http://www.skilletcreekjournal.com Community, Nature, Travel in South Central Wisconsin, Baraboo and Wisconsin Dells Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:38:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 http://www.skilletcreekjournal.com/2010/community/circus-world-museum-future/ http://www.skilletcreekjournal.com/2010/community/circus-world-museum-future/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:33:01 +0000 derrickM http://www.skilletcreekjournal.com/?p=1273 Opinion – One of the laws of being a Baraboo resident is that you must be a Circus World Museum booster.  The un-written rule states that the press must only ask powder-puff questions and only speak of CWM in a way which will inspire tourism. Ok. I get that too. Loyalty is a good thing.  [...]]]> http://www.skilletcreekjournal.com/2010/community/circus-world-museum-future/feed/ 2 http://www.skilletcreekjournal.com/2010/adopt-a-pet/sauk-county-humane-society-pets-of-the-week-march-8-2010/ http://www.skilletcreekjournal.com/2010/adopt-a-pet/sauk-county-humane-society-pets-of-the-week-march-8-2010/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:37:55 +0000 derrickM http://www.skilletcreekjournal.com/?p=1267 Nitro is a 3 year old, neutered, gentle giant that enjoys other cats and dogs.  This lab cross knows how to sit, stay, come, speak, shake, lie down and roll-over.  During a routine check for heartworm, Nitro tested positive.  Nitro is being treated thanks to the  kindness and generosity of Hill Dale Animal Hospital of [...]]]> http://www.skilletcreekjournal.com/2010/adopt-a-pet/sauk-county-humane-society-pets-of-the-week-march-8-2010/feed/ 0 http://www.skilletcreekjournal.com/2010/nature/big-outdoor-events-this-weekend/ http://www.skilletcreekjournal.com/2010/nature/big-outdoor-events-this-weekend/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:23:41 +0000 derrickM http://www.skilletcreekjournal.com/?p=1255 Outdoor lovers from all over the mid-west will be gathering in Madison, Wisconsin this weekend, March 12 – 14, 2010, for Canoecopia, the world’s largest paddle sports expo.  Hosted by Rutabaga of Madison, Canoecopia features hundreds of vendors from the outdoor industry and 3 days of presentations by some of the world’s foremost paddling experts [...]]]> http://www.skilletcreekjournal.com/2010/nature/big-outdoor-events-this-weekend/feed/ 0 http://www.skilletcreekjournal.com/2010/community/refreshed/ http://www.skilletcreekjournal.com/2010/community/refreshed/#comments Sat, 06 Mar 2010 10:41:48 +0000 derrickM http://www.skilletcreekjournal.com/?p=1247 “The restoration of the frescoes of the Sistine Chapel was one of the most significant art restorations of the 20th century.” according to Wikipedia.  The restoration of the murals at Baraboo Candy Company’s shop between Baraboo & Wisconsin Dells must run a pretty close second! In addition to publishing this little journal, we assist a variety [...]]]> http://www.skilletcreekjournal.com/2010/community/refreshed/feed/ 0 http://www.skilletcreekjournal.com/2010/nature/breathin-easy/ http://www.skilletcreekjournal.com/2010/nature/breathin-easy/#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:55:24 +0000 derrickM http://www.skilletcreekjournal.com/?p=1242 Now here’s something that probably slips right under the radar these days.  Have you noticed that the weather service  has been issuing a lot of Air Quality Watches here in Wisconsin recently? One might suppose we were living in LA if it weren’t for the icicles and all the big red barns. This morning, march 5th, [...]]]> http://www.skilletcreekjournal.com/2010/nature/breathin-easy/feed/ 1 http://www.skilletcreekjournal.com/2010/adopt-a-pet/sauk-county-humane-society-pets-of-the-week-march1-2010/ http://www.skilletcreekjournal.com/2010/adopt-a-pet/sauk-county-humane-society-pets-of-the-week-march1-2010/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:19:25 +0000 derrickM http://www.skilletcreekjournal.com/?p=1235 Here are the Sauk County Humane Society Pets of the week. Spring is coming in like a lamb, so it is only natural we present  a mild-mannered dog as our canine of the week.  Skippy is a precious, young, tan and white male Corgi-mix.  He is much  finer-boned than most Corgi’s and is  shy, sweet and [...]]]> http://www.skilletcreekjournal.com/2010/adopt-a-pet/sauk-county-humane-society-pets-of-the-week-march1-2010/feed/ 0 http://www.skilletcreekjournal.com/2010/travel/mainstreet-diner-waunakee/ http://www.skilletcreekjournal.com/2010/travel/mainstreet-diner-waunakee/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:01:45 +0000 derrickM http://www.skilletcreekjournal.com/?p=1224 The Main Street Diner & Ice Cream Parlor in Waunakee, WI was a wonderful find and is a classic small town Wisconsin treasure. Now if we could just get the banana karma going in our favor… As you know here at Skillet Creek one of our many goals is to develop a list of fun [...]]]> http://www.skilletcreekjournal.com/2010/travel/mainstreet-diner-waunakee/feed/ 1 http://www.skilletcreekjournal.com/2010/arts/mark-jacobson-artist/ http://www.skilletcreekjournal.com/2010/arts/mark-jacobson-artist/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:26:53 +0000 derrickM http://www.skilletcreekjournal.com/?p=1212 The sum is greater than its parts could describe the art form developed by Mark Jacobson.  Mark layers thousands of tiny colored wood pieces together to create magnificent pieces of art. The art of inlaying wood veneers has been around for centuries and is called the art of marquetry. Marks work is unique because he [...]]]> http://www.skilletcreekjournal.com/2010/arts/mark-jacobson-artist/feed/ 0 http://www.skilletcreekjournal.com/2010/nature/a-paddle-park-for-the-baraboo-river/ http://www.skilletcreekjournal.com/2010/nature/a-paddle-park-for-the-baraboo-river/#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:04:32 +0000 derrickM http://www.skilletcreekjournal.com/?p=1198 “Expanded opportunities for recreation for locals and tourists will result from removal of the dams. The free-flowing “Baraboo Rapids” will be a significant attraction for people seeking more challenging canoeing or kayaking. ” – John Exo, UW-Extention, April 2006. Commentary – You don’t hear much in the Baraboo area about expanded opportunities for canoeing and kayaking [...]]]> http://www.skilletcreekjournal.com/2010/nature/a-paddle-park-for-the-baraboo-river/feed/ 0 http://www.skilletcreekjournal.com/2010/community/all-bugs-no-apples/ http://www.skilletcreekjournal.com/2010/community/all-bugs-no-apples/#comments Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:39:57 +0000 derrickM http://www.skilletcreekjournal.com/?p=1190 Opinion – There’s a reason our little journal is not focused on local news & politics. Most of the time what’s going on politically in a smaller community comes down to class warfare, nepotism and a bunch of kids wrestling in the school yard.  It’s no wonder you can’t find sane people to run for [...]]]> http://www.skilletcreekjournal.com/2010/community/all-bugs-no-apples/feed/ 2