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Wisconsin Heights Education Foundation seeks donations

The Wisconsin Heights Education Foundation (WHEF) is preparing Senior Scholarships for the Class of 2023.  WHEF’s focus is senior scholarships.  Support is welcomed from anyone, from parents, to community members, to businesses.  The foundation accepts personal gifts of cash, checks or securities; pledges paid monthly quarterly or annually; payr

Black Earth Library seeks those interested in space needs study process

The Black Earth Public Library has begun a planning effort to assess space needs, examine the existing facility’s expandability, examine potential sites, and develop design solutions required to deliver current and future Library services.

Black Earth and Mazomanie community news

Iron Horse Cornet Band concerts

 

The Iron Horse Cornet Band, our local community band, begins its 25th season of providing music in the Mazomanie/Black Earth/Cross Plains area. Here is their Summer Concert schedule:

Monday-May 29-10:00 a.m.-Mazomanie Promenade-Memorial Day Service

Chamber welcomes new businesses to Sauk Prairie

Above left, the Sauk Prairie Area Chamber of Commerce celebrated a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Roots Family Chiropractic on April 27th. Owner Haley Murphy, specializes in pregnant moms and babies but does care for the whole family. Located in the Eagle Plaza at 809 Phillips Blvd., Sauk City.

River Arts starts ticket sales for 2023-24 season


Tickets for River Arts Inc.’s 23-24 Season are on sale starting June 1st for members and June 23rd for the general public! These live performances will be hosted in four different venues: At the Sauk Prairie River Arts Center Mainstage Series (105-9th Street, Prairie du Sac) enjoy Uptown: Motown Remixed on September 30th, Jukebox Saturday Night (Big Band) on October 28th, Steely Dane on March 16th, Buckets N Boards (Comedy Percussion) on April 5th, and Christopher Taylor (Classical Piano) on April 27th. At River Arts on Water Gallery (590 Water St, Prairie du Sac) the house concert series will feature The Giese Girls (Musical Theater) on July 14th, Westside Andy and Glenn Davis (Blues) on August 24th, Natural Satellite (Indy/Jazz) on November 17th, Shari Sarazin (Celtic Harp) on December 9th, and Triflemore (Transatlantic Folk) on March 8th. The Dueling Piano fundraiser at the Dorf Haus will return on February 17th. Finally, in their brand-new venue, Leola Hall, also at the River Arts Center, they will feature The Mascot Theory on September 9th, The Mind Noodler (Magic/Comedy) on January 19th, The Honey Pies (Americana) on January 20th, and O’Brady’s Band (Irish) on February 3rd. Ticket prices vary from $10-$35 per person. Learn more about becoming a member to take advantage of advanced ticket sales at www.riverartsinc.org/support. Also, enjoy 10% off the River Arts Center Mainstage Series when you purchase a subscription package! To learn more about the shows, visit www.RiverArtsInc.Org/23-24, call 608-643-5215, or stop by River Arts Inc.’s main office at 590 Water Street in downtown Prairie du Sac. Hours are Tuesday-Thursday and Saturdays 9 a.m.-4 p.m. and Fridays 9 a.m.-6 p.m.

Tickets for River Arts Inc.’s 23-24 Season are on sale starting June 1st for members and June 23rd for the general public!  These live performances will be hosted in four different venues:

A lot to do in Black Earth and Mazomanie this weekend

Black Earth Depot will open this weekend

 

Sauk Prairie Memorial Day services

Sauk City American Legion Kuoni Reuter Post 167 and Sauk Prairie Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Lachmund-Cramer Post 7694 are jointly presenting Memorial Day services at the Prairie du Sac VFW Park at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, May 29. This year will be the 157th Anniversary of Memorial Day.

Severe weather season is upon us

A clap of thunder or bolt lightening illuminating the night sky is not an uncommon sight in southern Wisconsin, and although severe weather systems can plague the region any time of year, spring is when we see severe weather activity ramping up. 

SPHS’s Foreign Exchange student talks to Optimists


Pictured, from left: Michelle Kempfer, host mother for Kenn Jinon; Kenn Jinon, Sauk Prairie High School foreign exchange from the Philippines; Sauk Prairie Optimist member Margaret Mauch on May 3 at the SP Optimist Club meeting.

On May 3 at the Sauk Prairie Optimist meeting, Kenn Jinon, High School foreign exchange student from the Philippines, told of his home country.

Sauk Prairie Optimists donate to Culver Community Park


The Sauk Prairie Optimist Club has pledged $5000 to support the building of the Culver Community Park, $1000 each year for five years, and has already made two installments toward that pledge. On March 1, from left: Cliff Thompson, Sauk Prairie Optimist member, John Lehan, Sauk Prairie Friends of Parks and Recreation, and Optimist member Jeff Boll, pose in front of the Culver Community Park sign. This is one of many community projects that the Sauk Prairie Optimist Club donates to yearly.

The Sauk Prairie Optimist Club has pledged $5000 to support the building of the Culver Community Park, $1000 each year for five years, and has already made two installments toward that pledge.

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