Johnson Financial Group recently announced its plan to donate $500,000 to United Way partner organizations across Wisconsin. “In recognition of our incredible associates, and to kickoff our annual giving campaign at Johnson Financial Group, we are giving $500,000 to support various organizations in the communities where they live and work,” Johnson...
Category: Community
Holiday parade packs streets, lights Fort
Attendees of the 25th Annual Fort Atkinson Lighted Holiday Parade packed the streets Saturday with festive parade-goers both young and old. Draped in blankets, winter clothes, and some even in costume, parade-goers were eager to see the 50 lighted floats and other entries, and children scrambled to collect candy as...
Fort Community Foundation honors Bushcott, Clish, Spangler for ‘Making Fort Special’
Compiled by Kim McDarisonThe Fort Atkinson Community Foundation on Thursday recognized three longtime residents for their contributions to the community.Presented “Making Fort Special” awards were retired Fort Atkinson assistant city engineer Rudy Bushcott, former WFAW Radio newsman Michael Clish and former Daily Jefferson County Union managing editor Christine Spangler.The three...
Local veterans organizations observe Veterans Day
By Chris Spangler Members of local veterans organizations gathered at the American Legion Dugout in Fort Atkinson Thursday for a Veterans Day salute. Members of the Paul Frank Florine Post 166 of the American Legion and Edwin Frohmader Post 1879 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars held a brief ceremony...
A veteran’s story: From Fort, to Vietnam, and back home again
By Kim McDarison Seated in his Fort Atkinson home of 31 years, Fort Atkinson native, Dick Schultz, has many memories to share. As Veterans Day approached, he turned his thoughts to his time spend in military service. As an enlisted man in the U.S. Army, he signed up for three...