N7825 County Road P, Whitewater Rummage Sale: Friday and Saturday, August 28 & 29 from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Nordic Track Walkfit 5000, Generator, Hand tools, Beer mirrors, Beer signs, Clothes (men’s, women’s and young adults), Housewares, Books and More!
164 S Ash Ln, Whitewater Back to School Rummage Sale! Friday 9-5pm & Sat 9-2pm Tons of name brand clothing! Under Armour, Justice, Carter, Adidas Boy and Girl clothing/shoes newborn-size 16! Junior size 0-12. Pink, Under Armour, Nike, Converse Woman’s size medium- 2X. Over 15 tables full! Most clothing $1! Lots new with tags! Almost new travel system, baby gear, toys… too much to list! You don’t want to miss this! No early sales!
A New Banner Service – Garage Sale Ads
As a result of a reader’s comment that it’s hard to find garage sales in Whitewater now that we no longer have a weekly shopper, the Banner staff has agreed to begin a “consolidated” garage sale posting that will be published each Thursday morning for the upcoming weekend’s sales. This announcement will only be for garage sales (a sale of miscellaneous household goods, often held in the garage or front yard of someone’s house) in the city and school district boundaries. We will not be accepting, for example, ads for cars or other items that are not part of a scheduled garage sale. There will be a limit of three times per year for a particular property. Although we may eventually make a small charge for this service, initially it will be complimentary.
Those wishing to place a notice must send the information to whitewaterbanner@gmail.com by Wednesday at 6 p.m. You may include a brief description of the items that are for sale, the hours and days of the sale, and of course your address.
MADISON, Wis., Aug. 24 — University of Wisconsin System President Tommy Thompson today joined leaders of the Tavern League of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Restaurant Association in asking bar and restaurant owners to enforce mask mandates and encourage physical distancing as students return to universities for on-campus instruction.
Thompson, Tavern League Executive Director Pete Madland, and Restaurant Association President and CEO Kristine Hillmer said in a letter to the groups’ members that they play a crucial role in helping prevent the spread of COVID-19.
“Across our country, we have seen the consequences when large numbers of young people congregate in public settings, including bars and restaurants. Those consequences have led to the reversal or suspension of plans to provide in-person instruction,” the letter says. “We know that nobody wants this outcome. The UW System is actively promoting to students the need to engage in healthy behavior. We are asking you to engage your membership on these critical efforts as well.”
The UW System has developed robust testing protocols to diagnose and monitor COVID-19 as one component of a comprehensive strategy to mitigate risk that includes promoting behaviors that reduce spread, maintaining healthy environments, and preparing for when someone gets sick.
Banner note: The letter is included below.
Letter to tavern, restaurant operators
August 24, 2020
To: Tavern League of Wisconsin and Wisconsin Restaurant Association members
From: University of Wisconsin System President Tommy Thompson
Tavern League of Wisconsin Executive Director Pete Madland
Wisconsin Restaurant Association President and CEO Kristine Hillmer
The University of Wisconsin System is welcoming back to campus nearly 170,000 students for in-person instruction starting Sept. 2. Educating students on campus is the best choice for their emotional well-being and educational progress, and it provides an economic and cultural benefit to Wisconsin communities.
As a result, the UW System has developed robust testing protocols to diagnose and monitor COVID-19 as one component of a comprehensive strategy to mitigate risk that includes promoting behaviors that reduce spread, maintaining healthy environments, and preparing for when someone gets sick.
We know what these students mean to our university communities and businesses. We are asking for your help to encourage responsible behavior of our students. Across our country, we have seen the consequences when large numbers of young people congregate in public settings, including bars and restaurants. Those consequences have led to the reversal or suspension of plans to provide in-person instruction.
We know that nobody wants this outcome. The UW System is actively promoting to students the need to engage in healthy behavior. We are asking you to engage your membership on these critical efforts as well, such as:
Encouraging your patrons to maintain physical distance, including by setting capacity limits.
Enforcing a mask mandate inside your establishments and outdoors where applicable.
Posting signs that encourage patrons to wear a mask, watch their distance, and wash their hands.
Following other guidance from your local public health departments and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
The University of Wisconsin System has taken numerous steps to mitigate risk upon the return to campus of students. The System and members of the Tavern League and Restaurant Association have a mutual interest in thriving university communities and want to partner on these efforts.
