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Kennedy’s 1960 visit ‘notsomething you ever forget’

Carter’s 1976 visit includedspeech aboard USS Cobia

BY CHARLIE MATHEWSHerald Times Reporter

MANITOWOC — WhenPresident Barack Obamavisits Orion Energy Systemstoday he is expected totalk about job creation andpromoting spending oninnovation, according to theWhite House.

Prior to his remarks,Obama is scheduled to tourthe plant and meet employ-ees in Orion’s manufactur-ing facility and technologycenter.

“We’ve worked diligentlyfor the past twoyears invitingthe presidentto come toOrion,” saidKevin Craw-ford, the ener-gy technologyc o m p a n y ’ ssenior vice president ofgovernmental affairs.

Obama has known aboutOrion for a while.

At a February 2008 Demo-cratic Party presidentialprimary campaign stop inJanesville, Obama, then aU.S. senator from Illinois,said, “I believe we can createmillions of jobs around aclean, renewable energyfuture … Orion Energy Sys-tems works with companiesto reduce their electricityuse and carbon emissions.”

Then, in March 2009, Nealã See ORION, A-4

BY BENJAMIN WIDEMANHerald Times Reporter

MANITOWOC —More than 50years later, people

here are still talkingabout John F. Kennedy’svisit to the Lakeshore.

“A few people and I, wewere talking about it justthe other day, actually,”said Manitowoc’s CaroleSchamburek, 67, who metKennedy when he made abrief stop in Valders enroute to Manitowoc onMarch 30, 1960.

President BarackObama’s scheduled visitto Manitowoc today hasLakeshore residentsrecalling appearances byother men who becamepresident.

Kennedy, a U.S. senatorfrom Massachusetts atthe time, was campaign-ing to be the Democraticcandidate for president.He went on to win the

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BY SARAH KLOEPPINGHerald Times Reporter

MANITOWOC —When JimmyCarter said while

visiting the USS Cobia in1976 that he was going tobe the first submariner tobe president, Jerry Pilgerscoffed.

“I thought at that time,‘Give me a break.’ Butholy cow, he went on tobecome the president,”said Pilger, a founder ofthe Wisconsin MaritimeMuseum, which openedin 1970 as the ManitowocSubmarine MemorialAssociation.

Carter made a campaignstop in Manitowoc onMarch 31, 1976.

The former Georgiagovernor was in themidst of a two-year cam-paign since announcinghis candidacy for presi-dent in December 1974.

President Barack

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John F. Kennedy, left, then a U.S. senator campaigning tobe president, meets Ralph Schroeder, right, of Two Riversand Berlin Schroeder of Manitowoc while visiting theManitowoc shipyards on March 30, 1960. Submitted byDale Schroeder

Former Georgia governor Jimmy Carter holds on to a childwhile campaigning for the presidency on March 31, 1976,in Manitowoc. Carter, a former submarine officer, visitedthe USS Cobia submarine while in Manitowoc. Submittedby the Manitowoc County Historical Society

PRESIDENT OBAMA TO VISIT MANITOWOC TODAY

Looking back: Manitowoc’s place in presidential history

John F. Kennedy: The 35th presidentDate Kennedy visited Manitowoc: March 30, 1960Date Kennedy was inaugurated as president: Jan. 20, 1961More about Kennedy: www.jfklibrary.org

Jimmy Carter: The 39th presidentDate Carter visited Manitowoc: March 31, 1976Date Carter was inaugurated as president: Jan. 20, 1977More about Carter: www.jimmycarterlibrary.org

Today’s schedulePresident Barack Obama is scheduledto arrive at Austin Straubel InternationalAirport in Green Bay at about 10:35 a.m.today. From there, he’s scheduled tohead to Manitowoc, where he’ll tour andgive a speech at Orion Energy Systemsat noon. It was announced on Tuesdaynight that he then will tour two otherManitowoc businesses — SkanaAluminum Co. and Tower Tech Systems.Obama is scheduled to depart AustinStraubel International Airport at 3:30 p.m.

President Barack Obama, who delivered the State of the Union address Tuesday night, is scheduled to tour three Manitowoc companies today. AP

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Follow the president onlineIn addition to our print coverage, the HeraldTimes Reporter will be covering PresidentBarack Obama online during his trip toManitowoc today. For the latest, visithtrnews.com. We’ll have blog entries andLive Stream video of Obama’s speech atOrion Energy Systems. Watch the site forstories and photo galleries, as well. And, ifyou have an encounter with the president,we want to hear about it. Send your storiesand photos (along with your contact details)via e-mail to htrnews@htrnews.com.

