News & Notes

Customers might do McDouble-take

New Berlin - The principal and teachers from Elmwood Elementary School, New Berlin, will leave their classrooms on Jan. 30 after school and head to a second "job" behind the counter at McDonald's.

For three hours, the educators will take part in a McTeacher's Night fundraiser for their school, which will be rewarded with a percentage of all sales from 5 to 8 p.m. at the McDonald's at 3680 S. Moorland Road.

Milwaukee Ballet to perform at Muskego school

Muskego - The Milwaukee Ballet will come to Muskego Elementary School to present programs titled "Ballet in a Box" and "Billy's Dancing Dairy Farm."

The performances, which are intended for students at the school and not open to the public, will be at 2:30 p.m. Feb. 1.

City busy correcting redistricting errors

New Berlin - New Berlin hasn't been immune to the redistricting headaches that have plagued communities around the state, but City Clerk Kari Morgan said she has been working with state officials on a daily basis since Dec. 1 to see that voters are recorded in the correct wards.

Because of a snafu at the state level that wasn't discovered until redistricting had been completed, some voters are not shown on state maps as living in the correct wards. And some wards have nobody living in them, in the state computer, Morgan said.

But everything will be corrected by the spring election April 3, she said. Luckily, New Berlin has no primary Feb. 21, she said. Voters must be recorded in the correct ward or their names will not show up in the voting books the poll works use to allow people to vote.

The problem came about because the State Legislature used census blocks to draw state legislative district boundaries. It wasn't found out until later that those census blocks contained errors.

Last year was the first time the legislature redrew boundaries from scratch after a federal census. In the past, local communities redrew their wards and aldermanic districts following each census and then state legislators used those local wards and districts as building blocks for their districts.

Weight Watchers opens location in New Berlin

New Berlin - Weight Watchers recently opened locations in five states, including one in New Berlin at Moorland Road and National Avenue.

Company embarks on major expansion

New Berlin - Hastings Air Energy Control Inc., 5555 S. Westridge Drive, recently began an expansion project that will nearly double its size.

The 10,000 additional square feet is needed to accommodate additional showroom equipment and provide more warehouse space.

Currently, the facility has a 2,000-square-foot laboratory/working showroom, 6,000 square feet of office space, and 7,000 square feet of warehouse and dock area. The expansion will increase overall facility size to approximately 25,000 square feet. At the same time the parking area will be expanded.

The family-owned business was established in 1969. It sells, services and supports dust collectors, process ventilation systems and vehicle exhaust systems designed to save energy and minimize cost of ownership. The company serves the upper Midwest Great Lakes region.

Author coming to inspire, instruct

Muskego - On Feb. 1, Tess Corners Elementary School will be host to author Mary Casanova who will talk to students about writing books.

The Minnesota author will give three presentations.