WASD Board Votes to Close Three Schools
3/17/09 - The number of schools in the Waupun School District has been cut in half. That’s as a result of a 6-1 vote in favor of the budget cuts recommended by district administrators in an effort to close what is estimated to be a one-point-two-five-million-dollar deficit for the 2009-2010 school year. The cuts mean the elementary schools in Fox Lake, Alto, as well as Jefferson in Waupun, will close at the end of this school year. With the closings, there will be a re-shuffling of students into the three remaining buildings. Washington Elementary will have kindergarten through 2nd grade, the middle school will house 3rd through 6th grades, and the high school will get 7th grade and up. District Administrator Randy Refsland says the next big tasks for the district will be to begin the moving process and having administrators come up with a plan on how to deal with the changing dynamics of the district.
Another item on the agenda was a request by Fox Lake Mayor Gerald Mullin to detach from the district, but it was unanimously voted down by the board, with many questioning the legality of the motion. Despite that, a Fox Lake area citizen’s group, known as CARE, will be holding a meeting tonight to discuss options in an attempt to keep their school open including possible detachment. That meeting will be held at the Fox Lake Community Center beginning at 6:30.
Downtown Revitalization Plan Takes Step Forward
3/17/09 - The downtown Beaver Dam renovation project took a huge step forward yesterday with the passage of several key resolutions. Saying it was the first step in laying the foundation for the next 40 years, Beaver Dam Mayor Tom Kennedy thanked alderpersons and city officials for their hard work and dedication over the past few months. One resolution approved allows the city to borrow $1.76 million for the demolition of nine downtown buildings, the removal of the culverts in the Tower Parking Lot and partial restoration.
The other resolution established WDS Construction of Beaver Dam as the general contractor overseeing the project. Both passed by an 11 to 2 vote. Alderman Mark Born voted against the resolutions because he says they focused on removing too many buildings and not enough on solving the citywide flood issue.
Also last night, the council approved a resolution to move forward with applications for grant funding. Community Development Block Grants are available to qualifying municipalities for up to a half million dollars. However, because they are applying for emergency block grant funding, it was learned that the city is in the unique position to apply for 100% of the costs of the entire $2.6 million project. Kennedy is confident that Beaver Dam will see at least some of that money. Closing on the properties is scheduled for March 31.
Board Looking at Mandatory Closed Campus for Beaver Dam
3/17/09 - Should students who violate the alcohol, drug, and tobacco policies at the Beaver Dam High School not be allowed to leave the campus for lunch? At last night’s Beaver Dam School Board meeting, member Kathy Berkvam proposed a mandatory closed campus for students who either possess alcohol, illegal drugs or tobacco at school, or come to school under the influence. Berkvam claimed that closing the campus for violators was not happening now at the school and some students were using alcohol, drugs or tobacco off campus during their lunch period. High school principal Don Patnode said a closed campus has been required for some students on probation and administrators should be given the latitude to review each violation on a case by case basis. Patnode also said that less than one percent of the student body was violating the policies and those students are being held to a higher standard including random drug tests. The board agreed to refer Berkvam’s proposal to a student governance committee for further review.
Loss and Brouillard Leaving BDUSD
3/17/09 - Two top administrators are leaving the Beaver Dam School District. The board last night accepted the resignations of Middle School Principal Rich Brouillard and High School Associate Principal and Athletic Director Bill Loss. Brouillard is retiring as of mid-July. He has been the middle school principal for four years. Loss has been the associate principal at the high school for two years.
Prayer on DC Board of Supervisors Agenda
3/17/09 - The Dodge County Board of Supervisors are scheduled to vote tonight on a resolution that would allow them to continue to say a prayer to open their meetings. The resolution, submitted by Supervisor Eugene Wurtz late last month, calls for a non-sectarian prayer to be performed by different religious officials on a rotating basis. That resolution will be on the board floor tonight, but the county’s corporation counsel is also working on a separate resolution that would set similar, but more specific, parameters for the prayer. That’s expected to be presented to the Executive Committee at their next meeting in April. The meeting tonight begins at 7:30 on the 4th floor of the Administration Building in Juneau.
Zaborek and LaFave in Court this Week
3/17/09 - The Delafield woman and Watertown man accused of allowing a murder to happen and keeping it a secret are back in court this week in Milwaukee and Juneau. Zachary Zaborek faces an aiding a felon charge for keeping the death of 31-year-old Haroon Khan secret. Zaborek's best friend Travis Zoellick committed the murder at a storage facility outside Watertown last fall. Zaborek has a status conference in Dodge County Court today. Meanwhile 21-year-old Tammil LaFave has a plea hearing on a murder charge in Milwaukee County Court tomorrow. LaFave accompanied Zoellick to Milwaukee where he traveled to test drive Khan's car. She failed to intervene when she suspected Zoellick was going to kill Khan. He stabbed Khan to death at the storage facility at the conclusion of their drive. Zoellick killed himself as police were closing in. (KFIZ)
FDL Man Pleads Innocent in Killing of Ducks
3/17/09 - A Fond du Lac man has pleaded innocent to five citations in the snowmobile killings of 57 mallard ducks. 33-year-old Daniel Morris might have to pay almost 25-hundred dollars if he’s convicted on all the charges – and if a judge orders restitution for each of the ducks that were killed. State D-N-R warden supervisor George Protogere said the deaths of 37 drakes and 20 hens were ruled an accident. That was based on what Morris and a fellow snowmobiler told investigators. Morris turned himself in after heavy media coverage of the incident. It happened on January 13th, just a few days after snowmobilers in Waupaca County ran over a half-dozen deer. That incident had riders throughout Wisconsin defending their sport, after a landowner shut down the trail where the deer were mangled.
