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October, 2015

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Page 8 • Freeman Brookfield & Elm Grove OCTOBER 2015 In December of 2010, Shirley was falling and her legs were weak. Her son and daughter were increasingly concerned about her health; if she was eating and/or taking her medication as scheduled. The family called Comfort Keepers and got the help they needed, plus peace of mind. Five years later, life is better for Shirley. CJ has been Shirley's Caregiver for almost four years and according to CJ, "What one of us doesn't think of doing, the other one will. Oh my , CJ is just great," exclaimed Shirley, "time just flies when we're together." CJ does the dishes, laundry, takes out the trash and changes the bedding. After getting the chores done "they can have some fun." They enjoy watching game shows, college basketball and cheering on the Packers. Shirley points out it's nice to have someone to talk about current events, sports, and other things going on in the world. "She makes me laugh and when it's nice out she takes me for a walk. 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SATURDAYS 10AM - NOON OCT. 17, NOV. 14 OR DEC. 12 EACH CLASS $35 + $6 DRAWING KIT ALL 3 CLASSES $100 + SUPPLIES CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR: KIM NERNBERGER CHILDREN, TEEN SATURDAY FALL CLASSES Call to Pre-Register: City Camp of the Arts, LLC 2 4 6 2 8 1 0 0 5 CHILDREN 7+, TEENS, ADULTS, SENIORS Secure, Small-Scale Memory Care Home on the LindenGrove–New Berlin campus :)LHOGSRLQWH'U1HZ%HUOLQ (262) 796-3660 LindenGrove.org/why-choose-us New Berlin E D E N A L T E R N AT I V E R E G I S T R Y M E M B E R Each SMILE is a THANK YOU 241530010 By Nicholas Dettmann Conley News Service BEAVER DAM — The day, the night, was bittersweet at Beaver Dam Raceway. On Sept. 19, the track hon- ored the late Scott Semmel- mann, the 47-year-old Brook- field native and race car driver who lost his life in a sprint car crash Sept. 20, 2014, at the track. The night was an opportu- nity to honor, remember and celebrate the late driver who crashed in practice for the Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprint Car Series race at the track. But it was also hard to not think about the eery feelings of that somber night. For the Semmelmann fam- ily, it was the first time they went to Beaver Dam since the tragedy. "I didn't want to come here," said Brian Semmel- mann, Scott's brother who was his crew chief and had the unfortunate situation of driving the truck, trailer and car home that somber night. "A lot of different emo- tions," he added. "Just the ride here, the sights, the memories come flying back more than normal. I'm here because they're honoring my brother, not because I want to be here. I love rac- ing, but I lost my brother here." Jordan Goldesberry won the 30-lap "A" main, the inaugural Scott Semmel- mann Memorial. Jeremy Schultz was second, fol- lowed by Jason Johnson, Brandon Wimmer and Bill Balog to round out the top- five. "It feels great, glad the family could be here," Gold- esberry said. "That's pretty brave of them." The IRA series was one of five divisions to compete Saturday. The other feature winners were Jeff Steenber- gen (legend), Zach Emmons (Wisconsin-Illinois Mini- Sprint Series), Jake Reif (Badger 600 Micro Series) and Brian Van Meveren (non-winged sprints). Andy Rein of West Bend finished second in the Badger 600 Micro Series "A" main. Hartford's Daniel Stefan was 10th. Scott Semmelmann's death from injuries suffered in a race was the first on a Wisconsin track since Bill Grant died July 19, 2009, in a go-kart crash at Road Amer- ica in Elkhart Lake. In the days that followed Scott's fatal crash, the rac- ing community rallied around the Semmelmann family. That included Beaver Dam Raceway General Man- ager Carolyn Mueller pre- senting a check to the Sem- melmann family of more than $9,000, four days after the tragedy. That was money raised by drivers, fans, crew members and others who were at the track that evening. "It meant the world to us," Brian said. "It didn't erase any of the pain, but it really meant the world to know that he was noticed." Many of those same peo- ple who offered money or a shoulder to cry on were either in the stands or in the pit area again Sept. 19. It was the series' third visit of the season to Beaver Dam, but Scotty Neitzel said Sept. 19 was the hardest because of the date. "He was a great guy," Neitzel said. "It's definitely bittersweet." "I just remember watch- ing hot laps and I caught the tail-end of his crash," he added. "It didn't look bad at all. I just thought they were going to pick that up and get some of the grease out of the track and we'll run more hot laps. But the sense of urgency was gone." Neitzel and Ben Schmidt, another driver who was at the track on that night, got too close for comfort, which was hard not to do since it happened at the track they were racing at. For Schmidt, he was in the staging area and was in the next group of cars to go out onto the track once Scott and that group were finished. At first, like most of the drivers did, Schmidt didn't think anything of the crash being serious. That quickly changed. "The feeling set in when I saw the officials by his trail- er, took his brother, his wife and his kids and pulled them to the side and were consol- ing them," Schmidt said. Sept. 19 event was possibly the biggest and maybe last step of what's been a long year for the Semmelmann family. "I hope this helps us move ahead," Brian said. At the end of the night, there was relief and a feel- ing some closure was made. "Time heals," said Steve Sinclair, IRA series presi- dent. Brookfield native died in crash last year Beaver Dam Raceway honors late Semmelmann By Chris Bucher Freeman Staff