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At DeForest's Mission Nutrition, volunteers have fun making a difference
In every community, nonprofit organizations help to ensure our neighbors have life’s essentials — food, clothing and housing. And, at the heart of most nonprofits are volunteers, people who want to give back to their community and help others. Mission Nutrition, a food resource for families and older adults within the DeForest Area School District, relies on those who give their time and talent to help sort, pack and distribute food to clients. Many find the work satisfying for a number of reasons, including Kristin...
Windsor applies for state grant to improve N. Meixner Road
The Windsor Village Board voted unanimously in favor of applying for the Agricultural Roads Improvement Program (ARIP) in hopes of rehabilitating a section of N. Meixner Road on Thursday, April 4. The application outlines a project corridor on the road between from CTH V to the Columbia County border, roughly 1.2 miles. It cites the deteriorated asphalt, disrepair and annual posting of weight limits in the corridor as reasoning for serious funding consideration. ...
Lacrosse: Norski boys fall to Oregon; girls drop pair of matches
Opening the season with a 14-3 blowout win over Watertown on Monday, April 1, the DeForest girls’ lacrosse team has lost two straight matches. Marianna Champagne erupted for five goals and two assists against the Goslings, while teammate Alaina Kerl had a hat trick and an assist for a four-point night. Berlin Ganser finished with two goals for DeForest, and Brenly Schoenemann had a goal. Champagne also racked up 10 groundballs. ...
Softball: Norskies' rally falls short at MG
The DeForest softball team started off the 2024 campaign with a bang, crushing Sauk Prairie in the Norskies’ home opener 16-0. They almost started off 2-0, but DeForest was clipped by Monona Grove on the road on Tuesday, as the Norskies’ rally fell short in a 7-6 loss. They found themselves down six runs in the second inning. Raegan Smith and Payton Steffen had four hits apiece for DeForest, now 1-1. Steffen also drove in a run and pitched six innings, striking out two and walking three. Of the seven runs she allowed on nine hits, only four were earned. Sofia Rauls also had an RBI for the Norskies, while walking twice. DeForest batters worked Silver Eagles’ pitching for five walks, as Desirae Kallstrom raced for two steals. DeForest hosts Beaver Dam on Thursday.
Girls soccer: Norskies split with Sun Prairie West, East
To start the season, the DeForest girls’ soccer team split with the two Sun Prairie schools, blanking West 4-0 and falling 2-1 to East. On Friday, Olivia Turnquist and Marissa Thiel had two goals apiece against West, as Rylan Oberg, Karina Kuzdas and McKenzie Brandl notched assists. “Overall, a good weekend with some tough luck versus East after controlling possession for the bulk of the game and outshooting them 11-3,” said DeForest head coach Tim Esser. “Ball movement and defense was solid both games but just couldn’t seem to find the back of the net on Saturday.” The Norskies had a tough time breaking through against East, as Oberg scored DeForest’s lone goal in the loss. At 1-1, the Norskies were slated to host Reedsburg on Monday.
Boys tennis: DeForest ninth at Mukwonago Sweet 16 Invite
The DeForest boys’ tennis team had a strong showing at the Mukwonago Sweet 16 Invitational, finishing ninth overall. After opening play with a 6-1 loss to Germantown in the round of 16, the Norskies won their next three matches, topping Wauwatosa East, Muskego and Waukesha South. Against Germantown, DeForest’s No. 1 singles player Hadley Jones swept Sam Schilder 6-4, 6-4, but Germantown won the rest of the matches. Jonathan Wells...
College baseball: DeForest's Hausser, Kaufmann lead UWM against MSOE at American Family Field April 17
On April 17, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee baseball team will play the Milwaukee School of Engineering at American Family Field. It’s a chance to watch NCAA Division 1 college baseball at a Major League Baseball stadium, as the Panthers roster includes recent DeForest baseball alumni Justin Hausser and Keagon Kaufmann. The game is at 5 p.m. For tickets, go to https://am.ticketmaster.com/uwm/BattleofBrewCity or contact the UWM Ticket Office at (414) 229-5886.
An Outdoorsman's Journal: Back to the Bush
Hello friends, Back in the late 80’s and for several weeks each summer in the 90’s I was a bushman/camp manager for Chimo Lodge and Outposts. I worked for Pete and Elisabeth Hagedorn at any and all of their 11 fly in locations and in ‘89 started the column that you are reading while camp manager. I originally called this column North of the Border and I would hand write it and no matter where I was. Pete would fly NPO “November Papa Oscar,” his...
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