By Chris SpanglerScouts BSA, a program of Boy Scouts of America, is forming a girls’ troop in Fort Atkinson.Troop 131 has scheduled open houses at 6 p.m. on two Sundays, Feb. 4 and 11, at First United Methodist Church, 320 S. Main St. Attendees should enter by the back door.All...
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Fort resident, UW-Whitewater housing director, Tumbarello, receives distinguished service award
Editor’s note: The following story was submitted for publication by the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater marketing and communication department. Fort Atkinson resident and Executive Director of University Housing at UW-Whitewater Terry Tumbarello’s typical day at the office is often atypical to any other day he’s had in his 26 years on...
12th Annual Discover Whitewater Series race registration opens
Registration for the 12th Annual Discover Whitewater Series (DWS) Half Marathon, Half Marathon Team Event, and 5K has opened, according to information released by event organizers. The event will be held Sunday, Sept. 22. According to the release, the event was established in 2013. Since its inception, 11 races have...
Happy holidays from Fort Atkinson Online
We aren’t expecting “the Grinch” at our offices this year, but as we decked the halls, “Willow,” our Chihuahua/rat terrier mix, looked somewhat concerned. With a bell dangling from her neck, she must have been wondering: Would she be enlisted by “Max” to pull the Grinch’s sled this year?Worry not,...
1923: Some twists of fate
Editor’s note: This is the sixth and final story in a series which has been published on Fort Atkinson Online documenting the fatal firetruck crash of Dec. 17, 1923, which was described by the then-“Jefferson County Union” as the “worst tragedy in the city’s history.” By Chris Spangler Life has...