Category: Paddock Lake-Salem

  • Can you see me now? Board promises improvements to Channel 25

      By Gail Peckler-Dziki~Correspondent Tune in to Channel 25 to watch village board meetings or catch the information loop and it might be hard to see and hear. But that’s about to change by the end of the year since village officials have seen a way to solve the problem without dipping into the general…

  • Central receives STEM grant

      By Gail Peckler-Dziki~Correspondent Central High School Principal Lisa Albrecht announced to the board during the regular meeting July 17 that Central received $20,000 for a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) grant. Federal and state governments are spending hundreds of millions of dollars for STEM education activities spanning pre-kindergarten through postgraduate education and outreach. …

  • Lake harvester repaired, for now

    By Gail Peckler-Dziki~Correspondent Paddock Lake Village Administrator Tim Popanda reported that he would be coming to the Paddock Lake District annual meeting to request money to repair the weed harvester at a July 18 meeting of the lake protection and rehabilitation district commissioners.  The village board is also the lake protection and rehabilitation commission. “The…

  • Soccer fundraiser is Saturday

    The Westosha Central Soccer team will be hosting its first-ever car wash Saturday, July 21, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the school, 24617 – 75th Street, Salem. The car wash will be held in front of the building facing highway 50. This fundraiser will help fund the soccer teams equipment for the year.…

  • Old Settler’s dog park to be named for Paddock Lake-area veterinarian and family

      Kenosha County Executive Jim Kreuser recently announced that the off-leash dog park at Old Settlers Park will be named to honor Dr. William Harris, a local veterinarian, and his family. The Harris family donated $12,500 to assist in the upkeep and improvements to the dog park. Kreuser said the dog park will now be…

  • County to move ahead with Highway C/MB roundabout

    By Gail Peckler-Dziki Correspondent Work on the proposed roundabout at Highways C and MB should start next month and be completed by the end of this year. The project is in response to resident concerns about traffic safety and water issues. Gary Sipsema, director of Kenosha County Department of Public Works, received a petition with…

  • No campfires at Country Thunder unless we get a downpour

    Town of Randall officials and the fire department are enforcing a total campfire/cooking fire ban at the Country Thunder campgrounds this week, unless a heavy down pour changes current tinder-like conditions. Town of Randall President Bob Stoll said there will be patrols going through the campground enforcing this rule. If campers won’t cooperate, the county…

  • Seeking Kenosha County’s Fairest of the Fair

    There’s only a few week left to submit an application for the 2012 Kenosha County Fairest of the Fair. The 2012 Kenosha County Fairest of the Fair contest is open to all single residents of the city or county of Kenosha, who have been a resident for at least one year, are at least 18…

  • Salem Fire/offers Heartsaver/CPR course

    The Town of Salem Fire and Rescue Department will be hosting an American Heart Association Heartsaver CPR/AED course on Thursday, July 19, at 6 p.m. This is a three to four hour course and combines basic CPR skills training with instruction and practice in using an AED. Course covers: Adult CPR/AED with and without a…

  • Music on the Border returns to Central

    By Gail Peckler-Dziki ~ Correspondent Music on the Border returns to Westosha Central High School, 24617 75th St., in Salem, on Thursday, July 12 at 7 p.m., This is a competition between eight drum and bugle corps and is the second year time Central has hosted the event. Adam Scheele, band director and music teacher…