Seven Red Cross workers headed to Oklahoma

Friday, May 24th, 2013, 1:05pm

Red Cross workers from Madison, Monona, New Glarus and Lyndon Station are among those called to help in tornado relief efforts in Moore, Okla.

The American Red Cross said Connie Miley, of Monona, Paul Patenaude, of Madison, Erika Golden, of Lyndon Station, and Ashley Kinsman, of New Glarus, will spend a minimum of two weeks on the relief operation.

The Red Cross will also send John Ebsen, of Madison, Diana O'Neill, of Portage, and Brenda Haney, of DeForest.

An EF5 tornado killed 24 people in Moore on Monday. The rating is the highest possible for a tornado's power.

There were an estimated 13,000 structures damaged in the town of Moore alone, and the bulk of the losses from the storm system were concentrated there.

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Shared-receptionist service joins biz community

Submitted by Channel3000 Web Staff

Thursday, May 23rd, 2013, 5:47pm

A new business offering shared reception services now calls Monona home.

Calls on Call, at 802 W. Broadway, suite 101, offers an alternative to voicemail for small businesses. An employee asks questions, gathers customer info and can schedule appointments for Calls on Call clients... Read More

Famous beer-promoting Clydesdales hit Monona streets

Submitted by Tabatha Wethal, Channel3000.com Community Reporter

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013, 7:14pm

Photo courtesy of Mike Darcey

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Famous beer-promoting horses hit Monona streets

Submitted by Tabatha Wethal, Channel3000.com Community Reporter

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013, 6:18pm

Famous beer-promoting horses hit Monona streets

Monona police said Wednesday afternoon the famous Budweiser Clydesdales made a trip through town to deliver a case of beer to a Monona resident.

Mike Darcey snapped these photos of the horses getting prepped with their hitch team and red wagon for the trip from Monona Drive to Panther trail.

Police said the trip was courtesy of Wisconsin Distributors. A Monona man had been chosen through a drawing to receive a case of beer delivered by Budweiser's famous horses.

The team of eight Clydesdales and a red sleigh were unloaded from semis and assembled in the parking lot at Licali’s Market & Spirits on Monona Drive, police said.

Dan O’Brien, assistant manager at Licali's, said at its height, the crowd numbered about 300 and people were excited to see the well-groomed beer ambassadors.

"They were beautiful," O'Brien said. "They had ribbons and their tied and their tails were all tied up nice."

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Sun Prairie girls, Middleton boys win WIAA track regional

Submitted by Channel3000 Web Staff

Tuesday, May 21st, 2013, 7:46am

The Sun Prairie girls and Middleton boys won WIAA regional track championships at the Division One regional at Middleton Monday night.

Madison Memorial's Jester Weah continued his dominance of the 100 meter dash winning in a time of 10.8 seconds. Weah also won the 200 meter dash in 22.17 seconds.

Memorial's Daurice Fountain won two hurdles races.� Fountain ran 14.94 in the 110 hurdles and won the 300 meter hurdles in 39.78 seconds.

Other notable performances included Monona Grove's Gabbi Beauvais who won the 100 meter dash (12.62) and the 200 meter dash (25.24).

Madison West's Wilson Hacker edged LaFollette's Chander Diffee in the boys 1600 meter run. Hacker's 4:25.60 was less than a second better than Diffee's 4:26.56. DeForest's Ryan Spahn and Monona Grove's Terry McMillan also broke the 4:27 mark.

Tonight's top qualifiers advance to the sectional completion Thursday.

Final Girls Standings:

1. Sun Prairie�� 152.5

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Aldo Leopold Nature Center offers Father's Day fun

Submitted by Leah Linscheid on Friday, May 17th, 5:55 pm

Monona residents can celebrate the upcoming Father’s Day with a day of family fishing.

The Aldo Leopold Nature Center will host Family Fishing Fun on June 15 and 16. The center will offer fishing activities including a seminar of fly fishing, interactive exhibits and an immersion theatre experience.

The event costs $5.50 a person. For more information visit the center’s website at aldoleopoldnaturecenter.org or call 608-216-9371.

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