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First went the Iowa State Fair. Thursday, coronavirus claimed another of our State of Iowa staples:

The 2020 Cy-Hawk football game.

Talk about a one-two punch to the gut, said Dan McCarney, who has one of the most unique perspectives of the rivalry game thats been played annually since 1977. Those are fabrics of the State of Iowa. Even non-football fans look toward that special Saturday every season, that special fall tradition of the Iowa-Iowa State football game. Itll be a real void, not having it this year.

McCarney, who coached 25 of those games either as the Cyclones head coach or a Hawkeye assistant, was one of three insiders weighing in on Friday, a day after the Big Ten Conference proclaimed that its 14 teams would play conference games only. See ya, for now, anyway, Cy vs. Hawk.

It is certainly a sad time for our country and for college athletics, said Big 12 Conference commissioner Bob Bowlsby, who also has a one-of-a-kind tie to what was announced Thursday.

From the coach to the commissioner and finally, to the longtime radio broadcaster, losing Cyclones vs. Hawkeyes for this fall means something different.

Already, the Ivy League said no fall sports will be played. Voluntary football workouts have shut down temporarily at a number of schools, due to outbreaks of COVID-19, and then came Thursdays announcement:

No Big Ten non-conference games this fall. No Sept. 12 Cy-Hawk in Iowa City. No Sept. 5 Northern Iowa at Iowa.

These games are highly anticipated and substantial economic drivers for the schools and the communities, Bowlsby wrote in an email to The Register. The games never disappoint; they are typically closer than anticipated, and lots of fun under any circumstances.

Bob Bowlsby, left, outgoing University of Iowa athletic director, congratulates his replacement and longtime friend, Gary Barta, after a news conference Friday, June 23, 2006, in Iowa City, Iowa, where Barta was named Bowlsby's replacement.(Photo: Register file photo)

Bowlsby knows more about our in-state rivalries than most. Hes a former Northern Iowa athletics director. Hes a former athletics director at Iowa. From financial to fun-loving, he understands the ramifications the Big Tens decision has on our state.

Northern Iowa, for example, stood to make $650,000 to play at Iowa. Thats big bucks for any athletics department, especially an FCS department that relies on big non-conference game revenues to help pay the bills. Already some financially-strapped schools have cut sports. More could follow, as everyone is bracing for a financial hit.

The Cy-Hawk game, which rotates annually between Ames and Iowa City, brings millions of dollars into communities. Hotels from miles around the stadiums are filled. As many fans party in parking lots, as ticket-owning people actually watch from inside. Independent street-side vendors will suffer financially. Restaurants will be empty. Bars, too. Radio advertisers. Television advertisers. Everyone suffers.

Having been involved in many of the (Cy-Hawk and UNI-Iowa) games, I feel bad for the players and coaches who will not have the fun of the competition, Bowlsby said. I feel bad for all of the fans, both in-stadium and those consuming by radio or television."

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I feel absolutely horrible for the seniors, McCarney, an Iowa City native and former Hawkeye player, said. Memories of careers are easy to forget after time, but I guarantee you that every senior knows what happened the last time he played in the Cy-Hawk game. I feel like I missed a lot never having played in the game. A lot.

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McCarneys unique view of this game was from the sidelines as an Iowa assistant coach between 1977-1989, and as Iowa States head coach while leading the Cyclones to five bowl games between 1995 and 2005. His playing days included the rivalrys interruption. His head coaching days included leading the Cyclones to one of the biggest upsets in school history.

Iowa State lost 15 games against Iowa in a row when McCarney took his four-touchdown underdog squad to Iowa City in 1998. Hed not beaten the school for whom he played and coached. Hayden Fry, on the other sidelines, hadnt lost against the Cyclones anywhere since 1982.

That 27-9 Iowa State win was something for the ages, indeed.

Ill never forget the look on the seniors faces, McCarney said. Theyd finally beaten Iowa.

And to you who say Iowa didnt take the game as seriously as Iowa State? Bunk.

Hayden, God bless him, was all about the Iowa-Iowa State game, McCarney recalled. In staff meetings during that week, hes always say something about players not looking focused in practice, the position coaches not coaching them well enough, and motivational things like that. Hed never mention names. We nudged each other under the table, wondering which coach he was talking about? Was it me, was it Kirk (Ferentz), (Bill) Snyder, Barry (Alvarez), Donnie Patterson? We never knew which one he was actually talking about, which made us make sure we worked harder the next day.

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So Dolph, what do you now have planned for Sept. 12?

Wanna play golf? he asked Friday. Im in my 49th year of broadcasting, and Ive never had a stretch of three weeks in a row off during a football season.

None of us who for decades have set our fall schedules around college football in the fall have.

Theres just so many unknowns, said Dolphin, who just happened to be golfing in Iowa City during our conversation. Look at the lost revenue, not only from the schools standpoint, but also the hotels and restaurants and the advertising. Devastating.

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Our college football fall wasnt going to feel the same, anyway, but no Cy-Hawk?

It was a prudent decision.It was expected that some conferences would skip the non-conference portions of schedules. Other conferences may even follow, including the Big 12.

That doesnt lessen the blow for Iowans who have planned weddings and funerals around the Iowa State-Iowa football games.

As Dolphin said:

Its a punch to the belly-button.

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After receiving immense public pressure from major sponsors earlier this month, Washington announced in a statement on Monday that the team would retire the name 'Redskins' and its logo. The change was likely not one owner Dan Snyder wanted to make, as he stated in 2013 that the team would "never" change its name.

However, former Washington GM Vinny Cerrato believes there might have been another reason Snyder agreed to finally move on from the name.

In an interview on ESPN's 'Golic and Wingo,' Cerrato explained that he believes Snyder will try and use the name change as a "chip" to eventually build a new stadium in Washington, D.C., one "bigger and better" than his good friend Jerry Jones' 100,000-seater in Dallas.

"Ever since Jerry [Jones] built his stadium...we're playing the Cowboys, and we flew down and had dinner in Jerry's box," Cerrato said."Jerry gave us a tour of the stadium, he's pushing the button opening and closing the roof. Ever since then, [Snyder said] 'I'm going to have one bigger and better.'"

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Cerrato said that now that the name has been retired, Snyder will be able to turn his dream stadium into a reality.

"Trust me when I tell you this, Dan will have one bigger and better," Cerrato said."He'll use it as a chip to get that land where RFK was, to change the name. I would bet that it's somewhere involved in there. The name change is also probably helping him get the property he really wants."

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Prior to the name change, it's been no secret that the owner wants a new stadium, specifically one in downtown Washington at the team's old RFK site. However, the process of building a new stadium may not be so easy.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said in June that she believes the name must be changed and that the team won't be allowed to build a new stadium in D.C. until that happens. Even after Washington's statement earlier this week, Mayor Bowser said there are still plenty of hurdles that remain for Washington to build a new stadium at the old RFK location.

Washington's current lease as FedEx Field in Landover, Md., is set to expire at the end of the 2027 season.

Only time will tell if the name change ends up helping Snyder build his "bigger and better" stadium in D.C. Despite that, Cerrato believes the owner will look back on the name change and wonder why he took so long to make it.

"For where we are at in society, I think it was an absolute that needed to be done. I think he realized that," Cerrato said."His business partners, Dwight [Schar], Rob Rothman and Fred Smith, they tried to push upon on him recently. So I think it was something that needed to be done. In five years when Dan thinks back about it, he'll probably think 'Why did I wait so long?"

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In the early hours this morning, after a flurry of last-minute filings, a divided Supreme Court cleared the way for federal executions to resume for the first time in nearly 20 years. According to news reports, the federal government then moved quickly to carry out an execution that had been scheduled for Monday afternoon, executing Daniel Lewis Lee at a federal prison in Indiana shortly after 8 a.m. EDT this morning.

The battle over the federal governments efforts to resume executions has been a hard-fought one for the last few months. Late last month, the justices declined to intervene in the dispute over the new lethal-injection protocol that the Department of Justice devised in order to avoid problems obtaining the drugs that have historically been used to put inmates to death. The court denied a request by four federal death-row inmates, including Lee, to review a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit that upheld the new federal regulations for carrying out the death penalty. The decision by a divided three-judge panel had overturned a ruling by U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who held that federal law requires the government to carry out executions using precisely the same protocol as the state where the execution takes place.

