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Gahagan served with Co. A 1st BN Mechanized 16th Army Infantry. The cause of death was hostile ground fire in Binh Duong Province, Vietnam. He was the son of the late Hugh Gahagan and Arlene Gahagan, who resides in New Holstein. A monument honoring Sgt. Gahagan’s life and service will be dedicated at 1 p.m. on Nov. 7 at the flag- pole site beside the Cleve- land VFW Post 8974 club- house. Mike Demske of Mani- towoc will be the featured speaker. All Vietnam veter- ans are invited to attend and will be recognized by Wayne Schuette of Center- ville. The Ladies Auxiliary of VFW Post 8974 inaugurated the memorial project to co- incide with its 60th an- niversary. Ron Schmidt generously donated the stone and supervised the installation. Also honored will be the eight charter members of the Ladies Auxiliary — Bernice Dassler, Audrey Ertel, Margaret Jost, Au- drey Knier, Adeline Kolb, Alice Matthias, Selma Vogel and Deloris Wesener. A reception in the club- house will follow the pro- gram. Honor flight Williard Matthias, a WWII veteran from Cleve- land, will be taking a whirlwind trip to Washing- ton, D.C., on Nov. 6. He is the proud recipient of an Honor Flight, a program that flies veterans to our nation’s capitol to view the WWII Memorial and many other historic points of in- terest. The veterans will enjoy a mail call on the flight home. Honor Flights currently focus on WWII vets; Kore- an and Vietnam vets will be honored in the future. Best wishes to Matthias on his trip of a lifetime. Kids get active The day at Cleveland Ele- mentary and NEW Montes- sori School doesn’t end with the last class. From sports to gardening, after- school activities enable students to explore their special interests. Many of these programs are free, including the vol- leyball clinic for grades 2 to 5 on Nov. 1, 8 and 15. Pre- sented by the Cleveland Athletic Club and Cleve- land Elementary PTA, the sessions will help young athletes develop their ball- handling skills. Signup slips are available at the school. Youngsters who want to learn about plants — and the animals that visit the plants — can sign up for the Sun Catcher Garden Club. The group meets twice a month after school. Topics for the upcoming year include butterfly gar- dens, bats and worms, seed dispersal and fruit and vegetable identification. It’s all free, but contact the school for a permission slip. Spooky Pumpkins are popping up in yards, the maple trees are flaming and the mornings are getting chilly. Soon, the village of Cleveland will play host to young ghosts, witches, cats and other costumed young- sters. The official Hal- loween handout time is from 4 to 6 p.m. Oct. 31. It’s not too late to stock up on sweet treats and enjoy the show. Mary Tooley: mtooley@artinasuitcase .com; (920) 726-4900 MARY TOOLEY CLEVELAND This memorial marker to Sgt. James Gahagan will be dedicated on Nov. 7 outside the Cleveland VFW Post 8974 clubhouse. Mary Tooley photo SCENES OF FALL Ryan Ott from L&S Farms in Reedsville operates a combine as he harvests soybeans recently in a field off of Thunder Road in Kellnersville. Jill Lukasek reads a story from the Highlights High Five magazine to her son Noah, 4, as they enjoy warm fall weather from the front lawn at their home in Kellnersville. Fall color and blue sky surround St. Anne Church in Francis Creek. The historical church dates back to 1872. Photos by Sue Pischke/HTR

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Page 1: Close Up - October 2010

Cleveland remembers those who served in military

‘An eye on our communities’ A monthly product of theTuesday, October 12, 2010

Cleveland ● Francis Creek ● Kellnersville ● Kiel ● Mishicot ● Newton ● Osman ● School Hill ● Reedsville ● St. Nazianz ● Valders ● Whitelaw ● Branch500117

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• Misc. Steel & Metals and Farm Machinery ($220/NT)*“Scrap Dealers - Call for Special Pricing’’

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Sgt. James Gahaganwas the only Cleve-land veteran killed in

the Vietnam War. FromNov. 30, 1965, to Jan. 17,1969, the date of his death,Sgt. Gahagan served withCo. A 1st BN Mechanized16th Army Infantry. Thecause of death was hostileground fire in Binh DuongProvince, Vietnam.

