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Volume 157
HERALD
• Successor of The Sparta herald and Monroe County Democrat •
Sparta, Wisconsin 54656
MONDAY, May2, 2016
ONE Section - 16 Pages
Number 31
Investigation into
suicide in Monroe
County Jail released
Sparta boy
thinclads win
PAGE 9
Probe indicates officers and jailers
followed suicide prevention protocols
by PAT MULVANEY
Editor
Cards cruise
past Wolves
PAGE 8
As valedictorian of Tomah High School James Lanska, center, will address the graduating class of 2016
on Saturday, May 28. James is the third of three brothers to be named valedictorian of THS. James is
flanked by brothers John, left, class of 2012, and Joseph, class of 2006. Contributed Photo
Scholarly Hat Trick
Tomah brothers all named valedictorians
Contributed Story
McCoy open
house slated
PAGE 15
James Lanska completed
the family “hat trick” in
February when he was named
valedictorian of the Tomah High
School Class of 2016. He is the
third of three brothers to earn
this honor.
James
has
fast-tracked
several stages of his Tomah
education. In eighth grade, he
attended math and science
classes at the high school. In
high school, he completed all
graduation requirements in
three years, including eight of
the nine academic AP classes
available.
While still a senior in high
school, he is currently attending
UW-La Crosse as a Youth
Options student, taking classes
in calculus, statistics, physics,
and computer science. He also
is a talented pianist, currently
studying under Dr. Mary
Tollefson, associate professor of
music at UW-La Crosse. James
also is the Wednesday worship
pianist for First Congregational
Church in Tomah.
As valedictorian, James will
address the graduating class
of 2016 on Saturday, May 28.
Continuing the family tradition,
he will wear the same graduation
gown that his brothers wore
when they each delivered their
valedictory address.
James’ eldest brother Joseph
graduated from Tomah High
School (THS) as valedictorian
in 2006. He earned a B.S. in
physics from UW-La Crosse in
2010, an M.S. in physics from
Washington State University in
Pullman, WA and is currently
working on his Ph.D. there.
Joseph also studied piano under
Dr. Tollefson at UW-La Crosse,
and is currently the music
director at St. Thomas More
Catholic Church in Pullman.
James’
brother
John
graduated
from
THS
as
valedictorian in 2012. He is
attending UW-Eau Claire and
will soon graduate with majors
in physics and mathematics,
and a minor in computer
science. For the past three
years, John has conducted
research in computational and
physical chemistry with Dr.
Jim Phillips and has presented
his research findings at four
national conferences.
John
plans
to
pursue
graduate studies in physics. He
also is an accomplished pianist
and studied under Dr. Nicholas
Phillips, associate professor of
music at UW-Eau Claire. John is
Sunday worship pianist for both
First Congregational Church
and St. Mary’s Episcopal
Church in Tomah.
The proud parents of Joseph,
John and James Lanska are
Douglas and Mary Jo Lanska,
who are each neurologists
caring for veterans at the Tomah
VA Medical Center.
An investigation into a suicide
at the Monroe County Jail last
December found jail staff acted
appropriately before and after
the incident.
Deputy Roy Torgerson of
the Vernon County Sheriff’s
Department
performed
the
investigation, concluding jailers
on duty adhered to the facility’s
suicide prevention protocols.
On December 18, jailers
discovered 51-year old Jennifer
Lahman in her cell hanging by a
sheet tied to a top bunk. Lahman
had been booked into the jail
the previous day and was facing
either her fifth or sixth drunk
driving charge.
In addition, she was facing
an obstruction charge for giving
the arresting officer and jailers
a false name. She originally
was booked in to the jail as Jill
Hanson. Authorities eventually
became aware of Lahman’s real
identity but jail staff misspelled
her name when re-entering it
into the system. Lahman was
also known as Jennifer Smith.
During booking, the arresting
officer and jailers are required
to screen inmates for signs of
suicidal intent. According to the
investigation, those screenings
were carried out and Lahman
gave them no indication she was
thinking of harming herself.
The investigation also found
that jailers followed protocol after
finding Lahman unresponsive
in her cell. Torgerson found
that they tried to revive her and
locked down the other inmates in
the cell block.
During the investigation, a
hospital nurse told Torgerson
that Lahman’s family indicated
to her that they contacted the
jail. There is a recorded call of
Lahman’s daughter contacting
the jail at 1:55 p.m., trying to
locate her mother. However,
because of the misspelling
of Lahman’s name, Lahman
didn’t register as an inmate
on the system and, according
to the investigation, Lahman’s
daughter didn’t press the issue.
There are records of Lahman
and
her
daughter
having
conversations
after
Lahman
returned from her 1 p.m. bond
hearing, where she was ordered
held on a $15,000 cash bond.
She was discovered hanging in
her cell at around 3:30 p.m.
A jailer logged that Lahman was
found crying in her cell at 1:55
p.m., but Lahman responded she
was okay when the jailer inquired
about her well-being, according
to the investigation.
Torgerson said the investigation
showed that Lahman displayed
no abnormal or bizarre behavior
while in contact with jailers, and
jail staff responded according
to policy once they discovered
Lahman unresponsive in her cell.
While the autopsy has yet to be
released, the preliminary cause
of death is listed as suicide.
Organic Valley plants its GMO-free roots firmly in Cashton
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Hundreds visit open house for new 106,000 square-foot office building
by PAT MULVANEY
Editor
“The building is 55% more
efficient than a conventionally
built building of the same
If there is anyone who ever size,” said Pfeiffer, adding that
doubted the financial power of Organic Valley’s investments in
organic food, a trip to Cashton sustainability have the entire
last Thursday would have made business’ facilities, including
the headquarters in La Farge,
believers of them.
Hundreds of visitors to the operating with a significantly
southern Monroe County village reduced impact on the electrical
braved nasty weather to attend grid.
“Between our wind turbines
the dedication of Organic Valley’s
latest venture, a 106,000 square- and the solar panels I think 65%
foot, energy efficient, office of all our electricity is coming
from renewable sources,” he
building.
While only 150 employees said. “That’s for the entire
business.”
have
moved
The
$24
into
the
new
m i l l i o n
office
building,
structure
which opened in
January, it has
-George Siemon is the latest
investment
enough space to
Organic Valley CEO Organic Valley,
accommodate
which
just
400. It also has an
organic cafeteria for employees, surpassed $1 billion in sales last
a fitness center and a cardio December, has made in Cashton.
workout room, where Zumba, In 2007, it opened a distribution
yoga and weightlifting classes are center in the
community,
available.
Employees also can enjoy a and expanded
break room complete with a dart the facility in
2012.
board, pool table and Xbox.
But Organic
A 1,500 square foot retail store
has
with organic goods is open to the Valley
more plans for
public.
Cashton
According to Mark Pfeiffer, the
Organic Valley’s director of “campus”. CEO
employee services, the structure George Siemon
was built with one of the a n n o u n c e d
company’s main tenets in mind – at Thursday’s
dedication
sustainability.
He said the building is heated ceremony that
company
and cooled by geothermal, its the
water system is solar powered, it will be breaking ground this
is illuminated by high-efficiency year on a 22,000 square foot
LED lights, and there are 330 conversion and labeling facility,
photovoltaic solar panels on the which has the appropriate
acronym CALF. The facility will
roof.
package butter products.
“We see Cashton as our
operational
center,”
Siemon
told a crowd at the dedication
ceremony Thursday.
And Cashton has responded
to the business in kind, creating
a Tax Incremental Finance (TIF)
District for Organic Valley, which
won’t expire until 2025.
Cashton
Village
Board
President Bob Amundson said
Organic Valley has been a boon
to the community.
“Not many small towns can
say they have a business that
employs this many people with
this kind of support,” he said.
“It’s just good that some business
is willing to give a small town a
chance. You drive through a lot
of these towns and there’s not
much going on. You can’t say
that in Cashton.”
And the future is looking
good for organic, especially in
Wisconsin, which is the second
biggest organic producing state
in the nation and the number one
producer of organic dairy.
According
to
Wisconsin
Secretary of Agriculture Ben
Brancel, who also spoke at the
dedication
ceremony,
there
are 1,228 organic dairy farms
in Wisconsin and another 143
transitioning to organic, a more
than 10% increase.
“We see Cashton as
our operational center.”
Organic Valley’s new 106,000 square-foot office building in Cashton has enough space to accommodate
400 workers, including Leah Harger of Viroqua (inset), who is one of the 150 employees who currently have
taken up residence in the new digs. The building also has an organic cafeteria for employees, a fitness
center and cardio workout room and a 1,500 square foot organic goods retail store, which is open to the
public.
MONROE COUNTY HERALD
MONDAY, May 2, 2016
Page 2
From the past . . .
5 YEARS AGO – May 2, 2011
WI DNR honors bike trail nature writer Bob Lee
Crash demonstration grabs students’ attention
For teen pregnancy prevention week, women share stories of
teen motherhood
10 YEARS AGO – May 1, 2006
Grade schoolers to party south-of-the-border style at Evans
Bosshard Park
Pack 85 holds Blue and Gold Banquet
State to spend $5 million to recruit stem cell companies
15 YEARS AGO – Apr. 30, 2001
Sparta Convention & Visitors Bureau launches new web site
Spanish teachers visit Sparta High School
Fort McCoy holds annual open house
20 YEARS AGO – Apr. 29, 1996
Students unhappy with closed noon hour dictate
Candlelight ceremony focuses attention on horrors of domestic
abuse
UW-L enrichment program reaches out to area youth
25 YEARS AGO – Apr. 29, 1991
Former Spartan’s Scott and Dawn Rickert safe after twister rips
through Kansas
Homecoming here at last for Sparta native Corporal Brian
Williams
Job service labor law clinic slated
Caught In The Mousetrap
Sparta students performed the Agatha Christie murder mystery “The Mousetrap“ at the high school auditorium over the
weekend. Cast members include, from left – Holly Larsen as Mrs. Boyle, Nathan Janzen as Christopher Wren, Delaney
Schaller as Miss Casewell, Cheyenne Clark as Mrs. Paravicni, Zach Holcomb as Maj. Metcalf, Grace Hellman as Mollie
Ralston, Jessica Janzen as Sgt. Trotter and Michael Krpan as Giles Ralston. The production ran on Friday and Saturday night
and again on Sunday afternoon. Photo by J.P. Schaller.
Tomah Middle School 3rd quarter honor roll
EIGHTH GRADE
3.500-4.000 - Avyon Adams,
Morgan Arch, Allison Batten,
Samuel
Bohlen,
Cameron
Butler,
Morgan
Campbell,
Mallory Dodsworth, Benjamin
Eckdahl, Charles Ella, Mckenzie
Fitzpatrick, Brody Foss, Abigail
Fox,
Hailey
Frantz,
Skyla
Greathouse, Courtney Hale,
Isaiah
Heilman,
Harmony
Hennegan,
Reyna
Herold,
Roland Hockstedler, Matthew
Holtz, Alexxis Kemp, Elijah
Klema, Brittney Krog;
Olivia Kube, Caleb Lenning,
Kayla
Lenz,
Brett
Martin,
Kelsey McGarry, Hayven Moore,
Isaiah Nick, Suchi Patel, Stevie
Peterson, Kealee Plunkett, Holly
Puza, Briana Riedesel, Alexander
Rowan,
Jenna
Salzwedel,
Katherine
Santiago,
Tayler
Schleusener, Alexis Smiezek,
Samantha
Spang,
Rachel
Venner, Lauren Von Arx, Natalie
Zeps.
3.000-3.499
Rodolfo
Aguinaga,
Keivon
Alicea
Diamond, Luke Antes, Skylar
Audiss,
Patricia
Battista,
Nathanial
Boulton,
Max
Cavaness, Duran Davis, Ellie
Eswein, Marques Fritsche, Mark
Genske, Maureen Gomez, Dustin
Groskreutz, Riley Habelman,
Brielle Harmel, Hannah Hogan,
Dalton
Jewell,
Madeleine
Koboski,
Kaylie
Konsitzke,
Jordan Kuehl, Whitney Kuehl,
Jennifer Lane;
Courtney Leis, Zoey Ludeking,
Austin Lyden, Ashlyn Minor,
Andres Neal, Ashley Nelson,
Dawson
Ollendick,
Allie
Ossinger, Suneet Patel, Hayden
Path, Connor Perry, Destinee
Perry, Madelyn Phillips, Abby
Sherwood,
Autumn
Sparks,
Natalie
Steinbrink,
Hannah
Turner, Miranda Van Zee, Dylan
Webb, Hannah Welch, Bailey
Wildes, Keera Wildes, Gabriel
Youngs, Dalton Zehms.
SEVENTH GRADE
3.500-4.000 - Madeline Adler,
Andrew Bard, Weston Boettcher,
Natasha Bos, Amelia Cavaness,
Collin
Dowson,
Mitchell
Erickson, Joseph Fowler, Tucker
Francis, Justin Gerke, Carson
Grovesteen,
Joaris
Guzman
Rivas, Trinity Haubrich, Mya
Hennessey, Arianna Hohenstein,
Baily Hyatt, Kassandra Iverson,
Emma Jacob, Kiria Leah Johnen,
Bryan Kinserdahl, Emmalyn
Koboski;
Dannika Koput, Emily Krueger,
Preston Kubitschek, Chasity
Lasko, Thorvald Lass, Kendra
Lene, Alliah Leon Macik, Evan
Long, Brandon Lueck, Ivey
Lyden, Deirdre Martin, Tevy
McKee, Dylan Meister, Taylor
Meyer, Malachi Murray, Abigail
Nick, Destiny Pergande, Madilyn
Pfeffer, Ella Plueger, Sarah
Purdy, Emma Reeder, Brady
Richmond, Makena Riedesel,
Jacob Roberts, Lane Rowley,
Evan Salzewedel, Cade Sandager,
Amelia Schanhoffer, Elizabeth
Scheerer, Siryn Schindler;
Sydney
Schroeder,
Haley
Schwemmer, Abbey Smiezek,
Daniel Swanson, Jodi Thompson,
Shani Tiber, Jenna Tracy,
Amanda Valest, Emma Van
Treese, Hannah Walker, Andrew
Wallace, Alyssa Whaley, Hannah
Wilcox Borg, Haley Williams,
Kayla Witt, Kara Sharie Zeps.
3.000-3.499
Brandon
Betthauser, Savanah Blackhawk,
Cora Blashaski, Sierra Bowen,
Willie Bowie, Ayden Breeze, John
Christen, Keith Clark, Auston
Eagleson,
Alyson
Fleming,
Tiffany Flint, Sean Gadbois,
Caden Griffin, Gavin Hammer,
Caden Harmel, Jade Hilleshiem,
Cheyenne
Ibarra,
Brielle
Keichinger, Jaiden Lira, Amanda
Lowry, Brooke Lucka, Arianna
Luebke;
Madison Mazur, Jailyn Miller,
Marissa Moser, Dakota Neitzel,
Devon Ontko, Callyn Organ,
Zachary Pasch, Hayden Peters,
Mariah Pierce, Caleb Plemmons,
Emily Powell, Emma Lee Powless,
Logan Radek, Amelia Retzlaff,
Madelynn Rockwell, Angelina
Samsal, Colin Schmidt, Paige
Sheldon, Morgan Spohn, Samara
Steinmetz, Cheyenne Stewart,
Mason
Stickney,
Lillianah
Tejeda, Madison Tesar, Kacey
Van Zee, Zackary Vinney, Annie
Waltemath,
Evan
Westpfahl,
Brandon Winfield, Amanda Witt,
Molly Zimpel.
SIXTH GRADE
3.500-4.000 Plus - Noelle
Adler, Alyssa Alden, Devon
Aquino, Ashlynn Benish, Logan
Boulton,
Elizabeth
Bradley,
Emmalyn Brandvig, Madysun
Breeze,
Carson
Brieske,
Madison Bungert, Cerina Chang,
Cheyanne Clark, Hunter Clark,
Kaylea Cook, Alicia Danne,
Zoey Dvorak, Hayden Homer
Eades, Thane Foss, Sydney Fox,
Jada Fritsche, Reese Gebhardt,
Joshua Georgeson;
Austin
Granahan,
Landon
Habeck, Alexis Hagen, Alyssa
Haskamp, Matthew Hennessey,
Karson Hoag, Payton Holloway,
Madisyn Hyatt, Stormleigh Jones,
Stella
Kinnunen,
Madeleine
Kline, Chesnee Klinkner, Ellie
Krause, Ashley Krog, Jessica
Krueger, Isabella Kubik, Jeremy
Kuhn, Emmalyn Larson, Cassie
Lenning, Hannah Libbey, Noah
Lincoln,
Samuel
Linzmeier,
Isabel Lokken, Hannah Long,
Anthony Lord, Drew Lueck,
Shaylee Malinger, Hunter Miller,
Moriah Murray, Penny Olson;
Jacob
Ostrowski,
Erick
Peterson, Skylar Pierce, Sophie
Pokela, Helen Potts, John Reiff,
Bryson Retzlaff, Grace Rezin,
Gavin Richer, Andrew Robertson,
Mia Rodriguez, Callie Sandager,
Colin Santiago, Ty Schanhofer,
Michaela
Schlicht,
Seth
Schwemmer, Conner Seifert,
Alyson Simon, Nicholaus Smith,
Sabin Steinhoff, Azrielle Swallow,
Nolan
Tessman,
Cadence
Thomson, Ella Verkler, Hannah
Walters, Calvin Zeps, Braden
Zingler.
3.000-3.499 - Maura Abbs,
Emily Anderson, Harley Antone,
Macy Arch, Abigail Baggot,
Candy Bennett, Dante Bennett,
Layla Blackdeer, Coy Brown,
TFD Support
Tomah Fire Chief Tim Adler, left, is pictured with Keith Schedler, owner of Don’s Plumbing in Tomah.
Schedler donated a Milwaukee 18-volt sawzall kit to the Tomah Fire Department. Don’s Plumbing
has supported the Tomah Fire Department for many years. “Local fire departments depend on
businesses like Don’s Plumbing because they also allow their employees who are on the dept. to
leave their jobs in the event of a fire or emergency,” said Chief Adler.
Contributed Photo
Ethan Burch, Kathleen Calhoun,
Shaneia Cassel, Margaret Dahl,
Dustin
Derousseau,
Kylie
Drinkwine, Jadon
Eagleson,
Taylor Frank;
Brayden
Gebczyk,
Tanner
Griffin, Carter Habelman, Ava
Harmel, Layne Hericks, Joy
Hilson, Alejandro Ibarra, Baylee
Jewell, Abagail Jobe, Alexandria
Kirk, Keyanna Klinkner, Leah
Lamb, Zachery Linn, Heaven
Mancho, Tanner Matthias, Avery
Miller, Anthony Modica, Jacob
Moore, Isaiah Moore, Jordyn
Nance, Jayden Pollard, Robert
Redcloud, Elle Renaud, Jenna
Rezin, Daniel Rivera, Robert
Savage, Amber Schmidt, Alexis
Squires, Kayce Vrana, Sydney
Waitkus, Laurel Wildes.
Knife and bat
wielding man
arrested for
two incidents
A Tomah man with a penchant
for using dangerous weapons
was charged in Monroe County
Circuit Court for two separate
incidents.
Nelson
A.
Littleton,
55,
was charged with first degree
recklessly endangering safety,
felony aggravated battery and
two counts of disorderly conduct
stemming from an incident in
Tomah in February.
