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1 -i- r- I 'r -n-y rgiygi i CWN In Portage Daily Register Friday Sept 28 2001 3A REGION WISCONSIN Witnesses support Baraboo officer GOING ON BRIAN BRIDGEFORD CWN NEWS SERVICE Madison defense attorney Stephen Hurley consults with Portage Detective Capt Ken Manthey as the trial of a Baraboo police officer charged with having sexual intercourse with an underage girl continued Thursday Manthey conducted an investigation of the alleged incidents as part of a personnel investigation by the police department Hurley used the Portage officer's report in an effort to point out apparent inconsistencies in the alleged statements 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 Friday Sept 28 Pardee Lions Club Bird Seed Sale will be held from 4 pm to 7 pm at the Pardeeville Piggly Wiggly parking lot All sale proceeds benefit the Scholarship Fund Bird feeders will be available for sale Saturday Sept 29 Baraboo's Memory Walk for will take place at Ochsner Park in Bara boo beginning at 8 am with registration followed by a two-mile walk along the river Other activities include refreshments music and award ceremony To obtain a pledge form or to volunteer to help call 608-232-3400 Endeavor Trinity United Church of Christ will hold their annual Harvest Dinner beginning at 4:30 pm Adults $650 children ages 5 through 11 are $3 children 4 and under are free To go dinners are available Book sale and bazaar Giant Pumpkin Com Maze will be open daily until Oct 31 from 9 am to 6 pm at the Wildberry Farm W6752 King Road in Poynette Entrance fee is $3 hayrides on Saturdays and Sundays $1 per person -children 5 and under are free Produce stand caramel apples and pick-your-own-pumpkins For more information call Scott at 6086358300 Inch Methodist Church will present Bill Bancroft to speak on the Wings of Hope Project and his involvement with it Potluck at 6:30 pm Bring your own table service and a dish to pass Bill Bancroft will speak at 7:30 pm Inch Methodist Church is located on the comer of Hwy 51 and Hwy north of Poynette For more information call 920-992-5149 Jolly Squares will host a pig roast and dance at the Westfield Elementary School in Westfield with hors at 5:30 pm dinner at 6 pm and dance at 7:30 pm Len Siegmann is calling and Ruth Siegmann is cueing Everyone is welcome Pardeeville Lions Club Bird Seed Sale will be held from 9 am to 12 pm at the Pardeeville Piggly Wiggly parking lot All sale proceeds benefit the Scholarship Fund Bird feeders will be available for sale A bird expert will be on hand to answer questions Red Cross Benefit Concert will be held at the Portage High School with doors opening at 6:30 pm and the show starting at 7 pm Proceeds will go to the Disaster Relief Fund $5 suggested donation A Red Cross associate will be on hand to give receipts Concession stand available Acts include PHS Jazz Band and Choir NHHS (Comedy Sportz) Absolute Elsewhere Eric Jenkins on piano and soloist Michelle Barthel Star of Bethlehem Chapter No 100 Order of the Eastern Star School of Instruction will be held at 9 am Wild Mushroom Walk will be held beginning at 12:30 pm at the main parking lot of the MacKenzie Center in Poynette $3 fee for bus transportation to site Non-members welcomed Wear bright long sleeved clothing and bring a bag or basket Wisconsin International Poultry Show will be held at the Columbia County fairgrounds The show hosts 150 exhibitors from all over the United States with approximately 1700 poultry being exhibited Hours are from 7 am until 4:30 pm No admission charge BRIAN BRIDGEFORD CWN NEWS SERVICE BARABOO Defense witnesses praised former policeman Eric Jorgensen and described his alleged victim as untruthful as his trial on charges of having sex with an underage girl had its last day of testimony Madison-based defense attorney Stephen Hurley was calling the shots Thursday as the 30-year-old rural Baraboo trial headed into its third day in Sauk County Circuit Court The former Baraboo police officer faces three misdemeanor charges of sexual intercourse with a child who is 16 or older The charges are based on allegations by a Baraboo teen who was 16 during the alleged incidents She told police Jorgensen had a total of six sexual contacts with her from late in 1999 through February of 2000 The first of three counts for which she can specify a date occurred during a police ride-along experience in November of 1999 These three incidents are the basis of the criminal charges against Jorgensen Several witnesses Thursday described the teen now 18 as somebody with a reputation for not telling the truth They also attacked Baraboo police officer Jennifer Langfeldt-Rupert During the second day of trial she described several sexually explicit comments she said Jorgensen made about the girl Patrol Officer Lawrence Luebtke a 32-year Baraboo veteran