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visit to Manitowoc

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WASHINGTON — Pleading for unity in a newlydivided government, President Barack Obamaimplored Democratic and Republican lawmakers torally behind his vision of economic revival for ananxious nation, declaring in his State of the Unionaddress Tuesday night: “We will move forward to-gether or not at all.”

The president unveiled an agenda of carefully bal-anced political goals: a burst of spending on educa-tion, research, technology and transportation to make

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Holy FamilyMemorial‘on alert’Additional staff requiredBY CINDY HODGSONHerald Times Reporter

MANITOWOC — Holy FamilyMemorial Medical Center will be“on alert” during President BarackObama’s visit to Manitowoc today.

The Secret Service visited thehospital’s emergency departmentlast week, according to hospitalspokeswoman Kay Van Der Vaart.

The primary purpose of thatvisit was to check out the size ofthe helipad to determine whatkinds of aircraft could fly in orout, she said.

Mary Coenen, director of criti-cal care at HFM, was scheduledto meet Monday afternoon withObama’s medical advance officerto go over procedures that wouldbe followed in case of an emer-gency, according to Van Der Vaart.

“To make sure everybody’s onthe same page,” she said.

There won’t be much change inthe way the hospital functionstoday, according to Van Der Vaart.

“We’re just on alert,” she said.She confirmed that means addi-

tional staff but said she couldn’tcomment on any additional secu-rity measures.

Having the president visit thecity will be a “proud day,” Van DerVaart said.

“We’re very excited as well as allof Manitowoc County,” she said.Cindy Hodgson: (920) 686-2966 orchodgson@htrnews.com

HERALD TIMES REPORTER POLL QUESTION: If you were President Obama’s tour guide, what would you show him in Manitowoc?

Law enforcement prepares for presidential visitBY SUZANNE WEISSHerald Times Reporter

MANITOWOC — Forsecurity reasons, prepara-tions by Manitowoc-arealaw enforcement agenciesfor President BarackObama’s visit today arehush-hush.

“Obviously, we’ve metwith the Secret Serviceand spent some time see-ing which employees areavailable so we can assistthe Secret Service in anyway they need for thisvisit,” said Sheriff RobHermann of the Mani-towoc County Sheriff ’sDepartment.

That will involve puttingon extra personnel, butbeyond that Hermann wasnot allowed to discuss any

specifics.“Pretty much what

we’ve been doing is tryingto find out, by workingwith the Secret Service,what they expect from usso that we can meet theirrequests,” said ManitowocPolice Chief Tony Dick.“Mostly, that’s going tobe manpower, and to dothat, we’re going to have tocontact neighboring lawenforcement agencies sowe can call people in and

meet those requests.”The police department

also is coordinating withthe Department of PublicWorks the number of cones,barricades and trafficpattern changes requiredfor the presidential motor-cade, Dick said.

Patience required“We ask the public to be

patient,” Dick said. “Wewill have to close certainstreets down and we maynot have the final say inwhen they’re going tore-open. We want to get themotorcade through town

as quickly and safely aspossible.”

That means that somedriveways may be blockedand access to certain streetsdenied to people, he said.

For questions, residentscan call the Manitowocpolice shift commander at(920) 686-6551, he said.

“We’ve had big events,but this is probably thelargest, having a sittingpresident visit our com-munity,” Hermann said.

Quick visitWhile some big events in

the past have been sched-

uled over the course of sev-eral days, the presidentialvisit will last only severalhours, so it’s hard to com-pare them, Hermann said.

“When it lasts a signifi-cant amount of time, youhave to plan for shiftchanges and meals, where-as this is a shorter window.It’s easier in the fact thatyou don’t have to preparefor shift changes and thingslike that. But you still dotax all of your resources atone time,” he said.

“This is not an opportu-nity that’s going to comearound again real soon,”Dick said.

“What we’re trying to dois learn from the SecretService as much as we canso that we can build on

what we know and usetheir experience and ex-pertise and apply it here inManitowoc for the future.We’re trying to get a lot ofpeople involved … so thatthey can gain valuableexperience.”

