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Athletes test themselves in water, on bike and on foot By Jon Swedien Leader-Telegram staff Overcast skies Sunday morning didn’t dampen the smiles on the faces of athletes participating in the fourth Eau Claire Triathlon. Ready to savor a welldeserved orange and a bottle of water after the race, Jody Oechsle, 36, of Eau Claire said she improved on her time from last year. This was the second time she’d participated in the Eau Claire Triathlon. She said the race’s appeal is simple. “It’s for a good cause, it’s local and it’s for beginners,” Oechsle said. The race’s course, which starts and ends at Halfmoon Park, includes a 500 meter swim, a 17-mile bike ride and a 5-kilometer run. For Joel Roswell, 51, of Eau Claire, it was his first triathlon. Roswell said he had participated
John Stien, left, of Eau Claire and Steve Dye of Altoona race to the finish
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Menomonie, The Dunn County News 06/05/2013 The Kragness family — from left, Karl and Mandy with daughter, Olivia, Avis, Mary and Dennis — will host this year’s Dunn County Dairy Breakfast on Saturday at Denmark Dairy in Colfax.
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big business. It’s a family ess. It’s a big family busi— and the fourth generaof the Kragness family in x will join grandma, parand daughter to host the annual Dunn County Dairy fast, giving all guests a e to see the new expanded at E7455 Hwy. B on day, June 8. a good bet that Greatpa Anton Kragness, who ht land near Colfax after ating from Norway in and his two sons, Lloyd ndrew, who followed him e farm and also have since d away, will be looking over eration from above. knew going into college I oing to come home and ” said Karl Kragness, n’s great-grandson. Karl ated from the University of onsin-River Falls with a e in broad area agriculture minor in agronomy in That year, he joined his ts, Dennis and Mary, and eed the outdated facilities have to be replaced.
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Born just moments before the photo was taken, this latest addition to the Denmark Dairy herd is being tending to by its mother. Denmark Dairy now rests on a gentle rise on the flat Rusk Prairie, where the open-stall cow barns get summer breezes and a slope carries wastewater to a large lagoon. The original move brought 200 milking cows from the original dairy south of Colfax to the new facility designed to milk 600 cows. Additional cattle were purchased to fill the barn, and now the herd has grown to 850 cows, with 950 heifers raised off the farm. The dairy owns more than
What do happy and productive Holstein cows look like? Area residents can get a close-up look on Saturday morning, June 8, during the 20th annual Dunn County Dairy Breakfast, 7 to 11 a.m. at Denmark Dairy at E7455 Hwy. B, west of Colfax. The all-you-can-eat menu will be served in the new machine shop at the farm, where $5 will get you Belgian waffles, selection of syrups, sausage, cheese curds, pudding, ice cream, milk and coffee. Guests can hop on a wagon for a tour of the big cow barns and the associated feed storage and manure handling operation. Kids can stop at the petting zoo, and the family can visit the antique car and tractor display. To get there from I-94, take exit 45 and head north on Hwy. B for about nine miles. From the west on Hwy. 29, take exit 61 to Hwy. 40 north toward Colfax, 5.9 miles, then left onto Hwy. B for 0.8 miles. From the east on Hwy. 29, turn left on Hwy. B outside Menomonie for about 10.6 miles.
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The Chippewa Falls High School Wire Choir performs at its “Bridging Different Worlds” sendoff concert on Tuesday evening at the high school. The group will leave June 18 for a two-week performance tour in China.
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he Chippewa Falls High School Wire Choir showed their gratitude the best way they knew how on Tuesday evening — by performing for those who helped make their dream become a reality. Wire Choir performed along with others as a part of the Chippewa Falls Music Department’s presentation “Bridging Different Worlds,” a sendoff for the choir before they travel to play for two weeks in China.
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linist for the choir, and both will get the chance to see what China has to offer. Shelly will be one of the chaperones on the trip, giving her the chance to share a unique experience with her soon-to-begraduating daughter. While it is there, the choir will perform in large band halls that house thousands of spectators. But the choir will not be just performing during their two-week journey through China — they’ll also be seeing the sights and taking in the culture. June 7, 2013 1:22 pm / “I’m looking forward to the people and just the kind of culture it’s going to
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Oak Creek police Lt. Brian Murphy hugs a member of the York Regional Police department from Toronto at his retirement ceremony Friday. Murphy was severely wounded in the Sikh Temple shooting last summer. For more photos, visit jsonline.com/photos.
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Oak Creek — With speeches, proclamations, hugs, laughs and a few tears, the Oak Creek Police Department on Friday celebrated the retirement of Lt. Brian Murphy. Murphy, the first officer on the scene during the Aug. 5 shootings at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin, officially retired Wednesday with a duty disability. “I’ve never been more honored in my life as I have over the past 10 months, which is probably a good thing, I guess,” Murphy said in his speech to fellow officers, family, friends and members of the Sikh community who gathered at the police department building. “The one thing, it really is a humbling experience,” he said. “And it makes you look back on all the things you’ve done.” Please see MURPHY, 4B
Members of the York Regional Police department in Toronto give Murphy a final salute during his retirement ceremony Friday.
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27th Street and Oakwood Road on fire in a controlled demolition conducted Though Mahr-Borchardt watched the building Waukesha, Oak Creek NOW 06/06/2013 Copy Reduced to %d%%May from30. original to Karen fit letter page turn to ash, her memories of the land bought by her great-great grandFirefighters knock down flames from the exterior of the home on the former father, William Mahr, remain strong. Mahr farm and orchard May 30. Please see MAHR, Page 4
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Karen Mahr Borchardt retreats from the flames consuming the home that she lived in with her parents and two sisters. The Mahr farm and orchard on 27th Street near the Racine County line was the site of a training exercise for local fire departments.
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The auto industry is about to go on a hiring spree as car makers and parts suppliers race to find engineers, technicians and factory workers to build the next generation of vehicles. The new employees will be part of a larger, busier workforce. From coast to coast, the industry is in top gear. Factories are operating at about 95 percent of capacity, and many are already running three shifts. As a result, some auto and parts companies are doing something they’ve been reluctant to consider since the recession: Adding floor space and spending millions of dollars on new equipment. “We’re really bumping up against the edge,” says Michael Robinet, managing director of IHS Automotive, which forecasts auto production. “So it really is brick-and-mortar time.” The auto industry’s stepped-up hiring will help sustain the nation’s job growth and help fuel consumer spending. On Friday, the government said U.S. employers added 175,000 jobs in May, roughly the monthly average for the past year and a sign of the economy’s resilience. At 7.6 percent, U.S. unemployment remains well above the 5 percent to 6 percent typical of a healthy economy. Growth is still modest, in part because of higher taxes and government spending cuts that kicked in this year and weak overseas economies. But the housing market is strengthening, and U.S. consumer confidence has reached a five-year high. The auto industry’s outlook is bright. Vehicle sales for 2013 could reach 15.5 million, the highest in six years. To meet that demand, automakers must find more people. Hundreds of companies that make parts for automakers have to
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of the graduating class presented Bilhorn with the toys as a reminder of the class prank of blocking the school’s parking lot earlier in the year.
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Milton High School Principal Jeremy Bilhorn will have to ask school maintenance workers to build him a new office display case this summer. It’ll need to be big enough for hundreds of Matchbox cars— parting gifts that nearly all students handed him as they walked across the stage to receive their diplomas at Sunday’s graduation. It was the final punchline tied to this year’s Milton senior class prank—a perennial rite for outgoing graduates at the high school.
Nice joke. Now move it. Before Sunday’s graduation ceremony, student Alexa Anderson showed off her miniature car, a hot pink 1966 Dodge Charger. Anderson said the significance is rooted in a May 23 practical joke that the senior class cooked up. The seniors parked their cars all around the periphery of the student parking lot, blocking access to the lot for underclassmen. No other students could get in. That morning, seniors had the run of the parking lot. The gag irked school administration and Milton police, Anderson said. School and police offiPhotos by Bill Olmsted/bolmsted@gazettextra.com cials suggested they would ticket Above: Graduate Kevin Sullivan mugs for a photo while getting a congratula- every student for parking illegaltory kiss from friend Jennifer Krausse after the Milton High School gradua- ly unless they moved their cars imtion ceremony Sunday. mediately. Below: Graduates listen to speakers during the commencement Sunday. “So we got out there and moved all the cars in about 10 minutes. One guy was at a tennis tournament. We had to get his brother to get over here and move his car for him,” Anderson said. Bilhorn, in an address Sunday, said the students’ parking lot trick was the best senior prank ever at the high school. That’s saying something, considering other dandies, such as the year students stole dozens of cafeteria trays and hid them in a ceiling or the time graduates honored a school administrator’s newborn baby by blanketing the administrator with hundreds of pacifiers. In another address, student Anthony Cudzinovic told the 208 MILTON HIGH SCHOOL graduates that what counts perhaps most is not a student’s Valedictorian: John Toberman achievements or grade-point avSalutatorian: Anthony Cudzinovic
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Tom Cerny built a chapel on the grounds of his Town of Waterford farm after purchasing a pair of doors which needed a home. in the Town of Waterford. “Millions of people from all over the world watch
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Eric Imel, St Johns Northwestern, competes in the high jump at the WIAA State Track and Field Championships Saturday, June 1 in La Crosse.
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Don Nabak, Kettle Moraine, competes in the long jump at the WIAA State Track Championships Friday, May 31.
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Sam’s goal put an exclamapoint on our tenacity,” Arhead coach Erin Ennis said. never quit, even if it’s only a seconds left in the quarter. are always pressing to the ” rrowhead (17-2) advanced he state semifinals against na, a game scheduled for nesday night at Arrowhead. state championship game be played Saturday. yle Geib scored twice on e attempts, and Jake Miller hed with one goal, six ndballs, two interceptions two takeaways. Middleton has a great prom, and it is always a privilege e able to get a matchup with m,” Ennis said. “You always
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Arrowhead senior Justin Wallace (43) takes out Middleton’s Charles Braxton (29) during the WLF Sectional Final at Arrowhead on Monday. Arrowhead won the match, 9-6.
