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September 7, 2021 Vol 1. Issue 5
City of Marshfield weekly newsletter from the Communications Department
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Cemetery fall clean up deadline October 1, 2021
Cemetery Cleanup
All decorations, containers, shepherd hooks, solar lights and other adornments placed at Hillside Cemetery must be removed by October 1st for our annual fall clean-up. Items affixed to headstones may stay, (i.e. grave saddles, monument-mounted vases), but any loose trinkets or items stuck into the ground around the headstone must be removed.

Cemetery staff will discard any remaining items left after October 1st. We strongly encourage any items/decorations of great monetary or emotional value be protected in a safe place outside of the public cemetery grounds where they cannot be lost, stolen, damaged or removed for any reason. For a complete list of cemetery rules and spring and fall clean-up dates, please visit the Hillside Cemetery webpage .  If you have questions, please reach out to the cemetery office at 715-486-2098 or email hilltop@ci.marshfield.wi.us with any questions.
Road closure for West Blodgett Street
begins September 8th
West Blodgett Street Map
Beginning Wednesday, September 8, 2021, Gerke Excavating Inc. will begin underground utility replacement at West Blodgett Street between St. Joseph Avenue and Wood Avenue. 

Following Gerke Excavating’s sanitary sewer, water main and grading work, the City of Marshfield will complete the street paving. The expected duration of these closures will be approximately 6 - 8 weeks.

No detours will be posted for these closures. Motorists are advised to find alternative routes and avoid this area due to anticipated traffic congestion. Please use caution through construction zones and plan for additional travel time, changing road conditions and reduced vehicle speeds.

If there are questions concerning this or other traffic control matters within the City, please call the Engineering Division at 715-486-2034.
Three new firefighters/paramedics
join the City of Marshfield
The City of Marshfield is pleased to announce that we have three new staff personnel joining the Marshfield Fire and Rescue Department as of Monday, August 16, 2021 reporting to Fire Chief Scott Owen.

Dillon Cook joins us as a Firefighter/Critical Care Paramedic from the South Area Fire District in Wausau where he served as an Engineer/Critical Care Paramedic since January 2017.  Dillon has also worked for Aspirus MedEvac as a Paramedic from 2018-2019 and with Aspirus Medford Hospital as an Advanced EMT 2014-2018. Dillon has served as the EMS Director with the Spencer Fire Department. He completed his FFI Certification through Northcentral Technical College and his Paramedic Certification through Mid-State Technical College. 
 
Jakob Bohman joins the City as a Firefighter/Paramedic from Beaver Creek Landscaping and Nursery where he has worked since May 2020 and Rose Bowl Lanes since September 2019. Jakob has also worked for the Paul Bohman farm since 2018 and for Kloos Ag Innovations as a Custom Applicator and Seed Sales and with Marshfield Ag Service as a Custom Applicator and Soil Sampling Data. Jakob has attended UW-Stevens Point, has completed the Fire Protection program through Chippewa Valley Technical College and recently completed his paramedic certification. 
 
Zachary Weber joins the City from Nekoosa Ambulance Services where he has served as an Advanced EMT since October 2020. He has also worked for Masonite Architectural Doors as a Production Supervisor from 2019-2020 and with the City of Las Vegas as an Irrigation Systems Repairer from 2014-2019. He completed his EMS training in North Las Vegas and is pursing his Paramedic certification though Mid-State Technical College.
Dillon Cook
Jacob Bohman
Jakob Bohman
Zachary Weber
Main Street Bounceback Grants
WEDC Bounceback Program
The Main Street Bounceback Grants program provides $10,000 to new or existing businesses and non-profit organizations moving into vacant properties in Wisconsin’s downtowns and commercial corridors. Funds can be used to pay leases or mortgages, operational expenses and other business costs related to the newly opened location.

The program is open to new or existing businesses opening a new location or expanding operations in a vacant commercial space as of January 1, 2021. Grant funds are available as part of the American Recovery Plan Act and will be distributed by WEDC’s regional partners. Businesses must apply through the partner organization for the region in which they are located.

Library closure September 11-12 to migrate a
new grant-funded Integrated Library System
Library
The Everett Roehl Marshfield Public Library will be closed Saturday and Sunday, September 11-12th. The Library will be migrating to a new grant- funded Integrated Library System starting September 10th at 6 p.m. and will re-open Monday, September 13th at 9 a.m.

In preparation for this transition, the Library will be unable to update library cardholder information or issue new library cards between September 3rd and September 12th. This will not impact normal borrowing or e-resource access until the data migration begins September 10th at 6 p.m.

Library cardholders who only use e-resources, including Hoopla, Libby, and Overdrive, and have not verified their address in person at the Library prior to 2020 should do so before September 3rd. Please visit the Library’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/MarshfieldPublicLibrary to learn more about this service improvement project.
Ribbons displayed on trees help with
Mental Health awareness in Marshfield
Mental Health Matters
Students from area schools hung up ribbons on trees along Main Street and in Wenzel Family Plaza last week to help being awareness to mental health for the annual JB’S Green Ribbons of Hope event.

The Mental Health Task Force which is a part of the Marshfield Area Coalition For Youth (MACY) will be holding an event on Friday, September 10th at 6 p.m. in the Wenzel Family Plaza centered around suicide prevention and awareness. A candle lighting will also take place along with stories shared about mental health during the event.
For mental crisis resources:


National Suicide Prevention Lifeline:
1-800-273-8255
Marshfield: 715-384-5555
Marathon County: 715-845-4326