Lamers is Growing!

Progress on the new Mosinee terminal.
Lamers is Growing!
Welcome back to another school
year and getting into the swing of
things. The school year is always a
busier time for us, not just with our
school bus routes, but our charter trips
as well. We appreciate everyone’s hard
work preparing for the new school
year.
This summer Lamers has grown
again, adding three new terminals —
Cazenovia, Gillett and Mosinee.
Jo Theobald and Bonnie Hood
from Spring Green are keeping tabs on
our new Cazenovia location, along
with Cazenovia’s dispatcher and
maintenance supervisor, Don Bauer.
The Cazenovia terminal serves the
Weston School District and is located
at 2511 County Road S in Cazenovia.
Gillett is our second new location
in 2015 and is headed up by Peggy
Gordon, who is also the new manager
for Suring and Mountain. Peggy’s
Grandpa's Garden
Meet Norb Pomerenke, better known as
Grandpa, from our Menasha terminal. He has
been taking care of the flowerbeds on his own
time for about 1 5 years. Planted this year are
Canna, Day Lily, Double Pink Poppy, Irish,
Dwarf Irish, and there are even some Cherry
tomato’s planted for a snack.
Every fall after the first frost he trims the
flowers down to size then takes them out of the
ground and puts them in wet newspaper for
the winter. In the spring he mixes fertilizer into
the soil by hand and replants the flowers.
During the spring, summer, and fall he comes
by about once a week to water, weed, and do
general garden upkeep.
Norb drove school bus for 53 years before
he retired and 23 of them were for Lamers Bus
Lines. We're lucky to still have him helping out
in Menasha!
office is in Suring and the new Gillett
location is at 311 W. Park Street.
Our third location is in Mosinee.
As you can tell from the photo,
progress on the new building is well
under way. We're lucky to have some
great staff there who are helping us
integrate into the Mosinee community.
The Mosinee staff is working on
location while their terminal is being
built at 590 W Highway 153. After
meeting Allen Lamers and learning
more about the company, our new
neighbor, The Auto Bath in Mosinee,
is very excited to have us join the
neighborhood.
We’re proud to be able to serve
these great communities, in addition to
the excellent service we provide
communities in Wisconsin, Florida
and the U.P. from our other 32
locations!
Meet Some Of Our New Staff !
KEVIN
QUIST
Kevin Quist joined Lamers Bus Lines
this month as our Terminal Manager at
the Wisconsin Rapids / La Crosse /
Sparta / Plover terminals. Kevin has
over thirty years with the Wisconsin
Army National Guard as a logistics and
transportation
management
professional. Kevin
resides in Kendall,
Wisconsin with his
wife, Julie, and their
two daughters.
During his free time,
Kevin enjoys
spending time as a
WIAA Official for
Volleyball and
Basketball, family vacations, and
watching the Green Bay Packers and
Wisconsin Badgers.
PEGGY GORDON
Peggy Gordon joined Lamers in
June as the terminal manager in
Suring, Mountain and Gillett. Peggy
has been a bus driver for 34 years,
starting with the Sheboygan Transit
System. In 1 989 she started driving
school bus and continued
throughout raising her children.
Most recently, Peggy drove for
Gillett and worked in the office in
the summers. Peggy enjoys
spending time with her family,
especially her first grandchild,
Henry, and is excited to be a
grandma again in March.
MAGGIE STREJC
KAREN HORKMAN
Karen Horkman started with
Lamers in July
as the manager
of Medical
Transport in
East DePere.
Karen has
worked in
Customer
Service/ Transportation for 27 years.
She lives in Allouez with her husband,
Brian, and daughter, Isabella, along
with their pot belly pig, Storm, Lhasa
apso, Winston, and cat, Mr. Meow.
Karen enjoys family time, following
Nascar , camping and cooking.
LISA THETREAU
Lisa Thetreau started as an
Administrative Assistant at the
East De Pere terminal earlier this
month and is very excited to be
joining us. She graduated with a
Bachelor of Science degree from
UW-Green Bay in 201 0 and has
worked in child care and for the
Wisconsin DNR since then. Her father
works as a motor coach driver and
was her inspiration for applying at
Lamers. In her spare time Lisa is very
active in her Parish and enjoys
reading,
almost any
outdoor
activity, and
cheering on
the Green Bay
Packers.
