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St. Agnes Hospital Nationally Recognized for High-Quality Heart Failure Care
SSM Health Fond du Lac Regional Clinic Cardiology team members were among those recognized by the American Heart Association with a Get With The Guidelines® - Heart Failure Gold Plus quality achievement award.
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Bodden Presents Rick Heisler with Citation from the Legislature
On Saturday, August 17, Representative Ty Bodden presented Mr. Rick Heisler of Campbellsport with a citation from the legislature. The citation was presented to Mr. Rick Heisler at the Hunter Safety Field Day in Dundee.
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S.O.T.H. Snapshots at Eden's Fireman's Parade
Shepherd of the Hills Catholic School was well represented at the Eden Firemen's Parade. Participants from back left are Emmie Petersen, Mary Shanahan, Audra Abhold, and Gracie Petersen. From left in front are Brita McCullough, Maggie Diaz, Barb Grzywinski, Fr. Mark Jones, Kelly Schisel, Sarah Immel, Audrey Bonen, Kim Ottery, Amelia Petersen, and Clayton Ottery.
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Dual County Girls Softball Games Held in Brownsville
The annual Dual County Girls Softball All Star Game was held in Brownsville on Saturday, Aug. 3. Approximately 90 girls representing Brownsville, Campbellsport, Oakfield, Fond du Lac, Farmington, North Fond du Lac, Springs, Eden, Laconia, Lomira, and Eden played some great games in the heat.
After the games, 12 players from Majors teams participated in a Home Run Derby. Tori Thomas of Brownsville walked away the champion, with six dingers in two minutes.
Congratulations to all the girls!
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Campbellsport F.U.M.C. Welcomes Lay Minister
Campbellsport First United Methodist Church welcomes a new certified lay minister, Denise Retzleff, as of August 1. Denise will lead worship services and provide pastoral care to homebound.
Retzleff will work with church leaders and members to encourage programming to nurture the congregation’s spiritual growth. Prior to this position, Denise taught at Oakfield High School for seven years and then was 4-H Youth Development Educator with UW Extension in Wood, Waukesha and Fond du Lac counties for a combined 29 years. She became certified as a lay minister earlier this year, after serving as a lay speaker since 2018. Denise lives in Fond du Lac with her husband, Tom. They have two adult children.
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Important Announcement for Village of Kewaskum Voters: New Polling Location
As the Village of Kewaskum prepares for the upcoming Partisan Primary Election, residents are advised of a significant change in polling location. This year, voting will take place at the Kewaskum Fire Department, located at 1106 Fond du Lac Avenue.
Voter Registration: Ensure you are prepared by checking your voter registration status on myvote.wi.us and bring valid Photo ID. Voters who are not registered may register at the polls.
For additional information on the election or any questions regarding voting at the new location, please contact the Village Clerk’s office by phone: 262-626-3627 or email: [email protected]. Election information is also available on the Village Website.
Piggly Wiggly Campbellsport's Round-Up Program continues to donate back to the community.
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Celebrate Smokey Bear’s 80th Birthday at Wisconsin State Parks
To commemorate Smokey’s 80th birthday, the DNR is hosting several events at state parks and state forests across the state over the coming weeks. Join DNR staff to hear the story of Smokey Bear, enjoy a slice of birthday cake, listen to some live music or participate in a family-friendly fire safety activity.
Smokey will be paying a visit to the Kettle Moraine State Forest - Northern Unit, Mauthe Lake Recreation Area, N1490 County Road G, Campbellsport, WI 53010, on Friday, August 9, 5-7 p.m.
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Eden Picnic and Parade | Snapshots
August 2-4, 2024
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Wisconsin Council of the Blind & Visually Impaired Announces 2024 Scholarship Recipients
The Wisconsin Council of the Blind & Visually Impaired has awarded $2,000 scholarships to six Wisconsin students with blindness or low vision who are pursuing postsecondary education during the academic year beginning this fall. The Council, founded in 1952, has been offering scholarships for most of its history to students with vision loss.
Among this year’s scholarship recipients is Kaylee Mueller of Campbellsport, who is attending UW-Green Bay.
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Kewaskum Public Library Summer Learning Challenge Celebration Picnic
the Kewaskum Public Library's Summer Learning Challenge Celebration Picnic held at Kiwanis Park on Friday, Aug. 2. About 70 library patrons attended the event.
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Cub Scout Corner | Scout Camping Continues in July
Kewaskum Cub Scout Pack 3744
Cub Scout camping continued as we headed into July. We attended another of our Council Camps, Camp Rokilio. Camp Rokilio is on Cedar Lake up in Manitowoc County. Here, we had a lot of fun woth shooting bb guns, sling shots, archery, tye dying t-shirts, hiking, swimming, boating, fishing, campfires, roasting s’mores, and lots of slushies, as it is a tradition at camp! Everyone had a great weekend at camp and is looking forward to heading back next year!
