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Here is a selection of brief news items from this week's paper edition.

West Point grad has Bangor ties

Cadet Ryan Alan Mashek, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roger Mashack of Elkhorn and grandson of Arnold and Madonna Hundt of Middle Ridge, graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on May 31.

Mashek is a 2004 graduate of Elkhorn Area High School. His father taught in Bangor before the family moved to Elkhorn and his mother Jean is from Bangor.

While at West Point, Mashek concentrated his studies in international and strategic history and graduated with honors. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army within the armor branch.

After further training Mashek will join the 173rd Airborne Brigade in Germany.

Man dies in farm rollover

A man was killed June 20 in the town of Washington after his tractor overturned, pinning him beneath it.

Raymond W. Korn, 79, was pulling a hay baler and partially loaded wagon along Ray Korn Road south of Highway H in eastern La Crosse County when the tractor veered from the road and overturned at about 3:30 p.m.

A sheriff’s deputy patrolling the area discovered the overturned tractor, and the deputy and family members used another tractor to free him, but Korn was pronounced dead at the scene.

Jazz concerts set for Riverside Park

The Great River Big Band will fill La Crosse’s Riverside Park with the sound of jazz once again this summer. The La Crosse-based band will give four performances as part of the Gertrude Salzer Gordon Jazz in the Park series, along with a traditional Fourth of July performance. They’ll close out the summer series with a “Riverside Jazz Party” featuring popular regional groups, the Air National Guard Band of the Midwest, and trumpet virtuoso and actor-singer Byron Stripling.

Remaining concerts in the 2008 series, held in the park’s bandshell, include:

Friday, July 4, 8 p.m. — The annual performance during the fireworks at the South Stage during Riverfest.

Sunday, July 13, 7 p.m. — Features vocalist and entertainer Colleen Raye, who was recently featured on Los Angeles’ “America Swings” radio show. The rain site is City Brewery Hospitality Center.

Sunday, July 20, 2 and 7 p.m. — features the first Riverside Jazz Party. Includes regional groups John Paulson Quartet, Somethin’ Jazz and Air National Guard Combo in the afternoon set; and the Air National Guard Band of the Midwest along with the Great River Big band in the evening. Byron Stripling, who has performed with the Boston Pops and The American Jazz Philharmonic among others, will perform with the Great River Big Band. The rain site is Green Island Arena.

Admission to the concerts is free; donations will be accepted. UW-L Music Department Chairman Greg Balfany directs the Great River Big Band and the series.

Coulee calendar

June 27 — Live music, Dan Sebranek, 8 p.m., Westview Inn, 174 S. Leonard St., West Salem, 786-1336.

June 28 — NASCAR racing including Late Models, Sportsmen, Thunderstox and novelty race, gates open at 5:45 p.m., races start at 7:30 p.m., La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway, West Salem, $10, $3 for children 6-11, free for kids 5 and younger.

June 28 — Urban Entertainment karaoke with Lisa, 9:30 p.m., Crazy Horse Saloon, 158 S. Leonard St., West Salem, 786-0977.

June 29 — 13th annual Rockland Park Progress Days from 10 a.m. to dusk at Gaylord Park, Rockland; softball, bingo, music and fireworks; free admission.

June 29 — St. Peter’s Church, W695 Hwy. 33, Rockland, will hold annual Family Fun Fest from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.; live music, food, games, auction.

July 20 — St. Joseph Ridge Parish, W2601 Highway 33, La Crosse, will hold its summer picnic at noon at St. Joseph Ridge ballpark; chicken dinner $8, music, games and baseball tournament.

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