Cable Natural History Museum 2013 ANNUAL REPORT The Cable Natural History Museum connects people to Northwoods nature through educational experiences that inspire wonder, discovery, and responsibility. A Message from Ron Anderson, Board Chairperson As I pass the torch I would like to thank Deb Malesevich who leads Museum staff and volunteers in delivering our mission. Naturalists Emily Stone and Katie Connolly continue to drive our education effort, and everyone is supported by new Office Manager/Bookkeeper Leslie Strapon. Volunteers, organized by Volunteer Coordinator Beda McKinney, are essential to the level of services we provide. I especially want to thank Mimi Crandall and Judy Rowley, co-chairs of the Gala Picnic at the Uhrenholdt Farmstead, our major fund-raising event of the year. Though the weather didn’t cooperate, everyone attending had a great time. Sincere thanks to our very gracious host, Bob Olson. Others contributing to the Museum’s fund-raising efforts include: John and Susan Hand (CNHM Golf Classic), Liz Aase and Pris Nei (Power of the Purse), Vivianne Hanke (Garden tour) and Ralph and Carolyn Owen (Food, Friends and Fun at The Rivers Eatery). The Museum receives no state or local financial support. It is largely financed by memberships, contributions, fundraisers, grants, and program fees. Especially critical is an annual operating grant received from the Mary Livingston Griggs and Mary Griggs Burke Foundation. Thank you all for your support. Ron Caple and Pris Nei were elected to the Museum Board of Directors for the first time in 2013. Jodi Kingdon and I stepped down at the end of December, having completed our second three year terms (plus prior service). We leave Anne Miller, incoming board chair, an organization with a dedicated staff, great volunteer base, active and diverse board, and a beautiful building! Museum Partnerships Just like the partnership between algae and fungus creates an even more flexible and more durable product called lichen, the Museum’s partnerships allow us to achieve our mission in new and innovative ways. One of our most successful partnerships is with the National Park Service. National Park Rangers have presented educational programs at the Museum for many years. Since 2012, we have also collaborated on overnight canoe trips for teens on the Namekagon River. With the NPS providing logistical support, camping gear, and experienced paddlers, the Museum staff focuses on planning educational activities, buying food, attracting participants, and leading the trips. Together, we provide safe and fun opportunities for young teens to gain experience canoeing, fishing, camping, and making new friends. We talk about water quality, river history, and conservation heroes. The kids come away with newfound respect for the National Park, a connection to Northwoods nature, and more confidence in themselves. Both organizations further our missions. All of that—and more—is made possible by partnerships. DEER CAMP Exhibit DEER CAMP: Northwoods Whitetails Deer Camp has been a very successful exhibit. The tradition of deer hunting is strong and vibrant here in Northern Wisconsin, and it seemed fitting to highlight this as an annual exhibit. Deer Camp has involved the community by inviting local residents to share their deer hunting stories, family photographs, and even their personal taxidermy trophies. Visitors have walked away with new insights into the biology of the white-tailed deer, and this animal’s unique role in our northern ecosystem. We