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Volume 133 Number 1 • 2 Sections 16 Pages
County
OZAUKEE COUNTY’S NEWSPAPER SINCE 1883
End of an era
NSC tourney
Ozaukee County’s longest
serving sheriff answers some
questions before exiting for
retirement.
Conference hockey
tournament gets under way
with Cedarburg, Grafton and
Homestead all competing.
Page A2
Page B1
Police pay tribute to
K-9 officer Vero
Heroin Task Force
Sober housing
considered for
Ozaukee County
Home would create drug, alcohol-free
environment for recovery
By Denise Seyfer
News Graphic Staff
OZAUKEE COUNTY — “To err is human,” as the saying
goes. Accepting the notion, however, may prove too challenging for some, especially when referring to individuals
who suffer from drug and alcohol addiction. With
increased crime linked to drug use and addiction, especially to heroin in Ozaukee County, some people may want to
lock up the offenders and throw away the key.
Instead, the Heroin Task
Force in Ozaukee County, a
group of community leadTenant guidelines
ers, citizens and law enforcement, is working for soluPotential residents of a
tions to battle the growing
sober house must meet
epidemic among our youth.
the following requireMembers have been collaboments:
rating over the last year to
improve the lives of those
■ Pass drug screens
suffering from addiction,
and a background check
while preventing other teens
■ Not be listed on a
from choosing the same
sex offender registry
path.
■ Not take psychoacOne cutting-edge protive psychiatric medicagram under consideration to
tions, excluding anticurb recidivism and relapse
depressants
entails sober housing. The
■ Pay rent
concept provides an afford■ Adhere to house
able drug- and alcohol-free
rules and sign all paperenvironment that creates a
work
safe place for peer-group
■ Agree to a minimum
recovery support for nonsix-month stay
violent, first-time offenders.
■ Provide all requested
“Many individuals who
contact information
Photos by Mark Justesen
Top: Police from a number of area departments,
including
Mequon,
C e d a r b u r g ,
Germantown, Glendale
and Milwaukee, form an
honor guard as retired
Mequon police K-9 officer Vero is brought by his
handler John Hoell into
East Towne Veterinary
Clinic in Mequon on
Friday morning. The dog,
who retired in August
after a seven-year career
as a sworn Mequon officer, was euthanized
because his health was
declining quickly. Right:
More than 40 police
vehicles participated in
the procession from
Hoell’s
Germantown
home to the clinic. A
new K-9 officer, Iron, has
been on the job in
Mequon since October.
INDEX
Business . . . . . . . . . . . B5
Classified . . . . . . . . . B6-7
Community . . . . . . . . . . B4
Crossword . . . . . . . . . . . A5
Milestones . . . . . . . . . . A5
News . . A1, A3-4, A6-7, B7
Obituaries . . . . . . . . . . . A6
Ozaukee People . . . . . . . A2
So. Oz. . . . . . . . . . . . . A8, B8
Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . B1-3
See SOBER, Page A7
Grafton parks add to
quality of life in village,
survey takers say
5 percent
response rate
is typical
‘Among the best’
By Colleen Jurkiewicz
News Graphic Correspondent
Dick Peregrine remembered
for setting high standards
for Homestead athletics
By Gary Achterberg
News Graphic Staff
MEQUON — Richard “Dick” Peregrine
was one of the original hires when
Homestead High School opened its doors in
1959.
He served as the school’s athletic director
until he retired in 1988. He also was the varsity boys basketball coach, a track coach and
taught physical education and health. He
died Dec. 20, 2014, at age 85.
“Dick set the standards for what has transpired in Homestead athletics,” said longtime
friend Jim Coutts, who taught at Homestead
from 1965 to 1994 and spent many of those
years as the freshman basketball coach.
“Dick was a very high-caliber guy in
terms of expecting the best out of everybody,” said Coutts, who has been asked by
the family to speak at a yet-to-be-scheduled
memorial service. “He always put his best
foot forward. As athletic director, he sup-
Submitted photo
Dick Peregrine celebrates the 1964
Braveland Conference basketball championship with, from left, Wally Schoessow,
Chip Elbe and Steve Schwandt.
ported his coaches to as high of a degree as
he could.”
See PEREGRINE, Page A6
GRAFTON — Recently
released results of a 2014
Community Survey have
glowing things to say about
the quality of life in the village of Grafton.
