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ly.iny ynijy.iyr Coming Tomorrow: 4 took at General Relief, which many counties, including Brown, are dropping In NEWS Sunday, October tr Green Bay Press-Gazette I i- 'J Comments? Call Executive Metro Editor Barbara Uebelacker, 431-8341 LsillStett J. atheri keep promise State of mind ByTtrtyAfMltrion Presi-Oazette "No more sitting in front of a TV while the enemy captures my wife and family," said Paul Waltennan, regional coordinator for Promise Keepers. fc'f''-' "A spiritual awakening is" Waltennan said. "Our goal is simple. It's to put, a point man in every church amd a Laird had I role in Powell's ascent I ASHWAUBENON It was a pep rally for God and God-fearing men.

About 4,000 men attended Saturday's Wake-Up Call, hosted by the Northeastern Wisconsin Men of Faith, at the Brown County Arena. "This is a major blessing," said even! coordinator Donald Stewart, watching clusters of men stream into the Arena, where they shared Christian fellowship and, learned about the conservative, men-only tromise Keepers movement Promise Keepers, founded by former Colorado University football coach Bill McCartney, asks followers to keep seven promises honor Christ; stay sexually pure; build strong marriages and support a local church; forge relationships, with other men; break down racial barriers; and influence the world. y-. During the four-hour program a parade of speakers stepped to the stage to exhort the men to take an active role in saving their families and the nation from moral decline. Their; words frequently were punctuated with and "Praise the Lords from the audience.

rromise Keeper in every home in America-' Green Bay Packers' offensive lineman Ken Ruettgers said he enjoys the cama- raderie an4 feeling pf anticipation as he and teammates prepare for a game. But going to -war with guys for'Gcd's purpose is even he tfM While some national organizations have critifcized Promise; Keepers as sexist and homophobic, there were protesters at Saturday's event "There's a yearning within men to become the men God has called us to be," said Howard Ashley of Green Bay. 'John Mumper of Green Bay brought his Stepson Anthony Citnino to the Arena, and both were enthusiastic about a night of male 'bonding and Christian fellowship. "Anything that can build relationships between men and God is good," Mumper said. "We're in a sports arena, but you'll hear no cussing, see no drinking beer, witness none of the pushing or yelling that normally accompanies a sports event" Press-Gazette photo by Ken Behren Praising God: From left, James Winemiller of Green Bay, Steve Kosmoski ot Sturgeon Bay, and Jeff Smith and Ron Thick, both of Green Bay, respond during the Promise Keepers program Saturday at the Brown County Arena.

Convention souvenir 4 in) tipsis WASHINGTON, D.C. Mel Laird and I make our way through the corridors of his office. We stop every few feet to look at one of the hundreds, or maybe thousands, of photographs papering the walls. Mel Laird of Marshfield presenting President Dwight D. Eisenhower with a wheel of Wisconsin cheese.

Laird with Secretary of tate Henry Kissinger. Laird at the swearing-in ceremony of President Gerald Ford. Laird with Japanese Prime Minister Nakasone. "My claim to fame is that I danced with Prime Minister Nakasone's wife the very first time she danced in public," he says, smiling. "No, no, no, I did not step on her toes." Laird with President Ronald Reagan.

Laird with Attorney General Elliott Richardson. "It was Richardson who drafted phe letter of resignation for (former Jtice President) Spiro Agnew," recalls Laird, who was President Nixon's chief domestic dviser during Watergate. "It was hiy job to get Agnew to sign it. It Jjsn't pleasant but it was necessity. It got done." picture after picture of Mel Laird with Nixon.

First as a colleague in Congress, later as a member of the president's Cabinet "I'll never forgive Nixon for getting involved in the Watergate iver-up," Laird says. "He had ftothing to do with that break-in. I don't know what he could have ben thinking." Laird, 73, was first elected to the state Senate in 1946. In 1952, he wxn a seat in Congress where he served until 1969. From-1969 to 73, was Secretary of Defense.

closed his career in government service as the Nixon White House's counselor for ft h)? lem in Suamico, the second-fastest domestic affairs in 1973 and growing community in BroW. County. "Five years ago, Suamico was pretty small community and was plenty of room to ride," ehe said. Neighbors drove slowly i around riders who ventured ontgt--' I roads. But that's not the case today.

