By Ben Rodgers Staff Writer DE PERE – A local teacher was brought to tears when she learned of a fundraising effort to help her family. Lourain Eggart, a Spanish teacher at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School, was presented a with a symbolic check on Friday, Nov. 3, for more than $4,000 raised from …
By Ben Rodgers Staff Writer HOWARD – All yearbooks are something to remember the past by, but the 2017 Bay Port High School yearbook was truly one for the ages. The yearbook was named in the 2017 Jostens’ National Yearbook Program of Excellence. “They give it to well-designed yearbooks that reflect a broad representation of …
By Annette Aubinger Editor ASHWAUBENON – The Ashwaubenon Community Center was filled with village residents for Panackes and Politics on Friday, Oct. 27 to find out what is new in Ashwaubenon. At the event Village President Mary Kardoskee presented the new village logo that will represent the village on all its materials and promotions. The logo …
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By Annette Aubinger Editor HOWARD – The mission statement of the Howard-Suamico Historical Society is to promote awareness of the villages of Howard and Suamico’s heritage and aiding in their preservation through identifying, recording, managing and providing access to their information. The Howard-Suamico Historical Society works on various projects throughout the year to accomplish this …
By Annette Aubinger Editor ASHWAUBENON – Today there are emails, Facebook, cell phones and texting. But for two friends paper and pencils are the way to communicate. Amy Brauer, 5K teacher at Cormier School and Dorothy Shetley, Choctow, Oklahoma became pen pals 40 years ago. Forty years later Shetley had it on her bucket list …
ASHWAUBENON – Michael Aubinger, past editor of The Press and president of the village of Ashwaubenon was honored posthumously on Wednesday, Oct. 18. Aubinger received the Tim Quigley Tourism Award, presented by the Greater Green Bay Convention and Visitors Bureau at the group’s fall luncheon. Pat Olejniczak, board member presented the award. He said Aubinger …
By Ben Rodgers Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – A new local theater company will take people back to 1929, the early days of NFL and one of the most unique characters of that time, Johnny “Blood” McNally. “The Vagabond Halfback,” presented by the Green Bay Theatre Company takes the stage at the Ashwaubenon Performing Arts Center …
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By Ben Rodgers Staff Writer HOBART – If the village administrator gets his proposed budget passed the mill rate will stay the same and services will be expanded. The Hobart Village Board met in a special meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 24 to review the budget proposed by Aaron Kramer, village administrator. “In summary, the budget …
By Annette Aubinger Editor HOWARD – Taxes were the topic at the Oct. 23, 2017 Howard village board meeting. The general fund tax levy limit was discussed as part of the process in developing the 2018 budget. Chris Haltom, Howard’s director of administrative services presented that part of the proposed budget to the board. Haltom …
By Ben Rodgers Staff Writer ASHWAUBENON – A local couple pushed themselves more than 4,300 miles on a tandem bicycle and is now telling their story. In 2014 Peter and Tracy Flucke spent 72 days biking from Bellingham, Washington to Bar Harbor, Maine. The couple’s book about the adventure, “Coast to Coast on a Tandem: …
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