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River Ridge High School will once again be a collection point for Operation Santa Claus in the River Ridge area. Operation Santa Claus is sponsored by the West Grant Lions Club to help those families in need to have a merry Christmas. The club serves

the Bagley, Bloomington, Glen Haven, Mt. Hope and Patch Grove areas.

If you have any food items (especially canned goods), please bring them to the River Ridge High School offi ce. The Lions Club cannot distribute home-canned foods or home-baked items. Please do not donate any clothing other than new stocking caps, gloves and mittens. The Lions Club cannot distribute used clothing. Money donations may be dropped off at the school or mailed to the West Grant Lions Club, P.O. Box 77, Patch Grove, WI 53817. The deadline for making donations is Friday, December 6.

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Volleyball Awards Night was held recently at River Ridge. After a delicious potluck

meal, letter winners and award winners were announced.

Individual awards were given to the following team members: Captains were Taylor Crapp and Kasey Kaufman; Super Digger and Outstanding Server went to Kasey Kaufman; Best Hitting Average was awarded to Bridgette Myers; Johanna Allen earned the Brick Wall Award; Amber Patterson received the Most Improved Award; Veronica Zinkle was awarded Outstanding Setter; Best All-Around players were Taylor Crapp and Bridgette Myers; Team Spirit Award went to McKenzie Stagman. Bridgette Myers broke the school record for Most Ace Serves with 47. She was also recognized for earning All-Conference First Team. Taylor Crapp and Kasey Kauf-man earned Honorable Mention.

The River Ridge Volleyball team would like to thank all the fans who came to sup-

port us this year!

Volleyball Awards Night by Dianne Langmeier

December 2013

HS Guidance ........... 4

Thank You ............... 5

Veterans Day ........... 7

Missoula .................. 8

Athletics .................. 9

Calendars ............... 10

Board Minutes ....... 12

December 11

Regular Board Mtg.

December 13

Upper Elementary

Christmas Concert

December 13

Elementary Christmas

Concert

December 16

MS/HS

Christmas Concert

Dec. 23 - Jan. 1

No School

Operation Santa Claus in the River Ridge Area by Jim Warczak

Page 2 Timberwolf News

The River Ridge School

District will strive to

provide a safe, challeng-

ing environment for each

individual student by

promoting excellent staff

development, encourag-

ing meaningful parent

involvement, and earn-

ing strong community

support through honesty,

integrity, and open com-

Mission

Statement

Mission

Statement

The River Ridge School

District will strive to

provide a safe, challeng-

ing environment for each

individual student by

promoting excellent staff

development, encourag-

ing meaningful parent

involvement, and earn-

ing strong community

support through honesty,

integrity and open com-

munication.

District Administrator

Lee Pritzl

608-994-2715 or

[email protected]

Editor

Sue Gotto

608-994-2715 or

[email protected]

Question or suggestions for

future articles, please call the

District Administrators Offi ce

at 608-994-2715

Visit our website at

www.rrsd.k12.wi.us

Submitted by Ione Meoska and Cindy Busch, WI Nutrition Education Pro-

gram, Grant County UW-Extension

Making food fun and interesting for kids increases the chances that they will

eat the foods, especially when the foods are new to them. Here are a few tips

for how to make food fun:

• Make food fun! Let your child prepare new foods. Playing games, singing

songs and reading books about food are great ways to make food fun!

• Keep offering new foods! It may take 8-12 times of seeing, playing with or

smelling a new food before your child will try it.

• Be a good role model. Your child learns how to eat new foods by watching

you, other adults and children eat. Try to eat at least one bite of foods that are

new to your child.

• Let your child choose new foods. Kids are more open to trying new foods

when they feel they have a choice. When shopping, let your child select a

new food from two or three food choices.

• Help your child learn about new foods. Talk about the color, shape, smell

and texture of the new food. It is okay if your child plays with or spits out

new foods because this is your child’s way of learning.

• Try offering one new food at a time. Include familiar foods with the new

foods and let your child serve himself/herself small portions. Offer new foods

at the beginning of meals and snacks when your child is most hungry.

• Avoid forcing your child to eat new foods. Kids like new foods less if they

are forced to eat them. Avoid using the “one bite” rule or making children

“clean their plate.”

Source: Colorado State University www.foodfriends.org

For more information on healthy eating go to http://fyi.uwex.edu/foodsense/

or contact the UW-Extension’s Nutrition Education Program at 723-2125.

