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March 2010

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Regular Features


Feature Columns

Jim Stevens
Lake Theater

Local movie buff Jim Stevens reviews films, first-runs and rentals, for Lake Country Publications in his column "Lake Theater," named in honor of the old cinema in his hometown of Pewaukee.


Latest: 'Couples Retreat' (Oct. 13, 2009)

Mukwonago School Board
All On Board
Latest: 2009-10 budget hearing at annual meeting (July 21, 2009)

Life and Leisure

weekend happenings

To have weekend entertainment events listed in Weekend Happenings, fax (262) 367-1136 or e-mail happenings@jcpgroup.com. Make sure the time, date and place are included. Deadline is noon Monday.

weekend happenings

To have weekend entertainment events listed in Weekend Happenings, fax (262) 367-1136 or e-mail happenings@jcpgroup.com. Make sure the time, date and place are included. Deadline is noon Monday.

Artist combines photography with poetry

When Mukwonago resident Fred Kreutz was a freshman in boarding school, the senior in charge of putting together the yearbook was looking for a replacement. Kreutz volunteered, and there began his interest in photography.

weekend happenings

To have weekend entertainment events listed in Weekend Happenings, fax (262) 367-1136 or e-mail happenings@jcpgroup.com. Make sure the time, date and place are included. Deadline is noon Monday.

weekend happenings

To have weekend entertainment events listed in Weekend Happenings, fax (262) 367-1136 or e-mail happenings@jcpgroup. com. Make sure the time, date and place are included. Deadline is noon Monday.

School News

Mukwonago continues to rise in AP exams

Mukwonago Area School District — High School students continue to increase their participation in AP exams, and continue to improve their performance, helping Wisconsin retain its Best in the Midwest title.

Bingo to raise money for MHS band uniforms

With the Mukwonago High School band scheduled to march in the Fourth of July parade in Washington, D.C., in 2011, the push is on to raise funds for new uniforms. The new uniforms will replace 15-year-old worn, stained, wool uniforms that are expensive to clean and difficult to fit because of a lack of useable pieces.

Class builds more than just a playhouse

Students in the Mukwonago High School building trades program are gaining more than hands-on experience. By building a playhouse that will be raffled off in the community, they are also gaining self-confidence, pride and an understanding of service to others.

MHS parent group organizing post-prom event

For more than a decade, East Troy High School has offered a drug-free, alcohol-free post-prom event for upperclassmen, which has been entertaining and well-received by students, according to Rosemary Martin, chairwoman for the ETHS event.

Park View fueling up for wellness

Park View Middle School (PVMS) is taking the lead for student health as one of the few schools selected to participate in a nationwide wellness event in partnership with the National Dairy Council (NDC) and the National Football League (NFL). Community-focused and fun, Fuel Up to Play 60 is activating schools and communities to support school wellness initiatives, good nutrition and physical activity to help educate students and curb obesity.

Business

Business Briefs 03/17/10

U.S. Bank expansion creates jobs

Business Brief 03/03/10

Herriges named master certified remodeler

Business Briefs 02/24/10

Local remodeler wins big

Pam's Fine Wines plans move to Square

Mukwonago resident Pam Kollaszar has owned and operated Pam's Fine Wines LLC for the past three years. Soon, she'll expand and reopen her business in a new location: the old Stewart's Maytag building in Mukwonago's downtown square.

Market Square reopens in Mukwonago

After a 2008 hood-system fire destroyed most of the kitchen and the basement banquet room at Mukwonago's Market Square, 1015 Highway NN, owner Martin Guerrero said he wasn't sure when he'd be able to reopen his restaurant. After a little over a year, the insurance process finally resolved, Market Square reopened Jan. 4.

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LCP Annual Writing Contest
 
The Winter Olympics just wrapped up in Vancouver, Canada, and who wasn’t touched by some of the inspirational stories there? Haven’t you dreamed about what it would be like to star in the Olympics yourself?
 
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Community Blogs

Lake Country residents share their views on news, happenings and current events.

Be the Change
By Jeff Blackwell
The WC - The Evolution of Republicans

It's Hemmer Time
By Amy L. Geiger-Hemmer
The Age of Entitlements (16)

Perspectives of a Foreigner in Sussex
By Sofia Reino
My first cooking class - Quarry Coffee, Lannon, WI (1)

'Hears' to Life!
By Tami Klink
Are you looking for a cruise?

Fighting Liberal Lies!
By Jim Hayett
A simple question about Obamacare that needs an honest answer. (117)

Andy Kristensen

A Day in Ion Square
By Andy Kristensen
A Plan to Deal with Terrorism (6)

Eagle's Eye
By Al Neuhauser
High Iron (4)

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