Mary Dubinski stayed comfortable on May 16 with a chair and shade to water reseeded portions of her Murray Street yard in Shorewood that she's tended for 38 years.
Mary Dubinski stayed comfortable on May 16 with a chair and shade to water reseeded portions of her Murray Street yard in Shorewood that she's tended for 38 years.
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Mary Dubinski stayed comfortable on May 16 with a chair and shade to water reseeded portions of her Murray Street yard in Shorewood that she's tended for 38 years.
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A contractor strips and stockpiles top siol from the Cahill Square ballfield on May 16 as part of a major construction project that includes creation of a stormwater detention pond and a new baseball field within the park. While the project has closed the majority of the park through October, the park building, tennis courts and tot lot are fenced off and remain open.
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A contractor strips and stockpiles top siol from the Cahill Square ballfield on May 16 as part of a major construction project that includes creation of a stormwater detention pond and a new baseball field within the park. While the project has closed the majority of the park through October, the park building, tennis courts and tot lot are fenced off and remain open.
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Members of the Holy Family Players cast rehearse a scene from its production of the Musical "Guys and Dolls" on May 16 in preparation for its May 17 opening.
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Kris Ziemann of Mequon wires an Amur Maple tree into shape, "like putting braces of a child's teeth," in a demonstration area by the Milwaukee Bonsai Society during National Public Garden Day at the Boerner Botanical Gardens on May 10.
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Ryan Solum, civil engineer with Manhard Consulting, answers questions from Brown Deer resident Sharon North about the proposed construction of a WalMart at the former Lowe's building location on Brown Deer Road. Sharon lives directly across from the site, and was one of dozens of Brown Deer residents attending the public discussion session May 13 at the Brown Deer Middle School.
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Kevin Bendickson, Store Manage of the WalMart on Silver Spring Drive and a Bayside resident, answers questions from Brown Deer residents at the public discussion event May 13 about the proposed construction of a WalMart at the former Lowe's building location on Brown Deer Road.
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Evan Johnson (left) and Taylor Slivinski brawl with their parents Marina Alexander and Gabe Rosenthal nearby in the Nicolet High School production of "Normal the Musical" set for the school's Community Room stage at 7:30 p.m. May 10 and 11, and 2 p.m. on May 12.
Evan Johnson (back, right) and Taylor Slivinski bicker in the back seat while riding with their parents Marina Alexander and Gabe Rosenthal in the Nicolet High School production of "Normal the Musical" set for the school's Community Room stage at 7:30 p.m. May 10 and 11, and 2 p.m. on May 12.
Senator Ron Johnson answered questions from Bayside Middle School eigth grade students on May 2.
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Senator Ron Johnson answered questions from Bayside Middle School eigth grade students on May 2.
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Miss Cupcake boutique bakery owner Ashley Weber (left) mans the spatula as Lake Bluff fifth-grader Parker Kuehl pours a bowl full of fresh eggs into a vanilla cupcake batter, watched by Atwater fifth grader Mathilde Prosen-Oldani and Lake Bluff sixth grader Eli Miller (right) on April 25. Making, baking, icing and selling the sweet treats was all part of the "Kids Take Charge Day" learning partnership between Shorewood businesses and schools.
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Miss Cupcake boutique bakery manager Amanda Petersen (right) guides Lake Bluff sixth grader Eli Miller, fifth grader Parker Kuehl and Atwater fifth grader Mathilde Prosen-Oldani help customers Patrick Maeleon and Allie Forston select a few goodies from the case on April 25. Making, baking, icing and selling the sweet treats was all part of the "Kids Take Charge Day" learning partnership between Shorewood businesses and schools.
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Katarina Petersky of Fox Point and her granddaughter, Kritine Karaffa, help clear winter debris on Aprilo 20 as they and other Friends of Doctors Park volunteers readied the park for another season.
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Ed Ricker (left)Tom Benson and Maureen Daly of Fox Point assemble 25 new picnic tables that were donated by a Friends of Doctors Park member, as other volunteers cleaned up winter debris on April 20 and readied the park for another season.
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Zoe Gabic works on a painting with her grandmother Linda Steinlein of Oconomowoc during Special Friends Day at Holy Family Parish School in Whitefish Bay on April 12. Parent, family and friends were invitied to join students for mass, a passport tour of the school and treats.
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The Friends of Doctors Park led a group tour through the lakefront property on April 7 to explain their plan and efforts to improve the park.
Maureen Daly stands at the top of the steps behind the boarded up George A. Tietjen beach house, which overlooks Doctor's Park Beach.
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Colin Kenney juggles at the Shorewood 8th annual Jugglefest April 8.
Comedian and magician Lou Lapore plays a disappearing act as audience volunteers Kenney Nolan, 6 and Jevaec Hillman, 5, on April 8 at Shorewood's 8th annual Jugglefest.
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A member of the Flame Fatales performs with a lighted hula hoop ring on April 8 at Shorewood High School 8th annual Jugglefest variety show.
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Outgoing Mequon Mayor Curt Gielow gives his final reflections to the Common Council on April 9 after two terms in office.
Mequon Mayoral candidate Dan Abendroth talks with an unseen supporter at his election night party at Taylor and Dunn's Tavern. Abendroth won the April 2 election by a narrow margin.
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Incumbent Mequon Mayor Curt Gielow watches election results at his election night party at the Highlander House tavern. Gielow was defeated by a narrow margin in the April 2 election.
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Vika Gutich, 7 (center left), and Jayona Brown, 8(center right), race for treats at the North Milwaukee Lions' Egg Hunt at Kletszch Park on March 29.
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Andrew Mittnacht, 7, gets his baseball Easter basket topped off with one last treat from the Easter Bunny (Ashley Olson), as his sister, April (right), waits her turn after the Egg Hunt on March 29 at Kletszch Park hosted by the North Milwaukee Lions.
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April Mittnacht, 5, gets her Spiderman Easter basket topped off with one last treat from the Easter Bunny (Ashley Olson) after the Egg Hunt on March 29 at Kletszch Park hosted by the North Milwaukee Lions.
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Matan Steigmann, 5, waits for his father, Rabbi Moishe Steigmann, to unwrap pieces of the cereal, Kix. The night before he wrapped 10 pieces of the unleaven food for his son to find as part of the custom with children to celebrate the Passover. His grandmother, Stisha Steigmann, joined them at the North Shore Fire Department on Mar. 25. The North Shore Fire Department had a small bonfire for people to burn chametz (leaven foods) as part of the Passover celebration.
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Yonatan Shamah, 2, of Mequon, (right), throw slices of last nights pizza into the fire built by the North Shore Fire Department on Mar. 25. His friend, Oscar Ruiz, 4, of Glendale, waits his turn.
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In telling his son, Zalman, 5, the story of the Israelite exodus, Yossi Hecht reads a declaration which claims all leaven should be removed from their possession, any left behind "shall be considered nullified and ownerless and becomes dust of the earth." The North Shore Fire Department had a small bonfire for people to burn chametz (leaven foods) as part of the Passover celebration.
Credit: Mary Catanese
Lin Clousing (center) moderates a debate between Mequon mayoral candidates Curt Gielow (left) and Dan Abendroth on March 21.
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Mequon mayoral candidate and current City of Mequon Mayor Curt Gielow (front) addresses audience members as fellow candidate Dan Abendroth, looks on during a debate on March 21.
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Freshman Megan Eimer lines up a shot in a round of Dodgeball during the March 15 Sportathon, one of the activities as part of Shorewood High School's Shorewood Games.
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Keeping the beat, Erika Lauson is invited from the audience to play with the UW-Madison Wisconsin Badgers Marching Band as they perform at the "Band Together" fundraiser benefitting the four school district foundations; Fox Point-Bayside, Glendale-River Hills, Maple Dale-Indian Hill and Nicolet High School. The March 10 event at Nicolet also included a community tailgate, silent auction, local schools bands and an instrument "petting zoo" by Brass Bell.
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Zachary Berg, 4, and mom Melanie Berg, try out the digital drumkit at the Brass bell's Instrument "Petting zoo" at the "Band Together" fundraiser benefiting the four school district foundations at Nicolet High School 0n March 10.
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Connor Riley, 6, of Wauwatosa gets encouragement from Bucky Badger during the pushup competition part of the UW-Madison BadgersMarching Band performance at the "Band Together" fundraiser at Nicolet High School on March 10.