He was the son of the lateHugh Gahagan and ArleneGahagan, who resides inNew Holstein.

A monument honoringSgt. Gahagan’s life andservice will be dedicated at1 p.m. on Nov. 7 at the flag-pole site beside the Cleve-land VFW Post 8974 club-house.

Mike Demske of Mani-towoc will be the featuredspeaker. All Vietnam veter-ans are invited to attendand will be recognized byWayne Schuette of Center-ville.

The Ladies Auxiliary ofVFW Post 8974 inauguratedthe memorial project to co-incide with its 60th an-

niversary. Ron Schmidtgenerously donated thestone and supervised theinstallation.

Also honored will be theeight charter members ofthe Ladies Auxiliary —Bernice Dassler, AudreyErtel, Margaret Jost, Au-drey Knier, Adeline Kolb,Alice Matthias, SelmaVogel and Deloris Wesener.A reception in the club-

house will follow the pro-gram.

Honor flightWilliard Matthias, a

WWII veteran from Cleve-land, will be taking awhirlwind trip to Washing-ton, D.C., on Nov. 6. He isthe proud recipient of anHonor Flight, a programthat flies veterans to ournation’s capitol to view theWWII Memorial and manyother historic points of in-terest. The veterans willenjoy a mail call on theflight home.

Honor Flights currentlyfocus on WWII vets; Kore-an and Vietnam vets willbe honored in the future.

Best wishes to Matthiason his trip of a lifetime.

Kids get activeThe day at Cleveland Ele-

mentary and NEW Montes-sori School doesn’t endwith the last class. Fromsports to gardening, after-school activities enablestudents to explore theirspecial interests.

Many of these programsare free, including the vol-leyball clinic for grades 2to 5 on Nov. 1, 8 and 15. Pre-sented by the ClevelandAthletic Club and Cleve-

land Elementary PTA, thesessions will help youngathletes develop their ball-handling skills. Signupslips are available at theschool.

Youngsters who want tolearn about plants — andthe animals that visit theplants — can sign up forthe Sun Catcher GardenClub. The group meetstwice a month after school.Topics for the upcomingyear include butterfly gar-dens, bats and worms, seeddispersal and fruit andvegetable identification.It’s all free, but contact theschool for a permissionslip.

SpookyPumpkins are popping

up in yards, the mapletrees are flaming and themornings are gettingchilly. Soon, the village ofCleveland will play host toyoung ghosts, witches, catsand other costumed young-sters. The official Hal-loween handout time isfrom 4 to 6 p.m. Oct. 31. It’snot too late to stock up onsweet treats and enjoy theshow.

Mary Tooley: [email protected]; (920) 726-4900

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This memorial marker to Sgt. James Gahagan will be dedicatedon Nov. 7 outside the Cleveland VFW Post 8974 clubhouse. MaryTooley photo

SCENESOF FALL

Ryan Ott fromL&S Farms

in Reedsvilleoperates a

combine as heharvests

soybeansrecently in

a field off ofThunder Road

in Kellnersville.

Jill Lukasek readsa story from theHighlights HighFive magazine toher son Noah, 4,as they enjoywarm fall weatherfrom the front lawnat their home inKellnersville.

Fall color and blue sky surround St. Anne Church in FrancisCreek. The historical church dates back to 1872. Photos bySue Pischke/HTR

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be dissolving — twoyears ahead of

schedule — the Tax Incre-ment Financing district itcreated to finance improve-ments and spark economicdevelopment on the south-west side of the village.

It’s done its job. Since theTIF district was created in1991, the undeveloped landalong U.S. 151 and ChristelDrive has been trans-formed with a multiserviceCenex store and gas sta-tion, Aurora Clinic, Mr.Lucky’s Charcoal Haus, anapartment complex and ahair salon, as well as a chi-ropractic clinic just be-yond its border.

