Shullsburg discuss Opera House nuisance
SHULLSBURG – Mayor Emmet Reilly called the first City of Shullsburg meeting of the new year to order on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 at 6:30 p.m.
Dan Morrissey and Jeff Doyle representing Advance Shullsburg were present to ask the council to do something about a property at 148 W. River Street known as the Opera House.
Morrissey said, “Something has got to get done with it. That building has been sitting there thirty years with nothing getting done to it. I’ve tried to buy it a couple times, personally. After the Wheel In got sold to Dollar General, we don’t have anywhere to have a wedding reception event. We at Advance Shullsburg would like to take that project on. We could write grants but we need you to acquire the property.”
Well, it s a cute idea for a movie, and maybe that s why they ve had this particular idea so often. You start with tough-talking, streetwise gangster types, you hook them up with a little kid, you put them in fear of their lives, and then you milk the situation for poignancy, pathos, excitement, comedy and anything else that turns up. It s the basic situation of Little Miss Marker, the Damon Runyon story that has been filmed three times. And now John Cassavetes tells it again in Gloria. The twists this time: The tough-talking gangster type is a woman, and the kid is Puerto Rican. Cassavetes has cast his wife, Gena Rowlands, in the title role, and it s an infectious performance if infectious is the word to describe a chain-smoking dame who charges around town in her high heels, dragging a kid behind her.
The nomination period for prospective local candidates in Wisconsinâs April 6, 2021, election is underway.
Those wishing to be on ballots must submit their nomination papers by 5 p.m. Jan. 5 at their local clerkâs office. Any primary elections needed due to the number of candidates running for one seat will take place Feb. 16.
Below are some of the municipal seats up for election in the Telegraph Heraldâs coverage area.
Cassville Village Board â The village president seat, currently held by Keevin Williams, will be on the ballot in the spring. Three village board of trustees spots also will be open. Those positions are now filled by Jared Kasten, John Lau and Robert Vogt.