Kettle Moraine’s varsity ballteamgrabbedaClassic8 ference victory at Mukwonag June 4, defeating the host Ind 8-7.ThevictorypushedtheL record to 4-1, with a 3-0 sta league play. Matt Melbye earned the v ry on the mound for the Lase Sam Huskisson, Melbye Robbie Dombrowski each two hits for the Lasers. The Lasers fell at Milwa Marquette on June1in a non ference game, 5-2. Austin wastheonlyplayerintheline collect two hits. The Lasers moved their re to 3-1with a 3-2 nail-biter ag MuskegoonMonday,holdin Warriors to just two runs in fifth. Keith Koehn and Wolf c binedforcesonthehill,andD browski had two hits at the p The Lasers scored all three ru the fourth.
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“Older duplexes took the biggest hit because, in 2005 and 2006, that was the hottest part of the market, and people were paying a lot for those properties,” Ruud said. While residential went down an average 9.3 percent, Ruud estimated older duplexes probably went down 12 percent from 2010. Commercial property slipped less steeply than residential from 2010 to 2013 probably because commercial had already been slammed by the
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Larry Owen looks through binoculars at upcoming traffic as Barb Watters takes notes Wednesday evening at the corner of Lyle Lane and Bel Aire Lane in Germantown. Owen and Watters have been serving as the Citizens on Patrol for the past 13 months. They were monitoring complete stops at the four-way stop at the intersection. are chatting on their phones or texting and they don’t stop,” Watters
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A year to remember Senior pitcher Armstrong ready for “This year’s been a lot of fun. This is a state after record-breaking season great group of girls. It was wasn’t just By Kevin Kohlstedt For the Times MONROE — Ever since she started pitching in fourth grade, Becca Armstrong knew where she was meant to be on the softball field. And with a look back at her high school pitching career, younger Armstrong’s decision is hard to argue against. Armstrong, who has been on varsity for three and a half seasons, set program records for both wins in a season (25) and strikeouts in a season (240) this year. The Cheesemakers as a team also set the program record for wins in a season with 27, and Armstrong said that the success of the team has made her
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“It’s really special. This year’s been a lot of fun,” she said. “This is a great group of girls. It was wasn’t just me who set records; the team set records as well.” According to Monroe coach Dale Buvid, one of the keys to Armstrong’s recordbreaking season has been an increase in velocity.
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said. “This summer, she start- from 40 feet away from home ed working on a rise ball, plate to 43 feet. which has helped with the “She’s doing it from 43 strikeout numbers. She’s had feet, where most of her predea few miles per hour more on cessors were from 40. That’s her pitches, and she’s been put more offense in the pitching up more consistently game,” Buvid said. “She has with some movement. She’s some advantages too, such as had a very good year. She’s more games, but I would had 240 strikeouts. The previ- think that that is mostly offset ous record was in the 190s. by the 43 feet. She’s worked That’s taking care of a lot of at it. She’s put in the time, outs yourself.” done the work.” Buvid added that Armstrong said that her 2:46 pm / Armstrong’s records June take 7,on2013game has come a long way an added significance because since her freshman year.
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look at Central’s arterfinal today ainst Sun Prairie: oasting a powerful eup (seven regulars tting over .400) and e of the state’s top chers in Sarah Fonk, e top-ranked Falcons e making their second nsecutive trip to state eking the school’s st title. ... Central’s st finish was state nner-up in 1995. ... The lcons have blanked the position this postsean, winning three games a combined score of 1-0. ... Fifth-ranked Sun airie is the defendg state runner-up. ... their playoff run, the ardinals have outscored e opposition 23-3. ... the 12-1 sectional al victory over Verona, heyenne Holmes went for-3 with two home ns and five RBI. ... tcher Kristen Hoppman the reigning Wisconsin ate Journal Player of e Year after leading the ardinals’ run in 2012. Both of Sun Prairie’s sses have come to cond-ranked Madison Follette, which was set in a regional final. Mike Larsen
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Central pitcher Sarah Fonk leads the Falcons into State Tournament action starting today in Madison. Fonk is 15-0 with a 0.32 ERA.
Tournament rundown Here’s a look at the Division-1 State Softball Tournament: Where: Goodman Diamond, 2301 University Bay Drive, Madison Today’s quarterfinals: No. 3 Oshkosh West (19-2) vs. No. 16 Bradford (20-5), 9 a.m.; No. 7 Stevens Point (25-4) vs. No. 6 Germantown (18-2), 11 a.m.; No. 5 Sun Prairie (22-2) vs. No. 1 Westosha Central (19-1), 1:30 p.m.; No. 9 Appleton East (21-3) vs. Menomonee Falls (18-4), 3:30 p.m. If you go: Tournament continues through semifinals Friday night and culminates with the championship game Saturday at 5:30 p.m. ... Quarterfinal and semifinal game tickets are $8 each. Championship game tickets are $4. An all-day pass for either today or Friday is $14. ... Park-
St. Joseph coach has a rooting interest for the Red Devils KENOSHA NEWS STAFF
With the St. Joseph softball team playing in the WIAA State Tournament on Friday — and not leaving Kenosha until this afternoon — the Lancers will be unable to watch the county’s two other representatives in2013 the Division-1 June 7, 2:07 pm / quarterfinals today. “I’ve coached most of
mlarsen@kenoshanews The last time the Bradfo softball team advanced to WIAA Division-1 State To nament, Makenzie Walker wasn’t in any shape to pla In 2011, the Red Devils’ shortstop and No. 3 hitter missed the last seven gam the regular season with m nucleosis only to suck it up and play during the state run. Walker went 2-for-5 with a double, two runs and an RBI as Bradford advanced to the Makenz semifinals beWalker fore bowing out to Kristen Wood and Wilm The effort took its toll. “(She) was basically don for the rest of the summer Bradford coach John P. Ruffolo said. “She got even sicker.” Fast forward to 2013 as a healthy Walker leads the 16h-ranked Red Devils (20 5) into today’s 9 a.m. state quarterfinal matchup with third-ranked Oshkosh We (19-2) at Goodman Diamon Madison. Walker, a Lamar Unive recruit, is 17-3 in the circl working with catcher Kor Grasso. “Pitching and catching where defense starts,” Ru said. “Our pitcher and cat have been doing a fantasti as you’ve seen in the postseason with three shutout Also, our defense is respon ing when they have to ma plays.”
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Bradford vs. Oshkosh West Bradford is making its third to state in the last five year and is seeking the school’s title. ... Ace pitcher Makenz Walker and the 16th-ranked
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Sliding into summer Kindergartner Dakota Hoeper lets out a scream as she flies down an inflatable slide last Thursday during Colby Elementary School’s “Picnic Day” event to celebrate the end of the school year. Abbotsford Elementary also brought in rides, games and music for the last week of school. See more photos on page 16 or online at www.centralwinews.com/tribune. TP staff photo
Trucks, tractors and come together this wee 55th annual Dorchester village of 876 people put day summer celebration. With volunteers wor week to set up for the fe will get under way on F with the opening of Ear Amusements on the m stands and the beer tent for business. Friday’s signature eve pull put on by the Ce sin Truck Pullers which starts at 7 p.m. an 8,000-pound pro farm cla Live music will pipe i as country music band takes the stage and perfo past midnight. Saturday morning wil kiddie parade at 11 a.m., of the community will g show off their cutest co walking or riding thro their bicycles and wagon A horseshoe tourname noon right outside Memo New this year is the Ho den Tractor Pulls, with fr running from 11 a.m. to 2 The premier pulling ev
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from area sportsmen’s clubs, bird-watching groups and FFA and 4-H clubs. “It was a pretty diverse crowd,” he said, noting how impressed he was with the turnout on a Friday night. The meeting was held to gather input for a comprehensive lake management and recreation plan that is being partially funded by a $25,000 DNR grant awarded to the county earlier this year. Zoschke said the ultimate goal
of the public participation process is to enhance the 285-acre reservoir, along with the 1,300 acres of county-owed land surrounding it, in a way that best serves the public. “It’s a unique resource,” he said. “I think there are ways it can be made better, and therefore, better utilized.” Originally constructed in the late 1970s to prevent flooding in the city of Owen, the impoundment supports a fishery with a healthy supply of panfish and
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northern pike, along with some bass, perch and bullheads, Zoschke said. The land surrounding the lake includes a 300-acre waterfowl refuge, which provides opportunities for bird-watching and deer hunting during the gun and muzzleloader seasons. The remaining 1,000 acres is open to hunting and trapping during the annual seasons. Zoschke said part of the management plan will likely include greater opportunities for fish-
ing and other activities. The D lake with fish, bu its will probably prevent over-fish tion of the fisher said. “We want to h when people com a good experience Several faciliti added over the y modate more fish
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Fishing for trout
Editor’s Note: Naturalist Ced Vig wrote a weekly outdoors column for this newspaper for many years before he passed away in the fall of 2010. With the blessing of his family, we are republishing excerpts from some of his much-loved columns. We hope our readers enjoy a taste of Ced’s wit and wisdom.
