Catch a ride on Sheboygan’s new red trolley starting June 20. Plus, more news in your Monday dose.
Brandon Reid
SHEBOYGAN - A brand-new red trolley will hit the streets of downtown Sheboygan this summer.
City of Sheboygan’s public transit system, Shoreline Metro, will start its new trolley route June 20. The highlight of this year’s route is a new trolley purchased from Hometown Trolley in Crandon.
The route, known as the Harbor Centre Express, is one of Shoreline Metro’s nine fixed routes. It’s the only one that services the city’s downtown, riverfront, South Pier, Michigan Avenue and marina locations.
Derek Muench, Shoreline Metro’s director, said in a news release: “The Harbor Centre Express is a great way to tour all the exciting things these areas have to offer. Tourists enjoy the opportunity to ride and walk while local residents like taking their children and grandchildren for a ride.”
Catch a ride: The Harbor Centre Express runs through Sept. 3. Weekday hours are 11 a.m.-8 p.m. and Saturdays are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Special Independence Day hours are 11 a.m.-6 p.m. July 4. Customers can ride all day for as little as $1. The trolley is accessible for individuals with a disability. More info: shorelinemetro.com.
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► New Innovation Council to support innovation, entrepreneurship: Sheboygan County Economic Development Corporation and Lakeland University have signed a new partnership to provide a centralized approach to growing and supporting innovation and entrepreneurship in Sheboygan County.
The SCEDC and Lakeland University will create and manage the Sheboygan County Innovation Council, advising and guiding innovation-based programming and services.
Lakeland will be a partner in those efforts, leveraging its new presence at Jake’s, A Lakeland Community, in downtown Sheboygan.
The SCEDC and Lakeland will partner to implement the SEED Accelerator grant, which is funded by a grant the SCEDC received from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation. The Accelerator will provide $10,000 grants for up to six new start-ups through a competitive process, helping them prepare to enter the marketplace.
Stephanie Hoskins, Lakeland University’s Herbert V. Kohler Jr. Chair for Enterprise & Entrepreneurship, and Ray York, SCEDC’s entrepreneurship specialist, will have leadership roles in implementing the Accelerator program.
► A Million Dreamz plans open house: A Million Dreamz, the nonprofit that will open a 24/7 all-inclusive childcare facility in the former Sheboygan Christian School building by the end of the year, will hold an informational open house from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. June 16.
The open house will be at the Sheboygan County Chamber of Commerce office, 621 S. Eighth St., Sheboygan.
A flier for the open house states: “Come with questions, leave with answers! Hear details on ways that we are planning to support families in Sheboygan County. Meet our staff and select board members, hear about the progress on our upcoming 24/7 childcare center and learn how we are taking a new approach to early childhood education. Refreshments provided by City Bakery.”
A Million Dreamz has been working to renovate the former Sheboygan Christian School since it purchased the building late last year. More information is at amilliondreamz.org.
► Meals On Wheels’ June-A-Palooza returns June 25: Food and fuel costs are going up across the country. For Fresh Meals On Wheels of Sheboygan County, this has meant an increase of more than 35% in kitchen expenses in just the last two months.
As a nonprofit, FMOW relies on donations to offset the cost of meals. After a two-year hiatus, the organization’s June-A-Palooza fundraiser is back. Organizers hope for a successful event to help cover the increased expenditures.
Guests are encouraged to “Unmask Your Generosity” at June-A-Palooza 2022, which will be from 2:30 to 8:30 p.m. June 25 at Christopher Farm & Gardens, W580 Garton Road, Sheboygan.
Tickets are $125 in advance or $150 at the gate and can be purchased online or at FMOW, 1004 S. Taylor Drive, Sheboygan.
June-A-Palooza 2022 will feature a blend of music, hands-on activities, food, specially selected wines and beers, and live and silent auctions.
Entertainment includes performances by Warped Studios, Susan Alby Dance and the Sheboygan Theater Company, as well as an agility demonstration by the Sheboygan Dog Training Club.
More than 8 miles of pathways are open to explore. There will be a chance to create original mask art, throw axes, experience a custom-made slingshot apparatus, or ride on motorized animals, a trackless train or the garden train.
A continued highlight of June-A-Palooza is the original fork art auction. The auction will feature the traditional 3-foot and 5-foot metal forks decorated by local artists, plus some other special art pieces.
Adding to the day’s events will be belly dancers, airbrush tattoos, goats, a collaborative art project and more entertainment.
Ticket prices include entertainment, food and beverages, with additional charges for select games, raffles and auctions.
All proceeds support Meals On Wheels’ mission to enhance the quality of independent living for Sheboygan County’s senior, disabled and homebound residents by providing fresh, affordable, nutritious, home-delivered meals and caring social interaction.
► Students win prestigious Kohler Foundation scholarships: Scholarships have been awarded to four exceptional students in Sheboygan County by the Kohler Foundation.
Included in these scholarships are the prestigious Herbert V. Kohler for Leadership and the Ruth DeYoung Kohler Scholarship for Artistic Excellence, totaling $210,000.
The HVK Scholarship was awarded to a single student, Spencer Kaufmann of Etude High School. The scholarship acknowledges students who best demonstrate academic excellence, creativity, candor, service to school and community, the ability to affect change and the qualities of leadership.
Kaufmann received a scholarship of $100,000. He will study mechanical engineering at the University of Minnesota and his career goal is to make a difference through a career in engineering.
In addition to the HVK scholarship, the foundation awarded the equally prestigious Ruth DeYoung Kohler Scholarship for Artistic Excellence to three students. Annika Nelson of Plymouth High School received a scholarship of $50,000, Baxter Salzwedel of Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah High School received a $35,000 scholarship, and Sherahan Tahiri of Kohler High School received a $25,000 scholarship.
The Ruth DeYoung Kohler Scholarship for Artistic Excellence recognizes artistic vision, creativity, technical mastery and dedication to a career in the arts.
Nelson will attend the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee to major in classical guitar performance and music education.
Salzwedel plans to study fashion design at Columbia College Chicago with a plan to grow his Mad Patcher clothing brand.
Tahiri plans to pursue a major in television writing and production at Dodge College of Film and Media Arts at Chapman University in Orange, California.
For more about the Herbert V. Kohler Scholarship, the Ruth DeYoung Kohler Scholarship or other Kohler Foundation programs, contact Bridgitt Zielke, program manager, at 920-458-1972.
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