Former Randolph Principal Charged With Sex Crime
1/26/11 - A former principal in the Randolph School District who’s accused of arranging sex with an underage boy remains jailed today on a $20,000 cash bond. New Holstein School Superintendent Christopher Nelson allegedly took out an ad on craigslist, chatted online with a male who said he was 15-years-old and then arranged a rendezvous. The 58-year-old was arrested when he reportedly tried to meet the person, who was actually a Milwaukee police detective. Nelson started teaching in Randolph in 1974 and was principal for nearly a decade before leaving in 1994. He later went on to serve as Athletic Director at the Beaver Dam High School in the late 1990’s and also spent time in the Madison School District. The New Holstein School Board has placed Nelson on administrative leave and met last night to appoint an interim superintendent. The president of the New Holstein School Board told reporters there’s no reason to believe that any youngsters in the school system were involved. Oscar Beilke said he hopes that continues to be the case as an investigation moves forward. Nelson is due back in court with a public defender next Monday, to determine if there’s enough evidence to order a trial. The felony charge of Using A Computer To Facilitate a Child Sex Crime carries a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison, upon conviction.
Watertown Starts Superintendent Search
1/26/11 - The Watertown School Board has begun the process of finding a new Superintendent to replace Doug Keiser, who is retiring at the end of the school year. During a special meeting this week, the board approved the hiring of two people who will partner together to conduct the search. Ron Baxter is the district’s Human Resources Director. John Hedstrom is the Executive Director of the Wisconsin Association of School Personnel Administrators. They will be paid $2500 each plus expenses. The board had looked at six companies that ranged in age from $5000 to $22,000 for their services. Baxter said after a review of the companies that he could do a better job and offer a more extensive background check. The position is expected to be posted in coming days. Focus groups will be used comprised of teachers and staff, students, parents and community members. Baxter and Hedstrom will conduct the initial screening interviews and the board will handle the semi-final interviews. The goal is to have a final selection made by the beginning of April.
Waterloo Middle School Gets Excellence Award
1/26/11 - The Waterloo School District is being recognized with the 2010 Wisconsin Middle School of Excellence award. The Association of Wisconsin School Administrators singled out the Waterloo Middle School and principal Ann Kox in the small school category. Waterloo joins districts in Madison, Brookfield and Green Bay in receiving the honor. They are among more than 80 Exemplary Middle School identified for the award. A panel of judges made up of middle school principals and representatives from the state Department of Public Instruction reviewed the applications. They examined the schools efforts and accomplishments in the areas of collaborative leadership and personalization of the school environment along with curriculum, instruction and assessments. Schools were invited to apply for the award if they were in the top ten percent of all schools in reading and math scores on the Wisconsin Knowledge and Concepts Exam. Schools were also eligible if they made significant gains in reading or math scores over the past year. Representatives from the four winning schools will be recognized at AWSA Awards Luncheon in Lake Geneva next month.
Obama Delivers State of the Union
1/26/11 - President Obama will visit Manitowoc today to highlight the economic message he delivered in last night’s State-of-the-Union address. Obama called for new investments in infra-structure and innovation. He called for a five-year spending freeze on a small part of the federal budget. And while Republicans said they were elected to throw out much of the Obama agenda, the president said the election was instead a call for unity and cooperation. Janesville House Republican Paul Ryan delivered his party’s 10-minute response to the State-of-the-Union speech. Ryan said the nation is approaching a “tipping point.” And if government’s growth is left unchecked, Ryan said quote, “America’s best century will be considered our past century.” U.S. Senator Ron Johnson also issued a response in which he said the country needed to attack the root of its problems not the symptoms. Democratic Senator Herb Kohl said Obama’s focus on creating jobs, growing the economy and tackling the deficit was the right message. Kohl went on to say it will take discipline and bipartisanship to get the job done.
Bills to Go to Walker’s Desk
1/26/11 - Wisconsin lawmakers have given their final approval to two more pieces of Governor Scott Walker’s economic agenda. The Senate voted to eliminate state income taxes for two years for companies that relocate in Wisconsin. And they voted to add 25-million-dollars to an existing program that gives tax credits for a variety of economic development measures. A handful of Democrats joined the Republican majority in approving both measures, which now go to Governor Walker for his signature. Meanwhile, the Assembly voted to give businesses a tax deduction for every job they create this year. The Senate will take up the plan tomorrow. The actual tax break would range from 92-to-316 dollars per job – something Democrats say would not be enough to encourage companies to add workers.
DNR Worried About Lead Bullets
1/26/11 - The state’s Natural Resources Board was told yesterday that the use of lead bullets by deer hunters is causing growing health concerns. The board held a seminar on the use of lead shot, with a possibility of considering restrictions down the line. David Clausen said he X-rayed 20 packages of venison from his home freezer – and three of the packages had major contamination from the lead shot he used to kill the deer. The seminar was held amid new studies showing that lead hunting ammunition and fishing tackle are causing more people to get sick. And it’s poisoning a growing number of protected animals like eagles and loons. Milton Friend of the National Wildlife Health Center in Madison said the amount of lead in the body can increase 50-percent just by eating deer meat and other game. Julie Langenberg of the International Crane Foundation at Baraboo said 30-percent of loon deaths were caused when the animals ate things like lead sinkers used by anglers. The federal government banned lead for waterfowl hunting a number of years ago. Friend said regulations are the only way manufacturers will make more non-toxic ammunition.