The survey, which was
taken online by 231 people
or – 5 percent of village residents – consisted of 14
questions gauging resident
satisfaction on a 0 to 5-point
scale. Results are estimated
to be 95 percent accurate,
with a 7 percent margin of
error.
The survey reveals opinions on everything from
from government services
to community events.
Village Administrator
Darrell Hofland said that
similar surveys have been
conducted every three
years over the last 15 years,
annually for the last four
years, and that the turnout
of 5 percent is typical.
Residents were notified
of the survey in their
September/October quarterly utility bill, and the
Grafton Area Chamber of
Commerce awarded a $100
gift card to a randomly
selected survey taker.
“The survey results are
consistent with past years’
results. The village board
was quite pleased that the
residents continued to identify a very high quality of
life at 93 percent,” Hofland
said.
More than 53 percent of
residents listed their general opinion of the quality of
life in Grafton as “good,”
while 39 percent called it
“excellent.”
For the first time ever,
the parks system was identified as a one of the top
three contributors to residents’ quality of life; Lime
Kiln Park was revealed to
be the village’s most popular park, with 46 percent of
respondents giving it a 5 or
“excellent” ranking.
The low crime rate and
quality of schools were listed as other significant factors in resident satisfaction.
See SURVEY, Page A6
NEWS
Tuesday, January 6, 2015
News Graphic / Page A7
Homestead High School first trimester honors
High Honors
Freshmen – Christopher James Aceto, Reilly
K. Albert, Carly Albright, Sage L. Austin,
Robert J. Baranko, Robert Gordon Barr, Hannah
Grace Bentley, Silma Sierra Berrada, Lindsey C.
Bjornstad, Adam Blatz, Jessica E. Bodner,
Alyssa Isabel Bokotey, Elizabeth Bowen, Steven
Bresser, Alexandra C. Buchanan, Erin Marie
Carley, Elisa Margarita Carranza, Natalie
Marie Ceelen, Aaron H Cohen, Jack Richard
Curtis, Rebecca K. Daubert, Alexis A. DeFord,
Corey Tully DeToro, Brian S.Devorkin, Kate T.
Do, Marie Catherine Downey, Connor J.
Duggan, Talia R. Eiseman, Ethan J. Ellerbrock,
Ciana Isabella Engroff, Katherine Marie
Ferguson, Olivia M. Flores, Gregory Foster,
Rachel Fu, Andrew J. Gebhardt, Madeline Gehr,
Jillian Maria Laine Geiger Ryan Robert
Gerner, Caitlin B. Geurts, Elana R. Glinberg,
Andrea Caroline Greuel, Benjamin Griffin,
Kacie Marie Gross, Keaton Thomas Gross,
Derek Guo, Elizabeth Kaye Hacker, Megan J.
Hagerty, Timothy Jaehyuk Han, Lauryn
Marjorie Hart, Matthew John Hartlieb, Alaina
Nicole Hartzheim, Olivia Rohan Herzog,
Spencer Dean Heth, Heidi Elizabeth Hoffman,
Amanda Eve Hooks, Braden James
Hopfensperger, Clara K. Huskin, Inna Ialama,
Eliza D.Imbrie, Vidyashree Jayanthi, Sara
Kalkhoff, Jackson Christopher Katz, Julius
Raymond Kellner, Hallie A. Kent, Chelsey N.
Kim, Anthony K. Kimm, Julia Patricia Knuth,
Thomas Christopher Kocab, Ari Krayzman,
Max A. Kroft, Alessandro P. Kulutbanis,
Mackenzie Kurtin, Charles Peter Langhoff,
Caitlyn Sarah Lansing, Melissa M. Le, Sadie
Grace Leszczynski, Daniel S. Levy, Elizabeth T.
Liebau, Emily C. Limbach, Erin L. Lipkowitz,
Grace E. Looker, Ryan James LuMaye, Isabelle
E. Maleki, Hannah Margaret Malicky, Stephen
J. Marcon, Chloe Kae Marotta, Connor C.
Mason, Katherine Rosenberg McCarthy,
Savannah
Katherine
Melan,
Emilija
Mikalauskaite, Sasha M. Milbeck, Georgia
Serafina Miller, Rachel Ann Mortensen, Gleb A.
Murashka, Leah Jean Neusen, Samantha
Mackenzie Nickerson, Margaret A. Niedfeldt,
Andrew K. Orfield, Avery A. Orosz, Ethan
Padgett, Shelby Ann Parker, Julia Pawelec,
Nathaniel Thomas Peterson, Joseph P.
