OUR PHOTO OF THE WEEK The Random Lake FFA Alumni sponsored Sunday afternoon's donkey basketball spectacular at Random Lake High School.  School staff member Dick Eder prepares to take a shot in this photo.  The school's FFA chapter ended up winning the game.

Town of Sherman Subdivision Gets Final Approval

The final plat for the Country Meadows Estates Subdivision was approved by the Town of Sherman Board at its April meeting.  The board’s unanimous approval was contingent upon the reception of a letter of credit from the owners regarding public improvements that will be required in the subdivision.

Many hours of meeting time were devoted to the subdivision proposal in the past year or so.  “We wish you tremendous success with your subdivision,” said Town Chairman William Goehring.  Developers David Borchardt and David Eggert were present to sign the agreement.  The new subdivision will be located west of County Rd. I (nearly directly west of the County Line Estates Subdivision).

The board received an update on the Joint Economic Development Committee and the new Community SHARe program from executive director Barb Garny and Tom Malmstadt, administrator of the Random Lake School District.  For several years the Town of Sherman has participated in joint month meetings with representatives of the Villages of Adell and Random Lake, as well as the school district.  After surveying residents of the Random Lake School District the committee has drawn up a strategic plan.  One of the major goals will be recruiting a new grocery store to serve the southwestern Sheboygan County area.

Goehring has been representing the Town of Sherman at these meetings, which include the presidents of the Adell and Random Lake, and some other community representatives.  “They really are a very dedicated group,” said Garny, who works at Times Printing Co., Inc., Random Lake.

The grocery store committee is now advertising in trade publications to find someone to own and operate a store.  Along the way the committee has found several individuals who want to invest in either the building or the business.  Garny said that should be a tremendous help in attracting a store.  “A lot of good and positive things are happening,” she said.

The Community SHARe effort hopes to serve as a clearinghouse to find local projects that youth and other volunteers could work on.  Many area churches take youth groups on summer mission trips to out-of-state destinations.  The Community SHARe group hopes to build the same kind of enthusiasm for local projects, such as helping an elderly person with yard upkeep or maintenance.

Malmstadt said he believes this joint effort will pay big dividends for all three communities.  The long-term goal is to expand the business community in both Adell and Random Lake — and that should draw more residents and school children (something that would benefit the local school district).  The Town of Sherman, Village of Adell and Village of Random Lake have each made contributions to the committee when budgets are drawn up.

Richard Mondloch reported that the Wade property next door has had difficulty keeping animals inside the fences, which has caused damage on his property.  The board will be contacting Laurie Wade to discuss the problem.  Also discussed was the exterior condition of the Reysen property in Silver Creek.

Dennis Hiller reported on the Park Board’s plans to create a youth baseball diamond in the park located between County Line Estates and Westview Hills Subdivisions.  Follow all the local government news by subscribing to the online Sounder.

Random Lake High School to Host Junior Prom on Saturday

Random Lake High School’s junior class will host “A Red Carpet Affair", this year's prom, on Sat., May 3, from 8 p.m. to midnight.  Hollywood and the silver screen set the theme for 2008's annual event.

Tickets are being sold in the high school office for $8 per person and $16 per couple.  Tickets bought at the door that evening will be an additional $2.  Spectator tickets are $2 per person.  The doors will close at 9 p.m. for the grand march.  Spectators will be asked to conclude their photo-taking and return the gym to the students at 9:30 pm.  J-Rod from DJ Express will provide the evening's music.

Kelsey Berndt and Ryan Dahm will serve as the evening's mistress and master of ceremonies.  Other court members and their escorts are: Leesa Klatt and Adam Jungers, Kelly Schulz and Jerome Hanson, Katie Huebner and Brian Winker, Olivia Hess and Dylan Shaver, Jele Buathong and Spencer Plier, Rachel Daggett and Luke Theis and Stephanie Dieringer and Mark Weyker.  Jele Buathong is an exchange student from Thailand.  The couple who will be named king and queen remains top secret until Saturday night.

The class voted for "Wonder Wall" by Oasis as this year's prom song.

Random Lake FFA Wins Donkey Basketball Event

There were more bumps and bruises than points scored in Sunday’s donkey basketball event sponsored by the Random Lake FFA Alumni.  In the playoff, Leah Daggett sank a dramatic shot from the top of the key with two seconds remaining to lift the Random Lake FFA to a 4-2 victory over the Random Lake Community Team.

Katie Huebner scored the first basket for the FFA, but Dan Eberhardt tied the score at 2-2.

