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spe The Sauk Prairie School District announced shortly after noon Tuesday that it will release students an hour and a half earlier than usual due to deteriorating weather conditions. > Full text
bdc HORICON - The 2009-2010 school year marked a new beginning for the food service program in the Horicon School District and Monday the district took another step forward.
Taher Professional Food Service Management, based out of Minnetonka, Minn., took over the district’s program at the start of the current school year and on Feb. 8 switched to PIN code debit accounts for students.
“We put our food service program out for bid when our food service director retired a year ago,” said Gary Berger, superintendent of the Horicon School District. “Taher got that bid and we’ve been working with them now for this school year.”
A number of factors contributed to the district hiring a corporate management program including staff changes and declining enrollment.
“We were losing money in our food service program, in fact we were losing close to $50,000 a year,” Berger said. “The revenue did not keep up with the expenses.”
Last year, Horicon sent out bids to five different food service companies of which Taher took the $284,000 budgeted contract. It is a $2,000 budget reduction compared to the 2008-2009 school year. Thus far, the new food program is going over well.
“Overall the response from the students has been excellent,” Berger said. “They like the variety; they like the changes, so we’re really excited about that.”
The biggest changes seen are at Horicon High School where Taher gives students many more options to choose from during lunch.
“The high school is based on a food court setup,” said Trista Ryan, food service director for the Horicon School District employed by Taher. “So far it’s been pretty good they’ve adapted very well, and I think it’s been a very positive experience for the students as well as the staff.”
There are five separate stations of food plus an ala carte section which ranges from pizza to buffalo chicken wraps to Panini. Taher also prides itself on using ingredients that are zero trans fat and contain no MSG. Much of the specialty items on the monthly menu are created by Chef Jay Rommelfanger who works with 11 different school districts.
“He comes in once a month and he makes a different item usually something the kids aren’t used to getting in a school setting,” Ryan said.
Monday, Rommelfanger stopped by to make sweet Italian sausage calzini for the students at the high school. New and plentiful options like these seem to impact students at Horicon positively.
“I think the food is better here than it was last year,” said Jessica Doss, a senior at Horicon High School who eats hot lunch at the school regularly.
The change to debit accounts at the district came in the second half of the year to make the transition to the new program easier, which Berger thinks will also be easier for parents to keep track of and maintain.
“We’ve been operating with a ticket system forever and most school district went away from a ticket system years ago,” Berger said. “It’ll be much easier in the long run. There’s a lot more flexibility; it makes it a lot more convenient.” > Full text
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The Necedah Village Board approved exterior design plans for the new building for Necedah Community Siegler Memorial Library at a special meeting at Village Hall Monday night.
"The exterior has been approved," said Roger Herried, village administrator. "The interior has been approved on concept."
The board was presented with a conceptual design plan for the building’s interior layout, with a more complete floorplan coming soon for full approval.
"We’ll be doing construction drawings Feb. 15," he said.
The planned interior layout will include a conveniently located circulation desk, a central workroom and an expanded computer section relative to the current library building, according to Herried.
The new building’s floorplan has been designed with family library use in mind.
"All of the library has a layout that, if you’re a parent, you’ll be able to see everywhere and everything."
With the schematics and designs put onto paper and approved by the board, the village expects to start taking bids for construction in early to mid-March.
The village hopes to then set the bid date for late March and break ground soon after. If all goes according to plan, the new building should be up and running sometime this fall, according to Herried.
There is, however, one uncertainty remaining with the progression of the new library building plans — the village is still looking for the final 15 to 20 percent of the funding required for the $1.3 million project.
"We’re still in need of donations," said Herried.
The Necedah branch of the Bank of Mauston and The Necedah Bank have accounts setup for tax-deductible donations to the library fund.
Herried remains confident that the funding will come "now that people know this thing is going to be here and it’s a reality."
For more information about the library or how to donate, call (608) 565-2261.
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rtp REEDSBURG - Fifth grade students at Loganville Elementary got quite the reward Friday if they earned perfect marks on a scoring sheet for bowling — a trip to Brewster’s Lanes to practice their newfound scoring abilities with a 10-frame game. Students put their math skills (and arms) to good use.
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wde The Wisconsin Dells Public Safety Committee approved the hire of three limited term employees who will conduct foot patrols during the summer, three less than previous summers. > Full text
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bdc RANDOLPH – Mike Foley asked rhetorically where you go with a court full of underclassmen down the stretch after Monday’s nonconference girls basketball game.
