Lancaster Mayor Jerry Wehrle (right) and his wife Judy were among the ambassadors for the City at the 2009 World Dairy Expo in Madison, when Senator Dale Schultz stopped by the city’s booth. Dale thinks that Jerry’s aggressive marketing strategies on behalf of Lancaster have paid off by, for example, attracting one of the world’s largest goat cheese manufacturers, Canada-based Woolwich Dairy to open its first U.S. plant in Lancaster.

Dale was at the Dodgeville free clinic where volunteers give medical and dental care to many low income people without health coverage. Dale thanked those making it possible, including board members of Southwest Wisconsin CAP and their Director, Wally Orzechowski sitting in the dental chair.

As a conservationist, Dale loves working outdoors, improving the game preserve he's established on his family farm and hunting, especially for pheasants with his dogs. At the Bloomington Sports Club, Dale stayed in practice by shooting skeet, with Jerry Knight keeping score.

Foggy Bottom Woodworks owners Rick and Nancy Tisdale and their skilled staff make fine hardwood cabinetry and many wood products. Dale visited their expanded plant in the Muscoda industrial park.

Brad Welp (blue shirt in back) and the Grant-Richland Telephone Cooperative hosted a listening session for several Blue River community members.

Construction on the new Culver Franchising System Inc. headquarters in the North Ridge Business Park on Highway 78 in the Village of Prairie du Sac is nearing completion. In his office overlooking the Lower Wisconsin State Riverway, Craig Culver, left, told State Senator Dale Schultz the company is up to 406 restaurants and growing, albeit more slowly in the current economy.

Betty Frey owns Ancient Healing in Sauk City offering holistic therapies and products that benefit your health and well being. Friends and neighbors greeted Dale during a recent stop. Left to right, Allysa Ziegler, Jeni Kippley, Betty Frey, Beverly Davidson (owner of Salons for You), Jody Kapp (owner of Spirited Design).

Don Adelman and Vince Duren are true community leaders for Cazenovia. Both have been volunteer firefighter or EMT's for 50 years or more! And both have served as local elected officials. Dale presented them a commendation by the Wisconsin Senate citation that he and Rep. Ed Brooks authored.

Dale deeply appreciates the many local government leaders, like Sheriff Scott Pedley of Lafayette County, who join him in taking a team effort that best serves taxpayers and residents.

Dale and Representative Hilgenburg were pleased to congratulate Connor Roche of Darlington High School upon achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. Connor’s Eagle Scout Project involved erecting a flagpole and planting a memorial garden in honor of Rudy Geissbuhler at the Yellowstone State Park rifle range.

Village of Barneveld President Mike Peterson showed Dale Birch Lake Park where a study of the lake is planned to improve water quality, fishery and habitat and address damage from recent flooding to the ball diamond bleachers and concession stand.

The Ridgeway Railroad Depot is a beautifully restored gem of an asset for the village and for users of the Military Ridge State Trail that links communities all the way from Verona on the east end to Dodgeville on the west end. Bill Kalscheur (L) and Linda Lynch of the Friends of the Trail group hosted a visit by Dale and Robert Harlow, and intern in Dale's office.

Robert Harlow, (r) a Barneveld High School senior interning with Dale during the summer of 2009, traveled with Dale during a day of stops in Barneveld and Ridgeway, and introduced a 'truckload' of fellow Barneveld students to Dale outside the village's public library.

People's Community Bank recently built a new facility to serve the Barneveld area and Dale met there with Judy Butteris, branch manager and Jim Smith, ag lender, to discuss the economy and local development goals.

Dale visited Folklore Village, (folklorevillage.org) a center near Dodgeville where you can join other regular folk to eat, dance, sing to celebrate, learn and preserve cultural traditions from around the globe. Left to right, Bonnie Isaacson-Miller, Folklore's office manager; Dale; Doug Miller, Folklore's Director; Robert Harlow, a intern with Dale; Greg Erickson, Dodgeville; Bob Thomas, of Tom's Campground and Ridgeway Town Chair; and Melissa Leef, Folklore's Program Director.

The Hyde Blacksmith Shop, a beautifully restored historic treasure, is four miles north of the Village of Ridgeway on CR H, on the historic Rugglesdale Farm owned by Klinton and Wanda McCutchin. Dale applauded members of the ‘Hyde Historical Territory’ behind the restoration, including the McCutchins, Bob and Twila Thomas, Melva Phillips, and others.

To celebrate its 20th anniversary, the Lower Wisconsin State Riverway board and its executive director Mark Cupp are holding a series of events. Dale helped paddle a voyageur canoe for an excursion that included a break on a sand bar near Port Andrew. The group included local residents from Sauk, Iowa, Grant and Richland counties.

Dale spent a Saturday morning in June with Habitat for Humanity in Benton. Pictured (l-r) Front: Todd Timmerman (Timmermans Talents), Erika Westeneirer, Chuck Voight, David Kraemer. Back Row Chasitity Hoffman (Workforce Dev.), Carol Wetuski (USDA/ Rural Dev), Senator Dale Schultz, Dawn Felton (Focus on Energy), Mark Henning (7th Power Sustainable LLC), Gary Kramer (Habit for Humanity/Site Supervisor).

Dale is grateful to local entrepreneurs who risk their savings to create Main Street attractions that serve residents and draw visitors to our region. At a ribbon cutting for two new, co-located businesses, Dale thanked, left to right, Leif Ladd and Tracy Ladd, owners of Ladd’s Country Collectables, and JoAnn McCauley and George Beoche, owners of K&K Used Furniture & Appliances. Next to Dale is Richland Center Mayor Larry Fowler.

S&S Cycle, a maker of high performance after-market parts for Harleys, provides good jobs in Richland and LaCrosse Counties. At the S&S Viola plant, Dale thanked Antonio Riley, Executive Director of the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority, for New Market Tax Credits that keep good jobs in Western Wisconsin.

Jim Goldsmith, the Juneau County UW-Extension Community Resource Development Agent will retire at the end of October 2009. Dale was on hand at Jim’s final Advisory Committee meeting with many other community leaders to thank Jim for the many initiatives he championed to move the county forward including several state grants, a revolving loan fund to create jobs, workshops to help people start a business, and the Advanced Leadership Program.

Community members from the Livingston area had plenty of questions and views to share when Dale stopped for a listening session at the Village Office.

Matthew Harper, Lancaster, received his Eagle rank at a court of honor hosted by his Boy Scout Troop 88 before dozens of relatives and community members including Senator Schultz.

Senator Schultz tours the production facility of Leer, Inc. in New Lisbon with Ian Beer, Corporate Operations Manager.

Dale met with Brian Gardner, left, and Ken Klaas, from TDS-Lancaster, to discuss the UBER initiative (Universal Broadband for a Rural Region) and how to bring quality affordable internet access to unserved areas of Grant County.