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2A CWN In Portage Dwy Register Fww March 16 2001 RECORDS Baraboo officer stands mete to child sex charges Not guilty pleas entered Also present for the hearing was special prosecutor Donald Latorraca an assistant attorney general with investigation began around July of 2000 Last week the officer submitted his resignation from the Baraboo Police 'iSIr OBITUARIES Davis of Portage his grandsons Donald (Lora) Davis Thomas Davis and Timothy (Carman) Davis all of Portage his great-grandchildren: Lindsey Lizette Adam Cody Chelsey Arden and Dylan his brother Chester (Hildred) Hide of Reedsburg his asters Ileen Shannon of Richland Center and Bertha (Donald) Elwood of LaValle along many nieces nephews along with other relatives and friends Funeral services for Donald A Ihde will be conducted at 3:00 PM Sunday March 18 2001 at St Ev Lutheran Church in Logan ville with Rev Ronald Rassmussen officiating Burial will follow in St Lutheran Cemetery Loganville Friends may call on Sunday from 1:00 PM until the time of service at the church Memorials of remembrance may be made to the Sauk County Health Care Center The Farber Funeral Home is assisting the family with the arrangements AMANDA TR1EDER LODIPOYNETTE Amanda Rieder age 89 died on Wednesday March 14 2001 at the Lodi Good Samaritan Center Memorial services will be Department In court Grill scheduled a pretrial conference between defense attorney and prosecutor Latorraca This is a negotiation session at which cases are sometimes resolved by a plea agreement Jorgensen is next set to appear May 1 in court befol-e Judge Guy Reynolds to state whether an agreement has been reached or if the case will continue on towards a trial Eadi of the three criminal counts carries a maximum penalty of nine months in the Sauk County Jail and a $10000 fine Following the hearing neither the prosecution or defense attorneys were willing to comment on the case not going to comment on anything at this Latorraca said Jorgensen is free-on a $750 signature bond which means he will attend future hearings or pay $750 the state Department of Justice Latorraca prepared the criminal complaint against Jorgensen which was based on an eight-month investigation by an agent of the state Division of Criminal Investigations According to the complaint the alleged victim then 16 was participating in a ride-along with police on Nov 18 1999 when Jorgensen asked her for sex He drove her to an area near the former dog pound on Hill Street where they had intercourse until he was interrupted by a call from the dispatcher The two allegedly met to have intercourse on Dec 2 1999 and on April 15 or 16 2000 according to the investigator Both of those alleged incidents occurred while Jorgensen was off duty Jorgensen has been with the department since August 1997 and had been on paid administrative leave since the held at 11:00 am on Saturday March 17 2001 at the Bethel Lutheran Church in Poynette with Pastor Stephen Lee Kurth officiating Inurnment will be at Bethel Lutheran Church in Poynette next to her husband The Pflanz Mantey Mendrala Funeral Home in Poynette is assisting the family with arrangements Amanda was born on March 16 1911 at Pigeon Falls Wisconsin the daughter of Thorvald and Martha (Hoff) Kjoss She was confirmed in the Lutheran faith on March 28 1926 in Stoddard Wisconsin She married George Rieder on January 31 1947 in Madison Wisconsin Together with her husband she operated the Drive In in Poynette where they resided She was a member of Bethel Lutheran Church in Poynette Survivors include her niece and Goddaughter Kay Amanda Supensky Vernon Hills Illinois and children son Mark Raymond Supensky Madison daughter Beth Ellen Supensky Mundelein Illinois Amanda was preceded in death by her parents her husband George in 1996 her sisters Cora Knick and Helen Curry and a brother Harold Chose BRIAN BRIDGEFQRD CWN NEWS SERVICE BARABOO Pleas of not guilty were entered Wednesday for a former Baraboo police officer charged with having sex with an underage girl as the case had its first appearance in Sauk County Circuit Court The attorney for rural Baraboo resident Eric Jorgensen 29 appeared cm his behalf before Court Commissioner Leo Grill The officer stood mute to the