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Giant Gibson guitars to be delivered Tuesday in Waukesha
When Waukesha found out it was going to be a Gibson GuitarTown city a few weeks ago, officials knew the process would be quick.
The latest step in this process will take place on Tuesday when 10, 10-foot tall guitars were delivered to Spring Artisan Village, 521 Wisconsin Ave., in Waukesha.
Almont Gallery owner Lynn Gaffey, who is one of seven members on the Waukesha GuitarTown steering committee formed by Mayor Jeff Scrima, said the guitars were to arrive between 10:30 to 11 a.m. Tuesday.
Originally, the project called for 20 Les Paul fiberglass guitars - 10 playable guitars and 10, 10-foot tall guitars.
But Martha Merrell's Books and Cafe owner Norm Bruce said Monday that Gibson will now donate five more playable guitars to the project to bring the total of playable guitars to 15.» Read Full Article
Friday Night Hoops: Classic 8 positioning in full gear for boys, girls
We're more than halfway through the high school basketball conference season and all of these matchups are repeats of earlier in the year, which should make for some intriguing games.
It's always interesting to see how a team makes adjustments the second time around or if the same team has the same success as it did during the first game.
With the season approaching the last month of the year, conference positioning and playoff seeding is on the line.
Here is your guide for high school basketball games around the area tonight. All varsity games begin at approximately 7:30 p.m.
The teams I see winning are in bold. Unlike two weeks ago when I made predictions, I like all the home teams this week.» Read Full Article
Free blue recycling bins offered in Waukesha County
Waukesha - Waukesha County recycling staff will provide free blue bins for recyclables, while supplies last, at eight Waukesha County libraries in February and will be on hand during evening sessions to answer questions about recycling.
All the sessions run from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., except at the Waukesha library where the hours will be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
The dates and libraries: Brookfield on Feb. 7; Oconomowoc on Feb. 9; New Berlin on Feb. 13; Waukesha on Feb. 15; Elm Grove on Feb. 16; Town Hall Library at North Lake in the Town of Merton on Feb. 21; Pewaukee on Feb. 23 and Delafield on Feb. 27.
Killer's death ruled drug overdose
A convicted killer from Waukesha County who was found dead in his prison cell in November died from a drug overdose, the Dodge County medical examiner said Wednesday.
The cause of death of David A. Wapp, 31, was methadone toxicity and the death has been ruled an accident, Medical Examiner Patrick J. Schoebel said.
State Department of Corrections spokesman Timothy Le Monds said the department is conducting an investigation to determine how Wapp obtained the methadone.
Wapp was sentenced in June 2010 to life in prison with no possibility for parole for stabbing his former girlfriend, Samantha Peterson, to death on Sept. 5, 2009.
Wapp was found unresponsive in his cell the morning of Nov. 8 at Waupun Correctional Institution and was pronounced dead at a hospital that afternoon.» Read Full Article
1982 Milwaukee Brewers team coming to Waukesha SportsCards
Members of the 1982 Milwaukee Brewers team is cherished and remembered like none other in franchise history.
This weekend, many of those players will be back together for a Brewers Reunion at the Waukesha SportsCards and Sports Memorabilia shop, located at 821 Meadowbrook Road #9.
From Robin Yount, to Paul Molitor, to Rollie Fingers, the former stars will be there to sign autographs and greet fans looking to reminisce about the only team in franchise history to advance to the World Series.
The fabulous infield duo of Yount, a two-time AL MVP who served as the team's shortstop until the 1985 season, and Jim Gantner, the team's longtime second baseman, will be first to sign autographs from 4:45 to 6:45 p.m. Friday.
Yount and Gantner are also rare breeds as they both played their entire careers with the Brewers. Yount, who was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999, was on the team from 1974–1993, while Gantner, a lifelong Wisconsin resident, played for the Brewers from 1976-1992.» Read Full Article
Waukesha man accused of physically abusing his son
Waukesha – A Waukesha man who allegedly uses corporal punishment on his children was charged this week in Waukesha County Circuit Court for hitting his 9-year-old son.
The 46-year-old man was charged with a felony count of physical abuse of a child for an incident that allegedly occurred Dec. 8.
According to the criminal complaint filed Jan. 23, the boy was at his father's residence when his father became angry as the boy was doing poorly in school and the man accused the child of lying. The boy told police his father got out a belt but did not use it but the man did strike the boy "hard on the buttocks" and grabbed the boy "around the neck from behind and started throwing him around," the complaint said.
The boy told police that he had pain in his neck and jaw and officers did see red marks on the boy's neck, the complaint said.» Read Full Article
Milwaukee police investigating death of Waukesha woman, 64
Milwaukee police are investigating the death of a 64-year-old Waukesha woman who was found dead Monday morning behind a supply store on the city's north side.
The woman was found at 7:15 a.m. near the intersection of N. 22nd St. and W. Capitol Drive, spokeswoman Anne E. Schwartz said.
"Investigators do not believe there was foul play involved," Schwartz said in an e-mail. "The woman suffered from mental health issues, and preliminary indications are that there is nothing suspicious about her death at this time. We continue to investigate. We are not releasing her name at this time as we have not been able to notify her family."
A woman living in a house nearby told Today's TMJ4 she was the one who called police after she saw a pair of white tennis shoes.
Alleged drunken driver rams vehicle into Waukesha building
A 62-year-old alleged drunken driver from Waukesha was arrested early Sunday after he crashed his Jeep into a building in Waukesha, setting the car on fire.
