Members of the Danube Cultural Society dance group preform at the annual Mai Fest event Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Germantown, Wis. The festival is a German festival celebrating spring.
Members of the Danube Cultural Society dance group preform at the annual Mai Fest event Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Germantown, Wis. The festival is a German festival celebrating spring.
Credit: Peter Zuzga
Members of the Danube Cultural Society dance group preform at the annual Mai Fest event Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Germantown, Wis. The festival is a German festival celebrating spring.
Credit: Peter Zuzga
Darene(cq) Millikin, of Sussex, Wis., and her two year old grand daughter Gabby Ferrell watch members of the Danube Cultural Society dance group preform at the annual Mai Fest event Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Germantown, Wis. The festival is a German festival celebrating spring.
Credit: Peter Zuzga
Owen Ciha, 8, left, and Josh Kleba, 8, right, take a turn on the swings while attending a carnival held at County Line Elementary School Friday, May 17, 2013, in Germantown, Wis.
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North Middle School eighth-grader, Cameron Jemison, watches a video on "Pun nett Squares" as part of a Flip lesson. He used a third hour study hall to work on the project May 8.
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On May 8 LaNae Raney, North Middle School eighth-grader, views a video of science teacher Julie Poetzel dissecting a frog. The exercise is part of a "Flip Lesson." The student can watch the video at anytime and as often as necessary to be able to answer the questions and peform the task.
Credit: Mary Catanese
Prescott Doebler gives an "OK" sign and Anna Smalley beams on stage after being crowned the King and Queen during the Menomonee Falls High School 2013 Junior Prom on May 11.
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Seventh graders Julia Carlosn (left) and Elise Blaubach race against each other in Space Balls during the 19th annual Youth Futures Lock-In at Kennedy Middle School that drew more than 200 teens for an evening of activity on May 10.
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Sixth graderZachary Brooks tries to manipulate a cookie into his mouth without using his hands during the 19th annual Youth Futures Lock-In at Kennedy Middle School that drew more than 200 teens for an evening of activity on May 10.
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Flower baskets in bloom greeted shoppers to the Menomonee Falls Farmers Market on its May 1 opening in the North Middle School parking lot on Main Street. Market vendors will be on the site every Wednesday morning until November.
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World Master Chef Jimmy Gherardi asks Family and Consumer Science class students for input on the foods served for lunch at Menomonee Falls High School during his visit to the school on May 1.
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World Master Chef Jimmy Gherardi asks Family and Consumer Science class students for input on the foods served for lunch at Menomonee Falls High School during his visit to the school on May 1.
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World Master Chef Jimmy Gherardi talks with Instructor Adam Rathje following his visit to the Family and Consumer Science class at Menomonee Falls High School on May 1.
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Senior Troy Tyler "pumps up" his castmates before the premiere of "Brigadoon" at Menomonee Falls high school on May 2. It's a tradition before each performance for the cast to go through a warm-up exercise and Troy will be "passing on the torch" of leading the group.
Credit: Mary Catanese
More than 40 people lined Mequon Road in an awareness rally to fight Heroin and opiate use on April 27.
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Don Messmann of Dousman carries his niece Addsion Schoenberger of Menomonee Falls as they approach Menomonee Falls High School at the conclusion of a three-mile Walk MS event Saturday, April 27, 2013.
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Jerrad Ihlenfeld of Sussex gives his son Carter and daughter Abigail a ride aboard a caboose stroller as they participate in the three-mile Walk MS event in Menomonee Falls Saturday, April 27, 2013.
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Brooke Leitner (left) and Lexi Levenhagen work on a prosthetic device using a set and types of materials that must grasp, lift and release an object during an eighth grade Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) class project at North Middle School on April 18.
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Ameer El-Afandi tests his prosthetic device made from specific materials to grasp, lift and release an foam die during an eighth grade Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) class project at North Middle School on April 18.
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A bag of parts and list of what can be used to construct a prosthetic device that must grasp, lift and release an object during an eighth grade Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) class project at North Middle School on April 18.
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Amalia Paronto tests a prosthetic device designed with Madelyn Schwabe that must grasp, lift and release an object during an eighth grade Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) class project at North Middle School on April 18.
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Joanne Starich gets a steadying hand from Stephanie Bobinski as she scoops up debris from the edge of the Menomonee River in Rotary Park during the Menomonee River Cleanup on April 20.
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Members of Cub Scout Troop 180 from St. Mary Parish School take part in the Menomonee River Cleanup in Village Park on April 20.
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Corie (Meagan DeMunck) and Paul (Ben Dern) cuddle in the first act of the Imagination Theatre of Germantown production of "Barefoot in the Park" with show dates of April 19 and 20 at 7 p.m., and 3:30 p.m. on April 21.
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Corie ( Meagan DeMunck, left) and Paul (Ben Dern) weather an unexpected vist from Corie's mother Mrs. Banks (Mary Rynders) in the first act of the Imagination Theatre of Germantown production of "Barefoot in the Park" with show dates of April 19 and 20 at 7 p.m., and 3:30 p.m. on April 21.
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Tom Flanagan sings a solo for the directing staff of the Menomonee Falls Patio Players production of 9 To 5 The Musical with show dates of April 19, 20, 26, 27 at 7:30 pm, and April 21, 28 at 2.00 pm.
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Jenna Reetz (left), Stacy Kolafa and Laura Ciletti rehearse a scene for the Menomonee Falls Patio Players production of 9 To 5 The Musical with show dates of April 19, 20, 26, 27 at 7:30 pm, and April 21, 28 at 2.00 pm.
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Dr. Pepper, one of Jack and Nancy Zolkowski’s troupe of five performing Pekingese dogs known as the Soda Pups, leaps over a hurdle during a show in the Menomonee Falls Public Library Saturday, April 13, 2013.
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Sierra Mist exits a tunnel aboard a radio-controlled truck during a performance by Jack and Nancy Zolkowski’s Soda Pups, a troupe of five Pekingese dogs, in the Menomonee Falls Public Library Saturday, April 13, 2013.
Credit: Dave Haberkorn
Forest Ranger Dudley entertains the audience during the Florentine Opera Company’s presentation of “Little Red’s Most Unusual Day” at the Menomonee Falls Public Library on April 6.
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Anna Popp, 4, reacts as the Big Bad Wolf announces his evil intentions during the Florentine Opera Company’s presentation of “Little Red’s Most Unusual Day,” in the Menomonee Falls Public Library on April 6.
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Bonnie Yogerst of Richfield inspects a towel while holding her four-month-old grandson Andrew Schueller at the St. Boniface Christian Mothers Rummage & Bake Sale in the St. Boniface Parish Center on April 6.
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Lynn Lorentz of Germantown examines wreaths on sale at the St. Boniface Christian Mothers Rummage & Bake Sale in the St. Boniface Parish Center on April 6.
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Jim Schneider carefully rolls treat-filled plastic eggs onto a Village Park tennis court in advance of the annual Easter Egg Hunt hosted by the Knights of Columbus in different portions of the Park on March 29.
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Kaitlyn Paullin, 4, waits for the start of the annual Easter Egg Hunt hosted by the Knights of Columbus in dfferent portions of Village Park on March 29.
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Brady Jaeger, 4, zeros in on a cluster of eggs during the annual Easter Egg Hunt hosted by the Knights of Columbus in different portions of Village Park on March 29.
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Seventh grader Jacob Bukovic applies a layer of icing to his cookie before heading off to the topping table during Kennedy Middle School's Cookies for Kids' Cancer on March 22 with a goal of raising $1000 for the project.
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Aubrey Schneider, 5, looks back at her mother, Michelle, as she hugs the Easter Bunny at a four generational Easter luncheon at the Germantown Senior Center of March 23.
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Seniot Cassie Schreck tries drumming during the Menomonee Falls High School World Cultures Fair 2013 on Mar. 15 that included, food, music and cultural displays.
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Junior Jacob Fuiten serves Spaetze, a coke and Fanta combination, at the Menomonee Falls High School World Cultures Fair 2013 on Mar. 15 where Fuiten represented the German Society,.
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Sophia Kleinmann (left) and Ellie Capper (right) wait their turn to preform with an Irish dance troop at Rockfield Elementary School on March 15.