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Shorewood High School senior John Traudt runs with the "Olympic torch" into the school's Auditorium to signify the opening of the Shorewood Games 0n March 8. The SHS student body has raised over $135,000 for the MACC Fund since the 1988 inception of this two-week competitive event.
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Shorewood High School senior Elliott Kucharczyk hams it up representing his class spoofing the "Ms Shorewood" pageant on March 8.
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Shorewood High School freshman Zach Lipo-Zovic hams it up representing his class spoofing the "Ms Shorewood" pageant preview at the opening of the Shorewood Games on March 8.
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Members of the Division BMX stunt team performed for students of St. John's Lutheran School on March 1.
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Staff from St. John's Lutheran School braved the Division BMX stunt team's perfomance for the school's students on March 1.
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Final marking and finishing of the wood basketball floor is underway in the new Brown Deer High School Fieldhouse. The school expansion project is on track for the new areas to be turned over to the District in mid-March and in use by the school on return from Spring Break on April 1.
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Brown Deer School Board and family members walk through the atrium between new cafeteria space and the fieldhouse at Brown Deer High School on Feb. 26. The expansion project is on track for the new areas to be turned over to the District in mid-March and in use by the school on return from Spring Break on April 1.
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Brown Deer School Board and family members walk through the atrium between new cafeteria space and the fieldhouse at Brown Deer High School on Feb. 26. The expansion project is on track for the new areas to be turned over to the District in mid-March and in use by the school on return from Spring Break on April 1.
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Sophmore Evan Rotter routes pneumatic tubes to a solinoid block that controls pressurised air to various components in the Nicolet High School F.I.R.S.T. robot that was designed to climb a pyramid of pipes that can be seen in the background. The team was under the gun Feb. 19 to complete the robot so it could be stored until the robotics competition in March.
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Final programming to the Nicolet High School F.I.R.S.T. robot and its control panel is completed as the team was under the gun Feb. 19 to complete the robot so it could be stored until the robotics competition in March.
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Sophmore Evan Rotter works on the pneumatics for the Nicolet High School F.I.R.S.T. robot that was designed to climb a pyramid of pipes that can be seen in the background. The team was under the gun Feb. 19 to complete the robot so it could be stored until the robotics competition in March.
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Jane Lassac (left), Brown Deer Village President Carl Kreuger and Mike Weiss (right) walk though the Village of Brown Deer during a Carl's Walk to encourage fitness on Feb. 9.
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Brown Deer Village President Carl Kreuger walks though the village of Brown Deer during a Carl's Walk to encourage fitness on Feb. 9.
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Steven Long plays the lead of Joseph in the Nicolet High School production of "Joseph and the Amazing Techniccolor Dream Coat" set for the stage on Feb. 8, 9, 15 and 16 at 7:30 pm, and 2 pm on Feb. 17.
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The story begins with Jacob and his 12 sons, but it is son Joseph whom is favored and his adventure into slavery at the hands of his brothers is the tale of "Joseph and the Amzaing Techniccolor Dream Coat" staged by Nicolet High School on Feb. 8,9, 15 and 16 at 7:30 pm, and 2 pm on Feb. 17.
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Of Jacob's 12 sons, Joseph is favored and his adventure into slavery at the hands of his brothers is the tale of "Joseph and the Amzaing Techniccolor Dream Coat" staged by Nicolet High School on Feb. 8,9, 15 and 16 at 7:30 pm, and 2 pm on Feb. 17.
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The cast of "Godspell" rehearses at the Shorewood High School Theatre in preparation for show dates of Feb. 7, 8 and 9 at 7 pm, and 2 pm on Feb. 10.
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The cast of "Godspell" rehearses at the Shorewood High School Theatre in preparation for show dates of Feb. 7, 8 and 9 at 7 pm, and 2 pm on Feb. 10.
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The cast of "Godspell" rehearses at the Shorewood High School Theatre in preparation for show dates of Feb. 7, 8 and 9 at 7 pm, and 2 pm on Feb. 10.
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Cate Ross places her toy dog into a box that she would decorate as a coaster wagon during Pajama Day at Community Preschool of Whitefish Bay on Jan. 24.
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A construction crane boom is parked over Oakland Avenue as construction on the LightHorse 4041 mixed-use development continues on Jan. 24.
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Saran Dass of Den 5, Pack 3865, listens to alderman Andrew Nerbun during a "mock council" meeting at Mequon City Hall on Jan. 18. Nerbun hosted the trip for cub scouts to learn about city government.
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Casey Thomas (right) and Jesse Thomas, of Den 5, Pack 3865, say the Pledge of Allegiance before the start of the "mock council" meeting at Mequon City Hall on Jan. 18. Alderman Andrew Nerbun hosted the event for the cub scouts.
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Comedian Susie Essman kept a rapid-fire routine, often involving members of the audience, as she and co-headliner Richard Lewis performed for the second annual Laugh It Up Milwaukee benefit Saturday Jan. 19 at the Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center in Whitefish Bay.
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Comedians Richard Lewis and Susie Essman were co-headliners for the second annual Laugh It Up Milwaukee benefit Saturday Jan. 19, at the Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center in Whitefish Bay.
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Comedians Richard Lewis and Susie Essman were co-headliners for the second annual Laugh It Up Milwaukee benefit Saturday Jan. 19, at the Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center in Whitefish Bay.
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The Little Mermaid (Izetta Voss) and Prince Ollie (Sean Jackson) swim through the sea with the help of Hall Associates Flying Effects in the Stritch University children's production of "The Little Mermaid" set for the stage on Jan 19 and 20 at 2 p.m.
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The Little Mermaid (Izetta Voss) and Prince Ollie (Sean Jackson) swim through the sea with the help of Hall Associates Flying Effects in the Stritch University children's production of "The Little Mermaid" set for the stage on Jan 19 and 20 at 2 p.m.
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Peter Albert of Grafton (left) gets tech tips, app advice and savvy shortcuts from Bayshore's US Cellular store Manager Chris Millot (center) and Wireless Consultant Brian Ragsdale (right) as Peter learns more about using his Galaxy SIII smartphone at the store's complimentary Device Workshop on Jan. 12th.
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Jeremy Wingo from Bayshore's US Cellular store demonstrates tech tips on a new Galaxy 10.1 tablet at the store's complimentary Device Workshop on Jan. 12th.
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Erin Bentley and Zev Woskoff sing and dance as the Whitefish Bay High School Chamber Singers perform "Jive and Wail" in a spirited Swing Medley at the Ten Year January Pops concert at the school on on Jan 6.
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The Whitefish Bay High School That Group member Coretta LeMaitre solos on the classic song "R-E-S-P-E-C-T" in the Tribute to Aretha Franklin segment at the Ten Year January Pops concert at the school on Jan. 6.
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The Whitefish Bay High School Chamber Singers perform "Jive and Wail" in a spirited Swing Medley at the Ten Year January Pops concert at the school on Jan. 6.
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Dan Duerwaechter of C.G. Schmitt (green vest) takes members of the Brown Deer School Board on construction update tour of the addition to the high school, including a new field house, on Dec. 18.
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Dan Duerwaechter of C.G. Schmitt (green vest) takes members of the Brown Deer School Board on construction update tour of the addition to the high school, including a new field house, on Dec. 18.
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Village of Fox Point Manager Susan Robertson talks with well wishers during a send off at the Fox Point Police Department on Dec. 19 as Robertson departs to take a municipal manger position in Sun Valley, ID.
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Mark and Terry Kivley watch their son, Jack Kivley of Troop 400 place his name on the board alongside eagle scouts from the past 80 years during a Dec. 22 ceremony where Jack unveiled his project at Cahill Park included landscaping, picnic benches and interior work. Wolf Hentzen (right) was the event emcee and held the board with the scout names.
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Willard Riemer creates a floral arrangement in his Theinsville shop that will close after the first of the year.
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Willard Riemer talks with Jerry Karthauser, a Germantown wholesale florist, in Riemers store on Dec. 13.
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Riemer Flowers on Main Street will close around the first of the year and the building torn down.
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K-9 Officer Vader can't stifle a yawn as he is sworn in as an officer of the Brown Deer Police Department with his partner and handler Officer Joshua Morgan at Brown Deer Village Hall on Dec. 13.
