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

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CHS WRESTLING

CHS WRESTLING


CHS WRESTLING from page 1 Cougars Down Lomira 32-31 to Run Streak to 226 On Tuesday, Jan. 30, while having alumni and youth night, and former coach Mark Peterson’s Campbellsport Hall of Fame induction, the Campbellsport wrestlers took on Lomira in a much anticipated showdown. Both teams were 6-0 in the conference and the Cougars were trying to keep their undefeated Flyway Conference

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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.