Senate Bill 548, if passed and signed into law, would supersede the ordinances passed by local municipalities like Salem, Paddock Lake, Silver Lake, Bristol and most recently Posts under ‘Paddock Lake’
Salem takes stand against statewide sex offender residency law
The Salem Town Board will be sending a letter to the state legislature stating the town's opposition to a bill that seeks to establish statewide standards for where released sex offenders can live and frequent.
Senate Bill 548, if passed and signed into law, would supersede the ordinances passed by local municipalities like Salem, Paddock Lake, Silver Lake, Bristol and most recently
Senate Bill 548, if passed and signed into law, would supersede the ordinances passed by local municipalities like Salem, Paddock Lake, Silver Lake, Bristol and most recently County supervisor candidate Burns to host event
Enjoy coffee and conversation with candidate for County Board Supervisor Terry Burns at Brewed Beginnings, 24221 75th St. Paddock Lake, on Saturday March 20, from 10 a.m. to noon.
Coffee will be provided free of charge courtesy of the candidate… Continue reading
Go blurt it out in Trevor Sunday
BLURTitOUT! #4, focusing on Salem, Paddock Lake and Brass Ball and some ice harvesting, will take place this Sunday.
The event will begin promptly at 1 p.m. at 25905 114th St. Arrival is suggested at 12:30 p.m. so you can visit with long lost friends and other commonly-interested attendees.
Here is the format. Large images are displayed on a screen and questions and answers and recollections are encouraged.
Dress code is casual. There we will be treats… Continue reading
Paddock Lake trustee field set
Glenda Morey was the candidate eliminated from the Paddock Lake village trustee race in Tuesday's primary.
Incumbent Trustee Karen Harris received the most votes -- 100.
Barb Brenner and Howard Schlicting both received 78 votes.
Matt Nolan received 66 votes.
Incumbent Joseph Riesselmann received 52 votes.
Patricia Warner received 38 votes, three more than Morey.
The six survivors will face off to fill three board seats… Continue reading Paddock Lake to host Family Movie Night
Paddock Lake will host a free movie night on Friday, Feb. 19 at 5 p.m.
The feature will be Disney's Snow Buddies at 5 p.m. This event is free with free popcorn and drinks. Those attending are asked to bring non-perishable food items to help The Sharing Center.
Call Trustee Karen Harris at 843-2713 with questions.
Village Hall is located at 6969 236th Ave… Continue reading
Primaries Tuesday in Paddock Lake, Salem and Randall School District
There will be non-partisan primary elections Tuesday in Paddock Lake, Salem and the Randall School District, which includes portions of Randall and Twin Lakes.
Polls will be open where necessary from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Those who survive Tuesday will face off again in April.
If you'd like to catch up on the stances of the candidates, we suggest these previous posts… Continue reading Salem Fire/Rescue responding to report of stove fire
At 6:33 p.m., Salem Fire/Rescue is responding to a report to a fire in a oven in a home in the 6400 block of 241st Avenue, Paddock Lake.
UPDATE 6:38 p.m. -- Personnel at scene reports that the fire has been put out, perhaps by the homeowner. Additional units responding at non-emergency speed.
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Paddock Lake trustee candidate interviews
The seven candidates vying for Paddock Lake trustee all attended the meet and greet event at the Community Lbrary, Salem site, Friday evening.
Jackie Ciesla and Patricia Fish organized the event.
The field of seven will be narrowed to six in a Feb. 16 primary. Then three of the remaining six will be elected to the board on April 6.
I asked each a couple of questions on camera. Here's what they had to say:
Barbara Brenner:
Karen… Continue reading
Meet and greet event for Salem, Paddock Lake candidates this Friday
A pair of local residents are hosting a meet and greet event for the candidates running in the Feb. 16 primaries in Salem and Paddock Lake.
Candidates for county office also will be invited.
The event will take place Friday, Feb. 5 from 5 to 7 p.m., at the Community Library, Salem site, Highways 83 and AH.
The public is invited to attend and talk to the candidates… Continue reading Construction of ice shanty most likely saved two lives in Paddock Lake
It’s New Year’s Day 2010, and Tom Mueller and Cody Styscko are engaged in the sport that has bonded them for the past 10 years.
What started out as a typical evening of ice fishing on Paddock Lake, the site suddenly turned into a tragic accident scene when the ice shanty the pair occupied was struck broadside by a snowmobile.
