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Note: Westosha Sports Complex is a westofthei.com sponsor. This is a paid announcement.  — DH

Weather or season never gets in the way of your golf game at Westosha Sports Complex in Silver Lake.

Westosha Sports Complex is a professional training facility where players up their game, practice their swings, and just have fun.

Westosha Sports Complex features Full Swing, the worldwide leader in cutting edge indoor golf simulation technology. Full Swing simulators are in the homes of top Tour Pros including Tiger Woods, Jordan Spieth, Jason Day, Jim Furyk, Padraig Harrington, and many more. Its patented dual tracking technology delivers superior ball tracking data and makes Full Swing the only simulator that actually measures ball flight indoors. With over 30 years of experience, Full Swing provides the most accurate and realistic golf experience you can find. There are 15 different courses you can play.

Hours are: Monday through Tuesday 3-9 p.m. and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. If you are looking for an earlier tee time call us at least 48 hours in advance and we will try and accommodate you. Refreshments, including beer, are avilable for purchase.

If your game is baseball or softball, stop in for Westosha Sports Complex’s HitTrax baseball/softball hitting simulator.

HitTrax is not your average batting cage. Its patented technology measures real-time data and displays live results for immediate feedback. Analyze key performance metrics to identify tendencies before stepping onto the field.

With HitTrax, players are further engaged, in-depth performance reports are generated. Whether it’s hitting leagues, tournaments or home run derby’s, HitTrax brings the excitement of the outdoor game into this facility.

Click here for full pricing details.

Westosha Sports Complex is located at 1215 N. Pryor St, Silver Lake.

Note: The following is a paid announcement from Silver Lake Salem Jt. 1 School District — DH

The community is invited to learn more about the April 1 referendum for Silver Lake Jt. 1 School District – Riverview School.

Community Information Meetings

• Feb 18, 6 p.m. at Riverview School
• March 19, 6 p.m. at Riverview School

Learn more about the referendum and ask your questions directly to district representatives. These will be duplicate sessions, so please select the one that best fits your schedule.

Drop-in Chats

Superintendent Kim Taylor will also host informal drop-in chats about the referendum at Scully’s Restaurant, 107 S Cogswell Dr, Silver Lake, WI, on February 18 and March 19, from 1 to 2 p.m. The chats are intended to help answer residents’ questions about the referendum.

More information about the referendum can be found on the District’s website at:
https://www.silverlakejt1.k12.wi.us/o/slj1sd/page/referendum-2025

The National Weather Service has issued a cold weather advisory for an area of Wisconsin that includes Kenosha County.

The advisory is set to be in effect from 12 a.m. until 11 a.m., Monday. Cold temperatures with very wind chills as low as -25 are expected during that period.

The advisory texts says: “The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 25 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.”

At about 7:17 p.m., Town of Randall Fire Department and Twin Lakes Rescue units are responding to an alarm in the 12400 block of Fox River Road in Wilmot

UPDATE 7:37 p.m. — Smoke inside building. Twin Lake Fire Department, Town of Wheatland Vol. Fire Department and Salem Lakes Fire/Rescue requested to respond with additional units.

UPDATE 7:39 p.m. — Randall command activates box alarm. Among the departments requested to respond are Richmond Fire Department, Bloomfield Fire Department, Lake Geneva Fire Department, Spring Grove Fire Department, Town of Burlington Fire Department and Racine Fire Bells.

At about 6:05 p.m., Salem Lakes Fire/Rescue, Bristol Fire and Rescue, Town of Randall Fire Department and Wheatland Vol. Fire Department units are responding to the 7600 block of Shorewood Drive in Silver Lake for a possible Fire.

Per dispatch: Caller reports smoke from a clothes dryer. Occupants are evacuating.

At about 8:37 p.m., Bristol Fire and Rescue, Pleasant Prairie Fire and Rescue and Newport Fire Protection District units are responding to a report of a crash in the 7500 block of the northbound lanes of I-94.

Per dispatch: Two vehicles involved.

At about 5:52 p.m., Wheatland Vol. Fire Department, Town of Randall Fire Department and Twin Lakes Rescue units and sheriff’s deputies are responding to the 4400 block of 392nd Avenue in Wheatland.

Per dispatch: Conflicting reports on number of vehicles involved. Injuries being reported.

There’s more snow on the way for Western Kenosha County this weekend.

The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory that includes Kenosha County from 6 p.m., Friday to 6 a.m., Saturday.

Snow is possible as early as 5 p.m., but most likely between 7 and 11 p.m., and then again Saturday between noon and 5 p.m., says the latest, local National Weather Service forecast. Total accumulation of four inches possible during that time. Snow could linger into Saturday evening and the wee hours of Sunday morning.

High temperatures are expected to be in the mid 20s to low 30s this weekend before dipping down drastically next week.

At about 3:22 p.m., Bristol Fire and Rescue, Pleasant Prairie Fire and Rescue and Newport Fire Protection District units are responding to a report of a crash in the 7500 block of I-94, northbound lanes.

UODATE 3:24 p.m. — Location of scene is now reported as being on Highway 50 under the I-94 bridge.

We measured 5 inches of snow at westofthei.com headquarters in Paddock Lake at sbout 5:30 a.m. Thursday for the storm that started dropping snow Wednesday morning and finished sometime overnight.

It is a dry relatively light snow. Low air temps are not helping get that last layer off the ground, including roads.

We’re not done with the snow yet, says the latest, local National Weather Service forecast. More snow is expected Friday, Friday night, Saturday and Saturday night. Friday night’s accumulation could be 2 to 4 inches with another inch possible Saturday and Saturday night.

Temperatures are also going to get cold, with high temperatures in the low teens and lows below zero at times for the next seven days.

The Paddock Lake Village Board committee of the whole meeting scheduled for tonight has been canceled.

The February committee of the whole meeting will be rescheduled to convene next week on
Wednesday, Feb. 19, at 6:30 p.m., along with the regular Village Board meeting, said village administrator Tim Popanda.

Note: The following is a paid announcement — DH

A Valentine’s Pancake Breakfast will be held Feb. 15 from 7 a.m. to noon at American Legion Post 554, 988 Legion Drive, Twin Lakes.

Cost is by donation.

The breakfast will benefit a Washington DC Class Trip for local student Keelia.

There will be handmade jewelry for sale as well as door prizes.

The Paddock Lake Village Board is scheduled to hold a committee of the whole meeting Wednesday, starting at 6:30 p.m. at Village Hall (municipal building).

Committee of the whole meetings are for discussion only. No formal action is taken at committee of the whole meetings.

Agenda items include:

• Presentation from Salem Grade School
• Donation of two tax parcels
• Release Developers cash escrow
• Appointment of interim Municipal Judge
• 2024 Ordinance enforcement report
• Golf cart registration event

The full agenda is available here.