 In the opening game, the FFA defeated the Random Lake Faculty, 8-6, in overtime.  Dick Eder scored for the Faculty, but Lindsey Rathke answered for the Alumni.  Eder scored again, answered by Jake Gullett.  Adam Kurth gave the FFA a 6-4 lead, but Julie Hausner scored for the Faculty.  In overtime Gullett scored to give the FFA the victory.

In the second game the Community team defeated the Random Lake Fire Department, 4-2.  Eric Rathke downed the first bucket for the Community squad, but Al Springstroh answered for the RLFD.  Jeff Mueller’s basket gave the Community squad the victory.                                                                                                                  

Random Lake School Board Presents Buildings & Grounds Needs

The Random Lake Board of Education set aside time for some “straight talk” about the next year’s budget and the accumulating building and grounds needs of the district on April 28.  Only about 20 district residents took advantage of the special program, but the problems won’t be going away soon.  These same topics will be discussed much more in the coming months.

John Nesvold, who heads the board’s Budget Committee, projected that the Random Lake schools face a budget shortfall of $64,941 for the 2008-09 term (based on a number of variables like district valuation and enrollment).  “Coming that close is not too bad on an $11 million budget,” he noted.

Beth Kocher, who heads the Buildings & Grounds Committee, presented short-term and long-term needs.  It’s no secret that the district had trimmed its buildings and grounds repair budget to less than $50,000 in the last half dozen years — choosing instead of offer more class choices or possibly some smaller class sizes.  But just like anyone’s own property, the repair projects will keep mounting if not fixed.

The list of immediate needs includes high school windows, the roof on the auditorium (former high school gym), crumbling stucco that allows moisture seepage, carpeting in high school and middle school hallways and some classrooms, bathroom fixtures, rusting entrance doors, the roof of the multi-purposes room in the middle school, fencing and backstops on the elementary playground, and finally some computer infrastructure needs.  The immediate list totals about $466,886.  There is another list of impending building and grounds projects that amounts to $253,032.  That adds up to a total of $719,918.

Additional concerns include a rapidly aging roof system, the need for some boiler replacements, and more.  The above numbers were derived from getting one estimate from area contractors.  Any actual work would go through a competitive billing process.  The school also will be looking for possible grants (especially in the energy savings areas).

The school board will be meeting with a financial advisor to see what options are open for the next year.  District Administrator Tom Malmstadt said the board will probably authorize listing the Batavia Elementary School for sale, hoping that a buyer will come forth soon.  Another part of the plan will probably be a referendum to address only building and grounds issues — repairing what the district has right now.

The school board will be discussing this issue again on Monday.  This will be a special meeting at 6:30 p.m.  Other agenda items include the swearing in of newly elected members and the election of school board officers.

Malmstadt said there is good news ahead too.  The district is scheduled to be debt free in 2015.  However, the maintenance will not be able to wait that long.  A recent survey of district residents showed that they have an interest in the proper upkeep of school property.  District residents who are interested in these long-term maintenance issues are iinvited to attend future board meetings or contact school board members.

Random Lake Schools Take Action to Make Up Missed Time

The School District of Random Lake must make up two of its inclement weather days, and a plan has been approved by the administration.

The first day will be made up by extending the last day of school to Fri., June 13.

The second missed day will be made up by adding seven minutes to each school day beginning April 10.  Here are the details: 
The elementary school starts at 8:51 a.m. and ends at 3:38 p.m.  The middle and high schools will start at their usual time and end at 2:52 p.m.  The bus drivers will adjust their pick-up/drop-off times accordingly.  For all the local government and school news subscribe to the online Sounder.

Gildemeister Discusses Her New Volume of Poetry

Linda J. Gildemeister of Random Lake has just published her first volume of poetry.  At an April 15 program at Lakeview Community Library she discussed how she got started in poetry writing and what inspires her now.  She read a selection of her works.

Gildemeister, daughter of George and Carol Van Sluys, graduated from Cedar Grove High School in 1975.  Her first poems were written in high school, where she was encouraged by history teacher Rene Krom.  “I just loved his history class,” she says.  “I was sitting in a study hall and I just wrote a poem.  He read it and thought it was good.  I started writing poetry more often.”

Gildemeister may have completed more than a hundred poems during her school career.  “It was a relaxing thing to do,” she recalls.  She can remember many long walks near the Lake Michigan bluffs, where she learned to appreciate the natural world.  The writer also believes that her mother’s artwork was an inspiration.  “It was nice to grow up in an environment that was conducive to art,” she says.  “I have a lot of respect for people who have the ability to draw.”