said he occasionally socialized with Jorgensen He said the defendant was a highly capable officer like to have backing him up like to have him there he said Luebtke said he doubted credibility will use people to get he stated1 Kay Howyer a 10-year Baraboo officer who now works for the Wild Rose Police Department said she was training officer and a friend He was very talented in communicating with young people in finding peo- The alleged victim said sexual activity with Jorgensen occurred on Dec 2 at his home on Potter Road Illicit sexual acts also allegedly occurred on one or the other day in April when the girl said she met Jorgensen inside the former Baraboo dog pound on Hill Street Elizabeth Jorgensen laid out a schedule of activities the couple were involved in on each of the days buying a new vehicle sharing a takeout meal and purchasing a roto-tiller at the Farm and -Fleet store in town By her tally of the activities and travel times involved there was no opportunity for the illicit sexual activity However Latorraca questioned her and other witnesses testifying about their activ- -ities on those days They all admitted that the had not actually looked at the clock to note the time the activities on those days actually took place Following the last testimony of the day Hurley said his defense case was finished Judge James Evenson then asked Jorgensen whether he wanted to testify or not The judge advised him that he was not required to testify on his own behalf but had the right to do so The defendant answered briefly that he had decided he was not going to testify in the case The seven-woman six-man jury is scheduled to meet at 8:30 am today As part of the routine procedure one of the 13 jury panel members will be randomly selected as the alternate and will be released before deliberations begin The judge will read them some final instructions after which the defense and prosecution will give their closing arguments Evenson said the jury-would begin deliberating the case by late morning or early afternoon Jorgensen is free on a signa- ture bond If he is convicted of one or more of the charges he faces up to two years three months jail time and $30000 in fines with the alleged victim However she testified that the reputation is that always verv truthful" Asked if she ever talked to children about sexual matters Browning said sometimes it is appropriate when investigating possible sexual assault or some problem in the home However she said casual conversation on sexual issues' with a child is something a good officer dot's not do Baraboo High School graduate Chris Alexander 18 said he used to hang around with a group of youths that the alleged victim also shared activities with They would go out for activities such as how 1- ing she was untruthful about things that happened in school" he said A major witness was the defendant's wife Elizabeth Jorgensen principal -at Fairfield Elementary School During the period of alleged 'sexriiil contacts with the teen the two were engaged to be married and living together Under questioning from Hurley Elizabeth described her and her fiance's activities on Dec 2 1999 and Apnl 15 and 16 of 2000 REGISTER NOW pie who are using drugs and in making drug arrests said the officer find her very honest or very Howyer said of Langfeldt-Rupert Under questioning from Assistant Wisconsin Attorney General Donald Latorraca the prosecutor Howyer said the Baraboo Police Department had been divided as a result of the young allegations against Jorgensen Baraboo Police-School Liaison Officer Ruth Browning wras another officer called to speak in praise of character She described him as somebody who is able to talk to people and to whom people are willing to talk Under probing from Latorraca she said Jorgensen sometimes made sexual comments but nothing that made her uncomfortable According to a report produced bv an investigator working for the defense Browning said makes the same comments most of the guys on the force do But nothing demeaning or do not take offense at anything Eric ever said" Browning told Latorraca Browning admitted that she had no personal contact World Trade Center and the Pentagon He apologized the next day and said would donate the profits from the dramatic increase to the American Red Cross Gov Scott McCallum directed state investigators to look into increases at the pump after the teirorist attacks The state sent information from its investigation to district attorneys in Barron Dane Marinette Outagamie Rock and Winnebago counties for possible charges It initially listed Manitowoc as one of the counties But McCallum spokeswoman Debbie Monterrey-M i llett said the state was still investigating possible charges there and could send information on its probe to Manitowoc at a later date Marinette County District Attorney Joseph Klumb said he received