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Got a weather photo?
People love to shoot photos of weather in general, but snow has got to be the favorite. It just looks so dramatic.
If you shoot some photos during this storm that you would like to share with West of the I readers, email them to: westofthei@yahoo.com. We'll post them here…
West of the I Poll results: Cold gets cold shoulder
The results of our poll about what is the worst part of West of the I winter are in.
Seems most of our respondents are most bitter about bitter cold. I can understand that!
Here are the results:
What's the biggest burden of West of the I winter?(polls) West of the I poll: What’s worse, cold or snow?
The defining characteristics of a West of the I winter come down to cold and snow. We've had a little of each so far this season. So, which is worse, bitter cold or lots of snow?
What's the biggest burden of West of the I winter?(polls) Happy New Year from West of the I!
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West of the I businesses wish you happy holidays
Need a dose of holiday spirit? Check out West of the I's video holiday greetings.
Over 20 area business recorded greetings this year. A new group is featured on our front page this week and all are available for viewing on the Video Holiday Greetings page.
Happy Thanksgiving …
Whether you spend it West of the I or somewhere else, may you have a Happy Thanksgiving… Continue reading
West of the I part of WGTD year in review show
Yours truly of West of the I participated in a year in review on WGTD's Community Matters radio show, hosted by Len Iaquinta.
Others participating in the look at what was news locally in 2009 were Peter Selkowe of The Racine Post and Steve Lund of the… Continue reading Brewed Beginnings giving one-of-a-kind coffee sleeve donations to Salem Booster Club
Jim and Debi Rigney, owners of Brewed Beginnings in Paddock Lake, were impressed by the efforts of the Salem Booster Club in preserving sports and extracurriculars activities at the school in the wake of budget cuts earlier this year. The shop also had several Salem School teachers as regular customers.
The couple wanted to come up with some way to help the boosters raise money for their functions.
"We were just trying to think of creative ways to… Continue reading
Grand opening for Mattel Toy Store is Tuesday
The New Mattel Toy Store in Wilmot will hold its grand opening on Tuesday, Nov. 3.
The store will have the world’s most popular brands under one roof and is located at the American Girl complex at 12400 Fox River Rd, Wilmot, Wisconsin. Regional director Jeff Toboyek said the store will carry a wide variety of Mattel products such as Fisher Price… Continue reading
The store will have the world’s most popular brands under one roof and is located at the American Girl complex at 12400 Fox River Rd, Wilmot, Wisconsin. Regional director Jeff Toboyek said the store will carry a wide variety of Mattel products such as Fisher Price… Continue reading A word from our sponsors: Farmer Brown’s Totally Haunted Barn and Haunted Hayride
westofthei.com is on Twitter
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When we're covering events or breaking news we try to put out a tweet right away. westofthei.com's Twitter feed is the best place to follow breaking news about Western Kenosha County.
Follow us! Coverage of buyers dinner, TLFD anniversary coming
Saturday was a busy one for events. Besides the Silver Lake business expo, westofthei.com also was at the Buyers Appreciation Dinner at the fairgrounds and the Twin Lakes Fire Department 80th anniversary celebration. We will have video and photos posted Sunday morning from both . Check back!
UPDATE: Buyers dinner coverage here and TLFD anniversary here.
Garage sales for this week
This week's garage sales have been updated.
If you'd like to be added to the list, please drop us a line at westofthei@yahoo.com West of the I poll result: Packers backers stronger for team than Bears fans
The question was who between the Packers and the Bears will end up with the better season record?
- 56 percent of respondents said they were Packers fans and they feel the
Salem college student wins West of the I fair contest
Hundreds tried, but none were as close to guessing the number of candy pieses in a bottle at the West of the I booth in the commercial building at the Kenosha County Fair as Becky Semke of Salem.
The official tally was 671 pieces of candy. Semke was closest with her guess of 680. As the winner… Continue reading
A word about our sponsors: Lakeland Septic receives small animal buyer award
At westofthei.com, we are proud of our sponsors. Periodically, we will be telling you a little more about them.
Lakeland Septic Service, a westofthei.com sponsor, is one of the two 2009 recipients of the Kenosha County Fair Small Animal Buyer Award.
Congratulations to Dan and Marie Weis and family on this honor… Continue reading
Transit questions answered at fair today, Friday
Do you have a question about how Western Kenosha County Transit, the bus service for people west of the I, works? If you're going to be at the Kenosha County Fair today you will get a great chance to get your answer.
Stephanie Phillips, transportation coordinator for the service… Continue reading We’re in the commercial building
While you're at the Kenosha County Fair this week be sure to visit the West of the I booth in the commercial building.
A word from our sponsors: Reliable now sells American Standard furnances, AC
Reliable Heating and Air Conditioning has announced that it is now selling American Standard heating and cooling equipment.
Perhaps the most significant aspect of the addition is that American Standard is supplied from quarters in Zion, Illinois, just 22 miles away. That means faster access to parts and units, explained Ray Sheehan, Reliable owner.
"To be that close to a supplier, we'll… Continue reading Salem fire station/public works facility approved
The Salem Town Board reasserted its desire to move forward with a new Trevor fire station at a special meeting Thursday night.
The special meeting was called after a confused meeting on the facility took place Aug. 3. At that meeting, Supervisor Dennis Faber voted against moving forward and Chairman Linda Valentine abstained.
Thursday night, the measure passed unanimously.
The board also passed a series of other motions relating to awarding bids and… Continue reading
Cable out for us; how about you?
Our Time-Warner supplied digital cable is out as of Sunday night 8:30 p.m. It's been out for about two hours at least.
When we called to report the outage (finally) at about 8:30 p.m. we were told by a mechanical voice that in fact there was an outage (thanks!) in our area and that restoration of service could take about 90 minutes.
Our internet is OK and so is our VOIP phone… Continue reading
West of the I adds Twitter feed
Have you gotten into Twitter yet? West of the I has.
Here's how Twitter explains itself on its website: "A real-time short messaging service that works over multiple networks and devices. In countries all around the world, 
people follow the sources most relevant to them… Continue reading What we’re doing today: Lake district and baseball
Coming up today, we'll have coverage of the Twin Lakes Lake District Annual Meeting, with useful info on pier regulations and a special presentation made by the district board.
Also, we'll have some photos and video from the big state Little League tournament going on at Brightondale County park this afternoon.
Check back!… A word from our sponsors: Lakeland Septic
At westofthei.com, we are proud of our sponsors. Periodically, we will be telling you a little more about them.
Lakeland Septic Service delivers quality work at a reasonable price.
West of the I sponsors have Progress Days spirit
Several West of the I sponsors had entries in the Progress Days parade in Bristol Sunday… Continue reading
What we’re doing tonight: Salem and Bristol town board meetings
We're going to have people out reporting on the Salem and Bristol town board meetings tonight.
Bristol will be considering a Plan Commission recommendation to approve a residential development for the Sunflower Farms horse complex.
Among the items on Salem's lengthy agenda is a report from the Public Safety Department regarding an ordinance to regulate residency of sex offenders… Continue reading New photo added to banner: George Lake double rainbows
We've added a new photo to our rotating banner. It was submitted by Julie Serritella.
The photo was taken "facing east on George Lake in Bristol about five years ago after a vicious storm in June," Julie explained. "The double rainbow was a complete rainbow on both ends and a really beautiful sight."
Note: Have a photo of Western Kenosha County you think would work for our banner? Submit… Continue readingA word from our sponsors: Reliable Heating and Air Conditioning
At westofthei.com, we are proud of our sponsors. Periodically, we will be telling you a little more about them.
