livinglakecountry.com Life and Leisure Thu, 20 Jun 2013 12:00:00 GMT en-us Relay for Life returns to Mukwonago Friday http://www.livinglakecountry.com/mukwonagochief/news/relay-for-life-returns-to-mukwonago-friday-b9935413z1-211965301.html Erika Baus doesn't remember her bout with cancer. She was only 2 when a fall led to an unexpected diagnosis. http://www.livinglakecountry.com/mukwonagochief/news/relay-for-life-returns-to-mukwonago-friday-b9935413z1-211965301.html Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:23:08 PDT Once-in-a-lifetime road trip of generosity http://www.livinglakecountry.com/mukwonagochief/news/once-in-a-lifetime-road-trip-of-generosity-b9930212z1-210996481.html Today is the first day of the rest of your life. What are you going to do with it? http://www.livinglakecountry.com/mukwonagochief/news/once-in-a-lifetime-road-trip-of-generosity-b9930212z1-210996481.html Tue, 11 Jun 2013 06:56:20 PDT Star in a local music video http://www.livinglakecountry.com/mukwonagochief/news/star-in-a-local-music-video-b9917611z1-209280331.html Have you ever wanted to be in a music video? http://www.livinglakecountry.com/mukwonagochief/news/star-in-a-local-music-video-b9917611z1-209280331.html Tue, 28 May 2013 19:09:53 PDT Cayden: not your typical toddler http://www.livinglakecountry.com/mukwonagochief/news/cady-not-your-typical-toddler-b9914003z1-208293791.html Watching Cayden Brogli help roll tires up the driveway at his Town of Mukwonago home, one would never guess the smiling, energetic toddler was suffering from a fairly serious disease. http://www.livinglakecountry.com/mukwonagochief/news/cady-not-your-typical-toddler-b9914003z1-208293791.html Tue, 21 May 2013 06:05:37 PDT Mukwonago man sets sights on Mars http://www.livinglakecountry.com/mukwonagochief/mukwonago-man-sets-sights-on-mars-b9911337z1-207364221.html When Aaron Hamm of Mukwonago heard about the nonprofit organization Mars One, it immediately piqued his interested. http://www.livinglakecountry.com/mukwonagochief/mukwonago-man-sets-sights-on-mars-b9911337z1-207364221.html Tue, 14 May 2013 09:48:53 PDT Local veterans take flight http://www.livinglakecountry.com/mukwonagochief/news/local-veterans-take-flight-ke9rddh-206412611.html When the Stars and Stripes Honor Flight departed from Mitchell International Airport on Saturday, April 27, the chartered Delta 757 carried 110 World War II veterans from Southeastern Wisconsin on a one-day free trip to visit their memorial in Washington, D.C. http://www.livinglakecountry.com/mukwonagochief/news/local-veterans-take-flight-ke9rddh-206412611.html Tue, 07 May 2013 06:46:13 PDT mwc_happenings_0508.ART http://www.livinglakecountry.com/mukwonagochief/news/mwc_happenings_0508art-9b9rj23-206411801.html To have events listed in the calendar, fax (262) 367-1136 or email happenings@jcpgroup.com. Make sure the time, date and place are included. Deadline is noon Monday. http://www.livinglakecountry.com/mukwonagochief/news/mwc_happenings_0508art-9b9rj23-206411801.html Tue, 07 May 2013 08:50:20 PDT Weekend Happenings 05/01/13 http://www.livinglakecountry.com/mukwonagochief/news/mwc_happenings_0501art-s29oijs-205392381.html To have events listed in the calendar, fax (262) 367-1136 or email happenings@jcpgroup.com. Make sure the time, date and place are included. Deadline is noon Monday. http://www.livinglakecountry.com/mukwonagochief/news/mwc_happenings_0501art-s29oijs-205392381.html Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:37:30 PDT Safe babies, one Pack 'n Play at a time http://www.livinglakecountry.com/mukwonagochief/news/safe-babies-one-pack-n-play-at-a-time-dd9n84g-205391651.html As a sophomore, Mukwonago High School alumnus Keara Flaherty couldn't have imagined how her Senior Girl Scout Gold Award project would come full circle. Flaherty and her fellow Scouts Casey Cox and Kayla Vail coordinated a Pack 'n Play drive in 2010 to help prevent infant deaths from co-sleeping. http://www.livinglakecountry.com/mukwonagochief/news/safe-babies-one-pack-n-play-at-a-time-dd9n84g-205391651.html Tue, 30 Apr 2013 07:56:04 PDT Carp for cash