Pietrowiak, Nikita Piryani, Stefania Elise
Potter, Kieran D. Powell, Ellie L. Pramenko,
Sullivan Robert Prellwitz, Benjamin F. Price,
Kate Alexandra Price, Emma L Rachum, Ali
Rahman, Keaton Lawrence Rathe, Camryn Tres
Reid, Alexandra Megan Reynolds, Sofija Rosich,
Julia Rosler, Chelsea Helene Rowe, Adam R.
Sadoff, Mason Salb, Nathan McIntyre Sande,
Isabella G. Scaffidi, Samantha Lukovich
Schindler, Naomi R.Schwam, Zachery Michael
Sickbert, Connor J. Siegel, Sanjitha Siva, Mason
Skaja, Jeffrey Thomas Skow, William Slawson,
Hannah R. Speich, Julian T. Stechschulte,
Brayden William Stern, Samuel Robert
Sternman, Patrick Thomas Stieve, Sarah Grace
Stoker, Rebekah Munn Styles, Sarah Ann J.
Sullivan, Grant M.Taebel, Nathalie Sarah Tick,
Jacob D. Timmer, Madeleine Ann Treaster,
Rachel Locke Truttmann, Meena Vang, Lev N.
Vasilyev, Cathleen M. Vierling, Andrew Wagner
Jr., Harry T. Ward, Grace Anne Warshauer,
Olivia K.Wasserman, Andrew Lewis White,
Sean White, Julius Z. Wilkerson, Chloe
M.Wong, Rachel Marie Writz, Nicole A.
Ziegelbauer, Kayla A. Zimdars, Benjamin R.
Zimmerman
Sophomores – Justin C. Albright, Madeline
R. Atinsky, Morgan M. Bayer, Jordan P.
Benson, Sophia S. Bern, Kevin E. Berridge,
Caroline A. Birmingham, Emily Elizabeth
Boehlke, Rachel M. Botshtein, Cameron
A.Boulier, Natalie J. Brancaccio, Andrew C.
Buchanan, Katherine Cao, Alexander N. Cayer,
Rebecca A. Chavin, Anna R.Cherubini,
Makenzie A. Christenson, Meredith Elise
Clark, William R. Clark, Meghan A. Costigan,
Noah R. Cummisford, Claire E. Davidson, Kira
L. Dayton, Shelby Diane Decker, Angela G.
Denk, Khoi Tan Do, Holly C. Dooge,
Christopher L. Eckhardt, Matthew Alan
Eisner, Hannah Engel, Tricia Elizabeth Engel,
Bethany Caton Ford, Ravi R. Gajipara,
Katherine L. Gebhardt, David Lloyd Giersch,
Kaylyn Q. Goddard, Talia Rose Gottlieb,
Lauren S. Grant, Anne Marie Gresham,
Miranda Marie Grisa, William C. Gross,
Jilliann Hack, Olivia A.Hahn, Charlton P.
Hanson, Emily F. Harley, Jennifer L. Harley,
Niki Heidarian, Jack Ryan Henrichs, Jayne
M. Henry, Catherine E. Hessling, Lillian
Louise Higgins, Mikaela Joylina Hoard,
Riley Southwell Jensen, Martha K.
Jorgensen, Grace I. Karegeannes, Cally M.
Kashou, Donguk Kim, Kevin Kim, Lauren M.
Klein, Annie Kleynerman, Stephan Maxwell
Klug, Joseph C. Knuth, Jordan M. Kolsky,
Amanda P. Krahn, Eirene E. Kulutbanis,
Ansley L. Laev, Thomas W. Lamers, Joseph
K. Lappin, Mitchell John Larson, Karen Mary
Leonhardt, Allison Carla Levin, Sari Z.
Lewinsky, Charles L. Lewis, Jennifer F. Lietz,
Rena Liu, Tiffany D. Liu, Maureena Ma, Nancy
Martinez Ramirez, Emily S. Mayer, Elizabeth J.
McCann, Lyssa Kathryn McGauran, Brionna L.
McLeod, Stephanie Christine Metzendorf,
Katya Mikhailenko, Thomas Buck Miller,
Garrett Curtis Mitman, Gonzalo Morales Erauzquin, Robert James Morway, Angeline
Mae Moyer, Eric A. Mullins, Emma Marie
Neusen, Alyssa R. O’Brien, Claire O.O'Brien,
Tessa O’Connor, Hannah J. O’Leary, Yibo Pan,
Emma Doreen Patch, Nicole Ashley Platz,
Antonio Joseph Pulito, John Reardon, Charles
D. Rennicke, Carly R. Rubin, Romina Nicole
Sapozhnikov, Josephine M.Schaut, Nathan D.
