Jesse Ayala Jr. places second in cross country meet

Jesse Ayala Jr. A senior, runs cross country for Madison Memorial high School. At the triangular were Memorial, Madison East and Middleton. Alyssa Ayala, A Junior also ran for the Madison Memorial girls team.

Birth Announcement

Baby Alex
6lbs 14oz

Born: September 23rd, 2005
Proud Parents: Alex & Vanessa
Proud Grandparents: Joe & Fela Salinas

Wisconsin Academy Announces Academy Evenings New Season Schedule

The Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters is pleased to announce its Academy Evenings forum series new season schedule for 2005-06. Academy Evenings take place regularly in the Overture Center in Madison and at other venues around Wisconsin--this season in the Fox Valley, Milwaukee, and La Crosse. The public forums are engaging presentations, free of charge, about a wide variety of topics of public interest featuring Wisconsin's leading thinkers, scholars and artists. They are intended to encourage public interaction with these leaders in an intimate atmosphere designed to build community. All presentations are free of charge and open to the public. For Academy Evenings in Overture, free tickets are recommended to ensure seating. They will be available one week prior to the event at the James Watrous Gallery in Overture, 201 State Street, Madison. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Thursday 11-5; Friday 11-9; Saturday 11-9; Sunday 1-5. Telephone 608/265-2500. Maps and directions to all events are available at www.wisconsinacademy.org.

Tuesday, November 29, 7-8:30 pm, Wisconsin Studio
Writers in the Round: New Heartland Voices
A reading series featuring poets, fiction-writers, and essayists of diverse ethnic backgrounds--voices that are seldom heard in our mainstream culture. The first evening in this series highlights our Latino community with poets Oscar Mireles and Rubén Medina and fiction-writer Luana Monteiro.

Javier was the captain for the game (arm patch) and scored the first goal... 

Xavier McDonald is the goalie for my son Javier's soccer team 

Javier plays a soccer game tonight

The Monona Grove U-13 Boys team plays it's second game tonight. The team lost its first game last Saturday to the Sauk Prairie team.

Diego pictures

Diego participating in a play directed by New Orleans Theatre artist Jose Torres Tama, who home was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.

Old Newspaper Wrestling Pictures

Sergio wrestling Al Huschka of Janesville Craig his freshmen year.



Sergio wrestling Tyler Lorenz in the first round of the WIAA State Tournament his freshmen year. He did not score any back points on this move.



Sergio pinned Cory Acker in the dual meet to preserve a 34-33 victory his freshmen year.



Sergio handling Ty Lorenz at the moment, but eventually losing 9-6

Obituary

The Rev. Dr. Richard Andrew Schramm, Marion
May 22, 1944 - Sept. 19, 2005

The Rev. Dr. Richard Andrew Schramm, 61, died at 12:54 a.m. Monday in his home.

He was born in Madison, Wis., to the late Richard Schramm and Iris (Sullivan) Schramm and was a resident of Marion for 17 years. He married Ellen Kramer on July 5, 1980. She survives.

He was a graduate of Deer Park High School, where he was a member of the Boys' Honor Society, band, choir and track team, breaking two state records in the mile and two-mile run. He was a graduate of Miami of Ohio University, where he set the American Freshman record for the two-mile run. He also participated in cross-country. He received his doctorate of ministry from Louisville Seminary and recently celebrated the 35th anniversary of his ordination as a Minister of the Word and Sacrament.

He was the pastor and most loyal choir member of Westminster Presbyterian Church. He formerly pastored the First Presbyterian Church, Morristown, Tenn., First Presbyterian Church, Jefferson City, Tenn., and West Asheville Presbyterian, Asheville, N.C.

He was a member of the Whitewater Valley Presbytery, where he served on the Committee on Preparation for Ministry, and was a consultant for Congregational Development. He took six mission trips to Honduras. His community involvements included PAL Club baseball coach, CASA volunteer, past president and board member of Family Service Society, St. Martin's board member, member of the Ministerial Association and Marion Noon Rotary Club. He was a former Cub Scout and Boy Scout. He was an organ donor. He was an avid cyclist and loved hiking and backpacking.

Survivors include wife, Ellen; mother, Iris Schramm, Marion; son, John Andrew Schramm, Gastonia, N.C.; daughters, Sarah Hale Schramm, Asheville, N.C., Jennifer Queen (Donny) Russell, Jefferson City, Tenn., Elizabeth Abigail Schramm and Emily Anna Schramm, both of Marion; grandchildren, Grace Laurel Schramm, Lezley Ray Contreras and Caroline Ellen Russell (due in December); sister, Barbara Jane Berling, Madison, Wis.; brother, Martin W. (Beth) Schramm, Occonomowoc, Wis.; several nieces and nephews; and mother-in-law, Pauline W. Kramer, Fredericksburg, Va.

He also was preceded in death by his father, Richard Schramm; brother, William H. Schramm; and father-in-law, James Joseph Kramer.

Services are at 6 p.m. today in Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1100 Jeffras Ave., with Pastors David Schramm, Laurie Wolcott, Marv Wiseman and John Davis officiating.

Visitation was Wednesday at the church. Online condolences may be made at www.nswcares.com .

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Westminster Preschool, or the Westminster Presbyterian Choir, 1100 Jeffras Ave., Marion, Ind. 46952.

