-Monday the West Bend common council will move to approve a new City Administrator/Director of Development. City officials pared through 29 applicants and trimmed the field to four finalists. One of the candidates who confirmed he will be at the meeting is Washington County Parks Director Jay Shambeau.
-Allenton Picnic and Parade is Aug. 20 – 21. Weekend event will also include Badger Fireman softball tournament, co-ed volleyball, and huge parade starting at 11:30 on Sunday, Aug. 21.
– West Bend and Washington County law enforcement raised $1,018.50 in the 5th Annual Cop on the Rooftop at Dunkin’ Donuts in Hartford. West Bend Police Officer Ally Mahl was joined by Washington County Sheriff’s Sergeant Chad Beres, and Deputies Brittany Kell and Chad Polinske. The goal was to raise awareness and money for the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Wisconsin.
-Josee Weigand of West Bend took first place in the State Fair Fiddlers Competition. She was accompanied by Keith Keehn of West Bend.
– After an 18-year career with the Kewaskum A’s of the Rock River League, Jason Strobel is hanging up his cleats. Strobel has been with the team since he was 16. Last Sunday the team pulled out a 5-2 final season victory over first place Plymouth Flames. The A’s will play today at home against long time rival Brownsville 49ers at 1:30 p.m. to open Rock River playoffs.
-Former Washington County Sheriff’s Deputy Mary Woerner received the Lifetime Achievement Award presented at the D.A.R.E. conference on Aug. 9 in Oshkosh.
– Dale Malecha recently closed on the purchase of the former Bargain Mart building on Poplar Street for $98,000. Malecha is currently trying to lease the space. Bargain Mart moved into the old Lots for Tots space in the West Bend Plaza and will open this weekend.
-The 2nd annual West Bend Diabetes Walk is Saturday, Oct. 15 from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. at Ridge Run County Park. The goal is to raise $2,900 to promote community awareness and raise funds for diabetes research. Registration is $29 at main.diabetes.org/goto/wbwalkforcure Contact event organizer: David Reed at 630-862-2711
-On Thursday, Aug. 25 Slinger High School will officially unveil new lights on its baseball field.
– More than 70 students were kickin’ it old school this week as the History Center of Washington County hosted its annual Pioneer Kids Day. Students participated in activities like grinding corn, using a washboard to do laundry, rug beating, milking a cow – well, a pretend cow, and creating a game out of buttons and thread. Behind the scenes: Students got a little nervous at the clothes washing station as the volunteer docent gave a pretty graphic warning about how it was imperative to keep their hands from getting caught in the wringer washer. Didn’t we all hear some of those stories while growing up?