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ISCOMSM PAGEB-2" YOUR CONTACT: Bernie Peterson, metro editor 414-993-1000, ext. 200 e-mail: PCNewsAthenet.net Friday, Mayl 1999- IN THE Juvenile drug arrests continue their upward swing STATE communities have zero Tom Eversen, who collected figures for the state's Uniform Reporting program to compile the-- report, said the numbers continue five-year trend. It's unclear whether the increases" mean the so-called "war on several years ago is he said. nm "Some would say that since rests are going up, 'We're winning, but others would say arrests going down if we're Eversen said. "But I'm a little prised it's continuing to go up: You'd think after years of increases'-" that you would see a decline now." report issued Thursday by the state Office of Justice Assistance.

"More juveniles are using drugs and more parents are reporting their own children and more schools have developed close relationships with police to try to weed drugs out of school buildings," said Judy Witt, who evaluates the performance of the state's 26 Drug Enforcement Task Forces. Increased juvenile arrests mean more children are involved in drug rings, said Michael Florek, founder of Tellurian Community a nonprofit group that treats mental illness and alcohol and drug addictions. "Most kids that I know that use drugs, sell them," Florek said. Arrests will continue to increase as long as government policies emphasize arrests for possession rather than treating and educating people to decrease demand, Florek said. "I really believe the police believe this is going to clean up the streets," Florek said.

Total drug arrests including juveniles and adults increased 19.2 last year, from 16,815 to 20,044, the report said. It was based on arrest figures from about 340 local law enforcement agencies. Overall drug arrests in 1994 had risen 32.3 from 1993. Since 1991, total drug arrests in Wisconsin have more than doubled. During the same period, 1991-1995, arrests for drug possession jumped 149.7 to 15,227, and arrests for selling drugs increased 40.9, to 4,817.

Marijuana has accounted for a large percentage of the arrests for the past several years, the report said. It was involved in nearly two-thirds of the arrests last year. Many police departments have increased drug arrests during the past several years because "that's what they believe their communities want," Witt said. "A lot of i vv4 A amVvv oil-Jv -llflSfiluTlli OSS fat tin AP pnoto by Rick Olwo KEN LALLEMONT, a logging safety instructor, gives forestry student Jeff Johnson some pointers in the proper positioning of a chain saw. on Assembly Majority Leader Jensen, R-Waukesha, said Republic cans will push for the same agenda even if they lose the majority in one; or both houses.

The top priorities are providing mQ more property tax relief and ing sure the Legislature meets its rr commitment to cover two-thirds of school costs without raising erty taxes, Jensen said. Other goals include the school aid formula, finding new K-ways to help Milwaukee's city, and helping families, in part promoting adoptions and helping L. them save money to send children" to college, Jensen said. Ellis said he wanted to increase- property tax relief by trying to" make other units of such as towns and ties, less dependent property taxes. "We have to redefine what functions, duties responsibilities belong to which units of and how we pay for these things," Ellis said.

Other GOP priorities in-elude making the school L. aid formula more ble, looking at how districts are paying for new schools and exam-'w' ining the University of Wisconsin's, curriculum for education majors tqn H. see if it's keeping up with the times, he said. Kunicki and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Chvala, said Democratic priorities included increasing property tax relief homeowners and farmers the school aid formula. They also want to restore the1; public intervener's power to sue the state on behalf of citizens in envi-KU ronmental cases and restore ing for home care for the elderly and disabled.

Raising the minimum wage, pass- lt ing campaign finance and health care reform and rejecting funding for any cost overruns for a new Mil--' waukee Brewers stadium are also on the agenda, Chvala said. The numbers raise questions about wins and losses in the war on drugs MADISON (AP) Juvenile drug arrests surged again in 1995, and that trend will continue until government policies emphasize treatment and education, not locking people up, the founder of a drug treatment group says. Drug arrests of juveniles in Wisconsin increased 42 last year to nearly 4,400, following a 69 jump between 1993 and 1994, according to "Drug Arrests in Wisconsin," a Learning to cut down trees the right way Students get a hands-on education in logging ByRickOllvo Ashland Daily Press Marengo The woods of central Ashland County are not exactly a traditional classroom setting. But for 15 Ashland High School students it was the best possible location for learning how to safely cut trees. The students, 14 boys and one girl, were all members of Andrew Johnson's forestry class, and they were at a loggingjob site donated to the class for the day by Mark Jolma Logging of Marengo.

