07 July 2021

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PHOTOS BY ANDREA HANSEN ABLER

PHOTOS BY ANDREA HANSEN ABLER


These area youngsters wave to one of the many area fire departments who marched in the annual Campbellsport Fire Department parade on the Fourth of July. Events were held all weekend. PHOTOS BY ANDREA HANSEN ABLER This little guy started the kids’ run at the annual Campbellsport Cougar Run on Sunday, July 4, with help from his mother. Nick Moran was having a great time on one of the rides

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Letter from the Editor: On common ground

Letter from the Editor: On common ground


Letter from the Editor: On common ground Dear readers, Time and time again, people refer to the publications in the Multi Media Channels markets as “our competition.” They are always surprised when I respond with “they are not our competition.” Let me explain. Newspapers are the backbone of journalism. Those that remain fight a common battle in the industry – the challenge of remaining

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30 June 2021

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Patriotic Mural Added  To Gas Station Near  Mt. Calvary

Patriotic Mural Added To Gas Station Near Mt. Calvary


Patriotic Mural Added To Gas Station Near Mt. Calvary BY ANDREA HANSEN ABLER EDITOR As we approach the Fourth of July holiday, a new mural has been added to the wall along the driveway of the B& B Express on the corner of Highways 23 and W near Mt. Calvary. The mural has a patriotic theme. It is the work of Colleen Sarah. She was asked by the owners of the convenience store/gas station

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Heroes Of The Holyland — Ervin John Pauly

Heroes Of The Holyland — Ervin John Pauly


Heroes Of The Holyland — Ervin John Pauly BY STEVE PAULY Writing a story about someone who has been dead for over 40 years can prove to be a difficult task. Doing so for someone who rarely talked about his experiences because he was a POW during WWII compounds those difficulties even more. Much of Erv Pauly’s story was put together from fragmented snippets from nieces and nephews which

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HEROES

HEROES


HEROES from page 3 Stripes reported from Stendal on the Elbe of the liberation of Sgt. Pauly and 10 other prisoners in the small town of “Koster Lennin” (Kloster Lehnin), west of Berlin. A later story by the Stars and Stripes corrects the notion that they were released. It states that Erv and three other men, Corp Tony Hinkka of Minnesota, Sgt Matthew Allan from Ohio and T/4 John T. Thompson

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MURAL

MURAL


MURAL from page 1 She had been contacted in the fall about creating something and got to work right away on the concept. Sarah jotted down anything that felt patriotic to her and then put it all together. “I started on my ipad,” Sarah said. “I tried to do it as American as I could. I tried to touch every subject.” The focal points of the wall are a large eagle with its wings