Lakeview BranchLibrary Timeline1959 Library opened at 1311

Northport, next to what wasthen a Piggly Wiggly store

1963 First organizational meeting ofFriends of Lakeview BranchLibrary

1966 Open House at new location inSherman Plaza, 2400 sq. ft.

1970 Plans for expansion areapproved, put into library budg-et, but then cut by MayorSkornicka.

1974 Library expanded to 4,250 sq. ft, adding an adjacentstorefront.

2001 Expansion options explored.Northside told to raise $10,000to make it happen.

2002 Northsiders raise a total of$22,000. Construction begins toto double library size to 9,000 s.f.

2003 Enlarged and updated libraryopens. Everyone who donated isinvited to an open house.

2009 LL celebrates 50th anniversarywith Northside History andLibrary Birthday Reception inApril and an event to highlightNorthside published authorsand publications in the fall.

By Terrie AndersonThe Northside News

You know that great feeling you getwhen you walk in the door atLakeview Branch Library? OtherNorthsiders feel it too! We’ve beenfeeling it for 50 years. Whether it is aneighbor’s familiar face, the paper orbook you’ve been waiting to read,meeting room for your group’s gather-ing, one of the always-helpful librari-ans or that silly life-sized cow, some-thing always makes your day brighterwhen you stop.

Perhaps a preschooler picking pic-ture books brings you a smile. Or thechanging display of books about atheme catches your eye. You may beenchanted by the artwork displayed inthe reading room, or the flowersblooming in the reading garden.Maybe the vibrant buzz of all those

By Anita WeierThe Northside News

Madison has often used tax incrementalfinancing (TIF) districts to help downtowndevelopment, but now the focus has shiftedto using TIF for improvements that couldbuild the local economy – starting with a TIFdistrict being proposed for the Northside.

TIF districts allow the City to capture theincrease in property taxes as properties areimproved over a certain period of time andreinvest those funds in the district The Cityuses TIF funds to construct public infra-structure, promote development opportuni-ties, and expand the future tax base.

The proposed Northside TIF district couldhelp meet a need for economic developmentidentified as a priority by Northside businessowners, residents, and community groups inthe updated Northside neighborhood plan

now being completed, and in the findings ofa market study completed last fall.

Alder Satya Rhodes-Conway originallyproposed a TIF district for part of theNorthside, and Alders Michael Schumacher,Joe Clausius and Larry Palm collaborated inenlarging the TIF concept to include muchmore of the area, in order to provide morepotential revenue generators. TIF districtsare created initially in response to a requestfor support from a specific developmentproject, but once the district is created, otherdevelopment projects can request TIF funds.

“This is a way the City can take incremen-tal tax revenue from improvements to fix upthe area,” explained Tim Cooley, the City’sdirector of economic development. “We aremoving away from condo development andlooking at job creation. We need economic

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INSIDE

BUY NS COUPONSFifteen days of specials June 12-28.....5

FOOD PANTRIESWhere to go, how to help................6, 27

SUMMER EVENTSFun fundraisers abound..................7-10

BUILDING A HOMEHabitat seeks new homeowners........16

WP CENTER - 10 YEARSLooking back and celebrating............30

OTHER FEATURESPlanning Council.....................3-4Community News..................6-10Neighborhood...........................11Business..............................12-13Northside Home........................16Troy Gardens............................17Schools................................18-21Environment.............................22Police........................................23Elected Officials..................24-26Community Resources........27-28Senior News..............................29Warner Park Center...................30Sports & Recreation..................31

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Home Businesses, page 12

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NORTHSIDE NEWSNorthside TIF District Proposed

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The Northport-Warner Park-Neighborhood Plan is in the finalstretch!

“We’re really happy to be com-pleting a plan that we think will havemany long-term, positive impactsfor all Northside residents,businesses, and visitors,” saidSteering Committee member JeffShokler. “Throughout this processwe have tried very hard to reach outto the community and to obtain asmuch public input as possible on theplan. The many people that cameout to our open houses and those thatattended various SteeringCommittee meetings throughout theprocess to provide input reflects thehigh level of interest amongNorthsiders both in the plan and inour community’s future.

“We’re proud of the plan and itsrecommendations to enhance what’salready working well in our commu-nity and to help guide futureimprovements on the Northside inthe areas of land use and redevelop-ment, transportation and gatewaycorridors, economic development,parks, open space and naturalresources, community facilities,

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Unless you’re a résumé writer, it’stough to find heartening news aboutthe economy these days. And yet, acertain type of business on theNorthside is not only surviving, it’sthriving.

