The Jefferson County Veterans Service Office has announced that it will be hosting its Veterans Benefits Block Party this Saturday in Fort Atkinson. The event will be held at the Fort Atkinson Club and the American Legion Post 166, 201-211 S. Water St. East, in downtown Fort Atkinson between noon...
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Baseball Fest brings visitors into the park
The 22nd Annual Baseball Festival took place at Fort Atkinson’s Jones Park Thursday through Sunday. Sponsored by Rock River Lanes, the event featured seven baseball games, including the finals of the 42nd Annual Fort Generals Tournament. The Rome Raiders emerged as the tourney winner with Jake Tuttle as MVP. The Cambridge Blues...
Museum visitors engage with all things dairy
By Chris SpanglerFort Atkinson was very dairy Saturday as the Hoard Historical Museum presented “Dairy Day at the MOOseum.”The 10th annual event kicked off with a pedal-tractor pull and concluded with a parade of cows. In between were games, crafts, treats, face painting and visits with all seven breeds of...
Vintage, restored vehicles fill Fort’s Jones Park
The second of the season’s five Fort Atkinson Cruise Nights drew a large crowd of exhibitors and spectators Monday evening at Fort Atkinson’s Jones Park, 600 Janesville Ave. The summertime event, held on the second Monday of the month, features more than 400 vehicles, including classic automobiles, and restored vintage...
Larson, Knox to speak Friday in advance of Dairy Day at the MOOseum
Steve Larson, a former editor of the “Hoard Dairyman” magazine, and Brian Knox, president of the W.D. Hoard Company, will be presenting information this Friday, one day in advance of the 10th annual Dairy Day at the MOOseum event, which will be held this Saturday. According to information released by...