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DATE: November 13, 2020
TO: Honorable Mayor and Common Council
FROM: Mark Rohloff, City Manager
SUBJECT: Weekly Newsletter
1. OSHKOSH MEDIA COVERS LOCAL VETERANS DAY CEREMONY: Each year on
November 11, the country honors military veterans who serve and have served our country.
The Oshkosh Patriotic Council held its annual Veterans Day ceremony this past Wednesday
on the front steps of the Winnebago County Courthouse, and Oshkosh Media was there to
capture the moment. Representatives from Vietnam Veterans of America, AMVETS Post 7,
and Disabled American Veterans Chapter 17 spoke at the event. The ceremony ended with
military honors led by the United Veterans Honor Guard, and the playing of “Taps” by a
member of the VFW Band. Video of the full ceremony is available on the Oshkosh Media
website and Oshkosh Media YouTube channel, click this link to watch now:
https://youtu.be/tHGOYDSk0gk. You can also see the full ceremony on Gov TV, check out
the schedule on OshkoshMedia.org for replay times.
2. MUSEUM ORAL HISTORIES A STATE-WIDE RESOURCE: Oral histories conducted by
the Oshkosh Public Museum are now available online through the Listening to War:
Wisconsin’s Wartime Oral Histories project from Recollection Wisconsin! You can find the
collection by following the link below:
https://content.wisconsinhistory.org/digital/collection/wioralhistory/search/searchterm/osh
kosh%20public%20museum/field/publis/mode/exact/conn/and/order/title/ad/asc
The Oshkosh materials are an important contribution to this statewide collection of almost
500 interviews from more than 20 libraries, archives, museums, and historical societies
around the state. https://recollectionwisconsin.org/listeningtowar
Recollection Wisconsin will institute a broader promotional push for this project in Spring
2021, including some virtual events and a press release. By Spring 2021, the Oshkosh Public
Museum’s content will also be discoverable in the recollectionwisconsin.org portal and the
Digital Public Library of America.
3. ANNUAL CAMPAIGN UNDERWAY: The City of Oshkosh United Way campaign is
currently underway and will run through November 30. In order to make this the most
successful campaign ever, please consider donating. Last year, 36 city employees donated to
the United Way by pledging online, raising a little over $5,500! Rather than focusing on
dollar amounts in 2020, the Oshkosh Area United Way (OAUW) would like to raise
awareness. Therefore, our goal for 2020 is to raise awareness by increasing the number of
participants by 50%. That’s an increase of only 18 employees! Remember, the gifts you make
help people in our community directly! For your convenience all pledging is done online.
You can choose automatic payroll deductions throughout the year or a one-time contribution
amount. Visit the City’s United Way pledge page at http://www.oshkoshunitedway.org/city.
As an added incentive donors may be eligible for entry in the 2020 Chevy Spark give-away!
See Sweepstakes Rules at: https://www.oshkoshunitedway.org/sweepstakes/.
4. GREAT READS OF 2020: The annual review of the year’s best books features titles selected
by Information Services librarians Michael McArthur and Justine Elliott premiered on the
Oshkosh Public Library’s YouTube Channel on Friday. The pair highlights some of their
favorites during the video program, which is certainly “Must See TV” for avid readers. A
complete list of the Great Reads of 2020 is available on the library’s website, on the YouTube
channel and as a handout for distribution to readers using our curbside services. Great Reads
will also air in its entirety on Oshkosh Media, Nov. 14 – Dec. 31. Watch the program, place
your holds and start reading!
5. COMMUNITY RESOURCE PAGE: The Oshkosh Public Library is offering a Community
Resource page on our website to help area residents find information and assistance related
to COVID-19, food and housing, mental health, jobs, parenting, health care and other general
community services. The need for carefully curated resources from a trusted source is
especially high right now and the library is committed to connecting our community with
reliable information. Check out the library’s Community Resource page and call Information
Services at 920-236-5205 for assistance.
6. COVID-19 RESOURCE LINKS AND INFORMATION:
Citizen Covid-19 Information Site:
https://www.ci.oshkosh.wi.us/covid19.aspx
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
https://www.cdc.gov/
Wisconsin Department of Health Services:
https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/
Winnebago County Public Health Department:
https://www.co.winnebago.wi.us/health/divisions-program-
areas/communicable-disease/covid-19-coronavirus/wchd-covid-19-situation
7. ATTACHED REPORTS & UPDATES: Attached please find a short article from IT Manager,
Tony Neumann regarding ransomware and the weekly Museum Board Memo.
8. MEETING MINUTES FOR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS: All meeting minutes are
uploaded to the website upon approval. Please follow the link below for the most updated
information & meeting minutes: https://onboard.ci.oshkosh.wi.us/.
9. UPCOMING MEETINGS: Among the meetings I have scheduled for the week of
November 16 include the following: At 7:30 AM on Wednesday I will be participating in the
GOEDC Board of Directors meeting. At 10:00 AM I will be participating in Leadership
Oshkosh Government Day at the Convention Center. At 1:30 PM on Thursday I will be
virtually attending the Wisconsin City/County Manager Association (WCMA) Winter
Conference meeting. At 9:00 AM on Friday I will be participating virtually in a League of
Wisconsin Municipalities Urban Alliance meeting. If you have any questions regarding my
schedule, please contact me.