Time stood still for a little while Saturday afternoon in Shawano and, gratefully, so did I. I had come for the Rhubarb Festival for the treats. I'm a big fan of rhubarb and I looked forward to tasting the pie, muffins, sauce, salsa, sangria and lemonade because I belive that tangy weed-like stalk makes everything [...]
Tony Hieronimczak may be the oldest working bartender in the world. If not, he intends to be. At 98-years old, Tony moves around Zielinski’s Tavern at his own pace, pouring drinks, popping off bottle caps and shooting the breeze. “I’m open every day,” he said when we stopped in for a Sundrop last Saturday afternoon. [...]
Teddy Warfield and Phil Bukowski shared a wit, a friendship and a love of football. I know this because they also share a beautiful bench overlooking Sheboygan Falls. Both played on the Sheboygan Falls High School football team and graduated from the school in 1966. Their yearbook quotes that year showcased their silliness and love [...]
On Saturday, July 29, 1961 the Honorable Oscar J. Schmiege addressed an Outagamie County jury and assembled spectators as the sixth day of a Kaukauna murder trial over which he presided rolled on. According to media reports, the temperature in the courtroom exceeded 80 degrees on that scorching summer day. As Judge Schmiege read out [...]
My sister Jenny got an intriguing tip two weeks ago as she drove away from our family cabin. She called me immediately. "There's an old car with bullet holes in it hidden off a path near a farmer's field," she said. "I think it's John Dillinger's." Of course we set off immediately to find it. [...]