By Kim McDarison The Heart of the City, a nonprofit, community service group, has announced that it has named Jones Dairy Farm and Mike Helmick as its 2024 “Lue Ehinger Big Heart Award” recipients. A presentation was made by the group to this year's two recipients on Wednesday at the...
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With warm weather, hiking, but not skiing, skating, held Saturday at Haumerson’s Pond
Members of the Friends of Haumerson’s Pond held their annual Ski, Skate and Hike on Saturday at the Fort Atkinson Bark River Nature Park, although the lack of snow and recent mild temperatures canceled the skiing and skating. Even so, an evening candlelight hike along the trails was popular. The...
Scott Haumersen donates $5,000 toward pond’s planned multipurpose building
By Chris SpanglerThe great-great-nephew of a 19th-century brickmaker has made a second contribution toward improving Haumerson’s Pond at Fort Atkinson’s Bark River Nature Park.Scott Haumersen of Stoughton has given $5,000 toward construction of a multipurpose building planned by the Friends of Haumerson’s Pond. This follows $7,000 donated in 2020.Haumersen is...
Paid advertisement: First Baptist Church presents Operation Auca
Operation Auca, a dramatic presentation by the Maranatha Drama Team that shares the compelling story of five young missionaries who journeyed into the jungles of Ecuador to share the gospel of Christ, will be presented Sunday, March 10, at 10:30 a.m., at the First Baptist Church, 420 Whitewater Ave., Fort...
Katie Field named February Rotary Teacher of the Month
The School District of Fort Atkinson has announced that Katie Field has been named February Rotary Teacher of the Month. According to information released by the district on Tuesday, Field is a math teacher at the Fort Atkinson High School. She was presented with the honor on Monday. Information provided...