Lee was scheduled to be executed Monday at 4 p.m. EDT for the 1996 murders of William and Nancy Mueller and Nancys daughter, eight-year-old Sarah Powell. After stealing approximately $50,000 worth of cash, guns and ammunition from the Muellers to fund a white supremacist movement, Lee and his accomplice shot the Muellers with a stun gun, placed plastic bags over their heads, and threw them into a bayou.

On July 10, a federal district court in Indiana put the execution on hold. The postponement came at the request of Earlene Peterson, the 80-year-old mother of Nancy Mueller, and other family members of the victims. The family members have long said Lee should not be executed, but they insisted that, if he were going to be executed, they wanted to attend the execution. In their request for a postponement, they argued that traveling to the prison to attend Lees execution during the COVID-19 pandemic would risk their health. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit lifted the district courts stay on July 12, prompting Peterson and the other family members to seek emergency relief at the Supreme Court on Monday.

In a 29-page filing, Peterson asked the justices to reinstate the district courts order blocking Lees execution until her right to safely travel and attend the execution during the resurgent pandemic can be adequately considered. Peterson suffers from congestive heart failure, while Monica Veillette, Nancy Muellers niece, has chronic asthma. They would have faced substantial risks from the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic had they traveled to attend the execution as matters now stand, Peterson wrote, particularly when a staff member at the prison who has tested positive for COVID-19 was at the death chamber after he was exposed to the virus.

Peterson contended that the Supreme Court should intervene because it was likely to eventually grant review to weigh in on whether the federal government can disregard the rights of crime victims and their families to attend the execution. They are not trying, Peterson stressed, to dictate the Attorney Generals choice of a date for an execution. Instead, Peterson argued, the district courts decision simply would require the government to consider the danger to close family members of the victims from traveling and attending an execution to which they have already been invited. And if Lees execution goes forward as scheduled, when she cannot safely attend, Peterson concluded, she and her family members will effectively be denied their right to attend. By contrast, Peterson observed, there was no reason why the government had to go forward with Lees execution; there was no deadline, and it did not explain why a delay would cause any problems.

Lee also filed his own request on Monday asking the Supreme Court to put his execution on hold to give the justices time to review his appeal, which raised Sixth Amendment arguments and other issues. In a petition for review, Lee urged the justices to weigh in on whether federal laws governing post-conviction relief would allow him to challenge the adequacy of his trial lawyer.

Also on Monday, Chutkan again put the scheduled executions on hold. She concluded that Lee and other inmates with upcoming execution dates were likely to succeed on their claim the standard for temporary relief that the federal governments lethal-injection protocol violates the Eighth Amendments ban on cruel and unusual punishment. Among other things, she noted, the scientific evidence before the court overwhelmingly indicates that the protocol is very likely to cause Plaintiffs extreme pain and needless suffering during their executions. Moreover, she added, the inmates identified two other options that would reduce the risk of such serious pain: giving the inmate a dose of either pain medication or an anti-anxiety medication before the execution begins; or execution by firing squad. In the governments emergency appeal from Chutkans order, the D.C. Circuit late on Monday rejected the governments request to allow the executions to go forward and ordered the appeal to be fast-tracked.

Shortly before 4 p.m. EDT, when Lees execution was scheduled to take place, the federal government came to the Supreme Court, asking the justices to block Chutkans order or lift it altogether. In a filing signed by Acting U.S. Solicitor General Jeffrey Wall, the government complained about the last-minute nature of the order, writing that the justices should not permit such tactics. But more broadly, the government continued, Chutkans order was meritless and highly unlikely to survive on appeal. The order, the government argued, turns on a profound misunderstanding of this Courts Eighth Amendment jurisprudence. It also would produce the implausible results that huge numbers of recent state executions have violated the Constitution and would convert courts into precisely the kinds of boards of inquiry refereeing battles of the experts this Court has repeatedly made clear they are not, the government said.

At approximately 2 a.m. EDT, the Supreme Court issued a trio of rulings. In an unsigned three-page opinion, by a vote of 5-4, the justices granted the governments request to lift Chutkans order and allow the executions to proceed. Stressing that the inmates claim that the governments lethal-injection protocol violates the Eighth Amendment faces an exceedingly high bar, the court explained that the inmates had not shown that they are likely to succeed on that claim. The Supreme Court, the opinion noted, has yet to hold that a States method of execution qualifies as cruel and unusual, in all likelihood because states have generally tried to make their methods of execution more humane, rather than more painful. And although the inmates have presented evidence suggesting that pentobarbital, the drug that the federal government has selected for its lethal-injection protocol, will cause the inmate to experience a form of respiratory distress that temporarily produces the sensation of drowning or asphyxiation, the government has countered that such a condition occurs only after the inmate has become unconscious or dies. The court emphasized that last-minute intervention like Chutkans Monday-morning order should be the extreme exception, not the norm. It is our responsibility, the court concluded, to ensure that method-of-execution challenges to lawfully issued sentences are resolved fairly and expeditiously, so that the question of capital punishment can remain with the people and their representatives, not the courts, to resolve.

Justice Stephen Breyer dissented from the courts ruling, in an opinion joined by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Lees case, Breyer argued, illustrates at least some of the problems the death penalty raises in light of the Constitutions prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment. Lee spent over 20 years on death row, Breyer noted, which can cause severe psychological suffering and undermine the penological rationale for the death penalty. Moreover, Breyer continued, the death penalty is often imposed arbitrarily: Lees accomplice received a life sentence even though he committed the same crime. And there are significant questions regarding the constitutionality of the lethal-injection protocol that the federal government has adopted for the executions of Lee and other federal prisoners. Because the resumption of federal executions promises to provide examples that illustrate the difficulties of administering the death penalty consistent with the Constitution, Breyer reiterated his view that the solution may be for this Court to directly examine the question whether the death penalty violates the Constitution.

Justice Sonia Sotomayor also filed a dissenting opinion, which was joined by Ginsburg and Justice Elena Kagan. She warned that the majority had set a dangerous precedent by granting the governments request to allow the executions to proceed. In accepting the governments artificial claim of urgency to truncate ordinary procedures of judicial review, Sotomayor cautioned, there will be no meaningful judicial review of the grave, fact-heavy challenges respondents bring to the way in which the Government plans to execute them. She noted that when the Supreme Court denied a government request to allow executions to go forward late last year, three of her colleagues Justices Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh observed that in light of what is at stake, it would be preferable for the D.C. Circuit to review the district courts decision on the merits before the federal government could carry out the executions. And more broadly, Sotomayor noted that the court was again granting what she described as an emergency application from the Government for extraordinary relief, resulting in the most irreparable of harms without the deliberation such an action warrants.

At the same time that the court granted the governments request to lift the stay that Chutkan imposed, it also denied in brief orders, without any noted dissents the requests by Peterson and Lee to postpone Lees execution. According to CNN, Lee was pronounced dead at 8:07 a.m. EDT in Terre Haute, Indiana.

The justices did not act on a separate request by the government to allow the execution of Wesley Purkey, scheduled for Wednesday afternoon, to go forward. The 7th Circuit put Purkeys execution on hold earlier this month.

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Iowa State Cyclones head coach Matt Campbell runs out with teammates prior to the game against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Camping World Stadium.(Photo: Kim Klement/USA TODAY Sports)

Matt Campbell isnt a huge fan of playing a college football season during the spring. His brand of football starts in late August or early the first week of September. It ends in December or January.

Hes a coach, and a darn good one. Campbell willadapt to whatpeople trying to combat the coronavirus mandate because he has to.

But unlike in past years, coaches aren't in charge of college football. The virus is in charge.

If its starting what could be a very good Iowa State season Sept. 5 against South Dakota at Jack Trice Stadium, thats super. If its starting later? Thats all right, too. Conference games only? CommissionerBob Bowlsby simply responded"No," when asked Thursday if an announcement would be coming soon.

No Cy vs. Hawk? No problem. This season, whenever it starts, is about adapting. It's not about tradition.

You just stay ready, Campbell told reporters Thursday. Anywhere, anytime, anyplace has always been our motto, anyways.

Whatever comes our way, well be able to handle it. Whether thats Sept. 5, whether thats in the winter, or whether thats in the spring of 2021 our kids want to play football. Our kids want to have the opportunity to get on the football field and play. I know well be ready for that.

