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0) 0) mm The Post-CrescentAppleton-Neenah-Menasha, Wis. Tuesday March. 3, 1987 Fox Qtties IRegDOimal Downtown manager Boy saves pal from choking By Andy Thompson urged for Kaukauna VJ "3 01 By Don Castonia Post-Crescent staff writer Post-Crescent staff writer route. "If they do, then it would be time to get together." Mayor Ronald Van De Hey endorsed the idea provided it receives adequate backing from the downtown businesses. Speaking to KBA representatives at the meeting, Van De Hey said he felt the city's role in development was sometimes being confused with what should be done by business.

Citing the two streetscape projects totaling about $750,000, Van De Hey said, "In the last couple of years we (the city) went through a lot to create the proper environment and I think we did not get the proper thanks or cooperation from business. Until I see a statement (from the KBA) of how you view the city's and businesses' role, I am putting my support on hold." With David Less, director of planning and development, leaving this week, the city is looking at rewriting the job description to put a different thrust on the position before hiring a replacement. Continued on page 2 KAUKAUNA A consultant says the city should be looking at a downtown manager concept to help unify and revitalize its central business district and make it more competitive. The concept, a downtown equivalent of a shopping mall manager, was presented to the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Kaukauna (RACK) Monday by Ed Wendland, who had been hired by RACK and the Kaukauna Business Association (KBA) to do a marketing study for the downtown. Wendland told RACK members, "the city should have a management program for the downtown, a combination effort of city and business." He said a marketing director would generate enough additional revenue to offset his cost several times over.

He later backed off slightly, saying it should be up to the KBA to decide if they wanted to go the manager 4 f- ilk Richmond plan rejected NEENAH Nine-year-old Brian Meyer provided Officer John Zenisek with a breath of fresh air Monday. Zenisek, who has grown accustomed to dealing with the downside of life in Neenah, got an unexpected boost from an incident that could have spelled disaster for a youngster. Jim Moen, 10, and Meyer were playing a video game at Moen's house Monday morning on a scheduled day off from classes when they started laughing and im began to choke on a piece of candy. Rather than panicking, Brian calmed his friend down, tried emergency breathing techniques and went to a neighbor's house to summon rescue personnel. Jim is fine, back in his fourth-grade class today at Tul lar Elementary School.

Meyer is a third-grade student at Tullar. A tragedy was averted when the candy dissol ved and was dislodged while Moen was traveling in the rescue squad on the way to the hospital. Zenisek and ambulance personnel had tried to eject the candy from the boy's wind pipe by utilizing the hug-of-life, but were unsuccessf ul because he was too tense. Brian's actions madea distinct impression on Zenisek. "Just the fact that he kept his head; hedidn't panic (is Post-Crescent photo bv Scott Whitcomb Jim Moen, 10, left, with Brian Mayer, 9, who came to Moen 's rescue when he was choking.

By David Horst Post-Crescent stalf writer just seems like we're getting ripped off," she said. Richard Mathison, 1013 N. Richmond asked, "Why do those few of us who live there have to pay for putting in a freeway for the people who use it?" Several people expressed mistrust that the assessments will get full consideration once the design is approved. Residents suggested trying less drastic approaches for a few proved. "I have not got five cents to pay for any of it," said Lawrence Jochman, 1912 N.

Richmond St. The committee voted 3-2 to reject the project design. But even aldermen who oppose the project said they expect the full council to reverse that decision Wednesday. The Street and Sanitation Committee was to rule on the wisdom of the design for the project. The costs assessed to residents are to be addressed later by the Board of Public Works, but talk of the expense repeatedly entered the discussion.

Joby Sewall, 1906 N. Richmond said residents will lose their parking, have no place to put out their garbage and have to bear the cost besides. "It impressive)," said the officer, who called the situation potentially life-threatening. Zenisek said it was a pleasure tocome intocontact witha youngster like Meyer after dealing for years with day-to-day troublemakers. In the police report, Zenisek requested that the department issue an award to Meyer.

"I personally and strongly urge this department toshow Brian Meyer some gratitude and thanks in either a commendation or certificate of merit of some sort, as he surely saved this boy's life," said Zenisek. Talking to a reporter this morning, Moen, 1272 Tullar Road, expressed gratitude for his friend's actions. "I couldn't breathe real good," he said. "He (Brian) put his arm around me (the Heimlich maneuver), but it didn't work. And then he ran out to get the neighbor." In the ambulance, he said, the Continued on page 2 Reconstruction of Richmond Street with five lanes and no parking was rejected Monday by Appleton's Street and Sanitation Committee, but could be revived by the Common Council Wednesday night.

