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Please join us for a Veterans Day ceremony at the Veterans Memorial in Hales Corners Park, tomorrow, November 11, 2018 at 11:00 am.
Continue ReadingThe Veterans Memorial Committee held our seventh Memorial Day ceremony earlier today since we dedicated the Veterans Memorial in Hales Corners Park in 2012. Also, I experienced an awesome surprise today when Paul Gregory, Navy veteran and his wife Beth showed up for the ceremony today. Several years ago I had invited Paul to check…
Continue ReadingThe Friends of Hales Corners Park & Pool held our 16th Annual Earth Day clean-up today at the Hales Corners Park & Pool (33 acres) including the pool house basement. An awesome turnout today for the 16th annual Friends of Hales Corners Pool & Park cleanup. You couldn’t ask for better weather today, and were…
Continue ReadingSpecial thanks to Friends of Hales Corners Park & Pool volunteers, Don and Dave Paulus, Michael Zens, Tony Campione and Mike Jansen who met at Hales Corners Park in 30 degree weather this morning to fold up the ice rink liner and hauled to the Hales Corners Pool House basement. One of the liner braces…
Continue ReadingWow! This will be a job this morning for our Friends volunteers including yours truly to clear the Alyson Dudek International / Community Ice Rink in Hales Corners Park. Special thanks to Friends volunteers Don P, Dijana and Sonja, Whitnall High School students. On behalf of the Village of Hales Corners, the surrounding communities, the…
Continue ReadingI’m pictured in Hales Corners Park at the Alyson Dudek International / Community Ice Center with Martin Friebergs, Deputy Fire Chief and his crew from the Hales Corners Fire Department. We have an adventure in progress with a leak in the liner and it’s snowing pretty good right now! At least we will have a…
Continue ReadingSpecial thanks to Bob Stollenwerk, Mike Seavert and Don Paulus who joined me this morning to put up the Alyson Dudek International / Community Ice Center signage and cover the steel poles with cushions, and ready the snow blower in Hales Corners Park for a winter of recreational fun!
Continue ReadingPictured are Chris Menden and his son Carson with members of the Hales Corners Fire Department in the background preparing to fill the Alyson Dudek International / Community Ice Rink on behalf of the Friends of Hales Corners Park & Pool. Or as little Carson said -“fill it with fire water.” With the temperatures getting…
Continue ReadingA cool and sunny Sunday morning in Hales Corners Park. Taking the volleyball net down for the winter and the temporary Alyson Dudek International Ice Center will go here within a month – weather permitting. Notice the Veterans Memorial in the distance.
Continue ReadingThe Friends of Hales Corners Park & Pool (I’m the cofounder and President of the Friends) received our final approval earlier tonight from the Village of Hales Corners Plan Commission for the Alyson Dudek International Ice Center and the Jerry and Dorothy Holz Family Shelter projects to be built in Hales Corners Park this year…
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