While using a woman’s car
with her permission, Littleton
reportedly crashed it while
returning it. The woman came
out of the residence to confront
Littleton and he was reportedly
physical with her. The woman’s
boyfriend came out of the
residence and confronted Littleton
about the physical altercation
and a struggle ensued, during
which time Littleton reportedly
produced a knife and slashed the
man from ear to Adam’s apple.
Witnesses reported hearing
Littleton threaten the man’s life
during the scuffle. A witness
reportedly
called
911,
but
Littleton fled on foot.
That same night be reportedly
entered the residence while
brandishing a sword and also
threatened to kill the man. He
was charged in February for that
portion of the incident.
Littleton also was charged with
threatening to injure a witness
using a dangerous weapon,
disorderly conduct and three
counts of felony bail jumping for
an incident on April 21.
He reportedly got into an
argument
with
his
former
girlfriend and her husband who
live with Littleton. The woman
called 911 to report Littleton was
brandishing a baseball bat and
destroying things in the house.
According to the criminal
complaint, Littleton was watching
his grandchildren and became
upset after their father came to
retrieve them.
For both of the cases, $5,000
signature bonds were ordered.
Littleton may not have contact
with the victims or their
residences.
W h at’s In
Your Stars
Horoscopes for the week of May 2-8
ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20
Things seem to be in high gear this week, Aries. Others around you
are just as boisterous, and it may even seem manic. Exercise a little
extra patience to get through.
TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21
Taurus, you have been hiding something and it’s time you let your
feelings out in the open this week. Pay attention to how others react
to the news.
GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21
If you crave adventure, Gemini, then it could be time to host a party
or see if friends want to go out on the town. Staying home mulling
over all of the options will get you nowhere.
CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22
This week’s contradictory cosmic energy will not help you when
making decisions, Cancer. It is entirely up to you and your gut
instincts to make the right decisions.
LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23
Leo, do not ignore the inner voice that is trying to tell you to take
life more seriously. It can’t be all fun and games. Buckle down at
work and set a plan into action.
VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22
Circumstances beyond your control will make work a little more
stressful than you had anticipated, Virgo. Bide your time and soon
the week will be over.
LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23
Libra, no matter how hard you try to get yourself heard, others just
aren’t ready to listen. Perhaps you have to try a new approach to
making your voice heard?
SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22
Scorpio, you may find yourself in trouble this week because you
keep on starting new things without finishing others. Pretty soon
you will have a list of unfinished business.
SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21
Restlessness can get the better of you this week, Sagittarius. Just
don’t jet off on some spur-of-the-moment trip to try to channel your
energy. You have things to handle first.
CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20
Finding yourself in the middle of a sticky situation has you trying to
discover a solution to a complicated problem, Capricorn. You might
need to distance yourself for a little while.
AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18
A disagreement with a friend or family member could turn your
schedule upside down for a little bit, Aquarius. You’ll get back on
track soon enough and resolve your issues.
PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20
Pisces, getting your finances in order will take more than balancing
your checkbook. It might be time to make some cuts and follow a
budget.
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MAY 6
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MAY 7
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MONROE COUNTY HERALD
MONDAY, May 2, 2016
Around Town
Greg and Kathy Schmitz, Tom
and Naomi Rislow, Bea Schmitz
of Cashton and Mark Schmitz of
Stewartville, MN, were at St. Rose
of Lima Church in Lewiston, MN
on Wednesday evening for the
confirmation of Nikole Schmitz.
Nikki is the daughter of Cory
Schmitz of Lewiston and Kristine
Willger of Kansas City, MO.
There were 22 confirmands.
Many area weekenders took
place in The Zone’s annual
“adult prom” held on Saturday
evening. Some even went as far
as arriving dressed in evening
gowns and tuxedos. This fun
night was highlighted by live
music provided by the very
talented party band “Red Crow
Band”.
Lauren,
Lia
and
Lucas
Fanning, along with their mom,
Kim, attended Cashton’s annual
Firemen’s Dance on Saturday at
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by Shari Arnold
the Cashton Community Hall.
These four Cashtonites enjoyed
catching up with family and
friends along with listening to
the patriarch of their family, Paul
Fanning play drums with the
“Lead Canaries”. The Canaries
were one of two bands tasked
with entertaining at this fun
event. “Gary and the Ridgeland
Dutchmen” also treated the
crowd with many of their polkaflavored melodies. A great time
was had by all.
Some early May birthdays
include Miranda Espinoza on the
1st; Marla Ohm, Michelle Vieth
and Mitchel Young on the 2nd,
and Vanessa Stuart on the 3rd.
Email, phone or mail your
news to Shari Arnold at
arnoldaaronshari@gmail.com;
(608) 487-0975; 314 Meadowview
Ln., Sparta, WI 54656.
Retirement Celebration
Honoring 44 Years of Loyal Service for
ERNIE LEIS
Saturday, May 7th at 4:00 p.m.
Features Sports Bar & Grill
1425 West City Hwy. 16, West Salem, WI 54669
Wherever you are,
Whatever you’re doing,
You are wished
“Happy Birthday”
on May 4th.
Missing & Loving You,
Your Family
5-2-1tp
Holy cow!
Look at the size of that ... shoe!
Ron Sanders’ 75th Birthday
All friends, family and anyone who may have worked
with Ernie over the years are welcome to attend!
Happy 64th!
5-2-1tp
8th Annual
Flower Fundraiser SALE
at Rolling Hills
Variety of Flowers
Hanging Baskets/Bags Thurs., May 5th • 9-6
Vegetable Selection Fri., May 6th • 9-6
Provided by the Amish Hidden
Hillside Greenhouse
Saturday, May 7 • 8p.m.-12 a.m.
Featuring: Black-Out
Special Guests: REMEDY
Sat., May 7th • 9-1
Proceeds support live entertainment, a variety of craft
and art supplies and more Ipods for the residents
Drive
& RED CROW
New Performance Songs - Stage Shows - Drink Specials
Located in the Farmhouse Garage
14345 County Highway B
Sparta American Legion
Hwy. 21 East, Sparta • 269-4411
Hours: Monday-Sunday 11 a.m.-Close
Proud
Sponsor of
the Safe Ride
Program
Lady Butterfest Luncheon
Saturday, May 14, 2016
Club Oasis 11345 Hwy. 21, Sparta
Honoring Barb Bendel-Sandivgen
as the new Lady Butterfest 2016
HERITAGE WEEK
Doors Open at
11 a.m.
Lunch Served by
past festmasters
at 12 noon
Tickets may be purchased in advance at the Chamber office, 111 Milwaukee St. Covera Insurance office, 535 Industrial Dr. - State Bank, 203 WI. Wisconsin St. or
by sending a check to Marlene Martin - payable to Lady Butterfest Luncheon.
Cost is $15 for adults • $7 children
Reservations must be made by May 9, 2016
Barb’s theme is “Bridging the community together through faith, family and friends”
Join us to celebrate our 90-year-old building.
Come Help Us Celebrate!
May 7th at the Cataract Sportsmen’s Club
12:00-4:00 p.m. - lunch will be provided.
No gifts, please.
4/28-5/2-2tp
May diabetes group class: “Dining Out Made Easy”
Tuesday:
50¢ Wings
with 6 Sauces
Wednesday:
Pizza Special
Baby Back Ribs
Fries & Coleslaw
$7.99
Thursday:
Steak Night
Sparta American Legion
Hwy. 21 East, Sparta • 269-4411
Hours: Monday-Sunday 11 a.m.-Close
Proud
Sponsor of
the Safe Ride
Program
Whether
you
are
going
through the fast food drivethrough, stopping at the corner
restaurant after work or getting
take-out for the family, making
healthy food choices helps in
diabetes management. Meghan
Teska, Registered Dietitian at
Mayo Clinic Health System –
Franciscan Healthcare will talk
about dining out the healthy way
and still enjoying yourself on
Tuesday, May 31, at 9 a.m.
This presentation is part of
the Diabetes Education Program
designed by Mayo Clinic Health
System – Franciscan Healthcare,
to educate those with diabetes on
healthcare topics that will help
them to improve and maintain a
healthy lifestyle.
BIRTH CONTROL SERVICES
Offered in Sparta at Essential Health Clinic
along with:
• STD & HIV testing
• Breast & cervical cancer screenings
• Annual health exams
• Pregnancy testing & counseling
• Emergency contraceptives
• Education & resources
Call (800) 657-5177 to make an
appointment. Visit essentialclinic.org.
Sparta United Methodist Church
“Dining Out Made Easy,” will
be offered Tuesday, May 31, from
9 a.m. to 10 a.m. in the Lakeview
Conference Room at Mayo Clinic
Health System – Franciscan
Healthcare in Tomah, 325 Butts
Ave., Tomah.
There is no charge for this
presentation, but seating is
limited. Please pre-register one
week prior to presentation by
calling 608-392-7824 or logging
on to mayoclinichealthsystem.org
and clicking on Classes & Events.
EVENTS:
May 10 - Jarred Roll and movie - 7:00 p.m.
May 12 - Guided tours of church - 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
May 14 - Refreshments - 6:00 p.m. and
Organ recital - 7:00 p.m.
210 N. Court St., Sparta, WI
Eyeglass
Expo
30% Discount on Complete Pairs of Eyeglasses
Tuesday, May 3, 2016
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Vendors will showcase their complete lines of quality frames featuring:
Elle, Vera Bradley, Helium, Kensie, Penguin and Tura
Brands may vary by location.
Franciscan Healthcare - Sparta
310 West Main Street
Sparta, WI 54656
608-269-1770
(formerly Options Clinic)
MONROE COUNTY HERALD
Monday, May 2, 2016
May successful aging program: “Macular
Degeneration: Vitamins, Veggies and VEGF”
Obituaries
Memorial for
JUDITH ANN (SCHAITEL) LAMB
A memorial is planned for Judith Ann
(Schaitel) Lamb, who passed away November 5,
2015 in Jacksonville, Florida.
Family and friends are invited to a gravesite
service at St. Patrick’s Catholic Cemetery,
Sparta, Wisconsin, on Thursday, May 5, 2016,
5:00 p.m. A reception will follow at the home of
Paul and Janet Lenz.
GLENNA V. FAUS
January 22, 1933—Tuesday, April 28, 2016
Judith Lamb
KAYLEEN MARIE GRONEMUS
September 27, 1943—April 29, 2016
CASHTON - Kayleen Marie
Gronemus, 72, of Cashton,
WI, passed away at her home,
surrounded by her loving family,
after a courageous struggle with
cancer, Friday, April 29, 2016.
Kayleen was born September
27, 1943 to Howard and Pearl
(Huntington) Westfall in Sparta,
WI. She was united in Holy
Matrimony
August
26,
1967 to Ernest
Gronemus at
St. Patrick’s
C a t h o l i c
Church
in
Sparta.
Kayleen’s
faith
played
a strong role Kayleen Gronemus
in
creating
the beautiful family that she
and Ernest have. She enjoyed
cooking, gardening, reading
and bird watching.
When it came to spending
time with her children and
grandchildren, Kayleen was
the happiest. Family meant the
world to her. The words that
come to mind, when describing
Kayleen, are simply warmth,
compassion and love.
Kayleen is survived by her
husband of 48 years, Ernest;
five children: Phillip (Carol)
Gronemus of Cashton and their
children, Jacob (deceased),
Sarah, Mark, Rebecca and
Nicholas; Jane (Erick) Jostad
of McFarland, WI, and their
children, Nathan and Mathew;
Connie (David) Kuhn of Holmen,
WI, and their children, Brandon,
Evan and Lauren; John (Christi)
Gronemus of West Salem, WI,
and their children, Dawson,
Carson, Mason and Bronson;
and Gary (Sarah) Gronemus
of Cashton and their children,
Rian, Emma, Lily, Kate, Madi,
Allis and Sadie; along with many
other relatives and friends.
Kayleen was preceded in
death by her parents; grandson,
Jacob Gronemus; and halfbrother, Robert Brown.
A Mass of Christian Burial
will be held Monday, May 9,
2016, 11 a.m. at St. Peter’s
Catholic Church, Middle Ridge,
WI. Monsignor Robert Hundt
will officiate. Burial will follow
in the church cemetery.
Family and friends are
invited for visitation, Sunday,
May 8, 2016, beginning at 1
p.m. and concluding at 4 p.m.
with praying the rosary, at
the Torkelson Funeral Home
in Cashton, WI. Visitation will
also be held on Monday, at the
church, from 10 a.m. until the
time of service.
Memorials may be given in
Kayleen’s name to the Vernon
Memorial Hospice program or
to St. Peter’s Catholic Church.
Her family would like to
extend a warm thank you for all
of the special care and love that
Vernon Memorial Hospice gave
to Kayleen.
The Torkelson Funeral Home
of Cashton is assisting the
family with arrangements.
Online condolences may be
offered at www.torkelsonfuneral
home.com.
Torkelson
Funeral Home
BONNIE SCHANHOFER
November 15, 1941—April 30, 2016
On Saturday, April 30, 2016,
Bonnie Schanhofer exchanged
her life on earth for one of
perpetual peace.
She was born on November
15, 1941, in Sparta, WI to Erwin
and Ethel (Storandt) Blinn.
She graduated from St.
John’s Lutheran School, Sparta
High School, and UW-La Crosse
in 1963 with
majors
in
English and
Spanish. Her
dream
was
to become a
high
school
teacher.
In
1964,
B o n n i e
married Mike Bonnie Schanhofer
Schanhofer in
Sparta, and together they raised
their two sons – Scott (Brenda)
and their children, Aleah,
Delaney, and Bodie, and Ryan
(Christina) and their children,
Emma and Olivia.
In 1963, Bonnie achieved
her ambition when she became
a secondary-school teacher
of English and Spanish at
Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln High
School. She later continued her
teaching career at Kewaunee
High School and LuxemburgCasco
High
School.
She
concluded her work in education
as a special education teacher
for
the
Luxemburg-Casco
School District.
She is survived by her
husband, Mike, and her two
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sons and their families. She
is further survived by her
three sisters-in-law, Jeanette
Andringa,
Marilyn
BrunsRandolph, and Anita Giraud,
as well as four close cousins,
Dixie, Rita, Faye, and Dale.
She was preceded in death
by her parents, four brothersin-law, two sisters-in-law, and
uncles and aunts.
Her funeral will be held at
St. John’s Lutheran Church in
Sparta on Friday, May 6, 2016
with the wake occurring from 9
a.m. until 11 a.m. followed by
the church service at 11 a.m.
Burial will be in St. John’s
Lutheran Cemetery.
A Celebration of her life will be
held in Luxemburg on Sunday,
May 15, 2016, at CZs Bushville
Lanes, 2280 S County Road
P, Luxemburg, on the corner
of Highways JJ and P from 3
p.m. until 6 p.m. Food and
refreshments will be provided.
A special thank you is
extended to Marie and her
staff for the wonderful care
they provided for Bonnie at
Oak Creek Assisted Living.
The entire Schanhofer family is
grateful.
The
Lanham-Schanhofer
Funeral Home, Sparta, is
assisting the family with funeral
arrangements.
Online condolences may be
offered at www.schanhoferfh.
com
Lanham-Schanhofer
Funeral Home
LANHAM-SCHANHOFER
FUNERAL HOME
106 West Franklin Street, Sparta
(608) 269-6666
www.schanhoferfh.com
Traditional Funeral,
Cremation, Pre-Planning
TM
Jeff Schanhofer, Funeral Director/Owner
Glenna V. Faus, age 83, exited
home hospice to meet Jesus on
Thursday, April 28, 2016.
Born on January 22, 1933
in Seminole, TX, she was the
daughter of the late Lloyd
and Vassie (Stanley) Fincher.
Glenna graduated from Lamesa
High School, where she had
been active in the musical
and theatrical programs as
well as being
a
starting
member
of
the
girls’
basketball
team.
She
b e c a m e
the
church
pianist
at
Glenna Faus
the age of 16
at the First Baptist Church of
Lamesa.
On September 30, 1950, in
Lamesa, TX, she was united
in marriage to Larry H. Faus.
Together they enrolled in
Wayland Baptist University,
from which she graduated
with honors, double majoring
in music and elementary
education. They made Kenosha
their home when Larry became
the Pastor of the Fellowship
Baptist Church in 2011.
She had four children,
Vassie, Lawrence, Bryan and
Verla. When Verla started
kindergarten, Glenna began
teaching middle school choral
music, which she did for
seventeen years. Six hours a
day at the piano resulted in
carpal tunnel problems so she
returned to college to obtain
a Master’s degree in reading
and was hired as Director of
Language arts for the Sparta
School System, retiring at age
62.
She also served as a consultant
in marriage relationships for the
Southern Baptist Convention
and directed workshops in
several states. She continued
to play piano for local church
services until health problems
caused cessation.
Glenna is survived by her
husband of 65 years, Larry
of Sturtevant; her children,
Vassie (David) Haynes of St.
Louis, Lawrence (Patti) Faus of
Kenosha, Pastor Bryan (Brenda)
Faus of Euless, TX and Verla
(Sue Frantz) Viera of Seattle,
WA; seven grandchildren; seven
great-grandchildren and her
brother, Lloyd Irwin Fincher of
Canyon, TX.
Funeral services will be held
on Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at
11 a.m. at Fellowship Baptist
Church, 1700 89th Street,
Kenosha. Interment will follow
in Sunset Ridge Memorial Park.
A visitation for Glenna will be
held on Tuesday, May 3rd at the
church from 9:30 a.m. until the
time of the service.
Memorials
to
American
Parkinson Disease Association,
135 Parkinson, Ave., Staten
Island, NY, 10305 or Fellowship
Baptist Church, 1700 89th
Street, Kenosha, WI, 53143
would be appreciated by the
family.
Piasecki-Althaus Funeral Home
& Cremation Services
3720 39th Avenue
Kenosha, Wisconsin 53144
262-658-4101
Online Condolences at
www.piasecki-althaus.com
The Savvy Senior
Mayo Clinic Health System
–
Franciscan
Healthcare
Medical Retina Specialist Justin
Yamanuha, M.D., will discuss
macular degeneration and its
causes, how to reduce the risk
of worsening, and the newest
diagnosis and treatment options
on Tuesday, May 24, at 2:30 p.m.,
at Mayo Clinic Health System in
La Crosse.
Each seminar is held on the
fourth Tuesday of each month
in Marycrest Auditorium located
on the 2nd floor of the Hospital
Building, 700 West Avenue
South, La Crosse. Refreshments
are available at no charge from
2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. before each
seminar. “Macular Degeneration:
Vitamins, Veggies and VEGF” will
start at 2:30 p.m. and go until
3:30 p.m. After the presentation,
you are invited to visit our
Medical Retina Clinic to meet our
staff and learn more about the
equipment Dr. Yamanuha and
other providers use to diagnose
and treat eye patients.
Dear Linda,
When it comes to choosing a
cane for balance and support
most people don’t give it much
thought,
but
they
should.
Walking canes come in hundreds
of different styles, shapes and
sizes today, so you need to take
into account your needs and
preferences to ensure you choose
one that’s appropriate for you.
Here are some tips that can help.
Types of Canes
The first thing you need to
consider is how much support
you need. That will help you
determine the kind of cane you
choose. The three basic types of
canes you’ll have to choose from
include:
1. Straight canes: These are
basic, single point canes that
typically incorporate a rounded
“crook” handle or “L-shaped”
ergonomic handle. Usually made
of lightweight aluminum or wood,
most of the aluminum models are
adjustable in height and some
even fold up.
2. Offset-handle canes: These
also are single point straight
canes, but come with a swan
neck curve in the upper part of
the shaft that puts the user’s
weight directly over the cane
tip for added stability. These
canes are typically aluminum,
adjustable-height and come with
a flat, soft grip handle that’s easy
on the hands.
