Whether you spend it West of the I or somewhere else, may you have a Happy Thanksgiving.
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Come visit westofthei.com at Lakes Area Expo
Come visit the westofthei.com crew — and a whole lot of other area business and organizations — at The 2011 Lakes Area Business Expo will be held on today, at Wilmot Union High School. The Expo will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $2 or $1 with a non-perishable food item. All [...]
Thanks for your patience
We want to apologize to anyone that was inconvenienced by our web hosting company’s technical struggles yesterday that kept westofthei.com offline for much of the day. We heard from many people that were concerned about the situation. Thank you for your support. Such prolonged down periods have been very rare — this was the first one — [...]
Deal of the Day: $25 Luisa’s gift card for half off
Have you heard about our new feature at West of the I? We call it Deal of the Day and it will offer you great values on goods and services from local businesses. Here’s how it works. We offer a gift certificate or gift card from a local business for half price of its face value. For [...]
Deal of the Day: Luisa’s Restaurant gift card half off
Have you heard about our new feature at West of the I? We call it Deal of the Day and it will offer you great values on goods and services from local businesses. Here’s how it works. We offer a gift certificate or gift card from a local business for half price of its face value. For [...]
Happy Holidays from westofthei.com
We would like to thank all of our loyal readers and advertisers who continue to make westofthei.com possible. We will continue to strive to become more useful to you every day. Sincerely, Darren and Karen Hillock
Deal of the Day: Luisa’s Restaurant gift card half off
Have you heard about our new feature at West of the I? We call it Deal of the Day and it will offer you great values on goods and services from local businesses. Here’s how it works. We offer a gift certificate or gift card from a local business for half price of its face value. For [...]
Deal of the Day: Luisa’s Restaurant in Wheatland certificate half off
Today we are introducing a new feature at West of the I. We call it Deal of the Day and it will offer you great values on goods and services from local businessses. Here’s how it works. We offer a gift certificate or gift card from a local business for half price of its face value. For [...]
Happy Thanksgiving …
Whether you spend it West of the I or somewhere else, may you have a Happy Thanksgiving.
West of the I Facebook fan page launched
West of the I has launched a facebook fan page. You can visit it here. Go ahead, “like” it too while you’re there. We will work to keep it updated frequently with news for you from Western Kenosha County.
Winners of westofthei.com guessing contest announced
We’ve been doing some bean counting here at westofthei.com HQ. No we’re not talking about accounting. We mean counting the jelly beans we displayed in our guessing contest at our Commercial Building booth at the Kenosha County Fair. I guess this one was too easy. We had two winners: Diane Kreuscher of Paddock Lake. Stephen Squires [...]
West of the I’s Darren Hillock on WGTD’s Community Matters
I was one of the panelists on WGTD’s (91.1 FM) Community Matters program that will air today at 11:15 a.m. The topic: “The Right of the Public to Know.” The host is Len Iaquinta. Also on the program was Bill Lueders, Isthmus (Madison) news editor, named “2009 Person of the Year” by the Professional Association [...]
Garage sales page updated
West of the I’s garage sales page has been updated. Be sure to check it out each week before you begin your bargain hunting. If you’d like to be added to the list, please drop us a line at westofthei@yahoo.com. Include your address, days, hours etc. We’ll even add a map to your info.
Get your election results here
We will be posting results of today’s elections as soon as we get them. Keep checking back!
Happy Easter…
… from westofthei.com
Happy Birthday to us!
Today marks an important milestone for westofthei.com. We’re one year old. A year ago Karen and I said we “are striving to make this site the ultimate source of news and information about Western Kenosha County.” That is still our goal. You are a big part of that. You contribute content or ideas for stories and that [...]
Meet and Greet set with Randall supervisor candidates
Randall voters will be able to talk to the candidates for town supervisor at a Meet and Greet event scheduled for Tuesday, March 23, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Randall Town Hall on Highway F. in Bassett. There will be no formal program for the event. Instead voters can come in and talk to [...]
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.
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 Kenosha News. WGTD can be heard at 91.1 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
West of the I poll: School holiday parties
Riverview School recently enacted a no holiday party policy. Other schools have moved away from parties during school time as well. What do you think?(opinion)
A word from our sponsors: Farmer Brown’s Totally Haunted Barn and Haunted Hayride
At westofthei.com, we are proud of our sponsors. Periodically, we will be telling you a little more about them. The Farmer Brown’s Totally Haunted Barn and Haunted Hayride, on 200 scenic acres in Bristol, is open for the season. Just stop in or make plans now for you and your friends for a“Night of Terror.” [...]