With the TIF loan satis-fied through taxes on theimprovements within thedistrict, the full amount ofall future property taxeswill go to the taxing bodies.The village, school district,county and vocational edu-cation district previouslyreceived tax revenue re-stricted to the value of theunimproved land.

After paying all its bondsand the auditors’ fee of$1,500, the village will have

about $8,500 remaining,which will be distributedto the taxing bodies accord-ing to last year’s tax rates.

Trick-or-treatYoungsters in Valders

will be trick-or-treating onHalloween this year. Thevillage board has decreedthat trick-or-treat hourswill be from 4 to 6 p.m. Oct.31, which should allowplenty of time for the Pack-ers to win before the firstkids hit the sidewalk.

Folks who want to partici-pate should turn theirporch lights on.

Coats for KidsHelp needy children stay

warm this winter by bring-ing gently used wintercoats and jackets to thehome football game on Fri-day. The Valders HighSchool Student Council isagain collecting Coats ForKids and will have a collec-tion box at the game forchildren’s and youth-sizedouterwear.

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the Ford Festival andLion’s Club parade at acost of $5. Proceeds fromthe sale of the DVDs,recorded by Channel 4staff, will go toward thebaseball diamond project.

New firefightersThree firefighters have

joined the Valders Fire De-partment volunteer roster.Adam Schetter, ElizabethWinkel and Luke Hickmanhave joined the team ofthose making our commu-nity safer.

The department was or-ganized in 1918, with ahand-drawn chemical en-gine housed in fire chiefArthur Thiel’s blacksmithshop on Washington Street.It has grown to a five-truckorganization with morethan 30 volunteer firefight-ers who serve a populationof about 2,340 people over36 square miles.

New recycling rulesGarbage dumping times

have changed in the villagefrom whenever it is con-venient to only when theValders Recycling Centeris open — from 2 to 6 p.m.Wednesdays and from 9a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays

There are also fees forrecycling large electronics,with the amounts match-ing what the ManitowocCounty Recycling Centercharges. The cost is $10 formicrowaves, computermonitors, computers andtelevisions with screenssmaller than 27 inches,and $20 for larger-screenTVs.

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Cato farmers turn to organic methodsAlmost 10 years ago,

Mike and Linda Linsmeiermade a simple decisionthat changed their livesforever. The couple wasfarming and raising theirfamily at 2033 County H, inCato. Like many localfarmers, they struggledwith long hours, low milkprices, high feed costs andmultiple veterinary bills.They decided to start graz-ing their cows.

The couple set up specialfencing comprised of threehard wires of electric fencearound the perimeter andlanes of their 70 acres. Asingle line of plastic-coat-ed electric fencing wasmoved daily to give thecows access to a fresh half-acre of grassland.

After one year of grazingtheir cows, the Linsmeierswere amazed at what theyfound. Their cows were inbetter health, withstronger feet and fewer in-fections. The overall costsfor the Linsmeiers hadgone down and their work-load had decreased.

“The next natural stepfor us was to go organic,”Mike said. “At that time,there really wasn’t muchdifference in the amount ofmoney an organic farmermade versus a convention-al farmer. But over theyears the milk prices havegone up for organic farm-ers.”

The Linsmeiers belongto Organic Valley, a groupbased in La Farge. A truckfrom Gibbsville, near She-boygan, comes and picksup their milk. They decideif the milk is needed for or-ganic cheese, butter orfluid milk, depending onconsumer demand.

“We don’t usually knowwhere the milk is going

that day unless the truckdriver tells us. Our milkcan be used for all thoseproducts,” Mike Linsmeiersaid.

Linda Linsmeier addsthat their family had a“history of cancer on bothsides. We wanted to makehealthy changes for ourfamily. We were cutting outjunk food and soda and mi-crowaved food. We saw thehealth benefits for us andwe saw benefits for thecows when we started amore natural lifestyle.”