It’s incredible what a man will go through to get back to a stream where native, red-bellied brookies wait for him. Fishing the “put-andtakers” close to the highways offer little challenge or incentive to a fellow infected with trout virus. Trout country is a wilderness country! To get back there a fisherman will scrape and bump the bottom
and loppers, the Oneida County Land and Water Conservation Department’s Aquatic Invasive Species Team slipped into the water of Lake Minocqua’s Stack’s Bay Wednesday to assess a proliferation of the aquatic invasive species (AIS) yellow iris. Oneida County AIS coordinator Michele Sadauskas led the Stack’s Bay project. “We’re going after the yellow iris that’s out here,” she said. The AIS team set out to see just where the plant was present, map it, and a do little control work. “There’s quite a bit out there,” Sadauskas said. “We’ll see if we can kind of remove some of the edges of the invasion.” The work was done from a pair of canoes. AIS project assistants Cara Wanserski and Therese Hubacher were also a part of the Stack’s Bay project. “We’ll probably be able to do most of it from the canoes,” Sadauskas said as the crew readied. Near the State Highway 47 bridge over the water where the bay necks down is where the AIS Team concentrated their efforts. The invasive iris is abundant there. “The last couple, three summers, I keep driving over [the bridge], and I’m thinking, ‘Oh, those yellow irises keep calling my name.’” Sadauskas said. “So we’re going to ... see if we can do a little damage. We’re going to GPS them and, my hope is, that we’re going to cut some deep underwater.” Sadauskas was hopeful for a return trip as well, saying she’d like the team to come back later this summer and cut again, hopefully stressing and killing some of the iris. Sadauskas said the yellow iris is “not real common” relatively speaking, but it’s not real scarce either. “The thoroughfare’s got a lot of yellow iris, Stack’s bay ... has a lot of yellow iris. Actually,
brown relatives. Grouse Hens Talk to Their Chicks The ruffed grouse hens are incubating their eggs as many as a dozen. The den doesn’t start incubating until all the eggs are laid, so that all of the chicks will hatch on the same day. While the hen is on her nest, she makes soft, clucking noises — especially when it’s time for the chicks to hatch. The chicks learn to recognize her voice even though they are still in their shells. The hen’s voice will be imprinted in the minds of the chicks so they will always know their mother and follow her directional signals, especially when the family is together. The chicks are making Craig Turk June 24, 2013 3:47 pmOUTDOORS / sounds, too. One of the REPORTER sounds is the “pic-pic-pic” as
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Whitefish Bay Little League’s Challenger Division “Mighty Bats” team’s dugout was filled with hijinks, laughter and camaraderie as they played their opening game against Menomonee Falls on Sunday at the Craig Counsel Park in Whitefish Bay.
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Falls Little League team for special needs kids welcomes new Whitefish Bay squad By DANIELLE SWITALSKI dswitalski@jrn.com
Menomonee Falls — Whitefish Bay Little League wants every child to have the chance to play baseball. To do this, they formed the Mighty Bats, a team for children with special needs who partner with volunteer Buddies to play baseball. The Bats are now the fifth team in the Challenger Division, a local interleague division through Little League International. The 13 players on the Bats kicked off their season with a home opener on Sunday in
Whitefish Bay, against a Challenger team from Menomonee Falls. The division also has teams from Germantown, Grafton and Elmbrook. The Bats will play four home games and four away games. Josh Levy, president of Whitefish Bay Little League, decided to form the team to give every child a chance to play. The league is open to children ages 4 through 18. Students still in high school can stay in the Challenger Division until they are 22-years-old, according to Little League rules. “The overarching principal of all of this is to give every kid in our community the opportunity to participate in youth baseball and we don’t think anyone should be denied Aidan Highsmith, a Menomonee Falls that opportunity,” Levy said. “We’re just Little League Challenger Division player, Please see BATTER, Page 13
looks dertermined as he bats during his team’s opening game vs. Whitefish Bay.
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who believes the waters are soothing to him. At right, Christina Guarnieri of Madison adds soap bubbles to an already festive atmosphere at the splash pad as youngsters take to the outdoors to enjoy Monday’s sunny weather.
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Soglin’s donation disclosure proposal clears first hurdle The ordinance would
June 12, 2013 3:06 pm / opposing it. Brandon within 30 days of entering into the lier Monday agreement or face a one-year ban said the Chamber supports trans-
The attorney for sha man accused killing three rural W ers in April request health evaluation t whether his client i to stand trial. Dane County Ci Judge William F ordered the evaluat Kuester, 31, durin Monday, according attorney, Guy Taylo Foust was appoi judge in the case requested a repla Lafayette County C judge William Jo week. Taylor on Mon Foust to order that tion take place in a h the judge passed t to state health offi lor said. If Taylor’ declined, Kuester w ated at the Lafaye jail, he added. Fous officials to report b by July 7 with a dec said. Taylor made t Monday in a Lafay courtroom in Darl Kuester and Lafay District Attorney Findley present. assistant Attorney Korte appeared via ference from Madis Kuester was ch three counts of intentional homici other felony coun
Stevens Pointshortstop JournalEric 06/12/2013 SPASH's Zelhofer makes a diving stab of a line drive for the third out in the bottom of the fifth as the Panthers escaped to beat Kenosha Bradford, 4-2, in a WIAA Division state baseball quarterfinal game Tuesday. DAN YOUNG/STEVENS POINT JOURNAL MEDIA
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counterpart on the mound Kevin Tibor wished he could have gotten half the help from his teammates in the field. Bradford committed five errors in the game, resulting in three of the four runs he allowed being unearned. Two miscues apiece in the third and sixth innings, played a major role in SPASH pushing a pair of runs across in the third
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APPLETON — Cal Giese spent a lot of time holding his breath standing on the mound at Fox Cities Stadium on Tuesday. Every time the Stevens Point Area Senior High starting pitcher was in trouble during a WIAA Division 1 state quarterfinal game, one of his teammates was making an acrobatic catch. First there was center fielder Jon Barnes laying out prone to make a diving catch and save Giese at least one run in the bottom of the first inning. Right fielder Pat Perner took his turn to make a SportsCenter Top 10 play with a diving catch of his own in the bottom of the third. But, without a question best highlight reel grab was turned in by SPASH shortstop Eric Zelhofer with runners on first and third in a tie game, when he dove to his left to sang a line drive to end the in-
3-pointers while scoring 24 as San Antonio went 16 of 32 from behind the arc, rolling to the third-biggest victory in finals history. Duncan bounced back
SPASH's Pat Perner's hat flies off as he makes a diving catch in right field in the bottom of the third as the Panthers escaped a bases-loaded jam in the bottom of the seventh to beat Kenosha Bradford on Tuesday. DAN YOUNG/STEVENS POINT JOURNAL MEDIA
ning. With all that help behind him, Giese picked up a ‘W’ as the Panthers were able to advance to the state semifinals with a 4-2 win over Kenosha Bradford at Time Warner Cable Field. “Our guys played great defense with multiple diving catches,” Giese said. “We’re really fortunate (as pitchers) to have that defense behind us. You’re not afraid when men are on base, because you know the defense is going to make the plays to get you
out of the inning.” The Panthers may not have had a chance to play Bay Port in the semifinals without showing off their glove skills. SPASH coach Kraig Terpstra has come to expect that type of defense. “Our defense has been incredible all year. I’ve been saying out outfield defense is one of our biggest strengths and it showed up today,” SPASH coach Kraig Terpstra said. “Zelhofer’s play was big.” Meanwhile, his
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flustered through the first three, James went into full-on attack mode The Spurs’ Tiago Spli in the fourth to force a Game 7. for a loose ball during
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HOUSTON (AP) — Matt Dominguez hit a grand slam and drove in a careerhigh five runs to back another solid performance by Jordan Lyles, and the Houston Astros rolled to a 10-1 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night. Carlos Pena had a three-run homer and Chris Carter had two hits and drove in a run as the Astros won for the fifth time in six games. The 22-year-old Lyles (4-1) yielded seven hits and one run over seven innings. It was his seventh straight start with two or less earned runs.
Central dominates state softball coaches’ selections BY ANDREW HORSCHAK
Chasing Figaro The Astros were up by one in the fifth when Pena launched his home run to chase Milwaukee starter Alfredo Figaro and extend the lead to 5-1. Dominguez’s first career grand slam was off Tom Gorzelanny and came in Houston’s five-run seventh. Figaro (1-1) was unable to build on his last start when he pitched seven shutout innings in a win over Miami. He allowed five Alfredo hits and four Figaro runs in a season-low 41/3 innings. Dominguez entered the game in a 0-for-7 slump before using his two hits to drive in five runs and give him 40 RBIs this season to pass Carter for the team lead. He has 10 homers in his last 35 games after not homering in his first 33 games this season. J. D. Martinez reached on third baseman Yuniesky Betancourt’s second
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Central pitcher Sarah Fonk, shown in action during the state tournament, was selected as the Division-1 Player of the Year by the Wisconsin Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association on Tuesday.
ahorschak@kenoshanews.com The state champion Central softball team cleaned up when the Wisconsin Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association revealed its annual All-State team on Tuesday. Senior Sarah Fonk, one of six pitchers to receive firstteam honors, was selected as the Division-1 Player of the Year. Senior Brittney Blazich and freshman Kayla Konwent, were two of the seven infielders to receive first-team honors. Junior Brittney Taylor Bergles Blazich was one of five outfielders selected to the second team. And, to top it off, co-coaches Tom and Konnie Lampe were tabbed as the state’s “Coach” of the Year. “It was icing on the cake for Konnie and I,” Tom Lampe said. “She would also be the first to tell you that it’s about the girls. It couldn’t happen to a better group. “Konnie and I have talked often about what an honor it was to be their coach, but this is a lot of hard work. At the same time, there are a lot of people who have a hand in what happened to us. And,
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Shortstop Griffin Spindler of the Tilden Lions Astros gets ready to throw the ball to first base at the Chippewa Falls Youth Baseball tournament Tuesday night. For more photos from Tuesday’s games, check out our gallery at chippewa.com.
