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The Brillion News WRIGHTSTOWN – Senior basketball player Zac Haese, son of Wrightstown’s varsity boys basketball coach Cory Haese and Nicole Haese, will attend Lindenwood University and intends to play varsity basketball there. Lindenwood is located in St. Charles, Missouri, a northwest suburb of St. Louis. Lindenwood has one of the largest athletics programs at any college in the United States. The school has 55 athletic programs and over 1,750 student-athletes. Since 1998, these programs have captured 62 national championships and have had six student-athletes or alumni compete in the Olympic Games. Haese was a first-team all-state basketball player at Wrightstown, where he broke the school’s career scoring record. More about Haese and his choice of Lindenwood will appear in the April 21 print edition of The Brillion News.

Anthony “Tony” A. Schultz, age 42, of Reedsville, passed away accidentally on April 10 2016. Tony is survived by his son: Nicholas; his parents: Earl and Patricia; fiancée: Tammi Brockmann and her daughter: Alexis all of Reedsville ; aunts and uncles: Debbie (Bill) Williams of Mukwonago, Gary (Anne) Castleman of MA, Gary (Christine) Garner of TX, Ron (Marie) Schultz of New London, Freddie (Diane) Schultz of Neenah, Iris (Dan) Kuba of Black Creek, and Annette (Jeff) Lutz of Appleton; godmother: June VanVeghel of FL; Tammi’s parents: Steve Brockmann and Jennifer (Frank) Winter; cousins, other relatives, and friends. He was preceded in death by his grandparents: Fred and Ethel Schultz, Harry and Alice Castleman-Warden, and one uncle: Michael Castleman. Funeral Service will take place at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 16, 2016 at the Wieting Funeral Home, 15 7th Street in Reedsville.   Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Appleton. Friends may call at the funeral home on Saturday from 12:00 p.m. (NOON) until the time of the service. Online condolences may be made. The family would appreciate memorials to be allocated for his son Nicholas.

The Brillion News To help prevent traffic crashes in road construction and maintenance work zones that injure and kill motorists and workers, Governor Scott Walker has proclaimed April 11 to 15 as Work Zone Awareness Week in Wisconsin. Last year in Wisconsin, tragic crashes killed three highway workers, one of them a rural Hilbert man. Derrick Burkhalter, 50, of Hilbert died on May 4, 2015, from injuries suffered in a crash on U.S. 10/State 114 in Calumet County. He was driving a sweeper truck following two graders that were repairing a gravel shoulder in a marked work zone. His sweeper truck was struck in the rear by a vehicle, which also was traveling along the shoulder. The vehicle went under the rear of the sweeper, lifted it off the ground, and traveled about 100 feet before the sweeper turned on its side. The other men killed in work zone incidents were employed by Shawano and Lincoln counties. “The tragic deaths of Derrick Burkhalter, Derek Stempa and Marcus Wydeven are a profound reminder that we all need to slow down, be patient and pay attention when driving through work zones,” said Mark Gottlieb, state Department of Transportation Secretary. “The workers who are doing their jobs close to traffic want to go home to their loved ones just like you do.” To help make work zones safer, the DOT will use temporary portable rumble strips on a dozen state highway improvement projects this construction season. The rumble strips provide an auditory and vibratory warning to drivers to slow down when entering a work zone. A complete report on the use of portable rumble strips will be featured in the April 21 print edition of The Brillion News.