RequirementsThe couple had to follow

some guidelines to havetheir cows and milk certi-fied as organic. For threeyears before certification,their cows had to be raisedwithout additives in theirfeed, chemicals on the landor preservatives on theseed that was planted fortheir oats and corn. Oncethose new ways were estab-lished, there was no turn-ing back.

“We are farming like mygrandfather did,” Mike

says. “We do a lot morehands-on things to help ourcows. We use approvedhomeopathic medicationthat our vet recommends.We use some of the old-time balms and massagetreatments. The overallhealth has increased somuch that our herd healthbills are down to one-tenthof what they were 10 yearsago. “

The Linsmeiers say or-ganic farming involves adifferent mindset.

“We milk our cows twicea day,” Mike said. “We feedless corn and soybean. Wedon’t push our cows to pro-duce so much and theyhave a six- to seven-yearlifespan.”

Less milk, but …He said cows give about

150 pounds of milk per dayon a “conventional” farm.Their cows produce about90. That translates to about25,000 pounds of milk peryear that a cow gives on aconventional farm, versus16,000 pounds that a cow onan organic farm will give.

“But one thing we don’tdo is to give hormones toour cows to stimulate milkproduction and to get themto breed back faster so thatthey can produce moremilk. We just don’t thinkthat it is good for the cows,”Mike says.

“Other farmers don’tthink that they can go or-ganic,” he adds. “Theythink that getting organicfeed to give to your animalsis costly and they cannotmake money by getting lessmilk per cow. The OrganicValley program includes aquality premium for itsmilk. We are diligent toachieve their rating. Wegrow our own oats and cornfor feed and it is organical-ly grown. We have certainthings that we can use onthe fields that are naturallydegradable. We raise chick-ens, turkeys, beef and porkthat don’t have the organiclabel, but which are fed or-ganic feed and live on an or-ganic farm.”

“If it wasn’t for organicfarming, we probablywouldn’t be farming any-more,” Mike Linsmeiersaid.

Mike and Linda Linsmeier say turning to organic farming adecade ago was a great decision. Photo by Chris Meulemans

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Reedsville planningFall Festival

REEDSVILLE — Ven-dors and crafters are beingsought to participate inthe Reedsville Fall Festi-val, scheduled for 9 a.m. to3:30 p.m. at ReedsvilleHigh School.

There will be children’sgames, silent auction,food, music and more.

Those interested shouldcall (920) 754-4370 or (920)366-1033 for information.The event is sponsored bythe Reedsville Lions andLioness clubs, and thePreservation of St. Mary’s

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MISHICOT — MainStreet in Mishicot — fromWashington Street to Ran-

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People are asked to movetheir vehicles off thestreet before 8 a.m. thatday.

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Mishicot Pumpkinfest coming SaturdayBY VIRGINIA PARLATOMishicot correspondent

Pumpkinfest will soonbe celebrated in Mishicot.The village will be abuzzwith activity to remind usof our agricultural roots.There will be contests,food, vendors of everykind, and fun galore.

The Mishicot farmersmarket vendors will bethere on Oct. 16 with theirproduce, crafts, and spe-cialty products. The ven-dors who bring their prod-ucts to Mishicot everyWednesday morningthroughout the summeralso enjoy celebrating

Pumpkinfest, whichmarks the final day of thefarmers market season inthe village.

Pumpkinfest this fall of-fers more variety forthose who come hungry.The annual pancakebreakfast begins the dayat 8 a.m. at the MishicotHigh School. Craft ven-dors also will be insidethe school.

On Main Street you willfind live music, a magicshow, chainsaw artistDave Barthels, pumpkincarver Jerry Rathsack, ablacksmith, a woodcarv-er, farmers market ven-dors, craft and food ven-

dors, jewelry vendors,bake sales and much,much more.

