Cold Rain and Snow on Holiday Roads
11/25/09 - Southern Wisconsin won’t get the three-inches of snow that was predicted for Thanksgiving but the forecast is still calling for some accumulation and it will be no picnic for the thousands who will be on the road. The National Weather Service says the entire state will get occasional rain and drizzle today. The rain will mix with snow tonight in southwest Wisconsin, and light snow is possible in the far north with rain after midnight. A rain-snow mix is predicted in the south for tomorrow, while the north gets light snow. Everything’s supposed to clear out by Friday. And the holiday snow could melt then, with highs in the upper-30s and 40’s expected statewide both Friday and Saturday. Drivers should be ready for affected visibility on the busy travel day. By the way, snow is not all that rare on Thanksgiving. In Madison, there’s been at least a trace on the ground 41-percent of the time over the last 111 years. Milwaukee has had snow 30-percent of the time during the past 120 Thanksgivings. Madison had an inch on the ground for last year’s holiday. Meanwhile the DOT reports most lanes should be open this holiday period as most road projects have been completed. The biggest inconvenience for drivers could be on I-94 from Kenosha to the Illinois line, where a major re-construction project is taking place.
Wisconsin Air Travel Bucks National Trend
11/25/09 - The recession won’t stop thousands of Wisconsinites from flying home for their Thanksgiving turkeys. About 215-thousand passengers are expected to fly in-and-out of Milwaukee’s Mitchell International Airport during an 11-day period that ends next Monday. That’s 42-percent more than last year, and 35-thousand more than the airport’s record for a Thanksgiving set in 2003. Nationally, the Triple-“A” says air travel will be down almost seven-percent from last year.
Registration Still Open For BDHS Thanksgiving Meal
11/25/09 - The Beaver Dam High School is still accepting registrations for their Thanksgiving Day Dinner. Organizer Bob Schwoch says the district has had a tradition of putting food on the tables of district families but this year they are doing something a little different. Schwoch says rather than delivering packaged goods to families in the area, they will be hosting the dinner themselves in the high school cafeteria. The dinner is for district families that are in-need and also area seniors who are looking for a good meal. Schwock says they will also welcome anyone who is just going to be alone this holiday season. They can also deliver hot meals, or pick-up anyone in the Beaver Dam area who cannot make it to the high school on their own. Carry-outs are also available. There is no cost for the Thanksgiving meal but those attending are asked to contact the high school by Thanksgiving morning. The Community-wide Thanksgiving Dinner will be held in the Beaver Dam High School cafeteria hourly from 11am until 2pm pm on Thanksgiving Day. To register, or have someone pick you up, or drop off a hot plate, call Bob Schwock at 210-4253.
$50K Cash Bond In 2-County Chase
11/25/09 - The 18-year-old Sun Prairie man that led authorities on a 2-county car chase early Sunday morning had bail set at $50,000 yesterday. Nicholas Paulson is charged in Fond du Lac County with fleeing/alluding an officer and four counts of second-degree recklessly endangering safety. Dodge County deputies alerted the Fond du Lac Sheriff’s Department of a vehicle driving north in the southbound lanes of Highway 151 around 2:30am. A chase ensued and didn’t end until Paulson hit some “stop sticks” near the Highway 151 bypass around Fond du Lac. According to police reports, Paulson said the band “Asking Alexandria” put him into a mood to drive fast and said of the chase, “it was fun”. He later asked “Is this going to be on TV?” Authorities say Paulson was not intoxicated and denied any drug use. He has a preliminary hearing set for January 15.
LifeStar EMS Temp Base in CCH
11/25/09 - The Columbus Council received an update last night from LifeStar EMS who will become the new Emergency Ambulance provider for the area on January 1st. Michael Krueger of LifeStar said an agreement has been reached with Columbus Community Hospital to be a temporary EMS base of operation. Krueger said it would take about two months to remodel the HeartLine building at 240 Water Street which will become LifeStar’s permanent Ambulance dispatch point. Krueger said the initial response to hiring local staff to the Paramedic EMS service was met with some resistance. However, hiring has improved in recent weeks. LifeStar has been performing EMS practice runs and staffers have been studying Columbus area roads and routes in anticipation of the switch in providers and services scheduled for January 1st.