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Fourth grader Rachel Janes preforms for her classmates with an Irish dance troop at Rockfield Elementary School on March 15.
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Drew (left) and Angela Bengston of Germantown make seasonal headwear during Mayfair's Springfest to kick off the next season with a variety of activites and crafts, music and fun by Radio Disney, and a visit by the Easter Bunny on March 9.
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McKenzie Dettro, 4, joins in with 75 other participants in the Menomonee Falls High School Key Club's Zumbathon at the school on March 9 to benefit the Eliminate Project to fight maternal and neonatal tetanus in Third World Countries.
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Mara Buck, a Riverside Elementary first grade teacher, makes a freethrow and a point for her team on March 8 during the Third Annual Hoopalooza that pit Riverside versus Valley View School teachers in a madcap basketball game punctuated by performances by students and staff throughout the night.
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Makayla Barkey (in no order), Callie Berkey, Emma Kamm and Jaden Jones danced to "Call Me Maybe" as one of the acts in the Riverside School Talent Show on March 1.
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Cheryl Pechstein (back) shows Danielle Switalski how to install insulation in the assembly process for a cheese dispenser at Gehl Dairy on Feb. 28.
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Danielle Switalski learns from Cheryl Pechstein (back) how to assemble cheese dispensers at Gehl Dairy on Feb. 28.
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Cheryl Pechstein shows Danielle Switalski how to wire the electrical components for a cheese dispenser at Gehl Dairy on Feb. 28.
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Ann Reigstad (left) and Sue Schulz clean up the haircut Physical Education Instructor Chad Stigler received from students picked from those who had collected pledges to Jump Rope for Heart at Riverside Elementary School on Feb. 22. All students participated in the event where they rotated between six jump stations.
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Second graders Jack Anderson levitates at one of six jump roping stations during Riverside Elementary School's Jump Rope for Heart on Feb. 22.
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Russell Comer sings "One Night Only" during a Germantown High School Talent Show on Feb. 22.
Credit: Mary Catanese
Members of the Menomonee Falls Dolphinettes' 10 and under Intermediate team performed during an Invitational Syncro Swim competition at Whitman School on Feb. 23.
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Fifth grader Jack Porter eyes an incoming ball for a possible catch to put out an opponent during the Valley View School annual Dodgeball Tournament as part of the school's Heart Healthy Week on Feb. 20. Top students teams went on to take aim at the school's teacher and staff team.
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Fifth grader Marcus Stewart celebrates his teams advancement during the Valley View School annual Dodgeball Tournament as part of the school's Heart Healthy Week on Feb. 20. Top students teams went on to take aim at the school's teacher and staff team.
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Younger students of St. Mary Parish School listen to Rev. Timothy Bickel's sermon during a high mass on Ash Wednesday at St. Mary's Catholic Church.
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Phillip Lombard (D.J. Slater) brings Ethel Rogers (Erin Cassidente) into the room when she fainted after a strange record was played for the assembled guests to the manor house in the Patio Player's production of Agatha Christie's murder mystery "And Then There Were None". Show dates are Feb. 15 and 16 at 7:30 pm, and 2 p.m. Feb. 17.
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Douglas Nimmo directs the Gustavus Wind Orchestra during its Feb. 7 performance at Germantown High School as part of the Gustavus Adolphus College group's two week Midwest tour schedule.
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Dennis Dederich take his turns in a round of Darts during a Menomonee Falls Knights of Columbus Super Bowl fundraiser for Special Olympics on Feb. 3.
Credit: Mary Catanese
Pam and Bill Gibowski look over ceramic bowls during the The Menomonee Falls High School Art Honor Society Empty Bowls fundraiser for the Falls Food Pantry on Feb. 1. Buyers could choose from three soups donated by Bakers Square, bread donated by Pepperidge Farm. Art students from throughout the district created the ceramic bowls.
Credit: Mary Catanese
Seniors, family and staff walk laps with Riverside Elementary first graders during the Hand in Hand walk to encourage walking and to collect items for the Menomonee Falls Food Pantry on Jan. 24.
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Potential K-3 student Kenden Clausen, 2, toured St. Mary Parish School with fourth-grade tour guide Olivia Hedrick, (left) and his father, Rohin Clausin on Jan 27.
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Aaron Dethloff considers his answer when Sue Brandt, a K-4 aide, asks what's his favorite thing to do. He and his family toured St. Mary Parish School during an open house on Jan. 27.
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Jennifer Ecke (left) Deb Stresing, Joy Haizel and Sandi Hanson (right) roll at Table 1 during the Germantown Bunko Babes Challenge at the Blackstone Creek Golf Course that drew 66 players and raised more than $1,200 for the Friends of Abused Families and the Washington County Humane Society on Jan. 16.
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Jo Pasbrig (right, front) joined in the fun with Cheryl Schneider (left), Kristin Lathan and Inda Pawlak (back, right) at Table 9 during the Germantown Bunko Babes Challenge at the Blackstone Creek Golf Course that drew 66 players and raised more than $1,200 for the Friends of Abused Families and the Washington County Humane Society on Jan. 16.
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Six different groups joined together for the Germantown Bunko Babes Challenge at the Blackstone Creek Golf Course that drew 66 players and raised more than $1,200 for the Friends of Abused Families and the Washington County Humane Society on Jan. 16. Each group was tasked with bringing different snack items, including these dicy cake squares.
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A pink fuzzy die awaited players at Table 1 during the Germantown Bunko Babes Challenge at the Blackstone Creek Golf Course that drew 66 players and raised more than $1,200 for the Friends of Abused Families and the Washington County Humane Society on Jan. 16.
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Kennedy Middle School seventh-graders Aaron Drouillard (left) and Scott Wozniczka clean toys for charitable donations on Jan. 21.
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Pianist Ashley Handley organized her sheet music in the percussion section before the start of the Menomonee Falls High School Orchestra's "A Night at the Movies" performance on Jan. 10.
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Junior Jill Schweiss (left) and Senior Mazie Krahm demonstrate their painting skills during the Menomonee Fall's Young At Art reception at Menomonee Falls High School on Jan. 10.
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Junior Jamie Jorgenson works on a jewelry project from her art metals class during the Menomonee Fall's Young At Art reception at Menomonee Falls High School on Jan. 10.
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Peter Janus tosses Christmas trees brought from church member homes onto a bonfire at the Church of the Prince of Peace to celebrate Epiphany on Jan. 6.
Credit: Mary Catanese
Thirty trees from church member homes were put in a bonfire at the Church of the Prince of Peace on Jan. 6 to celebrate Epiphany.
Credit: Mary Catanese
Bryan Wondisford, 7, is asked what song should be sung as Prince of Peace Church members gather to celebrate Epiphany with a bonfire of Christmas trees on Jan. 6.
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Tim Mehringer works with Katelyn Grgich (right) and Becky Claas to inititate the next machining step for a battle bot bottom plate on a three-axis CNC machining station that was donated to Germantown High School by Tool Craft as the all-girls team begins work on on it's entry to the Battle Bot competition set for April.
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Sophmore Becky Claas drops the bit in a drilling operation on a battle bot bottom plate on a three-axis CNC machining station that was donated to Germantown High School by Tool Craft as the all-girls team begins work on it's entry to the Battle Bot competition set for April.
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Senior Katelyn Grgich (right) and Kate Longo removethe base plate for their team's battle bot from a three-axis CNC machining station that was donated to Germantown High School by Tool Craft as the all-girls team begins work on on it's entry to the Battle Bot competition set for April.
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Plans and some of the components for the Germantown High School's girl team's entry into a Battle Bot competition set for April. This bot will use a circular saw blade to disable other bots in the competition.
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The Germantown Community Band performed a Holiday Concert at Germantown High School on Dec. 15.
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Valley View Elementary School kindergartener Lilianna Shaw, 6, and fifth grade student Pader Xiong (lower) paint an outline of Aaron Rodgers as kindergarten through fifth grade students traced and colored the figures as part of Wisconsin's 12 12 12 Day on Dec. 12.
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Director George Bizet introduces the Symphony Orchestra during the Messiah of Christmas concert held in the Falls Baptist Church on Dec. 1.
