By Chris Spangler Contributor Right, left, step and turn, toe-heel, toe-heel. Right, left, step and turn, toe-heel, toe-heel. Quarter-touch, right-touch, back-touch, left-touch. Right-together-right, and left-together-left ... It’s Friday afternoon and three women are learning how to line dance at the Fort Atkinson Senior Center. There are a few missteps (and...
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North Shore Chophouse Polar Bear Plunge team among state’s top fundraisers
By Kim McDarison Fundraising for the 2021 Wisconsin Special Olympics Polar Bear Plunge closed Friday and members of the North Shore Chophouse six-member team jumped into the frigid waters of Lake Koshkonong on Sunday, Chophouse manager and plunge team captain Sarah Hausmann said. The team raised over $3,500 for Wisconsin’s...
Area obituaries posted on March 9
Barbara DonahueMarlene Radtke Thomas Lyon Ann Ward
March 15 deadline for Grants for Girls applications
By Chris Spangler Contributor The deadline is fast approaching to apply for Grants for Gals, a nontraditional scholarship to help local girls and women meet an educational, cultural, leadership or professional advancement need. The grant is offered by members of the Fort Atkinson Branch of the American Association of University Women...
City: recently received block grant funds to be used for water main replacement
Editor's note: Information received today by email from the City of Fort Atkinson states the following: On March 2, 2021 the City of Fort Atkinson was announced as a recipient of Community Development Block Grant for CLOSE Public Facilities (CDBG-CL-PF) funds by the State of Wisconsin Department of Administration in...