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‘Saturday with Fat Daddy’ at Traffic Jams, featuring Mark Hagstom

‘Saturday with Fat Daddy’ at Traffic Jams, featuring Mark Hagstom

‘Saturday with Fat Daddy’ at Traffic Jams Wisconsin pinstripe artist Mark Hagstrom shows off his talent at the shop as well as nationally Complied by Amy Cushing Editor On July 22, Traffic James Speed Shop in Clinton, which is owned by Robert Yonkee, hosted “Saturday with Fat Daddy,” where pinstripe […]

 
 

Clinton Homestyle Car Show is July 29

Clinton Homestyle Car Show is July 29

Clinton Homestyle Car Show is July 29 Presented by Wrenchlife and Traffic Jams Speed Shop It’s summertime, the weather is hot… and there are classic cars hitting the streets to find an event that they can participate in and show off to the masses. Cars that slept all winter, covered […]

 
 

Exploring country art through photos

Exploring country art through photos

Exploring country art through photos Patty Van Stone puts her heart into a photographic journal of Rock County barn quilts By Amy Cushing Editor Ten years ago, Patty Van Stone moved to Clinton and discovered something beautiful on the way: barn quilts. She spotted the quilts all around the area […]

 
 

Pedestrian killed by hit and run motorist

On Saturday, Nov. 17, at approximately 12:11 a.m., Deputies from the Rock County Sherriff’s Office, along with Evansville Police, Fire & EMS, responded to N. CTH M between Elaine Drive and Hill Drive in Union Township for a male subject lying in the middle of N CTH M. The reporting […]

 
 

Clinton man charged with 8th Offense Felony OWI

Clinton man charged with 8th Offense Felony OWI

On Aug. 4, at approximately 2:06 a.m., deputies from the Rock County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the area of N I-43 and E. Hart Road in the Town of Turtle, for a check welfare on two individuals standing near the round-a-bout with no vehicles present. Deputies made contact with, […]

 
 

Community invited to Tallman Arts Festival

Community invited to Tallman Arts Festival

The 61st Annual Tallman Arts Festival will take place on Sunday, Aug. 5 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the RCHS campus.

 
 

2018 Meat Products Contest Champions announced

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Meat product contest judges (from left): Mark Schafer (Richelieu Foods; Beaver Dam, Wis.); Adam Borger (Food Research Institute, University
of Wisconsin; Madison, Wis.); Duane Bunting (Retired, Sentry Foods; Dousman, Wis.); Megan McGough (Kerry Ingredients; Beloit,
Wis.); Tim Lorang (Tyson Prepared Foods; Jefferson, Wis.); and Terry Timm (Retired, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Appleton, Wis.).

Grand Champion, 1st Reserve Champion and 2nd Reserve Champion to be sold during the Governor’s Blue Ribbon Meat Products Auction, benefitting Wisconsin 4-H Youth

 
 

Wisconsin FFA Foundation celebrates 35 years at State Convention

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The 2018-19 Wisconsin FFA Foundation Board of Directors includes: (front row l-r) Director Tom Bressner, Wisconsin Agri-Business Association;
Director Jessie Kreke, Culver Franchising System, LLC; Vice President Danielle Waterworth, CNH Industrial Capital; Director Amber
Vickers Keller, Town Bank; President Ginger James, AgroChem; (second row l-r) Director Jesse Singerhouse, Dunn Energy Cooperative;
Director Jason Kollwelter, We Energies; Past President Jon Anderson, Grade A Strategic Brand and Marketing Solutions; Director Janet
Schneider, Stewart-Peterson, Inc.; Secretary Robin Connelly, Organic Valley/CROPP Cooperative; Nicole Nelson, Wisconsin Association of
Agricultural Educators representative; (third row l-r) Director Joe Keller, Keller Farms; Director Chris Schneider, Investors Community Bank;
Treasurer Kathleen Murphy, TASC; Director Luke Wiedenfeld, Lake Mills High School; Director Nicole Wagner, Wisconsin Corn Promotion
Board and Wisconsin Corn Growers Association; and Cheryl Steinbach, Wisconsin FFA Alumni representative. Not pictured: Jeff Hicken,
State FFA Advisor; Cheryl Zimmerman, Wisconsin FFA Center Executive Director and Amelia Hayden, State FFA President.

The Wisconsin FFA Foundation celebrated the achievements of the 2017-18 campaign and its 35-year history at the 89th Wisconsin FFA Convention in Madison this month.

 
 

Their hearts grow bigger every day

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Brandon, Hiedi and their son, Miles, of Clinton, have been chosen as
this year’s Kade’s Klassic benefit recipients. Miles, who is adopted,
was born with Tetralogy of Fallot, a combination of heart defects,
and has undergone numerous surgeries, the most recent of which
was last month in California. The Kade’s Klassic will be June 24 at
Evergreen Country Club in Elkhorn.

Brandon and Hiedi Kadlec opened their hearts when they decided to become adoptive parents and they opened them even further when they agreed to take in a baby with a rare heart condition.

 
 

Athletes to play at a collegiate level

Athletes to play at a collegiate level

SUBMITTED PHOTO The Clinton Topper Clinton’s Senior Athletes signed Letters of Intent to play at the collegiate level last week. Pictured here is Clayton Hahn, Jordan Hendricks, Kenny Ballmer, Brice Enright, Zach Krause, Clara Lund, Connor Mullooly and Jeff Spiwak.