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Far East Family's Home To Be Rehabbed Thanks To Habitat For Humanity

Submitted by Scott Beedy, Channel 3000 Community Editor
Tuesday, September 6th, 2011, 11:48am
Far East Family's Home To Be Rehabbed Thanks To Habitat For Humanity

The public is invited to a Build Celebration for the Tobias family on Madison's far east side on Wednesday.

The family's home is being rehabilitated with the help of the Habitat for Humanity of Dane County.

The event will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 7 at 5:30 p.m. at 134 Walter St.

The project's sponsor is the Habitat ReStore, located at 208 Cottage Grove Rd.

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Far East Family's Home To Be Rehabbed Thanks To Habitat For Humanity

Submitted by Scott Beedy, Channel 3000 Community Editor
Tuesday, September 6th, 2011, 11:43am
Far East Family's Home To Be Rehabbed Thanks To Habitat For Humanity

The public is invited to a Build Celebration for the Tobias family on Madison's far east side on Wednesday.

The family's home is being rehabilitated with the help of the Habitat for Humanity of Dane County.

The event will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 7 at 5:30 p.m. at 134 Walter St.

The project's sponsor is the Habitat ReStore, located at 208 Cottage Grove Rd.

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Furniture Stores Deals And Steals Reopen For Liquidation

Submitted by Channel3000 Web Staff
Friday, September 2nd, 2011, 10:31pm

A cash-strapped furniture store chain has reopened after a judge ordered it to liquidate its inventory to pay back creditors.

The Fort Atkinson-based Furniture Deals and Steals closed in July, sparking hundreds of complaints from customers who didn't get items they had ordered. A judge chose a third-party company to reopen the stores for a liquidation sale, although consumer advocates warn customers looking for good deals.

The third-party company sent letters to customers who had ordered items, telling them the store had reopened for a limited time. The judge asked the firm to make good on those complaints, said the woman managing the Madison store's sale.

"They'd either get what they ordered or they'd reselect. We fulfilled all those orders," said Jill, the manager of the store who declined to use her last name. "There were definitely upset people, but they are really happy now."

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Globe Students Fundraiser Provides Bullet-Proof Vest For Oregon K-9 Unit

Submitted by Scott Beedy, Channel 3000 Community Editor
Thursday, September 1st, 2011, 2:46pm
Globe Students Fundraiser Provides Bullet-Proof Vest For Oregon K-9 Unit

Globe University-Madison East veterinary technology students and Wisconsin Vest-A-Dog surprised Vende, an Oregon police dog, and his canine handler, Oregon Police Officer Joshua Kohlman, with a bullet-proof and stab-proof dog vest on Wednesday.

The presentation was made at during Globe University’s Community Appreciation Event.

The students raised $840 for Wisconsin Vest-A-Dog and asked the organization to use the money to purchase a vest for Vende. Kohlman and Vende performed a demonstration shorty before the presentation. 

According to Donna Morgan, President of Wisconsin Vest-A-Dog, Vende is the 157th police dog Wisconsin Vest-A-Dog has helped.

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MMSD Names Asst. Superintendent For Elementary Schools

Submitted by Scott Beedy, Channel 3000 Community Editor
Thursday, September 1st, 2011, 11:07am
MMSD Names Asst. Superintendent For Elementary Schools

Mike Hertting has been hired as the new Assistant Superintendent of Elementary Education for the Madison Metropolitan School District. 

Hertting comes to the position from Lapham Elementary School where he was principal. 

He has also been principal of Orchard Ridge Elementary School and holds a PhD in educational leadership from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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New Principal Named At Nuestro Mundo Elementary

Submitted by Scott Beedy, Channel 3000 Community Editor
Thursday, September 1st, 2011, 11:04am
New Principal Named At Nuestro Mundo Elementary

Sylvia Romero-Johnson has been named as the principal of Nuestro Mundo Elementary School, according to Madison Metropolitan School District officials.

Since 2008, Romero-Johnson has been the district’s Coordinator of Bilingual Education & Dual Language.  

She has a Doctorate of Educational Leadership from Edgewood College and replaces Javier Bolivar who resigned to pursue other educational opportunities.

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Game Day Traffic Warnings Issued By WisDOT

Submitted by Scott Beedy, Channel 3000 Community Editor
Wednesday, August 31st, 2011, 9:48pm
Game Day Traffic Warnings Issued By WisDOT

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation Southwest Region in Madison is reminding Wisconsin Badgers fans to plan ahead for game day travel to Camp Randall for Thursday's game against UNLV.

While the interstate system in Dane, Jefferson and Rock County will be free of lane closures, heavy volumes of traffic and the potential for incidents could cause backups before and after games.

Four lanes of traffic are open through the I-94 work zone between Madison and Cottage Grove in Dane County. In addition, I-39/90 in Dane and Rock County, I-94 in Jefferson County, and the Beltline Highway will be free of lane closures on game days.

Lane restrictions are in place on US 151 near Beaver Dam in Columbia County due to construction and could cause potential slowdowns.   

Highway service teams will be on-call in the I-94 work zone and on the Madison Beltline to assist stranded motorists and respond to incidents on Badger game days.

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