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Wed
03
Oct

Variance OK’d for 24-hour crushing to accommodate road work

Submitted by admin1 on Wed, 10/03/2018 - 10:53

By Correne Martin

Contractors for the Marquette Road project in Prairie du Chien are operating on a tight schedule, as most construction work goes. In order for the main contractor, Gerke Excavating, to keep up with the project, the company requested and the city council granted a variance of the municipal code for loud and unnecessary noise. 

The code prohibits anyone, except for city employees, between the hours of 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., from performing construction work or operating any loud machinery, according to Interim City Administrator Chad Abram. However, upon application to the council, the code can be waived for good cause for any period of time. 

Wed
03
Oct

La Riviere bird blind offers great viewing, photographing

Submitted by admin on Wed, 10/03/2018 - 10:44

A new bird blind and a silhouette deflector behind it were constructed near a bird bath in La Riviere Park near Prairie du Chien. A bird feeder may soon be put up nearby. (Photo by Ted Pennekamp)

Eight bat houses are near the barn at La Riviere Park. Five more are in the grasslands. (Photo by Ted Pennekamp)

Joe Prew, left, and Mike Hazen put up bat houses in April of 2017. (Photo submitted)

 

By Ted Pennekamp

 

A bird viewing and photographing blind was completed in mid August at La Riviere Park of Prairie du Chien and is open for use by the public.

Mon
01
Oct

New deer carcass transport rules are in effect

Submitted by admin on Mon, 10/01/2018 - 12:13

 

By Ted Pennekamp

 

Governor Scott Walker approved and signed new emergency rules Sept. 5 regarding the transporting of deer carcasses. The new rules went into effect Oct. 1, and will last for nine months. All hunters and other interested persons are encouraged to read the new rules on the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources website (dnr.wi.gov).

Mon
01
Oct

Driver arrested, passenger airlifted

Submitted by admin1 on Mon, 10/01/2018 - 11:47

The driver of a vehicle was arrested for an OMVI, causing injury, after a crash that occurred Saturday morning that sent her passenger by MedLink for treatment, according to the Crawford County Sheriff's Department.

On Sept. 29, just before 3 a.m., the Crawford County Communications Center received a 911 call of a one-vehicle rollover with injuries on Quarry Road, just off County Road B, in the town of Freeman.

Mon
01
Oct

Meet historic people at Visiting Our Ancestors cemetery tour

Submitted by admin1 on Mon, 10/01/2018 - 11:45

At St. Gabriel’s Cemetery, which began in 1840, some of the community’s finest memorials stand, including this one for John Lawler. (Submitted photo)

The nights are cool and the leaves are turning color, so it is time for the popular event, Visiting Our Ancestors, sponsored by the Prairie du Chien Historical Society. This event is a Tour of Prairie du Chien’s six historic cemeteries.

On Saturday, Oct. 6, the tour begins at 12:30 p.m. at the Fort Crawford Museum, located at 717 S. Beaumont Rd. All will gather at the museum, then board vans to travel to the cemeteries, beginning with the Old French Cemetery and ending at the Brisbois Cemetery high above on the bluffs. At each cemetery, the costumed host of the tour will give a short history of the burying grounds and then introduce the resident. 

Mon
01
Oct

Two arrested on drug charges after allegedly fleeing area officers

Submitted by admin1 on Mon, 10/01/2018 - 11:41

Two Grant County men were arrested in Prairie du Chien Sept. 22, on drug possession and other charges following a traffic stop from which they fled officers, according to a news release from the Grant County Sheriff’s Department.

At around 11:30 p.m., that Saturday, the Wisconsin State Patrol attempted to stop a vehicle on Highway 18 for a traffic violation. The vehicle refused to stop and traveled west toward Prairie du Chien. It then turned south on Industrial Boulevard and crashed in a field. Two subjects fled the vehicle, leaving a female subject in the back seat. The State Patrol requested assistance from the Grant County K-9 Unit. Deputy Hottenstein arrived on scene with K-9 Riggs and, with backup from the Prairie du Chien Police Department, a track was started.

Mon
01
Oct

Citywide cleanup in Prairie Oct. 15-17

Submitted by admin1 on Mon, 10/01/2018 - 11:41

Citywide fall cleanup will be held in Prairie du Chien Oct. 15-17. The schedule is: Monday, Blackhawk Avenue north; Tuesday, Blackhawk Avenue south (east of Marquette Road); Wednesday, Blackhawk Avenue south (west of Marquette Road). There will be no return trip. Please have your items out on the proper days.

Appliances and brush must be curbside or in the alley to the rear of the residence. Appliances must have doors and locks removed. Brush must be piled parallel to the curb or alley so it can be scooped up easily. Construction and remodeling materials will not be picked up. This must be put in a dumpster. Appliances, metal recyclables, brush, glass and trash must be kept separate. 

No electronics will be picked up. These should be disposed at the clean sweep/e-waste collection later this month.

Mon
01
Oct

PdC Fire conducting annual inspections, maintenance

Submitted by admin1 on Mon, 10/01/2018 - 11:40

Ryan from Emergency Apparatus Maintenance is shown here doing pump testing on the Prairie du Chien Fire Department’s 2017 Pierce engine that was purchased last year. (Submitted photo)

The Prairie du Chien Fire Department is undergoing its annual pump testing, Department of Transportation inspections and preventative maintenance this week. This annual testing and maintenance is required to help reduce any down time or problems at any emergency. 

Fire Chief Jeff Boughton is using Emergency Apparatus Maintenance, a reputable fire apparatus maintenance company, to provide this service. This company has been used in the past in helping to keep the fire department fleet ready for response. Fire pumps on the trucks are tested for pressure, volume and function, per the original specs. This testing also helps ensure the pump should not fail while firefighters are inside a structure fighting fire. 

Mon
01
Oct

PdC community invited to Pink Night fundraiser for local woman battling breast cancer

Submitted by admin1 on Mon, 10/01/2018 - 11:39

By Correne Martin

Pink Night is coming up for the Prairie du Chien High School volleyball team, on Tuesday, Oct. 9, in a home match against Lancaster. The junior varsity game begins at 5:45 p.m. in the high school gym, with the varsity to follow at 7:15 p.m.

Aside from a surely entertaining competition, there will be an opportunity for community members to step up and “block out cancer” by supporting a local woman who is battling breast cancer. Highlights include raffle baskets and a cookie sale that evening.

Mon
01
Oct

Dementia support programs to start

Submitted by admin1 on Mon, 10/01/2018 - 11:38

By Correne Martin

Riding the emotional roller coaster of having someone in the family with a memory impairment is stressful, to put it mildly. With the numbers of people facing Alzheimer’s disease and dementia  increasing, and the stigma still existing, more support groups and social gatherings like memory cafés are materializing in communities everywhere.

Prairie du Chien is offering three supportive programs, starting this fall, for all area residents dealing with cognitive disorders, and their loved ones. These free offerings are through the Alzheimer’s and Dementia Alliance of Wisconsin and coordinated by new Dementia Outreach Specialist Heather Moore. 

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