According to a news release from the Waukesha County Sheriff's Office, authorities were called to the area of Sunset Drive and Center Drive at 3:36 a.m. Sunday, where the man's 1998 Jeep Cherokee was fully engulfed in flames.
Initial investigation showed that the man was driving north on Center Drive when he crossed over the centerline and struck a 2003 Ford Explorer. No occupants of the Explorer were injured as a result of the accident, the release said.
The 62-year-old continued north on Center and struck several mailboxes before he crossed over Sunset Drive and struck a building at 900 Sunset Drive. Officials said the building's gas meter was damaged as a result of the accident.
The Sheriff's Office and Waukesha police and fire departments responded to the incident.» Read Full Article
Habitat to build duplex at Waukesha YWCA site
Waukesha - Habitat for Humanity of Waukesha County will be building a second duplex in the neighborhood stabilization project called Dunbar Oaks on West Ave., formerly the site of the Waukesha YWCA.
The city's Redevelopment Authority this week awarded a lot to the agency after a church that had planned to develop the lot, New Beginnings, backed out.
Dunbar Oaks is a two-acre development of affordable homes started in 2009 through cooperation between the city and county of Waukesha and with the help of a federal $900,000 neighborhood stabilization grant. Besides the Habitat duplex, one other home by Tim O'Brien Homes is standing and a second one is about to be started. The builder's homes will be certified by the National Association of Home Builders as "green" with energy-conserving technology.
Habitat for Humanity is nearing completion of the first duplex, and two families are expected to move in this spring. The agency has begun its search for owners of the next duplex.
Mary Jo Gdovin, Habitat board member, said potential owners must meet strict qualifications and pass a screening process. Those interested can apply to Habitat for Humanity of Waukesha County to become the next owners of the planned duplex units at the agency's website, at www.hfhwaukesha.org/">www.hfhwaukesha.org, where qualifications are explained.» Read Full Article
Town of Waukesha to appeal incorporation ruling
Town of Waukesha - The Town Board will appeal a circuit judge's ruling this month that advances an effort by the Town of Brookfield to incorporate much of its territory along with a portion of the Town of Waukesha.
In resolutions adopted after a closed meeting last week, the board restated its opposition to the incorporation and authorized town attorney Hector de la Mora and a second lawyer, Dean P. Laing, to pursue the appeal.
Waukesha County Circuit Judge Donald J. Hassin Jr. ruled Jan. 12 that the Town of Brookfield's petition to incorporate about 4.2 square miles as a village met state procedural requirements and could therefore be sent to the state for review.
In doing so, the judge rejected motions filed by the Town and City of Waukesha to dismiss the incorporation petition. The City of Brookfield, which has stated its willingness to annex the Town of Brookfield land to be incorporated, and the Village of Sussex also joined the objectors.
With the court's blessing, the Town of Brookfield and town resident Jay Walt, who began the incorporation petition drive, can now file its petition and supporting documentation, along with a $25,000 fee, with the state. Typically the Incorporation Review Board holds a public hearing before ruling in favor or against the incorporation.» Read Full Article
United Way campaign exceeds goal in Waukesha County
Waukesha - United Way in Waukesha County finished strong and will exceed its $4.3 million goal, campaign co-chairmen announced Tuesday.
The campaign raised $4.35 million, which is 6% more than what was raised last year when the campaign totals fell 3.4% short.
"Our largest companies all increased their contributions this year, as did many smaller companies and individuals," said Joan Shafer, 2011 annual campaign co-chair.
In all, 12,000 individuals and 500 companies contribute to the annual Live United campaign.
The dollars are invested in programs ranging from meeting basic needs of individuals to developing self-reliance.» Read Full Article
Concordia University adds Waukesha center to meet student demand
To meet the rapid growth of adult undergraduate and graduate students in the Milwaukee metropolitan area, Concordia University Wisconsin is opening a Waukesha Center for the spring 2012 semester.
The new location, at N14-W23777 Stone Ridge Drive in Waukesha, will primarily serve residents of Waukesha, Jefferson, and Dodge counties by offering undergraduate accelerated-degree programs, as well as graduate-level courses and the BSN (Bachelor of Science degree in nursing) completion program.
Prospective students and the community can see the new facility and learn more about programs and degrees available there during a grand opening from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Feb. 16.
All programs are offered in an accelerated format with classes meeting one night per week. Students can work full time while earning their degree at the new Waukesha Center. For more information on the center, contact Director Rolanda Johnson at email@example.com or (262) 522-0990. Visit the website, https://www.cuw.edu/locations/waukesha/index.html, to learn more.
Founded in 1881, Concordia University Wisconsin's main campus is located in Mequon. The university and its 10 educational centers and classroom locations have 7,618 undergraduate and graduate, traditional, as well as nontraditional students from 46 states and 28 foreign countries. The university offers more than 60 undergraduate majors, 14 master's degree programs, and doctoral degrees in physical therapy, pharmacy and nursing practice. The university, which is affiliated with the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, also offers a variety of adult learning opportunities.» Read Full Article
Mukwonago woman charged with prostitution
Waukesha - A Village of Mukwonago woman was charged Jan. 11 with prostitution after she was solicited by an undercover City of Waukesha police officer.
Danielle M. Jones, 24, of 440 Atkinson St., was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court with one misdemeanor count of prostitution.
According to the criminal complaint, a Waukesha officer cited Jones on Oct. 4, 2011, for operating as an unlicensed escort. Jones was advertising on an escorts category on a website, and the officer arranged to meet her at a hotel where she agreed to spend one hour with him for $200. The officer met Jones at the hotel, took her into custody and cited her, the complaint said.
