Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) last week an nounced that Harry E. Wait, 68, of Union Grove, has been charged with two counts of Election Fraud and two counts of Unauthorized Use of an In dividual’s Personal Identify ing Information in connection with his requesting absentee ballots for two other individ uals.“The Wisconsin Depart ment of Justice is committed to ensuring that the integrity of our elections is protected from alleged intentional vio lations of the law,” Attorney General Josh Kaul stated in a press release announcing the charges last week. Wait went to MyVote. wi.gov on the evening of Tuesday, July 26, and request ed absentee ballots for two in dividuals to be sent to his ad dress in Union Grove, accord ing to the criminal complaint.
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The individuals whose names he used to request the ballots were Assembly Speak er Robin Voss and Racine Mayor Cory Mason, accord ing to media Wait contacted to publicize his actions. Wait leads a group called Honest, Open and Transparent Government.Thecomplaint states that, in multiple online videos and other correspondence, Wait admitted requesting the bal lots using the other individu als’ personal identifying infor mation.The complaint states that the individuals did not autho rize Wait to use their person al identifying information for thisAspurpose.inanycriminal proceed ing, Wait is presumed inno cent until proven guilty. DOJ’s Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) led the in vestigation.Wisconsin Elections Com mission (WEC) notified DCI on Thursday, July 28 that a “Freedom Fighters of Wiscon sin” Facebook post contained a message of a claim of some one requesting absentee bal lots in other people’s names. DCI investigators reviewed screenshots of the post, which had a signature line claiming to be from “Harry Wait” with a Union Grove address in Ra cine County and phone num ber 262-770-9796, according to the criminal complaint. In the post, Wait admitted that he had requested the ab sentee ballots for two people on the MyVote.wi.gov web site to be sent to his address. In this same post, Wait also admitted to requesting ad ditional absentee ballots for others, claiming to have done so with their permission, and also have them sent to his ad dress. Wait further stated that he stood “ready to be charged” for his Uponactions.conviction of this of fense, a Class H Felony, the defendant may be fined as much as $10,000 or impris oned as many as 6 years, or both, according to the 17-page criminal complaint.
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A bas relief sculpture above the doors of Greenbelt Community Center in Maryland welcomes in the pub lic with an inscription from the Preamble to the Consti tution, “We the People.” The sculptor, Lenore Thomas Straus, was one of 3,700 artists whom the Public Works of Art Project employed during the Great Depression. The program only lasted one year, but the artists pro duced 15,000 works of art from it for the nation.
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It is the first purpose written into the Preamble to the Constitution in 1787, “in order to form a more perfect union,” and it found life in this 1930s bas relief sculpture of common people working through the economic hardship of the Great Depression. On the exterior wall of Greenbelt Community Center in Maryland, it reminds us everywhere in the United States of how to survive hard times, by laboring in peace together. See FRIENDSHIP, Page 2
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Backs rounded, eyes down cast, bodies bent toward work. Not mythological creatures, divine beings, or rulers – as bas relief sculptures on tem ple walls and upraised coins famously “lift” individuals out of thought or history. These individuals are lifesize recent ancestors, grand parents and parents of my generation, from the Great Depression of the 1930s. They are sculpted into scenes depicting purposes the Preamble gives our U.S. Constitution. The people’s delegates wrote and signed them as basis for our laws 235 yearsTheseago.bas relief sculptures project from a long outside wall of the community center in Greenbelt, Md. I live in Greenbelt when I travel to work near Washing ton,GreenbeltD.C. is a cooperative community that Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt fostered to help masses of unemployed, hungry people following the 1929 stock market crash. When I walk about Green belt today, I don’t see people still living there paying much attention to these sculptures. In our nation’s turmoil, di vision, and strife, I’m drawn across the quiet lawns around the community center to these sculpted figures. I’m drawn to this document’s Preamble, to our people’s values. Mr. Kelly, my civics teach er in 1966, persuaded an en tire class of 12-year-olds to memorize the Preamble to the Constitution.InGreenbelt today, I see captured permanently in these sculptures what is written lov ingly, loyally into my heart from those early Constitution al Inlessons.shapes embodying that first line of the Preamble, I see my mother sitting at a manual typewriter, just as she did as a teenager for her first job in the early 1940s in downtown Chicago.Ahead of her is someone standing, bent over a card file. Across from them, is an orchard field hand or farmer straining to lift a bushel bas ket heavy with apples. Common occupations, by hand and often physical strength, they depict work before war machines, indus try, and technology radically transformed life in the United States.Inthe midst of the sculpt ed figures, portraying tired, toiling, downcast souls of the Great Depression, rise up two moreTheirpeople.right hands are grasped. Their left hands ex tend gently forward to rest on each other’s shoulders. They are looking each other in the eye. They are smiling at each other.“In order to form a more perfect union,” reads the cap tion – from the first purpose given the Constitution. I stop. I think about that. I let the words meld with the images from our history. These images are of a peo ple all in the same national crisis, facing the same harsh economic conditions, striving to earn livings. It was going so poorly for the nation, with so many, many people out of work that full employment wasn’t
She en joyed spend ing time with her herchildrenherespeciallyfamily,grandandgreatgrandson.Sheen joyed horses, watching her granddaughters and their barrel races, as well as all JEAN R. JOHNSON Jean R. Johnson, 97, of Be loit, passed away on Friday, Aug. 26, 2022, at Willowick Assisted Living. She survived numerous health issues over the years, always with a positive attitude and smile. She was truly a can cerShesurvivor.wasborn Nov. 30, 1924 in Spring Valley Township, the daughter of Tillman and Mabel (Burtness) Everson. She was a 1942 graduate of Brodhead High School and later a grad uate of Blackhawk Technical College.Shemarried Harold Hau gen in 1945 at Luther Valley Church. She was a homemaker and farmer’s wife. On June 25, 1976, she mar ried Raymond J. Johnson in Shirland, Ill., and they enjoyed their senior lives together, trav eling in their RV and fishing. She later moved to Inman Es tates and lived there for many years.Survivors include her chil dren, Linda Cowan of Brod head, Carolyn Hagen of Or fordville, and Rodney Haugen of Brodhead; grandchildren, Steven Cowan, April (Dan) Halbach, Crystal (Ed) McCo nnell, Travis (Leah) Haugen,
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A special thank you to Dr. Cheryl Miller, Amy at Heart land Promedical Hospice, Wil lowick Sr. Living, and especial ly Tanya and Sandi who always made her smile that little smile. Rest in peace, Mom. She was predeceased by her parents; husband, Ray; sis ter and brother-in-law, Marie (Clifford) Clair and infant sis ter,AEvelyn.Funeral service for Jean will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, in the Daley Murphy Wisch & Associates Funeral Home and Crematorium, 2355 Cranston Road, Beloit, with Pastor Larry Froemming offi ciating.Burial will be in Shirland Cemetery. Visitation of re membrance will be from 10 a.m. until the time of service Saturday in the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to www.daleymurphy wisch.com.
