livinglakecountry.com LakeCountryWatch http://www.livinglakecountry.com/lakecountrywatch Thu, 20 Jun 2013 07:36:00 GMT en-us It's a beautiful day for a Farmer's Market http://www.livinglakecountry.com/blogs/staffblogs/212218861.html It's a beautiful day in Mukwonago. Don't forget about the Mukwonago Area Chamber of Commerce Farmer's Market in Field Park tonight until 7 p.m. http://www.livinglakecountry.com/blogs/staffblogs/212218861.html Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:13:24 PDT Crash closes lane on I-94 in Summit http://www.livinglakecountry.com/lakecountryreporter/212217151.html A crash has closed the right lane on eastbound I-94 at Highway P in Summit, according to the state Department of Transportation. The Waukesha County Sheriff's Department is on the scene. The lane is expected to be closed for about an hour. No further details are available. http://www.livinglakecountry.com/lakecountryreporter/212217151.html Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:03:05 PDT Stay informed, recycle more in Waukesha County http://www.livinglakecountry.com/blogs/staffblogs/212190651.html Waukesha County Recycling and Solid Waste staff will be available at Retzer Nature Center on June 22 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. to help residents stay informed and recycle more. Park patrons or attendees of Retzer Nature Center's Saturday Explorations program, the "Ecological Lifeways of Trees," can speak to recycling staff to ask questions, pick up information, and take home giveaways. http://www.livinglakecountry.com/blogs/staffblogs/212190651.html Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:21:55 PDT Islamic Society speaker presents at Mukwonago church tonight http://www.livinglakecountry.com/blogs/staffblogs/212180601.html The Mukwonago United Church of Christ, S93 W30740 Highway NN, will host guest speaker Othman M. Atta on Wednesday, June 19 at 6:45 p.m. Atta is the executive director o the Islamic Society of Milwaukee, the largest Muslim organization in Wisconsin. He has delivered speeches to business, interfaith and other groups and has participated in numerous lectures, panel discussions and debates at local universities. http://www.livinglakecountry.com/blogs/staffblogs/212180601.html Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:27:44 PDT Butler Inn to celebrate 25th anniversary this weekend http://www.livinglakecountry.com/lakecountryreporter/212178591.html The Butler Inn in Pewaukee is a quarter of a century old and ready to celebrate. http://www.livinglakecountry.com/lakecountryreporter/212178591.html Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:19:50 PDT 'Robin Hood' at Arrowhead this weekend http://www.livinglakecountry.com/lakecountryreporter/212177361.html The hearty laughter of Robin Hood and his Merry Band will sweep through the trees of Sherwood Forest (temporarily transported to Arrowhead High School this weekend), as 62 local children and young people take the stage with two professional actors in Prairie Fire Children’s Theatre’s original musical version of "Robin Hood". The show, with original script and music by Daniel Nordquist, continues Prairie Fire’s tradition of presenting classic tales as you’ve never seen them done before. http://www.livinglakecountry.com/lakecountryreporter/212177361.html Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:17:59 PDT Anti-Walmart protesters pack Oconomowoc City Council meeting http://www.livinglakecountry.com/blogs/staffblogs/212090841.html Approximately 80 to 90 people packed into the Oconomowoc Common Council chambers Tuesday night to express their dissatisfaction with a plan to build a Walmart Super Center and Sam’s Club at Pabst Farms Town Centre. http://www.livinglakecountry.com/blogs/staffblogs/212090841.html Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:59:01 PDT Kettle Moraine moves to 12-0 http://www.livinglakecountry.com/blogs/staffblogs/212076621.html Thanks to narrow 9-8 victory over visiting Catholic Memorial Tuesday night, Kettle Moraine's baseball team moved to 12-0 in Classic 8 Conference play and 14-2 overall. Those are the best two starts in school history. http://www.livinglakecountry.com/blogs/staffblogs/212076621.html Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:03:14 PDT Dousman teen charged with hit-and-run after underage drinking party http://www.livinglakecountry.com/blogs/staffblogs/212061231.html A 19-year-old Dousman teenager was charged with two counts second-degree reckless endangerment and two counts hit-and-run, allegedly striking another teenager with his truck Saturday during a dispute at an underage drinking