Monday, April 30, 2018
Sunday, April 22, 2018
Lake Menomin
Daily Telegram March 02, 1955
Daily Telegram December 19, 1966
Eau Claire Leader January 25 1955
Eau Claire Leader July 07, 1954
Eau Claire Leader July 24 1923
Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Stories lost.
Have you ever stopped and really considered who was in a place before you and what happened there? As a relative newcomer to the Wolske Bay corner of Lake Menomin in Menomonie, WI, that is exactly what this very author has been doing.
That's the biggest reason for this blog. Looking past the seasonal cyanobacteria, the blue-green algae, that blooms in varying degrees of intensities of Menomonie in late summer and into fall, there is still a good amount of things to love about Menomonie and Lake Menomin.
On that note, many of those things in Menomonie are lost in time, gone in the past. The stories left untold to their full potential but legacy still remains. Wolske Bay is rather young on the old Red Cedar River (or the Menomonee River as it was called before) being developed less than 60 years ago.
As a person here now I have so many questions but I realized too late the wealth of answers that had been so close to me. What I do know is there a really nice park in the corner of Lake Menomin that is still here and there are plenty opportunities to enhance this area even more for the recreational enjoyment of Menomonie.
But with sad note, one of those close to the creation of Wolske Bay has died, hopefully there were stories shared that the city of Menomonie will be able to know.
"HAYWARD, Wis. -- Pearl N. Wolske, 97, of Hayward passed away unexpectedly Friday, April 6, 2018, at the Hayward Area Memorial Hospital.
Pearl was born June 8, 1920, in Bismarck, N.D. She was raised and attended school in Hillsboro, N.D. Her family moved to Menomonie prior to her senior year, where Pearl attended and graduated from Menomonie high school. She continued her education at UW-River Falls.
Pearl worked for the telephone company as a switchboard operator and was on duty the morning of the Pearl Harbor invasion and vividly remembers the board lighting up. She also was an administrative assistant for the Native American Studies Program at UW Stout.
On March 20, 1948, Pearl was joined in marriage to Frances “Green” Wolske. Together Pearl and Green lived in Menomonie where they created and operated Wolske’s Bay Marina on Lake Menomonie. They operated the marina into the 1980s before selling the business and retiring.
Pearl was a true people person and had such an amazing positive, caring personality and incredible zest for life. She loved being around people, but really lit up whenever she was around children, as many considered her their second “mom.” She was very sharp and her memory of events, time and people was phenomenal! She enjoyed watching Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune and the history channel and also loved reading, cooking and baking. While living in Menomonie Pearl was a devoted member of Christ Lutheran Church where she taught Sunday School, Vacation Bible School and was very active with the Ladies Aide. She moved to Hayward in November of 2016 and happily lived with her daughters, enjoying spending more time with them and her grand and great grandchildren.
Pearl is survived by her two daughters, Avis Wolske Baker (Storm) of Winter, Wis., Rosemary (Ken) Wilson of Hayward; one grandson, Christopher (Alicia) Wilson of Minocqua, Wis.; two great-grandsons, Frankie and Reeve. She is also survived by brother-in-law, Eugene Wolske; one stepgrandchild, Kristi Curry of Eau Claire, Wis.; several nieces and nephews, and too many friends to count.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Green; one sister, Avis Anderson; son-in-law, Storm; and one stepgranddaughter, Laura Meier.
A “celebration of life” will be held for Pearl at a later date at Wolske’s Bay Park in Menomonie. She will be buried at Christ Lutheran Halvorson Cemetery in Menomonie."
------ http://chippewa.com/dunnconnect/community/obituaries/pearl-n-wolske/article_f60ac0ff-c22d-5801-be14-ad457fd59c72.html
That's the biggest reason for this blog. Looking past the seasonal cyanobacteria, the blue-green algae, that blooms in varying degrees of intensities of Menomonie in late summer and into fall, there is still a good amount of things to love about Menomonie and Lake Menomin.
On that note, many of those things in Menomonie are lost in time, gone in the past. The stories left untold to their full potential but legacy still remains. Wolske Bay is rather young on the old Red Cedar River (or the Menomonee River as it was called before) being developed less than 60 years ago.
As a person here now I have so many questions but I realized too late the wealth of answers that had been so close to me. What I do know is there a really nice park in the corner of Lake Menomin that is still here and there are plenty opportunities to enhance this area even more for the recreational enjoyment of Menomonie.
But with sad note, one of those close to the creation of Wolske Bay has died, hopefully there were stories shared that the city of Menomonie will be able to know.
