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Feb. 25, 2006
The .357
String Band performance benefits FMR
What do you get when you combine street punk, bluegrass and
the Milwaukee River? The .357 String Band, Milwaukee’s first
and only “Streetgrass” band, performing live to raise funds
for Friends of Milwaukee’s Rivers.
On Saturday, February 25th, The .357 String Band performed
in front of a capacity crowd at Bar LuLu in an effort to
raise awareness and funds for Friends of Milwaukee’s Rivers.
Close to $1,000 was generated, both from free will donations
and from the sale of five featured beers.
“We’ve done shows in the past to benefit cancer victims and
victims of domestic violence,” says Derek Dunn, guitarist
for the band. “We wanted to do a show for an ecological
nonprofit, and we picked Friends of Milwaukee’s Rivers
because they’re a green organization with some teeth.”
Starting off the evening was Rev500, Milwaukee’s premier
instrumental surf band. What better way to celebrate
Wisconsin watersheds’ lakes, rivers and wetlands than with a
band dedicated to the sounds of surf?
When The .357 String Band hit the stage, it marked their
first Milwaukee appearance since late 2005. Bar LuLu was
filled to capacity before the show started, with a line of
people eagerly awaiting entrance outside. John Jansen,
Outreach Director of Community Shares, was in attendance.
“Their raw energy was like the Beatles in Hamburg,” says
Jansen, “all bedlam broke loose.”
Paul Kennedy from Bar LuLu said that the night “was easily a
top ten night in our two year history as a full bar. When
artists, business' and groups like FMR work hand in hand,
not only do you raise some cash but you raise awareness.”
Information on Friends of Milwaukee’s Rivers was available
at the show, as well as The Milwaukee Urban Watertrail Map.
One person even joined Friends of Milwaukee’s Rivers
membership at the show.
Friends of Milwaukee’s Rivers would like to extend special
thanks to Bar LuLu, as well as the following brewers for
supporting the benefit: Ken Limas from Kalamazoo Brewing,
Paul Moebius of Lakefront Brewery, Don" Wambo" Wambach of
Sprecher Brewing, and Brian Loughry of Hacker-Pschorr.
The .357 String Band’s next Milwaukee appearance will be
Saturday, March 18th at the Points East Pub.
The .357 String
Band website
Feb. 13,
2006
Valley Canoe Launch progresses
 The
valley canoe launch on the Menomonee river is now under
construction , and should be finished and ready for use this
spring.
The canoe launch is located by 35th Street in the Menomonee
Valley. The drawing to the left depicts the launch as it
will look when finished.
Feb. 8, 2006
FMR Launches Citizen-based Water
Monitoring Pilot Study
FMR is currently recruiting volunteers within the Milwaukee
River Basin to be part of a citizen-based water quality
monitoring study. Citizens will be trained at one of three
monitoring levels depending on previous experience, and will
be provided with equipment. The goal of the study is to
produce a wealth of water quality information throughout the
Milwaukee River Basin. The information will be collected by
citizen volunteers and compiled into a large online
database, with the intent that water quality data will be
used by the Wisconsin DNR for decision-making and
management. The database will also be available to the
public and river conservation groups for analysis of water
quality trends and to prioritize projects in the Basin. We
expect to hold two introductory level trainings this spring,
and one advanced level training for volunteers that have at
least one year of previous water quality monitoring
experience. Advanced level training will be facilitated by
DNR and River Alliance of Wisconsin staff. Contact us to
learn more about becoming a citizen water monitor at (414)
287-0207 ext. 28 or 29.
Feb. 3, 2006
Lynn
Broaddus receives Postal Service award
Lynn Broaddus, Executive Director of Friends of Milwaukee's
Rivers, has been selected by her peers in
the metro area to receive the 2006 Women Putting Their Stamp
on Metro Milwaukee award under the category of
Volunteerism. This program, in its eighth year, is
sponsored by the US Postal Service each March in celebration
of Women’s History Month.
Some of
the other 22 honorees this year include: Christine
Harris of the United Performing Arts Fund, Milwaukee Chief
of Police Nannette Hegerty, Sherri Tussler of the Hunger Task Force
and Bev Greenberg from Time Warner Cable.
The honorary
luncheon and conference will be held Friday, March 24th, 2006 at
the Midwest Express Center.
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