Iowa State quarterback Brock Purdy (15) passes to a teammate during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Kansas State in Manhattan, Kan., Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)(Photo: Orlin Wagner, AP)

When, however, is a gigantic question. The Ivy League announced Wednesday that it will not sponsor any fall sports. Many programs have been temporarily shut down because of positive COVID-19 tests.

Coaches, like Campbell, are doing their best to keep players minds on what they can control.Wearing masks. Staying away from social gatherings. Hunkering down in apartments when not at the football facility. Staying away from people you dont know.

Maybe itll pay off with some semblance of a season that starts in around Labor Day. Maybe. Its a topic thats been discussed everywhere the past few months. Now its even in the locker room.

As a player, you question with all this work that were putting in now, is it going to be worth it down the road? quarterback Brock Purdy wondered. Are we going to have a season? Its real. Its a real question, to be honest, that the whole team has.

College teams are working toward a normal start. What happens after thatis one of the great unknowns. Campbell spoke with reporters, by the way, before the news swirled Thursday about the Big Ten playing only conference games, which means no Cy-Hawk game for 2020.

We cant control whats going on outside, Campbell said during his first extensive interview in a while. We cant control what we dont know. What we can control is whats going on in our bubble.

You can get so caught up in everything else thats going on outside of our walls, that you can deviate from where you need to be. Where we all need to be right now is to stay ready, and prepare our young people.

Iowa State freshman running back Breece Hall breaks a tackle in the second quarter against Kansas on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019, at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames.(Photo: Bryon Houlgrave/The Register)

Just four people associated with the Iowa State football program have tested positive for COVID-19, according to a letter to fans from athletics director Jamie Pollard two weeks ago. Thats far fewer than many other Big 12 programs. All are back with the program, Campbell said.

It started with a great medical plan. It included sacrifice by players.

Those are life choices where the 21 or 22 hours (players) are not in the facility that theyre going to have to make, Campbell said. Its really easy to say that, but its hard to do that.

Were dealing with 18- to 22-year-old young people that are continuing to grow. Were continuing to educate them on what its going to take to be able to train and continue to prepare for our football season. Our kids so far have done a great job investing.

They're giving up a lot of personal sacrifice for the betterment of the whole, but they've done a great job, and I'm really proud of them.

Some players will test positive during the season, regardless of how well programs mitigate risk. Some scheduled games wont be played. Some teams may play 12 regular-season games, and some might play only conference opponents.

Theres no book for this, Campbell said.

He knows that he cant keep star players, like Purdy, in bubble wrap between now and whenever what would be his junior season ends.

We play a sport where injuries do occur, Campbell said. All 105 players are critical to your success, because you never know when your number is going to get called. That's how we built our program. And it's going to be really critical to our success going forward, whether were dealing with a virus that could hold a player out a week or two weeks, or whether you're dealing with an injury.

Purdy summed up best, the great unknowns:

The only thing we can control is whats in front of us. Whatever the calls going to be as far as having the season now, or in the spring or if were not going to have one thatll come.

To be honest, if we freak out about it right now, thats not going to do us any good.

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In the 86-year history of the Minnesota Livestock Breeders Association Hall of Fame, there have been three inductees from Wykoff. Hog breeder, Henry A. Derenthal was inducted in 1949, and this past March, Normen and Doris Peterson were inducted for providing exceptional service to the livestock industry.

The Petersons are good and honest people who treat their customers very well, describes Doug Tuman, President, Minnesota Livestock Breeders Association, who has known the couple for years. Normen and Doris strive to please their customers.

The Petersons own and operate Petes Auction and Photo Inc., petesauctionandphoto.com, located on the family farm, Toppy Hill, north of Wykoff. The farm has been in the family for close to 150 years.

Normen Petersons interest in the dairy industry began as a charter member of the local 4-H club, which lead to owning a herd of registered Ayrshires and Holsteins. Petersons first business was fitting cattle for sales and shows, followed by a long career as an auctioneer and a livestock photographer.

Peterson proudly pointed out a painting on the wall of a registered Ayrshire and her triplets. Burton Dairymaid, imported from Scotland, was the national grand champion at the National Dairy Cattle Congress in Waterloo, Iowa, in 1959. In 1960, she was reserve grand champion at the International Dairy Show in Chicago just a few days after having the triplets.

At that time, Peterson (22) was told that he was the youngest farmer to win a national grand champion.

The International Dairy Show was held in December, and due to a snowstorm, the official livestock photographer was not able to get to Chicago. Peterson did not get a professional photo of Dairymaid. They did not have the All-American cow that year because they did not have a picture to submit with the nomination. At that time, there were only three or four livestock photographers in the United States.

Peterson realized there was a need for livestock photographers in the Midwest. Sixty years later, Petersons library contains 45,000 photos of dairy cattle from 25 states and four foreign countries.

Normen Petersons wife of 60 years, Doris, grew up on a Wisconsin dairy farm milking shorthorn cattle.

Doris Peterson self-identifies as the companys support staff. Walking into the office and a few minutes chatting with the two of them, it is clear that support staff is not a 100% accurate description of her role. Doris Peterson manages the office and does the bookwork. In the beginning, she developed the film. Now you will see her setting in front of a computer post-processing digital images and designing auction catalogs.

Her husband spoke up and stated that his wife is also a photographer and takes wedding pictures. There are 1,000 wedding photos in their library representing six states and England.

The most memorable stories are frequently the ones when things dont go as planned, as in the following two stories shared by Sue Krahn, the Petersons employee for the last 40 years.

Krahn explained that she and Normen were headed to a photoshoot in North Dakota. It was not the perfect day to take photos as it was windy, causing the camera and tripod to blow over. After a successful shoot, the duo headed back to Wykoff only to find out that all the photos were lost. Getting back in their vehicle, Peterson and Krahn headed back to North Dakota to retake the pictures.

Lesson number two.

Leaving at four in the morning from California, Normen and Krahn headed back to Wykoff to pick up their gear before heading to Wisconsin for a photoshoot. Arriving at the farm in Wisconsin, the farmer immediately told Normen that he needed to call his wife ASAP. He did and found out he forgot his camera. They hit the road and headed to La Crosse to meet Doris. Turning around, they head back to the farm to take photos. Krahn mentioned that they did not tell the farmer why they had to go back to meet his wife.

Doris Peterson believes that her husbands interest in auctioneering began as a young boy attending farm auctions with family members, listening to the auctioneers chant. Peterson began auctioneering as a young man fine-tuning his talent late at night on the drive home after dates with his wife-to-be. A few years later, he attended the World Wide College of Auctioneering in Mason City, Iowa.

Throughout his career, Peterson managed and auctioneered sales in eight states, including five national breed sales. He is now primarily working as a livestock broker.

As an auctioneer, Peterson has served as the auctioneer for the countys 4-H livestock auction for over 25 years. He has also donated his auctioneer services for area fundraisers, including the ever-popular pie auctions.

Peterson shared that at one local fundraiser, he auctioned off three sour cream and raisin pies selling for $600 each.

The Petersons story is not complete without mentioning their three children Brad (Sherry), Jodie (Bill) Jacobson, and Jana (Joe Lieffring) Peterson Groski. The couple also has four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

In 1993, Brad Peterson joined the family business. Along with his parents, they own Toppy Hill Holsteins and White Crest Ayrshires, winners at county, district, and national dairy cattle shows.

Norman Peterson mentioned that last year four generations of the Peterson family showed at the Fillmore County Fair.

In addition to the prestigious Hall of Fame, the Petersons have been recognized for their service by the Fillmore County American Dairy Association (2001), the Minnesota Holstein Association (2001), Fillmore County 4-H (2008), and the Minnesota Purebred Dairy Cattle Association (2018).

The Hall of Fame nomination highlights the Petersons volunteer service. Normen Peterson served nine years on the Minnesota Holstein board of directors, was a member of the executive committee of the 1989 National Holstein Convention held in Minnesota and chairman of the national sale that year. The couple also assisted with the National Holstein Convention sale when it took place on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tenn.

The couple has also served on the Fillmore County Extension Committee. Both are lifetime members of the Wykoff Methodist Church.

Doris Peterson summarizes that the most rewarding part of their business is the friends they have made over the years.

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As he wandered around the art galleries of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Edward Peterson found himself admiring the work of a young painter named Carrie Wild. She was painting bison.

