Young Lifesaver Honored At Last Night’s Golden Beavers’ Game
9/12/15 – An 11-year-old was honored during halftime of last night’s Beaver Dam High School football game for a lifesaving effort. According to a press release from the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office, Christopher Sarabia was walking through the Majestic Hills Mobile Home Park’s parking lot in the Town of Beaver Dam on the afternoon of August 26 when he found a driver unconscious in her vehicle. Sarabia was unable to wake the driver, ran inside his home to get his mom, called 9-1-1, and gave the phone to his mother who relayed all of the necessary information to dispatch. Upon arrival, Beaver Dam Paramedics believed the driver had an opiate overdose and would have likely died without Sarabia taking action. Sarabia was honored in front of his peers and coaches since last night was ‘youth football night’ in Beaver Dam.
Beaver Dam Rally Looking To End Opiate Abuse Problem
9/12/15 – A statewide organization that is looking to bring a stop to the growing opiate abuse problem in Wisconsin is holding a rally in Beaver Dam today. The group “Stop Heroin Now” is holding its event from 10 am until 3 pm at Tower Lanes. There will be a number of informational booths with representatives from local support groups, such as United We Can Change Addiction Now, New Direction, and Rise Together, for those struggling from addiction and their families. Speakers include former addicts, family members who have lost loved ones to heroin addiction, recovery coaches, state legislators, and the Dodge County District Attorney.
Beaver Dam Festival Celebrating Heirloom Pepper’s History
9/12/15 – The Beaver Dam Pepper Festival is returning for its second year today. It will give folks the opportunity to learn about the history and origins of the Beaver Dam Pepper as well as sample foods made with the ‘heirloom pepper.’ Festivals have been held throughout the country in recent years to celebrate the pepper being brought to the United States over 100 years ago by Hungarian immigrants. There will be other foods, crafts, and live music throughout the festival which will run from 10 am to 6 pm on Saturday, September 12 at the Park Village Shopping Center.
Folks Encouraged To Attend Badger Honor Flight Return Tonight
9/12/15 – Officials with the Dodge County Wing of Madison-based Badger Honor Flight are hoping there will be a healthy contingent of local support when the latest flight arrives back at the Dane County Airport tonight Organizer Jim Bublitz says 87 veterans, including 7 from Dodge County, and their guardians arrived at the airport before 5am this morning for their day long trip. The flight is scheduled to land in Madison around 9pm tonight. The Welcome Home crowd assembles in the hangar around 8pm. Bublitz says you do not need to know anybody on the flight to show your patriotic spirit and experience the homecoming. The Honor Flight program, which is completing its 20th flight today, takes World War II and Korean War veterans to their memorial in the nation’s capital at no cost to them.
Fitzgerald, Vos Issue Statement On Intent To Pass John Doe Bill
9/12/15 – Republican leaders say the Wisconsin Legislature will vote next month on a bill prohibiting the use of secret John Doe investigations into political crimes. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald of Juneau issued a joint statement yesterday saying they have agreed to pass the bill in October. The proposal targets investigations like the ones that looked into Governor Scott Walker’s 2012 recall campaign and its relationship with conservative groups– and an earlier probe, focusing on Walker’s aides and associates when he was Milwaukee County executive. Walker was not charged in either investigation, but Republicans have said they were politically motivated.
Walker Has Two Iowa Stops Today As Hawkeye State Support Drops
9/12/15 – Governor Scott Walker is back in Iowa today for a pair of campaign stops. This comes one day after a new poll of likely Republican caucus participants in Iowa revealed that he dropped from first to tenth. Quinnipiac University has Walker at just 3%, down from his 18% showing in July. Donald Trump continues to build steam, with 27% support for Iowa’s first-in-the-nation caucuses on February 1. Ben Carson is second at 21%. Ted Cruz is a distant third at 9%. Peter Brown, the assistant director of the Quinnipiac poll, says it’s a two-tiered race with Trump and Carson having the edge. But Brown notes that anything can happen in the five months before the caucuses. Walker has stepped up his “Washington outsider” theme in response to several recent setbacks in the polls.
UW System Says It Avoided Laying Off Current Employees
9/12/15 – The University of Wisconsin’s central office has eliminated 36 administrative and academic affairs positions, without laying off current employees. System president Ray Cross says the jobs were cut through attrition. Some posts were never filled after employees retired — and some current employees are moving into other jobs. Last fall, Cross said the U-W would need to tighten its belt to make the 26-campus system more efficient and “nimble.” He says academic programming decisions are being streamlined — and more of them will need approvals from teams instead of just one official. He promises the U-W will work “better and smarter.”
Columbia County Church Celebrating 150th Anniversary
9/12/15 – Saint Patrick’s in Doylestown is celebrating their 150th anniversary today. The historic country church in Columbia County will hold a buffet supper and memorabilia display at the Otsego Town Hall immediately after the 5:00 pm service at St. Pat’s. The 150th reception will also feature live music between 7:00 pm and 10:00 pm. The celebration includes the sale of 150th commemorative ornaments and engraved tankards.
Annual Dog Event Being Held In Columbus Today
9/12/15 – The 15th annual Boxer Bash will be held in Columbus today. There will be contests for best costume, best kiss, and best trick. In addition, there will be a bake sale, silent auction, and 50/50 raffle. Admission cost is $5 per person or $10 per family, and the first 100 people to check-in will receive a free goodie bag. All proceeds will benefit local dogs in need. The event will run from 10 am to 3 pm at Fireman’s Park.
Dodge County Traffic Fatalities In Lebanon, Juneau
9/12/15 – 21-year-old Robert Buske of Watertown was identified yesterday as the man who died when his pick-up truck entered the south ditch, struck a culvert, and went airborne as he was heading east on Morningside Road just after 7 pm on Thursday in the Town of Lebanon. The pick-up landed in the ditch where it rolled, causing both Buske and his passenger 29-year-old Matthew Pankow of Watertown to be ejected from the vehicle. Pankow was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Dodge County suffered a second fatal accident in twelve hours early morning when 65-year-old Steven Langfeldt of rural Beaver Dam, who was driving a jeep, pulled out from County W and t-boned a car driven by 16-year-old Dylan Heck of Rubicon that was heading northbound on County A at around 7:30 am. Langfeldt was pronounced dead at the scene by the Dodge County Medical Examiner while Heck was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. There were no passengers in either vehicle, and the crash remains under investigation.
Four Students, Driver Suffer Injuries In Beaver Dam Bus Accident
9/12/15 – Four students sustained minor injuries in a school bus accident at around 7 am yesterday just outside Beaver Dam. The bus reportedly skidded into the ditch on Highway G between the Bayside Supper Club and the Conservationist Club and struck a utility pole. The students were put onto a second school bus and were a little late to school. While none of the 21 students were transported, the bus’s driver, 49-year-old Robert Grau of Beaver Dam, was taken to the hospital to be treated for minor injuries.
