By Jill Fuller When we think of “technology,” we tend to imagine machines, wires and the devices we use to text, send emails and make videos. It’s easy to forget that familiar things like bound books and typeset print were once cutting-edge technology too. Technological innovations in printmaking and bookmaking...
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Jefferson County vaccinations one-third toward herd immunity, Rotary told
By Chris Spangler Another 50 percent of the general population will need be vaccinated against COVID-19 before Jefferson County reaches the desired herd immunity, the Fort Atkinson Rotary Club learned Monday. Speaking to the club during its virtual weekly meeting was Chris Barron, executive director of Population Health & Clinical...
Fort Optimist Club presents Youth Appreciation Awards
Members of the Fort Atkinson Optimist Club recently presented Youth Appreciation Awards to six Fort Atkinson High School students. Fort Atkinson High School teachers and staff choose the award winners based on those who best exemplify the optimist creed. Its three main standards are: to think only of the best,...
Heart of the City announces several initiatives in advance of ‘No Mow May’
The kickoff of “No Mow May,” a pollinator-friendly initiative sponsored by the community-based, nonprofit group Heart of the City, is just around the corner. What is ‘No Mow May’? No Mow May is designed to educate people about lawn care practices that improve pollinator habitat, soil and air quality by...
Virtual production of ‘Gruesome Playground Injuries’ features Fort actor
By Kim McDarison Love. Finding it, defining it, embracing it, these are all components of the typical love story, but “Gruesome Playground Injuries,” a play written by Rajiv Joseph, is a love story that’s anything but typical. The one-act, eight-scene play runs about 75 minutes long and tells the...