Daily Citizen from Beaver Dam, Wisconsin • 1

AIR CASTLES Students faced a challenge to promote teamwork in a recent school activity L0CAUA8 I I BUCKS DO BATTLE Milwaukee hosted the Eastern Conference leaders as Indiana visited riday night SPORTSB1 $1 DAILY CITIZEN BEAVER DAM WISCONSIN WEEKEND DECeWe27 28 2003 Mostly overcast Sunday with a chance of showers low of 28 high of 43 IN BRIE HORICON Aldeimen file nomination papers With the filing of nomina tion papers by Steve Neitzel all three incumbent aider men and Mayor Lloyd Wagener are now candidates for re election to the city council table All four including James Grigg and Richard Marschke have no opposition at this time The deadline for filing nomina tion papers with City Clerk David Pasewald is 5 pm TUesday Jah 6 BEAVERDAM Deadline nears for Roughies Wrestling Registration is currently being taken in the Parks and Recreation Department for Roughies Wrestling Roughies is a program for youth in kindergarten through eighth grade that is coordinated by head wrestling coach Jeff Slayton and coached by the Beaver Dam High School staff Program details are avail able in the December edition of the Parks and Rec Happenings Additional copies of the newsletter are available in the Parks and Recreation Department office and the Community Library Register now through Jan 2 for the popular program or more information chll 887 4603 BEAVERDAM Alderman files nomination papers Mick McConaghy is the latest Beaver Dam aiderman to file nomination papers for the Ward 8 council seat in the city of Beaver Dam Other incumbents who have filed their papers include Jeff Kohman in Ward 4 and Emmett Weber in Ward 6 Weber will be challenged at the polls by rank Schmitt 720 South St Incumbent Laine Meyer will not seek re election as Ward 14 aider man Those who have filed to seek that aldermanic seat are Thomas Dylak 707 University Ave and Robert Radig Sr 240 Walnut St Incumbent aidermen who have not yet filed are Mike Nelson in Ward 2 Casey Carney in Ward 10 and Bob Maly in Ward 12 The nomination paper sub mission deadline is 5 pm on Jan 6 INSIDE Obituaries A3 B11 Opinions A4 Local A5 A7 A8 1 Business' A6 Dear Abby A9 Weather Aid Sports 81 83 Outdoors 84 Classified B5 B8 Kids "I B9 State BIO CONTACT US Newsroom advertising 887 0321 Circulation 887 0333 Missed paper 887 0333 On a firm foundation Mayville landmarks get much needed Repair By JENNIER WOLDT Staff Reporter MAYVILLE Two historic downtown buildings are undergoing a much needed repair project The foundations of the Brunke Cigar actory and the old firehouse are both deteriorating causing the buildings to shift The problem dates back to when the buildings were originally moved to their current location on the grounds of the Mayville Historical Society in 1978 When the buildings were moved they were placed on a cement base However according to Mayville HistoricalSociety board member Bill Lee not enough footings were used Over time the base began to break apart and deteriorate Citizen StaffJennifer Woldt As the foundations crum bled the buildings began to The firehouse was moved forward and off Ils old foundation tn workers could pour anew one At right tho Brunks Cigar Lee said the deterioration actory Is sitting on blocks The Mayville Historical Satiety will was first noticeable on the bo pouring a new base for the factory In the spring Brunke Cigar actory but after inspecting both build ings it was discovered the same thing was happening to the firehouse as well Asa result the Mayville Historical Society is funding a project to repair the faulty work The project which is esti mated to cost $30000 will replace the foundations of both buildings with a new concrete base A concrete slab will then be poured inside the walls constructed atop proper footings was a project that had to be done if we were going to save the said Wayne Larson who is over seeing the project along with Ray Gaddow every going well get ting a lot of help from those who need to work together in order to complete In addition to a new foun dation a 20 square foot space will be left behind the firehouse upon which a stor age shed wdl be built for use by the historical society In order to complete the project both buildings first had to be lifted off their crumbling support struc tures and moved forward so the old work could be cleared away and the new ones poured The new foundation for the firehouse was poured in November and currently the firehouse is back in its origi nal location According to Larson the concrete slab the firehouse will sit on will be poured in the spring along with all portions of the cigar factory repair job I The project which board members hope to have com pleted by July 1 2004 is being funded by the Mayville Historical Society but Lee said the society hopes to hold a fund raising drive in the spring solicit members for help to defer the Lee said we had money squirreled away be down pretty much to the ends of our ropes but be able to pay for ort Leonard Wood soldiers killed in Iraq ORT LEONARD WOOD were being finalized Mo AP) Hearts were was a tremendous heavy riday at ort loss and it is a difficult time Lddnard Wood ftttftlHetsahd cairb' spread that three combat said Kelly who engineers based at the cent spoke to reporters riday at tral MissOuri Arinypohad thd post been killed in Iraq vflie meh died Wednesday The fatalities were the morning when a homemade first for the 5th Engineer bomb blew up as the sol Battalion The military idea diers traveled in a convoy tified the victims riday as Maj Christopher Splinter 43 of Platteville Wis Capt Chris Soelzer 26 of South Dakota and Sgt Benjamin Biskie 27 of Ihcson Ariz Col Paul Kelly who serves as the operational commander when soldiers are at ort Leonard Wood said the post was planning a memorial service but details still a near Samarra north of Baghdad Kelly said he had no other immediate details about the incident which remained under investiga tion Kelly said he knew Splinter and had met the other two when he visited the battalion about two months ago in Iraq were doing what they wanted to be doing which was this Kelly said The battalion attached to the 4th Infdhtry Division was deployed April 2 fT Iraq Their mission was to raze obstacles add help the division advance during hostilities by laying roads and bridges Since then the battalion has been helping rebuild Iraq During visit to Iraq the men talked with pride about rebuilding six schools and repairing other infrastructure ripped apart by the war remember sitting down with Major Splinter and dis cussing the Kelly said talked about his family He also expressed pride in being able to serve his While there Kelly said he visited one of the schools the combat engineers helped to rebaild and was touched by the affection the Iraqi children showed the soldiers' really appreciated what the US Army was doing to help their country get back on its feet so they can enjoy some of the free doms that we have here but sometimes take for grant Kelly said The soldiers in the battal ion were told immediately about the deaths of their comrades Kelly said soldiers are hit hard by the loss of their friends and fellow soldiers but they are holding up Kelly said understand got a mission to When the battalion deployed families had hung yellow ribbons at the battal headquarters on post Those still were intact riday American flags also hung outside many busi nesses Kelly declined to discuss personal details of the sol lives at the request of their families Biskie was remembered as a loving husband and father to his 6 year old son Although the Army listed Biskie as a resident of Vermilion Ohio relatives said he only spent a short time there He was bom and raisedin Tlicson ENJOYING THE SNOW WHILE IT LASTS mi JIU lit mWP i iiM ii anil 'M lllli Citizen StaffCory Schaefer Abova Natalia Eady 14 akatas araund on frozan Beaver Dam Lake during Community Christian School's racass at Tahoe Park i In Beaver Dam oarilw this wook At right Katlo Eody goto a lit 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