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1000 North Oak NEWS-HERALD WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 2004 A5 James Burke MADISON James J. Burke, age 91, died July 1, 2004. A memorial Mass will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Our Lady Queen of Peace. Visitation will be held from 5:30 p.m.

until the time of services. He was born June 3, 1913, in Necedah to Michael and Mary (Lobenstein) Burke. He married Catherine Quinn on Aug. 2, 1941, in LaCrosse. She preceded him in death.

James graduated from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1939. He also was a World War II veteran. James prac- A son, Matthew Alan, was born June 23, 2004, at Community Health Care Wausau Hospital to Alan and Trina Kloehn of Weston. Twin daughters, Madilynn Kay and Makenzie Jane, were born July 1, 2004, at Saint Joseph's Hospital to Kristen and Mark Tesmer of Marshfield. They join a brother, Derrick, 21 months.

Grandparents are Marilynn and Dennis Tesmer, Marshfield, and Betty and Bill Severt. Hewitt. A son, Matthew Odin, was born July 2, 2004, at Saint Joseph's Hospital to Sara Richard Kopitzke of Marshfield. He joins a sister, Emerson, Grandparents are Wayne and Diana Germain, Chippewa Falls and Gary and Lenore Kopitzke, Gillett. A daughter, Alexandria Sage, was born July 2, 2004, at Saint Joseph's Hospital to Heather and Donald Franck of Marshfield.

She joins sisters, Lily, 3, and Carleana, 2. Grandparents are Sheri Towne, and Donna and Kelly Decorah, all of Marshfield. A daughter, Tapanga Rose, was born July 2, 2004, at Saint Joseph's Hospital to Natasha and Justin Paul of Marshfield. She joins siblings, Josiah, 3, and Jesse, 7. Grandparents are Mary Malphy, Bruce, Butch Kaldenberg, New York, and ticed law in Portage and Marshfield, before becoming the mayor of Marshfield in 1951.

In 1953, James and his family moved to Madison and he served as the Revisor of Statutes for the State of Wisconsin, retiring in 1975. He also was active nationally on the Commission of Uniform Laws. James is survived by nine children, Kathleen (Jeff) Wolf, Rita (Dale) Henricks, Michael, Maureen (Gary) Allenstein, Thomas (Barb), George (Connie), William, Kevin (Elaine) and Brian (Anita). He is further survived by 22 grandchildren and many greatgrandchildren. Keith and Deb Paul, Rice Lake.

A son, Landen J. Michael, was born July 2, 2004, at Saint Joseph's Hospital to and Pvt. Joseph are Steven and Losievski of Chili. Grandparents Chili, and William and Evelyn Losievski, Pittsville. A daughter, Sophia Elizabeth, was born July 2, 2004, at St.

Mary's Hospital in Madison to Steve and Sherry Melde of Marshall. Grandparents are Jim and Diane Reigel, Marshfield, and Mike and Helen Melde, Lansing, Iowa. A son, Isaiah Erich, was born July 2, 2004, at Memorial Medical Center in Neillsville to Julie and Henry Berry of Neillsville. Grandde parents are Garmon and Anita Berry and Jerry and Cindy Schwanz, all of Neillsville. A daughter, Melina Lynn, was born July 3, 2004, at Saint Joseph's Hospital to Megan and Chris DeLeske of Marshfield.

She joins a brother, Caleb, 4. A daughter, Olivia Jade LopezCalhoun, was born July 4, 2004, at Saint Joseph's Hospital to Deanna Botello and Epigmenio Lopez of Colby. She joins siblings, Hailey, 7, Christian, 4, and Isabella, 2. Grandparents are Gerald and Penny Harrellson, Dorchester, and Dennis and Bonnie Calhoun, Monterey, Ind. POLICE Theft were arrested at 10:58 p.m.

June 30 for A 58-year-old Marshfield man reported possession of drug paraphernalia in the his 13-year-old daughter's unlocked bike 100 block of East Third Street. Officers was stolen between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. observed a pipe, commonly used to Thursday from a bike rack at Hefko Pool, smoke marijuana, with residue. Both 1805 S.

