14th Annual Celebrity Cream Puff Eating Contest
8/22/09 - Fairest of the Fair 2007 Katie Rhodes has taken the “Sweetest of the Fair” trophy for a second year after beating seven of her peers last night in the 14th Annual Celebrity Cream Puff Eating Contest at the Dodge County Fair. Rhodes managed to beat-out Fairest’s from 2008 and 2009, along with Miss Beaver Dam Lake, the Dodge County Fire Queen and the local and state Honey Bee Queens.
Sven Jorgensen of the Beaver Dam Community Theater fall play “Don’t Hug Me” bested eight of his fellow actors, including “Peter Pan” and the Gourlie Brothers from the Morais Players of Mayville – dressed as old ladies -- to take home the Bill “Puff Daddy” McCollum trophy.
Beaver Dam Mayor Tom Kennedy took home the “Cream Puff of the Crop” trophy in a photo-finish against Farm Tech Days Chuck Crave and also Horicon Superintendent Gary Berger, Casey Carney and Jeff and Scott Fitzgerald.
And finally, in a strange twist of events, all the participants in the final celebrity heat pulled an on-stage swap with their seconds-in-command. It started after Sheriff Todd Nehls announced from Washington DC that he would be appointing his Chief Deputy Blaine Laursdorf to sub for him. After reluctantly getting approval from judge’s Daniel Klossner and Brian Pfitzinger, District Attorney Bill Bedker appointed his Assistant DA Jim Sempf to take his place at the table. That prompted Emergency Management Director Joe Meagher to swap places with Deputy Director Amy Nehls, much to her surprise. PAVE Director Jamie Kratz-Gullickson switched places with advocate Ann Killian-Khan, who took home the second place cup. And finally, Beaver Dam Chamber Director Phil Fritsche brought in his son Zach, who took home the “Fastest of the Fair” trophy.
8/22/09 - Fairest of the Fair 2007 Katie Rhodes has taken the “Sweetest of the Fair” trophy for a second year after beating seven of her peers last night in the 14th Annual Celebrity Cream Puff Eating Contest at the Dodge County Fair. Rhodes managed to beat-out Fairest’s from 2008 and 2009, along with Miss Beaver Dam Lake, the Dodge County Fire Queen and the local and state Honey Bee Queens.
Sven Jorgensen of the Beaver Dam Community Theater fall play “Don’t Hug Me” bested eight of his fellow actors, including “Peter Pan” and the Gourlie Brothers from the Morais Players of Mayville – dressed as old ladies -- to take home the Bill “Puff Daddy” McCollum trophy.
Beaver Dam Mayor Tom Kennedy took home the “Cream Puff of the Crop” trophy in a photo-finish against Farm Tech Days Chuck Crave and also Horicon Superintendent Gary Berger, Casey Carney and Jeff and Scott Fitzgerald.
And finally, in a strange twist of events, all the participants in the final celebrity heat pulled an on-stage swap with their seconds-in-command. It started after Sheriff Todd Nehls announced from Washington DC that he would be appointing his Chief Deputy Blaine Laursdorf to sub for him. After reluctantly getting approval from judge’s Daniel Klossner and Brian Pfitzinger, District Attorney Bill Bedker appointed his Assistant DA Jim Sempf to take his place at the table. That prompted Emergency Management Director Joe Meagher to swap places with Deputy Director Amy Nehls, much to her surprise. PAVE Director Jamie Kratz-Gullickson switched places with advocate Ann Killian-Khan, who took home the second place cup. And finally, Beaver Dam Chamber Director Phil Fritsche brought in his son Zach, who took home the “Fastest of the Fair” trophy.