Schimpf, Jessica Marie Schoessow, Sarah L.
Severson, Elliana Catherine Sileno, Kristina
Nicole Smeshko, Zahara M. Spilka, Alexandra
Mary Styles, Reina Marie Swanson, Juliette
Tonnacliff, Riley Locke Truttmann, Samuel
Tucker, Thonn Vang, Sarah Anne Verespej,
Julia Rose Wagner, Katherine Elizabeth
Wegmann, Charles H. Weir, Mary E. Weitzer,
Brigid Catherine West, Jacob M. Westreich,
Alexa M. White, Serena M. Zacharias
Juniors – Samantha Kelli Ausman, Ryan J.
Baranko, Lauren Margaret Bartlett, Charles
Samuel Baumle, Peter Joseph Bersch, Zachary
Rablin Binversie, Taylor Noel Bolden, Samuel
Alden Brink, Katelyn Marie Brown, Maureen
Cahill, Jack H. Cavanaugh, Noah Nathan
Check, Eddie D. Cheng, Sebastian M. Chou,
Skylar R. Chrobak, Maxwell O. Clavette,
Andrew William Conley, Erin C. Connolly,
Jessica M. Cooley, Joshua Cooley, Sierra Cowell,
Olivia J. Damron, Jada M. Davis, Thomas
Gerald DeGuire, Alondra Patricia Delgado,
Juan Fernando Delgado, Mari J. Duckler, Sahil
Dutta, Seth B. Eiseman, Richard Jakob Elchert,
Jordan Audrey Ellerbrock, Alexis J. Emond,
Nicole K. Felton, Allison Mae Fochs, Emma
Nicole Foulkes, Kristen E. Gebhardt, Theresa
M. Gebhardt, Gabriella Geiger, Walter
Frederick Geiger, Christianna Gess, Connor D.
Geurts, Erin M. Gifford, Joshua Glasstein,
Mackenzie Rae Goebel, Fiona Grady, Liam
Grady, Matthew Steven Gresham, Evan Craig
Greuel, Margaret A. Hadcock, Clare L. Hansen,
Elizabeth Anne Hetrick, Madeline Mae Heyden,
Aaron J. Holman, Kayla G. Hubbell, Elizabeth
Louise Huskin, Sara R. Imbrie, Freya M. Irani,
Kelsey T. Jacobus, Madina A. Jenks,
Georgeanna Joubert, Matthew Kalkhoff, Anna
L. Keller, Douglas William Kellner, Thomas
Peyton Kennedy, Elliot S. Kimmel, Sarah E.
Kirtley, Milen David Kitzki, William J. Klocko,
Anna K. Kornreich, Emily G. Kowaleski,
Jordan Alex Kranich, Anna N. Kreynin, Jessica
Sierra Kruger, Sheetal Kumar, Serafino A.
LaGalbo, Virginia R. L. Lee, Simah Z. Lewinsky,
Michael A. Leykin, Irina Y. Lishanskaya,
Mackenzie R. Looft, Sophie A. Looker,
Alexandra C. Lutz, Sarah Diane Mai,
Christopher G. Malicky, Megan D. Manning,
Vishal Matta, Erin M. Meskimen, Madeline
Rene'e Met, Jack Bolton Miller, Lauren Ann
Miller, Patrick H. Minkin, Max G.P.Mitchelson,
Adam Nicholas Morris, Nia Louise-Le Newton,
William Philip Nimke, James Andrew Oates,
Sarah Kristine Obrecht, Megan E. Ochalek,
Jack R. O’Malley, Marshall Sui Peng, Nina M.
Peot, Mary Claire Pfeifer, Abigail Catherine
Pipines, Nicholas Peter Plamann, Angelina
Pogosyan, John Foster Popp, Madison Leigh
Powell, Molly Helena Riebau, Charles Brinton
Robbins, Sydney M. Roeper, Sarah Elizabeth
Rolfs, Carolyn Ann Rossman, Evan J. Routhier,
Allison Jean Rowe, Nicholas Michael Salerno,
Michael L. Sande, Jake Wyatt Schaum, Michael
R. Schears, Kaitlyn Frances Schultz, Cameron
James Schwarzinger, Lindsey J. Scozzafave,
Cassandra L. Shaurette, Emily Rose Shore,
Mary Kate Elizabeth Simon, Madeline E.