DON BAUER
Don Bauer is our new
Mechanic/Dispatcher for the
Cazenovia Terminal. Don has
been a long time member of
this community. He and his
wife are raising 5 children on
their home farm in the
Cazenovia area. He likes to go
hunting, four wheeling and
anything that involves the
outdoor world.
Maggie Strejc is the new part
time office assistant for the
Mosinee school bus terminal.
She has driven school bus for
the district for 5 years, and
also works for the school
district part time. She and her
husband have lived in
Mosinee for the past 5 years
and are proud
to be raising
their 2 children
in this great
school district.
BOB PARSONS
Bob Parsons joined Lamers Bus
Lines in June, working in the Green
Bay office, providing Motor Coach
sales. Bob grew up in Waukesha
and moved to the Fox Valley area
1 6 years ago after accepting a
position with the Fox Valley Metro
Police Department. Three years
ago Bob made a career move and
went into sales with ADT Security
Services, and now he continues his
career in sales with Lamers. Bob
loves spending time outdoors,
fishing, camping, and being with
his only child, Emily.
JANJanGUERNDT-VANISH
Guerndt-Vanish is the new
part time office assistant for the
Mosinee School bus terminal. She
was the school bus terminal
manager for the Mosinee school
district for 25 years. Now she has
come out of retirement
and has made her return
to help Lamers Bus
Lines. Jan has lived in
Mosinee for 38 years
and raised her children
here as well. She is
proud to serve the
Mosinee School District.
Congrats to these great employees! Thank you for your years of service!
Employee Anniversaries
July – September
ELIZABETH PREVOST, GREEN BAY — 43
DENNIS SARGENT, GREEN BAY — 36
FRED BRAUN, WI RAPIDS — 34
RONALD KINGMAN, WI RAPIDS — 34
KENNETH SCHUSTER, WAUSAU — 32
MARGARET LA BRECHE, GREEN BAY — 31
GARY THOMPSON, SURING — 30
PATRICIA URBANEK, SURING — 30
DEAN BROWN, MILWAUKEE — 29
AL TECHMEIER, GREEN BAY — 29
KARL FRANSON, WAUSAU — 29
BARBARA PESMARK, GREEN BAY — 28
TODD GAUTHIER, HOWARD — 28
BARBARA KNERINGER, MILWAUKEE — 27
MARGARET BAUMGARTNER, GREEN BAY — 26
JAMES GILSON, GREEN BAY — 25
CHERYL HOPPE, MENASHA — 25
LANA STAUBER, HOWARD — 25
BRIAN EISCH, MENASHA — 24
JOANNE HAIGLER, WEST DE PERE — 24
JENNIFER BRUNETTE, GREEN BAY — 23
MICHAEL SCHOOL, SURING — 23
KENNETH KADDATZ, MILWAUKEE — 23
JOEL PELNAR, MENASHA — 22
JEAN LORENZ, MENASHA — 21
EDWARD ROBENOLT, WI RAPIDS — 1 9
CINDY LAWLER, GREEN BAY — 1 9
BETH SCHINGEN, MENASHA — 1 9
SHARON PUTNAM, HOWARD — 1 9
BRENDA BONIFAS, HOWARD — 1 9
LISA DALTON, HOWARD — 1 9
PATRICIA KNABENBAUER, HOWARD — 1 9
TAMMY LEWIS, HOWARD — 1 9
FRED SANDERS, HOWARD — 1 9
MARGARET VANDEN ENG, HOWARD — 1 9
DAVID LANDOWSKI, GREEN BAY — 1 9
FRANCIS KRUPKA, WEST DE PERE — 1 9
WAYNE PREY, MENASHA — 1 9
LAURA OLSON, MENASHA — 1 8
JULIE SIEFERT, GREEN BAY — 1 8
DAVID SCHOENEWEISS, GREEN BAY — 1 8
POLLY AMA, WEST DE PERE — 1 7
JERINE BEERNTSEN, GREEN BAY — 1 7
CURTIS BROETZMANN, MILWAUKEE — 1 6
PAMELA VOGT, MENASHA — 1 6
DENNIS PELOT, WI RAPIDS — 1 6
HOWARD GYGAX, MILWAUKEE — 1 6
JAMES JACKSON, EAST DE PERE — 1 6
KENNETH HAYES, MILWAUKEE — 1 5
