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by | November 25, 2014 · 10:01 am

Headlines!

Some headlines from around the South Shore, including a touching story from South Milwaukee …

NOW has published a new police blotter.

And the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel had great review of the South Milwaukee Performing Arts Center’s performance over the weekend …

“Br(OK)en Genius” at the South Milwaukee Performing Arts Center: The best thing about this spoken-word event was its truth-telling about issues of race and inequality in Milwaukee. The operative word for the evening may have been “but,” placing an array of ideas in opposition to raw realities. Some of the best performances were the most minimal. Christopher McIntyre, the impresario of the night, contributed photography, which set the tone as much as anything else. His willful hopefulness is something to behold. It’s forceful but fragile. I wonder if the world — and the art world — will disappoint.

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by | November 24, 2014 · 7:22 pm

Welcome To South Milwaukee, Moore’s Southern BBQ

South Milwaukee has a lot of great local restaurants. Italian, Mexican, Chinese, American café, bar fare …

Now you can add barbecue to the list. Moore’s Southern BBQ is now serving at Bottoms Up South, 500 Madison Ave.

Hours are 2 p.m. to 1 a.m., and they offer both dine-in and takeout.

The menu includes low and slow-smoked barbecue smoked brisket, pulled pork, smoked sausage links, rib tips and babyback ribs, with sides like baked beans, mac and cheese, potato salad,  and cole slaw. They also carry burgers, fried chicken,  Polish sausage, fried portabella mushrooms, and jalepeno poppers.

They have a Friday fish fry, taco Tuesdays, and an award-winning chili on Sundays.

Welcome to South Milwaukee! 

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by | November 20, 2014 · 10:54 pm

After The Packer Game: Two Legendary Local High School Coaches Speak On Sports, Life

Here is something cool to do after Sunday’s Vikings-Packers game …

Check out two legendary local high school coaches — John Galewski and Stan Druckrey — at a forum at Trinity Lutheran Church, 2507 5th Ave. in South Milwaukee. The event starts at 4 p.m., followed by a free pizza dinner.

Tell your friends, and bring them to this free event!

Coaches Roundtable flyer

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by | November 15, 2014 · 10:26 pm

Headlines: South Milwaukee Plays Role In Heroin Bust, Honor For Local Veteran And More

A couple good news stories involving South Milwaukee this week …

First, the South Milwaukee Police Department was credited for its role in a major heroin bust on Tuesday. Check out the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel story here, and here is WISN coverage.

The SMPD was one of 10 agencies called out by District Attorney John Chisholm at a press conference.

And a South Milwaukee Medal of Honor recipient is getting a terrific honor. Gary Wetzel, named Milwaukee County Veteran of the Year this week, is getting a street named after him in front of the Milwaukee County War Memorial Center. Learn more here … and congratulations to Gary for this honor. It’s well-earned and well-deserved.

And check out these other headlines …

Also, NOW has published a new police blotter.

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by | November 12, 2014 · 5:24 pm

Reminder: Meet Me (And County Executive Chris Abele) On Saturday

Just a quick note that my next Meet the Mayor session is this Saturday, Nov. 15, at Mears Online Auctions, located in the old St. Mary’s Hall at 1234 Manitoba Ave. in South Milwaukee.

And I’ll be joined from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. by a special guest: Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele.

Thanks to Mears for hosting the event. You’ll be amazed at what owner Troy Kinunen has done with the place. The coolest part — a “mini Cooperstown” (my term) museum that features sports and other collectibles that will blow your mind.

Questions, comments, concerns … all are welcome. And thanks to County Executive Abele for being a part of this.

See you Saturday!

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by | November 11, 2014 · 11:02 pm

South Shore Option 3.0: Local Economic Development Event Set For Monday

From Milwaukee County Supervisor Pat Jursik, the strongest advocate for the South Shore I know … I look forward to presenting on Monday and hope to see you there!