The presidential visit isa great opportunity formembers of the commu-nity, as well, he said.

“I think it’s an honor tohave him coming here,”Hermann said. “It’s veryimpressive for our area.As a community, we needto respect that and respectthe office that he holds andrespect him coming to thearea. I think it’s good forthe community.”Suzanne Weiss: (920) 686-2140 orsweiss@htrnews.com

“The (Wisconsin)Maritime Museum. Thefacility has a lot to offer,

and it’s something heshould see.”

Douglas Koch, Manitowoc

“The most notablethings are Tower Tech,

Manitowoc Crane and theMaritime Museum.”

Andrew Kelliher, Manitowoc

“Neshotah Park (inTwo Rivers). It’s pretty

down there by the lake.”Sue Ploor, Two Rivers

“Maybe Orion Energy.”Dan Golner, Two Rivers

“The Maritime Museum.It’s an educational facilityin Manitowoc and a state-

of-the-art museum.”Adele Koch, Manitowoc

“He should go to eitherWashington House in

Two Rivers or Beerntsen’sin Manitowoc to have

a treat and kind ofgo back in time with

both of those places.”Donna Reilly, Two Rivers

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UNIONã From A-1the nation more competitive,alongside pledges, in thestrongest terms of his presi-dency, to cut the deficit andsmack down spending deemedwasteful to America. Yet henever explained how he’d pullthat off or what specificallywould be cut.

Obama spoke to a televisionaudience in the millions and aCongress sobered by the assas-sination attempt against one ofits own members, Rep. Gabri-elle Giffords. Her seat sat empty,and many lawmakers of com-peting parties sat together in ashow of support and civility. Yetdifferences were still evident,as when Democrats stood to ap-plaud his comments on healthcare and tax cuts while Repub-licans next to them sat mute.

In his best chance of the yearto connect with the country,Obama devoted most of hishour-long prime-time addressto the economy, the issue thatdominates concern in a nationstill reeling from a monsterrecession — and the one thatwill shape his own politicalfortunes in the 2012 election.

Eager to show some budgettoughness, Obama pledged toveto any bill with earmarks, theterm used for lawmakers’ petprojects. House Speaker JohnBoehner and other Republi-cans applauded. But Obama’spromise drew a rebuke fromhis own party even before hespoke, as Senate Majority Lead-er Harry Reid, D-Nev., said thepresident had enough powerand that plans to ban earmarkswere “a lot of pretty talk.”

Obama’s proposals Tuesday

night ranged across the scopeof government: cutting the cor-porate tax, providing wirelessservices for almost the wholenation, consolidating govern-ment agencies and freezingmost discretionary federalspending for the next five years.In the overarching theme of hisspeech, the president told thelawmakers: “The future is oursto win.”

In essence, Obama reset hisagenda as he heads toward are-election bid with less cloutand limited time before the cam-paign consumes more attention.

The Senate’s Republicanleader, Mitch McConnell ofKentucky, said the presidenthad gotten the message fromthe November midterm elec-tions and “changed the toneand the rhetoric from the firsttwo years.”

Obama entered the Housechamber to prolonged applause,

and to the unusual sight ofRepublicans and Democratsseated next to one anotherrather than on different sides ofthe center aisle. And he beganwith a political grace note, tak-ing a moment to congratulateBoehner, the new Republicanspeaker of the House.

Calling for a new day of coop-eration, Obama said: “Whatcomes of this moment will bedetermined not by whether wecan sit together tonight butwhether we can work togethertomorrow.”

On a night typically knownfor its political theater, the law-makers sometimes seemed sub-dued, as if still in the shadow ofthe Arizona shootings.

Many in both parties woreblack-and-white lapel ribbons,signifying the deaths in Tucsonand the hopes of the survivors.Giffords’ husband was watch-ing the speech from her bedside,

as he held her hand. At times,Obama delivered lighter com-ments, seeming to surprise hisaudience with the way helampooned what he suggestedwas the government’s illogicalregulation of salmon.

Halfway through his term,Obama stepped into this mo-ment on the upswing, with aseries of recent legislativewins in his pocket and praisefrom all corners for the way heresponded to the shooting ram-page in Arizona. But he con-fronts the political reality thathe must to lead a divided gov-ernment for the first time, withmore than half of all Ameri-cans disapproving of the wayhe is handling the economy.

