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GazetteXtra

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Children's Museum open delayed while parts for elevator, exhibit remain on hold

JANESVILLE — The highly anticipated opening of the WonderVault children’s museum in downtown Janesville will be delayed one month, Executive Director Kent Anderson said. Anderson said earlier this year that the opening was slated in November. However, the museum continues to wait for a needed elevator part, and installation of an exhibit is also being delayed. The WonderVault is now set to open sometime in December. Anderson said the museum hopes to have a grand opening date soon. The museum is no stranger to waiting. Its journey began in 2008 but, opening the 100 W. Milwaukee St. site stalled during the Great Recession. Community efforts regained momentum in the 2010s through a traveling “Museum on Wheels” program before the COVID-19 pandemic slowed progress once again. In 2022, organizers launched a capital campaign that ultimately raised about $14.5 million to construct the permanent museum. Rather than replicating exhibits found in larger children’s museums across the country, designers built the museum around experiences familiar to children growing up in Rock County. Designers from Memphis, Tenn., visited local farms, conducted community focus groups and developed exhibits centered on three themes: the Rock River, innovative manufacturing and precision agriculture. Those themes appear throughout the

Janesville, WI · 2d

Madison365

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Fall Gospel Fest marks 22 years of bringing comfort, community through gospel music

For 22 years, Fall Gospel Fest has brought gospel music to Madison, drawing nationally recognized performers and audiences who come for more than just a night of music. For some, it’s an opportunity to reconnect with friends they’ve known for decades. For others, it’s a chance to find comfort through music and faith. And for younger audiences, it’s an introduction to a genre that has shaped generations.

Madison, WI · 1d
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Sauk Prairie group sells roses to support Badger Honor Flight on Veterans Day

SAUK CITY, Wis. (WMTV) - Heroes for Honor sold roses on Wednesday for Veterans Day to raise money for Badger Honor Flight. The group offered people a chance to give the flowers to a veteran, a loved one or someone they are grateful for. Badger Honor Flight missions take veterans...

Prairie Du Sac, WI · 2d
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A lifetime book of memories - Verona author, 95, writes about hard work

A 95-year-old Verona resident just published a book of her stories about growing up in Wisconsin from the 1930s to 2000s, and she hopes people learn from her stories about the importance of hard work. Bea Keller was born in 1931 in Crawford County, Wisconsin. She was a teacher for...

Verona, WI · 2d
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GazetteXtra

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4 Seasons Mini Golf, an indoor mini-golf course, opens at Uptown Janesville mall

JANESVILLE — Just outside the Kohl's store at Uptown Janesville mall, you can putt a neon-colored golf ball down a road a tortoise and hare racing, then across a glowing, frozen lake, and then over a slippery, glasslike section of carpet an animatronic dragon has "melted" with his flaming breath. It's all from the mind of Dalton Knueppel, owner and developer of 4 Seasons Mini Golf, a new indoor mini golf course that opened this month at Uptown Janesville. Knueppel's imagination was captivated and molded by his grandfather's buildout of a small mini golf course years ago. He'd always wanted to build one himself. Knueppel, a structural steel foreman who builds towers and stadiums, has never built a mini golf course; he simply likes them and he's got a disarming business model when it comes to putt-putt golf: "I have kids. I wanted to bring some entertainment and happiness to Janesville. We need a little bit of entertainment around here," Knueppel said. Knueppel said he scouted out several retail and commercial buildings seeking space, but he said it was "very difficult" to find a tenant interested in leasing for a a not-yet-designed mini golf course. Knueppel and his partner, Shauna

Janesville, WI · 3d

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Jake Renick Simpson Joins Dave Matthews Band for Fourth Consecutive Show

Last night in Providence the Dave Matthews Band fall tour resumed. This run of shows began on November 4 at the Kohl Center in Madison, WI and will extend through November 13, the second of two gigs at Madison Square Garden. One notable addition to the Dave Matthews Band performances...

Providence, RI · 3d

captimes.com

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Opinion | Madison's dogged historian does it again

The Cap Times is an independent newsroom. Sign up for the Opinion Roundup newsletter for weekly Madison and Wisconsin viewpoints. It was five years in the making, but Stuart Levitan's new book, "Madison — the Illustrated History, 1932-1979," was well worth the wait. This is Levitan's second volume chronicling...

