Laurie Logan-South Central WI Real Estate

What would an Autumn Season in Wisconsin be without a trip to Schuster's Playtime Farm?

(conveniently located between Madison and

Deerfield on Highway 12/18)

Our daughter Ashley would stay there forever. She never wants to leave.

First she runs to the kitten house - the Catty Shack, to look for new friends. She feeds the goats, the sheep, the pigs, the chickens.

She plays all over the farm, sees old friends, makes new friends.

We munched on treats from the concession stand (staffed by the Oregon Band).

We took a hayride out to the pumpkin patch and selected one medium and two big huge pumpkins for Halloween.

My hubby and I checked out the shops and selected our decorations for the house (the squirrels in our neighborhood grab kernals of corn from the corn stalks we use to decorate our front porch!)

Ashley got a ride on the Barrel Train, She buried herself in the CornBox.

Then we visited the Amazing Corn Maze! We wandered in, wove our way through, hit some dead ends, backtracked, charted new directions and finally made it out!

When it gets dark, visitors can navigate the Haunted Forest!!

FYI - people can visit Schuster's Playtime Farm (home of the only round barn in Dane County):

Mon-Thurs 9-7 Fri & Sat. 10-10 Sun. 10-6
(add'l hours available by appointment for private gatherings, fieldtrips, etc.)
Hayrides run Sat. & Sun thru 11/1 and Thurs & Fri 10/30 & 31

Haunted Forest: Fri. & Sat. 10/10-11/1; plus Thurs. 10/30

The Olbrich Garden Fall Quilt Show approaches its FINAL WEEKEND!

Take a chance, check out these ExtraOrdinary Quilts in the serene setting of Lovely Olbrich Gardens!

Ashley and I visited and photographed these marvelous

works of art. The afternoon sun blazed through

the glass, highlighting the vivid colors.

The Show continues through the weekend,

open Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Annual Dane County Fire Truck Parade
Oct 5, 2008 1-3PM
State Street & Capitol Square

Over 30 fire trucks from around Dane County will travel up State Street and Parade around the Capitol Square, there they will remain on display for everyone to look at.

Bring the kids, bring your camera and come out to see some beautiful fire trucks and meet the firefighters who protect our communities every day.

The Dane County Fire Chiefs Association sponsors the annual Fire Truck Parade up State Street and onto the Capitol Square on Sunday, October 5 from 1 PM to 3 PM. The fire trucks will be on display until 3:00 PM on West Mifflin and North Carroll streets.

For further information contact Ed Ruckriegel at (608) 261-9845.

The Mad City Ski Team held their 14th Annual Banquet at the Lake Wisconsin Country Club

Despite incredible challenges posed by the flooding this Spring, the team perservered to win

the Wisconsin State Championship, and then took the 2008 National Championship

for the Fourth Time in Five Years!!

Winners honored at the Banquet include:

MOST VALUABLE FEMALE: Kristen Block

MOST VALUABLE MALE: Paul O'Connor

MOST IMPROVED FEMALE: Brea Imse

MOST IMPROVED MALE: Russ Tiemann

SHOWMANSHIP FEMALE: Lori Taschau

SHOWMANSHIP MALE: Jimmy Hackbarth

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Hannah Zinck

MOST DEDICATED: Bugsy Hansen

SHOW DIRECTORS' AWARD: Matt Heilmann, James and Austen Germaine

HONORARY LIFETIME MEMBER: Jerry Weston

Photos courtesy of: Jim's Photos, jimsphotos.org

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This weekend, the ZONTA Club of Madison dispatched three teams of members to post the Purple

Silhouette Displays in Madison, WI.

The message "DOMESTIC ABUSE AFFECTS EACH OF US" must be recognized by each one of us.

Displays can be seen at:

Saint Bernard's Atwood Avenue (above)

Covenant Presbyterian Church

Mineral Point Road

Westmorland Presbyterian Church on Nakoma Rd

The Purple Silhouette Project is just one of many efforts ZONTA Club of Madison undertakes to raise awareness of the problems and support the many victims of Domestic Violence. ZONTA members make regular donations to the shelter, support outreach programs & fundraisers, and complete improvement projects for the premises.

We share the vision of our local Domestic Abuse Intervention Service, "Peace Begins at Home."