Now there's more traffic, anjf some drivers try to spook the hots es by blowing horns and gunnjnfc- -their engines as they drive by! Brungraber said. No statistics are available how many people own or ride es in Brown County About 800 county owners andr1 -riders, however, signed a petition' earlier this year asking that ridingt be allowed on Brown County's par of the Mountain Bay trail heing---developed on a former railreaeV- right of way. ftf That request was denied. -There is only one place in the- county now to ride horses, a 2-mileT- trail at Neshota Park. The nexT" closest place to ride on public prop: 1 erty is Oconto County's aneeForest- fr V-: Costs may include trail mainte' nance, putting in a gravel paxkingV lot and marking the trail.

Farrell said many other riding trails in the state charge user fee, so riders wouldn't paying one here. But there also may be a about horse manure on the trails. Farrell said the relatively light4 i weight dung disintegrates and blows away in three to four By Kathleen McGlllis and Tom Clonl Press-Gazette Pat Farrell used to enjoy horseback riding with her husband Nick and daughter Molly, 14, near their Oneida home. When they built at 4593 Forest Road, nine years ago, they could ride in nearby fields for two hours and not go through anyone's yard. But the riding area, once a sand pit, became the nine-hole Thorn-berry Creek Country Club golf course.

And the developer plans to build 18 more holes and develop sites for 360 homes. Farrell, 51, doesn't mind the development Nick, 53, enjoys golf but it means they must put their three Tennessee walkers into a trailer and take a long drive just to ride them off-road. That's why Farrell and other riders want Brown County to allow riding at the Reforestation Camp. "We want someplace safe, just like the hikers and bikers want," Farrell said. "There's nothing for the horse rider and we don't think that's fair." The Education and Recreation Committee last week asked Parks Director Mike McFarlane to look into what it would take to allow riding at the park.

At least 30 attended a meeting on the topic. "We're going to look to see if there's space out there for them," McFarlane said Friday. He thinks a to 8-mile trail is possible. Kim Brungraber, who owns five horses, knows how Farrell feels She is running into the same prob- Press-Gazette photo by Patrick Ferron on the arm of Bandy Kramer of Florida at the Brown County Expo Centre Saturday. Making hi mark: Don Ed Hardy, a San Francisco tattoo artist, puts finishing touches goes wim you Thousands show off tattoos at Expo Centre "So we don't even see that as a problem," she said.

Snowmobilers want in! on Mountain Bay trail To attend The 10th annual International Tattoo Convention continues today at the Brown County Expo Centre, 1901 S. Oneida St Admission is $5. Proceeds go to Paul Rogers Tattoo Research Center, a California-based non-profit corporation. Hours are 9 a.m.-6 p.m., but things are expected to wind down at 3 p.m., when many exhibitors- may attend award presentations at the Oneida Bingo and Casino, a major sponsor. People at the convention who enter a drawing fora1995Harley Davidson Classic must be present to win when the drawing takes place at 6 p.m.

at the casino. became a legal adult at age 18. Why? "I was free. I could do adult things." Snyder, who counsels mentally handicapped people, doesn't really remember why he first wanted a tattoo, but recalls drawing images on himself with magic markers as a child. What led him to eventually cover his body with tattoos? "I would just find other things I needed to express on my skin." But he advised people who come to his artist Don Nolan of St.

Paul, not to get tattooed if they are nervous or uncertain. Kay Larson of Hudson said the same thing. "Don't do it on a whim," she said. She came to the show where the constant z-z-z-z-z-z of tattoos in the making could be heard from 21 of 71 exhibit booths to show off the work on her body and to check out others. always been interested in the artwork," said Larson, 36.

Please see TattooB-2 By Kathlwn McGlllls Press-Gazette ASHWAUBENON Willie Snyder entered the tattoo judging for the same reason a person might display art on a wall to show off the work of the artist But Snyder, 36, had to wear a g-String t6 do the j6b right. His body save for his face, hands, toes and a line down his chest is covered with tattoos. He was one of thousands of people Saturday at the 10th annu-- al International Tattoo Convention being held this Weekend at the Brown County Expo Snyder, of St, Paul, put on coveralls after, onlookers finished taking photos of him. The images that cover his skin -trees, faces, thunderbolts, drag- ona, the women, whales and moremelt together like an intricate tapeBtry. "It's no different than a piece of he said.