The Northside has many home-based businesses, more than almostany other part of Madison. Accordingto the recent Northside marketingstudy, home-based businesses foundon the Northside include homeremodeling, landscaping services,

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By Nancy Helgesen LyonsThe Northside News

Food pantries on Madison’sNorthside are working to help peoplewho are choosing between paying billsand buying food. Many of the pantriesneed donations of food or volunteers tokeep up with the demand.

The major food pantries on theNorthside include The River FoodPantry, St. Paul Lutheran Church’sBread of Life Food Pantry, andLakeview Lutheran Church’s FoodPantry. Other food pantries have beencreated to serve specific apartmentcommunities, such as the KennedyHeights Food Pantry.

One challenge the food pantries face isstocking their shelves with a nutritiousvariety of foods. Nonperishable itemsthat are not outdated, fresh or cannedmeats, cheese, and fresh or canned fruitsand vegetables are especially welcomeitems. Other items such as toilet paper,diapers, soap, shampoo, and light bulbsare also greatly needed.

Some Northside food pantries arealso seeing an increase in the num-bers of customers, including manymore first-time ones. “John”, a vol-unteer with The River Food Pantrywho preferred not to give his name,said that the numbers of people com-ing to The River Food Pantry startedincreasing when gas prices began torise. He also said that they havecontinued to have a steady increasein food pantry customers. In March2009 alone this food pantry servedover 4,349 individuals and provided1,870 free meals. The River FoodPantry is the largest on theNorthside, and also offers clothingand household items. This foodpantry also offers a free supper onFridays. Food donations have notbeen able to keep up with thedemand, so volunteers raise fundsand purchase food for the pantry.

The River Food Pantry’s biggestneeds are donations of food and moneyto purchase food. This food pantry alsoaccepts donations of gently used ornew clothing and household items.Volunteers are needed to greet cus-tomers, assist customers with shoppingfor items, assist with the Friday sup-pers, and to provide musical entertain-

ment for the guests at the Friday suppers.The River Food Pantry also needs volun-teers to staff concession stands at UW-Madison football and men’s basketballgames to raise money for food. The RiverFood Pantry is located at 2201 DarwinRd. Donation hours are Mondays from12 pm– 4 pm, Tuesdays from 12 pm–7:30 pm, Thursdays from 12 pm– 6 pmand Fridays from 1 pm – 8 pm. For moreinformation, call Jenny Czerkas at 442-8815 or see the pantry’s website atwww.theriver-madison.org/.

St. Paul Lutheran Church’s Breadof Life Food Pantry is located at 2126N. Sherman Ave. This Food Pantryneeds food and financial donations. Thisfood pantry is open on Wednesdaysfrom 9 am–11 am. For informationabout current donation needs, times thisfood pantry accepts donations, and vol-unteer opportunities, please call thechurch office at 244-8077.

Lakeview Lutheran Church’s foodpantry has the challenge of being able toonly serve a certain number of people perweek. This food pantry serves a limit of20 families per week, according tochurch member and Food PantryCoordinator Randi Matthews. She said,“I’ve seen an increase in the number ofpeople who have lost jobs, who are firsttime users of our food pantry. People callthe church on Mondays from 9 am untilnoon to get put on a list. Then we stopwhen the list gets to (the limit). Peopleshould keep calling until they get to talkto someone on the phone.”

Matthews said that Lakeview

Lutheran Church’s food pantryneeds donations of non-perishablefood, as well as diapers, toothpaste,and laundry detergent. Donationscan be brought to the church officeat 4001 Mandrake Rd. on Monday –Thursday from 8:30 am until 4 pmand on Fridays from 8 am untilnoon. Currently, they don’t needmore volunteer help. For more infor-mation, call 244-6181.

The Kennedy Heights CommunityCenter, located at 199 KennedyHeights, has a food pantry that servesresidents of the Kennedy HeightsTownhouses. Claire Norelle, theInterim Director, said that this foodpantry has been serving people for tenyears. Norelle said, “We provide foodto 28 – 35 families each week. That’sabout a third of the families in ourhousing area.”

