Portage Daily Register from Portage, Wisconsin • 3

REGION WHAT'S GOING ON football keep Mds out off trouble and by appointment -U I It Wtr- ii4: I belpMg ALANTRUBOW DAILY REGISTER Anyone taking a stroll past Goodyear Park around 6 pm the last few weeks has probably noticed the 30-plus teenagers running blocking and tackling each other With the help of 19-year-old Doug Dummer these teens have formed their own little after-school football league Every day the teens who show up are split into two teams Sometimes they keep score Sometimes they To them it matter just happy to have something to do Dummer who graduated from Portage High School this past summer had a good reason for starting the league football after school keeps everyone out of Dummer said nothing to do in Portage You skateboard you Rollerblade and too expensive to go to a movie everyday play for like three hours too tired to do anything after playing football for that Dummer understands how easy it is for teens to put themselves in difficult situations He is scheduled to appear in court for a sentencing on Oct 8 for substantial battery charges Dummer hit a man in the face causing him to suffer broken bones and swelling according to police reports Items in this calendar appear ONLY on that day of the event Items may run more as space permits Public service announcements must be submitted in writing Please include name and phone number Wednesday Oct 3 Rw Alpha Dinner will be held at 6:30 pm in the Parish Hall of St John the Baptist Episcopal Church 211 Pleasant St Portage Topic be Boring Untrue Open to all seeking to understand Christianity Call 742-6054 or 742-7787 for more information will meet at the home of Jeanette Witt at 12 noon for the opening luncheon Thursday Oct 4 Museum at the Portage is open Thursdays Saturdays and Sundays from 12 pm to 3 pm and is located at 804 McFarlane Rd in Portage Visit the displays learn about the history of Portage and more For information call 608-742- 6682 Open Gym Adults Only will be held from 6:30 pm to 10 pm at Turner Junior High Gym VFW Post 1707 will hold a Roast Beef Supper at 6 pm Members and Ladies meetings will follow' after cleanup Zona Gale Gallery presents artist Chris Dryer Oct 4 through Oct 28 An opening reception will be held on Oct 4 from 4 pm to 6 pm Dryer a local watercolor artist will be showcasing his landscapes and floral artwork All opening receptions are free and open to the public The gallery can be viewed from 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm Monday through Friday during performances 5 i (1 i a ALAN TRUBOW DAILY REGISTER Around 5 pm every weekday for the past month teen-agers have gathered at Goodyear Park in Portage to play football The group of teen-agers which often exceeds 30 said they started playing football because they had nothing else to do and it kept them out of trouble Friday Oct 5 Community Forum wilt be held from 8 am to 9 am at the Portage Public Library Meeting Room The topic will be the PATHS Vision Ran with Mark Weaver of the National Park Service Saturday Oct 6 Benefit Bake Sale and Rummage Sale with all proceeds going to the American Red Cross will be held from 9 am to 4 pm atW Kilby Lake Campground 2 miles west of Montello on Hwy 23 Craft booths Purchases made by check to the American Red Cross are tax deductible Country Collections Craft Show will be held from 8 am to 4 pm at the Rusch Elementary School comer of Franklin and DeWitt Streets in Portage 15th annual show featuring painted wood fabric stitchery dried floral arrangements baked goods candles and much more Glen St Camlllus Fall Festival wW be held from 9 am to 2 pm at Glen McLeisch Road north of Merrimac off Hwy 78 Baked goods jellies and jams crafts attic treasuresi books and Chinese auction Raffle drawing 1:30 pm Pork roast lunch at 1 pm Grand Opening Event at French Creek Farms will be held with proceeds going to American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund Pick out pumpkins in the fields or already cut Pumpkins will be for sale each Friday Saturday and Sunday through Oct 28 French Creek Farms is located just minutes from Portage Hwy 33 east one mile left on Cty Hwy five miles -f-trP vrfti-vT in Portage Workshops are free pre-registration is requested and limited childcare is available Please call 608-742-8482 or 1-800-325-5505 to register for sessions childcare or to cancel Walk or Bike For Hope will take place on Oct 13 With registration at 10 am and the walkbike beginning at 11 am: Presented by Hope House of South Central Wisconsin Walk or bike the LaValle Stop 400 Trail to raise funds for those affected by domestic violence Door prizes and free pizza at noon for individ- uals donating $15 in pledges and families donating $25 in pledges Call 608-356-9123 for pledge sheet and more information Legislature honors Joan Wade daily football game he has set up proves it One of the teens who plays in the daily football game wrote a letter to Judge James Miller asking him not to sentence Dummer to time in prison The letter which is signed by over 40 people states Dummer is not only keeping himself out of trouble but helping all of his friends do the same keeps everybody but of Kuchinski ership positions and I really think there are some good ideas Qut)fItkere and gopd-f things can happen when Republicans and Democrats get Wade said after the presentation Wade is most proud of attracting state funding for an apartment complex for disabled people in Adams County she said Other accomplishments most proud of include helping attract $200000 in the 2001-OS state budget toward cleanup of the Portage Canal impact on the Legislature also will continue as other legislators push bills that she introduced One of those bills would allow police to ticket drivers for having partially obstructed license plates another would help protect the identities and whereabouts of domestic abuse victims REGISTER NOW a friend of Dummer said and I were the' who started it Now out here every weekday with 30-40 other kids 30 kids who have something to do after things that happened to me happen to everybody said Dummer referring to the incidents leading up to his arrests really even