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Director George Bizet conducts the Symphony Orchestra during the Messiah of Christmas concert held in the Falls Baptist Church on Dec. 1.
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Choir members wait to enter the church to preform during the Messiah of Christmas concert held in the Falls Baptist Church on Dec. 1.
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Youth choir members wait back stage for their turn to preform during the Messiah of Christmas concert held in the Falls Baptist Church on Dec. 1.
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Mrs. Claus and Santa get ready for people to come to the Windsong subdivision lit by thousands of luminary lanterns on Dec. 9 to benefit the food pantry at St. Boniface Church that serves southern Washington County.
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Dana Schulz helps line up luminaries in the Windsong subdivision in Germantown for the Dec. 9 Luminary Night to benefit the food pantry at St. Boniface Church.
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Joel Mulach, 6, of Germantown, considers what Santa has to say at the Miller-Davidson House in Old Falls Village on Dec. 2, 2012. The Menomonee Falls Historical Society decorated the house in a Currier and Ives theme and served tea, juice and cookies to visitors.
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Helena Jaeger, 6, (left), her brother, James, 4, and friend, Mikeila Koenning, 5, join in the Christmas Silver Tea at the Miller-Davidson House in Old Falls Village on Dec. 2.
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Zachary Camden, 9, of Germantown, lets fly his ball while taking part in the Elk's National Free Throw Hoop Shoot Contest held in Kennedy Middle School on Dec. 1.
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Junior Grace Donlin (front) and Morgan Wolfe (back) head for slalom gates hanging above the Menomonee Falls High School pool that they must maneuver through on Nov. 29 during a week-long Outdoor Adventures class on kayaking.
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Sherri Mertz of Sherri's Kayaks shows Menomonee Falls High School juniors and seniors the type of equipment they will need if they pursue ocean or whitewater kayaking, such as a Coast Guard certified life vest specifically designed for kayak and canoe.
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Sherri Mertz of Sherri's Kayaks works with a student to demonstrate how to do a partner open-water kayak re-entry during a week-long Outdoor Adventures class in the Menomonee Falls High School pool on Nov. 29.
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Junior Preston Willis readies to turn into a slalom gate during an Outdoor Adventures class session on kayaking in the Menomonee Falls High School pool on Nov. 29.
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Ashlyn Sauer, 13 months, in an antique holiday sleigh at the Shady Lane Greenhouses annual Christmas Open House on Nov. 17.
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Tammy Winkelman (right) photographs her cousin Ashlyn Sauer, 13 months, in an antique sleigh at Shady Lane Greenhouses annual Christmas Open House on Nov 17.
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Jordan Knudson, 4, of Menomonee Falls, listens to Mrs. Claus read a story during Shady Lane Greenhouses annual Christmas Open House on Nov. 17.
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Danielle Gruenewald flips a pancake while participating in the Menomonee Falls North Middle School’s “Top Chef” competition on Nov. 19.
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Max Georges adds an egg to the mix while Jacob Prout stirs the pot as they compete in Menomonee Falls North Middle School’s “Top Chef” event on Nov. 19.
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Eighth-grader Josh McMahon samples a breakfast entrée while serving as a food critic in Menomonee Falls North Middle School’s “Top Chef” program on Nov. 19.
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"Titania" played by Hailey Strosved watches ballerinas Emily Wang (center) and Rebecca Makowski during Act III of Menomonee Fall High School's production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream." The cast and crew went through a full dress rehearsal on Nov. 12.
Credit: Mary Catanese
Members of the Color Guard Workshop performed as part of the "Almost Anything Goes Show" by the Germantown High School Bands that featured all of the school's bands and a performance by the Kennedy Middle School Band on Nov. 2.
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Jim McNall purchased raffle tickets from members of the Germantown High School Wall of Sound during the "Almost Anything Goes Show" by the Germantown High School Bands on Nov. 2.
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Mary Simon races through an inflatable tunnel during the Valley View Elementary School's PTA Carnival at the school on Nov. 2.
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Brynn Wozniak (right) holds down the Circle Race board as Heidi Lillegard makes a spin during the Valley View Elementary School's PTA Carnival at the school on Nov. 2.
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Parris Wright displays her bowl created on Nov. 2 at Kennedy Middle School for the Empty Bowls hunger project which helps fight hunger in nearby communities.
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Evan Knueppel adds art to his bowl on Nov. 2 at Kennedy Middle School for the Empty Bowls hunger project which helps fight hunger in nearby communities.
Credit: Jerry Luterman
A campfire was the perfect spot for visitors to roast marshmallows during Halloween Family Fun Night at the Old Falls Village on Oct. 26.
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Erin Crownover applies a tatoo to Hannah Nygaard as her brother Thomas makes his selection in the Old School House during Hallowwen Family Fun Night at the Old Falls Village on Oct. 26.
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Princess cousins Anna Popp (left) and Ellie Ortlieb create decorate small ghosts during Halloween Family Fun Night at the Old Falls Village on Oct. 26.
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Menomonee Falls firefighter Brad Bergner checks the blood pressure of Mary Ann Kuether during the Senior Enrichment Fair at the Menomonee Falls Community Center on Oct. 25.
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Shereen Kressin of Richfield (left), Barbara Gellen and Kris Szmania of Menomonee Falls of the Thursday morning Knitting Class offered by the Menomonee Falls Community Education and Recreation Department display their skills and creations during the Senior Enrichment Fair at the Menomonee Falls Community Center on Oct. 25.
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Nancy DeDecker (left) of Menomonee Falls shows Marliss Rechlin of Menomonee Falls a scarf knitting stitch during the Germantown Senior Club Bazaar at the Germantown Senior Center on Oct. 27.
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Antique appraiser Barbara Eash inspects a Chinese wallet during the Menomonee Falls Community League’s 30th annual “A Community Affair” in the Menomonee Falls High School cafeteria Saturday, October 20, 2012.
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Barbara Eash discusses the value of a doll while appraising the antique for Jillian Dargatz during the Menomonee Falls Community League’s “A Community Affair” in the Menomonee Falls HGigh School cafeteria Saturday morning, October 20, 2012.
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Linda Van Sluys (left) has a doll appraised by certified appraiser and antiques columnist Barbara Eash during the Menomonee Falls Community League’s annual arts, crafts, collectibles and antiques show, “A Community Affair,” in the Menomonee Falls High School cafeteria Saturday, October 20, 2012.
Credit: Dave Haberkorn
Emery Lefebvre {cq} (right) and Lilianna Shaw work on Monster Squeeze, a mathematics number recognition app, on one of five iPads in Laura Hoff's (left) K5 classroom at Valley View School for the past two years.
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Gavin Wozniak (left) and Alex Potsky work together on a mathematics number recognition app on one of five iPads in Laura Hoff's K5 classroom at Valley View School for the past two years.
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Laura Hoff works with her K5 students at her Valley View classroom's math center where students can use one of five iPads that have been in her classroom for two years.
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Jim Klug re-stocks a wagon filled with small pumpkins for sale at Jim's Pumpkins on West Lovers Lane in Germantown that offers numerous activities for a family pumpkin gathering adventure.
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Menomonee Falls seniors entertain the crowd with a dance during the school's Homecoming Pep Rally on Oct. 12.
Credit: Jerry Luterman
Firefighters move in to extinguish a blaze as part of a burn demonstration illustrating the value of sprinkler systems during the Germantown Fire Department’s Fire Safety Fair at Station No. 2 Saturday, October 6, 2012. Fires were simultaneously set in two side-by-side structures, but only the one at the right, which sustained comparatively little damage, was equipped with a sprinkler system.
Credit: Dave Haberkorn
Firefighters work to remove the roof of a wrecked automobile while demonstrating how they extricate trapped passengers during the Germantown Fire Department’s Fire Safety Fair at Station No. 2 Saturday, October 6, 2012.
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Germantown Fire Department Captain Matthew Karpinski explains how a hydraulic cutter works to Henry Bednar, 4, of Brown Deer, during the department’s Fire Safety Fair at Fire Station No. 2 Saturday, October 6, 2012.
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Kayla Larson works on preparing her English setter, Missy, for show during a family fair/sport demo day event at the K-9 Obedience Training Club of Menomonee Falls Saturday, October 6, 2012.
