The Clinton Topper

Beautiful Mountains

  Every year when school is out, my wife Cathy and I, along with some of our immediate family and even extended family try to take a week or so and travel somewhere. Since the school year tends to get pretty long by the time it’s all said and done, […]

 
 

VFW names winners of Memorial Day Parade bike decorating contest

  The following children were named winners of the Clinton Post #10430 bicycle decorating contest from the Memorial Day Parade. Pick up this week’s printed edition for full story….

 
 

Two Clinton High School teachers receive WICPA grant

  The Wisconsin Certified Public Accountants (WICPA) awards a career awareness grant to deserving teachers of accounting and business education classes to help promote accounting as a career. Laura Benisch and Elisa Shoemaker worked together and were awarded the grant this year, which is their third year in a row […]

 
 

Green Acres Golf Course drives the ‘end of year slump’ off the course at Clinton Elementary School

  Project-based learning is a passion of Clinton Elementary educators Teresa Pickarts and Ross Niquet and ending this year was an extension of their belief in how kids learn best. They transformed their room, into an ode to agriculture and started the process of opening “Green Acres Golf Course” on […]

 
 

6/16/16 Clinton Classifieds

6/16/16 Clinton Classifieds

[ilink style=”download”]Download[/ilink] Click the link above to access the the latest classifieds section Classified Ads The Clinton Topper is a weekly newspaper, published on Wednesdays. To submit your classified ad for the print version of The Clinton Topper, please call 815-877-4044.

 
 

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 […]