Please let us know if we can provide further information or assistance. Thank you for all that you do for the state of Wisconsin.
Suzan Sorensen Wade, in her 72nd year, died in a single vehicle accident in Richmond, WI on August 2, 2020. Born February 20, 1949, in Randers, Denmark, Suzan immigrated with her mother Karoline Marie (Mia) and stepfather Jens Kristian (Kris) Lai to Ontario, Canada in May 1956. Suzan completed a certificate as a Child and Youth Worker and later in Gestalt Therapy. She worked for many years helping troubled teens in Toronto. She loved to travel and throughout the ‘70s, “flowerchild” Suzan travelled throughout Far East Asia, including teaching children in remote jungles like Brunei and Sarawak, Borneo. In the early ‘80s, Suzan moved to Wisconsin to manage the Gestalt Therapy Retreat. In Wisconsin, Suzan met her soul mate, Ronald Wade and they were wed on April 6, 1985. Together they managed the dairy and family farm for many years.
Suzan was open minded, kind and giving of her time and resources, including non-profits like PBS and Public Radio, which she supported for many, many years. She also volunteered for The Hope Institute of Uganda, which led to the sponsorship of a young man to attend Iganga Boys’ School in Uganda. She had a great sense of humor, loved to laugh, enjoyed the company of people and was a great listener. Oftentimes she could be found in her vegetable and perennial garden or starting a new knitting project. She had an affinity for coffee, and it was a rare sight to see her without a mug in her hand. Her passions included traveling, enjoying music, movies, art galleries, tours and live performances, cooking all styles of food (especially Danish food), fiber arts, caring for many animals over the years including Bubba, crosswords and reading. In 2008, she went to hear the Dalai Lama speak. Suzan was a loving wife, stepmother/grandmother (“mormor”, Danish for grandmother), sister, aunt, cousin and good friend to many others. Her spirit and constant smile will be sorely missed.
Suzan is survived by her sister Gynna (Henning) Thomsen of Copenhagen, Denmark; her brothers: Niels John (Beth) Lai of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and Mark Lai (Shelley Carter) of Elora, Ontario, Canada; stepson Steven (Mindy) Wade of Whitewater, WI; stepdaughter Lynn (Mark) Walters of Oregon, WI; nieces and nephews Tom and Gitta Thomsen; Krista, Naomi and Severin Lai; and three grandchildren, Molly and Emma Wade and Henry Walters; family and special friends including Julie, Victor and the Feidlers.
Suzan was preceded in death by her parents and husband.
Due to current public health safety concerns, an outdoor visitation will be held at the home of Steven & Mindy Wade, at W8918 Territorial Rd, Whitewater, WI 53190 on Friday, September 4 from 2pm to 7pm. A virtual only Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, Sept 5 at 1pm with Pastor Susan Bresser presiding. Instructions for accessing the Celebration of Life will be available at visitation or by contacting family. Graveside services are postponed at this time and will be held when international travel is permitted. In lieu of flowers, those wishing to express sympathy may wish to give to Richmond United Methodist Church, where she was a member. Nitardy Funeral Home, Whitewater, is assisting the family. Online condolences may be given to the family at www.nitardyfuneralhome.com.
The family wishes to express a very special thanks to area emergency services, the Babcock family and two others who were driving by and stopped to help. We are eternally grateful to you all for your quick and caring response.
David J. Davenport, 73, of Watertown, went to his Heavenly Father on Monday, August 24, 2020, at Fort HealthCare in Fort Atkinson. With dignity he endured 28 years of the challenges of progressive multiple sclerosis.
David James Davenport was born on December 11, 1946, in Monroe, the son of Robert and Dorothy (nee Hoeppner) Davenport. On August 17, 1968, he married Karen Lee at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Fort Atkinson. He received his Bachelor’s degree from UW-Eau Claire and his Doctorate of Optometry from Illinois College of Optometry in Chicago. He had practices in both the Whitewater and Fort Atkinson communities. David was a member of St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church in Oconomowoc.
David loved music. He was part of the traveling Statesmen Men’s Choir at UW-Eau Claire during his college years. He also was part of a Barbershop Chorus and sang in church choirs. During his last nursing home years, the staff would report that he sang loudly in his room often.
