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MILWAUKEE — Kohl's announced it will pay 480 schools in the metro-Milwaukee area to take more than 1,200 field trips. The Kohl's Cares Field Trip Grant Program will provide more than $1 million for field trips for schools in Dodge, Jefferson, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan, Walworth and Washington and Waukesha counties. "As students across southeastern Wisconsin head back to class, the Kohl's Cares Field Trip Grant Program supports area teachers' continued efforts to provide experiential learning opportunities to their students without the added cost," said Jen Johnson, Kohl's vice president of commu- nications. Now in its fourth year, the Kohl's Cares Field Trip Grant Program allows school groups to visit Kohl's partner organizations including the Betty Brinn Children's Museum, Discovery World, Junior Achievement of Wisconsin, the Milwaukee Art Museum, the Milwaukee Public Museum and the Milwaukee County Zoo. The Kohl's grants cover admission fees, transportation, substitute teacher fees and other materials related to field trips. Grants valued up to $1,000 each were pro- vided to eligible schools on a first-come, first-served basis in March. 2 • Milwaukee County Post • September 16, 2016 Kohl's to fund school field trips Volume 22, issue number 37 The Milwaukee Post (ISSN 1544-1776) is published weekly by Conley Media, Milwaukee County 3397 South Howell Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53207 For all departments call: 414-744-6370 News display and advertising FAX: 414-375-7070 Classifieds: 800-762-6219 ext. 5005 Classified Fax: 262-334-6252 For display advertising inquires: 414-744-6370 Barry Richards: Advertising Representative — ext. 13 brichards@conleynet.com Julia LeGath: Advertising Representative — ext. 17 jlegath@conleynet.com Jim Baumgart Advertising Sales Director — 262-513-2621 jbaumgart@conleynet.com For editorial questions: Dan Muckelbauer Editor 262-513-2626 dmuck@conleynet.com POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Milwaukee Post 3397 S. Howell Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53207 Periodicals Postage Paid at Milwaukee, WI. Hello, readers of the Post, Your weekly newspaper will soon begin running obituaries. They will be $85 per day for 300 words or less. The price includes a small .jpg photo or graphic such as a veterans flag. A full-column photo can be added for $10 a day. A short pending death notice will be $25. The obituaries deadline will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday before publica- tion. All obituaries need to be sub- mitted by email. Send them to postobits@conleynet.com. Call 262-513-2626 with any questions about the new obituary service. Post to begin running obituaries Mobile users playing the Pokemon GO game frequently congregate at specific locations, including parks and landmarks, according to locally based coor- dinate information that is plugged into the game. Although local users have met at a number of parks and other venues, the county-run Lake Park has been singled out as the ultimate hot spot for users, which has drawn the ire of residents living near the his- toric green space. Hoping to strike a balance between the rights of Pokemon GO users and surrounding property owners, members of the County Board's Parks, Energy and Environment Committee discussed the issue and received an earful from people on both sides at a meet- ing Tuesday. Colleen Foley, the county's interim corporation counsel, said she has attempted to reach out to Niantic, the San Francisco-based company behind the Pokemon GO app. In mid-August, as the game was reaching epic popularity, Foley said she sent a letter to Niantic executives and asserted the company had to fill out a form to obtain permission for geocaching activities at each park where users were congre- gating. Foley said she has yet to receive a response. The geocaching form, Foley said, is aimed at having a per- son or entity on record if and when serious damage occurs at one of the parks. While the county can enforce such issues as using parks after posted hours, Foley cautioned against being too overreaching with legislation since they are public spaces. "There are critical constitu- tional issues I have to take into account," she said. "(Geo- caching and Pokemon GO) are issues the law hasn't kept pace with, but at the end of the day, these are public parks, and we are enforcing the ordinances we have in place." Thomas Reynolds II, who lives near Lake Park, was among nearly a dozen impas- sioned residents who implored county officials to take swift action so persons of all inter- ests can enjoy the green space. "No one — no one — is try- ing to deny anyone access to Lake Park or any of Milwaukee County's other parks," Reynolds said. "But a corpora- tion has commandeered use of the park without telling anyone else. There is a mini Summerfest going on every night." William Slaughter, a mem- ber of the grass-roots group Lake Park Friends, said he believed users should obtain permits. He attempted to argue Pokemon GO is an organized activity. "Even wedding photography — you need a permit to take wedding pictures," Slaughter said. "We're confused by the passive reaction by the county for a for-profit company. The county has an obligation to be a good neighbor." Committee members also heard from a small handful of ardent Pokemon GO users, who claimed they were trying to be respectful of the county's grounds. Matthew Bramm of a group known as the Southeast Wisconsin Pokemon Rangers was among the players who said he saw the beauty in the parks system. Bramm also said he was hop- ing users such as himself could reach a happy compromise between the county and neigh- bors. "This game will not die out; it's not just a fad," Bramm said. "The number of users will go down, but it's not going to go away." County Supervisor Jason Haas, who chairs the Parks, Energy and Environment Committee, said efforts to reach a meaningful solution are ongo- ing. Tuesday's hearing, he said, was the first in several steps. "This will be a continued topic of conversation," Haas said. "This is something that's impacting our parks and our citizens." Lake Park: 'A mini Summerfest going on every night' continued from Page 1 Mon.-Thurs. 7:30-7:00p.m.; Fri. 7:30-7:30; Sat. 7:30-5:30; Sun. 7:30-4:00 4640 W. Loomis Road, Greenfield See our ad weekly online at www.raysbutchershoppe.com! - T h i c k J u i c y S t e a k s - T h i c k J u i c y S t e a k s - – All Natural, Non-Injected, Beef, Pork & Chicken – 251734026 R ay ' s Butcher Shoppe an old fashioned Service & Quality Meat Market 414.423.1322 • 09/19 – 09/25/16 $ 3 99 lb. $ 2 99 lb. $ 4 59 lb. $ 2 99 lb. $ 4 99 lb. $ 4 99 lb. $ 4 59 lb. 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