Both straight canes and offsethandle canes are best suited for
people who have a slight walking
impairment.
3. Quad canes: Also called
broad
based
canes,
these
work best for people who need
maximum weight bearing and
support. Quad canes comes
with four separate tips (some
have three tips) at the base,
they usually have an offset flat
handle, and can remain standing
when you let go of it which is very
convenient.
Fitting the Cane
Once you decide on the type
of cane, you need to make sure
it fits. Stand up with your arms
hanging straight down at your
side. The top of the cane should
line up with the crease in your
wrist, so your arm is slightly bent
Schedule a
complimentary
portfolio
review.
Denise L Halverson, AAMS®
Financial Advisor
.
221 N Black River Street
Jones Plaza
Sparta, WI 54656
608-269-9136
www.edwardjones.com
Member SIPC
Answers on page 14
by Jim Miller
Choosing an appropriate walking
cane for balance and support
Dear Savvy Senior,
I have severe arthritis in my knee
and could use a walking cane
to help me get around. Is there
anything I should know about
canes before I buy one?
Limping Linda
This event is free of charge and
anyone is welcome to attend.
For more information please call
Elder Services at 608-392-9505.
at the elbow when you grip the
cane.
The cane should also have a
rubber tip at the bottom to prevent
slipping. A worn or torn rubber
tip is dangerous, so check the tip
frequently to ensure it’s in good
condition and replace it when
necessary. Rubber tips come in
different sizes depending on the
shaft diameter, and can usually
be purchased in multipacks at
your local pharmacy.
The
grip
is
also
very
important, so choose one that’s
ergonomically designed, or one
that has a molded rubber or foam
grip that’s comfortable to hold on
to.
And if you travel much,
consider getting a folding cane
that can be packed or stored
away easily.
How to Use
When using a cane, it should
always be held in the hand
opposite of the leg that needs
support. For example, if your
knee pain is on your left side,
you should use the cane in your
right hand. The cane should then
move forward as you step forward
with the bad leg.
If you have to go up stairs, you
should lead with the good leg.
And when you go down stairs,
you should put your cane on the
step first and then step down
with your bad leg.
The Mayo Clinic offers a slide
show at mayoclinic.com/health/
canes/HA00064 that will show
you how to choose and use a
cane. It’s also a smart idea to
work with a physical therapist.
Where to Buy
You
can
buy
canes
at
drugstores, discount retailers,
medical supply stores and
online, usually between $10 and
$50. You’ll also be happy to know
that Medicare covers canes with
a written prescription from a
physician.
Send your senior questions
to: Savvy Senior, P.O. Box
5443, Norman, OK 73070, or
visit SavvySenior.org. Jim Miller is a contributor to the NBC
Today show and author of “The
Savvy Senior” book.
Answers on page 14
Committee Meetings
Sparta
Public
Safety
Committee will meet today,
Monday, May 2, 5:30 p.m. at
city hall.
SHRINERS
May
h
t
7
y
a
M
7th
Vidalia Sweet Onion Sale
8:00 a.m. until Sold Out!
Genuine / Georgia Grown / 10 lbs. bags
Hansen’s IGA, Sparta — Tomah Walmart
Proceeds to benefit Mecca Shrine Club
and payments are not a deductible charitable contribution.
Motorcyclists enjoy traveling through the Driftless Region of Wisconsin, which includes Monroe County. The area will be featured in an episode
of Discover Wisconsin, airing May 7 and 8.
TV program to air show on motorcycling Driftless Region
Sparta, Tomah among official choice destinations named by Discover Wisconsin
The journey is the destination.
That’s the idea behind Discover
Wisconsin’s upcoming episode,
“Motorcycling-Wisconsin’s
Western Ride,” featuring four
local communities.
The long-running tourism
TV show and its hosts, Mariah
Haberman and Collin Geraghty,
highlight the scenic roads
of Western Wisconsin on a
motorcycle. The episode airs
May 7-8, and will also highlight
Bayfield County and Platteville.
“Motorcycling-Wisconsin’s
Western Ride,” airs locally May
8 at 5 p.m. on WXOW 19. The
program may also be streamed
online at discoverwisconsin.com.
The show was produced in
partnership with Bayfield County
Tourism, City of Hillsboro,
La Crosse Area Convention &
Visitors Bureau, Platteville Area
Chamber of Commerce, Sparta
Area Chamber of Commerce,
Tomah Chamber of Commerce
and Discover Wisconsin.
“The Driftless Region has the
best outdoor riding experiences
within 200 miles. This is due to
the fact that during the last ice
age, the region was untouched
by glaciers. We have lots of
topography and winding roads
with surprising beauty around
every corner,” said Tim Hyma,
CEO of the Sparta Area Chamber
of Commerce.
“We created six suggested
routes with hundreds of miles of
back roads to explore. There are
88 destinations on the newest
version of our maps and you will
want to visit all of them. Call us if
you would like a free copy of the
brochure at (800) 354-2453.”
Haberman makes her way
to La Crosse, where she stops
by the riverside park. She then
makes her way up to Granddad
Bluff, which overlooks the city of
La Crosse, and the Mississippi
River Valley. After enjoying the
view, Haberman takes a ride on
the Great River Road where she
enjoys some beautiful Wisconsin
scenery.
The next stop is Sparta where
Graduation, other policies updated
by RENAE CALDWELL
Staff Writer
Updates to a couple of Sparta
School District policies pertaining
to
graduation
requirements,
promotion and retention, and
schedule requests were approved
during the board meeting last
week.
The policy pertaining to high
school promotion and retention
was cleaned up to specify
minimum credit loads for each
year, explained Director of
Instructional Services Liz Dostal.
“The
old
[policy]
had
requirements and courses we no
longer offer and we brought it up
to date,” she said.
For instance, under the old
policy students were required to
have 12 or more credits to take
driver’s education, but the district
no longer offers that course.
Also, testing has changed several
times, so those requirements
were removed from the policy.
Students still need 48 total
credits to graduate. To attain
sophomore status, 12 credits are
required; junior status, 24 credits
and senior status, 36 credits are
required.
One change in the policy
that pertains to graduation
requirements positively affects
SAILS students.
Students enrolled in SAILS who
receive a high school equivalency
diploma (HSED) through the
Wisconsin
National
Guard’s
Challenge Academy and who are
proficient by all SAILS standards
will qualify for a SAILS diploma.
Previously, those students
earned their HSED through the
Challenge Academy but did not
receive a SAILS diploma.
A new policy pertains to
scheduling requests and changes
for high school students. Some
of the information in the policy
was included in another policy
but was separated out to make it
easier for students and parents
Be Well With Erin
to locate.
It
states
that
schedule
changes are discouraged, but
students are allowed to add or
drop classes within the first five
days of each semester without
penalty. However, there is a list
of criteria for a course change,
including documented medical
reasons, significant changes to
the student’s post high school
plans, a computer error, two
study halls in one semester and
none in another, and student IEP
(individualized education plans)
modifications.
Other reasons for a course
change are that a class must be
added because it is a graduation
requirement, or that a co-op or
youth apprenticeship student
has to be free during certain
times of the day.
“It was developed as a guideline
for school officials, students and
parents regarding the criteria
needed for schedule changes,”
said Dostal.
by Erin Eggert,
Family Living Agent
UW-Extension
Monroe County Office
the Mindoro Cut is a popular
destination for motorcyclists.
Once in town, Geraghty stops
at Ben Bikin’ to check out
some bicycles. Then he heads
to Sparta’s Southside Saloon,
another
popular
spot
for
motorcyclists.
Hillsboro, Tomah and Warrens
are also featured in the episode
with Geraghty visiting Hillsboro
Brewing Company, Wild Cat
Mountain State Park, Rockton
Bar,
Wisconsin
Cranberry
Discover Center and the Veterans
Memorial.
“It’s
easy
to
see
why
Wisconsin’s driftless destinations
draw motorcyclists from across
the nation,” said Haberman.
“The scenery is unparalleled and
the stops along the way are fun,
unexpected and unique. Our
crew is thrilled to name Hillsboro,
La Crosse, Sparta and Tomah
official Discover Wisconsin Choice
Destinations!”
Sunday, May 8th
Serving Lunch
11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Ham Steak
Sirloin Tips
Roasted Chicken
Roasted Pork
Includes Salad Bar & Dessert
Serving Evening
Meals at 5 p.m.
BRUNCH
Bring Mom out for the Best Brunch in Town
Sunday, May 8th • Serving from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Choose From:
Old Fashioned Pit Ham, Meatballs, Applewood Smoked Bacon,
Sausage, French Toast Sticks, Rotisserie Chicken, Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, Kid
Friendly-Corn Dogs & Mac-N-Cheese, Scrambled Eggs, Green Beans, Assorted Salads,
Fresh Baked Pastries, Fresh Fruit, Spectacular Dessert Buffet and MORE!
Adults
Kids 6-10
5 & Under
$16.95
$10.95
FREE
Make Your
Reservations Now!
Call 269-6464
1132 Angelo Rd. Hwy. 21 Sparta
Mental health Awareness
Mental
health
conditions
include
anxiety
disorders,
depression, bipolar disorder,
schizophrenia,
and
more.
These conditions are caused by
biological factors, psychological
factors,
and
environmental
factors. Biological factors include
inherited traits from parents and
infections, damage, or defects to
the brain.
Psychological factors include
psychological trauma (emotional,
physical, or sexual abuse) or
neglect. Environmental factors
include exposure to toxins while
in the womb, living in poverty,
changing jobs or schools, and
others. Many mental health
conditions are caused by changes
in brain chemistry; the chemicals
in the brain may be off balance
causing the wrong messages to
be sent or messages not to be
sent at all.
Mental
health
conditions
can be severely debilitating,
causing people to miss work,
be hospitalized, or cause harm
to themselves. Depression is
the leading cause of disability
worldwide!
Sixty
million
Americans cope with a mental
health illness. One in five
Americans will experience a
mental health condition at some
point in their life and nearly all
Americans will know someone
who has a mental health
condition.
The 2015 Monroe County
Youth Risk Behavior Survey
reported that 28% of students
felt sad or hopeless almost every
day for two or more weeks. One
third of students reported being
bullied within the past year and
17% of students reported they
seriously
considered
suicide
within the past year. Mental
health continues to be an area
of focus to address overall health
here in Monroe County, as well
as nationwide.
May
is
Mental
Health
Awareness Month! So what can
you do to help? Know the signs!
The Change Direction Campaign
reports there are five signs to
mental illness:
•Personality Change- If you
notice sudden or gradual changes
in the way someone typically
behaves or if their behavior does
not fit the person’s regular values
•AgitationThe
individual
is uncharacteristically angry,
anxious, agitated, or moody
•Withdrawal- The individual
withdraws or isolates themselves
from other people or social
situations which is a change in
behavior from previously
•Poor Self-Care- The individual
stop taking care of themselves
and may engage in risky behavior
•HopelessnessThe
individual seems overcome with
hopelessness and overwhelmed
by their circumstances
If you suspect you know
someone who may be suffering,
the Change Direction Campaign
reports to connect with the
individual, reach out, inspire
hope, and offer help. Show that
you care and you are willing
to find a solution. There are
many resources available in our
community.
The
Change
Direction
Campaign offers information
to help identify those that
are struggling and provides
resources with what to do (www.
changedirection.org). The 211
Hotline is a free, confidential
community
information,
referrals, and crisis line which
serves 24 hours a day.
The HOPE line is also a
free confidential line which
individuals can call or text for
help (call 1-800-422.HOPE, text
“HOPELINE” to 741741, or visit
online at hopeline.com). For more
information about mental illness,
check out The National Alliance
on Mental Illness at www.nami.
org. Be Well this May!
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Monday, May 2, 2016 / Page 6
Letters to the Editor
Model Railroading Opportunity
Dear Editor:
The West Central Model Railroad Club, located at 80 Clifton St. here
in Sparta, will be hosting its annual spring/summer open house. We
will be running trains from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, May 7.
Please come and learn about our great club and the wonderful hobby
of model railroading, which is many hobbies in one, from building
train car kits to detailing building to scenery, wiring, computers, and
painting. And it’s great for the family, too.
For more information, check out our Facebook page and like us.
We are happy to showcase our work and the many talents of our
members. We would be happy to answer any questions. We also have
added signals to the main line. Come and enjoy.
Jason Dennison
WCMRR president
Sparta
Voter ID A Sham
Wisconsinites vote to support their local schools
This past Tuesday, 53 public
school districts asked their local
citizens for additional financial
support through 71 referenda
questions. Of those ballot issues,
voters approved 55, or more than
77 percent.
Funding from those referenda
questions will be used in places
like Spring Valley to maintain
their facilities. The district’s
elementary school is between
40 and 88 years old, depending
on where you stand. It will be
used in districts like Brodhead
to continue providing the level
of service the community is
accustomed to by supporting
staffing needs and technology
upgrades.
Over the past handful of years,
the passage rate of referenda
questions has steadily increased.
Ten years ago, in 2006, the
passage rate for referenda was
over 59 percent. And 15 years
ago, questions prevailed roughly to provide an equal opportunity
43 percent of the time. Year-by- to access a free public education
year snapshots cannot tell the system. I fear our current
pathway puts us at odds
whole story of what
with that guarantee.
is happening with a
The
upcoming
school district, state, or
budget for the state of
nation, but the overall
Wisconsin presents a
trend in successful
perfect vehicle to engage
referenda itself conveys
on two important issues:
an important message.
the need for increased
Referenda questions
state support of public
are being prompted by
education and the need
budgetary
shortfalls
to update our funding
as state support for
formula to reflect our
PK-12
education
current
educational
stagnates.
That
is
Tony Evers
climate.
I
will
be
forcing school boards
these
to ask local taxpayers Guest Opinion incorporating
to shoulder more of the topics into the budget request
cost to educate their children. It for education that I’ll propose for
troubles me to see the difference 2017-19.
Our state has undergone
between “have” districts that
can
pass
referenda,
and a great deal of change in the
“have-not” districts that are past two decades. Our public
unsuccessful. As a state, we school students overall are
have a constitutional obligation more diverse, increasingly come
from low-income families, and
more are learning English.
With technology all around
us, methods of learning and
teaching have changed as well.
But despite all this change,
as Wisconsinites we remain
steadfast in our shared value
of maintaining a strong system
of public education. Our public
school funding system must
reflect the fairness and equity we
want for all of our children.
Tony Evers is Wisconsin State
Superintendent of Schools.
School Referenda
Year
2001
2006
2016*
# of
Questions
165
137
85
Passage
Rate
43.03%
59.85%
77.65%
*Year to date.
WWBIC model shows the way forward for job creation
how we can promote more jobs workshops and nearly 20,000
and a stronger economy for our hours of one-on-one counseling,
state.
giving new business owners the
One of those successes is the skills and support they need to
Wisconsin Women’s Business help their businesses thrive. As a
Initiative Corporation (WWBIC), result, WWBIC client businesses
a non-profit corporation that created and retained 2,940 jobs
provides
help
for
statewide
last
year
individuals who face
alone.
barriers in accessing
Despite
the
traditional
business
organization’s
name,
financing.
WWBIC
WWBIC helps more
provides
women,
than
just
women.
minorities and lowNearly a third of its
income
individuals
client businesses are
who are interested in
not
women-owned.
starting or growing a
More than two thirds
business with financial
of WWBIC business
and business education,
owners are of low to
Julie Lassa
small business loans
moderate income – the
Guest Opinion
and microloans, and
type of individuals who
ongoing
technical
would struggle to find
assistance.
conventional funding to pursue
In 2015, WWBIC approved 140 their dream of starting their own
loans totaling nearly $8 million. business.
But WWBIC is about more than
WWBIC loans are quite small
business lending. The corporation by business standards – some are
also provided over 490 business as little as $1,000. But WWBIC’s
eligibility requirements and the
support it provides for business
owners increase the likelihood
that these businesses will thrive
and grow to become the types of
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incomes, higher credit scores,
The
recently-completed
legislative session saw no fewer
than 21 separate bills introduced
dealing with various aspects
of job creation and economic
development. This doesn’t count
the provisions in the state budget
bill that ended most of the state’s
economic development lending
and dramatically cut the budget
of the Wisconsin Economic
Development
Corporation
(WEDC). Other than the budget
bill, none of these proposals,
no matter whether they were
introduced by Democrats or
Republicans,
managed
to
become law.
As
Wisconsin’s
economy
continues to lag behind the
national average in job creation
and our state jobs agency
struggles to right itself, legislators
are looking for better ideas about
how to do economic development
in Wisconsin. However, there are
success stories out there, and I
believe they point the way toward
Monroe County Herald
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and more robust communities.
WWBIC’s success illustrates
what I believe to be the most
important
role
economic
development programs can play.
We know that small businesses
create the most jobs in our
communities. Companies that
start and grow in a community
seldom move far from that
location. And the kinds of help
small businesses need – a small
loan, training, and counseling
– are far less expensive to
provide than the multi-million
dollar incentive packages that
lure corporations from out-ofstate. All of the state’s signature
corporations – from HarleyDavidson
to
Renaissance
Learning
and
Skyward-started off as small Wisconsin
businesses. And yet several
recent studies suggest that
Wisconsin is far below average in
small business start-ups, a factor
that contributes to our sluggish
economic growth.
I have introduced a number
of proposals designed to help
small business people get the
financing and support they need
to get their businesses launched.
As we move forward, I believe we
should focus more of our state’s
job creation resources on the
kinds of help average people need
to make their dreams of small
business ownership a reality.
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POLICY
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Dear Editor:
State Senator Howard Marklein, Assemblyman Lee Nerison and
Assemblyman Ed Brooks, all of west-central Wisconsin, flagrantly
wasted tax money by voting for voter identification without proof
that voter fraud was a problem. They have since shown no interest
in determining whether or not the law is accomplishing its claimed
purpose. Now that the voter ID law has been challenged in court,
Republicans will spend even more tax money defending it. The
voter ID law is an example of irresponsible, useless and costly state
regulation.
I contacted my state senator and assemblyman, Marklein and
Brooks, respectively, and asked them that now that we have had an
election under the new law, please show me figures on how it has
reduced fraud, as Republicans claimed it would. Brooks told me he
did not have any such information, and he showed no interest in
obtaining it. Marklein’s response was absurd: “It is not possible to
quantify instances of fraud because a law did not exist to charge or
prosecute instances of fraud.”
Duh. Laws against fraud have existed for decades. Marklein’s
response is also an admission that voter fraud was not the real
motivation behind the legislation. It gives credibility to the commonly
held belief that Republicans enacted the law to keep certain Democrats
from voting, and that is a violation of democracy.
Voter fraud is another Republican lie. Because Marklein claims to
be a hot-shot accountant and has no interest in accountability for
a law he supported, it also represents inept accounting on his part.
The voter ID law is another example of the hypocrisy, deceit and
dirty politics that are characteristic of Wisconsin’s current Republican
leadership.
Dave Wester
Elroy
A tale of two governors:
Thompson championed
UW, Walker not so much
Former Gov. Tommy Thompson his annual State of the State
will get an honorary degree this message to the Legislature with
month from the University of a test tube of DNA strands in his
Wisconsin-Madison. He is being hand. He called it “the face of the
cited for his dedication to the future.”
university and the Wisconsin
Thompson continued to play
Idea.
the university champion even
Thompson’s life is both a after he was gone from the state
Horatio Alger-type story
political scene.
and a love affair with
In a recent newspaper
the university. It also
article in a Madison
is in stark contrast to
weekly, Prof. Michael
Gov. Scott Walker.
