Big Cedar Lake Archive

September 20, 2020 – Washington Co., WI – The tines are bent and uneven and the wood handles show more than a century of wear. They live in the far recesses of the silverware drawer and hardly see the light of day anymore, but I cannot bear to part

September 1, 2020 – Town of West Bend, WI – A bit of a panic at Cedar Lake Health and Rehabilitation Center, 5595 County Highway Z, in the Town of West Bend on Monday night as six fire departments responded to a call for a possible structure fire. The

August 31, 2020 – Big Cedar Lake, WI – President Trump supporters had a boat regatta on Big Cedar Lake on Sunday, August 30, 2020.   There were about 100 boats that participated in the event.  Photos below courtesy Ron Naab.   Disclaimer: Opinions and letters published in https://www.washingtoncountyinsider.com

July 6, 2020 – Washington Co., WI – An autopsy is being conducted today on the 50-year-old Wausau man who, according to the Washington County Sheriff’s Department, accidentally drowned Friday, July 3 on Big Cedar Lake. According to WDEZ Radio in Wausau the man who drowned was Brett Lucht;

July 4, 2020 –  Town of West Bend, WI – On July 3, 2020, at 7:58pm, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office received a call of a man who dove into Big Cedar Lake and had not surfaced. Big Cedar Lake PRD boat patrol responded along with Sheriff’s Deputies, and

June 21, 2020 – Washington Co., WI – It is Father’s Day, my dad’s birthday and the first year he is not with us having passed July 18, 2019.   I have been asked the past few weeks where my annual bicycle tour will be this year and I

May 27, 2020 – Big Cedar Lake, WI – Big Cedar Lake Protection & Rehabilitation District is going to review its water-boat survey results this week.  A copy of the Thursday, May 28, 2020 agenda is below along with some survey responses from a Summer 2019 questionnaire.    

May 15, 2020 – Big Cedar Lake, WI – It was an eventful day for four young men installing a dock on Big Cedar Lake on Friday afternoon. Nolan Kasten, 19, of West Bend is with Kasten Marine in Richfield.     “We were out on Big Cedar and

April 12, 2020 – Big Cedar Lake, WI – Make a pretty addition to any meal in simple steps that use ingredients already in your kitchen. Welcome to the Century Farmhouse Kitchen. Grab a cup of tea, put your feet up, and get a glimpse of the kitchen in

March 3, 2020 – Town of West Bend, WI – Maple trees along Village Drive at Cedar Community on Highway Z were sporting bright blue plastic bags as temps were in the mid-40s and the sap was running. About 100 trees were tapped on Monday across Cedar Campus. “We’re