The dance committee at the Beaver Dam Community/Senior Center wants to thank all the guests who purchased tickets for the Whiskey River Country Dance on Oct. 10 at the Dodge County Fairgrounds Youth Building.
We hope that you had a good time dancing and cow racing and left with fond memories of the evening. We thank the volunteers who helped in setup, hosting the games, putting on wristbands, "Chili Southerland" for refreshments or with ticket sales. We also thank the Dodge County Fairgrounds for the stage, chairs, and setup and the Dodge County 4-H Leaders Association for the use of the tables and chairs and John Newman for the sawhorses. We thank WBEV/WXRO for being our official sponsor and providing the advertising for the event. We thank Rechek’s, Piggly Wiggly, John’s Bar and Leipsic Tavern for selling the tickets for our event. We thank Heiar Insurance, Willow Mills Campgrounds, Beaver Dam Community Hospital, Darlene Morrissey, Terry and Kay Appenfeldt and John’s Bar as special sponsors. The dance committee wishes to thank all the merchants and community members who contributed donations to the dance. They are Jeff Beilfuss and Damian Wosick of Airgas North Central, American Family Insurance - Pete Parker Agency, Steve Baldwin, Barb’s Beauty Salon - Barb Klossner, Countryside GM, Carmen and Denny Bruesch, Dodge Central Credit Union, Elder Resource Council, Jerry Garczynski, Charles Hanser, John Grey State Farm Insurance, Leipsic Tavern, Elizabeth Morrissey, Morry’s Bar, Rick Reed Chrysler, Colleen Sams, Schultz’s Auto Body, Joyce Wiget, Thirsty Duck, Spring Garden, Dos Gringos, Edith’s, Lidtke Motors, Wal-Mart, Char House, Buckhorn, Beaver Dam Ford, Kwik Trip 400, Tower Lanes and McKinstry’s. The Beaver Dam Community/Senior Center has as its purpose to promote a more productive life for all seniors 50 and over through education, recreation, and volunteer opportunities while serving as a resource to this the community for aging issues. We are successful because of community support whether it be through volunteering time at the center, engaging in the center activities, or by contributing monetary support. We thank the community for contributing to our fundraising event to support the taxi transportation service to and from the center and all the programs and activities. We will continue to do all that we can to actively support the senior community with innovative programming, informative seminars on senior issues, and working for and with seniors. — Evonne Koeppen administrator — Terry Appenfeldt, Kay Appenfeldt, Mary Morgan, Darlene Morrissey, dance committee, Beaver Dam Activities and Services
Vikings fan apologizes for rude behavior
I was dismayed to read Ronald Faust’s Letter to the Editor about his unpleasant experience at the Vikings-Packers game in Minnesota on Oct. 5 because of rude Vikings fans.
I would hope that my home state would treat all visitors with the (quoting Mr. Faust) "good sportsmanship, dignity and respect" for which Packer fans are justifiably famous.
Contrast Mr. Faust’s experience with my own at Lambeau Field just a couple of years ago. I confess to some trepidation about attending a game there because I had heard many stories about boisterous, loud, and inebriated Packer fans. But this was certainly not my experience.
I was surprised to find that the fans thoughtfully removed their "cheeseheads" which were blocking the view of people behind them before the game. And I heard no rude yelling or cursing. All fans spoke very politely to one another throughout the game. When Donald Driver made a spectacular circus catch, they responded with polite applause and a few softly spoken "Good shows" could be heard throughout the crowd. When an official made an interference call with which the fans disagreed, I heard "Oh well. They can’t always be perfect."
At halftime, when I thought the fans would be lined up at the beer counters, they were instead sitting in their seats, quietly singing "Kumbaya" and an occasional lullaby. When the game ended with a Packers victory, they stood and applauded the team and then left the arena in an orderly manner.
I admit I was surprised by this behavior. It was certainly not what had been reported to me. I know of one Wisconsin family which actually left a Packer game because their small children were in the way of flying beer cans and were subjected to a steady and creative assortment of colorful language.
And I had seen many football games on TV (including but not limited to the Packers) attended by loud, rude, obnoxious fans. It seems almost a given, regardless of the arena. But one Packer fan explained to me that the networks telecasting the Packer games overlay actual crowd pictures with computer graphics of fans with painted faces, silly hats, no shirts, yelling loudly and making crude gestures in order to make the game more interesting for TV viewers.
On behalf of Minnesota, I would like to apologize to Mr. Faust and suggest he attend the Viking-Packer game at Lambeau on Nov. 1.
I’m sure he will find a much more civilized crowd that will certainly greet all the Viking fans and especially Brett Favre, in a purple jersey, with "good sportsmanship, dignity and respect."
St. Bonifacius, MN.
— Karen Reamer