By Chris Spangler Fort Atkinson’s been on a roll this month as a giant beachball makes the rounds through town. The multicolored 6-foot-tall beachball has been showing up in parks, front yards and everywhere in between, and just when you learn where it is, it’s gone with the wind. The...
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Whitewater Rotary Club holds annual fundraiser
The Whitewater Rotary Club held its ninth annual Food & Wine Pairing Friday night at the Staller Estate Winery, south of Whitewater.Forty-seven persons attended the five-course meal that featured an appetizer, salad, soup, entrée and dessert prepared by The Black Sheep in Whitewater. Each course was paired with one or...
‘Grow Solar’ program discussed on ‘What’s up? with Michael Clish’
The “Grow Solar Jefferson/Waukesha Counties” volume purchasing program is the topic of discussion on our newest edition of “What’s up? with Michael Clish.” The program is designed to educate people about solar energy and devise opportunities to fit their structures with renewable, clean energy-generating solar panels. Participants enjoy cost benefits from...
Weathering the storm: chaser finds beauty and awe
By Kim McDarison Twelve tornados, according to the National Weather Service, touched down in southern Wisconsin last Thursday. All were rated using the Enhanced Fujita scale (EF) at EF-0 or EF-1, the lowest levels on the six-level scale. The scale rates tornados based on the ferocity of the wind gusts...
Fort Youth Triathlon crosses the finish line
This story has been updated with placements for youth triathlon athletes. By Chris SpanglerAfter being postponed a year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the 13th annual Fort Youth Triathlon took place Saturday, July 31, at Rock River Park in Fort Atkinson.Organized by the Fort Atkinson Parks and Recreation Department, the event made...