SO IT GOES Changing Landscape ANDREW JOHNSON Covering the county board meeting last week was an eye-opening experience for me. In particular, I am referring to Dana Sechler’s presentation to the county board about the EMS/ambulance study. It was so meaningful to me that there were probably 50 or 60 local EMT/ambulance people at the meeting to show their support for what they do. I

COOK’S CORNER Friendly Reminder: Life Is So Fragile ZACH COOK The world was gutted over the weekend after the announcement of the tragic death of NBA star Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven other passengers in a helicopter crash Sunday morning in California. I was an avid sports and basketball fan growing up and Kobe was always one of the players I tried to emulate when playing basketball

ASK THE RELATIONSHIP THERAPIST Adolescents – Is It Really Just All Hormones That Make Them So Difficult? JOY WAGNER wagnermft@healingrelationshipswi.com; 920-214-3733 If you don’t have an adolescent in your household, then you either know one, or at the very least you had been one at some point. We all know it is a time of change and challenge. In previous generations, it was

SO IT GOES Homelessness In 2019 there was a statewide effort by the Wisconsin Newspaper Association to bring awareness to the problem of homelessness throughout the state. At first, I did not think the issue was applicable to our area. However, my son Matthew worked at one of the homeless shelters in West Bend in Washington County last year and he brought to my attention the plight and

SO IT GOES Honoring Jim Widmer ANDREW JOHNSON The late Jim Widmer worked as a photographer for this paper for many years. He especially liked to cover events in the Theresa area, high profile Lomira sporting events, as well as news stories such as the big train derailment which happened in Lomira. He also provided many feature photos of ordinary things or activities in an extra ordinary

December 2019 Report I would like to thank Main Street Mayville for hosting this year’s Christmas parade. This event was one of the biggest Christmas parades I have personally seen. I would like to thank all the sponsors, parade participants, volunteers, city employees and all who attended. I would also like to thank the Christmas Light Committee and volunteers

ENJOY EVERY SANDWICH Time To Run, Horicon While the snowfall, frigid temperatures and radio-permeating Christmas music might make it difficult to consider, spring elections should be on everyone’s mind this month. The reason: in order to run for an open elected position in the City of Horicon one must circulate and file nomination pages any time between now and Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020.

ENJOY EVERY SANDWICH Thankful For Emergency Services This Holiday Season MITCHELL BRADLEY KELLER It has been quite the 12-month span for a small residential area in the City of Horicon lying between Joanna and Walnut Streets and N. Finch and N. Palmatory Streets. The boundary of those streets creates a nearperfect rectangle with a total area of just more than 90,000 square meters.