Chamber Announces Award Recipients
11/25/09 - The Beaver Dam Chamber of Commerce has selected the recipients for their annual Business, Non-Profit and Citizen of the Year award. Executive Director Phil Fritsche says Wayland Academy will be recognized in the Non-Profit category because the 154-year-old institution’s instructors, campus facilities and student body have been an asset to the community and have had a positive impact on the quality of life in Beaver Dam. The Citizens of the Year are Jerry and Marcia Rechek who were singled out as well known and long time community supporters and advocates. Fritsche says from the time the family started Rechek’s Food Pride until their retirement from the business, they set a tone for their employees, vendors and friends through generous giving of their time, talents and treasure. It is only the second time the Chamber has recognized a couple in the Citizen of the Year Category. Kraft Foods, Inc. has been selected as the Business of the Year. Fritsche says Kraft is an international corporate giant that was selected because of its impact as a local company. He says Kraft’s management and employees have been generous with their time and with donations from the Philadelphia brand Cream Cheese production facility for over 75 years. Wayland Academy, Jerry and Marcia Rechek and Kraft Foods will be recognized at the Chambers Annual Dinner on Wednesday, January 27.
Beaver Dam Becoming Third Class City
11/25/09 - Beaver Dam is moving up in the world. The city on the state’s 15th largest lake is currently considered a fourth-class city, a designation based primarily on population, which according to the 2000 census is estimated at 15,500. After the New Year, Beaver Dam will upgrade to a third-class city, which means the municipality will be able to extend the scope of its annexation authority from one and-a-half miles beyond the city limits to three miles. The change would also require the city add two more members to its Library Board. In addition, mayoral candidates would be required to collect four times as many signatures when circulating nomination papers. Currently 50 to 100 names are needed in fourth class cities. In a third class city, 200 to 400 names are needed. There would be no change for those seeking to run for alderperson. The change was suggested as part of the Smart Growth Comprehensive Plan. While it was originally slated for the December meeting, a proclamation declaring the change is expected to be read at the council’s January meeting, so as not to affect the 2010 election.
Local Races Highlight Spring Election
11/25/09 - Current city council members up for re-election and those wishing to run for office in April can start circulating their nomination papers next Tuesday. The ballot in the spring will feature mostly local races. That includes the mayor’s office in Beaver Dam, where current Mayor Tom Kennedy has said his intention is to run for reelection. There will be seven city council seats up for election in even numbered wards including those seats currently occupied by Mary Flaherty (2nd Ward), Howard Abel (4th Ward), Andrew Westenmeyer (6th Ward), Mick McConaghy (8th Ward), Don Neuert (10th Ward), Donna Maly (12th Ward), and Rob Radig (14th Ward).
In Columbus there is one seat open in each on of the three districts. Those seats are currently held by Tyler Walker (1st District), Jenny Perkins (2nd District) and Ed Parpart (3rd District).
There are four seats up for grabs in Horicon as well as the Mayor’s chair. In District 1, Richard Marshke and Susan Hady’s seats will be on the ballot. The 2nd District seat held by Steve Neitzel and the 3rd District seat held by Ted Pyrek are also up for election.
In Juneau, Mayor Ron Bosak’s position is up for election while the seats currently held by Dan Jahnke (1st Ward), Robert Affled (2nd Ward) and Butch Chase (3rd Ward) will be on the ballot as well.
Four spots and the Mayor’s office are up for election in Fox Lake. Those include the 1st Ward seat held by Tom Jahnke, the 2nd Ward seat held by Percy Harper and the 3rd Ward seat held by Dan Bednarek. The other 3rd Ward seat is also up for a 1-year term to replace Ann McCarthy who passed away earlier this year.
In Mayville, four seats and the mayoral position will appear on the ballot. That includes the 2nd District seat held by Robert Smith, the 4th District seat held by Jerry Moede, and the 6th District seat held by David Pasbrig. Also on the ballot will be the 1st District seat vacated recently by Dottie Hoy. That will be a 1-year term.