His greatest hobby was meeting people and taking time to get to know them well. This led to a love of community. In Whitewater he served on the city council and was very active in Jaycees and Kiwanis. He was also an avid stamp collector.
David is survived by his wife, Karen Davenport of Nashotah; daughter, Dana Triebold of Oconomowoc; grandchildren, Madelaine, Hayden and Payton Triebold; brothers, John (Sue) Davenport of Waupaca and Peter (Cathy) Davenport of Thornton, CO; as well as nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents and son, Troy Davenport.
Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, September 12, 2020, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church in Oconomowoc with Rev. Steven Hillmer officiating. Family and friends may gather at the church from 9:00 a.m. until the time of the service. Memorials, if desired, would be appreciated to the church or the MS society. Hafemeister Funeral Home and Cremation Service of Watertown is serving the family. Online condolences may be made at www.hafemeisterfh.com
George Scharfenberg Collection, Whitewater Historical Society
by Lisa Dawsey Smith Whitewater Banner Staff whitewaterbanner@gmail.com
We’re teaming up with the Whitewater Historical Society to bring feature content from their social media account to the Banner for those who may not be regular Facebook users. Keep an eye out each Friday for a “Friday Flashback” featuring information and images from the Historical Society’s collection. A huge thank you to Lizzy Farrey and Carol Cartwright for their efforts in forging this partnership. The image above was featured Friday, August 21, 2020 to the Historical Society’s Facebook account with the following caption:
Happy #FlashbackFriday from the Whitewater Historical Society! This week we are honoring the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment this upcoming Wednesday (August 26th). Many Whitewater area citizens were active participants in the women’s suffrage movement during the late 1800s and early 1900s. Established in 1964, the local chapter of the League of Women Voters Whitewater Area has hung banners over Main Street for many years during election seasons. This image here, taken by the late local resident George Scharfenberg in about the mid-1990s, depicts one of their banners reminding people to vote.
The Whitewater Historical Society collects, preserves, and interprets the history of Whitewater and the surrounding area. Be sure to join us next week for more from the Society’s collections. Please “like” us on Facebook and check out our website at www.whitewaterhistoricalsociety.org!
Rita K. Roselle went home to the Lord on August 23, 2020. Rita was born on December 21, 1931 in Chicago, IL and was the daughter of Joseph and Harriet (Burkhardt) Kois. She attended St. Hyacinth’s Catholic Grade School and graduated from St. Alphonsus Commercial High School. Rita began her 47-year career as a legal secretary at The Chicago Board of Trade and went on to work at various private law firms in Whitewater and Elkhorn.
She married Melvin L. Roselle on October 17, 1959 and they made Whitewater their lifelong home. Rita and Melvin loved Whitewater and early in their marriage rented rooms to single college students in their first home on Park Street. In 1966 they moved into the home they built on Douglas Court where they raised their family. Besides being a working mother, Rita enjoyed cooking delicious family recipes, decorating and hosting family gatherings for all occasions.
Rita’s Catholic faith was central to the life she lived and her membership and service at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church was a life-long endeavor. She served several terms on the Parish Council and was an active member of the Christian Women’s Altar Society. Later in life she and her lady friends were known to attend daily mass, communion services, and rosary recitations.
Rita was a passionate sports fan, rooting for the Green Bay Packers, Marquette Golden Eagles and her two favorite tennis players-Roger Federer and her daughter, Kristin Roselle Summers. She also thrived on following the athletic pursuits of her 5 grandchildren.
Rita will be cherished in memory by her daughter, Cynthia (Richard) Kollauf of Wind Lake, WI and Kristin (Scott) Summers of North Wales, PA; grandchildren Sara (Jack) Kampf, Nicholas (Lauren) Kollauf, Kristina Kollauf, Shannon (Sean) Zwoyer, and Alex (Noelle Peyton) Summers; and great-grandsons, Casen and Conor Zwoyer. She joined in heaven her parents, husband, brother, Jerry Kois, and special cousin, Bernadette Reichardt.
A funeral mass will be held on August 27, 2020 at 11:00 AM at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Whitewater, with a visitation from 10:00 AM-11:00 AM. Burial will follow at Hillside Cemetery Whitewater.
The Family would like to acknowledge the loving caregivers from Autumn Leaves Memory Care, Franklin, WI and Legacy Hospice, Elm Grove, WI. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in her name to Legacy Hospice Services.
