By Chris Spangler Ryan and Kristi Klopcic, who successfully guided The Fireside Dinner Theatre through a pandemic that devastated the dining and entertainment industries, were honored by the Fort Atkinson Area Chamber of Commerce Tuesday evening. The chamber presented its 2021 “Tourism Counts” award to the Klopcics during the organization’s...
Category: Community
‘Trunk or Treat’ to be held Oct. 31
“Trunk or Treat,” a Halloween event, will be held Oct. 31 in Jones Park. According to its organizers, the event will take place between 6 and 8 p.m. Those offering to help set up or take down the event should plan to attend between 4 and 9:30 p.m. The event...
Ryan Brothers shares record of service, concerns with city’s 911 plans
By Kim McDarison Arriving last Friday to a retrofitted five-bedroom house now ambulance station on Arndt Street in Fort Atkinson, Ryan Brothers Ambulance Service owner Erin Ryan and the Ryan Brothers employees stationed there were eager to give Fort Atkinson Online a tour and showcase the services the company provides. ...
Former Ajango home placed on State Register of Historic Places
The home of the late Fort Atkinson architect Helmut “Mike” Ajango and his wife, Martha, has been placed on the State Register of Historic Places.Located at 825 East St., the farmhouse remodeled by Ajango into the Prairie School style was designated as a state historic landmark on Aug. 20.Today, it...
Fort’s BASE honors Edwards, Statz at Harvest Dinner
By Chris SpanglerThe nonprofit agency that provides after-school and summer wrap-around programs for Fort Atkinson youth recognized a volunteer supporter and longtime club member on Saturday.During its Harvest Dinner at the Kutz Dairy Farm, Badgerland After School Enrichment Program (BASE) presented its 2021 Heart of Base Award to volunteer Shaun...