Throughout the year, students have studied tree identification, fire prevention, reforestation, management and harvesting practices. The class has already made field trips to Morgan Falls for tree identification exercises and visited the White River Hardwoods operation in Marengo. The students dressed in protective chaps, helmets and gloves one day this week, and listened closely to Ken Lallemont, a logging safety trainer from the Forest Industry Safety Training Alliance Inc. of Catawba. Armed with a menacing-looking chain saw, Lallemont spent the day instilling the principles of safe tree-harvesting practice into the would-be loggers.

"It's like anything else at first," he told the students, visibly nervous at the prospect of cutting down a 50-foot aspen tree on their own. "You are going to feel awkward and strange. But if you get the mechanics down and avoid a bunch of bad habits, you are going to be a safer and more productive worker and are going to feel a lot better at the end of the day," he said. Lallemont showed the students the right way to position their bodies to make the cuts which, if done right, would effortlessly fell a Roxanne and Brian EISNER. Neenah; a daughter.

BIRTHS ELSEWHERE Mary and Joel WOZNICKI, Green Bay; a son. Grandparents are Gene and Joan WOZNICKI and Dick and Jan WATSON, all of Appleton. Lisa and Robert WASSERMANN, Racine; a daughter. Grandparents are Dennis and Carol CEHRT. Neenah, and Rudy and Marge WASSERMANN, Maple Lake.

Minn. Great-grandmother is Viola LUECK. Rhine-lander. CORRECTIONS THURSDAY, MAY 16, PACES C-1, C-4 In a story regarding substance abuse, the name of the Mazelden Foundation, a substance-abuse treatment facility in Center City, was misspelled. THURSDAY, MAY 16, PACE D-6 -The Steven JordheimDane Richeson saxophonepercussion concert will be held at 6 p.m.

May 25, not this Saturday, as was erroneously reported in an item in the Stage Notes listing. There is no admission charge. THURSDAY, MAY 9, PACE E-3 -Due to a clerical error at Freedom Hidh School, the mother's name of co-vaie-dictorian Tara Konkle was omitted. Tara is the daughter of Mary Verkuilen. ALLERGY ALERT ALLERGY COUNTS are number of pollens and mold spores per cubic meter of air.

Counts in the 24-hour period ending at 8 a.m. today were: MOLDS 549 (low) POLLENS 8 (low) FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS APPLETON Power out briefly on city's north side About 700 Wisconsin Electric Power Co. customers on Appleton's north side were without power for between 30 and 45 minutes Thursday afternoon when an underground cable failed. The cable, coming out of the Richmond Street substation, went out at 1 :30 p.m. According to a WEPCO spokeswoman, all but 30 customers had service restored by 2 p.m.

and the remainder by 2: 1 5 p.m. The cause of the cable failure is unknown, she said. MILWAUKEE Dole will visit state next week With President Clinton due in Milwaukee next Thursday, Republican challenger Bob Dole plans to visit Wisconsin early next week to deliver a major policy address, an aide to the governor says. It does say something about Wisconsin and Wisconsin's potential role in this campaign that both presidential candidates will be in Wisconsin in a matter of days from each other," said John Matthews, chief of staff for Gov. Tommy Thompson.

Clinton will be in Milwaukee to hold talks with German Chancellor Helmut Kohl. The two leaders plan a public appearance at a city park during the visit. The day and location for Dole's visit hadn't been determined. Details should be announced in a day or two, Matthews said. MERRILL Suspended official returns to work The Lincoln County prosecutor, convicted of disorderly conduct for shoving a high school basketball referee, is back on the job after a four-week suspension.

Dist. Arty. James Blask had been suspended without pay by Gov. Tommy Thompson April 20 after he was charged with three misdemeanors related to alleged shoving incidents. He pleaded no contest to disorderly conduct and the other charges were dismissed May 3.

Blask was accused of shoving referee Mike Van Lieshout Feb. 8 following a game in which Blask's son played. MADISON Man killed as his tractor overturns A tractor overturned on a Town of Rutland farm, killing the 39-year-old driver, authorities said. The Dane County Sheriffs Department said Robert D. Anthony apparently was in a field rounding up cattle Thursday and the tractor overturned when he tried to turn as he went down a hill.

DEATHS BURKE The Rev. Redmond 81, Oshkosh. GETSFRIED Alice; 76, 1625 N. Alvin St.Appleton. HINZ The Rev.

