Night Gala. Patrons that attend opening night will receive complimentary hors d’oeuvres and drinks after the show (with the cast and crew).
Subsequent show dates are as follows:
December 6th at 1pm & 7pm
December 7th at 1pm
December 12th at 7pm
December 13th at 1pm & 7pm
December 14th at 1pm
Performances are at The Byng Community Theater, 5852 Maple Street, Abrams. Tickets are $12.00 for Adults (18-64), $10.00 for Seniors (65+) and Youth (5-17), and $5.00 for Children (4 and under). Tickets can be purchased online at www.AbramsTheatre.com or by calling the Box Office at 920-826-5852.
The watermain and sanitary sewer is finished on STH 22/Chestnut Avenue from Highland Drive south to Columbia Street. The contractor completed some asphalt paving restoration and housekeeping activities are planned in this area today, tomorrow and next week. Access will be much improved except when crews are working during daylight hours.
Main Street from Cherry Street to Union Avenue is the final phase of the project. Watermain and sanitary sewer main work on Main Street has progressed well based on the poor construction weather that has occurred the last several weeks. The last of the sanitary sewer main and watermain went into the ground yesterday at the Union Avenue intersection. The new laterals for watermain and sanitary sewer have progressed from Cherry Street toward Union Avenue. Crews are anticipating to have the laterals completed from Cherry Street to Central Avenue on Monday and the remainder of laterals for Main Street next Wednesday or early in the first week of December. Pavement replacement will be follow immediately behind the replacement of the laterals. The schedule is to have all work completed by December 5th and housekeeping activities to be finalized shortly after.
The detour for STH 22 traffic will continue to be Highland Drive. Travelers should plan alternate routes to access destinations near the construction area. This construction schedule is weather dependent and may change slightly. With the closing of STH 22/Main Street from Cherry Street to Union Avenue, it is recommended that traffic approaching from the west use the cross streets as much as possible to approach destinations along Main Street. Traffic from the east will have access to Chestnut Avenue from Highland Avenue.
Thank you for your patience during the construction project as the contractor is making progress, but a few more weeks persist for the project. Please feel free to email me or call me at 920-366-0970 with any questions or concerns. In addition, if you know any businesses or residents along STH 22 that do not receive this update, please forward their email information to me and I will add them to the list for future updates.
Craig Schuh
Early snowstorm drops 1 to 2 feet of snow in northern Wisconsin; white-tailed deer rut still going strong
An early fall snowstorm dropped a foot or more of snow across northern Wisconsin this week. Snow depths ranged from 1 to 2 inches through central Wisconsin to nearly 2 feet in parts of Iron and Vilas counties.
While the snow may have snowmobilers and skiers itching to hit the trails, most snowmobile trails in Wisconsin do not open until early to mid-December following the gun and muzzleloader deer seasons. Many snowmobile trails are on private property through easements with landowners that usually don’t begin until Dec. 1. Using trails before they are open can jeopardize those easements with landowners and damage trails making it more difficult for groomers when they can get out.
A number of state forest properties – including the Northern Highland-American Legion, Brule River and Flambeau River state forests — indicated they would be rolling, or packing down cross-country ski trails, but not setting tracks. Cross-country skiers may ski on the packed trails, but they also remain open to hikers and snowshoers until they are groomed for skiing. Many hunters use these trails to access hunting sites, so they too will not be groomed until after deer season. Archery deer and other game seasons are open now and hunting and trapping in state parks opens Nov. 15, so skiers, snowshoers and hikers should wear bright colored or blaze orange clothing if hitting the trails this weekend.
Deer are in full rut throughout the state and bucks can be seen pursuing does throughout the day. Bow hunters — and motorists — have been seeing a lot of deer activity, and there have been reports across the state of many large bucks being shot. The snow in the north has made it much easier spotting deer and other wildlife.
Pheasant hunters have been successful and the snow and cold brought many more northern waterfowl into the state with large flocks moving south along the Mississippi and along the western shore of Lake Michigan making for some incredible duck hunting this week.
A few of the smaller and shallow Northwoods lakes have developed a thin layer of ice cover, but the majority of lakes were still open but the deep snow across most of the north has nearly all boat landings inaccessible and, for all practical purposes, the open-water fishing season has come to an abrupt end. Single-digit low temperatures are in the forecast for the next few days and will likely result in many lakes becoming completely iced over but early season ice will be thin and dangerous and any thoughts of early ice fishing should be put on hold for a few weeks yet.
Anglers fishing Lake Michigan harbors and piers have been dwindling but those out have been catching a few brown and rainbow trout and a few are still being caught on tributaries but flows are low and the run is winding down. Walleye and sauger continue to be caught on Lake Wisconsin and the Wisconsin River below the dam in Prairie du Sac.
Sandhill crane numbers are probably near peak or beginning to decline at traditional staging areas. Good numbers of pine siskins are being seen statewide and more snowy owls moved into the state this week so folks should keep an eye out.