She and Edwin Gildemeister got married in 1976.  They have three children, Harmonie, Adam and Jonathan, and later they adopted another son, Lance.  For about five years they lived in a home near Oostburg that overlooked Lake Michigan.  In 1981 they purchased a home at 300 Franzen St. in Random Lake.  Mrs. Gildemeister credits her husband for his landscape work, which included some innovative pathways.

Those pathways provided some inspiration for her book, “Poetic Pathways,” which is published by Xlibris Corp.  The softcover version costs $19.99, while the hardcover is $29.99.  The book is available through Internet sellers as well as Walden Books, Target, Barnes & Noble, and Border’s.

“Writing a poem is an inspirational thing,” she says.  “It’s something I always wanted to do.  I do use meter and rhyme — I want to convey to the reader what I am seeing.”  She has found that springtime and summer are most inspirational.

Gildemeister also encourages people to give writing a try.  “Don’t let somebody tell you that it’s not good enough,” she says.  “It is a God given gift.  A poetic voice that’s never heard is a sad thing.

“I couldn’t call writing poetry work,” she adds. “I could call it a passion.”

Adell Considers Hosting a Farmers Market This Summer

Will there be enough interest and vendors in the Adell, Town of Sherman and Random Lake area to start and support a farmers market?  These are some of the feasibility issues that will be addressed at the Adell Village Hall on Wed., May 14, at 6:30 p.m.

When the Random Lake Adell Area Economic Development Committee surveyed the residents of the Random Lake School District some of the comments included the wishes for a farmers market in the area.  The EDC has endorsed and will support this venture.  So here is "The Farmer in Adell" farmers market.  “We have the name and the advertising jingle,” says Adell Village President Andy Schmitt.  “Now all we need are the vendors, the volunteers and your support.”

Farmers, gardeners, craftsmen, other interested vendors and individuals who would support the farmers market are welcome to attend the meeting to establish an organizing committee.  An open round table discussion will be held to craft a plan of general goals and whether the market is desired and achievable.  Other possible components to be discussed are:  membership fees and advertising costs, who or what organization will be the governing board, are there volunteers to help set up and clean up the grounds, preferred day and hours of operation, what type of products are to be allowed and their point of origin.

If you are interested in participating in the market as a vendor, or as a market organizer, and cannot attend the meeting please submit your comments by email to villageofadell@wi.twcbc.com.  If a phone call is more convenient call the Adell village office at 920/994-8620 or Andy Schmitt at 920/994-4581.

Donated, Loaned Items Sought for New Random Lake Museum

The Random Lake Area Historical Society will be opening its first museum next month.  The historical society will be using part of the former Z-Market building located at 615 Carroll St. in Random Lake.  The building originally was used as the bottling house for the Jung Brewery.

The museum will be open on the first weekend of each month (and other times by appointment).  Opening day will be Fri., May 2, from 4-7 p.m., and on Sat., May 3, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (In July the museum will be open extra hours during the Random Lake Fire Department Picnic.)  The 1865 Nowack House will be open at the same times as the museum.

The museum will have permanent historical displays of local businesses and life in the early 20th Century in the village and surrounding areas.  Each month there will be a new theme with displays on loan and speakers on the topic of the month.  May will feature gardening through the years.  There will be special activities for children and food available to purchase.

An “O” gauge model railroad layout scene of Random Lake in the 1940s is under construction.  Visitors will be able to see ice blocks being loaded next to the lake at the Orth Ice House or products being loaded and unloaded at the Random Lake Co-op and the Krier Preserving Co.

The historical society is looking for help.  They need additional items to display that can be either donated or loaned.  Needed for May are old tools, magazines or seed catalogs, baskets, or anything used in gardening.  Persons with artistic or mechanical skills interested in building the railroad layout are needed.  Please contact Glen Laubenstein 920/994-4682 or Darla Jean Kraus at the Lakeview Community Library if you are willing to help or donate or loan items for the displays.

New members of the historical society are welcome.  Dues are $10 a year for individuals and $25 for families or $100 for a lifetime membership.

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Adell Lioness Club to Sponsor Rummage Sale on Sat., May 17

The Adell Lioness Club is organizing its 10th annual village wide rummage sale for Sat., May 17, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.  The cost to participate is $5 per home and that includes all the advertising and maps showing those homes participating along with a short description of what is available at each home.  To participate and be listed on the map call Karen Pfeifer at 920/994-4983 or National Exchange Bank at 920/994-4914 by May 9.

