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Board narrowsoptions

MARSHALL

By Amy Smith Assistant Editor

The Marshall School Board narrowed facilities studysolutions further at a meeting Jan. 8.

At its meeting in December, the board asked EpsteinUhen Architect’s (EAU) to associate a cost with 14 differ-ent solutions.

The board asked for costs based on actual interest inthe solution or just for a reference to show communitymembers.

EPA estimated ranges of costs for each solution basedon similar districts. They also reminded the board thatmany of the costs cancel each other out. For example, ifthe district were to build a new middle school, manycosts of campus wide ADA improvements, campus widesecurity and flexible furniture would be eliminatedbecause they would be taken care of in the cost to buildthe middle school. Each cost estimate includes all fees,construction and materials.

The costs associated with doing nothing ranged from$300,000 to $500,000 per year. Doing nothing wouldmean just keeping up with general maintenance andrepairs.

Board member John Lutz asked Building ManagerDan McCrea how much of that the district currently

Ballots set forspring elections

By Amy SmithAssistant Editor

Terms for all supervisors on boards in Dane, Dodgeand Jefferson counties expire in April.

In Jefferson County, Supervisor Richard Jones ofWaterloo has filed his papers to seek re-election toDistrict No. 1, which includes the city of Waterloo.Supervisor Mike Kelly of Johnson Creek has also filedhis nomination papers for re-election to representDistrict No. 2 that includes the city and town ofWaterloo. Both incumbents will run unopposed.

In Dane County, Dennis O’Loughlin of DeForest rep-resents the village of Marshall and Town of Medina forDistrict No. 20. No nomination papers have been filedfor the position.

In Dodge County, Supervisor Jeff Berres, who repre-sents the town of Portland, will seek re-election unop-posed.

Two Dane County Circuit judges -- WilliamHanrahan and John Markson -- are also up for electionbut both will run unopposed.

Dodge County Circuit judges Brian Pfitzinger andSteven Bauer will also run unopposed.

Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge DavidWambach was appointed by Gov. Scott Walker in June,filling the seat vacated by Judge Jacqueline R. Erwin,who retired in January after 34 years of public serviceas both a prosecutor and judge.

He is vying for his first full term as judge againstJefferson attorney Joann Miller.

Locally, no primary elections are planned for Feb. 18,

SECOND HARVEST

Amy Smith photos

ABOVE: Jean Zastrowpackages food for some-one during the SecondHarvest Foodbank atHoly Trinity LutheranChurch in Marshall. RIGHT: From left, DaveZastrow and EdTousignant sort frozenground beef for those col-lecting food during thefoodbank.

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Fisheree festival toprovide fun for all

By Amy Smith Assistant Editor

The key to a long life is to eat a lot of green onions,according to Ruth Goetsh, who celebrated her 100thbirthday Jan. 11.

Or maybe it is just to live with a sense of humor likethat.

Goetsh, or Granny as she is better known, was bornon a farm in Milwaukee in 1914. She graduated fromWalworth High School in 1933 and married William

Goetch in 1934. Her husband passed away in 1971. She spent much of her life working on the farm and

spent some time working in a canning factory, but if youask her the most fulfilling part of her life, she would sayworking as a nurses aid for 12 years.

“It was the happiest moment of my life,” Goetsh said.“I always wanted to be a nurse.”

Goetsh was also the mother to three children, two ofwhich were adopted. She also took in foster children fora time.

“At one time, there was 11 people at one table,”Goetsh recalls.

She now resides in Sienna Crest, where she has livedfor the past four years. Her granddaughter, LauriJohnson who manages the living facility, said her“granny” likes to think of herself as Sienna’ Crest’sambassador. “She’s the welcoming committee,” Johnsonadded with a laugh.

Johnson said her grandmother even visited the resi-dents before she lived there.

But Goetsh has lived her entire life with an open andwelcoming heart.

“I believe in loving everybody,” Goetsh said.“Granny has a very large heart and lived her life with

a lot of love,” Johnson added. Besides caring for patients as a nurse and welcoming

children into her home as her own, Goetsh shows herlarge heart by sharing her personal love of crochetingand knitting. Everything she has ever knitted she hasgiven away, she said.

“Every one in the family has something from Granny,”Johnson said.

Goetsh also opens her heart by sharing her talent andteaching others. She has taught many of the SiennaCrest staff to crochet.

Crocheting is something Goetsh is really passionateabout. While visiting, she showed off two blankets shewas working on at the moment. On each, she was tryingsomething new – adding fringe and trying out a popcornstitch.

“I try to pick the hardest pattern I can find,” Goetsh

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Amy Smith photoRuth “Granny” Goetch, who turned 100 Jan. 11, loves to cro-chet for friends and family.

Green onions to thank for century of lifeMARSHALL

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See BIRTHDAY, page 3A

By Amy SmithAssistant Editor

The 11th annual Marshall Lions Ice FishereeFestival will be held Jan. 17 and 18 at Fireman’s Park.

The festival, which is the club’s largest fundraiserand biggest source of revenue for projects throughoutthe year, will kick off activities Friday, Jan. 17 with can-dlelit skating from 4 p.m. until close, as well as a snow-sculpting contest, which will continue throughSaturday, Jan. 18. Pre-registration is required for thecontest.

Funds raised during the festival are used to donateeyeglasses and hearing aids to those in need, to pur-chase coats for the club’s annual coat drive, for stateand nation wide Lions Clubs projects, to send childrento Lions Camp, and for various needs locally.

“There are always different needs out there everymonth,” said Lee Hellenbrand, Marshall Lions Cubmember. “Being the main and largest civic organizationin Marshall we donate a lot locally.”

Keeping with the fishing theme, the club also usespart of the funds for fish restocking in the MauneshaRiver.

Fisheree activities begin Saturday, Jan. 18 with reg-istration ending at 2:30 p.m. A prize of $200 will beawarded for largest fish, as wells as the chance of a$100 prize for children 14 and under. Cash prizes, doorprizes and trophies will be awarded throughout the day.

Hellenbrand encourages even those who do not havea lot of fishing experience to join in on the day. Theweekend of the fisheree is free fishing weekend throughthe Department of Natural Resources, so even thosewithout licenses can fish.

Hellenbrand also added that the Lions will provide adesignated safe fishing area.

The fisheree was originally started with the ideathat there were not a lot of things for the community to

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Dementia simulations offered NEWS, 3A

VFW honors students NEWS, 4A

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