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Site MM Friday, August 2, 2002 www.sheboygan-press.com 50 Cents lata tad lEISi St amy nsmz FRIDAY Opponents OK with traffic study Study finds that Taylor Drive extension will have little effect on traffic LOCAL, A3 Musical program just for kids go with separate providers. Orange Cross now serves parts of the county, with to su percent of its business is in the city. Sheboygan Fire Chief Mark Zeier has proposed a joint contract, whereby the department operates a central city ambulance and Orange Cross continues to run its three what listen three Terry Van alderman, questions ambulance "Dependsngcn side you to, youget different answers." Akkeren, Sheboygan on about service By Kurt Rentmeester Sheboygan Press staff A panel of Sheboygan aldermen is hoping an independent study of plans for ambulance service will give them enough information to make a decision. The Strategic Fiscal Planning Committee voted 3-1 to support a study Thursday, with Aid. Juan Perez voting against it.

Supporting the move were Aid. Terry Van Akkeren, Mike Warner and Don Van Akkeren. Aid. Eldon Burg was excused. The committee also voted unanimously for city and county leaders to meet vto discuss what each wants in a new contract if they A I J.

ED BRADLEY of Orange Cross speaks Thursday during a meeting of the city's Strategic Fiscal Plan- njng Committee at City Hall. Press photoGary C. Klein Lights camera action! Movie to be shot here Saturday will include footage of Brat Days Parade Medicaid payments into account. Aid. Mike Warner said he was disappointed Bradley offered no more concessions on a contract proposal.

"I think the opportunity was given to Orange Cross to provide something more realistic to the city," he said. Aid. Terry Van Akkeren, chairman of the committee, said the study is needed. "Depending on what side you listen to, you get three different answers, he said. "At least you would have the informa- tion that would make that See AMBULANCEA2 X.

A Administrative Director Ed Bradley said Orange Cross would not make any more concessions to the city. That includes coverage of part of workman's compensation claims for firefighters helping Orange Cross. He estimated Orange Cross would lose net revenues of $135,000 by not providing central city services, or 25 percent of their current call volume. Net revenues take reductions in Medicare and is 1. movie multicolored Sixth Street and New York resting intersection for ambulances in the outer areas of the city and continues to serve the county.

St. Nicholas Hospital I a i 1 Ik Comicbook creator aids search for missing girl MILWAUKEE (AP) -A family searching for a missing 7-year-old girl has found a hero worthy of the comic book characters he created. Alonzo L. Washington, who created the black superhero Omega Man a decade ago, plans to high light Alexis Patterson in an upcoming comic due out by the end of Spntpmhpr v1 A 35-year- Alexis old activist from Kansas City, Washington has been including profiles of missing black children in his bimonthly comic. Washington joined Patterson's mother and stepfather at a news conference at the National Association of Black Journalists convention Thursday at the Midwest Express Center.

They asked for more media coverage of Patterson's disappearance, which happened three months ago. "You pys are the ones with the power to help us we need your help," said LaRon Bourgeois, who walked his stepdaughter to school May 3 before she was reported missing. "We still believe she's out there, she's alive, and there's nothing wrong with her." Bourgeois praised Washington's efforts to help find Patterson. Her Erofile will be included in is comic book that is distributed to stores ranging from Wal-Mart to KB Toy Stores. After lead singer Jerry Garcia's death in 1995, the Dead retired from touring.

The band's surviving members put on a show every now and then as The Other Ones. But all four surviving founding members -bassist Phil Lesh, guitarist Bob Weir, and drummers Bill Kreutzman and Mickey Hart have been on the same stage only twice since Garcia's death: once in 1998 and then last New Year's' Eve in Oakland, Calif. The four quickly sold 70,000 tickets to the two shows this weekend. Jesse Adams takes part in a musical number during the SonQuest program at Calvin Christian Reformed Church. BELIEFS, A9 Pressure's on in Junior Pressland Cascade's Andrew Serketich blasts out of a bunker.

SPORTS, B1 SATURDAY Lakeland College Music Camp Photographer Gary Klein visits an annual gathering of young musicians SHEBOYGAN COUNTY SCRAPBOOK FORECAST Tonight's Tomorrow's Lew High 60 70 Partly cloudy tonight. Partly sunny Saturday. More weather on A4. INDEX Advice Local A3 Astrograph B6 Nation Business Obituaries Classified Sports Comics Television Crossword B5 Weather 2 sections, 20 pages A GANNETT NEWSPAPER IPf ill 97883I0006I," i K' CRAIG KURANZ, writer, producer and actor in the "Blank," which will be shot in Sheboygan, sits on a chair in front of John Michael Kohler Arts Center at Avenue. Kuranz wants the chair moved to its former spot at the Eighth Street and Indiana Avenue rotary the movie.

Press photoTroy Laack son in "Blank," a PG-13 movie that will be shot in Sheboygan. "We wrote this INSIDE scene a few wees before Mark was Filmmaker asked to be the follows his grand marshal of dreamA2 the parade," Ku- ranz said. "Mark calls me up and said, 'You know, here's a funny coincidence. The Sheboygan to be." Metcalf, who portrays The Master in the "Buffy The Vampire Slayer" TV series, fills the traditional bad guy role in "Blank." In the movie, Carson, owner of Carson Cadillac, foots the bill for Brat Days every year. Because he's so arrogant, each year See BLANKA2 Jaycees called me.

They asked me if I wanted to be the grand marshal in the Brat Days Parade. If I were you, I'd get down here and get this on It would have cost the filmmakers hundreds of thousands of dollars to stage a parade, Kuranz said. "We're shooting it for free, and Mark is the grand marshal," Kuranz said. "It was just meant By Troy Laack Sheboygan Press staff Wanna be in da movie "Blank?" Just shout, "Hey Craig!" as the Brat Days Parade marshal float goes by Saturday morning. Craig Kuranz, writer, producer and actor, will be filming Mark Metcalf, the parade grand marshal, who plays Tracy Car- Kohler cast-offs go on sale Saturday Deadheads converge on state for reunion (I.

By Nhia C. Yang Sheboygan Press staff KOHLER Be as- sured that Saturday you will be able to find just about anything here, including the kitchen sink. As its major fund-raiser for athletic programs at Kohler High School, the Kohler Athletic Booster Club will host its first Tag Sale at the high school from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. "We have it all, even the kitchen sink," Booster club vice-president Linda De-Braal confirmed with amusement.

Donations, mainly from village residents and some from the surrounding area, have been abundant and 3 i quite anomalous. "It's amazing. I can't believe how generous people are," club member Laura Tesmer said. Ranging from an original Minnie Mouse dress, to a lot of clothes, to various sports equipment, to old jazz vinyls, to Beanie Babies, and to that kitchen sink, shoppers may momentarily believe they are in a department store rather than a high school as they trek between the multipurpose room, gym and theater stage' looking for hidden treasures. Booster club president Patricia Langel said items will be categorized in simi- See SALEA2 VcKa j) Featuring By Kim Curtis Assopiated Press The Grateful Dead may not be the same without Jerry, but that isn't stopping fans from trekking to a tiny Wisconsin town for a landmark reunion tour this weekend.

"I'm just a huge fan of their music," said Rik Sheldon, 25, who works for a San Francisco investment management firm. He's meeting a friend in Minnesota and they'll drive south together to East Troy. He bought two tickets for about $60 each, for both days of the concert, Saturday and Sunday. .7 win n. DEB STASTNY of Kohler talks with Patty Langel during setup for Saturday's Kohler Athletic Booster Club's Tag Sale.

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