17 July 2019

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St. Lucas Moves  Forward With  Development

St. Lucas Moves Forward With Development


St. Lucas Moves Forward With Development St. Lucas Evangelical Lutheran Church and School in Kewaskum is going through a demolition process of three houses in preparation of an eventual building project to build a new church beside the school. This picture was taken on June 28 at the beginning of St. Lucas demolition process. The house in this picture is the one that was located on the west

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From The Desk Of  The Fair Manager…

From The Desk Of The Fair Manager…


From The Desk Of The Fair Manager... The Washington County Fair will be held July 23-28. Come out and enjoy rides, food entertainment and fun. There are plenty of fun activities all week at the Washington County Fair. Special events are planned for each day. The Washington County Fair will host numerous equestrian events throughout the week for fairgoers to enjoy. In just a few weeks,

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Washington County Fair To Feature Some   Great Musical Headliners

Washington County Fair To Feature Some Great Musical Headliners


Washington County Fair To Feature Some Great Musical Headliners This year’s Washington County Fair kicks off on Tuesday, July 25. Check out this year’s Silver Lining Ampitheater music line-up, which features country stars Dylan Scottwith Travis Denning and Mitchell Tenpenny, and Billy Currington with Nora Collins, and rock stars Stone Temple Pilots. Thursday, July 25, Lineup Kicking

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Washington County Fair Junior Livestock  Auction Celebrates 50 Years

Washington County Fair Junior Livestock Auction Celebrates 50 Years


Washington County Fair Junior Livestock Auction Celebrates 50 Years Youth show their animals at the fair prior to the Washington County Fair Junior Livestock Auction, which will be held July 25. By Judy Etta The first Washington County Fair Junior Livestock Auction, was held July 23, 1970 at the Washington County Fair Grounds in Slinger. Washington County patterned the first Washington

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Check It Out!

Check It Out!


Check It Out! A Column By Kewaskum Librarian Lori Kreis I have been in some recent discussions regarding the purpose of libraries. The Webster's Dictionary from 1828 defines a library as a collection of books belonging to a private person, or to a public institution or a company. Eighty-five years after, the definition didn’t change much. The entry for library in the 1913 edition states

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When Margie Walked St. Kilian Drive

When Margie Walked St. Kilian Drive


When Margie Walked St. Kilian Drive By Karl McCarty Above is St Kilian Church in July 2019, as another St. Kilian Picnic approaches. Below is St. Kilian in 1948. It was dated, “Centennial. Sept. 19, 1948. St. Kilian at St. Kilian. Margie (Gitter) Beck went to eight grades of school; married there by Father Reichel — Jan. 29, 1949.” To get where Margie Gitter Beck grew up, one would have