Swimming ‘aims for victory’ with new and larger team
December 1, 2009 • written by Marta Kotz
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Kicking off the year with a trip to Devil’s Lake and a paint ball trip, the boys swim team named their theme, ‘aiming for victory’. Another new aspect of their team, however, is the over all size and amount of underclassmen. “The more swimmers the better,” Sophomore David Doellstedt said. A... Read more »
How old is too old for trick-or-treating?
October 23, 2009 • written by Ashley Strommen
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There are different opinions on how old is too old for trick-or-treating, but when is it really time to stop? Personally, I trick-or-treat out of town and I take my younger sister and younger cousins trick-or-treating. Some high school students still trick-or-treat but not a large majority. When I was... Read more »
Search for the Beast of Brey Road
October 23, 2009 • written by Jacob Byrnes
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Driving down the quiet, country road of Bray Road, near Elkhorn, motorists may catch a glimpse of something unsettling: The Beast of Bray Road. The Beast of Bray Road is described to be a human-like creature with canine features. It was also described as having bright yellow eyes, shaggy brown fur and... Read more »
Paranormal happenings on Paradise Road
October 23, 2009 • written by Megan Kemmett
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A hundred years ago, in a dark forest off of Paradise Road, there lived three sisters. The legend goes that the three sisters were witches who would perform evil rituals near the road. The townspeople of Jefferson grew angry that witches were living among them and eventually the the three sisters were... Read more »
Best of the Area: Haunted Houses
October 23, 2009 • written by Leah Weston
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Editors Leah Weston and Ramsey Statz recently visited three local Halloween haunted houses to rate them for readers of The Signal. The rating was completed independently and the scores received are based on the average score of their individual ratings. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The... Read more »
Fort Atkinson’s own Bermuda Triangle: Oestreich Road
October 23, 2009 • written by Finley Wiese
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Fort Atkinson and the surrounding areas have had some ghost stories in the past, but never has there been a force so malevolent as the one hovering about Oestreich (ā – strike) Lane, which lies just west of Fort Atkinson on Highway 12. This is the location of Fort Atkinson’s very own Bermuda... Read more »
Witches and history of mystery in Whitewater
October 23, 2009 • written by April Schultz
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Those who visit Whitewater, Wisconsin may never realize the dark secrets that lie beneath the friendly exterior. A web of whispered secrets and spooky rumors twists its way throughout the city’s history. From witches to ghosts and from deadly books to lake monsters, Whitewater, Wisconsin seems... Read more »
Tortured soul travels hallways of St. Colletta’s seeking revenge
October 23, 2009 • written by Lee Hollman
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As spirits hover through the halls of St. Coletta, one tortured soul mourns over her death from the hands of an exceptionally deranged doctor. Lobotomy is one of the cruelest surgeries in recent medical history. One man, Walter Freeman, created a way to make this hazardous surgery even more dangerous,... Read more »
Sighting of sea creature lurking in Geneva Lake
October 23, 2009 • written by Jessica Cravens
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Rumor has it in the 152 foot deep (at its deepest point) Geneva Lake lives a deadly creature. It is said to be 65 feet long and scaly. It has razor sharp teeth, and its name is Jenny. The sea monster, according to the myth, is a dinosaur survivor from the Cretaceous period. The freezing cold lake is... Read more »
Childlike “Angel of Death” stalks La Crosse nursing home
October 23, 2009 • written by Krystal Pence
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Most have heard eerie tales pertaining to hospitals and nursing home deaths, whether it be ghosts of those that have passed in the vicinity, or simply unexplained phenomena. However, a particular nursing home in La Crosse bears a more peculiar story. It has been reported that nurses working in the home... Read more »