Your Underground Adventure Awaits: Mining and Rollo Jamison Museums’ 2021 Tour Season opens on May 1st

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Media Contact:
Erik Flesch, Museum Director
The Mining & Rollo Jamison Museums
Phone: (608) 348-3401
Email: museumdirector@platteville.org  

Your Underground Adventure Awaits: Museums’ 2021 Tour Season opens on May 1^st

PLATTEVILLE, Wis., April 23, 2021 — The Mining and Rollo Jamison Museums are pleased to announce the opening of our 2021 Tour Season and the kickoff of a year of milestone anniversaries: the 50th of the completion of the Mining Museum, the 45th of the opening of the Bevans Mine, and the 40th of the Rollo Jamison Museum in Platteville! This year’s tour season brings the return of a full complement of tours, including guided tours of the underground Bevans Mine, train rides, self-guided tours of interior museum exhibits, school fieldtrips, group tours, and private tours. The Museums are open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. from May 1st through October 31^st. We also offer a variety of virtual experiences for youth and adults.

To thank the citizens of Platteville for their continued support, The Mining & Rollo Jamison Museums is excited to offer two community free days: season opening day, May 1; and season closing day, October 31. Museum admission, including a guided mine tour and train ride (weather permitting) is free to Platteville residents (proof of residency require). Reserve your spot today! Visit www.mining.jamison.musuem/programs to register.

The Museums invite all to celebrate with us during this special year. Visit and enjoy the refreshed spaces and the many new artifacts on display and interpretive exhibits highlighting Rollo Jamison, science, and technology. Museum Director Erik Flesch says, “In this milestone anniversary year, we have been excited to reconnect to our museum’s roots as a living laboratory for innovation, know how, and can-do spirit.”  Watch for upcoming events, both virtual and in-person, to celebrate our trifecta of anniversaries. Visit our website to stay up to date on upcoming events or the register for tours, programs, and events.

The Mining & Rollo Jamison Museums remains attuned to safeguarding public health during the COVID-19 pandemic as we reopen to the public for the 2021 season. To promote a healthy and safe experience for all our guests and staff, museum staff are disinfecting public areas on a regular basis, and we ask that guests wear a cloth face covering (disposable masks available), wash hands or use hand sanitizer upon entering the building, and practice social distancing.

The Mining & Rollo Jamison Museums are located on Main Street in Platteville, Wisconsin, in the heart of the historic Upper Mississippi Valley lead-zinc mining region. Founded in 1964, the museum is a nearly three-acre campus with scenic greenspace, an underground 1845 Bevans Mine, and a 1930s-era narrow-gauge mine railroad pulled by a 1931 Whitcomb locomotive. The mission of the Museums is to continue in the pursuit of excellence in the areas of regional and mining history. To achieve that purpose, the Museums are commissioned to be custodians of the past; to interpret the rich lead and zinc mining heritage of the region, as well as to preserve, interpret, and display the artifacts that define Southwest Wisconsin. The Museums open daily from May to October 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cultural programs and special events are offered year-round. Follow The Mining & Rollo Jamison Museums on Facebook @MiningJamisonMuseum and visit our website at www.mining.jamison.museum for more information on current and upcoming programs or call (608) 348-3301 or email Museums@platteville.org.

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Keller, Inc. to Build for Fond du Lac County Land & Water Conservation

April 22, 2021
Katie Mangin, Director of Marketing
920-759-3335

Keller, Inc. to Build for Fond du Lac County Land & Water Conservation

Keller, Inc. has been chosen as the general contractor on a 5,000 square foot office build-out project for Fond du Lac County Land & Water Conservation located in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.

Keller, Inc. is an award winning, single-source, design/build general contractor headquartered in Kaukauna, WI, with additional offices in Madison, Milwaukee and Wausau.  As 100% employee-owned, they are leaders in the construction industry specializing in new construction, remodel, retrofit, and reroof projects. They have the staff and expertise to take projects from the early phases of design through the construction process to ensure that the project is completed on time and within budget.

For more information on Keller, Inc., Top Metal Builder in the Nation as reported by “Metal Construction News”, visit www.kellerbuilds.com.

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Join LGM Alumni for Virtual Trivia Night

On April 29, LGM alum and friends will have a lively opportunity to connect and show off their smarts during the 2^nd annual Trivia Fundraiser. This year, using a virtual format that has quickly become a favorite way for trivia buffs and novices alike to enjoy the thrill of the game, even more alum will have the chance to connect with their class members or others to form teams to compete in this fully-interactive team trivia experience.

Like in-person versions, the event will include lively music, challenging trivia, friendly competition and an overall fun vibe – all while raising funds for the LGM Scholarship fund that helps ensure anyone who wants to engage in the LGM experience is able to do so. Cost is $10/person, $50/team of 6. Prizes and other special bonuses, including a menu of local carry-out meal kits will be available.

