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Dispatches from HQ New business offers holistic care for dogs
For all of you dog owners out there, Heartfelt Pet Massage is a new business unique to the La Crosse area. Providing holistic health treatments for your fourlegged friend, therapist Jennifer Cole offers massage to help calm overactive dogs, for older dogs with stiffness or pain, or for any dog whose owner just wants to pamper it. Other spa treatments available include paw treatments and aromatherapy. The original location where the business was set to open fell through, and as of Second Super press time, different downtown storefronts were being considered. In the meantime, house calls are available. For more information, contact Jennifer at (608) 782-2009 or by cell at (724) 636-0293.
Local man participating in Egyptian excavation
Archaeologist and La Crosse resident Christian Driver has been selected to participate in the prestigious Penn-Yale-IFA excavation of the Abydos site in south central Egypt as the assistant photographer. Abydos, arguably the most sacred site of ancient Egypt, contains the oldest known royal burial grounds and the Temple of Osiris, which was the site of an annual pilgrimage that was attended by thousands. Driver will be in Egypt for two months, and will be posting art photography he takes on the side on his blog at http://bluemorocco.blogspot. com/. Upon his return to La Crosse in late May, Driver will have a gallery showing at a location to be determined where prints will be sold.
You can help choose play for community theatre
Patrons of La Crosse Community Theatre will choose one of the plays for the 2010-2011 season Friday. The Patron's Pick competition at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 19, features staged readings from two plays being considered for next season: Doubt: A Parable by John Patrick Shanley against Frost/Nixon by Peter Morgan. The readings will be presented at the theatre, 118 5th Ave. N. The vote is open to the public. Patrons vote free, while others can purchase a ballot for $5. Ballots will be counted after the readings, and the winner will be announced that night. The theatre also is accepting votes by e-mail. Send an email to the box office (boxoffice@lacrossecommunitytheatre. com) with one of the plays in the subject line by noon Friday to have your vote counted.
Mexican restaurant opens Friday in Onalaska
A locally owned Mexican restaurant will open Friday in Onalaska, in the building that formerly housed Bakers Square. El Charro, which is owned by Noe Rico and his wife, Juana, will be the sixth fullmenu Mexican restaurant in the La Crosse
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COMMUNITY and Onalaska area. It is located at 1227 Crossing Meadows Drive, near Interstate 90, and will be open seven days a week from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Noe Rico, whose nickname is El Charro, will be the master chef. The restaurant will have bar, daily lunch and dinner specials, and can seat around 200 people. The restaurant occupies the former Bakers Square building, which opened in 1992 but has sat vacant since April 2008. Unlike the sterile décor of that national chain, El Charro is painted an inviting shade of red and decorated with keepsakes from Mexico.
Voter turnout low in primary
Voter turnout in La Crosse County was a whopping 5 percent Tuesday, as 3,601 people cast a ballot, according to the unofficial tally. Although she took third place in the statewide primary for District 4 Court of Appeals, Judge Ramona Gonzalez was the leading vote getter in La Crosse County. In the only election that took place at all 40 polling places, Gonzalez, a La Crosse County Circuit Court judge, collected 2,382 votes. Dane County District Attorney Brian Blanchard gathered 709 votes, and Richland County Circuit Court Judge Edward Leineweber netted 443 votes locally. Statewide, Blanchard claimed a commanding victory with 28,157 votes. Leineweber with second with 12,964 votes, and Gonzalez finished third with 12,782 votes. Despite the narrow margin between her tally and Leineweber's, Gonzalez opted against asking for a recount. Blanchard and Leineweber will square off in the general election April 6. Incumbent Monica Kruse led the race for the La Crosse County Board seat in District 29, which serves the Town of Onalaska, but her two challengers appeared to tie. Kruse collected 133 votes, or 66 percent, while both Hubert Hoffman and Jake Speed netted 35 votes. According to county laws, a coin toss or another method can be used to break the tie, but the loser could then request a recount. In the Supervisor 4 race for the Onalaska town board, Sandra Thompson topped incumbent Howard Kelly, 198 votes to 178. Jake Speed, who ran for both the county and town boards, finished third with 28 votes. Incumbent Tammy Gamroth topped the race for the District 29 County Board seat, which serves the Bangor and Rockland areas. Gamroth received 211 votes, or 45 percent of the total, while challenger Brian Kapanke received 166 votes, or 35 percent — which would set up a rematch of the 2008 race. And in the county’s final election, residents of the Bangor School District approved two referenda to exceed revenue caps and a general obligation bond. Send your tips for Dispatches from HQ to editor@secondsupper.com.
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La Crosse poetry contest •1st place: $100 •Gift certificates •Other awards •Publication in Second Supper 1. Free verse (maximum 60 lines) 2. Haiku (three lines)
1. Enter no more than one poem per category. 2. Each entry must be original, not previously published. 3. Entry must include category, poet’s name, address, phone, e-mail. 4. Poet must be permanent, temporary or former resident of La Crosse, Onalaska or La Crescent. 5. All entries must be received by 5 p.m. March 18. 6. Entries must be typed or done on computer or word processor. Second Supper Poetry Contest 614 Main St., La Crosse, WI 54601 or via e-mail to editor@secondsupper.com Authors retain rights to poetry but agree to allow publication in Second Supper. Submissions will not be returned.