Supervisor Patricia Jursik, Chair of the Economic Development Committee for the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors, along with the South Shore Chamber of Commerce, will host the 3rd Economic Development Forum, South Shore Option, featuring new and planned economic development projects in the Cities of St. Francis, Cudahy, South Milwaukee and Oak Creek, the four South Shore communities.

“Our South Shore is becoming one of the most dynamic areas in Milwaukee County for economic growth and development,” Supervisor Jursik said. The Forum will feature economic development presented by each of the city’s development managers. “It will be an informative program for citizens to hear not only from their own community but also the neighboring communities.” Developers will also be invited to gauge the dynamic opportunities available along the South Shore of Milwaukee County

  • When: November 17, 2014
  • Where: St. Francis Civic Center, 3400 E. Howard Avenue, St. Francis WI 53235
  • Time: 6:30 p.m.
  • Who: City Mayors or Development Directors and Supervisor Patricia Jursik
  • What: Development Forum to report both new and planned development

Here is the full press release.

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by | November 11, 2014 · 11:00 pm

Headlines: Larson Steps Down As Senate Democratic Leader And More

Check out these South Shore headlines …

Also, NOW has published a new police blotter.

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by | November 8, 2014 · 10:28 pm

Rocket Sports Update: Cross-Country Runners Shine At State And More

From the South Milwaukee School District …

ROCKET CROSS COUNTRY

Congratulations to the Rocket Boys’ Cross Country team and in particular Josh Janusiak. The Rockets took 15th in the WIAA State Cross Country Championships last Saturday and Josh took 9th place as an individual overall! Jordan Janusiak took 54th place overall and had the 2nd best time out of all of the freshmen in the race!

http://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Cross_Country/2014/d1bteamresults.pdf

Congratulations to Maddie Wood (10) for taking 40th place in the WIAA State Girls’ Cross Country Championship! Out of all freshmen and sophomores Maddie had the 14th best time in the race!

Here are the results for each SM runner with 1 Mile Split & Place, 2 Mile Split & Place & Finish Time

Boys’ Results

  • 9th – Joshua Janusiak (12) 15th 4:58 11th 5:20 10:17 5:53 16:08.06
  • 54th – Jordan Janusiak (9) 101st 5:19 72nd 5:33 10:52 6:05 16:54.10
  • 114th – Chris Sobczak (10) 156th 5:28 137th 5:45 11:12 6:18 17:28.34
  • 125th – Justin Weber (11) 107th 5:20 117th 5:47 11:07 6:29 17:33.82
  • 184th – Sage Leahy (9) 179th 5:35 179th 6:04 11:39 6:54 18:30.40
  • 185th – Wyatt Schlager (9) 187th 5:38 185th 6:10 11:47 6:49 18:34.53
  • 186th – Damon Dettman (12) 180th 5:35 186th 6:14 11:49 6:53 18:39.52

Girls’ Results

  • 40th – Maddie Wood (10) 15th 5:51 25th 6:25 12:16 7:21 19:34.76
  • 152nd – Rebecca Heller (11) 143rd 6:24 152nd 6:56 13:19 7:43 20:59.80

Great job Rockets!!

ROCKET GIRLS’ SWIM & DIVE

Another meet…another couple of school records broken! Congratulations to Allison Osell and Alexis Holliday on breaking their own school records again!

The Girls Swim & Dive team competed in the Woodland Conference Meet last weekend.  The team took 6th out of 12 teams.

  • Allison Osell (10) took 4th Place in diving with a score of 362.70 (breaking her previous school record)
  • Alexis Holliday (10) took 4th in the 200yd Freestyle with a time of 2:01.26 also took 4th in the 500yd Freestyle with a time of 5:23.87 (breaking her previous school record by 4 seconds).
  • Zoe Bellis (10) took 8th in the 50yd Freestyle with a time of 27.07, also took 7th in the 100yd Breaststroke with a time of 1:18.75
  • Eryka Uehling (10)  took 8th in the 100yd Fly with a time of 1:11.57
  • 200yd Freestyle Relay team of Uehling, Taylor Halama (12), Holliday, Bellis took 6th with a time of 1:50.99
  • Haille Bocek (11) took 11th in the 100yd Backstroke with a time of 1:10.69

Good luck to Allison tonight at the WIAA Sectional Diving Competition and to all of the Varsity Swimmers at the WIAA Sectional Swim Meet on Saturday.