Madison, WI · 4d

Wisconsin Badgers On SI

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Wisconsin is Going Bowling—Early Look at Where the Badgers Could be Headed

Wisconsin is bowl eligible after beating Rutgers. The latest projections have the Badgers facing Oklahoma or Pittsburgh in two different bowl games.

Madison, WI · 4d

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This Weekend: TeslaCon Visits Oz, Steampunk the Thames, Dueling in San Diego and More

As the winter holidays approach, it’s time for one more big weekend of steampunk happenings, including TeslaCon in Wisconsin and Steampunk the Thames in New Zealand. Meanwhile, smaller events are happening in California, Virginia, and the U.K., and steampunk will be part of the mix at a sci-fi and fantasy convention in Tucson.

Middleton, WI · 4d

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Photos | Kauffman’s Country Store in Beloit

BELOIT, Wis. — Kauffman’s Country Store, 9550 W. State Road 81, is a specialty grocery store with homemade-style baked goods, seasonal treats and cooking ingredients. It’s known for its freshly baked pies, cookies, made-from-scratch breads and cinnamon rolls, as well as its variety of bulk goods and seasonal items.

Beloit, WI · 3d

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Celebrate the Season at Monona’s Light the Ice Nov 28th

Celebrate the Season at Monona’s Light the Ice Nov 28th. Monona’s holiday season gets a sparkling start on Saturday, November 28, at the annual Light the Ice celebration at Lake Ridge Bank River Rink. Bring family and friends to Grand Crossing Park for an evening of festive music, colorful stilt walkers, aerial yogi performances, and a special meet-and-greet with the Clauses.

Monona, WI · 4d

Cultivated Comfort

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Wisconsin Inn Burns Down In 1917, But Firefighters Save Its Bar From 1889, And More Than A Century Later It Still Stands In The Dining Room

In 1917, a fire tore through a roadside inn west of Milwaukee and burned off its...

Wisconsin · 8d

GazetteXtra

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Jolly Jingle application deadline approaching

The City of Janesville has announced the details for this year’s Jolly Jingle holiday lighted parade. Downtown Janesville Inc, Avondale Roofing and the Janesville Area Convention & Visitors Bureau are partners with the City in presenting the event. Organizers are looking for community groups and organizations, bands, businesses, non-profits, church groups and other community stakeholders to be a part of the 2026 event. The deadline to apply has been extended to Thursday, Nov. 12. There is no entry fee to be involved. Prospective participants are asked to complete the following steps: Mail, email, or drop off application.Write a brief description of each parade entry. This will be read by the parade announcers stationed at the Marvin W. Roth Community Pavilion and near Hedberg Public Library on Main Street.Provide a copy of a valid driver’s license of the driver and a proof of liability insurance forentries that will require a vehicle.. Entries consisting of horses must have a Coggins certificate.Attend pre-parade meeting via Microsoft Teams aat 5 p.m. Nov. 17. Important Dates: Application Deadline: Nov. 12Pre-Parade Meeting: Nov. 17All Documents Due: Nov. 20 Completed forms may be returned by mail or by visiting the City of Janesville Recreation office: City of

Janesville, WI · 7d

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Paul Kingsnorth warns of dark times

Writer Paul Kingnorth, at his home in County Galway, Ireland: 'I haven’t been an activist environmentalist for quite a long time.'. One of the great intellectual provocateurs of our time, Paul Kingsnorth, is headed to Madison for a Nov. 9 lecture on the UW-Madison campus. Kingsnorth’s most recent book...

Madison, WI · 8d

Q985

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Big 2027 Shows Announced for Rockford That You May Have Missed

Rockford’s 2027 entertainment calendar now includes Jim Gaffigan, Wynonna Judd, Tesla, Sammy Kershaw and Ron White at Hard Rock Live and the Coronado Theatre.

Rockford, IL · 8d

Channel3000com News 3 Now

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How Madison became a fiber arts town

Madison has been a fiber arts town for decades, at least to those in the know. On the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus, a collection of more than 13,000 textiles, modern and ancient, are tucked away inside climate-controlled drawers. Just down the road is the gathering spot for members of the Madison Knitters Guild, one of multiple local guilds dedicated to fiber crafts. In pockets across the city, a vibrant community has steadily formed inside textile supply shops, classrooms and makers’ markets.

Madison, WI · 8d