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TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2020 | WISCONSINRAPIDSTRIBUNE.COM PART OF THE USA TODAY NETWORK Volume 107 | No. 33,700 Home delivery pricing inside Subscribe 877-424-5647 ©2020 $1.50 Weather High 88° z Low 68° Some sun. Forecast, 6B Preparing to play Brewers invite 45 to Miller Park camp. Sports, 1B Abortion rights: Supreme Court overturns Louisiana clinic restrictions. 3A Unemployment benets set to expire with no new help coming STORY, 4A QEAJAB-51129y 20% OFF * ENTIRE PROJECT Minimum 4 or More Windows $ 00 MONEY DOWN $ 00 PAYMENTS $ 00 * INTEREST PLUS FOR 25 MONTHS CALL 715-997-7577 *Limited time offer, restrictions apply. Call for details. WI-GCI0429906-01 WISCONSIN RAPIDS - Couples will soon have a new place to hold their wedding festivities. The Outpost Ranch will open next year on the former Clancy's Pro Driv- ing Range property at 9331 State 13 S. in Wisconsin Rapids. Co-owner Katelyn Greeneway said she and her husband, Luke, noticed while planning their own wedding in October that the community needed another venue. The facility is owned and run by the Greeneways and their partners, Sheri and Dick Schlachter. Greeneway said they're excited to provide a new venue and help couples create a special wedding day unique to Rapids gets new wedding venue called The Outpost Ranch Melissa Siegler Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune USA TODAY NETWORK – WISCONSIN See VENUE, Page 2A As global climate change begins to make a home in the United States in the form of rising seas, punishing storms, and more intense rainfall, the federal government underestimates the ood risk for 129,369 households and proper- ties in Wisconsin, a wide-ranging scien- tic analysis released Monday found. The First Street Foundation, a non- prot organization that combined a se- ries of contemporary ooding models into a single, nationwide ood risk tool, estimates that 273,377 properties in the state today face a 1% annual chance of ooding. That threshold is the gold standard the federal government uses to assess which homeowners must pur- chase ood insurance, and local plan- ners use to determine which areas are safe to develop. But under current federal ood maps, What's the real flood danger in Wisconsin? New data shows the risk By Kyle Bagenstose, Dinah Pulver and Kevin Crowe USA TODAY See FLOOD, Page 5A WISCONSIN RAPIDS – The Wisconsin Rapids Recreation Complex will open July 6 and guests will be able to play in a variety of pools, relax on a lazy river, make a splash down some slides and more. It’s the rst time since 2015 that the city will have an option for pool fun, after the Mead Pool closed due to leaking and prob- lems with the diving well, tiles, gutters and walls. The city will debut the facility with a ribbon cutting Wednes- day, ahead of its grand opening next week. But what does the center look like and what features are available to guests? Pub- lic Works Director Joe Terry gave the Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune a tour of the facility Thursday to answer some of those questions. Aquatic center has three pools, lazy rivers, two slides and more. There are three main pools with other features included throughout the park. All pools are easily accessible, featuring either zero-depth entry or a lift. The tot pool features the only lazy river for tots in the state, Terry said. Small children can have fun in the pool, oat and still touch the bottom. The leisure pool is more of a play pool and includes basket- ball hoops and a water walk. The activity pool has lap lanes marked, but it is not set up to be a competitive lap pool. Terry said in designing the center, city leaders wanted to enhance options the YMCA and school district already oered, not compete with them. The activity pool will be more recreational and will also feature basketball hoops and a diving board. A zip line will likely be installed in the activity pool later this season, and a climbing wall will be added either this fall or next year, Terry said. Another lazy river includes an action channel and spray fea- tures. Two water slides stand at more than 20 feet high, as well. The slide area is set up so a third, 40-foot drop plunge slide could be added in the future, Terry said. Facility offers several rentable spaces for events and groups. The Wisconsin Rapids Recreation Complex has multiple rentable spaces throughout the facility for events, parties and groups. The center has a PA system set up with wireless micro- phones that can be used for promotional events or learning events with children or students. Set to open What can guests expect at the Wisconsin Rapids Recreation Complex? Caitlin Shuda Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune USA TODAY NETWORK – WISCONSIN Above: Deck chairs and canopies are seen on Thursday at the Wisconsin Rapids Recreation Center. Middle: Basketball hoops are seen in the leisure pool. Top: The view from one of the water slides in the children's pool. PHOTOS TORK MASON/USA TODAY NETWORK-WISCONSIN See COMPLEX, Page 5A
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WISCONSIN RAPIDS - Couples willsoon have a new place to hold theirwedding festivities.