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Riding a threening streak, the Ch Post 77 Senior Leg team experienced night on Tuesday. Eau Claire swep doubleheader in fashion, winning b 18-1 and 4-0. In the first game scored 10 runs i inning before add the fifth as i Chippewa Falls in a ened game. Tyler Black pic complete-game w Claire (5-1), strikin and walking one. took the loss for Po striking out one a five. Sam Hurt led E the plate, going 3home run, three ru RBIs. Tyler Fencl with three runs and Amos Mayberry with a double and a run scored to lead Post 77. Chase Stoffel also had a double. In the second game, Eau Claire struck for three runs in the second inning as Chi wasn’t able to gen offense once again Hurt earned the win for Eau Claire, striking out 11, while Dustin Franz took the loss for Chippewa Falls. Franz struck out four and walked two. Garrett Phillip Claire, going 2-fo RBI. Tyler Jepson with a double for P
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John Burhani sets up his kite as he gets ready to go on Kenosha’s North Pier. When conditions are right, he kite surfing on Lake Michigan. Burhani is an avid kite rarely passes up a chance to go kite surfing, be it winter, surfer who also owns the Pierhead Lighthouse, located spring, summer or fall.
Study raises concerns about state’s economy Lack of such high-growth areas as biotechnology or life sciences cited in report MILWAUKEE (AP) — Wisconsin’s economy relies too heavily on the paper industry and other declining sectors, raising concerns that the state lacks the innovation and technology to be competitive in the 21st century, according to a study released Tuesday. Three of the state’s five largest sectors have to do with paper and printing, which doesn’t bode well as the nation shifts toward digital media, the study found. It also said Wisconsin’s main industries aren’t as globally minded as are manufacturers elsewhere, another competitive disadvantage, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported. The study was commissioned by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp., the state’s main job-creation agency. WEDC paid $285,000 to Ohio-based MPI Group Inc., a group known for its research expertise regarding the industrial Midwest, to conduct the study.
‘MERELY BECAUSE you are big and comprise a significant share of the state doesn’t necessarily mean you aren’t vulnerable.’ Lee Swindall vice president WEDC
contribution to the state’s economy. They found a heavy reliance on manufacturing and a complete lack of sectors focused on high-growth areas such as information technology, biotechnology or the life sciences.
Manufacturing is primary industry Of the state’s 37 largest industries, 36 are in manufacturing. The largest category is “electrical equipment manufacturing,” which includes Rock-
Wisconsin’s reliance on the declining ink-on-paper economy could be worrisome, as that sector has been struggling for years. A decade ago papermaking was the state’s biggest economic driver, but in recent years Wisconsin mills have been shutting down at the rate of more than one per year. Meanwhile other states are diversifying into fastergrowing technology sectors. “Merely because you are big and comprise a significant share of the state (gross domestic product) doesn’t necessarily mean you aren’t vulnerable,” said Lee Swindall, WEDC’s vice president of business and industry development. He compared northern Wisconsin’s paper-based economy to the Michigan’s auto sector, which has undergone a dramatic downsizing.
Papermakers have adapted, but it may not be enough Swindall noted that Wisconsin papermakers have tried to adapt by shifting more into packaging and tissue. But 13 mills still make paper used in magaJune and 19, 2013 4:34 pm / zines books. “As good as those companies are, and
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A group of about 20 magnificent American white pelicans made a visit to Maslowski Beach on Chequamegon Bay in Ashland last week. The birds have a wingspan of up to 8 feet and rival trumpeter swans as America’s largest birds. Virtually wiped out in Wisconsin by hunters more than a century ago, they began a comeback in the state about a decade ago and now nest in numbers in Horicon Marsh. They are occasional visitors in the Chequamegon Bay area but are seldom seen in the numbers that appeared last week. The birds range from northern Canada to Panama, nesting in remote fresh and brackish inland waters in North America. Each bird can eat more than 4 pounds of food a day, mostly fish, amphibians and crustaceans.
GTAC EXPLORATORY DRILLING
DNR denies Bad River appeal Two face possible assault charges in drill rig raid BY MIKE SIMONSON WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO
The Department of Natural Resources has denied an appeal from the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa to stop exploratory drilling by Gogebic Taconite. That decision was sent to Bad River on Friday. Bad River contended that the impact of drilling was not fully considered during the 10 days, which the DNR had to decide on whether or not to allow GTAC to drill. DNR Waste Management Director Ann Coakley said the drilling will continue. “We didn’t find anything in their letter that would cause us to halt the drilling,” Coakley said. “We still believe that Gogebic Taconite has met the requirements of the law for
drilling rig go down into the Earth when everybody there understands that everything we look at that drilling site, everything we experience, all the trees, every drop of water that may be around, is all slated for explosion,” Wiggins said. GTAC is drilling its first borehole in Iron County now. It’s expected to be finished in a few days. After that, at least another seven holes will be drilled in Iron and Ashland counties. Wiggins doesn’t expect to take legal action but said it is an option. Meanwhile, charges against two people for alleged theft and damage to property at the GTAC exploratory drilling site are expected soon in Iron County Circuit Court. Those charges could go beyond theft and misdemeanor complaints and include assault and
gestures may increase charges to assault. Iron County Sheriff Tony Furyk said about $2,000 in damage was caused to a drill rig, and a couple of items were taken from a GTAC geologist. Furyk said they’ve identified the people who will be charged — one man and one woman. “I am looking at right now one count of theft and one count of damage to property on the female that has been identified as taking that property,” Furyk said. About a dozen people came out of the woods June 11 and held a 10- to 15-minute action, and then fled back into the woods, avoiding capture by deputies while hiding their faces. “I have seen some of the things that were June 19, 2013 5:03 pm / recorded that day up there and there were some type of covering over the faces,” Furyk
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The Richland Board of Education percent increase in t annual meeting next The board appro draft for an $18.3 m the 2013-14 school y Monday night in the The board will a annual meeting, wh Monday, July 22, at 8 auditorium, to appro $5,333,937, which i than a year ago. Business offici presented three budg on the amount of sta to be included in the which is being consi Madison. Stoltz presented based on no increa $150 per pupil increa another which provi increase inside the r another $75 per pupi the revenue limits. The $75/$75 p gained support in th chosen to be the distr annual meeting. The no-increas have resulted in an percent levy increase pupil increase was ex 5.2 percent levy hike Stoltz noted th unknowns in the bud member Larry Koma guess estimate". She has already made c $440,000 next year. A plan change and the bus routes have acco the savings. The district will budget until it is cert October. The district, whi a decline in enrollme showed some evide new four-year-old ki the district expecte students this fall, th enrolled in the prog the administration r additional half-tim position. The boar position on a 7-0 vo The board will r high school night c with a term positi The board rejected
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and economic developservices agreement Monroe Chamber of merce. e Darlington Community l District Board will at 7 p.m. at the elemenmiddle school. Agenda include a discussion ction on 4K providers cts. e Village of New Glarus will meet at 7 p.m. at lage hall. Agenda items e the consideration of g for paid tour guides e Chalet of the Golden . e City of Monroe License mittee will meet at 7:05 t the city hall. Agenda include approval of als for liquor, beer, and other licenses. e City of Monroe mon Council will meet at .m. at the city hall. a items include authoriof a purchase and pment agreement with er Milk, LLC. e Lafayette County of Supervisors will at 7:30 p.m. at the house. Agenda items e approving a $150,000 ng loan fund to nsin Whey Protein, gton.
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ABOVE: Samantha Holstrom, 12, lies down next to her Normande cow before the judging commences at the Green County Dairy Days Cattle Show at the Green County Fairgrounds Saturday morning, June 15. The judging and show were part of the weekend activities surrounding Dairy Days in Green County. BELOW: Halley Reeson, of New Glarus, scrubs through the topline of her cow while preparing for the cattle show.
esday, June 19 e Memorial Hospital of ette County Board will at 8 a.m. at MHLC. a items include an e on the pharmacy tment. e City of Monroe Board ks and Recreation missioners will meet at m. at the Recreation tment. Agenda items e reports on park projnd summer programs. e Town/Village of New s Joint Extraterritorial g Committee will meet 0 p.m. at the village hall. a items include a public g concerning a condiuse permit for Shanon
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ASHLAND (AP) — A apparently was attempti land a single-engine when it crashed near the a on Madeline Island in western Wisconsin, killin and a passenger, autho said Sunday. The crash was reporte after 6:30 p.m. Saturda Ashland County She Office said. La Pointe responded and within five utes found the plane engul flames in a heavily w area about 150 to 200 south of the runway Madeline Island, a po Lake Superior vacation de tion that’s one of the A Islands. Ashland County S Mick Brennan told the D News Tribune a witness sa plane try to land, then abo landing and apparently tu make a second approach plane then went down jus of the runway. The two men killed i crash were the only aboard, Brennan said. names and hometowns not immediately released ing notification of relative confirmation of their iden but the sheriff said they not residents of the island immediate region. Their b were removed from the site Sunday and taken aw autopsies.
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Dad Tim and son Mason Mazurkiewicz participated in the World’s Largest Swimming Lesson on Tuesday on Tuesday at Catch The Wave Swim Club in South Beloit. Kids from around the world all took part in swim lessons at 10 a.m. Tuesday.
Kicking for the world record By Hillary Gavan hgavan@beloitdailynews.com There was splashing, leaping, kicking and floating galore as kids from Catch the Wave Swim Club worked to break a world record poolside Tuesday. As kids started the lesson at 10 a.m. in South Beloit, tens of thousands of kids from five continents and 700 other locations around the world took to the water with their instructors in hopes of a fourth consecutive Guinness World Record to
help combat childhood drowning, according to www.worldslargestswimminglesson.org. Organizers for the world’s largest swim lesson were projecting more than 35,000 participants for the 2013 life-saving swim lesson, more than a 40 percent increase over last year’s world record of 24,873 swimmers. The event was held to shed light on the fact that drowning is the second leading cause of accidental death for kids between age 1 and 14. Catch the Wave Swim Club was
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Chrysler OKs partial Jeep recall program DETROIT (AP) — After initially defying federal regulators, Chrysler abruptly agreed Tuesday to recall some older-model Jeeps with June 19, 2013 pm rupture / fuel tanks that5:04 could and cause fires in rear-end collisions.
