17 July 2019

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Wellness Wednesdays

Wellness Wednesdays


Wellness Wednesdays Viola Schrauth races to the finish line during the Cougar Dash Kids’ Run on Thursday, July 4. Looking for a way to add some spark to your exercise routine? Trying to find ways to improve your overall wellness? Join the naturalists at the Kettle Moraine State Forest - Northern Unit for their Wellness Wednesday hikes and programs. On Wednesdays through the end of September,

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“Heroes” CCT’s

“Heroes” CCT’s


“Heroes” CCT’s Members of the Campbellsport 4-H Club made a strawberry shortcake sundae for someone during the Concert In The Park on Thursday, July 11. By Rose Brandl Campbellsport Community Theater is presenting two One Act plays in August. We have entitled the show “Heroes and Homebodies.” Our Heroes are in the show “War Letters.” It is the story about a serviceman

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Community Calendar

Community Calendar


Community Calendar Every Monday and Wednesday — “Loaves and Fishes” FREE Hot Meal. Anyone is welcome! 5 p.m.-6 p.m. at Church of Peace, 158 S. Military Rd. in Fond du Lac. Bring your family! Every Third Monday — The RTS Bereavement Support Group meets at St. Agnes Hospital. For more information, call 926-4843. Every Tuesday — TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets at Waucousta

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Our Native Pollinators

Our Native Pollinators


Our Native Pollinators Native pollinators from bees to butterflies are an amazingly diverse and vital group of organisms. Learn more about them at the Ice Age Visitor Center on Saturday, July 27, at 6:30 p.m. for the Our Native Pollinators program. Kettle Moraine State Forest - Northern Unit’s Summer Saturday Evening Events continues with the program “Our Native Pollinators.” The

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Urban Wild Canines

Urban Wild Canines


Urban Wild Canines An Urban Wild Canines program will be presented at the Ice Age Visitor Center on Thursday, July 25, at 7 p.m. Learn how wild red foxes and coyotes survive in a human dominated landscape. Kettle Moraine State Forest - Northern Unit presents “Urban Wild Canines” for the next Thursday Evening Exploration. The program will be held on Thursday, July 25, from 7 p.m. to

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From The Desk Of  The Fair Manager…

From The Desk Of The Fair Manager…


From The Desk Of The Fair Manager... The Washington County Fair will be held July 23-28. Come out and enjoy rides, food entertainment and fun. There are plenty of fun activities all week at the Washington County Fair. Special events are planned for each day. The Washington County Fair will host numerous equestrian events throughout the week for fairgoers to enjoy. In just a few weeks,

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Washington County Fair To Feature Some   Great Musical Headliners

Washington County Fair To Feature Some Great Musical Headliners


Washington County Fair To Feature Some Great Musical Headliners This year’s Washington County Fair kicks off on Tuesday, July 25. Check out this year’s Silver Lining Ampitheater music line-up, which features country stars Dylan Scottwith Travis Denning and Mitchell Tenpenny, and Billy Currington with Nora Collins, and rock stars Stone Temple Pilots. Thursday, July 25, Lineup Kicking

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Washington County Fair Junior Livestock  Auction Celebrates 50 Years

Washington County Fair Junior Livestock Auction Celebrates 50 Years


Washington County Fair Junior Livestock Auction Celebrates 50 Years Youth show their animals at the fair prior to the Washington County Fair Junior Livestock Auction, which will be held July 25. By Judy Etta The first Washington County Fair Junior Livestock Auction, was held July 23, 1970 at the Washington County Fair Grounds in Slinger. Washington County patterned the first Washington

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When Margie Walked St. Kilian Drive

When Margie Walked St. Kilian Drive


Pictured here is Katherine Zwaschka, who married Frank Gitter. “That’s the maiden name of my grandma Gitter. Which is my dad’s mother. But I never got to know him [grandpa], because I was only nine months old when he died.” This was Margie Gitter Beck’s grandparents in 1922. The back of picture is labeled: “Parents of Frank Gitter married to Margaret Stommel.” Margie commented: “My

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When Margie Walked St. Kilian Drive

When Margie Walked St. Kilian Drive


When Margie Walked St. Kilian Drive Above is St Kilian Church in July 2019, as another St. Kilian Picnic approaches. Below is St. Kilian in 1948. It was dated, “Centennial. Sept. 19, 1948. St. Kilian at St. Kilian. Margie (Gitter) Beck went to eight grades of school; married there by Father Reichel — Jan. 29, 1949.” Grandpa Frank Gitter died in 1932, just a few months after granddaughter