by | February 13, 2014 · 9:46 pm

Sports Update: Busy Schedule

Update: Adds cheerleading even for Feb. 15.

From the South Milwaukee School District …

Friday, February 14

Rocket Girls’ Basketball at Cudahy (JV @ 5:45pm and Varsity @ 7:30pm). Huge game for the girls…good luck!

Rocket Boys’ Basketball hosts Cudahy (4:15pm Frosh, JV @ 5:45pm and Varsity @ 7:30pm). Huge game for the boys as well…good luck! This will be South Milwaukee Youth Boys’ Basketball Night as well!

Saturday, February 15

Rocket Wrestling travels to Bay View HS for a 9:45am start for WIAA Regionals. I will update you soon regarding Sectionals as well depending on how Regionals go.

Rocket Boys’ Swimming & Diving travel down to Carthage College for the WIAA Sectional Swim meet at 11:00am on Saturday. Good luck Rockets!

Rocket Cheerleading travels down to Wilmot HS Saturday morning to compete in the WACPC Cheer Regionals. They will be competing in the co-ed competition for the first time in school history and they should perform around 1:30pm. Best of luck Rockets in your quest for State!!!

Monday, February 17th

Rocket Boys’ Basketball travels to Oak Creek (4:00pm Frosh, JV @ 5:30pm and Varsity @ 7:15pm).

Tuesday, February 18

Rocket Girls’ Basketball hosts Shorewood and Oak Creek (frosh only) (4:15pm Frosh v. OC, JV @ 5:45pm and Varsity @ 7:30pm).

Rocket Boys’ Basketball at Shorewood (Frosh at 4:15pm JV @ 5:45pm and Varsity @ 7:30pm). 

Thursday, February 20 – Note the earlier times

Rocket Boys’ Basketball hosts Heritage Christian (JV @ 5:15pm and Varsity @ 7:00pm). 

Friday, February 21

Rocket Girls’ Basketball hosts Greendale (4:15pm Frosh, JV @ 5:45pm and Varsity @ 7:30pm). This will be South Milwaukee Youth Girls’ Basketball Night as well!

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by | February 12, 2014 · 4:40 pm

Water Utility Alert: Run Your Faucets To Avoid Freezing Pipes

Update: The post now includes the official text used for the citywide phone alert.

An alert from the South Milwaukee Water Utility …

Due to the unusual depth of frost this year, Water Utility customers are being asked to run their water full flow from a cold water faucet for five minutes, five times per day, until March 1st. This request is to prevent water pipes from freezing. 

Residents leaving for an extended period should make sure that their basement is warm and have someone come to your house regularly to run the cold water to make sure your lateral doesn’t freeze.

To prevent your water main from freezing, you may notice a hydrant running in your neighborhood. 

From South Milwaukee Water Utility (414) 768-8070.
See http://www.smwi.org

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by | February 12, 2014 · 11:58 am

SM Chamber to Match Donations for Replacement Holiday Decorations

It’s never too early to think about Christmas …

From the South Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, courtesy of SouthMilwaukee.org …

The Holiday Street Decorations, sponsored by the South Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, are in need of replacement; but this can only be done with the help of your generosity.

In an effort to accomplish our goal of replacing 90- 100 holiday street decorations at an average cost of $300 each, the South Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce is committed to matching your donation (excludinggovernmentalagencies).Your generosity is appreciated by the end of February to take advantage of “End of Season” reduced pricing.

No contribution is too small. All funds received will be used toward replacement of the holiday street decorations. Contact the SM Chamber Office to indicate your commitment for this worthwhile project.

