Fire damages BD home; pet killed
A Beaver Dam home was damaged and one of two pet dogs killed following a fire Sunday morning. According to the Beaver Dam Fire Department, firefighters were called out at 9:36 a.m. to 508 Lake St. for a fire in progress. A neighbor had made the call after seeing flames shooting out of a window and a patio door at the back of the home. Owner William Michel had reportedly left the home at 8:45 a.m. to go to church. Two dogs had been left behind, and one of them died during the blaze. One dog... >>>
SPORTS
BD runs over Evergreens
D.C. Everest used all 32 minutes of Saturday’s boys basketball contest to score 40 points against Beaver Dam.
The Golden Beavers didn’t need as much time.
Trailing 32-31 midway through the third quarter, BD went on a 39-0 scoring barrage that leveled the Evergreens, 72-40.
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AREA BRIEFS
BEAVER DAM: Diabetes support offered at BDCH
Anyone who has diabetes, or is interested in learning more about the condition, is invited to attend a meeting on Feb. 15, at 10 a.m. at Beaver Dam Community Hospital. Certified diabetes educator and dietitian Teresa Hill will discuss “The Why and How of Celiac Disease in ...more
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BUSINESS
BDCH begins new hospitalist program
Beaver Dam Community Hospitals, in partnership with the UW Medical Foundation, introduced a new hospitalist program on Friday. Hospitalists are doctors who have advanced training and experience in the special medical care needed by patients during a hospital stay. They treat only ...more
OPINION
Guest Column - Employee Free Choice Act is anti-business
For over two years now the nation has been hotly debating the proposed legislation named the Employee Free Choice Act At the local level, for almost as long, the Beaver Dam Chamber has been closely monitoring the progress of this legislation, and what effect it would have on the ...more
CELEBRATIONS
WEDDING - Eric S. and Rebecca S. Johnson
Rebecca Sue Hovell and Eric Scott Johnson were united in marriage on July 18, 2009, at St. Bartholomew Catholic Church in Trempealeau, Wis. The Rev. Edmund Doerre officiated. Singer and organist was Toni Groshek.
Parents of the couple are Leonard and Vickie Hovell, Galesville, Wis., and Scott and Betty Johnson,
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