Check Out Videos from All Four Celebrity Cream Puff Contests
Streiff Gets Five Years
8/22/09 - A Waupun man was sentenced to five years in prison yesterday for the repeated sexual assault of two young girls at their Fox Lake home. Dean Strieff pleaded “no contest” in May to one of the felony counts and had a second dismissed but read into the record. According to the criminal complaint, the victim’s mother contacted Fox Lake police to report that Strieff had assaulted the children numerous times. Streiff was convicted of molesting a pre-teen girl told authorities that the 41-year-old had touched her on several occasions between September of last year and the middle of January. Charges were dismissed against Strieff for assaulting the girl’s older preteen sister during that same period. The victims and the victim’s mother both asked the judge for leniency saying Strieff was a good person. In pronouncing sentence, Judge Pfitzinger said that while Strieff had many more positive characteristics in his background than most defendants, the judge could not overlook the gravity of the offenses that Strieff committed saying, “I will do whatever I can from this bench to protect the children of this community.” When given the opportunity to speak, Strieff tearfully thanked his family, many of whom were present in court, for their support. Strieff also expressed sorrow for what he had done and vowed that an incident like this “will never happen again.” In addition to five years incarceration, Strieff was sentenced to five years of extended supervision and must register as a sex offender.
Kwik Trip Moving Forward in Fox Lake
8/22/09 - Plans for a new Kwik Trip on the site formerly occupied by Fox Lake Foods on Highway 33 have been approved. Representatives with Kwik Trip and Kunkel Engineering presented the plans to the city council, which then unanimously approved them. Administrator Bill Petracek says while it’ll be a new building, losing Fox Lake Foods, which was the lone grocery store in the city, will be an obvious detriment to the community. Petracek says bringing in another grocery store chain does not appear to be an option. He called five other grocery companies and all said Fox Lake was too small of a community to support its own store. Kwik Trip hopes to get the construction underway as soon as possible to avoid any issues with winter weather.
114,000 Jobs Lost Over the Past Year in WI
8/22/09 - Over the last 12 months Wisconsin has lost a record 114 thousand jobs -- but it could be worse. Those numbers are still not as bad as neighboring states, or the nation as a whole. Only two of the seven states in this region lost less than the 3-point-9 percent of its jobs Wisconsin gave up. The national rate of jobs lost was 4-point-2 percent. The numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics also shows Wisconsin remains the nation's leading location for manufacturing jobs -- even thought nearly 58 thousand of them were lost during the period.
Polling Shows near Dead Heat between Walker and Barrett for Gov
8/22/09 - With Governor Jim Doyle headed for the sidelines, polling done more than a year before Wisconsin votes shows two politicians from Milwaukee as early favorites. Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker, a Republican, is supported by 44 percent of likely primary voters, compared to 43 percent for Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, Democrat. Walker is an announced candidate for Doyle's job, but Barrett hasn't made his intentions known. Barrett's numbers were likely influenced by the news stories this week about his intercession in a domestic dispute just outside the Wisconsin State Fairgrounds. When other hypothetical general election match-ups were considered, Walker had substantial margins among likely voters over other Democratic candidates Barbara Lawton and Ron Kind. Lawton is the current lieutenant governor and Kind is a congressman from La Crosse.
Van Hollen Won’t Represent State in Domestic Registries Case
8/22/09 - Wisconsin’s attorney general says he won’t defend the state against a challenge to domestic partner registries. Wisconsin Family Action has asked the State Supreme Court to strike down the registries, based on a 2006 Constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen says that amendment is the reason he can not represent Wisconsin against the petition to overturn the law. The registries were created by a provision in the state budget and went into effect earlier this month. Van Hollen says his decision isn’t based on a policy disagreement, but on his oath to uphold the state Constitution. The Supreme Court hasn’t decided if it will take the case. If it does, the state would likely have to hire an outside attorney to defend the law.
Soldier Died from Heat Stroke
8/22/09 - An autopsy shows that soldier from Wisconsin, who died after a South Carolina army training exercise, suffered heat stroke. Private Jonathan Morales was from Milwaukee. Morales had reportedly fallen behind on a training march the day before. His supervisor had him sit in the back of a truck. Morales fell out of the truck and hit his head, but the coroner says it was heat stroke that killed the 18 year old.