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K-9 Officer Vader waits while his partner and handler Officer Joshua Morgan talks with Stan Kass prior to the swearing in of Vader as an officer of the Brown Deer Police Department on Dec. 13. Purchase of Vader for the department was funded completely by the Kass family.
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Mayorial candidate Dan Abendroth talks with supporters during his campaign kick-off at Libby Montana's on Dec. 12.
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Mayorial candidate Dan Abendroth talks with supporters during his campaign kick-off at Libby Montana's on Dec. 12.
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The Light Up the Night community Chanukah celebration at Bayshore Town Center Dec. 9 included the community Menorah lighting ceremony, performed by Daniel Shovers, a Nicolet High School student. The event was sponsored by Lubavitch of Wisconsin.
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The Light Up the Night community Chanukah celebration at Bayshore Town Center Dec. 9 included events such as a performance by the Hillel Academy drummers, including Nathalie Tick (left), Srulie Robbins, Mushkie Rapaport, Avremi Rapaport and Jacob Wiener.
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The Light Up the Night community Chanukah celebration at Bayshore Town Center Dec. 9 included the Jewish Beginnings and Hillel Academy Children's Choir. Shemi Siegel (left), Chana Rapaport and Chana Shmotkin join the choir to sing traditional and "modernized" holiday songs.
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The Light Up the Night community Chanukah celebration at Bayshore Town Center Dec. 9 included events such as Ben Sand portraying Judas Maccabaeus handing out Chanukah gelt (coins) to Moussia Emmer, 2.
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Harper Bayer, 4, of Shorewood, tells Santa she wants a jacket for her Bitty Baby doll. Her family attended Shorewood's first tree lighting on Oakland Avenue sponsored by Shorewood BID on Dec. 7.
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Shorewood high school students sing during the Shorewood BID sponsored Christmas tree lighting on Oakland Avenue on Dec. 7.
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Etiquette coach Margery Sinclair helps Andrew Wheeler learn the proper way to greet and shake hands with guests at the Dec. 8 Holiday Dining Etiquette event for children at the North Star American Bistro in Shorewood.
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Etiquette coach Margery Sinclair helps Ali Rudnitsky learn the proper way to greet and shake hands with guests at the Dec. 8 Holiday Dining Etiquette event for children at the North Star American Bistro in Shorewood.
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Etiquette coach Margery Sinclair helps Sam Anderson (center) learn the proper way to hold and use place setting tableware at the Dec. 8 Holiday Dining Etiquette event for children at the North Star American Bistro in Shorewood.
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Etiquette coach Margery Sinclair helps Izzy Colvin learn the proper way to hold and use place setting tableware at the Dec. 8 Holiday Dining Etiquette event for children at the North Star American Bistro in Shorewood.
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Village of Bayside Police Officer Cory Fuller gives Jordan Newell, 8, a Santa hat as part of a breakfast before the annual Shop With A Cop event in the Sheraton Hotel in Brookfield on Dec. 8 Area children were paired with law enforcement personal for the breakfast. After the morning meal the group boarded buses to visit a local department store so that the needy children could pick out Christmas gifts for their loved ones.
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Village of Bayside Police Officer Cory Fuller gives Jordan Newell, 8, a Santa hat as part of a breakfast before the annual Shop With A Cop event in the Sheraton Hotel in Brookfield on Dec. 8 Area children were paired with law enforcement personal for the breakfast. After the morning meal the group boarded buses to visit a local department store so that the needy children could pick out Christmas gifts for their loved ones.
Credit: Peter Zuzga
From the school's grand piano, Sabrina Raber plays aas the Whitefish Bay High School Orchestra practices her composition in advance of a Dec. 5.
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From the school's grand piano, Sabrina Raber plays aas the Whitefish Bay High School Orchestra practices her composition in advance of a Dec. 5.
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From the school's grand piano, Sabrina Raber plays aas the Whitefish Bay High School Orchestra practices her composition in advance of a Dec. 5.
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From the school's grand piano, Sabrina Raber plays aas the Whitefish Bay High School Orchestra practices her composition in advance of a Dec. 5.
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Anaiyja Walters (left) and her brother, Xavier, get a one-on-one meeting with Santa at the North Shore Rotary Club's "Breakfast With Santa" festivities Dec. 2nd at Cardinal Stritch University.
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Jaylen Trotter, 3, works on beading a Christmas decoration with help from mom, Danielle Ball, at the North Shore Rotary Club's "Breakfast With Santa" festivities Dec. 2nd at Cardinal Stritch University.
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Annie Koch (I) and Megan Curran work on making popsicle stick snowflake ornaments at the Holy Family parish St. Nick Fest Dec. 1st.
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Sarah Benes (left) gets some home made bakery from Holy Family School's 4th grade Religious Education program members (second from left) Molly McFarlin, Lainie Dodulik, Nathan Drzadinski (seated) and Patrick O'Neill during the St. Nick Fest Dec. 1st.
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"I like that one, mom!" 16 month old Will Kregel helps mom and dad, Katie and Bill Kregel, select their Christmas tree at the lot at Holy Family Church during the St. Nick Fest Dec. 1st. The tree lot will be open through the holidays.
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(L-R) Tate Rinka, Caelin Henkaus, Breckan Henkaus, Ali Henkaus and Kate Rinka watch from curbside as the Whitefish Bay Holiday Stroll parade passes them on east Silver Spring Drive Nov. 23.
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Holy Family Parish school 5th grade students Julia Janssen (left) and Mackenzie Rose carry a loaded food box, followed by helper and K5 student Amelia Mirasola (right), after packing Thanksgiving food boxes on Nov. 15. The full-meal boxes will go to the House of Peace for families in need.
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Holy Family Parish school K5 student Julia Nill (left) selects Mac and Cheese as she and her helper, fifth grader Teenasia Scoby-Polacheck, join their classmates packing Thanksgiving food boxes on Nov. 15. The full-meal boxes will go to the House of Peace for families in need.
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Holy Family Parish school first grade student Charlie Wahlen (left) and fourth grader Max Neumann carry a loaded box after the school's students packed Thanksgiving food boxes Nov. 15. The full-meal boxes will go to the House of Peace for families in need.
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Stormonth School third grader Audrey Parrott's mom, Mary Jo Parrott (center right) and good friends Joanne Ziesemer (center left) and Lynda Kohler (center) start out the 5k benefit run Nov. 18 supporting Audrey's fight after being recently diagnosed with acute leukemia. Hundreds of friends, neighbors, Stormonth and Nicolet students, and community volunteers turned out for the event.
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Stormonth School 3rd grader Audrey Parrott watches as hundreds of schoolmates, Nicolet High School supporters, North Shore neighbors, and community volunteers fill her school's gym for a 5k benefit run Nov. 18 supporting Audrey's fight after being recently diagnosed with acute leukemia.
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Stormonth School Third grader Audrey Parrott (right) and mom Mary Jo check out some of the snacks after the 5k benefit run Nov. 18 supporting Audrey's fight after being recently diagnosed with acute leukemia.
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George Jelich trims the hair of Brian Erlichman, the second of four generations whom have sat in Jeleich's chair for cuts.
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George Jelich checks his own hair in the mirror of his Green Bay Road barbershop.
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Old barber tools and spectacles from over the decades grace a ledge inside George Jelich's barber shop.
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Veterans gather at Lumen Christi Catholic Church on Nov. 8 during a special mass for veterans.
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Whitefish Bay department of public works employees Mark Passante (in lift) and Pat McCarthy replace seasonal signs in the 300 block of East Silver Spring Drive on Nov. 13.
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Whitefish Bay department of public works employees Mark Passante (in lift) and Pat McCarthy replace seasonal signs in the 300 block of East Silver Spring Drive on Nov. 13.
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Russell Van Gompel is departing as the Vilage of Brown Deer's manager for the City of Eau Claire. Village employees and residents were invited for a coffee and cake sendoff on Oct. 31.
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Russell Van Gompel is departing as the Vilage of Brown Deer's manager for the City of Eau Claire.
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David Berner has been contracted to serve as the interim Village Manager while the Village searches for a replacement for Russell Van Gompel, who is leaving for the City of Eau Claire.
