RVP Connections for 2019-20

18th Edition

2019-20

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Independent • Register The

922 W. Exchange St. • Brodhead, WI 608-897-2193 • www.indreg.com

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Rock Valley Publishing LLC

ADVERTISING Independent Register 922 W. Exchange Street Brodhead 897-2193 AIR CONDITIONING Zettle Heating, Inc. N4403 County Road E Brodhead 897-8478 ANTIQUES Sugar River Mall W1111 State Road 11-81 Brodhead 897-2001 APPRAISERS Timberline Appraisals P.O. Box 27 Brodhead 897-3355 AUTO PARTS, REPAIR-PAINTING Body Crafters Auto Body Repair 2508 1st Center Avenue Brodhead 897-8447 Brodhead Collision 208 1st Center Avenue Brodhead 897-8234 AUTO REPAIR & SERVICE Arn’s Auto Service 802 2nd Street Brodhead 897-3330 or 897-8088 Sather’s Service 203 W. Brodhead St. Orfordville 879-2960

BANKS Bank of Brodhead 806 E. Exchange Street Brodhead 897-2121 www.bankofbrodhead.com BAKERY Country Lane Bakery 1602 Scotch Hill Rd. Brodhead 897-3820 BEAUTY SALONS, BARBERS & SPAS Splittin Hairs 919 W. Exchange Street Brodhead 897-3175 Tropical Exposure Spa & Salon 804 25th Street Brodhead 897-4705 CARPET-FLOORING DEALERS & INSTALLERS Bob’s Carpets N2706 County Road GG Brodhead 897-4893 CHEESE Maple Leaf Cheese Sales W2616 State Road 11-81 Juda 934-1237 CHIROPRACTORS United Chiropractic Joseph K. Murphy, D.C. 2504 1st Center Avenue Brodhead 897-2136

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CONSTRUCTION/ EXCAVATING

Harvest Community Church of Orfordville 519 E. Beloit Orfordville 879-2640

Schlittler Construction Co., Inc. 909 E. 9th Avenue Brodhead 897-4262 CHURCHES Bethany Lutheran Church 16529 W. Church Road Brodhead 897-4158 Bethlehem Lutheran Church 405 E. 9th Avenue Brodhead 897-2341 Brodhead Baptist Church 507 E. 9th Avenue Brodhead 897-8344 Church of the Nazarene 1004 13th Street Brodhead 897-9277 Congregational United Church of Christ 204 E. 23rd Street Brodhead 897-2917 Footville Church of Christ 117 Church Street Footville 466-4710 Gospel Hall 908 1st Center Avenue Brodhead

Hilltop Community Church of Albany 101 S. Jackson Street Albany 862-3790 Living Word Church 3825 County Road T Brodhead 897-8246 Luther Valley Church ELCA 7107 S. Luther Valley Beloit 879-2934 New Horizon Methodist Church 1726 S. Murphy Road Footville 876-6256 Orfordville Lutheran Church 210 N. Main Street Orfordville 879-2575 Pleasant View Mennonite Church N3881 Cty. Road E Brodhead 897-4565 Plymouth United Methodist Church Plymouth Church Road/Cty. Road H Orfordville 879-9443 355945

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Grace Independent Baptist Church W624 Clarence Lane Brodhead 897-8084

Wilke Chiropractic E101 4th Street Brodhead 897-3010

208 1st Center Ave

BRODHEAD WI 53520

The Original

KEVIN ROTHENBUEHLER

VILLA PIZZA - Brodhead

608-897-8066 • 1011 Center Avenue

HOURS: Sunday-Thursday 4-10pm & Friday-Saturday 4pm-12am

Quality is No Accident

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St. Patrick’s Catholic Church 410 E. State Street Albany 608-424-3681 St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church 1708 W. 6th Avenue Brodhead 897-2092 St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church 1005 W. 2nd Avenue Brodhead 325-9506 United Methodist Church of Albany 500 Park Street Albany 862-3206 United Methodist Church of Brodhead 501 1st Center Avenue Brodhead 897-2515 United Methodist Zion Church N2350 Church Street Juda 934-5398 CONCRETE & LANDSCAPING DP Concrete & Landscaping 1934 N. State Road #104 Albany 862-3156 DAIRY CATTLE SALES Valspring Holsteins P.O. Box 346 Orfordville 214-6484 EXCAVATING CONTRACTORS Schlittler Construction 909 E. 9th Avenue Brodhead 897-4262 FARM EQUIPMENT Carter & Gruenewald W2898 County KS Juda 934-5201

