The man alleged to have shot at a Waukesha police officer in an Oct. 23 standoff was in court today, where his attorney asked that he undergo a competency evaluation.

Court Commissioner Thomas Pieper ordered the evaluation for Richard A. Petarius, 76, of Sussex, who was charged with nine felonies and a misdemeanor after he allegedly wielded a sawed-off 12-guage shotgun and fired at an officer during a domestic dispute with his ex-wife at a condo on Waukesha's east side.

A follow-up hearing to review the results of the competency evaluation was scheduled for Nov. 16 at 10 a.m.

The Mukwonago High School physical education department is trying to win a $45,000 grant for a healthy school makeover of new fitness equipment through the 2012 Healthy School Makeover Contest. 

The public vote will determine the top 10 finalists.  Voting is open from Nov. 1 through 14.  Each person is allowed to vote once per day.  Vote here to help MHS provide better fitness opportunities to students.

 Generac Holdings Inc., has increased its fourth quarter financial projections due to the increase in demand for their residential generators following superstorm Sandy. 

Look for the full report in next week's Kettle Moraine Index. In the mean time, find out how Generac is helping to ensure east coast residents are getting the power they here: need www.livinglakecountry.com/lakecountryreporter/news/frankenstorms-farreaching-effects-6r7dn8i-176605711.html

Garrett Waite a Kettle Moraine Perform freshman and Town of Delafield resident released his debut CD on Oct. 1012 through Spiritone Records.Waite will be holding a CD release party for his CD "And We Watched" tonight at 7 p.m. (public welcome) at Saxes in Wales (a half mile west of Highway 83 on Highway 18).

Waite will perform as well as other special guests including Katherine Ziobro from Kettle Moraine High School from 7 to 10 p.m.

For samples of his music visit  CDbaby or iTunes.

 It's just a few days until the nation heads to the polls, but many Mukwonago area residents have already cast their vote. 

As of last night, the Town of Mukwonago had 1,650 absentee voters. Clerk Kathy Karalewitz said that despite the high number of voters, lines have been moving quickly. On average, the wait has been less than five minutes. Town residents can vote today until 5 p.m.

Yesterday the Town of Vernon had 200 absentee voters, brining the grand total to over 1,500. 

The Village of Mukwonago as issued 1,644 absentee ballots as of Thursday evening, which Clerk Steve Braatz reports is 34.7 percent of their registered voters.  "At times we’ve had lines (5-10 people), and other times not (1 or 2 people).  It has been steady but voters seem to have been coming in bunches," Braatz said.

Village of Big Bend clerk Bobbi Woppert said that they have about 100 absentee ballots.  Seeing as how the village only has around 800 registered voters, "If I have two people at a time I have a lot," she said.

Lake Country Publication will be following the elections next week Tuesday. Look for full reports in your local Lake Country paper.

The Mukwonago High School drama department production of "The Nerd" opens tonight in the MHS auditorium at 7 p.m. The show runs Nov. 2, 3, 9 and 10 at 7 p.m. and Nov. 4 at 2 p.m.

Advance tickets cost $7 for adults and $5 for students and seniors. Tickets at the door cost $8 for adults and $6 for students and seniors. Advance tickets are available at MHS, Miller Pharmacy, 801 N. Rochester Street and Espresso Love Coffee, 105 N. Rochester Street.

For more information contact Nancy Reese at reesena@masd.k12.wi.us.

 After visiting Kimberly scored on a 95-yard drive on their first possession of the game to put the No. 1 ranked Arrowhead football team down 7-0, the Warhawks, led by a briliant performance by senior back DomTodarello and the entire defense as they scored a 31-7 come-from-behind victory over the Papermakers.

The win vaulted the Warhawks (11-0) into the state WIAA Division 1 semifinals.

AHS led 10-7 at halftime, thanks to an  8-yard touchdown run by Steve Radeztsky and 30-yard field goal by Trevor Ostling.

