The 66th Cobb Corn Roast Celebration is in the books and you couldn’t have dialed up any better weather for this year's event. There were plenty of activities for young and old alike, bands, ball games, fire department water fights, a parade, a chicken BBQ, and of course, sweet corn!
The Chronicle was there for some of the activities so enjoy the recap of the 66th Cobb Corn Roast!
Jennifer Cox from Avoca pleaded no contest to Negligent Intentional Mistreatment of an Animal Friday in Iowa County Court and Judge Matthew Allen sentenced Cox to 10 days in jail.
Poppy is a six-year-old American Bull Dog mix who is now 15 months into recovery thanks to Lisa Edge who adopted the dog and has been nursing Poppy back to health. Here is their story of recovery.
You can also read the newspaper version of this story in the next edition of The Chronicle.
When Mike Reilly spotted this in the Rewey News, our staff thought it would be a nice story. ‘Donald Bevan, near Lima Union, is well known for making wood items and donating them to clubs, organizations, and individuals. He is very talented with wood and has made many things over the years.’
So, we did just that! I had the pleasure of interviewing Donald in his workshop. At 94, he’s still going strong with his passion as a woodworker. Enjoy the video story and don’t forget to pick up this week's Chronicle as Donald is our featured Spotlight story this week.
Highland is fresh off its 3-day Our Town Celebration. The Chronicle was there Saturday to capture some moments of the day. There was a car show on the grounds, pickleball, softball games, a kid’s carnival, bingo, bean bag tournament, music, a glow run/walk, fireworks, and of course, what has become a staple over the years, their famous chicken barbeque sponsored by the Highland Lion's Club. The lighting of the coals and filling the racks with 650 half-chickens is something to witness and that’s where we start.
Enjoy the highlights of Highland’s Our Town Celebration!
The 38th annual Iowa County Farmers Appreciation Day is in the books, and it was a success, as were the other events in Dodgeville over the weekend.
The Dodgeville Chronicle was there to capture most of the events to bring you a recap of all the exciting things that were happening in our city.
Check out this week's Dodgeville Chronicle for a more detailed story and photos of all the action.
Winning a State Title is something every kid wants to achieve in school. In Barneveld, three middle school students, Addison Carden, Mya Norton, and Kelsey Douglas not only won the gold in district, regional, and state competitions, but they recently returned home from Atlanta as National Champions in the Team Engineering Challenge at the National SkillsUSA Championship.
Coach and Technical Education Instructor Will Hodgson has worked with these three young ladies for three years and perseverance paid off. As they say, the third time is a charm. The philosophy of the event is to reward students for excellence, to involve industry in directly evaluating student performances, and to keep classroom training relevant to employers’ needs.
Special thanks to friends and parents who shot video and took photos in Atlanta that were used in this video production. There will be a newspaper version of this story in The Chronicle. The team had to design an all-terrain vehicle that could cover a 200-inch obstacle course on a budget of $60. It’s a good story so check it out.
The Barneveld Fire Department escorted the team to the high school for a celebration. The Chronicle was there to capture it. Congratulations to the Barneveld SkillsUSA team!
The Mineral Point Boys and Girls basketball programs had their annual fundraiser on Friday, June 28th at Dodge-Point Country Club. The unique thing about this year’s fundraiser is that it was a great chance to congratulate both head basketball coach Dan Burreson and head golf coach Cory Sokol one more time on their state championship titles from this past school year, and a picture opportunity with the two of them holding championship trophies.
Despite Mother Nature delaying the golf event for an hour, 144 golfers hit the links at noon and were able to finish. Several other non-golfers joined as well and there were many items up for auction at this year's event.
The Democrat and The Chronicle covered the event so you can enjoy the video version here, or make sure you pick up one of the two papers this week for more coverage of the event.
Sleep in Heavenly Peace (SHP) is a non-profit organization that provides hand-made single or bunk beds to children who don’t have a bed to sleep in. Founded in Idaho in 2012, SHP now has over 270 local chapters nationwide. There are 19 chapters in Wisconsin, with Grant County being one of them.
I interviewed the Co-President of Grant County’s program, Leon Neuheisel, on how SHP works in their county and the high demand for beds for kids. Neuheisel is spreading the word about SHP and hoping other counties will follow Grant County’s lead in building beds for kids who don’t have a bed to sleep in.