Curious, he stopped to talk. He would have never guessed that a year later hed return with his own bison paintings for a solo exhibition at Wilds gallery, Gallery Wild.

Edward Peterson stands with one of his acrylic paintings.

An art career was a new beginning for Peterson after 38 years as Snohomish High Schools celebrated band director.

His exhibition has become one of the fondest moments of his life.It still, you know, brings tears to my eyes, said Peterson, whosework is displayed at Tempo Gallery in Astoria. You couldve painted your whole life and be really good, and never get an opportunity like that.

At 88, hes been painting for nine years.Clocking 12 hours a day, seven days a week at the easel, he attributes his success to practice.

Every painting has tremendous failures, and then finally, it works, he said. He likened the experience to amarriage; you disagree and scrap ideas, but you always end up still madly in love.

Although his art career seemed to have been by accident, Peterson is sure this part of his life is meant to be. Thats how he felt about being a band director, too.

In an adventurous time conducting the Panther Band at Snohomish High School southeast of Everett, Washington, he took his students to play concerts around the world.

Among the highlights, the band played the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland in 1971, the same year as Aretha Franklin. They played for President Ronald Reagan in 1985. Three years later, they were invited to perform a concert on the Great Wall of China.

The band won Washington state championships in 1979, 1989, 1991 and 1992.

Edward Peterson's most recent bison painting.

I look back at that very honestly and I wonder how on earth did all of that really happen? And why did it happen? he said. I gave it everything I had, and thats the same thing that translates into my art. Its the best thing I can do.

For all the accolades the Panther Band earned during his run Peterson is in the Snohomish High School Hall of Fame he feels that part of his life was more about his students.

I got a lot of nice compliments and all that stuff with the bands and choirs I had.You know, it was always the kids, not me," he said. "With painting it was me, and its really been difficult for me to accept compliments.

Now, Peterson finds the most important thing in life is to look forward and be himself. His art career has given him a new level of confidence.

Through the Tempo Gallery, he has met local artists he has a great appreciation for, as well as other people he has encountered in Astoria.

Being in my 80s is the first time in my life that Ive been comfortable in my own skin. I always thought I had to be something better, or I was inferior to, he said.

Ive learned to be happy with me. I wish Id learned that a long time ago.

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Deputies have arrested a man on suspicion of murdering another man at a homeless camp in Mead.

The Spokane County Sheriffs Office said deputies responded to the camp in the 2300 block of East Farwell Road near Northwood Middle School and the Newport Highway at about 10:40 p.m. Saturday.

According to the sheriffs office, the caller, Robert J. Tolliver, 37, said he had discovered his friend was deceased, then waited at the roadway and walked deputies and firefighters to the camp.

There, deputies found a man lying partially on a couch inside a tent with significant head trauma, according to court records.

The victim was identified in court records as 41-year-old James H. Peterson, who had lived at the camp for about 10 months.

A witness told deputies that Peterson and Tolliver had been fighting recently because Petersons bike had gone missing.

Another witness told deputies Tolliver texted her multiple times Saturday, saying he had an emergency and needed help.

According to court records, Tolliver told the witness he and a friend had gone to Petersons camp to look for stolen bike parts. Tolliver told the witness he left the friend at Petersons camp after Tolliver found his missing bike parts.

Tolliver claimed his friend contacted him hours later, saying things had gotten out of hand and Peterson was dead, the witness told deputies.

Tolliver repeatedly told the witness, Youre my alibi, on Saturday night, according to court records. Tolliver also sent the witness a video in which he threatened to cut off Petersons thumb, according to court records.

Tolliver was arrested Sunday afternoon. In an interview, he allegedly told deputies he had been in a fight with Peterson over the stolen bike parts several months prior but had not been to Petersons camp in several months. Tolliver said he had planned to confront Peterson but backed out.

Tolliver was jailed in lieu of a $500,000 bond and faces a charge of first-degree murder. Petersons death remains under investigation. The sheriffs office said anyone with information should call Crime Check at (509) 456-2233 with the reference number 10086228.

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Robin Yvonne Ingbretson Peterson, 61, who resided in Manning, South Carolina, passed away at home with loved ones by her side on June 13, 2020, in Manning.

Robin Peterson was born April 5, 1959, in Shell Lake to Bernard and Barbra Ingbretson. She grew up in Hayward. She was a bartender by trade and worked at several establishments through the years. She enjoyed cooking and loved having her grandkids help. She also enjoyed computers, puzzles and reading.

She is survived by her husband, Gary Peterson, of Manning; children, Bridget (Travis) Wisner of Baraboo, Wisconsin, Nicole (Ben) Boaz of Manning, and Brooke Peterson (Brandon) Petty of Columbia, South Carolina; nine grandchildren; her mother, Barbara Bjorklund of Wisconsin; sisters, Barbara McNemer of Arizona and Peggy Ingbretson of Wisconsin; and brother, Pete Ingbretson of Oregon.

Per Robins wishes she was cremated and there will be no services. A private family

gathering will be held later this summer in Wisconsin.

She will be dearly missed but never forgotten.

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If there's one thing we have learned over the past few years, it's that you should think twice before resetting the running back market. Devonta Freeman and Todd Gurley didn't live up to their big extensions, and holdouts byLe'Veon Bell and Melvin Gordon'sdid not bring forth the results they were hoping for. Adrian Peterson of the Washington Redskins has been one of those rare exceptions when it comes to durability as a running back, however, as the future Pro Football Hall of Famer is entering season No. 14 and still making major contributions on the field. This week, Peterson was asked by TMZ why running backs aren't valued as highly as other positions such as quarterback, and Peterson responded saying he still hasn't been able to figure it out.

"I still haven't been able to answer that question, man," said Peterson. "It's disrespectful to be honest with you, it really is. But I think a change is going to come, I think this young core of guy and you know me and Frank Gore continue to show guys, 'Hey, we are valuable. We can have 10, 14-year careers as well, so value us as well like you would value a quarterback.'"

While the NFL is considered more of a passing league now, the top rushing team (Baltimore Ravens) finished with the best regular-season record in 2019, and the No. 2 rushing team (San Francisco 49ers) made it all the way to the the Super Bowl. The third best rushing offense in the Tennessee Titansmade it to the AFC Championship game, as Derrick Henry quite literally carried his team through the postseason. Henry received the franchise tag earlier this offseason, but is still hopeful he will be able to secure an extension in the coming months.

Peterson is hopeful for the future of the running back position because of young talented players like Henry and Christian McCaffrey of the Carolina Panthers. In April, the Panthersreset the running back marketby signing McCaffrey to a four-year deal worth $16 million per season. It was hard to challenge the Panthers on this decision, since McCaffrey has recorded two straight 1,000-yard rushing seasons to go along with two straight 100-catch performances, totaling nearly 2,400 total yards and 19 touchdowns in 2019.

"This young core of backs are really changing the game for the better," said Peterson. "You look at McCaffrey and all he was able to do. So I feel like you're going to continue to get guys like that that are going to help raise the value of the running back position."

Not everyone can have a stellar career like Peterson has had. He is currently No. 5 on the all-time rushing list. It's pretty incredible that he was able to record a 1,000-yard rushing season at the age of 33 and thinks he can play until he's 39 or so. It will be interesting to see if players like Henry and McCaffrey can change the narrative when it comes to paying running backs in the future. Peterson certainly thinks they can.

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Cardinals pitcher Kwang Hyun Kim, right, and pitching prospect Johan Oviedo head to the mound during the seventh day of "Summer Camp" at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on Friday, July 10, 2020. Photo by Colter Peterson, cpeterson@post-dispatch.com

Whenever, however he was being used in a game or, in the past few months, throwing bullpens with catcher Yadier Molina in Florida, rookie Junior Fernandez referred to a note he and pitching coach Mike Maddux committed to paper and he committed to using as a compass.

It reminds him regardless of the situation, regardless of the opponent, and regardless of the spot in the game to pitch to his strengths.

Now that Im here Im ready for everything, Fernandez said Friday evening at Busch Stadium. Here you have to be ready for everything any role, any time they call, any time they say youve got to be ready, youve got the next guy. With the plan that I set up, it doesnt matter who I face, doesnt matter what inning I pitch. Im always ready, and I come with the mindset that nobody can hit against me. Pitch with my strengths.

The note gives him direction.

