Portage Daily Register from Portage, Wisconsin • 3

CWN In Pcxtage Dwur Register Tuesday March 6 2O0l 3 COMMUNITY REGION Cop charged with having sex with an underage girl WHAT'S GOING ON Please submit items at least a for Mom" will be held from week in advance of the event 6:30 pm to 8 pm at the or its registration deadline Center Limited childcare will Notices may run more as be available Please call in space permits Public service advance to register for ses-announcements must be sub- sions and childcare at 608- mitted in writing Please 742-8482 or 1-800-325-include name and phone 5505 GG will meet at the home of Mary Villavicencio at 1:30 pm Marquette County Health Department is sponsoring a Blood SugarCholesterol Screening at the Westfield Village Hall in Westfield No food or drink for 8 hours prior to the blood sugar test Please cal 608-297-9116 for an appointment There is a $6 fee per test or $10 for both Blood pressures will also be taken at this time Portage Senior Citizens Club will meet at noon Please bring a "bag lunch" coffee will be furnished number Tuesday March 6 Columbia County Immunization Clinic will be held from 2 pm to 4:30 pm at tire Columbus City Hall Columbus Wednesday March 7 Adult Open Gym will be held in the Portage Junior High Gn from 7 pm to 10 pm Family Resource Center Workshop Day Ideas reports incidents in which Jorgensen drove to places in Baraboo where he fondled her genital area and also attempted intercourse in or near the car Based on testimony from two unnamed juvenile females Blackwood reports Jorgensen suggested during conversations on different occasions that he the 16-year-old and one or title other of the juveniles participate in a A fellow Baraboo police officer told Blackwood that Jorgensen made repeated sexual comments abdut the 16 year old On one occasion he saw her on the street and said using crude that he wanted to have sex with her the complaint states If Jorgensen is convicted of one or more of the misdemeanor charges each count carries a maximum penalty of nine months in county jail and a $10000 fine Jorgensen However this January he contacted the investigator and changed his testimony to say the girl left his car and went into squad for the remainder of the shift The complaint states that on Dec 2 1999 Jorgensen asked the girl to meet him at a home after he finished his shift early She met him and they had intercourse again In the final incident for which he faces criminal charges the girl allegedly met Jorgensen on April 15 or 16 2000 and he said he wanted to have sex with her They met at the former dog pound 710 Hill St after he got off duty and had intercourse The complaint contains additional allegations of sexual contact for which the defendant has not been charged The girl reported that in the two weeks before the Nov 18 incident she took rides in his private car She the department since August 1997 said Chief Dennis Kluge He has been on paid administrative leave since the investigation began in July of 2000 According to the complaint the alleged victim was participating in a ride-along on Nov 18 1999 in the squad car of Patrolman Mark Lee In the Circus World Museum parking lot the girl switched to squad car After she was in his car Jorgensen asked the girl for oral sex unzipped his pants and displayed his genitals the complaint states She did not comply but they drove to an area near the former dog pound on Hill Street where she provided him with a condom according to the complaint The two had intercourse at that time until he was interrupted by a call from the dispatcher Blackwood reports Lee initially told her the girl stayed with him during the Nov 18 shift and never rode with court appearance set for next week BRIAN BRIDGEFORD CWN NEWS SERVICE BARABOO A city police officer faces possible criminal penalties and disciplinary action after being charged last week with having sexual intercourse with an underage girl once while on duty Patrolman Eric Jorgensen 29 of rural Baraboo was chained with three counts of misdemeanor sexual intercourse with a child 16 or older in a complaint filed by special prosecutor Donald Latorraca an assistant attorney general based in Madison The complaint follows an eight-month investigation by Special Agent Amy Blackwood of the state Division of Criminal Investigations Jorgensen has been with CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS ELDERLY LUNCH MENU BIRTH Tuesday Bratwurst on a bun German potato salad com cantaloupe Wednesday Salisbury steak mashed potatoes green beans apple pie WEDDING Smith Horrisberger Jim Smith and Diane Horrisberger were married December 16 2000 in Cuyahoga Falls Ohio Jim ite a graduate of Colorado School bf Mines and earned his doctorate in metallurgy at the University of Illinois He is the son of Merwin and Marion Smith of Rio Wis parents are Ted and Elaine Horrisberger of Ohio She serves as a missionary in San Cristobal de las Casas Chiapas Mexico where the couple is Nicole Henderson and Mike Audiss of Portage had a daughter Carlie Marie on Feb 21 Carlie weighed 7 pounds 7 ounces and measured 19 12 inches ENGAGEMENTS Hamilton Kruchten Lynn Hamilton and Todd Kruchten both of Madison plan to wed on May 12 2001 in Madison Lynn is the daughter of Richard Hamilton and the late Diane Hamilton of Pardeeville Todd is the son of Diane and Jerome Kruchten of Merrimac Both work for Datex-Ohmeda in Madison Thursday Mushroom pork cutlet mashed potatoes red cabbage cinnamon apple gelatin Friday Macaroni and cheese tossed salad wax beans fudge brownie Williams and Schrank on Monday both of their statements could be taken to be He said the only way Dufour could prove that Williams denied the offer would be to produce a taped rejection which Dufour did not have Attorney Christopher Van Wagner lawyer for defendant Shane Northam also requested the court consider a motion The motion Van Wagner said focuses on