2024 Stewardship Award Banquet
Thursday, August 1, 2024

Over 60 people attended the 13th Annual Stewardship Awards Banquet on August 1, 2024 at Holiday Acres Resort.  Bart Kotarba, Director of Wildlife Education at the Northwoods Wildlife Center in Minocqua Wisconsin was our guest speaker.


Congratulations to the Stewardship Awards winners! 
Thank you for your extraordinary volunteer and professional efforts to protect the lands and waterbodies in Oneida County.
 
Exceptional Leadership Award
Sally Murwin, Lake Minocqua
 
Exceptional Terrestrial Stewardship Award
Rosie Page, WI Headwaters Invasives Partnership (WHIP)
 
Exceptional Volunteer Stewardship Award
John Ziereis, Lone Stone Lake
 
Exceptional Volunteer Stewardship Award
Scott Erdmann, Lone Stone Lake
 
Exceptional Volunteer Stewardship Award
Kerry Griebenow, Virgin Lake
 
Exceptional Watershed Stewardship Award
Joe Steinhage, Two Sisters Lake
 
Exceptional Leadership and Stewardship Award
Friends of Town Line Lake Park specifically: 
Paul Schramke-FTLLP Groundskeeper,
Linda Casey-FTLLP Treasurer,
Dave DeMent-FTLLP Board Member,
David Walters-FTLLP President, 
Beth Follenweider-FTLLP Vice President
Tracy Beckman-FTLLP Secretary.

Citizen Lake Monitoring Network Milestones
Thank you Oneida County Citizen Lake Monitoring Network long-term volunteers who have completed 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 or more years of collecting water quality data in Oneida County.
 
5-Year:
  • Gary Berweger, Moen Lake
  • Diane Borcherding, Amber Lake
  • Victoria Houston, Moen Lake
  • Jenny Jensen, Townline Lake
  • Bernard Stankewicz, Bearskin Lake
  • Gregory Watson, Bear Lake
  • Debbie Westphal, Tom Doyle Lake
10-Year:           
  • Henry Derleth, Aldridge Lake
  • Ted Rulseh, Birch Lake
15-Year:           
  • Karyl Rosenberg, Tom Doyle Lake
20-Year:           
  • David Boyd, Flannery Lake
  • Donna Perry, Fuller Lake
35-Year:           
  • Dale Jalinski, Bear Lake
  • Marj Mehring, Squash Lake
 
Thank You Sponsors!
We could not offer this type of event without our generous donors!  Thank You to the following business, organizations and lake associations for your support and for all you do to help protect our lands and waters in Oneida County:

BUSINESS
Integrity Landscaping LLC 
 
ASSOCIATIONS – TABLE PURCHASE
Lumberjack RC & D 
Oneida County Lakes and Rivers Association
Pelican Lake Association Wisconsin
Three Lakes Waterfront Association
 
ASSOCIATIONS – DONATIONS 
Crescent Lake Association 
Flannery-Velvet Lake Association
Squash Lake Association 
Three Lakes Waterfront Association 

Gift Basket Donations
Jonna Jewell, Oneida County Land & Water
Kerry & Sue Romsa, Pelican Lake
Mary Schmitzer, Pelican Lake
Michele Sadauskas, Oneida County Land & Water
Ace Hardware, Woodruff
BJ’s Sportshop, Minocqua
Blain’s Fleet & Farm, Rhinelander
Fun Factory Sweet Shoppe, Rhinelander
Hanson’s Garden Village, Rhinelander
Hooked & Tagged, Minocqua
J&T’s Bait-N-Tackle, Rhinelander
Riverview Studio,  
Kurt’s Island Sport Shop, Minocqua
L & M Fleet Supply, Rhinelander
Lake Tomahawk Meat Market, Lake Tomahawk
Lattitudes, Rhinelander
Mel’s Trading Post, Rhinelander
Mind Chimes Bookshop, Three Lakes
Sallet’s Northwoods Outfitters, Minocqua