by Jamie - Editor | Jan 3, 2021 | TODAY
How slopes flunkee turned into a ski bum by Tim Froberg Why so serious? I know that’s the Joker’s line, but I can tell by that grim look on your face that you’re not enjoying another Wisconsin winter. The snow is piling up, the excitement of Christmas has faded and...
by Jamie - Editor | Dec 2, 2020 | TODAY
Treepalooza! Celebrating holidays with a forest of trees by Tim Froberg Drive by Carmelyn Daley-Hinkens’ house in December and you’ll see a simple wreath hanging on the front door. But once the door to the two-story north Appleton home swings open, Christmas Central...
by Jamie - Editor | Nov 2, 2020 | TODAY
One-track Minds by Tim Froberg Paul Hillmer has been interested in cars and trains since he was a kid. He had his first model train layout in high school but got rid of it before heading off to college. In 1983, after selling a few cans from his beer can collection at...
by Jamie - Editor | Oct 2, 2020 | TODAY
The Pick of the Patch Kaukauna farm has pumpkins galore and more by Tim Froberg Linus never got to see the Great Pumpkin in the classic Charlie Brown Halloween episode, but Tim Nickel works hard to supply great pumpkins in the fall. Nickel is a pumpkin aficionado with...
by Jamie - Editor | Sep 3, 2020 | TODAY
Aiming to Inspire by Tim Froberg When Kristin Armitage pulled back on an awkward-feeling bow and let an arrow fly for the first time as an 8-year-old, she didn’t discover her inner Robin Hood. “It definitely did not come natural,” she said. “I was terrible at it.”...
by Jamie - Editor | Jul 27, 2020 | TODAY
Summer Gets a Boost with MLB by Tim Froberg Play ball! Those two simple words were delivered three months late by the men in blue, but Major League Baseball has finally returned to big-league venues. Millions of sports-starved fans are welcoming baseball back like an...
