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Wed
05
Feb

Banasik hired as new District Administrator

Submitted by admin on Wed, 02/05/2020 - 10:14

 

By Ted Pennekamp

 

Prairie du Chien High School Principal Andy Banasik will become the new District Administrator for the Prairie du Chien Area School District.

During its regular meeting Monday night, the Prairie du Chien School Board hired Banasik to replace interim District Administrator Bryce Bird.

Wed
05
Feb

Big second half propels Seneca

Submitted by admin on Wed, 02/05/2020 - 10:11

Seneca’s Ashton Swanson shoots in the lane against visiting De Soto in first-half action. (Photos by Ted Pennekamp)

Kadin Wallin grabs an offensive rebound and goes right back up for 2 points.

 

Seneca had a big second half to come back to beat visiting De Soto 60-33 in a Ridge and Valley boys basketball game Tuesday night.

The Pirates led 23-19 at halftime, but the Indians had a furious rally to outscore the Pirates 41-10 in the second half to gain the victory.

Ashton Swanson and Evan Payne each netted 17 points to pace Seneca. Kolton Chambers and Kadin Wallin both scored 9.

Tue
04
Feb

Cary O. Turner

Submitted by admin1 on Tue, 02/04/2020 - 14:44

Cary O. Turner, 61, of Onalaska, formerly of Prairie du Chien, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, Jan. 31, 2020, in Janesville. 

He was born on July 15, 1958, in Boscobel, the son of Richard and Madonna (Hill) Turner. 

Cary was united in marriage to Laurie Conner on Aug. 25, 1986, in Las Vegas, Nev. Cary graduated from Iowa-Grant High School, then attended Southwest Tech in Fennimore, where he obtained his auto body degree. In 1980, after working at several body shops, he started working at Dagnon Motors in Prairie du Chien, where he managed the body shop. In 1988, he started Midwest Auto and successfully operated it for 30 years. 

Tue
04
Feb

Bluff View production of Charlotte’s Web at Performing Arts Center Feb. 6

Submitted by admin on Tue, 02/04/2020 - 12:03

A group of Bluff View students were recently working on the set of Charlotte’s Web to be performed on Feb. 6 in the Performing Arts Center at the high school. In front is Evie Eastman. Seated are: Aliya Earle, Addie Torgerson, and Anya Bixenmann. Back row: Keelauna O’Neil, Amelia Graham, Erin Lenz and Hazi Farmer.

 

By Ted Pennekamp

 

Bluff View Intermediate School will be performing Charlotte’s Web on Thursday, Feb. 6 in the Prairie du Chien Performing Arts Center. The play is free and open to the general public.

Tue
04
Feb

Joseph A. Kolter

Submitted by admin1 on Tue, 02/04/2020 - 09:18

Joseph A. Kolter, 76, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died at his home Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020. 

Joe was born in Winona, Minn., April 16, 1943, and grew up in Prairie du Chien, where he attended high school and worked various jobs until entering the military and serving in Korea. He moved to Cedar Rapids and worked as a housing inspector for HACAP until his retirement in 2005. 

Mon
03
Feb

Robert R. 'Opa' Shulka

Submitted by admin1 on Mon, 02/03/2020 - 12:58

Robert Raymond “Opa” Shulka, 79, of rural Lansing, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020, at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse. 

Fri
31
Jan

Rodney P. Bartholomew

Submitted by admin1 on Fri, 01/31/2020 - 16:08

Rodney P. Bartholomew, 85, of Boscobel, passed away on Monday, Jan. 27, 2020, at Gundersen Hospital in Boscobel surrounded by his family.  

He was born on June 22, 1934, in Steuben, the son of Floyde and Eva (Bellis) Bartholomew.  

Thu
30
Jan

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK Prairie Catholic Middle School essays

Submitted by admin1 on Thu, 01/30/2020 - 12:59

Mother Teresa said, “Do ordinary things with extraordinary love.” I love attending Prairie Catholic School because...

 

7th and 8th grades

 

By Scout Hall

Thu
30
Jan

Bomb threat not substantiated at River Ridge; district works to ensure student safety

Submitted by admin1 on Thu, 01/30/2020 - 10:25

By Correne Martin

 

A bomb threat was found written on a middle school boys' bathroom wall at River Ridge Schools Wednesday, Jan. 29, as Superintendent Clay Koenig confirmed. The Grant County Sheriff's Department quickly responded, and after a careful search of the building, authorities found no bomb or alarming foreign objects. According to Koenig, protocol was followed every step of the way and student safety was top priority. 

 

"Every move we made obviously had the kids' safety first and foremost in our minds," Koenig stated Thursday morning.

 

Wed
29
Jan

‘Decoding the Driftless’ reconnects residents with their home region

Submitted by admin1 on Wed, 01/29/2020 - 15:30

George Howe, one of the producers of “Decoding the Driftless,” a documentary about the Driftless Area in which we live, presented the film to an audience of about 40 at the Prairie du Chien Memorial Library last week. (Photo by Correne Martin)

By Correne Martin

 

The average person living in the Driftless Area is disconnected with the kind of landscape gem in which he resides. 

“Decoding the Driftless”—the 2018 feature-length documentary film starring the region in southwest Wisconsin, southeast Minnesota, northeast Iowa and extreme northwest Illinois—was made to spread awareness to those living in and others who’ve never heard of the world-class resources and ancient geological story of the Driftless Area.

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