The following day, the officer saw Jones had again placed an ad on the website. The ad referenced that protection was required, and it had photographs of her in various stages of undress, the complaint said.
The officer then contacted Jones, and she agreed to meet him at a Waukesha hotel. The conversation referred to having sexual intercourse and that he had to have protection, meaning using a condom, the complaint said.» Read Full Article
N.B. Eisenhower ends Waukesha West dynasty in academic competition
For the first time in about a decade, the powerhouse Academic Decathlon team at Waukesha West High School has lost its long-time reign over its local rivals.
Instead, it was New Berlin Eisenhower High School's Academic Decathlon team that took first place in the regional competition on Friday, Jan. 13, with West coming in second, according to official results released Monday by Wisconsin Academic Decathlon.
Sixty teams advanced from November's local competitions to compete at five regional sites around the state on Friday. Eisenhower and West are among the 20 teams that will advance to the state competition on March 15 and 16 in Wisconsin Dells.
Waukesha West's long-time Academic Decathlon coach, veteran English teacher Duane Stein, retired with a wave of other teachers around the state at the end of the 2010-'11 school year. Under Stein, West won its regional competition and the state competition for at least 10 years in a row.
Eisenhower has often come in second to West, co-coach Erik Fountain said Monday. He said Eisenhower's team had a lot of returning students this year and put in a strong showing in all the subjects.» Read Full Article
Ex-developer charged with bilking funds
Waukesha – Former developer Dennis L. Gritzmacher, who served 14 months in federal prison for tax evasion, was charged Jan. 12 for bilking his former company out of more than $90,000 during a time when he was being investigated for tax evasion.
Gritzmacher, 64, of W310 N6644 Chenequa Dr., Town of Merton, was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court with five felony counts of theft and one count of identity theft. Gritzmacher allegedly diverted funds into an account he opened at Citizen's Bank of Mukwonago in New Berlin.
» Read Full Article
Friday Night Hoops: Waukesha West, Waukesha North battle in Classic 8 rivalry game
It's Friday night which means it's time for some high school basketball. And with it being the second week in January, conference season is in full swing. It's the time where teams gain some separation in the standings and where we learn about the contenders. The Classic 8 has a full slate of games with all the Waukesha schools in action including some rivalry games.
Here's a listing of the games with my predictions (The winner is in bold):
Waukesha North (7-4 overall, 2-4 Classic 8) vs. Waukesha West (3-6, 2-4)
While West has lost three of its last four games, the Wolverines have had a chance in almost every game. West's losses have been by an average of just six points with its last two (Arrowhead and Catholic Memorial) by a combined five points.» Read Full Article
Foundation awards grants in Waukesha
The Greater Milwaukee Foundation has announced $53,000 in grants to Waukesha County agencies, including $20,000 to NAMI Waukesha to support independent housing and advocacy programs for people with mental illness.
The NAMI grant matches a federal grant for the program, started in 2009.
The fourth quarter grants include $15,000 to the University of Wisconsin Extension-Waukesha County to support projects associated with the Healthy Neighborhoods Initiative in a Waukesha west side neighborhood.
Another $18,000 was awarded Family Service of Waukesha to replace digital recording equipment for its Child Advocacy and Resource Center, which brings together law enforcement, medical and social service providers on forensic interviews needed in cases of child abuse.
The Waukesha County grants were part of $632,932 awarded in the fourth quarter to organizations in Ozaukee, Washington, Waukesha and Milwaukee counties.
Waukesha man accused of setting car, house on fire
Waukesha – A 28-year-old Waukesha man was charged Wednesday in Waukesha County Circuit Court for setting a car on fire and attempting to set a house on fire in Waukesha Dec. 31.
Quentin T. Morgan was charged with felony counts of attempted arson of a building, arson of property other than a building, and second-degree reckless endangerment.
According to the criminal complaint, Morgan, who lived with his girlfriend, Brittany Rudolph, at 1080 Whiterock Ave., had an argument during the early morning hours of Dec. 31. Morgan went to a bar and when he returned allegedly hit Rudolph in the face as well as another woman.
During a pushing match between Rudolph and Morgan a friend of Rudolph's said she was calling the police and Morgan threatened to blow the house up, the complaint said.
Morgan was witnessed leaving the house and Tiffany Pease, who lives in the lower unit of the house saw flames coming from her 1998 Mercury Mountaineer. Morgan and Rudolph lived in the upper unit.» Read Full Article
Developer revises Waukesha affordable housing proposal
Waukesha - MSP Real Estate and Development Co. will bring revised plans for affordable apartments and a residential facility for seniors with dementia back to the Plan Commission on Wednesday.
The project would be located on 9.5 acres off Meadow Lane in Waukesha, immediately south of a Goodwill Industries building The company is seeking multi-family residential zoning for a 70-unit apartment building and a 36-unit "memory care" facility. It is also seeking site plan and architectural review and a conditional use permit for the senior residential facility.
In December the company had sought approval for 94 affordable housing apartments, but that number has been scaled back to 70, including 28 with one bedroom, 34 with two bedrooms and eight with three bedrooms. The height of the apartments was reduced from three stories to two.
The commission will also consider a request for a conditional use permit for a 15,000-square foot sports bar and table tennis center called Thumpers on the north side of Lincoln Ave. west of Les Paul Parkway, on the city's east side.
The Plan Commission meets at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall.
Waukesha to examine consolidated dispatching center
Waukesha - City officials are taking a look at the Waukesha County consolidated dispatch center with an eye toward future cost savings.