Central Ave. The bike was valued women will be referred to the Wood at $200. County District Attorney. Injunction violation A 22-year-old Milwaukee man was An 18-year-old Marshfield woman arrested at 2:04 a.m. Friday for possesreported a former boyfriend, a 20-year-old sion of marijuana in the 300 block of Spencer man, violated a domestic abuse South Cedar Avenue.

The man was transinjunction by coming to her apartment ported to Wood County Jail. complex parking lot at noon on June 30 in Injured kitten the 1400 block of West Veterans Parkway. A multi-colored kitten in poor health Possession of was found at 9:45 p.m. Thursday near nalia Braem Park. The kitten was taken to the Two 19-year-old Marshfield women Pet Motel.

COURTS Clark County Divorces Kerry P. Schmitt of Clark County Jaclyn S. Schmitt of Marathon County; married May 5, 1979, in Illinois; custody of one minor child awarded to the father. Dean H. Overly of Clark County and Constance T.

Overly of Chippewa County, married Nov. 14, 1987, in Wisconsin. Drunken driving Brian D. Robida, 37, Dorchester; guilty plea, fourth offense; two years probation, 120 days in jail, $1,667.50 fine, $77 in costs, drivers license revoked for 30 months and 30-month vehicle ignition interlock. James M.

Funte, 57, Greenwood; no contest plea, second offense; 10 days in jail, fine and costs totaling $876, drivers license revoked for 12 months and alcohol assessment. Guilty pleas Chase E. Muehlbauer, 19, Owen; hunting deer during a closed season; $2,077 fine. No contest pleas deer during a closed season, $2,077 Ryan J. Cantrell, 18, Owen; hunting fine; possession of marijuana, $273 fine and six-month drivers license suspension; and possession of drug paraphernalia, $181 fine.

Bo L. Krueger, 25, Monroe; disorderly conduct; 10 days in jail and $108.70 in costs. I Jose L. Munoz, 29, Dorchester; disorderly conduct; $335 fine. Norberto A.

Nevarez, 38, Withee; operating a firearm while intoxicated; one year of probation and $77 in costs. I Jennifer M. Grunke, 21, Stevens Point; driving after revocation; $335 fine. Rafael Jurarez-Gutierrez, 23, Wausau; driving after revocation; $335 fine. 17-year-old to serve spot on Democratic Committee RICE LAKE He hasn't reached voting age yet, but Jason Rae has won the election to one of Wisconsin's four spots to the Democratic National Committee.

He will be going to the Democratic National Convention in Boston at the end of the month. The Rice Lake 17-year-old will be a senior in high school next year and has an impressive resume: first in his class, student council president, editor of the yearbook, active in his church. He likes hanging out and going to the movies like any other teenagers. But what makes him stand out is his political resume. Rae serves on the re-election steering committee of Sen.

Russ Feingold, Wis. He has worked on the gubernatorial campaign of Tom Barrett, who is now Milwaukee mayor. He is a vice chairman of the Barron County Democratic Party and holds numerous other party and civic posts. "I want to work to see that the national party and the state party do everything to reach out to the newest and youngest voters," he said. Rae has established himself as one of the youngest party activists in the nation.

Wisconsin senators plant to vote against gay- gay-marriage am amendment WASHINGTON When the Senate debates a constitutional amendment next week limiting marriage to a man and a woman, the outcome might not change the law the land. But it is likely to have a political effect in the next five months, as campaigns around the country deal with the ongoing fight over gay marriage and civil unions. In Wisconsin, where Democratic Sen. Russ Feingold is seeking a third term in the November election, it could become a social wedge issue for the Republican who emerges from the current field of four hopefuls as his eventual challenger. The amendment, scheduled for the Senate floor next week, would state that only unions of a man and a woman qualify as marriages.