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Ashlee Fuller gives Brandi, a shepherd/Labrador mix, a treat for obeying a command during the K-9 Obedience Training Club of Menomonee Falls’ family fair/sport demo day event Saturday, October 6, 2012.
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Mati, an Australian shepherd owned by Dotty Schultz of Hubertus, retrieves a glove during a family fun/sport demo day at the K-9 Obedience Training Club of Menomonee Falls Saturday, October 6, 2012.
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Jessica MIchna portrays Dolley Madison in "The Woman Who Saved Washington" in a free program at the Menomonee Falls Library on Sept. 29.
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Jessica MIchna portrays Dolley Madison in "The Woman Who Saved Washington" in a free program at the Menomonee Falls Library on Sept. 29.
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Cindy Jarzembinski and her friend Rose Aulenbacher (behind her) look at wreaths made by artist Carrie Lenz at the Cheery Cherry Fall Fair in Menomonee Falls on Sept. 23.
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Joe Heffernan grills pulled pork for visitors to the Cheery Cherry Fall Fair on Sept. 23, 2012. He and other WE Energies volunteers who just moved into their new Menomonee Falls building wanted to be part of the community and looked at the fair as a good way to get involved.
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Kayla Nieman (left) and Katie Elberson separate raffle tickets for distribution to freshmen during a tailgate gathering for the whole class hosted by Germantown High School's Student Council and theschool's Administrative team on Sept. 21.
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Ray Weidemann gets a lift from Tyler Letson (front) and Kade Russow (back) while waiting for the start of a picnic supper during a Freshman Tailgate gathering hosted by Germantown High School's Student Council and the school's Administrative team on Sept. 21.
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Students picnic on a vacant parking lot before it's filled for the football game during a Freshman Tailgate gathering hosted by Germantown High School's Student Council and the school's Administrative team on Sept. 21.
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It was an idyllic tableau of a Fall day from more than a century ago of a mountain man encampment and a visiting cowboy during the Artist Ride at the Old Falls Village on Sept. 15 where re-enactors of different eras and origins gathered to be photographed and painted in an array of settings.
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Cory Maslkowski (left) holds a waterlogged copy of the Menomonee Falls News taken from a time capsule that was sealed and buried outside the Arboretum assisted care facility 22 years ago that was opened on Sept. 12. Maslkowski is retiring after 22 years at the facility.
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Cory Maslkowski (left) looks into a freshly opened, and waterlogged, time capsule that was sealed and buried outside the Arboretum assisted care facility 22 years ago. Maslkowski is retiring after 22 years at the facility.
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Maintenance workers pry open a time capsule that was sealed and buried outside the Arboretum assisted care facility 22 years ago in the facilities dining room on Sept. 12.
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Cory Maslkowski looks on during a retirement ceremony at the Arboretum assisted care facility on Sept. 12. Maslkowski is retiring after 22 years at the facility.
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Geoff Gardiner of People and Paws Rescue gets his partner Gretzky for back atop a car in a demonstration area at the enomonee Falls Safety Day on Sept. 8.
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Geoff Gardiner of People and Paws Rescue gets his partner Gretzky for back atop a car in a demonstration area at the Menomonee Falls Safety Day on Sept. 8.
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Austin Heath, 11, plays a bit of tug of war with Gretzky after being found in a demonstration by the People and Paws search dog during the Menomonee Falls Safety Day on Sept. 8.
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Families and other guests to the Menomonee Falls Safety Day watch a K-9 search demonstration on Sept. 8.
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Runners make their final kick along Wooded Hills Drive into Bethlehem Lutheran Church and School at the end of the Blazer Race on Sept. 8.
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Runners come into the finish line of at Bethlehem Lutheran Church and School at the end of the Blazer Race on Sept. 8.
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Jenny Livingston of Port Washington keeps making jewelry that she offered for sale during the St. John United Church of Christ Church's 27th annual Fall Arts and Crafts Sale on Sept. 8
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Carlos Stresing, 10, of Germantown, hopes for the right card during a game at the St. Boniface Parish Fall Festival on Sept. 1. Click Here for more photos from the Fest.
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Matthew Mikolainis (left) helps son Anton (center) sort out the supplies he brought for Meredith Jorgensen's kindergarten classroom with his brother, Gedmon (right) as the trio attended Amy Belle School's Meet and Greet on Aug 29.
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Matthew Mikolainis (center) helps son Anton (left) find his name on a list to check off the supplies he brought for Meredith Jorgensen's kindergarten classroom with his brother, Gedmon (right) as the trio attended Amy Belle School's Meet and Greet on Aug 29.
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Michelle Held, of Menomonee Falls, takes part in a "Zumba fund-raiser" held in Menomonee Falls High School on Aug. 31 to raise money to fight Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus.
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As the last step of the forms and fees process, parent Kirsten Kornberger gives Sage Krupp her schedule for her senior year at Menomonee Falls High School on Aug. 21.
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Marissa Arnold (left) shows Sarah Brooks her schedule for the 2012-13 academic year for the two seniors at Menomonee Falls High School during registration on Aug. 21.
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Mark Schneider works to service a computer workstation in North Middle School on Aug. 23 in advance of the opening of Menomonee Falls schools on Sept. 4.
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A 1953 Chevy open and on display during Motors at the Moose hosted by the Eastern Kettle Moraine Moose Lodge on Aug. 25.
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Amy Boudwine of Richfield dusts off a 1941 Willy's on display during Motors at the Moose hosted by the Eastern Kettle Moraine Moose Lodge on Aug. 25.
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Eli Teuteberg (left) and his mom, Karen Teutenberg, react to friend Doug Reinhardt "filling in" for DaVinci's Mona Lisa at the Art In the Park event Aug. 19, sponsored by the Art Guild of Menomonee Falls.
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Innovative banjo maker and musician Mike Gregory explains how one of his instruments uses recycled soda bottles, windshield wiper parts and repurposed wood at the Art In the Park event Aug. 19, sponsored by the Art Guild of Menomonee Falls
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Al Maertzweiler (eftl) and portrait artist Fred Bell critique Fred's charcoal sketch of Al at the Art In the Park event Aug. 19, sponsored by the Art Guild of Menomonee Falls.
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Chelsea gets in close to sniff Buddy the Tortoise at the Brook-Falls Veterinary Clinic booth at the Menomonee Falls Pet Fair at Rotary Park on Aug. 18. Chelsea attended with Matthew Kneesel of Milwaukee.
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Prescott tries to pull a bone out to win a prize at the Family Pet Clinic booth during the Pet Fair in Rotary Park on Aug. 18. Prescott attended the Fair with John Pendergast.
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Linda Loehndorf, head coach of the Dolphinettes syncronized swimming team, recently returned from her travels to London as an Olympic Judge.
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Linda Loehndorf talks with memers of the Dolphinettes syncronized swimming team during an Aug. 16 practice. Loehndorf recently returned from her travels to London as an Olympic Judge.
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Linda Loehndor brought along some small gift items from the London Olympics as prizes to some fun competitions during an Aug. 16 practice for the Dolphinettes syncronized swimming team.
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Tom Burg, owner of the ValuCare Pharmacy, enters customers payements onto a cash register with a posted notice that the store's retail business would be closing and shifted to the new CVS Pharmacy. Burg will continue a pharmacy business that serves residential and health care facilities.
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Balloon sculptor Dawn Ferengo hands one of her creations to Isabelle Wetzel, 4, during the Menomonee Falls National Night Out in the Target Department Store parking lot on Aug. 7.
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Sasha Bauer,6, shows Menomonee Falls Fire Department Captain Mark Franzowiak where his two front baby teeth used to be while standing in a fire truck during the village’s National Night Out in the Target Department Store parking lot on Aug. 7.
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Brady Ramthun, 7, gets a helping hand from a firefighter as he scrambles out of the Menomonee Falls Fire Department’s Safe House during the village’s National Night Out in the Target Department Store parking lot on Aug. 7.
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Germantown Fire Department Captain Matthew Karinski assists Felicity(cq) Day, 15, of Germantown, extinguish a fire during a fire extinguisher demonstration held at the Germantown Fire and Police Department Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012, in Germantown, Wis. The event was part of Germantown's National Night Out event.