1 S' Snyder1 wanted a tattoo at age 16, but got a butterfly when he leaving seven months before the 1 president resigned. 4 I AfteS? he left the White House, hS went to work for Readers Digest. HeTjas been there ever since, -'VBack in Wisconsin, a mutual friend told me that Laird had a hand in moving Gen. Colin Powell's military career along. So I bring up the good general, who recently visited Wisconsin on his i book-signingpresidential water-testing tour.

When Laird became defense secretary, he learned that none of the participants in the prestigious White House Fellows program came from the military. He put his assistant, the late Carl Wallace of Stevens Point, on it. "Colin Powell, who was a major back then, was one of the first three military people we chose Laird says. "The program opened fijSa whole new world, new (venues, for him. I think without that program, frankly, he would hjgve been just another bright, tat eted officer." VI think he would make a fine president He is qualified and capable." Despite spending the past 42 years in Washington, Laird has never lost his Wisconsin connec- tien.

Among other interests back home, the Laird Youth Leadership Foundation at UW-Stevens Point has educated thousands of high school kids from northern Wisconsin for almost 30 years. $His latest labor of love and the only building he has ever agreed to lend his name to is the $12 million Laird Center at the Marshfield -Clime. The facility, expected to open in 1996, will be devoted to research and teaching in rural medicine, genetics and epidemiology. -1 After we conclude the photo tour, we sit and chat Laird talks about the passage of time and people in Washington and Wisconsin. It strikes me that he gpuld write a terrific book and I say so.

Not likely, he volunteers. "Sterns to me that everybody whf writes a book goes downhill afterwards, he figures. niy thafiW they lose the friends they1 1) have takeri a lifetime to ''That's why I Won't be wrjting a booki Becauseftf I've learned bne thing during my lifetime, it's that friendships are precious." To tay something about this column, drop a line to; Steve Hannah, of Mind, co Green Bay Eress-Gazette, P.O. Box 19430, G)een Bay, WI 54307-9430. iou also can e-mail him at rhdnSJaprodigy.com ond push to get permission for j- snowmobiling on the former rail- road right of way.

-JJ 1 The Howard Village Board j- Monday will consider Simoens request that it ask Brown County to allow snowmobiling on the trai(" Final action on the issue won't be; 1 taken until Monday, Oqt. 23. 41 Simoens lives at 1335 Rockweifc- Road, about one-eighth mile away. -i from the trail. .1 He's also president of the' Please see TrailB-2 tv i By Kathleen McGlllis Press-Gazette Todd Simoens of Howard relates to frustrations of horseback riders who want a trail established at the Reforestation Camp in Suamico.

Development also is squeezing his hobby: snowmobiling. But while horseback riders seem to have given up hope of being allowed on the Mountain Bay Trail that is being developed from Brown County to Marathon County, Simoens is making a sec- Here is a summary of key events in the Tom Monfils murder trial last week Six men are charged with being party to homicide in Monfils' death on 1 Nov. 21, 1992, at the James River paper mill. For details on Saturday's court II 0' I The Monfiis Week in review I trial coverage, see age A-l. Prosecutors says they i may call Don Boulanr and Dave Daniels.

Both 1 Sixteen Racine' County jurors, Wcluding fqiur alternates, i selected and-, brought to Oreen 'j Bay for the trial, expected to take four to six i A i i i Prosecutors and defense lawyers for five men charged with being party to homi-' tide gave opening statements. Lawyers for Dale Basten plan to present their open? ing statements later in the trial. were working the No. 9 paper machine with Kutska the morning -Monfils disappeared, Paperworker Dennis Servais testified that Kutska, Randy Lepak and Mike Piaskowski confronted Monfils in the No. 7 Control booth' about 720 a.m.

Nov. 21, 1992, with a tape of Monfils telling the police Kutska planned to steal a mill extension cord. Servais said he knew Kutska planned to confront Monfils with the tape but didn't report it because he didn't think Monfils was in danger. Paperworker Pete Delvoe, who also testified Friday, said a police detective pressured him to give information that would fit police theories about what happened to Monfils. Delvoe said he remains uncertain about times he saw some of the defendants in the paper machine area that morning.

Jurors took a tour of the James River paper mill. They saw the vat where Monfils' body was found and the paper machine area. Prosecutors played two tape-recorded phone conversations Monfils had with police. In the first call, Monfils asked for anonymity while saving co-worker Keith Kutska planned to steal an extension cord from the paper mill. In the second call, Monfils said he feared for his safety because he had heard Kutska was trying to get a copy of the first call Prosecutors called witnesses and tried to establish a basic timeline for the last hour of Monfils' life.

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