IN-PERSON ABSENTEE VOTING HOURS AND LOCATIONS
In-person absentee voting will begin October 15, 2018.  Below is a schedule of the voting hours and locations in the City where you can cast an absentee ballot before the November 6 General Election.  You will need to present a valid form of proof of ID to receive an absentee ballot.  If you are not already registered to vote at your current address, you may register to vote, with proof of residence, at either voting location.
 
City Hall – 300 E Main Street
October 15, 2018 – October 19, 2018:                    8:00am – 4:30pm
October 22, 2018 – October 26, 2018:                    8:00am – 6:00pm
October 27, 2018:                                                    8:00am – 12:00pm
October 29, 2018 – November 1, 2018:                  8:00am – 6:00pm
November 2, 2018:                                                  8:00am – 5:00pm
November 3, 2018:                                                  8:00am – 12:00pm
(No Voter Registration,
only Absentee Voting on this date)
 
Sun Prairie Public Library – 1350 Linnerud Drive
October 15, 2018 – October 18, 2018:                    9:30am – 6:00pm
October 19, 2018:                                                    9:30am – 4:30pm
October 20, 2018:                                                    9:30am – 12:00pm
October 22, 2018 – October 25, 2018:                    9:30am – 6:00pm
October 26, 2018:                                                    9:30am – 4:30pm
October 27, 2018:                                                    9:30am – 12:00pm
October 29, 2018 – November 1, 2018:                  9:30am – 6:00pm
November 2, 2018:                                                  9:30am – 4:30pm
November 3, 2018:                                                  9:30am – 12:00pm
                                                                                                                (No Voter Registration,
only Absentee Voting on this date)

Business Improvement District

Sun Prairie BID announces Sponsors and Street Vendors for Downtown is Open Celebration fundraiser event
The Sun Prairie Downtown Business Improvement District (BID) would like to announce that it is hosting a Downtown is Open Celebration fundraiser on Saturday October 20 from 4:00-9:00PM. The premise of the event is to encourage everyone to visit Downtown Sun Prairie to support businesses that are open and within close proximity to the disaster explosion site that occurred on July 10.

The event will be located on the 200 block of E. Main Street in Downtown Sun Prairie. The 200 block of E. Main Street will be closed beginning at 1:00PM at Church and Market Streets, and at Columbus and King Streets to traffic for event set-up and during the event. Three local bands have agreed to perform at no charge for the event, and include: 3 Miles Away, Gina and the GLDs, and Rufus.

The Sun Prairie Lions Club will provide bartending services and help in a variety of volunteer positions.  The BID is partnering with Wisconsin Distributors to provide beer for this event. A variety of beer will be on tap, including special release and limited-run Potosi Sun Prairie Strong Pils. The block will be filled with 17 (seventeen) Street Vendors, a variety of businesses that will set up pop-up spaces in a market-style format.

There is no entry fee to attend the event. Net proceeds from the event, from financial sponsorships and beer sales, will be donated as follows: 50% to the Sun Prairie Disaster Relief Fund, and 50% to support the Downtown BID’s Beautification efforts.

The Presenting Sponsor of the event is the Bank of Sun Prairie. When asked about the sponsorship, Bank of Sun Prairie President and CEO Jimmy Kauffman said, “We are very proud to partner with our local businesses and be a part of the resilient downtown area.  This event is about moving forward, together, which has us excited about the future of our community.”

Other sponsors include the following: Event Sponsor Eddie’s Alehouse and Eatery, H&H Foundation Inc., and TDS Telecommunications LLC. Salvatore’s Tomato Pies is a Donating Sponsor for this event. Friends of Downtown In-Kind Sponsors include Full Compass Systems, Hometown News Group’s the Sun Prairie Star publication, Ross Electric, and The Country Plumber Inc.

There are a variety of Street Vendors for this event, and include the following shops, restaurants, and specialty services businesses: Burn Boot Camp, Eddie’s Alehouse & Eatery, Glass Nickel Pizza, Grasshopper Goods, Hen & Rooster Vintage, James Steeno Gallery, Lizbeth Design LCC, Market Street Diner, Nest Interior Design, Prairie Flowers & Gifts, Razor Sharp Screen Printing, TDS, The Nitty Gritty, The Wire Basket, TruHome Inc., US Cellular Quality Cellular, and Waxing the City.