realized for more than 20 years.My mother would recall the time with a shudder at memories of an endless suc cession of unemployed men tramping along the country road, banging at the door for work or food. Yet in the sculpture, in the Constitution, through trying times, the people remember what all the hard work, what preserving their values and dignity are for. They reach out in friend ship. They embrace in friend ship.A Constitution that unites the people speaks with strength more powerfully than television, radio, or so cialThismedia.day, I entreat you to put this media on pause. Turn every electronic and digital contrivance off long enough to consider our collective purpose.Consider the purpose of this historic document, our Constitution. See it in the eyes of your neighbors. See it in our common ancestry who did not let political divisions or beliefs undermine the val ues that hold us together for goodThosepurpose.other four scenes richly tell why it’s vitally im portant that every one of us do“Establishthis. justice. Insure domestic tranquility. Pro mote the general welfare. Provide for the common de fense.”It’swhat every one of us regardless of political affili ation, belief, or persuasion, wants and needs. We want to be treated fair ly and to see others treated justly, too. We want tranquil ity, peace where we live. We want to look out for others. We want all of us to feel safe, protected from harm. Arguing and debating are everyone’s right of free speech, free assembly, free press.Disagreements have al ways been. From before and even at the Constitution’s signing, as told in the doc ument’s history recorded at the U.S. Senate website, our leaders were not unanimous. When delegates from the original 13 colonies met to discuss and craft a legal framework for our nation, 16 of 55 delegates ultimately refused to sign the Constitu tion.Most of those who refused wanted a bill of rights in the document. One objected be cause language in the docu ment codified slavery, pro tected the slave trade. It was another 4 years be fore the first amendments listing the first 10 rights were made to the Constitution. It was more than 75 years be fore a civil war ended slav ery.One person’s great words, great ideas, are always for some number of other peo ple incredibly mistaken or flawed.Words after all are only words. They need not break our bones, nor leave us living divided, thinking unjustly of each other, without tranquil ity, without general welfare, and vulnerable to harm. Our Constitution and its Preamble are brought to life in Green Belt’s bas relief scenes of the 1930s economic collapse. They call us across the nation today to remember vital, timeless truths that lift us up – together. We cannot live long at all without food, without shelter, without meaningful work, without standing together for a just, tranquil, secure way of life.We cannot alone or with out unity protect a nation. One additional bas relief scene is sculpted above the double doors to the Green belt, Md., community center. It entreats us to enter into a document we share, a Con stitution ordained and estab lished on Sept. 17, 1787, by us, for us: “We the people.”
the grandchildren’s sporting events.She also enjoyed coloring, sewing, tending to her plants, watching birds out the win dow and playing cards and board games. She and Carlyle are mem bers of Bethany Lutheran Church in Brodhead. She is survived by her husband Carlyle Erickson; 2 daughters, Irene (Chris) Roberts and Angie (Brian) Montefelt; five granddaugh ters, Chelsea Roberts, Chantel Roberts, and Ciara (Caleb) Roberts Wardenberg; Nicole Montefelt and Hannah Mon tefelt; a great grandson, Luke Mullin; two aunts, Shirley (Arthur) Costello and Irene Spraque; and one uncle, Bob Wells.She was preceded in death by her parents, Julian and Ruth Rear; and one uncle, GeorgeCondolencesWells. and cards can be directed to the family via DL Newcomer Funeral Home, PO Box 26, Brodhead WI, 53520. A private graveside service will be held at a later date at the Greenwood Cemetery in Brodhead.DLNewcomer Funeral Home in Brodhead is assist ing the family.
