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This post sponsored by Westosha Floral.

The following deaths of local residents and those with local connections are being reported by funeral homes today. Click on name to see obituary/service information:

The Wheatland Town Board is scheduled to meet Monday, starting at 6 p.m. at Town Hall in New Munster.

Agenda items include:

• ATV 2nd reading

The full agenda is available here.

The Randall Town Board is scheduled to meet Monday, starting at 6 p.m. at Town Hall in Bassett.

Agenda items include:

• DEBRA L. PARTRIDGE DECLARATION OF TRUST, 8745 406th Ave., Genoa City, WI 53128 (Owner), Jasonn Weber, 1553 South 38th St., Milwaukee WI 53215 (Agent), requesting a variance (Section 12.27.060(a)(1)(a): Solar energy systems located in a residential district on parcels less than one acre in area shall have a capacity not to exceed seven kilowatts in rated capacity) to construct a solar energy system with a 20 kW ac system capacity in the R-3 urban Single-Family Residential District on Tax Key Parcel #60-4-119-182-0390, Town of Randall. Discussion, consideration, and action if any.
• Kaskin park baseball field. Discussion, consideration, and action if any.
• Possible change of Town Board and Plan Commission meeting day. Discussion, consideration, and action if
  any.
• Innovation Planning Grant study questions. Discussion, consideration, and action if any.
• Crop Canon discussion, consideration and action if needed.

The full agenda is available here.

The Bristol Progress Days Parade took place Sunday afternoon.

The parade — known for the quantity of candy thrown by entrants — worked its way through central Bristol ending at Hansen Park, where the rest of the days activities are held.

Along the way you could hear music and see a variety of parade entries from local organizations, businesses, fire departments, the Sheriff’s Department and more.

Here is video of fire equipment portion of the parade, with horns and sirens blaring:

Here is video of the marching bands in the parade, the hometown Westosha Central High School Marching Falcons, and the Rambler Band and Band of the Black Watch from the Kenosha Unified School District:

Here is video of the Tebala Motor Patrol:

Here are many more photos from the parade:

At about 2:20 p.m., Salem Lakes Fire/Rescue units and sheriff’s deputies are responding to a report of a crash at 128th Street and Antioch Road in Trevor.

Per dispatch: Vehicle rolled over. Injuries being reported.

Note: Glenda and Butch Dupons, of Bear Realty, are westofthei.com sponsors. This is a paid announcement — DH

Here are open houses being hosted today by Glenda and Butch Dupons, of Bear Realty:

9506 296th Ave, Salem

Mindy Cooling was named the 2025 Bristol Outstanding Citizen at the Bristol Progress Days banquet Friday night at the Parkway Chateau.

Naming of the outstanding citizens is a feature of the banquet, which kicks off the annual three-day community festival.

Cooling was unable to attend due to being out of town.

In her nomination, Cooling was praised for her extensive community involvement in a number of ways:

“This nominee is by far one of the most actively involved members of her community and most generous business people I have ever known, She shines brightly by her selfless service to others … This person’s compassion and caring nature is shown through her business relationships and sponsorships of both local and international organizations such as The Children’s Hear Project, the Ronald McDonald House, One HOPE, Kenosha County park music series, the Summer Reading Program, Helping Hands, veteran’s breakfast, Bristol Progress Days events including the 5K run, … and countless holiday and special events …It is impossible to document all of the good that this person has been a part of.”

Mary Gillmore was named 2025 Miss Bristol at the Bristol Progress Days banquet Friday evening at the Parkway Chateau.

Gillmore was one of two contestants in this year’s contest, which is an annual part of the Bristol Progress Days community festival.

Second runner up and Miss Congeniality was Melissa Jozwiak.

