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2 episodes with Fort Atkinson
In this episode, Hailey springs into summer, bringing the iconic farmers' markets you love! While several farmers' markets are scattered throughout the state, Jefferson County is a hub of many must-visits. From Watertown to Fort Atkinson, there's a local farmers' market waiting for you in Jefferson County! Come along and discover 6 farmers' markets to add to your list! The Bobber is brought to you by Something Special from Wisconsin: https://www.somethingspecialwi.com/Read the blog here: https://discoverwisconsin.com/6-must-visit-farmers-markets-in-jefferson-county/Watertown Farmers' Market: https://www.facebook.com/watertownfarmersmarket/; Palmyra Maker's Market: https://www.facebook.com/palmyrawimakersmarket/; Waterloo Urban Farmers Market: https://www.waterloourbanfarmersmarket.com/; Lake Mills Farmers Market: https://www.waterloourbanfarmersmarket.com/; Whitewater Farmers Market: http://www.whitewaterfarmersmarket.com/; Fort Atkinson Farmers Market: http://www.whitewaterfarmersmarket.com/; Farmers' Market Tote Bag: https://shop.discoverwisconsin.com/collections/products/products/farmers-market-tote-bagThe Bobber: https://discoverwisconsin.com/the-bobber-blog/The Cabin Podcast: https://the-cabin.simplecast.com. Follow on social @thecabinpodShop Discover Wisconsin: shop.discoverwisconsin.com. Follow on social @shopdiscoverwisconsinDiscover Wisconsin: https://discoverwisconsin.com/. Follow on social @discoverwisconsinDiscover Mediaworks: https://discovermediaworks.com/. Follow on social @discovermediaworksJefferson County: https://www.jeffersoncountywi.gov/. Follow on social @jeffersoncountywi
In this episode, Hailey shares the top three venues located throughout Jefferson County, stopping by Fort Atkinson, Waterloo, and Johnson Creek. While each venue is unique, they all are known for making dreams come true. Keep dreaming and listening to discover these Jefferson County venues! Read the blog here: https://discoverwisconsin.com/3-dreamy-event-venues-in-jefferson-county/RiverStone: https://riverstonepremier.com/; Firemen's Park Pavilion: https://www.waterloowi.us/parks-and-recreation/pages/park-rentals; Milford Hills: https://milfordhills.com/The Bobber: https://discoverwisconsin.com/the-bobber-blog/The Cabin Podcast: https://the-cabin.simplecast.com. Follow on social @thecabinpodShop Discover Wisconsin: shop.discoverwisconsin.com. Follow on social @shopdiscoverwisconsinDiscover Wisconsin: https://discoverwisconsin.com/. Follow on social @discoverwisconsinDiscover Mediaworks: https://discovermediaworks.com/. Follow on social @discovermediaworksJefferson County: https://www.jeffersoncountywi.gov/. Follow on social @jeffersoncountywi
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"Healing isn't about levels or quick fixes; it's about holding the frequency, elevating yourself, and embodying the work." Those are the words of my friend Megan Zechel, who is sharing her family's health journey in this episode.Megan's health struggles, including rheumatoid arthritis, Hashimoto's hypothyroidism, and food allergies, led her down a path of self-discovery and holistic healing. She didn't find the answers she needed in traditional medicine, so she embarked on a journey of self-education, diving into holistic nutrition, herbalism, and other natural modalities. Her daughter's health issues led her to work with holistic practitioners to uncover the root causes, and the entire family made changes. Through this process, the whole family made significant lifestyle changes to detoxify their home and diet. Megan's husband also faced health challenges, including ulcerative colitis. Again, Megan refused to settle for conventional treatments and explored a more holistic approach, incorporating music therapy, plant medicine, and emotional healing work. The family's dedication to their well-being is truly inspiring.Tune in now and be inspired to start taking on your healing journey with intention.Resource: Grab the easy-to-follow Home Wellness Checklist now:https://jenhellerlifestyle.myflodesk.com/homewellnesschecklistRead the blog: Secrets to Wellness: A Journey From Autoimmune Challenges to Vibrant HealthMegan Zechel Bio:Megan Zechel lives in Fort Atkinson, WI, with her husband, close to their four children and soon-to-be three grandchildren. They owned NorthFit Creamery, "Home of CrossFit Fort Atkinson," which opened in 2012 and sold in August 2023. Over the years, they've built a strong community focused not only on physical fitness but on holistic well-being. This foundation has allowed them to work more closely with individuals, small groups, and couples, fostering personal growth and healing.Megan's passion is healing the body and creating community through practices like Holistic Nutrition, Herbalism, Physical Fitness, Metabolic Healing, and energy work, including Reiki and Spiritual Response Therapy (SRT, pendulum work). Now, she mentors individuals and groups, leads sound bath and healing circles, and hosts retreats and classes. She believes life can be truly beautiful when we break free from limiting beliefs, allowing joy, laughter, and healing to flourish. Her goal is to pass on the lessons she and her family learned, helping others discover their path to healing and happiness.Connect with Megan Zechel:Website: www.megzechel.comInstagram: @megzechelFacebook Page: @megan.zechelConnect with Me: Website: www.jenhellerlifestyle.com Instagram: @jenhellerlifestyle Facebook: @jenhellerlifestyle YouTube: @JenHellerLifestyle Email me at hello@jenhellerlifestyle.com
Beaver Dam girls volleyball coach Doug Pickarts talks about the 3-0 sweep of Fort Atkinson on 9/10/24 at the BDHS Fieldhouse.
Beaver Dam football coach Brock Linde talks about the Golden Beavers 48-21 win over Fort Atkinson on 8-23-24
The Beaver Dam football team takes down Fort Atkinson 48-21 in the 2024 season opener on 1430 ESPN Beaver Dam.
Beaver Dam High School Athletic Director Ryan Gerber tells us everything we need to know about tonight's football home opener against Fort Atkinson.
Beaver Dam High School football coach Brock Linde previews the 2024 season opener against Fort Atkinson.
In this episode, Hailey shares an inside look into a magical and theatrical discovery that awaits in southeastern Wisconsin. Nestled in Jefferson County, Fireside Dinner Theatre is an imaginative adventure, transporting visitors and locals alike to fantastical places. As Hailey dives into its humble beginnings, unique experiences, and cherished legacy, you'll be ready to visit this Fort Atkinson jewel.Read the blog here: https://discoverwisconsin.com/the-magic-behind-fireside-dinner-theatre/Fireside Dinner Theatre: https://www.firesidetheatre.com/The Bobber: https://discoverwisconsin.com/blog/The Cabin Podcast: https://the-cabin.simplecast.com. Follow on social @thecabinpodShop Discover Wisconsin: shop.discoverwisconsin.com. Follow on social @shopdiscoverwisconsinDiscover Wisconsin: https://discoverwisconsin.com/. Follow on social @discoverwisconsinDiscover Mediaworks: https://discovermediaworks.com/. Follow on social @discovermediaworksJefferson County: https://www.jeffersoncountywi.gov/. Follow on social @jeffersoncountywi
Joel Hastings returns to DairyVoice to have a conversation with his longtime friend Mike Opperman about an organization that's important to the dairy industry. The National Dairy Shrine, which is headquartered in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. In 2024, National Dairy Shrine is celebrating its 75th anniversary. Mike talks with Joel about special activities this year, scholarships, the Shrine's history, and the upcoming banquet and annual meeting at World Dairy Expo. A lifetime membership to the National Dairy Shrine is only $50. Donations can be made at https://www.campaign75.org.
Cierra Essock from Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin is running the 77th Alice in Dairyland! Learn about her agriculture background, unique aspects she'll bring to the program and future career goals. Learn more about the Alice in Dairyland program here: https://www.aliceindairyland.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jim Rutledge and Alex Strouf are back for their second show together in as many days. Jim and Alex quickly start out with a conversation about which team in the NFC North has had the best offseason three weeks out from the NFL Draft. Jim also tries to set some parameters for realistic expectations on the free-agency moves the Packers have made so far, but Strouf and Primetime get caught up on his use of the term "bust out." They also look forward this year's crop of top QB prospects, and Jim asks which prospect is most likely to "bust out": Caleb Williams, Drake Maye, Jayden Daniels or J.J. McCarthy. Jason Wilde joins Jim and Alex Strouf. Jim asks Jason if the Packers would be wise not to buck conventional wisdom and possibly trade for an elite wideout like Tee Higgins, just like the Texans traded for Stefon Diggs. Strouf asks which position the Packers will target in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft. Jason also talks about what Guety needs to do to improve with his draft record and if staying so young is a good idea for the long-term. Jim and Strouf conclude Hour 1 with the High Life Dive Bar of the Week: BD's Ripp's Bar in Waunakee! and Strouf gets into a story about Elvis busting out karate on the streets of Madison, leading to a story about Jim's karate past as a child in Fort Atkinson...
Jim Rutledge and Alex Strouf continue into Hour 2, by they cannot let go of Jim's childhood revelation that he got half way to a black belt while training in karate back in Fort Atkinson. Jim and Strouf talk about and asks the fans for the nonsense/throwaway sports that they played as kids. Benny Bets of KBN joins for this week's Betting with Brust. Ben joins the conversation on Jim's karate expertise and fighting grown man while earning his brown belt as a kid. Jim also asks Ben which of this year's top-4 QB prospects (Caleb Williams, Drake Maye, Jayden Daniels and J.J. McCarthy) is most likely to "bust out.' Ben, Strouf and Jim then give their locks of the week before picking Primetime's Prop of the week: over/under 6 made three-pointers for Caitlyn Clark in Friday night's Final Four matchup versus UConn. During Throwing Stones, Primetime asks the guys if it might be worth for the Bucks to just waive the white flag on the final six games of the regular season, which sports (other than hockey) that they'd most like to see a royale rumble in, and if cutting out sex will help Tiger Woods eliminate distractions ahead of The Masters. They wrap up by dipping their toe back into some foot talk!
In this episode, Hailey ventures out on a tasty tour of Jefferson County–home to some of the finest flavors in Wisconsin. From cafes & pop-up stands to bar & grills, and even supper clubs & specialty restaurants, you're going to fall in love with Jefferson County's fantastic flavors. Up first, Hailey stops by a few noteworthy cafes & pop-up stands, including Brickhaus Cafe, Route 19 Cafe, and Wedl's Hamburger Stand. Next, she checks out the delicious bar & grills of the area, like Heron's Landing, Outpost on Lake Koshkonong, and Island Bar & Grill. To top it off, Hailey ends her mouth-watering journey at Jefferson County's supper clubs & specialty restaurants. To give you a taste, she visits The Edgewater Supper Club, Stable Rock Winery & Distillery, and MORE!Read the blog here: https://discoverwisconsin.com/blog/jefferson-countys-finest-flavors/Brickhaus Cafe: https://www.brickhauscafe.com/; Route 19 Cafe: https://www.facebook.com/Route19Cafe; Wedl's Hamburger Stand: https://www.wedlshamburgerstand.com/; Heron's Landing: http://www.heronslandingjefferson.com/; Outpost – Lake Koshkonong: https://www.facebook.com/OutpostLakeKoshkonong/; Island Bar & Grill: https://www.theislandbar.com/events; Elias Inn: https://www.eliasinn.com/; The Edgewater Supper Club: https://theedgewatersupperclub.com/; Stable Rock Winery & Distillery: https://www.stablerockwinery.com/; Paddy Coughlin's Pub: https://paddycoughlinspub.com/The Bobber: https://discoverwisconsin.com/blog/The Cabin Podcast: https://the-cabin.simplecast.com. Follow on social @thecabinpodShop Discover Wisconsin: shop.discoverwisconsin.com. Follow on social @shopdiscoverwisconsinDiscover Wisconsin: https://discoverwisconsin.com/. Follow on social @discoverwisconsinDiscover Mediaworks: https://discovermediaworks.com/. Follow on social @discovermediaworksJefferson County: https://www.jeffersoncountywi.gov/. Follow on social @jeffersoncountywi
The Cabin is presented by the Wisconsin Counties Association and this week we're featuring Oconto County: https://bit.ly/3u5mi7GThe Cabin is also brought to you by Group Health Trust: https://bit.ly/3JMizCXCampfire Conversation:It's Valentine's Day tomorrow, and Mardi Gras today - so it's an excellent time to talk food, romance, and things to do with that special someone. This episode covers select restaurants perfect for a romantic meal; wineries to explore; plus opportunities for candlelight walks and hikes that get organized in parks and on trails across the state. How about a theater experience? From classic shows (e.g. Les Mis at The Overture in Madison) to dinner theater (e.g. The Fireside in Fort Atkinson) or magic shows in Lake Geneva and Wisconsin Dells, we got you. Cottages and cabins for getaways? Some special spots from Door County to Richland Center in the Driftless and along the Great River Road in Fountain City are just some of the features. Escape rooms are fun times for couples and larger groups, and you'll find them in more and more places around Wisconsin, too. More specific itineraries and ideas are shared for Lake Geneva, Madison, and Milwaukee too, from breakfast spots to late-night eats, shows, and other fun activities. We go around the horn in this episode and prep you for this week of romance and creativity!Inside Sponsors:VISIT Lake Geneva: https://bit.ly/3wHvilf
The Download is back with another 'thick of the season' episode! - North St. Paul debrief (2:20) - Logan review (4:40) - Fort Atkinson analysis (11:30) - Out-of-state preview (39:20) - Sparta preview (42:25) - Monona Grove Preview (46:10)
Cory Sparks has the call on 1430 ESPN Beaver Dam as the Beaver Dam girls basketball team travels to Fort Atkinson
The Dairy Shrine's 50th Anniversary included an invitation to share what you think was the most significant "advancement" in the industry during that 50-year period (1949 - 1999). This resulted in a collection of 77 letters, each highlighting and explaining what the author thought was most responsible for the dairy industry moving forward. The binder that houses these thoughts and so much more is housed at the Hoard's Museum and Dairy Shrine Museum in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. Today's guest on The Dairy Show is Steve Larson, former managing editor of Hoard's Dairyman. Steve shares Dairy Shrine insights, museum "must-sees", sheds some light on why a trip to Fort Atkinson is worth your while, and he reveals the top five things that propelled our industry forward between 1949 and 1999. Tune in to see if you agree with what he thinks might be the most important recent industry milestones!