Send funds to …

  • South Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, 2424 15th Avenue, P.O. Box 207 South Milwaukee, WI 53172
  • Phone: 414-762-2222, ext. 141
  • Email: laurac@smaconline.com

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by | February 11, 2014 · 4:26 pm

Library Update: Fine Amnesty Week, Take A Survey And More

From the South Milwaukee Public Library …

  • The South Milwaukee Public Library is celebrating their 115th birthday with an amnesty from April 17-28.  We will forgive South Milwaukee fines on a person card up to $20 + 2 non perishable items.  Fines $21 and over will be forgiven with three or more non perishable items.  Food  will be donated to Human Concerns.  The amnesty excludes damaged or lost materials.  Those items must be paid for.
  • Join us for family fun night and ice cream social at the library on Tuesday, April 15th from 6-7:45.  We will have a magician and activities for kids, Ice cream  and cookies for adults and children.
  • On April 8th we will have a program on “Retirement investment: what you think you know might hurt you”.  The program is on Tuesday, April 8 at 6:30.  Program is free.  You do not have to register.
  • The Library is doing  a survey.  We invite the community to participate.  Go to the library’s web site  www.southmilwaukee.org/library.  We appreciate your input.

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by | February 10, 2014 · 9:29 pm

South Milwaukee High School Holding Classes On Tuesday Following Water Main Break

Update: Here is video from WISN, which includes an interview with the high school principal and South Milwaukee water superintendent. We’ve already seen around 25 main breaks across the city this year.

South Milwaukee High School will hold classes as normal on Tuesday after shutting down early on Monday due to a water main break.

That’s according to the district’s Twitter feed.

Water service was restored to the school Monday evening after the district installed a valve isolating the broken main from the rest of the system, according to the South Milwaukee Fire Department, which also reports that the school will be without one nearby fire hydrant for the time being. Alternate water options for fire suppression have been identified and will be used, if necessary. 

I’ll keep you posted.

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by | February 10, 2014 · 3:58 pm

Evening Activities Go On Despite Main Break — Without Water

That’s the message from South Milwaukee High School officials, following today’s water main break that forced the early closure of the school.

From the activities and athletics website …

All Recreation & High School after school activities will be held tonight as planned. Due to the water main break no restrooms will be available for use in the High School this evening. Please bring your own water to drink and plan ahead for no restrooms to be available in the High School.

Here are the exceptions: Power Lifting practice and JV Girls Basketball practice was cancelled. High School Wrestling practice was already held today. 

 

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by | February 10, 2014 · 11:04 am

Water Main Break Sends South Milwaukee High School Students Home

Update: Check out coverage from Fox 6 and WISN. And from the South Milwaukee Schools Twitter page: “The high school will not have to make up the lost time for today as we are still within the required number of minutes.”

The break happened this morning.

The district website has a notice posted. It says the high school closed at 9:45 a.m. The middle school remains open.

WTMJ has more.

I’ll keep you posted.

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by | February 8, 2014 · 9:58 pm

A 2016 South Milwaukee Olympian? Kleppin Finding Success

Former South Milwaukee track star Lauren Kleppin is making a name for herself on the national — and soon to be international — running scene. Might the 2016 Summer Olympics lie ahead?

After a runner-up finish in the USA Half Marathon Championship, Lauren will compete in the World Half Championships in March.

Lauren, who now lives in California, talks about her recent success and future plans on the “Daily Relay” website. From it:

Daily Relay: You had a very strong collegiate career and now seem to be coming into your own as a professional. What are some of your goals moving forward in the sport?

Lauren Kleppin: I like to take my goals step by step, which I believe ultimately has helped fuel a steady but engaging progression throughout my running career thus far. Each day I am amazed that running continues to fuel and stimulate me. My goal is to take that journey as far as it lasts. Obviously an ideal path would ultimately lead to an Olympic Team. However, I was NOT that little girl that ever dreamed I would grow up to be a professional runner. (That’s not to say I wouldn’t have, had I known it was an actual possibility…because I pretty much believed I could be anything else whether it was an Oscar winning actress, a berry farmer, a veterinarian, a rocket scientist, a raft guide, a tattoo artist, or a brew master.) At this point, my main focus and goals are getting to that starting line of the 2016 Olympic Trials in the marathon, and to toe that line with the best health and the deepest confidence possible.

 I’ll keep you posted. Also, follow Lauren’s road to Rio on her website.