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Nicolet High School yearbook photographers Salina Plotecher (left) and Ariel Behling make pictures from the stands during Nicolet's boys sectional semi-final volleyball meet at Germantown High School Oct. 30.
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Bidding for a good cause for a second generation of their family, Barb and Ray Krueger view tables with silent auction items at the Community Preschool of Whitefish Bay's "Under the Big Top Auction" on Nov. 2.
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Bidding for a good cause Amanda and Jason Baltz (left) and Christy and Todd Ziebarth view tables with silent auction items at the Community Preschool of Whitefish Bay's "Under the Big Top Auction" on Nov. 2.
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Embers from the Fright Night bonfire fly around spectators at Ellsworth Park in Bayside.
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Visitors are greeted by a huge spider at the entrance of the Fright Night tent at Ellsworth Park on Oct. 28.
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Children gather around the front of the stage before the costume judging at Ellsworth Park Fright Night on Oct. 28.
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Jacob Selby (left) and Alan Deakin, of the Boy Scout Troop 400 Honor Guard, raise the United Nations flag at the Whitfish Bay Village hall on Oct. 21.
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Troop 400 Eagle Scout Jacob Gustavson (left) and Scout John Drea salute as the American flag and United Nations flag as they are raised in front of the Whitefish Bay police department on Oct. 21.
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Hunter Klas, 10, joins others as they bow their heads and pray for the approximately 3000 United Nations soldiers that have been killed since the international peace organization's inception.
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Sculptor Paul Bobrowitz works with Senior Bettine Carey to weld a bracket on Oct. 9 for hanging one of the metal sculptures created by Nicolet High School arts students.
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Sophmore Eleanor Weidner grinds the edges of a metal sculpture on Oct. 9 that was created by Nicolet High School arts students.
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A portion of a tree sculpture that is destined for the Nicolet High School courtyard created by Nicolet High School arts students.
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Church volunteers (left) Finley McKew, Don McKew, Micah McKew and Julia Janssen check out some of the exercise and sporting equipment offered at the sale during the Holy Family Parish Rummage Sale on Oct. 13.
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Jennifer Draeger finds a perfect lamp to add to her armload during the The Holy Family Parish Rummage Sale on Oct. 13.
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Josh Real of Germantown (left) and Danielle Neilson of Mequon (right) push weighted sleds across the Top Line Gym under the direction of Brett Summers during a a Lift A Thon to raise funds for the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of Milwaukee on Oct. 6.
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Harley tries his paws at walking a balance board in an obstacle course with his owner Bradley Jadin of Oak Creek during Barktoberfest at Estabrook Park on Sept. 29.
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The Falcon's Marching Band drumline beats out a rhythm for the troop as it marches Dean Road during the Brown Deer Homecoming Parade on Sept. 28.
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The Falcon Cheerleaders march along Dean Road during the Brown Deer Homecoming Parade on Sept. 28.
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Homecoming Royalty Queen Jou Xiong and King Marcus Bond wave to the crowd lining Dean Road during the Brown Deer Homecoming Parade on Sept. 28.
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Work has begun on phase 3 of the Rotary Riverwalk in the vicinity of the Yankee Settler Cottage in Mequon through the cooperation of the Rotary Club of Thiensville-Mequon, the Mequon-Thiensville Sunrise Rotary Club, the Village of Theinsville ad the City of Mequon.
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Rotary Club and officials pose for the groundbreaking of the third phase of the Rotary Riverwalk on Sept. 25 including Theinsville Village President Van Mobley (left), Riverwalk Co-Chair Chris Frommell, Mequon Administrator Lee Szymborski, Sunrise Rotary President Terry Schacht, Rotary President Ron Allen, and Riverwalk Co-Chair Roger Kirgues.
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Tom Pease gets audience participation in signing language and singing at the Weyenberg Library on Sept. 20.
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Storyteller Tom Pease is surrounded by children while playing the jaw harp at the Weyenberg Library on Sept. 20.
A Nicolet cheerleader is followed by the Senior Theater members, attired in traditional toga gear,as they march through the school corridors during the Sept. 18th Spirit Week Homecoming hallway parade.
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Masseurs Shariss Colon (left) and Shannon Cox outside Elements Therapeutic Massage salon during the Bridal Walk event on Sept. 20.
Cream City Rickshaw driver James Sydow waits to take brides to be to the various shops and stores that are part of the Bridal Walk along Silver Spring Drive on Sept. 20.
Seven womens and mens teams from seven universities converged on the Town Club in Fox Point for the 37th Milwaukee Tennis Classic on Sept. 14.
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Seven womens and mens teams from seven universities converged on the Town Club in Fox Point for the 37th Milwaukee Tennis Classic on Sept. 14.
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Eigth grader Alison Denecke works with Kindergartener Jame Mitchell to decorate one of 100 small Christmas trees that St. John's Lutheran School students decorated for troops for the Trees From Home project on Sept. 14..
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MSO Concertmaster Chair and Shorewood resident Frank Almond and acclaimed pianist Jeannie Yu perform works from Guiseppe Tartini, J.S. Bach and Cesar Franck for a packed St. Robert's church September 9th at a Centennial Celebration Concert.
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MSO Concertmaster Chair and Shorewood resident Frank Almond performs works from Guiseppe Tartini, J.S. Bach and Cesar Franck for a packed St. Robert's church Sept. 9th at a Centennial Celebration Concert.
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Al Schneider adds charcoal as Terry Jones (left) and Wendy Strodt flip racks of chicken during the 52nd Annual Chicken Fry at Brown Deer United Methodist Church on Sept. 8.
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Nick Wilson watches his shot pass through a wicket during the Penfield Children’s Center’s Croquet Ball at the Milwaukee Country Club on Sept.8.
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Keith Baisden (left) and Roy Wagner exchange high-fives as teammate Mack Borges watches after their team cracked the 12-minute barrier in a game of speed croquet that was part of the Penfield Children’s Center’s annual Croquet Ball at the Milwaukee Country Club on Sept. 8.
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Keith Anderson briefs contestants on the rules of croquet before the start of a competition during the Penfield Children’s Center’s annual Croquet Ball at the Milwaukee Country Club on Sept. 8.
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Students arriving for the first day of classes at Nicolet High School literally get the "Red Carpet" treatment, as District Administrator Dr. Rick Monroe (center left) and the entire staff welcomes them back early Sept. 4.
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Students arriving for the first day of classes at Nicolet High School literally get the "Red Carpet" treatment, as the entire staff welcomes them back early Sept. 4.
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Students arriving for the first day of classes at Nicolet High School literally get the "Red Carpet" treatment, as the entire staff welcomes them back early Sept. 4.
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Freshman William White has to trust the classmates and menors in his circle to pass him around the circle without dropping him during Ropes Course activities on Aug. 30 as part of the Ignition program for incoming freshmen at Brown Deer High School.
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Senior Jordan Schubert works with two teams of freshmen to work together to navigate a course on rope skis during an Aug 30 Ropes Course activity for incoming Brown Deer High School freshmen in the Ignition program.
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A group of freshmen have to work together to navigate a course on team skis during Ropes Course activities on Aug. 30 as part of the Ignition program for incoming freshmen at Brown Deer High School.
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Junior Antonio Cendejas screams encouragement for his freshman group as they circle up at the end of an activity during Ropes Course activities on Aug. 30 as part of the Ignition program for incoming freshmen at Brown Deer High School.
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Golden sunset light illuminates the Brew City Big Band as it plays the last of the Summer Sounds concerts at Hubbard Park on Aug. 29.
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Golden sunset light illuminates the Brew City Big Band as it plays the last of the Summer Sounds concerts at Hubbard Park on Aug. 29.
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Bill Weisgerber loads wheelbarrows with mulch as Riely Snow, 4, sweeps as volunteers plant bushes and perennial plants in the Art Plaza at Brown Deer High School on Aug. 25 as part of the Districts effort to fulfill Qualified Zone Academy Bond (QZAB) volunteer and donations requirements towards two bonds totaling $7.2 million.
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Volunteers plant bushes and perennial plants in the Art Plaza at Brown Deer High School on Aug. 25 as part of the Districts effort to fullfill Qualified Zone Academy Bond (QZAB) volunteer and donations requiments towards two bonds totally $7.2 million.
