Category: News
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Electronics pick up set in Paddock Lake
On Saturday, May 19, the Village of Paddock Lake will be accepting electronics (computers, telephones, printers, etc. and televisions) at no charge at the Village Hall parking lot located at 6969 – 236th Ave, Paddock Lake, between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. The village is also hosting the third annual Green Expo on the same…
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Birds and breakfast set for May 12
The Friends of Hawthorn Hollow Nature Sanctuary and Arboretum, 880 Green Bay Road, Kenosha, are pleased to present their annual Birds and Breakfast on Saturday, May 12, from 7 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Walk the trails at Hawthorn Hollow look for migrating birds and hear their songs, shop the boutique and enjoy a hearty…
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Fellow Mortals hosts Earth Day celebration
Fellow Mortals Wildlife Hospital invites participants to join in a celebration of Earth Day at Meadowlark Acres Nature and Education Center, N5146 North Road, Burlington. This event takes place Saturday, April 21, between 12:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. Learn about nature and simple ways to protect wildlife and the environment. There will be educational…
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Going to bat for the bats
Join Bill Mueller from the Western Great Lakes Bird and Bat Observatory for a presentation on Wisconsin’s bats at Hawthorn Hollow Nature Sanctuary and Arboretum, 880 Green Bay Road, Kenosha, on Thursday, April 19, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Bats are the only flying mammal in the world and they are much misunderstood. Wisconsin…
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Blood alcohol level was zero at time of fatal accident
By Annette Newcomb Editor On Oct. 9, 2011, Westosha Central High School teacher David A. Novaez, 48, and his wife, Kristin Novaez, 36, and a teacher at Union Grove High School, were killed when a Chevy Blazer driven by Ralph Johnson, 20, pulled away from a stop sign on Highway P, into the path of…
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Hazardous waste collection set for May 5
Kenosha County Executive Jim Kreuser has announced this year’s Household Hazardous Waste Program will be held May 5. “The Kenosha County Household Hazardous Waste Program is a free program and a great opportunity for County, non-city, residents to dispose of their household hazardous waste in an environmentally friendly way,” Kreuser said. The Kenosha County…
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Tennis registration now open
The Town of Salem, in partnership with the Western Kenosha County Tennis Association, is offering a tennis program for adults. There will be two sessions of instruction offered: • Wednesday June 13, 20, 27 July 11, 18, 25, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Central High school tennis courts, 24617 75th Street, Salem. Cost is…
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Benefit for Ben set for Saturday
Three-year-old Ben Beranis has an extremely rare condition that doctors at Children’s Hospital in Milwaukee has yet to identify. Since birth he has required blood transfusions every three weeks because his bone marrow is not producing red blood cells. Now Beranis’ bone marrow is failing and he is in need of a bone marrow transplant.…
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Help K9 Hunter get a bulletproof vest
Fur the Love of Dogs is sponsoring a raffle ticket fundraiser to purchase a bulletproof vet for Spring Grove Police Departments K9 Hunter. SGPD welcomed Hunter to their forces recently. He is a one-year-old German Shepherd. Top prize is $1,000. Tickets are $10 each or three for $25. Drawing will be Saturday, May 12. All…
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Pet nail clipping day is April 21
Nature’s Feed in Spring Grove, along with Fur the Love of Dogs, will host a pet nail clipping Saturday, April 21, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. A monetary donation is requested that will benefit Hunter, Spring Grove’s K-9, to outfit him with a bulletproof vest. Be sure dogs are leashed. For more information contact…