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by | February 7, 2014 · 11:16 pm

Hotel Planned For Oak Creeks’s Drexel Town Square And Other Headlines

Check out these South Shore headlines …

South Shore Supervisor Pat Jursik has published a new E-News Update. See it here.

And NOW has published a new police blotter, including this item …

Police are investigating a possible case of identity theft that victimized two residents of the 900 block of Monroe Avenue. A man told police Jan. 29 that his wife had ordered medicine from an Internet pharmacy site and gave their debit card and Social Security numbers. They discovered a $167 charge from Amazon they felt was fraudulent. Police reported contacting the Internet pharmacy and said they were given a nonexistent street address, and could find no web site by the name of the business the South Milwaukee resident contacted.

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by | February 5, 2014 · 9:59 pm

Ferch’s To Grant Park Beach?

Downtown Greendale is terrific — and one of the must-stops, at least for the Brooks family, is Ferch’s Malt Shoppe & Grille.

Now comes word that the owner is looking at opening a seasonal location at Grant Park beach. That’s according to the Milwaukee Business Journal, which also has more information on the restaurant’s desire to expand in Greendale.

Let’s hope this comes to pass … I’ll keep you posted.

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by | February 4, 2014 · 4:08 pm

Seeing Red At Friday’s South Milwaukee Basketball Games

Just got this from Darla Wack … good times for a good cause.

The South Milwaukee and Whitnall School Districts proudly announce RED OUT on Friday, February 7th. RED OUT is an annual local and national fundraising event sponsored by the American Heart Association and American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. 

 Join us at SMHS Jerry Sullivan Gymnasium this Friday, February 7th at the Girls or at Whitnall for Boys Varsity Basketball Games at 7:30 p.m.  There will be cool t-shirt sales, an opportunity to win Free Milwaukee Buck’s Tickets, an autographed Caron Butler basketball give-a-way and many other fantastic events.  Please help support Heart Awareness locally.  Questions feel free to contact Team Leader/Physical Education Teacher, Darla Wack, 414-766-5241 or dwack@sdsm.k12.wi.us

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by | February 3, 2014 · 10:18 pm

Adding Minutes And Days: South Milwaukee’s Plan To Make Up For Snow Days

The South Milwaukee School District has detailed its plan to make up for classroom time lost due to four cold-weather cancellations in January.

Here is the memo. The plan includes …

  • The addition of a full day of school on May 23, the Friday before Memorial Day, for all students;
  • The addition of full days on June 12 for elementary and middle schoolers and June 13 for middle schoolers (elementary students will have a half day on June 13);
  • The addition of longer school days for elementary and middle school students — one minute longer for grade school students and 15 minutes for middle school students. The middle school day will now run from 7:45 a.m. to 3 p.m., as district officials have discovered “passing time at the lunch hour was inadvertently counted as instructional time.”

Also, the district is looking at starting future bad weather days two hours late vs. cancelling an entire day. And it’s telling parents to keep June 16 and 17 open on calendars in case of additional full-day cancellations.

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by | February 3, 2014 · 3:17 pm

Sen. Larson Hosting Town Hall Wednesday In South Milwaukee

State Sen. Chris Larson is hosting a town hall event on Wednesday at the South Milwaukee Public Library, 1907 10th Ave. Hours are 5 to 7 p.m.

From Larson’s office …

I will be hosting a number of town halls during February 2014. Attending these listening sessions is a great opportunity to talk to me about issues facing our community and state, or to listen to the concerns and thoughts of our neighbors.

The information for these events is listed below. I also advertise these by posting on my Web site, Facebook, Twitter, via neighborhood groups, with media alerts, and through direct emails.

Please do not hesitate to contact my office for additional information.

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by | February 1, 2014 · 9:42 pm

South Milwaukee Man Sentenced In Camp Sexual Assaults And Other Headlines …

Check out these South Shore headlines …

And NOW has published a new police blotter.

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by | January 30, 2014 · 9:36 pm

Remembering A Young Hero

This is really cool, from the South Milwaukee Fire Department Facebook page.

1-30-2014 3-13-36 PM

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