POLLY KING, MENASHA — 1 5
DOROTHY KIRKWOOD, MILWAUKEE — 1 5
TINA JOSSART, HOWARD — 1 5
DANIEL SCHWARTZ, GREEN BAY — 1 5
SHERRI DEHNE, ELCHO — 1 5
JERMAINE SPENCER, BUTLER — 1 5
CONNIE BARRETTE, GREEN BAY — 1 4
REBECCA KNAACK, MILWAUKEE — 1 4
DARCIE LUX, MENASHA — 1 4
MARTIN JOHNSON, EAST DE PERE — 1 4
KENNETH LINZMEYER, LENA — 1 4
BRUCE NETZER, LENA — 1 4
MARY PAITL, LENA — 1 4
WALTER SIMONSON, LENA — 1 4
ROBERT COONEY JR, GREEN BAY — 1 4
LYNN CROOKS, WEST DE PERE — 1 4
PATRICIA HAMILTON, GREEN BAY — 1 4
BARBARA LUCHT, GREEN BAY — 1 4
JENNIFER TEPSA, HOWARD — 1 4
STEVEN STOLL SR, MENASHA — 1 4
HARRY STRONG, SURING — 1 4
NICHOLAS DASSOW, WI RAPIDS — 1 4
MELISSA SCHAALMA, JUNEAU — 1 3
DAVID WEISENSEL, JUNEAU — 1 3
DARRELL WISE, HOWARD — 1 3
CINDY BRANDT, MENASHA — 1 3
DOUGLAS POMERENKE, MENASHA — 1 3
JR BUCIO, MILWAUKEE — 1 3
RAYMOND TESCHKE, JUNEAU — 1 3
SHARON MEYER, WEST DE PERE — 1 3
CAROL STUYVENBERG, MENASHA — 1 3
LEE ANN KING, GREEN BAY — 1 3
MATTHEW SCHWALBACH, MILWAUKEE — 1 2
ROGER GREENEWAY, WI RAPIDS — 1 2
STEVEN HERALY, EAST DE PERE — 1 2
WILLIAM RADUE, MENASHA — 1 2
AMANDA SCHMIDT, MENASHA — 1 2
KASSANDRA ANDERSON, MILWAUKEE — 1 2
MAUREEN MILLER, HOWARD — 1 2
STEVEN STOLL JR, MENASHA — 1 2
LYMON TAYLOR JR, MUSKEGO — 1 2
MARCELLA DRAEGER, JUNEAU — 1 2
MICHAEL KLEINSCHMIDT, MENASHA — 1 2
AL STACHURA, GREEN BAY — 1 2
STEFVEN TURNER, MILWAUKEE — 1 2
BRUCE KOEPKE, CLINTONVILLE — 1 1
RICHARD PETERSON, CLINTONVILLE — 1 1
CAROL STEENBOCK, CLINTONVILLE — 1 1
BRENDA GANZEL, HOWARD — 1 1
JILL LAMERS, MILWAUKEE — 1 1
CHRISTINA STREICHER, CLINTONVILLE — 1 1
DEBRA EVANS, MILWAUKEE — 1 1
SUZANNE HOLTON, MENASHA — 1 1
DEENA FISCHER, HOWARD — 1 1
SHARON NIEMAN, WI RAPIDS — 1 1
RODGER GREGORY, MILWAUKEE — 1 1
URSELLA TURNER, MILWAUKEE — 1 1
RONALD FAYAS, GREEN BAY — 1 1
JAMES KOHORN, FLORIDA — 1 1
LISA KNUEPPEL, JUNEAU — 1 1
THOMAS GIGOT, GREEN BAY — 1 1
JANE PRENTICE, EAST DE PERE — 1 1
PATRICK MC CARTHY, MENASHA — 1 1
Lamers Tour & Travel's 201 6 Travel
Planner has been mailed to 87,000
customers. Books will be distributed to
terminals as they are requested. LT&T
also has the following dates for their
annual Fall Travel Shows:
APPLETON
Thursday, November 1 2– 9:30 am
American Legion
DELAFIELD
Wednesday, November 1 8 – 9:30 am
Holiday Inn Express
FOND DU LAC
Wednesday, November 1 1 – 9:00 am
Holiday Inn
GERMANTOWN
Wednesday, November 1 8 – 1 :30 pm
Country Inn & Suites
GREEN BAY
Thursday, November 1 2 – 2:30 pm
Tundra Lodge
JUNEAU
Tuesday, November 1 7 – 9:30 am
Community Center
MADISON
Tuesday, November 1 7 – 2:00 pm
Best Western East Towne Suites
MANITOWOC
Thursday, November 1 9 – 9:30 am
Holiday Inn
MARSHFIELD
Monday, November 1 6 – 1 :00 pm
Holiday Inn
MILWAUKEE
Monday, November 9 – 5:00 pm
Serb Hall
OSHKOSH
Wednesday, November 1 1 – 3:00 pm
Robbins Restaurant
PORT WASHINGTON
Friday, November 20– 9:30 am
Holiday Inn Harborview
RACINE
Tuesday, November 1 7– 1 :00 pm
Roma Lodge
ROTHSCHILD
Monday, November 9 – 1 :30 pm
Stoney Creek Inn
SHAWANO
Friday, November 1 3 – 9:00 am
Boarders Inn & Suites
SHEBOYGAN
Thursday, November 1 9 – 2:00 pm
Holiday Inn Express
STEVENS POINT