http://www.livinglakecountry.com/mukwonagochief/news/carp-for-cash-dh9iqfg-204299391.html Tagged carp in Eagle Spring/Lulu Lake could be worth some big bucks to lucky fishermen. http://www.livinglakecountry.com/mukwonagochief/news/carp-for-cash-dh9iqfg-204299391.html Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:06:08 PDT Once a caretaker, now a patient http://www.livinglakecountry.com/mukwonagochief/news/once-a-caretaker-now-a-patient-g49lcqv-204292351.html "It was quite a year," Trudy Rauch said. Her piercing blue eyes filled with tears, set off by the sea of bright pink accessories as we sat in the lobby of the D.N. Greenwald Center in Mukwonago. http://www.livinglakecountry.com/mukwonagochief/news/once-a-caretaker-now-a-patient-g49lcqv-204292351.html Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:30:22 PDT mwc_happenings_0417.ART http://www.livinglakecountry.com/mukwonagochief/news/mwc_happenings_0417art-kt9if3h-203222851.html To have events listed in the calendar, fax (262) 367-1136 or email happenings@jcpgroup.com. Make sure the time, date and place are included. Deadline is noon Monday. http://www.livinglakecountry.com/mukwonagochief/news/mwc_happenings_0417art-kt9if3h-203222851.html Tue, 16 Apr 2013 09:51:15 PDT Sisters inspire international nonprofit http://www.livinglakecountry.com/mukwonagochief/news/sisters-inspire-international-nonprofit-389fc2q-202142021.html It was the picture that truly said a thousand words, and one Mukwonago family did more than listen. http://www.livinglakecountry.com/mukwonagochief/news/sisters-inspire-international-nonprofit-389fc2q-202142021.html Tue, 09 Apr 2013 09:14:48 PDT Mukwonago area volunteers SPARK interest in reading http://www.livinglakecountry.com/mukwonagochief/news/local-volunteers-spark-interest-in-reading-7q99q8s-200048471.html Teaching kids to read can open their eyes to a whole new world. Or at least, that's what teachers hope. But when a child falls behind or struggles with reading, one-on-one attention is key and cannot always be accomplished in large classrooms. http://www.livinglakecountry.com/mukwonagochief/news/local-volunteers-spark-interest-in-reading-7q99q8s-200048471.html Tue, 26 Mar 2013 08:10:07 PDT Irish dancing - it's all in the Hollman family http://www.livinglakecountry.com/mukwonagochief/news/irish-dancing--its-all-in-the-hollman-family-vb970uf-198966221.html About 2 percent of American Irish dancers qualify as individuals for the world championships. As Mukwonago High School sophomore Mitch Hollman heads to Boston for the World Irish Dancing Championships on March 24-28, he joins that elite group for the fourth time. His sister Mackenzie, a sixth-grader at Clarendon Avenue Elementary School, will join him at the championship as she dances with the first Glencastle Irish Dancers team to qualify for world competition. http://www.livinglakecountry.com/mukwonagochief/news/irish-dancing--its-all-in-the-hollman-family-vb970uf-198966221.html Tue, 19 Mar 2013 07:06:12 PDT Go Purple! Pancreatic cancer volunteer coordinator shares her story http://www.livinglakecountry.com/mukwonagochief/news/go-purple-pancreatic-cancer-volunteer-coordinator-shares-her-story-n290t9f-197325741.html When Jeanne Lipshetz of Mukwonago lost her 80-year-old mother to pancreatic cancer in August 2010, she was surprised the disease had spread so quickly. On the day of her mother's funeral, her younger sister Linda went to the doctor. She thought her stomachaches were stress from taking care of their mother in the final weeks of her life, but she was wrong. http://www.livinglakecountry.com/mukwonagochief/news/go-purple-pancreatic-cancer-volunteer-coordinator-shares-her-story-n290t9f-197325741.html Tue, 12 Mar 2013 07:10:03 PDT Inoperable cancer strikes Eagle family http://www.livinglakecountry.com/mukwonagochief/news/inoperable-cancer-strikes-eagle-family-ne8snhj-193306051.html On a mild winter day, the sun shone brightly through the windows of an Eagle home. Filling the nearly empty kitchen with a warm light, the rays highlighted the tears held back in Sharon Dziengel's