There will be refreshments throughout the day at the village hall located next to the fire station at 508 Seifert St.  Proceeds from this fundraiser benefit village youth programs as well as park improvements and local charities.

'Thoroughly Modern Millie' Chosen as Summer Show

Lakeshore Productions, Inc., has announced that its 2008 summer show will be Thoroughly Modern Millie.  It’s a high-spirited musical romp that has all of New York dancing the Charleston — a new 1920’s musical that has taken Broadway by storm.

Taking place in New York City in 1922, Thoroughly Modern Millie tells the story of young Millie Dillmount, who has just moved to the city in search of a new life.  It’s a New York full of intrigue and jazz — a time when women were entering the workforce and the rules of love and social behavior were changing forever.  Based on the popular movie, the stage version of Thoroughly Modern Millie includes a full score of new songs and bright dance numbers.  The cast will include frisky flappers, dashing leading men and a dragon-lady of a villainess that audiences will love to hate.

Director Ryan Klug will return to direct Lakeshore’s 2008 show (last summer he directed the successful Seussical).  “This show features amazing music and great characters,” Klug says.  “It is high energy and very fun with lots of memorable songs and scenes.  This show highlights the 1920's, and our production will be a jazzy look of one of America's most exciting eras.”  Klug says the show will revolve around the music of the 1920’s time period.

Audition dates will be June 2 and 3 at Random Lake High School.  Callbacks will be June 4 and 5.  Rehearsals will begin on Mon., June 9.

There are special roles for joint musician/characters who can play a banjo, tuba, trumpet, trombone and tuba/sousaphone.  Klug plans to have early auditions (March or April) for these special roles.  “These people will play special roles, both as performers and as pit orchestra members,” Klug says.  “If you, or anyone you know, would be interested in performing these instruments with us, please let me know.”

Klug also hopes to see more men auditioning for the show.  He would like to have a chorus of 15 men not including the lead roles.  The director notes that the movie “Thoroughly Modern Millie” starring Julie Andrews is not very similar to the stage version.  “I am ecstatic about directing this show,” Klug says.  “I have been looking forward to directing it ever since I got the opportunity to see it on Broadway.  We are also the first group to do it in our area, so we get to be groundbreakers in this amazing endeavor.”

Lakeshore Productions, Inc., will offer one more new wrinkle this summer.  One of the shows will have all roles played by the younger cast members.  The “junior cast” will perform the traditional Saturday matinee show.  Klug notes that one reason that Random Lake’s summer theater program was started was to give young people an opportunity to get on stage.

Over the years the various directors of Lakeshore Productions shows have been creative in finding ways to incorporate youth (and the same will go for Thoroughly Modern Millie this summer).  But the board of directors wanted to give even a larger stage experience to the young cast members — and so the “junior cast” will be chosen at the regular audition time together with the regular cast.  The junior cast will rehearse alongside the regular cast (although there may be a few adaptations for the junior version of the show).

“We think this will be a great opportunity for our youngest cast members,” says Klug.  “It will be a summer full of exciting music, great dancing, and amazing friends.”  Future announcements regarding auditions, the rehearsal schedule, and the list of assistant directors will be coming in The Sounder.  For more information contact director Ryan Klug 920/698-6414.

RLHS Choir Concert Arrives on Tuesday

On Tues., May 6, the Random Lake High School choirs will present a spring concert, “The Time of Singing.”  The time of the concert has been moved to 7:30 p.m. to accommodate the girls’ soccer game in Sheboygan.  The concert will feature the Women’s Ensemble, Concert Choir, Chorale, Madrigal, Show Choir and some state qualifying events.  The members of the Class of 2008 will be recognized for their contributions to the vocal music program.

Ozaukee High School to Host Junior Prom on Saturday

"Lost in the Jungle” will be the theme of the 2008 Ozaukee High School junior prom, which will be held this Saturday at the school in Fredonia.  The dance runs from 8 p.m. to midnight.  Members of the court of honor include Mike Janke and Lindsay Johnson, Dustin Hess and Melissa Herriges, Danny Smith and Sara Rosenbauer, Dean Knetter and Katie Werner, Jake Schmidt and Alex Mahl, and Ryan Crass and Chelsea Bares.  Handling master of ceremony duties will be John D'Angelo and Betsy Schaefer.