In the second half they scored 21 unanswered points as Todarello took over, scoring on a 25-yard run, a 13-yard run and a 79-yard run. All of those scores came in a span of 10:12.

On defense, the Warhawks got big games form Jackson Abresch, who had three intrerceptions and Billy Hirschfeld, who had three tackles for losses. Matt Seitz, Austin Fisher and Logan Rupard also chipped in with big plays. 

The Oconomowoc Public Library , 200 W. South St., is inviting children in grades  4K-4th grade to a special program at 10 a.m.  on Saturday, Nov. 10.
 Meet and learn about real “Animal Ambassadors” from the Wildlife in Need Center! 
 The event is free. Please register at http://wildlifeinneed.eventbrite.com
Also, after the program, practice reading aloud with Dharma, the library’s therapy dog.  Please call Betsy at (262) 569-2193 ext. 210 to make your appointment today.

 Phones are once again working in the Mukwonago Chief office. 

We apologize for any inconvenience. 

The Friends of the Mukwonago River, a local organization dedicated to protecting the Mukwonago River and its associated watershed ecosystems, will present the short film ”Glacial Refuge: The Phenomenally Diverse Mukwonago River” followed by a discussion and tips on how you can help protect this amazing local treasure for future generations at 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 7 the Mukwonago Community Library, 511 Division St. 

The Mukwonago River watershed is home to over 50 species of fish including the threatened Longear Sunfish, several species of rare freshwater mussels, an incredible diversity of wetlands, and some of the highest water quality in Southeastern Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Chapter of The Nature Conservancy has designated the Mukwonago River watershed one of its four “Last Great Places” in Wisconsin.

This program is free of charge and everyone is welcome. For more information, stop by the front desk or call the Library at (262) 363-6411.  

 James R. Taylor and Sons, Inc. is looking for help supporting veterans this month. The East Troy-based roofing and siding company is collecting donations for the VA Hospital of Milwaukee. Donations can be dropped off at 2115 Division St., East Troy on Mondays, Wednsdays or Fridays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.  

For every item donated, the name of the donor will be entered into a drawing for a $250 VISA gift card. Drawing for the gift card will be held on Dec. 1.

The list of items needed by the VA Hospital can be found here.

 Park View Middle School students cast their votes for president today in a mock election, complete with a realistic ballots and voting machine. Find out who won in Wednesday's Mukwonago Chief. 

 Project CRISS (Creating Independence through Student-owned Strategies), is a philosophy of teaching and learning adopted by the Mukwonago Area School District, which is designed to help all students read, write and learn more effectively. 

Parents can learn CRISS principles and strategies in a workshop at Mukwonago High School on Monday, Nov. 12 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the library. 

Interested participants are asked to RSVP to Ann Murphy at murphan@masd.k12.wi.us.

Read more about CRISS strategies in Wednesday's Mukwonago Chief. 

Whether you are celebrating or drowning your sorrows this election night, you can do it at The Pub in Oconomowoc  which officially reopens today at 4 p.m., The tavern has been closed since a July 1 fatal  fire broke out in an adjacent building, leaving the Pub with substantial water and smoke damage,

The kitchen is not open yet, but the drinks will be flowing!

Slainte!!

Lake Country election officials are describing as "typical" what appears to be a heavy voter turn out through out the region.

Election officials in Lisbon, Sussex, and the Village of Merton reported waiting lines in excess of 100 people as the polls opened at 7 a.m.

More than 70 voters had cast ballots within the first 26 minutes of voting at Hamilton High School, on Town Line Road, one of three polling places for the Town of Lisbon.

A line of voters stretching from inside the National Guard Armory on Maples Avenue to an outside parking lot formed quickly after the polls opened in the Village of Sussex.

Nearly 200 voters in the Village of Merton and nearly 250 in the Village of Hartland had cast ballots within the first two hours of voting.

Sussex Village Clerk Sue Freiheit, Merton Village Clerk Tom Nelson, and Town of Lisbon election inspector Rebecca Heinritz all describe the early morning turnout in their communities as "typical" of a presidential election even though an estimated 30 percent of voters may have already cast absentee or "early" ballots prior to election day.