The intent of all BID-sponsored activities and events is to bring awareness to the variety of unique shops, specialty services businesses, and restaurants and bars that are located in Downtown Sun Prairie, and encourage event participants to visit Downtown Sun Prairie again soon.
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Sun Prairie BID presents 12^th Annual Downtown Fall Festival!
The Sun Prairie Business Improvement District is pleased to announce details for the 12^th Annual Downtown Sun Prairie Fall Festival on Saturday, October 20 from 11:00AM – 4:00PM.
Stop by Cannery Square for free horse-drawn wagon rides from 11:00AM - 1:00PM, and enjoy a Halloween Sing-a-Long from 1:00 - 2:00PM courtesy of Two Birds from The Piano Gal Shop.
In addition, there are several participating businesses involved in Fall Festival. The variety of activities and promotions happening throughout Downtown Sun Prairie are as follows:

• Beans ‘n Cream Coffeehouse, 345 Cannery Square: Stop in and visit the balloon artist from Funny Faces Children’s Entertainment.
• Board & Brush, 104 E. Main Street: Offering family-friendly mini Make & Take projects, including a Surprise Swag Bag for $20.00. No registration required!
• Cannery Wine Bar & Tasting Room, 212 E. Main Street: Sign-up for the annual Chili Cook-Off before the day of the event at the Wine Bar & Tasting Room, or at Cannery Wine & Spirits. Limited to 15 participants. Bring your crock pot filled with chili, and serving spoon to the Wine Bar & Tasting Room by 11:45a.m. on October 20! Stop in from 12:00PM-2:00PM to taste and judge for yourself! Prizes will be awarded to 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd place winners.
• Day One Pizza, 355 E. Linnerud Drive: Draw from the Lucky Pumpkin to win free food, drinks, and gift certificates. No purchase necessary. Also, Kids Top Their Own Pizza with pizza purchase at menu price. First come, first served, 10:30AM–2:00PM.
• Eddie’s Alehouse & Eatery, 238 E. Main Street: $4.50 Bloody Mary drink special and $3.50 Prime Rib Sliders food special.
• Elite Embroidery, 201 E. Main Street: Enjoy 50% select styles!
• Faded Roots Boutique, 375 E. Main Street: New Retail Shop Grand Opening! Enjoy 10% Off any One Regular Price Item. Chair Massages by Andrea Slaney of Awakening Therapeutic Body Works from 11:00AM-1:00PM. Shop while listening to local music by Marta Hansen & Ed Ford from 11:00AM-12:00PM, and Ed Ford & Snug from 2:00PM-3:00PM.
• Hen & Rooster Vintage, 243 E. Main Street: Enter the Candy Corn Guessing Contest for your chance to win a $25.00 gift card!
• Historical Library and Museum, 115 E. Main Street: Hosting a family-friendly activity on the front lawn from 11:00AM-3:00PM.
• Market Street Diner, 110 Market Street: Enter a pie for your chance to win 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place in this year's annual contest! Judging will take place at 10:00AM. Market Street Diner will accept the first 20 pies. Sign-up at Market Street Diner, or call 608-825-3377. Pies must be brought to Market Street Diner on Saturday October 20 between 8:00-9:30AM in a disposable container. The First Place winner will be Market Street Diner's featured November Pie of the Month, and receive a $50.00 gift card; Second Place winner will receive a free pie and a $25.00 gift card; Third Place winner will receive a free pie and a $15.00 gift card.
• MCV Salon, 351 E. Main Street: Funny Faces Children’s Entertainment face painting artist will be available for kiddos.
• Nest Interior Design, 223 E. Main Street: Enjoy a Special Sale on new Sun Prairie merchandise, and 40% off Furniture!  
• New Perspective Senior Living, 222 S. Bristol Street: Stop by the Bistro for a Make & Take free caramel apple!
• Nitty Gritty, 315 E. Linnerud Drive: Enjoy 2-4-1 Specialty Brunch Cocktails, Mimosas, and House/Standard Bloody Mary’s.
• Prairie Flowers & Gifts, 245 E. Main Street: Enter the Pumpkin Weight Guessing Contest.
• Razor Sharp Screen Printing, 227 E. Main Street: Stop in to check out the new location and color your own t-shirt!
• Wire Basket, 243 E. Main Street: Stop in with the kiddos for a fun kids craft project, and enter for your chance to win a fall gift basket. Enjoy shopping in-store specials!

The promotional offers and activities are up to the discretion of each business.
The 12^th Annual Fall Festival event is sponsored in part by the Bank of Sun Prairie, and New Perspective Senior Living.

Fall Festival is designed to offer a variety of engaging activities throughout Downtown Sun Prairie, that hopefully appeals to a wide range of people. We hope that residents and visitors explore Downtown Sun Prairie before and after all of the events.

Sun Prairie Media Center

SPHS Football Playoffs
Congratulations to the Sun Prairie Cardinals football team for making it to the playoffs this season. Sun Prairie Media Center will again offer coverage of all playoff games. All home playoff games will air live on KSUN-TV (Charter 983 & TDS 13/1013) and on The Sun, 103.5 FM Community Radio. Any away games will air live on 103.5 FM.
The first playoff game is set for Friday, October 19, as the #3 Cardinals take on #6 Middleton with a start time of 7:00 PM at Ashley Field. Tune in to KSUN-TV or The Sun, 103.5 FM tomorrow night to catch all the action. Go Cardinals!