Tom and Cody, both of Paddock Lake, heard the snowmobile approaching, but… Continue reading
Raffle slated to help Mueller Family
Mike Mueller, brother of Tom Mueller, has organized a raffle to aid the Mueller Family due to lost wages and destroyed fishing equipment as a result of the Jan. 1 accident.
The drawing will be held Saturday, Feb. 6, at Drifters, Highway 50, Paddock Lake, following the Drifter’s Ice Fishing Derby.
First prize is $500 Bridgestone tires; second prize, Remington 870… Continue reading Dog parks may get $12,000 donation
The effort to raise $25,000 in matching funds to build two off-leash dog parks in Kenosha County may get a big boost if an anonymous person's pending $12,000 donation is completed.
Mark Modory, the county supervisor who has been spearheading the drive to build the parks, said a person has approached the county about buying naming rights for the parks. In exchange, the person is willing to donate $12,000.
Modory was speaking at a Randall Town Board/Plan Commission… Continue reading
Quotable: Don’t go all foo-fooey on us now
"I don't think I want to tell 198 families that we're going to have some foo-fooey table and they have to go to The Sharing Center."
Paddock Lake village Trustee Karen Harris during discussion of whether the village should spend $3,500 for the construction of a desk and podium system for the Village Board to sit at during meetings. Currently the board sits at folding tables with… Continue reading Paddock Lake to rekey Village Hall locks
You'll soon need a new key to get into Paddock Lake Village Hall when it's locked.
The Village Board voted this week to pay for a rekeying of all Village Hall locks.
Trustee Terry Burns, who heads the village's Buildings and Grounds Committee, said the rekeying is needed to re-establish who has a working key to Village Hall. He said copies of keys to the building have been handed out by village officials over… Continue reading
Paddock Lake raises lease payment for The Sharing Center
The Sharing Center, the primary relief agency for Western Kenosha County, will be remaining in a building on 236th Avenue in Paddock Lake that is owned by the village, but paying a little more for the privilege.
The Village Board on Wednesday night unanimously approved increasing the agency's rent from $900 per month to… Continue reading
The Village Board on Wednesday night unanimously approved increasing the agency's rent from $900 per month to… Continue reading Paddock Lake Village Hall hours to change Feb. 1
The Paddock Lake Village Board, on Wednesday night, approved a change to the hours of operation at Village Hall.
Effective Feb. 1, Village Hall will be open to the public from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Currently Village Hall is open until 5 p.m. weekdays.
The change was initiated by village office staff, village President Marlene Goodson said.
The staff has been… Continue reading Paddock Lake to host bingo this Friday
Paddock Lake will be having a bingo night on Friday Jan. 22, from 5 to 7 p.m., at Village Hall, 6969 236th Ave.
Kids and adults are welcome to enjoy a night of free bingo, food, fun and prizes.
Donations of pet food for Safe Harbor Humane Society also will be accepted.
Call Karen Harris at 843-2713 for more information or with questions… Continue reading
Sheriff’s Department investigating infant’s death
The Sheriff's Department is investigating the death of an infant in Paddock Lake this morning, which appears to have been the result of a family sharing a bed.
Deputies and emergency personnel responded to the home in the 6400 block of 247th Avenue at 6:41 p.m., a press release from the Sheriff's Department said.
Deputies found the father performing CPR on his 6-week-old baby son. Upon the rescue squad’s arrival, the baby… Continue reading
Fire departments responding to ceiling fan fire
At 1:38 p.m., units from the Bristol and Salem fire departments are responding to a report of a fire in a home in the 24900 block of 71st Street, Paddock Lake.
The source of the fire is reportedly a ceiling fan in a bedroom.
UPDATE 1:40 p.m. -- An initial report from the scene says nothing is showing from the outside.
UPDATE 1:42 p.m. -- Some units are being sent back to the station, but some are… Continue reading
Primary in Paddock Lake for trustee
With seven people filing for three available seats, there will be a primary election Feb. 16 in Paddock Lake for village trustee.
Filing for seats in the spring election closed today at 5 p.m. The seats currently held by incumbents Karen Harris and Joseph Riesselmann are up along with the seat vacated by Marlene Goodson after she won election as village president… Continue reading DNR investigation into snowmobile crash awaits tests
As of Monday, Department of Natural Resources personnel had finished their investigation of a snowmobile crash on Paddock Lake New Years Day except for toxicology tests on the man who died in the incident, a DNR regional supervisor said.