The Nitardy Funeral Home, Whitewater, is assisting the family. Online condolences may be given to the family at www.nitardyfuneralhome.com
Gov. Evers Signs Executive Order Calling Special Session on Policing Accountability and Transparency; See below for Wisconsin National Guard to Support Law Enforcement in Kenosha
MADISON, August 24 — Gov. Tony Evers and Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes today announced Executive Order #84, calling the Wisconsin State Legislature into a Special Session on policing accountability and transparency convening at noon on Aug. 31, 2020. The announcement comes after Jacob Blake, a Black man, was shot repeatedly in the back by a law enforcement officer in Kenosha.
“Today I am calling for a Special Session of the Legislature to take up the package of legislation we announced earlier this year,” said Gov. Evers. “We must begin the long but important path toward ensuring our state and our country start to live up to our promises of equity and justice. I am urging the Legislature to rise to this occasion and give this special session the urgent and productive effort this moment demands and that the people of Wisconsin deserve.” On June 19, 2020, in the wake of widespread pleas for justice following the murders of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd, Gov. Evers called for the legislature to take up a series of policing accountability and transparency measures. As of August 24, 2020, more than 130 days since the Wisconsin State Legislature last passed a bill, the Legislature has not convened to take up the measures.
In a letter then to the legislature, the governor indicated the Legislature’s failure to take up these measures would prompt executive action, stating, “As we move forward, if there is an unwillingness to do this important work, conversations with legislative leaders break down, or there are talks of delays until the next legislative session, as governor, I am ready and willing to use my power to call on the Legislature into special session to act.”
“We know we cannot remedy the systemic racism built into all of our systems with just this package of bills, but that does not mean we should stand still,” said Lt. Gov. Barnes. “For over two months, our legislative leaders have ignored the calls for change from people in every part of our state, and now another Black man is fighting for his life due to the actions of law enforcement. The people of our state are done waiting for the Legislature to act, and so are we.”
“I know folks across our state will be making their voices heard in communities across Wisconsin. Every person should be able to make their voices heard and report on these calls to action without any fear of being unsafe. If you are exercising that right today and in the days ahead, please do so peacefully, and please wear your masks and keep physical distance as best as you can,” Gov. Evers concluded. The package of legislation included in the governor’s special session call includes:
LRB 6273/LRB 6424: Establishes statewide use of force standards for all law enforcement agencies that includes that the primary duty of law enforcement is to preserve the life of all individuals; that deadly force is to be used only as the last resort; that officers should use skills and tactics that minimize the likelihood that force will become necessary; that, if officers must use physical force, it should be the least amount of force necessary to safely address the threat; and that law enforcement officers must take reasonable action to stop or prevent any unreasonable use of force by their colleagues;Prohibits discipline of a law enforcement officer for reporting a violation of a law enforcement agency’s use of force policy; andRequires the Law Enforcement Standards Board (LESB) to develop a model use of force policy for law enforcement agencies. LRB 6274/ LRB 6425:Requires each law enforcement officer to annually complete at least eight hours of training on use of force options and de-escalation techniques. LRB 6275/LRB 6426: Creates a $1,000,000 grant program, administered by the Department of Justice, to fund community organizations that are utilizing evidence-based outreach and violence interruption strategies to mediate conflicts, prevent retaliation and other potentially violent situations, and connect individuals to community supports. LRB 6276/LRB 6427: Requires law enforcement agencies to develop policies prohibiting the use of chokeholds. LRB 6277/LRB 6428:Requires each law enforcement agency to not only prepare a policy regarding the use of force by its law enforcement officers, but to make it available publicly online. LRB 6281/LRB 6429: Creates a civil cause of action for unnecessarily summoning a law enforcement officer with intent to infringe upon a right of the person under the Wisconsin Constitution or the U.S. Constitution; unlawfully discriminate against the person; cause the person to feel harassed, humiliated, or embarrassed; cause the person to be expelled from a place in which the person is lawfully located; damage the person’s reputation or standing within the community; or damage the person’s financial, economic, consumer, or business prospects or interests. LRB 6283/LRB 6430: Requires that the Department of Justice publish an annual report on use of force incidents, including incidents where there was a shooting, where a firearm was discharged in the direction of a person (even if there was no injury), and where other serious bodily harm resulted from the incident; andRequires certain demographic information to be collected about each incident and reported annually by DOJ on its website. LRB 6289/LRB 6431: Prohibits no-knock search warrants. LRB 6292/LRB 6432:Makes certain changes to the responsibilities of the LESB, including requiring LESB to also regulate jail and juvenile detention officer training standards and regulate recruitment standards for the recruiting of new law enforcement, jail, and juvenile detention officers;Requires each law enforcement agency to maintain an employment file for each employee; andRequires each potential candidate for a position in an agency, jail, or facility that is or has been employed by a different agency, jail, or facility to authorize their previous employer to disclose his or her employment files to the hiring entity.