Wendy Louise McCulloch (nee Schnell) went home in victory to be with her Lord and Savior, on April 7, 2016 in West Bend, WI. Her devotion to her family and her firm belief in God’s sovereignty upheld her in her struggle with brain cancer; in Christ alone her hope was found. She was 64. Wendy was an educator at heart. She was a patient and supportive teacher with a passion to impart her love of science and love for seeing the hand of her Creator displayed to her students. Her loved ones celebrate that she is with Jesus, her sustainer and comforter, but she will be dearly missed. Wendy is survived by her husband, Kurt; son and daughter-in-law, Daniel and Sara McCulloch of Oshkosh,WI, daughter, Sarah McCulloch of Cleveland, OH, Step-Father Lester Keller, sister Connie (Steve) Westlake, brothers and sister-in-laws, Mark and Linda Schnell, Dave and Susan Schnell, Kay Schnell, Daniel and Diane Schnell, sisters-in-law Sandi (Jim) Herron and Sue Hendricks, and many nieces, nephews, and other relatives. She is preceded in death by her father, Donald Schnell; mother; Janet Schnell Keller; and brother, Steve Schnell. All are welcome to celebrate Wendy’s life on Saturday, April 16th at Emmaus Bible Church (220 N. 6th Ave., West Bend) at 12 p.m.   A visitation is scheduled for Friday, April 15th at Emmaus Bible Church, West Bend from 4-7pm and continued visitation on Saturday, April 16th from 10:30 to 12 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you generously give to His House Christian Fellowship, a Campus Ministry where Wendy was proud to have her daughter-in-law serving on staff at UW- Oshkosh. The Phillip Funeral Home of West Bend is assisting the family. (262) 338-2050 / www.phillipfuneralhome.com

Barbara J. “Bette” Hemauer, age 84, of Hilbert, died on Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at the Calumet Medical Center in Chilton. She was born August 3, 1931 in Hilbert, daughter of the late Frank & Theresa (Mueller) Schabach. Bette married Clarence J. “Bike” Hemauer on August 23, 1950 and they enjoyed 62 years of marriage together and raised their 8 children. Bette was a huge sports fan; it wasn’t uncommon for her to watch, or listen to sports from morning until night. Early in her life, she enjoyed bowling and belonged to several local leagues. She and Bike took trips to Arizona to visit her children and grandchildren, but this also afforded an opportunity to catch the Milwaukee Brewers at Spring Training. The couple also enjoyed time with each other going on trips to the casino where she could play the ‘One Armed Bandits’, trips to Green Bay Packer games, and although she considered herself a Packer Fan, she held a soft spot in her heart for the Chicago Bears for reasons unknown to most. Above all, Bette cherished moments spent with every member of her family. She took the greatest pride in the care she provided to everyone she loved, especially her children. Planned and unplanned trips anywhere with Bike and the family brought her great joy and excitement. She loved to sit down with her family to play a game of Stick or Switch, Low Rummy or a good game of Sheepshead into the wee hours of the morning. Bette will be fondly remembered by those that loved her as a caring person giving of herself to make the lives of those around her better, and more full of joy. Survivors include her children: Les (Judy) Hemauer, Steve (Kathy) Hemauer, Janet (Frank) Morgan, Lynn (Gary) Harden, Cindy (Randy) Michiels, Gary (Diane) Hemauer, Pam (Mark) Giannonatti, Brian (Nancy) Hemauer; grandchildren: Amanda & Alicia Halderson, Chris Hemauer, Heather (Roman) Chestelson, Garrett (Dana Berke) Harden, Patrick (Kristen) Harden, Mitchell (Nicki) Michiels, Justin (Liz) Giannonatti, Brittany, Tyler & Nicole Giannonatti, Scott & Melony Caruso; great grandchildren: Ali, Bridget & Gabrielle Chestelson, Adrian & Claire Harden, Piper Giannonatti, Lainey Michiels; a sister: Dorothy Grishaber; a brother: Roland Schabach and his friend, Lucy; and her sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law: Doris Zahringer, John (Jean) Hemauer, & Rosemary (Robert) Parsons. She is further survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband: Bike; grandchildren: Jennifer & Amanda Hemauer; siblings: Leander (Katie) Schabach, Loretta (Wilbur) Beckley and infant siblings: Marie, Matthew, Earl & Shirley; and her in-laws: Leo Grishaber, Lucille (Gilbert) Schoen, Alfred (Anita) Hemauer, Leo (Eileen) Hemauer, Mabel (John) Cooper, Robert (Lorena) Hemauer, Jerry Hemauer, Francis (Ellen) Hemauer, Elaine (Bill) Goeser, Jim Hemauer, Joseph Hemauer, Walter Hemauer, & Sylvester “Wimp” Zahringer. Funeral service will be at 11:00 am on Saturday, April 9, 2016 at St. Mary Catholic Church (108 S. 6th St.) in Hilbert with the Rev. Michael Betley officiating. Friends may call at the Wieting Family Funeral Home (411 W. Main St.) in Chilton from 4:00 pm until 8:00 pm on Friday, April 8, 2016 and on Saturday at Church from 9:30 am until 10:30 am. A parish vigil service will take place on Friday evening at the close of the visitation. Bette’s family would like to thank the entire staff of Atrium Post Acute Care in Chilton and the Calumet Medical Center for all of the loving care that they had provided to both Bette and her family. Memorials given in the name of Barbara J. “Bette” Hemauer to St. Mary Catholic Church in Hilbert are appreciated. Online Condolences  www.wietingfuneralhome.com