Judges in several states, most notably Massachusetts, ruled recently they see no justification for denying gay and lesbian couples the legal rights of straight married couples. Changing the BY MIKE MADDEN Gannett News Service BIRTHS "He's one in a million," said Cecil Kippenhan, 73, retired tire maker and chairman of the Barron County Democrats. "He knows almost as much at 17 as I do after all these years." At the state party's convention in Appleton last month, Rae got more votes than two other veteran Democrats: Stan Gruszynski, a former state representative, and Rick Gale, who had the backing of organized labor. "He just outworked his competition," said Linda Honold, the chairwoman of the state party. "It was amazing." Rae impressed the delegates with his grass-root campaign, where he had the help of his classmates and used signs that were handmade.

"He had these little lapel stickers that were all made on his personal computer," Honold said. "And he had put fliers on all the seats." Although Rae will attend the Boston convention, he won't be seated officially to serve a four year term until after the presidential nomination. And he has a larger design for his future. "Maybe I can take over Sen. (Herb) Kohl's spot someday," he said, referring to the Wisconsin Democrat serving in the US.

Senate. Constitution would mean rights like property ownership, medical decision-making and child custody legally could be limited to straight couples. Conservatives say the amendment is necessary to protect marriage, which they believe the court rulings have threatened. Opponents say it would write discrimination into the Constitution and could be used to block secular civil unions. Feingold and Wisconsin's other Democratic senator, Herb Kohl, intend to oppose the amendment on the ground that the issue is best left up to the states.

Feingold and Kohl also object to the vote on technical grounds because both serve on the Senate Judiciary Committee, which has jurisdiction over the issue and hasn't voted on the legislation. "Congress should not spend time on an issue that is best left to the states and religious institutions," Feingold said in a statement. "The legal recognition of marriage traditionally has been a matter of state law and should remain so. A constitutional amendment on marriage is inappropriate, unnecessary, and divisive. Congress should be tackling more pressing issues like providing health care for all Americans and stopping the loss of manufacturing Kohl's spokeswoman indicated the senator is sticking by a statement he issued in January.

"Family law, which governs marriage, divorce, and adoption, has traditionally been a matter of state concern and varies among the states," Kohl said then. "The issues surrounding this bill are better dealt with by the states on an individual basis. I believe we should be careful about inserting the federal government, either through this constitutional amendment or otherwise, into this very controversial topic." Even Republicans sponsoring the amendment and scheduling the debate's say it has little chance of passage. The proposal needs 67 votes to be passed to the House and a possible vote in state legislatures. "The prospects for the federal marriage amendment right now are not very good," said James The Associated Press Kathy Kirkham of Englewood, takes a picture of Ann Campbell of Milwaukee next to a "Beastie" on Thursday in Milwaukee.

Beasties a beauty for Milwaukee MILWAUKEE Chicago had its cows. Cleveland had its guitars. And Milwaukee has its Beasties. As the fad of displaying large decorated fiberglass animals and objects in downtown areas sweeps the United States, a local group decided to join in, but with unique creatures native to Milwaukee and nowhere else. The Beasties.

The whimsical four-legged creatures were originated by Madisonborn artist Dennis Pearson about 30 years ago, when he was studying at a Milwaukee art school. It's based on the form of an animal, but not on any specific kind, said Pearson's art dealer, Bill De Lind. This summer, volunteers led by the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra League placed 45 colorful Beasties, each with its own individual theme, mostly in the downtown area. A 46th was to be set out Tuesday. This is the second time the league invited the Beasties to Milwaukee.

Two years ago, the league raised about $300,000 by auctioning 61 Beasties after they spent a summer in the city, said Mary Connelly, president of the symphony league. The fund-raisers aim at helping the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra's education programs, which reach out to about 50,000 children Dobson, head of Focus on the Family, a conservative organization that opposes gay marriage. Yet with only two weeks before Democrats gather in Boston to nominate Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry to challenge President Bush, the Senate debate will focus attention on an issue that polling 'shows many Americans are uncomfortable with. "I think it could be a sleeper issue," Larry Sabato, a politics professor who directs the University of Virginia Center for Polities.