Wisconsin National Guard to Support Local Law Enforcement in Kenosha
MADISON, Aug. 24 — Gov. Tony Evers today, at the request of local officials, authorized the Wisconsin National Guard to support local law enforcement in Kenosha County to help protect critical infrastructure and assist in maintaining public safety and the ability of individuals to peacefully protest.
“I know folks across our state will be making their voices heard in Kenosha and in communities across Wisconsin. Every person should be able to express their anger and frustration by exercising their First Amendment rights and report on these calls to action without any fear of being unsafe,” said Gov. Evers. “This is a limited mobilization of the National Guard focused on supporting the needs of local first responders to protect critical infrastructure, such as utilities and fire stations, and to ensure Kenoshians are able to assemble safely.”
Pursuant to Section 321.39(1)(a) of the Wisconsin Statutes, the governor ordered into state active duty members of the Wisconsin National Guard deemed necessary to support to local law enforcement and first responders in Kenosha. Any Guard members called to active duty may only be used to provide support to local law enforcement and to protect critical infrastructure and cultural institutions necessary for the well-being of the community, and to provide support to first responders such as the Kenosha Fire Department. The National Guard may not be used to impede the ability of people to peacefully protest or impede the ability of the media to report on this situation.
“Serving our fellow Wisconsin citizens and assisting civil authorities during times of need is one of core missions in the National Guard,” said Maj. Gen. Paul Knapp, Wisconsin’s adjutant general. “Our Citizen Soldiers and Airmen are well-trained and prepared to assist in any way we can in an effort to preserve public safety.”
(Whitewater Unites Lives submission) Brian Robinson is a WUL Hometown Hero, and has been nominated “For going more than the extra mile at Fairhaven since the lockdown due to COVID-19 by providing a mix of programming on the in-house TV channel, from travel adventures, interesting foods, animal adventures, and music; by organizing BINGO games which sometimes last for weeks; by inviting a parade of vintage vehicles and horses through the campus and Prairie Village, and by organizing special treats for all of the apartment residents twice a week.”
The nomination includes: “Brian is the Leisure Services Director at Fairhaven. I know that it is his job to provide all kinds of experiences for the residents who live in Fairhaven, but Brian has been going more than the extra mile since we have been on lockdown due to COVID-19. Everything he does helps us cope with the tedium that can be brought on due to the virus.”
Brian said, “I am just a small part of all of the wonderful things going on here.” He says his work is focused on helping to keep the spirits high at Fairhaven with sidewalk chalk, cards, letters and pen pals, etc.
WUL (Whitewater Unites Lives) is a locally-focused civil and human rights group that works to connect the people in our community and to create opportunities for all people to learn and support each other in our common humanity.
Anyone who would like to nominate a local hero of any age should send their nomination, with a short description, to whitewaterunites@gmail.com
Cathy Dickmeyer, age 65, was accepted into the Lord’s loving arms on August 19, 2020.
Cathy was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana. After graduating from Indiana University with a nursing degree, she loved working with terminally ill children at both Riley Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana and Milwaukee Children’s Hospital where she would often spend the night simply holding the hand of a dying child who she knew would not live until the morning. She then moved to Whitewater where she was a fulltime mother to her three young children, assisted in starting a local pregnancy help line and was the drama director at Community church. She devoted the last 19 years of her life to Fairhaven Senior Services.
Cathy was a lifelong student of the Bible and Christian literature. She personified what a loving mother looks like to her children. It was her life’s goal to love, guide and assist her family through the good times and bad. In her later years she enjoyed ancestral studies and researched not only her own family tree but the ancestry of others as well. Above all, Cathy will be remembered as a loving, giving, humble, compassionate Christian woman, always caring for and serving others.
