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Wauzeka-Steuben girls over Seneca


Wauzeka-Steuben’s Siena Krachey lays down a bunt with teammate Jenna McCarthy on third base. (Photos by Ted Pennekamp)

Seneca catcher Jena Konichek fields the bunt and throws to first base to get the out and prevent the run.

Pitcher Siena Krachey fields a grounder and gets ready to throw to first base for the out.

 

W-S girls 

edge Seneca

Wauzeka-Steuben edged host Seneca 5-4 in a Ridge and Valley softball game Thursday afternoon. 

Wauzeka-Steuben improved to 6-3 overall and 4-2 in conference play. Seneca dropped to 7-6 on the season and 3-5 in the Ridge and Valley.

Seneca will next travel to Weston on May 8. 

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Seneca edges Wauzeka-Steuben


Wauzeka-Steuben catches Seneca’s Mel Hall between third and home Thursday afternoon with the Hornets up 5-4 in the fourth inning. (Photos by Ted Pennekamp)

The play went on for quite awhile but Wauzeka-Steuben finally got the out and prevented the score. They also got the next two batters out to get out of a bases loaded jam.

 

Seneca wins 

back and forth 

affair versus 

Wauzeka-Steuben

Seneca and Wauzeka-Steuben traded the lead back-and-forth on Thursday, but eventually Seneca prevailed 9-6 in a Ridge and Valley baseball game. 

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May

Sanitarian position

 

County pursuing new sanitarian position

By Ted Pennekamp

 

Crawford County has requested the new position of sanitarian, which will be administered by the county health department. 

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May

Banquet a ‘dairy good’ time

2017 dairy royalty will be announced May 21

The Crawford County June Dairy Month Kick-Off Banquet will be held on Sunday, May 21, at 7 p.m., at the Eastman Salem United Methodist Fellowship Hall. The 2017 dairy royalty candidates will present prepared speeches, with the highlight of the night being the coronation of the Princess and Little Miss Squirt, along with their attendants.

The night will begin at 7 p.m., with a cheese and cracker social, where attendees can meet the candidates for the Crawford County dairy royalty positions.

A chicken and noodle dinner, prepared by the Eastman United Methodist Church, will start at 7:30 p.m. The evening’s program will be filled with lots of delightful dairy tidbits, such as the dairy promotion report, introduction of the dairy breakfast host family, the presentation of the honorary dairy month chairpersons and the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board update.

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May

Regals serve Notice of Claim, seeking $54,000 in damages

By Correne Martin

The proprietors of Regal Marine Group personally served the city of Prairie du Chien a Notice of Claim on April 24, for damages due to power loss sustained at their marina business for over a year.

The Regals are seeking $54,417.62, according to the notice, and the city has 120 days to respond, by either allowing or disallowing the claim. If allowed, the city would pay the Regal family the amount of damages. If disallowed, the Regals would then have to decide within six months whether or not to move forward with a lawsuit against the city, explained City Attorney Lara Czajkowski Higgins.

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May

Memorial Gardens’ perennial sale for green thumbs of all expertise


Stargazer lilies like these will be among the plants and flowers for sale at the Memorial Gardens Saturday.

By Correne Martin

The 10th annual St. Feriole Island Memorial Gardens perennial plant sale will be Saturday, May 13, from 8 a.m. to noon in the gardens themselves. Come alone, with your friends, families or club members—green thumbs or not—and see what local gardeners have for sale that fascinates you.

This year, the plant sale will be held in conjunction with the Journey Through Time historical open house. It’s also just in time for Mother’s Day, so come early to get your favorites.

Children will have the opportunity to make a free Mother’s Day plantings for their family matriarchs.

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May

Relay supporters kickin’ cancer, one dance at a time


The third annual Dancing With the Cancer Kickin’ Hawkettes broke a fundraising record by collecting over $14,800 toward the Great River Relay For Life. This year’s male dancers included (back row, from left) Jason Licht, Matt Olson, Gary Wynos, John Kurt, Josh Smelzer, Pete Pazour, Mike Moret, Josh Gerrity and Joe Morovits. Their Prairie du Chien Hawkettes partners (seated in front of them) are Katie Licht, Morgan Kiesau, Paige Severson, Kara Katzung, Kina Myers, Caitlin Nolan, Lauren Kennedy, Archi Patel and Katie Zahara. (Photo by Shelly Rider)

By Correne Martin

Dancing with the Cancer Kickin’ Hawkettes has been an enthusiastic fundraising addition these past few years for the predominant Great River Relay For Life in Prairie du Chien. In its third year, the high school Hawkettes dance squad members were paired up with local gentlemen to demonstrate their dance moves in the name of cancer awareness and research, April 19, at the Dousman House. This year, over $14,800 was raised. For each dollar given, a vote was cast for a dancing duo. In addition, money was raised through dinner tickets and other generous donations.

Of the nine couples who competed, there were two sets of winners on the night. The People’s Choice trophies were awarded to Pete Pazour and Caitlin Nolan. The judges—Ken Stoeffler, Cindy Hertrampf, Lynn Rider and 2016 winner Michael Rogge—chose Josh Smelzer and Kina Myers as the Judges’ Choice standouts.

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May

‘Kickapoo Kids’ to gather in Wauzeka to celebrate accomplishments


The ‘Kickapoo Kids’ defied the odds, winning the state championship in baseball in the early 1950s. Some of them will be at Wauzeka-Steuben Schools May 24 to celebrate their accomplishments and talk about the book in their honor.

Many people know of the movie “Hoosiers,” which tells the story of a small-town basketball team in Indiana that won a state championship. In Wisconsin, there’s a similar group who defied the odds, called the “Kickapoo Kids.”
Author Paul Lagan wrote a book called, “The Amazing Journey of the Kickapoo Kids” that documents the Gays Mills’ baseball success.

On Wednesday, May 24, at 1 p.m., Lagan and several members of the Gays Mills High School baseball teams from the early 1950s will gather at Wauzeka-Steuben Schools to celebrate their accomplishments. Lagan will have books for sale and be autographing them that day.

Gays Mills made the WIAA state tournament three out of four years in the early 1950s. What makes it all the more impressive is they did it before there were divisions in high school sports. So these small school ball players were beating schools much bigger in size.

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May

Kevin Jay Starkey

 

Kevin Jay Starkey, 57, passed away at home in Boscobel surrounded by family, on Saturday, May 6, after a short battle with lung cancer.

 

Kevin was born on Dec. 10, 1959, in Cresco, Iowa, to Garland and Elvira (Lee) Starkey. He was raised and spent most of his time in and around the Mt. Sterling area. He graduated from Seneca High School and later attended Southwest Technical College in Fennimore. Kevin loved spending time with his family, and especially his daughter Breanna. He was an avid Packers and Badger fan who enjoyed watching football with his family and friends.

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Lyle J. Marfilius

 

Lyle J. Marfilius, 86, of Prairie du Chien, passed away on his 63rd wedding anniversary May 5, at the Crossing Rivers Hospital. 

 

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