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Obituaries

Russell W. "Papa Russ" Cline, 57, of 250 Highland St., Adell, died May 1, 2008 at St. Nicholas Hospital, Sheboygan.  He grew up in the Fredonia, Random Lake and Adell areas.  He and his wife, the former Lori Blanke, owned and operated JTE Transportation, LLC, in Adell, for the past 22 years.  See May 8 Sounder.

Milton O. Schuster, 87, of the Town of Farmington, died April 25, 2008 at the Samaritan Health Center, West Bend.  He farmed in the Town of Farmington until 1970.  He also was employed as an electrician at the West Bend Company for more than 25 years, retiring in 1987.  See May 1 Sounder.

Ralph P. LeFever, 93, formerly of 938 Jessie Lane, Random Lake, died April 19, 2008 at Gables on the Pond in Random Lake, where he had been a resident for 18 moths.  The Town of Scott naive worked at Risse Implement in Silver Creek for 14 years, then at Krier Preserving Co. in Random Lake for 28 years before retiring in 1988.  See April 24 Sounder.

Carol Ann (Habeck) Resch, 62, of Yankton, S.D., died April 15, 2008 at her home.  She grew up in the Random Lake area and got married in 1966 in Sherman Center.  She relocated her family to the Yankton area in 1979 and she was currently employed as a seamstress at EPI.  See April 24 Sounder.

Robert "Bob" Palmer, 76, of 503 Sate St., Vicksburg, Mich., died unexpectedly at his home on April 14, 2008.  He grew up in the Random Lake area and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict.  He finished his service at Fort Custer, Augusta, Mich., and that's where he settled.  Mr. Palme worked at the Simpson Paper Mill for 25 years before he took a job as a pipe fitter at General Motors for 10 years before retirement.  See April 24 Sounder.

Gerald E. Voelzke, 71, of Random Lake, formerly of Milwaukee, died on April 14, 2008.  He was a member of the Milwaukee Police Department for 18 years.  After retiring as a captain he and his wife moved to Random Lake in 1992.  See April 17 Sounder.

Elvira M. (Jacoby) Michalek, 86, of 930 E. Clifford St., Plymouth, a former resident of the south side of Milwaukee, died at Aurora Sheboygan Memorial Medical Center in Sheboygan on Sun., April 13, 2008.  At the age of 18 the Belgium area native moved to Milwaukee, where she worked as a housekeeper.  See April 17 Sounder.

Christopher C. Watry, 52, of 6780 Sauk Trail Road in the Cedar Grove/Belgium area, died unexpectedly on Sat., April 12, 2008 at Columbia St. Mary's Ozaukee Campus in Mequon.  He was a carpenter in trade, and started his own business, Chris Watry Construction, in the early 1980's.  See April 17 Sounder.

Gregor A. "Greg" Schrauth, 69, of 409 Wisconsin St., Adell, died April 9, 2008 at St. Luke's Medical Center in Milwaukee, where he had been a patient for two weeks.  The Campbellsport native served in the U.S. Army from 1957-61.  he worked at Regal Ware Co. in Kewaskum from 1961 until retiring in 1994.  He owned and operated Greg's Tap in Adell from 1968 until the current time.  See April 17 Sounder.

Glenn F. Hills, 76, of Menomonee Falls, a former grocery store owner in Random Lake, died on Sat, April 5, 2008 after a courageous battle with cancer.  A native of Endicott, N.Y., he graduated from Marquette University in Milwaukee as an electrical engineer.  The Hills family owned and operated Hills Superette in Random Lake for 18 years.  See April 10 Sounder.

Emil E. Starck, Jr., a former Random Lake resident, died April 5, 2008 at Bonita Springs, Fla.  The Sheboygan native worked  at Molan's Bakery in Sheboygan for many years.  He then worked for printing shops in Sheboygan and Duluth, Minn., and he moved to Random Lake, where he worked for Times Printing Co., Inc. until retiring in 1982.  See April 24 Sounder.

Grace M. (Masek) Block, 83, of 316 Maple Ct. Random Lake, died peacefully at her home, on April 2, 2008.  The Chicago native married Ted Block in Chicago.  The couple moved to Waukesha, where they lived until 1946 when they moved to Random Lake. They went to work for Ted’s parents at Block’s Merchandise Mart.  In 1964 they purchased the store and operated it until retiring in 1981.  See April 10 Sounder.

Claudia Anna (Valentine) (Kehoss) Roeber, 79, died on April 1, 2008 at Meadow View Nursing Home in Sheboygan.  A native of Brisbane, Australia, she came to America with her husband, Robert Kehoss, and began a family in the Milwaukee and Cedarburg areas.  Later she married Oliver G. Roeber, and they made their home in the Cedarburg area and later moved to Random Lake in 1987.  See April 10 Sounder.

