The Sheboygan family got to meet the Green Bay Packer at a Make-A-Wish Foundation event on April 11.
Sheboygan family gets to meet Aaron Rodgers
Soccer team off to fine start
The Sheboygan Lutheran/Christian soccer team got off to a 2-0 start for the first time since 2012 after beating Sturgeon Bay and Living Word Lutheran in early April.
Light show donation helps feed 3,000 families
Since 2012, the partnership between Making Spirits Bright (MSB) and Sheboygan County Food Bank (SCFB) has allowed SCFB to grow its organizational capacity, reach and positive impact for hungry Sheboygan County families […]
2020 vision: Fox River eyes two divisions
The Fox River Classic Conference is getting bigger for football.Several football-only conference realignments across the state, passed by the WIAA Board of Control last week, will be implemented for the 2020 season.
One type of private burial allowed
KOHLER — A new ordinance prohibiting most burials of human remains on private property was enacted on March 18 at the monthly village board meeting.
Ordinance No. 2019-3 created a chapter in Kohler’s Municipal Code entitled “Disposition of Human Remains.” The chapter restricts burials on private property. One exception is noted: The burial of “a biodegradable vessel containing human ashes shall be allowed.” The burial of a nonbiodegradable vessel containing human ashes is prohibited.
Future of recycling threatened
In the midst of a worldwide waste crisis, a long-standing Wisconsin law keeps Sheboygan County recycling despite the practice’s loss in profitability.
According to Sheboygan’s Advanced Disposal General Manager Michael Thun, the company is adjusting its pricing models to reflect the current cost of recycling. “We’re anticipating some significant increases from the processors,” Thun said. “You know, Outagamie County was at one time paying $5 for recycling, and now they’re paying $30 a ton to get rid of it. I can’t elaborate too much on it. We have a lot of contract negotiations going on, so I can’t talk about all that, but Outagamie’s public.”
Restaurant of the Month: Whispering Orchards, Cleveland
Have you ever been some place and wondered why in the world you haven’t been there before? That is how I felt
on my first visit to Whispering Orchards Café & Country Store. As soon as your tires hit the drive that rolls up to the cafe, you are greeted by beautifully ancient trees outstretched over a sizable barn holding everything from chickens and llamas to pheasants and baby bunnies. A working orchard with trees dating back over a hundred years, the rural Cleveland property holds acres of apple trees, antique outbuildings, and the occasional peacock strutting its stuff. After admiring the adorable goats, we made our way into the café.
Plymouth Dirt Track Racing makes season debut Saturday
Featuring a retooled weekly lineup of premier divisions coupled with a full slate of major marque events, the upcoming 15th season of Plymouth Dirt Track Racing at the Sheboygan County Fairgrounds will offer a bit of something for every fan.
Golf Briefs
Albright to intern at Augusta
Josh Albright, a crew leader at Whistling Straits, will begin an internship at Augusta National Golf Club in August.
“Watching (The Masters) on TV was just crazy,” the 22-year-old Howards Grove graduate (2014) said. “It still feels unreal. It took over a week for it to really sink in that I’m going to be working at this absolutely beautiful, astonishing course.”
The 1920’s: An era of prostitution, bootlegging, bank robberies, gambling
Disorderly houses, road houses, houses of ill fame, bawdy houses, houses of ill repute, chicken ranches.
These were some names euphemistically used in newspapers of years past to refer to brothels.
Beth Dippel, Executive Director at the Sheboygan County Historical Research Center, recently gave a talk at Generations in Plymouth. Her subject: Sheboygan County Brothels.
“Establishments changed names,” she said. “They changed owners. It really depended on who ran the place.”
