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897 Pleasant Valley Road • West Bend 262-675-9302 • www.jailhousewi.com May 25, 2021 Visit discoverhometown.com for daily updates on Local News Page 3 Graduation profile summarized to HUHS board BY THOMAS J. MCKILLEN "We really wanted to dial in, when it's parents or teachers or other staff for instance, will leave as lifelong learn- MANAGING EDITOR our students leave HUHS, what are the members or board members to have ers, engaged citizens, globally responsi- The Hartford Union High School attributes they are leaving us with?" something to get behind and rally ble and life ready as well, hopefully (HUHS) Board recently got a look at a Erickson said. The paths of students around make sure we're pushing all of recovering and improving on a lot of "graduate profile" of the current senior range from college to technical school to our students to all of these characteris- those concepts during the season." class. apprenticeships to the workforce. tics. Daniels added the profile is different At the start of the discussion on the Erickson said the idea behind the gradu- A "Graduate Profile Jump Start to than how it started and buys into the item during the May 10 board meeting, ation profile is to determine "what the Success" graphic displayed during the district overall branding. It is also some- district Director of College and Career attributes we want to leave our students meeting had categories stating graduates thing that students will read. Readiness Scott Carr said that federal law leaving high school with." are lifelong learners, engaged citizens, "I think it speaks to them more that requires all schools to incorporate aca- "It's a one page document where we globally responsible, and life ready. The what we originally had. It gives them demic and career planning for grades 6- gather all that information and all those categories are preceded by the words "we something to buy into as well," he said. 12. The law also requires academic and qualities we want to launch our kids are." Teacher and girls basketball coach HUHS student Maggie Colwell said career planning needs to be reviewed and with, and put it into one precise docu- Vinny Daniels said the "we are" state- she got feedback on the profile by hav- updated annually, Carr said HUHS incor- ment," Erickson said. ments plays off a theme in HUHS athlet- ing it discussed during a speech class. porates citizenship into its academic and Erickson said the committee met ics. "That feedback has been crucial and career planning. three times and heard from parents, "The 'we' concept was huge for us. As it has been extremely supplemental in In addition, HUHS has graduation community members, and students what a coach, advisor and teacher at this helping how we can actually implement requirements that include career, college they were looking for as far attributes school, this is something I hoped also this," Colwell said. Working on this team and citizenship experiences that have to from district students. would permeate through every single has broadened my view on how we have be completed prior to graduation. Carr HUHS science teacher Ben Hoffmann thing we do clubs wise, athletics wise, to work as a school and a community in further stated that college and career said the profile "is a great base for every- classroom wise," Daniels said. "I'd hope order to get our graduates where they readiness will be part of the district body who has stock in HUHS, whether the kids in my girls basketball program, need to be." strategic plan while the district has done work in the community through partner- ships with local businesses and the chamber. HUHS counselor Kari Erickson said the committee that reviewed the district academic and career planning was com- MEMORIAL DAY SALE prised of teachers, parents, students, coaches along with a board member and counselor. NOW THROUGH MAY 31ST

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The projects include funding for a Schoemann stated the potential return of federal igation of the Congressional appropriations and legisla- county-wide emergency system, body cameras for dollars to the county will assist in paying for infra- tive process.” Sherriff’s office, Samaritan healthcare and broadband structure projects that will benefit residents for the According to the the memo, the contract started on expansion and upgrade,” Schoemann said. “Funding next 10 to 20 years. He said the contract has gotten April 1 and covers one year at a rate of $5,000 per from the federal earmark process will be determined at results as there have been direct conversations with month. 