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Page 2 THE INDEPENDENT-REGISTER Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022 SUBMITTED PHOTO Brodhead Independent Register Connie and Steve Isely celebrate 50th wedding anniversary Connie and Steve Isely of Juda will celebrate their 50th Wedding Anniversary at Leisure Lanes in Monroe on Saturday, Sept. 10, from 7 to 11 p.m., including a dance to the Other Brothers. They were married Sept. 9, 1972. The event is hosted by their girls, April Tiedeman, of Wasilla, Ark.; Kathy Spring Brodhead Dental Clinic Dr. Dan Branson Brodhead,702dentist.brodhead@outlook.comDDS23rdSt.WI53520 Mon. & Wed. 8am-5pm • Tues. 8am-7pm • Thurs. 8am-3pm • Closed Fri. Phone: (608) www.brodheaddental.com897-8645 392231 Murray’s Auto Salvage, Inc. Buy Junked & Wrecked Vehicles • Sell Used Parts Open Mon.-Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed Sundays and Holidays 6821 S. Nelson Road, Brodhead, WI 608-879-2525 392232 8 82 5 20 0 5 o r v i s i t u s a t e w e b a t W W W L I TE W IR E NE T Do You Live in the Country? Get Rural High-Speed Internet Service: • No Phone Line Required! • Local Technical Support! • No Monthly Data Limits! Broadband Internet 392233 Let us help your business grow, while you get more bang for your buck! The Independent-Register FREE Shopping News is an invited guest in over 10,000 homes each week – to be included, call us at 608-897-2193. THE PROFESSIONALS at Your Service... 424454 Don’t Forget... Our deadline is FRIDAY at Noon! 608-289-2891 Wholesale & Retail limestone 3/4”, 1 1/2”, 3” Breaker Rock RyanQuarriesFarm 421476 ESTIMATESFREE SEAMLESSUNLIMITEDGUTTERS Since 1986 New Glarus, WI • 608-527-5699 Now offeriNg SeamleSS CuStom-made, oN Site, metal StaNdiNg Seam roofiNg aNd SeamleSS gutterS 421390 www.sgullc.com Brodhead Dental Clinic Dr. Dan Branson Brodhead,702dentist.brodhead@outlook.comDDS23rdSt.WI53520 Mon. & Wed. 8am-5pm • Tues. 8am-7pm • Thurs. 8am-3pm • Closed Fri. Phone: (608) www.brodheaddental.com897-8645 FREE LOANER CAR When you need body work call us first. 608-897-8447 392231 Brodhead, WI • Across from Subway Murray’s Auto Salvage, Inc. Buy Junked & Wrecked Vehicles • Sell Used Parts Open Mon.-Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed Sundays and Holidays 6821 S. Nelson Road, Brodhead, WI 608-879-2525 392232 F o r m or e i n f o c a l l t o l l f r e e 8 88 82 5 20 0 5 o r v i s i t u s a t 5 6 5 E M a i n St E va n s v i l l e o r o n t h e w e b a t W W W L I TE W IR E NE T Do You Live in the Country? Get Rural High-Speed Internet Service: • No Phone Line Required! • Local Technical Support! • No Monthly Data Limits! Broadband Internet 392233 Let us help your business grow, while you get more bang for your buck! The Independent-Register FREE Shopping News is an invited guest in over 10,000 homes each week – to be included, call us at 608-897-2193. THE PROFESSIONALS at Your Service... 424454 Don’t Forget... Our deadline is FRIDAY at Noon! 608-289-2891 Wholesale & Retail limestone 3/4”, 1 1/2”, 3” Breaker Rock RyanQuarriesFarm 421476 ESTIMATESFREE SEAMLESSUNLIMITEDGUTTERS Since 1986 New Glarus, WI • 608-527-5699 Now offeriNg SeamleSS CuStom-made, oN Site, metal StaNdiNg Seam roofiNg aNd SeamleSS gutterS 421390 www.sgullc.com
ROBERT THOMPSONLEE Robert Lee Thompson, age 77, passed away on Aug. 29, 2022, while at his home in Beloit.Hewas born on May 29, 1945, in rural Brodhead, the son of Ralph and Gene Delila (Bienemann) Thompson. He enjoyed watching all sports, including the Bucks and Packers. He enjoyed tak ing rides in his Buick cars to Brodhead, Juda and Avon. He was a graduate of Be loit Memorial High School in 1963 before serving his country in the U.S. Marine Corp. He served during the Vietnam War, was wounded and received an honorable discharge and the Purple Heart.He worked for more than 40 years prior to his retire ment as a welder for General Kinematics in Crystal Lake, Ill.He is survived by his three children, Jennifer Whitt, Robert E. (Stacy) Thomp son, and Amanda Thompson; six inprecededrelatives.andnephews,otherandThompson;allander)Janetvolasiblings,dren;grandchilfivechildren;grandgreatthreeLaEwers,(RogKopp,Kend(Ruth)manynieces,otherHewasdeathby his parents; a sister, Beverly Zampelli; a brother in-law, Clarence Ewers; and one nephew.Visitation was held at the DL Newcomer Funeral Home in Brodhead on Friday Sept. 2. A visitation was also held at the funeral home. Pastor Kendall Thompson officiat ed. Burial with military hon ors concluded at the Green wood Cemetery.
Victoria Ann Erickson, 75, of Brodhead, passed away on Sept. 4, 2022 while at her home surrounded by her fam ily.She was born June 28, 1947, in Monroe, the daugh ter of Julian and Ruth (Wells) Rear. She married Carlyle Erickson on Nov. 20, 1972, in Rockford, Ill.
