Sports - Aug. 19, 2008
Safe Sport Zone revamps ticketing for prep events
In an effort to improve safety and security at high school events, Safe Sport Zone of Racine unveils a new online ticketing program
Tagged with: safe sports zone, racine horlick, jim gosz, rufus king, prep sports, ticketing

Sports - Aug. 14, 2008
West Bend's Rohlinger makes major-league debut
Ryan Rohlinger, who starred in high school at West Bend East, has played two games for the San Francisco Giants.
Tagged with: ryan rohlinger, west bend east, doug gonring, matt rohlinger, bender's sports bar

Living - July 29, 2008
How does a conservative become more thrifty?
Hi, my name is Judy Steffes and I'm conservative. My friends will laugh. Thrifty, tight, deep pockets and short arms; I've heard them all, but relish the challenge.
Tagged with: economy, money, consumerism

Dining - July 25, 2008
West Bend's Dick's Pizza is closed
Dick's Pizza and Grill, an institution in West Bend's independent restaurant community, has closed.
Tagged with: dick's pizza, west bend

Travel & Visitors Guide - July 8, 2008
The real Germanfest
PRIEN, Germany -- I'm familiar with Milwaukee's Germanfest celebration but I was able to experience the real thing during my bicycle tour in Germany.
Tagged with: germany, biking, munich, prien

Travel & Visitors Guide - July 2, 2008
Touring Chiemsee
PRIEN, Germany -- Returned to visit Prien and then Munich during my final week's tour. Christiane, who I met on my second day in Germany, has welcomed me for the weekend.
Tagged with: prien, germany, biking

Travel & Visitors Guide - July 1, 2008
Adopted by The German Sopranos
DACHAU, Germany -- OMG ... I've been taken in by the Sopranos of Germany.
Tagged with: germany, biking, dachau, weiss beer

Travel & Visitors Guide - June 30, 2008
An education in the monastery
AUGSBURG, Germany -- I bicycled into Augsburg, which is a little seedy from the start. Maybe it's the day, as the weather is overcast and rainy.
Tagged with: germany, dachau, biking, augsburg

Travel & Visitors Guide - June 25, 2008
Onto Ulm
ULM, Germany -- It's about 15 kilometers from Blaubeuren to Ulm. I tend to favor the smaller communities outside the bigger cities because they're easier to maneuver, the people are friendlier, and there's just a better hometown feel.
Tagged with: biking, ulm, germany, hostel, blaubeuren, Gunzburg

Travel & Visitors Guide - June 24, 2008
Come, let's climb the Alps
BLAUBEUREN, Germany -- A beautiful Saturday leaving Lorch and my goal is to make it 60 miles southeast to Ulm.
Tagged with: biking, germany, alps, ulm, lorch, blaubeuren

Travel & Visitors Guide - June 23, 2008
Finding Stuttgart
STUTTGART, Germany -- Word is, there's a great bicycle trail out of Lauffen that goes straight through Stuttgart. Problem is, if you don't know where it is, it's difficult to get there.
Tagged with: germany, stuttgart, biking

Travel & Visitors Guide - June 19, 2008
The German bike museum
NECKARSULM, Germany -- In 1956 a brilliant German came up with a bicycle factory in Neckarsulm. Bicycles and motorcycles. In 1986 the biggest bicycle / motorcycle museum opened in the same city to pay tribute to NSU motorcycles and the history of the bike.
Tagged with: biking, germany

Travel & Visitors Guide - June 17, 2008
Schell chocolates for breakfast
GUNDELSHEIM, Germany -- I had an 8 a.m. interview this morning with Eberhard Schell. He is a master chocolatier from the small, small community of Gundelsheim.
Tagged with: Schell, Germany, biking

Travel & Visitors Guide - June 16, 2008
Thomas the rafter
GUNDELSHEIM, Germany -- I bicycled south out of Heidelberg and kept to the Neckar River.
Tagged with: rafting, germany, biking

Travel & Visitors Guide - June 12, 2008
Tourist in Heidelberg
HEIDELBERG, GERMANY -- I tried to be a tourist today and explore the sites in Heidelberg. Rather than race from the big cities, I challenged myself with a different approach.
Tagged with: Heidelberg, Germany, biking

Travel & Visitors Guide - June 11, 2008
The Gruppenrum suite
HEPPENHEIM, GERMANY -- Clocked in with 58 strong miles on Friday as a series of hills made up the distance between Swabisch Hall and Billigheim.
Tagged with: Gruppenrum, germany, biking, heppenheim

Travel & Visitors Guide - June 10, 2008
McCafe in Germany
I stopped at a McDonald's on the outskirts of Swabisch Hall. McCafe is much the same as the states except the coffee bar and the food counters are completely separate. It was like having a Starbucks inside the McDonalds.
Tagged with: mccafe, mcdonalds, germany, biking

Travel & Visitors Guide - June 9, 2008
The not-so-helpful man
I reluctantly left the wonderful youth hostel in Donauworth this morning. Before going, I was finally able to fix my handlebars. They had slipped a little following the rain in Neuburg.
Tagged with: germany, biking, hostel, church, Buhlertahn

Travel & Visitors Guide - June 8, 2008
Marketing in Germany
PRIEN, GERMANY -- There are a couple of unique marketing strategies I've seen in Germany.
Tagged with: advertisements, munich, beer, germany, biking

Travel & Visitors Guide - June 7, 2008
Youth hostel in Donauworth
It's only been five days worth of biking but jet lag has finally caught up to me. I'm sure the storm excitement last night has added to my fatigue but I feel a need for a short day and some good sleep.
Tagged with: Donauworth, Germany, biking, hostel