New Glarus News

It's a dog-eat-dog world. So the organizers of Green Bay's 16th annual Brewfest figured, 'why not put a little more taste and a lot more good in it?' Brewfest, a fundraiser for the Bay Area Humane Society & ...

A New Glarus woman was issued citations for possession of drug paraphernalia and theft after allegedly using a friend's baby to shoplift.

Brewing memorabilia from around Wisconsin is featured in the Great Room of the National Brewery Museum in Potosi.

October is here, a month so great they named a festival for it. Crisp, colorful and cool, Oktoberfest is a party that spawned a beer.

Joe Varese grew up in the liquor business. His father started Steve's Liquor in 1957.

Keeping it local is the idea behind the beer tent as seven local Wisconsin breweries will be featured at the second annual Taste of Whitewater this weekend at Cravath Lakefront Park.

Former local television anchorwoman Beth Zurbuchen has been named the president and chief executive officer of the Swiss Center of North America in New Glarus.

The approved buzzword for the summer of 2008 was, of course, the cloying "staycation," a term that became so omnipresent it seemed branded.

I think it's only natural to want to test one's limits every now and then. For me, bicycling offers the perfect opportunity to see what my body can still do as the years keep rolling by.

When the members of this village's yodeler club perform during tonight's Wilhelm Tell Festival, they'll do it knowing they can yodel with the best - even in Switzerland.

From Daily News files 100, 50, 25 and 10 years ago Aug. 27, 1908 - Hundreds of old settlers and others will flock to the old Indian camping grounds at Ho-No-Ne-Gah park for the annual picnic of the Rock River ...