The Brillion News FOREST JUNCTION – State Representative Al Ott, R-Forest Junction, will not seek re-election to the state assembly in November. His office made the announcement March 31. He has represented the Third Assembly  District since 1986. “Thirty years ago, I ran for the State Assembly out of my genuine desire to serve the public and bring a voice of Northeast Wisconsin to Madison,” Ott said in a written statement..”While much has changed during my tenure, my commitment to my constituents and my desire to enact sound public policy has not. I am truly blessed and humbled to have had this opportunity.” Ott chaired the Assembly Committee on Agriculture from 1995 to 2008. He currently chairs the Committee on Natural Resources and Sporting Heritage, and is a member of the committees on Agriculture, Interstate Affairs, Tourism and Transportation. He has an outgoing personality and was famous for walking in most community parades in the area, waving to spectators and wearing red, white and blue. He and his wife, Connie, have four children and nine grandchildren. The Third District includes Brillion, Combined Locks, Kimberly, Little Chute, Stockbridge, Sherwood and portions of Appleton and Menasha. This previews a feature story on Ott’s career that will appear in the April 7 print edition of The Brillion News.

He says the team made honors come By Ed Byrne The Brillion News WRIGHTSTOWN – It was one of those things a high school athlete dreams about. But, if you have the recipe – dreams + hard work + great teammates – you can have dreams come true. That happened to Zac Haese, the Wrightstown senior guard-forward, when he was named to the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association Division 3 All-State High School Boys’ Basketball Honors First Team. Several area basketball players have earned all-state honors before, but first team selections are rare. “Our team’s success led to it,” Haese said. “It didn’t just happen. We had to work for it.” The Tigers finished the year at 24-2; their only losses to Luxemburg-Casco in conference play and to Xavier in the sectional final. Haese became the school’s all-time leading scorer with 1,181 points for his career, and 588 points in his senior year. Haese gave credit to the thousands of hours he spent in gyms, making the basketball a part of his being and shooting an expression of his soul. Haese has been on college recruiters’ lists since his sophomore year, and he doesn’t feel the all-state distinction plays much of a role in his hunt for a college scholarship. If anything, he said, it validates what recruiters had already concluded. Please see the complete story in the March 31, 2016 edition of The Brillion News.

The Brillion News MANITOWOC COUNTY – Governor Scott Walker approved $15 million to improve 13.7 miles of I-43 in Manitowoc County from the Sheboygan-Manitowoc county line north to U.S. 10 and State 310. Construction is scheduled to begin this coming Monday, March 28, and be complete in November of 2016. NE Asphalt, Inc., of Greenville is the prime contractor. The project involves milling and resurfacing of I-43 in the project limits. Work also includes base patching of existing roadway, new concrete overlays on bridge decks, including overpass structures, concrete approach slab replacements, concrete surface repairs, and structure wing wall replacement. Crews will also upgrade beam guard, adjust inlet structures, and replace various end walls. Traffic impacts include lane closures on I-43 for bridge and paving operations. One lane of I-43 in each direction will remain open at all times. There will be short-term closures of some of the overpass roadways and off-ramps. Motorists are reminded to use caution and remain alert when driving through this or any work zone.