ROCKET FOOTBALL

Mitchell Dess Al Toon Award Finalist!

The Al Toon Award is given annually to the state’s top senior wide receiver or tight end as part of the WSN Senior Football Awards. The award is named after former University of Wisconsin athlete Al Toon, who went on to play in the NFL for several very successful seasons before multiple concussions ended his career early. Toon is an active member of the community in the Madison area both in the business world and in various charitable endeavors.
 
The pre-season watch list was trimmed down to 15 semi-finalists, and five finalists for the award have now been selected. Winners are announced the week of the state finals.
 
Al Toon Award Finalists:

Mitchell Dess, South Milwaukee – Dess was a contributor for the Rockets last season but really came into his own as a senior. The 5-11, 170-pound wideout hauled in 65 passes for 1092 yards and 14 touchdowns in 10 games for head coach Derek Hoff. “He gets the little technique things that most kind can’t even comprehend,” said Hoff. “Stemming and alignment on his routes, setting up defenders after the catch, catching the ball at its peak and not bringing it to your body right away, rather turning away before you do so.” Dess has the most productive yardage day in the state this year, hauling in 10 catches for 317 yards and 4 touchdowns in a 56-41 win over Pewaukee in Week 8.

Mitchell is one of only 5 Finalists STATE-WIDE!

http://www.wissports.net/news_article/show/441722?referrer_id=

ROCKET ALUMNI

Boo Gottwald (Class of 2010)

Gottwald Named Academic All-District by CoSIDA

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater senior John Gottwald has been selected to the 2014 Capital One Academic All-District 6 NCAA Division III Men’s Soccer first team, the College Sports Information Directors of America announced Thursday, Oct. 30.

http://uww.meritpages.com/achievements/Gottwald-Named-Academic-All-District-by-CoSIDA/31947 

Defrim Ramushevski (Class of 2011)

Dewey is finishing up his senior season on the UWGB Men’s Soccer team. I have attached the senior photo for you to see Dewey now!

Dani Schwanke (Class of 2014), Katie Bartlett (Class of 2013) & Alicia Kontowski (Class of 2008)

Dani & Katie are both on this year’s Alverno women’s basketball team! Alicia is a Graduate Assistant Coach on both the Women’s Basketball Team and the Women’s Golf Team at Alverno College. Check out the link below for the team photo and roster.

http://athletics.alverno.edu/sports/wbkb/2014-15/roster

Zach Simuncak (Class of 2014) 

See the link below for Zach’s info as a member of the North Central football team!

http://northcentralcardinals.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6920

Lauren Kleppin (Class of 2007)

Lauren just competed in the frigid NYC Marathon last Sunday and had the 5th fastest time for any American woman and took 15th overall in the Elite running field. Great job Lauren!!

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by | November 7, 2014 · 3:15 pm

Wild Flour Bakery To Reopen This Month

The downtown momentum continues, with some more great news for South Milwaukee’s central business district.

Wild Flour Bakery is set to reopen its storefront retail space by Thanksgiving, according to Jaime Salazar, who will run the store at 1205 Milwaukee Ave.

Hours will be Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, 9-4.

Jaime tells me the store will offer baked goods like pastries, breads, cookies and muffins, with the potential of offering hot and cold lunches and other prepared foods in 2015, depending on customer feedback. Customers will also be able to order Thanksgiving pies at the store in coming weeks. And they will offer catering.

The interior (which features a kitchen in the back, where Wild Flour has continued to use even with the storefront closed) will also get a facelift with new paint and decor.

I wish Jaime and the staff at Wild Flour the best of luck — and thank them for continuing to invest in downtown South Milwaukee. I’m excited to see new life for the store that closed more than three years ago, and look forward to even more good news for downtown in coming weeks and months.