The Outpost Ranch will open nextyear on the former Clancy's Pro Driv-ing Range property at 9331 State 13 S. inWisconsin Rapids.
Co-owner Katelyn Greeneway saidshe and her husband, Luke, noticedwhile planning their own wedding inOctober that the community neededanother venue. The facility is ownedand run by the Greeneways and theirpartners, Sheri and Dick Schlachter.
Greeneway said they're excited toprovide a new venue and help couplescreate a special wedding day unique to
Rapids getsnew weddingvenue calledThe OutpostRanchMelissa SieglerWisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune
USA TODAY NETWORK – WISCONSIN
See VENUE, Page 2A
As global climate change begins tomake a home in the United States in theform of rising seas, punishing storms,and more intense rainfall, the federalgovernment underestimates the fl�oodrisk for 129,369 households and proper-ties in Wisconsin, a wide-ranging scien-tifi�c analysis released Monday found.
The First Street Foundation, a non-profi�t organization that combined a se-ries of contemporary fl�ooding modelsinto a single, nationwide fl�ood risk tool,estimates that 273,377 properties in thestate today face a 1% annual chance offl�ooding. That threshold is the goldstandard the federal government uses toassess which homeowners must pur-chase fl�ood insurance, and local plan-ners use to determine which areas aresafe to develop.
But under current federal fl�ood maps,
What's the realflood danger inWisconsin?New datashows the riskBy Kyle Bagenstose, Dinah Pulverand Kevin CroweUSA TODAY
See FLOOD, Page 5A
WISCONSIN RAPIDS – The Wisconsin Rapids RecreationComplex will open July 6 and guests will be able to play in avariety of pools, relax on a lazy river, make a splash down someslides and more.
It’s the fi�rst time since 2015 that the city will have an optionfor pool fun, after the Mead Pool closed due to leaking and prob-lems with the diving well, tiles, gutters and walls.
The city will debut the facility with a ribbon cutting Wednes-day, ahead of its grand opening next week. But what does thecenter look like and what features are available to guests? Pub-lic Works Director Joe Terry gave the Wisconsin Rapids DailyTribune a tour of the facility Thursday to answer some of thosequestions.
Aquatic center has three pools, lazy rivers, two slides and more.
There are three main pools with other features includedthroughout the park. All pools are easily accessible, featuringeither zero-depth entry or a lift.
The tot pool features the only lazy river for tots in the state,Terry said. Small children can have fun in the pool, fl�oat andstill touch the bottom.
The leisure pool is more of a play pool and includes basket-ball hoops and a water walk.
The activity pool has lap lanes marked, but it is not set up tobe a competitive lap pool. Terry said in designing the center,city leaders wanted to enhance options the YMCA and schooldistrict already off�ered, not compete with them. The activitypool will be more recreational and will also feature basketballhoops and a diving board.
A zip line will likely be installed in the activity pool later thisseason, and a climbing wall will be added either this fall or nextyear, Terry said.
Another lazy river includes an action channel and spray fea-tures.
Two water slides stand at more than 20 feet high, as well.The slide area is set up so a third, 40-foot drop plunge slidecould be added in the future, Terry said.
Facility offers several rentable spaces for events and groups.
The Wisconsin Rapids Recreation Complex has multiplerentable spaces throughout the facility for events, parties andgroups.
The center has a PA system set up with wireless micro-phones that can be used for promotional events or learningevents with children or students.
Set to openWhat can guests expect at the Wisconsin RapidsRecreation Complex?Caitlin Shuda Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune
USA TODAY NETWORK – WISCONSIN
Above: Deck chairs and canopies are seen on Thursday atthe Wisconsin Rapids Recreation Center. Middle: Basketballhoops are seen in the leisure pool. Top: The view from oneof the water slides in the children's pool. PHOTOS TORK
MASON/USA TODAY NETWORK-WISCONSIN
See COMPLEX, Page 5A