Gerald 63, 330 Broad Shiocton. KRIPLEAN Christopher 21 -day-old son of Thomas and Lori Kriplean, 1224 W. Summer Appleton. LARSEN Walter 62. 1422 E.

Fremont Appleton. SUPRISI Alex 91. 1924 Wyman St, New London. ZEMPLE Leola 92, Manawa. BIRTHS RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTER Chene and Bruce C0ET8CH, Weyau-wega; a son.

Christine and Joe HAMM. Waupaca; a daughter. ST. ELIZABETH HOSPITAL Karen and Stephen DERKS. Kimberly; a son.

Carta and Mark BANCART, Brillion: a son. Lisa and Greg BENNETT, Winneconne; a son. Heidi and Donald VANRYZIN, Appleton; a daughter. Christine and Vernon SOMMER-FELDT. Appleton; a daughter.

THEDA CLARK MEDICAL CENTER Laura and Gerard SHEEDY, Greenville; a son. Diana and Thomas BESCHTA, Black forest giant. He talked about judging such variables as wind, tree lean, visualizing where the tree would fall and, most importantly, getting out of the way when it came down. Students were given points for each part of the process of cutting down a tree, with Lallemont offering non-stop advice and precise direction while quizzing the student each step of the way. After each tree fell, the class would gather at the stump and Lallemont would offer a concise critique of each student's performance.

"This is education the way it should be," said classroom teacher Johnson. "Ken is an excellent teacher. I don't think they could have found a better person for it. The people I've talked to in the logging industry all say the same thing." FISTA, the organization Lallemont works for, was founded in 1986, as an industry response to Both major political parties have the same legislative although they have different perspectives By Sharon Theimer Associated Press writer MADISON Property tax relief and school funding are likely to be among the top priorities in the Legislature next year no matter which party is in control. But with fall elections approaching, Republican and Democratic leaders are quick to question the other party's record on such issues and their motives for raising them.

Senate Majority Leader Michael Ellis, R-Neenah, said that if Democrats take over, "the first thing they'll do will be to blow the lid off the property tax pot." Assembly Minority Leader Walter Kunicki, Ellis D-Milwaukee, said Republicans "bastardized" the school aid formula and funded $1.2 billion in property tax relief by creating a "sea of red ink" for the 1997-99 budget cycle. The governor and Legislature provided the property tax relief in part by shifting two-thirds of school costs to the state. The shift included a change in the state's formula for calculating school aid. The November elections will put all 99 Assembly seats and 16 of the 33 Senate seats up for grabs. Republicans hold a 17-16 majority in the Senate and a 51-48 edge in the Assembly.

Control of the Senate could shift earlier, as state Sen. George Petak, R-Racine, faces a June 4 recall election over his swing vote for a special sales tax to fund a new Milwaukee Brewers stadium. was ordered with alternating physical placement. Her former name of Zysk was restored. FISCHER Alan L.

and Julie both Neenah. They were married March 8, 1 986. Joint custody of two children was ordered with primary physical placement to her. KRAUSE Lyle E. Neenah, and Robin, Lyndon Station.

They were married Sept. 24, 1985. Each received primary physical placement of one child. WRIGHT Steven Menasha, and Terry Neenah. They were married Sept.

29, 1990. She was given custody and physical placement of one child. HAMERSMA Eric Oshkosh, and Lisa Winneconne. They were married May 21, 1993. Her former name of McClure was restored.

BORCHERT Daniel C. and Anna both Neenah. They were married Jan. 9, 1990. Her former name of Castillo was restored.

WILLIAMS Bruce D. and Karla both Oshkosh. They were married Sept. 3, 1991. Joint custody of one child was ordered with primary physical placement to her.

FAHRENKRUO Richard F. and Linda both Menasha. They were married April 2, 1970. McKAY John D. and Sherry both Oshkosh.

They were married Jan. 9, 1991. Her former name of Soma was restored. MILLER Harry Appleton, and Sarah Menasha. They were married July 9, 1994.

Joint custody of one child was ordered with primary physical placement to her. OVSHAK Dean J. and Shirley both Winneconne. They were married Oct. 30, 1976.

