Wisconsin State Journal from Madison, Wisconsin • 21

Plan to save wetlands2D DEATH NOT1CES3D CLASSIFIED ADS4D 1D City editor Terry Sheton, 252-6118 Wisconsin State Journal Monday, December 10. 1990 TT 237 City leaders face challengers Two candidates hope to unseat Soglin By Joel Broadway Crty government reporter Former mayoral candidate Dennis DeNure will seek the city's Gas tanks leaking GREEN BAY (AP) Gasoline and other petroleum products leaking from more than 600 underground tanks in northeastern Wisconsin are threatening the environment and creating health hazards, officials said. "We're talking about tanks as little as haven filed yet They include First District Aid. Wayne Bige-low, who is the City Council president; Aid. Bert Zipperer, 6th District; Aid.

Sue Bauman, 7th District; Aid. Henry Lufler, 16th District; and Aid. Jean Stewart, 20th District Candidates for mayor or City Council have until Jan. 2 to present petitions with 20 to 40 signatures supporting their bid. Primary elections will be held in February, if needed, and general elections will be held April 2.

Council members receive $4,392 a year, while the mayor's salary is 161,522. top office again this spring, and seven other candidates filed last week for City Council. DeNure, 34, of 302 W. Wilson r'V. It 1 DeNure James McFarland, who is finishing law scbooL Two candidates also filed for the 21st District seat being vacated by Aid.

Ronald Trachten-berg. David NispeL 7757 Radcliffe Drive, and Susan Hamblin, 6 N. Strathfield Circle, are both running for the seat In the 15th District, incumbent Aid. David Schneider will face a challenger this spring. Douglas Yarmouth, 3437 Hargrove will run for the seat In the 18th District, John Rous-sos of 1406 Drewery Lane has filed as a candidate for City Council The seat is currently held by Aid.

Scott Truehl. Roussos was a candidate for mayor in 1989, but lost in the primary. In the 19th District, Jay Allen of 72 Craig plans to run for City Council The seat is currently held by Aid. Judith Bowser. Several other incumbents announced this week they would seek re-election, although they He is known for promoting the idea of a "museum mile" in the city.

DeNure filed as a candidate with the city clerk's office on Friday. He plans to run against incumbent Mayor Paul Soglin and political newcomer Rich Bogovich in the non-partisan elections. Candidates already are lining up for the 22 Madison City Council seats. Christine Larson, of 141 W. Gilman St, filed last week for the 8th District seat vacated by Aid.

100 gallons and as big as 10,000 and 20,000 gallons, leaks that are the size of pinholes and some you could put your fist said Bruce Urben of the Department of ran for mayor in 1989 and for Dane County executive in 1988. Before. Natural Resources. Leaking tanks are responsible for well water contamination in Marinette and Door counties, Urben said. At a Green Bay bouse, residents were evacuated and power shut off to prevent an explosion after dangerous levels of gasoline by-products seeped into the basement, he said.

Urben and his staff, who are studying the extent of the problem, expect to release findings in a few weeks. Wisconsin i Tribal school teaches basics and heritage law requires that all spills and leaks be re ported to the DNR. The DNR recently estimated that 15 percent to 25 percent of the 60,000 federally regulated tanks in the state are leaking. Urben said nearly half are ranked as high priority sites. "It's scary.

Our caseload is growing so rapidly we're having to prioritize and deal first with high ranking sites," Urben said. "Now there are projections the caseload isn't going to level off." in, I i i i 3 ment and decision making. The school is managed by a nine-member board. About 60 percent of the school's staff of 49 are Menomonie, Ojibway or Oneida. "We've heard all kinds of horror stories of kids flunking out and getting lost in the shuffle in the public schools," Mousseau said.

"Racism still exists in some public schools. We can provide good role models." Tribal elders Amos and Maria Hinton teach the Oneida language daily. Many of the foster grandparents who spend time in the classroom are also native speakers. During their eight years at the Tribal School the children become a close-knit group, she said. In order to keep them from scattering, Mousseau said she would like to begin a high school program She intends to visit Washington, D.C., in February to plead her biaie Jumna pfiottMtC IntNO Associated Press ONEIDA Sharon Mousseau says her mission as an educator is to steep Indian children not only in academics but also the language and tradition of their ancestors.