Man Fired Over Packers Tie Offered His Job Back
1/26/11 - The Chicago area car dealer that fired a salesman for wearing a Green Bay Packer tie has changed its mind. But John Stone says he’s not going back. Stone wore the Packer tie to work on Monday, the day after the Chicago Bears lost to Green Bay with a bid to the Super Bowl at stake. Stone said he did it to honor his late grandmother, who was a big Packer fan. But his boss, Jerry Roberts, said his Chevrolet dealership in Oak Lawn has done promotions involving the Bears – and he was afraid the Packer tie would scare customers away. Roberts said he asked Stone five times to remove the tie before firing him. Now, Roberts says Stone can come back if he wants. But another Chevy dealer offered him a job – and it’s his pending a formal interview.
No Place Like Home
1/26/11 - The Green Bay Packers will not have cheerleaders at the Super Bowl. U-W Green Bay and Saint Norbert College provide cheerleaders for the Packers’ home games. And those schools said yesterday that the Packers will not take any of their home game promotional elements to Dallas for the February sixth game against Pittsburgh. Team spokesman Aaron Popkey said the cheerleaders, the Tundra-Line drum group, the Ambassador Line, and D-J Malcolm are “unique” to Lambeau Field – and they’re never involved in any games away from home. Saint Norbert athletic director Tim Bald said his school was honored to be involved at the home games. U-W Green Bay cheering coach Ann Rodrian said her team will be disappointed to stay home. That’s because they were invited to the Packers’ last two Super Bowl appearances in the 1990’s – and they raised most of their own funding for those trips.
Obama Delivers State of the Union
1/26/11 - President Obama will visit Manitowoc today to highlight the economic message he delivered in last night’s State-of-the-Union address. Obama called for new investments in infra-structure and innovation. He called for a five-year spending freeze on a small part of the federal budget. And while Republicans said they were elected to throw out much of the Obama agenda, the president said the election was instead a call for unity and cooperation. Janesville House Republican Paul Ryan delivered his party’s 10-minute response to the State-of-the-Union speech. Ryan said the nation is approaching a “tipping point.” And if government’s growth is left unchecked, Ryan said quote, “America’s best century will be considered our past century.” U.S. Senator Ron Johnson also issued a response in which he said the country needed to attack the root of its problems not the symptoms. Democratic Senator Herb Kohl said Obama’s focus on creating jobs, growing the economy and tackling the deficit was the right message. Kohl went on to say it will take discipline and bipartisanship to get the job done.
Bills to Go to Walker’s Desk
1/26/11 - Wisconsin lawmakers have given their final approval to two more pieces of Governor Scott Walker’s economic agenda. The Senate voted to eliminate state income taxes for two years for companies that relocate in Wisconsin. And they voted to add 25-million-dollars to an existing program that gives tax credits for a variety of economic development measures. A handful of Democrats joined the Republican majority in approving both measures, which now go to Governor Walker for his signature. Meanwhile, the Assembly voted to give businesses a tax deduction for every job they create this year. The Senate will take up the plan tomorrow. The actual tax break would range from 92-to-316 dollars per job – something Democrats say would not be enough to encourage companies to add workers.
DNR Worried About Lead Bullets
1/26/11 - The state’s Natural Resources Board was told yesterday that the use of lead bullets by deer hunters is causing growing health concerns. The board held a seminar on the use of lead shot, with a possibility of considering restrictions down the line. David Clausen said he X-rayed 20 packages of venison from his home freezer – and three of the packages had major contamination from the lead shot he used to kill the deer. The seminar was held amid new studies showing that lead hunting ammunition and fishing tackle are causing more people to get sick. And it’s poisoning a growing number of protected animals like eagles and loons. Milton Friend of the National Wildlife Health Center in Madison said the amount of lead in the body can increase 50-percent just by eating deer meat and other game. Julie Langenberg of the International Crane Foundation at Baraboo said 30-percent of loon deaths were caused when the animals ate things like lead sinkers used by anglers. The federal government banned lead for waterfowl hunting a number of years ago. Friend said regulations are the only way manufacturers will make more non-toxic ammunition.
Man Fired Over Packers Tie Offered His Job Back
1/26/11 - The Chicago area car dealer that fired a salesman for wearing a Green Bay Packer tie has changed its mind. But John Stone says he’s not going back. Stone wore the Packer tie to work on Monday, the day after the Chicago Bears lost to Green Bay with a bid to the Super Bowl at stake. Stone said he did it to honor his late grandmother, who was a big Packer fan. But his boss, Jerry Roberts, said his Chevrolet dealership in Oak Lawn has done promotions involving the Bears – and he was afraid the Packer tie would scare customers away. Roberts said he asked Stone five times to remove the tie before firing him. Now, Roberts says Stone can come back if he wants. But another Chevy dealer offered him a job – and it’s his pending a formal interview.
