Moraine Park Student From Lomira Assists With Class Donation To Operation Christmas Child Moraine Park Technical College Gas Utility students recently assemble gift boxes for Operation Christmas Child at the MPTC Beaver Dam Campus. From left are Grant Burbach, Luke Halbach, Kobe Krebs, Mauston Reilly, Mike Breitzke, Eli Davidson, Ryan Sellnow and Payton Kollmann. (submitted) Moraine Park Technical

ROB BOWE The Jacob Meyer family emigrated from the German Kingdom of Wurttemberg to Milwaukee County in 1843. In 1846, Meyer moved north to western Lomira Township, settling in Section 7 of Dodge County. Meyer was a man of faith and like many of his peers, he found

KAREN ROUSE Being named a Century Farm in the Badger State is an honor. The designation signifies that a property has been in a family continuously for one hundred years or more – owned by people dedicated to carrying on the state’s rich farming tradition.

KAREN ROUSE Voters in the Village of Lomira cast a total of 1,392 ballots in the General Election held on November 3. According to Clerk Jenna Rhein, 1,392 voters voted, including 646 people who voted absentee. Village of Lomira poll workers and voters wore face masks and were separated with plastic barriers to mitigate the spread

Land Between The Marshes, Ghost Towns And The Forgotten Iron Horse A vintage postcard of a 1911 photo of the Nast Brothers Quarry at Knowles. It is not known if the site was located at Crusher or Nasbro. (submitted) A locomotive on the Fond du Lac, Amboy and Peoria Railway, manufactured by the Baldwin Locomotive Company, was named the “Judge Kinyon” in this photograph taken in 1878. (Courtesy

ROB BOWE If there was ever a home-grown Dodge County gal who gained a little fame and was forgotten, it was Mathilde Schley (sch-lie). Ms. Schley was a noted artist, writer and a successful entrepreneur.She was born near Horicon in 1864, the daughter of pioneer settlers, Friedrich and Hannah Schley, Prussian Pomeranian Old Lutheran immigrants who arrived in Lebanon Township in 1843.

On Sunday, Oct. 18, Lomira Girl Scout Troop 8113 hosted a community- wide volunteer day. Members of the troop have been working toward earning their Silver Awards, the second highest award in Girl Scouting, one generally completed in middle school.