Slicker, Sophie Smith, Amelia A. Stastney,
Conlin Steinert, Daniel J.H. Stevens, Haley M.
Stevens, Chandlar Morgan Strauss, Enzo N.
Takerian, Nadya Elena Tenges, Elizabeth C.
Trau, Jacob Urban, Samantha Marie
VanDrisse, Stephanie Nu Vang, Joseph
A.Verespej, Matthew Wittmann Wade, Janet
Wang, Julia Thea,Warshauer Joseph A.
Wasserman, Madison Ashley Weiss, Richard
William West, Haley R. Wichman, Courtney N.
Wiencek, Sara Marie Wirthlin, Tyler D. Woldt,
Bridget C. Woody, Katherine Ann Writz, Ashley
C. Xiong, Rachel A. Zimdars, Daniel Natan Zvi
Seniors – Savannah Acompanado, Clare
L. Aeschbacher, Ashhad Ahmed, Amanda
Albright, Kelly M. Allen, Nicholas J. Allen,
Shea M. Allen, Jeremy Alston, Blake J.
Anderson, Jonathan Smith Bartlett, Mitchell
Dean Baubonis, Hannah Jo Behnken,
Antoine Bierny, Jacob Hunter Bishop, Grace
Carolyn Bobber, Abigail Rose Bogli,
Madeline E. Boulier, Sophia Reyes Bradshaw,
Jacob Nathaniel Braun, Nikki Brendemuehl,
Janae K. Brown Julian Burk, Leah Busse,
Jackie Chang, Rachel S. Chavin, Jessanna
Clark, Morgan Alexandra Clark, Abigail
Claussen, Margaret E. Collins, Bryce
Counsellor, Kathleen Cullen, Holland A.
Cummisford, Katherine E. Daniels, Chase P.
Duggan, Emily A. Eckhardt, Kileigh Grace
Erickson, Sarah Patricia Erpenbeck, Samuel
David Faber, Nia Dominique Feaster,
Madeline C. Frank, Madeline K. Fricker,
Madeline Rose Gabor, Luciana Daniela
Garlisi Torales, William P. Gebhardt, Ryan
James Gielow, Amanda Summer Gierach,
Alexandra Shannon Gieske, Aaron Louis
Glazer, Olivia J. Gonzalez, Alessandra Elle
Gouverneur, Anthony J. Grueninger, Benjamin
Jacob Gust, Emily Elise Hannemann, Connor
Anthony Hanson, John T. Happ, Nicole Harms,
Noah Jans Harrison, Hannah Amara
Hartmann, Jacob H. Heilmann, Frederick
Owen Helmstetter, Maximillian Joseph Henry,
Chloe M. Herzog, Sarah B. Hilby, Miriam Tova
Himelstein, Anika C. Hitt, Adam Joseph Hobbs,
Taylor Leigh Hoffmann, Nathan M. Hunt,
Imaan Arshad Jahangir, Kelly Breen Kasper,
Adam H. Kelly, Alexis Kenwood, Priya Khullar,
Ariel H. Kim, Jessica Jeannette Kloss, Samuel
Lawrence Konrath, Conrad G. Kreunen,
Andrew Kruck, Richard McCarthy Kubly,
Serena Marie Kujawski, Rachel Marie Laabs,
Jacob M. Lappin, Rebecca J. Levshetz, Manika
Luhano, Sarah E. Lundeen, Charles E. Maleki,
John E. Marita, Cameron John Marotta, Nicole
M. Martin, Rebecca Martin, Hilda Martinez
Ramirez, Hannah Mays, Sarah Rosenberg
McCarthy, Kelly R. McCrimmon, Sean Patrick
McGowan, Brent Austin Menchaca, Jenna M.
Miller, Kailey A. Mortl, Amanda Moser,
MaiTong Moua, Sharad Mukerji, Andrew S.
Mullins, Michael C. Nelson, Lucas James
Neusen, Madeline M. Niedfeldt, Kelly Marissa
Ochocki, Nicholas Orfield, Brock Austin
Pasternak, Kahaan A. Patel, Rachel M.