Scocos Fires Back Following Termination
11/25/09 - John Scocos says he’ll sue the state Veterans Affairs Board which fired him yesterday as the department’s secretary. He said the board has had an agenda against him ever since he returned from Iraq in September. And he said it broke the law which protects the employment rights of returning veterans. On a 5-nothing vote, the board replaced Scocos with deputy secretary Ken Black – whom Scocos demoted for firing the head of the veterans’ nursing home in Waupaca County while he was gone. Vice chair Marcia Anderson said the secretary’s firing was due to communication problems which happened before his deployment – and things never changed like Scocos promised. Democratic Governor Jim Doyle appointed Scocos secretary in 2003, when the board still had members appointed by Republican governors. Senate G-O-P leader Scott Fitzgerald called the firing a slap in the face, and said the veterans’ agency got too political under Doyle at the vets’ expense. Doyle spokesman Lee Sensenbrenner said the governor had a good relationship with Scocos – and he had nothing to do with the firing.
WISPRIG Releases Dangerous Toys List
11/25/09 - With holiday shopping underway, the Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group has announced its annual list of the most dangerous toys for young kids. Group director Bruce Speight says progress is being made in reducing hazards, especially after Congress passed the consumer product safety law a year ago. But Speight says there’s still work-to-do in reducing hazards, and restoring the public’s confidence in the wake of some major toy recalls in recent years. This year’s list deals with three types of hazards – ultra-loud toys, those with choking hazards, and toys with toxic chemicals. Toys with small parts are banned for kids under three. Zaidy’s Creative Wood Stacking Rings made the list in that category, along with P-and-C’s Real Wood-Shape Sorter Barn. The loud toys on WISPIRG’s list are the Mattel Secret Saturdays Cryptid Claw, and Kota-and-Pals Stompers Triceratops from Playskool. The toys on the list with toxic lead are Claire’s Alligator Cell Phone Charm, and the Touch-and-Feel Cloth Book from Priddy Books.
Waste Collection Delayed
11/25/09 - Waste collection in Beaver Dam will be delayed by one day because of the Thanksgiving holiday. Director of Facilities David Stoiser says Veolia Environmental will suspend garbage pick-ups for Thursday. Residents, who normally receive pick-up, will instead have garbage collection Friday, while Friday’s route will be collected on Saturday. Stoiser says the Public Works Garage will also be closed Thursday and Friday.
11/25/09 - Southern Wisconsin won’t get the three-inches of snow that was predicted for Thanksgiving but the forecast is still calling for some accumulation and it will be no picnic for the thousands who will be on the road. The National Weather Service says the entire state will get occasional rain and drizzle today. The rain will mix with snow tonight in southwest Wisconsin, and light snow is possible in the far north with rain after midnight. A rain-snow mix is predicted in the south for tomorrow, while the north gets light snow. Everything’s supposed to clear out by Friday. And the holiday snow could melt then, with highs in the upper-30s and 40’s expected statewide both Friday and Saturday. Drivers should be ready for affected visibility on the busy travel day. By the way, snow is not all that rare on Thanksgiving. In Madison, there’s been at least a trace on the ground 41-percent of the time over the last 111 years. Milwaukee has had snow 30-percent of the time during the past 120 Thanksgivings. Madison had an inch on the ground for last year’s holiday. Meanwhile the DOT reports most lanes should be open this holiday period as most road projects have been completed. The biggest inconvenience for drivers could be on I-94 from Kenosha to the Illinois line, where a major re-construction project is taking place.
Wisconsin Air Travel Bucks National Trend
11/25/09 - The recession won’t stop thousands of Wisconsinites from flying home for their Thanksgiving turkeys. About 215-thousand passengers are expected to fly in-and-out of Milwaukee’s Mitchell International Airport during an 11-day period that ends next Monday. That’s 42-percent more than last year, and 35-thousand more than the airport’s record for a Thanksgiving set in 2003. Nationally, the Triple-“A” says air travel will be down almost seven-percent from last year.
