Do Not Let Identity Thieves Steal Your Holiday Joy MARY KRIEGER CONTRIBUTOR The holiday shopping season is in full swing, but not everyone is on the hunt for the perfect gift. Some are hunting for the perfect opportunity to steal your personal information and money. Almost 1/3 of all Americans became the victims of some form of identity theft last year, costing a total of $43 billion dollars

Becoming Instruments of God’s Peace Dear Reader, As we go through life, there’s one undeniable truth we all share: we are all going to die. This sobering reality has been with us since the dawn of humanity, yet we often fail to confront it until we’re forced to. But what if, instead of avoiding this truth, we embraced it as a powerful motivator? What if we used it to drive us toward something

New Chief of Police Settling in at Horicon CLARICE CASE EDITOR Despite retiring as a police lieutenant in 2021 from the Milwaukee Police Department, new Chief of Police Aaron Berken couldn’t stay away more than two-and-a-half years before returning to work to serve the much smaller community of Horicon. Berken was born in Alaska and grew up in De Pere where he graduated from East

| LAND BETWEEN THE MARSHES | Lake Horicon ROB BOWE CONTRIBUTOR In the early 1830s, before the U.S. Government surveyed the area, Solomon Juneau and other early explorers saw the rapids just south of where the East and West branches of the Rock River as a good spot to build a dam. A natural dike backed the waters of the river at the rapids and a proper dam could raise the waters in the

Horicon Girls Basketball Season Starts 1-2 CLARICE CASE EDITOR The Horicon Marshladies basketball team’s season began on Tuesday, November 19 against Turner. Head Coach Benjamin Harris said, “We were sluggish in the first half and fell down 27-13 at halftime. We closed the deficit to 34-27, but then Turner went on a run, and we lost 61-40.” He added Sarah Hodgson had 18 points

Lomira Girls Basketball Loses Home Opener BEN PRIESGEN JOURNALIST On November 25, Lomira girls basketball lost 66-43 to Winneconne in their home opener. Winneconne (3-0) was leading 7-3 over Lomira (1-2) early in the first half before Josie Christian made a baby hook shot in the lane to bring the Lions closer at 7-5 in the game. The Wolves went on a 7-0 scoring run before J. Christian

Mayville Girls Basketball Falls to West Bend West in Eventful Home Game KARI KARNITZ JOURNALIST The Mayville girls basketball team faced a challenging matchup against West Bend West, falling 4067. Despite the loss, the Cardinals showed grit and determination throughout the game. Ellie Wojahn led Mayville’s scoring with 14 points, followed by Layla Budahn with 10 points and Madison