Waukesha Finance Committee Chairman Joe Pieper said the committee will tour the center and hear a general presentation on consolidated dispatch at its 7 p.m. meeting Tuesday. The meeting will be at the center at 1621 Woodburn Road, near the county's fleet and highway operations facility.
Pieper said the tour would serve as an introduction only, and that future meetings would focus on costs and benefits specific to Waukesha should it join the center.
The Waukesha County Communication Center opened in 2004 as a way to provide a more cost-efficient and effective emergency dispatch system achieved through economies of scale by combining operations. Currently about 40 emergency response agencies are dispatched by the center throughout Waukesha County with services to about 185,000 people. In addition, the center is the primary dispatch point to receive all wireless 9-1-1- emergency calls.
Consolidated dispatch is just one idea the Finance Committee will consider in upcoming months as potential cost saving or revenue producing measures. A lengthy list of suggestions will be discussed by the committee over the months ahead, said Pieper.» Read Full Article
Man who fired round into peephole to be evaluated
The man who fired a round from a .22-caliber rifle through a peephole in an apartment door in Waukesha Sunday night will be evaluated at a mental health facility before prosecutors consider any charges, police said Monday.
Waukesha police said the man was arrested after he fired a shot in the 700 block of E. North St.
"He did not summon the tenant in any way before firing the round," Waukesha police said in a news release Monday. "There was no known ill will between the suspect and the subject living in the apartment."
No one was injured and the man was arrested. Police are awaiting the results of the mental evaluation before deciding whether to seek a charge of recklessly endangering safety.
Police said they the man's name and photo won't be released.
Waukesha museum to receive historic mud bath scale
Waukesha - A vintage floor scale used to measure mud used for spa treatments at the Moor Down Mud Baths - a building now occupied by the Waukesha County Health and Human Services Department, where the scale stands in a boardroom - will be handed over to the Waukesha County Museum.
Museum President and Chief Executive Officer Kirsten Lee Villegas asked County Executive Dan Vrakas last week to donate the mud scale, which dates to use in the early 1900s, to the museum's collection.
Vrakas said Monday he has agreed to the donation. However, he is still weighing the museum's request to also donate a nearly 9-foot-tall statue of "Lady Justice" that once stood atop the old courthouse in downtown Waukesha, now home to the museum. The statue was moved to the current courthouse in 1972 but in the past few years has been out of view in a maintenance office. Conservation specialists are scheduled to evaluate the sculpture for needed repairs on Wednesday.
Muddy history
The health and human services building was founded as a resort in 1911, and a few years later a golf course was added. Real estate agent John Weber owned the land and had been unable to sell it for development because of soil conditions. Instead, he built a hotel and invented a couch for giving mud baths, with mud drawn from the surrounding area, according to a State Historical Society report.» Read Full Article
Several Waukesha houses vandalized by paintballs
Waukesha police are looking for someone who went on a shooting spree with a paintball gun Saturday night, damaging houses and mailboxes on Barstow St.
Police got the first calls about neon-green paintball damage from a house in the 300 block of Bidwell Ave. at 10:17 p.m. Saturday. Less than 30 seconds later, another call came in from a house around the corner in the 500 block of NW Barstow St. Every 30 seconds, the shooter hit another property, prompting calls to police. The shooter ended in the 400 block of NW Barstow St. after hitting nine locations within a quarter-mile area, police said.
Sgt. Joe Hendricks said the shooter who damaged houses and mailboxes in the area may have been a juvenile who recently got the gun, possibly as a Christmas present.
"Someone went around with a paintball gun. They ended up shooting a lot of homes in those areas," Hendricks said Sunday. "As far as we know there were no other houses where it happened."
Police checked the area but were not able to locate the shooter. According to police, an unknown vehicle involved had a loud muffler and was squealing tires as it traveled southbound toward Buena Vista.» Read Full Article
3 confess to armed robberies, Waukesha police say
Three Waukesha men confessed Saturday to three recent armed robberies in New Berlin and Waukesha, according to Capt. Ron Oremus of the Waukesha Police Department.
Armed robbery charges have been referred to the district attorney for two 19-year-old men and one 18-year-old.
The robberies happened Friday morning at Rindt's Service Station, 19400 W. College Ave., New Berlin; Thursday at the Stop N Go, 910 W. St. Paul Ave., Waukesha; and Dec. 22 at Discfunktion, 910 W Sunset Drive, Waukesha.
Armed robbery suspects arrested, taken into custody
In a news release from Capt. Ron Oremus of the Waukesha Police Department's Criminal Investigation Division Friday afternoon, the Waukesha Police Department has arrested and has taken the three suspects linked to a morning armed robbery in New Berlin into custody.
He said the Waukesha Police Department was notified by the New Berlin Police Department that an armed robbery had occurred at 8:13 a.m. in their city at Rindt's Service Station located at 19400 W. College Ave.
The suspects were seen leaving in a van which registered to an address in the City of Waukesha.
At approximately 8:40 a.m., the officers located the van in the 400 block of Baird St. (Baird St at S. West Ave) and the three subjects exited.
Oremus said after seeing the officers, the subjects ran into the yards.» Read Full Article
Kendal Lofts apartment building appears unlikely now in downtown Waukesha
A little less than a month after the Plan Commission gave its final approval to Kendal Lofts to have a multimillion dollar apartment complex built in downtown Waukesha, it appears it won't happen after all.
