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The Wine Route of Dionysus: The route starts from Mount Pangeon and the wineries of Kokkinohori at the Municipality of Orfanos, which are open to visitors. Moving on through the endless vineyards of Kavala and Mikrohori, the next stop is at the wineries that are open to visitors in the city of Drama. Surrounded by organized vineyards, you can take a tour of the production areas, the wine cellars and the tasting rooms, where you can taste award-winning wines. Going upwards to Mount Falakro, you will find the wineries of Kokkinogia at the Municipality of Prosotsani, which are also open to visitors, and, in a distance of 11 km out of Drama, you can visit the historical town of Adriani, renowned for its excellent local wines and tsipouro. Next, downwards to the Thracian Sea, the route leads to Thrace and Avdira, where, apart from the wineries, you can visit the traditional settlement, the ancient city and the archaeological and folklore museum.
The route continues in Thrace, passing through Xanthi, the city of a thousand colors, with its traditional Old Town, and Vistonida, the vast lagoon that is famous around the world for its rich bird life. After a stop at the picturesque port of Porto Lagos, you will reach the center of Thrace, Komotini and Maronia, Homer's birthplace of wine, with old houses nestling at the slopes of Mount Ismaros. The ancient wine tradition still lives on at the newly planted vineyards, where Greek varieties like roditis, assyrtiko, agiorgitiko, malagouzia and the local moscato Alexandrias, are being cultivated, along with international varieties of white, rose and red wines, as well as sweet wines, aperitifs or dessert wines, and semi-sweet wines, which accompany fish and seafood in a most delightful way. Many distilleries produce tsipouro and ouzo of excellent quality: in Thassos, you can find tsipouro of the Georgina variety, with its characteristic strawberry flavor, while Samothrace has also its own tsipouro distillery. The Wine Route of Dionysus ends at the vineyards of Alexandroupoli and the distilleries of Soufli, where the French had installed the first linear vineyards in Greece, from 1870 until World War I, on the occasion of the construction of the Orient Express line.


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In the weeks after this year's Mardi Gras celebrations, New Orleans experienced one of the most explosive COVID-19 outbreaks in the country. Since then, music has largely been missing from a city that depends on it.
Parades have been canceled for the upcoming Mardi Gras season and indoor performances are prohibited. Outdoor performances, no matter how small, require a permit. The restrictions, meant to limit the spread of the coronavirus, have devastated professional musicians and affected other aspects of the city's vibrant music scene, including education.
Sonya Robinson, co-director of the arts education nonprofit Artist Corps New Orleans, says one reason why music education has been slow to start back up in New Orleans is the disproportionate impact the virus has had on African Americans.
"We [probably] have the largest percentage of Black educators in the country ... that are music educators, and we know that our community was one of those hardest hit," Robinson says.
Robinson's organization is in the process of developing recommendations for New Orleans public schools on how to resume music education during the pandemic. She says that while some teachers are eager to get back in the classroom, others still fear for their safety: Singing and wind instruments have been linked to superspreader events, and practicing them requires careful planning.
Public schools began to gradually reopen in late September, and by mid-October, the district's 45,000 students had the option to learn in-person at least several days a week. While the district doesn't offer detailed guidance on how to teach music during the pandemic, it is permitted: Bands and choirs can practice outdoors as long as they remain socially distanced and adhere to their school's maximum group size.
At Edna Karr High School, on the West Bank, marching band practice resumed in late October with a cap of 25 students per rehearsal. The trombones, normally the band's largest section, were given Tuesdays all to themselves.
Chris Herrero is the band's director. Before that, he was a student in the band himself. He's in his early 30s now, and has already led Karr's musicians for more than a decade.
"Before they let us rehearse, the kids were going crazy, just like I was," Herrero says. "They were frustrated because a lot of these kids had looked forward to being in Edna Karr's band since they were in middle school, when they started playing an instrument."
Karr is considered to have one of the best marching bands in the city. But when the pandemic closed schools back in March, its musicians couldn't practice together. Many didn't practice at all.
"Imma tell the truth: I ain't touched a horn since the last time we were in practice," Ty'chelle Watts, a senior in the band, says.
Herrero's band is back, but not all the way: The 100-plus member ensemble came together for full-band rehearsal in late November, but still hasn't performed. Many students have decided not to attend school in person, which means they only come to the building for band practice. Transportation has been an issue, and some students have missed rehearsal to care for younger siblings or work after-school jobs.
Watts says it's upsetting starting the season late and not knowing whether they'll even get to play for an audience. "This is our senior year and we don't get any football games, homecoming, senior night, none of that," she says. "That's really messed up. But I guess you gotta deal with it. Enjoy what we got."
Herrero says he understands his students' disappointment and is looking for other ways to let them perform, virtually or in-person. But for now, there's still a massive sense of relief in simply being allowed to practice together. He jokes that in a typical year, the kids used to spend more time with him than their own families. On a serious note, he adds that the program helps kids get into college and provides them with a safe place to work through issues at home or school through music.
