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State 6C Thu Jkxjovtf Tnr Tmliy, M.iy 14. 2002 Girl Scouts earning stress badges to cope with life Sidewalk SKErcii Mothers charged with neglect after their children die AssocmUxi Ptass 'ff i- 7 the complaint. IV rest of the house wu air conditioned at 77 clegtevti, the complaint said l(umr said she didn't notice anything different liecause the "upstairs is usually like a sauna," the complaint said. Hie high teincratuir In nearly Green Hay on July 11 was VI degrees and It reached ttt degrees tlie next day, according to Hie National Weather Service In the oilier incident, Jennifer lleiscr, 24, of Green Hay, was chargixl Friday with one count of child neglect, one count of marijuana possession and one count of xsscslon of drug paraphernalia, all misdemeanors. Four month-old Hunter Hels-er died Jan, 12, a criminal complaint said.

Ills mother told Investigators she placed him In a crib altout noon, chocked him IX) minutes later ami iw I she chocked again at 4 n.m., she found him lying on his back, not breathing, the complaint said. Several days earlier, the child had been diagnosed with a mucus plug, which affected his breathing, and had licen prescribed an antibiotic and a drug commonly used by asthma IHitients, the complaint said, Hupar and llolsor were scheduled to make Initial court apiearanceH May 2.1, Hrown County District Attorney John Zakowskl said Monday, The maximum punishment for misdemeanor child neglect is nine months In Jail and a $10,000 fine, court records said, Atsocmtttd Pittss GREEN BAY Tut) Brown County mothers have Ix-en charged with misdemeanor chilil neglect following the deaths of their young children in separule Incidents, court records suid A Ie I'ere mother was accused iteurly a year after Iter daughter was found dead in a liedroom where a thermostat to a healer had lieetl turned as high as it would go in the niltklle of the summer, court records said, A Green Hay mother was accused after her son died in January of sudden infant death syndrome and Investigators found dirty, cluttered conditions in her home, including a baby bottle half full or a white liquid and green fungus growing on top of It. There was also decaying food in dishes throughout the kitchen, court records said. Shannon C. Hutuir, 20, of De IVre, was charged in Hrown County Circuit Court Friday with being party to child neglect, Also charged was her live-in boyfriend, Parell Smart, 21.

According to a criminal complaint, tH-month-old Tianna itupur was found dead In a bedroom at her home July 10. Investigators said the room's temix-rature varied from 1)1 degrees to 112 degrees and the thermostat was turned past IK) degrees. Itupar's 31 i-year-old son told Investigators that It was so hot in the bedroom that he "climbed on the bod to turn the thermostat to make It cooler," DAVID SANDELL Associated Pidss Sidewalk artist Seth Sanders works on a chalk drawing Monday on the Library Mall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. MILWAUKEE The days are a blur of li'Ksons, commit -nu-nls ami events these duys hikI that's just the Uirl Scouts. Girls us young as 8 are lenrninn to coe with the fre-iH-tic pace of 2lst Century life as they earn a "Stress Iess" twidue to sM)rt on their Girl Scout lnels.

lb stave off the stress, Anna Iteardon, a 2 year-old from Waukesha, practices breathing techniques, time nianage-ment and journal writing Slie's only in the sixth grade, "I get stressed out, like when I have a whole hunch of homework and stuff," said Iteardon, whose days are packed with saxophone lessons, tennis practice and a string of other activities. Scout officials say they (k'veloed the badge to help kids cope with the increasing pressures and pace of modern life. Scouts get a kit with tips on dealing with stress, including how to create a "personal stress kit" stocked with cartoons, photographs, cards and other items to "relax, laugh, dream or put you at ease." About 60,000 girls across the country have earned the badge emblazoned with a hammock stretched under a sunny sky since it was introduced in September, said Sara Au, spokeswoman ior the New York-based Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. In the Girl Scouts of Milwaukee Area nearly 200 girls are sporting the new badge. William Doherty, a family social science professor at the University of Minnesota, said the badge is indicative of the pressures kids are facing.

"It's a sign of the times, isn't it, that the Girl Scouts have to have a badge for stress, and that you basically have to be in another activity Girl Scouts to learn how to deal with it." Search for missing 7-year-old upgraded from missing persons case to a criminal investigation Associated Press tured Alexis' story Saturday, said Capt. Paul Stuhmer. He declined to comment on is also searching for the girl on foot and bicycle, and volunteers have distributed posters to businesses around the city. The family's church, Sherman Park iAitheran Church, is collecting donations for a reward fund at all Hank branches, Pastor Marvin Griffin said. whether any of the leads were promising.

The girl has been missing since the morning of May 3, when her stepfather walked her to a crosswalk outside MILWAUKEE The search for a missing 7-year-old girl was upgraded Monday from a missing persons case to a criminal investigation, police said. Police officials declined to discuss the investigation, but said the disappearance of Alexis Patterson is now considered suspicious. "We appreciate that the community has taken their case very seriously in locating this young lady," said Deputy Chief Leslie Barber. "We're moving into a criminal investigative stage." Authorities received some leads after the crime fighting show "America's Most Wanted" fea Air Racine SPRING PACKAGE OIL CHANGE SPECIAL Auto Specialists (Conditioning i i lm Oouglii ItlciM'IIMIII IncliKhM wyiw luntritf), Ok An rt ayiilmn fhmlv iiiftonkttlc liiiiwitittutUMi mm a iiuiuhiI IfilllWIltWWMt (Hi ClMMOtt, lulu. uH Mint wtrrtM, lion Ixokm ittbiittdMin, Mobil i Inspection i $2495 mm Alexis her elementary school.

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