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Kira Holsten, 6 (left), helps Kori Zangl-Holsten plant an evergeeen shrub in the Art Plaza at Brown Deer High School on Aug. 25 as part of the Districts effort to fulfill Qualified Zone Academy Bond (QZAB) volunteer and donations requirements towards two bonds totally $7.2 million.
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New teachers to the Nicolet and the Foxpoint-Bayside school districts load into a trolley for a tour of the neighborhoods within their districts on Aug. 23.
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Dozens of dogs and their "people" to splash in the Brown Deer Village Pond Aug. 20 during the annual Dog Day that is a big hit with the two and four legged swimmers, although chasing tennis balls repeatedly seemed to be the favorite activity.
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Mable, a Weimaraner, heads out one more time as Jeremy Melzer tosses the ball as dozens of dogs and their people splash in the Brown Deer Village Pond Aug. 20 during the annual Dog Day that is a big hit with the two and four legged swimmers.
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Seasoned turtle-catchers Hannah Schneider (l) and Madison Kewan complement their painted faces with a painted turtle they caught, and named "Little Red", at the Art In the Park event Aug. 19th, sponsored by the Art Guild of Menomonee Falls.
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Construction of the new Brown Deer High School Field House continues Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012, in Brown Deer, Wis.
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Construction of the new Brown Deer High School Field House continues Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012, in Brown Deer, Wis.
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Gustav Kramer, 12, made a half-dollar coin disappear, then reappear with many other coins in his magic act with the UW-Milwaukee College For Kids performance for Whitefish Bay Summer Recreation children at Cahill Park on Aug. 8.
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Emma Lopes, 3, snacks on a cupcake bought for her at the Whitefish Bay Farmer's Market on Berkeley at Silver Spring Drive on Aug. 4.
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Fresh cut flowers were just one of the products offered at the Whitefish Bay Farmer's Market on Berkeley at Silver Spring Drive on Aug. 4.
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Mai Yang assembles flower bouquets at her stand at the Brown Deer Farmer's Market on Deerbrook Trail north of Brown Deer Road on July 18. The Market is open Wednesdays from 9 am to 6 p.m. into October.
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Former Milwaukee Brewer and Whitefish Bay native Craig Counsell pulls down the cover to the new sign naming Whitefish Bay's Little League park during a dedication ceremony on July 14 that also was Championship day for the League's different divisions.
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Former Milwaukee Brewer and Whitefish Bay native Craig Counsell talks with the crowd assembled to name Whitefish Bay's Little League park after Counsell during a dedication ceremony on July 14 that also was Championship day for the League's different divisions.
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Klements Famous Racing Sausages were on hand for photos and autographs during the dedication ceremony of the Whitefish Bay Little League fild as Craig Counsell Park.
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Barbara Gensler and husband James watch the July 14 tribute performance by Shorewood High School Drama Department alumni for Gensler, who is retiring and the school's theater is to be rename after Gensler. Click here for the story and more photos from the tribute.
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Teens race along the Milwaukee River shoreline in Hubbard Park before the Alex Wilson Band began its performance for a Summer Sounds Concert on July 11.
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Beth Hengst picks up her cat Whitey who she brought along on leash to Hubbard Park for the Alex Wilson Band performance for a Summer Sounds Concert on July 11.
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Andrew Zick, 7, proudly waves his flags during the Glendale 4th of July parade. Click here for more Northshore 4th of July photos.
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Guests examine the work of Shorewood photographer John O'Hara during a show opening of "Portraits of Milwaukee" at the Anaba Tea Room on July 5. The art is available for viewing during Anaba Tea Room hours through Sept. 2.
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Even two-month-old Tommy Bibo turned out for the Fun Before the Fourth parade through Theinsville and Mequon on June 30.
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Three six and eight-point bucks in full antler velvet wander back into the woods of the Schlitz Audubon Center on June 26.
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Jim Hyatt (right) leads participants in the 10th annual Frogging Festival in the Amphibian Dance at the Schlitz Audubon Center on June 26.
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Lynne VanHimbergen (left) of Shorewood glues decorations on a tree for delivery to U.S. troops serving overseas during the holidays as part of the Trees From Home initiative. Since 2009, Trees From Home has sent thousands of 12-inch, hand-decorated Christmas trees to U.S. troops who cannot be home over the holidays. Volunteer Kay Dillig of Glendale watches.
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Twelve year old Quinn Levy comes around to make contact with the ball as and unseen friends play a pick-up game of baseball before the start of the third annual Legends for Youth Baseball Clinic held on the Whitefish Bay Little League fields Saturday, June 23, 2012, in Whitefish Bay, Wis.
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The Class of 2012 listens and reacts to the comments from Principal James Piatt during their Commencement ceremony at Brown Deer High School on June 14.
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Shopper found flora and food among their choices during the opening of the Fox Point Farmers Market at Stormonth School on June 16.
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Taylor Wojcinski, 7, swings from an an open gate at the Cahill Park baseball field before the start of the Whitefish Bay versus Germantown Varsity Baseball Teams game on June 14. Taylor's father, Jay Wojcinski, is the head coach for the Bay boys varsity team.
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Dean School's kindergarteners sing a very animated "Movin' Up to First Grade" during a year-end Celebration of Learning on June 8.
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Leah Frenkel waves to her father as she circles about on the carousel at the Theinsville-Mequions Lions' Lionsfest at the Theinsville Vllage Park on June 8.
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Makenzie Christensen (left) and Alexa Fierst have a bit of a thrill on the Scrambler at the Theinsville-Mequions Lions' Lionsfest at the Theinsville Vllage Park on June 8.
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Village Attoney Chris Jaekels congratulates NOW Reporter Mary Buckley during the Village of Bayside Trustee meeting on May 17. The Board issued a proclaimation concerning Buckley's upcoming retirement from 23 years of reporting on local goverment.
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Lots of tickets certainly mean lots of fun for Cassidy Schoshinski, 4, of Whitefish Bay. She was examining the long string of tickets purchased by her fathter Dan Schoshinski at the St. Robert Parish festival in Shorewood on Saturday, June 2, 2012.
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Lindsey Gorr (left) of Shorewood dances with Amaya Andrews, 5, the daughter of her friend Lindsay Andrews, also of Shorewood. They were enjoying the St. Robert Parish festival in Shorewood on Saturday, June 2, 2012.
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A group of runners follows a path through a field during the first-ever 5K walk/run hosted by the Mequon Nature Preserve Saturday, June 2, 2012.
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Katherine Kral and Jim Ogilvie run side-by-side during the Mequon Nature Preserve’s first-ever 5K walk/run Saturday, June 2, 2012.
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Dispatcher Phil McCarragher works at one of eight station in the new consolidated dispatch center in Bayside. The Dispatch Center handles calls for the Northshore Fire Department and seven separate police departments in the Northshore.
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Dispatcher Phil McCarragher works at one of eight station in the new consolidated dispatch center in Bayside. The Dispatch Center handles calls for the Northshore Fire Department and seven separate police departments in the Northshore.
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Information screens in one of the eight station in the new consolidated dispatch center in Bayside. The Dispatch Center handles calls for the Northshore Fire Department and seven separate police departments in the Northshore.
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The new consolidated dispatch center in Bayside. The Dispatch Center handles calls for the Northshore Fire Department and seven separate police departments in the Northshore.
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Maureen Daly fills large bags with invasive garlic mustard and other weeds as she and other Doctors Park Friends volunteers work the warm morning of May 19 cleaning up areas of the upper and lower stretches of the lakeside park.
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Her sunbonnet draped in bug netting, Ney Collier fills digs out invasive garlic mustard, burdock, Dames Rocket and other weeds as she and other Doctors Park Friends volunteers work the warm morning of May 19 cleaning up areas of the upper and lower stretches of the lakeside park.
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An unidentified fisherman casts his line while wading in the Milwaukee River in Kletzsch Park Thursday, May 24, 2012, in Glendale, Wis. High Tempratures Thursday are expected to top 80 degrees.
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Hula Cool Down Runners take to the tree-lined streets as the 5K "Run The Bay" fundraiser starts off along the high school May 19. The event's proceeds benefited the Whitefish Bay Public Education Foundation. A Kids' Run, childrens activities, food and post-run massages added to the event's festive nature.