have received many positive comments from our visitors, praising the exhibit’s educational value and enlightening displays. Several visitors and members have remarked that this is the best exhibit the Museum has ever done, and we hope to hear that same sentiment year after year as we continue to produce amazing exhibitions at the Museum! Connecting you to the Northwoods 2013 P R O G R A M H I G H L I G H T S Turtle Hunting with Ed Moll Mushroom Identification Hike Fairy House Building Workshop Explorer’s Club at the Hayward Library May Wildflower Hike Family Snowshoe Hike Buckskin Pouch Workshop Needle Felting Class 2 2013 FUNDRAISERS Garden Tour Seven Beautiful Gardens! Over $1,500 raised! Gala Picnic at the Uhrenholdt Farmstead 330 attendees! Over $35,000 raised! CNHM Golf Classic 40 participants! Over $6,000 raised! Power of the Purse 90 participants Over $12,000 raised for exhibits! DEVELOPMENT Year after year, the members and donors make the Cable Natural History Museum a viable and unique resource in our region. We continue to connect all visitors to Northwoods nature. We are grateful for your support. In 2013, the Cable Natural History Museum kept operational expenses within the budget and generated essential revenues through a wide variety of fundraising initiatives. These fundraisers included: Gala Picnic at the Uhrenholdt Farmstead, the Garden Tour, Power of the Purse, CNHM Golf Classic, Food, Friends and Fun at the Rivers Eatery, Treasure Sales and our Annual Year End Fund solicitation. Generous response from our donors inspires the staff, our volunteers, and the Board to strive for even greater achievements when planning for the future. This outpouring of support makes educational experiences that inspire wonder, discovery, and responsibility possible. At the core of Museum endeavors are our programs and exhibits. These elements bring visitors back again and again. The innovative Deer Camp Exhibit: The Natural & Cultural History of the Whitetail Deer, became a new meeting ground for friends and family to share in Wisconsin’s deer hunting tradition. Our strong visitor base grows into an active and stable membership base. Thanks to generous membership support and an anonymous matching challenge of $10,000, the loan balance on our building as of December 31, 2013 is now $372,160. Congratulations to all and thank you! Mid-year 2013 marked the beginning of the second year of the Moment of Awe, a four year capital campaign focused on retiring the Museum’s building mortgage. We have ongoing yearly pledges and will be broadening our campaign to the whole community. We are staying on target! 3 MUSEUM MEMBERS AND DONORS We thank you for your contributions (cumulative) that supported our operating expenses in 2013! *Denotes Members + Denotes Debt Retirement Donor Dragonfly $5000 and above Ron & Patty Anderson*+ Audrey Beckman-Divilbiss* Hendry Family Foundation Jamieson Charitable Foundation+ Imogene Johnson* Henry & Jodi Kingdon*+ Jim & Anne Miller+ State Bank of Drummond*+ The Louis Foundation, Inc.