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c. 1 I i Pickin' and winriin' Predict the Country Music Association award winners to get Reba McEntire tickets Entertainment Extra Reba McEntire 500 THURSDAY, September 28, 1995 Stadium bill faces tough Senate fight How they voted How area representatives voted on Brewers stadium bill FOR: Rep. John Ainsworth, R-Shawano; Rep. John Gard, R-Peshtigo; Rep. Mark Green, R-Green Bay; Rep.

Dave Hutchison, R-Dyckesville; Rep. Carol Kelso, R-Green Bay; Rep. Al Ott, R-Forest Junction. AGAINST: Rep. Frank Lasee, R-Ledgeview; Rep.

John Ryba, D-Green Bay; Rep. Lorraine Seratti, R-Spread Eagle; Rep. William Vander Loop, D-Kaukauna. Assembly OKs $250 million plan By Scott Hildebrand Press-Gazette Madison Bureau MADISON A tough, uphill battle over a Milwaukee Brewers stadium may get even tougher. After the state Assembly early this morning approved the $250 million stadium plan, senators from Northeastern Wisconsin said the bill's supporters face a formidable task as it moves to the Senate.

"I'm sure it's no slam dunk over here," Sen. Gary Drzewiecki said of the bill's prospects in the Senate. The controversial stadium bill heads to the Senate after the Assembly cast what Assembly Speaker David Prosser called a "once-in-a-lifetime vote." The Assembly passed the bill by a margin of 52-47. Thirty-two Republicans and 20 Democrats voted in favor of the bill. But in the Senate, the bill currently appears to be well short of the number of votes needed for passage.

It also has little support from Northeastern Wisconsin senators. Sen. Alan Lasee, R-Rockland, said he will not vote for the proposal under any circumstances. Drzewiecki, R-Pulaski, and Sen. Robert Cowles, R-Allouez, said they expect to vote against the bill.

The senators said the stadium plan would receive no more than a dozen votes in the 32-member Senate if the vote were held today. They said Senate Majority Leader Michael Ellis, will not bring the bill to the Senate floor unless, it has the votes to pass. The bill would create a special taxing district in five counties -Milwaukee, Waukesha, Ozaukee, Washington and Racine. The district would levy a tenth-of-a-cent sales tax in the five-county area to pay for stadium construction. Lasee said the plan's supporters are exaggerating the impact a new stadium would have on a bsseball team that has been losing money.

"I don't think this is a good, sound investment," he said. Cowles said he wants to make sur state taxpayers are "off the hook" if the team cannot pay off loans for stadium construction. But members of the Assembly who voted for the bill said they cast a vote for Wisconsin's future. Rep. John Gard, R-Peshtigo, said legislators could not face the strong possibility of the Brewers leaving Wisconsin if the stadium run The Monfils 4-vi 1 li fei i iiiai Prosecution takes overview; defense stresses details By Anne Klemm and Paul Srubas Press-Gazette Prosecutors in the Tom Monfils trial want jurors to see the big picture, while defense lawyers want them to concentrate on the brush strokes.

The difference in their strategies became apparent as the Monfils homicide trial began Wednesday in Brown County Court. The prosecution's opening statement included a sweeping overview of events leading to Monfils' death at the James River paper mill Nov. 21, 1992. Charged with being party to homicide: Keith Kutska, Mike Piaskowski, Rey Moore, Mike Hirn, Dale Basten and Mike Johnson. m.

plan failed. "This is a huge win economically for our state," he said. Rep. Mark Green, R-Green Bay, said the bill improved as it made its way through the Assembly. Green said the bill increases local control over the stadium district board, which would have the power to raise taxes, and caps the district's financial liability.

The bill will pick up support as senators learn more about the changes the Assembly made, Green said. "They'll see this as a much stronger plan. I think the votes will be there in the final analysis." More coverageB-3 Clinics, hospitals become partners By Sean Schultz Press-Gazette Green Bay's two largest medical clinics have agreed to merge and join St. Vincent Hospital and St. Mary's Hospital Medical Center to form the area's largest integrated health-care delivery network.

The West Side Clinic and Beaumont-Webster Medical Clinic will combine their 80 physicians and 400 other employees into an as-yet unnamed clinic. And the clinics' physicians voted Wednesday night to join the hospitals in the network, which will be operational Jan. 1. The new clinic won't be part of the hospitals, but will be a partner to them in the "integrated delivery network." The clinic will own half of it; the hospitals the other half. Officials say the locally controlled network will draw more primary care physicians to Green Bay.

"Recruiters are telling us that physicians are looking for the security of a large organization that's well-positioned," said Dr. Paul Reckard, president of West Side Clinic. It will offer 125 to 150 physicians at several new clinics within five years, Reckard said. "Growing and maintaining local control- is the impetus behind getting us together," said Dr. Tim Harder, president of Beaumont-Webster.