FLOORING Hull Hardwood Flooring W1127 Pedee Road Brodhead 897-4960 FUNERAL HOMES D.L. Newcomer Funeral Home 1105 E. 9th Avenue Brodhead 897-2484 FURNITURE – AMISH MADE Detweiler & Kauffman Furniture W509 Atkinson Rd. Albany 897-8787 GOVERNMENT

Green County Emergency Management Director Pleasant View Complex Monroe 328-9415 Green County Emergency Medical Services-Non-Emergency 1821 12th Street Monroe 329-4367 Green County Fair Association 2600 10th Street Monroe 325-9159 Green County - Family Court Commissioner Courthouse Monroe 328-9429

Green County - Ag Building Auditorium 2842 6th Street Monroe 325-1638

Green County - Finance Courthouse Monroe 328-9449

Green County Child Support Agency Courthouse Monroe 328-9460

Green County Health Department Courthouse Monroe 328-9429

Green County Circuit Court-Clerk 2841 6th Street Monroe 328-9433

Green County Highway Shop 2813 6th Street Monroe 328-9411

Green County Civil Process Courthouse Monroe 328-9569

Green County Human Services N3152 State Rd 81 Monroe 328-9393

Green County - Clerk Courthouse Monroe 328-9430

Green County - Jail 2827 8th Avenue Monroe 328-9400

Green County - Coroner Monroe 328-9400

Green County - Judge Courthouse Monroe 328-9420

Green County Crimestoppers 800-422-7463 Green County District Attorney Courthouse Monroe 328-9424

Green County Juvenile Intake Worker Courthouse Monroe 328-9572 Green County Land Conservation Monroe 328-9525

Green County - Pleasant View Nursing Home N3150 State Rd. 81 Monroe 325-2171 Green County Property Lister Monroe 328-9436 Green County Register in Probate Monroe 328-9567 Green County Register of Deeds Courthouse Monroe 328-9439 Green County - Safe Kids N3150 State Rd. 81 Monroe 328-9508 Green County Sheriff-Non-Emergency 2827 6th Street Monroe 328-9400 Green County Tourism Coordinator N3150 Hwy. 81 Monroe 328-1838 Green County Treasurer Courthouse Monroe 328-9435 Green County - University Extension Agent N3150 State Rd 81 #B, Pleasant View Complex Monroe 328-9440 Green County Veteran’s Service Office N3150 State Rd. 81 #B, Pleasant View Complex Monroe 328-9415 Green County Welcome Center 2108 7th Avenue Monroe 325-4636 Green County Zoning & Land Use 1016 16th Avenue Monroe 328-9423

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St. Augustine’s Catholic Church 280 Haberdale Footville 876-6252

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Detweiler’s Bent & Dent W363 Atkinson Rd. Albany 897-2867 HEATING Zettle Heating, Inc. N4403 County Road E Brodhead 897-8478 INSURANCE Sagan & Associates Insurance 1002 1st Center Avenue Brodhead 897-9100 Spring Grove Mutual Insurance Company 1105 W. 2nd Avenue Brodhead 897-2148 LANDSCAPING SUPPLIES Footville Rock & Lime Corp.

14249 W. Dorner Road Brodhead 876-6608

LIMESTONE Footville Rock and Lime Corp.

14249 W. Dorner Road Brodhead 876-6608 Ryan Farm Quarries 13566 West Brandherm Road Beloit 879-2623 MONUMENTS DL Newcomer Funeral Home 1105 E. 9th Avenue Brodhead 897-2484 NEWSPAPERS Independent Register 922 W. Exchange Street Brodhead 897-2193 PIZZA Villa Pizza Inn 1011 1st Center Avenue Brodhead 897-8066

Villa Pizza Family Restaurant 214 Viking Drive Orfordville 879-3336 RESTAURANTS Jordy’s M & J’s Bar 1117 W. 2nd Avenue Brodhead 897-2345 Village Inn 251 Depot Street Footville 876-6511 SADDLE & TACK Brodhead Harness 1602 S. Scotch Hill Road Brodhead 897-3820 SAND & GRAVEL Footville Rock and Lime Corp. and Trucking 14249 W. Dorner Road Brodhead 876-6608

At Wood’s Point Assisted CAre And skilled nursing FACility

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Wood’s Point, an age-restricted continuing care community, provides residential housing and supportive care for seniors at various levels of functioning.

