Horicon Cross Country Finishes Season Strong HORICON CROSS COUNTRY Horicon Cross Country teams celebrated Founders Day at the Columbus Golf Course, running in the Columbus Day Invite on Monday, Oct. 14. The meet offered teams a welcomed change of pace as the course was a flat two miles. The girls’ team finished with their best team place of the year, coming in at fourth (116 pts) behind

Mayville Girls Cross Country Secures Third Place at Flyway Conference Championship MAYVILLE CROSS COUNTRY On Thursday, October 17, at the challenging Saint Lawrence Seminary course in Mount Calvary, the Mayville cross country teams rose to the occasion at the Conference Championship. The girls’ varsity team delivered a strong performance, placing third overall with five runners earning

Marshfalcons Drop Final Game of Regular Season CLARICE CASE EDITOR The Horicon/Hustisford football team (45, 3-3) earned the eight seed in the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) Division 5 Playoffs after losing the final, regular season, home game to Lodi (6-3, 4-2) 28-7. Husticon’s only touchdown came in the first quarter on a six-yard run by Tristan Hearley. Daryl

Walnut Trees, Friend or Foe CAROL SHIRK CERTIFIED MASTER GARDENER Black walnut trees (Juglans nigra) and butternut trees, also called white walnut trees (Juglans cinerea) are commonly recognized by gardeners as having a toxic trait. They contain juglone, concentrated primarily in their buds, leaves, stems, nut hulls, and roots. This chemical spells trouble for many surrounding plants, causing

Reaching Beyond The Veil Dear Reader, In the quiet moments of reflection, when the world around us falls still, it is natural to wonder about those who have gone before us. They lived, they loved, they achieved noble purposes, and now, they dwell in the spiritual realm, a world that seems distant yet so intimately connected to our own. The question arises: Can we summon their guidance, their

On Titus, Indians and Cultural Pockets KARL MCCARTY CONTRIBUTOR In March of 1937, William A. Titus published a chapter in The Wisconsin Magazine of History (p.310 to 322). The article titled The Westward Trail discusses the late 1800s in lower Fond du Lac County and mentions the claim that roving Indians faded by the 1870s. Titus’s Claims of Indians in Eden Township Titus wrote,