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The FREEMAN
FRIDAY MAY 30, 2014
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Waukesha County’s Daily Newspaper
Learning from the ground up
Farewell, Steve!
Randall STEM students learn how to be part of a community
Community Development director retires after almost four decades By Sarah Pryor Freeman Staff
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Waukesha STEM Academy – Randall Campus student Aidan Nichols, right, has classmate Spencer Berndsen sniff the tomato plant they will be planting in new, raised gardens on the school’s playground. By Alison Fox Freeman Staff
W
AUKESHA – Students got their hands dirty at Randall STEM Academy Thursday afternoon while planting in their new garden beds, located on the school’s playground. The garden beds are part of a bigger
project led by level two teachers Kate Krzysik and Rachel Boario. Randall STEM Academy is separated into three levels, level two being second and third grade. The teachers collaborated with Keep Greater Milwaukee Beautiful after they discussed with their students how they can bring more green space onto their playground.
“Our playground is literally all cement,� Boario said. �So we brainstormed ways to bring in more color and make our space feel more like a connected community.� Students will be planting vegetables, which is tied into a lesson plan, according to Krzysik.
See STEM, PAGE 8A
WAUKESHA – Community Development Director Steve Crandell started his career with the city of Waukesha in 1976 when he stopped in City Hall to pick up a map of his new hometown. While there, he noticed a job posting for a planning intern, and decided to apply. Almost four decades later, Crandell is retiring as head of Waukesha’s Community Charles Auer/Freeman Staff Development Department with a lengthy list of accom- Steve Crandell talks about his plishments. He’s seen the 38 years working for the city
See CRANDELL, PAGE 8A of Waukesha.
Fatal crash on Madison Street Thursday evening Police investigation is ongoing
Academy moves forward with Makerspace project thing completely different. Doug Dietz, a principal designer for GE Healthcare, visited Randall STEM Academy Thursday morning to discuss design ideas for the school’s Makerspace project. By Alison Fox Kate Krzysik, the project’s lead Freeman Staff teacher, said she received positive feedback from the STEM School WAUKESHA – Randall STEM Governance Board, and she was Academy staff got some high- excited to have Dietz involved to powered help Thursday as they help move the project forward. designed a renovation to turn See PROJECT, PAGE 8A their computer lab into some-
GE designer visits Randall campus to discuss design ideas
Charles Auer/Freeman Staff
GE Healthcare innovation architect Doug Dietz, center, talks with Waukesha STEM Academy Randall Campus teacher Kate Krzysik and principal Chris Kluck about the techniques he uses to help diverse groups of product designers work together as teams.
Vacant City of Pewaukee mattress store set to become Hindu temple Receives initial approval from commission, council ing in the right direction. Earlier this month, BAPS Milwaukee – a local Hindu organization – had CITY OF PEWAUKEE – After ini- its plan to renovate the Old Mattress tial approval by both the Plan Com- Factory Store, which has remained mission and the Common Council, it vacant for over a year, approved by the looks like the proposed Hindu temple See TEMPLE, PAGE 8A at N35-W23986 Capitol Drive is head-
By Matt Masterson Freeman Staff
INDEX Business...............................5A Classified.............................5B Comics.................................7B Crosswords...............4B, 7B Dr. Komaroff.....................7B Lottery.................................2A Movies............................7A Obituaries........................7A Opinion................................6A Sports...................................1B Weather...............................8A
Volume 156, Number 45
Charles Auer/Freeman Staff
The site of the former Pewaukee Mattress store will be home to a new Hindu temple.
Fun Things To Do This Weekend “Frozen� showing, 8:30 p.m. today, Cutler Park, 321 Wisconsin Ave.,Waukesha. Held by Waukesha Parks, Recreation & Forestry Department. Free special activities for children will begin at 7:30 p.m. and will include several Waukesha Youth Collaborative organizations. Wisconsin Philharmonic’s Stormy Weather Family Concert, 3 p.m. Saturday, Shattuck Auditorium at Carroll University, 101 N. East Ave.,Waukesha. Features Isaac Young and the Waukesha Area Chamber Orchestra.An instrument petting zoo will be held at 2 p.m.
Adults $12, students $8. Family rates available. 547-1858. Annual Fundraiser Perennial Plant, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, E.B. Shurts Environmental Education Learning Center, 810 W. College Ave.,Waukesha. Held by Spring City Garden Club. Choice perennial plants, herbs, bakery and “shabby chic boutique� items. Cash and checks only. www.springcitygardenclub.com BeBop and Barbecue fundraiser, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, Brookfield Cen-
tral High School, 16900 Gebhardt Road. The Brookfield Central jazz bands will play big band tunes.Attendees can take swing dance lessons, participate in a raffle and enjoy a barbecue dinner provided by Elm Grove’s The Silver Spur Restaurant. Party in the Park – SummerStage, 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Lapham Peak Unit of Kettle Moraine State Forest,W329-N846 Highway C,Town of Delafield. Fundraising concert. Entertainment will be provided by Nora Collins and Funhouse.Adults, $12, $10 for seniors and students, $5 youth. 4H Horse Association Circuit Horse Show, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday,
Tim Snopek/Special to The Freeman
Police and firefighters at the scene of a fatal accident Thursday evening on Madison Street, just east of Comanche Lane. WAUKESHA – On Thursday at approximately 7:44 p.m., the Waukesha Police and Fire Departments learned that a man was trapped underneath his car in the area of Comanche Lane and Madison Street, said Lt. Joe Hendricks of the Police Department. When the Waukesha Police and Fire departments arrived, they found a 75-year-old man pinned under his vehicle at the bottom of a hill. Lifesaving efforts were unsuccessful and the man was pronounced dead at the scene. A Waukesha Police Accident Reconstruction Specialist was called to investigate the crash scene. That investigation is ongoing. Early indicators suggest, however, that this was a single vehicle crash in which the victim was crushed by his own vehicle, said Hendricks. – Freeman Staff
Waukesha County Expo Center, 1000 Northview Road,Waukesha. Free. www.wc4hhorse.org Automotive & Motorcycle Swap Meet, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday,Waukesha County Expo Center Forum East and North parking lots, 1000 Northview Road,Waukesha. Rain or shine. $7 adults, children 14 and under free, $1 discount for military. www.wisconsinswapmeets.com
WEATHER Tomorrow: Sunny High 76 / Low 57 See the complete forecast on back page
Wild Life of a Wisconsin Stream, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Retzer Nature Center, S14-W28167 Madison St.,Town of Genesee. Creek model filled with aquatic wildlife. Free.
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