Merging are West Side Clinic's three sites Ashwaubenon, Howard and at St. Mary's Hospital and Beaumont-Webster Clinic's two sites on Webster Avenue in Green Bay and a third in De Pere. The merger "should not impact the physicianpatient relationship at all," Reckard said. Patients will see their same doctors and dial the same numbers to make appointments, but may have a greater choice of clinic location as the network expands, he said. The network will rival the alliance announced in June between Bellin Health Systems and Aurora Health Care Inc.

of Milwaukee, which now owns Green Bay Clinic and Deckner Medical Center. More detailsB-5 Jurors began today's portion of the trial with a view of the inside of the mill. But Wednesday was a day for establishing what evidence would be presented before the jury and for opening remarks. In both instances, the defense and prosecution showed marked differences in how they wanted jurors to view the case. In the first half of his hourlong opening statement, assistant district attorney Larry Lasee mentioned only two defendants by Jurors visit mill Today the judge, jurors, lawyers and defendants toured the James River paper mill to get a better idea of the area where Monfils was killedB-1 I Press-Gazette photo by John Roemer Trial starts: Keith Kutska, center, and Mike Piaskow- Monfils homicide trial, listen to opening statements ski, back right, two of the six defendants in the Tom Wednesday at the Brown County Courthouse.

name. He didn't pin most of the defendants to any particular role in Monfils' death. Instead, he spoke of workers' anger over Monfils telling police that co-worker Kutska planned to steal a mill extension cord. That anger led to a mob confronting and beating Monfils, then throwing him in a paper pulp vat, he said. "This case is a whodunit," Lasee said.

"If details are extremely important to you, you're going to be disappointed There are gaps." In contrast, defense lawyers sought to tell jurors their individual clients were dependent on details to prove they weren't involved. They stressed jurors have to consider the case against each defendant individually instead of allowing broad brush strokes against one defendant to paint others not involved. Please see MonfilsA-2 Prosecutors and Dale Basten plan to pre- lawyers want excluded hPrrttdn CC YI defense lawyers for five sent their opening state- from the trial. DlOWn wOUNiy meri charged with being ment later in the trial Bayorgeon scheduled i i I I party to homicide gave Judge James Bayor- a trip for jurors to see wOUIl VV6Qn0SQ3V opening statements geon considered motions inside the James River to the jury. Lawyers for on evidence defense paper mill this morning.

Year-round school cost debated Traditional vs. Year-round Estimated cost for operating a school under various schedules: Traditional Traditional Year-round Year-round Year-round schedule, schedule, single track, single track, multiple track, 400 students 475 students 400 students 475 students 575 students Total cost $1,508,788 $1,736,590 $1,527,927 $1,755,729 $2,175,791 Cost per child $3,772 $3,656 $3,820 $3,696 $3,784 What's next A parent information meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Martin Elementary School. The Green Bay School Board will vote on whether to implement a year-round schedule at Martin during a special meeting set for 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct.

1 1 Board Wednesday night. Now the final decision on whether to implement a year-round schedule rests with the seven school board members. That report included information on issues ranging from the financial impact of a year-round schedule to choices available to parents who want to leave Martin School. Board members likely will base much of their Wednesday, Oct. 11, decision on information contained in that report.

They'll also base their decision on results of a questionnaire the district announced Wednesday it would send to Martin parents. Superintendent Thomas Joynt said the survey will ask parents' opinions on whether they favor or oppose year-round education, and -whether they want more information. Joynt said parents now can give an educated response because they have the report in hand. "Part of the decision is going to be based on the soundness of the educational program," said Board President Henry Atkinson. Also key will be parent and teacher support in addition to financial impact, Atkinson said.

Board Member Donald Vander-Kelen said he's interested in the Please see SchoolsA-2 First year would be single-trackA-2 By Lori Higgins Press-Gazette It'll cost more to run a year-round schedule at Martin Elementary School, but the significance of that extra cost varies depending on who you talk to. A committee at Martin Elementary School generally found there would be no significant impact on the per pupil operating costs. Parent Dan Barrington said the year-round program is "fiscally responsible." But others disagree, saying their 'calculations show an annual 'increase of $73,600. "Even if every number is 100 percent correct, this program is still going to cost us more money," Amount district avoids because it wouldn't have to build 4 elementary classrooms: 1996- 1997 $0 1 1997- 1998 $31,556 1998- 1999 $31,556 Start-up costs to implement year-round schedule 1996- 1997 $21,205 1997- 1998 $22,934 1998- 1999 $0 Source: Green Bay School District parent and committee member Daniel Timm said. The financial impact of a year-round schedule is just one issue examined in the final report presented to the Green Bay School Press-Gazette graphic by Bob Yancey 3 mm.

Wednesday's Powerball Friday: WeatherOtter says: Breezy Optimism is running high for the duck hunting season, which kicks off Saturday. One reason for optimism: more ducks. Another reason: a longer season. And a third: more liberal bag limitsC-1 President Clinton is overseeing a major agreement today that will pull Israeli troops from the six largest cities on the West Bank and could lay the groundwork for a Palestinian stateA-3 Meanwhile, during a visit in De Pere, an adviser to PLO leader Yasser Arafat warns that the two sides must still work out the region's toughest problemsB-1 feA Around the Bay B-3 Classified C-8 Comics D-4 Lifestyle D-1 LocalState B-1 Money 85 Nation A-3 Obituaries B-2 Opinion A-7 Records B-2 Sports C-1 Washington No jackpot winners tt in MegaBucks: 19-28-35-37-47-49 SuperCash: 1-5-6-12-27-35 Pick 3: 4-5-7 More on B-2 Weather: B-6.