Portage Daily Register from Portage, Wisconsin • 2

WtV I ll OBITUARY Warm weather removes snow frost Report: Minority achievement gap grew Waugh Also survived by many nieces nephews other relatives and friends Funeral services Tuesday April 10 at 1:00 pm at Inch United Methodist Church comer of Hwy 51 and Ptoynette Wis Visitation at the church Tuesday from 11:00 am until time of service Interment Poynette Cemetery Imo was a longtime resident of Madison Harder Funeral Home 18700 Capitol Drive Brookfield Wis is serving the family IMO A ERICKSON Imo A Erickson (nee Morse) gone to meet her Lord and Savior April 7 2001 age 85 years Beloved wife of the late Harry Sawyer and the late Orton Erickson Dear mother of Ruth (David) Morgenson Loving grandmother of Coleen (Kevin) Zylka and Joy (Kevin) Charpentier Great grandmother of Cameron and Micah Beloved sister of the late Ulmont Howard (Kathryn Hathaway) Glenn Morse Elizabeth Roeker Lois Heinze Edna Cuff and Ardis good sap flow last week Soft field conditions limited manure spreading fertilizer application and spring tillage to high ground last week in southern Wisconsin Equipment was removed from storage for spring maintenance in anticipation of future fieldwork A few oat and alfalfa acres were planted last week in southeastern Wisconsin Perennial crops are still dormant throughout most of the state the report said Alfalfa winter wheat and rye fields are greening up in southern Wisconsin with hay and winter wheat looking good in those areas Cranberry beds appear to have wintered well in Wood County but most beds still have winter flood water Door County reported that it was fairly unusual to not have any oats planted by this time Oneida county reported that field work may be at least two weeks away even with ideal weather conditions MADISON Wis (AP) Rain and warmer temperatures late last week helped remove lingering snow cover and frost throughout much of Wisconsin the state crop report said Monday Earthworms near the surface after the rain confirmed the frost was gone the Agricultural Statistics Service said The warm temperatures and rains are needed to get the growing season started Fieldwork was limited to 18 days across the state for the week Wet field conditions continued to keep field activity to a minimum in the northern counties Lincoln County reported 6 inches of snowfall last week Monday while the southern two-thirds of Wisconsin reported decreased snow cover Moisture was short in 2 percent of the soil adequate in 67 percent and surplus in 31 percent the report said Snow cover in the woods made sap collection difficult last week Warm days and cool nights maintained Between whites and Hispanics the gap increased by five points we eyeball the results it at all obvious why that should be the said Emily Wurtz the acting executive director One factor could be the increase in Hispanic students who enrolled in the public schools during the 1990s Wurtz said DPI statistics show that the number of Wisconsin public school students who spoke no English doubled during the last decade State Department of Public Instruction officials said they are working to narrow the achievement gap between minority students and their peers The department formed an Equity Mission Team and established a minority student achievement task force last year said Gary Cook director of the office of educational accountability unfortunate issue is that there is a minority student achievement gap and in many cases Cook said try to turn that around in just a matter of one or two years is just an unreasonable One of the other initiatives officials believe will help turn things around is the Student Achievement Guarantee in Education program which reduces class sizes in high-poverty areas need to intervene early Past third or fourth grade the same type of effects exhibited Cook said GOVERNMENT MEETINGS RIO Rom Page 1 An appointee to the school board would serve a one-year term of service until the next spring election One of the most pointed questions posed to the board concerned rumors that representatives of the either the board or administration had approached someone other than one of the two write-in candidates about serving on the board as an appointee Clerk Paul Becker said he asked Amy Fischer about serving on the board just in case precisely this scenario occurred did ask Amy if this situation happened would she be willing to serve? She said have to think about he said POLICE From Page said he recalled meeting Jorgensen in the Circus World Museum parking lot where the girl moved into car for the remainder of the shift department founds no evidence that officer Lee intentionally