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-Recycling Center, 1 to 6 p.m. -Albany United Methodist Church choir practice, 7 p.m. - Denotes a community event. *Denotes Albany School event. For more information, please call 608-862-3225. 4244451 Charley Biggs Car Wash Liquor Store 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Hwy. 59 (next to Sugar River Bike Trail) 608-862-3303 BY: 392241 Traveled Joel Nieman, Gratiot Best Display Wyatt Clason, Albany Spectator’s Choice (voted on by show spectators) 2nd Place: Brody Shotliff, 1955 Allis Chalmers WD45 1st Place: Bruce Ruegseg ger, 1963 John Deere 5010 Exhibitor’s Choice-Best of Show (voted on by tractor exhibitors) 2nd Place: Devan Ortiz, 1942 Farmall M 1st Place: Orville & Margie Bondele, 1961 John Deere 4010 Choice
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(voted on by Show Sponsors in attendance) 2nd Place: Pat McNeely, 1952 John Deere B 1st Place: Rob Moe, 1954 Farmall Super MTA Albany FFA Member’s Choice (voted on by Albany FFA Members in attendance): Nick Stokstad, 1951 Min neapolis Moline R Albany FFA Alumni Memorial Award Anita Best, 1941 John Deere B Tractor Pull Results: 3-4 year olds: 2nd Place: Ivan Gill 1st Place: Cheyanna Jordan 5-6 year olds: 2nd Place: Michael Pals 1st Place: Oliver Temple ton 7-8 year olds: 2nd Place: Reid Ireland 1st Place: Adalyn Eick elkraut 9-10 year olds: 2nd Place: Lena Nyhus 1st Place: Liam Tesch Raffle Drawing Winners First 50/50 drawing: Jennifer McNeely Second 50/50 drawing: Todd Ellingson WI FFA Alumni 50th An niversary Collectable Toy Tractor: Duane Yaeger Tractor Show Raffle: 1st Prize: Logan Schoenen berger, Evansville 2nd Prize: Larry Hanson, Albany3rd Prize ($100): John Abey, Brooklyn 4th Prize ($50): Doug Schlimgen, Waunakee JENNIFER MCNEELY Brodhead Independent Register Serving up cheese was a group effort this past weekend for the Albany FFA Alumni Tractor Show, held at the Lions Center, with Brodhead Dairy Queen Emma Beutel, Albany Dairy Queen Ellie Modaff, Belleville Dairy Queen Cameron Frey, Green County Fairest of the Fair Sharlene Swedlund and Wisconsin FFA State Vice President from Section 5 (from Albany) Rhylie Gough, all in attendance.
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Artifacts uncovered while exploring historic breweries by Janesville native and his torian Robert Bier will be a highlight of his two presenta tions on The History of Brew eries in Janesville. The sessions are set for this Saturday, Sept. 10 at 2 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 17 at 2 p.m. at the Carriage House on the Rock County Historical Society (RCHS) campus, 450 N. Jackson St. in Janesville. They are free and open to the public.Participants will also be invited to visit one of the ex cavation sites where ruins are still visible. The location is close to RCHS, near the Ki wanis Trail and Mercyhealth Hospital and Trauma Center. Bier has dedicated the past several years to researching and uncovering Janesville’s brewing history. His work includes explor ing underground at the sites of former beer cellars in Janesville, where he’s found artifacts.Athis presentations, par ticipants will get a first-hand look at many of his finds, such as old whiskey bottles and signage. The artifacts date to as early as 1890. For research, Bier uses newspapers, land records and interviews with relatives of old brew masters, which he will share in his presentations. No reservations are re quired. For questions, call the RCHS at 608-756-4509. Home to six historic sites on a 3.5-acre campus in the Look West Neighborhood, Rock County Historical Soci ety’s mission is to bridge past and present through captur ing and sharing stories about Rock County, Wisconsin. Its sites include the Lin coln-Tallman House, Helen Jeffris Wood Museum Center, RCHS Archives and Preser vation Facility, Tallman Car riage House, Wilson-King Stone House, and the Frances Willard Schoolhouse.
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The Wisconsin Depart ment of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced a special class of new land managers working at the Brule River State Forest Goats.Beginning in May 2022, the DNR partnered with Re generative Ruminants to place goats in portions of the Brule River State Forest overrun with buckthorn, an invasive plant, as part of the department’s integrated pest management plan. Brule River State Forest offers exceptional recre ational opportunities, includ ing river paddling, worldclass trout fishing, wildlife viewing, a 23-mile stretch of the North Country National Scenic Trail and 9 miles of Lake Superior shoreline. All 44 miles of the Bois Brule River are contained in the forest. Two campgrounds offer family campsites and access to canoe landings on the Bois Brule River. “Buckthorn has been a problem on the Brule River State Forest for a long time,” said Dan Kephart, DNR Brule River State Forest Property Manager. “It’s really important to the forest ecologically and aesthetically that we inhib it these invasive species as much as we can and promote native species. We’re trying to evaluate how effective this project can be, so it’s exciting to see what will happen.”Invasive plants, animals and pests are taking a toll on Wisconsin’s lakes, rivers andThelandscapes.DNRisworking with the public and other part ners to slow the spread of invasive species across the state. Through educational outreach, strategic planning and active management – in cluding the use of goats – we are protecting our environ ment and economy from in vasives. Regenerative Rumi nants is the prescribed graz ing service of Northern Wis consin. Their flerd (flock/ herd) of goats and sheep are land managers who special ize in brush clearing, pasture improvement, and invasive species control. A natu ral alternative to herbicide that benefits soil and can in crease biodiversity. The goats eat woody inva sive plants, including buck thorn, that outcompete na tive vegetation and are detri mental to ecosystem health. Clearing out these harmful plants will allow the forest to Dependingregenerate. on the site, there are various ways to treat invasive plants. Goat grazing is often an effective method for reducing herbi cide“We’reuse. always being asked to reduce the amount of pesticide that we use. We want the forest to be able to regenerate our native spe cies. If invasive species get in the way, it makes it very difficult to do so,” said Mary Bartkowiak, DNR Invasive Plant Coordinator. “If the invasives out-com pete all of the native veg etation, we won’t have the sugar maples, red pines or the white pines because they would be overtopped by the invasives.”Likeother management methods, goat grazing is a long-term treatment. The goats have rotated through out this site at the Brule River State Forest several times this summer and are now back for another round of Sincegrazing.the seeds of the in vasive plants remain in the soil for several years, the department will evaluate the area in upcoming seasons to determine if the goats or other treatment methods are needed.When visiting parks and forests, be sure to wipe your shoes and clean your equip ment before arrival and when you depart to help avoid spreading harmful invasive species like buckthorn. More information about invasive species in Wiscon sin is available on the DNR website.
