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Skate Park opens in West Bend

Skate Park opens in West Bend

WEST BEND - West Bend's new skate park opened over the weekend.  At 9:30 a.m. Saturday more than 50 kids showed up to help clean the lot, tighten bolts, and spruce up the ramps. "These activities help them take ownership of the park," said organizer Kevin Schultz. The park is making its debut in a new location on N. Main St. after being in storage the last year and a half. West Bend's skate park was donated by the local Sunrise Rotary.

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Parent teachers display rockets and balloons this week at West Bend school

Parent teachers display rockets and balloons this week at West Bend school

WEST BEND - Weather permitting Gary Britton will bring his hot-air balloon to Holy Angels School next week as part of the Future Scientists and Engineers of America program.

FSEA is held after school on Wednesdays for students’ grades 4 through 8; parents who have a background in science teach the course.

“It’s totally awesome,” said middle school science teacher Barbara Gunnare. “The first year they had 10 to 15 kids and now there are about 40 kids; it’s so popular we’re talking about expanding it to two classrooms next year.”

The instructor this term is Mike Nowack, a 1981 graduate of Holy Angels who went on to work at NASA as a Space Shuttle Orbital Maneuvering Systems Engineering Technician at the Kennedy Space Center.

Downtown West Bend Theatre sold

Downtown West Bend Theatre sold

WEST BEND -  There’s a new owner for the historic downtown West Bend Theatre.

Matt Prescott purchased the building, 125 N. Main St., Friday afternoon; the asking price was $196,900 and he closed at $100,000.

“Nothing like a decrepit old building to get you going,” he laughed.

This is the fourth property purchase downtown for Prescott and business partner Eric Nordeen. Over the past year the pair also invested in 111 N. Main (Baird building), 262 N. Main St. (Le’s Bridal), and 105 N. Main (Portrait’s Today).

“I see the theatre as an asset to the downtown,” said Prescott.

 “I just wanted to take a chance, control an important part of downtown and see what we can do to make it better.”

Richfield Historical Society’s School Activities Days at the Richfield Historical Park

Richfield Historical Society’s School Activities Days at the Richfield Historical Park

Five Richfield area schools will participate in the Activities Days at the Richfield Historical Park May 22nd and May 31st, St. Gabriel School, Friess Lake School, Richfield School, Erin School and St. Peter's School. A total of 127 third graders will join the Richfield Historical Society’s volunteers to learn how life was lived many years ago.

The students, teachers and assistants will tour the mill, mill house, woodshed, log cabin, log barn and sugar shack.  They will get hands on experience doing chores from a bygone era.  The will see various grains which could have been found at the mill and the students will help move the grain bags into the mill and learn how the mill processed grain when it was an active mill. 

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Two critically hurt after rollover accident in the Town of Addison

ADDISON, Wis. — Two people were critically hurt Saturday evening, May 12th when their car rolled over on Highway 33 at Walters Dr. in the Town of Addison. Alcohol was a contributing factor in the accident and neither of the people inside the vehicle were using safety belts.

The wreck happened just before 9:30 p.m. Saturday. The Washington County Sheriff’s Department and the Allenton Fire Department responded to the accident scene.

Jam for Kids moves to Jug's Hitching Post

WEST BEND - The 37th annual Jam Music Fest sponsored by Jam for Kids Inc., will be held this year at Jug’s Hitching Post.

For the past 17 years the event has been at Regner Park. Organizer Mary Fiegel said the move was debated several times last year, but a final decision was made in January.  

“Going out to Jug’s we’ll be allowed to stay open until 1 a.m. and we’ll be able to have a full-service bar with mixed drinks and beer,” said Fiegel.

The benefit for Special Olympics is traditionally the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend.

While at Regner, the event shut down at 11:30 p.m.

“The young 21 year olds don’t go out until 10 p.m. and if it’s over at 11:30 p.m. they don’t want to pay to come in,” she said.  

Over the years the Special Olympics program has grown in West Bend and Fiegel said the organization needs to make more money.

West Bend Mayor wins award

WEST BEND - This week the Washington County UW-Alumni Association honored West Bend Mayor Kraig Sadownikow as the 2012 Badger of the Year. “I’m proud,” said Sadownikow. “But 20 years ago the last thing in the world I thought was I’d be getting some kind of award from the local chapter of the university.” Sadownikow graduated in 1993 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Consumer Science. Ryan Gieryn with the Alumni Association said Sadiwnikow was an easy choice. “He’s been very involved in the community, sitting on multiple boards and committees, and the fact he was willing to step up and run for mayor and make a change in the community,” said Gieryn. Past recipients of the Badger of the Year award include Dr. Don Muth, Margaret Nielsen, Steve Stiloski, and Bret Zuyk.