That should help in a shortened season that will start backward and inspire teams to consider reverse-engineering games from the bullpen forward. The 60-game sprint for the postseason starts with a dash of September in July. Rather than end the season with expanded rosters, clubs will begin that way opening with a 30-man roster, as many as 17 pitchers, and handfuls of reasons to go sooner and more often to a deeper bullpen.

Its definitely more backwards than any of us are used to in our game, manager Mike Shildt said. But so are our circumstances. And we adjust and figure it out. I do feel like our ability to understand that weve got a bit more moving parts, with a more abbreviated spring training (makes) sense and literally guys get their legs under them. I feel like our approach is fairly aggressive. With more options, I could see the point of it, allowing for more aggressiveness knowing the next day youre got protection.

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Steve Prohm could have talked for hours, it seems, about how much awareness his included has been heightened since the George Floyd tragedy.

Hes done it through conversations with his assistant coaches. Its happened through large-group and small-group virtual meetings with players.

It was something that needed to happen, not only him, but with everyone associated with the Iowa State basketball program he oversees.

Weve covered a variety of topics. Its been healthy, for not only the players, but also the coaches, Prohm told reporters Monday.

Its challenged me to learn; to really understand. We all need to do that. We all need to grow. We need to continue to figure out ways to make much-needed change.

He spoke a couple hours after it became public why Rasir Bolton transferred from Penn State to ISU.

He spoke a week after Blake Hinson said one of the factors behind transferring from Ole Miss to ISU was because of the Confederate emblem on the Mississippi state flag.

He spoke, knowing that some of his players and coaches participated in what he called peaceful protests.

Any of our players have my support from the standpoint of talking, bringing awareness, trying to make a difference and using their platforms, Prohm said. I support those guys 100 percent from that standpoint. This is our future.

For me as a coach, Ive got to figure out ways to be better. Thats just the bottom line. Ive got to figure out ways to help my guys more. Ive got to figure out ways to educate myself more. Ive got to figure out ways to lead better to making sure Im open to listening to everybody. Theyre all going through a lot of different things. I cant put myself in their shoes. Thats why Ive got to be an awesome listener.

Coaches and players have had regular conference calls. Theyve had small-group discussions. Prohm meets virtually each week with players parents. Players have generally been off-limits to reporters since last Februarys loss to Oklahoma State in the Big 12 Conference tournament.

They have a platform, Prohm said of his players. They need to utilize that, for the things that they want to see changed. We support those guys.

Prohm talked about other things during the 40-minute session, like

Will there even be a basketball season?

I think so, Prohm responded with cautious optimism.

He understands why college administrators everywhere have had things other than hoops on their minds since the coronavirus pandemic changed how we live. Prohm knows, for example, that the game his buddy, Matt Campbell, coaches, is the engine that drives athletic departments everywhere.

He knows more people wonder if and when a 2020 football season will start, than wonder the same about basketball in November.

Our first focus has to be football to get them up and running, he said. Football is the major driving force for a lot of things. Weve got to get them up and running first, and then well go forward from there. Im sure a lot of decisions will be made based on how football goes.

An Election Day off

Big 12 basketball coaches were unanimous in declaring the Nov. 3 Election Day to be a players day off.

Its a movement, not a moment, Prohm said. Weve done a great job of collaborating with each other since the major push and major focus for change in our country started with George Floyds tragedy.

We wanted to make sure we took that day off, to spend more time listening better and learning the importance of why taking that day off is important.

He mentioned making players aware of voting procedures poll locations and absentee ballots.

Those are things right now that everybody should be trying to learn as much as possible about, he said.

Healthy advice to the players: Stay away from socializing

Workouts start in two weeks. Players report next week. Story County hasnt exactly been immune to COVID-19 positive tests, although just four have been associated with the Cyclone football program.

We have to emphasize with our players that when youre not at the Sukup (practice facility), you need to be making good decisions, Prohm said. That means wearing your mask, not going to out to eat, and staying in your apartment as much as possible.

Weve talked about the things that we need to do, to have a great reintegration process and to keep everybody heathy.

Prohms bottom line?

This isnt time to be out socially and trying to have a great, great time if we want to keep healthy.

Iowa State columnist Randy Peterson has been writing for the Des Moines Register for parts of six decades. Reach him at rpeterson@dmreg.com, 515-284-8132, and on Twitter at @RandyPete.

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Happy Monday one and all. We are heading into what is going to be an important month to figure out if there will be any NFL this year.

However, while not much is going right now we have plenty of news on the Arizona Cardinals to help you get your week started.

Lets get to it.

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NFLPA Board Votes Unanimously to Play No Preseason Games This Year amid COVID-19 | Bleacher Report | Latest News, Videos and HighlightsThe board of representatives of the NFL Players Association voted unanimously Thursday to recommend the league cancels the entire preseason amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to Dan Graziano of ESPN...

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The easiest job at the moment is playing Monday Morning Quarterback when it comes to how leagues try to navigate the unknown every business, family and individual is attempting to sort through.

This is hard. It might not work. There is some good news.

MLB shared Friday that the now-completed intake testing caught 66 positive cases, or 1.8 percent of the 3,748 samples tested from players and staff members. Since fully shifting to the monitoring phase of testing, which tests players every other day, there have been 17 new positives found in 7,401 samples. Thats a new-positive percentage of 0.2.

Encouraging. Can it hold through the end of camp? Can it hold when teams begin to travel for games?

I dont know. No one does. Now is no time for victory laps, not even from the Chicago Cubs, which is believed to be the lone team in the National League without a single positive test.

We cant allow the good results thus far to create the illusion were in control, Cubs executive Theo Epstein said in Chicago.

What is starting to stand out, though, is how these completely bizarre circumstances truly can fade between the white lines. Once the temperature checks are finished and the masks come off, baseball is still baseball, even when its played in an empty stadium beneath a song written about a pandemic.

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Photo submitted to the Times ObserverAbove is the Roger Tory Peterson Institute. The museum reopens its doors on Saturday, July 18.

Closed since March 16, the Roger Tory Peterson Institute will reopen its museum on Saturday, July 18.

My first official act, says Arthur Pearson, on my first day as the new CEO of the institute, was to close the museum to the public. It will be a relief and a joy to reopen our doors and welcome back our many friends and supporters.

Technically, the museum could have reopened June 30 thats the day Governor Cuomo announced Phase IV reopening for Western New York. However, RTPI has taken extra time to ensure the health and safety of staff and visitors.

Health and safety is our number one priority, Pearson said referring to the detailed reopening plan he and his staff have developed in accordance with guidelines provided by the CDC, the state of New York and the American Alliance of Museums, among others.

The plan lays out enhanced measures for minimizing risk while still providing for an engaging museum experience.

Initially, the total number of visitors allowed in the museum will be limited to one-third capacity to ensure everyone can maintain required social distancing. There will be signs posted limiting the number of people allowed per gallery. All visitors will be required to wear masks at all times and to wear them right. Pearson and his staff have developed information signage that reminds visitors to wear masks over mouth and nose, using Roger Tory Petersons famous field guide art to demonstrate.

Peterson was a great artist, Pearson said. He also was a great teacher. Were repurposing his iconic bird images throughout the museum to inform and instruct our visitors how to be safe while visiting us.

Pearson hopes visitors will notice other things about the museum, as well.

Being closed for four months was a huge strain, financially, Pearson says. But it also gave us time to rethink and retool a few things.

As one example, RTPI conducted an analysis of museum sales over the past three years, leading to a complete refresh of its museum store.

Everything came off the shelves, said Jane Johnson, director of museum operations. We restocked with new and priority items that better celebrate Rogers legacy at the intersection of art and nature. We even adopted a new name: The Snowy Owl Museum Store.

Emphasizing health and safety first, Pearson plans to roll out a schedule of programs and events to complement the refreshed and reopened museum.

Our museum extends outdoors, as well, where we plan to host regular bird walks in our preserve and yoga classes on the back patio. We installed a picnic area in view of our new pollinator meadow and cafe tables in our outdoor courtyard to encourage visitors to spend time with us safely surrounded by the beauty of nature, architecture and art, Pearson said.

The Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History is home to the largest, most comprehensive collection of Petersons artwork and related archival materials. Peterson, the only artist-naturalist to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, is best known for his field guides. The first A Field Guide to the Birds published in 1934, sparked a worldwide movement to connect people with nature as never before. Peterson authored and illustrated dozens of guides for birds, plants, insects and other natural flora and fauna selling millions of copies and becoming an international ambassador for protecting our natural resources.