Neuheisel will be the guest speaker at the next Dodgeville Kiwanis Club meeting on Tuesday, July 9th beginning at Noon at Dodger Bowl to bring awareness. The presentation is free and open to the public.
The following story will give you a better understanding of how SHP works locally. You can also read the full story in this week’s Chronicle.
If you live in Grant County and have children ages 3-17, you may be eligible. To learn more visit www.shpbeds.org/chapter/wi-grant-co. On Facebook search for Sleep in Heavenly Peace – Grant County.
This past weekend was The Livingston Good Earth Festival. There were many activities around town for the three-day event. The weather dampened Saturday a little, but Sunday was a beautiful day for its annual chicken BBQ, parade, ball games, and so much more.
I took the short drive over on Sunday to cover the event and conduct some interviews as Livingston honored many of its own. Enjoy the recap from the little town with the good earth all around!
Be sure to pick up your copy of The Chronicle this week for more coverage of the event.
On Sunday, June 16th in Blanchardville, it was Dedication Day for Pecatonica High School Baseball Coach Jim Strommen at McKellar Park. The 1:00 p.m. ceremony was held in front of home plate at McKellar Park in front of a large crowd at the Annual Father’s Day Chicken BBQ in Blanchardville before the Hollandale vs. Blanchardville Home Talent Game. The baseball field became Jim Strommen Field who has coached Pecatonica for 43 years.
The Chronicle and Pecatonica Valley Leader were there to cover the ceremony. We have full video coverage of the dedication and an interview with Jim following the ceremony. Don’t forget to pick up your newspaper copy for the full story in both the Valley Leader and the Chronicle.
Lisa Schnedler, Upland Hills Health President and CEO was a guest speaker Tuesday, June 11th at the general Kiwanis meeting held at Dodger Bowl. The Kiwanis hosted the UHH Community Forum for the Dodgeville area. The community meetings are held as part of the every-three-year strategic planning process for the hospital, during which time input is solicited on what services people would like to see UHH provide.
About 30 people were in attendance at the Forum. Schnedler discussed the new senior living project recently announced by the hospital and also talked about new staff and services, updates on the new Mineral Point Clinic, the renovation of the clinic and physical therapy space in Mt. Horeb, and new updates at the hospital. The Chronicle recorded the Forum for our viewers to be updated on Upland Hills Health News.
STATE CHAMPIONS!!
Pointer Nation was at it again, this time in golf. The fourth time was a charm for Mineral Point as the golf team returned to the State Tournament and won its first-ever State Tournament in Division 3 by twenty strokes over Chetek-Weyerhaeuser at Blackwolf Run playing the par 72 Meadow Valley course Tuesday.
After finishing second last year, and third the two years prior, the Pointer golf team broke through and claimed a gold championship ball for the second time this year, previously winning the state basketball championship in March.
The two-day, 36-hole event was shortened to 27 holes as rain hampered Monday’s round and only nine holes could be played. Drew Aschliman led the Pointers shooting a 27-hole total of 118. He also placed in the top six of the top individuals. Logan Weissinger of Durand-Arkansaw was Medalist shooting a 113.
Alex Ross was one stroke behind Aschliman shooting 119, Eli Lindsey shot 121, Reid Acherman 125, and senior Spencer Workman shot 136.
I was there to capture the moment so enjoy the sights, sounds, images, and interviews of Mineral Point’s State Championship!
Many Memorial Day programs were across Iowa County today. The Chronicle attended the annual Memorial Day Ceremony in Avoca this morning. The Avoca/Highland American Legion Auxiliary Unit 335 sets up the program. Unit 335 serves the American Legion Post 335 of Avoca and Post 422 of Highland.
About 100 people were in attendance. There was the Presentation of Colors, music by the Riverdale High School Band, prayer, speakers, 21 Gun Salute and Taps, and Retiring of the Colors. Enjoy the ceremony that honors and mourns the US Military who died in service to the country.
Jinkins Field at The Sports Park in Livingston continues to be updated thanks to generous community donations. Recently, new lights were added, the windscreen fence for the outfield was installed, and now plans are to upgrade the adjacent softball field.
It takes a Village to build projects like this with the kindness of donors and volunteers. Here is an update on this wonderful facility in Livingston. The story also appears in this week's Chronicle.
Over 130 Dodgeville Volunteers were busy today with their annual Love Dodgeville event on a perfect day to be outside. Love Dodgeville is a day set aside to give the town some ‘love’ by doing community service projects. Area churches, community organizations, school organizations, and community members work together on various projects.