No Place Like Home
1/26/11 - The Green Bay Packers will not have cheerleaders at the Super Bowl. U-W Green Bay and Saint Norbert College provide cheerleaders for the Packers’ home games. And those schools said yesterday that the Packers will not take any of their home game promotional elements to Dallas for the February sixth game against Pittsburgh. Team spokesman Aaron Popkey said the cheerleaders, the Tundra-Line drum group, the Ambassador Line, and D-J Malcolm are “unique” to Lambeau Field – and they’re never involved in any games away from home. Saint Norbert athletic director Tim Bald said his school was honored to be involved at the home games. U-W Green Bay cheering coach Ann Rodrian said her team will be disappointed to stay home. That’s because they were invited to the Packers’ last two Super Bowl appearances in the 1990’s – and they raised most of their own funding for those trips.
Columbus Coach Recognized For 500 Wins
1/26/11 - Columbus Coach Jeff Schweitzer was recognized Monday night at the School Board meeting for reaching the “500 game wins” mark AND his 30 years of coaching. Only seven other Wisconsin Girls’ High School Basketball coaches in history have recorded 500 career wins. This year’s Girl Cardinals have gone on to win four more games since Schweitzer reached the 500 games won mark on January 7. Schweitzer said support from the School community was a key to his to his outstanding record.
Higgins Resigns As Horicon Principal
1/26/11 - Horicon Assistant High School Principal Jeff Higgins has resigned effective at the end of this school year. The school board unanimously approved a resignation agreement with Higgins last night. Higgins was put on administrative leave, while serving as Principal of the high school, in early June when issues between he and his staff came to light, but was reinstated in August. The school board approved a preliminary notice of non-renewal last month, which accelerated the resignation process. Higgins had been under contract until the end of June 2012.
Wisconsin Students Above National Average
1/26/11 - Wisconsin’s fourth-and-eighth graders scored higher-than-average on a national science test. But African-Americans continue to lag behind in their performance. The National Assessment of Educational Progress released some of the results Tuesday of a test given in early 2009 to a sampling of fourth, eighth, and 12th graders around the country. Wisconsin’s average science score was 157 for the two youngest grades – eight points higher than the national score. The top score was 300. The state’s impoverished students and those with disabilities also did better than their national averages. But black fourth-graders in Wisconsin scored 43 points less than their white counterparts, and black eighth-graders scored 44 points less. The previous National Assessment was given in 2005 – and the exam was reworked for ’09, so comparisons cannot be made with past results.
BD Residents Urged To Clear Crosswalks
1/26/11 - The Beaver Dam Department of Public Works is reminding residents to shovel their snow. Director David Stoiser says that city ordinance requires that any snow or ice accumulations on public sidewalk fronting private properties must be removed each time it snows. Stoiser also says that city residents on corner lots are responsible for clearing their crosswalks at intersections. Ice accumulations that cannot be removed must be treated with a deicing or abrasive agent. Violation results in the city removing the snow or treating the ice with costs assessed against the property owner. Repeat violations are referred to the Police Department for possible citations. Small quantities of rock salt and sand-salt mixture are available to city residents only at the Public Works Building on South Center Street.
Consumer Officials Warn of Super Bowl Scams
1/26/11 - Consumer officials are warning Packer fans to make sure the Super Bowl tickets they buy are legit – and to have them in hand before leaving for Dallas. Meanwhile, authorities are still getting complaints about ticket scams from last Sunday’s N-F-C Championship Game between the Packers and Bears in Chicago. A Waukesha woman told police she got victimized by an Internet ad selling tickets for 150-dollars each. The seller said he couldn’t go to the game, and he would sell four tickets to the woman if she wired 500-dollars to England. The seller promised not to collect the money until she could inspect the tickets. But she never got the tickets, and the money was long stolen. Consumer officials urge you to buy Super Bowl seats only from reputable sellers. The cheapest price today on the N-F-L’s official Ticket Exchange is 25-hundred-dollars for an end zone seat in the top deck. Also, officials say to be on the lookout for fake tickets. State consumer protection director Michelle Reinen says legitimate tickets are on heavy paper with bar-codes, holograms, raised ink, and heat-sensitive logos that disappear with the touch of a thumb.
Harley Losses Down
1/26/11 - Harley-Davidson lost more money in the last quarter, but not as much as a year ago. The legendary Milwaukee motorcycle-maker reported a loss of almost 47-million dollars from October-through-November. That’s down from 219-million in the same quarter of 2009 – when 167-million was spent on a shutdown of Harley’s Buell sport cycle division. The loss was about a dime-per-share less than what outside analysts had expected. Total sales were up 20-percent from the year before, to almost 920-million dollars. But Harley’s financial services operation was a big key to that gain. Actual motorcycle sales dropped by one-percent throughout the world, and two-tenths-of-a-percent in the U-S. Still, Harley C-E-O Keith Wandell said the company feels good about its overall results for 2010. He said Harley is positioning itself for long-term success.
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