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Healthy Snack Idea……

Mighty Milk

8 ice cubes

2 cups low-fat milk

2 bananas, peeled

4 tablespoons frozen orange juice concentrate

1. Put all ingredients in a blender.

2. Cover and blend for about 20 seconds. Serve in a frosty glass.

Source: http://www.kidsacookin.ksu.edu/

Enjoy New Foods Today for Good Health Tomorrow!

Informational Websites on River Ridge Schoolswww.greatschools.org www.dpi.wi.gov Click on Wisconsin Information Network for Successful Schools (WINNS) link located on the

right side of screen.

The River Ridge School District

Board of Education complies

with all Federal laws and regula-

tions prohibiting discrimination

and with all requirements of the

U.S. Department of Education.

It is the policy of the River

Ridge School District Board

of Education that no person on

the basis of citizenship, race,

color, creed, political affi liation,

religion or religious affi liation,

national origin or ancestry, age,

sex or sexual orientation, marital

or parental status, pregnancy,

physical, mental, emotional

or learning disability, arrest

or conviction record, use or

nonuse of lawful products off

the employer’s premises during

nonworking hours, membership

in the National Guard, State De-

fense Force or any other United

States or Wisconsin reserve

component of the military forces

or any other reason prohibited

by state or federal law shall be

discriminated against, excluded

from participation in, denied

the benefi ts of, or otherwise be

subjected to discrimination in

employment or in any educa-

tional program or activity for

which it is responsible or for

which it receives fi nancial as-

sistance from the U.S. Depart-

ment of Education. Adopted by

the River Ridge School District

Board of Education January

10, 2001.

A copy of the complaint pro-

cedures is available in the high

school offi ce. Complaints are to

be addressed to the District Ad-

ministrator, River Ridge School

District, 11165 County Highway

P, Patch Grove, WI 53817.

Civil Rights Policy Statement of

Compliance With Federal Law

Timberwolf News Page 3

This past spring, the River Ridge FFA Meat Evalua-

tion Team won the state contest and the opportunity to

represent Wisconsin at the National FFA convention in

October. The National FFA Convention was held Oc-

tober 30 through November 2 in Louisville, Kentucky.

The meat evaluation event was held at the University

of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. This event is

one of many educational activities at the National FFA

Convention and Expo in which FFA members apply

classroom knowledge to real life situations. The team

that competed was awarded a bronze rating.

Amanda and Brian Patterson received their American

Degrees, the highest degree one can be awarded by

the FFA, at the National Convention along with 3,578

other FFA members from around the nation.

While the group was in Louisville and Lexington they

attended many other learning activities including zip

lining underground, toured the University of Ken-

tucky and watching a horse race at Churchill Downs.

They also attended the fi rst and the eighth general

sessions and learned many life lessons while listening

to the keynote speakers.

Pictured are the River Ridge FFA National Conven-

tion attendees: Makoy Retallick, Michelle Cliff, Lo-

gan Hein, Marty Fischer, Alex Morgan (back row)

Cordt Esser, Amanda Patterson, Brian Patterson and

Amber Patterson.

Students Receive Bronze at National

Convention by FFA Reporter Amber Patterson

On Saturday, October 19, the River Ridge 7th grade volley-

ball team competed at the North Crawford Block Party Tour-

nament and received fi rst place. The girls competed against

fi ve other teams and fi nished the day with a 10-0 record! Con-

gratulations to the girls on their outstanding achievement!

River Ridge 7th Grade Volleyball Team

Takes First at Tournament by Stephanie Fencl


High School Guidance by Caron Townsend

10TH Grade Plan (Pre-ACT) - Tenth graders took

part in ACT’s PLAN program on Tuesday, December

3, 2013, at River Ridge High School. PLAN, which

is often taken in preparation for the ACT, includes

academic tests, survey of interests and an assessment

of study skills knowledge. PLAN also provides an

estimated ACT score which will help them in their

goal setting. If a student is undecided, PLAN can put

some focus into their future.

As a follow-up to the PLAN assessment, there is a

mandatory interpretation session called, “Many Paths

to Success” for parents and students. Paul Weeks, a

former admissions counselor and fi nancial aid advi-

sor and now currently employed with ACT, will give

you all of the current information needed to help your

son or daughter plan for post-high school education.

Please join us on Wednesday, January 29, 2014, at

7:00 p.m. in the high school multipurpose room. It

is required that students along with one parent attend

this presentation.

Financial Aid Night - There will be a fi nancial aid

meeting on Wednesday, January 22, 2014, at 7:00

p.m. in the high school multipurpose room. Joy Kite

from Southwest Technical College will help you

through the maze of the application process.