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In providing three different levels of residency, through Wood’s View, and Wood’s Crossing, the Wood’s Point Community functions as a continuing care community in which the resident stays within the community as their health needs increase.

Serving the Brodhead area with three levels of continuing care in a warm, inviting and caring atmosphere.

SKILLED NURSING Woods Crossing at Woods Point E401 23rd Street Brodhead 897-3031 TAVERNS Center Tavern 108 N. Water Street Albany 862-3320 Broughton’s Corner Bar 120 N. Water Street Albany 862-3010 Jordy’s M & J’s Bar 1117 W. 2nd Avenue Brodhead 897-2345 TRUCK REPAIRING & SERVICE L & S Truck Service W2885 Main Street Juda 934-5282

indePendent living duPlex Community

• Medicare and Medicaid Certified • Expanded therapy space which includes: • Physical and occupational therapies • Speech therapy services • Short term rehab stays • Skilled nursing care

E401 23rd Street • Brodhead, WI 53520 • 608-897-3031 • woodspointcommunity.com

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GROCERS

EMERGENCY NUMBERS

Albany FIRE - EMERGENCY...................................................911 NON-EMERGENCY

205 N Mechanic..................................608-862-3919 POLICE - EMERGENCY..............................................911 NON-EMERGENCY

206 N Water .......................................608-862-3255 AMBULANCE.............................................................911 NON-Emergency........................................608-862-3249

Brodhead FIRE - EMERGENCY...................................................911 NON-EMERGENCY....................................608-897-2112 POLICE - EMERGENCY..............................................911 NON-EMERGENCY ...................................608-897-2112 AMBULANCE.............................................................911

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LIBRARY Albertson Memorial Library 200 N. Water Street, Albany............................ 862-3491 Memorial Public Library 1207 25th Street, Brodhead............................. 897-4070 Orfordville Library 203 W. Beloit Street, Orfordville...................... 879-9229

CITY AND VILLAGE GOVERNMENT Albany Township N6065 County Hwy E, Albany.................... 608-862-3000 Albany Village Hall 206 N. Water Street, Albany...................... 608-862-3240

FIRE - EMERGENCY...................................................911 NON-EMERGENCY........ 608-934-5563 or 608-934-1628 POLICE - EMERGENCY..............................................911 NON-EMERGENCY....................................608-328-9400 AMBULANCE.............................................................911

Brodhead City of-Clerk/Treasurer 1111 W. 2nd Avenue, Brodhead................ 608-897-4018

Orfordville

Brodhead Parks Department Director 1111 W. Second Avenue, Brodhead.......... 608-897-2159

FIRE - EMERGENCY...................................................911 NON-EMERGENCY....................................608-879-2122 POLICE - EMERGENCY..............................................911 NON-EMERGENCY...................................608-879-9212 AMBULANCE............................................................911

SCHOOLS

Brodhead Historical Society 1108 1st Center Avenue, Brodhead........... 608-897-4150

Brodhead Senior Center 1103 W. 2nd Avenue, Brodhead................ 608-897-4796 Brodhead Swimming Pool 1106 4th Street, Brodhead.......................... 608-897-8091 Brodhead Public Works 1700 11th Street, Brodhead....................... 608-897-4384

Albany School District 400 5th Street, Albany............................... 608-862-3135

Brodhead Water & Light Commission 1108 11th Street, Brodhead....................... 608-897-2505

Brodhead Elementary School 1400 21st Street, Brodhead....................... 608-897-2146

Brodhead Chamber of Commerce P.O. Box 16, Brodhead............................... 608-897-8411

Brodhead High School 2501 W. 5th Avenue, Brodhead................. 608-897-2155

Orfordville Clerk 106 N. Center Street, Orfordville............... 608-879-2004

Brodhead Middle School 2100 W. 9th Avenue, Brodhead................. 608-897-2184

Town of Jefferson (Juda)................... 608-934-5255

Juda School N2385 Spring Street, Juda......................... 608-934-5251 Orfordville Elementary School 408 W. Beloit Street, Orfordville................ 608-879-2956 Parkview High School 106 W. Church Street, Orfordville.............. 608-879-2994

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AMBULANCE FIRE - POLICE

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Village Inn

CARTER & GRUENEWALD CO., INC

Serving Fine Steaks Reservations Accepted

W2898 Cty. KS • P.O. Box 5 Juda, WI 608-934-5201

251 Depot Street • Footville, WI Wednesday-Saturday 5 p.m.-close

608-876-6511

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Ryan Farm Quarries

Proudly serving Brodhead and the stateline area for 34 years.