provided any false information to DCI or to his Kluge wrote in the statement City attorney Jim Bohl said the city administration has not received any additional communications from an attorney representing the alleged victim beyond a notice of claim received in August last year MADISON Wis (AP) The gap between the reading scores of white and minority fourth-grade students widened in Wisconsin during the 1990s according to a study released Monday The findings were included in a seven-year study of reading and math scores conducted by the National Education Goals Panel a group that monitors education improvement efforts Of 36 states studied for fourth-grade reading scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress between 1992 and 1998 eight states saw improvement in reading achievement among all students Wisconsin one of them Reading scores on the test were unchanged among students in Wisconsin one of six states where the gap between white and minority fourth-grade reading scores grew gap between black and white students is sobering Policymakers and educators should take notice no doubt a problem exists get on with the job of fixing said Rep Spencer Coggs D-Milwaukee a member of the national panel that released the study In 1992 the average score on the test for white fourth graders was 227 compared to 200 for blacks and 210 for Hispanics By 1998 the gap between white and black fourth graders had increased by six points COUNTY Rom Page 1 meeting Monday said the proposed project would help smaller local municipal units with relevant data required for land-use planning communities towns and villages may not be able to do it for 20 because of the high costs involved Healy said adding such municipalities may make poor land-use decisions which could cost the county tax dollars is far more justified than just sending It is a great tool be able to make some great Healy said is one of the greatest tools available for LOTTERIES SuperCash MADISON Wis (AP) The winning numbers for the Wisconsin state SuperCash drawing Monday were: 4 03-04-18-23-31-32 Maximum prize: $250000 Money Roll MADISON Wis (AP) The winning numbers for Money Roll lottery drawing Monday were: 15-21-28-33-36 Maximum prize: $500000 Pick 3 MADISON Wis (AP) The grinning numbers for Daily Pick 3 lottery drawing Monday were: 2-5-7 Maximum prize: $500 Pick 4 MADISON Wis (AP) The winning numbers for Daily Pick 4 lottery drawing Monday were: 3-7-9-7 Maximum prize: $5000 explaining if a write-in candidate did not win enough votes to capture the position on their own someone would have to be appointed by the board ls this ethical? If she 001068 up on the 23rd I think going to look very questioned Bonnie Pribbenow a former member of the village board evidently want to do it because she take out papers and Pribbenow also pointed out mare than 200 people voted for one of the write-in candidates presumed to be Knapp To appoint someone else she said would be the equivalent of the beard you have more power than the people in that voting booth" hoping 200-and-what-ever votes makes some impact when you make the Pribbenow said haw received nothing further since that notice of he said lawsuit has been Kluge said the concerns raised by the Jorgensen charges have made his officers feel uncomfortable However after an internal investigation he believes some changes in training and pohtwithinthfiideparriuent sWilljustify le public's qonfi- DsinoO ejiH re going to do everything possible to make the residents in the community recognize tlie benefits in the police department and that they should have confidence in their police Kluge said what this is all about trying to build that confidence in the police department in the publics eye ext 323 ext 342 ext 335 office ext 326 ext 306 ext 303 Corrections The Portage Daily Register strives to be accurate and fair If you find an error or other problem in the news-papa's editorial content please call the editor or the managing editor at (608)742-2111 Thursday April 12 City of Portage Community Development Block Grant Committeer 6:25 pm Municipal Building Conference Room Two: Finance Administration Committee 6:30 pm Municipal Building Conference Room Two Common Council 7 pm Municipal Building Council Chambers Columbia County Highway Committee 8 am Highway Transportation Wyocena Office Finance Committee 9:30 am Administration Building Accounting Office Jt Human Resources and Finance 1:30 pm Adminstration Office Accounting Office Revolving Loan Fund 2:30 pm Administration Building Accounting Office Farming and Conservation Together 6:30 pm Caledonia Township Hall Lower Wisconsin State Riverway Board Monthly Business Meeting 5 