Memorial Union Terrace, Memorial Union and Union South Access Will Expand to All Beginning May 10

April 19, 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact Information:
Shauna Breneman, Wisconsin Union
Phone: (608) 262-8862
Email: sbreneman@wisc.edu

MEMORIAL UNION TERRACE, MEMORIAL UNION AND UNION SOUTH ACCESS WILL EXPAND TO ALL BEGINNING MAY 10

MADISON – Beginning May 10, all, including Wisconsin Union members, community members, and visitors can visit the Wisconsin Union’s Memorial Union Terrace, Memorial Union and Union South.

The return of the yellow, green and orange sunburst Terrace chairs to the Terrace on April 14 marked the annual start of months of experiences at the Terrace, called Terrace season. 

Terrace season 2021 began with access temporarily limited to current University of Wisconsin-Madison staff, faculty and students due to the Badger Badge Program. This program, in which only UW-Madison students, staff and faculty can participate, requires that UW-Madison students, staff and faculty visiting campus buildings, including Memorial Union, Union South and the Terrace, have Badger Badges with “building access granted status.”

Beginning May 10, all patrons can enjoy Memorial Union’s outdoor and indoor seating as well as seating at Union South on a first come, first served basis. Safety guidelines include wearing masks, practicing physical distancing, and not moving tables and chairs from their designated locations.

While visiting Memorial Union or Union South, patrons can order food through Grubhub for pick-up at the counter of a restaurant, market or café or order at a dining option’s counter. Guests can also order food for pick-up through kiosks from der Rathskeller, the Sett, Prairie Fire, or Peet’s Coffee.

The Wisconsin Union team continues to be committed to providing safe, clean facilities for its visitors and team members. In addition to regular, rigorous cleaning of its buildings throughout each day, the Union is providing table self-cleaning stations for Terrace visitors and has increased the frequency of cleaning of shared spaces at both Union South and Memorial Union.

The Wisconsin Union has been a membership organization for more than 100 years. All can join the Wisconsin Union as annual or lifetime members, including those with no UW-Madison affiliation. Lifetime and annual Wisconsin Union members enjoy many benefits, including discounted tickets to Wisconsin Union Theater performances and discounted art experiences with the Union’s art studio Wheelhouse Studios. More information about membership is available at union.wisc.edu/membership.

Patrons can visit TerraceSummer.com to learn more about the 2021 Terrace season experience.

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About the Wisconsin Union

The Wisconsin Union enhances the lives of members and visitors through recreational, cultural, educational and social opportunities. Formed in 1907, the Wisconsin Union is a membership organization that blends study and leisure to create unique out-of-classroom opportunities. Learn more about the Union and its tradition of providing experiences for a lifetime: union.wisc.edu.  

To read this release online, visit union.wisc.edu/about/news/access-2021.

Attorney Scott M. Paler Elected to DeWitt’s Executive Committee

GREEN BAY | MADISON | MILWAUKEE | MINNEAPOLIS – Today DeWitt LLP law firm announced it has elected Scott M. Paler to its Executive Committee effective April 14, 2021.  The role of DeWitt’s Executive Committee is to oversee and hold accountable the firm’s management team, including the President and Managing Partner.   This includes providing feedback and opinions about the management team’s sustainability and growth strategies, operational plans, budgets, financial performance, and risk assessments. 

About Paler

Paler is a partner at DeWitt LLP. He serves as Chair of the Firm’s Background Screening Practice Group, Past-Chair of the Firm’s Employment Practice Group, and an active member of DeWitt’s Litigation Practice Group.  He has developed a niche expertise in background screening and has advised more than 100 background screening companies on compliance and business issues.  In addition to working with background screening companies, Paler has assisted employers nationwide in creating and administering sound, legally compliant background screening programs.  Paler earned a J.D., cum laude, from the University of Wisconsin Law School and a B.A., with distinction, from University of Wisconsin, Phi Beta Kappa.  He is admitted to practice in Illinois and Wisconsin and is a member of the Professional Background Screening Association (PBSA).

About DeWitt

DeWitt LLP was founded in 1903 and is one of the 10 largest law firms based in Wisconsin, with an additional presence in Minnesota. It has more than 120 attorneys practicing in Green Bay, Madison and Metropolitan Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Minneapolis, Minnesota, and has the experience to service clients of all scopes and sizes. The firm is known for its work in a variety of legal areas including intellectual property, patents, trademarks and copyright law, construction litigation, corporate law, employment, environmental, employee benefits, estate planning, family business, family law, government relations, health care, litigation, real estate, and tax law.  More information is available at dewittllp.com.

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