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(May 23, 2013)
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Close to Home
Latest: Spring blossoms with successful women
(May 23, 2013)
Al Brown
Tracking the Seasons
Latest: Leave the babies be
(May 23, 2013)
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O'Driscoll caught in middle of scoring curiosity
Just because Tim O'Driscoll was the official scorer didn't mean he could explain a player stealing first.
'42' leaves sports fans thinking
The Jackie Robinson biopic "42" isn't a particularly special movie. As you may read in my movie review, appearing in Lake Country Publications on Wednesday and Thursday, the feel-good storyline easily lends itself to all-too-easy plot devices, the fudging of certain facts to fit the narrative and schmaltzy orchestra music to set the mood.
Baseball programs practice family relationship under one roof
Of all the ways to beat the sloppy spring weather this April, this method is probably the best.
Talking points for 2013 Brewers
Will the cream rise in 2013? Maybe it feels just a little bit less like winter with baseball back in town, and I'll gladly take the opportunity to muse about my favorite franchise in America, the Milwaukee Brewers.
A look ahead to next year's All-Area team
Lake Country/Mukwonago Publications released its All-Area basketball teams for the 2012-13 season, a year that featured a number of quality candidates - including several who were on the team last year.
Sequestration cuts put Veterans Court plans on hold
Plans for a specialized, multi-county Veterans Treatment Court, meant to serve men and women of the armed forces who through criminal offenses find their way into the court system, have been put on hold.(1)
Sunday Funday 05/26/13
OPUS 9 Dance Performance: 2:30 p.m. May 26, Oconomowoc Arts Center, 641 E. Forest St., Oconomowoc. The ninth annual all studio performance. Community dancers will perform contemporary, hip hop dance pieces, variations from Swan Lake, Don Quixote, Raymonda and La Fille Mal Gardee., $16.
Some seniors eligible for food vouchers
Watertown – Community Action Coalition for South Central Wisconsin, Inc. (CAC) is again administering the Senior Farmer's Market Voucher Nutrition Program for Waukesha County.
Prescription drug program helps 8,000 in county
Waukesha — United Way in Waukesha County and FamilyWize Community Service Partnership, the nation's leading provider of free prescription drug discount cards, along with 1,000 other local United Ways announced the milestone achievement of having helped more than 5 million people get medicine they otherwise would not have been able to afford. In Waukesha County alone, 7,824 people have been directly helped by this program.
Leadership program has 400 graduates
Waukesha – This year, the Waukesha County Business Alliance celebrated its 400th graduate from Leadership Waukesha,a 9-month development focused on professional growth and community involvement. Currently in its 24th year, the class is limited to around 20 participants and focuses on strengthening their personal and professional skills. The class evolves every year to reflect the changing needs and trends of the business world.
Grab your blankets for movie night
The City of Waukesha Parks, Recreation & Forestry Department (WPRF) announces Movie Night in the Park on Friday, May 31 at Cutler Park, 321 Wisconsin Ave., featuring, "The Lorax."
A cry to help indigenous people
When her brother died in 2005 at the age of 17, it sent Barbara Charging Crow on a spiritual journey that eventually lead her to South Dakota and joining the Lakota Solidarity Project. The Lakota Solidarity Project is an "all-volunteer, history-making social justice collaboration between traditional Tetuwan Lakato Elders from Pine Ridge Reservation" and a group of native and non-native solidarity activists.
Chamber plans roasts, rummage
Roasted sweet corn, brats, hot dogs, burgers, soda and beer, as well as live entertainment, will lure people to the Village Square for the East Troy Area Chamber of Commerce's 37th Annual Memorial Weekend Corn and Brat Roast, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, May 25 and Sunday, May 26, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, May 27.
Purple traps going up to track emerald ash borer
If you see a purple box hanging in a tree this summer, just let it be. That's a request from local, state and federal officials overseeing Wisconsin's efforts to deal with the emerald ash borer, or EAB.
Housing market may be showing signs of expanding
April home sales in the Metropolitan Milwaukee market were up 2.3 percent compared to a year earlier. The fact the increase in sales was "only" 2.3 percent, compared to the large double-digit increases the marketplace saw in past months may be a sign that the market is normalizing and expanding at a sustainable rate.
Get ready for the Farmers Market
It is the Mukwonago Area Chamber's pleasure to introduce you to our Farmers Market Manager Debbye Hartwig, along with her husband Jim. You will be greeted by this lovely couple at the Mukwonago Area Farmers Market, on Wednesdays, at Field Park.
Old World Wisconsin opening on May 4 to general public
Eagle - Old World Wisconsin (OWW) director Dan Freas has announced a slate of new activities and new hours of operation when the historic site opens to the general public on Saturday, May 4.
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- Stone Bank July 4th Parade and Festival
- Maple Avenue students lead effort to help Oklahoma schools hit by tornadoes
- Templeton band to perform spring concert
- LinkedIn Instructor Offers Free Class May 29 at Brookfield Public Library
- Westcott chosen as high school associate principal
- Victoria Vox Ukulele Concert & Workshop
- Dac Talks
- Childrens Summer Art Camps & Workshops
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