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Hula Cool Down After completing the 5K "Run The Bay" fundraiser (with a little help from mom), 4 1/2 year old Zadie O'Sullivan gets a second wind hula hooping in the kids activity area at the Whitefish Bay High School track May 19. The event's proceeds benefited the Whitefish Bay Public Education Foundation.
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Four year old Mills Nils-Erickson holds onto his Grandmother Kelly Banner as she helps him try on a pair of roller skates in Atwater Elementary School Saturday, May 12, 2012, in Shorewood, Wis. The two were attending a rummage sale held to benefit the school's Parent Teacher Organization.
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Bob Blazach, of Mequon, used an end loader to carry a load of mulch to a Redbud tree that was being planted in the 11300 block of N. Cedarburg Road Saturday, May 12, 2012, in Mequon, Wis. The Mequon-Thiensville Sunrise Rotary Club was planting the trees as a community service project.
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Bill Wandsnider, left, of Mequon, signels Bob Blazach, of Mequon, tp stop as he uses an end loader to carry a load of mulch to a Redbud tree that was being planted in the 11300 block of N. Cedarburg Road Saturday, May 12, 2012, in Mequon, Wis. The Mequon-Thiensville Sunrise Rotary Club was planting the trees as a community service project.
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Judy Shirley (left), the former forester for Fox Point, and Norma Zehner, Fox Point village coordinator for Bird City Wisconsin, consult a bird guide during a birdwatching outing along Indian Creek Parkway on Saturday, May 5, 2012. In the background are John Gall, the current village forester (left) and Carl Schwartz, the project coordinator for Bird City Wisconsin. May 5 was International Migratory Bird Day. According to Carl Schwartz, the coordinator for Bird City Wisconsin, organizations including the Milwaukee Audubon Society, the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Bird Conservation Initiative and the Wisconsin Society for Ornithology are taking a collaborative approach to conservation. Bird City Wisconsin awards a Bird City designation to communities which meet seven of 22 important conservation criteria, including habitat creation and protection, community forest management, limiting hazards, public education, and recognizing International Migratory Bird Day.
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Karen Grube (from left) Nancy Ellis and Fox Point trustee Beverly Bell spot migratory birds from a point near Spooner Road and Indian Creek Parkway in Fox Point on Saturday morning, May 5, 2012 to take part in International Migratory Bird Day and to celebrate Fox Point becoming an official Bird City. According to Carl Schwartz, the coordinator for Bird City Wisconsin, organizations including the Milwaukee Audubon Society, the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Bird Conservation Initiative and the Wisconsin Society for Ornithology are taking a collaborative approach to conservation. Bird City Wisconsin awards a Bird City designation to communities which meet seven of 22 important conservation criteria, including habitat creation and protection, community forest management, limiting hazards, public education, and recognizing International Migratory Bird Day.
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Fox Point Investigator Michelle Wichman gives a demonstration of how police dust for fingerprints at the Citizen Police Academy held at the Fox Point Police Dept. on May 3. North shore residents who signed up for the program got to learn about evidence collection, police procedures, firearms and defense and arrest tactics.
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Rehearsing Nicolet High School's spring play, The Laramie Project, are students (from left) Connor Wahrman, Rahul Sharma, Aaron Harrell and Melissa Walton on April 30. Projected in back is a photo of Matthew Wayne Shepard, a University of Wyoming student who was tortured to death in 1998.
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Rehearsing Nicolet High School's spring play, The Laramie Project, are students (from left) Meg Allen and Aaron Harrell on April 30. Projected behind them is a photo of Matthew Wayne Shepard, a University of Wyoming student who was tortured to death in 1998.
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Rehearsing Nicolet High School's spring play, The Laramie Project, are students Jake Rickun and Ella Dierberger on April 30. The play is based on interviews in Laramie Wyoming in the aftermath of the death of Matthew Wayne Shepard, a University of Wyoming student who was brutally tortured in 1998 because he was gay.
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Carlos Tuzzio gives Steffen Middle School students a museum-quality experince on April 26 on knights, their armor and weaponry as part of the sixth-grade students studies on the Middle Ages in advance of the grade's annaul Medieval Banquet set for May 11.
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Carlos Tuzzio gives Steffen Middle School students a museum-quality experince on April 26 on knights, their armor and weaponry as part of the sixth-grade students studies on the Middle Ages in advance of the grade's annaul Medieval Banquet set for May 11.
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Sixth grader Yezen Said discovers how heavy a knight's helmet really is during a presentation by Carlos Tuzzio during a museum-quality experince on April 26 on knights, their armor and weaponry as part of the sixth-grade students studies on the Middle Ages in advance of the grade's annaul Medieval Banquet set for May 11.
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Quentin Carr-Marzelle of Racine makes a shot in a freethrow competition that was part of Hoops for Hope, a respite care fundraiser, at Nicolet High School on April 28.
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Ramon {cq} Rodriguez of Milwaukee makes a shot in a freethrow competition that was part of Hoops for Hope, a respite care fundraiser, at Nicolet High School on April 28.
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Nick Zheng (right) of Nana Asian Fushion and Sushi Bar helps Sixth grader Isaiah Burrell form sushi for cutting and plating on April 28.
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Fifth grader Willa Ricketts dips pretzel rods and graham crackers with Jacquelyne Chesser at Goodie Gourmet on April 28.
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Volunteer Jeff Bern adds to the pile of empty paint containers collected during Bayside’s spring clean up day behind the village hall on April 21.
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Travis Myers, 6, and his sister Taylor, 14, help load disposed computer equipment during Bayside’s village clean-up day behind the village hall on April 21.
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Whitefish Bay's Lindsey Agnew (center) drives through with the ball as she plays for the North Shore girls team against the MPS girls team in the first annual Heritage Days All-Star Basketball Classic at Nicolet April 21. The evenly-matched teams played down to the last seconds with a pass by Lindsey Agnew giving teammate Brittany Fair the winning basket as time expired.
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Nicolet's Courtney Smith drives through with the ball as she plays for the North Shore girls team against the MPS girls team in the first annual Heritage Days All-Star Basketball Classic at Nicolet April 21. The evenly-matched teams played down to the last seconds with the North Shore team getting the winning basket as time expired.
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Mary Wells, 8, watches as her father, Bob, takes part in a soil core sampling activity during the Brown Deer Campus River Clean Up on April 21.
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Jack Wallisch carries bags of reed canary grass while helping Milwaukee Riverkeeper Spring Clean Up volunteers remove invasive species from a creek that runs through the Brown Deer campus on April 21.
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Stefanie Nadeau (left), an ecologist for Thompson & Associates Environmental Consulting, and Sue Laurent work on an invasive species smothering project along a creek during the Brown Deer Campus River Clean Up on April 21.
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Ana Baker checks Luka Haupt's broad jump leap as he trains with Mark Tice and Bella Terveer with the Special Olympics program behind Atwater School on April 12.
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Ana Baker takes a break with Mark Tice (running), Luka Haupt and Bella Terveer during a training session for the Special Olympics program behind Atwater School on April 12.
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Instructor Avis Marsh help set the hem line on a dress that Elizabeth Levins of Bayside created in an Advanced Sewing class at the Lydell Community Center on April 11.
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Instructor Avis Marsh help set the hem line on a dress that Elizabeth Levins of Bayside created in an Advanced Sewing class at the Lydell Community Center on April 11.
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The Gray family, led by Susan Gray, waits their turn to throw bread into a fire outside the Glendale Fire Department during a Jewish Communal Burning event Friday, April 6, 2012, in Glendale, Wis.
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With a countdown complete, children dasked beneath ropes to search for more than 2,500 eggs scattered about the grounds of the George Washington Masonic Lodge in Whitefish Bay on April 7.
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William Shakespeare ( aka actor/director Ron Scot Fry ) , performs " To Be! " a one man interactive presentation about Shakespeare and life in Renaissance England at the Weyenberg Library on April 3.
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Helen Frazier, 5, gets her face painted by Auntie Petunia, aka Vicki Champion, at the North Shore Kiwanis pancake breakfast at St. Monica Parish Hall on March 31.
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Six-year-old Ava Gumieny tries to gather up all her Easter eggs at the Memorial Lutheran Church Easter egg hunt on March 31.
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John Hennarichs looks for a winning hand at the Glendale Senior Citizens Club and Nicolet Recreation Dept. sheepshead tournament held March 31 at Nicolet High School. The event is the largest sheepshead tournament in the world.
