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LocalState A-3 Contact Local News Editor Amber Christopher at (920) 431 -8361 or achristogreenbaypressgazette.com Green Bay Press-Gazette Monday, August 3, 2009 FOCUS: BUTTERFLIES FRIENDS ON PARADE i WARREN GERDS Commentary IN BRIEF MKEWOQD Teen killed In ATV accident Fall start for FM news-talk station Details of the purchase of WTRW-FM Radio of Two Rivers are complete, with the station joining the lineup of Mid west Communications Inc. -yf. I -S. i It soon will be WTAQ- I FM," said Duke Wright, president and chief executive officer of Midwest, which owns more than 40 stations. The station will be the "4 (.

first commercial news-talk FM in the market. WHID (88.1 FM) is a public station. ffiflWli' The sale price was $1.55 million, Wright said. Mark Farnsworth with his turtle creation "PonrJemonium" on Friday along the west bank of the Fox River in Green Bay as part of Butterflies Friends On Parade. The turtle is highlighted with pieces of stained glass and mirror to reflect the turtle's surroundings.

Photos by Corey WilsonPress-Gazette The station will operate at 95.7 FM from a transmitter in Glenmore. Fall is the target for the launch, perhaps as early as September. Community art endeavor News-talk on FM is a An 18 year-old Waukesha County man died Saturday evening when his ATV struck a tree in the Oconto County town of Lakewood. The man, whose name was being withheld Sunday, reportedly veered off Peek Koad just before 8 p.m., hitting the tree. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Oconto County Sheriff's Department is investigating. No further information was available Sunday Press-Gazette LITTLE SUAMICO Suspect sought In playground fire The Oconto County Sheriff's Department is offering a reward for information on who set fire to playground equipment Saturday night in Little Suamico. The fire occurred around 10:52 p.m. at the Little Suamico Recreation Park on Oconto County J. The Little Suamico Fire Department responded and put the fire out quickly, according to the sheriff's department.

There was substantial damage. Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call the sheriff's department at (920) 834-6900. Officials are offering a $500 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person or people responsible. Press-Gazette FLORENCE CO. ATV crash victim is Green Bay man The Green Bay man injured in a Florence County ATV crash Friday has been identified as Scott Biebel.

Biebel, 49, was airlifted to St. Vincent Hospital after suffering head and chest injuries in an ATV accident on Washburn Falls Road in the town of Fern. The accident happened just after 10:30 a.m. Friday, according to the Florence County Sheriff's Department. Biebel remained in critical condition Sunday night, according to St.

Vincent Hospital. Press-Gazette coming thing in our busi ness, Wright said. "It's on the air in a number of markets across America now." imsteiei pemeMs Project For the most part, WTAQ-FM will broadcast the same programs as WTAQ (1360 AM), he said. Officials hope fundraiser succeeds despite sour economy The station is arriving as much of the news in the media is gloomy. Well, you know how it 1 I is, Wright said.

When you've got these economic conditions, there certainly is a lot of strife in the world of business. But on the other hand, there's also opportunities." WTAQ-AM and FM will broadcast Green Bay Pack--ers games, as will WIXX (101.1 FM), also owned by Midwest. Moving up: Rob Stafford, who early in his 3) 1 career was a reporter and weekend anchor at WFRV, Channel 5, has been promoted by Chicago's 11 rimi HiTgi.tnir-.iiitf 'niTI WTAQ-TV He's been BY KELLY MCBRIDE kmcbridegreenbaypressga2ette.c0m' There's a story for each one of the 30 Butterflies Friends creatures that have made the banks of the Fox River their home this summer. "Japanese Water Works" is the inspiration of artist Savannah Carr, who at 18 is in her second year of crafting a critter for the annual Einstein Project fundraiser. Just a few steps away, "Pondemo-nium" comes from school speech therapist Mark Farnsworth, who was inspired by his students' success with the project's hands-on science units.

Whatever their stories, the artists are an integral part of the annual Butterflies Friends on Parade fundraiser. And officials hope they'll help make this year's auction a success, despite the slumping economy. "There's obvious concerns with the economy," said Einstein Project executive director Julie Paavola, "how things are going to be and so much is dependent upon what's going on with the economy at that very moment in time. "Obviously if the stock market has been going up a little bit lately, I mean, that kind of thing it's the whole psychological thing." Still, the Einstein Project is setting its fundraising goal higher than last year, Paavola said. The 2008 fundraiser exceeded its $65,000 goal, and officials this year hope to surpass their $70,000 goal, she said.

Potential bidders and other interested parties have less than a Green Bay Preble High School graduate Savannah Carr with her frog creation "Japanese Water Works" as part of Butterflies and Friends On Parade. The frog is highlighted with a koi fish painted on its back. anchoring weekends. As of Aug. Si 10, he'll an chor the 5, 6 and 10 p.m.

newscasts, Stafford replacing the retiring Warner Saunders. Stafford previously had been with "Dateline NBC," starting in 1996. He was among 17 staffers laid off from that show in 2006. have people look at it, admire it and then, you know, maybe want to buy it." Carr admits she was nervous before last year's auction but said she enjoyed the event. She'll be away at school Drexel University in Philadelphia during this year's auction.