Free Loaner Car

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We have one GOAL at

Brodhead, WI Across from Subway The highest quality repair and complete customer satisfaction!!!

We have the experience, skill and facilities to return your vehicle back to showroom NEW condition. When you need body work, call us first! bodycraftersautobody.com • 608-897-8447

Wilke Chiropractic Office S.C. Dr. Travis J. Malott, DC

608-879-2623

Wholesale & Retail limestone 3/4”, 1 1/2”, 3” Breaker Rock

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• Carpets • Vinyls • Floor Care Products

E. 101 4th St. • Brodhead, WI 53520 Phone: 608-897-3010 • Fax: 608-897-3011 Most Insurances Accepted! Call With Questions!

SALES • SERVICE • INSTALLATION N2706 Hwy. GG • Brodhead • 608-897-4893 CHIROPRACTIC CARE

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Neighbor serving Neighbor Since 1875

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FARM OWNER • HOME OWNER • RECREATIONAL • AUTO 1105 West 2nd Ave Brodhead, WI 53520 Downtown on the square

608-897-2148

email: info@sgrovemutual.com www.sgrovemutual.com 355920

Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8:30-5:30 • Sat. 8:30-4 p.m.

Visa and Master Card Accepted!

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• Neck & Back Pain • Sports Injuries • Nutritional Consultations • Improved Quality of Life • Percussion Therapy • Laser Therapy

Come join the fun at —

BROUGHTON’S CORNER BAR Albany, WI 608-862-3010 Open 365 days a year!

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Heather Chojnacki is the owner of Brodhead Health and Fitness.

She initially plans to add health and wellness programs and classes.

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By Jeremy Gokey REPORTER

Brodhead Health and Fitness changed ownership on March 1, 2019, to Heather Chojnacki.

Chojnacki cleaned and helped during vacations at Brodhead Health and Fitness prior to purchasing the business. She happened to be present when the former owner announced she was looking to sell.

Chojnacki’s motto is to enjoy what she does and work fun jobs. In addition to Brodhead Health and Fitness Chojnacki works for Brodhead School District and works for her parents at Sweet Minihaha Campground.

Chojnacki likes to help people. She enjoys the business because she can help people be healthy. She likes the customers and stated “It’s a happy place.”

Chojnacki has received a warm welcome in Brodhead. “I think the people here like others in the community to thrive.” she stated. Chojnacki has heard many positive comments through social media and around town.

There are over 200 members from Brodhead and the surrounding areas.

Members have 24-hour access to the fitness center. Membership also includes enrollment in classes.

Brodhead Health and Fitness offers six classes: 55 and Fit, Fit Camp, No Sweat, Cardio Sculpt, Aerobic Dance and Tae Kwon Do. Chojnacki is planning to add a yoga class in the near future. A personal trainer is also available.

Chojnacki is working on becoming a certified health coach focusing on nutrition.

She plans to have her certification sometime

this month.

Non-members can enroll in classes and use the fitness center. Many former residents use the fitness center when they return to Brodhead to visit family or friends.

Chojnacki initially had plans to grow the business. She planned to gradually add new equipment with an initial goal of one new machine per year. Chojnacki also wants to make the center more motivational to the members. She also plans to start selling Brodhead Health and Fitness merchandise.

Brodhead Health and Fitness is having an open house celebration in May. There were tours, drawings, giveaways, refreshments and class demonstrations. Brodhead Health and Fitness is at 708 21st Street in Brodhead.

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New owner of Brodhead Health and Fitness sees bright future

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Sinnin’ Skinn Inkworks sees promise in downtown Brodhead

By Jeremy Gokey

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Sinnin’ Skinn Inkworks moved to 1008 First Center Avenue in downtown Brodhead late last year and received a warm welcome by city leaders and residents.