Village of Mukwonago poll worker Bob Sockrider (right) watches as Jeff Kleiber casts his ballot.

The Village saw a steady flow of voters today as officials expect a high voter turnout for the presidential election. Voting went smoothly with few problems during the day following a big rush of morning voters. However, according to poll worker Bob Zautner, as of 6 p.m. there had been 69 spoiled ballots because of voter error.

Tommy Thompson won more votes in the Village of Eagle in the race for Senate, beating Tammy Balwin 780 votes to 259.

The village reported a 90 percent voter turnout with 67 new voters registered.

This information is according to unofficial results.

Tommy Thompson beat Tammy Baldwin in the race for Senate in today's election, 959 votes to 339 in the Village of North Prairie.

The village has reported a 90 percent voter turnout with 67 new voters registered.

Big Bend voters showed their favor for Tommy Thompson during today' election as he beat Tammy Baldwin 508 to 240 in the village.

The village had a 93 percent voter turnout and 68 new registered voters.  

Tommy Thompson wins in a landslide in the Town of Genesee, beating Tammy Baldwin in the Senate race with 3,487 votes to 1,291.

The town is still calculating the number of new voters, but had a 91 percent voter turnout based on the number of registered voters as of this morning.

Tommy Thompson takes yet another Lake Country area, beating Tammy Baldwin in the race for Senate 1,563 to 579 in the Town of Eagle.

The town had a 92 percent voter turnout.

Both Palmyra-Eagle referendum questions failed with 58-percent of voters saying no to exceeding state revenue limits to maintain educational programs compared to 42-percent voting in favor of supporting district operations and 53-percent saying no to borrowing funds for facility maintenance compared to 47-percent voting in favor of the referendum. 

Watch for the complete story in the next Mukwonago Chief.

 Republican Steve Nass easily won the Assembly District 33 seat, claiming 62-percent of the vote over challengers Scott Woods (D) and Terry Virgil (L). See the complete story in next week’s Mukwonago Chief.

High voter turnout was being reported throughout the Lake Country area on election night. TheVillage of Wales reported  89 percent of registered voters come out to cast a ballot in the Presidential election, 87 percent in the Village of Summit.

 Despite  Lake Country  residents staying the course with its strong Republican support, Wisconsin went in favor of Obama and  also elected Tammy Baldwin in the US Senate race against veteran Wisconsin politican Tommy Thompson.

 Tommy Thompson beat Tammy Baldwin in the race for Senate in the Town of Ottawa with 1,704 votes to 673.

The town reports an 88 percent voter turnout with 86 people registering as a new voter. 

Republican Kathleen Novack has been elected as the new Waukesha County Clerk over Democrat Jessie Read, 155,430 votes to 63,575.

After the results were announced last night, Read made the following statement:

"First I would like to extend my congratulations to Kathleen for her win for the County Clerk office. I wish you all the best. I am certain you will manage this office with integrity and competency.

I feel that I have achieved some measure of success as well. This is my first time running for public office and I am pleased with what I was able to accomplish with this campaign. I also feel that I gave the voters of Waukesha County a viable choice for this county office - something that I don't believe they have had for a long time. That is a victory in and of itself.

Again my congratulations to Kathleen and thank you for a civil and well fought race. And to the good people of Waukesha County - I think you might well hear from me again. This will not be my one and only political race."

 As was the trend last night in Waukesha County, Town of Mukwonago voters cast their ballots in favor of Tommy Thompson for Senate over Tammy Baldwin, 3,511 votes to 1,246.

The town saw a 90 percent voter turnout yesterday. 

Cornerstone Restaurant, W31343 Highway 83 in Genesee Depot, is hosting a reception in honor of local poet Mary Jo Balistreri’s new book, “Gathering the Harvest,” on Wednesday, Nov. 14 at 3 p.m. Balistreri will be reading from her new collection of poems and signing the books. The event is free and open to the public. Complimentary refreshments will be served. 

