The Boy Scouts of American (BSA) Scouting for Food Movement 2021 will kick off Saturday, March 6. Five area BSA units will be moving through Fort Atkinson neighborhoods distributing door hangers into which residents can place food donations, Assistant Scout Master of BSA Troop 134 Dan Burhans said. Food donations collected through...
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Black Dirt Communications joins Fort Atkinson chamber
Black Dirt Communications, a provider of dynamic marketing consulting services, has joined the Fort Atkinson Area Chamber of Commerce. Established in November 2019, Black Dirt serves a wide range of marketing and communications needs, including strategic branding and marketing, public relations, crisis management, advertising, sales collateral and digital engagement. Owner Mike...
Elementary school safety patrollers of the month honored
By Kim McDarison Eight members of the School District of Fort Atkinson’s Safety Patrol program, two from each of the district’s four elementary schools, have been chosen as February’s Safety Patrollers of the Month, according to Purdy Elementary School Principal Leigh Ann Scheuerell. The students, all of whom are in fifth grade,...
Vruwink: Let’s stop the blame game and work together
By State Rep. Don Vruwink This week after almost a year of delays, the Legislature took a small step in fixing our state’s outdated unemployment compensation system. The weaknesses in the system were first revealed by the recession last decade. The failures were further exposed by the current covid pandemic and...
Ruth Roberta (Hohmann) Rosin
Ruth Roberta (Hohmann) Rosin, age 94, peacefully entered into Eternal Life on February 24, 2021, at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Margaret and Harlan Pelischek. Ruth was born in La Crosse, Wisconsin, on August 17, 1926. She was baptized at English Lutheran Church in La Crosse and was...