Sports
Ira Hilbelink, Player of the Year. For more photos, see the online and print editions of the August 6, 2026 issue.
Tom Race said he was the best player he saw all season.
The Cedar Grove-Belgium High School baseball coach wasn’t alone.
The Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association chose junior Ira Hilbelink as the Division 3 Player of the Year.
Hilbelink, a pitcher...
Op-Ed
The president of the United States is not allowed to interfere in the operation of the United States Postal Service. The current president believes he is an exception to that rule.
The USPS operates under the auspices of the federal government but is managed by an independent board of governors that appoints the postmaster...
Good Living
Ron Lauters was photographed on familiar territory—the Port Soccer Club pitch where he volunteered for decades. LAUTERS HAS been honored by the Port Washington Soccer Club by having his name put on the Wall of Fame at the club’s facility on Spring Street. The wall was Lauters’ idea years ago. Photos by Sam Arendt
Ron Lauters didn’t grow up playing or watching soccer. Even as an adult, he didn’t take an interest in the world’s most popular sport until his son started playing when he was about 8 years old.
Then Lauters embarked on a decades-long endeavor that...
Business
VILLAGE PRINTER’S former owner Don Clark (left) and the Saukville business’ new owner, Jeremy Haase, sorted through the inventory of paper last week. Clark said he will help Haase through the transition, then enjoy his retirement. Photo by Sam Arendt
It was the end of an era in Saukville Friday when Don Clark sold Village Printer to Jeremy Haase.
Clark said that for the next month or so he will continue to spend time at the business, located on Progress Drive at the entrance to Saukville’s...
