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03
Oct

‘Once Upon a Homecoming’ is this week in Prairie du Chien

Submitted by admin1 on Mon, 10/03/2016 - 12:33

The 2016 Prairie du Chien High School Homecoming Court includes (front row, from left) Eleora Ready, Calli Collins, Alexis Smith, Jennifer Slaght, Emily Steger; (back row) Riley Rieck, Josh Lenzendorf, Ethan Cummuta, Josh Cavanaugh and Jacob Mara. This year’s Homecoming theme is “Once Upon a Homecoming.” The dance will be Saturday, Oct. 8, from 8 p.m. to midnight, in the high school cafeteria. (Submitted photo)

Homecoming in Prairie du Chien begins today (Monday, Oct. 3).

Dress up days include Monday-pajama day, Tuesday-jersey/sports day, Wednesday-color day (each class a different color), Thursday-fairytale day, and Friday-school spirit day.

The public is invited to enjoy the school district’s parade on Wednesday, Oct. 5. The route will be the same as last year, beginning at Wolf Machine and heading to the high school. Line-up is at 5:30 p.m., and the parade starts at 6 p.m. Skit night will follow at 7 p.m. in the high school gym.

On Friday, Oct. 7, there will be a homecoming breakfast at the high school at 7 a.m. Powder Puff football is at 1:15 p.m. on the high school football field. A school-wide pep rally will be held at 2:15 p.m. in the high school gym. All students will be in attendance.

The Homecoming football game kicks off at 7 p.m. Friday night.

Mon
03
Oct

PdC postmaster retires

Submitted by admin1 on Mon, 10/03/2016 - 12:28

By Correne Martin

After 34 years working for the United States Postal Service, Prairie du Chien Postmaster Darryl Martin retired at the end of September.

He started as a part-time clerk on May 29, 1982, in Prairie du Chien, sorting mail and running the window, where he quickly realized his gift of gab was a perfect fit for the customer-based business. It wasn’t long, however, before Martin slipped into the duty of carrying the mail.

From 1984 through 2006, he served as a part-time flexible carrier in the Prairie du Chien area.

“I enjoyed being outside and working with our customers,” Martin noted.

But after 22 years of the same, he stepped up into a postmaster job in Bloomington in 2006. There, he grew very fond of the people in the small community and being situated among the main street businesses for seven years.

Mon
03
Oct

PdC Cross Country

Submitted by admin on Mon, 10/03/2016 - 11:59

Karly Jaynes and Faith Dillman compete at the Kickapoo-La Farge Invitational. (Photos by Kathleen Hein)

Ella Hein and Amber Huser race together at the Dick McKichan Invitational in Platteville on Saturday.

 

PdC cross 

country wins 

Kickapoo Invitational

The Prairie du Chien cross country team traveled to Kickapoo High School on Thursday for the Kickapoo/LaFarge Invitational. The girls’ team ran incredibly well against the 6 other schools and came home with a first-place trophy. The girls took four of the top 5 spots to win the meet with just 20 points, 15 points ahead of Richland Center/Ithaca. 

Mon
03
Oct

River Ridge Football

Submitted by admin on Mon, 10/03/2016 - 11:47

River Ridge’s Cole Crubel looks over the field against visiting Pec-Argyle Friday night. (Photos by Ted Pennekamp)

A trio of River Ridge defenders combine to make the stop Friday night.

The Timberwolves’ Ryan Redman returns a kickoff for good yardage.

River Ridge’s Ben Ertz (66) makes an open field tackle in the second quarter.

Blake Crubel (26) and Isaac White (22) close in on the P-A ballcarrier.

 

Pec-Argyle 

beats River Ridge

Pecatonica-Argyle defeated host River Ridge 48-6 in high school football action in Bloomington Friday night. 

P-A scored on a 10-yard pass and a PAT to go up 7-0 in the first quarter. P-A scored again in the quarter on a 68-yard pass to take a 13-0 lead after one period. 

Mon
03
Oct

Meetings held in all 72 counties regarding road and bridge repair

Submitted by admin on Mon, 10/03/2016 - 11:41

Crawford County officials, residents intend to 

pressure governor, legislature for more funding

By Ted Pennekamp

 

Mon
03
Oct

Crawford County reports $4.9 million in damages so far from heavy rain and flooding

Submitted by admin on Mon, 10/03/2016 - 11:39

By Ted Pennekamp

 

The Wisconsin Emergency Management Operations Center has reported preliminary damage figures as of Sept. 29 for damages sustained by Crawford and 11 other counties in the heavy rains of Sept. 21 and Sept. 22.

Mon
03
Oct

Bass Pro buys Cabela’s

Submitted by admin1 on Mon, 10/03/2016 - 11:34

Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s Inc., two American outdoor companies with similar humble origins, and with a shared goal to better serve those who love the outdoors, announced Monday that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Bass Pro Shops will acquire Cabela’s for $65.50 per share in cash, representing an aggregate transaction value of approximately $5.5 billion, according to a jointly released press release. The outdoor-recreation retailers are expected to close the deal in the first half of 2017.

Neither Cabela’s nor Bass Pro Shops has released comments about potential store closures.

Mon
03
Oct

John T. “Jack” Syvrud

Submitted by admin on Mon, 10/03/2016 - 08:28

 

John T. “Jack” Syvrud, age 81, of Cottage Grove, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, Sept. 30. 

He was born on April 25, 1935, in Monroe, the son of John “Ted” and Margie Syvrud. Jack graduated from Shullsburg High School in 1955. He moved to Madison in 1961, where he worked for Madison Metro for 30 years. 

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30
Sep

Joni Kay Welke

Submitted by admin on Fri, 09/30/2016 - 11:46

 

Joni Kay Welke, age 45, of Chippewa Falls died Tuesday, Sept. 27, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, Minn. 

She was born on July 22, 1971, in Prairie du Chien, to Jon and Carol (Nelson) Burlingame. She grew up there and graduated from Prairie du Chien Senior High School in 1989. 

Fri
30
Sep

Garry Michael Berger

Submitted by admin on Fri, 09/30/2016 - 11:30

 

Garry Michael Berger, 59, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016 in La Crosse, surrounded by his children in prayer and worship. 

He was born Thursday, June 21, 1957 to Charles and Mary (Richter) Berger in St. Charles, Ill.

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