| ENJOY EVERY SANDWICH | Fair Fare for Fair MITCHELL BRADLEY KELLER EDITOR The English language is strange sometimes. Sitting down to write this observatory column on our great regional county fairs, I wanted to find a fun title for a piece recognizing the value these annual events offer. It’s not quite, “Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo,” but it’s

Jagler Co-authored Right-to-Read Act Signed by Gov. Evers On Wednesday, July 19, Gov. Tony Evers signed the Right-to-Read Act as 2023 Wisconsin Act 20. The bill, co-authored by John Jagler (R-Watertown), overhauls how reading is taught in Wisconsin after years of falling literacy rankings and underwhelming test results. Wisconsin Act 20 addresses the reading crisis by banning the reading instruction

| IT ALL STARTS WITH YOU | Piggyback/Human Books JAMIE LYNN GOURLIE CONTRIBUTOR Dearest You, Can you imagine if the negative impact of society wasn’t present? On the flip side of my most recent article titled “Human Books”, I felt compelled to share input on the perspective of the receiving side. I find the concept of judgment, noseyness and unsolicited advice interesting.

Mayville Rotary Expands Kayak Launch MAYVILLE ROTARY The new members for the 2022-23 Mayville Rotary year worked together to get a feel for what the community needed and picked a goal that was within their reach: updating the existing Rotary Kayak launch storage container. The previous storage, which was also developed and donated by the Rotary back in 2019, had served its purpose and needed

| LOMIRA AREA| August Library Events Theresa Public Library 290 Mayville St., Theresa, WI 53091 | 920-488-2342 theresa.lib.wi.us • July 31-Aug. 4 – THE POWER OF A SINGLE FLOWER DIGITAL PHOTO CONTEST VOTING. Photographers, this is the time to showcase your favorite photograph(s) depicting “The Power of a Single Flower.” The online entry window opened July 1, and closes July 28,

| LOMIRA AREA| Theresa Committee Recommends Short-term Line of Credit LEAH HENCKEL INTERN The Village of Theresa Finance and Personnel Committee met on Thursday, July 20, at 9:30 a.m., at the Theresa Village Hall. Clerk-Treasurer Becky Tellier brought to the Finance and Personnel Committee a suggestion Village President Jody Steger had made regarding adding a short-term line of credit

Theresa Schedules Two Listening Sessions on Future Police Services LEAH HENCKEL INTERN The Village of Theresa will schedule two listening sessions as village officials plan for the future of policing services, details for which were provided at last week’s regular Public Safety Committee meeting. Trustee Joe Haak proposed scheduling listening sessions for the community to make comments

Lebanon Firemen’s Picnic this Weekend The 91st annual Lebanon Firemen’s Picnic will be held Friday, July 28 through Sunday, July 30, at Lebanon Fireman’s Park on County Highway R in Lebanon. Festivities will begin Friday with a co-ed volleyball tournament, which will be held throughout the weekend. Beginning on Saturday and running through Sunday will be the softball tournament. There