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"The interest is here. I think it just needs to be harnessed." Sheila Weber, a member of the clti-, zen committee, said that talk about starting a foundation surfaced as early as 10 years ago when the proposal for a new middle school came forward. "It has always been talked about but nobody has ever done anything about it," she said. Recent interest evolves around the need to build an athletic stadium at the site where the new Burlington High School will be located. Money for a stadium was not included in the Si Jandura with Individuals and businesses that may be Interested in donating funds.

Dalton was at a basketball game Tuesday night and was unavailable for comment. The foundation Idea has been used in other districts. Racine Unified School District hopes to open Hammes Field next More on BASD, Page 9A IMAGINARIliM Clinton backs strict blood-alcohol limits Aldermen OK $750,000 grant for Imaginarium Associated Press BY JOE BUTTWEILER Journal Times A. WASHINGTON President Clinton, glancing at the photo of a 9-year-old girl killed by a driver who had been drinking, gave his support Tuesday to a stricter .08 percent blood-alcohol limit for drivers nationwide. The president encouraged backers to push for an even lower limit.

"Our nation will not tolerate irresponsible acts which endanger the lives of our children," he said. More than a half-dozen uniformed police officers joined Clinton and Brenda Frazier, the Maryland mother of Ashley, who was killed in 1995, for an East Room ceremony staged just as the Senate began work this week on a highway funding bill. Mrs. Frazier, her voice unsteady, told how the girl was struck and killed as mother and daughter waited at the end of their driveway for the school bus. "There is no one that will ever convince me that .08 is not serious impairment," Mrs.

Frazier said. "My eyes have seen it, my ears have heard it." Lobbyists representing bars, restaurants and the alcohol industry were working to defeat an amendment introduced by Sen. Frank Lautenberg, to compel the 35 states with a higher legal limit of .10 percent to tighten the definition of drunkenness to a blood-alco- from corporations. "We think we have the support we need" from corporate donors, he said. "We've had very positive signs from Sustainable Racine and the Downtown Racine Corp." Also, the board would borrow $1 million, using a low-interest loan from the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority.

But getting beyond conceptual approval of the $750,000 could be tough. While virtually everyone who spoke at Tuesday night's Executive Committee meeting was in favor of the Imaginarium, several raised questions about targeting so much in block grant funds toward the project. Alderman Michael Shields said he's sure the hands-on children's museum would be good for downtown Racine. "My concern is if the $750,000 would hurt existing programs," he said. More on GRANT, Page 9A Bob Sura, right, pulls a soap bubble around Cassy Maurer during the Winter Carnival's Imaginarium activities at Memorial Hall Saturday, Feb.

7. After three years on the drawing board, the Imaginarium Children's Museum nudged closer to reality Tuesday when city of Racine aldermen approved the idea of a $750,000 grant. The money, which would come from federal block grant funds to the city, would allow construction to begin immediately, said Tony Gazzana, chairman of the Imaginarium's board of directors. "We could then dedicate the Imaginarium at the Sesquicentennial Celebration in August and open in late 1998 or early 1999," he said. The request will go to the city's Community Development Committee, which is expected to meet in two weeks.

If approved there, the full Racine City Council would vote on the grant. Gazzana said the non-profit group has already raised $510,000, leaving a total of $2.46 million to go. The total cost of the project is $2. million. Gazzana said the $750,000 commitment from the city would give the board needed credibility in a campaign to raise money in In 1997, the Racine County Sheriff's Department arrested 366 people for operating a vehicle while intoxicated.

According to a year-end report, the Racine Police Department arrested 79 people for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. More on LIMITS, Page 9A LIANA J. COOPER Journal Times Recall effort may target five Unified members the election, she said, those three will be Attempts on Flashinski, Weiss delayed BY MICHAEL BURKE Journal Times after he cast the swing vote to help fund a new Milwaukee Brewers stadium. Erven said board members may be held responsible if Unified cannot settle a contract with the Racine Education Association. She has said the board is guilty of misconduct in office for shutting down the district for three school days, after four days of teacher sick-outs closed 18 schools.

Neither Flashinski nor Weiss thought much of the recall idea. Weiss, told of Erven's announcement, beyond their first year in office and therefore possible recall targets. "We'll see what the mood of the community is and how respectful the board's behavior is toward teachers," said Erven, who led the No More Petax recall effort. In June 1996 No More Petax knocked Former school board member Elizabeth Erven announced Tuesday that Citizens for a Responsible School Board Recall Committee had postponed the attempted recall. it was stopped "in order to reconsider a broader recall of five school board members pending the outcome of teacher contract talks and the April election." Specifically, Erven said, the group may also target board members David Hazen, Michael Piontek and Bill Schalk.

After The two Racine Unified School Board members who had been targeted for a possible recall effort can breathe more easily but perhaps only for a while. The effort to recall Board President Linda Flashinski and board member David Weiss may be restarted in the near future. And next time the pair could have a lot more company. Flashinski former -state Sen. George Petak, R-Racine, from office More on RECALL, Page 9A A look at the latest teacher contract offers WEATHER I Obituaries 2C Ann Landers 2A Bridge 9C 8A Opinion 4) i 2A 4B Business People Classified 5C I Racine County 1C 3C 6D Records Comics 1D Crossword 8C.10C Sports Dr.

Gott 3B Stock listings 5B 2C 1B Health Today BY MICHAEL BURKE Journal Times Has the Racine Unified School Board made a fair contract offer to teachers? You be the judge. Since the state mediator left town on Friday, calling for final contract offers, it has appeared more likely than ever the 1995-97 contract period will be resolved only with the minimum legal offer. If the mediator looks at those offers and declares deadlock, the board has indicated It will pay a Qualified Economic Offer, or QEO. for each of those two years: a total Increase of 3.8 percent in salary and The QEO Increases each number on the teacher salary schedule by about 1.1 percent for each of the two years. That would be less than both the board and Racine Education Association proposed on Friday.

Not only would a QEO cost teachers money, but It would resolve only two contract years instead of the four years that negotiators were talking about Tuesday both the district and REA gave teachers their last offers, the ones that must be in the mediator's hands on Friday. The sides were still far apart when talks broke down last week In the wake of teacher sick-outs that closed schools, and a shutdown of the school system by the Unified School District 3B Horoscope 6D I TV listings 3B Movies Wisconsin A chart prepared by the REA that compares their final offer with the details of the final offer from Unified. A written message from Unified to aH teachers In the district, explaining their final offer. JIM SLOSIAREK Journal Times Bekah Cobb, an eighth-grader at Starbuck Middle School, plays the drums as she warms up with other members of the Creative Jazz Combo during the Racine Unified School District Swing ChoirJazz Ensemble Festival Tuesday at Washington Park High School MOSify ClOIKfy. Chance for snow flurries.

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