Category: News
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Antioch to host 21st annual Eggcellent Easter Adventure
For the 21st year the Village of Antioch Parks and Recreation Department will host the annual Eggcellent Easter Adventure and Parade, on Saturday April 7. The parade will line up at Skidmore Drive, head north on Main Street to Williams Street. The parade will step off at 10:30 a.m., and conclude at Williams Park…
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ChocolateFest pageant recruitment begins
The Miss Burlington Area ChocolateFest Scholarship Pageant is recruiting young women to compete in its pageant on Saturday, May 26, at 2 p.m., on the Chocolate Festival grounds. To be eligible contestants must be 17 years old by the day of the pageant, and no older than 23 years old, live, work, or go to…
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Grandparents scam’ hits Kenosha County
By Annette Newcomb Editor Spring Break has historically been a time when college students blow off a little steam at exotic locations, as they prepare to transition into the next phase of their lives. But now even this spring ritual has now become a target for scam artists and Kenosha County resident found out first-hand. Sgt.…
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Twin Lakes Blood drive is Tuesday
The Twin Lakes American Legion Post 544 is holding a blood drive from 3 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 3 at Legion Hall, 989 Legion Drive, Twin Lakes. Call Jo Ann Maiter at (262) 448-1286 to make an appointment or for more information. Walk-ins are welcome.
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Easter bake sale is Friday
The Schultz-Hahn American Le-gion Auxiliary will hold its annual Easter bake sale from 4:30 to 6 p.m. on Friday, April 6 at the American Legion Hall, 307 N. Cogswell Drive in Silver Lake. You can pre-order your lamb cake through today, March 23. Cost is $15 per cake. To order, call Kim at (262)…
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Hooker Lake to be treated
The Hooker Lake Management District has announced it will be chemically treating up to 20 acres of Hooker Lake for control of the invasive species Eurasian water-milfoil and curly-leaf pondweed. The treatment is scheduled for May and signs will be posted when the application begins. No swimming or fishing will be allowed for seven days…
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Silver Lake Blood Drive
The Silver Lake Rescue Squad is holding a blood drive in cooperation with the BloodCenter of Wisconsin, from 2 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 4, at the Silver Lake Community building, 209 E. Lake Street. Call (877) Be-A-HERO or www.bcw.edu.
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Danish breakfast
Danish Brotherhood Lodge No. 14 is hosting its Think Spring Danish Breakfast from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday, April 15, at the Lodge, 2206 63rd Street, Kenosha. Cost is $7 Aebliskiver and Medisterpoise (Danish round pancakes and sausage) will be served. Kringle and coffee will also be available. O and H Kringle and…
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Full Moon Night Hike coming up at Pringle
Pringle Nature Center, 9800 160th Avenue, Bristol, will be holding the following upcoming events: • Registration will begin for children’s summer programs. Join Pringle naturalists for day programs that will have children doing hands on, experiential learning in nature. Junior Naturalist for children ages 9 to 12 years old, Little Naturalist for children ages 4…
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Prescribed burns proposed for lands in Racine and Kenosha Counties
The Department of Natural Resources is proposing to conduct prescribed burns on several state properties in Racine and Kenosha Counties during late March, April and early May. These state areas are located in the Town of Burlington, Rochester, Dover and Waterford in Racine County, and the Towns of Brighton, Randall, and Wheatland and Village of…