This has come after Kendal Group Ltd. developer Ken Miller and Eric Holmes, who owns the former Sign Shop property at 444 W. Main St., could not come to an agreement. Holmes' shop would have to be torn down for the apartment complex.
Originally, Holmes was going to sell his property to Miller for $75,000 less than the asking price, but Holmes has now decided not to sell.
The apartment complex would have been a 42-unit residential building on W. Main St. and would be built 25 feet from the Fox River.
This would have been at the site of the former now-vacant O'Brien Photography building and Holmes' adjacent sign shop.» Read Full Article
Judge rules for Walker campaign in case against state election officials
Waukesha -- A judge ruled Thursday that the state Government Accountability Board needs to take more aggressive action to vet recall signatures that are expected to be submitted in two weeks against Gov. Scott Walker and other Republican office holders.
The ruling by Waukesha County Circuit Judge J. Mac Davis came in a case filed Dec. 15 by Walker's campaign committee and Stephan Thompson, executive director of the state Republican Party, asking Davis to order the accountability board to seek out and eliminate duplicate and fictitious signatures and illegible addresses in recall petitions.
Davis, who refused to enter injunctions in the case, based his decision on his interpretation of state law, more than on equal protection arguments brought up by the Republicans. He also said that the board must take "reasonable" efforts to eliminate such signatures.
Kevin Kennedy, director and general counsel of the board, said after the hearing that his organization would have to discuss the decision to see what it needed to change in procedures already in place.
In court, Kennedy testified that entering signatures into a database to look for duplicates could take eight extra weeks for his staff, and could cost $94,000 for software and outside help.» Read Full Article
Kettle campaign exceeds goal in Waukesha
Waukesha - The Salvation Army of Waukesha has tallied up the totals from its red kettle campaign and came up with $417,000 - about 4% more than its goal, Maj. Carol Lemirand said Thursday.
Mailed donations are still coming in, but Lemirand said she hopes that by the end of the month, the combined total will exceed the organization's overall goal of $640,000, slightly more than was raised last year.
"We continue to be amazed at how the community responds to the struggles of people every day," she said.
Lemirand said more volunteers were recruited this year, which probably contributed to the increase, but there is also room for more as some kettles were left unattended.
Waukesha aldermanic candidate dropped
Waukesha - One of three candidates who filed for the 12th District aldermanic seat doesn't live in the district, so an announced primary won't be necessary, Clerk-Treasurer Tom Neill said Wednesday.
Erik Rhine, 23, a political science graduate of Louisiana State University who, in announcing his candidacy, said he would bring "a youthful spirit of community not yet seen in local politics" to the job, lives outside the newly drawn district boundaries. Redistricting adjusted for population changes identified in the 2010 census. Prior to redistricting Rhine's address was within the district.
Richard Hastings, who was appointed to the aldermanic vacancy in March, and first-time challenger Ron Kading will compete for the seat in April.


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Mount Si cross country gets set for a new season Major theme is runner improvement
The Mount Si High School cross country program looks ready to shine in a newly realigned Kingco 3A Conference.
The Wildcats are coached once again this year by Christine Kjenner, who is in her second season as head coach. Kjenner is looking forward to the season.
I think our biggest concern is to keep everybody healthy throughout the season, she said. Our girls team looks really strong with a lot of returners.
That returning group is led by junior Alex Rudd, who finished just a second shy of a top-20 finish at last seasons state meet in Pasco. Rudd looks to improve on that in 2008.
My goal is to go back to state again and hopefully get a top-20 finish this year, she said.
Sophomore Dannah Parsons is also a top returner for the girls, and she is looking to improve. Im hoping to do a lot better than I did last year, Parsons said.
There are three seniors on the girls squad this season: Wendy Hecker, Elizabeth Kayangui and Kayla Supkoff. The freshman class is led by Kendall Maddux. All are newcomers in 2008.
Both Rudd and Parsons had good preparation for the upcoming season in early August, as they both competed in the Snoqualmie Railroad Days 5k run. Rudd and Parsons both had solid finishes in the race. Rudd says competing in that event helps her get ready for the high school season ahead.
Any community 5k, 10k race, I like to do them because it just gives me an extra race, Rudd said. It helps me practice, not only pace and timing, because I was obviously slower during the summer than in season when Im in tip-top shape, but just the mindset of racing and being around people, passing people.
For Parsons, this was her first non-school race, and it was also an easy way for her to get the high school campaign off to a good start.
I liked it because it was just in Snoqualmie, she said. I live in North Bend, so it wasnt very far away. I want to get faster and also race more competitive people. The sophomore told the Valley Record she will look to do more of these types of events next year, so fans will be hearing a lot more about her in the months to come on the local running scene.
The boys also have a solid core returning, but they have some big shoes to fill. Juniors Max McDevitt and Zac Pearlstein, along with sophomore Brett Duncan, will attempt to fill the void left by seniors Drake da Ponte and Owen Strom, both of whom enjoyed great success within the cross-country program.
It should be a decent season, an excited McDevitt said. Id say the three of us have a good shot at district and possibly state.
There are three freshmen new to the program this year: Richard Carmichael, Landon Storrud and Ben Houldridge.
The big theme with the program continues to be runners improvement during the season.
Thats my biggest concern, said Kjenner. I like to see athletes improve week to week (and) meet their goals by the end of the season. Cross countrys unique in that we can take students at all ability levels, and they all compete and have an opportunity to feel successful.
Of the five meets this season, one is at home, and the Wildcat coach talked about the Mount Si course.