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A Full Ride and A Full Summer | Josh Bocher of Kewaskum receives a full-ride basketball scholarship to Quincy University
Josh Bocher, a 2020 Kewaskum High School graduate, recently received a full-ride basketball scholarship to Quincy University in Illinois and is currently working for the Village of Kewaskum in the Public Works Department for the summer.
Rather than relaxing this summer, Bocher is making the most of his days by working full time with the Village and preparing for the upcoming basketball season when he’s off the clock.
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Kewaskum Schools Welcome New District Business Manager
The Kewaskum School District (KSD) recently hired Keith Brightman as the new Business Manager for the district.
The role of a District Business Manager is to take charge of leading and managing all non-instructional areas of the district, such as following board policies and meeting all state and federal requirements.
“I lead the annual budget planning process and oversee the business office operations which includes hiring/compensation, payroll, purchasing and reporting. I also manage areas of school nutrition and student transportation,” stated Brightman. “I report out at all board meetings as well as at the monthly Finance and Transportation Committee meetings.”
Brightman currently lives in Brookfield with his wife, three boys and two dogs.
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A worker goes to great heights to provide tuckpointing on the exterior of Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Kewaskum on July 24.
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Washington County Fair | Snapshots
July 23-28, 2024
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The Library is all Abuzz
A recent teen and tween craft event held at the Campbellsport Public Library with 11 youth (not all pictured) joining Ms. Katey to create painted coasters and enjoy donuts. There is plenty of space available for the library's next teen event on August 2, at 10:30 a.m., where it will host a cupcake war. Who can create the most creative cupcake? Let the judges decide! For more details and to sign up visit or call the library.
Families have great fun craftily repurposing boxes donated by the Kewaskum Post Office at the Kewaskum Public Library's Kids Create-A-Palooza last week.
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Fond du lac County Fair | Snapshots
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Dinner and a Show with Ken Lonnquist
The Friends of the Kettle Moraine invite you and your entire family for Dinner and a Show with Ken Lonnquist on Saturday, July 27, 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
Lake is located at N1490 County Road GGG, south of County Road SS near New Prospect. A Wisconsin State Park System vehicle admission sticker is required for parking.
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28th Annual Beautification Awards
Sponsored by: Kewaskum Women’s Club and the Village of Kewaskum
Members of the Kewaskum Women's Club and the Village of Kewaskum presented beautification awards to village residents at the Kewaskum Village Board meeting on Monday, July 15, for floral and lawn designs. Four homes and one business were selected for the awards. Judges were Kewaskum Women’s Club members Gwendolyn Dreher, Merriann Cudewicz and Carmen Butschlick.
Residential winners received a plaque with the beautification category and their names and addresses, along with a large metal sign for their front yard depicting a beautification award. The winning business received a plaque award.
Winners include:
Creative use of landscape materials and shrubs: Dale Thurow, 1852 Edgewood Road.
Floral, Shrubbery and Tree Arrangement: Douglas and Candice Vlotho, 845 Chief Kewaskum Place.
Colorful Floral and Selection of Design: Daniel and Kerry Felton, 1817 Old Fond du Lac Road.
Lawn Ornaments and Décor: Chris and Chris Klein-Wassink, 1196 Riverview Drive.
Business Beautification: The Gift Nooke, 222 Main St.
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A Blue Star Service Banner is presented to Tina Eggert, left, and son, Finley, by Kewaskum American Legion Post 384 Commander Jim Dorn on the afternoon of Wednesday, July 17. The banner is received in honor of Tina's son, Isaiah Knaus, who is serving in the U.S. Navy and currently in boot camp.
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Activities at the Campbellsport Public Library
Children and families visit the Campbellsport Public Library on July 10, for special guest musician Micah Sommersmith who was there to play the accordion.
A recent teen and tween craft event held at the Campbellsport Public Library with 11 youth (not all pictured) joining Ms. Katey to create painted coasters and enjoy donuts.
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Liquid Courage is playing the 'Music in the Park' series in Kewaskum on Tuesday, July 23.
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Makayla Stommel of Eden Crowned 2024 Fond du Lac County Fairest of the Fair
Outside of working and college, Makayla likes to play soccer, tennis and badminton. She is also involved in a lot of community service. She coaches a summer soccer high school team, cleans up in the Eden Nature Park, and is a Fond du Lac County 4-H Adult Leader. She is the 20-year-old daughter of Sharon and the late John Stommel.
Makayla will serve as the official hostess of the 2024 Fond du Lac County Fair taking place July 17-21. As Fairest, she will also make appearances at various events across the county over the next year. You can follow her adventures on Facebook or Instagram (). In January 2025, Makayla will represent the FDL Fair at the Wisconsin Association of Fairs Annual Convention where she will compete for the title of Wisconsin Fairest of the Fairs.