From MKE City Sippers to Wild Flour Bakery to Board Game Barrister (opening soon), and more, we’re just getting started when it comes to downtown South Milwaukee!

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by | November 6, 2014 · 7:07 pm

Public Hearing On Proposed St. Adalbert’s Development Set For Dec. 9

The South Milwaukee City Council voted tonight to schedule a public hearing on the proposed Gorman & Co. development at the former St. Adalbert’s site.

The hearing was set for 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 9, at City Hall.

This will be an official opportunity for the public to be heard — in front of the city council — on this issue. A vote up or down on the project will then be held at a future meeting. I’ll keep you posted.

You can find more information on the development on the city website.

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by | November 6, 2014 · 8:44 am

More South Shore Headlines

Check out these headlines from around the South Shore …

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by | November 4, 2014 · 11:17 pm

South Milwaukee Election Results: 70% Turnout

South Milwaukeeans yet again turned out in big numbers for an election.

Tuesday’s turnout: 70.6% of registered voters, according to unofficial results from the city clerk’s office. There were more than 8,400 ballots cast on Tuesday.

Here are the results. Some local highlights:

  • Gov. Scott Walker and Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch tallied 51.7% of the votes in South Milwaukee, to 45.9% for Mary Burke and John Lehman.
  • Brad Schimel topped Susan Happ in the attorney general’s race locally, 49.4% to 43.6%.
  • Dan Sebring beat U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore, 49.8% to 42.3%, in South Milwaukee, even as Moore scored a big victory across the district.
  • State Sen. Chris Larson beat challenger Jason “Red” Arnold 48.2% to 45.9% in South Milwaukee.

Thanks to everyone who got out to the polls and made their voices heard. And thanks to City Clerk Jim Shelenske, his City Hall team and all of the pollworkers for their efforts. They do important work, and they do it well.

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by | November 3, 2014 · 10:28 pm

St. Adalbert’s Topic Of Thursday Council Meeting

The South Milwaukee City Council will consider the rezoning request for the proposed St. Adalbert’s apartment complex at a special meeting on Thursday evening.

The meeting is at 6 p.m. at City Hall. Here is the agenda.

As you’ll recall, the Plan Commission last week deadlocked 3-3 on a vote to deny recommending the rezoning to the council.

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by | November 3, 2014 · 5:12 pm

Reaching Out: Trinity Lutheran To Host South Milwaukee Coaches’ Forum, Blood Drive

A couple of events coming up at Trinity Lutheran Church in South Milwaukee (my church) …

The community is more than welcome at both — in fact, encouraged to attend.

First, we’re proud to announce our next Speaker Series event, which features two South Milwaukee coaching legends: John Galewski and Stan Druckrey.

The pair have combined to lead young student-athletes for more than 60 years — Galewski a state Hall of Fame baseball coach who also led the South Milwaukee football team until this year; Druckrey (a Trinity member) the high school’s longtime girls’ track and co-ed cross-country coach – touching hundreds of lives along the way.

Come hear from both on Sunday, November 23, as they share stories from their decades in coaching and life lessons for athletes and non-athletes alike. There will also be plenty of time for Q&A. The event starts at 4 p.m., after the Packers’ game, and all attendees are invited to a free simple supper afterwards. Tell your family and friends , and bring a guest or three for what should be a memorable night. Go Rockets!

Also, the Trinity Caring Ministry Team is hosting a blood drive on Saturday, Nov. 22. Hours are 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and folks can sign up by visiting www.bcw.edu/trinitysouthmilwaukee. Here is an event flyer.

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by | November 2, 2014 · 5:05 pm

New Downtown Coffee House Opens Monday

Sippers 1Sipper 2Just a quick note that MKE City Sippers — the new coffee house at 911 Milwaukee Ave. — is opening Monday morning.

Please stop by and welcome Nicole to South Milwaukee … and support this terrific new downtown business. I stopped for their pre-opening Saturday, and it’s worth the trip.

Learn more on their Facebook page.

Hours are 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.

Thanks to Nicole for believing in downtown South Milwaukee.

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