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Farmers on the Rock is hosting a summer field day this Friday, Sept. 9. Enjoy a scenic tour as we take a chartered bus to farms around Rock County, with stops focused on soil healthTourpractices.beginsat 9 a.m. at Hughes Farms, 4031 U.S. Highway 51, south of FieldJanesville.Dayparticipants will examine soil pits to find out the effects conservation practices have on soils and see how healthy soils impact crops.Arain simulator will show the effects of rainfall on soils with differing conservation practices. An outdoor lunch will follow. RSVP is required to help sponsors plan for the meal. Visit the Farmers on the Rock website www.farmersontherock. com/events or contact the group’s president Willie Hughes at 608 3591800 for details.
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Goats, like this kid, eat woody invasive plants, including buckthorn, that outcom pete native vegetation and are detrimental to ecosystem health. Clearing out these harmful plants is helping the state forests to regenerate.
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SATURDAY, SEPT. 10 • Orfordville Public Library open 9 a.m. to noon
ELECTRONIC WASTE COLLECTION TOWN OF DECATUR RESIDENTS ONLY Electronic waste collection will be on Saturday, September 10, 2022 from 7:00AM until 11:30AM at the Town of Decatur Town Hall, which is located at 1408 -14th- Street, Brodhead, WI 53520. Items such as: Televisions, computers (desktop, laptop, notebook and tablet computers), printers (including those that scan, fax and/or copy, computer monitors, other computer accessories (including keyboards, mice, speakers, external hard drives and flash drives), e-readers, DVD players, VCRs and other video players (i.e., DVRs), fax machines, and cell phones will be accepted. No appliances such as refrigerators, freezers, stoves, etc. will be accepted!
Please bring a valid driver’s license or other sufficient proof of residency in the Town of Decatur to the event. Sandra K. Clerk/TreasurerMcManus
Powerful Tools for Care givers program provides tools and strategies to better handle caregiverSubjectschallenges.covered include: taking care of YOU; reducing Personal Stress; Communicat ing Feelings, Needs, and Con cerns; Communicating Effec tively with Others; Learning from our Emotions; and Mas tering Caregiving Decisions.
• Orfordville Public Library open 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. • HS volleyball, 1 to 3 p.m.
• Orfordville Block Party, Purdy Park, 3:30 to 5:15 p.m. • HS Volleyball 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.
AGENDA:MONDAY,MEETINGMONTHLYSEPTEMBER12,2022–6:00PMTOWNHALL–1408-14THSTREET,BRODHEAD,WI53520 1. Call to Order 2. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag3.Additions/Corrections to the Agenda4.Approval of Minutes 5. Treasurer’s Report 6. Payment of Bills 7. Citizen Concerns 8. Land Division – Bryce Riemer9.Review Establishing a Building Code for Elevations 10. Discuss Administrative Procedures for Building Permits 11. Review Green County Emergency Government Plan 12.A.RoadworkTreeRemoval/TrimmingB.RoadSweepingCleanup C. Update on Three Waters Reserve Road Signs 13. Upgrade Town Website 14. Approve Payments for Attendance for Board and Clerk at Wisconsin Towns Assoc. Convention15.Establish Procedure for Billing of Extra Totes 16. Sharing of 9/7/2022TheMeetingsCorrespondenceInformation/17.FutureAgendaItems18.SetDatesforFuture19.AdjournmentSandraK.McManusClerk/TreasurerIndependentRegisterWNAXLP424216 REGULARBRODHEADAGENDASCHOOLDISTRICTSCHOOLBOARDMEETINGWednesday,September14,2022DISTRICTOFFICE BOARD ROOM 2501 West 5th Brodhead,Avenue,WI7:00P.M. ** BUILDING TOURS WILL TAKE PLACE AT 5:30 P.M., FOLLOWED BY THE REGULAR MEETING ** JOIN WITH GOOGLE https://meet.google.comMEET:/oiv-jiji-thnJOINBYTELEPHONE:+1727-325-2066(PIN:996403637) I. CALL TO ORDER II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE III. ROLL CALL IV. APPROVAL OF AGENDA V. INFORMATION REPORTS VI. PUBLIC COMMENT PE RIOD AGENDA VII. CONSENT AGENDA 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES2.APPROVAL OF BILLS 3. ACCEPT DONATION(S) 4. RESIGNATION(S) 5. RECOMMENDATION(S)RECOMMENDATION(S)EMPLOYMENT6.VOLUNTEERVIII.ADOPTIONOF OCTO BER 2022 ANNUAL BOARD MEETING AGENDA IX. APPROVAL OF STUDENT FUNDRAISERS FOR 2022-23 X. APPROVAL OF WIAA FOOTBALL CO-OP RENEWAL XI. APPROVAL OF BSD ILL NESS PROTOCOLS XII. CONSIDERATION TO PURCHASE A NEW FLOOR SCRUBBER FOR THE HIGH SCHOOLXIII.APPROVAL OF 2021-22 BUDGET REVISIONS XIV. SECLUSION & RE STRAINT REPORT XV. 1ST
Rock County and surround ing residents will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 14 at the Rock County Job Center, 1717 Center Ave., Janesville. The event has 40 employers registered with more than 775 reported job openings. The Job Fair will be held from 2 to 4 Individualsp.m. may update and print their resumes in the Resource Room prior to the event. To view a full list of registered employers, govServices@dwd.wisconsin.emailtionspdfevents/2022/0914_janesville.www.wisconsinjobcenter.org/visit:IndividualswhohavequesaboutthejobfaircanDETWDA11Business
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Ship the USS Beloit. Reps. Spreitzer and Loudenbeck and Sens. Ringhand and Nass were proud to recognize Fairbanks Morse Defense through a bipartisan legislative citation to celebrate their 150th anniversary and give thanks for their contributions to the city and state.