Over his shoulder a reminderof the shift in power on CapitolHill: Boehner, in the seat thathad been held by DemocraticSpeaker Nancy Pelosi.

Obama conceded that every-thing he asked for would promptmore partisan disputes. “Itwill take time,” he said. “And itwill be harder because we willargue about everything. Thecost. The details. The letter ofevery law.”

The president cast the chal-lenges facing the United Statesas bigger than either party. Hesaid the nation was facing anew “Sputnik” moment, and heurged efforts to create a wave ofinnovation to create jobs anda vibrant economic future, justas the nation vigorously re-sponded to the Soviets beatingthe United States into space ahalf century ago.

In a speech with little focuson national security, Obamaappeared to close the door onkeeping any significant U.S.military presence in Iraq pastthe end of the year.

Ryan delivers Republicans’ responseThe Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The nation faces a crushing burden ofdebt and is on course for an economic disaster without dra-matic action to wrestle the budget deficit under control,House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan of Wiscon-

sin said Tuesday night in the Republicanresponse to President Barack Obama’s Stateof the Union address.

And such spending cuts must start immedi-ately as the price of getting GOP conserva-tives to cast a painful vote to increase thegovernment’s ability to borrow to pay its billsthis spring, Ryan said.

“Our nation is approaching a tipping point.We are at a moment, where if government’s growth is leftunchecked and unchallenged, America’s best century willbe considered our past century,” Ryan said. “The days ofbusiness as usual must come to an end. We hold to a coupleof simple convictions: Endless borrowing is not a strategy;spending cuts have to come first.”

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CARTERã From A-1Obama’s scheduled visitto Manitowoc today hasLakeshore residentsdiscussing appearancesby other men who becamepresident.

While in Manitowoc,Carter, an ex-submarineofficer, spoke to a crowdof about 300 people fromthe deck of the Cobia,according to a Herald-Times-Reporter articlepublished the followingday. Many of those inattendance were school-children.

Pilger, a Manitowocresident, was among thosewho greeted Carter. Hewas responsible for theCobia at the time ofCarter’s visit.

“When we found outthat Carter was cominghere, (former Manitowocmayor Tony Dufek) calledme up and said JimmyCarter was coming tocampaign for presidencyand the Secret Servicewould be here a day or twobefore,” Pilger said. “Heknew I was in charge ofthe Cobia and that I wouldbe responsible for takingthe Secret Service andJimmy Carter to the sub.

“So that all transpired,and they checked theboat out from one end tothe other.”

Carter placed a com-memorative wreath atthe base of the U.S. flagaboard the Cobia followinghis short speech, whenhe made the commentabout becoming the firstsubmariner to be presi-dent.Carter was electedas the 39th president on

Nov. 2, 1976, and servedfrom Jan. 20, 1977, toJan. 20, 1981.

Pilger said he willalways remember the dayCarter came to Manitowoc.

“Things like that youalways remember whereyou were,” he said. “Youalways remember verysignificant days. If hewouldn’t have becomepresident, it probablywould have passed over asjust another day.”Aftervisiting the Cobia, Carterwent to the ManitowocSenior Citizen Center andwas greeted by a crowdof about 300 who sang“On, Wisconsin” to theaccompaniment of organ-ist Milton Detjen.

“The eyes of the nationare focused on Wisconsinand not New York becauseyou have that type ofgovernment that is openand free and truly demo-cratic,” Carter said whileat the center, according tothe HTR article.

He called for the estab-lishment of a comprehen-sive, mandatory nationalhealth program that

would be available to allcitizens and said that theSocial Security Adminis-tration was in soundcondition, despite recenthigh unemployment andinflation.

Carter told the crowdthat Social Security“will not default on itspayments.”

The program at theMSCC closed with theaudience singing “GodBless America.”

Carter’s wife, Rosalynn,came to Manitowoc twodays later and plannedto visit the Mid-CitiesMall shopping center inManitowoc.

Carter, now 86, haswritten 25 books, includingone released in 2010 called“White House Diary,” acollection of excerptsfrom his diary while hewas president. He receivedthe Nobel Peace Prize in2002 and is still called onby governments aroundthe world to help mediateconflicts and monitorelections.Sarah Kloepping: (920) 686-2105 orskloepping@htrnews.com

KENNEDYã From A-1election and was swornin as the nation’s 35thpresident less than 10months after his visit toManitowoc County.