10 Years Ago Aug. 25-31, 1998 State and local officials picked through debris Monday from a tornado that cut a 3-mile swath of destruction Sunday night, south of Egg Harbor. About 25 homes, businesses and barns were heavily damaged or destroyed in an area about one-mile wide, just south of Murphy park through the intersection of Wisconsin 42 and Sunnyslope Road to Lost Lake. Sturgeon Bay Mayor Robert Starr held true to his threat and vetoed the request to build a four-lane bridge to replace the two-lane Michigan Street Bridge. At age 89, Marie Juadis, Sturgeon Bay, still shoots nine holes of golf every Wednesday and has golfed for 50 years. Deaths: Carl Johnson, 58, formerly of Sturgeon Bay, Silver Springs, Mo.; Lucille Mancheski, 85, Sturgeon Bay; William Jeanquart, 82, Brussels; Lucy G. Raup, 96, Washington Island and Sister Bay; Sidney Holmes, 78, Washington Island; Judge Robert W. Warren, 72, Mequon; Maureen Kelley, 64, Boulder, Colo.; Helen Wickman, 85, Sturgeon Bay; Evelyn Robb, 85, Green Bay; Robert Ambrose, no age listed, Sister Bay; Martha Utech, 84, Sturgeon Bay; Aurelia Anschultz, 97, Sturgeon Bay; A. Doris Hefty, 86, New Glarus; Orville Boes, 80, Green Bay; and Deborah Daelke, 49, Clintonville. Births: Sons to Stephen and Julia Chomeau, Ephraim, Aug. 23; and Scott and Carrie Penovich, Aug. 19. Daughters to Marisa McLean, Sturgeon Bay, Aug. 20; Russell and Elizabeth Price, Sturgeon Bay, Aug. 21; and Marcia and Robert Osborne, Sturgeon Bay, Aug. 12. Licensed to wed: Peter C. VanWyk and Amy L. Kiedinger, Aug. 15; Bradley R. Moyer and Rene M. Crane, Aug. 15; Ronald Lefevre and Susan M. Faiella, Aug. 16; Melvin O. Bonnell and Karen E. Delhotal, Aug. 21; Harry W. Nell II and Sally M. Cihlar, Aug. 22; Paul A. Kordon and Juli A. Anderson, Aug. 22; Michael D. Maltby and Britt E. Kahr, Aug. 23; Dennis A. Sawdo and Stacy L. Guelette, Aug. 29; Todd E. LeMere and Jodi A. Lampereur, Aug. 29; Arthur W. Merrill and Hannelore E. Scholl, Aug. 31; Scott A. Doxtator and Elizabeth A. Sommrude, Sept. 11; Dale J. Hendrickson and Tammy J. Mier, Sept. 12; and Christopher H. West and Elizabeth Parrotta, Sept. 12. 25 Years Ago Aug. 23-25, 1983 Sturgeon Bay has been awarded a $383,184 Supplemental Small Cities Community Block Grant to finance the proposed downtown revitalization project involving more than 30 businesses. Urban Planner Bill Chaudoir said the grant will supplement the current Streetscape project downtown. Bill and Lynn Matthies and their 3-year-old daughter barely escaped with their lives as fire raced through their mobile home while the family slept. Egg Harbor firemen fought the blaze but were unable to save the structure or contents. Sturgeon Bay has become a three-stoplight town with the installation of lights at the intersection of County S/Duluth Street and Wisconsin 42/57. The Resource Planning Committee found itself on the losing end of a County Board vote that will allow the Washington Island Ferry Line to proceed with its planning Northport development without further public hearings. Deaths: Ernest Viste, 71, Sturgeon Bay; Elsie Smith, 74, Sister Bay; Alfred Sergeant, 84, Brunswick, Maine; Emery Carmody, 66, Orangeville, Calif.; David Jacobe, 59, Sturgeon Bay; Alice Campbell, 89, Jacksonport; Albert Wagner, 88, Sturgeon Bay; and Edward G. Minor, 85, Milwaukee. Births: Sons to Thomas and Ellen Knipfer, Sturgeon Bay, Aug. 19; Thomas and Jill Schartner, rural Sturgeon Bay, Aug. 20; Terry and Pamela Miller, Forestville, Aug. 20; Don and Lynne Grasse, Ellison Bay, Aug. 21; Joseph and Patricia Weber, Sturgeon Bay, Aug. 23; Jon and Ann Schley, Brussels, Aug. 24; and Jeff and Carin Goldman, Sturgeon Bay, Aug. 11. A daughter to David and Laura Nieman, Sturgeon Bay, Aug. 20. 50 Years Ago Aug. 26-28, 1958 Miss Tony, Tom Tong's petite 6-year-old mare, treated harness racing fans to a rare performance at the fairgrounds, running the fastest mile of her life to win the Class 20 Trot in two minutes, 12 3/5 seconds, the best mile of the day. The Sturgeon Bay Amvet Post 51 drill team took their third national championship at St. Louis despite the handicap of having two men out with injuries. George Henkel, rural Sturgeon Bay and owner of the Mill Supper Club, died of a sudden heart attack at the age of 52. Deaths: Dr. William Earle, 62, Sister Bay; William Wilson, 64, Ephraim; Frank Burke, 58, Chicago; Mattie Pennington, 75, Sturgeon Bay; Nellie Bauldry, 76, San Francisco; Ule Horton, St. Ignace, Mich.; and George Henkel, 52, rural Sturgeon Bay. Births: Sons to Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Abrahamson, Sturgeon Bay, Aug. 23; M/M Donald Neinas, rural Sturgeon Bay, Aug. 25; and M/M Edward Propsom, Sturgeon Bay, Aug. 26. Daughters to Mr. and Mrs. George Paul, Sturgeon Bay, Aug. 23; M/M Robert Jeanquart, rural Sturgeon Bay, Aug. 23; M/M Matthis Ostrand, Egg Harbor, Aug. 24; and M/M Gerald Welch, rural Sturgeon Bay, Aug. 27. Licensed to wed: Dale S. Ferguson, Wauwatosa, and Sandra L. Swenson, Sister Bay, Sept. 6; Donald Tebon, Algoma, and Mercedes Rose, Forestville, Aug. 30; Richard Davis Jr., Ephraim, and Roma Ostrander, Milwaukee, Aug. 30; Donald Friex, rural Sturgeon Bay, and Cleda Columb, rural Sturgeon Bay, Sept. 13; and Donald Teich, Algoma, and Marilyn Stellwagon, rural Sturgeon Bay, Sept. 6.

The Dodge County Board of Supervisors Tuesday night approved hiring the first administrator for the county.

The Berliner Weiss style of beer is another of those, like porter or alt, that has had its ups and downs.

Nick Gabel enjoyed the Fun with Forensic Science camp so much it made him think about a career in the field.

One year ago, a group of women painted and raised a large quilt square to the side of one of the barns on the Jerry and Val Nikolay farm.

A county administrator from Ogle County, Illinois, with ties to Wisconsin, will be recommended to fill the newly created administrator position in Dodge County.

Warm temperatures and high humidity bring out a taste for lighter food and lighter beer.

My mid-west beer territory has expanded care of Stan's visit the other day. The New Glarus Spotted Cow of the other night was my first WI brew and here's the next one - Bitter Woman IPA from Lake Mills' ...

One of the things I don't get about beer lovers is the seething disrespect of corn - aka maize for some of you.