“I’m really honored to be reading at Cornerstone Restaurant and share the poetry that is essential in saving my life,” says Balistreri. “Through poetry, I feel encouraged to explore my interior life, the life outside my window, to witness, praise, and grieve the journey of this one life and make sense of it. I always hope that in some way the best of my poems will resonate with others in a way playful or compassionate, and serve as a starting point for intimacy as if the reader and I are sitting across the table from each other, sharing our stories.”

Balistreri is an accomplished poet who has earned awards from writing organizations in Wisconsin, Illinois and Florida. In the last year, she won her second Jade Ring honor from the Wisconsin Writers Association and was also the first place winner in the Franciscan Center’s Spiritual Literature Contest for nonfiction. Her poems have been widely published in journals and anthologies such as Verse Wisconsin, The Healing Muse, and Crab Creek Review. 

Gathering the Harvest is Balistreri’s second book of poems published by Bellowing Ark Press. Her books can be purchased at the event or through her website.

For more information, please visit the website or call (262) 547-6087.

 The Mukwonago Fire Department was called to Andrews Street Saturday just as daylight savings switched the time over to 2:01 a.m. for a garage that had caught fire. 

On scene, fire department crews were met by Town and Village of Mukwonago Police who had been the first to arrive, and discovered that the fire had spread to the neighboring garage, Deputy Chief Andy Wegner said. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. 

The garage that initially caught fire was just about a pile of ashes when the fire department arrived. Luckily, the second garage was made mostly of brick which helped contain the fire. However, the heat from the second garage burning was so strong that the siding of the corresponding home started to melt. Crews were able to keep the situation under control to prevent the home from starting on fire. 

The fire burned through power lines near the scene, and around a half dozen residents were without power for three to four hours. As soon as emergency crews cleared the scene, We Energies arrived and repaired the power lines. 

Mutual aid was provided by Eagle, Vernon, Tess Corners, Town of Waukesha, a squad from North Prairie and the North Prairie auxiliary canteen unit. Dousman, Wales Genesee and Big Bend Fire Departments provided  station coverage while the Mukwongo department was on scene. 

Wegner explained that so many units originally responded to the scene because crews were initially unable to determine the number of structures on fire through the dense smoke. Several vehicles left the scene as soon as the extent of the fire was determined. 

Neighboring homes were evacuated for around two hours due to the high volume of smoke coming from the scene. Those awake during the fire report hearing several small explosions, which Wegner said was likely caused from items in the garages catching fire, not necessarily the cause of the fire. 

A preliminary guess as to the cost of damage is placed at around $60,000.

No one was hurt in the fire. Fire crews don't believe the fire to be suspicious. 

 The Waukesha County Kids’ Choice Award encourages children in grades 4, 5 and 6 to keep reading at an age when interest in books often wanes. The program engages kids in the pre-teen years by giving a sense of ownership in the project as the award acknowledges their choices for the best books. Librarians from public libraries and school library media centers gather nominations from students and choose  15  titles. The Library System provides posters and bookmarks to participating public libraries and schools.

Kids who read at least five of the books vote for their favorite in early February at their school and public libraries or online at www.wcfls.org/kidschoice/. The winners - the books that Waukesha County Kids love to read (including the top vote getter and up to 3 honorable mentions) - are announced around Valentine's Day.

The Milwaukee Wave professional indoor soccer team sponsors the program, offering tickets to Milwaukee Wave games as reading incentives and participating in the annual award ceremony each February.

For more information contact Claudia Backus, Waukesha County Federated Library System, Library Services Specialist at 262-896-8087 or clbackus@wcfls.lib.wi.us

Oconomowoc Parent Education Network invites you to a Parent Information Night tonight from  6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the OHS Little Theater (enter through doors to the Oconomowoc Arts Center) regarding "The Dark Side of the Internet"

 Presenter Eric Szatkowski has been a special Agent with the Wisconsin Department of Justice/Division of Criminal Investiga-tion for 20 years. He’s currently assigned to the state’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force in Milwaukee. Since 1999, Eric has earned a reputation as one of the top officers in the nation in apprehending sexual predators of children who use the Internet and/or cell phones to seduce or exploit children.