If you plan on fi ling electronically, the Federal Student

Aid Department has introduced the preapplication work-

sheet. These are also available in the guidance offi ce to

use in preparation for completing the FAFSA application

on the web. This will allow you to have your answers

ready before going online.

Parents of juniors are also invited to attend. The applica-

tion will focus on this year’s seniors; however, it is never

too early to start learning about the fi nancial aid process.

Friends Helping Friends – The Friends Helping Friends

group fi nished their two-day training in Lancaster.

Members wrote and planned their lessons on friendship,

peer pressure and tolerance education and came back to

River Ridge to present in the classrooms.

8th Grade Registration – Registration for next year’s

freshmen will take place Wednesday, January 15, 2014,

at 7:00 p.m. in the River Ridge High School multipur-

pose room. All eighth graders and at least one parent or

guardian must attend.

The River Ridge Art Club painted the

windows at Pizza Hut with Halloween de-

signs. This year promises to be a busy one

for the club.

Art Club Students Decorate Windows at Pizza Hut by Sandy Mergen


Congratulations to these students for performing in the 2013-

14 Six Rivers Middle School Honors Band. Students were

selected from River Ridge, Highland, Belmont, Benton, Cass-

ville, Potosi, Shullsburg, and Wauzeka. They rehearsed all day

on November 5 and performed their concert that night in the

Highland High School gym.

Students Chosen to Perform in Honors Band

by Joseph Lasko

River Ridge’s Star Spangled Banner group will

be performing at school events throughout the

year including home wrestling meets and boys’

and girls’ basketball games. The group includes

(1st row) Kaylynn Knight, Shania Bauer, Meg-

gie Walz, Lydia Baus, Marty Fischer, (2nd row)

Michelle Cliff, Sarah Floyd, Alex Morgan and

Cordt Esser.

Star Spangled Banner Group Performances by Ellen Martin

Thank You!

River Ridge would like to thank the following

organizations and individuals for their donations

to the school district:

RRHS Classes/NHS/FFA - $750.00 towards

fi reworks for homecoming.

County of Grant, Safe & Stable Families -

$1180.75 grant payment for 2012-13 Friends

Helping Friends program.

Dairyland Seed, Brenda’s Beauty Bar, De-

pendable Solutions, Luck O’ The Irish, Lu

Lu’s Bar, John and JoEllen Northouse, Mar-

ion Welsh, Clare Bank, LB’s Automotive Ser-

vices LLC, Bloomington Livestock Exchange,

Peoples State Bank, Premier Cooperative -

$570.00 worth of donations to support the River

Ridge Reading Wolf Pack (Reading is Fun) pro-

gram.

Wal-Mart - Composition notebooks, post-it-notes,

cookies and other miscellaneous supplies valued

at approximately $250.00 to the guidance depart-

ment.

RRAP - $761.75 towards the cost of the 5th and

6th grade fi eld trips (Cannons & Redcoats and

Historical Reenactment).


Ms. Deanna Gursky from Tucson, Arizona donated a doll to each girl and a

ball to each boy in kindergarten. These toys are donated in memory of her

late mother, Mary Alice (Tyler) Gursky, who was born November 4, 1913,

in a large limestone building at the edge of Bloomington. Mary Alice and

her siblings attended the old Rock School in Bloomington. They were

a poor family and Mary Alice didn’t even have a doll. This is how Ms.

Deanna Gursky came to us with these gifts to honor her mother.

On behalf of the River Ridge Wellness Club and Spanish Club, I am pleased

to say that the fi rst zombie run was “spooktacular”! The zombie run was

held on Tuesday, October 29, from 6:00- 7:00 p.m. The students in the

Wellness Club and Spanish Club dressed in their zombie best and hid on

the school trail, “Run the Ridge.” The runners then came down the trail

trying not to get tagged by the zombies to survive the run! We had a great

turnout for the fi rst year and are looking forward to doing it again next year.

We would like to say thank you to the people who came to the run and our

spooky zombies. We hope to see you next year!

River Ridge Zombie Run was Spooky by Becky Logemann

Dolls and Balls Donated in Memory of Mary Alice Gursky

by Stephanie Steffensmeier

People will forget

what you said, people

will forget what you did,

but people will never forget

how you made them feel.

--Bonnie Jean Wasmund


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River Ridge High School Student Council sponsored a compe-

tition in which each second-hour class was able to construct a

3-dimensional turkey. They competed against other classes and

those who competed received pie. The freshmen English class,

pictured above, was the winning team. Congratulations and

thanks for competing.

