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The Washington Island town board met three times in two weeks. During lengthy sessions, members analyzed the results of the October 16 advisory vote.

117 people turned in ballots with their preference for one of five budget “philosophies” outlined by Chairman Richard Tobey at the meeting. An overwhelming 98% of the vote was in favor of saving and planning for projects versus borrowing money, with Budget B, moving in the direction of more conservative Budget A, being the preferred budget.

Read more about the budget proposals in the Oct. 24 and Nov. 7 issues.

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State Superintendent of Public Instruction Carolyn Stanford Taylor visited the Washington Island school district, meeting with teachers, students, administrators and parents. Stanford Taylor arrived May 21, spending the school day touring classrooms along with her Chief of Staff Dr. Scott Jones. At the end of the day, Stanford Taylor posed with the entire school before heading back on the ferry and a trip back to Madison.

By Jim Rose

On Dec. 27 and 28, our girls basketball team participated in a girls tournament in Kiel, Wis. Our team was not originally invited but got a chance to play when one of the other JV teams could not make it. They did also have a varsity bracket. The first night our team played the host team, Kiel, and was defeated handily. I was not there for that game, but was able to make the next game, against the Kewaskum, Wis., JV team. This was a much closer match and made for an interesting game to watch. Our girls were ahead for almost the entire first half, until Kewaskum pulled ahead with seven seconds left in the half. Kewaskum pulled further ahead in the second half, but our girls did not give up, catching up to within one point twice in that half. But, by the end of the game, our girls were down by ten, and ended up losing with the final score being 39-49.

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