Just in time for fall agritourism, there's a new business in Cottage Grove bringing a unique take on agriculture recreation. This will be a modern, agritourism experience that opens to the public on Sep. 15. The Cottage Grove experience is an extension of Warm Belly Farm, which is located in Fort Atkinson. Erin Warner, horticulturist at Warm Belly Farm, describes the work they put in to bring this all together in less than a year's time. The new agritourism destination, named The Fall Festival, will run Friday to Sunday each week from Sept. 15 through Oct. 29. It includes all of your favorite fall crops from pumpkins to corn mazes to sunflowers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Cabin is presented by the Wisconsin Counties Association and this week we're featuring Marquette County; https://bit.ly/3n3gXuF The Cabin is also presented by Jolly Good Soda, available in all your classic favorite flavors that we remember from childhood. The diet line offers 0 calories, 0 carbs, 0 sugars, and no caffeine – perfect for mixers or just enjoying on a warm summer day (or any day, for that matter); always Wisconsin-based, you can follow @jollygoodsoda on social for the latest on new flavors, fun promotions, and more. Learn more here; https://bit.ly/3TSFYY4 Campfire Conversation:Eric and Ana discuss some of Wisconsin's favorite things: cheese and wine. It begins with some background on wines and cheeses, some notable facts, and even some suggested pairings – but just a few, they're not connoisseurs or sommeliers after all. With some input from audio engineer Logan, Eric and Ana then dive into a bevy of wineries, cheese shops, and some other key spots that not only offer some great wines and cheeses but who also have pairing ideas at the ready, or cheese boards pre-selected to match certain wines. Places like Jones Dairy Farm in Fort Atkinson and the sister wineries of Stable Rock and Lewis Station in Jefferson and Lake Mills, respectively, and examples just in Jefferson County. They head to the Driftless to highlight wineries like Wild Hills near Muscoda and Elmaro near Trempealeau; to Central Wisconsin for Sunset Hills in Stevens Point and Wollersheim in Prairie du Sac; eastern Wisconsin for SoLu Winery & Meadery near Dundee and the Door Peninsula for Parallel & Door 44 along with Door Peninsula Winery; and many others. Select wine bars feature pairings, including Mary Kate's in Eagle River or Tabi's Lake Country in Hartland; cheese shops including The Village in Wauwatosa and Mullins Cheese in Mosinee feature select wines to go with various cheeses. This is just a partial list, check out the full episode for the recommendations – and feel free to add comments or DM us with more as there will probably be a part 2 of this one! Inside SponsorsJefferson County: https://bit.ly/3gt0NauGroup Health Trust: https://bit.ly/3JMizCX
Remembering Expo's Founding Fathers At 18 years of age, Allen Hetts took over the reins at Crescent Beauty Farm when his father passed away at the age of 42. Described by his sons, Roy and Rodney, as a driver, Allen built upon the foundation his father and grandfather laid with the Registered Holstein herd in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, becoming a highly respected breeder, judge and ambassador of the dairy industry on an international scale. This episode of The Dairy Show explores the history of Crescent Beauty and the network of friendships and partnerships that resulted in Allen Hetts laying the groundwork for World Dairy Expo. Roy and Rodney Hetts share stories about their father, mother Doris, Gene Acres Felicia May Fury and how the torch was passed in the Hetts family from one generation to the next.
The Cabin is presented by the Wisconsin Counties Association and this week we're featuring Door County; https://bit.ly/3lHoZss The Cabin is also presented by Jolly Good Soda, available in all your classic favorite flavors that we remember from childhood. The diet line offers 0 calories, 0 carbs, 0 sugars, and no caffeine – perfect for mixers or just enjoying on a warm summer day (or any day, for that matter); always Wisconsin-based, you can follow @jollygoodsoda on social for the latest on new flavors, fun promotions, and more. Learn more here; https://bit.ly/3TSFYY4 Campfire Conversation:Eric, Ana, and Logan discuss “must try” ice cream shops to help kick off June Dairy Month across Wisconsin. It begins with a discussion of what ice cream and how it's made, as well as how it differentiates from some other frozen treats. From Sweeden Sweets in Superior to Scoop's Ice Cream & Candy in Kenosha, we cover the entire state. Others noted include The Pearl in La Crosse; Mullen's Dairy Bar with locations in Watertown & Oconomowoc; the classic Wilson's in Ephraim. open since 1906; Scoop de Ville in Hartford, Olson's in Chippewa Falls, Purple Door in Milwaukee; the Hawkeye Dairy Store in Abbotsford; the Historic Washington House in Two Rivers, home to where the ice cream sundae was invented; South Pier Parlor in Sheboygan; King Cone in Plover; Amy's Candy Kitchen in Cedarburg; Lily's Ice Cream Parlor in McFarland; Frostie Freeze in Fort Atkinson; Pirate's Hideaway in Eagle River; Cathy's Ice Cream stand in St. Germain; Sassy Cow Creamery in Columbus; Atwood Scoop and the Chocolate Shoppe in Madison; plus chains like Kilwin's and The Chocolate Factory. A few custard stands get mentioned too, since we got in the mood. And of course, there's Babcock Dairy Hall on the UW-Madison campus, where a proper measurement of butterfat content in ice cream was created and the ice cream is spectacular. Inside SponsorsGroup Health Trust: https://bit.ly/3JMizCXMenomonie Chamber: https://bit.ly/3q16T9YMarshfield Clinic; All of Us Research Program; https://bit.ly/3Wj6pYj
Melodies N' Memories: The Podcast | Show NotesEpisode 164:We Welcome Lisa Dent. A native of Rockford, Lisa began her radio career in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. Over the course of her career, she has worked at stations in Minneapolis, San Diego, Seattle, and Houston, establishing a significant and well-known presence in Chicago radio. In 2002, Dent returned to Chicago, where she hosted shows at Award Winning country music stations like US99 and Big 95.5. In 2016, Lisa Dent was inducted into the Country Radio Hall of Fame. Currently, she is a host on WGN Radio, and her hard work and passion are still evident to this day.We are honored to discuss the Melodies and Memories that make up her journey. Catch up on Lisa Dent's journey and Connect Her Melodies & Memories with Melodies n' Memories: Music Media Help Support & Grow the PodcastOur Patreon is what keeps the show going, we have tiers starting as low as $1, & Save When you sign up for a full year!Find Your Tier Today!https://www.patreon.com/melodiesnmemoriesShow Links:WEBSITEINSTAGRAMYOUTUBESPOTIFYSponsor Links:Arlo RevolutionPODDECKSOne Tree PlantedGuest Links: INSTAGRAMFACEBOOKTWITTER Support the show
Jones Dairy in Fort Atkinson, featuring music by Waldemar, and a review of Lazy Monk Brewing "Bohemian Pilsner".
This edition features stories on This edition features a story on how an Afghan organization is educating women in Ghazni Province, Aghanistan with the help of U.S. service members and forty years ago, Afghanistan was the leading exporter of dried fruits and nuts around the world, with the help of Coalition Forces and partners, like the United States Department of Agriculture, the country is entering the twenty-first century. Air Force Staff Sgt. Will Bracy brings you the story of A U.S.D.A. Representative who found a way for Afghanistan to once again be a worldwide exporter of dried goods. Sound bites include Caroline Clarin, PRT Paktika Agricultural Adviser from Fort Atkinson, Wis. Hosted by Petty Officer 1st Class Dustin Diaz.
In episode 22 of Badger Bizarre, Scott and Mickey discuss the crime-ridden life of Edward Wayne Edwards and how he forever impacted a small community in southeast Wisconsin. In August of 1980, a young teenage couple in Fort Atkinson went missing and were later found murdered. For 30 years, their murder went unsolved, until a surpring tip was called in to Jefferson County authorities in 2009, leading to the arrest of their killer, Ed Edwards. The arrest would open a Pandora's Box of other crimes Edwards committed, including confessions to several other murders. As his life of crime came to light, researchers and cold-case detectives today link Edwards to many other murders, some very famous, such as Jimmy Hoffa, Jon Benet Ramsey, and even the Black Dahlia, making Edwards, if true, potentially the most prolific serial killer in history. Sources: Cameron, John -
The Fort of Fort Atkinson, with music from Fundamentally Sound, and a review of Sunshine Brewing "Turn It Up".
Lots to talk about from Logan and Fort Atkinson, and a look Wisconsin's last competition in February - Monona Grove!
Listen all this week for the Taylor Swift song of the day to play between 7a - 8am and be caller #10 at 414-432-1099.
Listen all this week for the Taylor Swift song of the day to play between 7a - 8am and be caller #10 at 414-432-1099.
In episode 7 of the United SHE Stands podcast we are excited for you to hear from our guest, Megan Hartwick. Megan lives in Wisconsin with her partner, Sam, their two boys and Boston terrier. She served as the executive director for United Way of Jefferson County for 8 1/2 years and just recently left that job to start her own business, MK Hartwick Consulting. She offers copywriting, marketing support services & nonprofit consulting services. She has served on a number of community boards and organizations and currently is a council member for the city of Fort Atkinson, Kiwanis member, and board member for the Greater Watertown Community Health Foundation. She is the founder of the Fort Atkinson Summer Charity Concerts which is a concert series that hosts free concerts in the park and solicits sponsorships to raise money for the local after-school program and a local scholarship fund. In this episode, Megan dives into what it's been like to run, win and serve on her local council as well as offers some advice and inspiration to women about getting involved in politics.Want to hear more from Megan? You can connect with her on Instagram here.Let's connect: United SHE Stands InstagramResourcesThe Podcast Course mentioned at the beginning of the episode is from Pursuing Her Purpose. You can find them on Instagram here.If you purchase from any links to resources or products, the show may make a small commission.
“Farming,” according to poet Brett Brian, “is a profession of hope.” On this week's show, we introduce you to sons and daughters of the soil who are living their dreams on the land. We begin in St. Tammany Parish with Monica Bourgeois and Neil Gernon, founders of the small-batch wine company, Vending Machine Wines. The New Orleans couple has been making wine in Napa Valley since 2009, operating the business from their native Louisiana. Their newest venture, WIld Bush Farm & Vineyard finds the two overhauling 13 acres of a former winery in the rural Northshore town of Bush. There, Monica and Neil hope to create a perfect location for winemaking in our state. Then, we visit JD Farms in Poplarville, Mississippi, where Donald Van De Werken and Jeff Brown have been growing the biggest, sweetest, best blueberries in the region. Unsweetened blueberry juice is just one of a myriad of products they've created with their short but delicious annual crop. Finally, we speak with Philip Jones, sixth generation chairman and CEO of Jones Dairy Farm in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. The ingredients that make up their signature breakfast sausage are the same today as they were when his forebearer Milo C. Jones founded the company in 1889. It may surprise you to learn that their products have been a favorite on Louisiana breakfast tables for almost a century.
“Farming,” according to poet Brett Brian, “is a profession of hope.” On this week's show, we introduce you to sons and daughters of the soil who are living their dreams on the land. We begin in St. Tammany Parish with Monica Bourgeois and Neil Gernon, founders of the small-batch wine company, Vending Machine Wines. The New Orleans couple has been making wine in Napa Valley since 2009, operating the business from their native Louisiana. Their newest venture, WIld Bush Farm & Vineyard finds the two overhauling 13 acres of a former winery in the rural Northshore town of Bush. There, Monica and Neil hope to create a perfect location for winemaking in our state. Then, we visit JD Farms in Poplarville, Mississippi, where Donald Van De Werken and Jeff Brown have been growing the biggest, sweetest, best blueberries in the region. Unsweetened blueberry juice is just one of a myriad of products they've created with their short but delicious annual crop. Finally, we speak with Philip Jones, sixth generation chairman and CEO of Jones Dairy Farm in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. The ingredients that make up their signature breakfast sausage are the same today as they were when his forebearer Milo C. Jones founded the company in 1889. It may surprise you to learn that their products have been a favorite on Louisiana breakfast tables for almost a century.