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4-year-old boy was hosized Wednesday after g struck by a car in the block of W. State St., rding to Milwaukee ce. lice said the boy was ck about 1 p.m. when he ed into traffic. 47-year-old woman drivhe car remained at the e, and the boy’s condiwas described as stable, rding to police.
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August death of Alisha Bromfield, 21, and her un born daughter, according the Green Bay Press-Gaz The two were in Door County to attend a weddi Cooper reported the killi During the taped intervie that was played for juror Tuesday, he admitted to strangling Bromfield and having sex with her body The attorney requested mistrial because there w reference to Cooper’s for girlfriend that was projec on a written video transc for 10 to 15 seconds. The judge had ruled earlier th no evidence of or referen to Cooper’s former girlfr would be permitted.
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The first three peregrine falcon chicks produced at the We Energies' Milwaukee County power plant in Wauwatosa were removed from their nest briefly Tuesday to receive leg bands. Sikh holy book aloud from cover to cover. Members of the temple in the Milwaukee suburb of Oak Creek also plan other ceremonies to purify the building. The observance will be in memory of the six temple members who died when a gunman opened fire. Four others, including a responding police officer, were injured. The gunman killed himself after he was wounded by police. Oak Creek Mayor Stephen Scaffidi says the temple and city will collaborate on a 6K run, or 3.7 miles, in honor of the six victims.
WISCONSIN 2nd woman found hanging in Ozaukee Jail For the second time in a week a female inmate was found hanging in a cell in the Ozaukee County County
Jail, according to the sheriff’s office. The woman, who has not been identified, was in critical condition at a hospital after being found in a single cell shortly before 11 p.m. Sunday, and apparently had attempted suicide, according to a sheriff’s office news release. Deputies and paramedics were able to resuscitate the woman, who was in custody for misdemeanor disorderly conduct and bail jumping, according to the release. On June 9 the body of Bridget A. Moorehead of Charleston, S.C., was found hanging in a single cell at the jail shortly before 8 a.m., the sheriff’s office said. Moorehead, who was arrested June 5 by Mequon police on suspicion of battery, used jail-issued bedding to kill herself, according to sheriff's Lt. Christy Knowles. Moorehead was screened and there was no indication she was a suicide risk, Knowles said. Both incidents remain under investigation, the sheriff’s office said.
College student’s body recovered from river The body of David Patrick Rodgers, a University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire stu-
sheriff’s office. A 62-year-old woman driving the car was taken to Bellin Health hospital in Green Bay, where she was treated for minor injuries and released, the sheriff’s office said. The crash remained under investigation Wednesday.
Boy testifies in slaying of great-grandmother The alleged accomplice of a 14-year-old boy on trial for helping to kill the accomplice’s great-grandmother in September testified Wednesday that they used a hammer and a hatchet to kill the woman, according to WTMJ-TV. Nathan Paape, whose trial began Monday, is charged as an adult with first-degree intentional homicide. His co-defendant, Antonio Barbeau, 14, already has pleaded no contest to the same charge as part of a plea deal reached with prosecutors that will make him eligible for parole in 35 years, when he is 49. Barbeau testified Wednesday that he mentioned his great-grandmother had money when he and Paape were discussing how to get money. He said that he used a hatchet and Paape used a Juneand 20, 2013 pm / hammer, both4:10 hit his great-grandmother with the
A man who grew and supplied marijuana to a former elementary schoo principal and other educ tors drew a six-month jai sentence Tuesday. Bradley J. Maahs, 47, o Wittenberg was found gu March 21 in Langlade Co ty Circuit Court on two felony charges of manufacturing or delivering m juana. As part of a plea agreement, three other felony charges of manufacturin delivering marijuana we dismissed. Maahs’ attorney asked leniency in sentencing be cause Maahs had no prev ous criminal history.
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The reward keeps grow in the quest to crack the of a snapping turtle beate to death on a Delavan gol course. The Watertown-based Global Conservation Gro added $2,000 to its initial reward of $1,000, and the Rock County Humane So ty added $200, the Janesv Gazette reported on Wednesday. That, combined with a $5,000 reward posted by People for the Ethical Tr ment of Animals, brings reward to $8,200. The female snapping tu tle died a week ago follow a June 10 attack at the De brook Golf Course that le holes in her shell. It appe the turtle was trying to la her eggs when she was h repeatedly, possibly with golf club.
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by Greg Mars Leader staff wri BALSAM LAKE – As a sheriff’s deputy was pullin County Justice Center par pulled up behind the depu with the driver stating he lice were looking for him. According to the police Ducheneaux, 52, Dresser, s ficer because he was told t looking for him to intervie sault and possible domest earlier that night near Dres 2012 Miss Frederic Kendra Mossey waved farewell to Family Days parade-goers on Sunday, The deputy immediatel June 20, 2013 3:28 pm /- Ducheneaux was unstead June 16, as she ended her yearlong reign as a goodwill ambassador for the village of Frederic. Photo by Becky Amundson speech and glazed eyes
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Extremely muddy conditions weren’t enough to keep cowboys and cowgirls from throughout the Midwest, including this pair of steer-wrestling competitors, from putting on a show at the St. Croix Valley Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Rodeo June 15 at the fairground in Glenwood City.
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As China’s appetite for milk and other dairy products has grown, so has the Chinese dairy industry’s thirst for knowledge. UW-River Falls associate dairy science professor Sylvia Kehoe is helping to quench that thirst. “They want more expertise,” she said. “They have a pretty Kehoe steep learning curve in their dairy industry.” Kehoe returned late last month from a 2½-week teaching trip to China as part of an exchange agreement UW-River Falls officials signed last summer with China Agricultural University, which is China’s pre-
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Members of the 2013-2014 Wisconsin FFA officer team include, front from left, Thomas Olson, Menomonie; Connor Anderson, Clear Lake; Logan Wells, Monroe; Jon Jennings, Milton; and Justin Schwahn, Reedsville.
MADISON — Logan Wells was still on cloud nine a few minutes after being named the 20132014 Wisconsin FFA president. Wells, of Monroe, was Wells selected by last year’s state officer team to join with a slate of 10 new officers to lead Wisconsin FFA 19, 2013 / for the June next year. He4:46 willpm succeed Kayla Hack of East Troy.
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Nine-year-old Kyle Klapperich and his 7-year-old sister, Nicole, of Sussex, swim Monday in Wolf Lake near the family’s cottage. PATRICK FLOOD/THE REPORTER MEDIA
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OLF LAKE — When sophisticated testing of the water at Wolf Lake’s swimming area revealed the source of E.coli contamination was human waste, Fond du Lac County pulled old pit toilets at the public beach and budgeted funds to construct new bathrooms.
Portable bathrooms were used the past two years and a $190,000 project to build new restrooms and a parking lot is under way at the county park located near Mount Calvary. “Our pit toilet that was
there since the mid-’60s was leaking and we were afraid it might be a source (of contamination),” said Fond du Lac County Planning/Parks Director Sam Tobias.
New bathroom facilities are being built at Wolf Lake in the Fond du Lac County town of Marshfield.
WOLF LAKE Four-acre Wolf Lake County Park is located in northeastern Fond du Lac County at N8898 Highway G, about two miles from Mount Calvary. It has a sand beach, boat launch, playground equipment and picnic shelter. New restrooms are under construction. The 75-acre lake has a maximum depth of 47 feet.
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More than 250 people participated in the third annual Mike’s Run and raised a record-setting $40,572 for mental health services in Marshfield despite cool, rainy weather Saturday morning. Mike’s Run is five-mile run and twomile run/walk honoring Mike Hackman, a Marshfield native and avid runner who committed suicide in 2010 after a lifelong battle with mental illness. “I’ve known the Hackmans for years,
and we come out every year,” said Ed Zagzebski of Schofield, who registered for the two-mile walk Saturday morning. Event organizer Al Nystrom, a good friend of Hackman, said proceeds this year exceeded the event’s fundraising goal by $5,000. “Through your efforts, you’re keeping yourselves healthy and also keeping the community healthy,” said Marshfield Clinic President and CEO Dr. Brian Ewert, who spoke before the event. Money raised this year will be used for community education programs on bullying. Nystrom said behavioral health
staff at Marshfield Clinic have been in contact with the nation’s leading bullying experts and will announce event details later this year. Proceeds from last year’s Mike’s Run were used to purchase mental health materials for the Marshfield Public Library and for a community presentation on suicide prevention. “So many people came out and thanked us for starting a conversation about mental health in the community,” Nystrom said. “It motivated us to See RUN, Page 7A
Radio group shows emergency technology By Marisa Cuellar News-Herald Media mcuellar@newsheraldmedia.com
Members of the Marshfield Area Amateur Radio Society gathered at the Marshfield Fire and Rescue Department Saturday and Sunday to demonstrate how they could aid the city in the event of an emergency. The group participated in the Amateur Radio Relay League’s annual field day to practice traffic
sages word-for-word to radio operators in other locations, an important emergency preparedness skill. When cellphones and Internet failed during emergencies like 9/11, Hurricane Katrina and Superstorm Sandy, amateur radio operators provided backup communications for state, local and federal government and disaster relief organizations such as the American Red Cross, said John Maggitti, MAARS president.