two concerns regarding the amended criminal complaint First Van Wagner said the amended complaint states the young men all each other the pills in the bottle Van Wagner said this is a very different statement from the one used in the first complaint which suggests the young men all the drugs Second Van Wagner said he plans to argue that between the time of the first dismissal and the filing of the second complaint Dufour has added comments that appear to be fabricated or embellished in order to continue trying the case Due to the length of arguments Wright rescheduled the motion hearing for Friday March 9 PTII FSSS SOU Portage Blood Pressure Screening held every Wednesday at Divine new medical center 128 Eastridge Drive from 2 to 6 pm Service is free and appointments are not necessary Columbia County Stroke Club meets the third Wednesday of the month at 1:30 pm at Divine Savior Medical Center 128 Eastridge Rd Portage Open to all stroke survivors caregivers and their families Call 745-5909 if you have questions Disabled American Veterans meets the third Wednesday of every month at 7 pm at the Elks Club Kiwanis Club of Portage meets every Wednesday at noon at the Blankenhaus PkWddll ri Bingo $ery" Wednesday at the' club' house '6pen at 6 game at 6:45 pm PardeevQle VFW Post 10263 will be holding their meeting every second Wednesday of the month at 7 pm in the lower level of the Pardeeville Library Portage Food Pantry located in the Episcopal Church 211 Pleasant St provides food assistance to households in the Portage area facing an emergency need Hours are Mondays and Wednesdays 11 am to noon Thursdays 5 to 6 pm closed holidays For more information call 742-3774 signed by players Brett Favre Mark Chmura and Frank Winters came up for bid It sold for $1000 more than any other of the donated items Other high-bid items were a big screen television an outdoor grill Amtrak trip for two a Lazy Boy and various computer equipment and services One of the members of the PACC Scholarship Committee who asked not to be identified was extremely pleased with the outcome of the auction He said the chamber had pledged four $500 scholarships to be awarded to graduates of either Portage High School or the charter school and who will attend either a two- or four-year college Thirty-three students have applied and are now under review by the three-person committee The committee member said the chamber decided late last fall to invest some money in the future of some of children and the best way they determined was through scholarships It was also stated that all of the applications for the scholarships are Please submit items at least a week in advance Please include name and phone number Corrections? Call 742-2111 ext 305 Tuesday Interdenominational Aglow meets every Tuesday from 1 to 3 pm for bible study in the lower level of the Mutual Savings Bank on Cook Street Portage New Directions 4-H Club meets the third Tuesday of every month at 6:45 pm in the basement meeting room of the County Building in Portage Optimists Club of Portage meets every Tuesday at 7 am at Dino's for breakfast New members are always welcome Pardee Girls Fire Auxiliary hOldS its jnbnthly medfing the Tuesday of every month at 7 pm at the Pardeeville Fire Station New members welcome TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Chapter 1340 meets every Tuesday at St Johns Church on LaFollette St in Pardeeville Weigh-in is between 5:30 and 6 pm with the meeting from 6 to 7 pm For more information contact Marion at 429-2633 Wednesday Aianon meeting at 8 pm every 'Wednesday at Rhyme's Drugs basement 117 Cook Street CHAMBER From Page 1 chamber director had left the office Pat Watson of Cardinal Glass and currently president of the Portage Area Economic Development Corp cited the work done by outgoing PAEDC members Gloria Kirking Jim Bryan Mel Bindl and Dan Lee Watson stated these people had a big part in the development in the city over the years and in the success Each of the former PAEDC members received a mantel clock in appreciation of their efforts A plaque was presented to Trina Sarbacker who received the ambassador of the year award A lively auction followed the dinner catered by Stockade Restaurant with auctioneer Vaughn Brancel officiating Proceeds of the auction will go towards the recently established PACC Portage High School Scholarships The auction became competitive especially when a Green Bay Packers helmet DiTm COURT From Page 1 of oxycodone intoxication Oxycodone is a prescription painkiller and a schedule II controlled substance It is not clear whether or not James himself had been drinking at the party although the report found no traces of alcohol in system The original criminal complaint which is based on statements to police was filed by the state in May 2000 The court dismissed the first complaint which charged the three men with reckless homicide but Dufour refiled an amended complaint in October 2000 During the hearing Monday defense attorney Alan White tried to prove that Detective Thomas Schrank the officer who took statement on Feb 11 2000 regarding 1999 death did promise Williams immunity if he gave information regarding the events leading up to death Dufour argued that Schrank did show Williams an immunity agreement but Williams did not accept the offer Wright rejected argument and instead he told the court that regardless of testimony given by both Katena Vera and James Stilson are pleased to announce their engagement Katena is the daughter of Vicki Vera of Portage and is employed by Kwik Trip Stores Inc James is the son of Dennis and Susan Stilson of Pardeeville and is employed by the Columbia County Office An April 7 2001 wedding is planned 383C OXFORD FOOD FUEL Hwy 82 Oxford Wl Any 20oz Soda Good for 36 and 37 Only Must have coupon to redeem for anything you did in remembrance of Jack Ballard We will never forget your kindness 153 '41.