"That's one thing that has worried me during this time," Herrero says, thinking back on the months without band practice. "Like, what are my kids doing right now?" He mentions Ivan Wheeler, a 16-year-old marching band drummer who was shot and killed in mid-October. Wheeler attended Landry-Walker High School, Edna Karr's rival.
"You know, just think if his band had been going full force the whole time, he wouldn't have been out there," Herrero says.
In New Orleans, all public schools are charter schools. There's no standard arts program and many schools don't provide any art or music instruction at all. For the most part, the institutions focus on high-stakes testing, which is tied to charter renewals.
Jonathan Bloom works with Artist Corps, and taught music in the city's public schools for almost 40 years. He says that even when there was a district-wide music department, it was underfunded.
"[The district] just said, 'Look, everybody can just play music, anybody can do that.' And the band directors always made wine out of water," Bloom says. "So the better we did, the less the district felt that they had to do."
Bloom says while music educators are facing their greatest challenge yet, now is not the time to give up. "Nobody wants to drop the ball on their watch and say, 'Well, look, we're the generation that dropped it and music became insignificant — it no longer exists,'" he says. "That's what's so scary about this virus."
It's the district's youngest students that concern Allen Dejan, a music teacher at KIPP Morial Primary. He says the marching band isn't made in high school: The work begins in his classroom.
"It takes a lot of skill to actually be able to walk with a wind instrument, play it in tune, produce a good tone, and produce a good sound," Dejan says. "Those types of skills have to be developed before you get [to high school]."
Dejan normally teaches students across five grades. This year, he's only teaching fourth-grade students, to limit potential spread of the virus. Other schools have become similarly risk-averse, limiting art and music instruction and in some cases pulling those educators to teach other courses.
With so many children receiving no music education, Dejan says there will likely be fewer high school drum majors and trumpet players further down the road. And the impact will likely stretch even further.
"The local music economy doesn't start when people graduate high school. The local music economy starts when these children begin their music education journeys," Dejan says. "These children are going to be part of this New Orleans music tradition, like it or not."
Robinson and Bloom hope that their forthcoming recommendations make clear to school leaders the importance of investing in music and art education across all grade levels and encourage them to steer resources toward the arts rather than away.
Despite the uncertainty and fear associated with the virus, Bloom and Robinson say they also see the current moment as an opportunity for positive change — like permanently staffing up music departments and incorporating new music technology.
"This is going to change us forever. I don't know if we're going to regain the same shape, the same texture and color," Bloom says. "But we'll survive."
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Our congregation had its beginning in the hearts of pioneer families as an Evangelical Association Church. Converted by Jacob Albright on the East Coast, they made their way across the Alleghenies to Oak Creek, Wisconsin. We remember many of their names: Schultz, Eggert, Bertke, Wilke, Roemer, and Esch.
The first Evangelical child to be baptized in Wisconsin was Mrs. Anna Catherine Wilke Esch by Rev. J. Lutz on October 29.
Rev. John Lutz, Ohio Missionary, formed the nuclei of our church.
Services attended by 100 were held in the Bertke Schoolhouse.
Rev. M. Hauert organized the first Sunday school. Ours was the oldest uninterrupted Sunday school in Wisconsin. Sunday school and worship services were conducted in German.
1858 (*)
After worship in homes and schools, a church was built on land donated by John Koch. The Salem Evangelical Church was a 20 x 30 foot frame structure. (It is now used as a shed at the home of Miss Annie Esch.)
1900 (*)
A new church was built on the same site for less than $4,000. Benjamin Esch brought folks out from the "Lake Station" with his lumber wagon for the October dedication.
Rev. H. A. Block organized a "jugendverein" (youth group) for young people.
Rev. A. E. Happe spent two energetic years here.
Rev. F. Reichert served for the next year.
Folks remembered Rev. G. T. Vieth's stay here until 1915 very well!
Rev. C. Wellso organized a Ladies Aid with 13 members. Mrs. Mary Michel was president.
No basement existed under the church, so a tent was set up across the road, a stove was put in, and the ladies were able to prepare a meal. Picnics were frequently held in Charles and Lina Freedy's woods.
Oak Creek was established as a "mission" and served as such for ten years.
The English language was adopted.
Electric lights were installed, and a basement was built under the church. Rev. H. J. Droegkamp was here at that time.
Rev. H. E. Etffmeyer organized the Evangelical League of Christian Endeavor. The members planned an annual Easter Sunrise Service and Breakfast.
Rev. Melvin Simonsen served us along with his regular charge, Memorial Church, during Rev. Erffmeyer's illness.
Our church became a "student appointment." Rev. H. E. Zebarth was the first Naperville Seminary student to be assigned to us. A formal choir was organized for regular worship services. Previously, it had sung only for special occasions.
Rev. John Koch came to serve. He built a very fine communion table which was not replaced until April 3, 1955. Rev. Koch's table is still in use in one of UMC's Worship Centers.