FFA members worked together to collect data on over 20 dif-

ferent varieties of corn from the FFA Land Lab. Moisture, row

length and weight were collected by the members and was cal-

culated into the yield the following day in the classroom. The

FFA organization would like to thank the River Ridge School

District and seed donators Charlie Martin, Kevin and Shawn

Martin, Curt Hullermann, Todd and Marty Fischer, Tim Walz

and Premier Cooperative for assisting with the FFA Land Lab

this year.

Students Collect Data from FFA Land Lab by Kory Stalsberg

Student Council Sponsors a Competition Mak-

ing a 3-Dimensional Turkey by Michelle Quick

River Ridge athletics is in full swing as both

boys’ and girls’ basketball, wrestling and

dance have all taken part in their fi rst com-

petition or event. Make sure you get out and

support River Ridge athletics as well as all

other cocurricular events.

Already this season, we have some early

schedule changes. Due to their state foot-

ball appearance, the Lancaster boys’ games

that were scheduled for November 21 have

been moved to January 6. Due to the lack of

numbers in the girls’ program, Cassville and

Seneca will not be able to have a JV team this

season; therefore the varsity games versus

these teams will start at 7:00. We are work-

ing to set a tournament for our JV girls so they

can replace their lost contests. The Wauzeka

boys’ team will not have a JV, so we will play

Lancaster’s freshmen boys on that night in-

stead. Be prepared for many more changes

throughout the winter as weather conditions

begin to worsen. Too stay up to date use the

website to see all schedules. Be sure to sign

up for NOTIFY ME toward the top right of the

screen. You will get updates as I make them.

You can receive them via email or text.

Good luck to all athletes the rest of the regular

season. If you have any questions or concerns

regarding River Ridge athletics, please feel

free to contact me at the high school. Have a

great December! GO TIMBERWOLVES!

Athletics by Wade Winkers


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The Special Meeting of the River

Ridge Board of Education was

called to order by President Tish

Burmeister on Wednesday, October

30, 2013, at 5:30 p.m. Roll call was

taken with the following members

present: Karla Irish, Tish Burmeis-

ter, Kerri Schier, Lea Breuer, Chad

Breuer and Randy Martin. Also

present were District Administra-

tor Lee Pritzl and Carol Harris. Bob

Mathre was absent.

Karla Irish presented proof of post-

ing showing notice of the meeting

posted on October 24, 2013, at 2:16

p.m. at the River Ridge High School

and Middle School and the post of-

fi ces in Bagley, Bloomington, Glen

Haven, Mt. Hope and Patch Grove.

The motion was made by Chad

Breuer and seconded by Randy

Martin to approve the posting. On a

voice vote, the motion carried.

IV. Appearances

There were no appearances.

UNAPPROVED MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL SCHOOL BOARD MEETING OF THE RIVER RIDGE

BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE RIVER RIDGE SCHOOL DISTRICT, GRANT COUNTY, WISCONSIN: October 30, 2013

V. Consent Agenda

A. Open and Discuss Snow Remov-

al Bids. Three local contractor bids

were received.

Bob Mathre arrived at 5:35 p.m.

B. Approve Snow Removal Bid. Af-

ter a lengthy discussion, the motion

was made by Bob Mathre and sec-

onded by Lea Breuer to accept New

Image Landscaping’s bid. On a roll

call vote, the following voted yes:

Karla Irish, Tish Burmeister, Kerri

Schier, Lea Breuer, Chad Breuer and

Bob Mathre. The following voted no:

Randy Martin. The motion carried.

C. Review 2013-14 Budget. The

budget was reviewed by the board.

D. Set 2013-14 Tax Levy. The mo-

tion was made by Chad Breuer and

seconded by Lea Breuer to set the tax

levy to apportion $2,853,764 with a

mill rate of 13.45862. On a roll call

vote, the following voted yes: Karla

Irish, Tish Burmeister, Kerri Schier,

Lea Breuer, Chad Breuer, Bob Math-

re and Randy Martin. The following

voted no: none. The motion carried.

E. Adopt the 2013-14 Budget. The

motion was made by Lea Breuer

and seconded by Bob Mathre to

adopt the General Fund Budget at

$6,863,224.00 and the All Funds

Budget at $8,325,956.00. On a roll

call vote, the following voted yes:

Karla Irish, Tish Burmeister, Kerri

Schier, Lea Breuer, Chad Breuer,

Bob Mathre and Randy Martin. The

following voted no: none. The mo-

tion carried.


