Category: Paddock Lake-Salem
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Countdown to Libertyfest begins!
Still time to buy your duck and cardboard boat kit! Summer officially begins with Libertyfest and that’s just around the corner. Libertyfest grounds will open at 5 p.m. Friday, July 4, at Lance Park in Twin Lakes. There will be food and beverages, games and inflatables for the kids. Blind Draw Baggo sign up…
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Dunn resigns from committees following fire chief appointment
By Gail Peckler-Dziki/CORRESPONDENT When Silver Lake trustee Roger Johnson nominated Dave Kordecki as the new Silver Lake Fire Department (SLFD) chief, trustee Pat Dunn voted no and had a lot to say about it. In a later telephone interview, Dunn explained it all. “For over 50 years, the fire department has named its own chief.…
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Annual Paddock Lake bike parade is July 4
Other entries are welcome to join the fun! The Village of Paddock Lake is hosting its annual Fourth of July bike parade. Line up at McAlonan Park on 248th Ave. at 9:30 a.m. The parade will kick off at 10 a.m. The parade route will circle back to the village hall for hot dogs, chips…
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Couple offer to leave child as collateral for drug deal
They just don’t make day care for drug dealers these days. After being caught selling heroin to a confidential informant three times in a two-week period in June, a pair of Salem residents were arrested on drug dealing charges – and also reckless endangerment, because the couple’s two children were at two of the sales…
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Midwest Dental to host Mouthguard Clinic in Salem
Midwest Dental in Salem will be hosting a mouthguard clinic for local junior high and high school athletes June 23, 24 and 30 from 2 to 5 p.m. each day. No appointment is necessary. Custom-built mouthguards will be offered for a discounted $10 fee, and all fees will be donated back to the Central High…
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Rib fest is June 22
The Masonic Rib Fest, a multi-Lodge competition to benefit the Bristol Fire Department, will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, June 22, at Hansen Park, 8600 200th Ave., Bristol. Judging and awards will take place at 5 p.m. Cost is $20 for adults, $10 for children. This year’s event is sponsored by the…
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Villages, town, to share building inspector
“The attitude of ‘your village’ and ‘my town’ don’t help any of us. If we pool our resources we can help each other, save money and make sure our taxpayers get the biggest bang for their bucks.” ~ Salem Town Chairman Diann Tesar By Gail Peckler-Dziki~Correspondent The Salem Town Board unanimously approved cooperative…
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Silver Lake Schultz-Hahn American Legion to host Memorial Day parade
Silver Lake Schultz-Hahn American Legion Post No. 293 will host its annual Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 26. The parade will begin at 9 a.m. Monday at Riverview School and will head east to Cogswell Drive, then go south to 1st Street. From 1st Street it will go to Lake Street, then west on…
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Westosha Central Grad honored at UW-Parkside commencement
When the 45th spring commencement ceremony at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside got under way May 17 in the De Simone Gymnasium, Deidre Damon, Westosha Central High School, was honored as an outstanding graduate. The morning ceremony awards degrees to graduates from the College of Business, Economics, and Computing and the College of Natural and Health…
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Wilmot Artisan Market presents Spring Showcase May 18
On Sunday, May 18, the Wilmot Artisan Market will present its Spring Show Case from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 30723 113th St., Wilmot. Spring is in full swing and it’s nature’s way of saying “Let’s Party,” so stop that spring cleaning and head over to the gallery for a day of fun. Grab…