2018 KIDS-4 Share Night at Culver’s a Record-Breaker
Culver’s of Sun Prairie, at 1501 West Main Street, held what has become an annual “KIDS-4 Share Night” on Monday, October 8. The night was a remarkable success, resulting in a Culver’s donation of $653.85 to the Parents of KIDS-4 fundraising group.

The 2018 total topped the previous best total by a whopping 79 percent!
The Parents of KIDS-4 group held the event to raise money to support the KIDS-4 program, which operates out of the Sun Prairie Media Center studios at 1350 Linnerud Drive.

The Sun Prairie Media Center would like to thank Culver’s, the parent and Media Center Commission board members who volunteered, and of course all of the community members, whether involved in the program or not, who ate at Culver’s on October 8.

KSUN Now on Roku
Did you know that the Roku TV service has 22 million subscribers who collectively streamed about 14.8 billion hours of content in 2017? If you are one of those subscribers, you can now use your Roku box or stick to live stream KSUN and KIDS-4 as well as get tons of great on demand content created here at the Sun Prairie Media Center! Have a Roku player? Just search "KSUN," add the (free) channel, and enjoy!

Sun Prairie Public Library

Storytime
Storytime is geared for children approx. ages 2.5 to 5; all ages are welcome to attend! Children under the age of 3 are encouraged to sit on their caregiver’s lap.  Preschool Storytimes are about 30 minutes long and are filled with books, songs, fingerplays, action rhymes, puppets, dramatics, simple crafts, and more a variety every week!  Each week is a new theme. Registration recommended, but not required.
Starts the week of September 18 and runs every week through the week of November 5.  Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. and Thursdays at 6:30 p.m.
Library Storytime Room
 
Teen Creativity Club
We Build Stuff. We Make Stuff. We Get Creative. For Teens in 6th - 12th Grade. Registration Required. Teens can register at the Children’s Desk or by phone. On Thursday, October 18th, find out if you can survive our Blindfold Challenges!
Thursday, October 18^th          6-8 p.m.
Library Community Room
 
Celebrate Star Wars at the Library!
This family event is for all ages (grown-ups too!).  Come in your favorite Star Wars costume and enjoy Star Wars games and activities.  We welcome back the WI Garrison of the 501st Legion for photo ops and Star Wars escapades.
Saturday, October 20     10:30 a.m. – Noon
 
October Skies
Join John Heasley, Astronomy Educator from Driftless Stargazing, LLC, for a magical evening of introductory astronomy, and learn ways to enjoy the night sky all year round.
Monday, October 22     6 p.m.
Library Community Room
 
Science and the Afterlife
Paranormal Investigator Terry Fisk (Unexplained Research, LLC) returns to share the history of scientific investigation of the afterlife and his own paranormal investigations.
Wednesday, October 24     6:30 p.m.
Library Community Room
 
Johnny V - Harvest Moon Fest
Singer/songwriter Johnny V returns with howling tributes to Neil Young, Tom Petty, Rush and many others, along with hits from his own catalog and fan requests.  All ages are welcome!
Sunday, October 28     1:30 p.m.
Library Community Room

Public Works

FINAL Brush Collection
To ensure collection of your materials, please make sure they are set out properly by 7:00 AM on the first day of the collection week. To view the schedule for the entire year, it can be found here.
 
Brush collection will occur for all routes beginning on Monday, November 5. This will be the last collection for 2018. Have all materials out properly by 7:00 AM to ensure collections. For more information on proper set out visit the Public Works brush webpage.
 
Fall Yard Waste Collections
The first fall collections began October 15. If you have missed the collections for your area, a second round of collections will begin Monday, November 26 at 7:00 AM. ** Note: this is not the same date listed on the Town Planner Calendar- it was rescheduled in case the leaves fall late. Yardwaste can also be taken to the Recycle Center with a permit.
For more information on proper set out visit the Public Works yard waste webpage.

Police Department

On Tuesday, October 2, 2018, Sun Prairie Police Chief Pat Anhalt presented Officer Adem Hadji the ceremonial oath of office and a badge pinning. Members of the Sun Prairie Police and Fire Commission were on hand along with Mayor Esser to watch the ceremonial oath and badge pinning.

The Sun Prairie Police Department welcomes our community members to join us at a Neighborhood Watch informational meeting on Tuesday, October 30 at 7:30 PM at the Westside Community Building (2598 West Main Street).
 
Topics will include the police department’s role in Neighborhood Watch, tips for being a good “watcher” and home security tips. Neighbors can use this opportunity to organize and develop their own neighborhood watch groups.

Our Police, Fire, and EMS departments were honored at the Rakshabandhan Celebration on Friday, October 5, 2018. Hindu Swaymsevak Sangh organizes several community events across the United States to promote social harmony and oneness. Rakshabandhan is an Indian festival that is celebrated to recognize those who protect people and society. The celebration took place at our west facility.