07 February 2024

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SHEEP DIP

SHEEP DIP


SHEEP DIP from page 6 What did she catch? “Bullheads!” as if it was obvious. How big were they? “All sizes. Good.” Then she motioned ones approaching 10 to 12 inches. “Oh, my grandma loved to eat them. But IF we could get them skinned! Ohhhh.” Ahhh yes, bullheads taste so good, but getting the skin off without having the barbed points of the fins hit you is never easy. It doesn’t
05 February 2024

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Eleanor E. Haack

Eleanor E. Haack


Eleanor “Nory” E. Haack, 90, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 1, 2024, at the Fond du Lac Lutheran Home. She was born on November 14, 1933, in the Town of Auburn, the daughter of Harry and Vera (nee Haushalter) Odekirk. Eleanor was a graduate of Campbellsport High School. On August 27, 1955, she was united in marriage to Martin E. Haack at St. John’s Lutheran Church in New Fane. They farmed together in the Town of Auburn. Eleanor enjoyed fishing, quilting, crocheting, camping, and woodworking. She was a member of the New Fane Kettle Riders and was a great people watcher. Most important to Eleanor was the time she spent with family. Eleanor is survived by her sons, Henry Haack and Daryl (Marcie) Haack; grandchildren, Holly (Lucas) Reindl, Harrison Haack, and Benjamin (fiancée Mackenzie Gilbert) Haack; great-granddaughters, Autumn and Eden Reindl; sisters, Alice Ketter and Harriet Gilligan; nephews, nieces, other relatives, and friends.  Eleanor was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Martin, in 1996; son, Mark, in 2020; sister, Joyce Bowen; brother, John “Jack” Odekirk; brother-in-law, Loren Ketter; and sister-in-law, Mildred Odekirk. A funeral service will Friday, February 9, at 2 p.m. at the Twohig Funeral Home, 109 W. Main St., Campbellsport, WI 53010. Chaplain Jim Mallmann will officiate, and burial will follow in Union Cemetery, Campbellsport. Visitation will be Friday, February 9, from 11 a.m. until time of service at the Twohig Funeral Home, Campbellsport. There will be a celebration of Eleanor’s life at a later date. Twohig Funeral Home is serving the family with online guestbook and condolences at www.twohigfunerals.com.
31 January 2024

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A Sippel Haircut

A Sippel Haircut


A Sippel Haircut KARL MCCARTY CONTRIBUTOR We were talking at Woodlands Senior Park in Fond du Lac over breakfast, about the old days and the value of a good haircut. Whether you were in Fond du lac, St. Cloud or Eden, you could get a good one from a Sippel. Bernard Sippel (1908-2003) Esther Hodina was talking to Karl Ryan. Both had stories of Sippel haircuts, but from different vantage

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Cross-Country Ski the Northern Unit

Cross-Country Ski the Northern Unit


| FROM THE FOREST | Cross-Country Ski the Northern Unit JACKIE SCHARFENBERG RETIRED DNR NATURALIST With a great base of snow on the ground, it’s time to break out those cross-country skis and then head to the Kettle Moraine State Forest – Northern Unit. The Northern Unit offers some of the best cross-country ski trails in Southeast Wisconsin. The Northern Kettle Moraine Nordic Ski

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RURAL WRITES

RURAL WRITES


| RURAL WRITES | RURAL WRITES G.A. SCHEINOHA CONTRIBUTOR If a song brings back a memory (and a few have recently), how much more so a smell. Though sometimes the scent of something doesn’t do justice to the actual taste of the food involved. For example, used to serve sauerkraut in the CHS cafeteria on days when the stomach wasn’t enjoying the steam rising off that shredded cabbage.

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Mlodzik Family Scholarship  Awarded to KHS Senior

Mlodzik Family Scholarship Awarded to KHS Senior


Mlodzik Family Scholarship Awarded to KHS Senior The fifth annual Don and Corrine Mlodzik Family Scholarship ($5,000) will be awarded to Austin Loehr, a soon to be 2024 graduate of Kewaskum High School. Austin plans to attend Fox Valley Technical College and work towards a degree in construction management. As a junior in high school, Austin was one of five area high school teens to be