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Five year old Kristi(cq) Beine, of Jackson, Wis., pets Germantown Police Dog Rambo in the parking lot of the Germantown Police Department Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012, in Germantown, Wis. Rambo and his handler, Germantown Police Department Leiutanant Dave Huesemann, were on hand for Germantown's National Night Out event.
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Sue Ishihara has students in a Lego Simple Machines class try structures the built with one, two and three pulleys in a practical experiment on force needed to lift objects during the Menomonne Falls Recreation Department class at the Community Center on July 18.
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Carter Griffioen, 10, concentrates on what part is needed next to construct a lifting structure that will contain one, two or three pulleys for a practical experiment on force needed to lift objects during a Lego Simple Machines class offered by the Menomonne Falls Recreation Department at the Community Center on July 18.
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Sisters Catherine, 10 (left) and Jennifer, 12, Grey pick parts to assemble lifting structures that will contain one, two or three pulleys for a practical experiment on force needed to lift objects during a Lego Simple Machines class offered by the Menomonne Falls Recreation Department at the Community Center on July 18.
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Eli Gierach, 3, of Colgate, works on his picture frame, during the "Mickey Mouse Tot Workshop" held July 27 at Kinderberg Park.
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Union soldiers from Company E of the 2nd Wisconsin, Company A of the Fifth Wisconsin, and some Confederate troops take part in a shooting demonstration during the Civil War Encampment at Old Falls Village in Menomonee Falls on Saturday. The live battle enactment was canceled by the fire department due to dry conditions.
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Jamie Kargusout signs out one of the 65 children signed up toe the Germantown Recreation Department's Wipe Out Day, modeled after the television show, at Kinderberg Park on July 13 when a rare thunderstorm caused the event to be postponed to July 20.
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Jamie Kargusout and Joe Masiarchin drain a pool from one of the Wipe Out obstacles at Kinderberg Park when a rare thunderstorm forced cancellation of the Germantown Recreation Department event for 65 children on July 13.
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Madeline Leffel, 5, and her brother, Jack, 8, search for frogs along the Menomonee River on July 11, 2012. They come there often with their grandmother but didn't have much lluck that day. There was more scum than usual in the river making it difficult to see them.
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Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Honor Guard march in the Menomonee Falls Independence Day Parade on Appleton Avenue on July 3. Click here for more photos from the Menomonee Falls parade.
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Menomonee Falls Police Department Detective Chris Cybell lends a hand to Courtney Kobernik as the two fish in Menomonee Park Wednesday, June 27, 2012, in Menomonee Falls, Wis. The two were taking part in the Cops and Bobbers program where police officers volunteer their time to help special needs children fish.
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Menomonee Falls Police Department Detective Chris Cybell helps Sammy Haley reel in her line as the two fish in Menomonee Park Wednesday, June 27, 2012, in Menomonee Falls, Wis. The two were taking part in the Cops and Bobbers program where police officers volunteer their time to help special needs children fish.
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Special needs youngsters and police officers fish in Menomonee Park Wednesday, June 27, 2012, in Menomonee Falls, Wis.
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Courtney Kobernik eyes her bobber as she fishes in Menomonee Park Wednesday, June 27, 2012, in Menomonee Falls, Wis. Courtney was taking part in the Cops and Bobbers program where police officers volunteer their time to help special needs children fish.
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Little Red Riding Hood (Cassidy Franzmeier, left) testifies before Judge Wise Old Man (Seth Marquardt) and a jury during the the Germantown Children's Theatre presentation of "The Big Bad Musical" at Germantown High School on June 28.
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Sal's Legends (moving right) and Sal's Pub & Grub (moving left) finish off their game during the menomonee Fall's Optimist Club's 16-team Softball Tournments at Village Park on June 20.
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Menomonee Falls Police Offocer Paul Lenz shakes the hand of Mike Ehler, of Menomonee Falls, after Ehler donated money to Special Olympics outside the drive through of Dunkin Donuts on June 22. Ehler's son, Tyler, has participated in basketball, track and field, and softball events in the Special Olympics. Off duty police officers throughout southeastern Wisconsin spent the morning collecting money for the charity at the donut shops.
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Jerry and Diane Ericksen (right) watch Steve Apel get into the car he races at Slinger Speedway every Sunday. the Marcus Menomonee Falls Cinema held their second annual Cruisin' to the Movies Classic Car Night This event is being held to celebrate the summer movie on June 22. All proceeds will be donated to Variety-the Children's Charity of Wisconsin.
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Walkers round the Germantown High School track as the sun sets June 22 for the Relay For Life, a fund-raiser for the American Cancer Society.
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Uecker drinks from a bottle of water held by his owner Rachel Romens, of Menomonee Falls, at Trenary Field on June 13 as the two were at the field to watch Menomonee Falls High School play Oak Creek in varsity baseball.
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Uecker drinks from a bottle of water held by his owner Rachel Romens, of Menomonee Falls, at Trenary Field on June 13. The two were at the field to watch Menomonee Falls High School play Oak Creek in varsity baseball.
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Hayden Sonnenberg, 7, slips and scores for the Thiunder in their last games of the Germantown Recreation Department Soccer season against the Flyers at Firemen's Park on June 16.
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WWII U.S. Navy Veterans Joseph Clayton, 80, and his wife Helen, 91, are seen on the front porch of their home on June 12. The couple met during WWII and has been married 64 years.
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WWII U.S. Navy Veterans Joseph Clayton, 80, and his wife Helen, 91, are seen on the front porch of their home on June 12. The couple met during WWII and has been married 64 years.
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If you ever were a customer in his chair, this may have been your view of Roy Esselman who continues to cut on a part-time basis and at senior communities for gents who can't or should not drive to a barber shop. Esselman is retiring after 58 years of cutting hair.
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The Pink Flamingoes entertain during the year’s first Thursday evening Summer Concert Series in the Parks event at Village Park June 7, 2012.
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Audience members sit at picnic tables and in lawn chairs as they are entertained by the Pink Flamingoes in the first Thursday night Summer Concert Series event of 2012 at Village Park June 7.
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Jenna Woodson (left) and Kit Ying Chan look over display board Jenna's mother Shelly created to help describe the process when Jenna was adopted in China that was facilitated by Chan.
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Shelly Woodson (left) brings out a heart-shaped "Double Happiness" coin that Kit Ying Chan gave her when the Woodson's adpoted Jenna Woodson in China. Chan help facilitate the adoption in China and came to Menomonee Falls for Jenna's graduation.
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Puckering up for the 150-lb pig, ten hours into it's roast, Chris Wisniewski "hams" it up for friends at the "TreeStock" benefit concert event on Main Street in Germantown June 2nd. Proceeds from the day-long event will be used for several beautification projects around the Village.
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Bennett Williamson of Mequon lets loose a smack at the speedbag boxing game called "SpiderBox" at the "TreeStock" benefit concert & street event on Main Street in Germantown June 2nd. Proceeds from the day-long event will be used for several beautification projects around the Village.
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Bob Blomberg operates a John Deere 1B corn sheller during Old Falls Village Days at the Old Falls Village Museum grounds Saturday, June 2, 2012.
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Conor Malczewski, 3, of Germantown turns the crank on a fanning mill, once used to remove chaff and dirt from grain, while attending Old Falls Village Days on the Old Falls Village Museum grounds Saturday, June 2, 2012.
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Kenzie Wolfe (left), 11, and Carlee Fuiten, 9, both of Menomonee Falls, backpedal on skateboards as they compete in the Challenge Lap event during the American Cancer Society Relay for Life at Schumann Stadium Friday, June 1, 2012.
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Menomonee Falls High School sophomore Mikey Pflughoeft (foreground) and his teammates give it their best efforts as they take part in a tug of war during the American Cancer Society Relay for Life at Schumann Stadium Friday, June 1, 2012.
