FOCUS ON FITNESS Short Duration Workouts (10-15 minutes) can be Very Beneficial SUSAN RETZLAFF CERTIFIED PERSONAL TRAINER AND CORRECTIVE EXERCISE SPECIALIST What is the number one reason many of us do not exercise? It is usually because we are too busy, right? All too often we let our busy lives turn us off to exercise because we think we need 30-60 minutes of exercise time to reap any

The Buzz on No Mow May CAROL SHIRK CERTIFIED MASTER GARDENER There has been a considerable amount of publicity about “No Mow May” and many individuals have committed to following this practice. What benefit will this offer to the environment or to beneficial insects? If your turf is a showcase of beautifully manicured turfgrass, it will provide essentially no benefit to pollinators

Meet New Marsh Haven Nature Center Director HORICON MARSH BIRD CLUB Join the Horicon Marsh Bird Club for our April meeting on April 18 at 6:30 p.m. at Marsh Haven Nature Center, W10145 State Highway 49, Waupun (different location for this month only). This meeting will not be available on Zoom. Hear from new Marsh Haven Nature Center Director Matt Rupnik on how he came to be at Marsh Haven

Gemütlichkeit, a Feeling of Contentment and Goodwill ROB BOWE CONTRIBUTOR The traditions of many things German came to Wisconsin with German-speaking immigrants arriving here in the 1840-1880 era. Being descended from some of those German speaking settlers, I grew up in that special atmosphere known as “Gemütlichkeit” that currently exists in the land between the marshes and the surrounding

Wisconsin Football Coaches Association Inducts Tom Noennig into Hall of Fame KARI KARNITZ JOURNALIST The Wisconsin Football Coaches Association (WFCA) held their Hall of Fame Reception and Banquet on Saturday, April 6 at the Marriott in Middleton. Retired Mayville High School athletic director and retired head football coach Tom Noennig enjoyed the honor of being inducted into the WFCA Hall

Horicon Bank’s Fred F. Schwertfeger and Linda Schellpfeffer were honored by the Wisconsin Bankers Association as recipients of the organization’s Lifetime Service Award for 50 and 40 years of service to the banking industry. Fred F. Schwertfeger says he always knew he wanted to be a banker in his hometown of Horicon. After graduating from UW-Madison and serving in the U.S. Army, Schwertfeger

The Bygone Dear Reader, As I stroll down memory lane, I am enveloped in a wistful nostalgia for the bygone days. Those were the days when our hearts brimmed with youthful exuberance, and our friendships were pure, untouched by the transactional nature of today’s world. We were united not by wealth or status, but by the simple joy of being together. In those days, we were all just scraping