Category: Paddock Lake-Salem
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Paddock Lake road projects to begin in July
By Gail Peckler-Dziki Correspondent Coming to a street near you, in Paddock Lake: summer roadwork on 235th Avenue from Highway K to 68th Street and 242nd Avenue from Highway 50 to 77th Street. At the May 12 Committee of the Whole meeting, Paddock Lake Village Administrator Tim Popanda presented the draft brochures that the village…
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Silver Lake looks to sheriff for policing
By Gail Peckler-Dziki Correspondent Kenosha County Sheriff David Beth made a very simple statement to residents of Silver Lake recently. “I am your sheriff,” he said. “I hold a constitutional office and I answer to the voters.” Beth reminded about 70 Silver Lake residents of that April 14 at a public hearing held at Riverview…
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DOT answers questions about proposed roundabout
By Gail Peckler-Dziki Correspondent Construction of a roundabout at the intersection of Highway 83 and Highway C in Salem is still on the Wisconsin Department of Transportations project list. The project – estimated to cost about $2 million, 90 percent of which would be paid for by federal dollars – is slated for 2018. The…
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All Saints Catholic School will take over Providence
A new Catholic School option will be available in the Town of Paris starting next year. Providence Catholic School – a kindergarten through eighth grade school in Paris – will close at the end of the 2014-15 school year and reopen in the fall 2015 as a part of All Saints Catholic Schools regional model.…
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Paddock Lake to help residents get rid of infested trees
They may apply for financial assistance in battle against emerald ash borer By Gail Peckler-Dziki Correspondent The Village of Paddock Lake has implemented a cost-sharing program to aid residents to get rid of trees infested with the emerald ash borer. The Ash Tree Removal Assistance program is funded with monies that were unspent and carried…
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Salem students use talents to benefit Sharing Center
Art for charity event nets $1,357 for food pantry By Gail Peckler-Dziki Correspondent For the second year in a row, Salem students in grades K through 4 have used their talents to create art for charity. Salem art teachers Brittany Stalker and Chanda Droske coordinated the program through Square 1 Art. Each student began by…
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Salem School gets ready for energy and safety improvements
By Gail Peckler-Dziki Correspondent Like almost all schools in the area, Salem Grade School has had additions dated from various years as far back as the 1950s. Those additions have been repaired but never updated, so Salem is embarking on a project that will upgrade and update many portions of the building and its infrastructure.…
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Local man dies from injuries suffered in fall at mall
By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor A 21-year-old man with ties to Silver Lake and Westosha Central High School died Jan. 21, nine days after falling over a second-floor railing at a Milwaukee area shopping mall. Dustin Strzelecki, who graduated in 2012 from Westosha and had grown up in the Silver Lake area, died at Froedtert Hospital…
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Salem explores possible quiet railroad crossings
By Gail Peckler-Dziki Correspondent Several years ago, Silver Lake residents and Salem residents began looking into quiet railroad crossings. It appeared from preliminary information that the process may be extremely costly. Town administrator Pat Casey gave the town board an update on the issue at the Dec. 15 Committee of the whole. In preliminary discussions…
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Scout builds butterfly garden in Salem park
Town employee gets project rolling By Gail Peckler-Dziki Correspondent Evan Kirsch had to complete a community service project to become an Eagle Scout – and he took the advice of Salem resident and town employee Judy Grasser. “I contacted his troop and suggested a monarch way station if anyone had a project,” Judy said. “And…