Family Suing Beef Company after Getting Sick
8/22/09 - A Wisconsin family sues JBS Swift Beef Company for selling meat that made them sick. The Rosploch family of Brookfield filed the federal lawsuit in Milwaukee yesterday. Court papers allege the family ate beef last month that made three of them sick. That beef was later found to be among 420 thousand pounds recalled by the company. A seven year old boy got so sick he had to stay in a hospital for nearly a month. The family members were sickened by E. coli.
Cap-and-Trade Bill Hits Home for Smaller Power Companies
8/22/09 - The cap-and-trade bill passed by the U.S. House hits some small Midwestern power companies especially hard. They rely on coal power plants, leading a regional utility group to intensify its lobbying before the Senate votes on the measure. A spokesman for Wisconsin Energy says under the current formula Midwestern state would be subsidizing customers of other utilities in the eastern and western states. Alliant Energy is a part of the same group which wants changes in the wording before cap-and-trade is considered.
Harley Looking for New Home for its Main Motorcycle Plant
8/22/09 - Harley-Davidson officials consider four locations for the company's main motorcycle plant. It's now located in York, Pennsylvania, but the company says that facility is inefficient and has too much capacity. A decision is expected later this year whether to relocate to Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Shelbyville, Indiana, Shelbyville, Kentucky, or Kansas City, Missouri. Pennsylvania is fighting hard to keep the plant that employs 23 hundred people. The state is offering an economic package of low-interest loans and 15 million dollars in upgrades.
Quarantine on Firewood Extended to Kenosha County
8/22/09 - In an effort to stop the spread of the emerald ash borer, the state has quarantined firewood and other wood products in Kenosha County. The quarantine went into effect today (Saturday). The beetle was found in trees in that county earlier this month. The restrictions prohibit taking items like hardwood, firewood, ash logs or timber or ash nursery products out of the state. The emerald ash borer has killed millions of trees, mostly in the upper Midwest.
Streiff Gets Five Years
8/22/09 - A Waupun man was sentenced to five years in prison yesterday for the repeated sexual assault of two young girls at their Fox Lake home. Dean Strieff pleaded “no contest” in May to one of the felony counts and had a second dismissed but read into the record. According to the criminal complaint, the victim’s mother contacted Fox Lake police to report that Strieff had assaulted the children numerous times. Streiff was convicted of molesting a pre-teen girl told authorities that the 41-year-old had touched her on several occasions between September of last year and the middle of January. Charges were dismissed against Strieff for assaulting the girl’s older preteen sister during that same period. The victims and the victim’s mother both asked the judge for leniency saying Strieff was a good person. In pronouncing sentence, Judge Pfitzinger said that while Strieff had many more positive characteristics in his background than most defendants, the judge could not overlook the gravity of the offenses that Strieff committed saying, “I will do whatever I can from this bench to protect the children of this community.” When given the opportunity to speak, Strieff tearfully thanked his family, many of whom were present in court, for their support. Strieff also expressed sorrow for what he had done and vowed that an incident like this “will never happen again.” In addition to five years incarceration, Strieff was sentenced to five years of extended supervision and must register as a sex offender.
Kwik Trip Moving Forward in Fox Lake
8/22/09 - Plans for a new Kwik Trip on the site formerly occupied by Fox Lake Foods on Highway 33 have been approved. Representatives with Kwik Trip and Kunkel Engineering presented the plans to the city council, which then unanimously approved them. Administrator Bill Petracek says while it’ll be a new building, losing Fox Lake Foods, which was the lone grocery store in the city, will be an obvious detriment to the community. Petracek says bringing in another grocery store chain does not appear to be an option. He called five other grocery companies and all said Fox Lake was too small of a community to support its own store. Kwik Trip hopes to get the construction underway as soon as possible to avoid any issues with winter weather.
114,000 Jobs Lost Over the Past Year in WI
8/22/09 - Over the last 12 months Wisconsin has lost a record 114 thousand jobs -- but it could be worse. Those numbers are still not as bad as neighboring states, or the nation as a whole. Only two of the seven states in this region lost less than the 3-point-9 percent of its jobs Wisconsin gave up. The national rate of jobs lost was 4-point-2 percent. The numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics also shows Wisconsin remains the nation's leading location for manufacturing jobs -- even thought nearly 58 thousand of them were lost during the period.
