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Take a look back at Spring in Black Earth with the Black Earth Historical Society! A new Spring ~ Easter ~ St. Patrick’s display is up and ready for viewing from outside the windows at the Black Earth Children’s Museum. Featuring photos of Spring in Black Earth in the early 1900s, vintage Easter and St.

Gary Ballweg graduated from Wisconsin Heights High School in 1972 and enlisted in the United States Air Force. After Basic Training at Lackland Air Base at San Antonio, Texas, Airman Ballweg continued there with technical training and became certified in Law Enforcement and Security. Assigned to the Law Enforcement section at K.I.

Carmynn Meyer is the Sauk Prairie Optimist Club’s Middle Level Leader for February.  She is an eighth grader and the daughter of Tom Meyer and Andrea Sohl. She was nominated by her Spanish teacher.  

Historical Society Rummage Sale

At Black Earth Elementary, Ms. Sweson’s kindergarten class used shaving cream to practice writing their sight words.

Elizabeth (Libby) Hasheider, Sauk Prairie Optimist SPHS January Student of the Month, was nominated by her teachers and FFA advisors. Libby is the daughter of Josh and Jennifer Hasheider and is a senior at SPHS.  She received her award at the January 20 Optimist Club Zoom meeting.

Valentines for Veterans have been sealed and sent! Students at Merrimac Community School teamed up to send 177 cards filled with kindness to all of our local veterans from VFW post 7694! Pictured from left to right are Merric and Oliver Bell (Sauk City), Easton Luth (Baraboo), and Evelyn Klecker (Merrimac).

6:8’s co-director John Ramthun was guest speaker at the Sauk Prairie Optimist Zoom meeting on January 20.

by Mariah and Cheryl Schmidt