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Honor Flight Supper offers spaghetti and swing

Honor Flight Supper offers spaghetti and swing

Scott & Freida Douglas enjoy their spaghetti dinners By Siara Schwartzlow, Editor Community members filed into the Brodhead High School for the Badger Honor Flight Spaghetti Supper last Saturday, June 18th. All proceeds benefited the Badger Honor Flight, which sends veterans to Washington D.C. Dinner go-ers enjoyed spaghetti and garlic […]

 
 

Anderson family tends library raised bed garden space

  By Mary Ann Inman Reporter CLINTON – Derek and Sarah Anderson and their some of their children have planted tomato plants, eggplants, lemon drop peppers, green beans and basil in one of eight cedar raised garden beds located at Clinton Public Library. Last Saturday, I watched as Abigail Anderson […]

 
 

Take care to avoid mowing injuries this summer

  “Safety, Safety, Safety”, this is a local corporation’s slogan that actually worked and is stuck in my head. Its summertime and everyone is outside working, vacationing or just enjoying the great weather. Over the next few articles we will brush up on some safety items to make this summer […]

 
 

Clinton Elementary School named ‘School of Distinction

  CLINTON – Heidi Simms, principal of Clinton Elementary School, recently received the following letter from Carolyn Stanford Taylor, Asst. State Superintendent. Dear Mrs. Simms: I am pleased to acknowledge that Clinton Elementary was selected by the Wisconsin RtI Center as a School of Distinction for their work accomplished through […]

 
 

Steam locomotive pullsexcursion train through Avalon

Steam locomotive pullsexcursion train through Avalon

By Mary Ann Inman Reporter AVALON – The second weekend in June marked a special occasion for rail fans with the return of the Nickel Plate Road’s locomotive No. 765 to the Chicago region. The train belongs to the Fort Wayne Historical Society in Indiana. Nickel Plate Road steam engine […]

 
 

Thad Hahn named All-State honoree for golf, academics

Thad Hahn named All-State honoree for golf, academics

CLINTON – The Golf Coaches Association of Wisconsin (GCAW) is pleased to announce that Thad Hahn  of Clinton High School is an Academic All-State honoree for the current boys’ golf season.  Students are submitted by GCAW member coaches if they meet the following criteria: Pick up this week’s printed edition […]

 
 

Concert in the Park to put music in the air

SPECIAL NOTE:  The concert will be held this Sunday, June 19 instead of June 26 as was printed in the paper.  We are sorry for any inconvenience that this may have caused. By Melody Pope, Correspondent BRODHEAD — The first Concert in the Park this year will take place at […]

 
 

Donna Pinnow Obituary

Donna Belle Pinnow, age 80 of Brodhead, passed away on June 13th, 9:35 P.M. at Azura Memory Care.  She was born to the late S. Elsworth Rosheisen and Iva Leola Rosheisen (Williams) on September 11, 1935.  Donna is survived by her 6 children Vicki Fogel, Rick (Ann) Pinnow, Kirk (Lorri) […]

 
 

Young Entrepreneur Takes Advantage of City-Wide Garage Sales

By Siara Schwartzlow, Editor BRODHEAD – Nine-year-old Ava Risum used last weekend’s city-wide garage sales event to showcase her up-and-coming lemonade business. Featuring a special twist on traditional lemonade, Ava’s Lemonade began nearly a year ago after her family purchased a storage building behind Veteran’s Park. Ava saw the new […]

 
 

High School Honor Roll Announced

BRODHEAD — Brodhead High School is pleased to announce the students who achieved honor roll for the fourth quarter of the 2015-2016 school year. Students who achieved a 3.00 – 3.49 grade point average are placed on the “B” Honor Roll. Students who achieved a 3.50 – 4.00 grade point […]