Today, the Peterson Collection anchors a exhibition schedule that also features the artwork of some of the worlds most revered nature artists. The collection is available to artists, researchers and scholars, and is used to anchor an array of education and research programs all geared toward fostering an enduring love, appreciation and protection of our natural world.

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State Rep. Strom Petersons pragmatic legislative record and experience as a local government official and retail business owner make him the best candidate to return to Olympia for a daunting task.

The Edmonds Democrat is running for his fourth term representing the 21st Legislative District, which includes Lynnwood, Mukilteo, Edmonds and Everett.

The COVID-19 pandemic has sent the states economy and state revenues tumbling. The state could face as much as a $9 billion shortfall over three years, which means course corrections are required. Peterson disagrees with Gov. Jay Inslees recent decision not to call the Legislature back for a special session so lawmakers could get started combing through the budget and crafting solutions.

While some of his colleagues want to use this crisis to advocate for tax increases only, Peterson says he will be pushing solutions that also include program cuts. Its going to be a combination, he said during an endorsement interview.

As chair of the Commerce and Gaming Committee, he ushered a bill through that legalized sports gambling in Washington. This editorial board disagreed with its limit to only tribal casinos.

Neither of Petersons challengers make the case that he should be replaced. Republican Brian Thompson is a fire protection engineer who said he was compelled to run because of the recent crisis. He is averse to tax increases and opposes Petersons support of the measles vaccine mandate, sex education law and proposed assault weapons ban.

Democrat Gant Diede is a student working in network technology. His solution for the states budget crisis is to tax the wealthy and take on more debt. The way to get out of crisis is spending, he said. His criticism of the Legislature is that it is not bold enough on climate change.

Peterson has served his district well, and voters should send him back to Olympia.

The Seattle Times editorial board members are editorial page editor Kate Riley, Frank A. Blethen, Brier Dudley, Jennifer Hemmingsen, Mark Higgins, Derrick Nunnally and William K. Blethen (emeritus).

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Cardinals pitcher Kwang Hyun Kim, right, and pitching prospect Johan Oviedo head to the mound during the seventh day of "Summer Camp" at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on Friday, July 10, 2020. Photo by Colter Peterson, cpeterson@post-dispatch.com

Whenever, however he was being used in a game or, in the past few months, throwing bullpens with catcher Yadier Molina in Florida, rookie Junior Fernandez referred to a note he and pitching coach Mike Maddux committed to paper and he committed to using as a compass.

It reminds him regardless of the situation, regardless of the opponent, and regardless of the spot in the game to pitch to his strengths.

Now that Im here Im ready for everything, Fernandez said Friday evening at Busch Stadium. Here you have to be ready for everything any role, any time they call, any time they say youve got to be ready, youve got the next guy. With the plan that I set up, it doesnt matter who I face, doesnt matter what inning I pitch. Im always ready, and I come with the mindset that nobody can hit against me. Pitch with my strengths.

The note gives him direction.

That should help in a shortened season that will start backward and inspire teams to consider reverse-engineering games from the bullpen forward. The 60-game sprint for the postseason starts with a dash of September in July. Rather than end the season with expanded rosters, clubs will begin that way opening with a 30-man roster, as many as 17 pitchers, and handfuls of reasons to go sooner and more often to a deeper bullpen.

Its definitely more backwards than any of us are used to in our game, manager Mike Shildt said. But so are our circumstances. And we adjust and figure it out. I do feel like our ability to understand that weve got a bit more moving parts, with a more abbreviated spring training (makes) sense and literally guys get their legs under them. I feel like our approach is fairly aggressive. With more options, I could see the point of it, allowing for more aggressiveness knowing the next day youre got protection.

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With waves of heat come waves of boat traffic on Lake Koshkonong and the Rock River.

And this year, perhaps due to increased interest in outdoor recreation after staying "safer at home" to curb COVID-19, boating traffic is on the increase.

Ryan Peterson, a member of the Rock River Safety Patrol (RRSP) for 15 years and chief for three, shares leadership responsibilities with Capt. Henry Sautin, a retired Rock County deputy whom he described as instrumental in maintaining the patrol while helping to develop its leadership.

The patrol has been in service for over 40 years.

Peterson said that the lake and river traffic last weekend was the busiest hed seen over a Fourth of July holiday.

While the traffic is increasing, the patrols commitment to safety remains constant, as does its practice of offering prevention over punishment: Peterson said the 12 sworn officers on the patrol, on average, hand out more boater safety pamphlets and warnings than they do tickets.

The practice is a kind of community policing focused on boater safety while building trust and communication through a sense of fairness, Peterson said.

Lake, river well-populated

An Adams Publishing Group reporter rode along with the patrol Sunday, June 28, a day Peterson described as well-populated.

It is much busier then other years in June," he said. "June, in general, is always fairly slow. People have graduations and weddings. This year, that has not been the case at all.

We are hearing from the marinas that they are having parts ordered for boats that havent been out for years, Peterson continued, adding that he believed some of that interest was driven by COVID-19 and peoples interest in finding safe outdoor recreation.

There are a lot more people on the water. COVID has changed peoples mindset and gets them out, Peterson said.

The Rock River Safety Patrol is responsible for law enforcement, water rescues and recoveries across the 10,500 acres of Lake Koshkonong and 26 miles of the Rock River, covering surface from Jefferson County to Indianford, in Rock County.

We like to say dam to dam, Peterson said.

It also patrols Clear Lake in Milton, he said.

Members of the patrol operate part time, working to cover high-traffic days from two vehicles: a 21-foot Crestliner boat and a Sea-Doo personal watercraft (PWC). The boat is equipped with supplies similar to those used by fire departments, Peterson said.

While driving the boat, Peterson remained in contact through radio with Patrol Officer Mike Herman, who operated from the PWC. He also was in communication with Rock and Jefferson county sheriff's office dispatch units through a separate radio.

Sunday is usually quieter than Saturday," Peterson said, describing boat traffic. "A typical weekend two years ago, Saturday would be busy. Today (June 28), at its busiest point, would have been a typical busy Saturday.

Traffic is up dramatically, he said.

The nature of the lake, offering diverse appeal in a variety of activities, and its proximity to Illinois, contributes to its popularity, he said.

Over the course of the day, several PWC operators approached the patrol with questions about boater safety. Peterson and Herman were eager to share safety rules and tips, handing out boater safety pamphlets with frequency. Multiple verbal warnings and about five written warnings were issued to PWC operators.

In the afternoon, the patrol, along with members from area fire departments, responded to a dispatched call to help locate and rescue a distressed swimmer. The individual was found and taken to the Rock River Marina in Newville.

A group aboard a pontoon boat, describing trouble with the motor, was towed by the patrol back to its pier of origin.

Addressing concerns of safety and law enforcement, Peterson said, Weve had more stops in June than we typically have because more people are here. They are new people and they dont always know whats expected of them.

Many are new to boating and others are unsure of differences between their state of residency and Wisconsin laws, Peterson said.

"Most people out here are here to have fun," Peterson said. "We make sure other people wont put them in danger. We like to give them a DNR (Department of Natural Resources) pamphlet with a general overview of the rules while they are in Wisconsin.

Of the list of 25 citeable infractions, Peterson said, the one most violated revolves around watercraft and their proximity to shorelines and other vehicles while in the water.

The rule requires PWCs to be at least 100 feet away from other craft and 200 feet away from the shoreline when operating above slow-no wake speed. Violation of the rule carries a fine of $230.

One-hundred feet is one-third the size of a football field. People are not always good at estimating that, Peterson said.

The patrol gives warnings, often verbal, with the goal of helping people understand the rule and promote safety.

If we give them a ticket, its a serious safety violation. We give a lot of warnings, Herman, a member of the safety patrol since 2012, said.

Both Peterson and Herman said they advocate teaching people to be safe. On average, they said, they give six to eight verbal or written warnings before writing a ticket.

Over the summer tourism season, the patrol typically writes between zero and eight tickets each weekend, Peterson said.

So we can expect kids to take off from shore and be too close. Some have no life jackets on board and no throw rings," he said.

They do not always have registrations. It makes me think they are new boaters. They make mistakes when we are right next to them and they have no idea what theyve done until we flag them over.

They are understanding when we explain it to them, Peterson said.