dio morphed from a hobby said. “It always fails in of talking to people around drills and in real life.” Haight said the city realthe world to a volunteer vocation of providing emer- ized it needed a better communicagency communications ser- emergency tions system in place and vices,” Maggitti said. MAARS now formally consulted MAARS. About 15 months ago, participates in the city’s disaster drills, but interim MAARS signed an agreeFire Chief Bob Haight said ment with the city of to provide local amateur radio opera- Marshfield communications tors have been prepared backup for years to aid the city in services in the event of an the event of an emergency. emergency. The city also “Every time we do a di- purchased radio equipJune 24, 2013 2:21 pm / saster drill, always the uni- ment for its emergency versal constant fail point is
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Green Bay Preble's Jake Wallenfang is the Press-Gazette boys track and field athlete of the year. Wallenfang is shown holding his pole vaulting pole along the track at Green Bay Preble High School on Thursday, June 20, 2013. EVAN SIEGLE/PRESS-GAZETTE MEDIA
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ake Wallenfang looked like a duck on water at the WIAA state track and field meet this year. On the surface, the Green Bay Preble senior appeared cool, calm and collected sitting in a camouflaged lawn chair with black sunglasses while waiting to compete in the pole vault on June 1. But deep down, Wallenfang couldn’t hide the nerves that were making knots of his stomach before getting the opportunity to take flight down the runway and break the state record by clearing 16 feet. “It was nerve-racking and my heart was definitely pounding,” Wallenfang said. “I’ve learned over four years how to calm myself down because you can’t pole vault when you’re tense. I stand on the runway, take my deep breathes and just go have fun.” » See TRACK, B5
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HOLLAND, Mich. (AP) — Nationa Service and Michigan Technological researchers are trying to find ways to predict when Great Lakes beaches wi offshore currents that have claimed d lives in recent years. Rip currents are particularly comm Michigan, where the fine sand makes sandbars vulnerable to washouts tha the outflowing of water. Authorities at Holland State Park Michigan had to pull 28 people from on Aug. 3, 2011, after currents along dragged swimmers away from the La gan shore. “We’ve had bad days before, but th one of those perfect storms,” Rick Bie park officer, told The Detroit News. “ northerly wind, it was hot and people swim.” Rip currents are most common wh are blowing toward shore, causing w up. Researchers say the outflowing w puncture sandbars, pulling swimmer waters. Michigan Tech and weather servic ers are using a variety of tools to see shore currents form and behave in an make the dangerous areas safer for th Guy Meadows, director of Michiga Great Lakes Research Center, is usin to decipher the riddles of rip currents shore currents, which run parallel to The goal is to create an early-warnin identifies the factors that lead to dang rents and gives swimmers the kind o that might save lives, he said. “The ultimate goal is to be able to a predict the presence of dangerous nea rents and, on any given day, to know will be prevalent and where they won ows said. Michigan Tech researchers are usi cial radar developed at the university institute in Ann Arbor to track how w toward a beach. They are also using s technology to map the bottom of Lake near shore in certain areas to provide of information ahead of trouble event
Annual Skate Jam brings competitors to Anderson Park BY IAN THIBODEAU
ithibodeau@kenoshanews.com ighteen skateboarders came out to show heir best tricks under the sun at Anon Skate Park for Sunday’s Skate Jam nt. lthough the hot weather might have betsuited water sports, the annual competiput on by Southport Rigging began just r noon with the beginner level. ix skateboarders, varying in age from o 13, showcased their moves during two econd runs in front of a small crowd. ebastian Pokorny, 11, of Kenosha, was star of the bener level, but Video footage lmost didn’t pete. KenoshaNews.com/Video e didn’t know e was a comtion going on, and came to get a quick e in with his dad and younger brother re heading to the pool. okorny wowed the judges, though. lad in brightly patterned swim trunks, ompleted multiple jumps during his run, most impressive of which involved doa kickflip down a flight of stairs, a trick made spectators and other competitors er. okorny took first place, and was awarded h a new skateboard deck and clothes ated by Southport Rigging. The $10 (entry fee) was worth it,” Pony said to his dad after the competition. e new deck is awesome.”
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Sebastian Pokorny, 11, of Kenosha, competes in the beginner categoy of the annual summer contest organized by Southport Rigging at Anderson Skate Park. About 20 skateboarders from Wisconsin and Illinois competed in the event that was divided into three categories: beginner, intermediate and advanced.
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the elections because then-Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle but opened the door to a wider discussion about what borrow is when the interest rate is low. It’s never been had decided not to run again. as low as now.� the budget is doing to create jobs. & Southern officials also argued they had Milwaukee, The Reporter 06/21/2013 Copy Reduced to %d%% from original toWisconsin fit letter page Democrats repeatedly haveDaily attacked the record of the Republicans and Gov. Scott Walker in that regard. Please see Cuts, page 3 Please see Tracks, page 3
CHECK PLEASE Joel Beutel, an employee of J.P. Cullen & Sons Inc., Janesville, checks his work while welding secondary framing for a speaker scrim as part of construction of a new scoreboard above the north end zone of Camp Randall Stadium on Monday on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. J.P. Cullen & Sons is in the midst of a multiphased project to build the Student Athlete Performance Center at the Camp Randall Stadium Complex. The work includes renovations to Camp Randall Stadium, the Dave McClain Athletic Facility and building a new Fetzer Student Athlete Academic Center. The work is expected to be done in January.
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ATLANTA — Fewer U. smoking, a new government Last year, about 18 per participating in a national described themselves as cur The nation’s smoking rat been falling for decades, but stall at around 20 to 21 per seven years. In 2011, the rat cent, but that might have be blip. Health officials are analy findings and have not yet c the rate dropped, a spoke Centers for Disease Control said. The CDC released its s Smoking is the leading ventable illness and death States. It’s responsible for t lung cancer deaths and is a d heart attacks and a variety o es.
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MILWAUKEE — Wisconsin’s maple syrup production has hit a 20year high, increasing fivefold from last year when early warm weather cut the season short, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported Monday. The state’s farmers produced 265,000 gallons of syrup this year, compared to 50,000 gallons in 2012 and 155,000 in 2011. It was the most since the agency began tracking maple syrup
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TOURISM: Lakari, members of the committee and alliance, and Shirley Prudhomme, an atlarge alliance member and former supervisor, pleaded with the committee not to recommend restructuring
“I agree with a lot of things he (Lakari) said such as that we’ve had great leadership from the cities,” Casper said. Kaufman said she’s confident that vacant positions representing Marinette,
AIRPORT: committee in May, but the decision was held when Commissioner Chris Plutchak questioned if the lease footage include June 19,would 2013 4:30 pm / the green area around the buildings and the parking
charged $12 a square foot in its current lease, and after the airport commissioned a study of comparable airports and lease agreements, it was recommended that a charge of $10 to $15 per square foot would meet with the current market.
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had missed several demolition contract Ryan’s redevelopment plan, which and CEO of the Minneapolis Regional parking ramps that would serve both and permit deadlines agreed upon by both would be the largest single commerChamber of Commerce. “With all reoffice workers and the stadium. Milwaukee, The Daily Reporter 07/01/2013 Copy Reduced to %d%% from original to fit letter page parties. cial project in more than a decade in spect to the other proposals, nothing downtown Minneapolis, appears to compares to what Ryan puts on the Please see Contempt, page 4 Please see Hurdle, page 4
making a connection Joe Hernandez, an employee of Uihlein Electric Co. Inc., Brookfield, installs 1-inch conduit between concrete beams Wednesday at the new Milwaukee School of Engineering athletic field and parking complex in Milwaukee. Hunzinger Construction Co., Brookfield, is overseeing the project, which includes a soccer/lacrosse field over a three-level, 780-car parking ramp. The project is expected to be complete in fall.
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nounced dead. Smith said officials were working with the family Monday evening and likely won’t release the victim’s name until today.
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Fewer people in the pool means fewer hours for lifeguards. When he hires lifeguards, Duerkop said, he gives them an estimate of how many hours they will work. Kegan Schieve, a lifeguard and UW-Eau Claire student, said he’s not getting as many hours as he had hoped to work. “I need money because I’m a college student, and when I don’t get hours I don’t have money,” Schieve said. Duerkop said the pool is one of the most financially healthy public pools in Wisconsin, so this summer’s slow start isn’t a huge concern. And there’s plenty of summer left for temperatures to warm up, he said. “We might have one of our lowest attendance years if this continues, or we might rebound,” Duerkop said. Landry can be reached at 715833-9203 and 800-236-7707 or martha.landry@ecpc.com.