Sussman,
director
He
grew
up
a
of the UW-Madison
grocer’s son in Elroy,
Biotechnology Center,
got bachelor and law
recalled
the
thendegrees at the Madison
governor spent hours
campus, and entered
with him learning how
a successful career in
DNA works.
politics.
“My experience
Matt Pommer
The grocery store was
with
Tommy
was
Guest Opinion
a family business in
amazing,
I
had
which everyone helped
never
worked
with
out. Thompson worked as a a Republican in my life,” said
campus-area bartender to help Sussman.
pay college tuition. Work came
The scene has changed. Gov.
naturally to him.
Walker sought to change the
He first ran for the Assembly in “Wisconsin Idea” of the university
1966, winning an upset victory helping all aspects of the state. A
in the Republican primary. He Republican-controlled Assembly
would tell how his father gave rejected Walker’s idea.
him $5 per day to help in the
Walker’s
budgets
have
election. It was one of his favorite slashed hundreds of millions
yarns.
of state tax dollars from the
Thompson said the best university system. The Board of
campaign investment might have Regents, dominated by Walker
been buying a drink for early appointees, discouraged a public
morning patrons at taverns that presentation by chancellors on
were part of small-town America the impact of the cuts.
a half century ago.
Walker,
who
left
college
The morning drinkers were without a degree, has suggested
likely to be there for much of the high school students consider
day perhaps extolling the virtues getting a vocational, rather than
of the young man Thompson who college, education. Thompson,
had been there earlier.
by comparison, is a champion for
He would serve in the Assembly
going to college.
for 20 years before winning his
“Going
to
a
university
first of four terms as governor.
transforms you. The stimulus,
He would later take a cabinet
the intellectual capacity that
job under President W. Bush.
you interact with – it makes
Republicans brought him back to
you a whole different person,”
the political ring in 2012 as their
Thompson said “It gives you the
candidate for the U.S. Senate. He
opportunity and the ability to do
would lose that race to Democrat
just about anything.”
Tammy Baldwin.
Thompson is living proof of the
But the University of Wisconsin
statement.
remains Thompson’s love. He
Matt Pommer, known as
says the research gains will spur
the “dean” of State Capitol
economic growth in all parts of
correspondents,
has
covered
the state.
As
governor,
Thompson government action in Madison for
provided extra state funding for 35 years, including the actions of
the Madison campus to promote eight governors. The content in
biotechnology
and
medical this column does not reflect the
views or opinions of the Wisconsin
research.
Sixteen
years
ago
Gov. Newspaper Association or its
Thompson came to deliver member newspapers.
MONROE COUNTY HERALD
MONDAY, May 2, 2016
Page 7
Monroe County Circuit Court News
Sentenced
April 28
April 21
• Kiefer L. Mahan, 19, Sparta, entered into a two-year diversion
agreement for maintaining a drug trafficking place. He was sentenced
to 18 months probation for possession of drug paraphernalia and two
counts of possession of marijuana. He must undergo an alcohol or
drug abuse assessment. If he successfully completes his probation
and diversion agreement, he may apply for expungement.
• Wade M. Riley, 22, Sparta, entered into a three-year diversion
agreement for battery. He was sentenced to 60 days in jail and 12
months probation for disorderly conduct. A sentence of 240 days was
imposed and stayed. He must undergo anger management. He may
not have contact with the victims or their residences.
• Kelsey E. Harrison, 24, Black River Falls, was sentenced to 50 days
in jail with Huber privileges and 12 months probation for obstructing
an officer as a habitual criminal. She also was fined $150. A sentence
of 270 days was imposed and stayed. She will receive credit for time
served. She must undergo an alcohol or drug abuse assessment and
may not drink alcohol or enter places where it is sold.
• Christina M. Rogge, 27, Sparta, was sentenced to 120 days in jail for
possession of drug paraphernalia and two counts of bail jumping. She
will receive credit for time served.
April 22
• Dayne A. Miller, 18, Tomah, entered into a 24-month diversion
agreement for identity theft. He was sentenced to 12 months probation
for theft. A sentence of 45 days in jail was imposed and stayed. He
must undergo an alcohol or drug abuse assessment.
• Jack D. Ferriera, 40, Houma, LA, was sentenced to 18 months in
prison and two years extended supervison for substantial battery and
60 days in jail for disorderly conduct, to be served concurrently. He
will receive credit for time served. He may not drink alcohol or enter
places where it is sold. He must undergo a mental health assessment
and any recommended treatment. He must take prescribed medication
and pay restitution.
April 25
• Melissa L. Vernon, 44, Mauston, was sentenced to two years
probation for domestic abuse related disorderly conduct, possession
of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, criminal damage to
property and two counts of bail jumping. A sentence of 135 days in
jail was imposed and stayed.
• Angela D. Dutton, 36, Sparta, was sentenced to 12 months probation
for disorderly conduct. She must undergo an alcohol or drug abuse
assessment. A sentence of 40 days in jail was imposed and stayed.
• Michael Z. Newcomb, 21, Tomah, was sentenced to five years in
prison and four years extended supervision for burglary. He was also
sentenced to three years in prison and four years extended supervision
for burglary and one year in prison and two years extended supervision
for possession of methamphetamine, all to be served concurrently. He
must pay $15,783 in restitution jointly with his co-defendants. He
must undergo an alcohol or drug abuse assessment and attend a
cognitive thinking program. He may not have contact with the victims
or co-defendants.
April 26
• Matthew B. Robinson, 37, Lexington, KY, entered into a fouryear diversion agreement for false imprisonment. He was sentenced
to three years probation and a $3,000 fine for strangulation and
suffocation, intimidation of a witness and two counts each of battery
and disorderly conduct. Sentences of 90 days in jail for each count
were imposed and stayed. He must undergo an alcohol or drug abuse
assessment and he may not have contact with the victim.
• John D. Koenig, 19, Eau Claire, was sentenced to 210 days in jail
and four years probation for possession of marijuana, domestic abuse
related battery, and two counts of felony bail jumping. A sentence of
one year in jail was imposed and stayed. He must undergo an alcohol
or drug abuse assessment.
April 27
• MistyDawn M. Bronner, 27, Tomah, was sentenced to 270 days in
jail with Huber privileges and four years probation for forgery, retail
theft, misdemeanor bail jumping and felony bail jumping.
• Eric A. Ducy, 32, Tomah, was sentenced to 45 days in jail with
Huber privileges for two counts of bail jumping
Charged
April 22
• Chad G. Olsen, 29, Tomah, with obstructing an officer and second
offense drunken driving after a traffic stop. A $1,000 signature bond
was set. He may not drink alcohol or enter places where it is sold.
• Torry E. Anderson, 56, Tomah, with 12 counts of felony bail jumping
as a habitual criminal after he allegedly repeatedly violated a nocontact order. A $2,000 cash bond was set. He was instructed to
follow the no-contact order.
April 25
• Nathan A. Cox, 18, Sparta, with felony bail jumping and obstructing
an officer after police reportedly saw him walking about 3:15 a.m. and
he took off running. A $100 cash bond was set. A 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.
curfew was imposed.
• Daniel L. Pitkin, 21, Sparta, with four counts of felony bail jumping
and two counts of sexual intercourse with a child 16 or older after he
allegedly had a sexual relationship with a 17-year old girl. A $5,000
signature bond was set. He may not have contact with the victim or
her residence. A 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. curfew was imposed.
April 26
• John E. Tatzel, 39, Sparta, with domestic abuse related battery and
disorderly conduct after he reportedly struck a woman in the face,
left the residence, but came back and tried to kick in the door to gain
re-entry. A $1,000 signature bond was set. He may not have contact
with the victim or her residence.
• Donald J. Winters, 32, Tomah, with battery, theft and disorderly
conduct, all as a habitual criminal, after he reportedly entered a
woman’s motel room without permission, tried to kiss and touch
the woman, then punched her and threatened a witness. A $1,500
signature bond was set. He may not have contact with the victim,
witness or their residences. He may not drink alcohol or enter places
where it is sold.
• Robert S. Bemis, 65, Tomah, with soliciting a child for prostitution
and possession of marijuana after he allegedly told a 15-year old girl
he’d give her $200 worth of marijuana if she had sex with him last
fall. A $5,000 signature bond was set. He may not have contact with
the victim or her residence.
April 27
• Nicolas W. Anderson, 30, Tomah, with possession of drug
paraphernalia as a habitual criminal and operating after revocation
after a report of a man driving a possibly stolen motorcycle. A $500
cash bond was set. A 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. curfew was imposed.
April 28
• Tasha M. King, 30, Black River Falls, with obstructing an officer,
possession of drug paraphernalia and three counts of felony bail
jumping after a report of suspicious behavior at the Sparta Wal-Mart.
A $250 cash bond was set. She may not have contact with the codefendant.
• Alexander R. Wallace, 22, Black River Falls, with possession of drug
paraphernalia, misdemeanor bail jumping, retail theft and six counts
of felony bail jumping after he allegedly shoplifted from the Sparta
Wal-Mart. A $500 cash bond was set. He may not have contact with
the co-defendant. A 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. curfew was imposed.
• Ryan F. Eibach, 34, Sparta, with resisting an officer as a habitual
criminal. Police conducted a traffic stop and were aware Eibach, the
passenger, was wanted on outstanding warrants. A $500 signature
bond was set.
• Darion C. Thomas, 20, La Crosse, with attempted felony intimidation
of a victim, criminal trespass, disorderly conduct and six counts of
bail jumping after he allegedly went into his girlfriend’s home without
permission, damaged her property and threatened her. A $1,000
signature bond was set.
Warrant
• Darnell A. Edwards, for $500, for theft after he allegedly stole money
from an ATM as another person was accessing it.
Fishing season opens May The Book Worm
7 on McCoy lakes, streams Book Review
by Terri Schlichenmeyer
The
Fort
McCoy
fishing
season opens Saturday, May 7,
concurrent with the Wisconsin
season opener.
Approximately 15,000 rainbow
trout are planned to be stocked in
the following installation waters
by opening day: Squaw, Sandy,
Big Sandy, and Stillwell lakes
as well as Sparta and Swamp
ponds.
Fishing on installation lakes
and flowages is allowed May 7
through March 5, 2017, said
Fisheries Biologist John Noble
with the Directorate of Public
Works Environmental Division
Natural Resources Branch.
Anglers are reminded that
when the game-fishing season
concludes March 5, there is
no catch-and-release season
for game-fish species such as
bass or walleye. Fishing is open
year-round for panfish on North
Flowage and Lost Lake.
Recent changes in Wisconsin’s
fishing regulations also have
translated to changes with the
installation’s fishing regulation,
which is available on Fort McCoy
i-Sportsman website at ftmccoy.
isportsman.net. For example,
for trout fishing, there is a bag
limit of five trout with no size
restrictions. Previously there was
a size restriction.
“There is, however, an exception
and a special regulation for Silver
Creek for trout,” Noble said. “For
the lower reach of Silver Creek
from the bridge at the West Silver
wetland to the western boundary
near the railroad trestle, anglers
may keep three trout as their
daily bag limit using artificial
lures only. There is no size
restriction.”
The fishing map, available on
the Fort McCoy i-Sportsman
website at ftmccoy.isportsman.
net, is highlighted in orange
along Silver Creek to distinguish
the special regulation area.
Another change to trout fishing
in Wisconsin and on post is a
longer season. Previously, the
trout season ended Sept. 30 each
year, but now people can fish for
trout until Oct. 15.
“This provides anglers a longer
time to enjoy trout fishing not just
on Fort McCoy, but throughout
the state,” Noble said.
Anglers
must
have
the
appropriate Fort McCoy permits
and state of Wisconsin licenses
to fish on post. This includes a
general Wisconsin fishing license,
a trout stamp if fishing for
trout, and a Fort McCoy fishing
permit. Fort McCoy fishing
permits are sold through the
Wisconsin Department of Natural
Resources (WDNR) Automated
License Issuance System (ALIS).
Permits can be purchased at any
authorized WDNR ALIS vendor.
On Fort McCoy, licenses can
be purchased at the Pine View
Campground
office.
Military
ID card holders can purchase
licenses at the Exchange service
desk. The cost of a Fort McCoy
annual fishing permit is $13 for
people age 17 and older. Permits
for youth age 16 and younger,
seniors, disabled anglers, and
four-day fishing permits are $8.
Also of note, there will be a
free fishing weekend June 4-5
in Wisconsin and at Fort McCoy.
No license is needed, but all bag
limits and other rules apply.
For more Fort McCoy fishing
information and to identify which
waters are open for fishing,
contact the Permit Sales office at
608-388-3337, or visit the Fort
McCoy i-Sportsman website at
ftmccoy.isportsman.net.
For more information about
fishing in Wisconsin, go online to
the WDNR website at dnr.wi.gov/
topic/fishing
“Cake: A Slice of History” by Alysa Levene
c.2016, Pegasus Books
$26.95
303 pages
Take a deep breath. And blow.
Blow for all you’re worth. Blow
til your lungs are empty, your
stomach’s concave, your face is
blue. You’ve got a lot of candles
to extinguish – one for each
year you’ve been on Earth, to be
exact, and in “Cake: A Slice of
History” by Alysa Levene, you’ll
see why they’re on top of
a confection.
What, exactly, is the
definition of “cake”?
When that question
came up in a British
courtroom,
Alysa
Levene’s curiosity was
piqued.
Cake,
she
discovered, can mean
many things, depending
on your preferences,
background, and more.
Today’s
cake,
says
Levene, usually means
“memories,
almost
always of celebration, family and
love.”
Generally speaking, to make a
cake, you need four things: fat,
eggs, sugar, and flour. Ancient
Egyptians and the Chinese didn’t,
perhaps, have those exact things,
but they did make confections
that we would recognize as cake.
They also knew that baking in an
oven made their cakes better.
In Medieval times, however,
the word “cake” could mean
bread. That was because bakery
ingredients – especially sugar were often hard to get, and they
were expensive. “Cakes” might be
oddly shaped and cooked over a
fire like bread, or they might be
sweet and filled with dried fruit,
like the fruitcake we pass around
at Christmas.
Imagine the confusion at
birthday parties…
By the 1400s, cakes looked
more like that thing you ate at
last summer’s wedding. Two
centuries later, “most European
towns had a bakery in every
neighbourhood”; by the early
1700s, cookbooks instructed
home-bakers how to make a tasty
cake though, in times of war and
migration, cakes were made with
whatever was on-hand. And in
the mid-19th century, something
amazing happened: we started to
incorporate chocolate!
Today, cake is still largely a
celebratory item, but you can
have it any day of
the week. The slice
on your plate can
indicate the brand
of the box, culture
of the cook, fruit
that’s in season, or
traditions you hold
dear. That snack you
snuck might be a
mass-produced guilty
pleasure, while the
cupcake you enjoy
might point to a new
fad. Mmm.
You’re
hungry
now, aren’t you? There’s a good
reason: “Cake” is tasty like that.
Though I wish she’d been more
linear in her history, author
Alysa Levene tells a good story. In
addition to the subject for which
her book is named, readers
will be entertained by tales of
adventure and spices, the advent
of the “domestic goddess,” and
how bakers came to love a woman
who “never actually existed.” We
see how cookbooks came to be,
we learn that a pound cake was
originally a four-pound cake and,
though this isn’t a cookbook, we
get a few rough recipes.
It bears mentioning that there
are a number of British-isms
here that could take a minute to
decipher; just be aware of that
before you put on your apron,
grab a fork, and dig into this
book. This may be your only
chance to have your “Cake” and
read it, too.
The ladies of Peace Lutheran Church in Tomah collected diapers and
wipes for a local food pantry.
Not your typical baby shower
On April 9th the ladies of Peace
Lutheran Church in Tomah
gathered for a baby shower.
Unlike a typical gathering of this
kind, there was no expecting
mother to dote on, no belly to
measure, and no baby name
suggestions floating around. In
fact, there was not a blanket,
rattle or stuffed animal in sight.
The only gifts they bore were
diapers…lots of diapers and
wipes.
Through a month long campaign
Peace Lutheran was able to
collect 328 pounds of diapers
and wipes. The diapers and wipes
were delivered to Neighbor to
Science
Made Easy
Neighbor Food Pantry where they
are already starting to distribute
them to families in need.
According to food pantry
employee Mary Beth Jacob,
“In the past one bundle of ten
diapers was given to a family and
since the donation, they have
been getting two bundles.” The
donation of this essential item
will make a big difference in a lot
of people’s lives.
Peace Lutheran is thrilled their
gifts are being so well received
and look forward to future
opportunities to partner with
Neighbor to Neighbor.
by Larry Scheckel
How does lightning form?
Lightning; one of nature’s
most awesome, beautiful, and
deadliest phenomena. Lightning
is an electric current caused
by a static discharge. In a
thunderstorm, raindrops and
frozen bits of water make contact
and rub against each other and
soon the clouds are filled with
electric charges. It’s very similar
to a person shuffling across the
room in bare feet and touching a
metal door knob. A tiny lightning
bolt jumps from hand to door
knob.
Negative charges form at the
bottom of clouds and positive
charges accumulate at the top of
clouds. Like charges repel each
other. Negative and negative
charges repel. Positive and
positive charges repel.
The ground beneath a cloud
will become positively charged
because the negative charges
in the ground under the cloud
are driven away or repelled by
the negatively charged cloud.
The term for this event is called
“charging by induction”.
Now we have “negative” cloud
sitting above a “positive” ground.
Unlike charges attract.
Charge concentrates or builds up
on anything that is sticking up,
such as a tree, mountain, fishing
pole, or person.
A tiny leader charge goes up
from these sharpened points,
and a huge charge comes down
from the cloud and that is the
bright lightning flash that we see.
The average lightning bolt carries
30,000 amperes of current. In
comparison, a typical toaster
uses 10 amps. The air is heated to
over 50,000 degrees Fahrenheit.
The color varies from clear white
to yellow orange.
Thunder is not the angels in
heaven clapping and applauding,
as our Mother told us kids.
Thunder is the shock wave
created by heating the air. The
light flash we see travels at the
speed of light, or 186,000 miles a
second, almost instantaneously.
The sound from lightning, or
thunder, moves 1,100 feet a
second. Light moves about a
million times faster than sound. It
takes sound five seconds to travel
a mile. You want to know how far
away the lightning is from you?
Count the time between flash
and thunder and divide by five to
get the distance in miles.
Thunder is often heard as a
rolling, slowly dissipating rumble.
The sound from various portions
of the long stroke reach the ear at
slightly different times.
Cloud to cloud lightning is of
little concern. Although a few
planes have been disabled by
lightning and crashed, modern
aircraft are equipped with static
discharge wicks that drain
the charge and prevent radio
interference and also drain the
charge. Aircraft are frequently
struck by lightning with no
ill effects. Charges reside on
the outside of a conductor
and airplanes are very good
conductors.
Obviously it is the cloud to
ground lightning that is the most
dangerous. Cattle under trees
are killed, forest fires are started,
and buildings are damaged.
In the summertime, we often
see lightning on the horizon,
but we not hear the thunder. We
kids on the farm called it heat
lightning or sheet lightning. It
really is lightning from a distant
thunderstorm that can be as
much as 100 miles away. The
lightning, aided by the refraction
or bending or light in the
atmosphere, can be seen from a
great distance. But the thunder
from that lightning travels 10 or
15 miles, at best.
Periodically we would see a tree
that had been struck by lightning.
The lighting strike heats the sap
in the tree to steam, and the
resulting explosion bursts parts
of the tree into many splinters.