By Ed Byrne The Brillion News MORRISON – An iconic former supper club, known for its classic German cuisine, will be demolished shortly. The Manor House has been sitting idle for several decades, the building slowly succumbing to the elements. The brick shell is still standing, but the rest of the building has been decimated by years of neglect. The basement filled with water, the roof has long been compromised. The Town of Morrison originally hoped to get someone to buy and restore the building at the corner of Mill Road and County W. That never happened, and with infestations of vermin, the only option left became demolition. That took many years to accomplish, but it finally happened on Tuesday of last week when the owner of the building, Thomas Calaway, signed papers allowing the town to raze the building. That happened after the township started playing hardball and began issuing a citation for each day the building remained standing. Town Chairman Tom Kempen was happy when he announced Calaway’s signature on the consent to raze documents at the March 8 town board meeting. “The [demolition] contractor was e-mailed shortly after I received [the signature],” Kempen said. “This saga is almost complete.” Please see the complete story in the March 17, 2016 edition of The Brillion News.

The Brillion News What happens when the world’s best-known detective quits? You hire a new best-known detective, of course. At least that’s the premise behind “Moriarty’s Revenge,” Reedsville High School’s 2016 Senior Play. In this script, James Watson is not really the assistant but actually the brains behind the famous Holmes/Watson duo. “Sherlock Holmes” is nothing more than a character Watson created and then hired an actor to bring to life. The fact that Holmes seems to change form every now and then is easily explained away, as he is “a master of disguises.” Now when Watson and his current “Holmes” help put bad guy Moriarty away, the evil villain vows horrifying revenge – and then escapes. Holmes passes off his famous hat, cloak, and pipe: this may be a good gig, but it’s not worth his life. Lucky for Watson, actor Phineas Carbunckle Hodges – who apparently hasn’t been following the news of late – answers his ad and takes the job. The first case the newest Holmes/Watson duo takes on then turns out to be a hilariously complex web of disguises and alter egos, kidnappings, wailing in the dark – and dead guys. The story pops back and forth among a courtroom, busy street, detective’s office, jail cell, an evildoer’s lair — and throw in a cemetery chase scene of sorts, and then the whole mystery wraps up in a train station! Reedsville’s Class of 2016 has been spending their extra hour preparing to perform “Moriarty’s Revenge.” They are continuing an annual tradition at Reedsville: the senior play goes further back than anyone around here can recall. Every senior preparing to graduate in spring is eligible to participate, and this year almost every one of them is doing so, each to his or her own degree of interest and availability. From choosing a play that suits their particular group to running auditions and casting parts to running rehearsals and helping each other off script, the students themselves have run this show. They’ve run to the props closet and Goodwill and their grandmothers’ attics to outfit each other. They teamed up to design and build a set that slides from scene to scene in fluid speed. They bounce around each other’s sports, work, and club schedules to find minutes where they can run a scene here or there. Sometimes they’ve been able to work the play needs into their academic and vocational class schedule: the advertising graphics, program, and team t-shirt design gave an independent computer graphics student a project with immediate publication; set design gave a special needs student an opportunity to problem-solve and experiment with potential solutions. Co-directors Kimmy Mangin and Matthew Winrich head up the cast. Winrich is also playing a leading role as James Watson. The Holmes are played by Cole Kanter and Wyatt Hassemer; they are referred to on set as “Holmes#1” and “TheBigHolmes” for clarification. Kayla Wendland plays the role of Catherine, Watson’s detecting partner and fiancé but with her own professional goals. Morgan Cook is the nefarious landlady Mrs. Essex, and Brenna Kiekhaefer as Leotold Monte (of Monte Hall) brings in the murder case that sends everything into chaos. Moriarty and his hench (hunch?) man Klaatu are played by Trent Adler and Kendra Witak – for every yin, there is a yang, it seems. The cast is filled out with many more memorable characters who double as set crew. The Reedsville Senior Class’s performances of “Moriarty’s Revenge” are Friday and Saturday, 7:00, at the high school. Admission will be charged. Refreshments will be served at a reception between acts so guests can share some laughs with the cast.

