By Lt. Kat Smith, Navy Office of Community Outreach GREAT LAKES, Ill. – Sailors are some of the most highly-trained people on the planet, according to Navy officials, and this training requires highly-dedicated instructors. At Naval Education and Training Command, this obligation falls upon hard-charging, Navy professionals who trains and mentors the Navy’s future warfighters.…
Read MoreThere are huge numbers of 45 to 70 year-olds in the group frequently referred to as the ‘sandwich generation,’ as they are experiencing caregiving pressure from both their parents and their children at the same time. This group is facing many new and complex challenges as children to of older parents, spouses and siblings of…
Read MoreYou can help provide activities for Language Enrichment, Exercise plus Socialization (LEEPS). Two hours a week is all it takes to help someone retain function and give the caregiver a break. You will contribute to your community being dementia friendly. Training is provided, background checks required, and a minimum commitment of 6 months. For more…
Read MoreBe part of the solution! World Heritage International is looking for American families to host high school students from Eurasia. All these students have received scholarships through the US State Department sponsored Future Leaders Exchange Program (FLEX) and will spend an academic year in the U.S. This historic program seeks to foster democracy and values…
Read MoreMADISON, WIS. – Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Patrick O’Connor, 61, Waunakee, Wisconsin, was sentenced August 7 by U.S. District Judge William Conley to 84 months in federal prison for wire fraud and money laundering. O’Connor, a real estate developer and licensed real estate agent, pleaded…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Time flies during the summer — and now auditions for the Missoula Children’s Theatre production of “Jack and the Beanstalk” are right around the corner. The auditions for the play begin at 9 a.m. Monday, August 19, at Colfax Lutheran Church, 600 Balsam Street, Colfax. Any child who was…
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By LeAnn R. Ralph HUDSON — A former Glenwood City High School teacher who pleaded guilty to two of seven felonies related to sex crimes involving a teenaged girl in Missouri has been sentenced to nine years in prison and 12 years of extended supervision. Judge Edward Vlack sentenced Peter L.O. Gaustad, age 46, in…
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Blake Edward Deal, 38 years of age, from Hammond, WI has been arrested by the Wisconsin State Patrol Eau Claire Post for operating a motor vehicle under the influence, 5th offense. On Sunday, August 4th at 1:57 a.m., a WI State Patrol Trooper attempted to stop a vehicle traveling eastbound on I94 at Mile Post…
Read MoreAs Justice Shirley Abrahamson ends her tenure on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, after 43 years and more than 1,300 authored opinions, she leaves a rich legacy of legal scholarship, importantly including her support for government transparency. While on the court, Abrahamson faithfully applied the presumption in favor of public access in the open records and…
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