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10 May 2024 News
FRIENDSHIP DAY 2024
Posted on the Ripon Area School District Facebook Page
An Annual Event held at Ingalls Field! Friendship Day is a tradition filled with Activities, Smiles, Laughs and Memorable Moments!! Thank you to the RHS Activo Club, RHS Pep Band, Diverse Options, RHS Staff and all the volunteers who helped make this day fun and exciting for all! Friendship Day was held Thursday. A number of area schools participated in the day. More photos of the event are available on the District’s Facebook page. (Ripon Area School District photo)
LAW ENFORCEMENT SCAM
Over the last couple of weeks, the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office has taken numerous calls from victims who report being contacted by a local law enforcement agency via phone. The scammer claims the victim needs to pay them bond money or the victim will be arrested. The scammer in these situations has been able to “spoof” a phone number that matches a phone number from the local law enforcement agency they claim they’re from. Often the scammer will request the victim to stay on the phone with them and tell them to go to a Bitcoin machine. Once there, the scammer will direct the victim to what wallet number to send the money to. The scammer will sound professional and have specific personal information about their victim. Sheriff’s officials remind residents, law enforcement or government agencies will never call you and demand that you send them cryptocurrency or gift care numbers.
CHRIS GORDON RUNNING FOR 39TH ASSEMBLY SEAT
Christine Gordon of Neshkoro, a career educator, recently announced she is running for the Wisconsin 39th Assembly District seat. She is the first Democrat to announce for the seat which covers all of Green Lake and Marquette counties and parts of Fond du Lac, Winnebago, Columbia and Adams counties. Cities in the district include Berlin, Markesan, Montello, Princeton, Ripon, and Rosendale. State Representative Alex Dallman of Green Lake, a Republican, is also running for the seat in the newly drawn district. According to a press release she announced her candidacy at an open house and official opening of the office of the Democratic Party of Marquette County. She is married to Mark Johnson, has two adult daughters and one adult son, and is the grandmother of a teenage girl. She is active in her church, and has a wide range of interests and hobbies. She says, “I have no career experience as a politician but I’m confident that my commitment to the people of Wisconsin and my skills in working with others prepares me to serve as a highly qualified Representative in the Wisconsin Assembly.” She has a Facebook page “Chris Gordon for Wisconsin,” and a website Gordon for Wisconsin.com.
Gordon for Wisconsin | Senate | Wisconsin, USA
ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION COSTS DISCUSSED
During a Congressional budget hearing this week the estimated costs were discussed of allowing 7 million illegal immigrants to cross our southern borders during the Biden Administration. According to the Federation for American Immigration Reform or FAIR the federal government’s cost burden associated with illegal immigration for 2023 alone totaled more than $150.7 billion. Wisconsin Congressman Glenn Grothman says some of that money went to nonprofits for providing programs to house and feed those immigrants. He says some of that spending was cut during the last budget. The federal lawmaker from Glenbeulah says that type of spending irritates people. The estimate arrived at by FAIR subtracts the tax revenue paid by illegal aliens-just under $32 billion-from the gross negative economic impact of illegal immigration, $182 billion.
The Cost of Illegal Immigration to American Taxpayers 2023 (fairus.org)
CROSSROADS ACADEMY MOVE
Ripon Schools Superintendent Mary Whitrock says they will be pleased to have students of the Crossroads Academy attending the Ripon High School. The academy is for students who are credit deficient and don’t do well in a regular classroom setting. Whitrock says that doesn’t mean they aren’t responsible holding downs jobs and volunteering. The academy has been located at the First Congregational Church on Ransom Street the past 20 years. Moving the academy to the high school would save the school district an estimated $24,000 a year in rental fees. Whitrock says it makes sense to have the academy at the high school because some of its students want to attend a few classes at the high school anyway, which would be more convenient for them.
FREE SESSION ON MEDICAL POWER OF ATTORNEY AT RIPON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital team members will be sharing free Medical Power of Attorney information and providing assistance near the hospital’s Commons from 10 am to 2 pm on Wednesday, May 22nd. Deb Toth is an advanced care planning specialist with SSM Health and will be on site for the free information about advance care planning and advance directive forms. The free sessions will be offered the fourth Wednesday of each month through August. She says it’s important to make decisions about the kind of health care you want in case you ever become unable to make those decisions yourself. Years ago she saw a close friend’s family struggle when her friend suffered a brain injury and they grappled with whether to prolong her life. That incident spurred her own decision about medical power of attorney and inspires her in the work she does today. She also says you should make clear your wishes about organ and tissue donation. Toth notes on May 22nd they can help you fill out the needed forms or just give you more information about them.
SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS ANNOUNCED
The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office Benevolent Association recently celebrated five scholarship recipients. Lindsay Winkler from Ripon High School will be attending Marian University pursuing studies in diagnostic medical sonography. Weston Huempfner from St. Mary’s Springs Academy will be attending Minnesota State University-Mankato pursuing studies in aviation. Lucas Beck from Campbellsport High School will be attending Wisconsin Lutheran College pursuing studies in nursing. Rylan Bruins from Waupun High School will be attending Fox Valley Technical College pursuing studies in Agribusiness. Lexie Gerritson from Waupun High School will be attending University of Minnesota-Crookston pursuing studies in Criminal Justice. (Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s photo).
ALMOST SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE
The Ripon High School Drama Club will perform its first ever live sketch comedy show: Almost Saturday Night Live! On Saturday, May 18th at 7 pm. It will be at the Ripon High School Auditorium. Tickets are available for $5 for General Admission. They can be purchased online or in person at the box office at the performance. Almost Saturday Night Live is based on the TV show “Saturday Night Live.” It will be performed one-night only as a fundraiser for the Ripon High School Drama Club. Donations above and beyond ticket prices are greatly appreciated. Students have written and will perform in the sketches with a student music group that will perform cover songs. Comedy sketches will parody contemporary culture and politics and will be performed by a large and varying cast of Ripon High School students in Drama Club and the general student body.
https://sites.google.com/ripon.k12.wi.us/drama
MPTC DISTRICT BOARD ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
Moraine Park Technical College is accepting applications for one position on the Moraine Park Technical College District Board: elected official member. The application window is open until May 24th, with the term ending June 30th, 2026. The Elected Official Member position may be appointed from anywhere within the Moraine Park District. Interested individuals can receive application materials from the County Board Chairperson or Clerk of any of the following counties: Calumet, Columbia, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Marquette, Sheboygan, Washington, Waushara, and Winnebago or by contacting Jaclyn Jelinek, by calling (920) 929-2127. Candidates should mail their completed application to Mr. Tom Hopp, Chairperson Moraine Park Technical College District Board, 235 North National Avenue, P.O. Box 1940, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin 54936-1940. Submissions must include at least two written references supporting their nomination by 4:30 pm on May 24th. Applicants are also required to attend the public hearing of the District Board Appointment Committee scheduled for 4:30 pm on Monday, June 17th at Moraine Park Technical College.
STAMP OUT HUNGER FOOD DRIVE
The National Association of Letter Carriers “Stamp Out Hunger” Food Drive is being held this weekend. Residents are asked to put donations of healthy, nonperishable food in bags and leave them near their mailbox Saturday. Donations will be collected by letter carriers and donated to food pantries and hunger programs. Since launching in 1993, the National Association of Letter Carriers’ annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive has grown into the nation’s largest one-day food drive, helping to fill the shelves of food banks in cities and towns throughout the United States.
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