Eric’s work has been recognized by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the United States Attor-ney’s Office for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. He has also provided assistance to dozens of law enforcement agencies in the area of online exploitation of children

 He will be giving a presentation to intermediate students during the day.

This presentation on the digital exploitation of children in-cludes real-life examples and practical advice for anyone interested in the safety and well-being of children while online or using cell phones. Eric Szatkowski will provide a live, eye-opening demonstration of some troubling sites our children can easily visit. He will also explain how filters and monitoring software can be used to protect our children.

The Mukwonago High School History Club will honor MHS alumni who have given their lives serving our country during a plaque dedication and reception on Wednesday, Nov. 14 at 6:15 p.m. In the MHS commons 

For more information, contact Maura Frenn, History Club advisor at (262) 363-6200, ext.25203

 Add a little spice to your weekend with the fourth annual Municipal Chili Cook-Off from 2-4 p.m. Nov. 11 at Kettle Moraine High School, 349 N. Oak Crest Dr., Wales. Entry with 2 or more nonperishable food items or a cash donation. For more information call  (262) 968-3968.

When you make breakfast for 24 years, it’s probably going to be pretty good.

While members of the Ixonia/Concord Explorers Club have been only making their breakfast just once a year, it’s still probably going to be pretty good.

This Sunday from 8 a.m. to noon at the Ixonia Pub, on Marietta Avenue in Ixonia, the club will be hosting its 24^th annual I.C.E. Snowmobile Club Country Breakfast.

The breakfast includes eggs, eggs deluxe, pancakes, blueberry pancakes, ham, hash, hash browns, sweets, juice, milk, coffee and more.

Advance tickets are $8 and can be purchased at Ixonia Pub, Loppy’s or any club member. Tickets at the door are $8.50. Breakfast for children 6 to 12 is $4 while children 5 and younger eat free.

If you're looking for a quiet way to honor Veteran's Day, consider visiting one of Lake Country's many war memorials. See this week's Living Lake Country Sunday for photos of the area's memorials.

Kettle Moraine's boys volleyball team went down swinging against No. 2-seeded Burlington in the WIAA state semifinal Saturday afternoon, 25-21, 25-22, 22-25, 25-20.

Adam Martell finished with 14 kills for the Lasers, and Mitchell Oleson added 12.

 Arrowhead's undefeated and No. 1 ranked football team advanced to next Friday's WIAA Division 1 state championship game Saturday by rolling over previously undefeated Hudson at D.C. Everest in Schofield,, 43-20.

AHS (12-0) will play in the title contest at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison at 4 p.m. against Sun Prairie (12-0).

AHS fell behind 14-9 in the second quarter on Saturday but then rallied to take a 29--20 lead at halftime. In the second half the Warhawks held Hudson scoreless while scoring two touchdowns.

The Warhawks, who will be playing in the Division 1 championship game for the 10th time, piled up 598 total yards in the game. Arrowhead passed  for 490 yards.

Senior quarterback Brady Kelliher completed 24 of 35 passes for 427 yards and three touchdowns. Junior end Ricky Finco caught nine passes for 254 yards.

Hudson, despite getting 371 yards of offense, scored just two offensive touchdowns. They returned a fumble 52 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter.

Jackson Abresch led the defense with two interceptions and Brian Sesolak had a fumble recovery. Others turning in big games were Austin Fisher, Matt Seitz, BIlly Hirschfeld, Logan Rupard, Alex Romenesko, Alex Sandstrom and Matt Mohr.

 A 20 year old Big Bend woman was killed after her vehicle struck a utility pole on Artesian Avenue near Scenic Dr. in Big Bend at around 12:19 a.m. this morning, according to a press release from the Waukesha County Sheriff's Department.