party. http://www.livinglakecountry.com/blogs/staffblogs/212061231.html Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:52:43 PDT Early meeting, full agenda for Village of Mukwonago http://www.livinglakecountry.com/blogs/staffblogs/212050451.html Don't forget, the Village of Mukwonago has changed it's meeting time. The board will meet at 6:30 p.m. tonight for the first time. http://www.livinglakecountry.com/blogs/staffblogs/212050451.html Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:50:54 PDT Pewaukee fireworks officially "reignited" http://www.livinglakecountry.com/lakecountryreporter/212024651.html The Fireworks Fundraising Committee in Pewaukee just issued their press release, officially announcing that the fireworks will go on. http://www.livinglakecountry.com/lakecountryreporter/212024651.html Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:31:16 PDT Last stand for Indian mascot in Mukwonago http://www.livinglakecountry.com/blogs/staffblogs/211885371.html With the Wisconsin Supreme Court issuing an order declining to hear the appeal challenging the constitutionality of the state mascot law late last week, Mukwonago High School now faces the finality of changing its logo. (3) http://www.livinglakecountry.com/blogs/staffblogs/211885371.html Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:57:43 PDT Waukesha man arrested in Chicago “high drug area,” charged with Vernon home burglary http://www.livinglakecountry.com/blogs/staffblogs/211840381.html A 24-year-old Waukesha man was charged Friday with allegedly breaking into his parent’s Town of Vernon home last year, stealing electronics, jewelry, credit cards, and ammunition. Some of the items, including 200 rounds of .22 caliber rifle ammunition, were eventually recovered in one of Chicago’s “high drug areas.” http://www.livinglakecountry.com/blogs/staffblogs/211840381.html Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:24:21 PDT Fireworks saved in Pewaukee http://www.livinglakecountry.com/lakecountryreporter/211835901.html The Fireworks Fundraising Committee in Pewaukee will be issuing a press release later today, officially announcing that they've raised enough funds for the Fourth of July. http://www.livinglakecountry.com/lakecountryreporter/211835901.html Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:57:26 PDT Supreme Court won't hear Mukwonago mascot and nickname appeal http://www.livinglakecountry.com/lakecountrywatch/211828401.html Wisconsin's Supreme Court has denied an appeal from two Mukwonago residents who challenged the process by which the state ordered the town's school district to drop its team name and mascot, the Indians.(63) http://www.livinglakecountry.com/lakecountrywatch/211828401.html Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:42:51 PDT Todarello commits to Arkansas http://www.livinglakecountry.com/blogs/staffblogs/211825861.html Arrowhead senior Dom Todarello verbally committed Monday morning to play NCAA Division 1 baseball at the University of Arkansas. Arkansas offered the multi-talented Todarello a scholarship Sunday night and he accepted Monday. http://www.livinglakecountry.com/blogs/staffblogs/211825861.html Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:55:52 PDT Victim identified in fatal motorcycle crash http://www.livinglakecountry.com/mukwonagochief/211821221.html The Genesee woman killed in a motorcycle crash in Eagle on Saturday has been identified as Darlene Broberg. http://www.livinglakecountry.com/mukwonagochief/211821221.html Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:21:35 PDT Merton Avenue ramp closed http://www.livinglakecountry.com/blogs/staffblogs/211815361.html Village of Hartland - The west bound Highway 16 interchange with Merton Avenue will be closed todayuntil 4 p.m. according to electronic signs at the construction site. http://www.livinglakecountry.com/blogs/staffblogs/211815361.html Mon, 17 Jun 2013 07:39:17 PDT Genesee woman killed in eagle cycle crash http://www.livinglakecountry.com/mukwonagochief/211798051.html A 43-year-old Genesee woman died after a motorcycle crash on Highway CI east of Highway Z in the Town of Eagle on Saturday. http://www.livinglakecountry.com/mukwonagochief/211798051.html Mon, 17 Jun 2013 05:20:55 PDT KM basbeall team is 10-0 http://www.livinglakecountry.com/blogs/staffblogs/211755621.html After last Friday night's 5-4, eight inning Classic 8 Conference win over visiting Arrowhead, the Kettle Moraine boys baseball team moved to 10-0 in league play and 12-2 overall. It's one of the best starts in school history. http://www.livinglakecountry.com/blogs/staffblogs/211755621.html Sun, 16 Jun 2013 15:51:05 PDT