information on one gas station in that area and planned to file charges soon Fox Valley gas distributor charged Got news? Call us (608) 742-21 1 1 ext 342 Events listed are those which require preregistration Items may run more as space permits Public service announcements must be submitted in writing Please include name and phone number Family Resource Center Workshop a will be held from 6:30 pm to 8 pm on Oct 4 at the Family Resource Center 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 Cholesterol Assessments will be offered by Divine Savior Healthcare between 6:30 am and 8:30 am on Nov 1 A 12-hour fast and pre-registration is required Fee is $15 Appointments take just ten minutes For more information and appointment scheduling call 608-7456405 or 1-800-272-9355 Divine Savior Training Courses will be offered by Divine Savior Healthcare Heartsaver CPR is scheduled from 9 am to 3:30 pm on Oct 13 Fee is $30 Reduced fee offered for annual renewal Basic First Aid will be held from 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm on Nov 1 Fee is $25 and includes textbook Courses will be held at the Divine Savior Healthcare Medical Center 128 Eastridge Dr in Portage Enrollment is limited and early registration is required Call 608-' 7456405 or 1800-272-9355 online Ext 6405 for registration or more information One-Day Norwegian Baking Workshop will be held at MATC-Portage on Oct 19 from 9 am to noon Learn to make Lefse Krumkake and Rosettes and then eat what you make Enrollment is limited please sign up now Cost is $1350 Call 608 742-2151 to register Caregivers Workshop Series will be held on Tuesdays from Oct 9 through Nov 13 from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm at the Columbia County Annex Building Educational program designed to support family caregivers Learn tools to reduce stress communicate effectively set goals and solve problems Pre-registration is suggested as class size is limited For registration and information call Nancy Holtz at 742-4039 or Malu Durkin at 7426998 55 Alive Mature Driving Course hosted by Amcore Bank Baraboo will be held from 9 am to 1 pm on both Oct 26 and Oct 29 at the Amcore Bank of Baraboo Refresher course no tests involved Sponsored by AARP Fee $10 checks payable to AARP To register or for more information call 608-355-3885 Ext 143 WomenGlrls Self Defense Class will be held beginning Thursday Oct 18 from 7 pm 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 at scwncom iarifiihvstfiW- 'iMsjgaiif MADISON (AP) A Winnebago County prosecutor filed charges Thursday against a gasoline distributor accused of price gouging in the after-math of the terrorist attacks on the East Coast Nine charges were filed against Van Zeeland Oil Co of Little Chute for possible violations at three stores in Winnebago County District Attorney Joseph Paulus said The distributor has already been charged in Outagamie County on similar counts Paulus said the company faced charges for violating a state law that prohibits gas stations from changing prices more than once within a 24-hour period Each violation carries a maximum fine of $200 Owner Todd Van Zeeland did not immediately return a call from The Associated Press Thursday afternoon Van Zeeland publicly apologized after raising the price of regular grade to $295 a gallon the day of the attacks on the ANTHONY VACCA DO Pulmonolgy Critical Care Internal Medicine Dr Vacca received his Doctorate of Osteopathic Medicine from the University of New England Biddeford -Maine He also completed a Fellowship in Pulmonary Critical Care at the University of Missouri and Geisinger Medical Center in Danville PA Dr Vacca completed his residency in Internal Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Ohio and Rotating Internship at Seton Hall University Newark NJ Before joining the staff of Divine Savior Healthcare Dr Vacca was Associate Professor of Medicine at Wright State University He also served as Director of ICU and the Respiratory Department at Bay Area Medical Center Clinic 4 Help is now available in Poitage from Dr Anthony Vacea pulmonologist and internal medicine physician at Divine Savior Healthcare Dr Vacea works with indiviials sulfering from pulmonatv (lung) ailments in adults From asthma to sleep apnea Dr Vacea is here to help A member of the Portage community Dr Yucca is committed to giving you and your family the quality health vou deserve imrc DGiTon rnomt To find out how you can benefit call todav Divine Savior I- A IT He A HE Enriching Vatic Quhiv I Cite Sponsored h) Ills' Steis ol the Do me Si toi ID REPRESENT YOU IN THE WISCONSIN STTAYE ASSSR3BLV J2GO Be Sure To Vote On October 9 2001 fetd for by Ament far Assembly Carolyn MoonTreasurer I 7 1 Wis Dells Pkwy Lake Delton Wl mm Small Cup of Coffee or Cappucmo Good for 928 929 only Must have coupon 3WGB Vm (GEBi vt i in)) fmemn LJI ft i.