Matt (Madd Matt) Bremer and Diana Baade own and operate Sinnin’ Skinn Inkworks. The tattoo shop recently relocated to a previously vacant building in downtown Brodhead from Orfordville.

Bremer describes the experience so far as “phenomenal”. “I’ve gotten a better reception here than I’ve ever gotten in the eleven years I’d been in Orfordville,” said Bremer.

Brodhead residents and city leaders have stopped into the shop to welcome them to the city.

Bremer moved from Orfordville because the building he was renting was sold and he was unable to stay there. Bremer stated the Brodhead shop is bigger, much nicer and the [building] management is much better to deal with than in Orfordville. Bremer and Baade knew while waiting outside to look at the shop that this is where they wanted to be.

Sinnin’ Skinn Inkworks offers tattooing and piercing. Bremer has been a tattoo artist for 23 years and specializes in covering up and reworking old tattoos. He also does custom tattoos. Bremer stated he

likes to use bright colors to do cover ups and not a lot of black ink. “I like to make people happy with something they weren’t happy with,” said Bremer.

The state department of safety and personal services performs annual inspections and issues licenses for Green County. In Green County, the owner of the shop must be licensed to do everything the shop offers. Bremer runs a very clean shop. Rock County standards are higher than DSPS standards and Bremer stated he is keeping the shop to the higher standards.

Bremer also stated it is extremely difficult to get liability insurance.

Bremer grew up in New Mexico and southern California. Bremer started doing

Owners Matt Bremer and Diana Baade and piercer Megan Socker have made Brodhead their new home for their business.

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Bremer likes to use bright colors that accentuate his work.

She started in Janesville and has been piercing for three years. “It takes the right combination of a people person and someone with the confidence and security in their ability to be a good piercer,” said Bremer, “and that’s what we found with Megan.”

Socker knew she wanted to pierce since she saw “Parent Trap”. She started piercing her friends’ ears when she was in eighth grade with a needle, apple and ice. Socker pierced her own ears in art class in high school. Socker did her apprenticeship in Janesville and got licensed to pierce. “I don’t look at it as a job, it’s a passion of mine.” she said.

Socker likes to practice piercing on her friends. “The only way you get better at it is by doing it,” she said. Socker walks through the process with the clients before piercing to help them stay calm. She is

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Matt Bremer has many different skills when it comes to the tattoo business.

excited for the opportunities by working with Bremer.

The shop carries some jewelry and can special order anything their customers would want. Bremer is also looking to carry a line of aftercare products for tattoos. He is in the process of joining Thrive, an opt in text messaging program to inform clients of specials, appointment reminders and to help manage online accounts.

Sinnin’ Skinn Inkworks can be contacted at (608) 931-0133. They can also be found on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ SinninSkinnInkworks.

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tattoos because he was unable to afford to get any more tattoos for himself. His dream was to become a chef. Bremer graduated from college with a degree in graphic arts and child psychology. He then went through broadcasting school and was on the radio for twelve years.

Bremer moved to Ohio and did his apprenticeship to become a tattoo artist.

He started by making the needles by hand.

Bremer got an appreciation for the art by working his way up from the bottom.

Bremer came to the area in 2008.

He initially wanted to open a tattoo shop in Brodhead but was told (in a personal opinion of a former city employee) there would never be a tattoo shop in town.

Bremer went to Orfordville and established a client base in Dane and Rock counties.

Some clients come from as far away as Green Bay, Wis. because of Bremer’s reputation.

Bremer looks to pull clients from the west of Brodhead. He wants to target Argyle, New Glarus, Monroe and surrounding areas.

Bremer enjoys being his own boss because it allows him to spend more time with his family. He stated his three boys are very important to him and he wants to spend as much time as possible with them.

The business hours are by appointment to allow Bremer to work around the schedules of his children and his customers.

The shop is set up to be a family atmosphere. There is a play area in the back of the shop separated from the tattooing area to protect the children from blood borne pathogens. Bremer doesn’t allow people to just hang out in the shop.

“I want it to be a family place,” said Bremer “I want you to be comfortable”.

