PCA Pluses
- Don Francis
- Feb 20
- 2 min read
+ The PCA received a grant to repair and restore a bridge on the newly acquired land near Eastside Road. The Clarence Gribble Trust of the Platteville Community Fund awarded $4,232 for a purchase of lumber and materials from Eastman Cartwright.
+ The 2025 raffle year netted $5,000, plus some extra because some winners immediately donated their winnings directly back to the PCA.
+ Volunteers ran the kettle corn booth at Dairy Days which raised over $2,000 for the PCA.
+ Both Reclamation Areas had a prescribed burn done by the Fire Department.
+ Each 1st grade student from Westview Elementary painted to create a rock snake. In May, the students visited the trail and “released” Rocky the Snake by gazebo.
+ Pokémon are hiding on the trail. By using the Pokémon GO app, you can find Pokémon and Pokémon Stops in an augmented reality. Released in July 2016, it utilizes GPS technology to allow players to locate, catch, and train Pokémon in real-world locations. Players create an avatar and navigate a map that reflects their actual surroundings. See more at pokemongo.com.
+ There are 14 geocaches hidden along the Rountree Branch Trail. Geocaching is an outdoor game in which players are given the coordinates of items hidden in their environment. Players locate these items—referred to as “caches”—using any device with Global Positioning System (GPS) capabilities. Caches are varying containers that hold logbooks where seekers write their usernames. These can also contain small items, such as toys and coins (aka swag), which are taken and replaced with new items. Find out more at and/or geocaching.com.
+ This past year, we added two new members to the Board of Directors. Troy Ruegsegger started in April, and Brad Digman joined us in May. So, for about 5 months we had a full board of 13 members. However, in October, Alyssa Schaeffer resigned because of a move out of town. So, currently there is one board member vacancy, and the secretary position is also vacant.
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