Polling Shows near Dead Heat between Walker and Barrett for Gov
8/22/09 - With Governor Jim Doyle headed for the sidelines, polling done more than a year before Wisconsin votes shows two politicians from Milwaukee as early favorites. Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker, a Republican, is supported by 44 percent of likely primary voters, compared to 43 percent for Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, Democrat. Walker is an announced candidate for Doyle's job, but Barrett hasn't made his intentions known. Barrett's numbers were likely influenced by the news stories this week about his intercession in a domestic dispute just outside the Wisconsin State Fairgrounds. When other hypothetical general election match-ups were considered, Walker had substantial margins among likely voters over other Democratic candidates Barbara Lawton and Ron Kind. Lawton is the current lieutenant governor and Kind is a congressman from La Crosse.
Van Hollen Won’t Represent State in Domestic Registries Case
8/22/09 - Wisconsin’s attorney general says he won’t defend the state against a challenge to domestic partner registries. Wisconsin Family Action has asked the State Supreme Court to strike down the registries, based on a 2006 Constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen says that amendment is the reason he can not represent Wisconsin against the petition to overturn the law. The registries were created by a provision in the state budget and went into effect earlier this month. Van Hollen says his decision isn’t based on a policy disagreement, but on his oath to uphold the state Constitution. The Supreme Court hasn’t decided if it will take the case. If it does, the state would likely have to hire an outside attorney to defend the law.
Soldier Died from Heat Stroke
8/22/09 - An autopsy shows that soldier from Wisconsin, who died after a South Carolina army training exercise, suffered heat stroke. Private Jonathan Morales was from Milwaukee. Morales had reportedly fallen behind on a training march the day before. His supervisor had him sit in the back of a truck. Morales fell out of the truck and hit his head, but the coroner says it was heat stroke that killed the 18 year old.
Family Suing Beef Company after Getting Sick
8/22/09 - A Wisconsin family sues JBS Swift Beef Company for selling meat that made them sick. The Rosploch family of Brookfield filed the federal lawsuit in Milwaukee yesterday. Court papers allege the family ate beef last month that made three of them sick. That beef was later found to be among 420 thousand pounds recalled by the company. A seven year old boy got so sick he had to stay in a hospital for nearly a month. The family members were sickened by E. coli.
Cap-and-Trade Bill Hits Home for Smaller Power Companies
8/22/09 - The cap-and-trade bill passed by the U.S. House hits some small Midwestern power companies especially hard. They rely on coal power plants, leading a regional utility group to intensify its lobbying before the Senate votes on the measure. A spokesman for Wisconsin Energy says under the current formula Midwestern state would be subsidizing customers of other utilities in the eastern and western states. Alliant Energy is a part of the same group which wants changes in the wording before cap-and-trade is considered.
Harley Looking for New Home for its Main Motorcycle Plant
8/22/09 - Harley-Davidson officials consider four locations for the company's main motorcycle plant. It's now located in York, Pennsylvania, but the company says that facility is inefficient and has too much capacity. A decision is expected later this year whether to relocate to Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Shelbyville, Indiana, Shelbyville, Kentucky, or Kansas City, Missouri. Pennsylvania is fighting hard to keep the plant that employs 23 hundred people. The state is offering an economic package of low-interest loans and 15 million dollars in upgrades.
Quarantine on Firewood Extended to Kenosha County
8/22/09 - In an effort to stop the spread of the emerald ash borer, the state has quarantined firewood and other wood products in Kenosha County. The quarantine went into effect today (Saturday). The beetle was found in trees in that county earlier this month. The restrictions prohibit taking items like hardwood, firewood, ash logs or timber or ash nursery products out of the state. The emerald ash borer has killed millions of trees, mostly in the upper Midwest.
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