Baby Autumn Receives New Heart, Second Chance

The 4-month-old daughter of Alan and Lindsay Markos of Greenfield underwent heart transplant surgery Sunday, three months after being placed on the transplant list.

It was 1:42 a.m. Sunday morning. After nearly four months of waiting, the pagers Alan and Lindsay Markos had been carrying with them religiously finally went off. A donor heart was available for Autumn, the Greenfield couple’s infant girl. “All of a sudden we heard a noise and we sprung up out of bed,” Alan said. “Alan kept saying, ‘Thank you God. Thank you God,’’ added Lindsay. By Sunday afternoon, the 4-month-old Autumn, who has spent her entire young life at Children’s Hospital, had a healthy heart thumping in her tiny chest, nearly three months after being placed on a heart transplant list. Both Alan and Lindsay said the day of the transplant went by fast — the surgery to sew in the new heart took just 45 minutes — especially compared …

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St. Alphonsus Students Advance to National Engineering Competition

A group of St. Al's students will travel to Washington, D.C. after winning a regional competition Saturday.

A group of students from St. Alphonsus School will travel to Washington, D.C. for a national engineering competition after bringing home first place in a local contest over the weekend. Katie Arnold, Aaron Moll, Rob Gueldner and Raven Hall teamed up with their teacher Mary Kay Peters and volunteer engineer mentor Scott Moll to win the Wisconsin Regional Future City competition Jan. 12. Students submitted an essay based on the theme "Rethink Runoff: Design Clean Solutions to Manage Stormwater Pollution." Students were also asked to create a virtual model as well as a physical model using recycled materials. They presented and defended their designs at the competition before a panel of engineer judges, who tested the depth of the team's …

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Did Someone Say Fish Fry?

St. Alphonsus' renowned fish fry is almost here. Start making your plans to attend because it only comes once a month.

October is just around the corner and so is St. Alphonsus' fish fry! As some may recall, St. Alphonsus was the winner of Patch's Readers' Choice. The competition was held between Greendale and Greenfield businesses back in March.  St. Alphonsus has been serving their delicious fish fry for more than five years. Not only do they serve an amazing fish fry but we also hear that their clam chowder is not to miss. But you have to plan ahead for it. The fish fry runs from 4:30-7 p.m. in Spangler Hall, just once a month from October to February, and then every other Friday during Lent. Pencil these dates in if you want to try it:  

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September 8 Proclaimed St. Vincent De Paul Day in the Village

The proclamation is in the honor of the hard work and services that St. Alphonsus' local conference has done for Greendale and the surrounding community.

The Village of Greendale proclaimed Septmber 8 as St. Vincent De Paul Day in honor of the hard work and services that St. Alphonsus' local conference has done for Greendale and the surrounding community.  September has been proclaimed St. Vincent De Paul Awareness month by Bishop Donald Hying. St. Alphonsus Parish in Greendale started a conference of St. Vincent De Paul Society, whose mission is to help the less fortunate in all areas of need. St. Alphonsus Parish is holding an information booth at their Parish on Saturday Sept. 8 and Sunday Sept. 9 to attract more volunteers and donations The parish picks up bread from various local stores and donates them to needy families and organizations, which provides a service valued at $30,000 …

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St. Alphonsus Re-opens After $1 Million Fire Damage

The church had its first service at the renovated church this past Sunday after a fire caused over $1 million worth of damage this past Christmas.

St. Alphonsus Hosts Walk-a-thon for Students Battling Serious Illnesses

Two students battling serious illnesses got a big boost from hundreds of guardian angels from Greendale.

St. Alphonsus' First Annual Guardian Angel Walk-A-Thon

The June 4th walk will help raise money and awareness for two ill classmates.

St. Alphonsus School in Greendale will host the first annual Guardian Angel Walk-A-Thon beginning at 10 a.m. June 4.  Seeking to help raise money and awareness for two sick classmates, students from the school (3K-8) will walk a route from the school courtyard (off Loomis Road) leading to the Greendale village area. Children at the school are collecting pledges to help the families with medical expenses for two classmates. Bryce Schueller, 4, who was diagnosed with Aplastic Anemia in April.  Bryce, a Lego-lover, is currently at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin. He recently received a bone marrow transplant from his sister, Bell, 2. He also has a newborn sister. Bryce is a big fan of the Flight For Life staff. They regularly visit him and …

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Last Chance to Eat Fish Fry From St. Alphonsus

This Friday will be the last chance that people can go grab some fish fry at St. Alphonsus for a long while.

As evidenced by our poll in February, it was determined that St. Alphonsus had the best fish fry in Greendale.  This Friday being Good Friday, is your "Last Chance" for a fish fry during Lent at St. Alphonsus.  St. Alphonsus only serves fish fry a number of times a year. This past year St. Alphonsus only served every second Friday November through Feburary and every other Friday during Lent. Click here for the full menu. Do you know about an important upcoming deadline? Share it in the comments below and we'll consider including it in our next Last Chance.

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St. Alphonsus Wins 2012 Padre Serra Tournament

It was a close game for the girls but they pulled through at halftime with a score of 31 to 16.

The St. Alphonsus 8th grade girls basketball team took home the championship trophy at the 2012 Padre Serra Tournament this past weekend. The Cougars overcame a four point deficit at halftime to beat the St. Matthias Bulldogs with a score of 31 to 16. Katie Gardner and Carly Graverson were named to the All-Tournament team and Carly was honored as the Tournament MVP. Visit www.thepadreserra.org for pictures and statistics or to watch the game.

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Photos: Glencastle Irish Dancers Visit St. Alphonsus

In celebration of St. Patrick's Day the school had the Glencastle Irish Dancers perform.

St. Alphonsus hosted the Glencastle Irish Dancers on March 15 in celebration of St. Patrick's Day this past weekend.  Glencastle offers Irish dance instruction to children and adults as well as performances. Feel free to add your own photos! Click here to learn morea about the Glencastle Irish Dancers.

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