Wisconsin-based traveling theatre company Summit Players Theatre is returning to live, outdoor performance and will be performing Shakespeare’s Macbeth from June 9 to August 19 in 22 different Wisconsin State Parks. All performances will be free and preceded by a 45-minute educational workshop. The company will offer its workshop and performance at Richard Bong State […]
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PRCS to open registration for pavilions, volleyball, and softball
The City of Racine Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services (PRCS) will begin accepting park pavilion reservations, and registration for adult Sand Volleyball League and adult summer Softball League registration starting Jan. 7. For more information about pavilion availability and registration forms for volleyball and softball, visit the PRCS main office at 800 Center St, #127 Monday-Friday […]
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City of Racine offers discounted tickets to summer attractions
Press release by the City of Racine Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department Discounted tickets for many popular summer attractions are now available from City of Racine Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services (PRCS). The Wisconsin Park and Recreation Association’s summer ticket program will continue until mid-August as supplies last. Tickets to the following summer fun locations […]
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Campground Reservations Open Jan. 5
The Real Racine Visitor Center will begin accepting advance reservations for Racine County’s campgrounds at Cliffside Park and Sanders Park on Monday, Jan. 5, 2015. In-person and mailed reservations will be taken at the Visitor Center, 14015 Washington Ave. (Highway 20), beginning at 9 a.m. that day. Telephone reservations at 262-884-6400 and online reservations (www.realracine.com) […]
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Sturtevant 2015 Mill Rate Stays Flat
Sturtevant residents will pay the same amount in property taxes in 2015 as they did in 2014. Trustees Tuesday night approved the coming year’s budget with a 5-1 vote; board member Jayme Hoffman dissented, and Gary Johnson was absent. Property owners will pay $8.56 per $1,000 in assessed value, a cent less than they paid in […]
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Sturtevant Fireworks Still a Go … for Now
The 2015 Sturtevant fireworks are still a go, but trustees next week will vote on whether or not to keep intact a village fund that supports the fireworks if the event fails to raise enough money to cover expenses. After residents voted down last week a referendum to add to the village budget for five […]
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Residents Ask for Details on Sturtevant Parks Referendum
Residents who want trustees to more fully explain how the village would spend the money generated by a binding referendum will get the information they want at next week’s committee meeting. Michelle Strauss asked for more detail Tuesday during public comment at the Sturtevant village board meeting. “Residents are concerned, but I think they would support […]
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Residents Will Vote on Higher Taxes for Parks, Fireworks
Sturtevant residents will be asked in November whether or not they’re willing to pay more in taxes over the next five years to help fund parks improvements and part of the annual fireworks cost. Trustees voted Tuesday to add the question to the ballot for the gubernatorial election in November. A referendum is one of […]