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04
Apr

Albena Mary Sutton

Submitted by admin on Mon, 04/04/2016 - 09:01

 

Albena Mary Sutton, 103, of Prairie du Chien, passed away Thursday, March 31, at Four Winds Manor in Verona, surrounded by family.

She was born Dec. 30, 1912 in Wauzeka, the daughter of Mathias and Mary (Kracha), the seventh child of eleven children. She graduated from Wauzeka High School in 1931 and studied nursing at Prairie Sanitarium in Prairie du Chien until it closed in 1934. Albena married LaVern Sutton on Aug. 26, 1933 at St. Patrick’s Church, Seneca and together they farmed and raised five children until LaVern’s death on Oct. 6, 1956.

Mon
04
Apr

Constance M. “Connie” Esser

Submitted by admin on Mon, 04/04/2016 - 08:27

 

Constance M. “Connie” Esser, 74, of Prairie du Chien passed away Friday, April 1, at the Crossing Rivers Hospital in Prairie du Chien following an extended illness. 

She was born May 17, 1941 in Prairie du Chien, the daughter of Virgil and Mildred (Kussmaul) Bushnell. She married Henry “Buzz” Esser on Sept. 28, 1963 at St. Gabriel’s Church in Prairie du Chien. Connie worked in medical records for several different healthcare facilities in Prairie du Chien and was a member of the Eagles Club Auxiliary. 

Fri
01
Apr

PdC School Referendum

Submitted by admin on Fri, 04/01/2016 - 15:26

School Board President Christine Panka (center) answers questions and uses the various charts to further explain the referendum to some district residents Thursday afternoon at an informal meeting at Bluff View Intermediate School.

 

School tax rate to stay the same whether 

referendum passes or not, say school representatives

By Ted Pennekamp

 

Fri
01
Apr

Terry Vincent “TC” Clements

Submitted by admin on Fri, 04/01/2016 - 15:26

 

Terry Vincent “TC” Clements, 64, passed away at his home in Sparta, on Wednesday, March 30, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. 

He was born April 17, 1951, in Prairie du Chien to Paul and Helen (McCauley) Clements. 

Terry was a very hard worker. Starting in 1969 when he graduated from Prairie du Chien High School, he always had a project that needed to be done. He started working at 3M in Prairie du Chien in 1970, and thereafter retired in 1999. Terry then moved to La Crosse, and became a self-employed contractor.

Fri
01
Apr

Roger Eugene Yanna

Submitted by admin on Fri, 04/01/2016 - 15:07

 

Roger Eugene Yanna, 81, of Prairie du Chien passed away Thursday, March 31, at the Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse. 

Thu
31
Mar

Eastman seeks DNR approval for wastewater treatment upgrade

Submitted by admin1 on Thu, 03/31/2016 - 14:23

The village of Eastman has requested approval from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to upgrade its existing wastewater treatment facility.

The village’s treatment facility has historically performed adequately and complied with DNR discharge standards. The facility, however, is approximately 25 years old and various unit treatment processes need to be rehabilitated, replaced and upgraded to accommodate projected future residential growth and help maintain overall system performance reliability over the next 20 years. Also, the village is required to comply with new effluent standards for phosphorus for continued discharge to Pine Creek.

Wed
30
Mar

Building inspectors tour River Ridge facilities

Submitted by admin1 on Wed, 03/30/2016 - 13:54

By Correne Martin

The River Ridge Building and Grounds Committee held a special three-hour facilities tour Tuesday morning of both its Patch Grove and Bloomington sites. The three school board members on the committee as well as two other individuals running for board attended. Also touring were three state building inspectors, District Administrator/Elementary Principal Jeff Athey and representatives from contractor McKinstry and one from the community.

The tour served two purposes, according to Athey: 1) It covered the annual walk-through of both buildings with maintenance supervisor, Troy Marshall, and addressed the need to determine what projects the district may want to tackle during the summer, and 2) it allowed the building inspectors to see what’s happened at the facilities since state code updates were mandated.

Wed
30
Mar

Three seats up for election in River Ridge School District

Submitted by admin1 on Wed, 03/30/2016 - 13:46

Of the seven seats on the River Ridge School board, three are up for election on Tuesday, April 5.

On the ballot will be the names of incumbents Kerri Schier and Randall Martin as well as newcomers Jason Cathman, Cory Moravits and Nick Kovacs.

The seats of Schier, Martin and Lea Breuer, who has decided not to run for re-election, are up for contention. Three votes may be cast for those school board seats.

After hearing word from the community that Nick Kovacs wanted to withdraw from the race, he was contacted Tuesday and responded by saying the law will not allow him to withdraw (since his name is already on the ballot), but he is throwing his “support to Cory, Kerri and Jason so that the vote is not split.”

 

Wed
30
Mar

Bone marrow donor registration drive held April 8 at PdC Dentistry

Submitted by admin1 on Wed, 03/30/2016 - 13:35

By Correne Martin

Becoming a registered bone marrow donor is simple. It involves swabbing a person’s cheeks for 30 seconds each to collect cells for use in matching with a patient. Otherwise, all that is needed is a quick eligibility screening and a completed registration form.

New potential donors, between the ages of 18 and 55 and in good general health, are encouraged to attend a free bone marrow donor registration drive on Friday, April 8, from 1 to 4 p.m., at PdC Dentistry. Appointments are preferred but not required; call 326-8458.

“The more people we can get on the list, the better,” stated Kelly Thompson, whose aunt battled leukemia and was a bone marrow donation recipient. Thompson herself got on the national bone marrow registry at age 18 in her aunt’s honor.

Thompson noted that this drive is also being held in honor of Samson Boylen, who died of complications from leukemia. Samson was the son of Scott and Kelli Boylen.

Wed
30
Mar

DramaHawks director’s finale: ‘The Shakespeare Mix-Up,’ ‘Beauty and the Beast’

Submitted by admin1 on Wed, 03/30/2016 - 13:33

Luana Stiemke has served as the director of the DramaHawks Jr. Drama Club for the past six years. Her final two productions will take place Saturday, April 2, at 1 p.m., at the Prairie du Chien High School theater.

By Correne Martin

The Prairie du Chien Parks and Recreation Department’s DramaHawks Jr. Drama Club will perform “The Shakespeare Mix-Up” and “Beauty and the Beast” Saturday, April 2 at 1 p.m., in the Prairie du Chien High School theater. These will be Director Luana Stiemke’s last productions, as she plans to resign from the position after six years. The public is encouraged to attend, enjoy the shows and wish Stiemke farewell.

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