Last Chance: Public Input on Tess Corners Drive Path, Scholarships, Plant Sales

College-bound?

Many scholarships are available, but only if you apply, and only if you apply ON TIME. This week, a $450 and a $200 scholarship will be awarded by Waukesha County Labor Council AFL-CIO. Scholarships are limited to members of families who belong to a local union affiliated with them. Any student who is a senior in any high school graduating between Jan. 1 and July 1, 2012 whose parent or guardian is a member of a local union affiliated with the Waukesha County Labor Council AFL-CIO may apply The applicant must rank in the upper ½ of their graduating class. Deadline is April 23, 2012.

Here are other opportunities found on the Muskego-Norway Schools website, and their deadlines:

The public has been split over the . Tuesday, April 24 the Common Council will review the proposal, and as always the public is welcome to speak during the public input session. If you have something to say about the issue, please attend the meeting, which begins at 7 p.m. at

Beautify your yard with native plants from Wehr Nature Center Mother’s Day Weekend Plant Sale. Native plants suitable for sun or shade and wet or dry will be available for purchase. This is a very popular sale so come early for the best selection. Pick up an Early Preorder Form from the Nature Center. This will help assure (but not guarantee) your selections ahead of time. Deadline for early orders is Friday, April 27.

Plant Sale Pre-order Form

In addition, there is a one-day only sale Saturday, April 28 (8 a.m. to 12 noon) sponsored by the Muskego Kiwanis Club of colorado blue spruce seedlings:

12" to 16" seedlings for $2 each
16" to 20" seedlings for $4 each

Sales are featured at Pick 'n' Save in Muskego and Speedway in New Berlin (corner of Moorland and Beloit Roads)

In addition to trees, they also have cocoa bean mulch for $4 a bag (2 cubic feet).

Open enrollment: April 30 is the deadline for the state's Open Enrollment program, to seek enroll in a public school district other than your own.