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Yahoo
14-02-2025
- Entertainment
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Hometown Heroes: Fox Valley Veterans Council Fundraiser
Oshkosh, Wis. (WFRV) – Big news from the non-profit Fox Valley Veterans Council. The 'Prohibition Veterans Fundraiser' is back for a second year. Based on feedback, they're moving it to a Friday, March 7th this year, and the band will play until 10:30 pm. It's still in the same spot, the historic venue 404 in Oshkosh. C. Reiss makes new offer to move Brown County coal piles There is a $100 ticket or a VIP ticket for $200. 'The tickets are all-inclusive,' explained President Timothy J. Cody. 'They include all-you-can-drink and all-you-can-eat. The VIP ticket gets you a higher level of food and drink and a meet-and-greet with Marine-turned-comedian James P. Connelly. The River City Orchestra with Kate Voss will perform in the main dining area for everybody. There will also be casino tables for everyone.' The money will help bolster their emergency assistance fund. Since 2009, the council's outreach jumped from $1,000 to more than $200,000 in assistance to our veterans 'So, emergency needs. Housing, food, car repair, and dental. Most veterans don't get dental. It's just not generally included in the VA package.' If Cody looks familiar that's because Hometown Heroes profiled him back in 2021. The retired Colonel in the United States Army served 28 years and was instrumental in building a justice system from the ground up in the wake of the Iraq war. He's on a new mission to show supporters the good work their donations achieve. The council doesn't want to invade veterans' privacy to show supporters what they do. So, Cody came up with the Prohibition-themed fundraiser as s way to connect. Kiel officers investigating hit-and-run after speeding vehicle leaves scene of crash After all, shouldn't helping veterans be fun? 'You don't need to be a veteran. The real goal is to get non-veterans here and if you don't want to buy a ticket, you could buy a ticket for a veteran. If you have a veteran by name, you can request that. If you don't, we have a list of veterans who want to come but can't afford it.' For more information click here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
08-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Willy McCoy's to open in Shakopee this summer
Willy McCoy's, a 1920s Prohibition-themed tavern, will open in Shakopee this summer after nearly two years of planning and some complications. Water and utility costs ensnared Owner Korey Bannerman in February, when he was charged $250,000 in water and sewer connection fees by the city of Shakopee, Metropolitan Council and Shakopee Public Utilities Commission. Since 2002, the SPUC water connection charge has increased from $567 per unit to $6,039 per unit. That's not including the trunk water fee that is charged per acre, which was $831 per net acre in 2002 and today is $4,451 per net acre. Steve Soltau, the building's project manager, has been developing property in Shakopee since the 1990s and said water and utility fees tend to hit restaurants the hardest because they are considered heavy water users. 'When you're building a restaurant and suddenly those fees are over a quarter of a million dollars, it impacts the viability of that restaurant entirely,' Soltau said. Where a retail shop might pay for up to three units at a cost of $9,021 per unit, Willy McCoy's will be on the hook for approximately 28 units. That fee is divided among three entities, with 5.5 percent going to the city of Shakopee, 27.5 percent to the Met Council and 67 percent to SPUC. City administrator Bill Reynolds said the city did not agree to Bannerman's earlier request for help with water utility costs. 'This is a SPUC issue,' Reynolds said. 'The city is not going to subsidize SPUC fees.' In February, Bannerman agreed to a three-year payment program with SPUC, which gives him three years to pay for the fees with zero interest or rate escalation. In the end, though, a payment plan won't ease the overall cost, he said. The restaurant will be part of Southbridge Crossings, a development between Home Depot and Marcus Southbridge Crossing Cinema off County Roads 21 and 18. The restaurant's exact opening date is not available to the public yet.
