Aztalan, WI News http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/aztalan/ Aztalan, WI News Election Matters: Thompson says no one is satisfied with McCain39;s http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/aztalan/content/0058387ac96641bd8ef4933660babef6.html CALENDAR: The Nov 4 election is 22 days from today POLL POSITIONING: Democrat Barack Obama retains his national lead although by a slightly narrower margin of 497 to 424 percent 73 points in the Real Clear Politics poll of polls There are no new Wisconsin polls today; the last three gave Obama a 10point lead in the battleground state AND NOW THIS FROM TOMMY THOMPSON: The former governor and brief 2008 Republican presidential candidate talked Election Matters: Tommy Thompson says no one is satisfied with http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/aztalan/content/3bd03bb4349c3da7b203fe836be5139b.html CALENDAR: The Nov 4 election is 22 days from today POLL POSITIONING: Democrat Barack Obama retains his national lead although by a slightly narrower margin of 497 to 424 percent 73 points in the Real Clear Politics poll of polls There are no new Wisconsin polls today; the last three gave Obama a 10point lead in the battleground state AND NOW THIS FROM TOMMY THOMPSON: The former governor and brief 2008 Republican presidential candidate talked DNR issues air quality watch for today http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/aztalan/content/2e389aacec0958e29d1bed8b1e830db4.html The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is issuing an Air Quality Watch for Particle Pollution for Brown Calumet Columbia Dane Dodge Door Fond du Lac Green Green Lake Iowa Jefferson Kenosha Kewaunee Lafayette Manitowoc Marinette Marquette Menominee Milwaukee Oconto Outagamie Ozaukee Racine Rock Sauk Shawano Sheboygan Walworth Washington Waukesha Waupaca Waushara and Winnebago counties effective through 11:59 pm today Bethany Hall of Fame adds RoehlBethany Hall of Fame adds Roehl http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/aztalan/content/6aa9611d432110f29f15c66a7bd0383e.html He toiled quietly on the outskirts of town for nearly a halfcentury fashioning winning athletic teams and shaping livesRon Roehl served as coach athletic director teacher administrator and overall handyman at tiny south side Immanuel Lutheran High School and College after a celebrated career as an athleteHe has been rewarded for his playing days by being inducted into the Bethany Lutheran College Athletic Hall of Fame in Mankato MinnIt was interesting that they could look back so many years to recognize talent that God have given to a person and to honor those talents said Roehl a foursport athlete at the school in the years 1952'54Roehl averaged 22 points a game and scored a schoolrecord 533 points in basketball earning allconference and National Junior College Athletic Association allAmerica honors He was also a pitcher and shortstop for the baseball team and in track set a conference record in the 100yard dash He also played on the golf teamHe has basketball memories as a player under Dwain Mintz who later went on to become a legendary coach at UWStout He coached me for two years Roehl said And much of the style we played here through the years came from himIt was under Mintz that Bethany broke into the bigtime with a southern trip a big deal for the small school We bumped heads with some of the top JC teams in the nation and that got us on the mapRoehl said he recalls games of 30 31 and more points that he looks back on fondly and many more high points during his coaching career that spanned 38 years in Eau ClaireWe were playing in Mankato and the whistles blew and the officials were undecided and had to get together he said They had called simultaneous fouls on Tom Williams and Pete Sydow It was the fifth foul on both of themRoehl graduated from Winnebago Lutheran Academy near Campbellsport in 1951 and attended Bethany Lutheran because he heard good reports about the school First however he attended Northwestern of Watertown for a semester and played footballHis first coachingteaching stop was at Fox Valley Lutheran in Appleton for three years before coming to Eau Claire where the Immanuel Lutheran school was moved to from Mankato in 1963He went on to coach college basketball for 16 years and high school basketball for 38 years He also coached track and then baseball for 23 years taking his 1996 team to the WISAA state finalsI can look back on a lot of wonderful times he said I had the Carstensen twins Jerry and Sherm for two years and I also had Tom Williams who coaches the team now Roehl who helped start Lowes Creek Little League also had the pleasure of coaching sons Ross Mike and Dan and also enjoyed daughter Laurie in her athletic days All were top notch athletes and Dan can be remembered as a key player for the Eau Claire Cavaliers for many yearsAll were good athletes and very coachable so that made it easy and enjoyable he saidAll are involved in Lutheran church work Ross teaches with dad here Mike is pastor of a church in Bismarck ND Dan is a teacher at Mankato Immanuel and Lori is a Christian counselor in Marinette They have given him and wife Eunice nine grandchildrenRon has also served as a church officer at Messiah Lutheran in townRoehl 74 is still working at the school in registration and as a substitute teacher although he officially retired in May of 2007 after 53 years in the teaching ministry and coachingHe was inducted into the Bethany Hall of Fame in ceremonies Sept 27 in Mankato Assembly candidates differ about how to promote Wisconsin http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/aztalan/content/0d9350124f0e87b5eb0e1ceebc496835.html The two candidates running for election to the 38th district of the state Assembly say they want to promote Wisconsin as a good place to live retire and operate a business Preview: 38th Assembly District race http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/aztalan/content/2d8c96c51d6806ec3bf66f4ab174b51c.html The two candidates running for election to the 38th district of the state Assembly say they want to promote Wisconsin Wisconsin Book Festival 2008: Stephanie Kuehnert speaks http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/aztalan/content/632f07cbd9ffe2d5d69bbc6187fa6841.html Set in smalltown Wisconsin 60;i62;I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone60;i62; by Stephenie Kuehnert is a gritty feminist punkrock celebration of the rebellious bonds that connect a daughter with her absent mother Published by MTV Books in July it has been hailed by the 60;i62;Los Angeles Times60;i62; as an empowering new twist on a girl's coming of ageIn an interview conducted via email she recounts the genesis of her novel describes the strength she finds in punk cops to admiration for Courtney Love and reveals what she misses about Madison DNR issues air quality watch for Monday http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/aztalan/content/64577d6cbb0e601d6f83ae56dc0b3dee.html The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is issuing an Air Quality Watch for Particle Pollution for Brown Calumet Columbia Dane Dodge Door Fond du Lac Green Green Lake Iowa Jefferson Kenosha Kewaunee Lafayette Manitowoc Marinette Marquette Menominee Milwaukee Oconto Outagamie Ozaukee Racine Rock Sauk Shawano Sheboygan Walworth Washington Waukesha Waupaca Waushara and Winnebago counties effective 12:01 am on Monday October 13 2008 through 11:59 pm on Monday October 13 2008