Well, isn’t there some little sap in
every family tree?
Lightning kills about 30 people
every year in the United States.
Most of the deaths are caused by
people doing outdoor recreational
activities
such
as
fishing,
camping, and playing golf. One of
the safest places to be is inside
a metal car or inside your house,
away from the window.
Lightning is not strictly an
Earth event. Lightning has been
observed on Venus, Jupiter, and
Saturn.
Larry Scheckel is a retired
Tomah High School science teacher
and author of Ask A Science
Teacher and Seneca Seasons:
A Farm Boy Remembers. Larry
can be reached at lscheckel@
charter.net or view his web page
at http://larryscheckel.com.
SPORTS
J.P. Schaller - Sports Editor: jps@spartanewspapers.com
Monday, May 2, 2016 / Page 8
Doubles sweep helps Tomah tennis team top Central
by JOHN PAUL SCHALLER
Sports Editor
Members of the Tomah boys tennis team show off medals they earned at the SPASH Invitational held in Stevens Point recently. Front
left - Tyler Dechant, Luke Grygleski, Noah Nick, Jarred Schouten, Kevin Millard, Jacob Parker and Michael Kelley. The Timberwolves
continued their hot streak on the courts Friday with a 4-3 Mississippi Valley Conference victory over La Crosse Central - the first
over the Red Raiders under head coach Andrew Johnson. Contributed photo.
The Timberwolf netters were
tall in doubles action Friday,
sweeping La Crosse Central en
route to a 4-3 victory over the
Red Raiders in Mississippi Valley
Conference boys tennis action.
The doubles sweep earned the
Timberwolves their first victory
over Central for Tomah head
coach Andrew Johnson.
“This is an exciting day for
Tomah tennis,” said Johnson.
In the No. 1 doubles match,
the Tomah tandem of Jarred
Schouten and Kevin Millard
toppled Red Raiders Shane Burns
and Jimmy Sherry 6-4, 6-1, while
Timberwolves Michael Kelley and
Jacob Parker scored a 6-2, 7-6
(2) victory over Law Fu Yang and
Cameron Crandall of Central in
the No. 2 doubles match.
The Tomah team of Tyler
Dechant and Luke Grygleski
completed the doubles sweep
with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Red
Raiders Trinity Busch and Kris
Alvarado at No. 3.
“Kevin and Jarred bounced
back from the close loss to
Holmen. They played a close first
set, but then figured out their
opponents by the second set,
where Kevin’s shot placement
and Jarred’s volleys sealed the
victory,” offered Johnson.
“Michael and Jacob made their
second set look dramatic by
letting it get into a tiebreaker. In
the tiebreaker, they rushed out to
a quick lead of 6-1 and eventually
put their opponents away 7-2,”
he continued. “Tyler and Luke
started slow as usual, but
picked up the pace as the match
continued on. Once they were
able to master the tricky spin of
their opponents, they ended up
winning their match to remain
undefeated in the conference.”
Noah Nick earned Tomah’s
only singles match to remain
unbeaten in MVC action.
Nick toppled Central’s Preston
Frise 6-1, 7-6 (5) at No. 4.
“Noah went up quickly in
the first set, but gave up some
ground in the second set, where
it went into a tiebreaker,” said
Johnson. “Noah had to beat his
opponent with his consistency to
ultimately put him away in a set
tiebreaker 7-5.”
In other singles play, Central’s
Allan Mach topped Tomah’s
Tanner Dechant 6-3, 6-3 at No.
1, Red Raider Zach Lund scored
a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Timberwolf
Nathan Venner at No. 2 and
Central’s Alex Dutchin topped
Tomah’s Peter Schroeder 6-0, 6-1
at No. 3.
Tomah improved to 2-1 in MVC
action and 3-2 overall with the
victory.
The Timberwolves are back in
action Tuesday, when they travel
to Sparta for a 4 p.m. MVC match
with the Spartans.
Cashton takes two from Brookwood, Cards crush Wolves
by JOHN PAUL SCHALLER
Sports Editor
Cashton picked up two big wins
to remain unbeaten and Bangor
earned a shutout in Scenic Bluffs
Conference softball action Friday.
The
Eagles
thumped
Brookwood 15-0 in the first game
of a conference doubleheader
and held on for a 7-6 win in the
nightcap, while Bangor blanked
Wonewoc-Center 15-0.
Cashton 15, Brookwood 0
Lindsey Kramer held the
Falcons to just one hit on their
home field to give Cashton an
easy win in the first of two games
at Brookwood.
The Eagles scored solo runs in
the first and third innings to forge
an early 2-0 lead, before pushing
two more across in the top of the
fourth to double its lead to 4-0.
Cashton doubled up again in
the top of the fifth with a four-run
rally to increase its advantage to
8-0 with two innings to play.
A seven-run rally in the top of
the sixth allowed the Eagles to
coast to the victory in six innings
due to the 10-run rule.
Cashton finished with 15 hits
in the game.
Anna Connelly led the Eagles
with a double, three singles and
three RBI, while Olivia Pieper
finished with a double, two
singles and three RBI.
Taylor Flock added three hits
for Cashton, while Kyah Flock
recorded a double and a single.
Cashton 7, Brookwood 6
The Eagles used a five-run rally
in the fourth to erase a three-run
deficit, then scored a solo run
in the bottom of the seventh to
edge Brookwood by a run in the
nightcap.
Solo runs in the first three
innings gave the Lady Falcons
an early 3-0 lead, before Cashton
pushed five runs across in the
bottom of the fifth to open up a
5-3 lead.
Brookwood answered with two
runs in the top of the fifth to knot
the score at 5-5, but the Eagles
scored once in its half of the
frame to take a 6-5 lead into the
final two innings.
The Lady Falcons scored one
run in the top of the sixth to force
a 6-6 deadlock and held Cashton
in check in the bottom half of the
inning.
The Falcons were unable to
generate any offense in the top
of the seventh, however, and the
Eagles scored the game-winner
in the bottom of the frame to seal
the twinbill sweep.
Kramer went 2-for-2 for
Cashton, while Pieper was 2-for3 and Costello finished with a
double and three RBI.
Brookwood was led by Lydia
Madrigal with a home run, a
double, a single and three RBI,
while Angel Brueggen added a
pair of doubles for the Falcons.
Cashton improved to 7-0 in
SBC action and 11-1 overall with
the sweep, while Brookwood fell
THE BIG
NUMBER
17
to 2-5 in league play and 5-5
overall.
The Lady Eagles are back in
action tonight (Monday), when
they host New Lisbon in a 5 p.m.
game, while Brookwood travels
to Wonewoc-Center for a 5 p.m.
league game as well.
Bangor 15, Wonewoc-Center 0
Sophomore
Emma
Wittmershaus
recorded
17
Strikeouts for Bangor
sophomore
Emma
Wittmershaus in a
15-0 Scenic Bluffs
Conference softball
win over WonewocCenter Friday night.
The victory helped
the
Lady
Cards
inprove to 5-2 in
league play
strikeouts and the Lady Cardinals
used a six-run fifth to break open
a close game and cruise to an
easy conference win at WonewocCenter.
After a scoreless first frame,
Bangor scored two runs in the
top of the second and a solo run
in the third to open up an early
3-0 lead.
Both teams went scoreless in
Cards cruise
to 8-2 victory
over Wolves
Gaarder’s hat
trick propels
Tomah soccer
team to win
by JOHN PAUL SCHALLER
Sports Editor
by JOHN PAUL SCHALLER
Sports Editor
Senior Jamie Gaarder scored her second hat
trick in three league games to fuel the Lady
Timberwolves to a 3-1 victory over Holmen
in Mississippi Valley Conference girls soccer
action at Veterans Park Field in Tomah
Thursday.
Gaarder, a two-time all-MVC first team
selection in soccer, scored at the 32-minute
mark to put Tomah on top 1-0.
Holmen’s Leah Kerkman scored in the first
half to force a 1-1 deadlock at halftime.
Gaarder took over in the second half for the
Timberwolves, scoring at the 65-minute mark
to give Tomah a 2-1 lead.
With six minutes left on the clock, Gaarder
scored an insurance goal to complete her hat
trick and allow the Lady Timberwolves to
cruise to its second MVC win in three games.
Gaarder had a hat trick and three assists in
an 8-1 victory over cross-county rival Sparta
in an April 21 MVC match at Tomah, and
scored the only two goals for the Timberwolves
in a 3-2 MVC road loss at Onalaska Tuesday.
Thursday’s conference victory over Holmen
improved Tomah’s record to 2-3 in MVC action
and 3-3 overall, while the Vikings fell to 2-3 in
league play and 5-3-1 overall.
The Lady Timberwolf strikers are back in
action Tuesday, when they host La Crosse
Logan in a 5 p.m. Mississippi Valley Conference
match at Veterans Park Field in Tomah.
the fourth, before Bangor erupted
to score six times in the top of the
fifth to increase its advantage to
9-0.
The Lady Cards came alive
again in the top of the seventh,
scoring six more times to build a
15-0 lead.
Bangor finished with nine hits,
while Wittmershaus held the
Wolves to just two hits.
Karlee Tart went 4-for-4 with
an RBI to lead Bangor at the
plate, while teammate Breanna
Mikshowsky added two singles
and two RBI for the Cardinals.
Wittmershaus didn’t give up
a walk in the complete-game
victory for the Cards.
Bangor improved to 5-2 in
SBC action and 6-2 overall with
the win, while Wonewoc-Center
fell to 0-7 in league play and 0-9
overall.
The Lady Cardinals are back
in action tonight (Monday), when
they travel to Royall for a 5 p.m.
conference contest.
Bangor’s David Straub (2) plucks a short fly ball out of the air as teammate Luke Reader (10) looks on.
The Cardinals scored seven runs in the opening three innings Friday and cruised to an 8-2 victory over
Wonewoc-Center in Scenic Bluffs Conference baseball action. Photo by Nate Beier.
The Cardinals scored seven runs in
the first three innings Friday and Bailey
Langrehr and Andrew Piske combined to
toss a five-hitter, as Bangor rolled to an 8-2
Scenic Bluffs Conference baseball victory at
Wonewoc-Center Friday.
The Cards jumped out to an early lead
with a four-run rally in the top of the first.
The Wolves answered with a solo run in
the bottom of the first to cut the deficit to
4-1.
After a scoreless second, Bangor got right
back at it at the plate, pushing across a trio
of runs to open up a 7-1 advantage.
Wonewoc-Center scored a solo run in the
bottom of the fifth to pull with five runs of
the lead at 7-2, but the Cardinals answered
in the top of the sixth with a solo run to move
in front 8-2.
Bangor finished with 10 hits in the game,
while the Wolves managed just five hits.
Langrehr struck out three WonewocCenter batters in five innings of work to pick
up the victory on the mound for Bangor.
Jack Reader went 2-for-3 with two RBI to
lead Bangor at the plate, while Langrehr and
Nick Miller added two hits apiece and Noah
Freit belted a double.
Bangor improved to 4-3 in Scenic Bluffs
conference action and 4-6 overall with the
win.
The Cards are back in action tonight
(Monday), when they travel to Royall for a 5
p.m. conference contest with the Panthers.
MONROE COUNTY HERALD
MONDAY, May 2, 2016
Sparta golfers
take fourth at
Singh Grewal
Page 9
Timberwolf
golf squad
takes 13th
at Onalaska
Invitational
by JOHN PAUL SCHALLER
Sports Editor
by JOHN PAUL SCHALLER
Sports Editor
Sparta competed in a pair of large golf tournaments
last week, finishing fourth in its own Singh Grewal
Invitational on Saturday and 15th at the Onalaska
Invitational on Friday.
Singh Grewal Invite
Sophomore Brett VonRuden fired a nine-over-par 81
to lead the Spartans to fourth place in the Division 1
field at River Run Golf Course in Sparta.
VonRuden fired a four-over par 40 on the front nine
and remained consistent with a 41 on the back to pace
his team.
Juniors Sam Forbes and Matthew Pauley turned in
solid rounds for the Spartan linksters as well.
Forbes opened with a four-over par 40 in the front
nine and finished with a 47 to shoot an 18-hole total
of 97, while Pauley put together nine hole rounds of 42
and 46 to finish with an 88.
Junior Jaydon Haag rounded out Sparta’s top four
golfers, firing a 45 on the front and a 48 on the back to
record an 18-hole score of 93, while senior teammate
Javier Montiel came in with a 96 after shooting 45 on
the front and 51 on the back.
Middleton won the Division 1 team title with a score
of 310, followed by Wausau East in second at 332,
Marshfield in third at 347 and Sparta with 249 team
tallies in fourth.
Onalaska Invite
VonRuden was solid for the Spartans on the tough
La Crosse Country Club, finishing at 12-over par to
lead Sparta.
VonRuden shot 43 on the front and 41 on the back to
finish with an 18-hole total of 82 on the par-72 layout.
Pauley opened with a 43 on the front and finished
with a 48 on the back to shoot an 18-hole total of 91
for Sparta, while Haag shot 45 on the front and 47 on
the back to finish one stroke behind his teammate at
92.
Forbes put together nine-hole rounds of 44 and 53
to round out Sparta’s top four golfers with a 97, while
sophomore Turner Sund shot 52 on the front and 55
on the back to finish at 107.
Middleton won the 18-team invite with a score of
304, followed by Milwaukee Marquette in second with
312, Madison Edgewood in third with 316 and the
host Hilltoppers in fourth with 317 team tallies.
Tomah finished with a score of 360 in 13th place,
while Sparta finished two places back in 15th with a
364.
The Spartans are back in action Thursday, when
they travel to Onalaska for a 1 p.m. Mississippi Valley
Conference match at Coulee Golf Bowl.
Senior Ian Radcliffe fired a
solid 12-over par 84 to lead
the Tomah boys golf team
to a 13th place finish in the
Onalaska Invitational at
the La Crosse Country Club
Friday.
Radcliffe opened with a
41 on the front nine and
finished with a 43 on the
back to shoot an 18-hole
round on the par-72 layout.
Junior Ray Peterson was
right behind his teammate
with a 14-over par 86 for the
Timberwolf linksters.
Peterson shot a 41 on the
front and a 45 on the back.
Freshman Nolan Stees put
together nine-hole rounds of
47 and 46 to record a 93 for
Tomah, while junior Trey
Gnewikow fired a 52 on the
front, but recovered to shoot
45 on the back to finish at
97 for the Timberwolves.
Senior Nathan Grygleski
carded a 46 on the front and
a 56 on the back to finish
with an 18-hole total of 102
for Tomah.
Middleton won the 18team invite with a score of
304, followed by Milwaukee
Marquette in second with
312, Madison Edgewood in
third with 316 and the host
Hilltoppers in fourth with
317 team tallies.
Tomah finished with a
score of 360 in 13th place,
while Sparta finished two
places back in 15th with a
364.
The Timberwolves are
back in action Tuesday,
when
they
travel
to
Brookwood
Central
for
a 1 p.m. Invitational at
Bristlecone Pines.
Grass and dirt fly as Sparta junior Sam Forbes follows through on an approach shot. Forbes and the Spartan
boys golf team competed in a pair of large tournaments last week, capturing fourth in Sparta’s Singh Grewal
Invitational at River Run Golf Course on Saturday and 15th in Friday’s Onalaska Invitational at the La Crosse
Country Club. Photo by Nate Beier.
Sparta track team strong at GET
Boys finish in first, Lady Spartan thinclads capture second
by JOHN PAUL SCHALLER
Sports Editor
The Sparta track team turned
in a stellar effort in a six-team
invitational
at
Gale-EttrickTrempealeau Friday.
The Sparta boys took first in
the six-team meet, while the
Lady Spartan thinclads landed in
second place.
Sparta Boys
The Spartans earned 16 top-
three finishes – including seven
firsts – to capture the boys team
title.
Ryan Wisniewski won the
100-meter dash in 11.5 seconds,
while Wally Barros finished just
behind in second with a time of
11.7 seconds.
In the 1,600-meter run, Caleb
Pokorny turned in a time of
4:50.2 to capture first, while Nick
Stritchko was runner-up with a
time of 4:58.2.
Max Engh added a first in the
800-meter run in 2:11.6 and
Bret VonRuden earned second in
2:17.7.
Kody Smith earned Sparta’s
other individual first when he
tossed the shot 42’-7 ½”.
In addition, Sparta finished first
in the 400, 800 and 3,200-meter
relay races.
Other Spartans earning second
included Fabian Geissler in the
400-meter dash with a time of
Sparta senior Kody Smith tossed the shot 42’-7 1/2” to help the Sparta boys finish in first place in a
track and field meet at Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau Friday night. The Sparta girls track team added
a second-place finish in the six-team meet. Photo by J.P. Schaller.
57.4 seconds. Paul Hughes in the
200-meter dash in 24.4 seconds,
Sawyer Brown in the discus with
a toss of 119’-even and Sirrus
Beier in the high jump with a
height of 5’-8”.
The Spartans also placed
second in the 1,600-meter relay.
Smith added a third in the
discus with a throw of 117’-4”,
Wally Barros flew 19’-2 ½” to
earn third in the long jump and
Alex Burke cleared 5’-2” to take
third in the high jump.
Sparta captured the team title
with 152 points, followed by GET
in second with 131 and OsseoFairchild with 82.5 points in
third.
Sparta Girls
A trio of freshmen earned four
top finishes to lead the way for
the Lady Spartan thinclads.
Angle Talsky won the 400 in
1:04 and took the first in the long
jump with a distance of 15’-6 ¼”,
while Taylor Winterton had a top
time of 2:32.4 in the 800 and
Faith Woodman cleared 4’-8” to
capture the high jump.
Sparta’s other top finish came
from its 1,600-meter relay team,
while the Lady Spartan 400 and
800 relay teams finished second.
Winterton added a second in
the 1,600 with a time of 5:32.2,
while Devyn Kenworthy finished
third in 6:10.7.
Other second-place finishes for
Sparta went to Danielle Fields
with a time of 1:06.7 in the 400,
Kenworthy in the 3,200-meter
run in 12:55.3 and Madison
Appel with a time of 58.2 seconds
in the 300-meter hurdles.
Appel added a third in the
100-meter hurdles with a time
of 20.5 seconds, Paige Perry was
third in the discus with a throw
of 83’-2” and Daphne Clemons
flew 14’-7 ½” to earn third in the
long jump.
Host GET won the girls team
title with 184 points, followed by
Sparta in second with 139 and
Osseo-Fairchild with 64 points in
third.
The Spartan thinclads are back
in action Tuesday, when they
travel to Bangor to compete in
the Bruce Brewer Invitational at
3:30 p.m.
Sparta senior Kira Schaitel (left) cuts in front of Onalaska’s Rayna
Schiefelbein in the first half of Thursday’s 3-0 Mississippi Valley
Conference soccer loss to the Hilltoppers. Photo by J.P. Schaller.
Lady Spartan strikers fall
by JOHN PAUL SCHALLER
Sports Editor
Onalaska jumped out to an
early lead and held Sparta in
check for 90 minutes Thursday to
earn a 3-0 victory over the Lady
Spartan strikers in Mississippi
Valley Conference girls soccer
action at Sparta.
Izzy Loy scored an early goal
to give the Hilltoppers a 1-0
advantage.
Kaley Manglitz followed with a
score midway through the first
half to put Onalaska on top 2-0.
The two-goal lead held into
intermission,
and
Onalaska
tacked on an insurance goal in
the second half, when Brianna
Cochlin scored to increase the
Hilltopper advantage to 3-0.
