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11 March 2024

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Stacy C. Ameringer

Stacy C. Ameringer


Stacy C. Ameringer (nee Walsh), 37, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 5, 2024. She was born on April 20, 1986, to Scott and Denise (nee Jacobs) Walsh in West Bend. Stacy grew up in West Bend and graduated from West Bend West High School. She received her associate degree with High Honors from Moraine Park in 2017. On October 10, 2020, she was united in marriage to Daniel Ameringer. Stacy worked at the family business, Walsh Auto in West Bend. She was a very hard worker. She loved camping and playing cards with her family. Everyone called her Sunshine. Stacy especially enjoyed spending time with family and friends and will be dearly missed by all who knew her. Those Stacy leaves behind to cherish her memory include her husband, Daniel Ameringer; her parents, Scott and Denice Walsh; stepson, Owen Ameringer; two brothers, William (Shannon) Walsh and Chris (Melissa) Walsh; two nieces, Grace and Callista Walsh; three nephews, Dylan, Mitchel, and Christian Walsh; other relatives and friends. She is preceded in death by her uncle, Sean Walsh; her maternal grandparents, Roger and Darlin Jacobs; and her paternal grandfather, Michael Walsh. Private family services will be held at a later date. Myrhum-Patten Funeral & Cremation Service has been entrusted with Stacy’s arrangements. Additional information and Tribute Wall may be found at www.myrhum-patten.com.
06 March 2024

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Elaine’s Masterpiece

Elaine’s Masterpiece


Elaine’s Masterpiece KARL MCCARTY CONTRIBUTOR Elaine Koenig wrote a book in 1992 titled Family Stories , in which she outlined the legacy of her Braun Family ancestors in the Eden vicinity. This took considerable effort, which is better appreciated in the context of knowing who she was. Anne Koenig’s husband Mark (1934-1999) was Elaine’s brother. Anne filled in the context to give

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Referees Guide OurSports Landscape

Referees Guide OurSports Landscape


Referees Guide OurSports Landscape BEN PRIESGEN JOURNALIST Local referees usually don’t get to tell their story of being a ref and are only spoken of when something is perceived to be happening wrong in the game. It is a great time of year with winter sports’ seasons wrapping up, including Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) basketball, hockey, swimming and wrestling

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Spring is Springing in the Kettle Moraine

Spring is Springing in the Kettle Moraine


| FROM THE FOREST | Spring is Springing in the Kettle Moraine JACKIE SCHARFENBERG RETIRED DNR NATURALIST This past winter brought some very strange weather. Snow sport enthusiasts moped with the lack of the white stuff while others did not mind a week of January snowstorms followed by only a week of bitter cold. Now, the time has come for all of us to rejoice with the springing of spring!

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Starting Plants from Seeds Indoors

Starting Plants from Seeds Indoors


Starting Plants from Seeds Indoors MELINDA MYERS CONTRIBUTOR Keep your green thumb in shape this winter while getting a jump on the growing season by starting your favorite or hard-to-find plants indoors. It’s fun, simpler than you think, and can help stretch your plant budget. Start with some clean containers that you purchase, recycle, or make from newspapers. Be sure to add drainage

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RURAL WRITES

RURAL WRITES


| RURAL WRITES | G.A. SCHEINOHA CONTRIBUTOR Langston Hughes wrote, “I bathed in the Euphrates when dawns were young/I built my hut near the Congo, and it lulled me to sleep/I looked upon the Nile and raised the pyramids above it.” Because a river runs through him, same as this country boy, who unlike folklore vampires isn’t afraid to cross over moving water. The only exception –