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Pedal Down Promotions is pleased to announce that “Days Gone By-Growing up in small town Wisconsin” by John Wirth is now on sale at the Sheboygan Falls Chamber-Main Street office, located at 504 Broadway Street in downtown Sheboygan Falls. John signed all of these copies during his visit to Falls last week, so get them while they last! — in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin.
Wirth to appear at Falls Firehouse Pizza, Book Heads
By Jeff Pederson – Pedal Down Promotions
(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) Aug. 3, 2017 – Following the glowing response to his first book, “Days Gone By – Growing Up In Small Town Wisconsin,” Sheboygan Falls, Wis. native John Wirth has scheduled a pair of appearances in the Sheboygan County area to discuss the book and meet with readers.
Released on Aug. 23, 2016, the book has been a hit with readers who have picked up it at selected locations in the city of Sheboygan Falls, ordered it via book publisher Pedal Down Promotions or on amazon.com.
“Days Gone By The Falls – Growing up in small town Wisconsin” is Wirth’s poignant, colorful account of his experiences and exploits growing up in Sheboygan Falls in the 1950s and 1960s. The book features a collection of 39 newspaper columns, which have appeared on a regular basis in The Sheboygan Falls News weekly newspaper since 2007.
The 124-page book, published by Pedal Down Promotions, also includes dozens of black-and-white photos from the era. The images capture the time period and allow readers to become acquainted with several unique characters who inhabited many memorable locales in Sheboygan Falls.
To date, the book has sold several hundred copies and gained favorable reviews from readers on amazon.com.
Wirth’s first “Days Gone By” appearance, which is billed as a book discussion and author meet-and-greet session, will be held at Falls Firehouse Pizza, located at 109 Maple St. in Sheboygan Falls, Wis., on Thursday, Aug. 17.
During the event, which will run from 6-8 p.m., copies of “Days Gone By – Growing Up In Small Town Wisconsin” will be available for purchase and Wirth will be available to sign copies of the book.
One day later, on Friday, Aug. 18, Wirth will be appearing for meet-and-greet and book-signing event at Book Heads Book Store, located at 214 Mill St. in Plymouth, from 1-3 p.m.
“I’m looking forward to meeting the many loyal readers of The Sheboygan Falls News that have enjoyed my articles over the past 10 years,” Wirth said. “Ever since my book has come out, I have heard from many of my readers how much they enjoyed reading the stories.”
Wirth grew up in Sheboygan Falls, Wis., and after graduating from Sheboygan Falls High School, he served two years aboard a U.S. Navy destroyer. In 1967, he married his high school sweetheart, Marilyn Verhage. John and Marilyn lived together in Sheboygan Falls for three years. In 1970, John and Marilyn left the cold Wisconsin winters and moved to their current home in Largo, Fla.
“Writing about the events in my life growing up in a small Wisconsin town has proven that my experiences were very similar to the ones others experienced in their lives as well during the late 1950s and early 1960s,” Wirth said. “Publishing my book has been a wonderful experience for me. It is something I will always remember.”
For more information about Wirth’s upcoming appearances or to order a copy of “Days Gone By – Growing up in small town Wisconsin,” contact Jeff Pederson at Pedal Down Promotions at pedaldownpromotions@gmail.com and 920-323-7970, or visit www.pedaldownpromotions.com.
John Wirth and Jeff Pederson
In February of 2007, I started writing articles for The Sheboygan Falls News. It didn’t take long before Jeff Pederson, the editor of The Sheboygan Falls News, asked me to continue writing for the paper. I enjoyed writing them and before long it was 2016, and I had 39 stories written. I knew I wanted to have the stories published, if nothing more than as a bucket list project. I just didn’t know how to go about getting this project done. After searching the internet for anyone that could help me, it became apparent that this was going to be a long and costly undertaking.
When Jeff told me that he was branching out into a new business endeavor, Pedal Down Promotions, I knew I had hope. Working with Jeff proved to be the person I needed to successfully get my book publishing under way. Without ever actually speaking to one another, we got everything done via emails. I provided all of the stories and photos that went along with each story. We decided on the title was going to be “Days Gone By,” the same as the newspapers column. With the title finalized, Jeff took care of the rest. He designed the covers both front and back. He set up all of the main pages, wrote the foreward and proofread the contents to perfection. Jeff also found a printer that would print what we needed at a very reasonable price.
