Baseball park fund raising stopped – Lannon Lions Club says village has shown a lack of commitment Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (WI) – Thursday, January 16, 2003 Author: DASCHELL PHILLIPS, dphillips@journalsentinel.com, Journal Sentinel The Lannon Lions Club will stop its fund-raising efforts to create the Richard E. Schneider Junior Baseball Park because of the lack of support from the village,… Read more »
Retrospect: News clippings convey flavor of Olde Lannon By FRED KELLER Sussex Sun, Posted: March 26, 2008 As the 1928-29 years rolled in, Lannon was taken up with the effort to incorporate as a village. After a few false starts, it finally succeeded in 1930. Here are some newspaper clippings (paraphrased) I found from that era. Dec. 28, 1928 In… Read more »
Retrospect: News clippings convey flavor of Olde Lannon By FRED KELLER Posted: Mar. 26, 2008, Sussex Sun As the 1928-29 years rolled in, Lannon was taken up with the effort to incorporate as a village. After a few false starts, it finally succeeded in 1930. Here are some newspaper clippings (paraphrased) I found from that era. Dec. 28, 1928 In… Read more »
Incorporation Census The following is a listing of individuals living within the area to be incorporated as the Village of Lannon; for some reason, many of the Lots platted in 1914 weren’t included in the census, plus other Lots were business/church/non-residential locations only. “Nicknames”for some residents were added by Editor 10/31/00 with many of them provided by Donald Miller… Read more »
Lannon History Index The Village Hall is located at Main Street and Lannon Rd. ,and is generally open Monday through Friday. The elected Village Boardconsists of an elected President, and six Trustees. The Village Board meeting isthe second Monday of each month @ 7:00 P.M. The Planning Commission meetsthe third Tuesday of each month @ 7:00 P.M. The Village… Read more »
Lannon History (in chronologicalorder) After Incorporation 1930 – 1959 Compiled and Edited by Michael R.Reilly Last Revised 05/02/2005 Village of Lannon History Pre-Incorporation > After Incorporation 1930-1959 > Lannon History 1960-1989 > The 1990’s to the Present – this issue updated 05/02/2005 1930/2/14: MFN – Lannon Village ElectsOfficers: Electors Choose First Set at Special Election -WaukeshaCounty’s youngest village… Read more »
Lannon History (in chronological order) 1960 – 1989 Compiled and Edited by Michael R.Reilly Last Revised 03/03/2005 this issue updated 03/03/2005 1960: October or November – a big addition went up, and Erv Miller’s Suburban Market openswith groceries and a self-serve meat department. Two more additions were addedto the “warehouse” (?), more walk-in coolers, a walk-in freezer, andanother door for deliveries…. Read more »
Lannon, Menomonee Falls agree to combine fire departments By Ty Schmidt Posted: May 23, 2014, Living Sussex Sun Menomonee Falls After almost two years of discussion, officials from the villages of Menomonee Falls and Lannon have reached an agreement that will consolidate their fire departments starting in 2015. The Menomonee Falls Village Board on Monday, May 19, approved the… Read more »
From quarries to quarrels by Fred H. Keller Originally published in the Sussex Sun, Tues., Sept. 10, 1996 These are trying times for Lannon, a village that is two-thirds of a century old (started in 1930). The long-delayed municipal sewer system is being installed, and the village is trying to save money by simultaneously putting water mains in the broken-up… Read more »
Spink & Smith Inn aka Spink Tavern Demolition may end historic tie Site may have link to Underground Railroad Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (WI) – Sunday, January 9, 2005 Author: REID J. EPSTEIN, repstein@journalsentinel.com, Journal Sentinel: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Demolition may end historic tie Site may have link to Underground Railroad Sussex — Today the old house at the corner… Read more »