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Eva Groesch (left) and Rachel Frailing, both 7, had the dancefloor to themselves during a moments in the Julida Boys dance music performance at Germantown's Mai Fest on May 19
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Chuck Hentz of Schwai Catering slices up one of 18 slow roasted and smoked pork butt roasts to be served up at Germantown's Mai Fest on May 19
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Peggy Mueller of Germantown moves along to "YMCA" at Germantown's Mai Fest on May 19
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Christopher Hans joins other scholarship recipients after receiving a $180,000 scholarship from the United States Marines Corps. The Menomonee Falls Scholarship and Educational Foundation hosted the 2012 Community Scholarship awards at the high school May 23, 2012.
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Kym(cq) Charles, of Milwaukee, grooms her Shetland Sheep Dog Toby before the start of dog agility competition held at the K-9 Obedience Training Club Friday, May 18, 2012, in Menomonee Falls, Wis. Friday was the start of the three day event.
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Pecan, owned by Kathy Rudolph, of Burlington, Wis., looks out the window of an SUV before the start of dog agility competition held at the K-9 Obedience Training Club Friday, May 18, 2012, in Menomonee Falls, Wis. Friday was the start of the three day event.
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Nathan Schmidt, 12, tries to munch a dangling donut in Go Nuts for Donuts, one of the activities for teens during the annaual Germantown Youth Futures' Lock-In at Germantown High School on May 11.
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Kaleb Martin, 11 (right) tries to roll around Michael Kreckel, 12, inside Space Balls, one of the activities for teens during the annaual Germantown Youth Futures' Lock-In at Germantown High School on May 11.
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Scott Reynolds trains his "Sewage Sniffing Dog" Sable while exhibiting her skills at the Clean Rivers Expo held at Fire Station Number Three Thursday, May 10, 2012, in Menomonee Falls, Wis. Sable is able to sniff out illicit discharge into area sewers.
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Lucille Lutz of Bea's Bouquets holds up some geranium plants for a customer's inspection during the opening day of the Menomonee Falls Farmer's Market on May 2.
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Ashlynn Martin (left) Summer Altmeyer, Katie Larson, Derek Larson and Morgan Altmeter were off for a romp together during the opening day of the Menomonee Falls Farmer's Market on May 2.
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Tammy Balk (left) and Olive Lietzau sort and hang incoming childrens' clothing in a backroom that serves as a workroom and storage at Our Kids Closet in the Columbia St. Mary's Clinic building on Mequon Road east of Pilgrim Road in Germantown.
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Co-Director Louise Gagne checks out a client to Our Kids Closet in the Columbia St. Mary's Clinic building on Mequon Road east of Pilgrim Road in Germantown.
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Children's shoes await new owners in Our Kids Closet in the Columbia St. Mary's Clinic building on Mequon Road east of Pilgrim Road in Germantown.
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It was a chilly and damp morning at Kinderberg Park in Germantown for the start of the Miles for Moms race on Satuday, May 5, 2012. Among the runners are Heidi Kirchoff (center left) of Germantown and her friend Lisa Gilmore (center right), of Pewaukee. Both are clutching their hands to keep warm. The run was sponsored by the MOMS club of Germantown-East. All proceeds remained local with a large portion going to the HOPE network. Ernie Mastroianni photo.
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Hitting the half way mark in the Miles for Moms 5k race which began and ended at Kinderberg Park in Germantown are Germantown residents (from left) Greg Wallace, who pushes his children Sally, 2, and Jude, 5. Next to him is Jeff Buth, who pushes his children Jacob, 2, and Kate, 3. His son Michael, 6, rides his bike. The run was sponsored by the MOMS club of Germantown-East. All proceeds remained local with a large portion going to the HOPE network.
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Caleb Hintz, 9, of Cedarburg, heads to the finish line in second place with a time of a little over 23 minutes in the Miles for Moms 5k run and walk at Kinderberg Park in Germantown on Saturday, May 5, 2012. The run was sponsored by the MOMS club of Germantown-East. All proceeds remained local with a large portion going to the HOPE network.
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Jason Guzil, 10, pulls cut buckthorn branches onto a pile during the Menomonee Falls River Clean Up, sponsored by the Milwaukee Riverkeepers, in Rotary Park on April 21.
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Missie Wiltsie deposits debris she found along the Menomonee River into a garbage bag held by Cindy Reindl as they take part in the Menomonee Falls River Clean Up in Rotary Park on April 21.
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Pete Herkowski prepares to saw a buckthorn branch as part of the Menomonee Falls River Clean Up in Rotary Park on April 21.
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Jon Kuhl helps Mia Kuhl, 3, step over her brother Beau, 6, as she tried out the balance beam during some free time between gymnastics classes offered by the Germantown Recration Department at Kennedy Middle School on April 19.
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Splitting time between a power chair and a manual chair has not slown down Robyn Turtenwald with her numerous volunteer activites within the Menomonee Falls Community.
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Splitting time between a power chair and a manual chair has not slown down Robyn Turtenwald with her numerous volunteer activites within the Menomonee Falls Community.
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Aboretum senior community resident Alice Zwick (left) is presented with two leis during a luau at the Menomonee Falls center by health aide Linda Kutchman on April 17.
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Dance instructor Malia Chow performs a Hawaiian dance for residents at the Aboretum senior center in Menomonee Falls on April 17 Dancing with her (in back from left) are Pamela Derse, Cindy Ventzke, Jean Stammas, and Thea Vorass, all members of the lifestyle department.
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Going through arm motions of a Hawaiian dance are residents at the Arboretum (from left) Judy Boddie, Josephine Parkinson, Betty Larson, Dottie Kleiber and Marlene Arndt. The residents were entertained at a luau on April 17 after taking Hawaiian dance lessons for three weeks.
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Meredith Frey and Andy Shepherd model used prom dresses at Thomas Jefferson School on Apr. 1, 2012. The "Project Prom Dress" event provided dresses for girls who could not afford them.
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Daniel Poulakos, 3, high-fives the Easter Bunny while waiting for the start of the Menomonee Falls Easter Egg Hunt at Village Park on April 6.
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Mila McClellen, 2 and her Dad, Matt McClellen meet up with the Easter Bunny while waiting for the start of the Menomonee Falls Easter Egg Hunt at Village Park on April 6.
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Menomonee Falls' Rose Walton gets a foothold on her way up the rock wall in the first climbing meet of the year at Adventure Rock in Brookfield on March 30.
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Menomonee Falls' Julie Schweiss acts as a belayer for Rose Walton as she makes her way up the wall in the first climbing meet of the year at Adventure Rock in Brookfield on March 30.
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Climbers ascend the wall at the first climbing meet of the year at Adventure Rock in Brookfield on March 30.
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Elizabeth Barnards, 4, scrabmles for two of the 9,000 candy and prize filled plastic eggs scattered in three ageas for different age groups furing the annual Germantown Easter Egg Hunt at Firemen's Park on March 31.
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Barbie bags in hand, Ava Layne, 4 (left) and Riley DePratt-Navarro, 5, await the start of the annual Germantown Easter Egg Hunt at Firemen's Park on March 31.
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Brandon Premke (left) and Connor Langley paint a board. Sixth-graders in Ryan Demers' Consumer Science Life Skills class at Kennedy Middle School decorated 2X4's for the Habitat for Humanity of West Bend, which will then be used in a new home built by habitat. The boards were sponsored by First Financial Bank Centre and Campbellsport Building Supply.
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Kim Wenzel and Trevor Estock modeled used prom dresses as part of "Project Prom Dress" which provides dresses for girls who cannot afford it. When the reached the end of the runway Trevor asked Kim to the prom in front of the audience. And she said yes. The event took place at Thomas Jefferson School on Apr. 1, 2012.
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Jaylen Carter (left) and Caleb Smith paint boards. Sixth-graders in Ryan Demers' Consumer Science Life Skills class at Kennedy Middle School decorated 2X4's for the Habitat for Humanity of West Bend, which will then be used in a new home built by habitat. The boards were sponsored by First Financial Bank Centre and Campbellsport Building Supply.
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Kalan Belfiori paints a 2X4 board. Sixth-graders in Ryan Demers' Consumer Science Life Skills class at Kennedy Middle School decorated 2X4's for the Habitat for Humanity of West Bend, which will then be used in a new home built by habitat. The boards were sponsored by First Financial Bank Centre and Campbellsport Building Supply.