Bremer is currently working seven days a week and scheduled six weeks out. “I don’t have a Saturday available until February and it feels good to me,” said Bremer, “I’ve worked really hard to get to this, to not have to do a second job.” Bremer has worked second jobs at Stoughton Trailers, Wal-Mart, and Chainsaw Barney’s for 10 years.

Bremer stated he’s the workingman’s tattoo artist. He is willing to work with clients to make the tattoo affordable for them. “I started in this business because I couldn’t afford tattoos,” stated Bremer.

He likes word of mouth advertising. “A fresh tattoo is the best advertisement,” said Bremer.

Bremer has done some impressive tattoos. The longest sit time was 17 hours for a flower wreath around a woman’s waist. Bremer did a full back tattoo of Motley Crue, with the four-band member portraits and representations of all the albums Vince Neill performed. He plans to touch it up and take it to the Chicago Tattoo Arts Convention.

Megan Socker has been piercing at Sinnin’ Skinn Inkworks since June 2018.

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Villa Pizza Villa Pizza Family Restaurant Restaurant & &Family

DP CONCRETE & LANDSCAPING, Inc.

Italian&&American American Cuisine Italian Cuisine

Specializing in Concrete Installation & Repair We do projects of all sizes!

214 Viking Orfordville, WI Dr. 53576 Orfordville, WI 53576

• Foundations • Decorative Concrete • Patios/Porches

608-879-3336 608-879-3336

Tues.–Thurs. 4:00-9:30 74:00-9:30 days Fri.Open & Sat. 4:00-10:30 Tues.–Thurs.

Sun. a 4:00-9:00 week Fri. & Sat. 4:00-10:30 Sun. 4:00-9:00 at 11 a.m.

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• Bedroom Sets • Dining Sets • Hutches • • Rolltop Desks • Entertainment Centers • • Computer Centers • Glider Rockers • • Lawn Furniture • AND MORE! • Custom work - Kitchens, Baths, Built-Ins

CENTER TAVERN BAR & GRILL

108 N. Water Street Downtown Albany 608-862-3320

Open Mon.-Sat. 9am-5pm

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dp concrete & landscaping

Detweiler & Kauffman

608-897-8787 We accept Visa, Mastercard & Discover.

find us on

608-862-3156 - 1934 N. State Rd. 104, Albany, WI - cell 608-558-8700 www.dpconcrete.com - davepluss@tds.net - jdpluss@hotmail.com

W509 Atkinson Rd. • Albany, WI

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• Driveways • All Farm Work • Snow Removal

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Book your event here!

214 Viking Dr.

COME PARTY AT CENTER TAVERN! Food • Drinks • Fun

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New, Custom Hardwood Floors Installed, Sanded & Finished Custom Sanding of Old Floors

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We carry over 150 different types of cheese from many of the local, award winning factories!

Hardwood Flooring Specialists for Over 40 Years Family Owned & Operated

• Cheese trays made to order

RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL

• Fresh curds every Thursday

• Real 3/4” hardwood flooring, not a thin laminate.

• Custom sanding and finishing of old floors.

• Local sausage

Covering Brodhead and the surrounding areas

• Souvenirs and gifts

Visit us at: W2616 Hwy. 11/81

Call for free estimates at 1-608-897-4960 or 1-608-558-1960

mapleleafcheesestore@gmail.com Order online: mapleleafcheesestore.com

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M a p le L ea f Cheese St ore

• Cedar crest ice cream

• Gift boxes for any occasion

(Next to the Juda Oasis)

608-934-1237

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New trucking business keeps Day name in Brodhead

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Day is a family name familiar to many folks who’ve raised livestock with help of three generations of Day feed stores along the Green-Rock county line.

As a child, Bill Day helped his grandpa Donald, Sr., just as soon as he could lift and carry a feed sack. Bill learned to work hard in the Town of Spring Valley store on Dickey Road and was soon doing tractor work for his grandpa, too.

Don, Jr., who with a partner constructed Day’s Feeds in Orfordville’s junction of State Highways 213 and 11, had to sell the store several years ago after suffering a heart attack. Junior, as everyone calls him, has gratefully recovered and kept working for the feed store’s new owners.

Now, at 39, Bill is hard at it, too, in a new

Brodhead-area enterprise.

He’s laying gravel while the sun shines.

As an independent trucking business, with his wife Heather keeping the books and doing the paperwork, Day Trucking has Bill on the road 7 days a week delivering crushed rock.