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Memorial Day is a federal holiday that losses during the Civil War outnumbered Union losses, and not a day in honors and mourns American military personnel who died those losses were not forgotten by southerners who sur- which the while performing their duties in service to the United vived the war. History.com notes that, in 1866, the sacrifices of States Armed Forces. Georgia-based Ladies Memorial Association, one of many fallen U.S. Memorial Day has a rich history and one that's worth similar organizations to arise in the aftermath of the war, soldiers are revisiting as the nation prepares to honor the sacrifices pushed for a day to honor fallen Confederate soldiers. In honored to made by its military personnel over the centuries. fact, these efforts are believed to have influenced General the extent • Freed slaves played a role in the establishment of John A. Logan. In 1868, General Logan, a Civil War veter- that they Memorial Day. The American Civil War is the deadliest mil- an who was then serving as commander-in-chief of a group should be. itary conflict in American history, as the Union and the of Union veterans, ordered the decoration of Union graves • Debate Confederacy each suffered more than 800,000 casualties by with flowers on May 30. The day would ultimately be exists about the time the war ended in 1865. According to History.com, known as "Memorial Day." which town as the war drew to a close, hundreds of Union soldiers who • It took a long time for Memorial Day to become a fed- has the longest history of celebrating Memorial Day. A were being held as prisoners of war died and were buried eral holiday. Despite tracing its origins to the immediate handful of towns claim to be the first celebrants of in a mass grave in a Confederate prison camp in South aftermath of the Civil War, Memorial Day did not become Memorial Day. That debate figures to continue in perpetu- Carolina. After the Confederate surrender, more than 1,000 an official federal holiday until 1971, more than a centu- ity, but History.com notes that Waterloo, New York, was now-freed slaves honored those recently deceased Union ry after the war ended. This is the same year the holiday officially recognized by U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson soldiers during a ceremony in which they sang hymns and was officially designated as taking place on the last as the birthplace of Memorial Day in 1966. Doylestown, distributed flowers. The ceremony was dedicated to the Monday in May. The designation has periodically drawn Pennsylvania, and Rochester, are some other fallen soldiers and served as a precursor to what is now cel- the ire of veterans and military supporters who suggest it towns that claim to have celebrated Memorial Day since ebrated as Memorial Day. is now more widely seen as the unofficial beginning to the mid-1860s.. Memorial Day programs Hartford: The Hartford Memorial Day parade begins at Decorah Road. The parade will end at the Veterans Plaza Everyone is welcome and encouraged to bring the 10 a.m May 31 in downtown Hartford with the Ceremony and Fifth Avenue and Poplar streets. A program will begin whole family. At the conclusion please join attendees for taking place in Sawyer Park at 10:30 a.m.. The program at the Veterans Plaza at approximately 10:30 a.m. coffee and rolls at the Jackson Community Center on will be broadcast live on WTKM radio. Anyone interested in Jackson area: The Jackson area Memorial Day program Jackson Drive, south of Hwy. 60, hosted by the Legion being in the parade can contact Ron Schnorenberg at the will be held at Peace Cemetery, one mile north on CTH P Auxiliary. Hartford VFW. and CTH C at 8:30 a.m. May 31. S/Sgt. Henry F. 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1-800-TOPSOIL • 262-677-2032 Mon-Fri 7-4 & Sat: Call for hours • 1365 Spring Valley Rd., Jackson • www.liesenersoils.com May 25, 2021 Visit discoverhometown.com for daily updates on Local News Page 9 Bickle, Prunty split 50-lap features at Slinger BY DAN MARGETTA eighth. Mark Eswein finished ninth and continued his strong Nathan Matz was tenth. start to his 45th and final season of rac- An invert to start the second 50-lap ing by capturing the victory in the first event had Mark Eswein and Rich Loch 50-lap super feature Sunday contesting the lead early on while top afternoon at the Slinger Super Speedway finishers from the first feature found and then finishing fourth in the night- themselves deeper in the field. Dennis cap to win the overall title in the Miller Prunty was the first of those to break Lite regular season opener on May 16. through to the front and he grabbed the For the recently turned 60-year-old, lead while Alex Prunty, Rich Bickle, and Sunday’s Slinger win marked Bickle’s sec- Steve Apel also worked their way for- ond trip to victory lane in the young sea- ward. Alex Prunty moved into second son, as he conquered the prestigious Joe place and tried to chase down Dennis Shear Classic in Madison two weeks earli- Prunty for the lead while