+ Loon $2500-$4999 Josephine P. & John J. Louis Foundation Jeff & Kristin Dahl* Thomas & Barbara Johnson*+ Pete & Colleen McIntyre* Bill & Beda McKinney* Ralph W. & Carolyn Owen, III*+ Patrick & Patricia Stoffers* Wood Duck $1000-2499 Fritz & Kathryn Friday* Craig & Elizabeth Aase* Amy & Steve Louis Foundation Gordon & Barbara Bauman* Orlando & Dorothy Behling* John & Susan Hand* Bill Hannaford & Gretchen BellHannaford*+ Greg & Jane Henderson* Ed & Adrian Hilz* Ideal Market & Rivers Eatery* Johnson Bank* Guy & Patricia Johnston John & Carol Karsten*+ Robert Keller & Catherine Kestle* King Realty* Lynn Larson & Deb Pyne*+ Robert Matlock & Michelle Karsten* Todd & Vicki McGregor James & Birgit Moxon* Gary & Pris Nei*+ Dorothy Owen+ Redbery Books* Ross Realty* Tom & Judy Rowley*+ Todd & Sarah Stivland* The Louis Stewart Foundation+ Painted Turtle $500-999 Andry Rasmussen & Sons* Bob & Betty Avant* Jeanne Baxter* Betsy Johnston Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation Jerome Blank &Jo Ann Greb* Scott & Ann Bochler* Joseph & Delores Brady* Juels & Sally Carlson* Jack & Kathleen Carlson* Randy & Martha Carson* Dave & Colleen Carter* Gary Crandall & Sara Balbin* Elizabeth and Jeff Louis Foundation Richard & Carol Elliker* Firefly Trading Company* Focus on Energy Thomas Gallagher & Ruth Bachman* Jacqueline Grove* Peter Hand* Larry & Teri Hanson* Arnie & Shirley Hill Johnson Family Foundation Eldon & Penny Johnson* H. William & Roxana Keland Bruce & Barbara Kennedy* Ferd & Barbara Klobucar* Jim & Mary Krook* Irv & Gwen Lerner* Michael & Margy Mayer* Scott & Stacey McKinney* Joe & Peggy Moreland* Fritz & Lynda Morlock* Northern Native Plantscapes* Norvado* Robert Olson* Bob Parsonage & Ruth Lull* Peravid Foundation Bruce & Sara Qualey * Pat Raven Mike & Mary Riewe* Steven & Julie Riley* Larry & Audrey Sanderson* Bill & Susan Sands* Doris Scheide*+ Patsy Schroeder* John & Julie Sirianni+ Fred & Anne Stratton Jr.* The Lawson-Brown Foundation Dan & Kris Tjornehoj Scott Warren & Anita Cloeter* Bill & Shirley Whitlock* Xcel Energy* Ned & Kathy Zuelsdorff* Monarch Butterfly $250-499 Advance Printing* Annette Anderson* John & Andrea Bidwell* Fred & Theresa Boetcher* Barbara Bolitho Jack & Bobby Brose* Tim Browne & Tom Nelson* Brad Budzisz & Susan Trankel* CF Web Services, LLC* 4 James & Joanne Collins* Jim & Mimi Crandall*+ Ann Donahue* Roger Dreher* Silas & Joan Foot* Greg & Marilyn Franzen* Lee & Bev Gehrke* Thomas & Cassie Gerbig* Lawrence & Vivianne Hanke* Clint & Kylie Harris* Allen & Sandra Harvey* Hayward Community Credit Union* Bob & Eleanor Herkert* Marv & Jackie Hillman John B. & Anita Jamieson Phillip & Kathi Jensen* Renner & Jane Johnston* Nicholas & Inga Karolides* Allan & Betsy Kind* John & Kirsten Kingdon* Nick & Stephanie Kirby Edward Labedz & Kathleen McElligott* Glenn & Claire Laedtke* Robert & Mardell Leeper* Pat & Katherine Leighton* Steve & Judy Lewis* Bob & Gretchen MacCarty* Steve & Julie Maciosek* Richard & Finette Magnuson* Mike & Jane Mandli Walter & Barbara Marek* Elisabeth Mason* Tom Matthiae* Ryan & Lisa McKinney* Dick & LJ Menzel* Joseph & Tracy Merrill* Charles & Helen Mortensen* Larry & Kerry Myhra Robert Nagel* Brad Nelson & Deb Malesevich*+ Allan & Barbara Niemi* Brad & Maureen Palmer* Robert & Jan Paulik* Peoples Bank Midwest* Marvin Pertzik Patrick & Susan Quinn* Virgil & Nancy Rabe* D'Ann Ranheim Burton & Tracy Rasco* Charles & Eleanor Raths* John & Beverly Rollwagen* Suzanne & Scarlett Rooney* Bruce Schelper & Kelly McIntyre* Myron & Cindy Schuster Richard & Delores Seidl* Terry & Noreen Shaughnessy* Vernell & Donna Skoglund* George & Susan Spiel* Olen & Barbara Spurgeon* MUSEUM MEMBERS AND DONORS We thank you for your contributions (cumulative) that supported our operating expenses in 2013! *Denotes Members + Denotes Debt Retirement Donor Monarch Butterfly $250-499 (cont.) 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Kohl Charities, Inc.