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Waunakee Farmers Market to move to depot
When the Waunakee Farmers Market opens the 2024 season, the vendors will be in a new space and it will be open to additional groups. Along with produce, the new Waunakee Farmers and Makers Market will include hand crafted items, and vendors will set up around the Waunakee Depot in the heart of the village’s historic business district. The new location offers an opportunity to ensure the newly improved park serves its purpose as a central public gathering spot for the Waunakee community. ...
Baseball: Dwyer brothers homer for Lakeside in rout of Westfield
WESTFIELD — Crandon Dwyer and Thomas Dwyer both hit home runs for Lakeside Lutheran’s baseball team in a 15-1 five-inning victory at Westfield on Friday. “Pretty cool moment for the Dwyer brothers to both homer in the same game,” Lakeside baseball coach Jake Ziel said. Crandon Dwyer hit a 3-1 pitch out to left field for a two-run blast in the fourth inning to put the Warriors (6-3) ahead 4-1....
Boys golf: Warriors look to repeat, exceed 2023 successes
Coming off a fifth-place finish at last years WIAA Division 1 state meet, the Waunakee boys’ golf team is hungry for more. Having 85 kids out for the sport gives head coach Betsy Zadra a lot of options in putting together a varsity lineup. “We have a group of returning JV players who will be in the mix for a varsity spot and a freshman,” said Zadra, who is entering...
Lodi's Lane wins WIAA Scholar Athlete Award
Lodi's Mason Lane is among 16 senior boys from St. Croix Falls to Racine have been selected as finalists to receive the prestigious 2024 Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association’s (WIAA) Statewide Scholar Athlete Award, presented by We Energies Foundation and Wisconsin Public Service Foundation. More than 1,213 Scholar Athlete finalists have been recognized since the program began in 1984. According to his bio for the award, Lane is a 10-time letterwinner, participating in football, wrestling and baseball. His leadership helped propel the Blue Devils to a...
A light-colored coffee beer from The Lone Girl defies convention
Moka Mon in a tulip glass on the bar at Lone Girl Brewing. Moka Mon stays light in color despite its coffee flavor. At The Lone Girl Brewing Company in Waunakee, brewmaster John Russell has released his take on a light colored coffee beer. Russell tackled the challenge of adding coffee to a golden beer. Coffee is more commonly found in black porters and stouts that already have a lot of dark malts and roasted flavors. In lighter colored beers, it can be difficult to keep the coffee as an accent in the aroma and flavor to the core beer, while keeping the color of the beer light. Ideally, the beer should have subtle flavors that remind drinkers of a stout in a beer that looks nothing like one.
Gov. Evers raises goals for planted trees for Earth Day
WAUNAKEE, Wis. (WMTV) - Governor Tony Evers and members of his administration gathered at Governor Nelson State Park in Waunakee Monday to plant trees and learn more about the ongoing conservation efforts at the park. While there, Gov. Evers signed an executive order stating another 25 million trees will grow...
Ripp family of Waunakee has hosted farm tours for kindergartners for over 20 years
WAUNAKEE ‒ For three days last week, Ripp's Dairy Valley was overrun with kindergarteners from three Waunakee schools. The tradition of showing the youngsters how a dairy farm works has been going since some of the Ripps' kids were in kindergarten. That was more than 20 years ago. The...
Sauk County board directs administrator to set aside funds for UW branch campus
The Sauk County Board of Supervisors voted last week to provide a financial boost to the University of Wisconsin- Platteville Baraboo Sauk County, the smallest campus in the Universities of Wisconsin system. The board voted 28-1 in favor of including $390,000 in each of the next two years to help...
Track and field: Lakeside sweeps home triple dual against Lake Mills, Poynette
Lakeside Lutheran’s boys and girls track and field teams swept a Capitol North triple dual against visiting Lake Mills and Poynette on Tuesday, April 16. The Warriors boys swept the top three spots in the 100 meter dash. Junior Ben Krauklis won in 11.24 seconds, followed by senior Alex Reinke (11.53) and junior Issiah Sampson (11.74). Sweeping the top three spots in the 200 were Krauklis (23.60), junior Josef Rupnow...
Girls soccer: Warriors blank Sauk, tie ranked Muskego
Adaptability was the key word for the Waunakee girls’ soccer last week. Showing patience, the Warriors finally broke through in a 2-0 Badger Conference crossover win over Sauk Prairie on Thursday, April 18. “Sauk was a tough battle,” said Waunakee head coach Andrew Moll. “They defended very well, and their goalkeeper made a number of great saves. In the second half, we were able to finally penetrate their defense and...
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