The morning of March30, 1960, Kennedy’s planewas grounded by fogin Milwaukee, so hisentourage traveled by busto Kaukauna, where hegave a speech to about1,000 people, according toan article in the Mani-towoc Herald-Times thatsame day. Then, he headedeast to Manitowoc County.

Schamburek, a 16-year-old junior at Valders HighSchool at the time, knewthat Kennedy would betraveling through Valders,so she and about 30 otherpeople eagerly waited ona street corner to catch aglimpse.

“And then, next thingwe know, his car stoppedby us,” Schamburek said.“We were all very interest-ed in him. He was verytall, very handsome, andhe had a cashmere coaton. I was just in awe ofthis man. He said hi to usand told us that he washappy to be there.”

Schamburek said shelightly held ontoKennedy’s coat as hecrossed a street.

“Then as he was leaving,he got out of his car againand gave me a handful ofcampaign buttons andtold me to pass them outto my friends,” said Scham-burek, adding that shestill has the buttons tuckedaway safely in her attic.

“It all came so fast, hestayed maybe five or 10minutes,” she said. “Butit’s something you neverforget.”

Upon his arrival inManitowoc — which was45 minutes late becauseof the earlier fog delays —Kennedy headed to HotelManitowoc on NorthEighth Street, wherea crowd of 400 peoplegreeted him.

According to the Mani-towoc Herald-Timesnewspaper article thatwas published later thatafternoon, as Kennedygot out of his car thedoor banged into a“No Parking” post andmomentarily preventedhim from stepping out.

He proceeded to shakehands with supporters for10 minutes before enter-ing the hotel lobby, where175 people squeezed in to

hear him speak. Kennedywas believed to have beensuffering from laryngitisa day earlier, but headdressed the crowdwithout any problem.

Kennedy was quoted assaying it was the firsttime he “ever made apolitical speech in a hotellobby,” but he was “glad todo it because of the greatpolitical significance”the Wisconsin primaryhad on the nominatingconvention in Los Angeles.

“Wisconsin is the mostimportant state of allstates in the primary,”he said.

Kennedy went on to tellthe Hotel Manitowoccrowd that the upcomingyears were going to be the“most difficult in history… not excepting the NewDeal years, and at stake isthe survival of the freedomof the entire world. …This freedom depends onthe United States, itdepends on the next presi-dent (and) the next presi-dent should be elected forhis confidence, his abilityand his judgment — and Irepeat, his judgment.”

While in Manitowoc,Kennedy received a key tothe city from AldermanHerbert Ansorge, presidentof the city council. MayorWalter G. Koepke wasn’tin town when Kennedyvisited; he was stuck inMilwaukee because of fog.

The Manitowoc Herald-Times went on to statethat after Kennedy leftHotel Manitowoc hetraveled to Two Rivers,where a crowd of about500 people awaited him atthe Community House.

Norman E. Carron, aTwo Rivers manufacturer,introduced Kennedy tothe crowd by calling him“the most outstandingman in our nation.”

A picture in the Mani-towoc Herald-Times thenext day showed Kennedybeing presented with acopy of the annual reportof the city of Two Riversby City Manager RobertBroucek. Also in thephoto were Carron andTed Wallis, treasurer ofthe Manitowoc CountyDemocratic committee.

“I am grateful for thecity manager’s welcomeand for this reception,”Kennedy said.

Kennedy added that hewas told that Two Rivers— also known as Cool City— was the coldest placein the United States, towhich he replied: “I don’t

think from the size of thisgathering that it is so cold.”

Kennedy began hisspeech in Two Riversby recalling his years inCongress and declaredthat opportunities forAmerica have never beengreater. It is in the presi-dency, he said, whereinlies the opportunity totake action.

Kennedy concluded hisTwo Rivers speech bysaying that people overage 65 should be receivingbetter Social Securitybenefits.

Kennedy then returnedto Manitowoc, where hevisited workers at severalplants.

At the shipyards, hegreeted Berlin Schroederof Manitowoc and hisbrother, Ralph Schroederof Two Rivers, who werearriving at work.

A picture of the briefencounter hangs in theManitowoc home of DaleSchroeder, Berlin’s son.