The Lady Spartan strikers are
back in action Tuesday, when
they host Holmen in a 4 p.m. MVC
match at Sparta High School.
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MONDAY, May 2, 2016
Page 10
Schmitz, Schaldach lead Cashton
girls to seventh place at KC Relays
Cards take 11th and 14th, Tomah boys finish 16th
by JOHN PAUL SCHALLER
Sports Editor
Bangor’s Ashlie Lockingtonn (left) hands the baton off to teammate Allison Everson (right) to
being the final leg of the 1,600-meter relay. The Lady Cardinals came in fourth in the event with a
time of 4:23.78, helping the Bangor girls track team finish 14th in the team standings in the Knights
of Columbus Relays at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Saturday. Photo by Nate Beier.
Jamie Schmitz and Emily
Schaldach combined to score 40
points and lead the Cashton girls
track and field team to a seventhplace finish in the La Crosse
Aquinas Knights of Columbus
Relays at the University of
Wisconsin-La Crosse Saturday.
Cashton was among four
local teams competing at the
competitive invitational.
The Bangor girls earned an
11th-place finish in the 18-team
field, while the Bangor boys came
in 14th out of 17 teams and the
Tomah boys landed in 16th place.
Cashton Girls
Schmitz earned the only firstplace finish for the Lady Eagles,
when she flew 16’-9” to win the
long jump.
Schmitz
and
Schaldach
finished second and third,
respectively, in the 100-meter
hurdles.
Schmitz finished runner-up
in the race with a time of 16.15
seconds, while Schaldach was
right behind in third with a time
of 16.59 seconds.
Schaldach led the way for
Cashton
in
the
300-meter
hurdles, capturing third place
with a time of 49.94 seconds,
while Schmitz turned in a time of
50.6 seconds to add a fifth-place
finish.
In addition, Schmitz finished in
third place in the triple jump with
a distance of 25’-even.
Schmitz scored a total of 28
points for the Lady Eagles, while
Schaldach finished with a dozen
points.
Rochester Century won the
girls team title with 112 points,
followed by La Crosse Central in
second with 75, La Crosse Logan
in third with 54.5, Viroqua in
fourth with 48, Holmen in fifth
with 43, Onalaska in sixth with
42 and Cashton with 40 points in
seventh place.
Bangor Girls
THE BIG
NUMBER
40
Combined
points
scored
by
Lady
Eagles
Jamie
Schmitz and Emily
Schaldach to lead
the Cashton girls
track
and
field
team to a seventhplace
finish
at
Saturday’s Knights
of Columbus Relays.
The Lady Cardinals finished
with 22 points in the competitive
invite to capture 14th overall.
Freshman Ashlie Lockington
placed in three events to lead
Bangor.
Lockington earned fourth in
the 400-meter dash in 27.57
seconds, fourth in the 400-meter
dash with a time of 1:01.18 and
fifth in the triple jump with a
distance of 34’-2”.
In addition, Lockington, Allison
Everson, Hallie Horstman and
Cydney Lyga turned in a time
of 4:23.78 to take fourth in
the 1,600-meter relay, while
Horstman, Cydney Lyga, Maria
Lyga and Ariana Hundt captured
fourth in the 800-meter relay.
Horstman, Everson, Cydney
Lyga and Claire Reynolds teamed
up to earn sixth in the 400-meter
relay with a time of 54.44
seconds.
Bangor finished with 22 total
points in 14th place overall.
Bangor Boys
Senior Kellen Kravik scored
a lions share of Bangor’s points
with a first and a fifth-place
finish.
Kravik cleared 14’-even to win
the pole value and capture 10
points for the Cards, and picked
up four more points when he
finished fifth in the 300-meter
hurdles with a time of 42.18
seconds.
Ben Olson added a pair
of seventh-place finishes for
Bangor, turning in a time of
53.36 seconds in the 400-meter
dash and a leap of 39’-7 “ in the
triple jump.
Olson, Kravik, Foster Erickson
and Seth Plenge scored Bangor’s
other point when they finished
eighth in the 1,600-meter relay
with a time of 3:41.06.
Holmen won the boys team
title with 99 points, followed by
Onalaska in second with 80 and
La Crosse Central with 79 points
in third.
The Cardinals landed in 14th
place with 19 points.
Tomah Boys
The Timberwolves earned a
pair of top-eight finishes in the
pole vault.
Jesse Schmidt cleared 11’-6” to
finish in sixth place in the pole
vault, while teammate Michael
Prindiville took eighth in the
event when he cleared 11’-even.
Eddie Wagner scored the only
other point for Tomah when he
finished the 400-meter dash in
53.92 seconds to earn eighth
place.
The Timberwolves finished
with five points in 16th place.
Bangor and Cashton are back
in action on the track Tuesday,
when they travel to Bangor High
School to compete in the Bruce
Brewer Invitational at 3:30 p.m..
while Tomah’s next meet will be
in Wisconsin Rapids at 4:30 p.m.
Friday.
Tomah baseball team earns split Tomah softball team falls
by JOHN PAUL SCHALLER
Sports Editor
Tomah rebounded from a Mississippi
Valley Conference loss at La Crosse Logan
with a victory at Reedsburg to earn a split
in a two-game road trip last week.
The Timberwolves fell 7-1 to the Rangers
Thursday, but bounced back a day later
to defeat the Beavers 8-3.
Logan 7, Tomah 1
Logan scored six runs in a three-inning
span to defeat Tomah 7-1.
The Timberwolves jumped out to an
early lead on the road with a solo run in
the top of the first.
The Rangers answered in the bottom of
the frame to knot the score at 1-1.
The deadlock held over the next two
frames, before Logan took the lead at 2-1
with a solo run in the bottom of the fourth.
Tomah went scoreless in the top of the
fifth and Logan struck again in the bottom
of the inning – this time with a two-run
rally that increased the Ranger advantage
to 4-1.
Three more runs in the bottom of the
sixth put Logan on top for good at 7-1.
The Rangers finished with seven hits
in the game, while the Timberwolves
recorded four hits.
Kyle Kroener belted a triple to lead
Tomah at the plate, while teammate
Austin Steinmetz added a double.
Tomah fell to 1-4 in MVC action with
the loss, while Logan improved to 5-1 in
league play.
Tomah 8, Reedsburg 3
A six-run second was all the
Timberwolves needed on offense in an 8-3
road win at Reedsburg Friday night.
Tomah opened up an early lead with a
solo run in the top of the first, then struck
for six runs in the top of the second to
forge a 7-0 advantage.
The Beavers finally got on the board
in the bottom of the sixth, scoring a pair
of runs to cut the deficit to 7-2 with one
inning left in the game.
Tomah answered with a solo run in the
top of the seventh to take an 8-2 lead and
Reedsburg’s final run came in the bottom
of the seventh.
Jordan Albrecht went 3-for-4 at the
plate with 2 RBI to lead the Timberwolves,
while Kroener added two singles and
Blake Larsen finished with a single and
two RBI for Tomah, which finished with
13 hits to just five for Reedsburg.
Gerald
Pemberton
recorded
four
strikeouts in six innings of work to
earn the victory on the mound for the
Timberwolves.
Tomah improved to 4-5 overall with the
win.
The Timberwolves are back in action
tonight (Monday), when they host La
Crosse Aquinas in a 4:30 p.m. MVC
match-up at Senz Field.
by JOHN PAUL SCHALLER
Sports Editor
Black River Falls scored 10 runs
over two innings Friday to defeat
Tomah 15-6 in nonconference softball
action at Black River Falls.
The host Tigers opened with a
three-run rally in the first, but Tomah
answered with a solo run in the top
of the second to cut the deficit to 3-1.
Black River Falls added a solo
run in the bottom of the second to
regain its three-run lead, before the
Timberwolves tacked on a pair in the
top of the third to pull within a run of
the lead at 4-3.
Another solo run in the top of the
fourth for Tomah tied the game at
4-4, but the Tigers scored once in the
bottom of the frame to regain the lead
at 5-4.
Tomah failed to score in the top of
Lady Spartans team drops three
by JOHN PAUL SCHALLER
Sports Editor
The struggles continued for the Sparta
softball team last week, as the Lady
Spartans suffered three straight losses.
The Spartans fell 15-0 to Holmen in
Mississippi Valley Conference action
at Sparta Memorial Field Friday night,
before dropping a pair in a triangular at
Black River Falls Saturday.
Holmen 15, Sparta 0
The Lady Spartan nine managed just
one hit in its second loss to Holmen in
less than a week.
Holmen – fueled by a 240-foot grand
slam off the bat of Kylee Schams – scored
seven runs in the top of the second to
build an early 7-0 lead.
Eight more runs in the top of the fourth
allowed the Vikings to earn the victory in
four innings via the 15-run rule.
Black River Falls 8, Sparta 5
The Lady Spartans showed some life
early, but the Tigers took advantage of a
pair of Sparta errors to score three runs
in the fourth to pull away for the win.
Maddy Schaller started a Sparta rally
in the top of the first with a one out walk.
Skylar Nelson followed with a RBI
double and Nicole Schuster added a runscoring single to put the Lady Spartans
on top 2-0.
Black River Falls scored a pair to knot
the game at 2-2 in the bottom of the
frame, but Sparta came right back with
two more runs in the top of the second.
Schaller walked again and Rachel
Hansen reached safely on an error, before
Nelson plated both runners with a single
to give the Spartans a 4-2 advantage.
The Tigers battled back again, scoring
two runs as well to force another tie –
this time at 4-4.
Black River Falls scored three runs in
the fourth to pull in front 7-4 and both
teams scored solo runs late, allowing the
Tigers to hold on for the win.
“The big difference in the game was
that Black River Falls made less mistakes
than we did,” said Sparta head coach
Kirk Lebakken.
“They scored three runs in the fourth
sparked by a couple of errors on our
part,” he continued. “Unfortunately,
that ended up being the difference in the
result.”
Neillsville 7, Sparta 1
Sparta’s offensive woes continued in a
loss to Neillsville.
The only run for the Lady Spartans
came after Schaller drew a walk and
scored on another single off the bat of
Nelson.
Neillsville pulled away after that with
solid hitting and stellar defense.
Sparta fell to 0-7 in MVC action and
1-12 overall with the losses.
The Lady Spartans are back in
action tonight (Monday), when they
travel to Onalaska Luther for a 5 p.m.
nonconference game, before hitting the
road for La Crosse to battle Logan in a
6:30 p.m. MVC match-up Tuesday.
the fifth and the Tigers broke it open
with a five-run rally in the bottom of
the frame to take a 10-4 lead.
The Timberwolves cut the deficit to
10-6 with a two-run sixth inning, but
Black River Falls put the game out of
reach with another five-run rally in its
half of the inning.
Tomah finished with 10 hits in the
game, while the Tigers had 18 hits.
Reid Derousseau went 3-for-4 with
a double to lead the Timberwolves
at the plate, while teammates Shay
Lyden and Shaina Ducklow added two
hits each.
Tomah fell to 1-14 overall with the
loss, while Black River Falls improved
to 3-4.
The Lady Timberwolves are back in
action tonight (Monday), when they
host La Crosse Logan in a 5 p.m.
Mississippi Valley Conference contest
at Gerke Field.
Youth basketball
registration slated
Wednesday, May 11
Sparta sophomore Rachel Hansen gets ready to play defense, as Holmen’s
Brooklyn Paulson takes a lead off first at Friday’s Mississippi Valley Conference
softball game at Sparta Memorial Park. The Vikings scored seven runs in the
second and eight in the fourth to defeat Sparta 15-0. Photo by J.P. Schaller.
The Sparta youth basketball clubs
will hold summer youth registration
night from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Sparta
High School on Wednesday, May 11.
The summer youth program will
include open gym and skill drills
sessions, as well as league and
tournament play, so all individuals
planning to participate should plan
to attend the sign-up session.
There will be a cost to participate in
the high school summer leagues.
Youth nights for boys and girls who
will be in fourth through eighth grade
next year will be held on Wednesdays
from June 22 through July 27.
Youth camp for fourth through
eighth-graders will be held at
Meadowview Middle School during
the first week of August.
Youngsters in grades four through
six will meet from 5 to 6 p.m., while
seventh and eighth-graders will meet
from 6 to 7 p.m.
There is no cost for youth nights or
youth summer camp.
Basketball clinics coming to Sparta
this summer include the Chute Camp
in June, the Brian Butch Camp in
July and the Christian Laettner
Basketball Academy in July.
For more information or to obtain
registration forms, contact Phil
Yahnke at 608-343-9996.
MONROE COUNTY HERALD
MONDAY, May 2, 2016
Page 11
Tsunamis from the sky: Spring is prime Meadowview Honor Roll
time for meteotsunamis in Lake Michigan
As if worrying about lifethreatening rip currents, seiches,
storm surges and rogue waves
on the Great Lakes wasn’t
enough, now Wisconsin Sea
Grant researchers are learning
more about yet another cause for
concern: meteotsunamis.
Often mistaken for seiches,
meteotsunamis are single waves
similar to, but smaller than,
tsunamis caused by earthquakes
or landslides. Mini-tsunamis,
if you will. However, instead of
being caused by seismic activity,
meteotsunamis are formed by
strong storms that move over the
water. The term “meteotsunami”
is a contraction of “meteorological
tsunami,” which translates from
Latin and Japanese as “a harbor
wave caused by weather.” Storms
at the right speed and intensity,
moving over water that is the
right depth can cause a wave
front. Once the wave shoals and
breaks on shore, it can reach
nine to 18 feet tall.
Unlike seiches, which occur
when water in the entire lake
basin sloshes back and forth
repeatedly, meteotsunamis are
a one-time moving wave front;
but like seiches, their water level
changes can cause loss of life
and property. In fact, researchers
Chin Wu and Adam Bechle with
the University of WisconsinMadison, discovered that several
historical disasters attributed
to seiches were actually caused
by meteotsunamis. They also
found that spring is a prime
time for this relatively unknown
phenomenon
to
happen,
especially in Lake Michigan,
and they are working on ways to
forecast meteotsunamis to avoid
loss of life and property.
Wu, a professor with the Dept.
of Civil and Environmental
Engineering estimates that on
average, about 80 meteotsunamis
larger than one foot occur in the
Great Lakes every year, with
about five meteotsunamis per
year larger than two feet.
Wu and Bechle, a postdoctoral
research associate with the same
department, and David Kristovich
from the Prairie Research Institute
at the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign,
analyzed
20 years of water level records
from Lake Michigan to make
this determination. The levels
are recorded every six minutes
at 10 locations by the National
Oceanic
and
Atmospheric
Administration
(NOAA).
The
researchers compared possible
meteotsunami events with radar
imagery to assess whether the
water level changes were caused
by storm fronts. Their results
were published in the Journal of
Geophysical Research: Oceans.
“We found that the largest
meteotsunamis in Lake Michigan
occur down by Chicago at
Calumet Harbor,” said Bechle.
“The peak of activity was in
the late-spring, early summer
time period. That surprised us
because most of the damaging
events recorded in newspapers
happened in June and July,
which had us thinking more
meteotsunamis would happen
mid-summer.”
Bechle
said
most
meteotsunamis happen during
April through June -- the beginning
of the season for convective
thunderstorms,
which
may
cause meteotsunamis. “There’s
a strong association between
convective thunderstorms and
meteotsunamis,” Bechle said.
“It’s not a definitive cause, but
they occur very close in time to
each other.”
The depth of the water the
storm blows over is also a factor
in creation of a meteotsunami.
The deeper the water, the faster
the storm needs to move for a
meteotsunami to form. Shallower
water, like that near Calumet
Harbor, takes slower storm
speeds to form, which are more
common.
The shape of the lake basin
in that area is another factor
conducive to meteotsunamis.
“If you look at Lake Michigan,
the east coast of the lake is a bit
concave, like a satellite dish,”
Bechle said. “So when a storm
moves from west to east across
the lake, the waves will hit the
east side of the lake and get
reflected back to Chicago. It’s
almost like it focuses the wave
energy down into that southern
area. We think that’s why we see
a lot bigger events than other
places along the middle of the
lakeshore.”
Two well-known historic events
the team found were caused
by a meteotsunamis and not
seiches, were shoreline wave
events on the Chicago coastline
in 1954. The first event on June
26 swept fishermen off of piers at
Montrose Harbor, causing seven
drownings. The second event on
July 6 did not cause any loss
of life because warnings were
issued.
Other Great Lakes events
attributed to seiches but most
likely caused by meteotsunamis
include:
•July 4, 1929 – a six meter
wave surged over the pier in
Grand Haven State Park, Grand
Haven, Mich., killing ten people.
•July 13, 1938 – a three-meter
wave struck Holland State Park
in Holland, Mich., drowning five
people.
•July 13, 1995 – large waves
were reported on lakes Superior,
Huron and Erie, but no deaths.
•May 31, 1998 – a straightline windstorm hit the eastern
shore of Lake Michigan, sinking
a tugboat. Parts of western
Michigan were declared a federal
disaster area.
•May 27, 2012 – three
swimmers were rescued after a
meteotsunami swept them a halfmile into Lake Erie near Madison,
Ohio.
•Sept. 5, 2014 – Sault Ste.
Marie, Ontario, on Lake Superior
experienced shoreline flooding
from a water-level surge.
The
researchers
have
developed
a
mathematical
formula that can be used to
forecast meteotsunamis and
they are working with Eric
Anderson at NOAA’s Great Lakes
Environmental Research Lab in
Ann Arbor, Mich., to establish
a forecasting center to provide
meteotsunami warnings.
“Forecasting a meteotsunami is
very difficult,” Wu said. “You have
a short time period to work with,
and the information is variable
and needs to be gathered in real
time. We are developing a holistic
approach that takes all the data
from the atmosphere and water
to develop a model that can
provide a warning.”
Wu
said
meteotsunamis
occur throughout the world’s
oceans, on the U.S. East Coast,
the Mediterranean, Northern
Europe, the East China Sea
in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and
Western Australia.
Until the forecasting center
comes online, Bechle summed
up what to look for. “If you see a
fast-moving squall coming at you
from across the lake, especially
Lake Michigan, be on the alert for
a possible meteotsunami.”
Be aware of false morels this spring
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particular species. A few years same species as the European
in my spokes as I cruised along
ago, I saw a lumpy mushroom false morel.
a mountain bike trail on opening
cap hiding among spring flowers,
So was I touching poison when
day. Winter winds had sprinkled
and exclaimed “morel!” before I crumbled that lump along the
debris liberally over the ground,
looking more closely. Luckily I mountain bike trail?
and one stick or another was
didn’t continue to trick myself
Well, no. Touching a false morel
caught noisily in my wheel for
into believing in a wrong ID. Once won’t hurt you. The problem
most of the ride. Peepers and
I pulled apart the loosely attached comes when you eat it, or inhale
chorus frogs rounded out this
cap and non-hollow stem, its the steam from cooking. Their
aria of the Symphony of Spring.
true identity was obvious. With active toxin is called gyromitrin,
This particular twig wasn’t
any wild edibles, hopeful IDs can and your body metabolizes it
falling out on its own, so I stopped
be dangerous.
into monomethylhydrazine, a
briefly to help it on its way. As I
While many people have eaten chemical found in rocket fuel.
planted my toe on the ground
false morels, they are associated That is not something you want
for balance, an odd, brain-like
with two to four per cent of all in your stomach.
shape next to it caught my eye.
mushroom fatalities in Europe.