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Janice Conrad (right) and other volunteers stuff plastic eggs with candy in prearation for the Germantown Easter Egg Hunt set for Saturday, March 31 at noon at Germantown Fireman's Park.
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Jared Cernicka spent part of his eighth birthday sorting food at the Menomonee Falls Food Pantry on March 24. The scout from Pack 109 joined other scouts during the Scouting for Food Weekend event.
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Lauren Jex, 8, brought boxes to volunteers who were sorting food arriving at the Menomonee Falls Food Pantry from Scouting for Food on March 24.
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Roman Centurion Larry Kolb asks Jesus to "forgive me for cruelty" at the Thirteenth Station of the Cross at Good Shepherd Catholic Church's Living Stations performance on March 24.
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Mary Ann Craig speaks of her suffering under the cross as Mary, mother of Jesus, at the Twelfth Station of the Cross at Good Shepherd Catholic Church on March 24.
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The Pixies perform "Hit the Lights" during Poms In Germantown Night at Kennedy Middle School on March 13 that featured 13 different routines by groups from the Germantown Recreation Department.
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Tegan Schmidt (left) works with Ashley, a first grade student from Cross Trainers Academy, which is affiliated with the Milwaukee Rescue Mission, on creating a fish shaped necklace or wall decoration when the Academy's first grade visited their counterparts at St. Mary's Parish School on March 16. St. Mary's first graders matched a $50 challenge to purchase books for the Academy, which were given to the students during the visit.
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Aliena Matuszczak, 14, right, builds a machanical contraption as part of her Project Lead The Way class in Kennedy Middle School on March 13.
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Aliena Matuszczak, 14, builds a machanical contraption as part of her Project Lead The Way class in Kennedy Middle School on March 13.
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Cast members from Germantown High School's production of " Little Shop of Horrors " at dress rehearsal on March 12. "Little Shop of Horrors" at Germantown High School: 7:30 p.m. Thursday to Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are available at the door; children 12 and younger are $5; students and seniors cost $8; and adults are $10. All tickets are general admission and open seating. Doors open a half an hour before curtain time.
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Cast members from Germantown High School's production of " Little Shop of Horrors " at dress rehearsal on March 12. "Little Shop of Horrors" at Germantown High School: 7:30 p.m. Thursday to Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are available at the door; children 12 and younger are $5; students and seniors cost $8; and adults are $10. All tickets are general admission and open seating. Doors open a half an hour before curtain time.
Credit: Jerry Luterman
Volunteer Teresa Burnham sorts clothing for sale at a rummage sale to benefit Germantown athletic teams at Kennedy Middle School on March 10.
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John Henning, left, and Eric Andrekopoulos, right, from Bethune Academy, learn about art in one of the interactive installations in the lab at the new Kohler Education Center in the Milwaukee Art Museum on Feb. 23.
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Jerry Yang, 11 (left), and Aden Osman, 10, of Bethune Academy in Milwaukee, talk as they work on art projects in the studio of the new Kohl's Education Center in the Milwaukee Art Museum on Feb. 23.
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Shaynia Walker, 10 (left) and Linda Curry, 10, of Bethune Academy in Milwaukee, work on bird sculptures in the studio of the new Kohl's Education Center in the Milwaukee Art Museum on Feb. 23.
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Music Instructor Amie Louiser leads her first graders sin "Happy Heart" during a performance by first and second grade children at MacArthur School on Feb. 23.
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Second graders sing "Listen to the Children" during a performance by first and second grade children at MacArthur School on Feb. 23.
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First Place Chili Cook-off winners Clifford Hull (center left) and Joseph Singer, both chefs at the Allgauers In The Park restaurant in the Hilton Garden Inn, celebrate their victory at the Menomonee Falls Chilly Fest event along Main Street Feb. 18. Spectators were treated to samples of the varied chili recipies after the judging.
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Isaiah Harris, 5, gets a helping push from volunteer Cassi DeCloux, 12, at the "Cactus Run" snow slip & slide game at the Chilly Fest events Feb. 18 at Mill Pond Park and surrounding streets and businesses. Cassi, a North Middle School student, belongs to the NIFTY ("New Ideas From The Youth") district-wide volunteer group that staffed the outdoor children's' games.
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Novice ice sculptor Jeff Kurek, who grew up in the Falls and now lives in Slinger, demonstrates considerable finesse as he shapes his ice carving entry, "Snake", along Main Street at the Chilly Fest events Feb. 18 at Mill Pond Park and surrounding streets and businesses.
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Menomonee Falls High School Seniors Katelyn Smaglick and Lauren Peterson serve up soup for the Empty Bowl fundraiser at Menomonee Falls High School on Feb. 10. Falls students and staff volunteered at the fundraiser and scores of kids in the school district created bowls which were made as keepsakes of the event. For $10 people got a bowl and a dinner of soup, bread and water. Empty Bowls is an international project to fight hunger
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Sandy Frey and her granddaughter, Codi, look at bowls created for the Empty Bowl fundraiser at Menomonee Falls High School on Feb. 10. Codi and scores of other kids in the school district created bowls which were made as keepsakes of the event. For $10 people got a bowl and a dinner of soup, bread and water. Empty Bowls is an international project to fight hunger
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Julie Loth and Becky Kachelek look at bowls created for the Empty Bowl fundraiser at Menomonee Falls High School on Feb. 10. Scores of kids in the school district created bowls which were made as keepsakes of the event. For $10 people got a bowl and a dinner of soup, bread and water. Empty Bowls is an international project to fight hunger
Credit: Jerry Luterman
Fourth grader Maddie Larson navigates around a cone on a scooter course, one of 11 activity stations during Jump Rope for Heart at Valley View School on Feb. 6.
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Fourth grader Clayton Divelbiss {cq} scampers up a climbing rack, one of 11 activity stations during Jump Rope for Heart activities at Valley View School on Feb. 6.
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Bethany Clay and other Kennedy Middle School students bake dog biscuits on Feb. 1 to be delivered to the Washington County Humane Society.
Kennedy Middle School students Jazzlyn Jackson (left), Nouchia Lee, Julia Carlson and Megan French make dog biscuits on Feb. 1 to be donated to the Washington County Humane Society.
Chloe Kwiat, a junior at Menomonee Falls High school, works on her unnamed chalk and pencil art on Jan. 31 during the Young Artist Gallery showing.
Student council members take turns reading a biography of General Douglas MacArthur during an assembly at MacArthur Elementary School on MacArthur's birthday Jan. 26 in Germantown.
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Juan Berrios (left) and D.J. Barraclough, members of the musical ensemble Dallas Brass, listen to Danny Schwalbach play by "ear" during a clinic for Fall's middle and high school students at North Middle School on Jan. 28. The Menomonee Falls Band Bunch sponsored "Noodles and Notes at North" that included a spaghetti dinner and concert.
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Tuba player Paul Carlson (left) and Michael Levine, director of Dallas Brass, perform for Menomonee Falls band students at North Middle School on Jan. 28.
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Menomonee Falls’ 126-pounder Casey Crangle tries to turn Hamilton’s Loran Hesselgrave onto his back on the way to a 5-2 victory during a dual wrestling meet hosted by the Chargers Jan. 12.
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Jenny O’Keefe (left) of the Menomonee Falls Optimist Club hands a hot dog to Barb Schulz of Germantown at the club’s annual Chili Dinner in the Menomonee Falls High School cafeteria January 13.
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Olivia Giddings, 6, of Germantown tries to catch a stray pom on the first night of a Mini Pom class on Jan. 9. The Germantown Recreation Department and Germantown Warchix Pom and Dance Team offer the class.
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During a break between lunch and heading outside to play, Alex Paul, 7, (right) frets over the progress of a DS game he is playing with Sawyer Dueno, 7, during Kids Klub at MacArthur School on Dec. 28.
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Amy belle's second grade elves line up to recite their lines during a Holiday Play and Concert on Dec. 14.
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Kevin and Aiden, 3, Ganiere wave to Aiden's brother Ryan as he performs in the Amy Belle's School's second grade Holiday Play and Concert on Dec. 14.
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Amy Belle's second grade elves line up to recite their lines during a Holiday Play and Concert on Dec. 14.