Dodge County Court Wrap-Up
3/17/09 - A Hustisford man, who was arrested for punching his girlfriend in the face and trying to sexually assault her, was placed on probation for 18 months. 29-year-old David Wood pled to misdemeanor Battery and Disorderly Conduct charges and had a count of Fourth Degree Sexual Assault dismissed.
3/17/09 - An inmate at Waupun Correctional is accused of biting off his cellmate’s top lip and spitting it in the toilet. Jamal Russ is charged with felony Mayhem in connection with the incident last November. The victim told authorities that Russ was at the sink, giving himself a “bird bath,” and when he reached around Russ to throw something in the garbage can, he was attacked. Correctional staff conducted a search around the toilet for the lip, in hopes that it could be reattached, but were unsuccessful. The victim also indicated that the attack may have been gang-related, as one was a member of the Vice Lords, and the other was an Eastside Gangster Disciple. The 22-year-old Russ, who is jail on a variety of crimes including Child Sexual Assault and Battery, could have another 46 years added to his sentence, if convicted.
3/17/09 - A seventh OWI has earned a Hustisford man three years in prison. Martin Yanick, Jr. entered a “no contest” plea related the drunk driving arrest last November and another felony count was dismissed. Following his release from prison, the 37-year-old will have his license revoked for three years, followed by three years with an ignition interlock device installed on his vehicle.
3/17/09 - A Clyman teen has a felony record for stealing $30 worth of beer from a garage last fall. Ryan Pratt pleaded guilty to a felony Burglary charge and had two misdemeanors dismissed. The 18-year-old was also sentenced to 60 days in jail, three years probation and 60 hours of community service.
3/17/09 - A Horicon teen faces a felony charge of Battery to Law Enforcement after allegedly throwing a chair at a Horicon police officer. Scott J.P. Bruss was arrested in December after reportedly ransacking the kitchen of Daybreak Group Home in Horicon. If convicted, the 19-year-old could be sentenced to almost nine years in prison.
3/17/09 - The number of schools in the Waupun School District has been cut in half. That’s as a result of a 6-1 vote in favor of the budget cuts recommended by district administrators in an effort to close what is estimated to be a one-point-two-five-million-dollar deficit for the 2009-2010 school year. The cuts mean the elementary schools in Fox Lake, Alto, as well as Jefferson in Waupun, will close at the end of this school year. With the closings, there will be a re-shuffling of students into the three remaining buildings. Washington Elementary will have kindergarten through 2nd grade, the middle school will house 3rd through 6th grades, and the high school will get 7th grade and up. District Administrator Randy Refsland says the next big tasks for the district will be to begin the moving process and having administrators come up with a plan on how to deal with the changing dynamics of the district.
Another item on the agenda was a request by Fox Lake Mayor Gerald Mullin to detach from the district, but it was unanimously voted down by the board, with many questioning the legality of the motion. Despite that, a Fox Lake area citizen’s group, known as CARE, will be holding a meeting tonight to discuss options in an attempt to keep their school open including possible detachment. That meeting will be held at the Fox Lake Community Center beginning at 6:30.
Downtown Revitalization Plan Takes Step Forward
3/17/09 - The downtown Beaver Dam renovation project took a huge step forward yesterday with the passage of several key resolutions. Saying it was the first step in laying the foundation for the next 40 years, Beaver Dam Mayor Tom Kennedy thanked alderpersons and city officials for their hard work and dedication over the past few months. One resolution approved allows the city to borrow $1.76 million for the demolition of nine downtown buildings, the removal of the culverts in the Tower Parking Lot and partial restoration.
The other resolution established WDS Construction of Beaver Dam as the general contractor overseeing the project. Both passed by an 11 to 2 vote. Alderman Mark Born voted against the resolutions because he says they focused on removing too many buildings and not enough on solving the citywide flood issue.
Also last night, the council approved a resolution to move forward with applications for grant funding. Community Development Block Grants are available to qualifying municipalities for up to a half million dollars. However, because they are applying for emergency block grant funding, it was learned that the city is in the unique position to apply for 100% of the costs of the entire $2.6 million project. Kennedy is confident that Beaver Dam will see at least some of that money. Closing on the properties is scheduled for March 31.