Boiling will begin to evaporate
The brownish lump would have
Reportedly, their toxins can be the gyromitrin, which smells
perfectly matched the “burnt
removed by a stringent regimen chocolaty, but is not good to
sienna” crayon in my 96-color set
of drying, boiling, rinsing, and inhale. Gyromitrin destroys red
from third grade. I always loved
boiling again, and they are blood cells. It damages your
that color.
considered a delicacy in Finland, liver and gut. And it doesn’t take
As an identification started to
Bulgaria and Spain. I know a effect immediately. It takes 6 to
coalesce in my subconscious,
Russian who eats them regularly! 12 hours to develop symptoms.
I picked up the mass. Just as
In contrast, Germany, Sweden, But by the time the nausea,
I expected, the cool, smooth,
and Switzerland restrict the sales cramps, vomiting, diarrhea, and
mushroom cap crumbled in
of false morels.
fever begin, there’s not much
by EMILY M. STONE
my
grasp.
The
convoluted
One of the hazards of you can do. Most people receive
Naturalist & Education
undulations of the cap became
consuming false morels is that supportive care and recover after
Director at Cable
shards on the ground, and I was
the toxin levels vary widely among several days of illness. In other
Natural History Museum populations of mushrooms. cases, convulsions lead to a coma
left holding the stouter, paler
stem.
Some areas seem to grow “safer” and death.
While most mushroom fanatics
mushrooms than others. Nobody
Even if you don’t get sick from
rave over the spring crop of with either mushroom flesh or knows how toxic any false morel eating a single helping of false
morels, and even novices who cottony mycelia.
will be in any location. While morels the next batch might
don’t pay attention to
be more toxic, and
any other mushroom
repeated
exposure
sauté that holy grail in
to the toxin causes
butter and garlic, all I
cancer in mice, and
ever find are these false
maybe us, too.
morels. These early
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spring
mushrooms
contained in a small,
(sometimes sprouting
lumpy packet colored
under melting snow)
a beautiful shade of
grow on sandy soil
brown.
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pine
trees
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twig
and seem to prefer
removed, I continued
disturbed places, such
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as trailsides.
trail. Before I could
I know there are true
swerve, two more false
morels near Cable morels appeared in the
but I’ve never seen one.
center of the trail, and
(And no one will tell
then shattered under
me where to find them,
my tires into a burnt
either!)
sienna mess.
While the convoluted
For over 45 years,
cap of this imposter
the
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Natural
looks
superficially
History Museum has
like morels, it is easy
served to connect you
(and important) to tell
to the Northwoods.
them apart. For one,
Come visit us in Cable,
the lumps on the caps
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Find us on the web
inward. When sliced
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in half, one discovers
org to learn more
False morel mushrooms look only superficially like the edible true morels. It is important
that the cap of a true
about our exhibits and
morel is fused along to look closely, because an incorrect identification could make you uncomfortable. programs.
Discover
the entire length of Nonetheless, they are fun to see in early spring! Photo by Emily Stone.
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I know how tempting it is to the false morel in North America cablemuseumnaturalconnections.
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Enrique R. Amos, Jamal J.
Barnes,
Jarett
P.
Bernett,
Zyavonta X. Blackburn, Emma
Blazek, Samantha R. Bohnert,
Belinda Brabant, Abbigail M.
Brueggeman, Starling D. Burch,
Alayna G. Cluff, Allison N.
Demuth, Veronika A. Dethart,
Cydney M. Devorak, Angelina G.
Ebert;
Karilynne Ferguson, Tailor N.
Fratzke, Genevieve L. Janczak,
Clinton
K.
Jenkins,
Macy
Jenkins, Brennen C. Kenworthy,
Myah M. Kenyon, Madeline L.
Konze, Isaiah J. Lawrence, Neo
A. Lenning, Cristina Y. MatiasEscalante, Trinity L. Mikels,
Sommer R. Moan, Kaitlin M.
Morales, Nadia E. Nielsen,
Madison J. Rabideau, Angel M.
Rhodes;
Makenzie L. Roberts, Arely
Sanchez
Perez,
Mamphis
Schanenberger,
Brandon
G.
Schmitz, Brianna M. Schober,
Monroe County
Extension Office
Myah N. Smith, Chaise T.
Stinson, Austin R. Stuessel,
Bailey R. Swiatly, Cody J. Uhls,
Angelica L. Vian, Alissa J. Welker,
Olivia W. Wray.
Graduation Year: 2021 Cheyanne E. Abbott, Araceli
Aguilar Sanchez, Tristan J.
Alexander, Nathan J. Allen,
Elijah R. Anderson, Gage A.
Bath, Tobias L. Beal, Hallee R.
Berndt, Morgan F. Brown, Kaylee
M. Brueggeman, Quinn L. CerdaReyes, Marcus J. Cox, Nicholas
U. Davidson, Emma J. Dub,
Brodie J. Ehlinger;
Benjamin L. Evanson, Juan
Felix Jr., Kylie M. Green, Serena
A. Green, Gavin R. Haldeman,
Corbin N. Hauser, Dylan J.
Hieronymus,
Chloe
Hoff,
Savannah J. Holcomb, Hailey
M. Johnson, Jenna M. Johnson,
Matthew A. Klein, Ella M. Konze,
Kolby M. Leis, Faith E. Losic,
Hans M. Markgren, Omarion T.
Mcpherson, Gracie L. Meyer;
Nathan J. Modjeski, Molly K.
Moore, Claudia P. Muller, Ethan
D. Mutschler, Mackenzie M.
Noel, Caroline R. Olson, Carson
D. Oneil, Cristalix M. Ortiz,
Ryanne K. Pace, Ethan R. Parker,
Jeremy Parker, Mckenzie R.
Peters, Justine Pokorny, Chloe
C. Rhodaback;
Soraya A. Rudd, Hannah N.
Schmidt, Angeleeka R. Smith,
Dylan R. Smith, Aidan M.
Sprague, Brett J. Stuessel,
Chiara K. Tirado Mendoza,
Aliyah Trainor-Velasco, Austin J.
Vach, Ariel R. Volden, Casey K.
Whitehead, Krista K. Williams.
Graduation Year: 2022 Brianna J. Anderson, Gracia B.
Anderson, Rachel M. Andries,
Jaydin L. Anglemyer, Tyler J.
Baum, Lili M. Bennett, Olivia A.
Blazek, Hayden M. Brueggeman,
River Cerda Reyes, Logan T.
Crady, Caitlyn R. Davis, Abigail
L. Dearman;
Kalysta R. Foster, Matthew B.
Giovani, Jelyna K. Gonzalez, Kyle
E. Hauser, Kaylynn C. Hayden,
Jayda S. Hemmersbach, Taylor
R. Henthorne, Esmeralda V.
Hernandez, Jordan S. Hone,
Tania Huerta-Cruz, Ivan Hurtado
Pahuamba,
Christopher
J.
Jacobs;
Erin M. Jarvis, Samantha
A. Jerome, Logan M. Johnson,
Olyvia R. Kenworthy, Soleil K.
Konze, Ellie A. Kowitz, Darius A.
Krueger, Matthew J. Langston,
Antonio J. Lopez, Marshall W.
Losic, Wyatt Lund, Anna E.
Meyer, Alana M. Myers, Destiny
N. Payne, Halee M. Porter;
Vaughn T. Rice, Kaylee S.
Sanders, Brooklyn E. Schreier,
Natalie E. Schulz, Tucker A.
Smith, Zoey A. Smith, Pierce
G. Squyres, Devin J. StolpaZietlow, Jasmine T. Tapia, Adam
J. Thompson, Joshua I. Tyrell,
Benjamin
Vantassel,
Oakley
D. Vasicek, Adela L. Velasco,
Edith Velasco-Hernandez, Lily J.
Wiegand, Mahra I. Wieman.
by Bill Halfman
Agricultural
Extension Agent
Annette Trescher visits
Washington, D.C., as member
of UW Extension delegation
Annette
Trescher,
Dairy
Farmer and 4-H Leader from
Cashton, was part of a Wisconsin
delegation attending the 2016
Public
Issues
Leadership
Development
Conference
in
Washington D.C.
The Public Issues Leadership
Development Conference was
held April 10-13 at the Hyatt
Regency Crystal City Hotel in
Arlington, Virginia. More than 200
representatives from across the
nation attended the conference,
which featured presentations on
extension programs in Wisconsin
and from around the country
addressing issues important
to
agriculture,
businesses,
communities, families and youth.
Wisconsin
delegates
met
with their congressperson and
senators. Annette met with
Representative Ron Kind and
Senator Ron Johnson. “We
told our elected officials how
important federal, state and
local partnerships are when
resources are so tight at all levels
of government. We need funding
from all three partners to continue
offering important local programs
through Cooperative Extension,”
Some of the local programs that
Cooperative Extension offers
in Monroe County are 4-H, the
Strong Women program, and
various Ag workshops, field days
and research and demonstration
trials on farms.
Cooperative Extension Dean
and Director Rick Klemme who
also attended the conference
said. “I always am impressed
with
the
commitment
our
colleagues,
county
partners,
4-H youth representatives and
our Resource Advocacy Network
members bring to this conference.
I appreciate their informing our
congressional delegation about
the value of their local extension
program. I find that members of
congress and their staff are very
attentive to their constituents as
they talk about their experiences
with Cooperative Extension.”
More
information
about
Cooperative Extension, a division
of the University of WisconsinExtension, is available online at
http://www.uwex.edu/ces/
MONROE COUNTY HERALD
What’s
happening ...
MONDAY, May 2, 2016
Page 12
Upcoming Area Events
May 3, Tuesday, 1 to 6 p.m.
TOMAH MUSEUM OPENS to the
public for its 18th year. Open
house with refreshments, meet
the board of directors and
museum staff.
—————
May 3, Tuesday, 6 p.m. There
will be SPARTA FARMERS MARKET
MEETING at Ginny’s Cupboard.
Open to the public.
—————
May 3, Tuesday. The Monroe,
Juneau, Jackson GENEALOGY
WORKSHOP will be held at the
Monroe County Local History
Room, 200 W. Main St., Sparta.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with
the meeting at 7 p.m. Research
can be done before and after
the short meeting, so bring your
genealogy questions and we’ll
try to help you do research. Call
608-372-3635 or 608-269-2304
with questions.
—————
May 4, Wednesday, 11:30 a.m.
The Sparta High School CLASS
OF 1955 will meet for lunch at
the Sparta Family Restaurant. All
former classmates are welcome.
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May 4 and 5, Wednesday
and Thursday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. (or
until sold out). Sparta Hospital
Auxiliary FLOWER SALE in the main
entrance of the hospital, 310 W.
Main St., Sparta. Funds raised
support scholarships and Auxiliary
programs. To pre-order, call 608797-1903 or email birdinhand10@
yahoo.com.
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May 4, Wednesday, Noon.
The TOMAH FARMER’S MARKET
begins in Gillett Park. Hours are
Wednesdays from noon-6 p.m.
and Saturdays from 7 a.m.-1 p.m.
For info on how to have a booth
at the farmer’s market, contact
the Tomah Parks & Rec Dept. at
608-374-7455.
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May 5, Thursday, 11:30 a.m.2:30 p.m. Join Fort McCoy MWR
at Western Technical College
Job Center (upstairs) for a JOB
FAIR. Resumes are encouraged.
Find job descriptions and how to
apply at www.usajobs.gov
—————
May 5, 6, 7, Thurs. 9-6, Fri. 9-6,
Sat. 9-1. Eighth annual FLOWER
FUNDRAISER at Rolling Hills, in the
farmhouse garage, 14345 Cty.
Hwy. B, Sparta. Variety of flowers,
hanging
baskets/bags
and
vegetable selection provided
by the Amish Hidden Hillside
Greenhouse. Proceeds support
live entertainment, a variety of
craft and art supplies and more
iPods for the resident.
—————
May 5, Thursday, 6:45 p.m.
Morrow Home Community will
hold its MONTHLY DANCE in the
main dining room of the nursing
home. Entertainment will feature
Richard Hagedorn. The public
is invited to attend and dance
and enjoy the social time. For
more information, visit www.
morrowhome.org or call 2693168.
—————
May 6. Friday, 4:30 p.m. Monroe
County Habitat for Humanity
is pleased to announce the
DEDICATION of its newest home
at 410 Central Ave., Sparta. The
community is invited. Join us as
we welcome the Jaime Sanchez
family into their new home.
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May 7, Saturday, 8 a.m. until
sold out. Shriners VIDALIA SWEET
ONION SALE will be held at
Hansen’s IGA-Sparta and Tomah
Walmart.
Genuine,
Georgia
grown, 10 lbs. bags. Proceeds to
benefit Mecca Shrine Club.
—————
May 7, Saturday, 1-3 p.m.
Sparta’s SPRING TEA will be held
at the Methodist Church, 210
N. Court St. Bring your mom,
daughters, sisters, aunts and
friends. RSVP 269-6949. Theme
Clue #1 - “It all started in 1875.”
Clue #2 - “Mint”.
—————
May 7, Saturday, 4 p.m.
RETIREMENT CELEBRATION honoring 44 years of loyal service for
Ernie Leis will be held at Features
Sports Bar & Grill, 1425 West City
Hwy. 16, West Salem.
—————
May 9, Monday, 7 p.m. Tomah
Middle School SPRING CONCERT
will be held at the Tomah High
School auditorium.
—————
May 10, Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.
Tomah
High
School/Middle
School JAZZ BAND CONCERT
will be held at the Tomah High
School auditorium.
—————
May 12, Thursday, 9 a.m. Sparta
High School CLASS OF 1959 will
hold its monthly breakfast get
together at the Sparta Family
Restaurant. All class members are
welcome.
—————
May 12, Thursday, 11:30 a.m.
ST. MARY’S LUNCHEON at the
VFW. Questions? Call 269-4358.
—————
May 12, Thursday, 7 p.m.
HISTORY PROGRAM at Monroe
County Local History Room, 200
Main St., Sparta. Hear about
the historical and genealogical
discoveries made by Greg
Wegner and his team of
volunteers during their seasonlong restoration project at
Fairview
Cemetery,
Bangor.
Admission
donation
is
appreciated. For more info,
call 608-269-8680 or visit www.
facebook.com/mclhr.
—————
May 12, Thursday, 8 p.m. Tomah
High School CHOIR SPRING
CONCERT will be held at the
Tomah High School auditorium.
—————
May 14, Saturday, 8 a.m.-until
sold out. The Leon Garden Club’s
PERENNIAL PLANT SALE will be
held at the Leon Town Hall, 8108
Jackrabbit Ave., Sparta (3 miles
south of Sparta on Hwy. 27).
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May 14, Saturday, 11 a.m.
The NEW 2016 LADY BUTTERFEST,
Barb
Bendel-Sandingen,
will
be honored at a luncheon at
the Club Oasis. Lunch will be
served at noon, doors will be
open at 11 a.m. Tickets for the
event can be purchased at the
Chamber of Commerce Depot,
111 Milwaukee St.; Coverra
Insurance office, 535 Industrial
Dr.; State Bank, 203 W. Wisconsin
St.; or by mailing a check to
Marlene Martin, 111 S. Black River
St. Checks should be made out
to Lady Butterfest Luncheon.
Reservations must be made by
May 9.
—————
May 14, Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
‘500’ CARD PARTY will be held
at the Sparta Rod & Gun Club,
There will be prizes and lunch. The
public is invited.
—————
May 16, Monday, 7-8 p.m.
WIDOW’S SUPPORT GROUP for
those who have lost their spouse
and have kids still at home will be
held at 411 N. Benton St., Sparta.
Call Julie at 608-487-3412 for
more information.
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Third Monday of the Month,
11:30 a.m. Mayo Clinic Health
System-Sparta Hospital AUXILIARY
MONTHLY MEETING is held at
the hospital. New members are
always welcome to attend.
Upcoming meetings are May 16,
June 20, Aug. 15, Sept. 19, Oct.
17, Nov. 21 and Dec. 19.
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May 17, Tuesday & May 19,
Thursday, 4-9 p.m. Auditions
for THE LITTLE MERMAID will be
held at Sparta High School in
the Sparta High School choir
room. Students must be in the
Sparta Area Schools and be in
7th grade or older to audition.
Audition materials are available
at the Sparta Middle School and
Sparta High School choir rooms.
Performances will be Nov. 3, 4, 5
and 6. Questions? Contact Ellen
Hemstock at 608-633-0889.
—————
May 18, Wednesday, 1:30 p.m.
Sparta Garden Club will hold its
MONTHLY MEETING and program
at the Sparta Barney Community
Center - Senior Center, 1000
E. Montgomery St., Sparta.
Guest speaker Mr. Kim Mello,
chairman of the Lake Tomah
Committee, will discuss the Lake
Tomah Improvement Project.
The community is welcome to
attend. Please call Betty Beck at
823-7743 for more information.
—————
May 20, Friday, 10 a.m. PIE SALE
until sold out at Partnership Bank,
Tomah. Fundraiser for the Chief
Tomah Scholarship Fund.
—————
June 1, Wednesday, 1-4 p.m.
LITTLE RED SCHOOL HOUSE in
Gillett Park opens for the season.
In conjunction with the Farmer’s
Market on Wednesdays, the
school is open in the afternoons
and on Saturdays in the morning.
On Sat., June 4, Jason Gerke will
hold a book signing of his book
“Pauly Wants to Doodle All the
Day” from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at the
school.
—————
Upcoming events at the
CATARACT SPORTSMEN’S CLUB
grounds includes: 100 Bird Shoot,
all 16 yard line, June 12, 9 a.m.
—————
Sundays, 1 p.m. Weekly
EUCHRE tournaments are played
at Club 16, Hwy. 16 W., Sparta.
Entry fee includes 100% pay back
to top three places. Everyone is
welcome.
—————
First Sunday of the Month, 8
a.m.-12 noon. Sparta Eagles Club
#2833 on Hwy. 21 East of Sparta,
hosts a LUMBERJACK BREAKFAST.
Menu includes ham, sausage,
hash browns, toast, scrambled
eggs, biscuits & gravy, potatoes,
french toast, waffles, fruit, coffee
and milk.
—————
Second Sunday of the Month,
8-11 a.m. The Sparta American
Legion Auxiliary hosts an OMELET
BREAKFAST in the back dining
room of the Legion (use back
banquet hall entrance). Menu
includes a three egg omelet
with your choice of fixings, hash
browns and toast; for the smaller
appetite, scrambled eggs will be
available. This fundraiser helps
the auxiliary support its programs.
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Third Monday of the Month,
1-3 p.m. ‘Outa Sight 2’, Monroe
County’s LOW VISION SUPPORT
GROUP, meets at the Sparta
Barney Community Center, 1000
E. Montgomery St., Sparta. This
support group is for you, a friend
or family member affected
with low vision. Meet new and
interesting people, hear guest
speakers, learn about assistive
devices and programs, and
more. Transportation may be
available. Call 608-269-8691 or
269-8690. All are welcome.
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First and Third Fridays of the
Month, 12:15 p.m. Monroe County
Senior Services plays BINGO at
the Sparta Barney Center, 1000 E.
Montgomery St., Sparta. To have
lunch beforehand, call 269-6778
the day before. There is no cost
for Bingo. Sponsored by Oakdale
Electric. Must be 60 years to play.
—————
Tuesday Nights, 7 p.m. Are
you struggling with someone
else’s drinking? AL-ANON FAMILY
GROUP is there to help. It meets
at the Sparta United Methodist
Church.
Chiropractic
Place and Ideal
Protein: It just
makes sense
Are you finally ready to
get healthy and lose weight?