Is your car seat one of the many that are not installed correctly? Do you have questions about your child’s car seat? Do you need a new car seat?
If you would like to learn how to safely install your child’s car seat, come to Koehne Buick Pontiac GMC in Oconto on Saturday, September 20th, 2014 between 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians will check your child’s car seat for safe installation, check the car seat for recalls, answer any questions you may have, and assist you with the safe and correct installation of your child’s car seat. You will leave knowing how to safely install your car seat if you need to take it out.
Do you need a new car seat? Brand new car seats will be available for $55 and booster seats for $35.
The Oconto County Child Passenger Safety Program offers grant funded car seats to eligible families. Reminders about the grant funded car seats:
• Car seats will be provided only to children who need a new seat.
• The child must be present.
• Grant funded car seats will be provided to families who qualify at no cost, however donations are welcome and appreciated!
“Donations of any amount are greatly appreciated,” stated Danielle Risner, Oconto County Safe Kids Coalition Coordinator. “Car seats save kids’ lives and we want to keep our program going as long as we possibly can.”
Car crashes are the leading cause of death for children under age 14. By making sure your child’s car seat is installed correctly, you are helping to make sure they will be protected if you get in a crash.
Please call the Oconto County Child Passenger Safety Program at (920) 834-7000 with questions.
Need help with your career?
Looking for a new job or recently graduated and starting a job search?
*build a resume
*prepare for an interview
*build a portfolio
*career assessments
*prepare for a job search
Nicole from Career services will be at NWTC in Oconto Falls on the following dates:
9/18
10/8
11/6
12/4
Call NWTC Oconto Falls @920-848-6982 to set up an appointment with Nicole today.
Audition Date: September 12, 2014
Audition Times: 6:00p-8:00p
Place: The Byng Community Theater, 5852 Maple St, Abrams
More Info at www.AbramsTheatre.com
Actors age 13 and older are welcome to audition. Prepare an upbeat song from a musical to sing (not a song from Once Upon a Mattress). You will learn and perform a dance routine in small groups at the audition. You must audition in order to be in the show, no late entries will be allowed. Rehearsals will generally be on Sunday & Thursday nights beginning in September. Show dates are scheduled for December 5-7 & 12-14, 2014. Please consider your availability for all rehearsals and show dates, and your level of commitment before auditioning. We are always looking for Backstage and Front of House Crew Members as well. For more information call Brandon Byng at (920) 826-5852.
Oconto Falls High School musicians combine with area music students to serve as Ambassadors of Music in Europe
Pictured at the Matterhorn in Zermatt, Switzerland:
Row 1: Stephanie Gortarez, Hannah Knutson, Hannah Cunningham, Leah Wons, Ashley Baeten, Jennifer Deau, and Brittany Russell
Row 2: Elizabeth Muzquiz, Robert Muzquiz, Diana Radtke, Amy Thiel, Angela Baeten, Kelly Deau, and Evelyn O’Harrow
305 of Wisconsin’s finest musicians experienced an incredible 16-day “trip of a lifetime” from June 26-July 12, 2014 as part of Wisconsin’s Ambassadors of Music European Tour.
These outstanding vocalists and instrumentalists represented Wisconsin and the United States while presenting musical performances and touring throughout Europe, including London, England; Paris, France; Crans-Montana, Switzerland; Vaduz, Liechtenstein; Seefeld, Austria; Venice, Italy; and Rothenburg, Germany. Each participant was selected through nominations by their high school and college music directors. The Oconto Falls High School Music Department was proudly represented by student musicians Ashley Baeten (Choir), Hannah Cunningham (Band), Jennifer Deau (Choir), Stephanie Gortarez (Choir), Hannah Knutson (Choir), Evelyn O’Harrow (Choir), Brittany Russell (Band), and Leah Wons (Choir). Adults from the Oconto Falls School District included Angela Baeten, Kelly Deau, Robert & Elizabeth Muzquiz, and Diana Radtke. Amy Thiel, Oconto Falls High School Choral Director, served as director of the 2014 WAM Choir.
Student musicians attending from area schools included Sara Waara (Lena HS); Serenity Driscoll & Madison Mortier (Oconto HS); Abigail Dorow & Jeremy Jaeckels (New London HS); Sarah Hanna, Abigail Neville, Cassidy Salentine, Erica Sampo, and Emma Wallander (Luxemburg-Casco HS); James Menting (Little Chute HS). Adults from Northeast Wisconsin included Lori Sampo, and Ed & Ellen Hanchek. Ellen served as accompanist for the 2014 WAM Choir.
Highlights of the tour included choir and band performances at the Victoria Embankment in London, England before an international audience, a performance in Crans-Montana, Switzerland before an ecstatic audience, and a final performance in Rothenburg, Germany. Additional Choir performance highlights included singing for a service at Wesley Chapel in London, England, performing at the Wilten Basilica in Innsbruck, Austria and at St. Oswald’s Church in Seefeld, Austria, singing at the Basilica of San Marco (St. Mark’s) in Venice, Italy and at St. Severin in Paris, France, and performing in the Marketplatz and a local church in Rothenburg, Germany.