• JV2 Volleyball vs Mayview, Horicon, 5 to 8:30 p.m. • JV Football vs Shullsburg/ Benton, 5:30 p.m. TUESDAY, SEPT. 13
JIHD [VAPE SEN SORS]XVI.FUTURE AGENDA XVII.
• Varsity Football Shullsburg/Benton,vs 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 9
Rock County Senior Fair is this Friday, Sept. 9, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Daniel Hale Williams Resource Center (formerly Pick N Save), 1717 Center Ave. in Janesville. This year’s theme for the fair is “Open Your Mind, One Book at a Time.” More than 60 local agency and business booths have reg istered for the free event. There will be health screen ings, flu shots, a prescription roundup and disposal, and free document shredding. Participants can bring used eyeglasses to donate through the Lions Club, also non-per ishable food items for dona tion to ECHO.
The village thanks local businesses for sponsoring this event. This includes thanks to Burtness Chevrolet for being a Platinum Sponsor. Call Nikki Tuffree at 608286-9757 with any questions. Start-up business session scheduled to offer tips Russell Law Offices, S.C is hosting Starting a Busi ness 101 Zoom Meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 21. This meeting will be paired with a brief presentation by Attorney Nathan Russell. Attendees will be able to ask specific questions about their start-up businesses and receive tips on the legalities of running their business.
Rock Job Fair is Sept. 14 An In-Person Job Fair for
FinanceBRODHEADAGENDASCHOOLDISTRICTCommitteeMeetingWednesday,September14,2022HIGHSCHOOLLMC2501West5thAvenue,Brodhead,WI5:00P.M.AGENDA
• Varsity Invitational:Volleyballvs.Big Foot, Delavan-Darien, Elkhorn, Hustisford, Kenosha Christian Life, Racine Lutheran, Williams Bay, 9 a.m.
7. Audience communication 8. Old business A. Rock County Public WorksB. Road work C. Charter/Spectrum permit 9. New business A. Set 2023 Budget plan ningB.meetingFrontier request C. Population estimate challengeD.Discussion and action on Orfordville Fire District funding 10. Future agenda items 11. Payment of bills 12. AdjournmentDela Ends, Clerk Recycling drop-off 2nd Saturday of the month Rock Co. Public Works Bldg. Hwy 213 Orfordville WNAXLP9/7/2022Thewww.townofspringvalley.com9am-noon.IndependentRegister424343
SUBMITTED PHOTO Brodhead Independent Register Pictured from left, Wisconsin State Sen. Steve Nass, Fairbanks Morse Defense CEO George Whittier, Sen. Janis Ringhand, and, Rep. Mark Sp reitzer mark the company’s 150th anniversary in Beloit.
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MONDAY, SEPT. 12 • Orfordville Public Library open 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. • HS volleyball, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. • HS cross country, 3:30 to 5:15 p.m.
Additional topics will in clude business entity types, tax implications, state sales tax and business break-up procedures. The meeting will be held at noon and last about anRegistrationhour. is required. Those who wish to attend the meeting can register oFhvYOij0qHNagvYoWPbZlXRGkiing/register/tZUkd-2rqus06web.zoom.us/meetat Alzheimer’s Walk set The Alzheimer’s Associ ation is inviting Rock Coun ty residents to participate in the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Sept.The24.walk will be held at a new location this year at Palm er Park, 2501 Palmer Drive, in Janesville. The event begins at 8:30 a.m., and the walk will get under way after a 15-min ute Opening Ceremony at 10 a.m. immediately. In Wisconsin, there are more than 120,000 people living with the disease and 198,000 serving as caregiv ers. In Rock County, more than 3,100 individuals age 65 and older are living with de mentia.Toregister for the walk, visit act.alz.org/rockcoun ty. Pre-registration is encour aged. For questions or assis tance, call 800 272-3900.
• PTO Meeting at elementary school • HS cross country, 3:45 to 5:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 14 • HS Volleyball, 1 to 3 p.m. • Orfordville Public Library open 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. • HS cross country, 3:45 to 5:30 p.m.
Classes are taught to a small group (up to 15 older adults) by two trained leaders. Sug gested donation is $15; schol arships are available.
• Orfordville Public Library open, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Teens Tuesdays, 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. • High School Volleyball 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. in high school gym • School District Policy Committee Orfordville,Meeting,5:30p.m.
I. REVIEW BILLS II. REVIEW BUDGET UP TheDATEIII.ADJOURNIndependent Register WNAXLP9/7/2022 424476 Senior Fair set in Janesville
The Independent Register WNAXLP9/7/2022 424478 TOWN OF SPRING VALLEY Monthly Meeting Monday September 12, 2022 at 6 PM Orfordville Fire District Meeting Room 173 N. Wright St., Orfordville, WI AGENDA 1. Call to order 2. Approval of agenda 3. Verification of proper public notice4.Secretary’s Report 5. Treasurer’s report 6. A.ReportsSupervisorsB.ChairmanC.Otherreports
SION PURSUANT TO WI. STS. 19.85 (1)(c) a. Consideration of a ShortTerm Leave Request XVIII. ACTION ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS XIX. ADJOURNMENT
News from Parkview in Orfordville: Viking Times
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Caregivers Workshop is set at Kelch Aviation Museum Green and Rock county Ag ing and Disability Resources staff are hosting a Powerful Tools for Caregivers work shop at Kelch Aviation Mu seum south of Brodhead, on Mondays, Sept. 12 through Oct.Each17. workshop runs from 10 to 11:30 a.m., and while there is no county residency restrictions, pre-registration is required.Call608 328-9499 to reg ister.Powerful Tools for Care givers is an educational work shop for people who are tak ing care of a family member or Legacyfriend. Health Systems at the University of Oregon, Portland developed the train ing.PTC is designed specifical ly to support the family care giver and improve his or her well-being – it does not teach hands-on care or focus on dis ease or other conditions.
