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Giving back to the community through baseball

The Sauk Prairie Twins have new jerseys courtesy of Tony Bauernhuber, a local business owner who wanted to give back to the community. Bauernhuber owns and runs Tone B’s Auto Bath Detail Services. He also threw out the first pirtch at last weekend's game.

Tekla Nimmow wins award for artwork


Tekla Nimmow was recently awarded the Rakha/Ewert Art Award for her submission in the student juried art exhibit at UW-La Crosse. The piece she created is called “Straw Reef.” Nimmow came up with the idea from several articles she had read stating how plastic straws are polluting our oceans at an alarming rate and are wreaking havoc on our oceans, marine wildlife and coral reefs. In an twist, she created this model of a coral reef from over 10,000 plastic straws. The piece changes from left to right showing the different depths of the straws. In the Fall, Nimmow will be a senior at UW-La Crosse majoring in Art Education.

Tekla Nimmow was recently awarded the Rakha/Ewert Art Award for her submission in the student juried art exhibit at UW-La Crosse.

Jacob Jackson is Optimist Student of the Month


Jacob Jackson, son of Jim and Cindy Jackson, was honored on May 19 at the Sauk Prairie Optimist Zoom meeting as the May SP Optimist Club Student of the Month. Jacob is a senior. According to Shane Been, SPHS Assistant Principal, “Jacob has been fun to watch grow in both voice and leadership through participation in the SPHS musical this year. Plus, Jacob has a long-term tradition of service. Jacob has been involved in soccer, FFA, and Student Council while at SPHS. He loves to hunt and fish in his spare time.” Jacob plans to attend UW-Baraboo next Fall, possibly in Criminal Justice. This summer he will work as a ranch hand.

Jacob Jackson, son of Jim and Cindy Jackson, was honored on May 19 at the Sauk Prairie 

Optimist Zoom meeting as the May SP Optimist Club Student of the Month. Jacob is a senior.

Community events: Black Earth and Mazomanie

Black Earth Historical Society looking for photos

The Black Earth Historical Society is looking for local photographs for future displays and archives.

Pie sale

The Mazomanie United Church of Christ (UCC) is holding a Pie Sale on Saturday, June 12th -- the weekend of city-wide garage sales. The bake sale is on Saturday only, starting at 9 a.m. For several years before the pandemic, Mazomanie UCC held an annual pie sale to raise funds for its literacy project. And now, the pie sale is back again.

Dane County parks offer up cornucopia of sights and hikes

By Lauren Lamson

Whether you are interested in the geological wonders of this area of Wisconsin or are just looking to spend time out in nature, county and state parks, as well as the Ice Age Trail, provide well-preserved places to enjoy the natural beauty of the region on foot.

Full slate of events this summer in Mazomanie

Mazomanie Chamber of Commerce 2021 events

 

Free music Fridays: First Friday of every month at 6 p.m., Community Building, 9 Broadhead Street, with the Mazomanie Music Conservancy.

River Arts sidewalk chalk festival


River Arts Inc is excited to announce the first ever Sauk Prairie Sidewalk Chalk Festival! Join us on Saturday, July 24 from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in Meyer Oak Grove Park for a morning of art, fun, and music. Sign up to participate for free! Register your child for a spot on the sidewalk in the park to make their own chalk art creation. Kids ages 8-16 welcome; choose a one hour time slot between 9:30 and 12:30. There will be an open chalk coloring area available for kids under age 8, no registration required. River Arts Inc will provide sidewalk chalk, but families are also welcome to bring their own. The event will feature professional chalk artist Peter Davidson creating a large-scale piece live during the event, so stop back often to see his progress! Stop by to see the farmer’s market, food trucks, a free kids’ activity area, live marimba music, pop up artists’ booths, and more! More information and the link to register for a sidewalk spot available at www.RiverArtsInc.org/chalk or by emailing Kristina at kcoopman@riverartsinc.org.

River Arts Inc is excited to announce the first ever Sauk Prairie Sidewalk Chalk Festival! Join us on Saturday, July 24 from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in Meyer Oak Grove Park for a morning of art, fun, and music. 

Moely Prairie gets interpretative kiosk


The largest remnant of the former 14,000-acre Sauk Prairie now features an interpretive kiosk at its Fullerton Drive entrance in Prairie du Sac, adjacent to the Westwynde neighborhood. The kiosk welcomes visitors to Moely Prairie in Ho-Chunk, Spanish and English, and was made possible through a sizable grant from the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin’s C.D. Besadny Conservation Fund. Longtime Prairie Enthusiasts member Ron Endres also made a generous contribution. All labor was donated by volunteers. Text highlighting Moely Prairie’s history, cultural significance and overall importance of prairie ecosystems is interspersed with more than two dozen photographs — most taken on site by Sauk City resident Amy Chamberlin — of the native plant and animal species inhabiting Moely’s 23.5 acres. Thanks to Alpha Graphics of Middleton, the overall look of the two panels is striking and inviting. In their grant application, land managers stressed the uniqueness of Moely Prairie, which is now a conservation “island” surrounded by human development. Three Sauk Prairie area schools are located within two miles of the remnant, and Moely Prairie is already used frequently as an environmental education and field science resource. With this in mind, the management team made the kiosk comprehensive enough to serve as a substitute tour guide when a volunteer cannot be present to interpret Moely’s many wonders for students. Moely Prairie is owned by Barbara Moely, who holds a perpetual conservation easement on the property. Ms. Moely has entrusted restoration and management of the prairie to The Prairie Enthusiasts, a private organization committed to the protection and management of native prairie and savanna of the Upper Midwest. Photo by Amy Chamberlin

The largest remnant of the former 14,000-acre Sauk Prairie now features an interpretive kiosk at its Fullerton Drive entrance in Prairie du Sac, adjacent to the Westwynde neighborhood.

Indian Pioneer Days in Sauk Prairie

The Sauk Prairie School year for 4th graders wouldn’t be complete without Indian Pioneer Day to complete their local history curriculum.  Well, the teachers and students were not to be denied this year.

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