“I heard them talkingabout it a few times —how young they thoughtKennedy was when theymet him,” said Dale,66, noting that both hisfather and uncle are nowdeceased. “But theythought he’d make a goodpresident.”

Kennedy was sworn inas president on Jan. 20,1961; at the age of 43, hewas the youngest manelected president.

In his inaugural speech,Kennedy mentioned thatall Americans should beactive citizens, saying,“Ask not what yourcountry can do for you,ask what you can do foryour country.”

On Nov. 21, 1963,Kennedy flew to Texasto give several politicalspeeches. The next day, ashis convertible car drovepast cheering crowdsin Dallas, Kennedy wasassassinated by LeeHarvey Oswald.

“It was a horrifying day,a very somber day,”Schamburek said. “Iremember exactly where Iwas and what I was doingwhen I heard the news.”

But Schamburekchooses to focus insteadon the day in 1960 she metKennedy and lightly heldhis coat while crossing aValders street.

“I’ll never forget meetinghim,” she said. “It’s justnot something you everforget.”Benjamin Wideman: (920) 686-2139or bwideman@htrnews.com

Former Georgiagovernor JimmyCarter greetssupporters duringa campaign stopin Manitowoc onMarch 31, 1976.Later that year,Carter waselected president.Submitted bythe ManitowocCounty HistoricalSociety

HERALD TIMES REPORTER POLL QUESTIONIf you could ask President Obama one question,

what would it be?

“How are we allgoing to get theworkforce and

economy back onthe right track?”

Kathy Eldred, Manitowoc

“How could weget people backworking and get

the economy backin shape?”

Karen Kiesow, St. Nazianz

“What changes in thehealth care bill would hebe willing to support?”Deb Runnoe, Little Chute

“When is the employeefree choice act going to

be passed into law?”Amy Jandrey, Reedsville

“Is there something youcan do about controlling

the price of gas andoil? I think it’s getting

out of hand.”Richard Kieffer, Manitowoc

“When are wegoing to get

more work?”Gerald Lyons, Two Rivers

ear PresidentObama:

Welcome tothe city of Mani-

towoc! On behalf of thecitizens of Manitowoc, itis my pleasure to inviteyou to our charming andhistoric communitylocated directly onstunning Lake Michigan.

Being Wisconsin’smaritime capitol, we takegreat pride in being thehome of the WisconsinMaritime Museum. Our

museum captures thehistory of Manitowoc onLake Michigan and theentire Great Lakes region.

It highlights our historyin World War II and thebuilding of 28 submarinesfor the war effort. Along

our shores are theManitowoc Marina andMariners Trail, whichstretches between Mani-towoc and Two Riversand offers wonderfulrecreational opportunities.

Our historic downtownhas several shops foreveryone’s satisfaction.The State of Wisconsindesignated Manitowoc a“Main Street Community”in 2008.

From downtown, youcan walk to the Rahr-West

Art Museum, which existsas an 1890s mansion onthe National Register ofHistoric Places. Themuseum was given to thecity of Manitowoc in 1941by its owner, Mrs. ClaraRahr, with the purpose tobe used as a museum andcivic center. Just recently,USA Today named it oneof the top 10 best placesto see art in a smallcommunity.

Our community hasthrived on our manufac-

turing foundation.From building boats

for the government whenAbraham Lincoln wasPresident to mega-yachtsat our world-famousBurger Boat Co. Fromcranes and ice machinesat the world-renownedManitowoc Company tonew “green” companieslike Orion and TowerTech. Manufacturing iswhat made Manitowocwhat it is today, and wewill never forget that.

Our commitment to,and investment in, ourcommunity is what gaveus the recognition byForbes magazine as thesecond best place inAmerica to raise a family.

We are proud of ourpast, hopeful for thepresent and optimisticabout our future.

I hope you enjoy all thatManitowoc has to offer.

We are proud of ourcommunity and overjoyedthat you chose to visit us.

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Manitowoc deserves time in national spotlightJUSTIN

NICKELSManitowoc

Mayor

HERALD TIMES REPORTER POLL QUESTIONWhat should President Obama do to

stimulate the economy and job growth?

D

“At the collegiate level,encourage more students

to be entrepreneursand foster more efforts

to encourage newbusiness creation.”

Brian Collins, communitydevelopment director for The Y

ORIONã From A-1Verfuerth, Orion’s founderand CEO, was invited tothe White House as a clean-energy solutions provider.

