Union Grove wins Frosted Flakes contest

The Village of Union Grove won a national contest to have an athletic field overhauled.

Gordon Svendsen, from the Village of Union Grove, said the village was one of 30 fields selected out 2,800 entries in Kellogg's Frosted Flakes National Athletic Field Makeover Program. He wrote about the win:

Kellogg's email to Union Grove asked for contact information to start working on overhauling the field. Svendsen said the community rallied to help the village win the contest.

It was due to the help of everyone that we were able to compete with Larger communities and win the field.

PROPERTY TRANSFERS: Norway home sells for a bargain at $832,000

The big deal of the week was an $832,000 home at 4395 Southdown Drive in Norway. The five-bedroom, 4.5 bath home was listed at $895,000 by Century 21. It had been on the market for more than 30 days.

The listing for it described the 3,000 square-foot home as being in a secluded, park-like setting. The home has oversized windows overlooking a pond surrounded by professionally landscaped grounds. It also includes a deck overlooking three ponds on 10 acres.


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In Racine, the big seller on a slow week, with just 30 transfers countywide, was a $285,000 home at 205 Lombard Ave. The three-bedroom, three-bath located near Lake Michigan at Lombard and Michigan Blvd. had been on the market for more than 30 days. It had a list price of $299,000.


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On the opposite end, the low seller of the week was an $18,000 home at 1709 Linden Ave. in Racine. The home was owned by Thomas Nelson and assessed at $72,000 last year.


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