Beaver Dam football coach Brock Linde talks about the Beavers 28-24 loss to Fort Atkinson on Friday, September 2nd, 2022
Beaver Dam High School football coach Brock Linde Previews the Golden Beavers game with Fort Atkinson
From finance in Nashville to culinary arts for Cirque du Soleil to head chef in Manhattan… to meat processing in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. Master Meat Crafter Shaun Edwards had a unique journey to his profession today at Jones Meat Market. He says he never thought he'd become a meat processor when he started his career. But today he encourages other culinary students to get involved in meat processing and the Master Meat Crafter program. Learn more about the program: https://livestock.extension.wisc.edu/programs/master-meat-crafter-training-program/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Show Notes: On this week's episode Falon goes into the disappearance of Georgia Jean Weckler from Fort Atkinson. Mims then talks about the murder and sexual assault of Concepcion "Connie" Reyes. Sources: https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/oxygens-snapped-true-crime-show-to-put-spotlight-on-local-1990-homicide-of-wisconsin-social/article_4e79dc1d-868c-5367-87dc-e3ebf38b00be.html https://www.oxygen.com/snapped/crime-news/linda-dancer-murders-social-worker-connie-reyes-over-child-dispute https://www.archiweekend.com/viral-news/lady-plots-the-murder-of-the-social-worker-whod-her-children-removed/ https://groups.google.com/g/alt.true-crime/c/fH0bKZPzzho?pli=1 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/falon86/support
“Farming,” according to poet Brett Brian, “is a profession of hope.” On this week's show, we introduce you to sons and daughters of the soil who are living their dreams on the land. We begin in St. Tammany Parish with Monica Bourgeois and Neil Gernon, founders of the small-batch wine company, Vending Machine Wines. The New Orleans couple has been making wine in Napa Valley since 2009, operating the business from their native Louisiana. Their newest venture, WIld Bush Farm & Vineyard finds the two overhauling 13 acres of a former winery in the rural Northshore town of Bush. There, Monica and Neil hope to create a perfect location for winemaking in our state. Then, we visit JD Farms in Poplarville, Mississippi, where Donald Van De Werken and Jeff Brown have been growing the biggest, sweetest, best blueberries in the region. Unsweetened blueberry juice is just one of a myriad of products they've created with their short but delicious annual crop. Finally, we speak with Philip Jones, sixth generation chairman and CEO of Jones Dairy Farm in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. The ingredients that make up their signature breakfast sausage are the same today as they were when his forebearer Milo C. Jones founded the company in 1889. It may surprise you to learn that their products have been a favorite on Louisiana breakfast tables for almost a century.
“Farming,” according to poet Brett Brian, “is a profession of hope.” On this week's show, we introduce you to sons and daughters of the soil who are living their dreams on the land. We begin in St. Tammany Parish with Monica Bourgeois and Neil Gernon, founders of the small-batch wine company, Vending Machine Wines. The New Orleans couple has been making wine in Napa Valley since 2009, operating the business from their native Louisiana. Their newest venture, WIld Bush Farm & Vineyard finds the two overhauling 13 acres of a former winery in the rural Northshore town of Bush. There, Monica and Neil hope to create a perfect location for winemaking in our state. Then, we visit JD Farms in Poplarville, Mississippi, where Donald Van De Werken and Jeff Brown have been growing the biggest, sweetest, best blueberries in the region. Unsweetened blueberry juice is just one of a myriad of products they've created with their short but delicious annual crop. Finally, we speak with Philip Jones, sixth generation chairman and CEO of Jones Dairy Farm in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. The ingredients that make up their signature breakfast sausage are the same today as they were when his forebearer Milo C. Jones founded the company in 1889. It may surprise you to learn that their products have been a favorite on Louisiana breakfast tables for almost a century.
Beaver Dam softball coach Abby Schmitt talks about Wednesday games against Watertown and Fort Atkinson at Watertown. Both games will be on DailyDodge TV.
https://wgnradio.com/chicagos-afternoon-news/chicagos-afternoon-news/ (Lisa Dent) has long been a significant and well-known presence in Chicago radio. She's best known for her long run as morning host at WUSN 99.5-FM (US99), which garnered her a trophy case full of awards including Major Market Morning Show of the Year and induction into the prestigious Country Radio Hall of Fame. But as you'll hear, her dream station was always “Chicago's Very Own” WGN. A native of Rockford, Lisa began her radio career in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin as a mere child back in 1981. Since then, she's charmed radio audiences in markets including Minneapolis, San Diego, Seattle, and Houston. In 2002, she returned to her ‘home market' of Chicago, hosting her dynamic run at then-CBS country music station US99, and IHeartRadio's Country effort, Big 95.5. Her longevity, exceptional on-air work, and strong community involvement made Lisa Dent a household name in Chicago, putting her in the company of radio greats like Larry Lujack, Steve Dahl, Wally Phillips, Bob Sirott and John Records Landecker. Ironically, she works with Bob and John now every weekday at WGN. (02:25) Lisa shares when she FIRST knew ‘radio' was going to be her thing – and WHERE she wanted to do it! (02:43) Working in all size markets, and for some of the best stations in the country, Lisa shares why she chose some stations over others, how things changed, and why she's where she is now! (04:19) Lisa reveals the steps that have made her such a powerhouse in Chicago—on and off the air. (06:01) When a serious health issue hit Lisa, she re-evaluated a LOT, including how radio was treating women. Hear how it changed her career path going forward. (10:07) Along the way, Lisa's won just about every award a broadcaster can, including induction into the Country Radio Hall of Fame. In this interview, she outlines steps other talents might consider to perhaps win some awards of their own! (13:15) In a reflective moment, Lisa offers things she knows NOW, that she WISHED she knew way back at her first stations like Fort Atkinson, WI and Rockford, IL. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1383785385414581 (WGN VIDEO: Meet LISA DENT) https://wgnradio.com/chicagos-afternoon-news/thank-you-thursday-a-special-thanks-to-veterinarians/ (WGN AUDIO: Lisa's "Thank You Thursday)" http://rhzrbbwk.podcastwebsites.com/one-minute-martinizing-courtesy/ (One Minute Martinizing ) by David MartinPlease help us thank these supporters who help keep BRANDWIDTH ON DEMAND free! https://my.captivate.fm/www.musicmaster.com (Musicmaster) https://bit.ly/KipperSwag (Radio Swag Shop) Get the FREE BRANDwidth Newsletter HERE.
On this Progressive Dairy Podcast, Peggy Coffeen makes a visit to a dairy farm with no cows in Fort Atkinson, Wis., to learn about a business family coming into its seventh generation of operations. Philip Jones, CEO of Jones Dairy Farm branded pork products talks openly about the brand's inspiring origins story, company culture and keys to a successful multi-generational business.
Devil's Lake, Wisconsin, Sauk City, indigenous traditions, Lake Mills, Fort Atkinson, Aztalan, Aztecs, alternative history/archeology, Freemasonry, Mormonism, Christian Science, Christian Identity, Colonialism, colonial traditions of high weirdness at Devil's Lake, modern high weirdness at Devil's lake, H.P. Lovecraft, Arkham Press, Augustus Derlith, Cthulhu mythos, Kenneth Grant, Old Ones, Michael Bertiaux, "Deep Ones," Monastery of the Seven Rays, Cult of the Black Snake, Somerset, Kentucky, Cincinnati, New York City, Florida, Peter Levenda, "Simon", "Simon Necronomicon," Bate Cabal, summoning the Old Ones into reality, modern continuation of the Cult of the Black Snake at Devil's Lake, strange murders occurring around Devil's Lake, the Smiley Face Killers in Wisconsin, the Saturnine current, the Sirius tradition, communion with amphibious beings, Crystal Lake, Nicholas Cage, "Mandy"
The Cabin is presented by the Wisconsin Counties Association and this week we're featuring Marquette County; https://bit.ly/3n3gXuFThe Cabin is also presented by WCA's Group Health Trust reminding you that February is National Cancer Prevention Month; https://bit.ly/3JMizCXCampfire Conversation: As the Wisconsin temperatures continue to drop, we know that it can be difficult to motivate yourself to get outside and explore. Maybe your idea of winter outdoor activities stops at the notion of skiing and snowboarding and you're looking for something different to try. Well, then this is the winter-tastic episode for you! The Cabin Crew covers a list of unconventional winter activities that you're going to want to try in 2022! Everything from curling, to hockey, to must-try ice skating rinks, to polar plunges, and more – treat this episode as your guide for all the unconventional winter activities that you've been wanting to try. To hear more about the best places to ski and snowboard in Wisconsin, check out episode 104To hear our favorite Winter Hiking Destinations in Wisconsin, check out episode 51St. Germain; Enjoy the beauty of the Northwoods in the winter in St. Germain; https://bit.ly/3mxb5XFSilo Ridge; A community in Fort Atkinson for the 55 and up community with custom-built park model homes; https://bit.ly/3H1YV44Marshfield Clinic; All of Us Research Program; https://bit.ly/3klM56EKnow Your Wisconsin: Haumerson's Pond
*Timestamps for each event at the bottom of description*In the longest episode of the Wisconsin Wrestler Podcast to date, Teague and Steve start the show with another rundown of wrestlers who have joined the 100-win club and give some other shoutouts to those in the Wisconsin wrestling community as well. Arcadia coach Zack Sirny joins the show for a preview of the Raider Challenge taking place in Arcadia this weekend. After the Raider Challenge Preview, Teague and Steve run through a preview of the Homestead Highlander Varsity Invitational taking place on Friday and throw in some predictions along the way. We conclude the show with Fort Atkinson coaches Ryan Gerber and Abe Graziano and have a conversation on the Terry Kramer Open this Saturday, discussing the history of the event along with a look at the ranked wrestlers competing at the event and where the potential stacked weight classes would be. It's a long one, but a lot of fun was had throughout!Raider Challenge-7:10Homestead Highlander Varsity Invite-23:35TKO-52:40Check out Fun Company Game Room Store!-https://www.funcompanygamestore.com/
Welcome to Wild West Podcast, a time in early Kansas history when forts were the sentinels along the Santa Fe Trail to protect onward travelers of a westward expansion. In this new series entitled Fort Dodge the Sentinel to the Cimarron, we will explore the historical timeline of the Forts along the Arkansas River Valley. In today's podcast, we will bring you the story of early forts along the Arkansas River to include Fort Mann, established in 1846, and Fort Atkinson, established in 1850. The show will first present a historical narrative. Shortly after that, we will invite a special guest Deb Goodrich to join us in an in-depth discussion of some stories related to the early forts along the Arkansas River. Books by Deb Goodrich
Going out of state for an internship may be risky, but beneficial. Jessica Schmitt, Editorial Intern at Hoard's Dairyman, is native to Fort Atkinson, Iowa and a student at Iowa State triple majoring in dairy science, agricultural communications, and international agriculture. Coming from a dairy background, she was excited to see to be surrounded by dairy producers in Wisconsin for the summer. Listen in to hear how her and many others will lead the future of agriculture! This is a series summer intern, Michelle Stangler, has launched looking for advice and insights for students interested in Wisconsin agriculture. Reach out at michelle.stangler@midwestfarmreport.com for a feature on the weekly segment - The Future Of Agriculture Is Bright! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Official Website: https://www.lawabidingbiker.com In this podcast episode, I had the pleasure of talking with Paul James, Sr. Manager of Public Relations at Harley-Davidson, and Mike Case, Group Chief Engineer for Vehicle Platforms at Harley-Davidson about the Pan America, Harley's first dive into the adventure motorcycle market. To get up to speed, make sure to watch my video titled, The Real Harley-Davidson Pan America Adventure Touring Motorcycle Release-What You Want to Know! SUPPORT US AND SHOP IN THE OFFICIAL LAW ABIDING BIKER STORE With the adventure segment of the market already well established with bikes like the BMW R 1250 GS Adventure, a direct competitor to the Pan America, a ton of market research and customer feedback was gathered prior to the creation of the Pan America. I learned during our conversation that Harley-Davidson did not go into this project lightly and really did their homework to make sure the Pan America would be a serious competitor in the adventure market, yet with its own unique style and flare. This is a completely new frame and an all new engine, the Revolution Max 1250 liquid-cooled, fuel-injected, V-twin engine, which has double overhead camshafts. The Revolution Max puts out 145 horsepower, 94 ft-lb of torque, and gets around 46 mpg. CHECK OUT OUR HUNDREDS OF FREE HELPFUL VIDEOS ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL AND SUBSCRIBE! There is a ton of technology baked into the Pan America such as adaptive ride height, rider modes, electronically adjustable suspension modes, a six-axis IMU, adaptive lighting, and a 6.8" touchscreen infotainment system, just to name a few. Paul and Mike break everything down in this podcast episode to include the design process, specifications, and marketing of the Pan America. So, you'll have to listen in to this episode to get all the details. It'll be well worth your time if you're at all interested in this new adventure motorcycle from Harley-Davidson. Guests: Paul James has worked in powersports his entire career, working as a journalist in the snowmobile industry, in marketing at Arctic Cat, Inc. (snowmobile, ATV and PWC) and for the past 23 years at Harley-Davidson. Paul has held a variety of roles at H-D, including Marketing/PR, Events, Product Planning, and Go-to-Market. He is currently Sr. Manager Public Relations and is an avid motorcycle rider and racer. Mike Case is a lifelong motorcyclist and has spent his entire career in automotive and powersports and the last 19 years at Harley-Davidson. He is currently the Group Chief Engineer for Vehicle Platforms and oversaw the team that brought the all-new Pan America and Revolution Max engine to life. NEW FREE VIDEO RELEASED: How to Install a Kawasaki KLR 650 Rally Dash Panel 2nd Gen-Tutorial Sponsor-Ciro 3D CLICK HERE! Innovative products for Harley-Davidson & Goldwing Affordable chrome, lighting, and comfort products Ciro 3D has a passion for design and innovation Sponsor-RickRak CLICK HERE The Ultimate Motorcycle Luggage Rack Solution Forget those messy straps and bungee cords Go strapless with a RickRak quick attach luggage system & quality bag Sponsor-Butt Buffer CLICK HERE Want to ride longer? Tired of a sore and achy ass? Then fix it with a high-quality Butt Buffer seat cushion? New Patrons: John Fuller of North Highlands , California Brian Danker of Redwood City, California Kin Britton of Spartanburg , South Carolina Sam Piper of Longwood, Florida William Buttrum of New Windsor, Maryland Faron Boyer of Roseboro, North Carolina Michael Schlemmer of Bend, Oregon Aaron Prendergast of Lynn, Massachussetts Robert Gilliam Brian Peterson of Norton Shores, Michigan Frank Stephenson of Clearlake, California Jim Rasco of Houston, Texas If you appreciate the content we put out and want to make sure it keeps on coming your way then become a Patron too! There are benefits and there is no risk. Thanks to the following bikers for supporting us via a flat donation: Jack Rebert of Phoenix, AZ Samuel Orr of Mechanicsville, VA Matthew Shatek of Fort Atkinson, Iowa ________________________________________________________ FURTHER INFORMATION: Official Website: http://www.LawAbidingBiker.com Email & Voicemail: http://www.LawAbidingBiker.com/Contact Podcast Hotline Phone: 509-731-3548 HELP SUPPORT US! JOIN THE BIKER REVOLUTION! #BikerRevolution #LawAbidingBiker
Teague and Steve are joined by WWCA Secretary and Fort Atkinson coach Ryan Gerber and Arrowhead coach and WWCA Former President Randy Ferrell to discuss the Wisconsin Wrestling Coaches Association! Randy and Ryan start off the podcast with their wrestling stories, and then provide a lot of quality insight on the role of the WWCA, the process of going through rules and policy changes, and the relationship with the WIAA and NFHS in regards to enacting those changes. We then get into the first of our hot topics, which is the weight class rule enacted by the NFHS this year (12, 13, or 14 weight classes). Topics Discussed in Part 2:-7/7 event rule and potential changes-Seeding Individual State!!-Women's State TournamentWWCA Website- https://www.wwca.org/
Our next guest is such a sweetheart and has a true heart of gold! Please welcome Michael Farringer to the podcast, who is currently working as a box office associate at The Fireside Dinner Theatre in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. If you are interested in a theatre job other than performing, Michael highly recommends visiting the website: offstagejobs.com, which is full of wonderful career opportunities and resources. In this episode we talk about our time together at the beautiful and historic Maple Repertory Theatre. We both tell the tale of how we decided to sneak into a graveyard one fateful evening on Friday the 13th and have a spooky photo shoot! Thank you so much for listening.