Again, Obama tootedOrion’s horn, declaring,“Innovators like Orion En-ergy Systems are creatingthe jobs that will foster ourrecovery, and creating thetechnology that will powerour long-term prosperity.

Verfuerth and Obamarenewed ac-quaintancesin August inMilwaukee.

“I think thepresident isi n t e re s t e din our kindof technolo-

gy that works without in-centives,” said Crawford,the former mayor of Man-itowoc who joined Orionin April 2009.

“I truly believe the pres-ident has an interest inour workers and what theydo,” Crawford said. “Wehave a marvelously skilledand diverse workforce.”

Among Orion’s productsare high-performancecompact modular fluores-cent lighting, InteLiteintelligent energy man-

agement controls, ApolloLight Pipes, and with Cali-fornia partner, Solyndra,solar photovoltaic panels.

Policy initiativesCrawford knows what

he’d like Obama to sup-port in terms of any newpolicy initiatives.

In addition to energyefficiency requirements,Crawford would like “thepresident propose thatevery company generateas much electricity at itsown site as possible.”

From his own office,Crawford can look at theroof of Orion’s plant andsee 375 Apollo Light Pipes,as well as 270 photovoltaicsolar panels, and if hewalked out the front doorof its technology center,view two wind turbines.

On many days, with theright atmospheric condi-tions, Crawford said Orionoperates its Manitowoc of-fices and manufacturingplant at “grid parity.”

If more companies could,it would reduce the need tobuild additional powerplants and install billionsof dollars of new transmis-sion lines, Crawford said.

Key legislationOrion officials were

pleased when former Gov.

Jim Doyle signed legisla-tion declaring the sun tobe a renewable energyresource and awarding taxcredits for purchases oftechnology like its lightpipes.

Crawford and otherOrion executives havelobbied for similar federallegislation.

“We’ve been working inWashington for some time,and there is a bit of a buzzabout us,” Crawford said.

Today, Washington, inthe form of Obama, comesto Manitowoc.

“I called (Manitowoc)Mayor (Justin) Nickelsand said, ‘If anybody asksyou, put us first on thelist,’” Crawford said.

He believes the presiden-tial visit “was pretty muchordained by the long rela-tionship-building processNeal has had with thepresident.”

Crawford said Obama’svisit, part of the president’s“Main Street Tour” visitsto various cities sinceDecember 2009, “shines aspotlight on Manitowocand Orion and a floodlighton Wisconsin.”

æ In 2004, Crawford metVerfuerth and introducedhim to the vacant Mirrodistribution facility.

æ From 2004 to January

2011, Orion has increasedthe Manitowoc workforcefrom zero to 240 and antic-ipates 325 employees inManitowoc by year-end.

æ Earlier this week,Orion announced it hadachieved a record level ofrevenues, $29.7 million, forits most-recently complet-ed December quarter, rep-resenting a 54 percentincrease compared to theprior-year period. It alsoachieved the highest quar-terly operating income inthe company’s history.

æ Orion officials statetheir business is builtaround a simple goal —significantly reduce theamount of electricity de-mand at the customer’spoint of use and, at thesame time, help to reducethe required investment inpower plants and the elec-trical grid.

æ Orion officials statethat since 2001, its prod-ucts have been installedin more than 6,000 facili-ties, including 126 of theFortune 500, saving cus-tomers more than $1.02billion, and reducing indi-rect carbon dioxide emis-sions by 8.7 million tons.Charlie Mathews: (920) 686-2969 orcmathews@htrnews.com

Verfuerth

“Increase awarenessof various federalprograms, such as

mortgage assistanceprograms that can helpyou move forward with,

for example, a homepurchase at a lower

interest rate. Activityin the housing marketleads to job creation.”Bobbie Yauch, L.P.N. andadmissions coordinator

for North Ridge Medical &Rehabilitation Center

“Help more businessesgain access to capital

to enable them to maketechnology purchases

and upgrades.”Mike Forst, financialservices officer for

Greenstone Farm Credit

“Help find ways toencourage businesses tofill vacant commercial

properties — for example,in Manitowoc, the

J.C. Penney store and theold downtown Mirroplant. The president

could also re-institute the$8,000 new homebuyers

credit to stimulatebusiness growth.”

Marissa Holst, commercialaccount manager forAnsay & Associates