“I pay a broker to keep me busy six days a week,” Bill said, answering questions over his cell on a pause from a day-long assignment in Beloit. “Job sites, construction, road work, interstate work.

“I truck loads on my own, too, for businesses, farms, residences, after hours and on weekends. I can do gravel driveways, too. I have my own skid loader to dig out a driveway and lay fresh gravel.”

Day Trucking’s conveyance is a 27,700lb, quad-axel 1998 Freightliner dump truck.

Freightliner, an outgrowth of Consolidated

Freight, has been a mainstay in semi-tractor, medium-duty and business class truck manufacture for nearly 80 years.

The Days’ huge rig looks like new, and it can lay 22.2 tons of crushed rock like butter in seconds. With 21 years of experience, Bill makes it look easy.

“I’ve had my Commercial Driver’s License since I was 18,” he said. “I drove for the DeLong Company in their agronomy department. I’ve done lots of other things over the years, too – concrete, roofing, heating and cooling.”

Bill grew up on County Highway E north of Brodhead, with his mother Wanda and step-dad Boyd Piper. He and his wife Heather make their home in the Town of Spring Grove.

To arrange for gravel delivery, contact them at 608 558-1540.

Bill Day and his wife Heather have launched a new business - Day Trucking - serving the Brodhead and state-line area, delivering crushed rock and forming gravel driveways.

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By Tony Ends

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Mon. - Thurs.: 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.

Fri.: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Sat.: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.

804 25th Street Brodhead, WI 53520 608-897-4705

Tropical Exposure Spa & Salon www.tropicalexposurespa.com

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Splittin Hairs HAIR & NAILS

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Participants in the certified nursing assistant program this past year include front (front row, from left) Kaylee Homerding, Rhianna Teubert, Hailey Hartwig; (back row) instructor Laura Powers, Morgan Heinle, Addison Ommodt, Abbey Johnson and Payton Hauser. With a shortage of CNAs and many health care majors requiring prior health care experience, this new venture presents another opportunity for Brodhead High School and Blackhawk Technical College students.

Julie Schmitt Gift Certificates Available 919 W. Exchange Street Brodhead, WI 53520

GOOD FOOD & GOOD TIMES

Partnership creates nursing assistant class at Brodhead High

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608-897-3175

Serving 11 a.m. to Midnight

HOME COOKED DAILY SPECIALS

Call 608-897-2345

— OR — CARRYOUT 1117 W. 2nd Ave. • Brodhead, WI

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DINE IN

Delivery Available Fri. & Sat. 5-10 p.m. • Sun. 5-9 p.m.

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While students continued to take their regular high school classes, they began their lab coursework at 6:30 a.m. at the high school then proceeded with clinical exercises at Monroe Clinic in Monroe.

Brodhead High School Nurse Laura Powers co-taught the class, in addition to her regular duties with the district.

Six students from Brodhead High School and one from Monroe High School completed the course.

Once they passed their certification exam they became certified nurse assistants.

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Brodhead High School and Blackhawk Technical College formed a partnership this past school year to help address the shortage of nursing assistants in the area.

The partnership produced a certified nursing assistant class at Brodhead High School, which is an exciting first for BHS, according to officials.

The course was offered in hybrid fashion, meaning that the bookwork was done online, with the lab and clinical portions being taught in person, according to those associated with the program.

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Jessica Raupp (from left), Lily Raupp, and Brian Raupp stand next to their pumpkin stand.

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Raupp family grows a new tradition

By Erica Gokey

The Raupp family is in its second year of a new venture. Jessica and Brian Raupp, along with their children and several volunteers, again this year offer a pumpkin stand north of Brodhead on Highway E. The Raupps have a seven-acre spread they have transformed into a pumpkin patch. The number of pumpins is growing. Weed control fabric is laid down, weeding is done on a regular basis and water lines also run down the field to help water the seeds.

Brian grew up on a farm and his family is very active in including the schools and FFA in their efforts to provide more learning opportunities to students.

Jessica was also inspired by visiting several pumpkin patches and gained multiple ideas about different things a person can do with a pumpkin patch. Jessica said, “ After going and seeing several patches, it just put the bug in us to start our own.”