More and more in-state groups are hitting the stage for performances! Two reviews and three previews populate this week's episode. I failed to mention that Ashwaubenon is pulling a double, also submitting a video for the Twin Lakes (IN) competition. Show Choir Live finale livestream (free, Fort Atkinson performs): showchoirlive.com John Hersey Chicagoland Showcase livestream (free, six Wisconsin performances): givebutter.com/chicagolandshowcase2021 Rock Bridge Show Choir Festival livestream ($20, Ashwaubenon performs): rockbridgevocalmusic.com Twin Lakes Show Choir Invitational livestream ($20, Ashwaubenon performs): performingarts.tlschools.org
A recap of Fort Atkinson's performance at Show Choir Live week three and a look at the upcoming West Delaware and Sheridan competitions, which have Wisconsin representation. Fort Atkinson South High Street Singers 2021 on YouTube: https://youtu.be/d0vgh-kqroM Sheridan Spotlight livestream ticket purchase: https://www.sheridanspotlight.com West Delaware livestream link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7UDtC2QiOtT7brDIcsnznw/live
A review of Onalaska at Central Lee and a preview of Fort Atkinson's participation in Show Choir Live.
Fort Atkinson is home to Wisconsin's last remaining Native American intaglio, a reverse mound. Museum Director Merrilee Lee investigates how it was created and preserved in the modern era.
It's Teague and a trio of Fort Atkinson coaches on this episode as we were joined by coaches Ryan Gerber and Abe Graziano to discuss D1 Sectional E. We discuss the implications of Mukwonago and Waterford joining regional 2, if there are any challenger's to Stoughton's reign in regional 1, and Ryan also gives an update in regards to the Badger Conference health guidelines at the start of the episode. Also try to keep track of how many times we say 'TKO', I promise it won't be easy.Regional 1-7:06Regional 2-49:00Team Sectional Prediction-1:37:50
It's the fifth week of the 2020 high school football season, pandemic-style. FFN talks to Franklin coach Louis Brown,Kaukauna coach Matt Binsfeld, Darlington coach Travis Winkers, Pete Knudson WBIZ Eau Claire, West DePere coach Chris Greison, Don Wadewitz Kool 106.5 Fort Atkinson, Barry Hersh WIBD West Bend, Joey Dotterweich of The Score in Appleton as well as Travis Wilson of WisSports.net. Football Friday Night powered by WisSports.net.
Peter Mulvey talks about his String Traveler guitar lessons available on TrueFire, performs, and answers questions. To learn more and watch the video from this live session, please visit truefire.com/live.About Peter:Peter Mulvey has been a songwriter, road-dog, raconteur and almost-poet since before he can remember. Raised working-class Catholic on the Northwest side of Milwaukee, he took a semester in Ireland, and immediately began cutting classes to busk on Grafton Street in Dublin and hitchhike through the country, finding whatever gigs he could. Back stateside, he spent a couple years gigging in the Midwest before lighting out for Boston, where he returned to busking (this time in the subway) and coffeehouses. Small shows led to larger shows, which eventually led to regional and then national and international touring. The wheels have not stopped since.Eighteen records, one illustrated book, thousands of live performances, a TEDx talk, a decades-long association with the National Youth Science Camp, opening for luminaries such as Ani DiFranco, Emmylou Harris, and Chuck Prophet, appearances on NPR, an annual autumn tour by bicycle, emceeing festivals, hosting his own boutique festival (the Lamplighter Sessions, in Boston and Wisconsin)… Mulvey never stops. He has built his life’s work on collaboration and on an instinct for the eclectic and the vital. He folds everything he encounters into his work: poetry, social justice, scientific literacy, and a deeply abiding humanism are all on plain display in his art.Early in 2017, a series of upheavals found Mulvey living through a winter in a friend’s empty house in the small Midwestern town of Fort Atkinson. Unmoored and lost in the middle of his life, walking hours each day, sometimes with friends but most often alone, along the frozen marsh of the Bark river and through the wintry oak savannah nearby. The songs came in fast and strange and vivid. At night he wrote them down at a table in the spare house, just a mile from the Cafe Carpe (which Mulvey describes as his spiritual home). These songs became his new record, “There Is Another World,” a vivid dreamscape of imagistic, haiku-like auditory sketches, within which are plenty of wrenching, haunting, and even sweet songs.
Hoard Museum Director, Merrilee Lee digs through the past of one of Fort Atkinson's founding families and finds the story of Almira Foster, the wife of the man whose name can be found on several buildings and street signs throughout our city. Music in today's Podcast by Kevin MacLeod. See full attribution on our website at www.hoardmuseum.org
Hello Wanderers! Welcome to Episode 21 of Wandering Wisco. Join co-hosts Owen Walcott and Monica Samsin as they adventure county to county in Wisconsin and visit villages, cities, and landmarks and discuss their adventures. This episode is only one covering Jefferson County. Villages and cities covered are: Lake Mills, Waterloo, Watertown, Johnson Creek, Sullivan, Palmyra, Fort Atkinson, and Jefferson.
The Cabin is presented by the Wisconsin Counties Association, this week we're featuring Trempealeau County.Campfire Conversation: This week is all about the wonders of Wisconsin. Wisconsin is home to so many remarkable destinations that we know we can't cover them all, so here are a few of our favorites: Niagara Escarpment, St. Croix National Scenic Riverway, Gravity Hill, Devil's Lake State Park, Driftless Area.Behind-the-Scenes: We're headed to Fort Atkinson for a new episode of Discover Wisconsin. We'll be covering: The history of Fort Atkinson, Historic Water Tower, Effigy Mounds, Hoard Historical Museum & National Dairy Shrine, Dorothy Carnes Park, Glacial River Bike Trail, Jones Market, Rock River, Poyer Orchards Farm Market, Steffen's Orchard, Haumerson's Pond, The Stagecoach Inn, Fireside Theatre, Cafe Carpe.Know Your Wisconsin: Sphagnum Moss
This week we cover some crazy and creepy glitches in the Matrix and the disappearance and odd connections to Georgia Jean Weckler of Fort Atkinson, WI! Sites from the show today: http://charleyproject.org/ http://www.doenetwork.org/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
On Saturday, August 9th, in 1980, high school sweethearts Tim Hack and Kelly Drew attended a wedding reception at the Concord house in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. The plan was to stop by, say hello, then attend a local fair. Unfortunately, they wouldn’t even make it to their car.
The Cabin is presented by the Wisconsin Counties Association and this week we're featuring Sauk County.Campfire Conversation: We're talking small towns across the state of Wisconsin - Chippewa Falls, New Glarus, Mineral Point, Hayward, Marshfield, Fort Atkinson, Blanchardville. Behind-the-Scenes: This week we're joined by Discover Wisconsin Producer, Jenny Ingish! A beautiful combination of some of Wisconsin's gems: the ferry, Baraboo area, Wisconsin River/Lake Wisconsin, bald eagles, the states 1st designated natural area, over-tourism, Charlie's General Store, Vintage Brewing and more! Wisconsin in 72: Bayfield Winter Festival 3/6-3/8 , World’s Longest Weenie Roast in Cable 3/7 , Janesville Spring Fling Vendor Expo 3/7 , Waukesha Art Crawl 3/7. Know Your Wisconsin: Rustic Roads
For the 46th episode of the Get Starked Podcast, I was fortunate enough to have my dad stop by the studio. Our conversation revolved around his life growing up in Fort Atkinson, WI. We also dove into Wisconsin Sports (Packers, Badgers, Brewers & Bucks) and Kansas basketball. As always, he provided some wisdom, humor and overall sound insights that I'm certain you will appreciate! THANK you for taking the time to listen to our collaboration, PLEASE help support the podcast by subscribing/rating on iTunes: iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/get-s…d1356005071?mt=2
A look back at two exciting Showcases in Fort Atkinson and Logan as well as a look ahead to competitions in Illinois, Minnesota and Monona Grove!