eyes. (1) http://www.livinglakecountry.com/mukwonagochief/news/inoperable-cancer-strikes-eagle-family-ne8snhj-193306051.html Tue, 26 Feb 2013 08:28:03 PST Mukwonago Zumba teacher goes international http://www.livinglakecountry.com/mukwonagochief/news/mukwonago-zumba-teacher-goes-international-vq8mjc7-191838251.html When the new year started, many people had something about health and fitness on their list of resolutions. Some turned to their local gyms and fitness studios and tried out a popular fitness craze: Zumba. http://www.livinglakecountry.com/mukwonagochief/news/mukwonago-zumba-teacher-goes-international-vq8mjc7-191838251.html Tue, 19 Feb 2013 08:54:08 PST Hunger Task Force helps seniors 'stock up' on nutrition http://www.livinglakecountry.com/mukwonagochief/news/service-helps-seniors-stock-up-on-nutrition-dt8e3bn-187887261.html "What did you bring for us today?" exclaimed a small but excited group of residents at Eagle Meadows in Eagle. http://www.livinglakecountry.com/mukwonagochief/news/service-helps-seniors-stock-up-on-nutrition-dt8e3bn-187887261.html Tue, 22 Jan 2013 08:18:04 PST 'Gangster Squad' http://www.livinglakecountry.com/mukwonagochief/news/gangster-squad-g88ca7p-186975611.html Why did Sean Penn say yes to this role? http://www.livinglakecountry.com/mukwonagochief/news/gangster-squad-g88ca7p-186975611.html Tue, 15 Jan 2013 10:00:06 PST Mukwonago athlete honors brother in Rose Parade http://www.livinglakecountry.com/mukwonagochief/news/mukwonago-athlete-honors-brother-in-rose-parade-hg8bo74-186954381.html Of the approximately 25,000 flowers on the Donate Life Rose Parade float, three held special meaning for the Persinger family of Mukwonago. There was one rose each for Derek Hazenfield, Christian Weyer and Chris Persinger, who all died after a car crash five years ago. The roses were in the heart-shaped dedication garden at the front of the Donate Life Journeys of the Heart float for the 2013 Tournament of Roses Parade. http://www.livinglakecountry.com/mukwonagochief/news/mukwonago-athlete-honors-brother-in-rose-parade-hg8bo74-186954381.html Tue, 15 Jan 2013 08:02:04 PST Family events scheduled at East Troy center http://www.livinglakecountry.com/mukwonagochief/news/family-events-scheduled-at-east-troy-center-te89kgp-186038931.html The East Troy Family Community Resource Center (ETFCRC), 3066 Main St., Suite 108- Windfield Plaza, has numerous programs planned for January. http://www.livinglakecountry.com/mukwonagochief/news/family-events-scheduled-at-east-troy-center-te89kgp-186038931.html Tue, 08 Jan 2013 09:06:23 PST Find winter fun indoors or out http://www.livinglakecountry.com/mukwonagochief/news/find-winter-fun-indoors-or-out-q686l42-185296652.html The Christmas season and all its retail revelry has passed. So what's the next best way to spend your winter free time? Here's some ideas that you can take advantage locally and many don't require much dough to do. http://www.livinglakecountry.com/mukwonagochief/news/find-winter-fun-indoors-or-out-q686l42-185296652.html Mon, 31 Dec 2012 08:54:05 PST Anello keeps his tune going with Mukwonago Community Choir http://www.livinglakecountry.com/mukwonagochief/news/anello-keeps-his-tune-going-with-local-choir-p2814pd-183948861.html As a singer and music teacher his entire life, John Anello III's voice was his moneymaker. http://www.livinglakecountry.com/mukwonagochief/news/anello-keeps-his-tune-going-with-local-choir-p2814pd-183948861.html Tue, 18 Dec 2012 07:50:13 PST New library catalog, more features, easier to use http://www.livinglakecountry.com/mukwonagochief/news/new-library-catalog-more-features-easier-to-use-t97un8c-182993191.html Welcome to the new CAFÉ - Catalog Access For Everyone, that is - the countywide shared automation system upgraded online catalog launched at all Waukesha County libraries on Nov. 28. Entering CAFÉ is like clicking through Amazon.com or any online bookstore. There are striking similarities between barnesandnoble.com and CAFÉ. http://www.livinglakecountry.com/mukwonagochief/news/new-library-catalog-more-features-easier-to-use-t97un8c-182993191.html Tue, 11 Dec 2012 09:13:02 PST