Archive for: March, 2021

3/31/21 Brodhead Shopper

3/31/21 Brodhead Shopper

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Recycling effort helps reduce waste and clutter while raising funds for school Albrecht volunteers organize textile drives

PHOTO SUBMITTED The Independent-Register
	Finley Riese, left, and Easton Riese help load and unload items donated for a textile drive to benefit Al-brecht Elementary School, where they are students and their mom, Lori Riese, is a third-grade teacher.

By Margaret Plevak, Correspondent Albrecht Elementary School has found a fundraising project that not only makes people feel good as they tackle spring cleaning, but does some good environmentally too. For the last several years, Albrecht has held textile drives, asking people to donate old and used clothing, and items […]

 
 

Time to dig into garden planning Local experts share tips for successful growing season

MARY HOOKHAM PHOTO The Independent-Register
	Workers at Ahrens Acres of Brodhead clean early geranium blooms in a greenhouse last week. With the weather warming, it’s an ideal time to think about spring planting.

By Mary Hookham, Correspondent For gardeners, spring is the busiest time of the year. As air and soil temperatures begin to warm up and seed catalogs arrive in mailboxes, the experts are sharing tips to make the art of gardening more efficient and enjoyable. “Sometimes patience is the key to […]

 
 

IRVIN T. PIECZYNSKI

IRVIN T. PIECZYNSKI

Irvin T. Pieczynski, age 76, of Brodhead, passed away on March 22, 2021, while at the Monroe Hospital Clinic in Monroe, Wisconsin, surrounded by his family. Irvin was born June 13, 1944, in Hammond, Indiana, the son of Bernard and Bernice Pieczynski. Irvin was married to Antonette “Toni” Rasmussen on […]

 
 

3/24/21 Brodhead Shopper

3/24/21 Brodhead Shopper

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Brodhead volleyball off to 5-1 start

BECKY MALKOW The Independent-Register
	The Lady Cardinals celebrate a big block in the March 18 match against Evansville. The Brodhead girls swept their opponent 3-0 on their way to a 5-1 start to the alternate spring season.

By Trenten Scheidegger, Correspondent It has been a over a year since we last saw the Brodhead Cardinals and longtime head coach Erin Kammerer take to the volleyball courts.  Things were trending up for the Cards in their last season, as they finished with a record of 31-12 and a […]

 
 

PATRICIA A. ARNOLD

PATRICIA A. ARNOLD

Patricia Ann Arnold, age 82, of Brodhead, passed away on March 14, 2021, at Monroe Health Services while surrounded by her family. Patricia was born July 7, 1938, in Beloit, Wisconsin, the daughter of Ralph and Arlene (Boss) Griinke. Patricia worked many years as a farm wife and later owned […]

 
 

JESSICA SIMPLOT

JESSICA SIMPLOT

Jessica Anne Simplot, age 33, passed away on March 6, 2021, while at the UW Hospital in Madison. Jessica was born March 2, 1988, at Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington, Illinois, the daughter of Mark and Carol (Morrison) Buickel. Jessica was married to Richard Simplot on July 19, 2014. Jessica […]

 
 

Brodhead-Juda football looks to get off to a fast start Spring season kicks off March 19

BECKY MALKOW PHOTO The Independent-Register
The offensive and defensive linemen work on blocking during a recent practice of the Brodhead-Juda football team. The alternate spring season kicks off Friday, March 19, for the Cardinals.

By Trenten Scheidegger, Correspondent The Brodhead-Juda football team has been playing in the Rock Valley Conference for as long as many can remember.  With many other RVC schools continuing to grow in numbers, the Cardinals have found themselves as one of the smaller teams in the conference for quite some […]

 
 

3/17/21 Brodhead Shopper

3/17/21 Brodhead Shopper

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