Thursday, November 1 2 – 9:30 am
Holiday Inn
WAUPACA
Tuesday, November 1 0 – 1 :00 pm
Ramada Grand Seasons Hotel
WEST BEND
Monday, November 1 6 – 1 :00 pm
Washington Co. Fair Park-Ziegler Bldg.
WISCONSIN RAPIDS
Tuesday, November 1 0 – 9:30 am
The Mead Hotel
National study:
79K vehicles illegally passed school buses
By Thomas McMahon
Featured In School Bus Fleet Magazine
Nearly 80,000 vehicles illegally passed
school buses in a one-day survey conducted
in multiple states earlier this year, according
to results released earlier this month.
This was the fifth edition of the survey,
launched by the National Association of State
Directors of Pupil Transportation Services
(NASDPTS) in 2011.
In 2015, a total of 102,371 school bus
drivers in 26 states participated. That represents
about one-fifth (21 percent) of the nation’s
estimated 485,000 school bus drivers.
The one-day tally of stop-arm violations
this year was 78,518. NASDPTS officials noted
that this figure can be extrapolated to more than
14 million illegal passes of the buses surveyed
in a 180-day school year.
The 2015 survey found a violation rate of
0.77 vehicles passing per bus. That rate has
been fairly consistent over the past few years: It
was 0.78 in 2014 and 0.79 in 2013.
NASDPTS officials said that the most
alarming finding of the survey is that 1,483
(about 2 percent) of the total illegal passes were
on the right side of the bus, where students load
and unload. Still, the majority of the violations,
75,986 (about 98 percent), were on the left side
of the bus.
As for the direction of the vehicles, more
passed from the front of the bus, 45,353 —
than from the rear — 31,835.
Slightly more violations occurred in the
evening — 38,795 — than in the morning —
36,165. The other 3,558 were mid-day.
NASDPTS officials said that the data
collected in the national survey helps in raising
public awareness about illegal passing of
school buses, making policy changes and
targeting violators — all with the goal of
increasing student safety.
“We know that students are far safer in
school buses, but when they are outside the
bus, they are more vulnerable to injury or
death,” NASDPTS President Leon Langley
said. “Any driver who passes a stopped school
bus illegally is endangering children and
possibly even his or her own future. Trying to
save a few seconds by passing a school bus and
hitting a child can be devastating not only for
the victims and their families, but also for the
motorist who will have to live with the sad
consequences.”
Many states have taken steps to cut down
on stop-arm violations, such as enacting stiffer
penalties, launching law enforcement
campaigns, and passing legislation to allow
stop-arm cameras on school buses.
The danger of illegal passing of school
buses is also emphasized by national data
compiled annually by the Kansas State
Department of Education. The latest version of
that report found that six students were killed
by vehicles passing their school bus in the
2013-14 school year.
Detailed results from the NASDPTS stoparm survey for 2015 and previous years can be
found at www.nasdpts.org/stoparm.