WPS Health Solutions: Sgt. Maj. Jim Cook saluted for Operation Fan Mail

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DeAnne Boegli
Vice President of Communications
608-512-5754
deanne.boegli@wpsic.com

Sgt. Maj. Jim Cook saluted for Operation Fan Mail
Program is sponsored by WPS Health Solutions and the Green Bay Packers

MADISON, Wis.—Oct. 6, 2022—The Green Bay Packers and WPS Health Solutions paid special tribute this week to Army Sgt. Maj. Jim Cook and his family in conjunction with the Oct. 2 game against the New England Patriots. Operation Fan Mail, the program that recognizes military families and veterans at each Packers home game, marks its 16th season in 2022.

Cook grew up in Arizona and Washington, entering the Army in 2000 at age 18 with the goal of becoming a police officer. He put in three years in the Army and then went into the Reserves so he could attend college. While in college, he was activated to train new recruits as a drill sergeant. He served in the Reserves from 2003–2008 but was activated for four of those years. In 2008, he signed up for active duty and was sent to join the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, NC. He was deployed to Afghanistan in May 2009 and returned in July 2010. He then joined the intelligence section at Fort Bragg, where he served until 2015. He was deployed to Djibouti, Africa, and then again to Afghanistan. Cook was stationed at Fort Benning, Ga., from 2015–2017, returned to Fort Bragg from 2017–2019, then moved to Fort Huachuca, Ariz. He moved to Fort Shafter, Hawaii, in 2021 and is still stationed there. He has served 22 years in the Army and is looking forward to retiring next year.

Cook attended the game with his sister, Jessica Basile, dad, Mike, and mom, Mary. Cook and his family live in Hawaii.

As the honorees for Operation Fan Mail this week, the Cook family also received four tickets to the game and a $150 Packers Pro Shop gift card, courtesy of WPS.

The program, which debuted in 2007, is designed to honor families with a member who is on active duty or a member who is a veteran. The Packers and WPS Health Solutions will host a family at each 2022 season home game and recognize the members on the video boards during pregame activities. A total of 151 individuals, families, or groups have been recognized through the program since it began.

The Packers and WPS Health Solutions invite interested families, or friends of eligible families, to submit an essay, 500 words or less, on why a particular family should be saluted this year. Families intended for recognition are those that have a member serving on active duty, or a member who is a veteran. The family member can be a spouse, mother, father, son, daughter, or sibling.

Essays can be sent to Operation Fan Mail, P.O. Box 10628, Green Bay, WI, 54307-0628 or online at operationfanmail.com.

About WPS Health Solutions

Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corporation (WPS Health Solutions), founded in 1946, is a nationally regarded benefits administrator for a variety of U.S. government programs and a leading not-for-profit health insurer in Wisconsin. WPS Health Solutions serves active-duty and retired military personnel, seniors, individuals, and families in Wisconsin, across the U.S., and around the world. WPS Health Solutions, headquartered in Madison, Wis., has more than 3,100 employees. Within the enterprise, there are three divisions: WPS Government Health Administrators, WPS Military and Veterans Health, and WPS Health Insurance/WPS Health Plan/EPIC Specialty Benefits. For more information, please visit wpshealthsolutions.com.

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Cap Times Power Breakfast welcomes Aaron P. Jagdfeld of Generac Power Systems

The Cap Times has established itself as a leader in presenting high-powered events that educate and entertain the Madison and Dane County markets. We’re proud to announce our newest entry: Cap Times Power Breakfast. This quarterly series, sponsored by UBS, will feature one-on-one, future-focused conversations with Wisconsin’s top CEOs discussing business in our state.

This series is targeted for those who run a business (or aspire to), or those interested in understanding how major CEOs think. It all begins with the first Power Breakfast on Oct. 12 at the Grand Ballroom at The Edgewater Hotel. For each event, doors will open at 7 a.m. with time to enjoy coffee and network. The conversations themselves will run for one hour, starting at 8 a.m. 

Admission is $35 for a single ticket that includes a full breakfast, or $250 for a table of eight. Cap Times members will receive an exclusive discount on their tickets.

The moderator for these ongoing sessions will be Mark Richardson, president of Unfinished Business Consulting and CEO of GigBlender. Mark has spent the past 10 years helping professionals transition in their careers and organizations attract and acquire talent of color.

We are proud to announce our first speaker Aaron P. Jagdfeld, who has served as president and CEO of Generac Power Systems since September 2008 and as a director since November 2006. Aaron also has served as chairman since February 2016.

Register for this event here.

Learn more about this event here.

Venue Information

Grand Ballroom at The Edgewater Hotel
1001 Wisconsin Place
Madison, WI 53703

Wisconsin Union: Beloved Tudor Holiday Dinner Concerts Will Bring Festive Food, Music and Pageantry to Memorial Union Nov. 30-Dec. 4

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Oct. 3, 2022

Contact Information:
Abby Synnes, Communications Associate
Email: asynnes@wisc.edu

BELOVED TUDOR HOLIDAY DINNER CONCERTS WILL BRING FESTIVE FOOD, MUSIC AND PAGEANTRY TO MEMORIAL UNION NOV. 30-DEC. 4 

MADISON – The Tudor Holiday Dinner Concerts will return to Memorial Union’s Great Hall for five nights of holiday music and dining from Nov. 30 to Dec. 4. The dinner concerts did not occur in 2020 or 2021 due to COVID-19, so this year marks a return to the in-person, time-honored celebration of warmth, fellowship and history.