Marcella A. (Grabinger) Kultgen, 89, a long time Howards Grove area resident, died March 30, 2008 at Pine Haven Christian Home in Sheboygan Falls.  The Town of Fredonia native and her husband, Ray, purchased a farm in the Town of Herman in 1946, retiring from farming in 1980.  See April 3 Sounder.

Richard G. Degnitz, 96, of Fillmore, died on Thurs., March 27, 2008 at Aurora Medical Center in Hartford.  He was born on the family homestead farm in the Town of Farmington.  After attending Fillmore State Graded School he started working on the family farm that he eventually owned as the fourth generation.  Mr. Degnitz was active in many community organizations.  See April 3 Sounder.

Rita (Linder) Helm, 78, who grew up in the Beechwood and Random Lake areas, died March 24, 2008 at Meadowmere Manor in Madison.  She worked as a bookkeeper in Milwaukee for more than 40 years.  See March 27 Sounder.

Gary N. Bluhm, 51, of N2238 Bates Rd., Adell, died unexpectedly on Friday morning, March 14, 2008, at his farm.  He worked at Bemis Manufacturing Co. in Sheboygan Falls for 25 years, and then farmed with his brother and sister until the time of his death.  See March 20 Sounder.

Gertrude E. (Goetsch) Johnson, 84, of Lawton, Okla., died on March 11, 2008.  She grew up in the Sherman Center area and graduated from Random Lake High School in 1940.  During World War II she worked in defense plants in Milwaukee, and after the war she worked as a bookkeeper for many years.  See March 20 Sounder.

Tracy L. Cline, 35, of Milwaukee, died March 8, 2008, at Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital in Wauwatosa.  She was involved in a one-car accident at about 12:45 a.m. in the Town of Port Washington.  The Random Lake area native taught for the past 10 years at Sheboygan’s Washington Elementary School, where she showed great devotion to her student's achievements.  Ms. Cline taught third graders and fourth graders in the English Language Learners program (students whose first language is not English).  See March 13 Sounder.

Laura H. (Luedtke) Reysen, 84, of W8558 County Rd. S, Kewaskum, died March 6, 2008 at Cedar Lake Health & Rehabilitation Center, West Bend, following complications from a stroke.  The Cascade native farmed on the Reysen family homestead at Beechwood with her late husband, Orlin.  See March 13 Sounder.

Norbert M. Schommer, 90, a native of the Random Lake area, died March 2, 2008 at his home, 1830 Dublin Rd., Deltona, Fla.  As a young man he went to Washington, D.C., and was employed with the federal government, following the footsteps of his uncle, Clarence Schommer.  Mr. Schommer worked most of his life with the federal government’s National Bureau of Standards, Treasury Department, and he retired from the Panama Canal Company, Canal Zone, in 1972, as chief budget officer of the Budget and Statistical Section of the Supply Division, a position he held since 1957.  See March 20 Sounder.

Frederick J. Schroeder, Jr., 100, a resident of Gables on the Pond in Random Lake, died there on March 2, 2008.  The Milwaukee native became the owner and president of the Milwaukee Die Casting Co. on Holton Ave.  After retiring he moved to Mequon and later to Random Lake.  See March 6 Sounder.

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Youth Invited to Enter Flag Day Essay Contest

“What Our Flag Means To Me”, is the topic for the 2008 National Flag Day Foundation essay contest.  Public, private, parochial, home or virtual school students may enter.  Students in grades 4-8 must submit a 250-word essay, while those in grades 9-12 must submit a 500-word essay.

All entries must be original and will be judged on composition — 60 per cent; and grammar, punctuation, spelling and neatness — 40 per cent.  All entries must be typewritten and three copies submitted.  Be sure the title of the essay is on each copy with no other identification.  Include a cover page with: the student’s name and grade, school name or home or virtual school, the student’s home address and phone number.  All entries become the property of the National Flag Day Foundation.  First prize for grades 4-8 and 9-12 will be a $500 U.S. savings bond.  Second prize for grades 4-8 and 9-12 will be a $250 savings bond.

Entries must be postmarked by May 5 to be considered for judging.  They are to be mailed to:  National Flag Day Foundation, P.O. Box 55, Waubeka, WI 53021.  The winners will be notified by phone.  They will appear on the judges’ stage during the Flag Day program on Sun., June 8, in Waubeka.  For more information please call Bob Rathsack at 262/692-2503.

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