Mayor Letters

Hello again from Mayor Kim Johnson. As usual December has come very quickly, and I am not ready for Christmas. I remember I used to be so prepared when my kids were younger but as I age, I seem to procrastinate a bit longer every year. As I am writing this article, our community is preparing for an ‘Old Fashioned Christmas’. I hope that many of you were able to partake in this festive event.

Hello again from Mayor Kim Johnson. Thanksgiving is next week and it’s the time to be intentionally thankful for so many blessings we have living in our community of West Bend.

Hello again from Mayor Kim Johnson. The fall leaves are so beautiful. We were driving to spend time with family and some of the hill sides were breathtaking. Let’s all take time to take a leisurely drive around our community, county and state and take in the breathtaking fall colors in the next few weeks.

Hello again from Mayor Kim Johnson. I love how this weather goes between summer warm and fall cool! With the fall fast approaching, we have seen more farmers in the fields and on the roads which reminds me to allow for extra travel time to my various work towns as well as a reminder to slow down when approaching and passing farm equipment.

As some of you may remember or know, I work as a Speech-Language Pathologist for Prairie Lakes AEA. We went back to work on Wednesday of last week for our 2024-2025 contract. For me it was a day filled with mixed emotions as this was my ‘last’- ‘first day back’ to work since I will be retiring at the end of May.

It’s the middle of July already. Do any of you who are my age and older feel that time goes faster? I always start the summer thinking it will be long and steady but, oh no, for me it’s zipping right by.

June marks 6 months of being your Mayor. Wow I can’t believe how fast the time is going. I continue to learn so much from our city clerk and council members.

Despite the wet Spring there are a lot of things happening around our great community. I’m excited to mention a few in this month’s column.

My March article started bragging about the weather and then we got snow so I’m a bit hesitant to comment on the spring weather…