Each evening of this beloved Wisconsin Union tradition will feature a delicious feast, a grand processional, old English pageantry, a Yuletide toast and choral performances by the Philharmonic Chorus of Madison, Madison’s premier a cappella chorus. New Choir Director Clare Malinowski will lead Chorus members and audience members in joyful carols throughout the evening.

This year’s brand-new dinner menu, crafted by the Wisconsin Union catering team, features entree options of maple-glazed pork tenderloin with mustard fingerlings or a vegetarian maple-glazed acorn squash; sides of caramelized onion and apple chutney and herb-buttered carrots and green beans; and a dessert of flaming figgy pudding with hard sauce. Prior to dinner, patrons will also enjoy wassail, a hot mulled cider delight and a Tudor Holiday Dinner Concert tradition.

Tickets to the Tudor Holiday Dinner Concerts will go on sale on Oct. 19 on the event website. Patrons can choose between four different ticket prices, depending on the type of table and the patron’s Wisconsin Union membership status. Seats at a four-person cabaret table are $75 per person for Wisconsin Union members and $85 for nonmembers, while seats at a 10-person oval table are $65 for members and $75 for nonmembers.

“I’m excited and honored to be a part of the Philharmonic Chorus of Madison and the fabulous Tudor Holiday Dinner Concerts,” said Philharmonic Chorus of Madison Director Clare Malinowski. “I hope this year’s dinners leave new and returning guests feeling joyful and light as we bring back live performances. I’m thankful to be a part of this treasured tradition while introducing a fresh spirit that is welcoming and warm to all attendees and participants.”

The schedule for the evening includes wassail and hors d’oeuvres at 5:30 p.m., dinner at 6:30 p.m., and choral presentations throughout the night.

While there is no dress code for the event, most guests dress in semi-formal attire. Guests may choose to wear Renaissance period costumes if they so desire.

The Tudor Dinners at the University of Wisconsin-Madison date back to 1933, when a group of community singers, under the direction of professor Edgar B. Gordon, agreed to sing a Christmas program at the University Club and the Wisconsin Union. The idea for the holiday dinners was borrowed from the Todd Union at the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York, where a legend of English pageantry crossed the Atlantic Ocean from England. 

According to the legend, an Oxford University student once saved a scholar from a wild boar attack. The Tudor Holiday Dinner Concerts pay homage to this story with a presentation of a boar’s head prior to serving dinner.

The Philharmonic Chorus of Madison first performed at the Tudor Holiday Dinners in 1972, led by then-Director Samuel L. Jones, and in 1973 the event became known as the Tudor Holiday Dinner Concerts. Today, more than 50 members make up the Chorus, an audition-only a capella group that has shared music with the Madison community since 1946. The Chorus performs in two concert series each year: the Tudor Holiday Dinner Concerts and three spring performances.

Ticket and event information about the Tudor Holiday Dinner Concerts is available at union.wisc.edu/events-and-activities/special-events/tudor-holiday-dinner-concerts. 

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About the Wisconsin Union

The Wisconsin Union enhances the lives of members and visitors through recreational, cultural, educational and social opportunities. Formed in 1907, the Wisconsin Union is a membership organization that blends study and leisure to create unique out-of-classroom opportunities. Learn more about the Union and its tradition of providing experiences for a lifetime: union.wisc.edu.

To read this release online, visit union.wisc.edu/about/news/tudor-dinners.

Honkamp Krueger & Co., P.C. rebrands as Honkamp & Co., P.C.

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Contact:
Tricia Sullivan
888-556-0123
tricia.sullivan@honkamp.com
www.honkamp.com

DUBUQUE, Iowa (September 30) — Honkamp Krueger & Co., P.C., a Top 10 Midwest CPA and business advisory group, has changed its name to Honkamp & Co., P.C.

Greg Burbach, Honkamp’s CEO, states, “We are very excited about our new look. In celebration of the firm’s 75-year anniversary and to stay modern and relevant with industry and marketplace trends, we decided to revitalize the appearance and feel of our brand. Although we have a new name and logo, the way we do business remains the same.”

The firm was founded in 1947 by John and Peg Law when they established an affiliate office of Mail Me Monday. After 12 years, John Law became entirely independent, changing the name of the business to the John W. Law Company. In 1985, the partners at John W. Law Company decided to identify the organization as a certified public accounting firm, revising the name to Honkamp Krueger & Co., P.C. to reflect the names of shareholders Arnie Honkamp and Al Krueger.

About Honkamp & Co., P.C.

Honkamp & Co., P.C. is a Top 10 Midwest CPA and business advisory group (Accounting Today, 2022). Serving client organizations from coast-to-coast, our clients range from privately-held organizations to individuals and nonprofits. We specialize in various industries including construction and real estate, dental practices, franchises, health care, and manufacturing and distribution. Honkamp is headquartered in Dubuque, Iowa, with additional locations in Waukee, Hiawatha and Davenport, Iowa, Geneseo, Ill., and Madison, Platteville and Oshkosh, Wis.

For more information, please visit www.honkamp.com.

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Renaissance Senior Living of Hilldale: VIP Grand Opening and Oktoberfest Event

Renaissance Senior Living of Hilldale is excited to announce our VIP Grand Opening and Oktoberfest Event! Please join us for live music, hors d’oeuvres, and drinks on Thursday, October 27, from 3:00 – 7:00 pm.