05 July 2023

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Shultz Lake, A.K.A. Pardadise

Shultz Lake, A.K.A. Pardadise


Shultz Lake, A.K.A. Pardadise MARK WALTERS COLUMNIST If you are talking about family traditions, I have one for you. Back in 1982, my Dad – the late Robert Walters – my brother Mike Walters, our family friend Elmer Schlief and myself did our first flyin adventure to Shultz Lake. Schultz is 55-airmiles northwest of Red Lake, Ontario, and we had so much fun that, other than the Covid

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CALVING

CALVING


CALVING from page 10 or Dotyville.” If he had to choose, he thought they were more likely available at Dotyville by Braun’s Hardware. To a farmer they are called calf chains. “They were about that long [he motioned two- to three-feet], and they got cranked up. They always would stay on.” It was impressive how they worked. “It ain’t nothing like that there,” he said, looking at

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Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame to Honor  Class of 2023 Inductees Saturday, July 15

Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame to Honor Class of 2023 Inductees Saturday, July 15


Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame to Honor Class of 2023 Inductees Saturday, July 15 PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS After enshrining 18 drivers, track workers and racing families among the inaugural Class of 2022, the Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame will add a new set of 19 names to the list of esteemed honorees as part of the Class of 2023 Plymouth Racing Wall of Fame induction ceremony on Saturday, July 15.

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Patricia Marie Hafermann

Patricia Marie Hafermann


Patricia “Patty” Marie Hafermann passed away on Friday, June 23, 2023, surrounded by her family after a courageous battle with cancer. Patty was born on November 3, 1955 and was baptized and confirmed at St. Lucas Lutheran Church in Kewaskum. She graduated from Kewaskum High School in the class of 1973. Patty worked for Sheboygan County in the jail and the Aging and Disability Resource Center for 27 plus years and was extremely proud of the work that she did and the elderly people that she was able to help. Patty loved helping others and volunteered calling bingo at the Samaritan Nursing Home, playing games at the Gardens, as well as delivering Meals on Wheels for Washington County with her best friends Linda Gavin, Betty Ebert, and Ann Polzean. Patty also had a love for working on her flower gardens and refurbishing old furniture. She loved to go on road trips in the Fall to visit new and old places. You never knew if she would be home or out on the road exploring. Those Patty leaves behind to cherish her memory include her daughters, Kristine Hafermann and Carrie Gerlach; her “daughter”, Andrea (Jim) Feucht; her precious granddaughter, Maisie Osuski (Parker Lange); and her favorite dog, Franklin, and her grand-dog, Chopper. She is further survived by her brothers, David (Karen) Schaub, Terry (Linda) Schaub, Michael (Kathy) Schaub; and many other nieces, nephews, and friends. Patty is proceeded in death by her parents, Leland and Darlene Schaub; and her nephews, Mathew Schaub, and Christopher O’Kroley. Visitation: Patty’s family will greet relatives and friends at Myrhum-Patten Funeral & Cremation Service (215 Forest Avenue, Kewaskum) on Friday, July 7, 2023 from 10:00 a.m. until 12:45 p.m. Funeral Service: Following the visitation, a funeral service honoring Patty will be held at 1:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Patty will be laid to rest at Lutheran Memorial Park Cemetery in Kewaskum following the service. A special thank you to Generations Hospice nurses Jodi and Stacy, as well as Kim (CNA) and her special caregiver Annette with Senior Helpers for the loving care and support that were provided to Patty and the family ensuring that Patty was able to spend her last days in the home that she loved. Myrhum-Patten Funeral & Cremation Service has been entrusted with Patty’s arrangements. Additional information and Tribute Wall may be found at myrhum-patten.com.
28 June 2023

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Dinner and a Show with Shady  Grove Bluegrass at Mauthe

Dinner and a Show with Shady Grove Bluegrass at Mauthe


Dinner and a Show with Shady Grove Bluegrass at Mauthe FRIENDS OF THE KETTLE MORAINE The Friends of the Kettle Moraine invite you and your entire family for Dinner and a Show with Shady Grove Bluegrass Band on Saturday, July 8, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. The event will be held outdoors at the Mauthe Lake Recreation Area Picnic Shelter of the Kettle Moraine State Forest - Northern Unit. Mauthe

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Hair

Hair


| ENJOY EVERY SANDWICH | Hair MITCHELL BRADLEY KELLER EDITOR And not the 1968 Broadway musical. No, this article, this week, is actually about hair. I chopped mine off earlier this month for no apparent reason; I drove by a salon while running errands recently and suddenly found myself inside, in a chair and wearing a cape without so much as an impetus for the occasion. The experience

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RURAL WRITES

RURAL WRITES


| RURAL WRITES | G.A. SCHEINOHA CONTRIBUTOR June isn’t just Dairy Month. Along about this time, weddings pop up like tiger lillies in a roadside ditch. Of course, the DNR calls them an invasive species. Fortunately, no such label’s applied to nuptials... yet. Reason it comes to mind is sheer naivety. Same as many folks with smartphones, (too smart for a simple country boy) I’ve roamed