Residents of the street once again crowded a City Hall meeting room Monday afternoon to oppose the project, which they say will cost them too much and reduce their property values. One 18-year resident of the street said he will send his assessment bill back to the city unpaid, as will many of his neighbors, if the project is ap Competency examination is ordered By Ed Culhane Post-Crescent staff writer years, such as eliminating parking to create a four-lane without widening the street or keeping parking on only one side and using traffic Tights to designate two inbound lanes in the morning and two outbound lanes In the evening. Continued on page 2 More children getting shots at city clinic By David Horst Post-Crescent staff writer Skyrocketing vaccine costs for private clinics have caused an 80 Increase in the volume of patients served by the Appleton Health Department's monthly clinic. Because of the cost problem, the city clinic will add a vaccination against Haemophilus Influenzae (Hib), a bacterium which can lead to meningitis, especially in children under 5 years old. Nancy Westphal, lab director for the health department, said vaccine costs have increased dramatically In the past year because the vaccine manufacturers are facing rising liability insurance costs and the amount of competition among manufacturers has decreased.

Many insurance companies and health maintenance organizations no longer cover vaccines, she said, so area physicians Increasingly have been referring their patients to public clinics for DPT (diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus) and MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccines. According to Terry Brandenburg, city health officer, volume at the monthly city clinic has Increased 80 because of the higher vaccine costs. The city gives DPT and MMR shots for free using vaccine provided free by the state Division of Health. There are no limits on income or Insurance of the people served, by state policy, "The purpose of the program Is to protect the children," Westphal said. The shots are given by appointment at the city clinic held the second Thursday of the month.

Westphal said demand has been so heavy that the clinic has been Increased from morning only to all day. There will be a charge of $5 per child for the Hib vaccine, which Is not provided by the state. Brandenburg has received approval from the city Board of Health and Finance Committee to buy $000 worth of the vaccine and begin administering the Continued on page 2 WAUPACA A request for a competency hearing by the attorney for a former Town of Dayton constable facing several charges of sexual assault invovling school-age boys was granted by Waupaca County Circuit Court Judge John Hoffman Monday. The request for a competency hearing came at an open arraignment Monday at which Kelly O. Radley, 27, was scheduled to enter pleas to one count of first-degree sexual assault, three counts of second-degree sexual assault and six counts of enticing a child to a secluded place for immoral purposes.

These felony charges are contained in the second of two criminal complaints filed against Radley, who resigned his position as the elected constable in the Town of Dayton after charges were filed. Radley has also resigned from his position as a custodian at the Waupaca Middle School. No pleas were entered Monday. Radley had previously entered pleas of not guilty to five charges contained in the first criminal complaint, including two felony counts of second-degree sexual assault and one felony charge of enticing a child to a secluded place for immoral purposes. Taking both complaints together, Radley now faces a total of 13 felony charges and six misdemeanor charges.

The misdemeanors are four counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor and two counts of performing an act of sexual gratification with a juvenile. After hearing arguments Monday from public defender Ronald Col well, Hoffmann ordered that Radley be examined by Dr. Wimal Yapa at the Winnebago Mental Health Institute to determine if he is competent to understand the legal proceedings and assist in his defense. Under the court order, Yapa will file a report within 30 days. Hoff-; Continued on page 2 Post-Crescent photo Work Courtney Sally Ebben holds her newborn son, Jacob, as her husband, Bob, watches from the next hospital bed.

Cycle of life and death concentrated in brief time By Don Castonia Post-Crescent stalf writer few minutes after Jacob was born. Joseph also was a patient at the hospital, occupying a room one floor below Bob's and Sally's. Bob's accident happened Saturday afternoon while he was helping another person cut down a tree. He said he was up about 40 feet from the ground sawing off a limb. When the limb went down it caught in a rope Bob and his wife, Sally, are currently sharing a room as patients at St.