The home course utilizes the former softball field, the JV softball field and Snoqualmie Elementary School, and its three laps, she said. Wed like to change it up a little bit but havent found the right place to do that yet. Its fast and its great for spectators to watch.
Teams to watch include Liberty, Bellevue and Mercer Island in 3A, and within 4A divisional competition, as Mount Si competes in a mixed 3A/4A division in league action, Eastlake looks to be the favorite.
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There seems to be some confusion relating the idea of a professional chess player.
Just my 2 cents on the subject.
Dvoretsky isn't a professional chess player, he can be a professional chess coach or chess writer.
A pro chess player is someone who plays chess games to make money to live. He dosen't really need to be 2700. Almost every country as chess teams and the top european teams pay for players to join and play for them, pretty much as in any other sport.
Just wanted to say this because everyone thinks dvoretsky, Roman, Silman etc are pro chess players, no they are not. If someone writes books about the War for a living is he a general? :)
Now I will go and grab something to eat :) (too much information I know)
^ If you make money from chess, from either playing or coaching,you are a professional chess player.
Like Bogonina herself says, you don't have to be a 2700+ GM to be a professional.
She says that it is the attitute that counts,that you can have a professional attitute towars the game,either playing,or coaching. I agree with her.
Ajedrectio, a regular here,has a rating of 2300 and he is a professional player and coach.
And LOL at saying that GM Dzinzi is not a professional,did you just learn how to play chess yesterday? do you know who he's coached and how strong he was in his prime? You do know he made a living playing chess before he became a coach/theoritian right? For you to say he is not a professional is not only an insult to him,it makes you look like a total dummy. Silman in his prime made IM and won many tournaments,with lots of prize money. Where is your GM or IM title?
I don't agree with the notion that you must be purely making money from playing chess to be a "professional". By that defenition alone,the bums at Central park are professionals because they play blitz games for money and win.
At any rate I don't know why people struggle so hard to label everything. You are trying to give the word a new meaning it wasn't meant to have. I guess people like you think that only a handfull of elite people deserve the "pro" title and every one else is just scum. It doesn't work like that.
just my .02
If the primary way a bum uses to gain money is by playing chess in central park, then yes he is a chess professional...
Roman may have been a pro chess player in the past, but was a long time ago, I never said you had to be 2700+ nowadays there are lots of players even 2200 playing chess for a living in Europe, the notion thatt dvoretsky, Roman, Silman nowadays are chess professionals is so wrong. If I'm a medicine teacher should I consider myself a doctor? a teacher is a teacher, a trainer is a trainer and a writer is a writer. And people don't seem to understand the difference.
Your 2300 friend makes more money teaching or playing chess? :)
Its not a point of view its just how things are, he may be working with chess, but what gives him food is teaching otherwise he would be in the park playing for cash, so he is a professional chess trainer (If he as no other job)
Dzindzichashvili in his prime was not top 50, not even sure if he made it to top 100 but did a great job teaching Kasparov.
Do you have any inside information from when he was a professional chess player?
I teached chess to kids like 3 years ago damn I must have been a chess professional! (Yes it was my main source of income).
Actually I did have that idea that a professional chess player was anyone working with chess, the person that told me I was wrong was actually one of the few real chess professionals in Portugal. A Professional Chess Player is someone who plays chess for a living making it his main source of income, a trainer that is actually good at playing chess lets say 2300/2400 is not a professional chess player, he is a professional chess trainer that plays chess. And he can either do it as an amateur (not getting paid to play) or he can do it as a pro (getting paid) but anyway he gets his money to eat from the classes, the chess playing is an extra.
The definition of a tedious conversation (it was fully worth 4 cents).
Another semantic dispute.
A chess coach has to play to coach, it's not like baseball where you have a fat guy chewing tobacco, grabbing his balls, spankin' his players but can't run the bases. Therefore chess coaches are professional players.
In your last paragraph you do exactly what you accuse others of doing, you have labeled, and libeled the chessplayers in Central park as "bums". Why? Anyone making an honest living deserves our respect, especially in these times when so many others do it by criminal activity or just laying around collecting welfare. That is merely Our humble opinion. >:[
No, there are no 2200 players in Europe making a living from playing chess.
They're too weak for those team leagues you mentioned, and even the GMs playing in them can't make a living from them alone.
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Based on his experiences in Spain, Denmark, California and Oregon, Lightner's menus break down the protein-starch-vegetable trinity, producing cuisine less gimmicky than molecular gastronomy but as fundamentally creative. Offerings change regularly and seasonally, but even a dish on the menu for a while would not exactly be familiar; nobody looks at roasted lamb shoulder with fiddlehead ferns and wild licorice and muses that he just had it for lunch.
Restaurant of the Year is always about both a restaurant and a moment. With imagination and skill, Lightner and Castagna have captured this one.
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It was just over a year ago that Rutgers University freshman Tyler Clementi jumped to his death from the George Washington Bridge.
Days before his suicide, he learned that he had been seen during a romantic encounter with another man. Mr. Clementi's roommate is accused of turning on a webcam remotely and watching the tryst.
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Bullying, however, means that some children will never get the chance to grow up.
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Some of those teens cut themselves. Some contemplate killing themselves. Bullying plays a major part in their desperate distress.
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In a world where some people live their entire lives without ever realizing what they truly want to do, Dean Faircloth said he is at peace knowing his 22-year-old son died doing what he loved.
"He knew what he wanted to do with his life at a young age," Dean Faircloth said. "Deep down in our hearts, how many of us can really say that?"
