18 August 2021

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The Legend Of Hank O’Toole

The Legend Of Hank O’Toole


The Legend Of Hank O’Toole BY KARL MCCARTY CONTRIBUTOR “Wasn’t he a bum?” That was the first comment that came to mind when a former resident of South Eden was asked about the old man who worked the area farms 75 years ago. That wanderer was Hank O’ Toole. Maybe those who lived in Eden or Empire know who he was. If — and that’s a big IF — they are over 85 years old. Even

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HANK O’TOOLE

HANK O’TOOLE


did sell Hank O’Toole his shoes. Grahl is buried in Empire Cemetery, and Hank worked for Empire farmers, as suggested by others for this story. Because Hank had a following with farmers in Empire, Grahl’s store in Eden may have been a safe place where he could make a purchase and not be teased a ‘bum.’ Or money is good from the customer no matter his past and as long as he can pay. Either

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CommunityCALENDAR

CommunityCALENDAR


CommunityCALENDAR TO BE INCLUDED IN THE COMMUNITY CALENDAR, PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR EVENT PRIOR TO OUR 2 P.M. MONDAY DEADLINE. 920.533.8338 • THECAMPBELLSPORTNEWS.COM • KSTATESMAN.COM Every Monday & Wednesday — Washington County Clean Sweep Household Hazardous Waste Collection at Veolia Environmental Services, W124N9451 Boundary Rd., Menomonee Falls, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Registration and $20

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Check It Out!

Check It Out!


Check It Out! LORI KREIS KEWASKUM LIBARIAN Last week we were without power for almost 24 hours at home. The week previous we had lost power, although it only lasted a couple hours overnight. The library was also without electricity for several hours as I know many in our communities were experiencing the same misfortune. Not trying to be facetious but being without power feels very powerless.

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Coach P’s

Coach P’s


CO RNER Coach P’s If You Build It, He Will Come Last week Major League Baseball played a professional game at the “Field of Dreams” in Dyersville, Iowa. If you didn’t get a chance to see it, you might want to Google it and see the wonderful field The New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox played on. MLB built a $5 milliondollar stadium right next to the original field where they filmed

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