http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/anderson/ Anderson, WI News http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/anderson/content/e50fc10441ed14044a8fc032ef8d51df.html Sazama retiring as Chippewa County judge http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/anderson/content/4ba256141ba3d75bb46d863b5015507c.html SHEBOYGAN A 19yearold town of Sheboygan man is being held after police say he approached an officer and admitted having sex with a 13yearold girl http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/anderson/content/dd1567e26e3a5be42188a15734ef01fe.html Jackson Electric Cooperative CEO and general manager Ron Roodell will be stepping down after four years with the company http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/anderson/content/3e917139dc3cca2c2e1f009d13926329.html Stevens Point WI Workplace campaigns special events and mail solicitation help the 2008 United Way campaign approach 30 percent of its 23 million goal While many workplace campaigns are currently in progress several early finishers are reporting positive results We are encouraged to see this community come together to support each other during this campaign While we still have a long road ahead we are confident that together we will accomplish our goal said Sheri Neet campaign cochair United Way is working to inspire hope and create opportunities for a better tomorrow by focusing on the building blocks for a better lifeeducation income and health Everyone in the community is invited to be a part of this effort With a combined corporate and employee contribution of 11849 Anderson OBrien Bertz Skrenes Golla increased their gift nearly 5 percent over last year Midwest Hardware Association increased nearly 10 percent to 3740 Participating in firsttime campaigns employees at Central Wisconsin Radiologists jumped in with a 500 contribution while employees at Lardinois Associates contributed 200 In their first campaign Spud City Sales gave a combined employee and corporate gift of 1124 Cooper Dental Big Brothers Big Sisters of Portage County and United Way of Portage County all celebrated 100 percent employee participation in their workplace campaigns Other organizations recently completing their workplace campaigns with notable results include: Charles F Fernandez Center for Alternative Learning with 420 Dental Health Center SC with 1000 Portage County Housing Authority with 100 Saint Stanislaus School with 439 Saint Stephen School with 306 and Wisconsin Paper Council with 1500 United Way of Portage County would also like to acknowledge the generous corporate gifts to the community campaign The following new corporate gifts helped the 2008 campaign gain momentum: Earthwonders LLC with 50 Greg Kizewski Sons Inc with 45 Hamerski Farms with 200 Partners Pub 100 and Stevens Point Area Education Association with 25 Other corporate gifts received this week include: Belts Soft Serve Business Consultants Construcks Inc Contemporary Photography Danczyk Brothers Forest Products Designers II DunRite Cleaners Egle Landscaping Happy Feet Shoes Pedorthics Kevin Raflik Drywall Midstate Truck Service Pats Carstar Auto Body Plover River Farms Polish Womens Alliance of America Potato Plant Inc REBl Acres Shulfer Enterprises Inc and Wards Hydraulics http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/anderson/content/c860ec79376eab52cee0d15618c47022.html A 19yearold Town of Sheboygan man was arrested Tuesday after police say he approached an officer and admitted having sex with a 13yearold girl http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/anderson/content/6919563a35184e09f5830f4e8314c8c0.html MENOMONIE Aaron Scott of Eau Claire cleared brush along a hillside in Wakanda Park Tuesday and loved itScott was one of about 340 Fairmount Minerals employees from throughout the United States China and Mexico who took part in a Day of Caring to help spruce up the park and erect 20000 in new playground equipmentGiving back is something I've learned at Fairmount said Scott 31 who works in automation at Wisconsin Industrial SandMenomonie I have never done anything like this of this magnitude With everyone coming together you can really get a lot done It's great It's the best day everChuck Fowler president and chief executive officer of Fairmount Minerals said the company has a Day of Caring at places where the company has sites Employees are paid for 40 hours of volunteer work per yearWe do that because we think it's very important to give back to our communities that we live and work in Fowler said after piling brush he pulled from a hill in the park It happens to make for very happy and productive people because they really enjoy doing itMavis Anderson 56 of Menomonie who works at the Menomonie sand mine as an administrative assistant helped choose the playground equipment that was purchased It included a wave which multiple people can ride; a tilt rocker; and a couple of spinning ridesI think it is exciting Fairmount Minerals wanted to come out to Wisconsin and show what Fairmount Minerals is about she said They are a very communityoriented companyEmployees reroofed two shelters in the park with Fairmount Minerals donating the metal for the roofs They also painted picnic tables and the two shelters and removed the sod along baseball and softball field fences and put down material to keep down weeds They cleared a trail from the beach area of Lake Menomin to the fishing docksCheryl White 42 an administrative assistant for Wisconsin Industrial SandHager City said she enjoyed taking part in the volunteer workI enjoyed getting out and meeting a lot of people from Illinois and Texas she saidIt also was fun to help out the city park she addedYou feel good at the end of the day White addedMenomonie Parks and Recreation Director Gary Barnett said the volunteers helped get projects and enhancements done that might not have gotten done because of tight budgetsTheir time and effort to give back to the community is really great he saidMary Weber associate director of Volunteer Service a Stillwater Minnbased company that helped organize the Day of Caring for Fairmount Minerals said they looked at several different projects but chose the Wakanda Park one because all the employees could work in one areaEmployees were in the Twin Cities for a conference and were bused over to Menomonie to volunteer she notedShe estimated with 340 people working seven hours it was giving about 47800 in volunteer labor to the city of MenomonieThe company also bought the tools and other items needed to clean up locallyPowers can be reached at 7152359018 or pamelapowersecpccom http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/anderson/content/0017d5c242b9acf7609e1db9b2920e78.html Five girls from Marshfield will compete at the WIAA State Girls Individual Tennis Tournament starting Thursday http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/anderson/content/e910d885e938bc030b7bfbf3fbda542e.html Community involvement is paying off handsomely for the City of Monona Parks amp; Recreation Department The rec department has been chosen to receive a 2500 grant from the Liberty Mutual Responsible Sports Program as a result of a communitywide campaign to get residents to complete an online quiz on sports mentoring The grant Liberty Mutual branch manager Dylan Hibbard will present the check at Tuesday night39;s Monona City Council meeting will