Brian said, “We were just looking for something to do in the fall. We like going to apple orchards and those kinds of things. We thought well there’s not really one (pumpkin

These seedlings were grown in the Brodhead FFA greenhouse.

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Screamatorium IS A SPOOKTACULAR HIT

By Erica Gokey STAFF WRITER

Brodhead’s scariest attraction made itself available to the public in 2018. The Screamatorium hosted over 1,400 people in its opening weekend.

Gore and fright were everywhere in the 20,000-square foot space, but the process of turning the building from an abandoned shell and transforming it into an interesting, useable space, took a lot of fearlessness and passion.

After multiple owners and sitting vacant for 20 years, the “Old Middle School”, now known as Brodhead Manor, finally fulfilled a dream in 2018 and gave a bump

See SCREAMATORIUM, Page 15 The crew is using the stage area to show scary movies for the groups of people waiting to get into the Haunted House. The flooring was replaced by hand using the maple flooring from the old gym floor.

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R.I.P. Productions makes a lot of its props by hand. AnnMargaret Naber, President of R.I.P. Productions, made these pumpkins using papier-mache and sealant. The whole process takes about a week.

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Brodhead Manor is located at 406 10th Street in Brodhead.

This Jack-in-the-Box is another handmade creation.

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Ty Raupp (from left), Kyleigh Raupp, Jersey Medenwaldt, and Taylor Midthun helped plant pumpkins in 2018.

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patch) close that offers activities for kids.”

Raupp’s said that they initially tried to plan some hayrides in October of their first year. There is also the possibility of games, a bounce house and other activities. They anticipate being open on the weekends in September and October. Although the Raupps lost some pumpkins to saturated fields in 2019, they were on track to have all the pumpkins picked by the first weekend in October.

The project is a learning experience for the whole family. Brian said there is a lot of research concerning what type of soil a certain type of pumpkin needs and what nutrients

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each one needs. Soil tests are performed on the field to make sure the crops are getting the nutrients they need.

Brian spoke with the Brodhead FFA Director about having a pumpkin sale with the Brodhead FFA. Raupp’s were able to use the Brodhead FFA greenhouse to start the seedlings.

Four different types of pumpkins are available at the pumpkin stand, including Howden, Jack O’ Lantern, Musquee de Provence, and white Baby Boos.

Brian said, “ It’s the memories that you build. I remember taking the kids to the

Edwards Orchard and how much fun they had.

It’s always fun to me. I enjoy farming.”

Also eyeed for this year, for a senior project, the Raupps planned to till a strip of grass to grow plants for monarch butterflies. Monarch butterflies are the second best pollinator behind a bee.

The stand has come a welcome site in the fall and features pumpkins, small Timothy straw bales, corn stalk bundles, and corn stalk wreaths. Portions of the proceeds from sales are given to the Brodhead FFA. Raupp’s have an honor system for payment installed for payments from customers.

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in attraction that Brodhead desires.

Staff worked diligently to replace 36,462 boards in the gym floor. All boards were installed by hand over a three-week time span from the original gym flooring. The crew planned to sand and seal the floor in summer 2019.

R.I.P. Productions has been in business since 2002. It is known as Illinois’ number one haunted attraction with Trail of Screams.

The crew of R.I.P. Productions creates their own customized special effects, unique themes and detailed sets.

In a press release, owner and operator Ann Margaret, stated, “Every attraction is

designed for maximum intensity and thrills.

Don’t expect to catch a breather here.”

Auditions for the haunted house are typically held in late August and early September. Approximately 18 people from Brodhead and the surrounding area were hired on as staff for the event. Actors are already employed by the company make up the rest of the cast. A total of 30 to 35 actors are used for the show.

The haunt is privately funded. The only thing that has been donated to towards the event is a broken casket from a funeral home.

Plans for the second and third level of the building have not changed. The

third floor is being set up for weddings, conferences, and banquets. The owners hope to build apartments to accommodate wedding parties for overnight stays.

Event times are Sundays from 7 to 11 p.m. and Fridays and Saturdays from 7 to midnight.

R.I.P. Productions stated that parental advisory for the Screamatorium is strongly advised for ages 13 and under. The haunt is open from the last weekend in September through the first weekend in October.

General admission is $20. Tickets can be purchased at the event or online at www. screamatoriumhauntedhouse.com. For more information, call 608-447-1773.

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