In this episode, we figure out how we can give every student a chance to do Speech and Debate! Becky's Bio: Becky is a creative writing professor with Southern New Hampshire University and the director of novice debate for Fort Atkinson high school. She is spearheading diversity and inclusion issues with the Wisconsin Debate Coaches Association. You can hear her and her husband regularly on their own Poetry Professor Podcast available wherever you get your podcast content. New episodes every Monday! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Content note: murder, sexual assault Photo source Everyone and their BFFs confessed to the abduction and murder of Georgia Jean, but her disappearance remains unsolved over 70 years later. If that wasn't enough to bring out the feels, I'm in the middle of a surprise divorce! Also! The True Crime Podcast festival is this Saturday, July 13, at the Marriott Downtown, right on the magnificent mile. There are over 80 true crime podcasters coming - including True Crime Obsessed and even me! This is a full-day event, and gives you a chance to meet your favourite podcasters in a large-scale meet-and-greet, with several panel discussions and live episodes too. Come hang out! To find out more and join the almost 400 people who have bought tickets, head to tcpf2019.com or look for it on social media. I can't wait to see you there!! Resources Family weebly site WTMJ4 story from 2017 2013 story Charley project page Missing children from Wisconsin Missing children nationally Transcript Please note this is a rough transcript due to time limitations. I'll come back and fix it! Welcome to the most belated episode of the Spooky Sconnie podcast thus far. This is the podcast that seeks to dive into everything from Wisconsin, from the true crime and paranormal stuff to cryptids and just wonderfully weird Wisconsin history. And I'm your host, Kirsten Schultz. ----more---- It's been a minute, a couple minutes, several weeks. Um, I owe y'all an explanation. If you don't already follow the social media channels for the podcast, then you probably haven't heard because I'm shit at posting on the Pod Bean, a app on its own, like updates. Um, but I am in the middle of getting a divorce and it's not necessarily a hundred percent amicable on my side, but it's kind of a surprise divorce for me at least. So it's been a rough couple of weeks and I needed to take some space, stepped back from a couple of things to take care of myself and, um, you know, dive in with all of my energy to finding a new place, which I have found one. Um, I signed the lease today and I move in, um, in about two weeks, a little less. Um, and my goal is hopefully by the beginning of August to be fully moved into that new place and, um, hopefully be putting out some more regular episodes, between now and then. It might be a little funky. Yeah. Not sure schedule wise, what's going to work. so far I've gotten basically almost everything that I own in our apartment up into our loft space, which was like my office anyway. Um, and I'm sleeping on a Futon, which is not great for my chronic illnesses and my back and so many things. Um, but you know, have to do what we can do till we can do better I guess. Um, yeah, so like I said, episodes will probably be infrequent until, mm, Probably middle of August or something like that. Um, so this will be the kind of the last episode for a couple of weeks again, but, uh, I'm hoping to kind of like plunge into late summer slash fall, um, deeply and really be able to have more time set aside to doing research too. Um, you know, finding new things to talk about and um, being a lot more present for all of you. So I appreciate you guys sticking in there with me and hanging in there. Um, and you know, things will get better and it'll be good. It'll be fine. I'm, I'm going to be fine. Um, I'm just going to keep repeating that until it's the thing. So, um, part of why I'm releasing this episode on a day different than what I normally would do, um, is because the Saturday is the true crime podcast festival in Chicago, um, at the Marriott downtown on magnificent mile. So please make sure you come. I will be there. I have goodies to give away and to sell, um, including buttons and bottle openers or jars. Oh gold. I keep using mine. It's amazing. It's also magnetic, which I discovered by accident, but like in a good way. Um, I also have a piece of original art that I may be giving away. We'll see. Um, so if you come, make sure that you find me, cause I would love to say hi to you. And, um, if you are coming again, make sure you try to follow the social media pages because I will be posting what I'm wearing that morning and other stuff so that y'all can come find me so we can talk and it'll be great. It'll be great just to spooky. Scani girl in a Chicago world there should be a Hashtag, right? If you still haven't gotten your ticket, you can go to t c p F as in true crime podcast festival TCP f 20 nineteen.com, and you'll be able to snag tickets and see who else is coming. Um, and also check out the schedule, which they're releasing more and more information about, which is great. Um, there's also a shop you can buy like other cool things from them, so make sure you check that out. And what else? What else, what else? Yeah, I think that that's the big stuff. Um, so let's dive in to today's episode. Okay. We are talking about Georgia Jean Wexler and her disappearance. Georgia Jean was an eight year old in 1947. She got a ride home from school with a friend's mom and got dropped off on the opposite side of the road, um, from her home next to her mailbox. She had grabbed the mail, uh, walked across the highway because of course this is Wisconsin, you must cross a highway to get to your house. Um, and, and I was the last time that anybody saw her, which is terrifying, especially considering the fact that again, she's eight years old. Um, and this is in Fort Atkinson, which is, um, it's kind of between Milwaukee and Madison, but slightly to the north. It sits in Jefferson County and as along the Rock River, um, near Lake Koshkonong. So if you know where any of those places are, you kinda know where that is. Um, four is kind of a small town. Um, it's, is kidding bigger now, but it's still, it's still pretty small. Towny um, as you know, compared to places like Green Bay eve and, um, not at, not even just Madison and Milwaukee, but Green Bay. So that's fort to shame. Not that Green Bay is my favorite place, but okay. There has been a couple of news stories about George's disappearance in the last couple of years. Um, but first I want to, you know, kind of go through what happened. So she's been missing sense again. May 1st, 1947 from Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, they classified this as a nonfamily abduction. Her date of birth is January 28th, 1939. I'm at time of disappearance. She was four foot three inches tall and weighed somewhere between 65 and 75 pounds. She was wearing a light blue tee shirt with a pink button sweater over it, a blue skirt with a red moon or flower pattern, blue jeans under that skirt, rubber boots or Brown moccasin type shoes with reddish colored composition souls and a brown flowered headscarf. Um, she's very white, very blonde and had, um, Brown eyes and apparently had a growth on one heel, which I can not figure out any more information about that. So the neighbor who dropped her off was a friend's mom and again, dropped her off kind of at the beginning of the driveway by the, um, mailbox. Okay. The, um, Georgia told the neighbor that she might go into the woods and pick some flowers for a May Day basket before going inside her home. She and her, um, siblings, I believe she had two brothers and a sister usually rode their bicycles, but it had rained so it was really muddy and their dad drove them to school that morning. She got out half an hour earlier than, um, her siblings. And so that's why she got a ride home from this neighbor after Georgia started walking up the driveway slash crossing the highway. There seems to be a, some disputes depending on where you're looking. Um, she never made it fully up that way. Like never arrived at the house. Nobody saw her inside the house or at the house itself. Again, it's a long driveway though. So [inaudible] the meal she was carrying wasn't found. And I think that's an important piece, um, because it shows that she clearly didn't get inside, um, at least not in a space where she could actually put down that meal. George's mom wasn't really concerned right away when Georgia didn't get home. She kind of assumed that Georgia's dad had picked her up and they didn't start searching until about 6:00 PM when the dad got home without Georgia witnesses had reported seeing a dark colored possibly black sedan. Um, a 1936 or 37 Ford with a gray plastic spotlight in the vicinity that afternoon. The car vanished around the same time Georgia did. And deep tire tracks were later found in the road as if a vehicle had pulled out fast. Um, the person driving that was described to be blonde male and somewhere between 20 to 25 years old, this person is the prime suspect in George's abduction. He was never identified, um, despite the fact that they actually questioned a ton of people over the years. This wasn't necessarily one of those cold cases that they just sit on forever. There was actually a lot of work, um, going on behind the scenes consistently on this case. Yeah, several witnesses reported seeing a young girl struggling and pleading with a man inside a similar vehicle in Fort Atkinson shortly after Georgia vanished. Um, you know, there's no definitive answer on whether or not that was Georgia, but people assumed. So they believed, um, at the beginning that she might have been kidnapped for ransom. Her father was a public official and they weren't poor. Um, but after several days with no attempt to, you know, stay at ransom demands, the family and local authorities were like, Huh, I guess that's not what's going on. So they quickly moved to, assuming she had been taken by a sexual Predator and that continues to be the main theory in this case, she was actually terrified of being kidnapped and we'll, we'll get into that later. But I think it's such an interesting thing to consider, um, that that was the case. There is a detective currently, or at least as of 2017 I'm with the Jefferson County sheriff's office named detective Leah Meyer, and she's the one that's handling the cold case or at this point, um, she shared a lot in some news articles. So I'll link to some of those. Um, and kind of the big takeaway from interviews that she's done around this case is that she knows that it's going to be probably impossible to solve this case at this point. It's so old. Um, so many people have died that were involved with the case and it, there's just a lot of obstacles to getting this solved. It's 70 something years old here. The offender, um, detective Myra believes that the offender didn't preplan this, this was not a premeditated kidnapping, but just saw Georgia after she'd gotten dropped off and decided to take her. So not unlike, um, the case of Jamie Kloss, like we discussed in some of those Minnesota earlier this year, which I have to do an update on that shit because yeah, that has gone to hell in a hand basket. I mean, he's still guilty and he's still been sentenced and all of that, but he tried to pull some shit. Like it was not a big deal. I don't know. Anyway, that is not this episode. Um, detective Myra believes that the prime suspect that it's known as opposed to this random blonde man as a person named Buford Senate. He was paroled after a conviction in the 1940s related to sexual violence. Um, he actually had confessed to George's murder. Um, he claimed that he and a companion that he refused to name had kidnapped her for ransom and given her some sleeping pills to keep her quiet in the meantime, but that she had accidentally overdosed and died, which just want to change that sentence a little bit cause I don't like how it's written in this piece. Um, it's not that she accidentally overdosed, it's that they gave her too many pills. Like you shouldn't be giving anybody that's that young sleeping pills. You shouldn't be kidnapping a young girl. Like the onus is on you guys. Um, she didn't accidentally overdose. Anyway, Senate in this confession shared details about the case that we're not ever released to the media and the physical description of the suspect, that blonde dude between 20 to 25 matches, sentence description and witness accounts of that dark car scene in the area match kind of what he drove. So it really fits in very well. Senate said that after discovering that, um, he had killed Georgia on accident, that he tossed her remains into the blue river, which is near the town of Blue River, surprise, a search of the river turned up no sign of Georgia. Um, and in 2017 they actually found um, senates hideout and um, she shared that they had like gone in and tried to see if there are any ashes or remains or anything like that. Um, and she says it's nothing more than a giant Fox hole. I think it would be important to search the, that vicinity, finding any new leads or possibly discovering her remains. Um, you know, they found some ashes and did testing, but that it didn't, uh, come back as related to George's body whatsoever. Son, it was never charged in connection with George's case. Police still don't actually know whether he was involved because he turned around and recanted his confession. Um, and up until he died, maintained that he had nothing to with George's case. Senate was paroled in 1974 and then arrested again for the sexual assault of two young girls in 1987 he was sentenced to 20 years in prison for those assaults. The sentence ran consecutively to the remainder of his 1947 rape slash murder sentence because you know, being rearrested and sexually assaulting other young girls is a violation of your parole. He died in prison here in Wisconsin in 2008. And Detective Meyer doesn't really believe his description of the events. Um, she's gone on record as saying it feels more like a mix of truth and fiction than pure truth. Um hmm. Just the different things that he's shared, but she's also gone on record to say, um, to describe him as extremely violent, sexually based offender that I think would fit the emo for crime. Like Georgia. Jean's son Senate was not the only person to confess to George's kidnapping a murder. A number of other individuals, including a convicted murderer from Nebraska have confessed over the years. Nothing could be proven against any of them and just about everybody recanted. So let's dive into these other potentials aspects. The first is that convicted murderer from Nebraska steam is Charles McClelland. He was 25, um, in this article I found from 1954 in which he was discussed, um, and won't read this all in like 1930s voice cause that's a lot of 1930s voice. But, um, he was found innocent. Um, the night before this article ran of killing a prison guard and, um, officers had said the day before that he had signed a statement, um, the prior December saying he had kidnapped and killed Georgia gene during his trial for the killing of this prison guard, his defense counsel contended that the prisoner had made a number of confessions to murders that he could not have done. And that one of those was this crime. Um, he said on the Friday, again, the day before that this ran, that he had made up the story about kidnapping Georgia gene after it in an Omaha newspaper in October of the previous year, a letter from him to Wisconsin officials led them to question him. Captain Glenn Petty of the Jefferson County police said, McClelland has told us too much, so much that we don't have to prove his guilt. He will have to prove his innocence. I'm sorry, that sounds like a Trump line. I kind of want a bar for right now in my mouth and all over this microphone so I won't Barf. Um, he had actually been McClellan who had actually been serving two life terms for murdering a tourist couple from Virginia near Omaha during, uh, August of 1947. And, um, you know, he didn't have a motive, but definitely was a violent person so people could see how that could have been a connection. Okay. But, um, his story is also extremely similar to Buford sentence in that he claimed basically the same things that they had kidnapped her, that they had accidentally given her too many sleeping pills and then dumped her body off of blue river red or bridge, excuse me. Um, and again, nobody ever found anything from her body within that river. Yeah. Um, senates comments were made seven months after Georgia gene disappeared. And at this point, we are several years later. And so what I think could, um, play into this is I have a feeling that McClelland would rather have been in Wisconsin than actually be facing this trial for murdering this prison guard. Cause I can't imagine other prison guards are going to treat you well if they know you're in prison and facing trial for murdering one of them. That's not how cops act. Um, and that maybe word had traveled through the various prison whisper networks like it does okay. And that he kind of owned that story as his own, but, but that's just my theory. You know, he definitely doesn't fit the same way that Buford Senate does. Okay. Another potential subject is none other than future podcast. Uh, yeah. Subject I guess. Ed Gene. Hmm. Yeah. Um, George's case received additional attention about 10 years after she vanished. Um, when authorities in Plainfield, Wisconsin arrested at Geen for murdering a local female tavern keeper. Um, investigators uncovered lots of things