Today, work was done at the Arboretum, beautifying the four entrances into town, picking up debris at Governor Dodge, cleaning up the recreation trail between Dodgeville and Mineral Point, and at Grace Lutheran Church, May Baskets were made and delivered to residents of Sienna Crest, Crestridge, UHH Assisted Living and Nursing Home, and Stonefield. Volunteers made homemade cookies and the cookies and water were delivered to the working sites.
The event is held on the first Sunday in May. You can learn more about Love Dodgeville by visiting their page at www.facebook.com/lovedodgeville. Volunteers and donations are always welcome as this is the heart and soul of what makes the wonderful event successful.
The Chronicle attended some sites today, and we have a story of today’s Love Dodgeville!
Trap shooting is a popular choice for Middle and High School Students throughout Wisconsin, particularly in southwest Wisconsin. In our area, Dodgeville, Mineral Point, Iowa-Grant, Barneveld, River Valley, Pecatonica, and Argyle schools all have successful trap teams and some top-notch shooters.
This is Spring Trap Season and shooters are in their second competitive round. There are five weeks of competitive rounds. At the end of the five-week of competitive rounds, the state tournament is held in Rome, Wisconsin June 8th and 9th.
I stopped by the Jonesdale Sportsman Club this week to cover both Dodgeville and Barneveld to understand more about the sport and its popularity with coaches from both squads. How popular is it? 31 students participate from Barneveld and 60 from Dodgeville alone. Over 1900 students participate state-wide. Watch for the story in an upcoming Chronicle feature.
Monday was Iowa County Youth Government Day at the Iowa County Courthouse as high school students from Iowa County had an opportunity to learn firsthand the different services the county offers.
Terry Cool, a History Teacher at Mineral Point, along with Iowa County Circuit Court Judge Matthew Allen explains the importance of this education for students in this video.
The Iowa County Veterans Group is at the heart of this program committed to educating local youth about government at the County level. 7 area Veterans were on hand for the event which was followed by a luncheon at the VFW hall.
Students were able to visit various county offices to learn about what those departments do. There was also a Mock Trial Team from Mineral Point who were able to get experience in a Courtroom with Judge Allen presiding.
The Dodgeville Chronicle was there to document this important educational day.
The 11th Annual Wisconsin Grilled Cheese Championship was held Saturday, April 20th at Harris Park in Dodgeville. The Chronicle was there, and we have a recap for you.
For results, visit www.grilledcheesewisconsin.com.
In Iowa County this past weekend, in a Re-enactment, the 2nd Battalion of the 281st Guards Rifle Regiment defended the Romanian town of Târgu Frumos in April of 1944. Over 200 Re-enactors from all over the United States and Canada were part of this 4-day event.
Hosted in part by the WWII Historical Re-enactment Society, this was an event that was closed to the public. The main focus of this type of event is having a “realistic” battle or scenario. This was a tactical event which is generally a day-long event and takes place on weekends similar to public events.
This was the nation’s largest eastern front Re-enactment event ever. I was able to get access on Saturday to tell the story of why this type of event exists, and why this group partakes and travels long distances to participate with other Re-enactors.
Enjoy the video version of Romanian Spring and don't forget to pick up The Chronicle this week to read about this story and all your local news and sports that happen in Iowa County.
Correction, the event organizer is Adam Bednar, not Andy as highlighted in the video text during Adam's interview.
Not only was it moving day on Saturday at The Masters, it was also the 16-team Dodge-Point Golf Invitational held at Dodge-Point Country Club. We have some video clips to share of the event on a beautiful day for golf - won by Mineral Point with a team score of 309 and winning by 20 strokes over second place Cuba City.
On a sun-splashed Saturday, the Pointers were led by Eli Lindsey who shot 74, followed by Drew Aschliman who carded a 76, Alex Ross with a 77, and Reid Acherman with an 82.
Richland Center’s Roman Johnson was the low man for the day as he shot a three over par 73.
Argyle/Pec finished 5th in the event as Cohlman Schlimgen was their low man with an 85. Both Alex Ruetten and Evan Dochnahl shot 87’s and Glenn Jayne 93.
River Valley finished in 7th place, Barneveld was 11th, Iowa-Grant 12th, and Dodgeville finished 16th.