about football this is something to do to keep me bill approved by the Assembly Tuesday will regulate amateur radio antennae-r and support structures if signed into law know how much good I did while I was Wade told the Assembly But making friends on both sides of the isle was just Wade is hoping her hew job will allow her more time for family than being a legislator not a job a lifestyle because you are working seven days a week You do it for pay you do it for public service -Six Republicans will compete in an Oct 9 primary election to run against one Democrat on Nov 6 to represent former district In the meantime a staff person will still handle constituent calls Wade said Jorgensen case That investigation and potential actions by the Police and Fire Commission against the former officer ended when he voluntarily resigned from the force in March The chief said that if Jorgensen were to reapply for an opening on the police force he would have the same consideration as any other candidate for the job the point we are taking applications he is as eligible as anyone else is to he said nnnBJEs 4 Assembly Jeanne Cummings treasurer -1 Mustmave coupon to redeem Dummer claimed to be defending his friend whom the man had been pushing He faces up to five years in jail or a maximum $10000 fine District Attorney Jane Kohlwey refused to comment on the case Dummer was also arrested and charged with a misdemeanor in Sauk County in February according to court records friends believe turned a comer and the lost a member who I think is the epitome of what 1 being in the legislature is all said Rep Luther -Olsen R-Berlin who choked back tears as he commented during a tribute to Wade before the Assembly Tuesday when you leave people say you left this a better state than when you got here done a good job and I think done Olsen said of Wade Assembly Speaker Scott Jensen R-Waukesha pre- sented Wade with a plaque and fellow legislators hugged and congratulated her as she made final rounds on the floor of the Assembly Wade said she approached politics in a rather non-partisan fashion which helped her get some bills passed legislators that are in the trenches tend not to be as partisan as people in the lead and for the The chief added that as soon as someone 'in the the training is directed at avoiding misconduct like what was alleged in the Jorgensen case concerns that were identified back when that whole issue arose were things we began to deal with back he said things we continue to deal According to Madison attorney Jill Packman the teen complainant could still seek damages or other legal action through the civil court process In August of 2000 the attorney filed a notice of claim with the city of Baraboo reserving the uviM Call us to have your boat custom-covered! have you covered in no time! TOM SHEEHAN CWN CAPITOL BUREAU MADISON Joan Wade may no longer be in the Legislature but clear sfre still has politics in her blood Just moments after Wade was presented a plaque for her four years of service as a lawmaker she raised her hands in victory as the Assembly passed a bill she introduced before leaving office Wade 39 who represented the 42nd Assembly District as a Republican will still be able to use her political skills in her new role as administrator of a Cooperative Educational Service Agency in Oshkosh She likely miss some of the time required to be legislator but Wade said she will miss the friends made in the Legislature and they clearly will miss her Investigations to look into the allegations It was the investigation by a DCI special agent and a decision by officials of the state Department of Justice that led to formal charges being filed 'Kluge who was then the captain in charge of operations said he did not regret his decision to refer the -case for further investigation he said of the outcome of the final case that interview is something that required that it go forward have no Kluge said was something that had to go forward for the individual and for the department police chief accepts jjimry1 9s not graltty verdict Events listed are those which require preregistration Items may run more as space pen nits Public service announcements must be submitted in writing Please include name and pnone number WomenGIrls Self Defense Class will be held beginning Thursday Oct 18 from 7 to 9 pm at the Portage Park and Recreation Department 806 Silver Lake Drive $20 fee for complete session Learn defensive tactics tips techniques and more Family Resource Center Workshop a will be held from 6:30 pm to 8 pm on Oct 4 at the Family Resource Center Baraboo BRIAN BRIDGEFORD CWN NEWS SERVICE BARABOO Mice Chief Dennis Kluge said he is confident in the not guilty decision in the case of a Baraboo officer charged with having sex with an underage girl and believes that training efforts can prevent similar allegations The chief said Monday that he accepts the result of a four-day jury trial in which former officer Eric Jorgensen 30 of rural Baraboo was found not guilty Misdemeanor charges were filed against him in February after a Baraboo girl then 16 alleged he had sexual DAVE contacts with her on multiple occasions in late 1999 and early 2000 put my confidence in the jury and the court system what our system is all he said where our confidence has to According to testimony during the trial the girl and her father met with Kluge on July 1 2000 in Haskins Park After a brief initial interview Kluge decided the complaint was solid enough that it should be given a more thorough investigation Because a police agency cannot investigate its own officers he said he asked the state Division of Criminal ID right to seek damages a she said criminal case does not really affect the civil case at The youth now 18 and her family need time to the of the trial Packman said she would be meeting with them soon so they could decide what legal actions if any they want to take now Kluge noted that addition to a criminal investigation of the charges the department had an internal personnel investigation started into the Authorized and paid tor by JA Hines tor Good for 100 104 only Storing Your Boat? 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