The Ashippun firefighters are hosting their annual Ashippun Firefighters Picnic from July 11-13, at the Ashippun Firemen's Park, W2753 Oak St. RM Concessions will be on the grounds all weekend with a selection of rides and amusements. There will also be plenty of food and refreshments available.<
(Published 7/03/2008)

The beauty that surrounds the side-by-side home at 422 Forest St. demonstrates that size is not a factor for a luscious landscape. Angie Mills has used her limited space to create a garden she will share in the Oconomowoc Woman's Club Garden Tour on July 19.

If coffee is indeed conducive to conversation, then perhaps Oconomowoc's Cornerstone Church is on to something.

Griffin Gallery Fine Art in downtown Oconomowoc will host its second annual "plein air" painting competition from July 25-Aug. 1. Artists will compete for $2,350 in total prizes as well as recognition. The term "plein air" or "open air" means that the artwork is started and finished outdoors, giv
(Published 7/01/2008)

Atop the ramp, the kids stood in a row on their skateboards, peering down the incline in front of them. They were helmeted, fully padded, and fidgeting, like some nervous squad of parachuters ready to head out the hatch.

"A hummingbird's paradise," "an explosion of flowers," "the most colorful home on Okauchee Lake."

The Concerts in the Park series presented by the City of Oconomowoc kicks off this Saturday, June 21.

It's been a month during which the Oconomowoc Farmers Market has been affected by economical and environmental obstacles, but it is still open and welcoming your help.

Tucked in rolling meadows on the west side of Lac La Belle is a peaceful neighborhood that exemplifies the American dream.

Lori Stutte knew that a lot of things can be taken for granted, but she never guessed that walking would be one of them.

Ask musicians who influenced them the most, and the answers are sure to be as varied as the genres. But for local musician Tim Angsten, 21, the response is a little more surprising.

Cinema under the stars is returning to Oconomowoc this summer with the third season of Moonlit Movies.

The 23th year of the downtown Oconomowoc street dance commences this Saturday, June 14. It is perhaps only fitting that the anniversary of the popular community event is occurring under the same circumstances as the original.

What do you get when you take 5,000 years of tradition, cover it in bronze, and add two highly skilled local artists to the mix?

Viola Torgerson will turn 100 years old Thursday, June 19, and Wilkinson Woods will hold a birthday celebration at 6:30 p.m. in her honor. Torgerson has lived at Wilkinson Woods since November 2001.

More than 20 chairs have been sitting throughout downtown Oconomowoc, recently transformed from plain wooden furniture to colorful and individualized pieces of art.

In a neighborhood of wide streets, groomed lawns and a quiet crystal lake is the home of Linda Meyer, one of the six gardens featured in the Oconomowoc Women's Club Garden Tour on July 19. It is apropos that her corner yard bursting with flowers is at 1313 Blue Dahlia Road, surrounded by other st
(Published 6/05/2008)

The Harriet and Stanley Schirmir house on Lower Nemahbin Lake, designed by architect John Randal McDonald, is part of the Wright and Like: On the Road Again tour from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 7. The tour features private homes and buildings designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and "like" archite
(Published 6/05/2008)

Oconomowoc is joining the ranks of locales that offer outdoor performances of Shakespeare with tonight's opening performance at 8 p.m. of "A Midsummer's Night Dream."

Patrick Wittak from Troop 49 in Summit recently started construction on his Eagle project. Patrick is building an accessible petting zoo for kids and young adults that attend weeklong summer camps at Raspberry Hill Farm in Sullivan.

Inside the Oconomowoc Food Pantry, amid the shelves of necessities, is a wall that showcases the talents of a local student artist.

Spending a day with the likes of a notorious bank robber who was identified by the FBI as a public enemy is not something most 17-year-old girls aspire to, but for Sammi McDonnell, it was a dream come true.

Hundreds of people gathered at Summit Elementary School last Thursday night as the design for the much-talked-about community-built playground was unveiled.

If your idea of senior living at Lutheran Homes of Oconomowoc involved sedentary people who are out of touch with popular culture, you might be advised to think again.

It has a bit of a kick with a lingering sweetness on your taste buds. The sauce is "Jimi Mac's Super Sauce" created by the local McWilliams brothers. Dave lives in Wales, and Jimi lives in Delafield.