Milwaukee Post
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233698014 Heating & Cooling THE BUSINESS OF WEATHER – PAGE 6 AUGUST 2, 2013 MARK BELLING MILWAUKEE COUNTY'S WEEKLY NEWSPAPER It's our Capitol too Page 9 Madison maniacs singing out of tune with rest of state STEVE "THE HOMER" TRUE Braun will be fine after baseball suspension Page 11 Brewers star must respond with productive 2014 ONE YEAR LATER Oak Creek remembers victims of Sikh Temple tragedy with 6k run-walk, other events By DAVE FIDLIN Special to The Post OAK CREEK – While Aug. 5, 2012, is a sad date, forever etched into Oak Creek's history, the city's leader said the past year has been filled with positives that demonstrate the community's resiliency and embrace of people of all backgrounds. It was nearly a year ago that Cudahy resident Wade Michael Page fatally shot six people and wounded four others as he stormed into the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin, 7512 S. Howell Ave., before taking his own life. Oak Creek Mayor Steve Scaffidi readily recognizes the tragedy as "a horrific event" Free Community Ice Cream Social within his community But he says the city . has risen beyond one man's act of hatred. "This was clearly an event where a group of people were targeted, based on how they looked," Scaffidi said. "This is what I like to refer to as a turning point. At the end of the day, I think this is a great opportunity to show how Oak Creek welcomes people of all backgrounds." Several activities are planned this weekend to mark the one-year anniversary of the tragedy But not all of the upcoming events . will carry a strictly somber tone. Members of the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin are initiating a 6k run-walk Saturday morning at Oak Creek High LEASE ONE OF OUR LUXURY APARTMENTS SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITY at ManorPointe Independent Living Community by August 31st and receive 10% Discount and Free Lunch for One Year! 20% Discount on Select Apartments! 701 East Puetz Rd • Oak Creek MANORPOINTE OAK CREEK Music • Ice Cream • Fun MEADOWMERE OAK CREEK FiveStar✮SeniorLiving™ INDEPENDENT SENIOR LIVING Friday, August 9, 2-3pm RSVP 766-2100 by Wednesday, August 7 700 East Stonegate Dr. • Oak Creek 414-435-0450 Manorpointeoakcreek.com Mark your calendar to visit ManorPointe August 22nd or 29th, 2-4 pm. SENIOR DASH & DINE PARTY Dash through ManorPointe and get a FREE Pizza to bake at home. To reserve your pizza, call Cheryl at 414-435-0450 AC ✓UPS EARLY BIRD $ SPECIAL 49.95 24 HOUR SERVICE 414-321-9090 414-546-3303 pureairheatingandcooling.com School. The event carries a two-pronged purpose of remembering those who died in the tragedy and representing the house of worship's strengthened connection to the community . The event is symbolic in a number of ways. Members of the temple Scaffidi are calling the run-walk a chardhi kala fundraiser. In Punjabi, the native tongue spoken by many of the members of the temple, "chardhi kala" is translated into "positive attitude." The 6-kilometer length of the course also is designed to pay homage to the six people who lost their lives in the incident: Satwant Singh Kaleka, Paramjit Kaur, Suveg Singh Khattra, Prakash Singh, Ranjit Singh and Sita Singh. Members of the temple say the run-walk is an opportunity for the entire Oak Creek See SIKH on Page 5 DID YOU KNOW? • If the amount of water in your body is reduced by just 1 percent, you'll feel thirsty. • It is impossible to sneeze and keep one's eyes open at the same time. • Fifty-five percent of people yawn within 5 minutes of seeing someone else yawn. – For more facts, visit www.didyouknow.org. Local news at your fingertips Visit www.gmtoday.com