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6 • Milwaukee Post • July 26, 2013 Inaugural tour to feature city's gardens Eastside Milwaukee Garden Tour to display 26 locations By JAMIE TRUDELL Special to The Post MILWAUKEE – For gardening enthusiasts and beginners alike, the Eastside Milwaukee Garden Tour will offer an inside scoop on 26 of the area's diverse gardens. tone deaf? it's ok, someone will want it! Classifieds 3397 South Howell Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53207 1-800-762-6219 x1595 Church Directory Bay View St. Lukes Episcopal Church 3200 S. Herman St. 414-744-3736 Sunday Worship: 9 am New Berlin First Church of the Nazarene 13535 W. Beloit Road Sunday Worship: 10 am www.Firstnazinfo.org 414-425-6430 To advertise in this section, contact Joan at 800-762-6219 ext. 5022 From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, attendees will have access to master gardeners, educational programs and local gardening vendors. Admission is free. John Hickey is a member of the Eastside Milwaukee Community Council's tour organization committee, and he has been working on this event since October. "The EMCC wanted to do something to help promote the beauty and diversity of gardens on the east side of Milwaukee," Hickey said. Each garden on the tour will have something unique to offer. Gardens will feature Kovac native plants, annuals, perennials, roses, vegetables, shade and container gardening, water features, organic gardens, garden art and secret gardens. Master gardeners will be on hand at the North Point Lighthouse to answer gardeningrelated questions. The Urban Ecology Center will feature educational programs and access to its rain garden. Milwaukee Alderman Nik Kovac will lead attendees on a bicycle tour. The tour will depart at 10 a.m. from the Urban Ecology Center, but those interested in the bicycle tour should plan on arriving by 9:45 a.m. The overall tour is self-guided, and attendees can decide which gardens they'd like to see in the order they'd like to see them. Detailed maps will be available at both the North Point Lighthouse and the Urban Ecology Center on the day of the event. The EMCC's hopes for the event are to attract 500 people to tour the gardens, and for those attendees to realize how much they can accomplish in gardens of all sizes – whether shaded or in the sun. "We certainly hope that the tour is so successful that we can schedule the second annual tour next year," Hickey said. The mission of the EMCC is to gather and share information that enables people to work in tandem with the surrounding community to establish effective policies to benefit the neighborhood. More information on the EMCC's Eastside Milwaukee Garden Tour can be found on the tour's Facebook page by searching Eastside Milwaukee Garden Tour and on the EMCC's web site, eastsidemilwaukeecommunitycouncil.com. Classmates wanted for reunion of Immaculate Conception Grade School's 8th-grade class MILWAUKEE – Plans are under way for a 50th class reunion for the 1963 eighth-grade graduating class of Immaculate Conception Grade School. Kathy (Hinich) Peetz and Sandy (Schallitz) Donaldson are requesting the public's help to locate their fellow classmates. To reach Peetz, call 414-217-7673 or email kp2722@yahoo.com. To reach Donaldson, call 414-761-1947 or email mymootar@yahoo.com. AREA BRIEFS tant legal and financial issues and available options and is not meant to be a substitute for professional legal or financial advice. There is no charge for the program but registration is required. To register, contact Krista Scheel at 414-479-8800. DNR, Brewers partner Medical College of Wisconsin on DNR Days at Miller Park receives grant to study disease MADISON – The Wisconsin MILWAUKEE – The Medical College of Wisconsin has received a four-year, $1.5 million grant from the National Institute of Health's National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to study graft versus host disease, the major complication associated with bone marrow transplants. William Drobyski, professor of medicine, and microbiology and molecular genetics at the MCW is the primary investigator of the , grant. Calvin Williams, professor of pediatrics at the MCW and a practicing rheumatologist at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, is the co-investigator. GVHD is the major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients who undergo stem cell transplantation. The progression of inflammatory events that results in widespread tissue damage develops from an imbalance in the immune system. The overall goal of this proposal is to define the role of specific regulatory T cell populations in the pathophysiology of GVHD, and find ways to use those T cells more effectively to prevent complications. Alzheimer's Association sets financial planning program MILWAUKEE – The Alzheimer's Association will present a free program designed to help those affected by dementia, their care partners and family members to better understand the legal and financial issues that may impact them now and in the future. The two-part session will be held from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 6 and Aug. 13 at the Alzheimer's Association, 620 S. 76th St., suite 160, in Milwaukee. The program will help families understand the importance of advance planning and being able to identify the steps to getting legal, financial and future care plans launched. Attendees will also acquire knowledge of specific legal issues, future care options and financial issues impacting individuals with dementia. The use of hands-on-tools for making timely plans will be explored and encouraged. The information contained in the program is intended as an overview of impor- Department of Natural Resources and the Milwaukee Brewers have partnered for DNR Days at Miller Park. Anyone holding any Wisconsin hunting or fishing license is eligible for discounted tickets on select home games at Miller Park in Milwaukee. In addition, each ticket purchased through the DNR Days program will include a free regulation blaze orange Brewers ball cap. "We are very excited to be able to offer hunters and anglers this added benefit when they purchase their hunting or fishing license," DNR Secretary Cathy Stepp said. "It's another great way to spend time with family and friends, enjoying one of the many wonderful things Wisconsin has to offer." DNR Days at Miller Park will be Aug. 2, Aug. 30, Sept. 13, Sept. 19 and Sept. 22. Terrace box seats, which normally are $24 each, are available for $17 under this program. Field outfield box seats which are normally $42 each, will be sold for $26. Job Corps accepting students at Milwaukee location CHICAGO – The U.S. Department of Labor is accepting applications for its Job Corps program. Those eligible must be between the ages of 16 and 24. The program helps those eligible with a free education and training programs that helps them learn a career, earn a high school diploma or equivalent credential and find a job. Job Corps students can receive handson training in more than 100 career fields, such as construction, business and finance, health care and information technology The program also provides eligi. ble, low-income students with room and board, counseling and mentoring services, living allowances and basic medical care. Students also can participate in on-the-job training at real work sites through workbased learning opportunities. The Milwaukee Job Corps Center is at 611 W. National Ave. To learn about the Job Corps program or to contact a center, call 800-733-5627 or visit www.recruiting.jobcorps.gov .

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