'Olympic Day' Proclaimed in Muskego June 22

 Mayor Kathy Chiaverotti announced that June 22 will be celebrated citywide as Olympic Day with a special event featuring guest presentations from two Olympic athletes.

Eric Mueller participated in the 1996 and 2000 Olympics in the men's quadruple sculls and Jeff Klaiber was a speed skater in 1988 and 1992 men’s 10,000 meter event.  They will both speak to the Muskego Parks and Recreation 'Get out and Play' (G.A.P.) playground participants at beginning at 9:45 a.m.

Mueller, a Cedarburg, WI native won an Olympic silver medal in the mens quadruple sculls in the 1996 Atlanta Games. He placed fifth at the 2000 Olympics with the mens four. Klaiber is a Marquette University graduate, and appeared at the 1985 and 1989 World Speed Skating Championships. He focused on the 1,500 and 5,000 m, with his best international finish a 10th at a 5K in Innsbruck in January 1988.

Chiaverotti stated in a release, “Financial wealth cannot guarantee wellness of mind and body.  And while we cannot control every aspect of our lives, we can put into motion the tools (muscles) we were granted at birth.  Amateur athletes demonstrate what we can accomplish for overall health, independence and happiness”. 

The event is part of Olympic Day, which is a worldwide commemoration of Baron Pierre de Coubertin’s June 23, 1894, convening of the first International Olympic Committee (IOC) meeting at the Sorbonne in Paris, and the founding of the Modern Olympic Games. National Olympic Committees (NOCs) throughout the world will also participate in the international celebration, with each Olympic Committee sending Olympic Day greetings to participating nations.

            WHEN:           June 22, 2011 at 9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.

WHERE:         Veterans Memorial Park

                        W182S8200 Racine Avenue

                        Muskego, WI 53150

For more information, please contact the Muskego Parks and Recreation Department at 262-679-4108.