Sleep in Heavenly Peace (SHP) is a non-profit organization that provides hand-made single or bunk beds to children who don’t have a bed to sleep in. Founded in Idaho in 2012, SHP now has over 270 local chapters nationwide. There are 19 chapters in Wisconsin, with Grant County being one of them.
I interviewed the Co-President of Grant County’s program, Leon Neuheisel, on how SHP works in their county and the high demand for beds for kids. Neuheisel is spreading the word about SHP and hoping other counties will follow Grant County’s lead in building beds for kids who don’t have a bed to sleep in.
Neuheisel will be the guest speaker at the next Dodgeville Kiwanis Club meeting on Tuesday, July 9th beginning at Noon at Dodger Bowl to bring awareness. The presentation is free and open to the public.
The following story will give you a better understanding of how SHP works locally. You can also read the full story in this week’s Dodgeville Chronicle.
If you live in Grant County and have children ages 3-17, you may be eligible. To learn more visit www.shpbeds.org/chapter/wi-grant-co. On Facebook search for Sleep in Heavenly Peace – Grant County.
On Sunday, June 16th in Blanchardville, it was Dedication Day for Pecatonica High School Baseball Coach Jim Strommen at McKellar Park. The 1:00 p.m. ceremony was held in front of home plate at McKellar Park in front of a large crowd at the Annual Father’s Day Chicken BBQ in Blanchardville before the Hollandale vs. Blanchardville Home Talent Game. The baseball field became Jim Strommen Field who has coached Pecatonica baseball for 43 years.
The Chronicle and Pecatonica Valley Leader were there to cover the ceremony. We have full video coverage of the dedication and an interview with Jim following the ceremony. Don’t forget to pick up your newspaper copy for the full story in both the Valley Leader and the Chronicle.
Unfortunately for the Argyle/Pecatonica Girls' Basketball Team, their magical season came to an end at the WIAA State Tournament at the Resch Center in Green Bay Friday morning as they lost to conference rival Albany/Monticello 37-31 in a Divisional 5 semi-final game. - a team they had beaten twice previously this season.
The Chronicle and Pecatonica Valley Leader were at the game for video highlights and photos, and we'll have more coverage of this game and all sports in next week's newspaper. So, if you missed the game live on television, enjoy the highlights and coaches' comments.
The Argyle/Pecatonica Girls' Basketball team scored first and never trailed in a 59-46 victory over Cochrane-Fountain City in the Division 5 WIAA Sectional Championship game Saturday afternoon at the Portage High School. Next stop? State Tournament in Green Bay!
We have highlights from yesterday's game. Congratulations ladies!
The Argyle/Pecatonica Girls' Basketball team is State Bound after their 59-46 victory over Cochrane Fountain City Saturday afternoon at Portage High School. The Chronicle and Pecatonica Leader were there capturing video and photos. We'll have video highlights of the game tomorrow. But for now, enjoy the original footage of the Sectional Championship Celebration!
Another solid performance by Jen Wellnitz-Krogman's Argyle/Pecatonica Girls' Basketball team as they beat Wauzeka-Steuben in a Sectional Semi-Final game last night 69-50 at Richland Center. We have the video highlights, and it was a great evening for Kylie Butler, who had a 30-point night, 23 in the first half, and only a sophomore, reached the 1000-point milestone in her early high school career.
A/P will now play Cochrane Fountain City on Saturday in the Sectional Final at Portage High School. The winner will advance to the state tournament in Green Bay. Tip-off is at 2:00 p.m. Saturday.
The Argyle/Pecatonica Girl's Basketball Team is ranked #1 in the state in Division 5. Jen Wellnitz-Krogman, a former standout player at both Black Hawk High School and UW-Green Bay, is their head coach. And the cool thing is, she gets to coach her sister who is a freshman on the team. Jen and Brooke sat down with me to do an interview earlier this week on a few things...what its like coaching your sister and being coached by your sister, The Wellnitz family of athletes, coaching the first-year co-op team that is Argyle/Pec, a team bonding trip to UW-GB early in the season, the great fans at Argyle/Pec, and getting prepared for Wauzeka-Stueben Thursday night in a first-round sectional game. We hope you enjoy the story.
And you'll want to pick up a copy of the Pecatonica Valley Leader or The Dodgeville Chronicle for a more in-depth look at this story - plus all other stories, photos, and stats of this past week's local sports action.
In a WIAA Regional Final Game at Argyle, Six Rivers-West Champs Highland played Six Rivers-East Champs Argyle/Pecatonica and we have video highlights for you! It was a tight first-half game before A/P would separate themselves in the second half and win it 58-41.
A/P will now move on to a first-round sectional match-up against Wauzeka-Steuben. That game will be at The Richland Center High School on Thursday, February 29th. Tip-off is 7:00 p.m.
Argyle-Pecatonica girls on fire trucks
Argyle-Pecatonica girls basketball team ride on Argyle-Adams Fire Department trucks through Argyle after their Regional win over Highland.
Gruenenfelder wins state!
Aiden Gruenenfelder has won state in 106# Division 3! Here are the last 10 seconds of his match against Blake Underwood from Marathon. Gruenenfelder’s only point came from an escape in the second period.
Lukas Orloff placed third in his 113# Division 3 match against Kaleb Lodahl from Cadott in a 2-0 decision.
The #1 ranked team in Girl's Division 5, the 21-1 Argyle/Pecatonica team hosted a feisty Barneveld squad in a WIAA Regional Game played at Argyle. The Chronicle was in the house, and we have highlights of this hard-fought battle between two good teams won by Argyle/Pecatonica. Argyle/Pec will host Highland tonight in the Regional Final in Argyle.
In boys' basketball Thursday night, it was the last regular season game before playoffs begin. Pecatonica visited Argyle in a rematch won by Pecatonica in the last meeting. Both teams were at 9-2 going into this game trailing 10-1 Barneveld in the Six Rivers-East. We have highlights!