that his farm were not going to go into it yet. Um, and they consider him a possible subject in suspect. Oh my God. In George's disappearance as well as the disappearance of Evelyn Hartley who was abducted from Lacrosse in 1953. Um, I think part of it is just because neither of them have been found and he had a bunch of like nipples and stuff in his house. Like, I don't know, I just feel like that's what people would assume what happened. Neither Avalon nor Georgia Jean fit the profile for gains victims. Like he went after middle aged women. There's a reason he might want after middle aged women. Um, he also doesn't match the description of the person that they believe abducted Georgia gene. Cause surprise. He was not 20 to 25 during this time period. He did own a black 1937 Ford, but like how many people owned that at this point in time? Um, there's a couple other stories associated with George's disappearance that I wanted to touch on because I think they're interesting. Um, and these are all pooled from like local news stories that are all on a Weebly site. And I'll, I'll put the link in the show notes, but it's um, family members who have like meticulously kept notes and news articles are related to the case. So you can go back and look from like the day she disappeared onwards at the evolution of the case, see the obituaries of her family members. Um, look at the family member that runs the site, what their theories are. It's just absolutely fascinating. And Oh my God, I could spend hours, could spend hours, I won't, but I could. So these are, these are all from some of those articles. Um, so right after Georgia gene disappears, they are looking for this man in his late twenties, mid to late twenties, driving a black Ford or 1936 or 37 Ford sedan equipped with a spotlight. And a spare tire carried on the rear as was kind of the thing. And the time period that car had been seen twice near the Wexler farm around the time she disappeared. And the two stories told to the men of, um, the sheriff's office in Jefferson County did have some contradictions between them, especially in time, but they, I think they were just grasping for everything they could get. Um, see even try to link anything up at this point. Around 3:40 PM on Thursday, about 10 minutes after Georgia gene was seen last, um, a man named Ernie was driving east on highway 12, a black Ford sedan turned out of a byway ahead of him and he followed it to the city. He believes that the side road was the lane leading to the Wexler farm. About 10 minutes later, the teacher of the Ives school about to land one half, two and one half miles southwest of the Wexler home noticed a very similar car or the same car. School had already been dismissed and she was there alone putting the Friday lessons on the blackboard. So prepping for the next day. The car on the side road running past the school, moved very slowly. The teacher went to the door and looked out in the car, sped up and went away. Um, and again it resembled the same one seen by Ernie. A third story was during the time this news story came out being checked by the Fort Atkinson police. Sometime between three 30 and 4:00 PM, Sam Clement of Fort Atkinson stopped his car at a sign near the Fort Atkinson telephone exchange. Um, an older car parked a man and woman got out as they were about halfway across the street, a little girl in the back seat of this car yelled out, let me out. I want to go home. The man in this couple turned back, reached into the car and appeared to either strike the girl or pull something over her head. Um, claimant also said that this incident was seen by two men standing on a corner and possibly by, um, picketers in front of the telephone building. Um, the account of Georgia Jean's actions really follows a pattern up until the point where she gets towards home. Um, and they're not sure what happens, right. So they're really grasping at straws and looking into this theory. Um, at least one this was all happening. Yeah. Clement moved to get out of his, um, to try to go look at what was happening with this girl in this forward. Um, he noted that there were two men, those two men that had also witnessed this incident were coming towards the car from where they had been standing. Cars behind him began honking because he was still driving, right. Um, he had just been stopped at a stop light and the light had changed. So he had to go and he said that he believed that those two men on the corner were going to handle the situation. This was between half an hour to an hour after the neighbor, Mrs Flowcrete, that's a funky name. Um, took Georgia Jean home. The children had been carefully told about stranger danger and you know, don't get into cars, pupil, you don't know all that stuff. Um, but her dad also pointed out that it wasn't unlikely that she might've gotten into a car within the driveway itself cause the driveway really is like a longer road that just goes up to their house. Um, and she'd probably assume that a driver coming up the driveway was going to be there to visit her dad who was the treasurer of the town. Um, and so probably wouldn't have thought as much about saying no to them as she would to somebody driving on main street, offering her a ride. Numerous black cars, several of them without license plate had been stopped by police during this time period. Um, so within a couple of weeks after the incident, but all drivers had been able to, you know, share their alibis and, and nothing came of that. A neighbor, Mrs Ivan l Jones, I love when they just refer to women as their husband's name. That's great. Mrs. Jones had said that Georgia Jean often talked about how she'd feared kidnapping after hearing about the kidnapping and murder of Suzanne Degnan in Chicago. They're not sure what prompted that fear, but I'm sure hearing details about being kidnapped and murdered, I might do that. Just, I don't know. Why are we listening to true crime podcasts right now? Friends. Um, the sheriff and George's father, we're still at this point, you know, searching. Um, but we're exhausted. They went nonstop for as long as they could. Um, and it would just was really, really hard on them in the whole community. They searched for Georgia for several weeks and months and years. Um, I'll be at not with the same vibration as right after her disappearance naturally. But you know, within the couple of days after she disappeared, they went from, you know, calling each other to sweeping, you know, fields and woods nearby and putting up posters to people jumping in their airplanes and, you know, doing surveillance sweeps of the area to see if they could see anything out of the ordinary. And even spiritual. Is Scott in on this? Y'All a tip from one spiritualist precipitated one of the biggest rural police raids in southern Wisconsin history. It brought out 11 police cars, more than 25 officers, sirens, guns, and spotlights. The raid had it start in a trip, which Elmer Wachtler and uncle of the girl made it to a spiritualist in fall. DLAC the spiritual is described as deserted farmhouse in which the searchers would find the eight year old girl. The uncles convinced the officers to at least give this try. Right. What do you have to lose at this point? And 11 police cars. The men converged by several roads at midnight Friday. I didn't look at the dates. I'm so sorry. I'm on an embarrassingly deserted farmhouse and the eastern part of Dane County, um, which is where Madison is. Madison is like the capital of Dane County. I mean it's the capital of the state, but like it's the main city in Dane County. Yeah. Everything else is super rural. For the most part. The officers surrounded the structure and then hit it with spotlights from their cars. They hunted the horns and yelled for the occupant, if any to come out. No one appeared. The men observed a fresh tire trail leading into the yard. Um, and then into a dark foreboding barn. They opened the door and found a car with what? Tires in the back seat. They found a Jefferson newspaper in which the story about George's disappearance was featured. They found a pair of stockings and a flowered scarf. The car license was issued to a man from Meryl, Wisconsin. Yeah. Those findings convinced the officers they were on the right trail. So they returned to the house and when they were about to break in the front door, the owner just like came out in his long underwear and was like, what's up? What do you want? And they asked if he had a little girl in the house and he said, yeah, my like nine year old daughter is here. And they're like, George's almost nine. So they were just like super convinced, like, we have got her, this is it. And they demand to see the daughter. And the guy is like, oh fuck you guys think it's Georgia. It's not Georgia. He leads her upstairs. It is two 30 in the morning. He, um, he leads the police officers upstairs and they go, oh, fuck. It's not Georgia. Um, the police officers and specifically Elmer Wah Claire, the Song Cole as with most, um, kidnappings, especially of young girls, there were reports of Georgia being seen in other cities and even states. I mean, that was not an uncommon thing. Um, but they really didn't ever turn out to be her. Mrs Wachtler said, this is so sad. We thought we'd been through the worst when the children had polio last August. So before she disappeared, um, Georgia and her siblings had all had polio terribly and Georgia actually had the worst case of it. Um, and I actually know somebody who had polio. So it's quite fascinating to be able to like, ask questions about that time period and what polio was like. Um, and then want to shit my pants because of anti-vaxxers and okay. Polio wants to try to make a comeback. Okay, well let's go back to this quote. So we thought we'd been through the worst when the children had polio last August. It would be better. She'd been killed on the highway then. At least we'd know. And that's so fucking sad. Okay. Only once did a search party and cover really anything useful. And it was George's brother Laverne, who is 12, and he was with a couple of older teens hunting through the woods near the Ives school and they found the footprint of a small girl, one of Georgia jeans shoes, like totally fit that print. And then like within a couple of days, one of the neighbor girls was like, oh guys, sorry. That was me. I was picking flowers. Um, other than that, no trace of Georgia has really ever been found and her disappearance is still unsolved and Israel fuck and sad. Um, just on the off chance that one of you is like a hundred years old, if you or anyone you know has information about what might've happened to Georgia, um, called detective Lee Admirer of the Jefferson County sheriff's office. Her number is 920-SIX-SEVEN-4736, five. And it is so sad, so sad. Um, you know, George's family, her, her parents are dead. All of her kind of extended family. The older people who were really gung ho about trying to search for her, that uncle Elmer, you know, they're, they're all dead. Um, I think she has maybe a couple of her siblings are still around, but okay. It's, it's very sad because you know that these people have gone through hell and that they will never have had closure. Um, this is one moment where I do feel very strongly about my own beliefs in some sort of afterlife and I don't know what that looks like. I mean, maybe it's different for everybody. I don't know. But, uh, my hope is that, you know, the, the mother, the father, the rest of the family members who have passed, um, have been able to reconnect with Georgia gene on the other side and at least know what happened. Um, and excuse me, I think I'll just like throat burped. Um, and I, I really do hope that the story about her taking sleeping pills, being made to take sleeping pills and going in her sleep is what happened. My Gut says that's not what happened, but I want to believe that that's what happened for her sake. Um, and you know, maybe for the sake of people, if they ever do find out what happened is there is so many stories where that's not the case, but I also can't see that being reality. So ugh. Sucks. Why did I pick a Downer at bus? Oh, topic. Well, uh, you know, I'll, I'll go back to the thing from when I first covered Jamie clauses disappearance. Um, when they first found her really is when I started. So I just have to remember that Georgia Jean's case has stuck around because she was a white kid. She was a little white girl in the middle of white town whose family was well connected. And that's why we know about her story. There are tons of black and brown babies that have gone missing that nobody cares enough about to even look at doing a fucking fly over. Um, and I'm going to put a link up in the show notes too. Information about current missing children. Um, you know, figure out where to get that information in your area and, and look for it because you never know. You could be the one person that sees something, says something and saves someone's life or the very least can give a family closure. And that's pretty fucking awesome. Just for those people to have that regardless of whether or not you really are involved with it. I think that's pretty cool. So anyway, um, again, butt plug for a, the true crime podcast festival this Saturday in Chicago. Come hang out and come see me. I'm excited to see people there. Um, I might scream about some of the podcasters that are going to be there. That'll be fine. Um, but also like I will probably have no voice by the end of that day. Um, and if you are going to be in Chicago for that, let me know. Maybe we can hang up, get a drink, you know, ham sandwich. I don't know. I really like do write doughnuts in Chicago. So shit, maybe we can just eat some donuts. I am so down for true crime and donuts. That should be a thing. Anyway, come on on Saturday. If you can't, you know, keep me posted on true crime hops in your area. And maybe I'll do that sometime when I have money after being divorced. Um, thanks again for being understanding about shit cause this has been a weird ass couple of weeks and I don't like it. Um, but you know, knowing that I have a duty to y'all actually helped a lot and sitting down and doing this like right now while I'm alone in my current place is just, it's been really Cathartic. So I'm going to stop talking at, you know, and I will catch Ya. On the flip side, you just listened to the spooky scanny podcast. 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What is a poet's work and what role do libraries play in it? This month we talk about poets we love. Amy Ludtzke, Assistant Director of the Dwight Foster Library in Fort Atkinson, introduces us to Lorine Niedecker, a modernist poet who lived on Blackhawk Island. We gain a healthy respect for the office of Poet Laureate of Wisconsin and talk to current Poet Laureate Karla Huston.
The “Founding and Construction of Fort Dodge,” Kansas is narrated by Brad Smalley. The story takes place on April 5, when Captain Henry Pearce leaves Fort Larned, Kansas, with a company of Kansas volunteers to establish the new post. Captain Pearce was to engage and discourage the large bands of Comanches, Apaches, and Kiowas who were encamped on the Cimarron and on Crooked Creek regions of the Arkansas valley. Pearce selected a site located 6 miles east of Fort Atkinson that both guarded the Santa Fe Trail and stood midway between the two major Indian crossings on the Arkansas River. Captain Pearce officially established the post on April 10, 1865, and named it in honor of the departmental commander, General Dodge.
On March 29, 2016 Dick Wanie (80 yrs.old) of Fort Atkinson, WI shared his memories of growing up on the Horicon Marsh. Dick is a duck hunter, a historian and author of "Horicon to Koshkonong". Dick retells the history of Lake Koshkonong and the great numbers of Canvasback that once gathered there. Years of market hunting and the many hunt clubs that once operated on the lake. Dick reflects on the special connection of taking your children hunting and into the outdoors, memories created with his son Matt that he will never forget.
On March 29, 2016 Dick Wanie (80 yrs.old) of Fort Atkinson, WI shared his memories of growing up on the Horicon Marsh. Dick is a duck hunter, a historian and author of "Horicon to Koshkonong". His father Barney Wanie was a game warden and rough fish manager for over 30 years at Horicon. Dick also recalls stories of Curley Radke, a man who organized and championed the restoration of the Horicon Marsh.
On March 29, 2016 Dick Wanie (80 yrs.old) of Fort Atkinson, WI shared his memories of growing up on the Horicon Marsh. Dick is a duck hunter, a historian and author of "Horicon to Koshkonong". Describes his father, Barney Wanie as a "common sense" game warden. Shares stories of a last sharptail grouse hunt for two soldiers before their afternoon train left taking them to the Korean War.
On March 29, 2016 Dick Wanie (80 yrs.old) of Fort Atkinson, WI shared his memories of growing up on the Horicon Marsh. Dick is a duck hunter, a historian and author of "Horicon to Koshkonong". Dick shares memories of his first duck hunt, experiences jump shooting or "punching the bog" and missing the first day of basketball practice for another chance to hunt ducks on the marsh.
On March 29, 2016 Dick Wanie (80 yrs.old) of Fort Atkinson, WI shared his memories of growing up on the Horicon Marsh. Dick is a duck hunter, a historian and author of "Horicon to Koshkonong". The most important part of the hunt is having a good hunting partner to share the experience. Dick shares a lifetime of hunting memories on the marsh, fondly recalling early hunts beginning when he was in the 8th grade.