Joint custody of one child was ordered with primary physi- VITALS the increasing number and severity of logging accidents and the resultant climbing cost of workman's compensation claims by woods workers. Using seed money provided by an Occupational Safety and Health Administration grant and funding from the timber industry, the Forest Industry Safety Training Alliance Inc. was established. Governed by a 15-member board of directors, the organization provides woods safety instruction primarily in Wisconsin, but will travel to any of the Great Lakes states by request. The courses are tailored to the requirements of the organization requesting the training.

They range from single-day sessions to a comprehensive four day program for groups of 1 2 or more. Although many professional loggers have gone through the FISTA course, the session with the Ashland High School students was a first in the state. May 23, 1 992. Her former name of Thiel was restored. ESTREEN Gregg Little Chute, and Paula Sherwood.

They were married Sept. 23, 1989. Joint custody of two children was ordered with shared physical placement. Her former name of Scharenbroch was restored. JONES Guy Seymour, and Kathleen Superior.

They were married June 1. 1974. Her former name of Lan-celle was restored. LEITZKE Steven M. and Alice, both Appleton.

They were married June 14, 1 980. Joint custody of two children was ordered with shared physical placement HOPE Farrell Appleton, and Joanne L. Fort Myers. Fla. They were married Sept.

13, 1991. Her former name of Bell was restored. STREETON John Pinellas County, and Tammy Amberg. They were married June 18, 1991. She was given custody of one child.

Her former name of Broz was restored. VANDEN HEUVEL Rick Combined Locks, and Sheryl Kimberly. They were marned Feb. 4, 1984. Joint custody of two children was ordered with jent physical placement.

STRAUCH Dennis L. and Kathie both Kjmberly. They were married July 7, 1973. She was given custody of one child. RACKUS Wayne Kimberly.

and Debbye Baltimore, Md. They were married Dec. 10, 1976. Joint custody of one child was ordered with physical placement to him. WINNEBAGO COUNTY ZIMDARS Brian L.

and Bridget both Oshkosh, They were married Dec. 27, 1986. Joint custody of twothildren cal placement to her. JAHNKE Steven, Wausau, andm Marsha Beaver Dam. They were married Oct.

27, 1979. Joint custody of two children was ordered with primary-'; physical placement to her. McKOWN Larry A. and Jeanne both Neenah. They were married 13, 1986.

Her former name of'T' Pawlowski was restored. HEROUX Hal D. and Christine both Neenah. They were married April -20, 1991. Joint custody of three chil-7 dren was ordered with primary physical placement to her.

Her former name Noffke was restored. BARSTAD Robert Appleton, Mary F. McDonald Barstad, conne. They were married March 21, 1992. Her former name of McDonald was restored.

ZEMKE James D. and Mindy both Oshkosh. They were married May 1 991 Joint custody of two children was ordered with primary physical place ment to her. Her former name of Glaes-er was restored. MARTIN Andrew T.

and Susan K.Pm both Oshkosh. They were Sept. 27, 1985. If. Source: Kagen Allergy Clinic St.

Elizabeth Hospital POLICE REPORT UNDERAGE DRINKING 440 Third Menasha. An 18-year-old Horton-ville man was admitted to Theda Clark Regional Medical Center Thursday night for alcohol incapacitation. Police were called to the parking lot behind the former HOT 'N NOW restaurant about 9 p.m. Thursday and found the man throwing up. Two 15-year-old Neenah boys were cited for underage drinking.

One of them also received a citation for possession of a small amount of marijuana. An 18-year-old Appleton man. who was also arrested for underage drinking, was jailed on a probation hold. DIVORCES CALUMET COUNTY FARQUHAR William T. and Christy both Appleton.

They were married Nov. 29. 1989. OUTAGAMIE COUNTY COCKER Paul A Kimberly, and Beth Little Chute. They we'e married Nov.

26, 1983. Joint custody of two children was ordered with phys-cal placement to her. SCHUMACHER Robert J. and a-ne both Appleton. They were married Aug.

6. 1985. Joint custody of two children was ordered with physical placement to her. CHEW David A Chicago. and Sherry L.

Church. Little Cnute They were mamed Jan. 14. 1992 Joint custody of one child was ordered wth physical placement to her. STRAUCH James Shiocton, and Judy Menasha They wi re married 3-4-5-15-24-28 2-6-5 I 1K LOTTERIES Drawn Ttiway Wisconsin! Supercashi Dally Pick 3i Illinois: Pick Three (evening)! Pick Four (evenlng)i Michigan: Dally Lottery! Dt.lly.4i Cash-Si 3-0-2 2-7-5-2 8-15-17-18-21.