Pool Facts What: Fairfax park Pool. Where: Fairfax Avenue at Golf Road on Eau Claire’s southeast side. ■ Admission: Daily, $4; group rate, $3.50 per person (for groups of 15 or more); ages 2 and younger, free. ■ Open recreation swim (May 31 to Aug. 24): 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays; 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays; 1 to 6 p.m. Sundays. ■ Lap swim (May 31 to Aug. 24): 10 to 11:15 a.m. and 4 to 6 p.m., weekdays. ■ Deep water aerobics: (June 3 to Aug. 23) 10 to 11 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays; (June 3 to Aug. 21) 4 to 6 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays. ■ Shallow water aerobics (June 4 to Aug. 20): 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays. ■ Information: A link to the pool’s website is at LeaderTelegram.com/links; 715839-1680. ■ ■
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while attending college. pected to fall to $16.08 To that end, CVTC is million next year. Four-year universities enhancing June 26, 2013 4:26 pmits / catalog of and colleges also are copeight-week classes geared ing with the same decline toward working students
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Bernd Park is the first in city to be named for a mayor By SARAH MANN Daily News Staff HARTFORD — The city marked a first on Tuesday evening: it’s the first time a city park has been named for a mayor. City officials, business owners and community leaders came together to honor former Hartford mayor Murlin Bernd by dedicating a city park in his honor. “There is no truer friend to the community than Mr. Bernd,” former Hartford mayor Scott Henke said. “It is truly the passion of Murlin and the heart of Murlin here in the center of the city.” Bernd served as Hartford’s mayor from 1958-62. He also served as a city alderman from 1954-58 and again from 1992-2004 and sat on county and city committees. He was an active member of the Hartford City Band,
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sarahw@wdtimes.com The Watertown Unified School District Board of Education met Monday night with the board voting to approve open enrollment numbers and changes to the school district calendar. The board approved 32 open enrollment applications for the 2013-14 school year for full-time enrollment in the district. The board also approved 150 applications to withdraw from the district. Ken Berg commented during the public comment portion of the meeting that 150 applications to leave the district is too many and the board should look into why so many people want to leave the district. Business Manager Doug Linse commented that there are less than 150 students that are applying to other schools. “The students can apply to up to three schools
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Justin Brooks, charged with first-degree intentional homicide for allegedly beating another homeless man to death with a table leg last week, will undergo a competency evaluation after his bail was set Monday at $105,000. Brooks, 31, of Madison, appeared in court for the first time after refusing to come to court on Friday, when a criminal complaint against him was filed. Brooks was charged with the beating death of Robert Kuntz, 61, who died after he was beaten on the Capitol Square, where he had been sleeping near 5 N. Pinckney St. According to a criminal complaint, a witness said that as Brooks beat Kuntz, Brooks said, “I told you not to
Justin Brooks, with Assistant Public Defender Jon Helland, appears Monday in Dane County Circuit Court and is charged with first-degree intentional homicide for the June 18 beating death of Robert Kuntz. ED TRELEVEN — State Journal
ward to his girlfriend, Robin Cook, that the man on the ground was the one who had pulled a knife on Cook, according to the complaint. Cook told police that it might have been a case of mistaken identity, the complaint states. After Brooks’ court appearance, a friend, Charles Tucker,
ter and together went through some programs for the homeless. Brooks has a mental illness, he said, though he did not know the particular diagnosis. Tucker said he had no idea why Brooks might have struck Kuntz. “Something must have made June”25, 2013 8:00 him snap, Tucker said.pm / Assistant State Public
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A 1-mile run for children followed the inaugural Color Me Healthy 5K run/walk, a fundraiser for the Family Center of Washington County on Sunday.
‘Color Me’ run benefits Family Center By KRISTYN ADAMS For the Daily News Streets surrounding the Family Center of Washington County office in West Bend were left temporarily decorated with patches of colored cornstarch Sunday. Ultimately the patches will fade in the next rain, but the Color Me Healthy 5K walk/run fundraiser will have lasting impact on families in need. The Family Center of Washington County mission statement to “provide parents and caregivers with the tools required for raising successful confident children” was facilitated by successful, confident Washington County kids. From toddler to teenager, hundreds of youths gathered to make a run to benefit others or help with the event. Walkers and runners of all ages were clad in white T-shirts for a clean start. “This is really good turn out for a first-time event,” said adult event volunteer Amy Boettge of Hartford. “I already hear that they’re going to do the same event next year. It’s drawn in a lot of young people and we’re really excited about that. My
daughter runs for (Hartford Union High School) and she said she’s recognized a lot of girls from cross country and track, so there are a lot of area athletes.” Science fan and future inventor Abby Walter, 8, sat patiently and smiled as her father, Paul Walter, tied her shoes. “This is about running and doing something nice for someone,” she said. The day’s fundraiser was a repeat effort for the Walter family of West Bend. Having participated in the recent West Bend Boys & Girls Club 5K for Kids, Abby Walter and her 6-year-old twin brothers, Grant and Joel, were happy to join the Color Me Healthy 1-mile run. “We had a flyer about this and decided to go for it because the kids got the bug. They really had a good time with the (Boys & Girls Club 5K for Kids),” said Paul Walter. Grant and Joel agreed with their dad and said they looked forward to the run because they liked physical fitness. “They’re all into running,” said Bridget Walter, who is credited by her husband for having a keen fitness consciousness for the family.
“The twins enjoy tae kwon do, and we all swim through the West Bend (Parks and Recreation) program at the West Bend high schools,” said Bridget Walter before Grant Walter offered advice for those who wanted to run well for the day’s event. “Go!” he said. MacKenzie Rozenthal, 16, and her sister Sydney Rozenthal, 14, of Kewaskum are avid fast-pitch softball players who left their bats and gloves at home Sunday to focus on a good run with their parents Cammie and Scott Rozenthal. “We want to help wherever or however we can and this (Family Center of Washington County) does a lot. It’s a good cause,” said MacKenzie Rozenthal. “The run is a good idea on a day like this anyway, but to help out at the same time is perfect.” With microphone in hand, Family Center of Washington County Executive Director Bonnie Debroux readied to launch the event, but first she offered hints on stain-removal. “I was covered in color last night when I was filling the squirt-bottles,” Debroux said. “Dish-washing soap worked like a charm. Is
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everybody ready to have some fun?” After a rousing cheer and shouts of “Whoo-hoo!” runners took their marks and hit the road. A special running lane was designated color-free for those who wished to avoid the tie-dye look, but most preferred to celebrate the day as walking artistic statements. Children and adults clad in white event T-shirts were generously doused with powdered color by event volunteers at the finish line and at other stations throughout the course. Bonnie Debroux said she was pleased the weather cooperated and described enthusiastic response from local young people. “I had all these volunteers who were going to come and help for a while and many of them decided they wanted to participate instead. Either way it’s great to have them aboard. This will benefit so many people,” she said. “It’s very important. We’ve been around almost 23 years and our mission is to strengthen and support families who need all kinds of help; we support everyone. Assistance ranges from
helping those who just pop in to offering support groups and parenting classes. There are so many issues in the community and we’re trying to address all of them. My main thing now is to figure out more of what the needs are in the community and to address those needs. It helps that so many people from different age groups are all in this together. Volunteer work is always good for kids. To participate in something like this event is great because the kids have a good time and they know it’s for a good cause.” Debroux expressed thanks to all the young people who were involved with the day’s success, and gave special kudos to those who brought music to the site for all to enjoy. “The kids who are going to be performing on the stage; they are giving up their Sunday to be here, and I think it’s awesome that they’re so eager to get involved,” said Debroux. Dylan Moore, also known as DJ Dylan, collaborated with Anita Hilleman, teen coordinator for the Washington County Council on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse to line up some rocking entertainment for the June pm / event.26, The2013 Pink 5:39 Elephants pop band typified the caring attitude of all who enter-
singer Marie Burnham, 17, joined 18-year-olds Tanner Wolf, Mikaela Becker, Justin Wedal and Justin Senour to add some tunage to the occasion before getting ready for college to study sports science, physics, law enforcement, and pharmaceutical science among other subjects. “It’s exciting to perform here to day. I’m just a little nervous, but I love this,” said Burnham. “It’s great to be with my best friends. We’re all going our separate ways for college next year so we want to make the most of what we’re doing now. At the same time, we’re giving back to the community, and we have so much fun.” “Having fun, now that’s what is most important,” said Wedal as all agreed. “If we’re not the best band, that’s okay. We want everyone to have a good time and choose our songs so everyone around us can clap their hands and get involved, too.” As of Monday, Bonnie Debroux said the total of funds accrued Sunday was yet to be determined. “That was really something,” Debroux said. “I’m sure some of those kids spent a lot of time in the bath tub. My granddaughter (Ayla Garvey) helped at a color station and had a
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Water ski team plans eight-date series downtown By Cori Picard Press-Gazette Media
Water skiing is coming to Green Bay, and not just on the Fourth of July. The Waterboard Warriors, a Wrightstown-based water ski show team, will be regulars on the Fox River in downtown Green Bay this summer with an eight-date series of shows every Wednesday starting July 10.
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Another defendant from group of five slated after hung jury By BRUCE VIELMETTI and ISAAC STANLEY-BECKER bvielmetti@journalsentinel.com
Prosecutors couldn’t spend much time analyzing last week’s failure to convict Billy Griffin, one of five men charged in the intentional homicide of his roommate, rapper Evon Young, on New Year’s Day. Another related trial is about to begin. Jurors couldn’t reach a verdictonwhetherGriffin,26,sufficiently “aided and abetted” the people accused of being the actualkillers—oneofwhomis set for trial Monday.
tional homicide, party to a crime. Five favored conviction of reckless homicide. Griffin “was complicit and culpable,” Ellestad said. “Because in the original interview with the police officer, Billy said that Evon was telling him ‘Please tell them to stop, please help.’ To me, if you’re not telling them to stop, that’s tacit approval.” Griffin, plus two co-defendants who cut plea deals with prosecutors, all testified that Griffin at most may have helped in the cleanup after Young’s brutal beating, strangling and shooting. The person whom all three blamed for the worst of the attacks, and the shooting, is Ashanti Mcalister, 19. Unlike Griffin, however,
fin refused to do the deed. Stewart, however, was the first to cut a deal with prosecutors,agreeingtopleadguiltyto second-degree reckless homicide and testify against the others. In his closing argument, Mcalister Young Griffin’s attorney, Charles Glynn, called that “a deal with to Victor Stewart and Devin the devil.” Seaberry. Glynn noted that Young’s By Griffin’s account, Stew- murder was “intentional as art, his cousin and “general” the day is long.” He called of a violent street gang, really Stewart “ruthless” and reset the events of the night in minded jurors of his chilling motion when he arrived at testimony about what he’d Griffin’s house high and done to another co-defendant drunk with his three soldiers and gang member, Ron Allen, and revealed to Griffin that just days before the murder. Young had a role in a burglary Stewart admitted he at their house months earlier, smashed Allen’s right hand reJune 25, 2013 4:04 pm / a meat tenderizwhen Griffin’s recording peatedly with equipment was stolen. er, over the course of three
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by Angela Cina angie.cina@lee.net Viroqua Community Theatre took its openingweekend audience on a magical trip when it presented “The Wizard of Oz.” “The Wizard of Oz,” which is VCT’s ninth production, is based on the book by L. Frank Baum with music and lyrics of the MGM movie. The familiar story centers around Dorothy Gale, who feels misunderstood by her family and friends. She and her dog, Toto, are swept away from their Kansas farm by a tornado and dropped into the land of Oz. She makes friends with the Scarecrow, Tin Woodsman and Cowardly Lion, who all help her navigate the strange, new land. It’s a story about friendship, family, self-reliance and ultimately, freedom. In the end, Dorothy learns “there’s no place like home.” The 64-member cast and 15-member backstage crew, under the direction of Tom Johnson, did a fantastic job bringing the classic story to life on the Temple Theatre stage.
