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Hard times, hard work made easier when shared among friends Farmers help Brewer family harvest soybeans after losing mother and father within months

SUBMITTED PHOTO The Independent-Register
Members of the Brewer family gather for a photo in the soybean field on harvest day. The adults, from the left, are Tony Brewer, Nicole Brewer, Tami Behnke, Brian Behnke and Traci Brewer with youngsters Jaxson and Kinslee.

By Mary Hookham, Correspondent Glenn and Joann Brewer’s three adult children, Tami, Traci and Tony, are grateful for the lessons their parents taught them. The most important lesson is how to be happy doing the work that needs to be done each day on the family’s dairy and crop farm […]

 
 

10/7/20 Brodhead Shopper

10/7/20 Brodhead Shopper

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Rooted in tradition Visitors, family growers enjoy harvest time at Ten Eyck Orchard

BRETT SHARP The Independent-Register
	Apple trees surround the round barn at Ten Eyck Orchard in Brodhead. The 1920s-era structure is a favorite stop for visitors to the orchard.

By Katelyn Black, Correspondent With the fall season in full swing, Brodhead’s Ten Eyck Orchard is as busy as ever. Located along Wisconsin Highway 11 just outside of town, the orchard is owned by fifth- and sixth-generation farmers Rob and Drew Ten Eyck. Because of the lack of labor and […]

 
 

Chamber cancels this year’s Fire & Ice Festival Activities wouldn’t allow for social distancing

By Dan Moeller, CORRESPONDENT Brodhead’s Fire & Ice festival has been canceled for this year because of the coronavirus. The festival is traditionally held the first weekend in December. Brodhead Chamber of Commerce President Michael Lowery made the announcement in an Oct. 3 email. “Working closely with our team of […]

 
 

JIM ST. JOHN

Jim St. John, 75, of Saratoga Springs, New York, died Sept. 25, 2020. He is survived by his wife, Nanci; and siblings, Bill (Carol) St. John and Jane St. John. At a later date, there will be a celebration of his life. He is missed and moved by all who […]

 
 

ROBERT E. MILLER

ROBERT E. MILLER

Robert E. Miller, age 26, of Brodhead, died peacefully in his sleep on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, at his grandparents’ house. He was born on April 20, 1994, at Beloit Memorial Hospital in Beloit, Wisconsin, the son of Allen and Ellen (Gilbank) Miller. Robert attended school at The Wisconsin Center […]

 
 

JEAN ANN McCLAREN

JEAN ANN McCLAREN

Jean Ann McClaren, age 81, passed away Sept. 26, 2020, at the Monroe Clinic Hospital. Jean was born Oct. 31, 1938, in Spring Grove Township, the daughter of Alfred and Alice (Malcook) Gadow.   Jean was married to Monte McClaren on Oct. 8, 1960, in Beloit, Wisconsin. Jean was a Brodhead […]

 
 

HILARY BLYTH BAUMAN

HILARY BLYTH BAUMAN

Hilary Blyth Bauman, 57, of Albany, passed away peacefully at a hospital in Washington, Missouri, on Oct. 1, 2020, with loved ones at her side. She was born June 1, 1963, in Milwaukee. While Hilary, John, son Tyler and his girlfriend, Gaby, were on a getaway last weekend in Hermann, […]

 
 

9/30/20 Brodhead Shopper

9/30/20 Brodhead Shopper

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Plans for aviation museum are taking off Organizers eye spring opening, social and educational events

SUBMITTED PHOTO The Independent-Register
	Ray Pawlisch, representing the William S. Knight Foundation, presents a donation in a symbolic U.S. Air Mail pouch to Ami Eckard-Lee, collections manager at the Kelch Aviation Museum in Brodhead. The foundation has donated $370,000 to the museum pro-ject and the recent check presentation was the final one, as museum officials get ready to start construc-tion on the Phase II building at the facility. The two are pictured near the museum’s 1929 Stearman C3-B.

By Katelyn Black, Correspondent Brodhead’s Kelch Aviation Museum is raising money to construct its Phase II building before officially opening its display to the public this spring. Currently located inside their Phase I hangar, this large collection of historical planes was once owned by Wisconsin airplane fanatic, Alfred Kelch. Kelch […]