Monthly Archives: November 2010

by | November 3, 2010 · 7:43 pm

Celebrating John Galewski, Sam Oliden and the South Milwaukee Football Team

The Journal Sentinel has a great story today about the South Milwaukee football team, its improbable victory over Pius XI on Saturday and its historic run this season.

Check it out here. From it:

John Galewski never did see the officials signal “good.”

“I didn’t see them raise their arms,” the South Milwaukee football coach said. “A bunch of kids behind the goalpost were jumping up and down. . . . Then all mayhem broke loose. It was just a wild, wild thing.

“Football-wise, Saturday was the most incredible thing I had ever seen.”

What Galewski and everyone else at Wisconsin Lutheran College saw was a school-record 52-yard field goal by South Milwaukee senior Sam Oliden as time ran out for a come-from-behind, 26-23 victory over Milwaukee Pius in the second round of the Division 2 playoffs.

“I coach him in football and baseball, and he’s done a lot of wonderful things,” Galewski said. “It wasn’t like I was totally shocked he made it, but that’s a heck of a kick in the pros, much less from a high school kid.”

Don’t forget that South Milwaukee hosts Franklin at 5 p.m. this Saturday at Spaltholz Field in what has to be one the biggest football games in school history. Admission is $4. Here is a flyer.

Go Rockets!

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by | November 3, 2010 · 12:07 am

What Happened in South Milwaukee? Big Turnout, Strong Republican Lean

So, how did South Milwaukeeans vote on Tuesday?

For starters, strongly Republican. Scott Walker and Ron Johnson did well here in their gubernatorial and senatorial races, respectively, and Jess Ripp and Mark Honadel also polled strongly in our city. Even dark horse Dan Sebring outperformed in South Milwaukee.

Local residents also turned out in big numbers on Tuesday. Turnout of registered voters was 60.8 percent, with more than 8,000 residents hitting the polls. That’s a very large number for a non-presidential election.

Those were a couple facts gleaned from formal election results posted to the city’s website late Tuesday night. See the report here. (And thanks to City Clerk Jim Shelenske for getting these up so quickly.)

Among the local results:

  • Walker and Lt. Gov.-elect Rebecca Kleefisch tallied 4,156 votes, or 52.1 percent, to 3,759, or 47.1 percent, for Tom Barrett and Tom Nelson.
  • Johnson got 4,206 votes, or 52.4 percent, to Russ Feingold’s 3,379, or 46.6 percent.
  • Sebring did even better than Walker and Johnson in South Milwaukee, with 4,220 votes, or 54.7 percent, to Democrat Gwen Moore’s 3,361, or 43.5 percent. Moore easily won the overall 4th House District race.
  • Ripp narrowly beat Larson in South Milwaukee, 3,860 votes (50.8 percent) to 3,707 (48.8 percent). Larson, however, rolled to victory in his 7th Senate District race.
  • Honadel easily won locally, with 4,587 votes, or 59.2 percent, to 3,149, or 40.6 percent, for Tom Michalski, an Oak Creek alderman.

That’s a lot of numbers. But what does this all mean? What are your insights? Post your comment below.

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by | November 2, 2010 · 10:10 pm

Updated: Big Victories for Larson, Honadel

Democrat Chris Larson will replace Jeff Plale as state senator in the 7th District. And Republican Mark Honadel is returning to the Assembly.

The Journal Sentinel has declared Larson the winner over Republican Jess Ripp. With 99 percent of precincts reporting, Larson had 56 percent of the vote to Ripp’s 44 percent — a bit smaller margin than he rode to victory over Plale in the September primary.

Here is the Journal Sentinel story.

Also, Honadel was rolling to victory in his race to represent his hometown in the 21st Assembly District. With 96 percent reporting, Honadel was leading Democrat Tom Michalski, an Oak Creek alderman, 63 percent to 38 percent.

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by | November 2, 2010 · 10:03 pm

Democrat Gwen Moore Declared Winner in Local U.S. House Race

Update: Moore, with more than 100,000 votes, was leading 67 percent to 31 percent with 99 percent of the precincts reporting. Here is the Journal Sentinel story.

Gwen Moore is heading back to Washington D.C. to represent South Milwaukee and the 4th House District.

As of 10 p.m., the Journal Sentinel was projecting Moore, a Democrat, will beat Republican Dan Sebring.

Moore was leading, 64 percent to 35 percent,with 60 percent of precincts reporting.

Here is a complete list of results from the Journal Sentinel. I’ll post South Milwaukee results in this race when I get them.

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by | November 2, 2010 · 9:45 pm

Election Updates: Check Back Soon for Local Results

So, is it Chris Larson or Jess Ripp? Mark Honadel or Tom Michalski? Gwen Moore or Dan Sebring? And how did Scott Walker, Tom Barrett, Ron Johnson and Russ Feingold do in South Milwaukee?

Check back later tonight for complete local election coverage … and post your comments below!

I’m also interested in who you voted for for governor. Vote in the poll on the right-hand side of this page.

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by | November 2, 2010 · 7:51 am

It’s Election Day … Vote!

Democrat or Republican, I hope all my blog readers get out and vote today.

Here are some particulars …

  • Who: Access a sample city ballot here. Not sure who you’ll pick? I’d encourage you to start with the Journal Sentinel’s PolitiFact section here. It’s a great source of truth during a time of year when truth can be elusive, and too often in the eye of the beholder.
  • When: Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Where: The city has four polling locations, with all 4th District residents voting at Rawson Elementary School. The other locations are the South Milwaukee Library, City Hall and Lakeview Elementary. Click here to access a PDF map to see where you should vote.
  • Why: Because it’s your duty as a citizen of the greatest country in the world.

Learn more at the city’s election information page here.

See you at the polls!

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by | November 1, 2010 · 11:15 pm

Vilter Investing in Cudahy and Other Local Headlines of Note …

Vilter Manufacturing Corp. is investing $1.6 million in its Cudahy factory.

Click here to see the Business Journal story on the planned technology and innovation center. From it:

The 7,000-square-foot center is contained within Vilter’s sprawling plant at 5555 S. Packard Ave. The project includes the installation of new equipment to create a state-of-the-art laboratory and testing facility.

And check out these other headlines of interest from around the area:

And check out this Journal Sentinel blog item mentioning South Milwaukee quarterback and kicker Sam Oliden and his heroics over the weekend.

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by | November 1, 2010 · 11:45 am

Toppers Pizza Eyes South Milwaukee

A cool, and growing, pizza delivery chain that targets the 18-34 demographic is coming to South Milwaukee.

Toppers Pizza, a 28- restaurant chain based in Whitewater, is opening at a South Milwaukee location to be determined next spring or summer. It will be run by Dave Gilewski, who opened his first Toppers franchise in Franklin in 2008.

Read the press release here. From it:

“We get a ridiculous number of phone calls from South Milwaukee wanting Toppers to deliver out to them,” said Gilewski. “That’s when the idea sparked and it all just went from there. … Toppers is already part of the South Milwaukee culture; we just aren’t physically there yet.”

Here is a story from The Business Journal with more details on a larger expansion plan.

I’ll keep you posted when I learn more.

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