The Waukesha County Sheriff's Department is still investigating the crash, but preliminary reports indicate the woman was travelling eastbound on

Artesian Avenue from Scenic Drive. Upon cresting a hill, she lost control of her vehicle, left the roadway and struck a utility pole.

Squads from the Waukesha County Sheriff’s

Department and EMS personnel from the Town of Vernon Fire Department responded to the scene where the woman was pronounced dead at the scene.

There were no power outages reported in the area because of the accident and WE Energies repaired the damaged utility pole. 

You and your family are invited to enjoy breakfast with Santa!

Join Park Lawn School  PTO and Staff  on Saturday, Dec. 1 from 8 to 10:30 am at the cafeteria at Oconomowoc High School, 641 E. Forest St.,  in Oconomowoc.   

Advance tickets  are for sale at Park Lawn Elementary School Office  until  Monday, Nov. 19

Tickets are $6 in advance for adults, $8 at the door and $4 for children, 10 and under, in advance, $6 at the door.

Breakfast includes pancakes, sausage, fresh fruit, coffee, juice and milk. There will be free activities for the children, and photos will be available for purchase.

The event will be catered, so space is limited. Reserve your tickets now!

Help Waukesha County families this Christmas by donating to a toy drive Nov. 11 through Dec. 9 at Aqua Fun Pools, S71 W23325 National Ave., Suite 8, Big Bend; or W232 N6052 Waukesha Ave., Sussex. Aqua Fun is teaming up with the Waukesha Salvation Army for the drive. 

Join the YMCA at Pabst Farms for their fifth annual Turkey Trot beginning at 7:30 a.m. on Nov. 22.

The event is a non-competitive run along the Lake Country Trail. Everyone in the community is welcome to come out for this free event, intended to remind us to be thankful for health and wellness. Distances will be marked for any length run/walk from two miles up to 8+. Join us for a fun time of pre-feast calorie burning. New this year. Consider expressing the spirit of Thanksgiving by bringing a small donation for the Strong Kids Fund, and a canned good for the Oconomowoc Food Pantry.

For more information call (262) 567-7251. 

The Mukwonago Optimist Club will be sponsoring a “Hat and Mitten Tree” through Nov. 30. The Club is asking that community members donate hats and mittens that will be given to the local food pantries for distribution.

Area community banks will be the local drop off sites. Citizens Bank of Mukwonago, 301 N. Rochester St. and 827 S. Rochester St. (Riverview) and 1010 N. Rochester St. (Parkview) and 2109 Corporate Drive, Waukesha; PyraMax Bank, 405 River Crest Court; Waukesha State Bank, 1160 N Rochester St.; Johnson Bank, 1000 Fox St.; BMO Harris Bank, NA, 730 Fox St.; Associated Bank, 707 N. Rochester St.

 Mukwonago High School is among the top 10 finalists in the 2012 Healthy School Makeover Contest. Finalists will be judged by a jury of the contest's participating organizations to determine the grand prize winner for the $45,000 school makeover.

Judging is based on the following categories: interest in improving health/wellness, problem and solution defined, implementation opportunity, innovation and coordinated approach to school health/wellness. Winners will be announce on Dec. 10.

Go here for more information on the contest.

 Three Oconomowoc High School seniors signed Division 1 athletic scholarships Thursday morning in the upper gymnasium in front of  a crowd of coaches, parents,  teachers, friends and fellow students.

Ian Gordon signed to swim with the University of Minnesota.

Softball players Renate Meckl and Delaney Osterday signed scholarships to to play fastpitch at the collegiate level. Meckl signed to play with the University of Tennessee-Martin and Osterday signed with Georgetown University.

Meckl is a catcher and Osterday is a pitcher.

 Hartland North Elementary School was put on a lockdown about one hour ago. Armed police are in the surrounding area.

There was a report of a man with a gun in the area.

Lake Country Publications just received word that a press conference will soon be held at the Hartland Fire Department on the lockdown at Hartland North Elementary.

More details as they become available.