Registration Still Open For BDHS Thanksgiving Meal
11/25/09 - The Beaver Dam High School is still accepting registrations for their Thanksgiving Day Dinner. Organizer Bob Schwoch says the district has had a tradition of putting food on the tables of district families but this year they are doing something a little different. Schwoch says rather than delivering packaged goods to families in the area, they will be hosting the dinner themselves in the high school cafeteria. The dinner is for district families that are in-need and also area seniors who are looking for a good meal. Schwock says they will also welcome anyone who is just going to be alone this holiday season. They can also deliver hot meals, or pick-up anyone in the Beaver Dam area who cannot make it to the high school on their own. Carry-outs are also available. There is no cost for the Thanksgiving meal but those attending are asked to contact the high school by Thanksgiving morning. The Community-wide Thanksgiving Dinner will be held in the Beaver Dam High School cafeteria hourly from 11am until 2pm pm on Thanksgiving Day. To register, or have someone pick you up, or drop off a hot plate, call Bob Schwock at 210-4253.
$50K Cash Bond In 2-County Chase
11/25/09 - The 18-year-old Sun Prairie man that led authorities on a 2-county car chase early Sunday morning had bail set at $50,000 yesterday. Nicholas Paulson is charged in Fond du Lac County with fleeing/alluding an officer and four counts of second-degree recklessly endangering safety. Dodge County deputies alerted the Fond du Lac Sheriff’s Department of a vehicle driving north in the southbound lanes of Highway 151 around 2:30am. A chase ensued and didn’t end until Paulson hit some “stop sticks” near the Highway 151 bypass around Fond du Lac. According to police reports, Paulson said the band “Asking Alexandria” put him into a mood to drive fast and said of the chase, “it was fun”. He later asked “Is this going to be on TV?” Authorities say Paulson was not intoxicated and denied any drug use. He has a preliminary hearing set for January 15.
LifeStar EMS Temp Base in CCH
11/25/09 - The Columbus Council received an update last night from LifeStar EMS who will become the new Emergency Ambulance provider for the area on January 1st. Michael Krueger of LifeStar said an agreement has been reached with Columbus Community Hospital to be a temporary EMS base of operation. Krueger said it would take about two months to remodel the HeartLine building at 240 Water Street which will become LifeStar’s permanent Ambulance dispatch point. Krueger said the initial response to hiring local staff to the Paramedic EMS service was met with some resistance. However, hiring has improved in recent weeks. LifeStar has been performing EMS practice runs and staffers have been studying Columbus area roads and routes in anticipation of the switch in providers and services scheduled for January 1st.
Chamber Announces Award Recipients
11/25/09 - The Beaver Dam Chamber of Commerce has selected the recipients for their annual Business, Non-Profit and Citizen of the Year award. Executive Director Phil Fritsche says Wayland Academy will be recognized in the Non-Profit category because the 154-year-old institution’s instructors, campus facilities and student body have been an asset to the community and have had a positive impact on the quality of life in Beaver Dam. The Citizens of the Year are Jerry and Marcia Rechek who were singled out as well known and long time community supporters and advocates. Fritsche says from the time the family started Rechek’s Food Pride until their retirement from the business, they set a tone for their employees, vendors and friends through generous giving of their time, talents and treasure. It is only the second time the Chamber has recognized a couple in the Citizen of the Year Category. Kraft Foods, Inc. has been selected as the Business of the Year. Fritsche says Kraft is an international corporate giant that was selected because of its impact as a local company. He says Kraft’s management and employees have been generous with their time and with donations from the Philadelphia brand Cream Cheese production facility for over 75 years. Wayland Academy, Jerry and Marcia Rechek and Kraft Foods will be recognized at the Chambers Annual Dinner on Wednesday, January 27.
Beaver Dam Becoming Third Class City
11/25/09 - Beaver Dam is moving up in the world. The city on the state’s 15th largest lake is currently considered a fourth-class city, a designation based primarily on population, which according to the 2000 census is estimated at 15,500. After the New Year, Beaver Dam will upgrade to a third-class city, which means the municipality will be able to extend the scope of its annexation authority from one and-a-half miles beyond the city limits to three miles. The change would also require the city add two more members to its Library Board. In addition, mayoral candidates would be required to collect four times as many signatures when circulating nomination papers. Currently 50 to 100 names are needed in fourth class cities. In a third class city, 200 to 400 names are needed. There would be no change for those seeking to run for alderperson. The change was suggested as part of the Smart Growth Comprehensive Plan. While it was originally slated for the December meeting, a proclamation declaring the change is expected to be read at the council’s January meeting, so as not to affect the 2010 election.