"HAYWARD, Wis. -- Pearl N. Wolske, 97, of Hayward passed away unexpectedly Friday, April 6, 2018, at the Hayward Area Memorial Hospital.
Pearl was born June 8, 1920, in Bismarck, N.D. She was raised and attended school in Hillsboro, N.D. Her family moved to Menomonie prior to her senior year, where Pearl attended and graduated from Menomonie high school. She continued her education at UW-River Falls.
Pearl worked for the telephone company as a switchboard operator and was on duty the morning of the Pearl Harbor invasion and vividly remembers the board lighting up. She also was an administrative assistant for the Native American Studies Program at UW Stout.
On March 20, 1948, Pearl was joined in marriage to Frances “Green” Wolske. Together Pearl and Green lived in Menomonie where they created and operated Wolske’s Bay Marina on Lake Menomonie. They operated the marina into the 1980s before selling the business and retiring.
Pearl was a true people person and had such an amazing positive, caring personality and incredible zest for life. She loved being around people, but really lit up whenever she was around children, as many considered her their second “mom.” She was very sharp and her memory of events, time and people was phenomenal! She enjoyed watching Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune and the history channel and also loved reading, cooking and baking. While living in Menomonie Pearl was a devoted member of Christ Lutheran Church where she taught Sunday School, Vacation Bible School and was very active with the Ladies Aide. She moved to Hayward in November of 2016 and happily lived with her daughters, enjoying spending more time with them and her grand and great grandchildren.
Pearl is survived by her two daughters, Avis Wolske Baker (Storm) of Winter, Wis., Rosemary (Ken) Wilson of Hayward; one grandson, Christopher (Alicia) Wilson of Minocqua, Wis.; two great-grandsons, Frankie and Reeve. She is also survived by brother-in-law, Eugene Wolske; one stepgrandchild, Kristi Curry of Eau Claire, Wis.; several nieces and nephews, and too many friends to count.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Green; one sister, Avis Anderson; son-in-law, Storm; and one stepgranddaughter, Laura Meier.
A “celebration of life” will be held for Pearl at a later date at Wolske’s Bay Park in Menomonie. She will be buried at Christ Lutheran Halvorson Cemetery in Menomonie."
------ http://chippewa.com/dunnconnect/community/obituaries/pearl-n-wolske/article_f60ac0ff-c22d-5801-be14-ad457fd59c72.html
Monday, April 16, 2018
Spring of 2018 Menomonie snow.
Dunn County News, June 18th, 1958
The worst disaster of a tornado in June in Menomonie, WI, is mentioned here. Also a mention of the local Rotary Club being in charge of the dam dedication. I wonder if the organization of the same name will step forward to lead any effort at recognizing the new Lake Menomin at a mere 60 years of age? The same new Lake Menomin that created Wolske Bay?
The same organization which built a new concrete pad and shelter on Wolske Bay Park with their plaque facing lake-ward, and left the still existing unused concrete pad untouched?
Will this organization or any organization, or even the city care enough about the lake at 60 years of age?
In the near future this coming summer of 2018 I wonder if anyone will remember the long winter that has so far extended to this very date in 2018. Ice coverage still seems strong with record low temperatures several days prior. The Eau Claire Leader Telegram reports on the initial impacts here.
This is notable as cyanobacteria in Lake Menomin is a consistent source of plain old bitching in Menomonie, WI. "They" are often summoned to "clean it up."
With the extra long cold, snow, and ice coverage this 2018 spring season, I wonder if this means a significant reduction in the time for cyanobacteria blooms to form?
If it does, what are the chances that Mayor Knaack and council member Randy Sommerfeld will falsely expound on the wonders of dredging and get their business and base to support further dredging operations all due to a cold, long winter limiting the growing season of the blue-green algae?
Will anyone remember the rain and clouds that made the Fall of 2017 a lot less green on Lake Menomin?
Very few will remember. But when it gets green there will be people in Menomonie bitching and complaining. There will be people who will step forward to falsely claim victories and introduce ineffective high-cost solutions to "clean up the lake." It is a sickening cycle that has been around as long as the name of Lake Menomin, and no one recognizes the seasonal cycles of mother nature and the many other impacts on this dynamic environment.
Of course there was one very well thought out plan of action that would have been very cost-effective and would have likely produced visible results THIS VERY YEAR we are in now had Mayor Knaack and the TMLIA not ignored and cast aside this pragmatic plan.
Monday, April 9, 2018
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