Tag: Featured
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Arriving in style
Students at Westosha Central High School drive tractors to school last week – an annual tradition for homecoming at the school. (Photo by Earlene Frederick)
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Political signs become part of the debate
Signs defaced following spat over their legality By Gail Peckler-Dziki Correspondent It’s a sign of the times in Silver Lake when – like just about everything else surrounding the Nov. 4 dissolution referendum – political signs become a topic of controversy. On Sept. 24, Silver Lake Building Inspector Royce Kennedy began informing residents that the…
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GAME OF THE WEEK: First-place clash awaits Wilmot Friday
The time to feel out your system, try new things and take crazy chances is gone. It’s October, and there are only three games left in the season. In the Southern Lakes Conference this season, three teams have separated themselves from the pack, but that number is guaranteed to decrease to one or two this…
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It’s the great pumpkin (under construction)
Cindi Ernest, Salem town clerk, builds a papier-mâché pumpkin for Salem Pumpkin Daze. When complete, the pumpkin will be painted and carved and ready for pictures with children who visit the event. Pumpkin Daze is set for Saturday, Oct. 18 at the Salem Highway/fire building, located on Highway C, 11252 254th Ct. in Trevor. The…
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Many answer call to find body of missing fisherman
By Gail Peckler-Dziki Correspondent A phone call received late Sept. 16 from worried relatives of John Spoor brought out between 80 to 100 emergency services workers for nearly 36 hours, including police and Department of Natural Resources personnel, to search for the missing fisherman. The effort ended just before 8:30 a.m. Friday when searchers recovered…
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Salem welcomes hometown girl as new postmaster
By Gail Peckler-Dziki Correspondent Amy Riley is the new postmaster at the Salem Post Office, and she likes it. The location is a small office so everyone, including Riley, pitches in to help customers, sort mail and handle the sundry tasks that need doing. “We’re like a family, with each doing whatever needs to be…
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These races have gone to the dogs
Wiener Dog Races featured slim jims, chunkier models and a variety of mixes running through their paces Sept. 13 at the Paddock Lake Oktoberfest. (Photo by Earlene Frederick)
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Body of missing fisherman recovered
Illinois man had been missing since Tuesday on Silver Lake The body of a fisherman who had been missing since Tuesday was recovered by search crews just before 8:30 a.m. Friday, according to the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department. The body of John Spoor, 66, of McHenry, Ill., was found floating in about 7 feet of…
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Busy lake days are winding down
Families splashed, floated and boated to take advantage of a variety of water sports on Lake Mary and other local lakes thanks in large part to beautiful weather during the long Labor Day holiday weekend. (Photo by Earlene Frederick)
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Doves soar to reaffirm life
The fifth annual Labor of Love Day Music Festival was held at New Munster Ball Park Aug. 31 to celebrate life and healing after the trauma of a loved one’s suicide. After a moment of commemorative silence, Bob and Sue Riley, grandparents of Jaime Leigh Wilson, in whose memory the event was created, and Shelly…