She is preceded in death by her parents, LaMar and Esther Shedron, and her infant sister, LuAnn. She is survived by her three children, Paul Dickmeyer of Madison, WI, and Martha and Charles Dickmeyer of Whitewater, WI; her sister Carol Bell of Dallas, TX; her two brothers, Paul Shedron of Silver City, NM and John Shedron of College Grove, TN; and her ex-husband, Mark Dickmeyer, of Fort Wayne, IN.
A memorial celebration will be held at 3 p.m. on Thursday, August 27, 2020 at Starin Park. Gathering will be informal, but family is requesting that guests follow social distancing.
In lieu of flowers please send a donation in Cathy’s name to either Fairhaven Senior Services or the charity of your choice.
Nitardy Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.
This Little Free Library is literally little enough (in height) for Soren Binnie to reach a book for himself. (Photos courtesy of Erik Binnie)
Soren Binnie enjoying a book that he selected
By Carol McLernon
This stay-at-home time provides an opportunity to visit the Little Free Library in your neighborhood. Because the little libraries operate on a bring-one-take-one basis, books are always available. And . . . just because the word little is in the name, doesn’t mean the books are just for children. Adults may find or add their favorite genres as well.
The concept for Little Free Libraries originated in Hudson, Wisconsin and began here in Whitewater about 8 years ago. Irvin L. Young Memorial Library director, Stacy Lunsford, was one person who was involved with idea. Her father, Lynn Sorenson, built one and placed it in front of her house. Dawn Hunter painted one from a kit acquired from the Little Free Library website and positioned it on Center Street in front of the library.
Look for outdoor libraries at: 1560 W. Wildwood Road, 1134 W. Walworth Street, and the Irvin L. Young Memorial Library at 431 W. Center Street.
Indoor little libraries may be less accessible. Volunteers of Studio 84 at 121 W. Center Street are using this time to refurbish the box which houses the books at their location. Work should be completed soon. The little library on the UWW campus is inside Winther Hall on Prairie Street near room 1005. Doors may be open when students return to classes.
(Banner note: These libraries are stocked and registered on littlefreelibrary.com; there are probably others in the city/area that are not registered. If you are aware of or host another (unofficial) little free library, please email the Banner at whitewaterbanner@gmail.com. By the way, “Little Free Library” is a trademark of the not-for-profit organization, Little Free Library Ltd. The organization indicates that it “takes action only against organizations or individuals that use our registered marks to sell products and services without our permission.” )
Copies of some of the books I’ve authored are new additions to the libraries. Sanitized and autographed, I’m making them available because I want young people to enjoy reading about Wisconsin’s colorful history.
Autobiographical information about the pioneer priest, Father Mazzuchelli, James Doty, Juliette Kinzie, Henry Dodge, Lt. Jefferson Davis, and Black Hawk inspired me to write their stories. I especially want future generations to read about Black Hawk’s childhood.
“String of Hope” tells about Louisa, a slave girl at Fort Winnebago (Portage, Wisconsin) and her owner Juliette Kinzie, the first white woman to see Geneva Lake. My books are written for fourth graders but adults have enjoyed them as well.
Additional information provided by Mary Salverson:
The Delta Kappa Gamma local chapter of Key Women Educators has 3 Little Libraries in and around Whitewater. They are located outside the Railroad Depot Museum, Starin Park and Wright’s Trailer Court. We started the first Little Library in 2012 at Wright’s Trailer Park. Our chapter was able to get several grants from our State organization. We worked with the Whitewater High School Building Materials II class to construct 2 of our libraries. We have not registered these 3 libraries because of the added expense for our organization. Our members and friends donate books for us to use in the libraries which we stock during the warm weather from April to November. (We have not been doing the Starin Park Little Library this period because of the pandemic.) We have all levels of books for everyone. We certainly appreciate all of the book donations that we find in the Little Libraries! Thank you!
— Our thanks to Ms. Salverson for this addition to our article.
Yet another library: Thanks to Ruth Stradinger, who wrote to say that she also hosts a library at 587 W Harper St.
— Our thanks to Ms. McLernon for sharing this informative story with our readers, and for sharing some copies of the books that she has written.
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