three misdemeanor counts of sexual intercourse with a child older than 16 said Marcus Berghahn of Madison Jorgensen was not present for the brief hearing in the Branch IV courtroom As is routine in such cases Grill entered a not guilty plea on the behalf Having the defendant stand mute is also a routine tactic in criminal cases DONALD A IHDE Donald A Hide age 86 of Reedsburg died Wednesday March 14 2001 at the Sauk County Health Care Center He was bom March 14 1915 in Ironton Township Sauk County Wisconsin the son of Albert and Virginia (Smith) Ihde He was united in marriage on May 2 1936 at St Peters Lutheran Church in Logan ville to Esther Dena Richert This marriage was blessed with a daughter Donald was a member of the St Peter's Lutheran Church in Logan ville He enjoyed hunting and fishing He was an accordian player with the Melody Pour and played for many wedding dances He was preceded in death by his wife Esther on July 2 1992 his parents and a sister Ruby Meyer He is survived by his daughter Donna (Joseph) Appeals court: Toy Nude dancing ban CITY From Page 1 Got news? Call us (608) 742-2111 ext 342 by other communities The mayor stated he would not venture to say what the overall cost will be to the city-to come up with the state comprehensive plan He also pointed out that particular attention must be given the fact that when prepared the plan must be fol-' lowed exactly or the City could subject itself to litigation offered such works on a regular wrote Judge Charles Dykman for the court While the town had dismissed arguments by saying those performances were as likely to come to town as temperature in Hades falling below the freezing Dykman wrote that the constitutional concerns were valid The court said the town must pass a new ordinance that resolved the constitutional problems with the previous one Neither Fred Hollenbeck the Tbwn of Lyndon attorney or attorney Jeff Scott Olson immediately returned telephone messages left Thursday by The Associated Press Establishments that violated the ordinance were subject to a forfeiture of not less than $500 and not more than $5000 per violation The town sued Beyer for violating the ordinance although he did require dancers to wear pasties and G-strings The 4th District Court of Appeals ruled that the ordinance would not only prohibit the type of hpde dancing it was designed to prevent but it also jvould outlaw plays that include even partial nudity at any location not exempted by the ordinance such as in a hotel room with a minibar or in a tavern with a stage occasional play certainly would not convert a tavern to something that SCHOOL i From Page 1 that time which amounts to a significant loss in education dollars is very he said estimating that approximately 400 students were affected by the suspension of classes Pulsfus stressed that Classes are scheduled to take place as normal He also said that the parties behind the message could face serious disciplinary action up to and including expulsion The Police Department said the investigation is continuing and criminal charges are pending Pulsfus said the last such threat in the district was during the spring of 1999 MADISON Wis (AP) The Town of Lyndon must rewrite an ordinance aimed at preventing nude dancing in a local bar because it infringes on First Amendment rights an appeals court ruled Thursday The ordinance passed in July 1999 was aimed at to Chubbys a bar owned by Tim Roberts anu Peter Beyer I The ordinance prohibited live nude non-obscene erotic dancing' raininesses licensed to sell alcohol beverages but created an exception for civic centers performing arts centers and dinner theaters where live dance ballet music and dramatic performances of serious artistic merit are offered on a regular basis1 RIO From Page 1 High court to review self-defense issue in Janesville murder case 83 people responded to invitations for the dinner which will be held at the Old Dutch restaurant The board also approved the sale of beer during the Rio Home Talent summer baseball games and allowed the restaurant to extend service of alcohol past 9 pm to the those allowed by state statute STOCKS New York stock prices The Daily Register Proudly aervlng Columbia Marquette and Adamacounttea alnce 309 DeWitt St PO Box 470 Portage