Norelle said that the KennedyHeights Food Pantry could use dona-tions of money that will be used to pur-chase food from the CommunityAction Coalition or Second HarvestFoodbank. This food pantry also needsdonations of items such as fresh pro-duce in good condition, milk, cheese,pizzas, meat, canned fruits, cannedvegetables, white rice, toilet paper, dia-pers and light bulbs. Food donationsthat will need refrigeration should bebrought to the Kennedy HeightsCommunity Center on Mondaysbetween 4 pm and 6 pm. For otherdonation times, or to find out what cur-rent food needs are, please call Claire

Norelle or Alyssa Kenney at 244-0767.Volunteer opportunities with this foodpantry include helping set up Mondayevenings at 4 pm for distributing fooditems, and helping pick up food thatthe food pantry staff purchases withdonated funds. A volunteer registrationform can be picked up from theKennedy Heights Community Center.Due to temporarily irregular staffhours, please call on weekday morn-ings to learn that day’s office hours.More information about the KennedyHeights Community Center is avail-able at www.madison.com/communi-ties/kennedy-heights/.

Large or small, all of these foodpantries need help from the Northsidecommunity to keep hunger out of ourneighborhoods. Residents, churches,businesses, and organizations, if youcan, please help out with your dona-tions of food and other items, or volun-teer. Northside people banding togeth-er to help other Northside folks is a tra-dition that has helped our side of townbe a great place to live. Let’s keep thattradition alive.

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By Lynette JandlThe Northside News

The Northside Farmers Market(NFM) is taking off! That could havebeen the claim every year since themarket started four years ago, butthings seem to have gone to warpspeed for this well tended, much lovedlittle (little?) neighborhood market.

Is it the enthusiastic vendors, thehappy and friendly shoppers, the openair or the breakfast of pancakes, eggsand bacon? Is it the fresh free coffee,fresh and tasty vegetables galore, thehealthiest meats on the planet, deli-cious baked goods or fresh squeezedjuices? Is it the spontaneous conversa-tions with old friends, new friends,neighbors and interesting folks of all

sorts, sizes and species? Nobodyknows just what it is that brings moreand more new shoppers and the every-week – faithfuls to this idyllic summerSunday morning event.

Thanks to Vicki Lane, this summer forthe first time the market includes ArtisansRow with more artists and crafters dis-playing, and applying, every week. Lanecan be reached at 255-2592.

Upcoming annual Timebank eventsinclude The Pet Parade on June 14 andWater Wonderland on July 19.

Also this year, there will be chickens, eggsand hopefully dairy. Nick of Blue MarbleDairy deeply regretted having to decide notto vend this year. He said, “I love that mar-ket, and I love the people, but my kids got tome when they said they never see mebecause I’m always working ... they grow

up so fast.” Nick is seeking someone whocould bring his truck to the market and vendhis full line of Blue Marble products. Hesaid interested persons should call him at608-924-2721.

Media attention has quadrupledalready so far this year. Many folkshave worked hard to make the NFMconvenient and enjoyable success thathas become Madison’s great “little”Sunday morning market. Check it outif you’re not already a “regular”.

All there is to know about the NMF(history, events, recipes, newsletter sign-up,etc) is available on the website atwww.northsidefarmersmarket.org, or youcan contact Dale Mathews, the MarketManager, at 608-217-9631or emailnfmmanager@yahoo.com.

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savings are in the airThere are simple ways we can all save energy this summer. Hanging your laundry outside to dry

is one way. It saves up to 11 cents per gas dryer load and 32 cents per electric dryer load. If you

use your dryer, run it during the cooler parts of the day. For more warm weather energy and cost

saving tips, hang out online at mge.com/summer.

By Rylee Wedekind

The Madison East Class of 1984,which graduated with over 400 stu-dents, will celebrate its 25th reunionover the weekend of Aug. 15. Thereunion committee has made contactwith over 200 classmates but needshelp contacting the rest. Pleasevisit the class reunion website athttp://www.madisoneast1984.com/missing.html to view our list of miss-ing classmates.

Activities planned for the reunionweekend include a golf outing onFriday afternoon, Aug. 14, and aFriday night gathering at the NautigalRestaurant. The official reunion willtake place at the Howard JohnsonMotel on East Washington Avenue onSaturday night. Tickets can be pur-chased online at the class website –www.madisoneast1984.com.

A silent auction during the reunionevents will be held with items donatedby classmates. All proceeds from theauction will be donated to theAmerican Cancer Society in honor ofMr. Milt McPike, the class of 1984’sbeloved principal who passed away inMarch 2008.