Dean and his wife, Beverly, of Upper Allen Township, learned Wednesday that their son, Marine Corps Cpl. Jonathan Faircloth, died in a Sea Stallion helicopter crash during a training exercise off the coast of Hawaii on Tuesday evening.
Faircloth, a 2006 graduate of Mechanicsburg Area High School, served in Iraq and Afghanistan as a mechanic, servicing aircraft like the one he was aboard Tuesday that transport troops and supplies.
The crashed chopper's unit returned to Hawaii in October after a deployment to Afghanistan, the military said.
Two other men were critically injured in the crash, military officials said. Both were in stable condition Thursday at The Queen's Medical Center in Honolulu, along with a fourth crew member.
The surviving Marines suffered ankle and spinal injuries as a result of the "hard-impact" landing, the military said.
The 40-year-old helicopter is part of three squadrons of aircraft stationed at Kaneohe Bay.
Dean Faircloth said he last spoke with his son about two hours before the crash. The conversation was dominated by what his son was going to do when he returned home in three months after his five-year enlistment was complete.
The younger Faircloth was mostly concerned about choosing a college and enrolling in time to start in the fall, when he had planned to study mechanical engineering, his father said.
"It was a real father-son type of discussion," Dean Faircloth said. "I told him he had his entire life ahead of him and he could do whatever he wanted."
Jonathan Faircloth enlisted in the Marines after graduating from high school and wanted to serve as a mechanic.
"He was always tinkering with things or fixing his car," Dean Faircloth said. "The Marines were good to him, and they took care of him. I can't say enough good things about them."
In October, the Marine's parents visited him in Hawaii when his unit returned from Afghanistan. While there, they were able to see the equipment he worked on and where he worked.
"It was very impressive," Dean Faircloth said. "I remember being swelled by a great deal of pride."
Jonathan Faircloth is also survived by a wife, Elecia, who is from California, and two siblings.
Dean Faircloth said the family would not be making any public announcements about his son's funeral arrangements.
He remembers the day his son came home from school and told his parents about his decision to join the Marines. It was a difficult day, but Dean Faircloth said there are no regrets.
"It was a little difficult, but we prayed about it and got behind him, and we became one," he said. "There's more pride than anything else right now."
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Residing on 15 acres of land, this campground has 30 full hook-up RV sites and 25 tent sites. The Long Beach area offers many activities to campers. In the surrounding environment campers can explore walking trails or try fishing or clamming. Kayaking, sailing and boating are also popular activities. There is wireless Internet access, fire pits, picnic tables and more available on-site.
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The Aloha RV Park is a new campground that is located in a wooded area and close to a 26-mile sandy beach. Cable TV, picnic facilites and boat trailer parking are available.
Located five miles north of Long Beach, this RV park is open year-round and offers daily, weekly and monthly rental rates. There are 22 full hook-up sites and a recreation hall. Amenities include coin laundry, wireless Internet, Cable TV, RV storage and more.


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JACKSON, MI — Services and programs for all students hang in the balance of the outcome of a 1.55-mill special education proposal going before Jackson County voters Aug. 7, local school officials say.
Special education services are mandated by law. Superintendents say funds for those services will have to be deducted from their already-strapped general funds if they don't get the special education reimbursements from the Jackson County Intermediate School District this proposal would generate.
"Our budgets have already been reduced, and we've consolidated services and we're really on the edge here," Jackson Public Schools Superintendent Dan Evans said. "We really need the community's help. This is a non-political issue everyone can rally behind."
For JPS, the county's largest school district, revenue generated from this proposal would result in a $200,000 savings in 2012-13. Should it fail, JPS would lose $1.4 million in 2013-14.
"The bottom line, though, is that it's going to hurt all kids in all districts," Evans said.
The proposal includes a renewal of the current 0.9-mill enhancement millage that will expire in May and 0.65 of the 0.7736 mills that have been rolled back by the Headlee Amendment, which stops increases in taxes collected from exceeding the rate of inflation.
The proposal would keep an estimated $3.7 million coming in from the enhancement millage and add to it about $2.7 million in new taxes, which would cost the owner of a $100,000 home $32.50 a year.
Eighty-five percent of the revenue would go to local districts, with the remaining 15 percent used by the ISD to provide direct services to those districts.
Splitting the proposal into two separate requests would send the wrong message about the money needed, said ISD Superintendent Kevin Oxley.
More information about the 1.55-mill proposal for special education in Jackson County can be found at www.jcisd.org and www.friendsofspecialed.org.
"It might look like we just need one or the other and that's not the case," Oxley said. "This is exactly how much money we need."
Last August, voters defeated a proposal asking for the full 0.77-mill Headlee rollback. This new proposal, Oxley said, keeps in place the resized program and cost-cutting measures the defeat of that millage necessitated.
In the last two years, more than 20 positions have been cut from the Lyle Torrant and Kit Young centers. All special education services have been consolidated under the ISD, which allows staff to be spread throughout the county instead of each district needing its own specialized staff, Oxley said.
Reimbursements to local districts also have been restructured for greater equity, local districts have reduced staff where legally allowed and contract freezes and health care concessions have taken place across the county, Oxley said.
"We realize this has been a tough economy for taxpayers and things can't be the way they were," Oxley said. "What we're asking for is the bare minimum that allows us to maintain what we have."
(Related: Live chat: Special education millage for the Jackson County Intermediate School District)
Without the revenue this proposal would generate, school districts countywide would lose about $6.4 million in the 2013-14 school year, Oxley said.
Special education funding also has been hit by the county's declining property values, which fell $473 million from 2008 to 2012, Oxley said. Early projections he's received from the county's equalization office show next year's drop could equal this year's 2.3 percent decline.