A big parade begins atnoon, when you can seeall the children in theirimaginative costumeswho participate in ourChildren’s Costume Clas-sic. They will be riding ina horse-drawn wagonthat provides rides for asmall fee the rest of theday.

Mishicot’s 23rd annualPumpkinfest will bringthe same family fun thathas been provided in thepast, but with a few keydifferences this year.Every contest will award

cash prizes. The bakingcontest provides partici-pants the chance to win a$100 Best of Show award.A giant pumpkin weigh-intop prize is $300. Prizewinners will be an-nounced at 11 a.m. onMain Street in front of thevillage hall. Look onlineat www.mishicot.org andfollow the “Calendar” linkfor all the contests andtheir rules.

Be sure to mark Oct. 16on your calendar. Pump-kinfest is held rain orshine. Come to Mishicotto celebrate the fall har-vest season. You won’t bedisappointed.

A building projectin miniature

St. John’sstudents up tothe challengeBY LEANNE BOOHERClose Up correspondent

The seventh- and eighth-grade class of St. John’sSchool, Newtonburg, wasgiven an assignment in sci-ence class by their teacher,Mike Wisniewski — make athree-dimensional model ofa place they were interestedin or very familiar with.

The students were re-quired to collect measure-ments and then scale themodel down to make it fiton their desktops. Theyalso were required to ana-lyze construction materialsto determine what wouldbe best suited for theirmodels.

Wisniewski said he wastrying to get the students tothink and work like scien-tists.

“This model-buildingproject is an example of atool scientists use,” he said.“I wanted the students togain a better understand-ing about how scale modelswork. Also, to realize that toconstruct a model, you haveto find out all kinds of in-formation to make themodel realistic.”

A majority of the stu-dents seemed to enjoy doingthe project, while learninghow to properly scale

“It took a little more timethan other projects,”Rachel Gries admitted, but“in the end it was worth it.”

Most agreed, althoughthere were some frustra-tions.

Eli Liermann said he

wished he had started earli-er, while Heidi Knutson re-marked that, “nothing everturns out exactly how youwant it to.”

I asked youngsters aboutthe most difficult aspect ofthe project.

æ “Cutting out the wallsand floor took a while.” —Alyssa Jost

æ “Just getting mine tostand.” — Hannah Nass

æ “Cutting out thepieces.” — AnnalisaSchuette.

I also asked the childrenabout the best part of theproject:

æ “Being done with it!” —Ruby Liermann

æ “Putting it together

with the help of my dad.” —Hannah Schleis

æ “Seeing my room sosmall!” — Katie Petersohn

æ “Seeing how it turnedout and how it looked like alittle dollhouse.” — AlisonBooher.

The project took somechildren only hours, whileother spent up to two weeksworking on theirs.

Wisniewski has madethis an assignment in hisclass for several years.

“It is great to see somestudents going above andbeyond the requirementsbecause they really enjoydoing the project,” he said.

Leanne Booher: (920) 732-3888

Mishicot farmers market vendor Mary Reif, right, will bring her colorful fall produce and crafts to the 23rd annual Pumpkinfest onOct. 16. Virginia Parlato photo

Seventh- and eighth-grade students participating in the model-building assignment at St. John’sSchool, Newtonburg, include, in front from left: Brett Krueger, Zak Kenneke, Reuben Vogt, Kyle Kas-ten and Ben Behnke. In second row are Gabby Hackmann, Ruby Liermann, Annalisa Schuette, KatiePetersohn, MacKayla Menges and Hannah Nass. In third row are Jacob Leu, Heidi Raddatz, KristinaSchuette and Alison Booher. In back are Eli Liermann, Peter Lindemann, Caleb Liermann and teacherMike Wisniewski.

Also participating in the project were, foreground from left, Alyssa Jost, Hannah Schleis, SarahYagodinski, Heidi Knutson and Miriam Headrick. In background from left are Rachel Gries, SethHillmer, Lincoln Raddatz and teacher Mike Wisniewski. Photos by Leanne Booher

Heidi Knutson displays her model project.