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Local The Jounal Tmes FfWery Xt 16. 20CA rtQ Pee V.Yxrxf OD Man charged with possessing stun gun Journal Times staff ID II I i 3iArw fc.f vV HS ir 5 RACINE The package on the stun gun in Richard Mag den's van stated it was legal to carry in most states. What it didn't say was Wisconsin isn't one of them. Magden, 39, 1014 Main Union Grove, was charged Tuesday with possession of an electric weapon, a felony. He was also charged with operating while intoxicated, causing injury, according to Racine County Circuit Court records.

Magden had been in the parking lot at Culligan Water Treatment in Union Grove the night of June 17, talking with friends. Magden was revving the engine in his van when it lurched forward and knocked one of his friends down. The man's head hit the pavement and started to bleed. Magden said he would take him to the hospital, according to court records. Not long after, a Racine County sheriffs deputy pulled Magden over at Highway 11 and Interstate 94.

According to court records, Magden appeared to be drunk and the deputy arrested him. While searching the van, the deputy found the stun gun. Magden was released from the Racine County Jail Tuesday on a $2,500 signature bond. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for July 29. If convicted, Magden could face up to six years in prison, a year in jail and $12,000 in fines.

Food bank names new leader Journal Times staff RACINE COUNTY The Racine County Food Bank announced Thursday it had hired Dan Tavialkoski as its new executive director. Tavialkoski is the owner of the Beacon Tavern and Grill, an officer in the Racine Tavern League, and serves on the Board of Directors of the Tavern League of Wisconsin. He 'replaces Tom Berger, who left the food bank earlier this month after eight years on the job. Tavialkoski comes to the job after working as volunteer for the Food Bank. He chaired the annual "Thoughts for Food" event one of the Food Bank's largest annual fund-raiser the past two years.

Also Thursday, the food bank announced a July 21 farewell- and good luck event for Berger. The cash bar event will take place at George's Tavern, 1201 N. Main from 5-8 p.m. Birds no longer needed for testing Journal Times staff RACINE The presence of the West Nile virus has been confirmed in Racine County, the city of Racine Health Department said Thursday. Two dead birds have tested positive for the disease, which can spread through mosquito bites.

Birds are susceptible to the West Nile Virus and scientists use them to determine where the disease has spread. Local residents help by bringing dead birds to health officials, who test them until there are the two confirmed cases in an area. The city of Racine announced Thursday they are no longer accepting dead birds from residents, but did say residents are encouraged to continue reporting sick or dead crows, blue jays, or ravens by calling (800) 433-1610. The Miller High Life Crusier, which kicked off Its national tour last month In Milwaukee, will make a visit to Racine Saturday and Sunday for the 2004 Salmon-A-Rama Family Festival at Festival Park, 5 Fifth St. Vintage bus replicates advertising campaign from a half century ago twice as many stories to tell.

The cruiser serves up a free traveling museum of relics and little known facts for High Life fans, ages 21 and older, about the strong history and heritage of one of America's most well-known brands. Fans will receive a commemorative High Life Cruiser postcard that they can leave in the mailbox at the end of the bus and will be mailed anywhere courtesy of Miller High Life. Renowned Milwaukee industrial artist Brooks Stevens designed the original Miller High Life Cruiser in the early 1950s. Stevens also designed the "soft cross" logo that has become a trademark of Journal Times staff RACINE It's been a century of change. Yet some things have remained consistent.

That's the message Miller Brewing is trying to promote with appearances of a vintage promotional vehicle that will be in Racine this weekend or the Salmon-A-Rama Family Festival. High Life hit the road in the early 1950s with a streamlined, customized High Life Cruiser bus sharing the story of the so-called "Champagne of Beers" first half century. Fifty years later, the cruiser has returned to the road, with a handful of this particular make and model still in existence. The 35-foot-long cruiser will showcase a 12-foot-high Miller High Life bottle standing at 24 feet atop the bus. Inside the.

traveling salute to High Life, fans will see a timeline of historical High Life bottles, a retro style High Life bar, favorite advertising campaigns, and other memorabilia from the last century. The cruiser will be on the road through December navigating through more than 26 states and making stops at more than 50 venues across the country. Miller beer. The original Miller High Life Cruiser was a 1954 FLXIBLE Clipper bus. One of the first mobile marketing campaigns in the United States to interact with customers, the Miller High Life Cruiser first hit the road in 1954.

It traveled to events across the country. Fifty years later, the cruiser returned to the road on June 16 following a hot dog cookout celebration for employees of the Miller Brewing Co. to toast the comeback and salute 100 years of the Miller High Life brand. The new cruiser is a replica of the original 1950s bus, one of only Police seek information about car that fled crash scene Journal Times staff RACINE A man and a woman were injured Thursday night in a hit-and-run accident at Douglas Avenue and Isabelle Avenue. The victims, who were being treated at St.

Mary's Medical Center, were riding on a motorcycle north on Douglas when they were hit from behind while making a turn west on to Isabelle. The accident occurred at 9:23 p.m. A police spokesman said late Thursday that the male rider was being treated for a spine injury and the female for a head injury. Police are searching for a small red car similar in shape to a Ford Escort that fled the scene of the accident. The car was missing a headlight and should have damage to its front end, police said.

Anyone with information about the accident is asked to call police at (262 635-7700. ROBERT VALLONE For The Journal Times A Racine police squad blocks the aftermath scene of a car-motorcycle crash Thursday night at Douglas and Isabelle avenues. The two riders of die bike were taken to St. Mary's Medical Center for treatment of injuries. Police are seeking the car that was involved in the crash and fled the scene.

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As low as 3,664 miles. assistant principal at Mitchell Middle School, moving from sub-school principal at Park High School. Enrico Perkins will become an assistant principal at Starbuck Middle School, returning from a leave of absence. Kevin Brown, currently interim assistant principal at Gilmore Middle School, will take that position on a regular basis. At the high school level, Keith Mosley has been named a sub-school principal at Park High School.

Middle School: John Strack, who is moving from assistant principal at Gilmore Middle School, and Sherrie Young, who is moving from assistant principal at McKinley Middle School. Les Nason will become an assistant principal at McKinley Middle School, moving from an assistant principal position at Jerstad-Agerholm Middle School. Cecilia Holley-Young will become an assistant principal at Mitchell Middle School, returning from a leave of absence. Randy Vesely will become an school year. Lori Sue Pelk, who is assistant principal at Mitchell Middle School, will become principal at McKinley Middle School.

Additionally, Gilmore Middle School Principal Terry Ehiorobo will be leaving the district for other opportunities after this month. A replacement has not been named. At the Middle School level, the slate of assistant principals will be changing. There will be two new assistant principals at Jerstad-Agerholm From Page IB Hunt replaces Kathy Heyse, who retired at the end of this school year. A principal at North Park has not yet been named.

Steven Miley retired at Jefferson Lighthouse Elementary School this past school year. His replacement has not yet been named. Robert Wilhelmi replaces Ron Bode as principal at Mitchell Middle School. Bode took at position outside of Racine Unified after the 2003-04 2004 MERCURY Grand Marcps mm PHONY CONTEST A local woman Is stuck in the middle of a contest and a bank that wants its money back. ,,.1 MWi CLEARANCE V-8, anti-lock brakes, heated mirrors, power everything and much, much more! II Page 1A The Journal Times Kaclm Comnly iV'Hy Ntwipiptr Prlr Inrliidm all rmbttt nd lncntivM.

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