Farnsworth, a speech therapist in the West De Pere School District, has seen his second-graders motivated by the Einstein Project's butterfly unit. He's happy to use his creative outlet to help support the cause, he said. "It's the thing that keeps me grounded," he said, referring to his art. "I think everyone has to have a passion." month left to see the creatures in their temporary habitat in downtown Green Bay. They'll come down Sept.

1 for cleaning and repairs ahead of the Oct. 6 Butterflies Friends auction. Artists receive a small stipend for their creations, but for many the real reward is in creativity and helping a good cause. "It's a huge project," said Carr, a recent graduate of Green Bay Preble High School. "It's not something you do in school every day.

It's a giant fiberglass frog. How many chances do you get to paint something like that? "If they approve your design, you have creative freedom to paint this thing however you want, and then About his changing fate, MARINETTE Sentencing today for aiding felon Stafford told the Chicago Tribune, "I've learned you take opportunities, you work hard and that's all you can do. You can only The former girlfriend of control what you do. You can't control what this a Peshtigo man convicted of killing a squirrel business does." hunter in the woods of Last season: The eighth 'It really pumps you up to go home and fly' and final season of "Monk," starring Green Bay native Tony Shalhoub, opens at 8 p.m. Friday on USA Network with the episode, "Mr.

Monk's Favorite Show." Nnortheastern Wisconsin will be sentenced today. Twenty-three-year-old Dacia James of Marinette had pleaded no contest to aiding a felon. Another felony of being party to possessing a firearm by a felon and a jaws and camera flashes, The question for fans is, AirVenture means a lot more than what's in misdemeanor count of en AeroShell Square-Brett Folsom of Alta Will clever and quirky detective Adrian Monk finally solve the murder of his wife, Trudy? couraging a violation of parole were dismissed in a monte Springs, may only be 9, but he's already Shalhoub is nominated plea deal. at his second AirVenture. for an Emmy Award in the By the numbers 100,000: Estimate for number of people on the grounds on Friday alone.

25,000: Children who went through KidVenture. 10,000: Number of people who walked through the Airbus A380. 2,652: Number of show planes, the highest since 2005. 750: Exhibitors, 30 more than in 2008. Tom Poberezny, EAA James Nichols is serving 69 years in prison for second-degree intentional He got his first open-cockpit flight Sunday on a Breezy two-seater while his dad, Jim, got to show homicide in the death of 30-year-old Cha Vang of his son what the spirit of aviation is all about.

Green Bay in 2007. James was accused of helping Nichols put his shotgun in Poberezny gave a tiny glimpse of what AirVen a storage unit the day Aviation enthusiasts take flight Sunday as AirVenture closes BY JEFF B0LLIER Gannett Wisconsin Media OSHKOSH Dave Shockley took up his usual perch toward the end of the runway Sunday morning and watched the convoy of Cessnas, Bonanzas, Warbirds, fighter jets and homebuilts prepare to depart Oshkosh. Shockley, of Warsaw, hopes his 21st year at Air-Venture will be the first time he flies his Thunder Gull ultralight into Wittman Regional Airport for the annual convention. But until then, his departure day ritual provides a chance to reflect on a jam-packed week of events. "Once you leave, it really pumps you up to go home and fly," Shockley said.

"But I like to sit in the grass and watch the departures in solitude. It's a good way to end the week." And what a week it was. Experimental Aircraft Association officials think Friday's crowd topped 100,000 making it one of the bigger single days in AirVenture history while the rest of the week exceeded expectations, as well. EAA CEO Tom Poberezny called this year "an aviation event in its totality." "There's no event like Oshkosh, not that we're better or worse than Paris or Farnborough or Singapore," Poberezny said. "It's just that we have a special place in the aviation world." The big hitters certainly drew crowds: The Airbus A380, Virgin Galactic's VMS Eve, the Flight 1549 crew, the Doobie Brothers, comedian Jeff Dunham, aerospace engineer Burt ture 2010 might hold in Vang was killed.

The Assoicated Press store Sunday when he said EAA has already entered role for the seventh time. A "Monk" marathon will run from 5 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday. "Lombardl," again: A movie about legendary Packers coach Vince Lom-bardi is reportedly moving forward.

There have been at least three other runs at similar projects, so don't hold your breath about this one. Variety trade publication reports the goal is to have the film ready to air on the weekend between the conference championships and the Super Bowl in 2011 the 40th anniversary that the championship was named after Lombardi. Warren Gerds writes about television and radio for the Press-Gazette. a discussions about bringing Virgin's SpaceShip-Two to AirVenture next year "if testing goes well." He also said there's been discussions about bring ing in "other big air Rutan and an upgraded C-5 military transport to name a few. Though attendance figures were not available Sunday, Poberezny did say the event had exceeded even his expectations that attendance and participation would grow compared to 2008.

While the big hitters may draw a few dropped Correction policy The Press-Gazette corrects factual errors promptly and courteously. If you have a correction or clarification, please call Local News Editor Amber Christopher at (920) 431-8361 or e-mail achristo greenbaypressgazette.com. planes" to AeroShell Square and focusing pro gramming on electric air craft. Jeff Boilier writes for The Northwestern of Oshkosh..