 After residents spoke out against shifting a $50 garbage and recycling fee to property owners in the Village of Mukwonago as an annual fee, the Village Board voted tonight to take money out of reserve funds and put the full garbage fee back on the tax roll.

A number of residents complained that the Village keeps hitting them with fees, which slowly and incrementally increase over time - a trend they did not like seeing.

"If the Village wanted to spend more money than allowed, the honest thing would have been to put it to referendum and ask taxpayers if they are willing to support that," said resident Mary Pires. 

Read the full story in the next Mukwonago Chief.

The term “Yuletide” is associated with the Christmas season.

Yuletide, however, was actually a religious festival of Germanic peoples long before the celebration of Christmas. Early references are in Germanic month names.

Whatever its beginnings, Yuletide conjures up thoughts of colorful, long ago Medieval celebrations.

Prairie Hill Waldorf School is getting ready for its Medieval-themed holiday festival. The 25^th Annual Yuletide Faire will be from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday at the school, N14 W29143 Silvernail Road, Pewaukee.

The family event includes unique handcrafted fashions, gifts and toys plus a silent auction. A whole host of characters will be delighting children throughout the day including the Pocket Lady, Pickle Man and Muffin Man. Kids will also enjoy strolling minstrels, marionette puppet play, magic show and children’s craft workshops.

And if you get hungry, pay a visit to the Winter Kitchen, Dessert Café and Sweet Shoppe.

Admission is $5 for adults and $2 for attendees under age 15.

All proceeds go to educational programs at Prairie Hill.

For information call (262) 646-7497 or visit wwwPrairieHillWaldorf.org.

 Arrowhead's undefeated and No. 1 ranked football team capped off a perfect season (13-0) Friday night at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison by rolling over previously undefeated and No. 3 ranked Sun Prairie in the WIAA Division 1 state championship game, 35-14.

The score was 35-0 before the Cardinals scored twice in the final four minutes of the game.

Arrowhead led 35-0 at halftime as Ricky Finco, Brandon Kim, Steve Radeztsky, Brady Kelliher and Kenny Finco scored touchdowns for the Warhawks. At the intermission, the Warhawks had piled up 306 total yards compared to just 93 for Sun Prairie. The Cardinals had just 7 yards rushing on 14 carries in the opening half.

Jackson Abresch, Matt Seitz, Billy Hirschfeld, Logan Rupard, Charlie Reuteman and Brian Sesolak all made big plays in the opening half for the AHS defense.

It was the fifth state title in school history.

All Saints Lutheran Church,  705 W. Tomlin Rd. (west on Hwy E south of Hwy 18 and 83) Wales, will hold a Christmas World Market on Sunday, Nov. 25 from 9 a.m. to noon. Beautiful fair trade items from around the world, including chocolate and coffee, will be available for sale.

 City of Delafield - Plans to widen and resurface Milwaukee Street from the downtown business district east to near the Nagawicka Lake shore have been scrapped by the Common Council.

Instead, the council has approved a compromise proposed by Ald. Jim Behrend that calls for resurfacing Milwaukee Street from Onieda Street, near the downtown business district, east to Oak Street, which is about one third of the original approximately one mile long project.

Behrend, who served as mayor in the 1980s, also suggested the original proposed price tag of $900,000 for the project be cut in half to $450,000.

He convinced his fellow council members that widening and repaving Milwaukee Street from Oak Street east to the intersection of Milwaukee and Main Street,  near the lake shore, could be postponed. However, sidewalks will be installed along Milwaukee Street east to Fireman's Park.

The original reconstruction proposal had encountered stiff oppostion from residents living along Milwaukee Street who objected to the number of trees that would be destroyed by widening the road.

They also challenged the wisdom of a replacing natural ditch and culvert storm water drainage along the road with concrete curbs and gutters. They said the hard surfaced system would increase the amount of siltation and pollution flowing off the road into the lake.

City Engineer Mike Court said much of the ditch and culvert system could be maintained with the compromise plan. However, he said most of the trees that would have been destroyed by the original proposal are still likely to be destroyed in the compromise plan.