"I don't think it will determine the election, but I think it's more of an issue than the Washington-New York crowd thinks because they're in places where gays are almost completely accepted and where gay marriage is considered de rigeur." He puts the topic at No. 3 in people's minds behind the dueling issues of national security and the economy. Yet, seven in 10 registered voters say the gay marriage debate shouldn't be a part of election year politics, according to a CBS News Poll taken May 20 to 23. Study finds women eat more fats under stress BY DAN LEWERENZ The Associated Press The Associated Press annually, she said. And some residents enjoy having the Beasties around.

"It gives the downtown character, instead of one glass canyon," said Donna Kolb as she walked through downtown. "It's unique." The idea of displaying large decorated fiberglass objects along public streets was first brought to the United States in 1999, after a Chicago businessman saw decorated cows on display in Zurich, Switzerland, said Nathan Mason, curator of special projects at Chicago's Cultural Affairs Department. Chicago's Cows on Parade project in 1999 raised close to $3.5 million for charities. Mason said his office received "hundreds of calls" of inquiries from across the country. Other Wisconsin communities also have started using similar projects to raise money for the arts.

In Racine, for example, the Downtown Development Corp. public art project by placing more recently kicked off its third than 150 30-inch-tall fiberglass bears in the downtown. The goal is to raise some $100,000 to promote downtown, said Devin Sutherland, executive director of the group. The group used dogs and cats in previous years and is looking for a new animal for next year's display, he said. "I think most of the progressive communities with a good strong art base are doing projects like this," he said.

About 40 artists were recruited for the Beastie Beat project this year, after more than 600 design submissions were received, said Jennifer West, project manager and the only paid person for the Milwaukee project. The designs were required to have a connection to music. The artists receive $1,000 for each Beastie they work on. At one downtown street corner, a Beastie painted by a music teacher with her inner city school students was named "On the Street Where You Live," after a song in "My Fair Lady." Roxanne Trump-Miles said the Lloyd Street Elementary School had just lost an art teacher to budget cuts, and as the new fine arts coordinator, she was trying to find special art projects for her students. The almost 6-foot-tall, 75-pound Beastie was too big to get into the classrooms at the school's 100- year-old building.

Trump-Miles left it in her mother's garage and took two students there for 2 hours of painting each day after school for two weeks. "The kids it's so cool," she said. "They liked doing the art part because it's not just the same kids who get recognized for being good at sports at school." STATE COLLEGE, Pa. Tough day at work? That might be one more reason to watch what you eat when you get home. It is well-established that people often eat to relieve stress.

But a study published in the monthly Journal of Applied Social Psychology found that even after the stress was over, women who were more frustrated by it ate more fatty foods than those who were not as frustrated. One surprising finding: Men's snack preferences stayed the same, regardless of their stress levels. "A lot of studies have looked at what happens during stress," said lead researcher Laura Cousino Klein, assistant professor of biobehavioral health at Penn State University. "What we wanted to know is what happens after the stress is over." Klein and her colleagues presented the participants with a variety of tasks over 25 minutes while randomly blasting them with office sounds a phone ringing, a typewriter clacking at 108 decibels, the same noise level you would get standing next to a jackhammer. After that time was up, the participants were left alone for 12 minutes and offered a magazine, water and a tray of snacks fatty cheese, potato chips and white chocolate, and lowfat popcorn, pretzels and jelly beans.

After they had snacked, they were asked to trace their way through an unsolvable maze. Those women whose stress level was the highest during the maze exercise their blood pressure and heart rate remained high, and they quickly showed frustration with the maze tended to eschew the lowfat snacks in favor of fattier treats. Women who were highly frustrated by the noise stress ate 65 to 70 grams of the fatty snacks during the break, twice as much as the women who were not as frustrated. The results of the study, completed in 1996 and published in the journal's March issue, did not surprise William Kelley director of the Wellness Center at Green Mountain College in Poultney, Vt. The Associated Press Time Doesn't Heal All Wounds 12 That is why Marshfield Clinic offers specialized treatment and care for non-healing wounds through our Wound Healing Program.

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