The 2014 WAM Choir and Band performed a wide variety of sacred and secular music and combined their musicianship for spectacular performances throughout Europe on America the Beautiful and On Wisconsin. The choir performed a special tribute to American composer Irving Berlin, including There’s no business like show business , Alexander’s Ragtime Band, Puttin’ on the Ritz, Blue Skies, Always, and God Bless America. The choir’s sacred program featured many classics and contemporary pieces, including Ave Verum by W.A. Mozart, Sanctus by Franz Schubert, Ave Maria by Tomas da Victoria, Ye Followers of the Lamb arranged by Earle Ferguson, For the Beauty of the Earth by John Rutter, Precious Lord, Take My Hand by Roy Ringwald, Amazing Grace arranged by Ed Lojeski, and the spiritual Every Time I Feel The Spirit arranged by William Dawson. The WAM Band performed a variety of patriotic and American-themed selections, including Stars and Stripes Forever by John Phillip Sousa, Star Spangled Spectacular arranged by John Cacavas and Big Band Spectacular by John Higgins.
These fine musicians were able to visit many significant historical and educational sites throughout Europe, including the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Square, Piccadilly Circus, the Theatre District, and the Tower of London (including the famous crown jewels) in London; Notre Dame, Sacre Coure, and the Louvre (including Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece and the Mona Lisa) in Paris; the Matterhorn in Zermatt, Switzerland and the Montreaux Jazz Festival in Montreaux, Switzerland; the Dachau Concentration Camp in Germany, and the Medieval city of Rothenburg, Germany.
“This was an extraordinary group of dedicated, hardworking, and talented musicians. They were exceptional ambassadors for our community, Wisconsin, Northeast Wisconsin, and the entire United States. I am extremely proud of each and every student,” commented Choral Director Amy Thiel.
Since its inception in 1994, The Wisconsin Ambassador of Music Choir has been directed by Oconto Falls High School choral director Amy Thiel and Alex Sabo, retired band director from Kenosha Bradford High School has served as the director for the Wisconsin Ambassadors of Music Band.
As per a proclamation by the Governor of Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Ambassadors of Music were named the official ambassadors for the state of Wisconsin from June 26-July 12.
The next Wisconsin Ambassadors of Music European Tour is scheduled for June, 2016.
It’s out of the tower and on the run as a zany cast of friends and foes help Rapunzel’s harrowing escape from the towering imprisonment of Madame Gothel. Add a dash of French flair and a pinch of personal triumph and friendship and you have story you won’t forget! Join us this Saturday, August 9 when the Missoula Children’s Theatre and more than 50 local students present an original musical adaptation of RAPUNZEL.
Playing the title character, Rapunzel, are local students Lyndsey Luebke and Andrea Spang, Matthew Courchaine and Liam Spillane as the Princes, Maddie Sprout as Madame Gothel, Aidan Spillane and Catie Kramer as Rapunzel’s Parents Maurice and Monquie, Adeline Pumplun, Aliza Dickinson, Skylar Marquardt, Saffron Mears, Connor Romandine, Aaliyah Fowler, Simon Pumplun, and Emily Umentum as the Wood Elves, Victoria Athey and Lauren Meyer as the Ears of Corn, Alex Spang as the Potato, Grace Shamburek and Faith Shamburek as the Unicorns, Julie Truckenbrod, Sophia Collar, Isabella Heinke, Daisy Grinsteiner, Nora Strock, Julia Zablocki, and Grace Ferfecki as the Pixies, Kyrie Piaskowski, Brady Heinke, Deklan Wijas, Helen Marquardt, Jena Truckenbrod, and Rebecca Christenson as the Gremlins, Heath Piakowski, Tori Fowler, Makenzie Jackson as the Billy Goats Gruff. The Three Bears and Beaver are made up of Owen Heinke, Mary Peterson, Tess Maggio, and Lilly Grinsteiner. Caitrin Lonzo, Grace Oninski, Lauryn Slade, and Olivia Spang will play the Ogres. Appearing as the Mushrooms are Trinity Nelson, Anikka Lagerquist, Lauren Wijas, Olivia Strock, Emily Elliott, Addyson Behnke, Gwen Maggio, Greta Collar, Keller Wijas, and Chloe Sampley. Kaitlyn Kramarczyk will serve as Assistant Director throughout the week.
RAPUNZEL will be presented at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. at the Falls Area Performing Arts Center, located at Oconto Falls High School. Tickets are $13 for adults & $8 for students (includes processing fee) and are available at Oconto Falls High School in the Commons Area from 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. through Friday and at the door on Saturday.
The Missoula Children’s Theatre residency in Oconto Falls is brought to you by the Oconto Falls Friends of the Arts with support from ST Paper Company, CenturyLink, Community Memorial Hospital, and Neva Hodge-Lemorande. For more information, call the Oconto Falls Friends of the Arts at (920) 848-7469.