LETTER TO THE EDITOR Free groceries were Mother's Day magic in Madison checkout line | Marnie Schulenburg May 11, 2026 18 hrs ago × Joe Gothard, superintendent of Madison schools, throws out the ceremonial first pitch for MSCR's 100th season of adult recreation softball Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Here is the scene: It's Mother’s Day, in the checkout line at the Hy-Vee grocery store on Whitney Way on Madison's West Side.kAmx 42?’E 7:?5 >J 4C65:E 42C5 E@ A2J E96 Sc_ 8C@46CJ 3:==] xV> 7F>3=:?8 :? A2?:4]k^AmkAm%96 >2? 369:?5 >6 A:A6D FA] “x’G6 8@E :E]” t==:6[ E96 C68:DE6C 4=6C<[ :D 2D DFCAC:D65 2D x 2>]k^AmkAmx 2C8F6] w6 2C8F6D 324<] t==:6 8C:?D 2?5 D2JD[ “}@ 7:89E:?8 :? =:?6]”k^Am kAmx :?D:DE x H:== D6?5 9:> 2 4964<] }@A6] “xE’D |@E96C’D s2J[” 96 D2JD[ 2 =:89E :? 9:D =2F89:?8 6J6D] “x =@DE >J >@E96C]”k^Am People are also reading… Geneva Lakes Family YMCA eyeing Townline Road site for new campus Lake Geneva considers property for police and fire station Lake Geneva approves conceptual plans for Hillmoor area Simple Food Group presents plans for multi-use campus Ridglan Farms beagles: How and when to adopt one in Wisconsin In-state four-star forward chooses Big 12 school over Wisconsin men's basketball Lakeland Players presenting classic musical ‘Into the Woods’ UAW Local 180, CNH Industrial reach tentative labor contract agreement Cruises, a safari, dinner train: Do something different this Mother’s Day in Lake Geneva Evers, Republican leaders agree to $1.8 billion deal on school funding, tax rebates Racine County decommissions 100-Mile Bike Trail due to safety concerns Police identify body found along shoreline in Wind Point as missing man Walworth County offering Stepping On program through June New wave of ICE deployments could impact more than 40 states 12 potential candidates to become Wisconsin athletic director kAmx DE2C6 2E 9:>] “|6 E@@]”k^AmkAmw6 A2JD] x C@@E 2C@F?5 :? >J AFCD6 2?5 4@>6 FA H:E9 2 4CF>A=65 EH6?EJ] x 2> EC:F>A92?E] Qw6J[ =@@<PQk^AmkAmx AC6DD :E @? 9:>] w6 C67FD6D[ 2== ;@==J 2?5 DEF33@C?] x :?D:DE] w6 C6>:?5D >6[ E:AA:?8 9:D 9625 E@H2C5 t==:6[ “$96 D2:5[ ?@ 7:89E:?8] qFE x’== E2<6 2 9F8]”k^Am kAmw6 86ED 2 9F8] x 86E 7C66 8C@46C:6D 2?5 2 |@E96C’D s2J 8:7E E@ 2 >@E96C=6DD 49:=5 7C@> 2?@E96C >@E96C=6DD 49:=5]k^AmkAm“pE =62DE E6== >6 J@FC ?2>6[” x D2J] “xE’D (2CC6?[” 96 D2JD] k^Am kAm%@ (2CC6? 7C@> wJ\'66[ 2?5 H:E9 t==:6 2D >J H:E?6DDi x 9@A6 J@F C625 E9:D] *@F 5:5 J@FC >@E96C AC@F5] %92?< J@F]k^AmkAm|2C?:6 $49F=6?3FC8[ |25:D@?k^Am Locations Madison Catch the latest in Opinion Get opinion pieces, letters and editorials sent directly to your inbox weekly! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story First pitch for 100th season of rec softball in Madison Joe Gothard, superintendent of Madison schools, throws out the ceremonial first pitch for MSCR's 100th season of adult recreation softball
First pitch for 100th season of rec softball in Madison Joe Gothard, superintendent of Madison schools, throws out the ceremonial first pitch for MSCR's 100th season of adult recreation softball