* Allen & Joanne Hesse* Len & Rita Higgins* Phil Hinderaker & Julie Kohner Robert & Ellen Hitchcock* Dennis & Kathy Howard* Paul & Beth Howard* Mike & Penny Hucouski* James & Donna Hughes* Walt & Jill Jaeger* Paul Jenkins* Lois Jenkins* Paul Jensen & Nicky Taylor* Dorothy Jensen* Joanne Cleary Insurance* Johnson's Resort* Marilyn Dee Jones & Carol Hunter* Clarence Karow* Charles & Helen Kennedy* Dorothy Kerekes* John & Lynda Kern* Jerry & Geralynn Kottschade* Donald & Joan Krasny* Jim & Judy Krueger* Barbara Kurten* Richard & Ellen Lafans Lakewoods Resort & Forest Ridges Golf Course William & LaDonna Laney* John & Holly Lang* Charlie & Angie Larson Jr.* Herbert & Ruth Lauritzen* Bob & Mary Lawton* Robert & Sue Lebby John & Susan Leighton* Lillians of Hayward David & Gretchen Lindgren* Jacque Lindskoog* Mark & Alejandra Lindskoog* John & Mary Lintula* Clifton & Rosella Louis* Jim Ludwig & Ellen Jensen* Randy Lueth & Jill Meilahn Gordon Lund* Angela Marion Bennett & Brenda Marks* Mary McConnell* Anne-Cecile McElroy* MUSEUM MEMBERS AND DONORS We thank you for your contributions (cumulative) that supported our operating expenses in 2013! *Denotes Members + Denotes Debt Retirement Donor Whitetail Deer $100-249 (cont.) 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Grantors Jo Anne Schultz* Sister Virginia Schwartz* Marietta Schwend* Robert & Lorena Selim* Marie Seymour Steven Siemers & Sara Brose* Charley & Dawn Smith* D. 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American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation Amy & Steve Louis Foundation Andry Rasmussen & Sons Apple Awards Inc. Art Beat of Hayward Beads for all Seasons Bear Country Beehive Botanicals Big Brook Greenhouse & Simply Succulents Big Fish Golf Club Big Top Chautauqua Bill’s Garage Blake & Associates Bloom Forge Blue Moon Pottery Brick House Café & Catering Cable Lumber & Home Cable Publishing CAMBA Camp David Realty, Inc. Chequamegon Fat Tire Festival Chequamegon Food Co-op Deerfoot Lodge & Resort Designs West Dragonfly Studio Eklectik Ernie’s Autobody Famous Dave’s BBQ Restaurant Firefly Trading Company Floor to Ceiling Store Glassy Lady Art Studio Green Bay Packers 8 Hayward Fly Fishing Company Hayward Golf Club Heart Graphics & Communication Hendry Family Foundation Hi Ho Silver Johnson Bank King Realty Lakewoods Resort & Forest Ridges Golf Lendved Headwear Lynn’s Custom Meats M & M Rental McKinney Realty Mike Best Guide Service Minnesota Twins Baseball Movetrue Massage Natures Designs Nelson Lumber New Moon Ski & Bike Northern Lakes Co-op Northern State Bank Northstar Landscaping Norvado Olde Church B & B Otter Bay Resort Park Theater Redbery Books Rick Gruel Landscaping & Design Rondeau’s Shopping Center Rookery Pub Fine Dining Ross’s Teal Lake Lodge & Teal Wing Golf Salon Soleil Sebek Studio Stoveworks of Hayward Telemark Interval Owners Association Tom Kelly Photography Tom Rice Guide Service Ventures Unlimited Vortanz Lumber, Inc. Whispering Pines Gift & Gallery Olivia looking for birds in the Curiosity Center! IN-KIND, DONATIONS IN HONOR AND MEMORY We thank you for your contributions! Individual In-Kind Donations Craig & Liz Aase Adriana Amione-Aguro Meredith Alden Ron & Patty Anderson Bob & Betty Avant Paul Avant Gordon & Barbara Bauman Orlando & Dorothy Behling John & Andrea Bidwell Paula Biever Angelo & Virginia Bollero Steve and Mary Braddish Ed & Joanne Cleary Elisabeth Connolly Katie Connolly Thomas & Joan Correll Mimi Crandall Bob & Sue Dale Carol Duffy David & Evalyn Frasch Bill & Marjorie Ganzel John & Susan Hand Pete Hand Larry & Vivianne