Peterson said he believes the community sees the patrol as helpful and fair.

Some people think the police are in need of a wake-up or a shake-up, but we dont get any of that feedback. We are well received," he noted.

I dont have to nitpick boats. There are plenty of violations happening right in front of us and they dont question us. They know they did something wrong. There is mutual respect. Were fair. When we write a ticket, it is a legitimate ticket, Peterson continued. We want the right balance of fairness.

Boating and alcohol

When giving warnings or tickets, Peterson said, alcohol is not usually involved.

I have yet to stop somebody for being under the influence. They are just usually using bad judgment, Herman said.

You can drink while driving a boat; you just cant be drunk, Peterson said, adding that the affects of alcohol are amplified by the waves and the heat.

Someone might appear more drunk after having very little to drink, he said.

Over the course of his 15 years with the patrol, Peterson said, he might have seen 12 people who were intoxicated. Four went to jail.

A motorboat driver can be cited for drunken driving if he or she has a blood alcohol content of 0.1 percent or greater. That is higher than the 0.08 percent limit for motor vehicle drivers.

Drunken drivers are removed from their boats and taken by the patrol to shore, where they are placed in the custody of county deputies.

The patrol uses GPS to determine which countys jurisdiction they are in at the time of the stop.

The biggest portion the river they patrol is in Rock County. The biggest area, including most of the lake, is in Jefferson County, Peterson said.

About RRSP

The patrol operates on an annual budget of about $38,000, with about 70 percent of those funds coming through the Department of Natural Resources. The rest is funded through the five towns that make up the Rock-Koshkonong Lake District (RKLD), including Milton, Fulton, Koshkonong, Albion and Sumner, although funding does not come through the RKLD, Peterson said.

The patrol is part of a multijurisdictional program, working and training alongside the Edgerton, Fort Atkinson, Lake Mills and Milton fire departments.

A Boat Board, which has one representative from each of the five towns contributing funds, governs the patrol, Peterson said.

Rock River Safety Patrol Sgt. Jim Jelinek is a Milton Firefighter, an EMT and a commissioner on the RKLD board, he added.

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With waves of heat come waves of boater traffic on Lake Koshkonong and the Rock River, and this year, perhaps due to increased interest in outdoor recreation resulting from COVID-19, boating traffic in on the increase, Rock River Safety Patrol (RRSP) Chief Ryan Peterson said.

Peterson, a member of the RRSP for 15 years and chief for three, said he shares leadership responsibilities with Capt. Henry Sautin, a retired Rock County deputy, whom he described as instrumental in maintaining the patrol while helping to develop its leadership. The patrol has been in service for over 40 years.

He described lake and river traffic as the busiest hed seen over the Fourth of July holiday weekend.

While the traffic is increasing, the patrols commitment to safety remains constant, as does its practice of offering prevention over punishment: Peterson said the 12 sworn officers on the patrol, on average, hand out more boater safety pamphlets and warnings than they do tickets.

The practice is a kind of community policing focused on boater safety while building trust and communication through a sense of fairness, Peterson said.

Lake, river well-populated

The Milton Courier rode along with the patrol Sunday, June 28.

Peterson described the day as well-populated.

It is much busier then other years in June. June in general is always fairly slow. People have graduations and weddings. This year that has not been the case at all.

We are hearing from the marinas that they are having parts ordered for boats that havent been out for years, Peterson said, adding that he believed some of that interest was driven by COVID-19 and peoples interest in finding safe outdoor recreation.

There are a lot more people on the water. COVID has changed peoples mindset and gets them out, Peterson said.

The RRSP is responsible for law enforcement, water rescues and recoveries across the 10,500 acres of Lake Koshkonong and 26 miles of the Rock River, covering surface from Jefferson County to Indianford, in Rock County.

We like to say dam to dam, Peterson said.

RRSP also patrols Clear Lake in Milton, he said.

Members of the patrol operate part-time, working to cover high-traffic days, from two vehicles: a 21-foot Crestliner boat and a Sea-Doo personal watercraft (PWC).The boat is equipped with supplies similar to those used by fire departments, Peterson said.

While driving the boat, Peterson remained in contact through radio with patrol officer Mike Herman, who operated from the PWC. He also was in communication with Rock and Jefferson county dispatch units through a separate radio.

Describing boat traffic, Peterson said: Sunday is usually quieter that Saturday. A typical weekend two years ago, Saturday would be busy. Today (June 28), at its busiest point, would have been a typical busy Saturday.

Traffic is up dramatically, he said.

The nature of the lake, offering diverse appeal in a variety of activities, and its proximity to Illinois, contributes to its popularity, he said.

Over the course of the day, several PWC operators approached the patrol with questions about boater safety. Peterson and Herman were eager to share safety rules and tips, handing out boater safety pamphlets with frequency. Multiple verbal warnings and about five written warnings were issued to PWC operators.

In the afternoon, the patrol, along with members from area fire departments, responded to a dispatched call to help locate and rescue a distressed swimmer. The individual was found and taken to the Rock River Marina in Newville.

A group aboard a pontoon boat, describing trouble with the motor, was towed by the patrol back to its pier of origin.

Addressing concerns of safety and law enforcement, Peterson said: Weve had more stops in June then we typically have because more people are here. They are new people and they dont always know whats expected of them.

Many are new to boating and others are unsure of differences between their state of residency and Wisconsin laws, Peterson said, adding: Most people out here are here to have fun. We make sure other people wont put them in danger. We like to give them a DNR (Department of Natural Resources) pamphlet with a general overview of the rules while they are in Wisconsin.

Of the list of 25 citable infractions, Peterson said the infraction most violated revolves around watercraft and their proximity to shorelines and other vehicles while in the water.

The rule requires PWCs to be at least 100 feet away from other craft and 200 feet away from the shoreline when operating above slow-no wake speed. Violation of the rule carried a fine of $230.

One hundred feet is one-third the size of a football field. People are not always good at estimating that, Peterson said.

The patrol gives warnings, often verbal, with the goal of helping people understand the rule and promote safety.

If we give them a ticket, its a serious safety violation. We give a lot of warnings, Herman, a member of the RRSP since 2012, said.

Both Peterson and Herman said they are advocates of teaching people to be safe. On average, they said, they give 6 to 8 verbal or written warnings before writing a ticket.

Over the summer tourism season, the patrol typically writes between 0 and 8 tickets each weekend, Peterson said.

So we can expect kids to take off from shore and too close. Some have no life jackets on board and no throw rings.

They do not always have registrations. It makes me think they are new boaters. They make mistakes when we are right next to them and they have no idea what theyve done until we flag them over.

They are understanding when we explain it to them, Peterson said.

Peterson said he believes the community sees the patrol as helpful and fair.

Some people think the police are in need of a wake up or a shake up, but we dont get any of that feedback. We are well received.

I dont have to nitpick boats. There are plenty of violations happening right in front of us and they dont question us. They know they did something wrong. There is mutual respect. Were fair. When we write a ticket, it is a legitimate ticket, Peterson said, adding: We want the right balance of fairness.

Boating and alcohol

When giving warnings or tickets, Peterson said, alcohol is not usually involved.

I have yet to stop somebody for being under the influence. They are just usually using bad judgment, Herman said.

You can drink while driving a boat, you just cant be drunk, Peterson said, adding that the affects of alcohol are amplified by the waves and the heat.

Someone might appear more drunk after having very little to drink, he said.

Over the course of his 15 years with the patrol, Peterson said, he might have seen 12 people who were intoxicated. Four went to jail.

A motorboat driver can be cited for drunk driving if they have a BAC (blood alcohol content) of 0.1% or greater.

Drunk drivers are removed from their boats and taken by the patrol to shore where they are placed in the custody of county deputies.

The patrol uses GPS to determine which countys jurisdiction they are in.

The biggest portion the river they patrol is in Rock County. The biggest area including most of the lake is in Jefferson County, Peterson said.

About RRSP

The patrol operates on an annual budget of about $38,000, with about 70% of those funds coming through the Department of Natural Resources. The rest is funded through the five towns that make up the Rock Koshkonong Lake District (RKLD), including Milton, Fulton, Koshkonong, Albion and Sumner, although funding does not come through the RKLD, Peterson said.

The patrol is part of a multijurisdictional program, working and training alongside the Edgerton, Fort Atkinson, Lake Mills and Milton fire departments, the RKLD website notes.

