Senior Expo Today
5/5/10 - The 2010 Senior Expo will be held today at the Heritage Village Shops in Beaver Dam. The annual event, now in its 14th year, features over 50 vendor’s booths, a musical variety show, food, bingo and prizes. The theme this year is “Age strong! Live long!” The expo will be held at the Heritage Village Mall from 9am to 5pm.
Tornado Touches Down in Eastern Wisconsin
5/5/10 - A tornado touched down last night near Winchester, about 15 miles northwest of Oshkosh. Funnel clouds were also spotted in several other parts of eastern Wisconsin. The Winchester tornado went down about 7:15 p-m. The National Weather Service said a house had roof damage, and a shed was blown into it. A garage was lifted off its foundation. And 17 properties had minor damage to sheds, windows, and roof shingles. Numerous trees and power lines also went down in the region. Authorities reported no significant injuries. The tornado was the fourth to touch down in Wisconsin in the past week. The others occurred last Friday night in Marquette and Green Lake counties.
PFC Discusses Job Posting
5/5/10 - The Beaver Dam Police and Fire Commission last night continued the process of finding a replacement for Police Chief Dale Boldt. The commission last night reviewed the job posting, which seeks a “progressive leader” with several years in law enforcement and experience in upper management. The ideal candidate must also have a background in grant writing and labor relations. A bachelor’s degree is required and a masters degree would be a plus. The posting also mentions that the new chief would be at the helm of a “brand new, state-of the-art” police station once it’s completed in the fall of 2011. The starting salary is $73,000. Applications will be due June 25. Boldt’s retirement is effective May 15. Also last night, Nancy Conley was re-elected by the commission to serve as chair for another year.
Antony Named as Superintendent in Mayville
5/5/10 - The Mayville School District has their new Superintendent. Dr. Patricia Antony will replace Ron Bieri, who is retiring at the end of the school year after 12-years with district. Antony is currently the curriculum director and a K through four principal in the Richmond School District in Sussex. The board chose Antony following a four month process that saw a search committee interview six of the 18-applicants before making a decision. Antony’s first day on the job will be July 1st.
Waupun Schools Cut $450K
5/5/10 - Waupun School District administrators made recommendations to the school board Monday night to help erase a $600,000 deficit for the 2010-2011 school year. Superintendent Randy Refsland says $450,000 can be saved by staffing six less positions which he says makes sense because of the districts declining enrollment. The district plans to cover the other $150,000 with money from the sale of the Jefferson Elementary building. However, that plan hit a snag recently when the city planning commission recommended the city council not rezone the land for business. If the sale doesn’t go through Refsland says the board will probably make some more minor cuts and cover the rest with fund balance. The city council will vote on the
planning commission’s recommendation to not rezone at their meeting next Tuesday.
Debt Cap Policy Passed
5/5/10 - Beaver Dam city officials now have guidelines when borrowing for major expenditures. The council this week unanimously approved passage of a debt cap policy, which limits borrowing for Capital Improvements Projects at $1.6 million. There is an exception: if the prior year’s mill rate for debt service -- as compared to the total city mill rate -- is less than 20%, then city officials can exceed the cap. However, if the mill rate for debt makes up more than 20%, the policy would come into play. If city officials want to exceed the cap, the Administrative Committee would have to bring a resolution to the common council and, following a public hearing, it would take a three-quarter vote of the council for approval. Alderman John Litscher introduced the debt cap policy as an ordinance in March. The ordinance was determined to be too restrictive in committee and Litscher threw his support behind the less restrictive “debt policy” because he says it won’t tie the hands of future councils.
Edwards Delay Request Decision Thursday
5/5/10 - A Jefferson County judge is expected to decide Thursday whether a man accused of killing two high school sweethearts will get more time to prepare for a trial. 76-year-old Edward Edwards is scheduled to go on trial June 14th for the 1980 slayings of Tim Hack and Kelly Drew. Public defender Jeffrey De La Rosa says he needs more time to study 600 pages of D-N-A evidence, and to arrange for expert witnesses. Prosecutors have said they’re ready, and they want the trial as soon as possible to provide closure to the victims’ families. Hack and Drew were both 19 when they vanished from a wedding reception in Sullivan – and their bodies were found two months later in a wooded area. Edwards worked as a handyman for the reception hall at the time. It was a cold case for 29 years until state-and-local officers linked Edwards’ D-N-A to the victims. He was arrested last summer in Louisville, where he was living. He told authorities he said sex with Drew, and then he watched others stomp the couple to death.
Badger Invades Milwaukee Post Office
5/5/10 - Most Wisconsinites have never seen a badger for real. But the state’s official animal made a surprise appearance yesterday at the downtown Milwaukee post office. Employees were returning from a meal break about five a-m when the furry striped badger ran into an open garage in a vehicle maintenance facility. The workers called the state D-N-R, and they shooed the badger out of the building before it ran off. Warden Nick Blankenheim said the animal growled-and-hissed when he tried to chase it out. Blankenheim had no idea how or why it got there.
California Ticket Wins Mega Millions Jackpot
5/5/10 - Wisconsin got shut out of another big lottery jackpot last night, when a ticket sold in California won 266-million dollars in the Mega Millions game. The jackpot was the biggest by far since the Wisconsin Lottery started offering the Mega Millions game in early February.
