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Posted on: May 12th, 2016 by Robert Ingraham
PRESS RELEASE 2016 Levitt AMP Sheboygan Music Series to move to JMKAC Festival Green
(FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 11, 2016)
SHEBOYGAN, WI – The 2016 Levitt AMP Sheboygan Music Series will be held on the John Michael Kohler Arts Center’s Festival Green, located at the intersection of the Wisconsin Avenue and N. 7th Street. The new location is immediately east of the concert series’ previously announced location (the former Boston Store property).
The change is necessitated by the unforeseen need to remediate the site by removing concrete and other debris that was buried on the site after a fire burned the Prange’s department (prior to the Boston Store) store building in 1970s. Plans are underway to construct a new $10.3M residential housing complex with 8th Street retail as well as permanent green space configured for concerts and performances. This fall, the City plans to construct a creative Arts Green complete with amphitheater style seating, landscaping, and sidewalks to connect the Mead Public Library/8th Street to the John Michael Kohler Arts Center.
“We have an exciting line-up planned for the free concerts this summer. The change of location is for one year, as the City prepares the original site for an exciting 2017 concert series,” explains Ann Brusky, senior manager of public programming at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center.
The Levitt AMP Sheboygan Music Series schedule will not change. Ten concerts will take place from June 16 through August 18 with the anticipated audience for each concert remaining at 1,200 to 1,500 attendees. During the concerts, Wisconsin Avenue from N. 6th Street to N. 7th Street will be closed as well as N. 7th Street from New York Avenue to Wisconsin Avenue.
“Infill redevelopment in a downtown can be a challenging task. Decades ago when older buildings were demolished, concrete and debris was often pushed into the basement and covered over. It is not until soil borings were completed that this material was located, revealing the need for additional work to prepare the site for the new development” stated Chad Pelishek, director of planning and development with the City of Sheboygan.
The Levitt AMP Sheboygan Music Series is supported in part by the Mortimer & Mimi Levitt Foundation, a private family foundation that empowers towns and cities across America to transform neglected public spaces into thriving destinations through the power of free, live music. Learn more at levitt.org. Presenting partners are the City of Sheboygan and Sheboygan Squared. Major support is provided by ACUITY, Travel Wisconsin, The Sheboygan Press, HSA Bank, Lakeland College, The Point (Midwest Communications), and Sheboygan Tourism.
Posted on: April 15th, 2016 by Robert Ingraham
Watch WSCS for the recent concert of the University of Wisconsin Varsity Band.
Posted on: April 12th, 2016 by Robert Ingraham
Highlight your organization or business, advertise on WSCS your Community Station.
Post events on the WSCS Community Calendar, sponsor specific programs or sporting events produced by the WSCS staff.
For more information about advertising/underwriting go to www.wscssheboygan.com and click on Services or call 920-459-6663.
Posted on: April 8th, 2016 by Robert Ingraham
Joe Kerlin – Superintendent of Parks & Forestry
Phone: 920-459-3459 Fax: 920-459-3443
Emerald Ash Borer Found in the City of Sheboygan – Public Informational Meeting Scheduled
The City of Sheboygan has confirmed the presence of Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) in the city. On March 23rd, DNR officials confirmed that an ash tree, removed by the DPW tree crew in the 2400 block of Ontario Avenue, was infested with the Emerald Ash Borer. This is the first confirmed EAB detection in the city and the farthest north detection in Sheboygan County. Since the first find, crews have also found EAB in two additional areas: Lakeview Park on the far south side of the city, and on the corner of North 17th Street and New Jersey Avenue along the Sheboygan River.
Finding EAB in the city came as no surprise. Sheboygan County has been under an EAB Quarantine since 2008 because of its proximity to Wisconsin’s first EAB find near Newburg. EAB was first detected in Sheboygan County in 2014 in the Village of Random Lake and the Town of Holland. For information about the emerald ash borer quarantine, visit: www.emeraldashborer.wi.gov.
In 2015, the city received a $21,900 DNR Urban Forestry grant to prepare an urban forestry management plan with an EAB component, conduct a tree planting site inventory, and purchase tree inventory software. The management plan is near completion, and will soon be presented to the City Council for their review and approval. The plan will determine the next steps the city will take to handle the EAB infestation. Insecticide treatments, tree removals and re-planting with other tree species will be the main part of this plan.
Homeowners in the city and county should consider insecticide treatments for ash trees on their property to prevent the trees from dying from EAB over the next few years. Treatments are usually done between mid-April and mid-May. Trees that are not ash do not need treatment for EAB. Mountain ash is not susceptible to the insect. If a tree will not be treated, removing a live ash tree before it dies is usually cheaper then removal of a dead ash tree.
An EAB public information meeting will be held at the Kiwanis Field House on Wednesday, April 20th, from 7:00pm to 8:00pm. Bill McNee, DNR Forest Health Specialist in Plymouth, will provide information on EAB, how the pest will affect your ash trees, and the options you have to treat or remove them.
Click here to view the map of the Ash Trees in the City of Sheboygan.
Information and Resources:
Information can also be found online at the Wisconsin EAB website
Posted on: March 28th, 2016 by Robert Ingraham
Add another show to the list of informative programs on WSCS. “Sam’s Tech Talk” with host Tamaney Augustin, will talk basics about electronics including, laptops, PCs, mobile phones and explain how these devises add to our daily communication at home and at work. Watch “Sam’s Tech Talk” on WSCS , Mondays at 8:30 p.m., Thursdays at 8 a.m. and Fridays at 12:30 p.m. And Video On Demand.
Posted on: March 23rd, 2016 by Robert Ingraham
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First Friday Forum Friday, April 1 Could there be life after Plaza 8? After Prange’s?
Sheboygan is making tremendous strides in creating an appealing and thriving downtown. With at least two new market rate housing projects announced, what other plans are in store for the city? Be among the first to know a few that have not been “officially” announced.
| Please join us for the April First Friday Forum as Director of Planning & Development Sustainability Coordinator Chad Pelishek and Sheboygan Squared Manager Dave Hoffman update us on the progress and share some plans in the works for the City of Sheboygan and Business Improvement District.
Sheboygan County Chamber 621 S. 8th St. Sheboygan, Wisconsin 53081 (920) 457-9491 sheboygan.org
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Posted on: March 21st, 2016 by Robert Ingraham
Watch WSCS as area bowlers compete during the Thielmann’s Athletic Club’s Youth Scholarship Bowling Tournament. The tournament was held on March 13, 2016 at Maple Lanes.
Posted on: March 17th, 2016 by Robert Ingraham
The United States Air Force Band of Mid-America will be at Horace Mann Middle School on March 20th and WSCS plans to be there to record the performance. Watch WSCS in the coming weeks for replay of the USAF Band of Mid-America concert.
Posted on: March 15th, 2016 by Robert Ingraham
The Holy Rosary can be viewed on WSCS 990 and U-Verse daily at 8:30 a.m. A special thank you to Our Lady of the Rosary Council 722 Knights of Columbus for the donation of funds for new equipment. WSCS Community Station appreciates your donation.
Posted on: March 3rd, 2016 by Robert Ingraham
| First Friday Forum: State Legislative Update
Friday, March 4 |
| Our state legislators are busy at work for Sheboygan County at the capitol. Please join us for the March First Friday Forum as they provide us an update to the initiatives they are working on in Madison. From education and health care to transportation and election technology updates, they certainly will have plenty of information to share regarding what is happening at the state level.
| Senator LeMahieu |
Rep. Katsma |
Rep. Vorpagel |
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