Breuer and seconded by Bob Mathre

to adjourn. On a voice vote, the mo-

tion carried. The meeting adjourned

at 6:02 p.m.

The Regular Meeting of the River

Ridge Board of Education was called

to order by President Tish Burmeister

on Wednesday, November 13, 2013,

at 6:02 p.m. Roll call was taken with

the following members present: Kar-

la Irish, Tish Burmeister, Kerri Schier,

Lea Breuer, Bob Mathre and Randy

Martin. Also present were District

UNAPPROVED MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING OF THE RIVER RIDGE

BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE RIVER RIDGE SCHOOL DISTRICT, GRANT COUNTY, WISCONSIN:

November 13, 2013.

Administrator Lee Pritzl, Business

Manager Carol Harris, Principal Rod-

ney Lewis and staff members. Chad

Breuer was absent.



posted on November 8, 2013, at

3:59 p.m. at the River Ridge High

School and Middle School and the

post offi ces in Bagley, Bloomington,

Glen Haven, Mt. Hope and Patch

Grove. The motion was made by

Bob Mathre and seconded by Kerri

Schier to approve the posting. On a

voice vote, the motion carried.

Item IV. APPEARANCES

There were no appearances.


Item V. MINUTES

A corrected item from the October

16 Regular Meeting Minutes should

include the following: Item H, un-

der Consent Agenda should read,

Approval of Wage Schedule for the

Support Staff and Administrative

Secretary, base rate increase rang-

ing from $.12 to $.25.

The motion was made by Lea Breu-

er and seconded by Bob Mathre to

approve the October 16 corrected

regular minutes. On a voice vote,

the motion carried.

Item VI. CONSENT AGENDAThe following General Fund expen-

ditures were reviewed: Fairfi eld Inn

& Suites, 99.00; Sharp Electronics

Corporation, 650.00; Gary Keeney,

55.00; Peoples State Bank, 201,699.44;

A.F.L.A.C., 648.85; A.F.L.A.C. Group,

1,331.84; Ameritas, 155.00; Capi-

tol Bank & Trust, 80.00; Clare Bank,

2,075.00; Edward Jones Investments,

100.00; Employee Flexible Benefi t Ac-

count, 1,476.16; Employee Insurance

Fund, 139,107.41; FirstMerit Bank

N.A., 28,045.30; Horace Mann Compa-

nies, 87.06; Horace Mann Life Ins Com-

pany, 1,750.51; Minnesota Life Ins Co,

1,189.83; Wisconsin Dept of Revenue,

5,855.12; Sue Christ, 230.24; Stepha-

nie Fencl, 55.41; Susan J. Gotto, 32.21;

Carol A. Harris, 44.07; Rodney Lewis,

146.90; Rebecca Logemann, 67.50; El-

len Martin, 23.73; Sandra C. Mergen,

55.37; Barbara Ploessl, 104.53; Shane

Sperle, 110.74; Wade Winkers, 142.38;

Acco Brands Direct, 44.98; Alliant

Energy/Wpl, 6,460.02; Amsco School

Publications, 79.68; Apple, 3,593.00;

B.L. Murray Inc, 783.46; B.M.I. Edu-

cation Services, 58.74; Badger Sporting

Goods, 142.98; Bard Materials, 110.00;

Robert Bartels, 1,394.00; Bloomington

Stop & Go, 155.84; Butte Publications,

Inc., 108.90; C.D.W. Government Inc,

2,193.78; C.E.S.A. #10, 1,185.00;

C.E.S.A #3, 9,262.81; C.E.V. Multi-

media, 278.20; Capital Newspapers,

195.00; Capstone Press Inc, 995.00;

Carolina Biological Supply, 62.37;

Cathmans Family Custard LLC, 200.00;

Centurylink, 39.22; Brad Clark, 875.00;

Contract Paper Group, Inc, 6,803.54;

Crescent Electric Supply Co, 294.65;

D & J Scale Service, 130.00; D.W.D.-

U.I., 560.00; Davis Kuelthau Attor-

neys, 76.50; Dependable Solutions Inc,

8,741.93; E.M.C. Insurance Compa-

nies, 10,630.01; Edwards & Edwards

Inc, 265.00; Equipment Leasing Co,

165.00; Esped.com Inc, 2,640.00; First

National Bank, 725.45; Follett Library

Services, 467.60; Fox River Foods Inc,

7,445.29; Galeton, 122.14; Gordon

Flesch Company Inc, 101.95; Grant

County Health Department, 15.00;

Heinemann, 204.60; Hermsens Home

Center, 694.89; Hermsens Inc., 823.17;