Over the last 10 years, Melissa has evolved from managing retail locations for two prominent Fortune 500 companies to becoming a highly sought after small business expert, author, coach and speaker focused on inspiring anyone who will take a few minutes to listen. Since her mid-west upbringing in Fort Atkinson, Iowa, Melissa has never forgotten the importance of giving back and paying it forward. http://womentakingthelead.com/melissa-krivachek
February 9, 2014 Pastor Jerry Dean Always Be Ready To Give It's so good to be here. I'm very thankful for all of you. It's great to see some familiar faces and renew friendships. I really appreciate all of you dear people. Why don't you turn in your Bibles to 1 Peter 3. At the beginning of this series “Ready, Set, Go”, Pastor Jeff started talking about sharing your faith with other people. He said that he was not planning on talking about three small words. “Always be ready to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that lies within you.” I want to focus this morning on those three words: always be ready to give. Shall we say those together? [Congregation repeats the phrase three times] Why don't you turn to a neighbor or somebody close by and tell them, “Always be ready to give.” There you go. You guys are awesome. As we think about being always ready to give, he [Pastor Jeff] will have further explanations later on in the series, but I want to focus on those three words and three ideas, three concepts, this morning as we talk about sharing your faith. Right up front I want to say that my challenge, my encouragement to you is to share your faith with somebody this week. Share Jesus Christ with someone this week. So often we think, “I'll share my faith someday.” For many of us, it's something we'll do someday or down the road when I get better at it or something else. I would encourage you to make a commitment right now, right where you sit, that you're going to share your faith and ask God to open doors for you to share your faith or talk to somebody about Jesus Christ this week. We'll talk a little later about how to do that. That's my challenge because that takes the message out of the future and puts in right here, right now. Maybe even this afternoon you'll have an opportunity to do that. That first phrase says always be ready to give. Some of you sitting here may say, “I'm not so great at that. I'm not so good at that. I'm not sure if that's particularly my thing.” The first word there says always. It's the Greek word aei and we get our word eon from that. It's speaking of time. God's saying to be ready to give at all times. If you're here this morning and you're a child of God then your King and your Lord and your Master and your Boss says that's part of your mission. It doesn't matter if you're bold. It doesn't matter if you're shy. It doesn't matter if you speak well or not. Your God says that's your mission. That's what you're here to do. Always be ready to give. The wonderful thing and the amazing thing is that if you're his child then God put his Spirit in your heart. He says he lives with you and you have inside of you the Spirit of Jesus Christ which means you have the capacity, you have the ability, to do that. Paul says, “Greater is he who is in you than he who is in the world” (1 Jn 4:4) and “you can do all things [including share your faith] through Christ who strengthens you” (Phil 4:13). God says he has given you the ability far beyond anything that you could ask or think. I don't know how you think of yourself this morning, but if you're his child his Spirit is in you and he has given you that ability and those capabilities. Have you ever noticed that about Jesus or thought that about him? Jesus was at home with everybody. At twelve years old he was at home sitting in the temple talking to the PhDs of his day. He was at home with prostitutes. He was at home with tax collectors. He was at home with commercial fishermen. He was at home with the white collared people and the blue collared people. I don't know in that age of robes if they had collars on them or not, but you get the point. He was at home with the high and the low and the middle and in between. He was at home with everyone. Early on he was developing those gifts. He was singularly focused. At twelve years old he said, “I am here and I am ready to be about my Father's business.” He thought about that all the time. Friends, why is that so crucial? Because you and I rub shoulders every day with people who are on their way to eternity. If there was not a hell I would not be standing here today talking to you. It wouldn't matter. I've preached funeral message after funeral message that says, and one of the most intriguing verses from Ecclesiastes 7, says it's better go to a funeral than it is to a party because that's what happens to everyone, and wise people think about that. You and I are someday going to be facing the grave. You and I are someday going to be the ones lying in the casket and in the coffin. It'll be our funeral that people are attending. I am here as a representative of Jesus Christ this morning because either you have the answer for life and death or you don't. That's what makes Christianity so singularly different from every other religion. The founder of every other religion is dead, buried, and gone. Mohammed? Dead and buried. Confucius? Dead and buried. Buddha? Dead and buried. Joseph Smith? Dead and buried. Jesus Christ? His grave's empty. Historians say that is probably the singular most well documented fact in human history. We even date our history AD and BC although because they want to forget Christ, they've changed BC to BCE, “before common era,” which is really fascinating because people who don't love God, they don't like to think about that. But Jesus' resurrection radically changed the world. Either you have an answer for death or we might as well pack it up and go home. Friends, that's why it is so crucial to share your faith. If you are a child of God and you believe that there is an eternal destination of heaven and hell, then it's of absolute paramount importance. If you went home today after lunch and saw your neighbor's house on fire, you would probably go home and say, “Well, you know, maybe they decided to sleep late. I know their house is on fire but I don't really want to wake them up. That could disturb their sleep. They need their rest.” Would any of you think that way? Of course not. Friends, if you genuinely believe this book [holds up a Bible], our God, our Savior, our Lord and master challenged people all the time what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses his own soul (Mk 8:36). If you believe that there is an eternal hell, then you will step out of your comfort zone. You will put your neck, your reputation on the line to share the Good News of Jesus Christ with the people around you. When I say that, I don't mean shove it down their throats. I say God uniquely gifts you to touch other people in incredible ways. As we talk about gifts, it's interesting, he says always be ready to give. Every single one of you has gifts that the rest of us don't have. You have gifts. You have personality. I was just talking this morning with Mark and his family over here. He's the baseball coach at Fort Atkinson. We got to coach baseball together for a year. He was just sharing about how they went down to the Dominican Republic to do two things – teach kids baseball and share the Gospel. How awesome! That's why I get so into sports. It's not just sports. It's because honestly truly, I have gotten to share the Gospel with more lost people through sports than I ever have being a pastor. You know that? That's where you rub shoulders with people who don't know Jesus Christ. Those things that take you out into the world. Some of you have incredible gifts. Maybe it's a smile, maybe it's a listening ear. All of those things are gifts. I don't know your gifts, but God has given you talents and opened doors and opportunities to touch people's lives. You never know. Of course, you may be sitting here this morning saying, “Well, I don't have gobs of gifts.” Of course you know that God said in his Word that you absolutely, unequivocally, without hesitation cannot ever develop any more gifts than what you already have, right? That was a joke. [laughter] God challenges us to keep developing our gifts. Friends, I'm here to tell you that you never know what gifts you have that God may use. I've lived in two different places in Janesville. Interestingly enough, in both of those houses we have had neighbors who are German. Why does that matter? Well, for whatever reason, I decided in high school to take two years of German. I took another year of German in college. If any of you want to talk German to me I really don't have a clue. All I remember was the dialog, but it opens doors. I remember the first house we lived in Janesville there was an older woman there in her seventies. I just had her funeral two and a half weeks ago. Her name was Eva and she was a survivor. When World War II came she was a young girl, and the Russians invaded from the east. She was taken to a Russian prison camp where she was raped repeatedly, went through horrific things, and by an act of God she escaped. A doctor had mercy on her and signed her release papers. She left and ended up with a sponsor who brought her to the United States and plopped her next to us in the edge of fourth ward in Janesville. Of course that was all an accident, right? I still remember meeting her in the sidewalk outside of our house for the first time. I said, “Hi I'm Jerry.” She says, “Hi, I'm Eva.” I said, “Germany, right?” She said yes. I said, “Wie gehts?” She went, “Oooo!” “Was ist loss?” She's like “!!!” Those were two of the only phrases I remembered in German, except the third one, as we grew in our relationship, I got to say “Ich liebe dich” which is German for I love you. It's fascinating. This woman, because of the horrific things she had been through, didn't trust much of anybody. Her brother was a classically trained piano player. She deeply loved her brother. He was killed in World War II. So God plops this dear old woman down in Janesville next to a guy who knows a little bit and a smidgeon of German and, guess what, is a classically trained piano player. I can tell you about the hours she sat in my living room as I sat at the baby grand piano that my grandmother had given me and played for her Bach and Brahms and Beethoven and Chopin and Mozart and her favorite, Franz Liszt. “Play Liebestraum for me.” We connected. It took about fifteen years until finally, I sat in her kitchen one morning and led her to Jesus Christ. Those who knew her, at her funeral, her caretakers at the end, said, “You know, those last few years she finally had peace. She finally got it.” There was a presence about her and it was fascinating to me. Her caretaker at the end was also a Christian. Isn't it amazing how God works? I don't know what skills you have, but never stop learning. Never stop developing gifts. You have no idea how God can use you. Some talent or some gift or something you know that may seem really insignificant to you, friends, God can use that. Amen? God can use you. I remembered a few years ago that God can even use stuff that you don't particularly like. I chuckle because the winter games are going on. I know that the U.S. just won two snowboarding gold medals and I really don't care. I'm not trying to be mean. I just don't care about the X Games and I don't care about it. It never fascinated me. I still remember five or six years ago that I had a day off and I decided, “I think I'm going to go watch a movie today.” So I checked out movie times and all that stuff and I really couldn't find anything I wanted to go see. I saw a movie called Lords of Dogtown and it was about skateboarding and how California surfers spawned the skateboarding culture during a draught in California. They built their own skateboards and skated in swimming pools that were concave and launched the skateboarding revolution. I have no idea why, well I do know why, but I decided to go see that movie. I have a very good memory, years of memorizing Bible verses I think, and I remembered all these names and all these situations from all these people. Likewise, that week I got two magazines in the mail that I subscribe to ESPN Magazine and Sports Illustrated, both of them, I think because of the X Games, had articles about skateboarding from cover to cover. Normally, I wouldn't even look at them. It just doesn't interest me. I don't know why, I should say, I do know why I decided to read all those articles so I'm filled with skateboarding information. Standing right back there after a service one weekend, about where Jim is standing, a guy came up to me and said, “Hey, will you visit my son in Dane County Jail?” I'm like, “Sure. I'd be happy to.” I like to connect on a level other than just the Gospel because sometimes that opens doors. You make friends and you make connections. I said, “So tell me what your son is into.” He said, “My son is really into skateboarding.” The lights go on! Hmmm, fancy that. I'm walking in; we sit down and start talking. I say, “I hear you're into skateboarding.” He goes, “Yeah.” I start rattling off all this stuff and he looks at me like, you've got to be kidding me. How does this old guy know all this stuff? That's how God works isn't it? When you have a desire and you're asking him for open doors, you have no idea what he can use. Friends, I'll say this as well, even tragedy and heartache in your life or the things that hurt very much, God can use those. I always think of Vic and Linda Smith who lost children. Vic lost a twenty-year-old who was eight and a half months pregnant in a car accident. Twenty years of age. Gone is the promise of life and hope and a grandchild, and yet through that they have a heart for people going through grief. God's used them to touch people's lives and bring people to salvation. Even our heartache and our tragedy and pain can be things that God uses to save us from eternity. I know for myself when I was a teenager and going through a bunch of hormonal things. My body was producing too much testosterone and doing weird things. We went to the doctor and they proceeded to prescribe me, stuck me on steroids for two years. I look back and I'm like, “Are you kidding me?” I basically went from being this mellow happy-go-lucky guy to going half nuts. I was thinking about people I wanted to kill and assault and all that kind of stuff. I was thinking about killing myself every single day. It was probably the most painful time in my life. I literally thought about killing myself every single day. It's the knowledge that hell exists is the reason I didn't. I'm very thankful for that. You know, fast forward. Does God know what he's doing? I'm in Evansville, Wisconsin and have a passion and a heart for Evansville. You know why? It has the highest suicide rate of any community in the state of Wisconsin. God has opened doors already. The first funeral I ever had in Evansville was a suicide. I sat on the phone on Christmas Eve talking with a guy in Missouri for an hour and a half and God allows me to say things that spare his life and change his course and give him hope. That time seemed like that [snaps]. Why? Because I can empathize with him so much. I can relate to him so much. I've been where he's been, wanting to end it all. In fact, he got done and said, “How in the world are you spending all this time talking to me on Christmas Eve?” The answer is because even the horrible and awful things that we go through in our lives, God allows and uses to develop us to reach out and minister and bless other people. Amen? Time and time again, when I have situations like that, I pinch myself and say, “God, if I had to go through all that heartache and all that pain to save one soul, it was all worth it. It was all worth it.” Amen? So God challenges us to always be ready. Secondly as we focus on that term “ready”, be prepared. Friends, I want to leave you a couple of thoughts about “prepared”. That means you prepare ahead of time. You just got done with the Super Bowl. Those guys playing in the Super Bowl, I tell you, they watched hours upon hours upon hours of game film. You have the quarterbacks playing in that game that you watch a defense line up across from you and you watch people shifting all over creation and in a second and a half you have to decide are they in man are they doing a combo coverage are they going zone? Which defensive players are rushing? Which are falling back? You have to read all that in a second and a half. How do they do that? They are able to do that from hours upon hours and repetition upon repetition of watching film over and over and over. That's preparation. God challenges us to do the same in regard to our faith. He says prepare. There's three ways you do that. First of all, prayer and God's Word. The single prayer that I pray more often than any other prayer is, “God, open doors for me.” That was Paul's prayer. He wrote to one of the churches in the New Testament, “Pray for us, that God would open the door for our message” (Col 4:3). When God opens a door it becomes really obvious, right? You don't have to kick it down. I grew up in an era where people shoved the Gospel down other people's throats. That just appalled me. Neil was talking about singing “Just As I Am” in the 8 a.m. service. I once sat through a service and an alter call at the end where they sang 120 verses of “Just As I Am”. That just makes me sick to my stomach to try to shove the Gospel down someone's throat or emotionally manipulate somebody. Friends, God calls us to prepare. He calls us to plan ahead. When God opens doors he puts you in the right situation at the right time in a way that fits you and your personality and your gifts. On this side of things, I look and find myself talking to people about Christ so often, not in a church setting, and I almost shake my head walking away from things saying, “How did that happen? How did we get there?” Time and again I can't really remember how we particularly got onto talking about God. It just seems to happen, which is what happens when God opens doors. When God opens doors I don't have to be the spiritual swat team that kicks it down, right? God does that in ways that are absolutely incredible. Speaking of combining