Elzabeth Hospital, he to recuperate from injuries suffered in a 40-foot fall from a tree, and she to recover following the birth of their first child, a son, Jacob James. That joy was dampened by the death of Bob's grandfather, Joseph Ebben, 87, of rural Kaukauna, just a and pulled him to the ground with it. He suffered a broken arm, cracked pelvis and a multitude of severe bruises. He isn't sure when he will be going home. I guess that depends on now fast is recover," he said from his hospital bed.

Sally and son Jacob will definitely beat him home, however. "They will be going on Saturday," he said. The Robert Ebben family of Hor-ton i 1 1 has been on a rol I er coast of emotions the past 72 hours, experiencing the anguish of serious trauma, the joy of birth and the sorrow of death. Street extension named top priority by panels Disputed claim No-drink insurance discount not the first By Jim Flasch Post-Crescent staff writer Construction of the Clintonville Relief Route will carry the highway west down the abandoned railroad right-of-way. During the construction, a need for other in-city traffic routes is expected.

The plan calls for extending E. Morning Glory through the abandoned railroad right-of-way to reach E. Madison Street and allow access to Auto Street. This would provide an alternative route for northsouth traffic. The relief route is second priority in the city plan.

The final design of the relocation should be completed in May with construction slated to begin in 1988. Once completed, the four-lane highway will move regional traffic through the city area more efficiently and reduce downtown congestion, according to Volkman. After the new highway has been built, city officials plan to extend West Street south to intersect with Waupaca Street (County C) and U.S. 45. This project has been ranked third, The extension of West Street will provide a north-south street on the Continued on page 2 By Sherry Breiting Rindt Post-Crescent correspondent CLINTONVILLE Officials here believe connecting E.

Morning Glory Drive with Auto Street should be a top transportation priority in the city Community Development Plan, according to James Lindow, city assessorbuilding inspector. Wayne Volkman, community planner with McMahon Associates, met with the Plan Commission and Citizens Advisory Committee to review a preliminary report on the transportation plan, which will serve as a guideline for growth and improvement. Volkman riad given the the Morning Glory Drive Auto Street connection a lower ranking in the original draft of the plan, but members of the two panels felt that the street connection was needed to reduce traffic congestion. While most changes in the transportation plan fall into a five- to 10-year range, Lindow said the two panels felt that the Auto Street connection should be made as soon as because of the scheduled re-ocation of U.S. 45.

"It is more than just the discount, It is putting our money where our mouth Is," Cowles said. The company is not attacking It as a driving while intoxicated Issue, but as a drinking and driving problem from the social drinking standpoint that "any alcohol In the blood Impairs your ability to repond," Cowles said. Participants in the plan sign a pledge with their MSI agent in which they agree not to drive within six hours of consuming their last alcoholic beverage. In April 1986, Sentry Insurance began offering a 50 rebate on its auto insurance premiums to drivers who don't have any claims against their policy for the previous five years. In the sixth year, the policyholder gets back 50 of the premiums paid in the first year of the policy.

If an individual does have an accident while legally drunk, he or she forfeits collision and uninsured motorist coverage although the coverage for liability and medical claims would be forfeited. At the time Sentry announced its rebate plan, the company said a few Insurance com-Continued on page 2 "It is a very effective marketing tool. Once if started people are going to copy it because it is a good marketing tool." -William Durkin Wisconsin Insurance Allianci president At a news conference Monday, MSI also announced a $10,000 donation to Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD). Minnesota customers can enroll in the program beginning April 15 while Wisconsin and California programs will follow shortly. Rich Cowles, communications director at MSI, said the company is not really aware of others offering precisely the same program and discount rate as MSI.

"We're not aware of others because we really have no way to know what those other companies are doing," Cowles said today. "Our first emphasis is, however, on awareness and helping the Mothers Against Drunk Drivers with some financial support. ST. PAUL, Minn. MSI Insurance Companies is offering a 10 discount in premium costs to people who pledge not to drive after they drink, but its claim of being the first in the nation to do so is in dispute.

The discount program, titled "None for the Road," is being touted as "the first of its kind," according to MSI officials. An Iowa insurance company for years has been insuring non-drinking drivers only, and in 1986 Sentry Insurance of Stevens Point announced a 50 premium rebate for its qualifying drivers. Other discount and rebate programs reportedly are offered across the nation, according to an industry analyst. MSI officials announced Monday that the program is a "novel experiment aimed at curbing the incidence of drunken driving." Company officers said they are willing to take the risk because drunken drivers cost the country $24 billion a year and escalate premium costs at least 35..