Paulmann, Alexandria K. Petersen, Eric
Michael Piku, Melanie Grace Poindexter, Ann
Elizabeth Price, Samantha Lynne Puhl, Victoria
Anne Puhl, Jack Domenic Pulito, McKenzie
Ellen Quinlevan, Andrey Rainchik, Alyson
Rausch, Max Raykov, Caroline Reardon,
Grishma Narayana Reddy, Mary Catherine
Reilly, Grace Kathryn Reimer, Adrian Rimmer,
Micah J. Rubin, Jacob A. Ruhkick, Michaela
Kathryn Rusch, Bradley H. Sadoff, Mari E.
Sadowsky, Tenley J. Sanduski, Madelyn Mary
Schaut, Sarah Schimpf, Laura K. Schneider,
Connor Roman Scholtus, Alecsander M. Schulz,
Caroline Hamilton Schulz, Dara Brooke
Schuman, Daniel P. Seaton, Alexander Seinfeld,
Mikah Jeremy Semon, Samantha K. Severson,
Lauren Rachel Silber, Cole Allen Simpson,
Becca K. Siverhus, Olivia O. Speich, Lane N.
Starrett, Katrina Anne Starsky, Isabella R.
Stechschulte, Drew Mitchell Steger, Allison M.
Stendler, McKenna Marie Stern, Madeline
Emma Sternman, Jared G. Stieve, Jadin N.
Stoffel, Kathleen Elizabeth Sullivan, Thomas
Sullivan, Mitchell H. Sutton, Matthew Swenson,
Svetlana K. Tenges, Shayley Raya Timm,
Andrea Faye Tirsky, Hanna Tseng, Adam
Urban, Mark R. Usatinsky, Nicholas Jon
VanDrisse, Tiffany H. Vang, Kelsey Wagner,
Haley A. Waise, Allison Claire White,
Dominique A. Wilkerson, Alexzander Williams,
Breanna Marie Williams, Margaux M. Wilson,
Tyler Wittenberg, Yuan Xu, Hannah A. Yang,
Sean Zacharias, Nicholas A. Ziebell
Honors
Freshmen – Alexandra Aldape, Micaela R.
Bakman, Jack A. Barron, Brady J. Bartz,
Sydney Jo Baubonis, Zachary A.Berger, Jacob
Richard Bishop, Alyssa Boyer, Jamir Jeremiah
Brown, Emily Elizabeth Buczynski, Gwenyth
Elayne Cain, Leslee Camonier, Savanna
Larson Campagna, Kennedy Chauntay
Christon, Ann Elizabeth Collins, Adriana
Colon, Adeline Peace Damron, Gianluca O.
DeMartino, Ava L Diehl, Meseret Elgin,
Matthew J. Freckmann, Samuel James Gabor,
Nicole Elizabeth Gauss, Michael V. Gebhardt,
Graham Gedman, Zachary Ryan Grinka, Mary
M. Guthrie, Ashley J. Heitz, Sydnie Horne,
Katherine Andree Johnson, Samuel J. Judd,
Sara N. Kassander, Lily R. Konik, Bailey S.
Kramer, Samuel Robert Laferriere, Fotini D.
LaGalbo, Nicole T. Lennie, Marielle Frances
Liniewski, Grace M. Magee, Ivy Marruffo,
Tyler Kenneth McDonald, Henry T. McKeegan,
Ian L. McLaughlin, Benas Mikalauskas, Quinn
Mobley, Jarod Michael Moore, Brett D.
Morgan, Renata Olavarrieta, Thomas Robert
Omann, Trinidy Janay Pate, John Reilly
Pfeifer, Robert Joseph Piku, Lilly Christine
Raimann, Owen Paul Robbins, Mary
Elizabeth D. Ryan, Ryen James Ryba, Rachel
A. Sandlow, Madeleine Sboros, Gabrielle S.
Schroeckenthaler, Patrick C. Shirley, Nima
A. Soltani, Gretchen Irene Stahle, Anne T.
Starrett, Elizabeth Claire Stendler, Roman
James Stueber, Lauren Elizabeth Tank, Kalla
J. Taylor, Cole L. Tietyen, Matthew Irwin
Tracy, Lauryn Walker, Helen ZiYi Watkins,
Tyler M. Wendt, Landon J. Wichman, Taylor
R. Wicklund, Zanelle Willemse, Bradley
Woldt, Lily R. Zall
Sophomores – Daniel ArthurAdix, Sydney
Aiello, Cole M. Albright, Hunter Allen, Timothy
D. Allen, Cassidy E. Buffoni, Zion Marion
Bullock, Jenna Leigh Buraczewski, Molly
Burger, Lauren Burghardt, Tori Morgan Cayle,
Bryce P. Christiaansen, Joshua Robert
Churchill, Reece N. Colegrove, Emma K.