Board Looking at Mandatory Closed Campus for Beaver Dam
3/17/09 - Should students who violate the alcohol, drug, and tobacco policies at the Beaver Dam High School not be allowed to leave the campus for lunch? At last night’s Beaver Dam School Board meeting, member Kathy Berkvam proposed a mandatory closed campus for students who either possess alcohol, illegal drugs or tobacco at school, or come to school under the influence. Berkvam claimed that closing the campus for violators was not happening now at the school and some students were using alcohol, drugs or tobacco off campus during their lunch period. High school principal Don Patnode said a closed campus has been required for some students on probation and administrators should be given the latitude to review each violation on a case by case basis. Patnode also said that less than one percent of the student body was violating the policies and those students are being held to a higher standard including random drug tests. The board agreed to refer Berkvam’s proposal to a student governance committee for further review.
Loss and Brouillard Leaving BDUSD
3/17/09 - Two top administrators are leaving the Beaver Dam School District. The board last night accepted the resignations of Middle School Principal Rich Brouillard and High School Associate Principal and Athletic Director Bill Loss. Brouillard is retiring as of mid-July. He has been the middle school principal for four years. Loss has been the associate principal at the high school for two years.
Prayer on DC Board of Supervisors Agenda
3/17/09 - The Dodge County Board of Supervisors are scheduled to vote tonight on a resolution that would allow them to continue to say a prayer to open their meetings. The resolution, submitted by Supervisor Eugene Wurtz late last month, calls for a non-sectarian prayer to be performed by different religious officials on a rotating basis. That resolution will be on the board floor tonight, but the county’s corporation counsel is also working on a separate resolution that would set similar, but more specific, parameters for the prayer. That’s expected to be presented to the Executive Committee at their next meeting in April. The meeting tonight begins at 7:30 on the 4th floor of the Administration Building in Juneau.
Zaborek and LaFave in Court this Week
3/17/09 - The Delafield woman and Watertown man accused of allowing a murder to happen and keeping it a secret are back in court this week in Milwaukee and Juneau. Zachary Zaborek faces an aiding a felon charge for keeping the death of 31-year-old Haroon Khan secret. Zaborek's best friend Travis Zoellick committed the murder at a storage facility outside Watertown last fall. Zaborek has a status conference in Dodge County Court today. Meanwhile 21-year-old Tammil LaFave has a plea hearing on a murder charge in Milwaukee County Court tomorrow. LaFave accompanied Zoellick to Milwaukee where he traveled to test drive Khan's car. She failed to intervene when she suspected Zoellick was going to kill Khan. He stabbed Khan to death at the storage facility at the conclusion of their drive. Zoellick killed himself as police were closing in. (KFIZ)
FDL Man Pleads Innocent in Killing of Ducks
3/17/09 - A Fond du Lac man has pleaded innocent to five citations in the snowmobile killings of 57 mallard ducks. 33-year-old Daniel Morris might have to pay almost 25-hundred dollars if he’s convicted on all the charges – and if a judge orders restitution for each of the ducks that were killed. State D-N-R warden supervisor George Protogere said the deaths of 37 drakes and 20 hens were ruled an accident. That was based on what Morris and a fellow snowmobiler told investigators. Morris turned himself in after heavy media coverage of the incident. It happened on January 13th, just a few days after snowmobilers in Waupaca County ran over a half-dozen deer. That incident had riders throughout Wisconsin defending their sport, after a landowner shut down the trail where the deer were mangled.
Dodge County Court Wrap-Up
3/17/09 - A Hustisford man, who was arrested for punching his girlfriend in the face and trying to sexually assault her, was placed on probation for 18 months. 29-year-old David Wood pled to misdemeanor Battery and Disorderly Conduct charges and had a count of Fourth Degree Sexual Assault dismissed.
3/17/09 - An inmate at Waupun Correctional is accused of biting off his cellmate’s top lip and spitting it in the toilet. Jamal Russ is charged with felony Mayhem in connection with the incident last November. The victim told authorities that Russ was at the sink, giving himself a “bird bath,” and when he reached around Russ to throw something in the garbage can, he was attacked. Correctional staff conducted a search around the toilet for the lip, in hopes that it could be reattached, but were unsuccessful. The victim also indicated that the attack may have been gang-related, as one was a member of the Vice Lords, and the other was an Eastside Gangster Disciple. The 22-year-old Russ, who is jail on a variety of crimes including Child Sexual Assault and Battery, could have another 46 years added to his sentence, if convicted.
3/17/09 - A seventh OWI has earned a Hustisford man three years in prison. Martin Yanick, Jr. entered a “no contest” plea related the drunk driving arrest last November and another felony count was dismissed. Following his release from prison, the 37-year-old will have his license revoked for three years, followed by three years with an ignition interlock device installed on his vehicle.
3/17/09 - A Clyman teen has a felony record for stealing $30 worth of beer from a garage last fall. Ryan Pratt pleaded guilty to a felony Burglary charge and had two misdemeanors dismissed. The 18-year-old was also sentenced to 60 days in jail, three years probation and 60 hours of community service.
3/17/09 - A Horicon teen faces a felony charge of Battery to Law Enforcement after allegedly throwing a chair at a Horicon police officer. Scott J.P. Bruss was arrested in December after reportedly ransacking the kitchen of Daybreak Group Home in Horicon. If convicted, the 19-year-old could be sentenced to almost nine years in prison.
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