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A quartet of Antioch Waves swimmers anticipate the starter’s gun during the Waves first meet of the year at the Antioch Aqua Center, at the Antioch Aqua Center in Williams Park, 741 Main St., June 10. Temperatures in the 50s along with a steady drizzle throughout the entire event did not dampen spirits as the…

If you invited thousands of people to breakfast, you’d pull out your biggest skillet, right? That’s what they did during the annual Kenosha County Dairy Breakfast, held June 14 at the Weis-Way Farm. The four-foot Paul Bunyan skillet and brand new dust pans are used to prepare scrambled eggs for the crowds. The annual event…

Fourth of July is not as far away as you may think. The clock is ticking and the Twin Lakes Chamber of Commerce and Business Association needs volunteers to help with Libertyfest 2014. The two-day event, slated for July 4 and 5 is held at Lance Park in Twin Lakes. It also features Kenosha County’s…

Wilmot Union High School hosted area school bands to a music festival April 5 in the field House. Here the WHS symphonic band performs. (Earlene Frederick photo)  

Wilmot High School hosted a band festival April 5, featuring the musical talents of area schools. Prior t to the start of the program the music directors went over their game plan. From left, Riverview School, Randy Rovik; Trevor/Wilmot School, Linda Ledanski; Lakewood School, Matt Maccari; Randall School, Katie Hagar and Jenny Vanderloop and Wilmot…

Sunglasses? Check. Basket? Check. Running shoes? Check. This little girl was ready for action when she participated in the Village of Silver Lake’s annual Easter egg hunt, held Saturday. Weather jackets were the fashion choice of the day, but it was still better than snow suits!  (Earlene Frederick photo)

Spring Grove Fire Protection District Chief Rich Tobiacz works the griddle cooking up another batch of hot cakes during last year’s Explorer Post 1800 “all you can eat” pancake breakfast at the district’s stationhouse on Richardson Road. The annual event, being held Sunday, March 23 from 8 a.m. until noon, is a popular community event…

Members of the Kenosha Area Pipes and Drums enter the Boat House in Kenosha during the annual St. Patty’s Day Kenosha Krawl 2014. The KAP&DA helped revelers celebrate St. Pattys on March 15 and March 17 by marching through and playing the bagpipes in 22 area locations. (Earlene Frederick photo)

Maureen Rosenick, 7, and Ryleigh Faust, 6, both of Salem vist with the Queen of Hearts and the Queen of Spades during a very special tea held last weekend at Westosha Central High School. Cast members of the school’s spring play, Alice in Wonderland, in full makeup and costume, visited with guests for an afternoon…

Twin Lakes resident Megan Ruger, who is currently competing on The Voice on Team Blake, performed Friday morning at Lakewood School in Twin Lakes. Ruger sang several songs for the students and answered their answers and also gave a shout out to her teachers that are still at the local grade school. Ruger has lived…