By Ed Byrne The Brillion News WRIGHTSTOWN – They say the old rectory at St. Paul Catholic Church in Wrightstown is haunted. After all, no one has lived there for about 10 years, so ghosts can come and go as they please. But on the second floor, there are no ghosts – only robots. It’s the home to the St. Clare Catholic School Robotics Team, and the upstairs bedrooms have been turned into two shops and a field for Vex robots. If you think a bunch of middle school kids wouldn’t have a ghost of a chance of going somewhere in the world of robotics, think again. The St. Clare team did well at the state Vex championships and qualified for the Vex World Championships in Louisville, Kentucky, on April 20-23. Eighth grader Mason Hendricks is the team spokesman and confesses to getting hooked on robotics. “It just looked interesting and it’s a lot of fun,” Hendricks said. “Working on the robot and going to competitions you meet a ton of other people.” He said the mechanical part of robotics is a plus. He started when he was in fourth grade and the interest remains strong. Vex robotics is considered a serious step up from the Lego robotics program. Each year, Vex stages local, state and world competitions that are designed to challenge participants. There is a goal that the participating teams have to address by building a robot that’s designed to get it done efficiently. The robots have to be programmed as well, so computer programming skills are essential. “You have to pick up big foam stress balls and shoot them into a basket,” Hendricks said. The kids designed a robot that has a gun based on the same principle as a baseball or softball pitching machine. The robot includes an intake port that swallows up the ball, takes it up a conveyor to the launcher, and then shoots it toward a target basket. There are two target baskets – the higher one gives you more points. “Most of the other teams can’t shoot into the high goals,” Connor Kohlman said. “They have to shoot into the lower goal.” The St. Clare team went to two competitions this year: an invitational at Fox Valley Lutheran (FVL) High School and the state tournament at Oconomowoc. After the tournament at FVL, the St. Clare team made some big improvements to its robot. “We re-did the entire pickup system of how we pick up the ball and get it to the shooter,” Kohlman said. “It is totally different. Now we’re re-doing the shooter, adding more motors to make it more powerful.” Please see the complete story in the March 17, 2016 edition of The Brillion News.

By David Nordby The Brillion News BRILLION – The City of Brillion is looking into a potential public-private partnership (P3) with Integrated Public Resources LLC (IPR). IPR, which is a McMahon Group company, presented at the Brillion City Council meeting last month on the potential partnership. The city has been gathering more input from various groups around the community since that night. The proposed scenario would include IPR purchasing assets of the water and sewer systems in Brillion. In return, Brillion would then take that money and be able to use it where they wanted. Potential options that have been discussed include a new fire station or police station. As part of the deal, IPR would be hired to build the stations or other possibilities that will be discussed. Initial meetings between the city and IPR took place late in 2015, before the decision was made to have the introductory presentation last month to introduce IPR to the city planning, RDA and utility commissions. McMahon has had a relationship with Brillion since the 1990’s and speaks with the city multiple times a week for ongoing projects they’re involved in. “The main goal is to not ruffle any feathers … We want to continue to work with the city,” TJ Lamers, IPR’s project manager, said. This was a notion that IPR repeatedly emphasized during their presentation as well. With all the variable parts that are moving and the ways the city could use a potential sale for their benefit, the city wants to make sure they discuss every detail. Mayor Gary Deiter says the city will not rush into decisions. “We’ve gotta make damn sure that if we go in this direction that it is right,” Deiter said. According to Deiter, community members haven’t been negative over a potential deal but some might have been scared off due to unfamiliarity with public-private partnerships. “We’ll be going to each committee,” Deiter said. “We’re trying to get clarification.” IPR meanwhile will wait to see if there’s anything else that the city needs, including that clarification. “The ball is pretty much in the city’s court, at this point,” Amy Vaclavik, said. “McMahon has had a long relationship with Brillion and I think we’ve built that trust over time,” Lamers said, regarding any worry that community members may have. After a nearly hour long presentation from IPR, some of those concerns were brought up by one member of the RDA, Ralph Rice. Many members of the community sat around the table excited at the prospect of working with IPR while others sat confused. Rice was able to bring up questions that hadn’t been brought up to that point, vocalizing the potential downside of giving up assets of the city. While the city waits to decide what their next step will be, Rice still doesn’t believe he can get on board with a partnership. “You start talking about transferring assets to a fixed asset … I don’t think any city should ever condone that,” Rice said. Please see the complete story in the March 17, 2016 edition of The Brillion News.