For more information, please contactRylee Wedekind 608.577.5922 oremail info@madisoneast1984.com.

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Look forward to lots of newadditions atMallards games

By Steven PotterThe Northside News

Just like changes in their batting line-up, fans of the Madison Mallards minorleague baseball team will notice a fewnew additions and events at the ball-park this season.

For starters, management has installeda free bicycle valet service, called the“Bike Blind,” that will offer bikers a placeto wash their pedal-powered transports,pump up the tires and has room for about100 bikes.“We want to encourage peopleto ride their bikes to games as a way ofeasing traffic congestion in and aroundthe area,” noted Mallards general manag-er Vern Stenman.

They’re also bringing back off-dutypolice to direct outgoing traffic at theSherman Avenue parking lot exit aftergames, a tactic that greatly relievedcongestion last year. Also returning isMaynard’s concession stand whichoffers fresh food from Wisconsin com-panies and local farms.

Additional improvements include anexpanded family zone with a beach-themed children’s play area and a 20percent seating increase in the all-you-can-eat-and-drink Duck Blind area.

Partly in response to some com-plaints about the noise from fireworksdisplays following games, the Mallardsare trying something new as well: alaser light show on June 13. But fire-works fans need not worry, post-gamedisplays are still planned for June 6and July 11 and 18.

And speaking of fireworks, theMallards will play a 6 pm game onJune 27 before Rhythm & Booms.Stick around after the fireworks for ascreening of the classic baseball film“Field of Dreams.”

One improvement the Mallards didn’tget to yet, but plan on next year is a com-pletely new sound system that will cutdown on the noise that escapes the ball-park and annoys some nearby neigh-bors. As part of a large-scale renovationthat Mallards management hopes tocomplete next year, the new technolo-gy of the improved sound system will“allow us to contain the volume ongame nights as much as humanly pos-sible,” said Stenman.

Just as in years past, there is a dif-ferent theme each game night. Someof this year’s promotions include vari-ous hat and bobble-head giveaways, aconcert by the original Johnny Cashband, a presentation by Rockin’ Ray &the Amazing Skyy Dogs, an alumnigame featuring former Brewer PaulMolitor and even a visit by Jeff “TheDude” Dowd, the inspiration behindthe cult classic movie “The BigLebowski.”

For more information, a gameschedule and news on upcomingevents, visit the Mallards webpage atwww.mallardsbaseball.com. And don’tforget to follow Mallards mascotMaynard on Twitter at www.twitter.com/MaynardGMallard.

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By Anne PryorOn May 17, the Northside Farmer’s

Market once again provided the perfectvenue for a community event – theannouncement of the 2009 scholarshiprecipient of Margaret’s Fund. Margaret’sFund: A Northside Scholarship is a $500scholarship awarded to a Northsidergoing on to post-secondary education. Inalternate years, the award goes to a highschool senior or a returning adult. Thisyear’s awardee – and first ever recipient –is Tara Hoffman.

On a beautiful spring morning,family, fund donors and NFM shop-pers gathered for donuts, coffee andjuice at the Margaret’s Fund table.Then a short presentation began, ledby the Margaret’s Fund organizers.After Alyssa Kenney called peopletogether and gave a history of theFund, Anne Pryor introduced Taraand explained why she had beenselected. Then Dana Slowiak pre-sented Tara with a framed certificate.

Tara is a resident of the SheridanTriangle neighborhood who attend-ed Lakeview Elementary andSherman Middle Schools. Now a

senior at East High, she will attendUW-Whitewater for degrees insocial work and early childhoodeducation. A review committee offive representatives from differentneighborhoods and organizationson the Northside anonymouslyreviewed the applications andfound that Tara’s showed evidenceof being a positive role model whoobviously enjoys volunteering andworking with children. They thoughtTara demonstrated great promise ofsuccess in her chosen field.

Margaret’s Fund extends appre-ciation and best wishes to all ofthis year’s applicants, all of whoconveyed impressive qualities. Agoal is to grow the fund so thatmore than one scholarship can beawarded each year. To helpachieve that, please consider mak-ing a tax-deductible donation toMargaret’s Fund through theMadison Community Foundation,https://www.mcffundlogin.org/make_a_contribution/donate_online.asp. And look for next year’sapplication in early spring!

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