Contardi, Drew Evan Crabbe, Sydney Elizabeth
Crivello, Robert F. Crowley, Nicholas
DeStefanis, Charlotte Doering, Valentina
Dominguez Gonzalez, Nathaniel L. Dzenzeol,
Lief D. Erlandson, John Anthony Erpenbeck,
Sarena Jordyn Farber, Michael A. Fehrenbach,
Dana Marie Fretty, Zara Laylin Gallas, Zachary
B. Ginkel, Katherine Ashley Glueckert, Kate M.
Gorlinski, Nikolas Constantinos Gouverneur,
llyiah Gowelly, Allen Jeffrey Graff, Christopher
M. Greeley, Alison Maria Greisch, Lucas Taylor
Grohmann, James N. Guskov, Alexandra Jean
Halloran, Valerie Goxia Her, Lonnae Hickman,
Omar-Zaccai Rehahn Hill, Elizabeth V. Jambor,
Calum Vaughan Joubert, Ashley Michelle Kark,
Jack Philip Konrath, Alex Krol Jr., Brandon
Robert Kruegel, Anna E. Lauenstein, Mabree
Lillestolen, Alexis N. Lipkowitz, Abby Taylor
Lloyd, Joshua W. Lookatch, Mitchell T. Mallouk,
Frank L. Martin, Kayla Matocky, Jordan Laine
McClone, Katelyn J. Meer, Charles R.
Mortensen, Dylan M. Moser, Sophia M. Nelson,
Grace Allison Nemcek, Matthew William Oates,
Andrew J. O’Brien, Braxton Z. Orosz, Anthony
Pangallo, Sydan Dauron Parker, Thomas
Maxwell Pasher, Trevor R. Perlewitz, Emily
Polk, Maxwell Roy Potter, John J. Quinlevan,
Griffin Quinn, Nicole J. Raymond, Timothy D.
Rodd, Maeve Ryan, Sofia I. Ryvkin, Jack R.
Sabinash, Anisha Sahai, Andrew William
Scheer, Anne P. Schlageter, Joseph Richard
Schmidt,
McKenna Ann Seefeld, Trevor
Franklin Shahrokhi, Benjamin Lewis Starsky,
Nathan Dale Stewart, Calista Thorson, Kathryn
E. Tye, Alexandra B. Van Grunsven, Kayla C.
Wilson, Matthias I. Wong, Jakob Thomas
Zehms, Eric T. Zoeller, Phillip Giovanni
Zuccaro, Jessie L. Zupke
Juniors – Sophia Allen, Alexander O.
Babiasz, Michael L. Ball, George M. Ballesteros,
Bella C. Barbiere, Zachary Beale, David R.
Berman, Arjan S. Bindra, Alejandro Bitetto,
Thomas LoCoco Blaubach, Lauren Brill, Jake
Theo Bruner, Shannon Burke, Alexandra
Nicole Burns, Shannon Marie Carley, Colin C.
Cassens, Georges E. Chedid, Ryan Cho,
Jonathan Y. Chudnow, Hannah Marie Clemens,
Joseph W. Clemens, Ryan A. Conrad, Samantha
A. David, Tyler J. Denmark, Katlynn Dietzen,
Kelly A. Eyers, Brian Daniel Fischer, Alyssa
Marie Francis, Nikolai E. Gardner, Ethan P.
Gilerovich, Nathan Carl Grisa, Christal Colleen
Hearn, Matthew J. Heilmann, Eric D.
Henderson, Joseph Leo Hobbs, Jesse Aaron
Honigberg, Andrew D. Hopkins, Brooke H.
Howell, Zoe Elizabeth Hurdle, Samantha M.
James, Taylor R. James, Sarah M. Jorgensen,
Carly Kleiman, David Alexander Kocab, Violet
N. Kryshak, Jeffrey T. Lalande, Ashley Briana
Landon, Mitchell J. Lauenstein, Douglas S.
Lennon, Margaret M. Martin, Michael Gregory
Matthews, Kimberly A. Mayer, Connor Joseph
McCormick, Madeline Claire McDonald, Taylor
J. McIlwraith, Connor P. McPike, Lauren E.
Miller, Tanya Miller, Justen P. Newby, Patrick
Bromley Norman, Lauren N. Padgett, Adam C.
