I saw a first the other day. I was crossing the street downtown at the bank corner heading to Bob’s Bitchin BBQ. An older gentleman was at Bob’s corner and traffic stopped for him to cross the street.
by Mike Reilly The 2-week Dodgeville Town Square kicked off last Sunday afternoon and will run until July 27 on East Merrimac that is blocked off between The Red Room and Bob’s Bitchin BBQ - There is something going on each day!
by Mike Reilly I think I am going to keep harping about people not using their directionals! The other day I was delivering Chronicles to Kwik Trip North and was going to turn left into the lot (heading north).
I heard by the grapevine that it was Roseann Rossing’s (Sergeant Roso) birthday and that one of the most important people in her life forgot it! No name will be mentioned!
by Mike Reilly We received a couple of notes from readers renewing their Dodgeville Chronicle last week. The first one came from longtime friend Leo Clerkin of Barneveld. He said,”Looks like I missed the month free. That’s OK. Great paper.
by Mike Reilly Last Wednesday I met Dewey and Father Leffler at Bob’s Bitchin BBQ for lunch and when I walked in there was a table of young men dressed to the hilt in Norwegian costumes.
by Mike Reilly We received a nice note from “old” friend Thom Anderson, who used to be a saple at Strong’s Bank here in Dodgeville. He and wife Roxanne now live in Eagle, Wisconsin.
by Mike Reilly The weather was so nice for most of last week I broke tradition. I usually wait until the actual first day of spring (March 20) to go from a long sleeve shirt to a short sleeve shirt. but on Wednesday, our day of mailing out our papers …
by Mike Reilly Saturday morning breakfast took our group east to Verona and Gus’s Diner. We had been there before, but not with the group that went this time. Somehow John Swanson joined us (not usually an early riser).
by Mike Reilly In his subscription renewal, Dodgeville graduate Rod Matz wrote: “Tell Pat he does a great job with the paper. I suppose I should also give a LITTLE - very little - credit to Mike. I’m sure he does something to help. Have an Awsome Day, Rod Matz” …
by Mike Reilly Breakfast this last Saturday took us to Spring Garden in Mount Horeb. Terry and son Bill were heading into Madison, so it seemed logical to go there. Bob, Tom, Potsie and me were in one vehicle with Bill and Terry in their own. Dewey met us there …
We received a note from Bridget Dickler the other day along with her new subscription for the Dodgeville Chronicle for her son, Ethan, who lives in Madison.
We received a note from Bryan Bilse from Middleton. He said: “ I grew up in rural Barneveld and worked at the Iowa County Sheriff for many years. I love getting the Chronicle and keeping up on the news back home!