Local Races Highlight Spring Election
11/25/09 - Current city council members up for re-election and those wishing to run for office in April can start circulating their nomination papers next Tuesday. The ballot in the spring will feature mostly local races. That includes the mayor’s office in Beaver Dam, where current Mayor Tom Kennedy has said his intention is to run for reelection. There will be seven city council seats up for election in even numbered wards including those seats currently occupied by Mary Flaherty (2nd Ward), Howard Abel (4th Ward), Andrew Westenmeyer (6th Ward), Mick McConaghy (8th Ward), Don Neuert (10th Ward), Donna Maly (12th Ward), and Rob Radig (14th Ward).
In Columbus there is one seat open in each on of the three districts. Those seats are currently held by Tyler Walker (1st District), Jenny Perkins (2nd District) and Ed Parpart (3rd District).
There are four seats up for grabs in Horicon as well as the Mayor’s chair. In District 1, Richard Marshke and Susan Hady’s seats will be on the ballot. The 2nd District seat held by Steve Neitzel and the 3rd District seat held by Ted Pyrek are also up for election.
In Juneau, Mayor Ron Bosak’s position is up for election while the seats currently held by Dan Jahnke (1st Ward), Robert Affled (2nd Ward) and Butch Chase (3rd Ward) will be on the ballot as well.
Four spots and the Mayor’s office are up for election in Fox Lake. Those include the 1st Ward seat held by Tom Jahnke, the 2nd Ward seat held by Percy Harper and the 3rd Ward seat held by Dan Bednarek. The other 3rd Ward seat is also up for a 1-year term to replace Ann McCarthy who passed away earlier this year.
In Mayville, four seats and the mayoral position will appear on the ballot. That includes the 2nd District seat held by Robert Smith, the 4th District seat held by Jerry Moede, and the 6th District seat held by David Pasbrig. Also on the ballot will be the 1st District seat vacated recently by Dottie Hoy. That will be a 1-year term.
Scocos Fires Back Following Termination
11/25/09 - John Scocos says he’ll sue the state Veterans Affairs Board which fired him yesterday as the department’s secretary. He said the board has had an agenda against him ever since he returned from Iraq in September. And he said it broke the law which protects the employment rights of returning veterans. On a 5-nothing vote, the board replaced Scocos with deputy secretary Ken Black – whom Scocos demoted for firing the head of the veterans’ nursing home in Waupaca County while he was gone. Vice chair Marcia Anderson said the secretary’s firing was due to communication problems which happened before his deployment – and things never changed like Scocos promised. Democratic Governor Jim Doyle appointed Scocos secretary in 2003, when the board still had members appointed by Republican governors. Senate G-O-P leader Scott Fitzgerald called the firing a slap in the face, and said the veterans’ agency got too political under Doyle at the vets’ expense. Doyle spokesman Lee Sensenbrenner said the governor had a good relationship with Scocos – and he had nothing to do with the firing.
WISPRIG Releases Dangerous Toys List
11/25/09 - With holiday shopping underway, the Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group has announced its annual list of the most dangerous toys for young kids. Group director Bruce Speight says progress is being made in reducing hazards, especially after Congress passed the consumer product safety law a year ago. But Speight says there’s still work-to-do in reducing hazards, and restoring the public’s confidence in the wake of some major toy recalls in recent years. This year’s list deals with three types of hazards – ultra-loud toys, those with choking hazards, and toys with toxic chemicals. Toys with small parts are banned for kids under three. Zaidy’s Creative Wood Stacking Rings made the list in that category, along with P-and-C’s Real Wood-Shape Sorter Barn. The loud toys on WISPIRG’s list are the Mattel Secret Saturdays Cryptid Claw, and Kota-and-Pals Stompers Triceratops from Playskool. The toys on the list with toxic lead are Claire’s Alligator Cell Phone Charm, and the Touch-and-Feel Cloth Book from Priddy Books.
Waste Collection Delayed
11/25/09 - Waste collection in Beaver Dam will be delayed by one day because of the Thanksgiving holiday. Director of Facilities David Stoiser says Veolia Environmental will suspend garbage pick-ups for Thursday. Residents, who normally receive pick-up, will instead have garbage collection Friday, while Friday’s route will be collected on Saturday. Stoiser says the Public Works Garage will also be closed Thursday and Friday.
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