Category: News
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Big and Rich
Superstar duo Big and Rich close out the first night of Country Thunder Thursday night, playing to a sold out crowd. Country Thunder is sold out for this year and no ticket sales will take place at the gates. The festival runs through Sunday. (Photo by Earlene Frederick)
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Heart of Gold Charity Golf Tournament set for Aug. 4
Heart of Gold Charity Inc. is set to hold its sixth annual golf outing on Saturday, Aug. 4, at the Twin Lakes Country Club, 1230 Legion Drive, Twin Lakes. Registration is at 11 a.m. followed by a shotgun start (four person scramble) at noon. Dinner, music, refreshments and silent auction begin at 5 p.m. Since…
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Skooper’s is sold: After 19 years, time to retire
By Gregory Harutunian~Correspondent Skooper’s Ice Cream Shoppe and Coffee Café, a lynchpin of the historic Richmond downtown business district, is a popular and well-known gathering place as run by owner Carolyn Janus. After 19 years of operation, Janus has sold the building and business to Steve Vole, with plans of retirement in Missouri. Although there…
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Dog nail trimming event will benefit Helping Paws Shelter
Nature’s Feed, 2440 Westward Drive, Spring Grove, is hosting a pet nail clipping, for a monetary donation on Saturday, July 28. The event will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 100 percent of the proceeds will benefit Helping Paws animal shelter in Woodstock. Come out, have your dogs nails trimmed and support…
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Red Oak residents question building moratorium
By Amy Stark~Correspondent Several residents of the Red Oak Estates subdivision spoke at the Spring Grove Village Board meeting on Tuesday night to express concern over the moratorium on building permits the village has imposed upon the development since September, 2009. The developer, Dai Bui, lost his $280,000 letter of credit when his bank failed;…
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Light at the end of the tunnel for Winn Street Bridge
By Gregory Harutunian ~ Correspondent The replacement of the Winn Street Bridge, an arterial route between East Solon Road and Route 12 in Spring Grove, continues to make a solid progression towards its intended completion window in a few months. Support posts are being hammered into place this week in keeping with the “fieldstone-type design”…
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Hill Road Bridge to be closed until next summer
The Hill Road bridge has been closed until Spring/Summer 2013. Detours are now in effect. The bridge is being removed and completely renovated. Hill Road will be open from Route 12 to the Odd Fellows Hall, to allow access to the Nippersink Public Library. Hill Road will also be open from Bonnie Brae to North…
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Drought information
Southern Wisconsin is now in drought conditions that rival those of 1988. These conditions pose challenges for all Wisconsin residents, both urban and rural. Answers to many drought-related questions can be found online at University of Wisconsin-Extension, Cooperative Extension’s “Extension Responds” website: http://fyi.uwex.edu/drought2012.
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Vacation Bible School starts Aug. 6
Messiah Lutheran Church, The event will be Monday, Aug. 6 to 10 from 9 a.m. to noon. Cost is $10 per child or $25 per family. For more information call the church office at (262) 877-2728 or email Diane Schroeder at [email protected]
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Support The Market
Don’t forget the Twin Lakes Chamber of Commerce Market will be open 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, July 20, at the corner of Lake Avenue and east Main Street, Twin Lakes. The market focuses on locally grown and produced agriculture and food products such as flowers, meat, produce baked goods, and honey in addition…