5/5/10 - The 2010 Senior Expo will be held today at the Heritage Village Shops in Beaver Dam. The annual event, now in its 14th year, features over 50 vendor’s booths, a musical variety show, food, bingo and prizes. The theme this year is “Age strong! Live long!” The expo will be held at the Heritage Village Mall from 9am to 5pm.
Tornado Touches Down in Eastern Wisconsin
5/5/10 - A tornado touched down last night near Winchester, about 15 miles northwest of Oshkosh. Funnel clouds were also spotted in several other parts of eastern Wisconsin. The Winchester tornado went down about 7:15 p-m. The National Weather Service said a house had roof damage, and a shed was blown into it. A garage was lifted off its foundation. And 17 properties had minor damage to sheds, windows, and roof shingles. Numerous trees and power lines also went down in the region. Authorities reported no significant injuries. The tornado was the fourth to touch down in Wisconsin in the past week. The others occurred last Friday night in Marquette and Green Lake counties.
PFC Discusses Job Posting
5/5/10 - The Beaver Dam Police and Fire Commission last night continued the process of finding a replacement for Police Chief Dale Boldt. The commission last night reviewed the job posting, which seeks a “progressive leader” with several years in law enforcement and experience in upper management. The ideal candidate must also have a background in grant writing and labor relations. A bachelor’s degree is required and a masters degree would be a plus. The posting also mentions that the new chief would be at the helm of a “brand new, state-of the-art” police station once it’s completed in the fall of 2011. The starting salary is $73,000. Applications will be due June 25. Boldt’s retirement is effective May 15. Also last night, Nancy Conley was re-elected by the commission to serve as chair for another year.
Antony Named as Superintendent in Mayville
5/5/10 - The Mayville School District has their new Superintendent. Dr. Patricia Antony will replace Ron Bieri, who is retiring at the end of the school year after 12-years with district. Antony is currently the curriculum director and a K through four principal in the Richmond School District in Sussex. The board chose Antony following a four month process that saw a search committee interview six of the 18-applicants before making a decision. Antony’s first day on the job will be July 1st.
Waupun Schools Cut $450K
5/5/10 - Waupun School District administrators made recommendations to the school board Monday night to help erase a $600,000 deficit for the 2010-2011 school year. Superintendent Randy Refsland says $450,000 can be saved by staffing six less positions which he says makes sense because of the districts declining enrollment. The district plans to cover the other $150,000 with money from the sale of the Jefferson Elementary building. However, that plan hit a snag recently when the city planning commission recommended the city council not rezone the land for business. If the sale doesn’t go through Refsland says the board will probably make some more minor cuts and cover the rest with fund balance. The city council will vote on the
planning commission’s recommendation to not rezone at their meeting next Tuesday.
Debt Cap Policy Passed
5/5/10 - Beaver Dam city officials now have guidelines when borrowing for major expenditures. The council this week unanimously approved passage of a debt cap policy, which limits borrowing for Capital Improvements Projects at $1.6 million. There is an exception: if the prior year’s mill rate for debt service -- as compared to the total city mill rate -- is less than 20%, then city officials can exceed the cap. However, if the mill rate for debt makes up more than 20%, the policy would come into play. If city officials want to exceed the cap, the Administrative Committee would have to bring a resolution to the common council and, following a public hearing, it would take a three-quarter vote of the council for approval. Alderman John Litscher introduced the debt cap policy as an ordinance in March. The ordinance was determined to be too restrictive in committee and Litscher threw his support behind the less restrictive “debt policy” because he says it won’t tie the hands of future councils.
Edwards Delay Request Decision Thursday
5/5/10 - A Jefferson County judge is expected to decide Thursday whether a man accused of killing two high school sweethearts will get more time to prepare for a trial. 76-year-old Edward Edwards is scheduled to go on trial June 14th for the 1980 slayings of Tim Hack and Kelly Drew. Public defender Jeffrey De La Rosa says he needs more time to study 600 pages of D-N-A evidence, and to arrange for expert witnesses. Prosecutors have said they’re ready, and they want the trial as soon as possible to provide closure to the victims’ families. Hack and Drew were both 19 when they vanished from a wedding reception in Sullivan – and their bodies were found two months later in a wooded area. Edwards worked as a handyman for the reception hall at the time. It was a cold case for 29 years until state-and-local officers linked Edwards’ D-N-A to the victims. He was arrested last summer in Louisville, where he was living. He told authorities he said sex with Drew, and then he watched others stomp the couple to death.
Badger Invades Milwaukee Post Office
5/5/10 - Most Wisconsinites have never seen a badger for real. But the state’s official animal made a surprise appearance yesterday at the downtown Milwaukee post office. Employees were returning from a meal break about five a-m when the furry striped badger ran into an open garage in a vehicle maintenance facility. The workers called the state D-N-R, and they shooed the badger out of the building before it ran off. Warden Nick Blankenheim said the animal growled-and-hissed when he tried to chase it out. Blankenheim had no idea how or why it got there.
California Ticket Wins Mega Millions Jackpot
5/5/10 - Wisconsin got shut out of another big lottery jackpot last night, when a ticket sold in California won 266-million dollars in the Mega Millions game. The jackpot was the biggest by far since the Wisconsin Lottery started offering the Mega Millions game in early February.
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