Hanke Bill Hannaford & Gretchen Bell–Hannaford Larry & Teri Hanson Marv & Jackie Hillman Judy Hinman Paul & Beth Howard Phil & Kathi Jensen Carol Johnson Eldon & Penny Johnson Tom & Barb Johnson Betsy Johnston Jodi Kingdon Sarah Kumagai Glenn & Claire Laedtke Butch & Gloria Lawton Dr. H. J. & Mrs. Louis Bob & Gretchen MacCarty Tom Matthiae John McFaul Bill & Beda McKinney Ryan & Lisa McKinney Connie Meek & Dave Belling Dick & LJ Menzel Elaine Metcalf Anne & Jim Miller Brad Nelson & Deb Malesevich Roger & Beverly Nelson Eric North Ralph & Carolyn Owen, III Robert & Jan Paulik Dick & Mary Jo Plummer Donna Post Diana Randolph D’Ann Ranheim Pat Reinders Jeff Richter Steve & Julie Riley Mary Ringelstetter Tom & Esther Rondeau Teresa Schancer Brad & Michele Schmidt Richard & Delores Seidl Ann Somers Georgene Stratman Sue Thurn Jonathan Walburg Jim & Nancy Wasserstrom John & Mary Witt Ned & Kathy Zuelsdorff In Honor (underlined names designate Honoree) Ron & Patty Anderson Gordon & Jean Anderson Chuck Behling Joan Wallick Scott Haan Wayne & Sue Weege Scott McKinney Wayne & Sue Weege Pete & Colleen McIntyre Brad & Maureen Palmer In Memory (underlined names designate In Memory of) Pamela S. Platt William Platt Albert Petlock Geraldine Petlock Louis Thomas Rumph Jim & Anne Miller Ruth Mroz Roger & Suzanne Chernik Gary Gustafson Catherine Gustafson MUSEUM SIGNATURE PROGRAMS Forest Lab Intermediate Program Hands-on science & outdoor skills experiences for teens Junior Naturalist Program MuseumMobile Adult Naturalist Program Environmental education through games, art, experiments and outdoor experiences School outreach program that educates through experiments, games, art, animal pelts & hands-on activities Adult level instruction and a child-like sense of wonder together 9 VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF Volunteers gave over 9,755 hours of their time to the Cable Natural History Museum in 2013 John Kudlas Volunteer Taxidermist! Craig & Liz Aase Mike Alston Carol Anderson Ron & Patty Anderson Bob & Betty Avant Steve & Rose Baldwin Chuck & Dorothy Behling Ted & Jane Benson Bob & Marsha Besch Pam Boesch Sara Boles Barbara Bolitho Mary Braddish Joe Brady Fr. Dean Buttrick Ron Caple Jack Carlson Leo Carlson Steven Carlson Amber Carter Colleen Carter Mary Clark Joanne Cleary Anne Cogswell Judy Cook Gary Crandall Jim & Mimi Crandall Mike & Joanna Delegan Nancy Douglas Tracy Elkins Rich & Carol Elliker Kevin Fitton Chris Frasch Jeff Gajdos Steve & Janel Gimmestad Colleen Graham Rick Gruel Drew Guttormson Alice Hack John & Susan Hand Larry & Vivianne Hanke Bill Hannaford Gretchen Bell-Hannaford Wendy Hanneman Larry &Teri Hanson Cari Hartman Bruce & Sharon Hendry Allen & Joanne Hesse Jackie Hillman Ed Hilz Melissa Hogfeldt Paul Jenkins Phil & Kathi Jensen Stephanie Jochims Eldon & Penny Johnson Tom & Barb Johnson Ed Johnston Lea Justice Clancy Karow Carol Karsten Henry & Jodi Kingdon Bunk Kofal Lois Kohlwey Tom & Diane Kraemer Jim & Mary Krook Beda McKinney Volunteer Coordinator John Kudlas Claire Laedtke Sue Leighton Krista Love Ursula Lucyk Lenora Ludzak Gretchen MacCarty Dan Malesevich Jane Mandli Tom Matthiae Aaron McKinney Beda McKinney Bill McKinney Stacey McKinney Scott McKinney Dick & LJ Menzel Marge Mergen Jim & Anne Miller Craig & Wendy Miller Terry Miller Jayme Morey Mia Mueller-Alston Kerry Myhra Pris Nei Brad Nelson Ellen Nelson James Netz Susan Nymo Bob Olson Derrick Olson Jerry & Sandy Olson Blaine Olson Ralph & Carolyn Owen Bob & Jan Paulik Chris Parker