Hobart Service, 157.18; Houghton Mif-

fl in, 153.21; Howe Printing Company

Inc., 230.00; Informart Inc., 119.00;

J. Weston Walch Publisher, 114.40; J.

W. Pepper & Son Inc., 94.37; Johnson

Block & Company Inc., 1,000.00; JR

Consulting Services LLC, 1,952.50;

Langmeier Lumber Inc., 7.10; Marsh-

fi eld Book Stationery, 45.29; Morris

Newspaper Corp. of WI, 57.40; Nelson

Hardwood Lumber Co., 725.00; Nev-

co Inc, 180.81; New Horizons Supply

Co-op, 239.95; Okeys Market, 12.47;

Patch Grove Postmaster, 75.59; Paxton

Patterson LLC, 157.90; Pearson Edu-

cation, 402.14; Piggly Wiggly-PDC,

310.77; Pitsco Education, 310.50; Plat-

teville Cleaners, 601.25; Prairie Farms

Dairy, 3,328.50; Prairie Memorial Hos-

pital, 2,450.00; PRO ED, 49.34; Re-

naissance Learning Inc., 504.00; Robert

Brooke & Assoc. Inc.,344.40; Roch-

ester 100, Inc., 300.00; S.S.E. Music,

16.30; Scholastic Magazines, 327.25;

School Specialty Inc., 2,809.10; Sharp

Electronics Corporations, 296.04; Sim-

plexgrinnell LP, 478.34; Southwest WI

Tech College, 818.61; Spahn & Rose

Lumber Co., 871.07; T.D.S. Telecom

Inc., 1,349.53; Time for Kids, 198.90;

Town & Country Sanitation, 425.00;

U.S. Games, 590.66; Village of Bloom-

ington, 355.59; Village of Patch Grove,

1,175.30; W.A.R.C.O. Transportation

Inc, 63,094.83; W.H.V. Inc., 1,161.58;

W.S.R.A., 37.00; WE Energies,

263.11; Wisconsin Careers, 1,650.00;

Woodworkers Supply Inc., 1,633.61;

Wyalusing State Park, 32.00; Yeomans

Inc., 1,113.03; Ameritas, 155.00; Capi-

tal Bank & Trust, 80.00; Clare Bank,

3,475.00; Edward Jones Investments,

100.00; Employee Flexible Benefi t

Account, 1,311.91; Employee Insur-

ance Fund, 9,141.05; FirstMerit Bank

N.A., 32,290.28; Horace Mann Life

Ins. Company, 1,750.51; Jefferson

Pilot Life Ins. Co., 107.00; Madison

National Life, 1,884.53; National In-

surance Co of WI, 1,122.13; Vision

Ins. Plan of America, Inc., 1,380.10;

W.E.A.C., 498.40; Wisconsin Dept. of

Revenue, 6,656.65; Wisconsin Retire-

ment System, 34,694.32; A.B.C. Teach

LLC, 33.99; Alliant Energy/WPL,

62.07; Amazon/GECRB, 243.56;

C.E.S.A #10, 49.00; Clinicare Cor-

poration, 6,605.00; D.P.I. Publication

Sales, 178.00; Hyatt on Main, 120.00;

Rodney Lewis, 440.00; Lee Pritzl,

413.46; River Ridge Petty Cash, 2.78;

River Ridge Special Checking, 719.80;

U.S. Cellular, 285.29; Wal-Mart Com-

munity, 305.53; Wal-Mart Community

BRC, 1,192.02.

The following General Fund revenues

were reviewed: State of Wisconsin,

1,555.90; Staff/District, 4.00; Clare

Bank, 63.20; River Ridge HS Pupil

Activity, 750.00; River Ridge HS Pu-

pil Activity, 172.75; River Ridge HS

Pupil Activity, 3,600.00; River Ridge

HS Pupil Activity, 160.00; River Ridge




HS Pupil Activity, 2,995.00; River

Ridge HS Pupil Activity, 569.50; River

Ridge HS Pupil Activity, 10.00; River

Ridge HS Pupil Activity, 6,981.00;

River Ridge HS Pupil Activity, 279.00;


Scholastic Library, 1,199.00; County

of Grant, 1,180.75; E.M.C. Insurance

Companies,1,015.00; E.M.C. Insurance

Companies, 9,908.00; Staff/District,

5.00; Staff/District, 10.00; Alternative

Recycling, 173.20; FirstMerit Bank,

6.82; FirstMerit Bank, 48.31; Anchor-

Bank, 32.91; BMO Harris Bank, 10.32;

Peoples State Bank, 97.38.