When I received the first proof copy, I was amazed at the quality of the book. The front and back covers looked perfect, as well as the layout of the contents. Jeff truly knocked it out of the park and I was thrilled to have the book of my dreams in my hands. With both of our approvals, we went forward to final print. Jeff set up contacts for placing the book. He did the advertizing both in print and contacting businesses. The biggest surprise came when Jeff emailed me to check out my book on Amazon. He got everything set up for me on Amazon.com, which has proven to be very rewarding. My wife and I flew up to Wisconsin to thank Jeff and to do a promotion article for the press. With Jeff’s connections and his expertise, my dream of having a book published has come true.
New book recalls ‘Days Gone By’ in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin
(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) – Long before smart phones, video games and the internet arrived to serve the nation’s youth with idle gratification, young people relied on a vivid imagination and a keen spirit of adventure to create experiences ripe with exhilarating adventure and a lifetime of memories.
Such is the case for author John Wirth, who draws on those special youthful memories in his new book recently released by Pedal Down Promotions.
“Days Gone By The Falls – Growing up in small town Wisconsin” is John Wirth’s poignant, colorful account of growing up in Sheboygan Falls, Wis. in the 1950s and 1960s.
The book features a collection of 39 newspaper columns, which have appeared on a regular basis in The Sheboygan Falls News weekly newspaper since 2007. The book takes readers back to a time when imagination, creativity and the pursuit of good, clean fun ruled the lives of youngsters long before the clutches of modern technology swooped in to stifle such endeavors.
Wirth, who now resides in Largo, Fla., paints a whimsical portrait of an era in time when people worked hard without question and played hard without considering the possible dangers of youthful exuberance. Readers will meet several unique characters who inhabited many memorable locales in the quant, picturesque, Midwestern city of Sheboygan Falls.
While the book touches on the people, places and things located in Sheboygan Falls, Wirth says the themes of that by-gone era can resonant with one and all, regardless of their place of origin.
“These stories are not a reflection of one small town, in one state,” Wirth said. “I have found that what I experienced could have happened in ‘Anytown USA.’ Since the release of the book, I received an email from a friend who lives in Byron Bay, Australia. He said that reading my stories brought back memories of those days even in Australia.
“Writing these stories was an opportunity to share some of the memories with others, and putting them in book form was the best way I could think of,” he said. “Having Jeff Pederson, from Pedal Down Promotions put this all together for me made my dream come true.”
The book is currently available for $10 at the Sheboygan County Historical Research Center (518 Water St. in Sheboygan Falls, online at schrc.org), Sheboygan Falls Chamber-Main Street (504 Broadway St. in Sheboygan Falls) and the Sheboygan Falls News-Plymouth Review office (113 Mill St. in Plymouth).
It is also available by mail order through Pedal Down Promotions, 517 South St. 27th in Manitowoc by emailing pedaldownpromotions@gmail.com or calling 920-323-7970.
In addition, the book can be ordered online via Amazon.com.
For more information on “Days Gone By – Growing Up in Small Town Wisconsin,” contact Jeff Pederson at Pedal Down Promotions via email at pedaldownpromotions@gmail.com by phone at 920-323-7970 or online at www.pedaldownpromotions.com.
About the Author
John Wirth grew up in Sheboygan Falls, and after graduating from Sheboygan Falls High School, he served two years aboard a U.S. Navy destroyer. In 1967 he married his high school sweetheart, Marilyn Verhage. They lived in Sheboygan Falls for three years. In 1970, John and Marilyn left the cold Wisconsin winters and moved to their new home in Largo, Florida They have two sons Robert and Donald and two grandchildren. John worked in the telecommunications business for 40 years, working for three large corporations before retiring. Marilyn followed him in retirement from a long teaching career two years later. John enjoys his passions of photography, travel and writing.
“Days Gone By – Growing Up in Small Town Wisconsin” is John’s first book. He welcomes any comments or just a friendly hello at his email address john@solarbright.com.