Gillmore will be a senior at Westosha Central High School this fall. She serves as the captain of the girls wrestling team and earned honorable mention for Academic All-State. Gillmore has been on the honor roll every semester of high school and woodworking is one of her favorite courses. Outside of school, she is a member of the Bristol CHallenge 4-H Club and shows dairy, beef and hogs at the Kenosha County Fair. After school, she plans to join the operators union and become one of the very few female heavy equipment operators. She works at Elfering Dairy Farm, ValleyCroft Farms and in the custodial department of Bristol Grade School. She has volunteered for Marleigh’s Ministry and helped her family host OakVue Farm’s annual live nativity. She is part of the seventh generation of her family to live on the farm.

Mary Gillmore is the sister of 2024 Miss Bristol Margaret Gillmore. Organizers believe this is the first time a sister has succeeded her sister as Miss Bristol in consecutive years.

Grayson Burnett and Audrey Schroeder were named the 2025 Bristol Junior Outstanding Citizens.

The announcement was made at the first night of Bristol Progress Days banquet Friday evening at The Brat Stop/Parkway Chateau.

Audrey is 12 years old and attends Bristol School. She participates in drama and plays the clarinet. SH eis a member of the Bristol Strivers 4-H Club and is a Girl Scout. She also participates in American Royal Spirits, volunteers at the WI Human Society.

Grayson is 11 years old and attends Bristol School. He has earned math awards and has been involved with Math 24 for the past two years. He has been playing the piano for six years and is also now in the school band and jazz band. He has been involved in gymnastics for seven years and this year earned places at state and regionals.

Each year a girl and a boy are named outstanding citizens as part of the Progress Days community festival.

This post sponsored by Westosha Floral.

The following deaths of local residents and those with local connections are being reported by funeral homes today. Click on name to see obituary/service information:

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 your sale added to the list, please drop us a line at darren@westofthei.com. Include your address, days, hours etc. We’ll even add a map to your info.

Showers and thunderstorms are expected here this evening, says the latest, local National Weather Service forecast.

While the precipitation could begin as early as 6 p.m., it is most likely between 8 p.m. Friday and midnight, Saturday. Rain and maybe a storm could linger into later Saturday morning and possibly Saturday afternoon. Saturday’s high temperature is expected to hit 84.

Rain totals could be between .75 and 1 inch overnight Friday.

Sunday and Monday are expected to be dry with a high temp Sunday of 82 and a high Monday of 87.

Rock Lake remains closed to swimming after re-sampling by Kenosha County Thursday showed elevated levels of E.coli there.

The State Department of Health recommends posting warnings at beaches when test results indicate an E.coli level of 235/100mL or more and closing a beach when test results exceed E.coli 1000/100mL.

The result that prompted the continued closure was greater than 2419 E.coli/100mL

The site was scheduled for re-sampling.

At about 6:03 p.m., Salem Lakes Fire/Rescue units and sheriff’s deputies are responding to a report of a crash in the 8100 block of 312th Avenue in Salem Lakes.

UPDATE about 6:05 p.m. — Town of Randall Fire Department requested to respond for mutual aid.

UPDATE about 6:10 p.m. — Unit arriving on scene reports single vehicle involved on its side and in the ditch.

UPDATE 6:21 p.m. — Occupant freed from vehicle.

Rock Lake is closed to swimming after testing by Kenosha County Wednesday showed elevated E.coli levels there.

The State Department of Health recommends posting warnings at beaches when test results indicate an E.coli level of 235/100mL or more and closing a beach when test results exceed E.coli 1000/100mL.

The result from Wednesday that prompted the closure was greater than 2419 E.coli/100. That location was scheduled to be resampled Thursday.

Note: Wilmot Auto Service is a westofthei.com sponsor. This is a paid announcement. — DH

Wilmot Auto Service, Inc is an independent auto repair shop and has earned the Blue Seal of Excellence Recognition as prescribed by the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence, (ASE), a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of vehicle repair and service by means of voluntary testing and certification for automotive repair and service professionals.

