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Cardinals pummel Big Foot

Cardinals pummel Big Foot

By Derek Hoesly, Correspondent The Brodhead-Juda wrestling team dominated the Big Foot Chiefs en route to a 60-12 Rock Valley South dual meet win last Thursday. “There were only five matches, but the kids who wrestled all came out ready to wrestle and all wrestled well,” coach Bill Davis said. […]

 
 

Police to crack down on drunken motorists during ‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’ campaign

To combat drunken driving, the Brodhead Police Department will join other law enforcement agencies throughout Wisconsin in participating in the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” national campaign from now through Jan. 1. “Although drunken driving is 100 percent preventable, on average, someone is killed or injured in an alcohol-related […]

 
 

Brodhead man receives Citizen’s Award

At the Green County Board of Supervisors meeting last week, a Citizen’s Award was presented to Mr. Michael A. Krause of rural Brodhead. This is in recognition of his pulling three children from headwaters to Decatur Lake on Sept. 8. The proclamation presented at the meeting read: Pick up this […]

 
 

Tristan Hendler bowls perfect game

Tristan Hendler bowls perfect game

By Siara Schwartzlow, Editor Sixteen-year-old Tristan Hendler bowled his first-ever perfect game at Cardinal Lanes during the Saturday league earlier this month. “It was the third game,” Hendler said. “I was just expecting it to be an ordinary game because my other two were normal.” As his game progressed and […]

 
 

12/14/16 Shopper

12/14/16 Shopper

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Cesar R. Valdivia

Cesar R. Valdivia

Cesar R. Valdivia, 95, of Brodhead, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016, at the Monroe Clinic Hospital, Monroe, Wis.  He was born on March 1, 1921, in Tuman, Peru, the son of Victor and Elena (Alvarado) Valdivia.  He married Maria Vera on March 30, 1946, in Chiclayo, Peru. Cesar […]

 
 

Robert G. Frie, Sr.

Robert G. Frie, Sr., 70, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016, at Mercy Hospital, Janesville, Wis.  He was born on May 24, 1946, in Brodhead, Wis., the son of Edward and Marjorie (McKinney) Frie.  He married JoAnn Neuenschwander on Feb. 23, 1974, in Brodhead.  She passed away on […]

 
 

Pearl Island Project making headway

Pearl Island Project making headway

Stairs and stakes for the covered bridge were recently placed along the Pearl Island Recreational Corridor. The stairs, according to Dick Benesh, member of the Pearl Island Recreational Corridor Committee, are the product of a collaboration between the committee and Kuhn North America, whose workers assisted with the designing and […]

 
 

Future still bright after tough loss to East Troy

Future still bright after tough loss to East Troy

By Derek Hoesly, Correspondent The East Troy Trojans built an early lead and hit timely shots to beat the Brodhead Cardinals (2-3 overall, 1-2 Rock Valley) 88-59 in a Rock Valley crossover contest last Friday. The Cardinals stared at a 14-2 deficit four minutes into the game. The Trojans’ leading […]

 
 

Wrestlers finish second at Raider Scramble

Wrestlers finish second at Raider Scramble

By Derek Hoesly, Correspondent The Brodhead-Juda wrestling team had several strong performances en route to a second-place finish with 185.5 points, just 2.5 points behind Monroe, at the Raider Scramble. The Cardinals won five individual titles. In the 106-pound weight class, freshman Jayson Starr went 3-2 and placed third. Starr […]