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Visitors to the Menomonee Falls High School Gingerbread Open House had a difficult time voting for the best student gingerbread house on Dec. 19.
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Visitors to the Menomonee Falls High School Gingerbread Open House were amazed at the creativity of the student designed gingerbread houses on display Dec. 19.
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Megan Schneider and her mom Amy were amazed at the creativity of the student designed gingerbread houses on display Dec. 19 at the Menomonee Falls High School Gingerbread Open House .
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Menomonee Falls Police Department Sgt. Mike Douglas and Madeline Pinter, 8, shop for Christmas presents in the Menomonee Falls Target Dec. 6. With the help of a $1,500 grant Menomonee Falls Police Officers helped 20 children pick out and buy presents for their family with the grant funds.
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Menomonee Falls Police Chief Anna Ruzinski, left, assists J.C. Sewell, 15, as they wrap a Christmas Present in the Menomonee Falls Target on Dec. 6. With the help of a $1,500 grant Manomonee Falls Police officers helped 20 children as they picked out, and were able to buy, presents for their family with the grant funds.
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Menomonee Falls Police Department Sgt. Mike Douglas and Madeline Pinter, 8, shop for Christmas presents at the Menomonee Falls Target on Dec. 6. With the help of a $1,500 grant Menomonee Falls Police Officers helped 20 children pick out and buy presents for their family with the grant funds.
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John and Max Wittlin operate the second oldest business in Menomonee Falls, which is well documented in photographs of four generations of the family.
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Jackie Godlewski keeps track of Spencer Baeckman's, 9, shots during an Elk's Hoop Shoot-Free Throw at Kennedy Middle School on Dec. 3 for more than 60 children. The contest followed a basketball skills clinic.
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Jackie Godlewski keeps track of Spencer Baeckman's, 9, shots during an Elk's Hoop Shoot-Free Throw at Kennedy Middle School on Dec. 3 for more than 60 children. The contest followed a basketball skills clinic.
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Ebenizer Scrooge (Mike Matusin, center) has some sharp words with his nephew Fred (Jason Meier, left) as Bob Cratchit (Michael Hennes, right) listens in during the Menomonee Falls Patio Player production of "A Christmas Carol" ad North Middle School on Dec. 3.
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The street scene set of the Menomonee Falls Patio Player production of "A Christmas Carol" at North Middle School on Dec. 3.
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Ellen Persik (right) poses as her daughter, Patricia Sankey (center) takes a photograph of her "German granddaughter", Stefanie Kube, an AFS student at Hamilton High School, during the Menomonee Falls Tree Lighting and Parade on Nov. 27.
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Santa encourages the crowd to count down "louder" while members of "Accompany of Kids" waited for the lighting of the Menomonee Falls Christmas tree in Centennial Park on Nov. 27.
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Shady Lane Elementary School fourth-graders wave American flags as they perform during a “We Are American” concert saluting veterans in the North Middle School auditorium on Nov. 16.
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State Rep Dan Knodl talks with Roland Bast at GO Riteway, the evolution of the the Riteway Bus Company that Bast started with four school buses in Richfield. GO Riteway unveiled its new facility on 6th Street in Oak Creek that houses GO Riteway's offices that operates a fleet of "green" school buses, propane-powered airport shuttle vans, motor coaches and limousines.
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Cheryl Maederer of Glendale kept right on producing her crochet products during the St. Paul United Church of Christ Holiday Fair on Nov. 12.
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Director Beth Buettner hands out costumes before the start of rehearsal for the Germantown High School Musical in Kennedy Middle School on Nov. 2.
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Shannon Caplin, 12, reacts as Amanda Mahlum, 11, combs her hair before the start of rehearsal for the Germantown High School Musical in Kennedy Middle School on Nov. 2.
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Brandon Niles, a Valley View Elementary School fifth grader wins first place in the Balloon Blaster game at the PTA Fall Carnival on Nov. 4.
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Amy Rock shares a moment with her son John, 7, during Family Art Night at Riverside Elementary School on Oct. 25 where parents and their children cooperated to create art together.
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Folks wandered through a temporary graveyard on the way to the Menomonee Falls School during the Old Falls Village Trick or Treat Night on Oct. 21.
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Children try their hand a roasting eyeballs - OK, marshmallows - during the Old Falls Village Trick or Treat Night on Oct. 21.
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Valley View Elementary School third-grader Austin Miller (right) etches a pumpkin mouth into a styrofoam ball to help his father, Brian make a "cupcake." The P.T.A. sponsored the "Family Art Night" on Oct. 24, 2011. After watching the work of an artist who paints cupcakes, students and their families used different materials to create their own "cupcake."
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Jamie Bucher sings "Warwick Avenue during the Germantown High School Choirs and Kennedy Middle School 8th grade choirs "Stars and Stripes" program on Oct. 20.
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Third grader Taylor Head successfully drops a coin into a submerged cup in one of the games during the Fall Fest at Amy Belle School on Friday, Oct. 21.
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Brianna Dorney uses colored pastels to create portraits of pets at the Community League's 29th annual A Community Affair art show at Menomonee Falls High School on Oct. 15. Dorney has been creating and selling her works professionally for four years
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Participants stretch and warm-up as the sun rises before the start of a 5K fun run and two-mile walk outside the Tri-County YMCA on Oct. 15. The walk and an open house for those attending was held to promote healthy living.
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Germantown's Alec Richmond breaks away and runs for a touchdown on the Warhawks first possession again Homestead at home on Oct. 13 and went on to shut out the Highlanders 27-0.
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Homestead Head Football Coach Dave Keel (left) congratulates Germantown Football Head Coach Jake Davis for the Warhawks' 27-0 win over the Highlanders on Oct. 13 ending Keel's conference winning streak at 67 games.
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Mother Martha Berger (left) blesses Holly, held by Russ Spaulde and Rosie held by his wife, Joyce during the Blessing of the Animals at St. Francis Church on Oct. 7.
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Nola of Menomonee Falls is blessed by Mother Martha Berger during the Blessing of the Pets at St. Francis Church on Oct. 7.
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Marty, of Menomonee Falls, is blessed by Mother Martha Berger. St. Francis Church held a Blessing of the Pets on Oct. 7.
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Tory Bradley paints a team logo on the hand of Katie Anderson, (both 10 years old) during the pregame, tailgating party before the Valley View homecoming game on October 7.
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Germantown High School freshman Kristina Mantsch goes through the serving line during the Warhawk Band Boosters’ annual chili supper in the high school cafeteria on Sept. 30.
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Greg Duckert and the Menomonee Falls boys varsity soccer team play the girls varsity volleyball during a "Striking and Spiking for Cancer" event on Sept. 28 where students wore pink to help build awareness for the Susan G. Komen Cancer Research Program.
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Lindsey Czubin, 10, of New Berlin and her grandmother, Pam Czubin, look over an assortment of dolls for sale during Froedtert Health Community Memorial Hospital’s 42nd annual Cheery Cherry Fall Fair at Menomonee Falls Village Park on Sept. 25.
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Umbrellas became a necessary item at the Germantown Hunsrucker Octoberfest celebration at the Best Bell Museum in Dheinsville on Sept. 24.
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Chris Salefsky of Theinsville gained a bit of air while dancing a polka with Jerry Carey of Oconomowoc at the Germantown Hunsrucker Octoberfest celebration at the Best Bell Museum in Dheinsville on Sept. 24.
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Jane Molter of Brookfield (left), Kathy Draver of Oconomowoc and Lucy Reichartz of Greenfield (right) play a game of Golf at the Germantown Hunsrucker Octoberfest celebration at the Best Bell Museum in Dheinsville on Sept. 24.
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First grader Zoe Shearer collects a popsicle stick from Amy Feldbruegge after completing another lap on the Wildcat Walk at Amy Belle School on Sept.15. The Wildcat Walk, with four laps equaling a mile, is open Tuesdays and Thursday for six weeks in the Fall and Spring to encourage healthy activities, and the class with the most laps wins a party at the end of the year.
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Steve Tietz among Menomonee Falls high school football players during a Sept. 16 home game. After the game Tietz was inducted into the Menomonee Falls Athletic Hall of Fame.
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