Call 862-6300 for an appointment. Hours are Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Dwayne & Cindy Garwood are the owners and Dwayne is an ASE Master technician and has been in the automotive repair business for over 25 years. Dwayne’s grandpa Harmon Garwood started Wilmot Auto Service in 1951. They are celebrating 74 years in business. He employs ASE certified and ASE master technicians. Dwayne’s commitment to you has always been to offer the highest quality, honest and friendly auto service.

Wilmot Auto Service offers a variety of services like alignments, brakes, tires, timing belts, check engine lights and state inspections. They can be reached at 262-862-6300. They are located at 11307 Fox River Rd. Wilmot, WI 53192 with the BP gas station in downtown Wilmot. www.wilmotautoservice.com

Rock Lake is under a swim advisory and Old Settlers County Park beach on Paddock Lake is open to swimming after resampling by Kenosha County conducted Tuesday.

The State Department of Health recommends posting warnings at beaches when test results indicate an E.coli level of 235/100mL or more and closing a beach when test results exceed E.coli 1000/100mL.

The result from Tuesday that prompted the advisory at Rock Lake was 548.0 E.coli/100 mL. That location is scheduled to be resampled,

The result from Tuesday that allowed Old Settlers beach to reopen to swimming was 54.0 E.coli/100 mL.

Note: This is a paid announcement from Bristol Progress Days — DH

2025 Bristol Progress Days, the annual community festival held the weekend after the Fourth of July in Bristol, will take place over three days on July 11, 12 and 13.

The theme for this year is “Bristol will Thrive in 2025.”

The festivities include the Miss Bristol crowning and the Outstanding Citizens Awards, which are announced on Friday at the coronation banquet. The sports tournaments are always a big hit and the fireworks show and parade draw people from all over the southeastern Wisconsin and Northern Illinois area.

Here’s some of the other fun at Bristol Progress Days:

CORONATION BANQUET — This year’s Miss Bristol and the Outstanding Citizen announcements are made at the annual banquet held at the Parkway Chateau on Friday evening.

RUN/WALK — This year’s events will again include a 5K run/1.5 mile walk on Saturday morning, starting at Village Hall. Same day registration.

CAR SHOW — On Saturday, July 12, from 1 to 4 p.m. Must register. Limited space. Call Glen at 262-945-7339.

PARADE — The parade known for its large number of varied entries and its abundance of candy treats takes place starting at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday. The parade route works its way through downtown Bristol and ends at Hansen Park, where the other Progress Days activities are held. Make sure to bring a container for all that candy!

FIREWORKS — The annual fireworks display takes place at dusk on Sunday.

INFLATABLES — The festival will host a variety of inflatables, with wristband specials on Saturday and Sunday for extended fun for the youngsters.

AXE THROWING — 10 a.m. until 10 p.m. by Hold my Beer.

AUCTION — A live auction will take place Sunday following the parade at 2:30 p.m.

MUSIC — Music in the beer garden will be provided: On Saturday (6-9 p.m.) by Lara Bell and on Sunday 3-(6 p.m.) by Alyssia Dominquez.

SOFTBALL — Softball tournaments will take place Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

PEDAL PULL — Saturday starting at 11 a.m. at basketball court area

VOLLEYBALL — A volleyball tournament will take place at Hansen Park on Saturday.

CORNHOLE — A cornhole tournament will take place at Hansen Park on Friday. Registration is at 6 p.m. and the play begins at 6:30 p.m.

DART BALL — A Dart ball tournmanent will take place on Saturday, with registration starting at 10 a.m.

RAFFLES — Tickets are $5 each with only 1,000 sold. Drawing is at 8:45 p.m., Sunday. This year’s raffle prizes are: First place, two-might, three-day stay in a timeshare at Wisconsin Dells or Branson Missouri; second prize, $150 cash; third prize, $75. Drawing is at 8:30 p.m., Sunday.

PING PONG BALL DROP — Get your ping pong ball for $2 each. Prizes are gift cards to 45 DIner: $100, $50, $50 and $25 value. Drop is at 7 p.m., Saturday.

More information available here.