Brad Parker Owen Paulson Sam Paulson Cecelia Peterson Carla Peterson Geraldine Petlock Barb Popelka Arlyn Posekany Donna Post Deb Pyne Sara Qualey Jason Rabuck Diana Randolph Sueanne Ranheim Bunny Rasco Bob Rasmussen Pat Reinders Mary Ringelstetter Brittney Roberts Barbara Robertson Esther Rondeau Tom & Judy Rowley Nancy Schryer Eric Schubring Mary Jo Sharlau Terry & Noreen Shaughnessy Paulette Smith Scott Smith Kellie Solberg Alicia Soto Larry & Margaret Stone Brooke Swearingen Katie Connolly, Diane Kraemer, Deb Malesevich, Mary Witt, Leslie Strapon and Emily Stone (left to right) Museum Staff Deb Malesevich Museum Director Emily Stone Naturalist Educator Katie Connolly Naturalist Curator Leslie Strapon Office Manager/Bookkeeper Diane Kraemer Collections Assistant Jayme Morey Collections Assistant John Kudlas Collections Monitor Mary Witt Museum Docent Penny Johnson Museum Shop Volunteer Manager Beda McKinney Volunteer Coordinator Jayme Morey & our Snake Collections Assistant Sheryl Tasler Mark Tasler Sue Thurn John Uffenbeck Bill & Marsha Walsh Carol Werner Karissa White Jack & Mary Wichita Mary Witt Adrian Wydeven Vicki Zalatoris Cathy Zimmerman Ned & Kathy Zuelsdorff 10 Melissa Hogfeldt & Kellie Solberg Summer Interns (Not in picture) Penny Johnson Museum Shop Volunteer Manager MUSEUM FINANCIAL REPORT FROM TOM JOHNSON, TREASURER Two-Year Revenue Comparison The Cable Natural History Museum experienced substantial revenue growth in 2013. A significant amount of this increase related to the “Moment of Awe” capital campaign. In fact, the capital campaign contributions allowed the Museum to reduce our long-term indebtedness from approximately $535,760 to $372,160. Debt reduction continues to be a major financial objective of the Museum. It is also important to note that revenue from other sources such as memberships and fundraisers were strong as well. $600,000 $500,000 $400,000 Operating expenses increased a very modest 1.4% in 2013. The Museum board and staff work very hard to run an efficient operation. The outstanding balance on our line of credit continues to be zero. The Museum is focused on maintaining a healthy working capital fund balance to help insure smooth future financial operations. $300,000 Miscellaneous $200,000 Museum Shop $100,000 Exhibits/Programs $0 Fundraisers 2013 The Museum board and staff are very grateful for our many members, donors and volunteers! We look forward to a strong financial year in 2014. $300,991 Memberships $76,154 Fundraisers Memberships Contributions 2013 REVENUE 2013 REVENUE Contributions 2012 5% 3% 5% Contributions Memberships 16% $85,061 57% 14% Fundraisers Programs $24,296 Museum Shop $17,014 Museum Shop Misc. Income $26,595 Misc. Income Total $530,111 2013 EXPENSES 2013 EXPENSES Operating $248,338 Exhibits/Programs $24,746 Interest & Fees $21,166 Fundraising $30,803 Plant Expenses $35,011 Total Programs 8% 6% 7% Operating 10% Exhibits/Programs 69% Interest & Fees Fundraising Plant Expenses $360,064 11 Cable Natural History Museum PO Box 416 Cable, WI 54821 2013 ANNUAL REPORT 2013 BOARD MEMBERS Thank You to Our Dedicated Museum Board Members Ron Anderson, Chair, Bill McKinney, Vice Chair, Tom Johnson Treasurer, Stacey McKinney Secretary Elizabeth Aase, Ron Caple, Mimi Crandall, John Hand, Bill Hannaford, Larry Hanson, Jodi Kingdon, Tom Matthiae, Anne Miller, L.J. Menzel, Pris Nei, Carolyn Owen, Deb Pyne, Kathy Zuelsdorff 2013 Retiring Board Members Ron Anderson, Jodi Kingdon 12 13
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