The tests have been submitted to the state crime lab for processing, which could take from three to six weeks to complete, said Jennifer C. Niemeyer, DNR warden supervisor… Continue reading
The tests have been submitted to the state crime lab for processing, which could take from three to six weeks to complete, said Jennifer C. Niemeyer, DNR warden supervisor… Continue reading More details emerge for Paddock Lake anniversary t-shirt contest
More details have emerged on the Paddock Lake 50th anniversary t-shirt contest.
Trustee Karen Harris, who is coordinating the contest, said entries will be accepted from Jan. 4 through Feb. 1. Designs should be made with a maximum size of 8 by 10 inches. They can be designed in two or three colors.
The contest is only open to residents of the village.
Each entry should include the designer's name, address and phone number. However, during judging each design will be assigned… Continue reading
Man who died in snowmobile crash identified
The man who died in a snowmobile crash on Paddock Lake Friday has been identified as David J. Miller, 43, of Paddock Lake.
Miller was driving a snowmobile across the frozen lake when he struck two ice shanties near the center of the lake, said Sheriff's Department spokesman Sgt. Gil Benn. Reportedly, Miller clipped one of the shanties, lost control and then struck another shanty broadside.
Miller… Continue reading
Snowmobile hits ice shanty on Paddock Lake
At 7:13 p.m., Salem Fire/Rescue units are responding to a report of a snowmobile crashing into an ice shanty on Paddock Lake.
Scanner transmissions say there are at least two injuries.
The shanty was reportedly occupied at the time of the crash. A fisherman in the shanty has made his way to the north shore private beach to meet fire/rescue personnel. The driver of the snowmobile is reportedly still on the lake. Crash scene is near the center of the… Continue reading
Church to host spaghetti dinner
Christ Lutheran Church in Paddock Lake will host a spaghetti dinner on Jan. 6.
Serving will be from 5 to 7 p.m. The dinner includes salad, garlic bread and beverage.
Cost is $5 per adult, $3 per child 6 to 12 years old and 5 and under free. Drive-up orders are $5 without beverage. Call 843-2631 between 4:30 and 6:30 p.m. to place order.
The church is located at 24929 75th St. (Highway 50)… Continue reading
Santa visits Paddock Lake
Santa visited Paddock Lake Village Hall Saturday morning.
The jolly man in red arrived on a fire truck from Salem Fire/Rescue and found a line waiting to meet him.
After consulting with Santa, participants were able to enjoy cookies and milk.
Parents also could have their children pohographed for an identification kit courtesy of Farmer's Insurance.
Here's some video of the event… Continue reading
Paddock Lake won’t do memo of understanding on Central HS entrance project
The Paddock Lake Village Board will not sign a memorandum of understanding regarding road improvements related to Central High School's new exit/entrance project.
The decision not to sign any memo regarding the work was affirmed with a unanimous vote at Wednesday night's Village Board meeting. Trustee Chris Bucko was not present.
The vote followed a nearly one-hour long closed session.
Village President Marlene Goodson said the action was taken to ensure the village did not end up footing… Continue reading
Paddock Lake contracts for animal control
Paddock Lake has contracted with an outside firm for domestic animal control services.
For a number of years the village has not had a designated animal control officer. Sometimes, village public works employees have handled those duties when needed, but none of them are certified for that sort of work.
The selected firm is Claws and Paws, which submitted a proposal with a $3,000 annual retainer and a $50 per catch charge… Continue reading
Quotable: I got a ringer. SHHHHHHHH!
They'll have no speakers outside and they better not shout too loud if they get a ringer."
-- Paddock Lake Trustee Joe Riesselmann at Wednesday's Village Board meeting in answer to a question about whether a proposed outdoor horseshoe area at Drifters Bar and Grill would have a sound system. The questioner was concerned about excess noise… Continue reading
Snow update: Getting sideways
If you have not been outside for a while, the wind has picked up and the snow is blowing sideways now. Here is some video shot in Paddock Lake around noon.
We haven't had any measurable new snow accumulation on the West of the I weather railing since it was last cleaned off at 6 a.m.
After tonight, there really is not another significant amount of snow in the National Weather Service forecast… Continue reading
