Corvette Club Gives Charities a Lift

Car Show proceeds help the Muskego Senior Taxi program and the Muskego Food Pantry

The Muskego Corvette Club met Wednesday evening and presented checks to two local nonprofits totaling $1,350. The Muskego Food Pantry and Muskego Senior Taxi each received $675 from the club, which raised funds during its annual car show, which was held in August. Bill Schneider and Julie Frahman were on hand to accept the donations for the Senior Taxi and Food Pantry, respectively. Senior Taxi provides low-cost rides to area seniors to get to appointments in and outside of the city, and has been in existence for about six years. The Muskego Food Pantry has seen its own numbers grow in response to a lagging economy. Frahman told the group that so far in 2012, the pantry had served 2600 families in providing groceries, and will provide …

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Letters to the Editor

Aldermen From District 5's Past Ask for A Change For the Future

John Engelhardt should replace Dan Soltysiak, say several former aldermen from Muskego's 5th District.

To the Editor/District 5 Residents, We are writing you to give our strong support to John Engelhardt for District 5 Alderman. John Engelhardt possesses the maturity, ethics, fiscal restraint and has the leadership qualities to represent District 5 on the common council. For the past 23 years John Engelhardt has made Muskego his home. He has raised a family here, built a church and devoted his life to serving our community. As a fiscal conservative, John knows the value of a dollar and will make sure that each taxpayer dollar is spent wisely. More importantly, John Engelhardt will not simply vote “No” or “Yes” on proposals, simply based on whose idea it is. He will analyze issues, give input and alternative solutions and vote how his …

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The Anti-Alinsky

6:01 pm on Thursday, March 22, 2012

Actually DB, there were two mains reasons for the separation of church and state. First, as stated in the clause make no law respecting an establishment of religion was to prevent congress from collecting taxes to support a state religion that others wouldn't support (Thomas Jefferson's main argument). The clause "prohibiting the free exercise thereof" was intended to allow ministers. priests... …   more ›

Muskego Runners Put in Strong Times at Lakefront Marathon

On a record-setting day, local runners led by Chris Pollack, who finished the race in 3:16:41, post solid finishes.

Muskego had 17 finishers in this year's Lakefront Marathon, which tracks from Grafton to Milwaukee's Veteran's Park. Chris Pollack led the Muskego runners with a finish of 3:16:41, pacing a 7:31 mile, and placing 12th in his division (45-49 year olds). He placed 159th overall in a field of 2,079 finishers. Kim Petak was the earliest finisher among the Muskego group, logging a time of 3:55:47 and a pace of nine minutes per mile. She placed 754th overall. In addition, finishers from Muskego included: Owen Kelpin, Dennis Hanna, Peter Stefaniak, Brenda Hojnacki, Jim Anderson, Eric Obarski, Thao Slonac, Eric Knasinski, Leigh Miller, Michael Lembezeder, Mary Joy Hubb, Mary Wysocki, Luai Tabbal, Amy Zembroski and Bill Schneider. Click here for a …

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