The following Insurance Fund expen-

ditures were reviewed: Delta Dental,

2,392.93; Delta Dental, 1,468.60; Delta

Dental, 1,537.80; Delta Dental, 1,536.80;

Benefi t Plan Administrators, 26,699.54;



C.V.S. Caremark, 9,629.56; C.V.S. Care-

mark 6,043.29; C.V.S. Caremark, 47.40.

The following Insurance Fund rev-

enues were reviewed: David Breuer,

2,815.44; Lisa Breuer, 883.97; Joe

Devlin, 680.28; Linda Havemeier,

1,066.48; Margaret Guthrie, 324.99;

Carol Kalinowski, 680.28; River Ridge

School District, 139,107.41; C.V.S.

Caremark, 124.33; Benefi t Plan Ad-

ministrators, 1,302.90; Sandra Johnson

393.86; Judith Taylor, 65.50; Shirley

Wegmuller, 14.80; River Ridge School

District, 9,141.05; Peoples State Bank,

80.10; Clare Bank, 0.67

The following Scholarship Fund expen-

ditures were reviewed: U.W. Platteville,

1157.35; U.W. Madison, 1,157.35.

The following Scholarship Fund rev-

enues were reviewed: Judy Carlson,

50.00; Peoples State Bank, 19.56; Clare

Bank, 26.04; FirstMerit Bank, 4.64.

The following other Capitol Projects

Fund revenue was reviewed: Clare

Bank, 114.97.

The following Debt Fund revenue was

reviewed: Peoples State Bank, 3.42.

A. Finance Committee Report. The

Finance Committee Report was given

by Kerri Schier. Debt Services Fund

ended the month at $11,520.00. The

Scholarship Fund ended the month

at $84,182.79. The Insurance Fund

ended the month at $384,725.36.

The General Fund ended the month

at $698,532.05. The Other Capital

Projects Fund ended the month at

$541,615.67. The list of gifts and

grants included RRHS classes/NHS/

FFA donation of $750.00 towards

fi reworks for homecoming; County

of Grant, Safe & Stable Families grant

payment of $1180.75 for the 2012-

13 Friends Helping Friends program;

donations to support the River Ridge

Reading Wolf Pack (Reading is Fun)

program in the amount of $570.00

were donated by Dairyland Seed,

Brenda’s Beauty Bar, Dependable

Solutions, Luck O’ The Irish, Lu Lu’s

Bar, John and JoEllen Northouse,

Marion Welsh, Clare Bank, LB’s

Automotive Services LLC, Bloom-

ington Livestock Exchange, Peoples

State Bank, Premier Cooperative;

Wal-Mart donated to the guidance

department composition notebooks,

post-it notes, cookies and other mis-

cellaneous supplies valued at ap-

proximately $250.00; RRAP donated

$761.75 towards the cost of the 5th

and 6th grade fi eld trips (Cannons

& Redcoats and Historical Reenact-

ment).

B. Buildings and Grounds Report.

The Buildings and Grounds Report

was given by Randy Martin. Bad-

gerland Utilities came to check the

light poles on the baseball fi eld. The

committee is getting the costs to

possibly rent a lift to take the lights

down and to relamp the fi eld. CESA

will be setting up a time to do an air

quality test. There have been some

issues with all boilers, but all are up

and running.

C. Approval of Temporary Borrowing.

The River Ridge School Board au-

thorized a temporary borrowing for

the public school operational pur-

poses not to exceed $300,000.00

from Peoples State Bank at the

interest rate of .95% anticipating

that funds will be drawn on or after

November 14, 2013, and repaid on

or before October 15, 2014. Karla

Irish made the motion and seconded

by Bob Mathre to approve tempo-

rary borrowing. On a roll call vote,

the following voted yes: Karla Irish,

Tish Burmeister, Kerri Schier, Lea

Breuer, Bob Mathre and Randy

Martin. The following voted no:

none. Chad Breuer was absent. The

motion carried.

The motion was made by Bob Math-

re and seconded by Randy Martin to

approve the Consent Agenda Items

A and B. On a voice vote, the mo-

tion carried.

The motion to switch items A and

B in the Reports section was made

by Lea Breuer and seconded by Bob

Mathre. On a voice vote, the mo-

tion carried.

VII. REPORTS

B. Discussion on Referendum Reso-

lution. Carol Wirth was on confer-

ence phone to go over wording on

the referendum ballot. The board

has asked Carol Wirth to edit the

last four lines. Carol Wirth will

work on editing and have them

done and to the board for approval

by November 20, 2013. The board

also discussed having two more in-

formational meetings to inform the

public of the operational referen-

dum. Information will also be sent

in a mailing.