Peterson, Pratima Sue Plamann, Peter Edward
Raimann, Lilly Biyan Rathe, Nicole Marie
Reno, Brian R. Sanner, Nicole Libbie Schutkin,
Alexis Silver, Katie Ann Soyka, Matthew Lewis
Stevenson, David Raphael Swanson, Katherine
Jo Thomas, Lauren L. Tunney, Uggie Ugene
Varh, Emma Wade, Anna Catherine Ward,
Carolyn Marie Weigert, Aeriana WhiteMonohan, Matthew John Winters, Nicole
Antonette Zingale, Adam Zinger
Seniors – Addie Grace Anderson, Emma J.
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are caught up in drug and alcohol dependence often have
lost all support from family and friends who do not use,”
said Ozaukee County Human Services Director Michael
Lappen. “We know that many individuals are in the jail for
crimes related to their substance use. After they have been
there for a while and have been detoxed, they may wish to
try and remain clean and sober, but their only ‘friends’ left
are the people they were using drugs and alcohol with.”
These individuals tend to be arrested for possession and
may face up to a one-year sentence.
Newly seated Ozaukee County Sheriff James Johnson
said that sober housing provides support, structure and
accountability for those with addictions.
“The program requires the addict to pursue treatment
and voluntarily submit to random drug screens; this
maintains accountability” he said. “Sober housing gives
the foundation to acquire skills that help them to be
productive members of society.”
Ozaukee County does not currently offer any sober
housing options. That tide may be turning though, as
members of the task force’s policy and advocacy committee
explore potential houses to use as a transitional living
facility.
Under the proposed sober-housing business plan, those
individuals selected for sober housing will undergo a
rigorous interview process. Screening applicants is the
“single most important action that can be taken,” which
will require a person-to-person interview with the house
managers and staff, according to the plan.
Selected individuals must prove their dedication to
sobriety by their continued involvement in a 12-step
recovery program and have to follow all house rules.
Violation of house rules are grounds for immediate
eviction, the plan said.
“A body clean of drugs and
alcohol can lead to a clean
life.”
— James Johnson
Ozaukee County Sheriff
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, drug
addiction is a complex disease and quitting takes more
than good intentions or a strong will. In fact, drugs change
the brain in ways that foster compulsive drug abuse;
therefore, quitting becomes difficult, even for those who
want to quit.
Research shows that combining addiction treatment
medications with behavioral therapy remains the best way
to ensure success for most patients, the institute’s
information said.
Though there are some similarities, sober housing
differs from other types of transitional housing options
such as halfway homes. The key difference is that halfway
houses are for offenders of all types, where a parole officer
is required. Halfway houses place felons such as drug-users
and/or sex offenders and those who are mentally ill that
are coming from a prison, a hospital or a rehabilitation
center.
In addition, halfway homes are governed by federal and
state laws. Those residents are typically there under court
order and cannot move out unless approved by a judge,
court order or a parole officer.
In contrast, privately-owned sober housing is solely for
drug addicts and alcoholics who have completed
detoxification programs, according to information in the
task force business plan. Houses are to never be co-ed. Its
sole purpose is to support the individual in developing and
maintaining holistic, healthy habits and activities that aid
in long-term sobriety.
Curfews, drug testing, household chores, cooking and
group meetings are common features in these settings,
according to the business plan. Often, house rules mandate
that individuals must be actively in school or looking for
employment. Therefore, some sober houses lock their
doors from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., hoping residents are engaged in
healthy lifestyle activities.
Sober housing provides many social and financial
advantages, Lappen said.
“The county would see significant savings in the cost of
jailing people if we can reduce recidivism,” he said. “We
would also see a reduction in the petty crimes related to
drug use … stealing from cars, garages, etc. to support their
daily ‘fix.’ The department of human services has seen a
large spike in child welfare cases related to addiction to
opiates and heroin. If we can help parents get sober, it will
reduce the social costs of kids being impacted by drugs and
also the costs to the taxpayers of removing the kids from
their families and placing them in foster care.”
Although Heroin Task Force members have a detailed
business model for sober housing, they lack the funding to
support the endeavor. Starting Point of Ozaukee is looking
for those organizations or individuals who are willing to
bring this concept to fruition with any and all time, talents
or treasures.
Sober housing provides the door; yet, each individual
must choose to walk through it.
“A body clean of drugs and alcohol can lead to a clean
life,” Johnson said.
For more information on how to help, call 375-1110 or
visit www.startingpointoz.org.
(Denise Seyfer can be reached at dseyfer@conleynet.com.)