those, I want to share a quick story. I want to give you an example. When I first got to Janesville, the block we lived on was almost all people in their seventies and eighties except for one family. They lived right next to us: Lee and Sue. We became good friends. They had a couple of children. As the years went by, we got to share our faith with them and they started coming to church. They were not Christians, but they were seeking. We would talk and our friendship grew. I got up one morning and I sat down in my living room on my couch to read my Bible. You have to understand, at a very young age I had written out 120 goals for my life. One of those goals was to read the Bible through fifty times. Me, I'm pretty, I don't know, focused or singular. Knowing that, I had it all planned out and charted out. I read 10 chapters of my Bible every single day. I would start in Genesis. I read from Genesis to Revelation and turn around and start again. I never varied from that ever for anything or anyone. I say that as a background. So I sat there, flipped my Bible open, and I know I was somewhere in Exodus. I started to read in Exodus and I just got this really weird uncomfortable feeling like I wasn't supposed to be there. I thought that was really odd, so I tried to force my way through it, and it wasn't happening. I just felt so uncomfortable. So I started flipping through my Bible. Okay, if not Exodus then maybe Judges – heroes, deliverers, stories about war and conflict and God and great victories – nope it wasn't there. Joshua? Nope. Samuel, Kings, and Chronicles? More stories of kings and judges and victories and heroes. Nope. How about Psalms and Proverbs? I love Psalms and Proverbs. Nope, not there either. The prophets? It was really weird and uncomfortable in the prophets. I got to the New Testament, stories of the life of Christ. What's better than the life of Christ? Surely it must be here. No, it was very uncomfortable. Acts? Lots of history. I love history. Nope. I got to Romans and it was almost like I was on a roller coaster and things started slowing down, but I was still feeling really weird and uncomfortable almost like I wasn't supposed to be there. I finally got to Corinthians and it was like I felt the brakes being applied. I started thumbing through chapter 1,2,3,4 and I finally got to 1 Corinthians chapter twelve. It was finally like [sigh]. There was just this sense of peace like - you've arrived, you're where you're supposed to be. I thought, that's really kind of odd and strange, but I read 1 Corinthians 12, 13, and 14 - three chapters. Since it wasn't ten chapters, I had lots more time to sit there and think about it. I read those and got up to go off and pray and didn't think much more of it until that night. My wife and myself and my kids were sitting at our supper table, and in the middle of supper there was a knock at the door. I opened the door and there were my neighbors, Lee and Sue. Lee said, “Jerry, can we talk to you?” I said, “Sure.” I stepped outside, and Sue looked like she was really upset about something. I should have prefaced things. 1 Corinthians 12-14, does anybody know what that's about? It's about all the spiritual gifts: gifts of prophecy, gifts of teaching, gifts of tongues, the superiority of love over all of those gifts, and order in the church, and let everything be done decently and in order, and all those details. So, Lee said, “Can we talk to you?” I said, “Sure.” Sue looked really upset, and Lee said to me, “Jerry, I've got a question for you.” I said, “What's that, Lee?” He said, “There's somebody at my wife's workplace who keeps telling Sue that unless she speaks in tongues, she can't be saved. I just wondered if the Bible says anything about that.” I'm like, “Funny you should say that. Guess where I was reading this week.” Friends, what I'm saying is when you're open to the promptings and leadings of the Spirit of God and you're in his Word, he directs your steps. There's a verse in Isaiah that says, “Whether you turn to the right or turn to the left you will hear a voice behind you, saying, ‘This is the way; walk in it'” (Isa 30:21). God calls us to be prepared. In terms of “practice” or “preparation” or “being ready,” friends, how do you get ready for anything? Practice. Did you know that's biblical? Look up Hebrews chapter five. Maturity comes to “those who by reason of practice have their senses exercised to discern good and evil (v 14). In 1 Timothy 4:7 Paul says to Timothy, “Exercise yourself to godliness.” You get good at anything through practice. Talking about music and sports, I had no idea that when my grandmother made me play all those scales and all those chords and all those arpeggios she was setting me up for a wonderful coaching career. What I got was that you don't get good at anything without lots and lots and lots and lots of really focused practice. How do you become good at sharing your faith? Practice. Some of you are in different places. It doesn't matter. Some of you have better sharing skills than others. It doesn't matter. Start where you are. When I was in eighth grade our youth group was encouraged to go out and share our faith. My brother and I ended up in our apartment complex and knocked on a door. There was a woman who opened the door, and we invited her to church. She said, “Well, I'm Baha'i.” I didn't know what Baha'i was. I thought maybe she was on ba'drugs or something [laughter]. So, we invited her to church and she was like, “Can you help me?” I didn't know how to help her. My brother didn't know how to help her. He was older than I was. But you know what? We knew somebody who could. We went home and got our mom. My mom came back and led her to Christ. She got baptized and she started to walk with God and was faithful in church and faithful in her walk with the Lord. Were we biblical scholars? No. We didn't even know what to say, but we knew somebody to get. Maybe you're in that position. Share your faith. Maybe you're like me early on. I remember working at a church here in town when I was in college. It came Sunday night after I was done with the weekend stuff, and I was headed back to school. I was really burdened like, “God, I want to share my faith with somebody. Please open a door.” On the way back to school, I stopped at Country Kitchen. I sat at the counter and ordered a piece of pie. There was a guy sitting next to me looking kind of bedraggled. Isn't that a great word, by the way? Bedraggled. I didn't know what other word fit there, sorry. You know, disheveled, there's a good word. Bedraggled, disheveled, there's a lesson there somewhere, I suppose. Anyway, I heard him talking and he was like, “Man, I really need a ride to Edgerton.” I was like, ding ding ding! “I'll give you a ride to Edgerton!” He was like, “Really?” I was like, “Sure.” We get in the car and get about a mile out of town. I was like, Wow! God, this is a great opportunity. I turned to him in the front seat and I looked at him and I said, [creepy voice] “You know why I picked you up don't you?” [laughter]. His eyes got really big around. That's a horrible way to share your faith. I don't know, maybe God had a hand in that. Maybe he was too scared to say anything and he sat there and listened. I don't know. My point is if you're willing to try, you get better as you share your faith. I wonder how many of you have ever had a situation where you wanted to talk to somebody about Christ. You wanted to share your faith. God opened the door and you started to say something and you just couldn't quite get it out. You were tongue tied and you hesitated. You didn't say anything and the moment passed. You walked away kicking yourself, right? Anybody been there? It's all bad, right? No, it's all good! If you think about it and you pray about it and you're thinking, “Well, God, I should have done this. I should have said that. I shouldn't have hesitated.” What does that make you the next time the door opens even so slightly? You will jump at the chance to talk to somebody about Jesus Christ, right? You're better prepared. It's practice that prepares you. Even those failures are only experiences that help you to develop that ability. The last thing in that line, [Paul] says, “Always be ready to give” (1 Pet 3:15). Friends, the thing that opens doors more than anything else, that allows you to share your faith, is the willingness to give. When you give it opens doors. It may be a smile; it may be a listening ear. Did you know that listening to someone is an incredible gift? I'll never forget reading a counseling book that was this thick [shows with hands] and the best thing in the whole book was in the first chapter. It says, you know what God does more than any other single thing? He listens. He spends all day, all the time, listening to people the world over. He listens and listens and listens and listens and don't ever forget how healing it is to listen. My wife tells me, she can't believe it, “People walk up to you and they just start telling their whole life story and they don't even know you!” Well, if people get the sense that you're willing to listen to them it's amazing what they'll tell you. It's also amazing how reciprocal people are that if you're willing to listen to them time and again they're willing to listen to you when you share your faith. If you have that attitude of giving and serving, you never know, time and again God opens doors in amazing ways. I think of Jesus Christ and why we are proclaiming him. He is the greatest giver of all time. John 3:16, that classic verse, says, “God so loved the world that he gave…” When you do things for people and help people and reach out to people that's not the be all and end all. What you're hoping is that your gifts, your service, your acts of kindness open the door to share your faith. Talking about where I moved first in Janesville, the edge of the old fourth ward and everybody on our block was all older people except for one family. Nobody on our block had snow blowers. I had developed the spiritual gift of shoveling. That is a spiritual gift. You know how I developed that? Growing up on a small farm with sheep and cattle and horses where I learned to shovel manure. It's amazing how sometimes the stinky dirty jobs that you're willing to do to honor those over you develop spiritual gifts. I'm not kidding! Right there in the Greek in the book of Romans – shoveling, I think, is inherently right in there in the list of spiritual gifts. When it snowed, time and again, I would shovel the entire block. I would shovel not only the sidewalks, but the driveways too. You know what that got me? That got me the chance to lead two of my neighbors to Christ. It got me to share the Gospel with all of my neighbors. It got me to have funerals for two of my neighbors. In fact, one of the funerals, the people ended up coming to church later on. One of the funerals, I'll never forget walking into the funeral after the husband died. I'd been shoveling their sidewalks for years, so when he died and they didn't go to church guess who they asked to do the funeral? Low and behold. I had a little fear and trepidation about the funeral because I knew there was nobody there who was a Christian. I walked into the funeral home and, low and behold, I see a really really good friend of mine who had gone to the same church. I said, “Terry, what are you doing here?” He was like, “I'm the special music; I'm singing. What are you doing here?” I was like, “I'm giving the message. I'm doing the funeral.” He was like, “Really, no kidding?” I was like, “No kidding.” He said, “What an answer to prayer. We're the only people in our family who are Christians. Everybody else in our family is unsaved. We were praying and praying and praying that God would open a door and bring some pastor who would share Jesus Christ and share eternity and share the resurrection with my family. Not only does God send somebody, he sends you! How awesome is that?” Isn't God good? If you're ready and willing to give. Friends, I close by saying that I never get tired of talking about Jesus Christ. He is the greatest hero of all time; he is the greatest hero who ever lived. We write books, we have movies about hero champions who do incredible things to save the princess, find the treasure, save the children or whatever else it is. There is nobody like Jesus Christ. Nobody ever went through what he did, who literally went through hell, went through damnation to rescue you and me. Amen? If you get that, if you get his heroism, it makes you want to step out of your comfort zone and save the lives of friends and neighbors and relatives and people around you who are lost without Jesus Christ and on a road to eternal hell. God is challenging you today and this week to step out of your comfort zone to do something different, to share your faith. I'll tell you, if you want adventure, if you want satisfaction there is nothing like that. I'll close with this one story. One of the coolest things that ever happened to me in my life was that a friend of mine and I started this sports outreach program a few years ago. We shared the Gospel with hundreds of guys through basketball. We'd rent gyms, guys would come and play free, and we'd share the Gospel with them. One day we got done and I was taking my friend, Tom, home. I was driving him home past Papa John's Pizza, down there on the main drag in Janesville. There's a house across the street in the parkway or the driveway, the parking lot behind that house there are four guys who are just beating a guy to death. I've been in enough fights and boxed for a long time, judo and that kind of stuff, to know the seriousness. My immediate thought was, they're going to kill him. My second immediate thought was the story of Jonathan and his armor-bearer who decide to attack a Philistine fortress by themselves and Jonathan says the immortal words, “Eh, it's no big deal to God. He can save by a lot of people or just a handful of people” (1 Sam 14). That was my next thought. I said, “Okay, Lord, Tom's my armor bearer. I know that he's the least likely person on the face of God's green earth to ever get involved in a fight, so I'm going to ask him and if Tom says yes, then I know this is you.” So I turned to Tom and I said, “Do you see that?” He says, “Yeah. We'd better do something! They're going to kill him.” I was like, well that's affirmation. So I whipped the car around, parked in the parking lot, jumped out, and started heading toward these guys. I was not afraid; I realized that God had prepared me for this moment through boxing, judo, football, and weightlifting. He'd developed those gifts, but I'm really trying to avoid disaster. I walked up to them and they turned around and looked at me like, you've got to be kidding me. There are four of us, there's one of you, you're fifteen years older than all of us and what in the world are you doing? I looked at them and the first thing that popped in my head was, “Hey guys, did you know that Jesus loves you?” It was probably the perfect thing because if they thought I was weird before or scary or whatever else, now they're like, dude, what planet is this guy on? They hesitated and they stopped and they stood there. I just started talking to them about the Lord. If it wasn't for one of the guys, I think we could have gotten out without any further things because they were all drunk. But this one guy, I found out later, was high on crack. I was talking and the longer I talked, the itchier and twitchier he got. I was trying to rescue this guy from the situation and avoid the fight. He finally got himself up off the ground and shook himself off. You could tell he was absolutely petrified, and he was still worried about his situation. He still knew that we were vastly outnumbered and so he reached down and picked up a beer bottle to defend himself. When he picked up that beer bottle all purgatory broke loose. See, I didn't use the word hell in church. All purgatory. Beer bottles and fists and all that stuff started flying, and God was really good. I got him out of there. I got him in my car and started hauling him out of the danger zone even as beer bottles bounced off my car and off of me. We got a couple of blocks away and he leaned over the front seat and handed me a hundred dollar bill. “I want you to have this because you saved my life. They would have killed me.” “I pretty much figured that, but I don't want your money, that's not why I did it.” He said, “But they'd have killed me. If you hadn't come, I'd be dead. I got to do something for you let me buy you a case a bear.” I said, “You know what, I don't drink.” He was almost frantic. He said, “I've got to do something for you. You saved my life! They would have killed me.” Friends, here's the thing. God had prepared me for all those years and I got to say to him, “You know, it is one thing to stick your physical body and your neck on the line to save somebody else's life. It is quite another thing to give your soul to save someone from an eternity in hell. If you really want to do something for me then you sit there while I tell you about the greatest hero of all time who took on the greatest odds of all time who was the greatest champion of all time who went through hell and died to pay for your sins and for mine because he loves you and cares about you and he wants a relationship with you.” Do you think it's worth it? I would take all those beer bottles and fists bouncing off of me to get the chance to tell one more person about Jesus Christ. He is the Hero, isn't he? He is the Champion [applause]. Friends, if you really get who he is and you really get what he's done, it's not hard to talk about him. Amen? My challenge stands. I encourage you, challenge you, this week share your faith. Pray. Ask God to open doors and God will use you this week. Because of you there may be one or two or five people in eternity with Jesus Christ who wouldn't have been before because you had the courage to share Jesus Christ with somebody else. Amen? Shall we pray? Father, I thank you so much for these dear friends. I pray that you would speak to their hearts. I pray that you would encourage them and challenge them and help them to practice and develop their gifts to touch other people's lives. Thank you for the example of Jesus Christ, and I thank you that we can pray in his name. Amen.
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