Tom Schultz

Last week I wrote about Hartig's Brewery, Watertown's most famous brewery and also its last one.

Have you ever wondered what it might be like to be an active birder and nature lover, but suddenly develop a dramatic change in your ability to get around, making

As the Christmas holiday season approaches, many are starting to get nervous and stressed.

Last week I wrote some of the early history of Watertown's beloved Tivoli Island and will continue with that theme today.

The last couple of weeks I have been writing some of the history of Tivoli Island, a popular place to visit throughout Watertown's history of nearly 200 years.

WATERTOWN — The Live Nativity tradition in Watertown will continue this weekend with presentations on Friday and Saturday.

It's Thanksgiving week and my hope is that yesterday most people were together with family and friends celebrating this special day where we can all be thankful for the many blessings we have here in Watertown, our state and the country.

In less than three weeks we will be celebrating Christmas, and as I took a walk through downtown Watertown on a recent day a flood of memories of Christmases past entered through my mind. The Bentzin Family Town Square is really spruced up for the fast approaching Christmas celebration as are almost all businesses downtown and in the outlying shopping areas. The Christmas decorations are beautiful.

Watertown was in the spotlight in a recent issue of Madison's Wisconsin State Journal with a feature story about the deer processing business, which has been in full swing throughout the state (

Hello! I hope all of you had a wonderful and blessed Christmas, complete with friends and relatives to share it with. Whether you traveled to see them or they came to visit you this special week, it's always an uplifting and enjoyable experience.