The Oneida Tribal School emphasizes Indian culture and offers families an alternative to the five public school systems Oneidas might enroll in otherwise, she said. The school opened in 1979 with fewer than 100 students. This year, the facility at the Norbert Hill Center has an enrollment of 228 children in kindergarten through eighth grade. It also has a waiting list. What Mousseau, as Oneida Tribal School administrator, has accomplished with the school since she arrived in 1981 has earned her the 1990 Wisconsin Indian Educator of the Year award from the Wisconsin Indian Education Association.

The honor, said the 1969 graduate of Appleton High School-East, is premature. "I'm not done yet," she said. Mousseau's next goal is construction of a new elementary school and the introduction of a high school program in 1992. While public schools are doing Helbach's vows a political party If you were a player in the Legislature and not certifiably a Republican, you were probably at the festive wedding reception Saturday night of new Senate Majority Leader Dave Helbach and Jennifer Donnelly, a top aide to Wisconsin Blue Cross executive and former Senate Majority Leader Tim Cullen. The Capital Brewery in Middleton was crowded with movers and shakers.

Among thprrv Spnatp Prsirlpnt after Rodefer, of Toman, a civilian employee at the base. As he spoke, a five-ton dump truck was driven into a nearby paint bay. The door was closed so that painting could begin and the truck emerged about five minutes later with its new coat of paint. So far, the base has painted more than 1 ,400 vehicles, he said. Soldiers are not the only ones getting ready for the Persian Gulf.

At one comer of the Fort McCoy, Jeeps, trucks and other vehicles headed fa Operation Desert Shield are repainted, trading their camouflage green and olive drab for a shade of desert tan. Cleaning, taping and masking may take an hour, but the paint job itself takes five minutes, said Bemie cause before the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). The school is cur COMMENTARY Fred Ris8er, Milwaukee rently funded with a combination of BIA grants, Department of lobbyist Bill Brovdrick. ti ii inn rr "Ml hiiii, former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jim Wood, Supreme Court Justice Bill Ba-blitch. and Dem legislators Chuck Chvala, Dave Travis and Marlin Schneider.

PAT SIMMS i more to teach Indian history, culture, tradition and values, the Oneida school combines the latest in educational methods and technology with an eye to the distinct culture of the Oneida. Public Instruction funds, federal entitlement grants and tribal contributions. "If we can have them for high school we can be even more effective," Mousseau said. "We've got a vested interest. These are our children." Mousseau's late father was an Oneida.

Her mother, Grace Swamp of Appleton, is German. While growing up, she as many Native Americans subscribed to the theory that holding onto the Oneida language and old tribal customs would keep her from making her way in the white man's world. "That melting pot theory is still shared by some," she said. But others now believe that turning away from one's identity can be more of a hindrance than a help. Mousseau said she gained her own sense of being Indian largely from her grandfather.

ill Class sizes remain small and planning is individualized. There is a positive self-esteem and a sense of belonging they can only get here," Mousseau said. They learn not only acceptance of their Oneida background, but pride in their heritage." Language and culture are woven into the curriculum In the early grades, children learn about If I -Y clans and family relationships. Upper grades study tribal govern It was, by the way, Helbach's 42nd birthday as well. Spuds and Roscoe: Kayser JeepEagle salesman Erik Pangman wants people to know that UW-Madison Chancellor Donna Shalala impaled a Suzuki Sidekick on a snow drift last week, not a Geo Tracker, as the fraternity brothers who dug her out reported.

Shalala sold her Geo to a relative, Pangman says, and bought the Suzuki. "She wanted something smaller, due to her demure size," says Pangman. Oh, and by the way, Pangman says his bull terrier, Roscoe, is just fine. Roscoe is the real-life brother of Spuds Mackenzie of Budweiser commercial fame. Pangman says both were born in Illinois.