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Around 250 players showed up for the Glendale Senior Citizens Club and Nicolet Recreation Dept. sheepshead tournament held March 31 at Nicolet High School. The event is the largest sheepshead tournament in the world.
Credit: Jerry Luterman
The Easter Bunny practices a little role reversal by petting a human, three-year-old Andrew Van Denelzen. The Easter Bunny made his appearance at the North Shore Kiwanis pancake breakfast at St. Monica Parish Hall in Whitefish Bay on March 31.
Credit: Jerry Luterman
The friends of the North Shore Library had a great turnout for the opening day of the annual Book and Bake Sale on March 29. The event runs through Sunday April 1 at the library located on 6800 N. Port Washington Rd. in Glendale.
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Luke Richmond opens a mathematic quiz on his iPad at St. Eugene's School on March 23.
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Sixth grader Nolan Kozinski works on a writing assignment on an iPad at St. Eugene's School on March 23.
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Margaret Meyer (left), Audry Gablerand Luke richmond with iPads in the St. Eugene's School library on March 23.
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Sixth graders John Hudak (left) and Charlie McCabe exchange iPads to proof each other's writing assignments at St. Eugene's School on March 23.
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Gov Ford sweeps up golf balls on the Nichol Park driving range on March 22, 2012 when temperatures were expected to reach 70 degrees.
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A crew of two row their scull on the Milwaukee River near Theinsville Village Park on March 22 when temperatures were expected to reach 70 degrees.
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Sydney O'Hare "Elmo" (left), Elliana Sinykin "Darby", Raphael Hallerman "Throckmorton" and Carolyn Trebian "Garbanzo Bean" rehearse "The Shoemaker and the Elves" at Nicolet High School. The show runs March 24-25.
Credit: Mary Catanese
The Alash Ensemble of the Siberian Republic of Tuva performed throat singing and use of musical instruments unique to its part of the world at Richards Elementary School on March 16.
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Homer Walsh, 3, finds out where his morning pancake syrup comes from, as the weather heats up and the sugar maple trees' sap gets flowing from one of many taps at the Schlitz Audubon Center's maple sugaring program on March 10. Adults and children explored the identification, tapping, evaporate boiling and final pancake tasting with fresh syrup made right there.
Credit: John O'Hara
Parent Mary Rasmussen (left) discusses her freshman son's progress with Social Studies teacher Meg Rebholz (right) as the Whitefish Bay High School Parent/Teacher Conferences convened in the spacious on March 7.
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Parent Mary Rasmussen (left) discusses her freshman son's progress with Social Studies teacher Meg Rebholz (right) as the Whitefish Bay High School Parent/Teacher Conferences convened in the spacious on March 7.
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Eric Piku cheers with Clare Aeschbacher after rolling a good frame during a Bowl-A-Thon at the Circle B Recreation Center in Cedarburg that drew 24 kegglers during the Homestead High School Best Buddies outing with special needs students on March 13.
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Eric Piku shows Nikki Loiben the score he made in one frame during a Bowl-A-Thon at the Circle B Recreation Center in Cedarburg that drew 24 kegglers during the Homestead High School Best Buddies outing with special needs students on March 13. Loiben is the president of the Homestead Best Buddies chapter.
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Cherry McKnight celebrated Brown Deer's 66-64 win over Shorewood in the WIAA sectional boys basketball game at Brown Deer on Feb. 28.
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Kevin Klimek (right) with Michelle Schofield (left), Michael Bembenek, and Leslie Galloway Sherard during a Brown Deer School Board forum on March 3.
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Whitefish Bay High School's Austin Middleton uses a lightening bolt at the end of a staff to point out all of the steps in his team's entry to the Rube Goldberg competition at Waukesha County Technical College on March 2. Teams were challenged to inflate and explode a balloon in no fewer than 20 steps. Click Here to see a photo gallery and a video from the competition.
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Emily Porgorelo as Nellie (left) and Laura Mesrobian as Dorothy sing and dance in the lobby of the Hotel Priscilla in the first act of the Whitefish Bay High School production of Thoroughly Modern Millie set to open on March 2 with show dates of March 2, 3, 9 and 10 at 7:30 p.m., and March 4 at 2 p.m.
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Cast members sign in the first act of the Whitefish Bay High School production of Thoroughly Modern Millie set to open on March 2 with show dates of March 2, 3, 9 and 10 at 7:30 pm, and March 4 at 2 p.m.
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Katie Bentley as Mrs. Meers has sharp words with Emily Porgorelo as Nellie (left) in the first act of the Whitefish Bay High School production of Thoroughly Modern Millie set to open on March 2 with show dates of March 2, 3, 9 and 10 at 7:30 pm, and March 4 at 2 p.m.
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Renowned violinist, educator and currently Associate Professor of Violin at Lawrence University Samantha George joins the Shorewood High School Symphony Orchestra performing J. S. Bach's "Concerto in A Minor, BWV 1041, at the Feb. 23 "Art of the Violin" benefit concert at the school's Auditorium.
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Renowned conductor, violinist, educator and currently Assistant Concertmaster Emeritus of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Jerome Franke conducts the Shorewood High School String Orchestra performing Thom Ritter George's "Suite for String Orchestra on Old English Strings", at the Feb. 23 "Art of the Violin" benefit concert at the school's Auditorium.
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Aviya Stein, 12, and her father Nat Stein sample the chocolate fountain during the third annual father-daughter dance at the Jewish Community Center in Whitefish Bay on Feb. 25.
Credit: Ernie Mastroianni
Sophie Higgins, 9, of Whitefish Bay, decorates cupcakes as her father Rodd Higgins watches during the third annual father daughter dance at the Jewish Community Center in Whitefish Bay on Feb. 25.
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Enjoying the third annual father-daughter dance at the Jewish Community Center in Whitefish Bay on Feb. 25 are (front) Mathilde Oldani, 9, and her father Michael Oldan, of Shorewood and Macy Lamberton, 6, (directly behind Mathilde) and her father John Lamberton of Milwaukee.
Credit: Ernie Mastroianni
The cast of " Pippin " at dress rehearsal at Homestead High School on February 21. The Homestead High School Drama and Music departments present "Pippin" Feb. 23-25, 7:30 p.m. and Feb. 26 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults; $8 for students.
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Ken Noffke of Mequon pours rice during the set up of the Trinity Lutheran Church and School's Feed My Starving Children project to fund and package 100,000 meals to be shipped internationally. For more photos of the event, click here. .
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Grayson Radakovich, 4 (center), concentrates on his brush technique as he, mom Becky, dad Ramsey and brother Landon create a take-home painted mug at the Stormonth School's Winter Family Fun Night Feb. 17. Games, food and even the traditional "Cake Walk" filled the evening.
Credit: John O'Hara
Lucy Duback, 3, tosses a glow ring at the "Frosty Toss" game at the Stormonth School's Winter Family Fun Night Feb. 17.
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Hunter Amason tries to roll a chocolate Whopper to the finish line as part of a relay race at the "Death by Chocolate" party at the Brown Deer Public Library on Feb. 10. Kids got to create their own treats out of candy, cookies, and frosting and participate in chocolate related games.
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Jaiden Reidy, 7, tries to unwrap a Hershey's Kiss with oven mitts on as part of a relay race at the "Death by Chocolate" party at the Brown Deer Public Library on Feb. 10. Kids got to create their own treats out of candy, cookies, and frosting and participate in chocolate related games.
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Assistant Director Holly Stanfield, (left) Shorewood High School alumni of '72, goes through rehearsal with Shorewood students for the Drama Department's production of "Avenue Q. School Edition." The award winning musical will be presented on Friday, February 17 and Saturday February 18 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, February 19 at 2 p.m. Senior citizen and student admission is $8, adult tickets are $10.
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Shorewood High School Drama Department students rehearse their production of "Avenue Q. School Edition" on Feb 7. The award-winning musical will be presented on Friday, Feb. 17 and Saturday Feb. 18 at 8 p.m.. and Sunday, Feb. 19 at 2 p.m. Senior citizen and student admission is $8, adult tickets are $10.
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Shorewood High School Drama Department students rehearse their production of "Avenue Q. School Edition" on Feb 7. The award-winning musical will be presented on Friday, Feb. 17 and Saturday Feb. 18 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 19 at 2 p.m. Senior citizen and student admission is $8, adult tickets are $10.
