Moraine Park Recognizes Retirees and Staff Moraine Park Technical College’s 2019 Retirement and Service Recognition event on Thursday, May 2, honored retirees and staff who have reached service anniversaries during the 2018-2019 academic year. “These individuals have been an essential part in the success of Moraine Park. They have benefited our organization and the communities that we serve,” said Bonnie Baerwald, president of Moraine Park. “This year we had 120 combined years of service from our retirees and 655 combined years from our staff members that received service recognition awards.” In all, the college recognized six retirees and 62 staff members. The retirees include Pam Erickson of Fond du Lac, student support representative; Sandy Justman of Kewaskum, contract training operations manager; Jay Peartree of Oconomowoc, fire training instructor; Steve Reinke of West Bend, building and grounds maintenance worker; Jodie Schneider of Fond du Lac, executive assistant-president’s office; Terri Wilkens of Morrison, IL, social science instructor.

A GLANCE B ACKWARD 5 Years Ago June 12, 2014 Drexel was awarded the number two Top Workplace in Wisconsin for Mid-Sized Companies. Drexel also received the top Development Award among all companies in the area. The Dundee Mill and Park got a new water wheel on May 18. The old wheel was not working. A new one was built by inmates at the Kettle Moraine Correctional Institute. All of the old steel was used, along with new cedar wood to build the wheel.

The Many Health Benefits Of Dairy Did you know that humans are the only adult animal species that continues to consume “milk” through dairy products. While most animals wean off of their mother’s milk after infancy, humans across the globe have been consuming products produced by cow, sheep or goat milk for thousands of years. And the benefits can be numerous.

Lady Cougars Take Second At State For the first time in the history of Campbellsport High School softball, the Lady Cougars earned an appearance in the State Championship Final held at UW’s Goodman Field in Madison on Saturday, June 8, where they faced a challenging match-up with the undefeated, D-3 number one stateranked Poynette Pumas. Although the Cougars came up short against a very solid Poynette team, senior pitching ace Alyssa Muench threw very well in her final contest as a Cougar, striking out 15 and allowing only one walk to help keep the Cougars in the game. Combined with a solid defensive effort, the Cougars did an admirable job limiting the powerful Puma offense to only seven hits.

Lady Cougars Win State Semi-Final Game The Lady Cougars earned a second seed for the Division 3 state semi-final in Madison, resulting in a Friday, June 7, match-up with the third seeded Southern Door Eagles. They kept their 2019 season going with a history making, 3-0 win that advanced them into the State Championship game on Saturday, June 8. The accomplishment came through a combination of a solid effort by Lady Cougars pitching ace Alyssa Muench, who peppered the zone with calculated precision to claim 14 strikeouts while allowing no walks. With the help of an increasingly stingy Cougar defense, the Eagles were limited to just three hits.