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18 hours ago
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Oshkosh school district holding one final brick giveaway from Merrill Elementary June 10
OSHKOSH – Community members will have one last opportunity to have a keepsake of the former Merrill Elementary and Middle School building when the Oshkosh Area School District holds it final brick giveaway June 10. Staged at the district's maintenance building, 1404 S. Main St., the brick giveaway will be done as a drive-up-style distribution from noon to 2 p.m. Read more: Women's Fund to award $70,000 in grant funding to seven nonprofits in Oshkosh Drivers are asked to turn onto East 14th Avenue and exit via Pioneer Drive. There will be no limit on the number of bricks per giveaway, unlike previous distributions, but individuals seeking large quantities may be asked to return at the end of distribution. Read more: 19 summer events in Oshkosh that can't be missed, from Waterfest to AirVenture & XRoads41 A total of 1,000 bricks were harvested and cleaned from the most historic part of the building for community distribution. In addition to the community keepsake bricks, bricks were salvaged and preserved for the Merrill Memorial Corner that is under construction at the former Merrill site. Contact Justin Marville at jmarville@ and follow him on X (formerly Twitter) at @justinmarville. This article originally appeared on Oshkosh Northwestern: Final brick giveaway from Merrill Elementary School set in Oshkosh
Yahoo
28-03-2025
- Business
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‘Topic around the office': Security fencing company hoping to provide for the NFL Draft
MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis. (WFRV) – Thousands of feet of fencing, both for the NFL Draft itself and private events in the area, are estimated to be needed. Menomonee Falls' Northway Fence is hoping to get a piece of the action if possible. NFL provides security procedures for 2025 Draft in Green Bay; including entry requirements, prohibited items 'It's been a topic around the office that with the draft coming to Green Bay, there would be a higher potential for us to move up there and possibly capture some of the corporate events or even the draft itself,' salesperson Chris Arrowood said. 'That would be a huge thing.' Arrowood says his temporary fence offers flexible options and setups to fit any kind of event. 'We primarily focus on commercial chain link fence,' he said. 'We also offer temporary fences. Gates can be installed as needed.' Arrowood already supplies events for large regional and national events like Summerfest, the Harley Davidson Homecoming Festival, and is hopeful to add XRoads 41 to the mix. 'It's been a good market as far as helping out with events,' he said. 'We've been trying to get our foot in the door with some of these bigger projects.' Construction project managers are also part of the clientele that Arrowood serves, but he says that events are an even easier engagement to provide fencing for. 'The nice part about events is it's a scheduled date,' Arrowood said. 'Unlike the typical construction world of an ever-changing schedule, at least we know what the date is, and be there to do the setup in advance.' Click here for more of Local 5's coverage of the 2025 NFL Draft in Green Bay He says there is minimal concern to grass and the ground as a result of the easy setup, compared to other longer-term or more permanent fencing options. 'They're held up by stands and sandbags, so it doesn't have any impact on the ground,' Arrowood said. 'Short term, it doesn't burn out the grass or anything like that.' A popular add-on for private events that Arrowood commonly sees is privacy screening. 'You can add privacy screening, which has been a popular option among some clients, dividing between a VIP area and general admission,' he said. Need last-minute changes? Arrowood says his team can often make that happen. 'They go up fairly fast, go up, go down, they stack nicely for us to get in and out, and it does provide flexibility for the day of the event if something does have to change, you don't have to rip something up and try to reorganize,' he said. The fences can even be customized if there is something specific an event organizer needs. 'Try to spread it out': Wisconsin State Patrol finalizing traffic plans for NFL Draft 'We do custom fabrication in our shop, so if there is a special need or anything like that, we would have the ability to design something and get that built promptly,' Arrowood said. Arrowood expects demand to pick up closer to the draft, and says earlier requests can potentially get lower prices. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