WAUKESHA — It's no secret that the WIAA and many high school athletic programs across Wisconsin — mainly in the southeast- ern corner of the state — have been pushing for a con- ference realignment for quite some time. And if WIAA Associate Director Deb Hauser's newest plan passes through the WIAA's Board of Control, many changes would have to be made at the local level. Hauser's most recent option — which was unveiled late last month — puts 29 out of 45 area high schools into one league and gives the authority to athlet- ic directors and school administrators to find the most convenient option in regard to realigning them- selves. "The WIAA Board of Con- trol will take first considera- tion on the proposal at their Oct. 9 meeting," Hauser said in an email. "If approved, second consideration would be at their Dec. 4 meeting." Schools involved in the new partial league include all current members of the Classic 8 Conference, the Greater Metro Conference, the Wisconsin Little Ten and the North Shore Conference. It also keeps the wishes of the Woodland Conference to stick with the status quo, but adds Wauwatosa East and Milwaukee Lutheran to the conference. New Berlin West Athletic Director Jordan Napoli said it's of the utmost importance for the Woodland to remain as-is. Three separate proposals were initially drafted to assist in solving the realign- ment issue earlier this year. Option A proved to be the least supported proposal of the three, while Option B saw a great amount. The latter would split the schools into three separate conferences with two divisions in each. Option B also keeps current members of the Classic 8 together within the same conference, but adds Divine Savior Holy Angels, Hamil- ton, Marquette, Oconomowoc, West Allis Central, West Allis Hale and Wisconsin Lutheran to it. Waukesha South Athletic Director Dan Domach said since the options were unveiled, he's been in sup- ported of Option B. Domach added he thinks giving athletic programs such as South's the opportu- nity to play against equally diverse schools is a good one. He said he thinks it's impor- tant to compete against schools in cities with multi- ple high schools. "It would be nice to get into a conference where we play against cities with more than one school," Domach said. "South has the largest diver- sity in the Waukesha School District and we are very much interested in getting an opportunity to play oppo- nents that are similar to us." Examples of schools that are "similar" in nature to a school like South are the Wauwatosa and West Allis high schools, Domach said. Another reason Domach said he wants South to think about exiting the Classic 8 is because of the competition level across all athletic pro- grams. He said he wants to create a larger opportunity for students to succeed in athletics. Domach said athletic directors and administrators from each of the 29 schools met Sept. 24 to discuss tenta- tive plans of the next step if the new proposal were to pass. "We're going to sit down and talk about this thing," Domach said. "There have been emails between the 29 schools since Deb put out the plan. There's a lot of ideas out there of directions we can go, but until we can get everyone in the room ... we won't know what direction to go." Napoli said he thinks a big positive of the newest realignment option is that various athletic directors will each have a say in what's best for their school. "If it were me in those dis- cussions, I'd trust the fact that everyone is working toward the same common goal," Napoli said. If passed in its Oct. 9 meet- ing and then approved at the Dec. 4 meeting, the realign- ment would take place begin- ning in the fall of 2017. Email: cbucher@conleynet.com Brookfield Central, East look to stay together in all proposals Prep conference realignment back in discussions At a glance New proposal Conference A: Arrowhead, Brookfield, Brookfield East, Catholic Memorial, Cedarburg, Divine Savior Holy Angels, Ger- mantown, Grafton, Hamilton, Hartford, Homestead, Kettle Moraine, Milwaukee Marquette, Menomonee Falls, Mukwonago, Muskego, Nicolet, Oconomowoc, Port Washington, Slinger, Wauke- sha North, Waukesha South, Waukesha West, West Allis Cen- tral, West Allis Hale, West Bend East, West Bend West, Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin Lutheran (Note: If passed, realignment within conference is up to athletic directors/administrators.) Conference B: Woodland Con- ference stays the same and adds Milwaukee Lutheran and Wauwatosa East. (Note: Beaver Dam and Water- town would move to the Badger Conference.) Option A Conference A: Classic 8 remains the same and adds Oconomowoc Conference B: Brookfield Cen- tral, Brookfield East, Divine Savior Holy Angels, Germantown, Hamilton, Marquette, Menomonee Falls, Wauwatosa East, Wauwatosa West, West Allis Hale Conference C: Cedarburg, Grafton, Hartford, Homestead, Nicolet, Port Washington, Slinger, West Bend East, West Bend West, Whitefish Bay Conference D: Brown Deer, Cudahy, Greendale, Greenfield, Milwaukee Lutheran, New Berlin Eisenhower, New Berlin West, Pewaukee, Pius, Shorewood, South Milwaukee, West Allis Cen- tral, Whitnall, Wisconsin Lutheran Option B Conference A (split into two divisions) Division A: Grafton, Nicolet, Port Washington, Slinger, West Bend East, West Bend West, Whitefish Bay Division B: Brookfield Central, Brookfield East, Cedarburg, Ger- mantown, Hartford, Homestead, Menomonee Falls Conference B (split into two divisions) Classic 8 remains the same but adds West Allis Central, West Allis Hale, Wisconsin Lutheran, Divine Savior Holy Angels, Hamil- ton, Marquette and Oconomowoc. Conference C (split into two divisions) Woodland Conference remains the same and adds Milwaukee Lutheran and Wauwatosa East.

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