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Firefighter Storytime at Karl Juninger Memorial Library
The Karl Junginger Memorial Library collaborated with the Waterloo Fire Department to present a firefighter storytime in recognition of October being Fire Safety Month. Matthew Petrie presented to the families about the importance of fire safety including how to take care of home fire/smoke detectors. When the families went outside to see the fire truck up close, Aiden Ciha showed how much safety gear firefighters wear and how to get...
L.D. Fargo Library celebrates 122 years
LAKE MILLS — The L.D. Fargo Public Library is celebrating 122 years, and invited the community to visit the library for cake, coffee and to read about the history of the library Oct. 7. In 1899, L.D. Fargo offered to donate to Lake Mills so a library could be built in the historic home. Following construction, the library was opened by October 1902, and has since had updates to the rear, new shelving and updated technology. Now, the library is looking to expand the upstairs section that would still preserve the historic outside of the library. Library leaders have said the current size is not large enough to best serve the community.
Fort Atkinson Club looks to grow diverse programming
FORT ATKINSON — The Fort Atkinson Club is partnering with UW-Madison’s Division of the Arts for an upcoming conversation with Laura Anderson Barbata about textiles and preserving cultural heritage. The presentation “Thread: Artists, Activists, and Educators working with Fiber,” which has also been made possible through support from the Ira and Ineva Reilly Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment, is Saturday, Oct. 26, from 3-5 p.m., at the Fort Atkinson Club, 211 S. Water St. E. ...
Lake Mills ends girls tennis season at subsectional
LODI — Lake Mills’ girls tennis team finished its season at the WIAA Division 2 subsectional hosted by Lodi on Monday. At the No. 1 singles flight, Lake Mills’ Skylar Raatz lost her opening match to Luther Prep’s Alli Olson 6-0, 6-1. The L-Cats’ Emma Silva beat Wayland Academy’s Reagan Born 7-5, 8-6 at the No. 2 singles flight in the opening round. In the semifinals, Silva lost 6-2, 6-1...
Saint Mary's volleyball splits with a win and a loss
This past weekend, the Saint Mary's Volleyball team went one for two as they took on the Hope College Flying Dutch on Saturday and the Beloit College Buccaneers on Sunday. On Saturday, the Belles faced off against Hope College but unfortunately took the 3-0 loss against the Flying Dutch. In...
Downtown Jefferson Boo Bash slated for Oct. 17
The Jefferson Chamber of Commerce will host its annual downtown trick-or-treating event Oct. 17. Boo Bash runs from 4-7 p.m. in Downtown Jefferson. Over 30 local businesses are planning to participate, with some handing out treats in Firehouse Alley rather than their storefront locations. That street will be closed to traffic for the event. “Cans for Candy” to help stock the shelves of the Jefferson Area Food Pantry will also return. Families have the option to bring non-perishable food items to the Food Pantry booth in Firehouse Alley to receive a piece of candy. This year will see the M.Bell Horror Haus for the first time. Located inside Shine Realty, this Halloween attraction is built by and put on by kids from Lake Mills. These young entrepreneurs participated in the Jefferson Children’s Business Fair held in April, and won first place in their age group.
Volleyball: Warriors halt five-game losing streak
Going into Thursday’s Badger Large Conference match with Monona Grove, the Waunakee volleyball had lost five straight contests. The Warriors turned things around with a 3-0 road demolition of the Silver Eagles, winning by scores of 25-14,25-18 and 25-17. It was their biggest win since Sept. 17. Waunakee’s balanced attack was the difference, as several players made big contributions, with Evelyn Meyer leading the way with eight digs and 18 assists. Lauren Sprague also had a strong performance, collecting 11 kills, four digs and two aces. The Warriors, scheduled to play at Beaver Dam on Tuesday, Oct. 8, improved to 17-12, while Monona Grove dropped its second in a row and fell to 16-13.
Cross country: Lakeside girls 3rd, boys 4th at Nightfall Classic; Lake Mills boys 5th, girls 10th
Lakeside Lutheran’s girls cross country team finished third in Division 2 with 92 points at the Nightfall Classic on Friday. Sophomores Hannah Minning (ninth, 20:19) and Natalie Schultz (11th, 20:37), freshmen Iris Ingebrigsten (12th, 20:44) and Esther Bohl (17th, 21:17) and senior Mara Minning (43rd, 22:27) scored for the Warriors. “It was an exciting step forward for the girls team, which saw a majority of the group run lifetime bests...
Girls tennis: Jefferson advances 4 flights to sectional, Whitewater advances 1 flight
EAST TROY — Four flights from Jefferson and one from Whitewater advanced to the sectional out of Monday’s WIAA Division 2 girls tennis subsectional held at East Troy High School. For the Eagles, who scored 18 points behind only the host Trojans (24), junior Madeline Dehnert (No. 1 flight), junior Hannah Werning (No. 3 flight), senior Vanessa Ganser (No. 4 flight) and seniors Aeryn Messmann and Bre Mengel (No. 1 doubles) moved on. ...
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