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Doing Its Job!
The floodplain forest around Mauthe Lake is doing its job by collecting water from May’s and June’s huge rain events. Wetlands like those around Mauthe Lake hold water like gigantic sponges preventing flooding to down-stream and riverside communities.
For folks visiting the Mauthe Lake Recreation Area of the Kettle Moraine State Forest – Northern Unit, you will find a much smaller swimming beach and a flooded boat launch road along with some picnic areas. Many other low spots within the Northern Unit also have pools of water causing trail closures throughout the forest. High water levels in several area lakes required invoking slow, no wake rules. Check the DNR website or local lake associations before
you head out to horseback ride, mountain bike the trails, or go boating for the current conditions and closures.
Please have patience as Mother Nature slowly releases water from these flooded locations. Let’s hope this pattern of major rainstorms lets up soon.
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On July 3, two 1930 model automobiles are spotted in the Village of Eden on Elizabeth Street next to the old Hillebrand Shop across from 2Fer's. The first was a Model A made by Ford Motor Company. The second model from 1930 was veteran Clarence "Fuzzy"Blatz. Fuzzy is the legendary greeter of the annual Empire Thresheree held the fourth Saturday in August (to be held on Aug. 24 this year).
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Celebrating 65 Year Kiwanis Anniversary
Gene Bohn (center of front row) celebrates being a Kiwanis member for 65 years on June 17. Bohn went for more than 40 years without missing a Kiwanis meeting. To keep his perfect attendance record going, he searched for a Kiwanis Club when he was out of town and attended the meeting there. He also served as secretary of the Kiwanis Club of Kiwanis for 17 years. Presenting an award to Bohn were Tim Lubinsky, the governor of the Wisconsin-Upper Michigan District of Kiwanis International, and his wife Patricia. Also in attendance were Bohn's daughter Susan, her husband, Jeff, and their daughter, Monica, along with other members of the Kiwanis Club of Kewaskum.
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The Kewaskum Historical Society was awarded a Washington County Tourism Grant worth $8,075. Pictured are: (front row, from left) Kewaskum Historical Society members Dean Schmidt, Glenn Goodearle, Janice Oelhafen and Bill Butzlaff; and (back row) Washington County District 7 Supervisor Anne Trautner and Washington County Executive Josh Schoemann.
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Kewaskum Kicks off the Forth of July Celebration with a Bang
July 3 | Snapshots
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Congratulations to Matt B for scoring a touchdown during a special exhibition play during the Kewaskum High School football game against Kettle Moraine Lutheran! Great job!!!
Heavy rain washes out a portion of Shalom Drive in the Town of Farmington on Monday, Aug. 27. - video courtesy of Ryan Elbe
A family has been displaced after a house fire on Oct. 25 at 704 Moraine Court in Kewaskum. It was the home of Matthew and Jennifer Wuensch, and their two adult daughters and three grandchildren. The two youngest children are ages 2 months and 1 year, and the oldest will turn 7 tomorrow. No one was injured in the fire, but they lost most of their belongings. To help the family, go to https://www.gofundme.com/kewaskum-house-fire. See next week's paper for details about the fire. Video submitted by Mark Walcheske.
At tonight's boys basketball game versus Campbellsport, monetary and gift card donations will be collected for the families affected by the apartment building fire in Kewaskum last night. The varsity boys game will be held tonight at Kewaskum High School at 7:15 p.m.
More video footage of last night's fire at 222 Braatz Drive in Kewaskum, courtesy of Jim Sprouse, Property Loss Management, LLC.
On Friday, Feb. 10, at approximately 7:36 p.m., the Kewaskum Fire Department was dispatched to a fire located in the bedroom of 222 Braatz Drive Apt. #7. Kewaskum Police, along with members of the Kewaskum Fire Department, arrived on scene and attempted to stop the spread of the fire by using fire extinguishers; however, they were unsuccessful. The building sustained substantial fire and water damage to all of the eight units in the building. All residents were safely evacuated and have been in contact with the Red Cross to assist them. One Kewaskum Fire Fighter suffered a serious medical condition on scene and was transported to Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee. Another Kewaskum Fire Fighter was treated on scene for smoke inhalation. The Kewaskum Fire Department was assisted by the following departments: West Bend Fire Department, Campbellsport Fire Department, Kohlsville Fire Department, Fillmore Fire Department, Newburg Fire Department and Boltonville Fire Department. The Kewaskum Police Department requested a fire investigator from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office to investigate the nature and cause of the fire. The fire is still under investigation. Video courtesy of Jim Sprouse, Propetry Loss Management, LLC