A Boat Board, which has one representative from each of the five towns contributing funds, governs the patrol Peterson said.

RRSP Sgt. Jim Jelinek is a Milton Firefighter, an EMT, and a commissioner on the RKLD board, he added.

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Letter to the Editor: Tim Peterson

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Many of the pieces in the Diversity in Racing series recently in TDN reflect on the fact that backstretch workers at American racetracks were once predominately black. Now they are overwhelmingly Latino. Not one of them reflects on why this happened. At the same time in TDN, we are presented with unending pleas for additional H2B visas needed for the racing industry.

Here is my suggestionhow about the racing industry make a concerted effort to hire and train black Americans who live near racetracks to work on the backstretch by providing them a decent, living wage? But this idea is anathemic to an industry that worships at the altar of labor costs as cheap as possible. The incongruity and hypocrisy of this situation is astounding.

Tim Peterson, Edina, MN

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The symphony of power tools conducted by men in hard hats still echoed in the foothills of the Ramapo Mountains when Carol Ryan first arrived at the brand-new liberal arts college in Mahwah, N.J.

Though several classrooms on the leafy campus were still without hinges for windows and doors, Ms. Ryan, a 28-year-old freshman and married mother of three, was firmly in place on her first day of school at Ramapo College, and much like the fledgling institution, awash in promise and potential. That was September 1971.

No four years of my life had a greater impact on me than those at Ramapo College, Ms. Ryan, 78, wrote nearly a half-century later, in April 2019, as part of an answer to a survey given to her and other students in the class of 1975, Ramapos first group of graduates.

To catch-up on the lives of Ms. Ryan, by then a widow, and her former classmates, Ramapo officials sent each a seven-question survey, starting with: How did you hear about Ramapo College, and why did you decide to enroll? Was it what you expected?

Ms. Ryan, who grew up in Jersey City, N.J., and was raised in Bogota, N.J., said she very much enjoyed taking the survey, in which she mentioned that she graduated with honors from Ramapo before receiving a masters degree in international affairs from Columbia.

It brought back so many great memories, and stirred up so much emotion that was trapped inside of me, she said, like the memory of the places on campus she remembered best (Question No. 3). The library was one of my favorite places, she wrote. But attending a class, outside on a pretty spring day, sitting on the grass, under the sweeping lilac bushes, was memorable. I certainly will never forget the stirring words, as I sat on the pavement three feet in front of Jane Fonda, when she conducted a rousing anti-Vietnam War rally.

Ms. Ryans completed survey landed in the hands of Clifford Peterson, 79, who spent 40 years at Ramapo College as both a professor of international politics and chairman of its international studies program before retiring in 2012. He had a 52-year marriage, which produced two sons, before becoming a widower.

I was enchanted by her writing, by the incredible life she lived, simply enchanted, said Dr. Peterson, who also happened to be on a committee that was planning for Ramapos 50th anniversary celebration, to be held next year at the college.

Dr. Peterson, who was born in Newark and grew up in Nutley, N.J., graduated from Rutgers, where he played college basketball from 1961 to 1963. (He continues to play the game at the national level as a member of the North Jersey Senior League All-Stars, helping the team win two gold medals in the Senior Olympics in 2009 and 2015.) He later earned a Ph.D. in international politics from Johns Hopkins University.

He was responsible for helping a colleague at Ramapo examine the responses of the 65 surveys that had been returned to the school. Many of the other surveys I read were quite wonderful, he said, but every one of Ms. Ryans answers just blew me away.

Dr. Peterson, who began teaching at Ramapo in 1972, said that he personally knew most of the 1975 graduates he was helping to contact. But he had never met Ms. Ryan, whose answers to many of the survey questions painted a portrait of a dedicated mother and wife who somehow managed to find the time to be an outstanding student-athlete at Ramapo. She excelled on the tennis court, becoming the schools first captain in that sport, and in the classroom, where she was an honors student.

All the time that I was attending classes, I was also attending P.T.A. meetings, driving my kids to functions and generally running a household as a wife, mother and homemaker, baking bread, getting three meals a day on the table, holding an elected local county committee political office and leading a troop of Girl Scouts, she wrote, in part, as her answer to Question No. 6.

Thereafter, she continued, my professional career included working in New York City with the government of Hong Kong; with a division of the US Mission to the United Nations; with a nonprofit economic and policy conference organization; 17 years with an environmental organization and I also headed up a Hudson Valley business venture linked with Wuhan, China. I presently conduct guided tours at the Rockefeller estate, Kykuit.

Dr. Peterson was beyond impressed. Im reading this womans survey, and thinking to myself, My goodness, where was this woman hiding the past 50 years.

On June 11, 2019, Dr. Peterson dialed Ms. Ryans phone number, on behalf of Ramapo College, to first answer a few questions she had sent along regarding the schools sports hall of fame, then thanked her for filling out her survey in such great detail, as he put it. He then asked if she might be interested in visiting the campus to meet some of Ramapos faculty members, including those putting together the 50th anniversary program.

After that, Id like to take you to lunch, and maybe walk around the campus together, said Dr. Peterson, whose voice is reminiscent of the Hollywood film star Jimmy Stewart.

Ms. Ryan said she had practically sworn off dating after two, 25-year relationships the first with my husband, the second with my significant other, she said that both ended with the death of each man. But she went ahead and accepted Dr. Petersons invitation.

There was just something about him that put me at ease, she said, and oh boy was he smart, and could he make me laugh.

Dr. Peterson was soon walking with her, touring their old stamping grounds and hoping to become the next magical entry in her Ramapo survey.

I knew right then and there I wanted to marry her, he said. I honestly believe I was in love with Carol before I ever met her in person.

She was feeling much the same. It was like we were on the same wave length, finishing each others sentences, and we were honest with each other and compatible in every way possible, she said. I had never met a man quite like him.

They began dating immediately. Each helped the other become better people, even at this stage of our lives, Dr. Peterson said. I was a very private person when I met Carol, but she got me to open up. She just keeps bringing out the best in me.

Ms. Ryans only question, Would it fit?

It fit perfectly, Dr. Peterson said, just like Cinderellas slipper.

They were married May 30 in an early-morning ceremony at Louis Engel Waterfront Park in Ossining, N.Y. Their party of five, which gathered along the Hudson River on a day when thunderstorms were forecast, included their officiant, Sue Donnelly, town clerk of Ossining, as well as the couples good friends, Dr. Marsha Gordon and her husband, Eli Gordon, who served as witnesses.

Their ceremony was originally scheduled to take place May 31, followed by a reception on the Ramapo College campus with 150 guests, but the coronavirus changed those plans. Instead, about 400 family members and friends watched the couple exchange vows via Zoom.

We knew from that very first meeting last June that we filled a void in each others lives with love, so many common interests and experiences, a set of shared deeply held personal values and a profound respect for all human beings, the groom told his bride. From the perspective of these things and a lifetime of the full spectrum of human emotions and experiences, ours is a mature love based on mutual respect and a complete partnership in every sense.

Then the bride spoke, mostly through tears. The forecast that had called for rain had now surrendered to sunshine.

You entered my life and in an amazing, almost mystical way, you entered my heart, she said, I met you for the very first time that brilliant day, but as we strolled the campus, we could not help imagining how we certainly must have passed each other in the hallways of the college hundreds of times nearly 50 years ago.

I am truly grateful for our wonderful, welcoming families and every one of our great friends, for our good health and for all the exciting reasonable adventures that we have experienced during our long, long lives and are sharing together now.

And I must admit, she added, Im even grateful for the months and months of our 24/7 splendid Covid-19 isolation, which has established beyond a shadow of a doubt that we are beautifully, perfectly suited for each other it just gets better every day.

When May 30, 2020

Where Louis Engel Waterfront Park, Ossining, N.Y.

Old School Style The groom wore a top hat, morning coat with tails, striped pants, cravat and a wing-tipped shirt with monogrammed sterling silver cuff links, which the bride had given him for his 79th birthday just days before the wedding. The bride wore a multitiered, ivory chiffon dress designed by Nataya that had a 1920s look, topped off with a matching ivory colored fascinator.

Leaving the Treehouse The newlyweds are planning to stay this summer at what the bride called her treehouse condo, overlooking the Hudson River in Ossining. Starting in September, they will begin living together in Scotch Plains, N.J.

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