Wl 53901 VOLUME 145 NUMBER 64 You can reach us at: (608) 742-2111 or 1-800-236-2110 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 (March 15 closing quotes) Furnished by Edward Jones a Company Portage and Baraboo te ruled that the evidence fell short and the jury allowed to hear it The 4th District Court of Appeals upheld rulings last November in a 4-1 decision Appeals Judge Patience Roggensack dissented saying the jury should have heard about the history of domestic abuse Debra Head had testified that over the course of their marriage her husband twisted her arms weekly making her cry twisted her breasts threatened to kill her and once threw her into a couch injuring her back so badly she went to the emergency room The Supreme Court will not hear oral arguments on the case before autumn with a decision issued sometime later defendant had the gun and was in control when she shot her husband That evidence supporting self-defense can include what the defendant said was a 22-year history of the husband abusing threatening injuring her She claimed she feared her husband so much that she shot him as he started to roll out of bed during an argument that morning At the trial Werner listened to the self-defense evidence with the jury out of the courtroom and ruled it did not indicate the defendant was in imminent danger of death or great bodily harm when she pulled the trigger In Wisconsin self-defense can be used only if the evidence supporting it meets a minimum standard Werner JANESVILLE Wis (AP) The Wisconsin Supreme Court will review the self-defense claim of a woman who was convicted of murdering her husband The high court announced this week it will hear the appeal of Debra Head 48 jWho is serving a life prisor term for shooting her husband Harold as he lay in bed in their rural Johnstown home the morning of May 29 1998 The Supreme Court has two theories of self-defense to choose from: That evidence supporting the claim of self-defense is limited only to the events immediately before the defendant pulled the trigger This is the theory that Circuit Judge Richard Werner relied on noting that the Publisher David Gentry News room ext 305 Sports ext 321 ext 323 ext 342 met 335 Dow Jones Industrial Average 10031 up 5782 New York Stock Exchange Composite 59885 up 509 Standard Poors 500 Stock Index 117365 up 694 NASDAQ 194076 down 3133 Volume in Shares -1946145021 SPOT GOLD 26315 down 465 SPOT SILVER 446 up 002 Bank Mutual 11 up 116 Amcore20 14 up 116 Assoc Banc 34 116 up 916 USBanCorp 21 43 up 073 Alltrista 1332 down 010 Verizon 4805 up 115 Alliant 31 65 up 015 MG 21 2564 down 764 McDonalds 2724 down 031 Snap On 2874 up 074 Spartech 1 637 up 006 Sysco 2575 up 068 wmc Energy 21 70 up 010 WPS Res 3375 unchanged Actuant 1385 down 003 LOTTERIES Editor 1 Darian Dudrick Managing Editor Kay Lapp James Display advertising ext 311 312 or 348 Classifieds ext 332 Advertising Director I Scott Stavrakas ext 328 Business office ext 326 I Chief Financial Officer I Kari Johnson ext 306 Circulation ext 301 Circulation Director I Debbie Sprague ext 303 SUBSCRIBE TODAY: DAILY REGISTER About the Entered as Second Class matter at the Rt Office of Portage Wisconsin Publication Number 439020 Published daily except Sundays Memorial Day July 4 Labor Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day and New Day Corrections The Portage Daily Register strives to be accurate and fair If you find an error or other problem in the editorial content please call the editor or the managing editor at (608)742-2111 By carrier $1125 per month By carrier $100 per year Mail subscription rate In county $1170 per month Out of county $1240 per month Out of state $14 per month MADISON Wis (AP) winning numbers for the Wisconsin state SuperCash drawing Thursday were: 02-05-11-12-28-34 Mavimiim prize: $250000 MADISON Wis (AP) winning numbers for Daily Pick 3 lottery drawing Thursday were: 5-8-6 Maximum prize: $500 MADISON Wis (AP) winning numbers for Daily Pick 4 lottery drawing Thursday were: 3-2-8-7 MaYimiim prize: $5000 Holliday Shopping Center 326 Main St Montelfo Wl Purchase any 6 Sub Medium Drink and Receive Free 6 Sub of Equal or Lesser Value Good for 316 only Must tae coupon to redeem At StoUtt I I II M5S8ESB S3 C3 2001 The Daily Register I 4M.