Choir members invested in robes. Rev. Sol Cramer started a daily Vacation Bible School in 1939 and saw us through our centennial plans.
Our centennial year was celebrated the week of September 7 to 14 with a banquet, special services, and a "Send Forth Thy Light" pageant.
Rev. Harvey Schall came to us in June, 1941. He pushed hard to create a building fund that was in a way the birth of future expansion.
Rev. Melvin Roehrdanz served both our church and the Memorial congregation for two years. The combined Youth Fellowship meetings are happily recalled.
The Evangelical Association united with the United Brethren Church to form the Evangelical United Brethren Church
When Rev. Herman Siedschlag was assigned to our congregation, members soon realized that we needed a parsonage. In November the old horse shed was dismantled to make way for the construction of a parsonage.
A building permit was obtained in March, and the parsonage was occupied in December.
The "expansion" idea was renewed by Rev. Siedschlag when he introduced the idea of financial aid for Oak Creek at the Wisconsin Conference. Rev. Lealand Graben joined us in June. On July 11 a community survey was taken with 17 EUB ministers assisting. Expansion was recommended by the Wisconsin Board of Missions. On July 23 the planning committee met with architect Ed A. Erdmann.
In July, the congregation purchased a five acre site for a new church, and in October a six foot sign, furnished by the Couples Club, was dedicated to mark the site.
The congregation was busy with building plans, meetings, discussions and more plans, meetings, and discussions! A parsonage mortgage note burning service was held on May 31.
At 5:20 pm on March 12, lightning struck the church during a fierce storm. In an instant, the 54-year-old church was destroyed by fire. The congregation knew that God's work must go on more now than ever before, worship services were held in the school house. Church members and leadership knew they must build and build fast!
Land was purchased where the new church will be built.
Less than five weeks after the storm, a groundbreaking ceremony was held on Easter Sunday, April 18, 1954. A cornerstone laying ceremony took place on June 27. The steeple was raised in August. The first Sunday in October we move into our new church basement.
1955 (*)
The first worship service in the new sanctuary took place on Palm Sunday, April 2.
The 1955 church as it looked in the 1980's
The Evangelical United Brethren Church merged with the Methodist Church to form the United Methodist Church. Our congregation was renamed Oak Creek Community United Methodist Church.
Rev. Ed Johnson served as pastor for seven years.
Rev. Gerry Harrison served as pastor for five years.
Rev. David Carlson served as pastor for four years.
Rev. Carol Miller arrived and served as pastor for eleven years.
The west addition was built allowing more space for offices and classrooms.
In response to the rapid growth in Oak Creek and surrounding communities, a new sanctuary was built allowing for additional classroom space on the lower level.
Pastor Paul Armstrong arrived at OCCUMC.
The church steeple was struck by lightning during a summer thunderstorm causing significant damage to the electrical systems within the church.
Pastor Ann Bullis joined in serving OCCUMC with Pastor Paul for around a year.
Sue C. D'Alessio served as pastor for one year.
Pastor Wendee M. Nitz was welcomed to OCCUMC.
Sanctuary altar area received a renovating new color scheme.
All areas west of the Sanctuary areas received new flooring.
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If it saves you money and makes it more likely that you and your family will get the vision care you need, it is worth it. Our experienced agent can help you decide.
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If you have an individual vision plan, you pay a premium directly to the insurer. If you are enrolled in an employer-sponsored program, the premium is deducted from your paycheck. You may only be able to sign up for employer-sponsored vision insurance once a year during open enrollment. In exchange for the premiums you pay, you get discounted eye exams, glasses, and contact lenses. More comprehensive plans may also help cover the costs of eye surgery and treatment for eye diseases, such as cataracts, glaucoma, and macular degeneration.
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- Waiting periods: Some vision plans have waiting periods that can range anywhere from one month to three years. During the waiting period, you may receive reduced benefits or none at all.
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- Partial coverage for glasses: If you are buying new glasses, a vision plan may only cover basic lenses and not the additional cost for lightweight or anti-glare lenses. It may cover frames only up to a certain amount, leaving you to pay the balance. Some plans may cover only the retail markup on the frames, and you will be left paying the balance.


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I completely missed the Bloodroot's ephemeral bloom last year.
As I worked on garden cleanup on April 8, I spotted the buds among the leaves of another woodland plant.
Bloodroot is a native, spring wildflower that grows to be 10" tall, prefers rich, moist soil and grows best in shade. The roots are a reddish orange ribosome and give the plant it's name.
The root was used by the American Indians for treatment of rheumatism and fever and today is being studied as a treatment for skin cancer. Its use in mouthwash and toothpaste to fight gingivitis and plaque has been approved by the U. S. Food and Drug Administration. According to the FDA, self-medication should be avoided because it could be toxic. It was also a source of red, pink and orange dyes by the American Indians.
(For more wildflowers see Clay & Limestone's "Wildflower Wednesday.)


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