Needham-Storey-Wampner Funeral Service, North Chapel, 1341 N. Baldwin Ave., handled arrangements.

Oscar Mireles's girlfriend's Barb Berling's brother dies

THAT'S ANDY SCHRAMM - This photo, used on Tuesday's Page One, captures much of the essence of the Rev. Andrew Schramm, who died Monday. He was involved and caring, always hoping to make a positive difference in the lives of people and the community.
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If someone did not know the Rev. Andrew Schramm and you wanted to give the person an idea of what Schramm was like, show the person the photo that was on Tuesday's Page One, accompanying the story about Schramm's death.

That photo, showing him working with Samantha Diedrich at Westminster Preschool a couple of years ago, tells so much about Andy Schramm.

If he thought he could help, he helped. Whether through a kind word, prayer or rolling up his sleeves and doggedly pursuing a goal, Andy Schramm did more than just care. He cared andacted.

He was the best kind of leader, one who led through being a servant. He graced so many organizations with his time and talents - his church, Westminster Presbyterian, and its preschool, Family Service Society, St. Martin Community Center, the Court Appointed Special Advocate program, Marion Rotary Club, Marion Ministerial Association, uncounted numbers of families and children and the community in general.

To know Andy Schramm was to know a man of both grace and strength, who could both laugh and cry with people and also listen with his heart as well as his ears.

His eyes were kind and his voice was gentle, but his faith and determination were strong and unswerving.

If young Samantha Diedrich doesn't yet know how fortunate she is to have had contact with Andy Schramm, she will one of these days. Andy touched many lives, young and old, and he left our part of the world better than it was when he arrived

Carlos does his open beer bottle interviews

In the Christmas video Carlos was last seen interviewing his nephew Duane Mireles who was still underage at the time. Here Carlos is seen interviewing Trey Mireles right before the Batchelor Party started.

Older brother Julian (who had his 60th birthday in December) and is going back to school took some time off from studying to come to his baby sisters party. 

Ryan Smith organized the surprise 40th birthday party! 

Juana's 40th Carrot Cake flavored Birthday Cake 

Oscar and the Packers start the season 0-2

Oscar Mireles the owner of The Crystal City Cruisers Fantasy Football Team lost today to Gary Vargas's team the Bulletheads. Dante Culpepper has been a major disappointment and I left the running back from the Chicago Bears (Jones)on the bench with 29 points.

I only could watch the second half of the Packers game. Packers and Minnesota 0-2 for the first time in history.

Trey Mireles celebrates his Bachelors' Party

Not much happened. A couple of his friends went to a Brewmasters expo and drank some microbrews. He got a grey t-shirt with writing about a scavenger hunt on it. His uncles stopped by his Dad's house to watch the Badgers play against North Carolina. He has some girls come over for a little while and we went to Vintage Rock and listened to some smoke filled (yes... the bars in Madison are "smoke free") dance music.

See you at the Wedding on the first.

Juanita Ayala celebrates her 40th Birthday

It was a nice surprise birthday party held at Victor Mireles's house.



Carlos Mireles found a 1991 Mireles Christmas Eve party video that was held at Felix Mireles Jr.'s house on LaSalle Street. It was nice to see Abuelita Micky get alot of christmas presents and those post 80's flying helmet hairdo's on all the girls (especially Gloria). Victor had a pretty tight white turtle neck, and I am still trying to figure out the reason my own family did not make it that night...but that will be another post.

By the way on my trip to Columbus, I put my LG cell phone charger in my suitcase and it did not make the trip back, but I did get a note from the TSA that they checked my bag.

So that is why I have no pictures to post. My car charger is working right now... and maybe I can post some photos later this week.

Keziah Yosef gets things ready for the sale. 

Furniture, clothes, toys and children games among items for sale. 

Keziah, Melissa, Seth , Susan and Julia wait for the next customer at the Omega School rummage sale. 

Sergio visits the University of Chicago

Barb and I drove down to the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago to meet with Wrestling Coach Leo Kocher and get a tour of the University of Chicago.

The U of Chicago is an excellent academic school founded by John D. Rockefeller. It was one of the original members of the Big Ten Football Conference and is currently a Division 3 wrestling School.

The U of Chicago is a beautiful campus and has the same logo as the Chicago Bears



There is also a Frank Lloyd Wright house located across from the Graduate School of Buisness.

Oscar goes to Ohio State for a day

Oscar had to do some literacy training in Columbus, Ohio and the University of Texas Longhorn Football Team was in town to play a game on Sturday. Oscar went to the "shoe" and took some pictures.

Family Nights at the Kalahari Resort in Wisconsin Dells

Kalahari Resort & Convention Center
1305 Kalahari Drive
Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965
www.kalahariresort.com


Friday November 18, 2005
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This special rate for our group is good for this night only and is not available to the general public. You are invited to bring family and friends and other relatives-you may rent several rooms if you like. We have 100+ rooms blocked off for each night.

All rooms have two queen size beds and some also have a full size sleeper sofa.

You may check in any time after 4 pm on Friday and you have full waterpark privileges that night. Saturday morning you must check out by 11:00 am but your wristbands let you stay in the water park until 3 pm. The water park has its own locker rooms for hanging and storage.

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