Footville posts ordinance regulating solar energy Village of Footville offi cials posted a solar energy system ordinance last Friday, Sept.The2.ordinance is intended to protect public safety, reg ulate solar energy system use, protect access to sunlight for solar energy system, and cre ate a process for obtaining permits.Theordinance is available in PDF form from the village website. Village Annual Block Party is this Friday night Orfordville’s third annu al Block Party is this Friday, Sept. 9, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Purdy Park, at 100 W. Church St. The block party will be held just before the Parkview Vi kings Football game. Parkview Band will be playing at the pavilion from 5:30 to 6 p.m. to get support ers pumped up for the game. The Block Party will have yard games, bounce houses, police and fire vehicles, pub lic works equipment, a visit from Mercy React (6:30 p.m. at the baseball field), Touch a Truck, and new coloring pag es of Orfordville Police, Fire and DPW Equipment to give out.A dunk tank will also be in theStoppark.down and try dunking Police Chief Jeremiah Bur dick, Fire Commissioner Don Bomkamp, and Coach Chad Smith.Viking Youth Baseball will have the concession stand open to purchase food. Taqueria Guzman will also have food available for pur chase.For dessert, Parkview FFA will be selling Root Beer Floats.The village is planning this as a great event for families in the community. Everything is provided at no cost to you except for the dunk tank and food.
• HS Cross Country, 3:30 to 5:15 p.m.
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Fairbanks Morse Defense honored
TOWN OF DECATUR REGULAR READING POLICY ROLL CALL VOTE
Rep. Mark Spreitzer (D-Beloit), Senators Janis (D-Evansville)RinghandandSteve Nass (R-Whitewater) presented a legislative citation on Friday, Aug. 26, on behalf of themselves and Rep. Amy Loudenbeck (R-Clinton) to Fairbanks Morse Defense in honor of the company’s 150th anniversary. Headquartered in Beloit, Fairbanks Morse Defense builds and delivers best-in-class marine technologies, OEM parts, and turnkey services to the U.S. Navy, Military Sealift Command, and U.S. Coast Guard. Today, Fairbanks Morse Defense powers more than 80% of the U.S. Navy’s ships with medium-speed applications.Overtheyears, Fairbanks Morse Defense has fostered substantial economic development for the State of Wisconsin and the City of Beloit through the creation of jobs and revenue.TheU.S. Navy recently recognized the contributions of Fairbanks Morse Defense and the people of Beloit by naming its newest Littoral Combat
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At approximately 7:26 a.m., deputies responded to the West 7200 block of Frank lin Road in the Town of Clar no for a report of a single- ve hicleInvestigationcrash. determined the operator, Mario A. CuzXo, 20, of Freeport, was south bound on Steiner Road when he attempted to turn eastbound onto Franklin Road. He failed to negotiate the turn and entered the north ditch, striking a telephone pole.He was not injured and re ported to authorities that he was wearing his seatbelt at the time of the accident. There was no airbag de ployment, and the vehicle was towed due to disabling dam age.He was cited for Failure to Maintain Control of his vehi cle, Non-Registration of Auto, Operating without Insurance and Operating without a Val id Driver’s License – 1st Of fense.He was released to a valid driver pending a future court date. Sunday, Aug. 28 Disorderly conduct and battery Deputies responded to the 100 block of South Taylor Street in the Village of Alba ny for the report of a domestic dispute.Theinvestigation resulted in Shane E Baertschi, 43, Alba ny, being arrested for disorder ly conduct and battery through the domestic abuse law. He was transported to the Green County Jail where he posted bond. He was released pending a court date. 917 W. Exchange St., Brodhead, WI 53520 608-897-2193
Green County Sheriff’s De partment released deputies’ reports of the following inci dents they recorded over the pastAllweek.individuals arrested or cited in this account are pre sumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Deputies reported the fol lowing incidents: Sunday, Sept. 4 Motor Vehicle Crash At approximately 7:50 a.m., deputies responded to the North 6700 block of Coun ty Highway X in the Town of Albany, for a report of a motor vehicle crash with nobody in or around the involved vehicle. Investigation determined the operator, Israel Lopez-Luis, 40, of Brooklyn, was traveling north on Highway X when he failed to negotiate the curve. Lopez Luis’ vehicle con tinued through the median where it struck a mailbox and traveled down an embankment before coming to rest against a tree.He advised he was not in jured and was wearing his seatbelt. There was no air bag deployment in the vehi cle. The vehicle was towed from the scene. Lopez Luis was issued ci tations for Failure to Maintain Control, Failure to Notify LE of Accident and No Valid Driver’s License (1st Of fense). He was released with non-mandatory court date.
Monday, Aug. 29 Motor Vehicle Crash
Warrant Arrest At approximately 9:40 p.m., deputies and the Brodhead Po lice Department responded to the Brodhead EMS garage, for a report of an intoxicated male subject that walked in through an unlocked door. The male subject, Randall S. Zuber, 44 of Brodhead, was subsequently arrested for an outstanding warrant through the Department of Corrections as well as one charge of Felo ny Bail Jumping. Randall was transported to the Green County Jail where he will be held pending his initial court appearance.
