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FEBRUARY, 2010
School
district to
study Village
open access
to facilities
Kohler Schools Superintendent Dr.
Robert Kobylski, has delegated Athletic Di-
rector, Lee Benish to conduct a focus group
to come up with ideas to address ways in
which Village residents can have continued
open access to the Kohler Schools gymna-
sium and weight room. Areas the focus
group will address are:
1. Building security
2. Safety of participants
3. The districts liability for unsuper-
vised use of the school facilities.
Currently, Village residents can gain ac-
cess to the school gymnasium and weight
room by requesting an access card. This
card opens the gym lobby door, gym door
and weight room door. Residents use the fa-
cility on an honor system without school
district supervisors on duty. There have been
ongoing concerns about this practice and its
implication to building security, participant
safety, and district liability.
Mr. Benish will conduct an evening
focus group meeting on Monday, February
15, 2010 at 6:30 p.m. in the Kohler high
school choir room. The purpose of the meet-
ing will be to discuss the history of Village
open use of the school gymnasium and
weight room, and come up with preliminary
ideas on ways to address the districts con-
cerns of security, safety, and liability while
still providing access for Village residents.
A task group will be assigned to develop
procedures and recommendations to present
to the School Board at its May meeting for
discussion and potential approval. Upon
School Board approval the new Village
Use of Facilities procedures and policies
would go into effect tentatively at the start
of the 2010-2011 school year.
Village residents are encouraged to at-
tend the opening session so all ideas, con-
cerns, and issues can be heard. Please feel
free to contact Lee Benish, Athletic Direc-
tor, via e-mail (benishl@kohler.k12.wi.us),
or by phone at 459-2920 ext.1002 if you
have any questions.
New Kohler Business Club
to hold first meeting
February 4
The formation of a new Kohler business
club is in the works the first meeting will be
held at 12:00 noon on February 4, 2010 at
Blackwolf Run.
The Kohler Business Club is organizing
for the purpose of enhancing life in the Vil-
lage of Kohler. Through this organization,
members will contribute toward making a
difference for Kohler residents, and honor
the achievements of current and past resi-
dents. Anyone interested in becoming a part
of The Kohler Business Club is encouraged
to attend the February 4 meeting.
For more information, contact Donna
Krueger at 920-627-1123 or email
donna.krueger@charter.net.
Online journal helps Kohler teacher
keep family and friends informed of
injured husbands daily progress
By Mary Struck, Publisher/Editor
Nathan Leudtke, husband of Becky
Luedtke, a physical education instructor at
Kohler Schools, was running wire in a
garage attic at the Greenbush Snowmobile
Club on January 13 when he fell, landing
about ten feet below. Nate suffered severe
head trauma as a result of the fall and was
immediately airlifted to Theda Clark Med-
ical Center in Neenah, where he underwent
three hours of brain surgery. He was then put
into a medically induced coma, which helps
protect the brain by giving it a rest, in the
hope that it will heal itself.
Nates family was initially told his med-
ical condition was extremely critical. The
neurosurgeon who operated on him told the
family that on a scale of one to ten with
ten being the most critical condition possi-
ble he placed Nate at a nine. The lobes of
his brain that suffered the damage were left
frontal, right frontal, left occipital and left
temporal. Six physicians were assigned ro-
tating schedules to tend to different areas of
need, along with a nutritionist to start feed-
ing, and a pulmonologist to try to prevent
pneumonia. Nate was scheduled to receive
a CAT scan every morning to monitor
swelling and edema on his brain, which was
badly bruised.
The hospital provided a critical care
lounge for the family that has been dubbed
Camp Luedtke, but Becky was told there
would be a long recovery ahead. The wait-
ing and the unknown is the most difficult
task to endure for families of traumatic brain
injury victims. The pace and extent of recov-
ery can vary considerably, even between pa-
tients with similar injuries. Gains in
recovery followed by setbacks and plat-
ueaus are not uncommon. Many complica-
tions and disabilities can follow such an
injury, and survivors often face a long road
of rehabilitation. A fund has been set up in
Nathan Luedtkes name at Oostburg State
Bank, Oostburg, WI, to assist him and his
family during the coming months.
To keep everyone updated on Nates
progress, a page for him was set up at
www.caringbridge.org/visit/nathanluedtke.
Along with a journal where Becky and other
family members post regular updates, the
free, nonprofit website also has photos, a
guestbook, and other information. The Car-
ingBridge website states that its purpose is
to provide free websites that connect fam-
ily and friends during a serious health event,
care and recovery and helps ease the bur-
Nathan and Becky Luedtke during a camping vacation.
den of keeping family and friends in-
formed.
If its possible for collective positive
thoughts, prayers, and words of support to
have an impact on recovery, Nathan isnt
lacking in that regard. As of this writing, his
CaringBridge page has received more than
20,500 visits and is approaching 1,000
guestbook entries by well-wishers from
Kohler, Sheboygan County, and around the
country. Beckys January 25 journal entry
expressed some sadness and confusion that
Nathans progress had slowed, but I checked
her journal one last time on January 27 be-
fore sending my files off to print, and Becky
reported the following:We just got back
from a visit from Dr. Green. We got good
news! Nathan is now a 7 on his scale from
1-10. When I asked him his definition of a
7, he stated, we are no longer fighting for
his life. That has been the news I have been
waiting for for two weeks!!!!!!!
I think I can speak for everyone whos
following Beckys journal in saying that
weve ALLbeen waiting to hear that kind of
news! Best of luck to Nathan in the coming
weeks as he fights to recover from his injury.
For more information, or to follow
Nathans progress, visit his page at:
www.caringbridge.org/visit/nathanluedtke.
Contributions in Nathan Luedtkes name
may be sent to: Oostburg State Bank, P.O.
Box 700198, 905 Center Ave., Oostburg, WI
53070.
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