pm Sauk City Public Library 515 Water St Sauk City Marquette County Rural Planning 5 pm Courthouse: Commission on Aging 9 am Services Center: Fair Board Admin Team 4:30 pm Westfield School District of Wisconsin Dells Special Board Meeting 5:30 pm High School Library Town of Lewiston Town Board April Meeting 7- pm Lewiston Elementary School Village of Pardeeville FinancePersonnel Committee 7 pm Village Hall: Public Protection Committee 8 pm Village Hall Tuesday April 10 City of Portage Library Board 12 pm Portage Public Library Columbia County Executive Committee 9 am Administration Building Office: Health and Human Services 9 am 1 Administration Office Office Marquette County Board of Adjustment 7 pm Courthouse: Land Conservation 7 pm Services Center: Tax Preparation 1 pm to 4 pm Job Center School District of Randolph Curriculum Committee 6:30 pm Randolph High School Library School Distnct of Westfield Bargaining Committee 7 pm District Office Westfield Town of Caledonia Annual Meeting 7:30 pm Caledonia Town Hall Biech Road Town of Crystal Lake Annual meeting at 7 :30 pm Town Board meeting to follow Town Hall Town of Lewiston Annual Meeting 8 pm Lewiston Elementary School Village of Westfield Board Meeting 7 pm Wednesday April 11 City of Portage Park and Recreation Board 6:30 pm Park and Recreation Office City of Wisconsin Dells BID Committee 3 pm to 5 pm Council Chamber Columbia County Judiciary Committee 9 am Sheriff's Department Conference Room Board of Adjustment 2 pm View Sites 7 pm Public Hearing Adminstration Building Room 1 Marquette County Highway Safety Committee 9 am Highway Facility School District of Westfield Special Board Meeting 7:30 pm Westfield School District Office Town of Caledonia Monthly Meetirg 7 pm Caledonia Town Hall The Daily Register Proudly serving Columbia Marquette end Adame countiee since 1888 309 DeWitt St PO Box 470 Portage W1 53901 VOLUME 145 NUMBER 85 You can reach us at: (608) 742-2111 or 1-800-236-2110 fax: (608) 742-8346 Web site: wwwscwncom Missed a newspaper? Dial ext 302 between 6:30 am and 10 am Monday-Friday between 8 am and 10 am Saturday Healy said the city of Columbus would support thie effort certainly applaud the county for this Counties are in special positions to do this If each and every municipality were to do it on their own it would be cost he said the county were to go along with this most public works superintendent would put money in their budgets for STOCKS New York stock prices (April 9 closing quotes) Furnished by Edward Jones Company Portage and Baraboo Dow Jones Industrial Average 984515 up 5406 New York Stock Exchange Composite 58769 up 466 Standard Poors 500 Stock Index 113758 up 915 NASDAQ 174572 up 2536 Volume in Shares 1434043745 SPOT GOLD 25845 down 160 SPOT SILVER 433 down 02 Bank Mutual 1060 down 015 Amcore 2000 up 019 Assoc Banc 3266 up 022 USBanCorp 2315 up 01 1 Alltrista 1270 up 017 Verizon 5025 up 080 Alliant 3098 up 016 MG 21 90 down 023 McDonalds 2669 up 044 Snap On 2981 up 089 Spartech 1670 up 070 Sysco 2700 up024 Wise Energy 21 45 up 047 WPS Res 3355 up 122 Actuant 1643 up 018 FUNERALHOMES Publisher David Gentry News room ext 305 Sports ext 321 I Editor I Darian Dudrick Managing Editor Kay Lapp James Display advertising ext 311 312 or 348 Classifieds ext 332 Advertising Director Scott Stavrakas ext 328 Axtell Community Funeral Homes is now offering our Care Alternative Business Chief Financial Officer Kari Johnson Circulation ext 301 Circulation Director Debbie Sprague Our Community Care Alternative is a full service funeral choice which includes the complete services of our funeral directors and staff the necessary automotive equipment and the facilities staff required for a ceremony (with up to two hours of visitation time prior to the ceremony) at our funeral home or a local church of your choice This alternative indudes an attractive metal casket all for only About the newspaper Entered as Second Class matter at the Poet Office of Portage Wisconsin Publication Number 439020 Published daily except Sundays Memorial Day July 4 Labor Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day and New Year's Day S3 19 Subscription rates By carrier $1125 per month By carrier $100 per year Mail subscription rates 1 In county $1170 per month Out of county $1240 per month Out of state $14 per month (does not indude items we may pay for on your behalf nor any other merchandise) Port Axtell Fedderly Axtell Community Funeral Home Community Funeral Home 302 Conant St Portage 321 Washington Ave Wi Dells 742-5585 254-7807 in Compassionate and Rrsomlized Funeral Care Cl VERIFIED i-l AUDIT CUCULAriQN -t-T vWJ 2001 The Daily Register i -A jr.