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Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Con sumer Protection (DATCP) has identified a case of high ly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a backyard flock in Washington County. This is Wisconsin’s first confirmed case of HPAI in a domestic flock since May. First cases this year were in Jeffer son in March and Rock County in ThisApril.year, 23 flocks in 15 counties have been confirmed with HPAI in Wisconsin. All infected flocks are de populated to prevent spread of the disease. Only 22 birds were depopulated at the Rock County non-commercial farm, but more than 2.7 million birds were destroyed at the commer cial operation in neighboring Jefferson.Washington County, about an hour, 40 minutes’ drive northeast of Rock County, had 578 farms in the 2017. That is a decline of 19 percent in 5 years, according to the USDA National Agricultural Statistics ServiceNASS(NASS).withholds statistics on poultry to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. This past week, Indiana and Minnesota have also an nounced new cases of HPAI in domestic flocks, and there have been recent detections among wild birds in Wisconsin. The fall and winter could be a critically important time for virus transmission. In a press release In a press release, the department of agriculture urged all poultry owners to imple ment strong biosecurity mea sures to protect their birds from theHPAIdisease.viruses are highly contagious and often fatal to domestic poultry. The disease can be spread by contact with infected birds, equipment, or clothing worn by anyone work ing with the animals. Signs of HPAISuddeninclude:death without clini cal signs; lack of energy or ap petite; decrease in egg produc tion; soft, misshapen eggs; and purple discoloration of wattles, comb, and legs. Birds suffering from HPAI also have difficulty breathing; runny nose, coughing, sneez ing; stumble or fall down; and haveDATCPdiarrhea.reminds Wisconsin poultry owners to register their premises. State law requires that all livestock owners reg ister where their animals are kept. Registration helps animal health officials communicate with flock owners during dis easeTooutbreaks.reportincreased mortality or signs of illness among do mestic birds, contact DATCP at 608-224-4872 (business hours) or 800-943-0003 (after hours andForweekends).updateson how the vi rus is affecting domestic birds in Wisconsin, visit DATCP’s HPAIWisconsin’swebpage egg production value grew 60 percent between 2016 and 2020, rising to $133 million from an estimated 7.9 million laying hens, according to the state Agriculture Statis tics Service.
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Wednesday, Aug. 31 Motor Vehicle Crash
Motor Vehicle Crash with Injury
Deputies responded to the 200 block of Warren Street in the, Village of Albany, for a report of a two-vehicle acci dent with no injuries. During the investigation it was learned a vehicle operat ed by Sheila A Green, 58, of Albany, was backing from her driveway when she struck a mail truck operated by Rob ert S.L. Parr, 34, of Janesville. Green and Parr both denied injury Both reported wearing seat belts and neither had air bagThedeployment.vehicles sustained moderate damage.
Scott, 21 of Woodford, was traveling west on County Highway H, when she told deputies that she looked at her phone.While doing this, her vehi cle entered the north ditch and struck a culvert. This caused her vehicle to go airborne and strike a utility pole. Her vehicle came to a rest in the north ditch after sustaining disabling damage with no air bag deployment. Her vehicle was towed from the scene. She reported to deputies that she was wearing her seatbelt and sustained minor injuries. She was transported for medical services by a private vehicle.Mackenzie was subsequent ly issued citations for Inat tentive Driving and Failure to Maintain Control of her vehi cle. Mackenzie was issued a future court date. Alliant Ener gy also responded to the scene to repair the damaged utility pole.
At approximately 12:05 a.m., deputies, New Glarus EMS, and the New Glarus Fire Department responded to the West 7700 block of Coun ty Highway H in the Town of York for a report of a one ve hicle, rollover theInvestigationcrash.determinedoperator,MackenzieA.
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Warrant Arrest At Approximately 2:27 a.m., deputies responded to the West 8200 block of State Highway 11, Town of Ca diz, to apprehend an individ ual for an active child support warrant. Contact was made with the subject, Douglas Scace, 51, who was placed into custody on the active war rant.He was transported to the Green County Jail where he was incarcerated pending an initial court appearance Saturday, Sept. 3 OWI Arrest At approximately 2:51 p.m., deputies conducted a traffic stop in the West 2900 block of State Highway 92, Town of Exeter, for a headlamp viola tion.Further investigation re sulted in the operator, Jon E. Eichelkraut, 54 of Belleville, being arrested for Operating While Under the Influence of alcohol – 1st Offense. He was also cited for Pro hibited Alcohol Concentration and a Headlamp Violation. He was released to a respon sible party pending a future court appearance.
A variety of 9-week-old chickens on grass and organic feed cast a wary eye at the camera in a new backyard flock outside Brodhead. Wisconsin Department of Agri culture and Consumer Protection alerted poultry growers last week to guard against Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, on the deadly disease’s return to the state. Sheriff’s
Friday, Sept. 2 Motor Vehicle Crash At 8:03 p.m., deputies re sponded to the North 1300 block of County Highway HK in the Town of Cadiz, for a report of a one-vehicle crash with no Investigationinjuries. found the driver Gavin Richards, 21, of Madison, was traveling west bound on County Highway B and began to turn south bound onto County HK where the vehicle lost traction due to the loose gravel along the road way.The vehicle entered the west ditch where it tipped on its passenger side and came to rest.Richards and his passen gers, claimed no injuries, and they said they were wearing their safety belts. The vehicle sustained dis abling damage and air bag de ployment. It was towed from theRichardsscene. was cited for fail ure to maintain control of a ve hicle and was released with a non-mandatory court date.