Ryan DeStefano er. advanced to third. Bickle and Apel also “I won the week before I was 60 and threaded their way forward with Bickle now I won the week after.” Bickle told moving into the fourth spot late in the the crowd from victory lane, “I’ll take it event. and I’m just glad 2020 is over for every- In the closing stages, Dennis Prunty body because last year was a disaster for would not be denied and he drove to the me. After that we had to come back and victory followed by Alex Prunty and Ryan keep running and you never know we DeStefano. Rich Bickle finished fourth may run here all year.” which secured him the combined overall An added caveat to Bickle’s follow-up title between the two features. Rich Loch win to the race honoring Joe Shear, was finished fifth. Steve Apel crossed the fin- Sunday’s checkered flag at Slinger ish line in sixth followed by R.J. Braun occurred on the eight year anniversary of and Brad Keith in seventh and eighth the passing of renowned driver Dick respectively. Nathan Matz and Mark Trickle and Bickle cut his teeth racing Eswein completed the top ten finishers weekly against both legendary short in the second feature. track stars. Dennis Prunty was the winner of the “That day was kind of a crazy day for super late model fast dash and Luke me with how close me and Dick (Trickle) Fenhaus was the fastest qualifier after were,” Bickle stated with emotion in his touring the speedway in 11.191 sec- words,” This is for him…and here we are onds.Ryan Gutknecht drove to the lead again.”Dennis Prunty followed up his and won the 40-lap late model feature in fifth place result in the first 50-lap super convincing fashion. Jacob Nottestad late model feature with a strong win in moved from his eighth place starting the second event. position to finish second while Brian “The track gets greased up when the Holtz also advanced six positions to fin- sun is shining like this and Rich left a lot ish third. Ryan Craine and Jordan DeVoy of rubber on the outside lane so when I rounded out the top five in fourth and got up there I couldn’t go,” Prunty said fifth respectively. Zach Prunty took the afterwards, “But we just added a shim to checkered flag in sixth followed by Cole the right front and went for it.” Thomas and Jack Stern in seventh and Bickle and Rich Loch paced the field eighth. Jerry Eckhardt finished ninth to the green flag in the first 50-lap fea- and Tom Berens was tenth. Zach Prunty ture and the pair battled fiercely for the and Tyler Schley were the winners of the lead in the opening laps before Bickle late model heat races and Jacob was able to ease ahead and take com- Nottestad topped qualifying with a lap at mand. Bickle then had to turn back chal- 11.906 seconds. lenges from Dennis Prunty as Luke Dale Lecus Jr. took the lead on lap 24 Fenhaus and Steve Apel advanced to of the 35-lap sportsman feature and challenge the front runners. Fenhaus and drove to his second main event victory of Apel both were able to make their way the season. Paul Wagner chased Lecus in around Prunty as Bickle continued to the closing laps and finished second fol- lead and a late race caution flag tight- lowed by Andrew Meyerhofer in third. ened the field with seven laps to go. Dan Calhoun finished fourth and Bobby Bickle was once again able to thwart Gutknecht was fifth. Tytus Helgestad the challenges of Apel as racing resumed won the sportsman heat race in his first with Fenhaus swooping to the inside to Slinger appearance and Bobby Gutknecht grab second from Apel as the defending set fast time at 12.777 seconds. track champion moved back into line in Zach Geer won the 25-lap Super Beez third. As the leaders exited turn four on feature over Brandon Tackes and Mitchell lap 48, an excuse me nudge from Apel Strobel. Dale Kiley-Schaefer finished sent Fenhaus a bit wide opening the door fourth and Colin Saegert was fifth Dale for Apel to challenge for second as the Kiley-Schaefer won the Super Beez heat white flag was displayed. The two rubbed race and Todd Buckley was the fastest doors at the start-finish line and as Apel qualifier with a lap at 13.502 seconds. tried to complete the pass and clear Ricky Gebhard outdueled Brady Held Fenhaus in turn one slight contact sent to win the 25-lap Slinger Bees feature. Apel looping around off turn two ending Tom Elsinger Jr. finished third with Misty the race with the yellow and checkered Benn and Billy Bruan taking the check- flags waving. ered flag in fourth and fifth respectively. Bickle was declared the winner and Slinger Bee heat races were won by Marty track rules concerning last lap incidents Tackes and Paul Reagles while Misty Benn with contact dictate the spun driver was the top qualifier with a lap at 15.200 maintains the spot thus Apel was credit- seconds. ed with a second place finish. R.J. 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