Credit: Jerry Luterman
Glen Hills Middle School parents Karin Raiten (left) and Sue Haupert serve up ice cream on Valentine's Day to Glen Hills Middle School students.
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Glen Hills Middle School parent Jenna Kunde pours on the syrup on Valentine's Day sundaes for Glen Hills Middle School students.
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Theinsville Police Chief Richard Preston will be retiring after 40 years at all ranks within the department.
Credit: C.T. Kruger
Holy Family Catholic School students watch Matt Wilhelm preform tricks on his bicycle in the schools gym Feb. 3 in Whitefish Bay. The performance by the X-Games winner was a reward to the student body for raising money for the school.
Credit: Peter Zuzga
Holy Family Catholic School students watch Matt Wilhelm preform tricks on his bicycle in the schools gym Feb. 3 in Whitefish Bay. The performance by the X-Games winner was a reward to the student body for raising money for the school.
Credit: Peter Zuzga
Anne Brandstrom, RN of the North Shore Health Department performs a blood pressure check at the North Shore Library in Glendale on Jan. 31.
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North Shore Health Department's health officer Jamie Berg (left) and administrative assistant Mary Witman check info at the department's clinic at North Shore Library on Jan. 31.
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Randie Parks, RN, of the North Shore Health Department gives an inoculation during a health clinic at the North Shore Library in Glendale on Jan. 31.
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Sophia Lemantre checks a small water pump and other materials in the plumbing supply department at the Village Ace Hardware on Jan. 25 as Intensive Art students from Whitefish Bay High School explore the store what materials are available for their semester-long sculpture or installation art projects .
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Dayveonte Williams, 12 of Milwaukee and Buzz Althoen of Glendale load luminaries into the back of Althoen's van outside the Kletzsch Park Pavilion on Jan. 28 for the the Friends of Kletzch Park's annual candlelight ski/walk through the park.
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Dayveonte Williams, 12 of Milwaukee loads luminaries into the back of Buzz Althoen's van outside the Kletzsch Park Pavilion on Jan. 28 for the the Friends of Kletzch Park's annual candlelight ski/walk through the park.
Credit: Peter Zuzga
4th grade Maple Dale School student Casey O'Hare received an Honorable Mention award from exceutive director of the Wisconsin Alliance for Fire Safety Dan Geneler on Jan. 27. Her poster reads: Hear the beep? Quick on your feet! Get to where your family meets!
Steven Long sings " Summer Nights " as greaser Danny Zuko at dress rehearsal for Nicolet High School's production of "Grease." The play will be staged Feb. 3, 4, 10, 11 at 7:30 p.m. and February 12 at 2 p.m.
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Shirley Pedriana (left) Carlton Pedriana and Lori Talasek of the Glendale Senior Citizen's Club share a healthy walk around Bayshore Mall on Jan. 24 followed by breakfast and a movie for the trio.
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Ella Romero shows her mother Kerrie Amrheinthe passport she created for her paper suitcase stored in her first grade classroom desk during Open House for Atwater Elementary School on Jan.19.
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Ella Romero reads to her mother mother Kerrie Amrhein as they visit the reading corner with her bother Stebin Romero in Ella's first grade classroom during Open House for Atwater Elementary School on Jan.19.
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Custodian Loomis (Eric Stein, right) can't beleive his eyes that Jeff Elbies (Glenn Villa) is making out with Lila Larswald (Anna Kordysh) with Robbie Smith (Alex Scheurell) still in the room. Fact is, Lila is dead, and Loomis walked in as Jeff and Robbie were trying to figure out what to do with her body in the Whitefish Bay Players comedy romp "Wrong Window" set for the Whitefish Bay High School stage for Jan 20,21m 27 and 28.
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Jeff Elbies (Glenn Villa) confirms that Lila Larswald (Anna Kordysh) is really dead after she tumbled out of his apartment closet as he and Robbie Smith (Alex Scheurell) figure out what to do with her body in the Whitefish Bay Players comedy romp "Wrong Window" set for the Whitefish Bay High School stage for Jan 20,21m 27 and 28.
Credit: C.T. Kruger
Tally (TJ) Wright (left) and Myles Nelson performed with Bayside Middle School Band during a Winter Concert that featured band, orchestra and choral students on Jan.18.
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A trio of Laurel Sullivan (front), Autumn Steltzer and Sara Abrams performed as part of the Winter Concert by Bayside Middle School band, orchestra and choral students on Jan.18.
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Abbey Frasher, 4, checks out the fish bowl in Mrs. Hoffmann's K-5 classroom at the Stormonth Elementary School's Community Night Jan. 12, for potential families to see firsthand the school's offerings.
Credit: John O'Hara
Harrison Krupski and dad, Justin Krupski, check out the fish bowl in Mrs. Hoffmann's K-5 classroom at the Stormonth Elementary School's Community Night Jan. 12, for potential families to see firsthand the school's offerings.
Credit: John O'Hara
Blake Carey of Whitefish Bay, 10 (left) Jimmy Kubcinek of Thiensville, 11, Mike Bolt of the Hockey Hall of Fame, and Red Tornehl of Pewaukee, 9, get an up-close and personal experience as the Stanley Cup visits the Ozaukee Ice Center on Jan. 14.
Credit: John O'Hara
Students reenact a segregation scene on a bus as part of " A Dream Revealed " a program presented by Oriole Lane School students on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Jan. 16.
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Students perform a song as part of " A Dream Revealed " a program presented by Oriole Lane School students on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Jan. 16.
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The Whitefish Bay High School Choir performed the Michael Jackson song, Thiller, at the January Pops Rockin' to the Music of the 80s, on January 7 at the Humphrey Scottish Rite Masonic Center.
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The Orphans rehearse "It's A Hard Knock Life" in the Maple-Dale School production of "Annie Jr." on Jan. 4 in preparation for show dates on Feb 3, 4, 10 and 12.
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Annie (Julia Van Ryneveld, seated) and Molly (Deneesha Fears) sign with the orphans in rehersal of the first act of the Maple-Dale School production of "Annie Jr." on Jan. 4 in preparation for show dates on Feb 3, 4, 10 and 12.
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Mrs. Hanigan (Shelby Swan) bosses around the Orphans in rehearsal for the first act of the Maple-Dale School production of "Annie Jr." on Jan. 4 in preparation for show dates on Feb 3, 4, 10 and 12.
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"Orion", a 16-year-old Barred Owl, looks at a visitor during a Sky Hunter: Word With a Bird program held in the Schlitz Audubon Center on Dec. 31. The educational program is offered each weekend with different raptures featured.
Credit: Peter Zuzga
A jogger heads down the Klode Park bluff during her exercise loop through the park on Dec. 30.
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Mary Ann Brennan of Milwaukee takes a look at some plants during the Milwaukee Area Technical College Horticulture Club's holiday plant sale on Dec. 13.
Credit: Jerry Luterman
Professor Jan Heinitz takes a look at some plants during the Milwaukee Area Technical College Horticulture Club's holiday plant sale on Dec. 13.
Credit: Jerry Luterman
Katie Kennedy, collection specialist for the American Red Cross, monitors Sharon Poniewaz of Brown Deer as she donates blood on Dec. at Brown Deer Middle School.
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Santa Claus as glimpsed through the window of the historic Isham Day house at the Jingle Bell Fest in Mequon on Dec. 15.
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Carolers from the Riverport Chorus sing as the Christmas tree is lit at the Mequon Jingle Bell Fest held on Dec. 15.
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People walk to the brightly lit Isham Day house that held the guest of honor, Santa Claus. Santa visited Mequon during the Jingle Bell Fest on Dec. 15.
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The historic Isham Day house glows during the Mequon Jingle Bell Fest on Dec. 15. Visitors to the house found a certain S. Claus inside.
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People got a chance to take a ride in a horse drawn carriage at the MATC Mequon campus holiday celebration and open house on Dec. 9.
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Four year-old Antwon Watson makes a Christmas ornament with the help of MATC's Nichole Snyder at the MATC Mequon campus holiday celebration and open house on Dec. 9. The ornaments that the kids made were put on a tree that was then auctioned off to benefit Advocates of Ozaukee.
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