Approximately 17 percent of Jackson County students — one in six — receive special education services, and the ISD continues to use preventative measures to catch and correct learning disabilities before kids are classified as needing special education, Oxley said.
"Jackson County has a great tradition of taking care of its kids — especially its special needs kids," Oxley said. "We want to continue to honor that."


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Land Trust covets Deer Lagoon
"A huge wetland area once envisioned as a marina for boaters may be purchased by the Whidbey Camano Land Trust in a salmon recovery effort.The trust has its eye on 379 acres in Deer Lagoon owned by H&H Properties, which developed Useless Bay Colony overlooking Useless Bay.The original colony developer, Howard Sievers, died before he could develop a marina on the lagoon, and through the years, tightening environmental regulations made that idea impossible to pursue.Bill Sievers, one of Howard's sons, said the family is now willing to sell its acreage in Deer Lagoon to the Land Trust.It could be a wonderful thing, Sievers said last week. But it's out of our hands.In its natural state early last century, the lagoon encompassed 1,500 acres.Early settlers built dikes and changed the size and nature of the estuary, but it is still described by the Island County Salmon Recovery Program as the county's highest priority for immediate preservation.The Land Trust board met Monday night and decided to pursue grants to purchase the property, according to Cary Peterson, board president. A hoped-for grant from the state Salmon Recovery Funding Board would go toward property acquisition. Another grant will be sought to fund ecological studies of the area and determine the best restoration plan. Island County is participating in the grant application process.There's a lot of public support for this project, said Peterson.That support was evident Sept. 6 when county representative Janet Kearsley and Trust Board members hosted a public meeting at Useless Bay Country Club. About 50 people attended, mostly area property owners who generally expressed support.Kearsley said salmon should be using Deer Lagoon as a resting and feeding habitat as they return from the ocean to spawn in major rivers that empty into Puget Sound.Dave Haworth said the board of the Useless Bay Colony voted to support the sale. Haworth has several personal irons in this fire. He is on the board of both the Land Trust and Useless Bay Colony, and he lives on Shore Avenue, where Deer Lagoon serves as a beautiful backyard to homes along the dike but also poses flooding problems from time to time.Restoration efforts could range from doing minimal work all the way to removing two existing dikes and building a new one to improve flood control and recreate the saltwater estuary the lagoon once was.Nature trails for public use are also possible, but all such plans are in the future and would be done with nearby property owners' concerns in mind. The first step is purchasing the property, Haworth said.Although the property is largely wetland, there is no assurance it can never be developed. Haworth said it includes several platted lots, and regulations could change in the future. New homes are being built on the east side of the marsh.There's no guarantee wetlands and buffer lands will provide protection forever, Haworth said. There are four new lots and houses going up now. The trust is negotiating with H&H Properties for a purchase price. Haworth said an appraisal pegs the price at $2.7 million but the final cost won't be that high. The price most certainly will not be that number, he said. There are all sorts of tax benefits available to the seller.The Land Trust is confident the purchase will be completed. The property will be purchased by the Whidbey Camano Land Trust, a news release states. "
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PARMANick Celebrezze felt a weight was lifted off his shoulder Tuesday when he was elected to the 15th District seat in the Ohio House of Representatives.
Celebrezze, a Democrat, was appointed to the vacant seat in January. On Tuesday he wanted voters to vindicate him as a state legislator.
Voters did just that. According to unofficial results from the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, Celebrezze won the election with 63 percent of the vote.
Celebrezze received 23,932 votes and his Republican opponent, Patricia Gascoyne-Telischak, had 13,865.
"I feel fortunate that the people of District 15 have recognized my good work over the last 11 months and that they've given me the opportunity to serve another two years as their state representative," Celebrezze said late Tuesday.
Celebrezze cautioned, however, that Democrats will remain a minority in the Ohio House.
"I look forward to working with my colleagues across the aisle and creating good-paying jobs in the district," Celebrezze said.
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LAWRENCE TWP. — Three adults were transported to the South Jersey Healthcare-Regional Medical Center for medical attention Monday with "remarkably minor injuries" following an accident involving a tractor-trailer and an SUV in Cedarville, according to Cedarville Fire Chief Brian Scarlato.
When the Cedarville Fire Department responded to the call, dispatched to Hogbin and Cedarville roads at 10:13 a.m., two women were entrapped in an SUV. A tractor-trailer was jackknifed on the scene with a ruptured fuel tank, Scarlato said.
The Cedarville Fire Department extricated the two women entrapped in the SUV, and the Lawrence Township EMS transported these patients to the SJH-RMC with minor injuries. A third woman who had been traveling in the SUV refused medical treatment.
The Millville Rescue Squad transported the truck driver to the SJH-RMC, also with minor injuries, Scarlato said.
"The (Cedarville Fire Department) then diked the fuel leak and had Vineland Fire Hazmat respond to plug the tank," Scarlato said.
"On-scene units included Cedarville Fire, (Lawrence Township EMS), Vineland Fire Hazmat, New Jersey State Police, Cumberland County Health Department, (Lawrence Township Office of Emergency Management) and Cumberland County Fire Police to direct traffic, Millville Rescue Squad, Cumberland County Road Department and Battalini's Tow Service to tow the tractor-trailer and to also clean up the approximate spill of 20 gallons of diesel fuel," he said. "The last unit cleared at 1:07 p.m."
Details on the cause of the accident were not immediately available Monday. Further information will be posted as it becomes available.