If the final 66 seconds didn’t tell the Fall River coach where the ball should at least go through, he can ask Randolph coach Tim Omen for confirmation.
“She’s the real deal,” Omen said of Pirate freshman point guard Hailey Koch. “She’s got it already.
“She’s a heck of a player to build a round.”
Koch knocked down a 3-pointer with 1 minute, 6 seconds to play. Then she set up two baskets in the final 45.5 seconds, including the winner from Brianna Sukenik with 31 ticks left as the Pirates swiped a 39-38 road win.
“She’s going to be a good player and she’s starting to learn to get the ball and be a leader,” Foley said of Koch, who finished with 11 points, five rebounds and three assists. “We were very unselfish in the last minute. She had the shots and passed them up.”
Koch’s antics capped a chaotic final 4:16 where the Pirates went from imposing their will on the contest to throwing it in the rubbish bin before reclaiming it at the last instant. Sukenik scored eight of her game-high 12 points after halftime and demoralized the Rockets with 10 blocked shots and seven rebounds.
“We didn’t get any inside and they hurt us inside,” Omen said.
Fall River led by just two at the break despite piling up a 22-8 edge on the glass, including 11 offensive rebounds. Freshman Brenna Vick had all six of her points and five of her six rebounds before halftime.
The Pirates started pounding the ball inside to Sukenik and built a 29-23 lead before Randolph fought back. An 11-1 run capped by two buckets from Megan Pickhardt gave the Rockets a 34-30 edge.
“We showed our age there,” said Foley, who watched his team cough up six of their 14 turnovers in the final quarter. “We were up five and we turned it over three straight times down the court.”
Brittany Drake-Burmania banked in a 3-pointer with 4:16 to play which pulled the Rockets even. Two free throws by freshman Carley Reuter gave Randolph a 36-31 lead before Koch dribbled to the right corner and canned a high-arcing 3-pointer.
“They picked a great time to hit their two 3s,” Omen said. “We had a hand in their face both times.”
Koch then found freshman Kendall Foley for a trifecta from the same corner with 45.5 seconds to go. Rocket senior Tiffany Canny couldn’t get a pair of free throws to fall and Koch drove before setting up Sukenik.
Koch’s all-around ability and nose for the glass is reminiscent of another opposing player that used to torment Omen’s teams frequently. Omen commented on the comparison to former Markesan standout Marieanna Dulas.
“She’s a better shooter at this age but Dulas penetrated better,” Omen said. “She goes to that special category.”
Emma Waterworth grabbed nine rebounds for the Pirates (14-4), who visit Madison Abundant Life Thursday.
Pickhardt and Reuter each grabbed seven rebounds while Canny joined Pickhardt with nine points. Randolph (5-10) hosts Princeton Thursday.
FALL RIVER 39, RANDOLPH 38
Fall River 12 10 8 9 - 39
Randolph 13 7 7 11 – 38
FALL RIVER - Vick 6, Waterworth 4, Foley 3, Gregorio 3, Sukenik 12, Koch 11, Totals 14 9-17 39.
RANDOLPH - Pickhardt 9, Canny 9, Tonn 7, Drake-Burmania 7, Reuter 4, Omen 2, Totals 15 5-9 38.
3-Point Goals-Fall River 2 (Foley 1, Koch 1), Randolph 3 (Canny 1, Tonn 1, Drake-Burmania 1). Total fouls-Fall River 16, Randolph 13. Fouled out (Tonn). JV – R won. > Full text
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Head Reedsburg football coach Brian Pottinger addresses the crowd Sunday at the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association all state banquet at Lambeau Field. The award is co-sponsored by the Green Bay Packers, which named a coach of the week throughout the regular season.
The Packers will make a $2,000 donation to Reedsburg High School in recognition of Pottinger’s honor. The Beavers knocked off West De Pere 34-27 for the Division 3 state title at Camp Randall Stadium.
It was the second straight trip to the state finals for Reedsburg. Pottinger is the first coach from the Badger North Conference to be named the WFCA coach of the year. Pottinger recently completed his 17th season in the coaching profession, the last four of which have come as the head coach at Reedsburg. The Beavers finished the 2009 season with an 11-3 record, capped off by a 34-27 win over West De Pere in the WIAA Division 3 State Championship at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison on Nov. 20.
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spe This meet featured a showcase event and a sibling rivalry, but the one event that shaped up different than expected Jan. 30 turned out to be perhaps the most exciting of the morning. > Full text
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