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By Siara Schwartzlow, Editor Late last week, a group of volunteers spent several days cutting and gathering wheat to be used as in a threshing demonstration during the Covered Bridge Days festival next month. Using a binder machine towed behind a tractor, the volunteers cut and piled wheat in the […]
Doris M. Larsen, 92, passed into Eternal Life on July 5, 2016 at Sun Valley Terrace in Beloit, Wis. Doris was born on Feb. 5, 1924, the third child of Ethel (Ramsey) and Marion Thompson. She was a life-long resident of Clinton where she went to high school and worked at […]
Elsie Mae Rodenberg Bastman, 93, of Clinton Wis. entered into eternal rest on Thursday July 7, 2016. Elsie was born on May 25, 1923, in Sioux Valley Township, Iowa to Harry and Elsie Allers Rodenberg. She was united in marriage on Nov. 3, 1939, in Souix Falls, SD, to Harry […]
Fatema Alsaffar came to Clinton from Bahrain. She was very excited to be able to experience the culture in the United States, to learn about the traditions and customs here as well as to share her traditions and customs with the people of Clinton. Fatema stayed with the Debbie […]
One of the many chores I had as a farm kid was gathering the eggs each day from the henhouse. We probably had 25 to 30 laying hens all the time on the farm, and they helped provide a little grocery money for the family. For years my family […]
Now that the summer heat has set in it’s time to head to the lake, river or creek for some water fun. Just make sure you’re prepared to have a fun and safe trip. Planning ahead will make your trip much more enjoyable and prevent the need to call […]
By Mary Ann Inman REPORTER It was a beautiful day in the neighborhood on Tuesday, July 5 when students from Clinton Public library’s Summer Reading Program participants were bussed to Carver-Roehl Park in Bradford Township to eat lunch, learn about and explore living creatures. Pick up this week’s printed edition […]
By Mary Ann Inman REPORTER My interview with Milton Thompson about his newly published book was engaging. We openly swapped opinions on race on his last day as Clinton Community School District’s Interim Administrator. He pointed out issues brought about by economic disparity and unbalanced opportunities. The average household income […]
Annabelle Palka Preston, 89, of Brodhead, passed away with all of her family present on Thursday, July 7, 2016, at the Monroe Clinic Hospital. She was born on May 3, 1927, in Brodhead, the daughter of Helmer and Margaret (Johnson) Olmstead. She married John Palka on February 12, 1949, at […]
Gene A. Coplien, Sr., 60, of Brodhead, passed away to be with the Lord on Friday, July 2, 2016, at the William S. Middleton Veteran’s Hospital in Madison. He was born on December 7, 1955, in Monroe, the son of Gene E. and Juanita (Willison) Coplien. He married Bonnie Gould […]