"We live in the city," says Pangman. "He's kind of an indoor guy, but we get him out." Not exactly a party animal? Wait and see: Wisconsin Public Radio director Jack Mitchell says in a letter to Madison-area members of WPR's Association that a survey next summer will gauge listener sentiments about the controversial program changes at the station. Specifically: replacing early morning classical music with talk. Mitchell says initial reaction to any program change is always negative. "If we judged changes by the initial reaction, our programming would still sound like it Holiday gifts from the artful shopper Prayers for the soldiers 1 By Roger A.

Gribble Wtscoosn State Journal FORT McCOY "One of the amazing things is we bear auto Stale Journal pfrotoMfcCj IntNU Shawn Dalton kept a lonely vigil outside Fort McCoy last week. did in 1919. "Listeners mourn what they have lost before they appreciate what ihey have gained." If you say so. Light years away: We hear UW professor of industrial engineering Denny Fryback just got back from his high school class reunion. It wasn't in Potosi.

Fryback was an exchange student in South Africa about 20 years ago. This year he went back. The changes he found in the country are deep and significant, he says. Simms' Snoop column appears Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Phone: 252-6126.

By Susan Blocker Wisconsin State Journal Playful fiberglass horses, dressed in bright paints and standing about thigh high, smile silently in the Grace Chosy Gallery. Trying getting those under your Christmas tree. Some people, looking for unique solutions to their holiday gift-buying problems, just might try, said Marylin Hart, an art consultant with the gallery at 218 N. Henry St For the holidays, art galleries make special efforts to offer items that might appeal financially and creatively to Christmas shoppers, said Hart and Jack Garver, vice president of the nearby Fanny Garver Gallery on State Street Between the two galleries, shoppers could find presents for as little as $2, for a paper ornament and as much as $5,800, for an oil painting. "Some of the artists are asked to do more affordable things for the holidays," Hart said.

For example, the gallery has several two-dimensional pieces for between $50 and a little more than $100. Both galleries also carry more jewelry than they normally do during the rest of the year. "We have everything from funky to elegant" Hart said. On the "funky" end, how about a necklace made of batik fish? Garver said his gallery also tries to get more affordable glass -items, such as small paperweights, some selling for $32. Un-sual scent bottles also are popular, he said.

Even something as ordinary as a salt and pepper shaker set becomes an objet dart when it's a ceramic cat pepper shaker sitting on top of its salt shaker chair. Someone could also turn a Christmas tree into a mini-gallery of sorts, with everything from an origami Santa to a hand-blown glass chili pepper ornament Football fans could find an artistic outlet via a craft clay ornament of a dog wearing a Green Bay Packers helmet and carrying a pennant saying, "Back the Pack, Art," at Chosy. Such items, which carry a wide appeal, and the availability of more affordable pieces attract i broader base of customers during the holidays, both Garver and Hart said. matic weapons fire behind us and shells going off. It brings it home to us." The speaker is Mike Miller, of Luck, one of several people keeping a prayer vigil at the edge of Highway 21 about two miles east of the main entrance to this sprawling military base.

The sounds be described came from training exercises. Fort McCoy is a major processing center for Army National Guard and Reserve units called up for active duty, most likely in the Persian Gulf. About 1.525 soldiers have already passed through this base on their way to Saudi Arabia and that number is expected to climb to 6.600 within a few more weeks, said Mary Binder, a base spokeswoman. Why the prayer vigil? "Basically, we're here in solidarity with the troops," said Shawn Dalton, of Winona, Minn. Dalton, a seasonal worker, said in the early stages of the vigil, which began on Dec.

2 and in- volved some 25 people, some civilian motorists made obscene gestures as they drove by. "But the tide has turned and we're getting a lot more friendly honks because they realize we support the troops and pray they'll come home for Christmas alive. "This is the way we can show support for those people over there," be said, as he stood next to a banner asking, "Must we trade body bags for oil?" Added Dalton: "We hope no blood is spilled over this." Mike Miles, of Luck, another vigil participant, said the idea for the vigil came about two weeks ago from a group in Polk County. Said Miles: "We feel the most supportive thing we can do for the troops is create an atmosphere that makes the military option an impossibility. We're trying to put some action behind our hopes." Dalton said the group was not allowed to set up its vigil at the main gate, although Miles said the base commander has not tried to interfere with the vigil, which will run through Christmas Day.

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