Hometown Broadcasting News Thursday 7/8/21
8 July 2021 News
Mayville Man Sentenced For Sixth OWI
A 56-year-old Mayville man will be serving three years in prison and five years of extended supervision after being sentenced in Dodge County court for his sixth operating while under the influence and obstructing an officer charges. Charges against George Cundy stemmed from an accident in downtown Mayville on July 2nd, 2019. He accidentally backed into a car then sped away when he realized someone had witnessed the mishap. Police tracked him down to his home. A jury found Cundy guilty of charges back in March.
Waupaca County Sheriff Cautions About Insurance Scam
The Waupaca County Sheriff’s Department is warning residents about a scam after several people received phone calls from someone saying they are from ‘your insurance company’ wanting to come and inspect roofs for hail damage. The call is not from an insurance company and is a scam. Sheriff’s officials urge residents to be vigilant when receiving unsolicited phone calls from any company, even if the number is local. They caution not to give out any personal information and not to send any money or purchase gift cards as a result of the calls.
Highway 175 Project In FDL County
State DOT officials say road construction work on Highway 175 from the south Fond du Lac County line to Highway 151 in the city of Fond du Lac will begin in mid-August. Work will include resurfacing of just over seven miles of Highway 175, beam guard replacement, concrete barrier, and culvert pipe replacement. The stretch of road was resurfaced in 2013 and is deteriorating and needs repair. Highway 175 will be closed and detoured during the first stage of construction which is anticipated to be complete by early October. More information about the project is available on a DOT website.
WIS 175 – Fond du Lac County – Highway Resurfacing Project (511wi.gov)
Heidel House Economic Impact
The Heidel House Hotel and Conference Center is expected to have a positive impact on the area economy now that it is open for business once again. Don Klain is one of the owners and the president of Lighthouse Hospitality Group which manages the historic hotel in Green Lake. He says they signed a franchise agreement with Choice Hotels, which will give them a broader distribution through national avenues that will bring a lot more people to the area. “We’re anticipating somewhere around 40,000 to 50,000 guests per year that will be going through that will be staying at the Heidel House or going through in terms of weddings and business meetings, and banquets and etcetera and that’s very big for the regional economy.” He says area grocery stores, restaurants, and water sports businesses will benefit from the Heidel House being open again. Klain says golf courses are also making money off of guests that chose the Heidel House’s “Stay and Play” package and the Escapade Yacht is offering tours for a number of venues.
Making Headway Against The Virus
A member of the Ripon Community COVID-19 Task Force says it is not hard to find more positive news about our battle with COVID-19 these days. Jeff Puhlmann Becker says new cases, deaths and hospitalizations have dropped in the state and for the first time in more than a year the Fond du Lac County Safe Restart dashboard is green for all five key metrics. “For the first time ever everything is green or the first time I remember I should say and the last holdout was contact tracing that was at 90-some percent and now it is at 100 percent.” He says over 90 percent of those who have died from the coronavirus were not vaccinated, which says something about the effectiveness of the vaccines against the variants.
Damm Joins Thrasher Board Of Directors
Ric Damm, the director of creative and social media for Ripon College, has joined the board of directors of the Thrasher Opera House in Green Lake. He was elected to a four-year-term. He also is the owner of Ric Damm Photography. He has been photographing people and places in the Ripon area for more than 25 years. The Thrasher board of directors promotes the arts and the power of live performance and preserves the historic theater to provide a venue for such as well as a community gathering place. Damm began photographing concerts at the Thrasher in early 2019. You can read more about him at the Ripon College website.
Ric Damm joins board of directors of Thrasher Opera House | Ripon College
Riponfest 2.0 Saturday
Organizers for Riponfest 2.0 have a full calendar of activities planned for Saturday’s event. It begins with a parade kicking off at the Village Green at 10 am. Other events with most staged at Barlow Park include local food trucks, a craft vendor fair, stone throwing, children’s entertainment, a cornhole tournament, jail ‘n bail and a full slate of musical entertainment. Lined up to perform are the Val Sigal Duo, Chris Hodgson Duo, Bobby Evans and the Alimony Band, and Avalanche Lily. Riponfest 2.0 runs from 10 am to 10 pm Saturday in Ripon. A lineup of activities can be found at the Riponfest 2.0 Facebook page.
Waupun Concerts In The Park
Waupun Fine Arts brings music to West End Park on Beaver Dam Street each Thursday evening this month. Lori Page is the President and co-founder of the organization. She says the concerts are free unless you would like to make a free will offering, which defrays the cost of putting on the concert series. Things get started with concessions opening at 5:30 and the performance is at 6:30. “5:30 concessions or just come and sit and enjoy the shade, beautiful surrounding shade trees and a nice pavilion and it is right on Beaver Dam Street just south of the hospital.” Page says the music will vary each week. For example the Del Rays performed hits from the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s last week and tonight Genesee Ridge Bluegrass Band will perform bluegrass. The series wraps up on July 29th with Remington’s Ride.
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