So It Goes By Andrew Johnson A True Hometown Hero It is a special thing when the state legislature recognizes an individual as a Hometown Hero. Last Tuesday, February 11th, Jerry Gosa received such recognition in Madison. It could not have gone to a more deserving person. I got to know Jerry over the last few years while serving with him on the Kewaskum Remembers Wisconsin 9/11 committee.

Fond du Lac Lioness Club Winter Dance Featuring The Del Rays The kick-off for the Fond du Lac dances hosted by the Marghaels Dance Hall, N7688 Van Dyne Road, Fond du Lac, will be held on Sunday, Feb. 23, from 1 p.m.-5 p.m. The dance will benefit the Fond du Lac Lioness Club and is sponsored by Gold Star Tours of Fond du Lac and is supported by Kolk’s Auto Repair of Mayville. There will

Kiwanis Club’s Winter Fest Brings Lots Of Fun By Anne Trautner The snow tubing hill at Sunburst Winter Sports Park in Kewaskum was a flurry of activity as the Kewaskum Kiwanis Club held its first Winter Fest on Saturday, Feb. 15. “With temperatures in the 30s and plenty of fresh snow, the tubing was excellent. There were over 160 tickets sold, making this one of the highest attended

Humane Society To Be Renovated Demolition is set to begin this month at the Washington County Humane Society (WCHS) where much of the existing facility will be razed to make way for a larger, modern, animal-centric building. The 34,435 square-foot space, designed by The Kubala Washatko Architects of Cedarburg, has been purposefully designed to create a more comfortable, stress-free environment

Fire Destroys Building At Kewaskum Auto Recyclers A Friday night fire destroyed one building and damaged another at Kewaskum Auto Recyclers on Highway V, between Campbellsport and Kewaskum in the Town of Auburn. The fire was reported at 7:28 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 7, by one of the owners of the business. According to the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Department, one of the owners had

So It Goes Ripple effect By Andrew Johnson Author and journalist Mike Nichols was the guest lecturer at MPTC for the first or four lectures about September 11th. He is the author of the book “Just a Few Sleeps Away.” This is a book that tells the story about the Haberman family experiences before, during, and after the events that took place on September 11, 2001. One of Nichols main

Giving The Gift Of Music By Anne Trautner Connie Schulist played the cello her entire childhood. “After she got married, when they found out they were expecting me, she sold her cello. So she did not play cello her entire adult life, because she didn't have a cello to play,” said Jessica Stortz, Schulist’s daughter who lives in Mayville. When Schulist’s mother died in January