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The Tin Woodsman (Elias Ellefson), Cowardly Lion (Dan Heitman) Scarecrow (Margo Hipwell) and Dorothy (Emily Saner) sing “We’re Off to See the Wizard,” in the VCT production of “The Wizard of Oz.” Emily Saner, as Dorothy Gale, showed spunk throughout the production and her singing voice was strong and clear. Cecily Rose Keenan, who played Toto, received her share of laughs, especially when she peaked out of Miss Gulch’s bicycle basket toward the beginning of Act 1, Friday night.
Shirley Creager and Ed Peterson were well cast as the loving and kind Aunt Em Gale and Uncle Henry Gale. Dan Heitman (Zeke/Cowardly Lion), Elias Ellefson (Hickory/Tin Woodsman) and Margo Hipwell (Hunk/Scarecrow) were all entertaining and had the audience laughing at their jokes and antics.
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Pam Kalinosky was perfectly cast as the scheming and wicked Miss Alvira Gulch/Wicked Witch of the West; her cackle was topnotch. Will Cronin did well as the know-it-all “humbug,” Prof Chester Marvel/Wizard of Oz. Genevieve Breitbach, as Glinda, showed sweetness throughout the production, and her singing voice was clear as a bell. Nathan Randall, as the Emerald City Gate Guard, had people laughing with a unique voice and mannerisms. Zoe Zibton and Nikki Dull, who portrayed the tornado and were the lead dancers, burned up the stage with their strong dance skills. When the Munchkins (all 34 of them) came out of their hiding places (most of them were crouched behind brightly-decorated umbrellas) the audience erupted with applause and “woohoos.” They were strong, clear singers and had great Munchkin voices.
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by Jennifer Wieman jennifer.wieman@lee.net The Viroqua School Board approved the preliminary budget for 2013-14, Monday, June 17. The budget's general fund revenue for 2013-14 is $12,149,604. Director of business services Mike Brendel said the budgeted expenditures are equal. "We have a balanced budget this year," Brendel Angela Cina photo said. The budget's current Participants in Wisconsin Triple Crown’s Kickapoo Kicker begin their 100K ride in front of Viroqua Middle School, projections June 28, 2013 3:15 pm / show a tax levy Saturday morning. Saturday morning’s thunderstorms delayed the ride’s start until 8:15; the 150K and 200K tours were increase of 1.66 percent cancelled. More than 700 bicyclists were expected to ride the hills east and west of Viroqua.
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Duck tales Sixteen-month-old Lydia Gruny of Medford approaches a baby duck with a mixture of fascination and caution at the Colby area dairy breakfast held Sunday at the Graff farm in the town of Holton. Turn to page 13 to see more photos from the event. TP staff photo
Wisconsin’s U.S. reps split over defeated Farm Bill By Peter Weinschenk The Record-Review The House of Representatives on Thursday voted down 234-195 a 2013 Farm Bill, raising the possibility, once again, that the country’s farm policy may revert to 1949 law should a dysfunctional Congress not be able to pass new legislation by end of the year. The Wisconsin delegation split over the bill. Congressman Sean Duffy (RSeventh) voted for the measure, as did Reps. Jim Petri (R-Sixth) and Reid Ribble (R-Eighth). Voting no were Reps. Paul Ryan (R-First) and Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Fifth), along with all Wisconsin congressional Democrats including Ron Kind, Third District, Gwen Moore, Fourth District, and
Marc Pocan, Second District. The dairy provision of the House Farm Bill was amended on the floor. House members in a 291-135 vote approved a Goodlatte-Scotte amendment that cancelled supply management as a requirement to receive subsidized dairy margin insurance. The supply management requirement is included in the Farm Bill that has passed the U.S. Senate. All Wisconsin House members except Rep. Pocan voted for the amendment. The Farm Bill defeat is widely thought to be a major embarrassment to House speaker John Boehner, who was unable to muster the needed Republican votes to overcome solid Democratic opposition. A Tea Party faction
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nuary of 2012 and Pinero is its president. e are investing in our kids’ educaboard president Dawn Sargent aimed. “Because school funds are ys being cut, the foundation wants able to step in help — we are here spire.” one example, the foundation gave $250 scholarships to graduating rs in May.
“That was awesome and that is something we want to continue,” Sargent pointed out. But the foundation is more than just helping students at the end of their high school career. “We want to be able to help kids go to camps like a science camp or help teachers get materials in their classrooms that otherwise they couldn’t get,” she explained. “Basically, whatev-
er isn’t in the school district’s budget, we want to be there to help.” But that’s getting ahead of the story. Right now, even though they awarded the scholarships, the foundation is in its infancy — in other words, they are in the fundraising-mode.
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Grantsburg man charged in attempted robbery LEWIS—A Grantsburg man has been arrested for attempted armed robbery with threat of force earlier this month in Lewis. According to the criminal complaint on file with the Polk County District Attorney’s office, Steven K. Halvorsen, 41, is also charged with possession of a firearm by a felon, fourth degree sexual assault and disorderly conduct. Halvorsen, about 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 15, allegedly parked his vehicle on Highway 35 with its flashers on and waited for assistance. The victim pulled
money on her. During this conversation, Halvorsen continually played with the safety on the gun, switching it on and off, and stating, “safety on, safety off.” The victim stated that Halvorsen told her he could shoot her but didn’t have to. Allegedly, Halvorsen then reached over and grabbed her breast and said, “what about this then?” The victim said she pushed his arms away and told him to get out of her vehicle. June 27, 2013 6:18 pm / Halvorsen begged her not to call the police and stated that he’d already been in prison. She told him she
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played saxophone in the band. This is the Fox Valley Lutheran High School 2013 graduate’s fifth and final season in the Lutheran Vanguard. “I love that I’ve been able to be in Lutheran Vanguard,” said Nogar, 18, who plans to attend the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. “It’s kind of scary knowing that I don’t know what I’m going to do with my summer next year. It’s good that I know this is the last time I’m going to be doing this so I can make the most out of each time I (perform).” The Lutheran Vanguard, a nonauditioned ensemble with headquarters at Fox Valley Lutheran in Appleton, accepts band students from nine Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod high schools, students from other WELS high schools and public high school students from WELS congregations. A handful of schoolyear rehearsals leads up to an intensive summer schedule. The band performs and competes in both field shows and parades on a traveling circuit that this summer encompasses Wisconsin, Illinois and Michigan. Its 2013 Lutheran Vanguard Classic took place June 22 at Fox Valley Lutheran. For 32 of its 36 years, Lutheran Vanguard was a high-ranking parade-only marching band, said
for is to establish this band as a competent and crowd-pleasing field show band and that’s always going to be more important than what the finish places are,” Kramer said. “And we as a staff feel we’ve accomplished those goals.” He said the Lutheran Vanguard is the only faith-based ensemble in MACBDA. Some of the Lutheran Vanguard members say they value the chance to exercise their musical talents within a framework that also allows them to express their faith. “Usually part of our field shows is a religious theme,” said Madison Thorne, 17, of Greenville, an incoming senior at Fox Valley Lutheran who plays the baritone. “It’s a really interesting and unique way to share our faith with other people in a way maybe they haven’t experienced before. This year our theme is time. ... It’s kind of like the time we have here on earth and how to live it to the fullest.” Added her brother Sawyer, 15, an incoming Fox Valley Lutheran sophomore, “It gets people’s attention because there aren’t that many all-Christian marching bands out there.” The ensemble’s faith perspective means that its ultimate goal is not to focus on rankings, Kramer said. He referenced the ensemble’s five goals: to let its light shine and glorify God through its work, to provide an opportunity for Christian fellowship, to further music education for stu-
versity of WisconsinMilwaukee. “It was just a different feeling and bond with everyone else. It just felt right so I stuck with it.” Kubek’s experiences in Lutheran Vanguard have prompted him to
consider auditioning for Drum Corps International. DCI, billed as Marching Music’s Major League, is a competitive drum and bugle corps program primarily for college-age performers. “The fun factor for
our band is probably the largest thing,” he said. “We’ve sort of been the crowd favorite because it’s a fun show. And because it’s fun for the crowd, it’s also fun for us to do (the shows), which makes us work hard at
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practices and give our all at performances and just come out of it feeling really good and accomplished.”
— Kara Patterson: 920-993-1000, ext. 215, or kpatterson@postcrescent.com; on Twitter @ArtsMinded
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John Goss and the contra tuba section of the Lutheran Vanguard of Wisconsin compete as one of five bands in the Summer Festival of Bands marching band competition hosted by Greendale High School on Friday.
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Greendale — Justin Grahl and the rest of the Lutheran Vanguard corps stand perfectly still and wait with their instruments by their sides. The band’s drum major salutes the judges, and the music promptly starts. Riflessuddenlyspinintheair,thepolishedbrasssectionswayssideto-side like pendulums, knees lift in unison to waistlines, and flags rip through the air. Meanwhile the neat rows and columns of performers stay perfectly intact like crops in a field. Through all the choreography, the band plays a medley of songs centered around their theme, which happens to be “time.” They perPlease see BAND, Page 11
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