Steve Larson, a former editor of the “Hoard Dairyman” magazine, and Brian Knox, president of the W.D. Hoard Company, will be presenting information this Friday, one day in advance of the 10th annual Dairy Day at the MOOseum event, which will be held this Saturday. According to information released by...
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140 golfers attend Opportunity Inc’s 22nd Annual Spence Jensen Classic fundraiser
By Kim McDarison The 22nd Annual Spence Jensen Classic Opportunities, Inc., fundraiser attracted some 140 golfers this year to the Koshkonong Mounds Country Club where teams of four negotiated the 18-hole golf course in support of underserved populations, Opportunities, Inc., President and CEO Barb LeDuc said Thursday. This year, among...
Baseball Fest returns to Jones Park
The 22nd Annual Baseball Festival will be held Thursday, June 13, through Sunday, June 16, in Fort Atkinson’s Jones Park, 600 Janesville Ave. The event, sponsored by Rock River Lanes, will feature seven baseball games, a carnival midway, and a wide variety of food and cold drinks, including $1 cans of...
Work on a second downtown mural anticipated to complete this month
By Kim McDarison Work has been underway on a second downtown mural painted by local artist Larry Schultz for about a month, according to Fort Atkinson Beatification Council President Jude Hartwick. An anticipated completion date for the project, weather permitting, he said, is the end of this month. Thus far,...
Area history, peonies attract museum visitors Saturday
By Chris Spangler A local family turned back time Saturday to celebrate life in Fort Atkinson nearly 180 years ago. Beneath a tent outside the Hoard Historical Museum’s Foster House, members of the Hamele family — Nick and Christine; their daughter, Rachel Hamele, and their niece, Grae Szabo, all of...