Parks

My grandchildren and I are working on a project to visit all Oshkosh parks that have playgrounds. Then we'll share our opinions with you. The Parks dept. sent me a map of the parks and another list of parks with the features of each. Those aren't available on their web site but Trish Wendorf will kindly send them to you - snail mail. We started this week with Westhaven Circle Park. WE LOVED it!
Here's what Max thinks (he just turned 7). "I like it becasue it has a giant hill. I rolled down it so fast. I like surfing on the teeter totter. I like the picnic tables. Somebody wrote "oompa loomp" on one of the tables. That's funny!" Ellie (4) says, "I like the pretend store. I have never seen one before."
I say it's a GREAT park. Equipment is new, the layout is beautiful. It's quiet and there's a sledding (or rolling) hill! Who knew? There are nice bathrooms close by too. We could not find any trash cans (bad thing) or any geese or gulls (good thing) near the playground or picnic area. We give that park a 3 thumbs up!

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Post Flood Sickness?

Did anyone notice their children or pets getting sick or having gastro-intestinal problems (diarrhea, etc) in the week after the flood? What about other people's kids or animals? One of my daughters and another 5 year old I know took a high fever and had diarrhea about a week after the flooding. I heard from someone that there had been some small pets that had gotten sick.

I ask because I also heard (rumors! rumors!) that some other communities in the area had tap water warnings asking residents to boil their water for consumption by small animals and children. Why? Because the high volume of water overwhelmed the sewer system resulting in a high probability of raw sewage entering the water supply.

We already know that the River and Lake were contaminated from both farm flood run off as well as raw sewage, leading to the city of Oshkosh to close the public beach at Menominee Park. Oh, waitaminute, they didn't close it because there is a "swim at your own risk" sign and besides, it may not be a beach despite the sign that says BEACH next to it.

So - how was the health of your small people and animals that were drinking tap water after the flood?

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It's Official: China 1 Worst Delivery in Oshkosh

China 1, located at 1138 S. Koeller Rd, Oshkosh, is officially the worst restaurant delivery in Oshkosh.

Sure, we all know their food sucks, but we order it anyway because we are gluttons for punishment and too lazy to pick up GOOD food from Bangkok Thai Cuisine (80 Wisconsin Ave, call 232-0120 for the best damn food around but you have to pick it up).

But tonight it took them THREE HOURS to deliver our order! I'm not kidding! We placed our order at 6:06 p.m. tonight, and to kill time we all went and played out front while we waited for the food. Well, by 8:15 - no food! I didn't even realize it had been over two hours. So we called, and they said "So sorry, we're very busy, we'll be their in 5 to 10 minutes..." I said "It's been two hours!"

So the food finally arrives around 9 p.m. I called them back to tell them that we would never order from them again. "We're so sorry, we lost your ticket..."

"Then you LIED to me when you said you were busy!" All the more reason never to order from China 1. They offered me a six dollar discount, they wanted my address. "It isn't worth it. I don't want anything to do with you anymore. Besides, my address is on the order ticket, unless you lost that..." Ten dollars? "That meal should have been free. Three flippin hours for crappy food and your person lied to me to boot."

So sorry so sorry.

So China 1 is on notice that they are officially the worst restaurant delivery in Oshkosh.

So all you EAA people coming in, please try:
Bangkok Thai Cuisine 232-0120 but they don't deliver (pick it up, its worth it)
Li Yang, on Murdoch (North side) 233-9999
China King, 280 S. Koeller, for buffet food on site but I don't think they deliver.

So there you go - Li Yang, by default, becomes Oshkosh's #1 Chinese Food Delivery Service!

One last note: China 1's menu prominently displays a No MSG symbol. A Former employee of China 1 has told me that that is a Big Fat Lie. They put MSG on Everything. I've never cared because I happen to like MSG, but I bet the Better Business Bureau might give a rat's gas.

[bitch session now over]

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Oshkosh Cell Phone Recycling

Before discarding your old cell phone please read on. The College of Education and Human Services (COEHS) Alumni Association Chapter at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh has kicked off of a new cell-phone fundraising program. Proceeds from the collection of used cell phones will be applied to education scholarships to help continue the University's legacy of producing graduates who will lead the state and nation in the fields of teaching, counseling and human services.

"Donating a used, unwanted cell phone allows members from the community, campus and students to donate to an important cause without reaching into their wallets," said Jim Hoffman, COEHS Alumni Association Chapter president. "The fundraising potential is almost limitless."

The COEHS Alumni Association Chapter at UW Oshkosh has partnered with Shelter Alliance (www.shelterallianc e.net), a Miramar, Fla., firm that specializes in the logistics and underwriting of fundraising programs that incorporate the collection and responsible recycling of used cellularphones. Shelter Alliance currently works with more than 2,000 social service organizations in 50 states and has contributed more than $5 million to participating organizations.

Cell phones and cell phone batteries can be brought to drop boxes at the following Oshkosh locations during business hours:

* Titan Central, Reeve Memorial Union, 748 Algoma Blvd.

* Choice Bank (concierge desk), 2450 Witzel Ave.

* Choice Bank (customer service), 2201 Jackson St.

Founded in 2006, the COEHS Alumni Association Chapter, in cooperation with the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Alumni Association, promotes the mission and goals of COEHS and the University. The chapter serves the needs of COEHS alumni in such areas as programming, personal and professional development, continuing education, and relations among alumni, faculty, staff, students and friends of COEHS. The first scholarship fund for COEHS students was founded in 2007.

~ email received from Annette Larie on the collaboration list serve Jul 9, 2008.

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International Happiness Day

It's International Happiness Day. The goal is to have 1,000,000 people in the world happy on the same day. Try it, you might like it and have a better day in the process.


http://www.internationalhappinessday.com/

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Menominee Vs Whitefish

Menominee Park Beach in Oshkosh - DANGER!

(sign that might be seen by beach-goers, located on two walls of the shower / changing station at the beach.)


- VS -


Whitefish Dunes Park Beach near Whitefish Bay in Door County - Safety

(anyone that enters the beach walks past this large sign, with additional safety notices located along the way)

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