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Russell Stamper announces Difference Makers receive candidacy for vacant well-deserved recognition Several residents, a block Hines aldermanic seat club and a community or-
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Milwaukee County Supervisor Russell Stamper, II and several other individuals have declared their candidacy to represent the 15th aldermanic district recently vacated by Alderman Willie Hines, who took a job with the City Housing Authority. Vying to complete the unexpired term in Aldermanic District 15 are: County Supervisor Eyon Biddle Sr., Deshea Agee and Patricia Ruiz. A primary election will be held on April 1, 2014 followed by a general election on April 29, 2014.
ganization were honored on Thursday, January 30, 2014, during the 6th District town hall meeting by Alderwoman Milele A. Coggs for making the district a great place in which to live, and each was presented with a 2014 Dr. James G. White 6th District Difference Makers Award. Alderwoman Coggs, who presented the awards during the meeting (held in the Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, 310 W. Locust St.), said selfless and dedicated work to improve the district, neighborhoods and the community is truly worthy of recognition and thanks. “It takes a certain amount of love and respect for one’s community and neighbors to tirelessly do positive things without regard for what reward or gain may come of it,” she said. “That selfless attitude and generosity of spirit and energy is what the Difference Makers Award is all about, as it truly embodies the beliefs and actions of the late Dr. James G. White,” Alderwoman Coggs said. The 2014 Dr. James G. White 6th District Difference Makers Award winners were: • Grover Heights Neighborhood Association (Block Club) • Milwaukee Health Servic-
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Alderwoman Milele A. Coggs with Dr. Tito Izard, pictured accepting the Dr. James G. White 6th District Difference Makers Organization award. es, Inc. (Organization) • Betty Speed (Resident) • Julia Doyle (Resident) • Albert Cole (Resident) • Ruth Weill (Resident) Alderwoman Coggs established the Dr. James G. White 6th District Difference Makers Awards to recognize those residents and organizations that work diligently to improve and strengthen the quality of life for themselves, their neighborhood
and the City of Milwaukee. Dr. White was a resident of the 6th District who served as a county supervisor and the regional vice president of WestCare Wisconsin Harambee Community Center, facilitating countless neighborhood projects and programs and always using his gifts, talents and knowledge to improve and empower his community.
Two Messmer High School football players receive full athletic scholarships On Wednesday, February 5, 2014, Messmer High School was pleased to announce that two of its graduating seniors have been awarded full athletic football scholarships to pursue their college careers. Senior Jonathan Carson will be attending Central Michigan University and Senior Tywan Ramsey is headed to South Dakota State University; both are set to enroll this fall. Both Carson and Ramsey played key roles for the Messmer/Shorewood football team last year, leading the Greyhounds to their first ever Midwest Classic Conference title and a 7-3 overall record. Carson and Ramsey earned Midwest Classic Conference Offensive Player and Defensive Player of the Year honors, respectively. Carson was also named to the WFCA All-State team as a tight end.
The Messmer/Shorewood football team is a unique collaboration that was formed in 2001 between Messmer, a private, urban school and Shorewood, a public, suburban school. No Messmer student has been awarded a full athletic football scholarship since before the collaboration. To have two students earn college scholarships in one year is more than serendipitous; it is a testament to how far this team has come in the past decade. Jonathan Carson (right) and Tywan Ramsey (left) are ready to begin their college careers and play some football next fall for Central Michigan University (Jonathan) and South Dakota State University (Tywan). Event Photo