A. Effective Educator Update. Lisa

from CESA and staff members up-

dated the board with a Power Point

on the new standards and the time-

line that River Ridge will follow to

implement the Educator Effective-

ness System. Rodney Lewis gave

a nice presentation on new system

and explained that all staff is work-

ing together nicely.

C. Discuss Snow Days/Handbook.

No action was taken. There will be

more discussion and follow-up later.

D. Teacher Attendance at After-

School Events and Parent/Teacher

Conferences/Handbook. Discussion

was held but no action was taken.

E. Coaches Review. The athletic

director has worked on an evalua-

tion form to be fi lled out by all of

the coaches and then reviewed by

the athletic director.

VIII. INFORMATION

A. Upcoming Meeting Schedule

1. Special Board meeting,

November 20, 2013, at 5:30 p.m.

2. Finance Committee meeting,

December 11, 2013, at 5:30 p.m.

3. Buildings and Grounds Com-

mittee Meeting, December 11,

2013, at 5:00 p.m.

4. Regular Board Meeting,

December 11, 2013, at 6:00 p.m.

5. Policy Committee meeting,

November 20, 2013, at 4:15 p.m.

Karla Irish left at 8:20 p.m.

The motion was made by Bob Math-

re and seconded by Randy Martin to

adjourn. On a voice vote, the mo-

tion carried. The meeting adjourned

at 8:24 p.m.

The Special Meeting of the River

Ridge Board of Education was

called to order by President Tish

Burmeister at 5:30 p.m. on No-

vember 20, 2013. The follow-

ing members were present: Bob

Mathre, Karla Irish, Randy Martin,

Tish Burmeister, Lea Breuer, Kerri

Schier and Chad Breuer.



posted on November 15, 2013, at

3:46 p.m. at the River Ridge High

School and Middle School and the

post offi ces in Bagley, Blooming-

ton, Glen Haven, Mt. Hope and

Patch Grove. The motion was made

by Lea Breuer and seconded by Bob

Mathre to approve the posting. On

a voice vote, the motion carried.

UNAPPROVED MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL SCHOOL BOARD MEETING OF THE RIVER RIDGE

BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE RIVER RIDGE SCHOOL DISTRICT, GRANT COUNTY, WISCONSIN: November 20, 2013


Breuer and seconded by Randy Mar-

tin to adopt the Resolution Autho-

rizing the School District Budget to

Exceed Revenue Limit for Recurring

and Non-Recurring Purposes. On a

roll call vote, the following voted

yes: Bob Mathre, Karla Irish, Randy

Martin, Tish Burmeister, Lea Breuer,

Kerri Schier and Chad Breuer. The

following vote no: none. The reso-

lution was declared adopted.

The motion was made by Lea Breu-

er and seconded by Bob Mathre to

adopt the Resolution Providing for

a Referendum Election on the Ques-

tion of the Approval of a Resolution

Authorizing the School District

Budget to Exceed Revenue Limit

for Recurring and Non-Recurring

Purposes. On a roll call vote, the

following voted yes: Bob Mathre,

Karla Irish, Randy Martin, Tish

Burmeister, Lea Breuer, Kerri Schi-

er and Chad Breuer. The following

vote no: none. The resolution was

declared adopted.

The motion was made by Chad Breu-

er and seconded by Randy Martin to

adjourn. On a voice vote, the motion

carried. The school board adjourned

at 5:45 p.m.

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River Ridge School District - Educating Tomorrow’s Future

Administration

Lee Pritzl - District Administrator ......................994-2715 Ext. 100

Lee Pritzl - Elementary School Principal .............994-2715 Ext. 100

Rodney Lewis - Middle/High School Principal ...994-2715 Ext. 103

Carol Harris - Business Manager .........................994-2715 Ext. 104

Other Contacts

Amy Mezera - Psychologist .................................994-2715 Ext. 107

Wade Winkers - Athletic Director ........................994-2715 Ext. 114

Technology Coordinator ......................................994-2715 Ext. 130

Board of Education

Natisha Burmeister - President .............. 994-3866

Lea Breuer - Vice President ................... 994-2487

Karla Irish - Clerk .................................. 996-2112

Kerri Schier - Treasurer ......................... 996-2242

Chad Breuer - Member .......................... 994-2545

Robert Mathre - Member ....................... 994-2019

Randall Martin - Member ...................... 996-2318

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