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Friends of Rock Island donate $25,000 for dock study

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  • Submitted by FORI –

At their winter meeting in February, the board of the Friends of Rock Island State Park, Inc. voted to gift $25,000 in donations to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources towards the restoration of the Rock Island boat dock.

The donation will help fund the preliminary work to assess the stability of the current dock which suffered significant damage during last year’s record high water levels and severe winter storms.

This inspection will result in ascertaining what dock repair is needed. The inspection is expected to cost about $45,000.

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Community ‘Stands for Dan’ despite blizzard-like conditions

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  • By Emily Small –

It’s common knowledge that Wisconsinites are hardy when it comes to winter weather. Islanders certainly demonstrated that on Feb. 13, when organizers and attendees braved single-digit temperatures, chilly winds and falling snow to attend the Winter Festival—Season of Lanterns fundraiser for fellow Islander Dan Nelson.

Nelson was diagnosed with stage IV metastatic melanoma recently and traveled to the University of Texas’s MD Anderson Cancer Center to seek treatment. Friends initiated a GoFundMe site and social media campaign to raise money for costs not covered by the family’s insurance.

Saturday’s event was held at the ballpark and Lion’s Club ice rink on Main Road. Beginning at 1 p.m.

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Julian Hagen reported the event collected an estimated $5600 for Dan and hopes people will keep being generous, saying there are a few lanterns still up for grabs.

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