Chiropractic Place is ready to
help you with the Ideal Protein
Weight Loss program it offers
in its office. Ideal Protein is a
medically developed weight loss
method that was ranked #1
on the “Most Popular Diets of
2015” by dietersinreview.com,
the largest and most trusted
diet resource on the web. It beat
out other diets such as Weight
Watchers,
Nutrisystem
and
Medifast.
There are several health
problems that are getting worse
every day such as hypertension,
high blood pressure, type 2
diabetes, sleep apnea and many
other issues. Losing weight may
help with those conditions and
may decrease the need for some
medications.
During
the
weight
loss
program, you will have the
choice to eat from a variety of
Ideal Protein foods that are
easy to prepare. Whether you
prefer salty, sweet, sour, savory,
crunchy, smooth, hot or cold,
there is a choice for everyone.
The growth of Ideal Protein
since the beginning of the year
has been great. Our dieters
have now lost 434.8 inches and
361.6 pounds and have been
expressing how great they have
been feeling. When following the
weight loss program, women
have an average weight loss
of 2-3 lbs per week while men
tend to lose between 4-6 lbs on
average.
Chiropractic Place hosts two
informational workshops every
month so people can learn more
about Ideal Protein. Please call
the office at 269-4511 for more
information.
District Governor Gary Daines; his wife, Mary, also a Lion; and Diane Huber, Chair of the Community
Betterment Committee of the Sparta Lions Club are shown at the 2016 Sparta Lions Club Mentoring Session.
Sparta Lions Club holds mentoring session
The Sparta Lions Club was
privileged to have 27D2 District
Governor Gary Daines and his
wife, Mary Daines, also a Lion,
visit for its 2016 Sparta Lions
Club Mentoring Session.
This year’s theme was “When
There is a Need, There is a Lion”.
The mission of the club is to
“support the efforts of Lions
clubs and partners in serving
communities locally and globally,
giving hope and impacting lives
through humanitarian service
projects and grants.”
Zone chairman Lion Tim
McClain presented a program
on mentoring for both new and
old members who had not had
the opportunity to complete the
training. He included a listing of
all important dates throughout
the Lions Club 99 year history.
Lions clubs are the largest
international service organization
in the world, with 210 countries
Rolling Hills News
Happy Birthday to those of us
with birthdays in May: David,
Marcella, Donna, Tom and Laura.
We went for a Monday scenic
drive in the Amish country. We
enjoyed seeing all of the clean
laundry hung out to dry on the
windy day. We welcomed baseball
season with baseball trivia. We
also discussed baseball facts
and reminisced. As always, we
enjoyed ordering in lunch from
Culvers. They always make the
process so easy, and we greatly
appreciate it!
Our
Recreation
Therapy
student intern, Megan, held her
Carnival themed program in
April as well. We played a variety
of games, including ring toss,
bag toss and horse races. We got
to do a craft and have our photo
taken in the photo booth as well.
We had our first breakfast
outing of the year the other week
as well. We went to Southside
and enjoyed the big pancakes,
generous servings and yummy
cinnamon rolls.
The Meadowview fourth grade
students came as well, and we
did a spring craft with them.
Many of us hung the crafts on
our doors so that we can see,
enjoy, and remember how fun it
was to make with the students.
We are sad to know our last visit
is in May as we have enjoyed
their monthly company.
We always enjoy the pet therapy
dogs and their owners that come
to visit us each month. We thank
them for their time that they
spend here with us. It is great to
see our regular pet therapy dogs,
as well as a new pet therapy dog
as well. We are also grateful for
our musical entertainment that
we have every month as well. We
always look forward to listening
to the great music that they
share.
Thank you to the Sparta Lions
for playing bingo with us. We
always look forward to playing
with you!
On the same note, thank you
to all our volunteers, as April 1016 was National Volunteer Week.
We greatly appreciate everything
that all our volunteers do for us!
Rolling Hills celebrated volunteer
week by hosting a Volunteer
Appreciation
that
included
games, food, gifts, certificates,
prizes, slideshow video, and
socialization. There was a great
turnout. Thank you again to
ALL of our volunteers, you are
Supreme!
Looking forward to May, we
remembered all the things we
National Volunteer Week
represented by more than 1.4
million members in more than
46,000 clubs.
In Wisconsin there are 500
Lions clubs, 108 Lioness clubs
and 37 Leo clubs. The state is
divided into 10 districts.
The Sparta Lions Club, which
has 64 members, is in district
27D2,
which
covers
seven
counties in western Wisconsin.
Written by the
resident news group
used to do for May Day. This
includedleavingflowersorcandy
at someone’s doorstep, ringing
the bell and running away.
Sometimes the flowers were
dandelions, otherwise whatever
was in bloom was picked and
arranged to be dropped at
someone’s door.
Many of us have fond memories
of May. One of us got married
on Mother’s Day, and another
person always gets a special
cardinal for Mother’s Day to add
to her collection of over 200. Some
of us remember making plaster
hand prints in school to give
to our moms for Mother’s Day,
while others remember making
pots out of the milk cartons
and planting flowers in them.
There are lots of other traditions
that we had, including a picnic,
making Mom handmade cards,
and baking Mom her favorite
cake for Mother’s Day. We are
excited for the May flower sale,
with proceeds going toward our
entertainment. The flower sale
Fundraiser is held the weekend
of Mother’s Day.
We are looking forward to the
sweet smell of lilacs and all the
otherflowersthatwillsoonbein
bloom. Happy Spring!
National Volunteer week was April 10-16. The volunteers at Rolling Hills Nursing Home were
celebrated for being “supreme” and were treated to a nice afternoon pizza luncheon where
they were presented with pizza cutters and certificates of thanks. There are so many volunteers
that have helped make Rolling Hills a great place to be as they share their time and talents with
those that live here. Some residents are pictured with the volunteers. Front row, from left, are Lillian
Doxrud, Patti Malotky with Keota, Dorothy VonRuden, Betty Pottinger and Al Stockel. Back row,
Joan Sullivan, Helen VonRuden, Elsie Amborn, Dianne Clark, Sue Harr, Ruth Schafer, Mina Johnson,
Pat Miller, Janice Erdman, Caryl Pederson, Jack Alexander and Nicole and Paul Robaczewski with
Josie.
Contributed Photo
MONROE COUNTY HERALD
MONDAY, May 2, 2016
Page 15
Legal Notices
May 2
PUBLIC NOTICE
TOWN OF ADRIAN
The Adrian Town Board will meet
Monday, May 9, 2016 for a regular
monthly meeting. The meeting will
be held at the town hall immediately
following BOR or at 8:15 p.m.
Agenda items will be April minutes,
financial update, patrolman and
recycling reports, citizen input, roads,
permits and applications, discuss
upcoming WTA county unit meeting
and make reservations, audit and pay
bills, set a road viewing date and a
date for June meeting.
Kathy Schmitz
Clerk
WNAXLP
Fort McCoy 2015 Armed Forces Day Open House visitors take time to snap a photo at Veteran’s Memorial Plaza. (File photo)
See, experience Fort McCoy at May 21 open house
Fort McCoy will celebrate
Armed Forces Day May 21 with
an open house designed to
show and tell visitors about the
post’s dynamic training support
mission and its 107-year history.
The free event runs from 9
a.m. to 3 p.m. and is open to the
public. Adults must be prepared
to present IDs upon entering the
installation. Food is available
to purchase at the event, but
visitors also may bring their own
lunches and dine at the picnic
pavilion.
The central location for the
event is in and around the
post’s historic Commemorative
Area,
which
features
the
History Center, which now is
handicapped accessible; five
World War II-era buildings filled
with historical equipment and
displays; an outdoor Equipment
Park; and Veterans Memorial
Plaza. Nearby building 905 and
the areas surrounding it also
will be filled with open house
activities.
Planned
activities
include
guided installation bus tours,
a
sandbag-filling
station,
personalized ID tags, camouflage
face painting, military equipment
displays,
marksmanship
galleries, and more.
Public
Affairs
Specialist
Theresa Fitzgerald said all of
the tours, displays, information
booths, and events are designed
to tell the story of Fort McCoy and
the organizations that support
the post or call the installation
home.
“There is a lot to see and do,”
she said. “It’s educational, as
well as being fun, and offers
something for people of all ages.”
The Armed Forces Day Open
House has been a very popular
event throughout the years.
Annual attendance counts near
5,000 people are not unusual.
“But with the expansive
grounds and the parklike setting
of the Commemorative Area, it
never seems crowded,” Fitzgerald
said. “There is plenty of parking
and room for people to join in on
the fun.”
While Fort McCoy’s Public
Affairs Office has the overall
lead to plan and coordinate the
annual open house, staging
an event of this scale would
not be possible without the
significant investment of time
and commitment of Soldiers
and members of the civilian
and contract workforce at the
installation, she said.
The 2016 event has expanded
to include several new displays
from the Medical Simulation
Training Center, the 181st
Infantry Brigade, a culturalresource
display
from
the
Natural Resources Branch, and a
mobile unit from USO Wisconsin.
Fitzgerald said representatives of
the Army, Army Reserve, Navy,
Coast Guard auxiliary, and
Marines will be on site.
“I get excited when I tell people
about open house,” she said.
“It is an important community
outreach
event
for
the
installation, and it provides one
of the best opportunities for the
public to see what Fort McCoy is
all about. Open house is a way to
show people the enduring value
of Fort McCoy.”
“Members of the armed forces
have trained on this post since
1909, and today we are continuing
to fulfill the vision of Maj. Gen.
Robert Bruce McCoy, our post’s
namesake. That is an important
message to communicate.”
Open house also is “a wonderful
opportunity for us to hear about
the stories and memories of
peoples’ experience with Fort
McCoy through the years,”
Fitzgerald said. “It reinforces
what Fort McCoy has done and
has meant to people throughout
the years.”
The guided bus tours are a
longtime favorite of visitors. This
year, 23 tours are scheduled
throughout the day. Tour guides
and bus drivers are members
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Sheila Peterson, Directorate of
Plans, Training, Mobilization
and Security Operation Support
Division chief, has served as
a tour guide supporting open
house events for about a decade.
“It’s so much fun for me,”
Peterson said. “It’s interesting
to hear some of the stories that
some people will tell ... those who
were here years and years ago for
their training.”
She said her favorite part of the
tour is going out to training areas
to show visitors the world-class
facilities and terrain the post has
to offer.
The tours allow civilians to
see what Soldiers have available
to them for training. “That’s
something people in the general
public don’t get to see every day,”
Peterson said.
She said the most important
part of open house for her and
the directorate she works in is
telling visitors about why Fort
McCoy and its mission are so
important.
“Without the things that we do,
the Soldiers wouldn’t be ready to
go to war,” Peterson said. “We’re
here to help these Soldiers come
back alive, because that’s the
ultimate goal - to get every one of
them back.”
Property Book Officer Thomas
Lovgren with the Central Issue
Facility (CIF) has been organizing
and manning his organization’s
display for about six years. He
said the CIF display features
hands-on displays of both old
and new equipment to give the
general public a better idea of
what a typical Soldier uses on a
daily basis.
“(We) let people pick it up and
see what it feels like,” Lovgren
said. “People like to see the body
armor, the helmets, the cool stuff,
(like) the ballistic glasses. ... I
have some damaged equipment,
some damaged helmets and
glasses, that people can look at.
You can see the protection (it
provides).”
He said he updates the display
every year to include new
equipment, such as the new
camouflage patterns currently
being rolled out or the coldweather equipment the CIF began
fielding several months ago.
“They get to feel it, they get to
try it on, so hopefully it gives them
a better perspective of what these
Soldiers are going through while
carrying all this equipment,”
Lovgren said. “We try to make it
meaningful to people who have
not been around this type of
equipment.”
He said the open house is
extremely important to show the
public how the CIF fits into Fort
McCoy and supports the Soldiers.
“Every (Soldier) coming through
the door, it’s (our) responsibility
to make sure they get all the
equipment they’re authorized,
the best that we can get for them,
and in all the correct sizes ... so
they can do the training they
need to do,” Lovgren said.
“We enjoy talking to people
about what we do. We’re pretty
proud of this post and everyone
else here,” he said.
For more information about
Armed Forces Day Open House,
call Public Affairs at 608-3882407.
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SASD Math Specialist Dave Atteln
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Atteln said. He has also enjoyed
Sparta
Meadowview seeing so many former students
Intermediate School teacher graduate and become successful
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achieve success in math. As a
“Mr. Atteln is the epitome
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of working with students in and dedicated teacher. He
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in any gaps the children
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April 25, May 2, 9
STATE OF WISCONSIN
CIRCUIT COURT
MONROE COUNTY
Notice Setting Time to Hear
Application and Deadline
for Filing Claims
(Informal Administration)
Case No. 16 PR 36
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF:
LAURA JEAN PETERSON
Date of Death: April 2, 2016
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE:
1. An application for informal
administrationwasfiled.
2. The decedent, with date of birth
April 10, 1975 and date of death April 2,
2016, was domiciled in Monroe County,
State of Wisconsin, with a mailing
address of 428 Austin Street, Sparta,
Wisconsin 54656.
3. The application will be heard at the
Monroe County Courthouse, Sparta,
Wisconsin, Room 301, before Diane
Berendes, Probate Registrar, on May 16,
2016 at 2:30 p.m.
You do not need to appear unless
you object. The application may be
granted if there is no objection.
4. The deadline for filing a claim
against the decedent’s estate is July 25,
2016.
5.AclaimmaybefiledattheMonroe
County Courthouse, Sparta, Wisconsin,
Room 301.
6. This publication is notice to any
persons whose names or address are
unknown.
If you require reasonable accommodations due to a disability to
participate in the court process, please
call 608-269-8701 at least 10 working
days prior to the scheduled court date.
Please note that the court does not
provide transportation.
Diane Berendes
Probate Registrar
April 18, 2016
Attorney Robert J. Mubarak
MUBARAK, RADCLIFFE & BERRY, S.C.
917 Superior Avenue
Tomah, Wisconsin 54660-0110
(608) 372-2014
Bar Number 1015199
April 25, May 2, 9
STATE OF WISCONSIN
CIRCUIT COURT
MONROE COUNTY
NOTICE OF
FORECLOSURE SALE
Case No.: 15 CV 142
BANK OF ONTARIO
Plaintiff,
-vsFRANCISCO J. ANDRADE RIOS and
VIRGINIA SOLORIO
Defendants.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue
of an amended judgment of foreclosure
entered on January 5, 2015 in the
amount of $59,487.80, the Sheriff will
sell the described premises at public
auction as follows:
TIME: May 18, 2016 at 10:00 a.m.
TERMS: Pursuant to said judgment,
10% of the successful bid must be paid
to the sheriff at the sale in cash, cashier’s
check or certified funds, payable to the
clerk of courts (personal checks cannot
and will not be accepted). The balance
of the successful bid must be paid to the
clerk of courts in cash, cashier’s check
orcertifiedfundsnolaterthantendays
after the court’s confirmation of the
sale or else the 10% down payment is
forfeited to the plaintiff. The property is
sold ‘as is’ and subject to all liens and
encumbrances.
PLACE: Front steps of Monroe County
Courthouse, City of Sparta, Monroe
County, Wisconsin.
DESCRIPTION: Lot 7 in Block N in
the Village of Wilton, Monroe County,
Wisconsin.
Tax Key # 191-00176-0000
PROPERTY ADDRESS: 603 Walker
Street, Wilton, Wisconsin.
DATED: April 15, 2016
Scott Perkins, Sheriff
Monroe County
Thomas R. Fortney
Attorney for Plaintiff
115 W. Court Street
Viroqua, WI 54665
(608) 637-3517
May 2, 5
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OR
DEPOSITION OF PROPERTY
on Saturday, May 21st at 10:00 a.m.
at 417 W. Wisconsin St. location.
Items to be sold at a public auction:
OR sold outright: OR disposed of after
14 days.
Location: A-Z Ministorage, 417
W. Wisconsin St., Sparta, WI 54656
Contents of Erma Chlup (2 units)
consisting of units Full of Boxes &
Household Items.
Contents of Lance Erickson
consisting of Totes, Hunting &
Recreational & Misc. Household
Items.
Location: A-Z Ministorage, 525
Milwaukee St., Sparta, WI 54656
Contents of Sue Moy (2 units)
consisting of Mattresses, Clothes,
Furniture, Golf Clubs, Outdoor
Recreational Items, Boxes, Household
Items, Electronics, Baby Items, Misc.
Contents of Dateshmia Lee
consisting of Furniture, Misc.
Contents
of
Patrick
Harris
consisting of Furniture, Christmas
Decor, Petmate.
Location: A-Z Ministorage, 10602
State Hwy. 21, Angelo, WI 54656
Contents of Samantha Bohrisch
consisting of Army Bags, Boxes,
Directors Chair.
Contents of Marvella Wilson
consisting of Household Items,
Clothes, Bags, Boxes.
Contents of Barbara Sanders
consisting of Boxes, Household Items,
Furniture.
WNAXLP
April 18, 25, May 2
STATE OF WISCONSIN
CIRCUIT COURT
MONROE COUNTY
PUBLICATION SUMMONS
Case No. 16-CV-51
The Honorable Todd L. Ziegler
Case Code 30404
(Foreclosure of Mortgage)
The amount claimed
exceeds $10,000.00
JPMorgan Chase Bank,
National Association
3415 Vision Drive
Columbus, OH 43219
Plaintiff,
vs.
Benjamin L. Arendt
107 S. West St.
Norwalk, WI 54648-8006
Jane Doe Arendt
107 S. West St.
Norwalk, WI 54648-8006
Defendants.
THE STATE OF WISCONSIN
To each person named above
as a defendant:
Youareherebynotifiedthattheplaintiff
namedabovehasfiledalawsuitorother
legal action against you.
Within 40 days after April 18, 2016 you
must respond with a written demand for
a copy of the complaint. The demand
must be sent or delivered to the court,
whose address is 112 S. Court Street,
Sparta, WI 54656-1778 and to Gray &
Associates, L.L.P., plaintiff’s attorney,
whose address is 16345 West Glendale
Drive, New Berlin, WI 53151-2841. You
may have an attorney help or represent
you.
If you do not demand a copy of the
complaint within 40 days, the court may
grant judgment against you for the award
of money or other legal action requested
in the complaint, and you may lose your
right to object to anything that is or may
be incorrect in the complaint. A judgment
may be enforced as provided by law. A
judgment awarding money may become
a lien against any real estate you own
now or in the future, and may also be
enforced by garnishment or seizure of
property.
DATED THIS: 4th day of April, 2016
Gray & Associates, L.L.P.
Attorneys for Plaintiff
By: William N. Foshag
Sate Bar No. 1020417
16345 West Glendale Drive
New Berlin, WI 53151-2841
(414) 224-1987
Gray & Associates, L.L.P. is attempting
to collect a debt and any information
obtained will be used for that purpose. If
you have previously received a discharge
in a chapter 7 bankruptcy case, this
communication should not be construed
as an attempt to hold you personally
liable for the debt.
BID NOTICE
The Sparta Area School District is accepting sealed bids for the
“2016-2017 Milk Bid” through 10:00 a.m. Monday, May 16,
2016.
Submit sealed bids to:
“2016-2017 Milk Bid”, Sparta Area School District
Attention: Cindy Thesing
201 E. Franklin St., Sparta, WI 54656
Bids will be opened at 10:01 a.m., May 16, 2016 in the District
Office - Room 303 located at 201 E. Franklin St., Sparta, WI
54656. Please direct questions or informational requests to
Cindy Thesing 608-366-3405.
The District reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to
waive technicalities.
WNAXLP
MONROE COUNTY HERALD
MONDAY, May 2, 2016
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