By KEVIN NAZECorrespondent It’s still summer on the calendar — and feels like it, too — but the first “fall” hunting seasons already begin next week.Sept. 1 is opening day of the early goose, teal and mourning dove hunts, and black bear enthusiasts lucky enough to draw a tag can begin Sept. 7.The early goose …
By Nick WoodActing Editor BELLEVUE – The Bellevue Village Board on Wednesday approved a plan for a 13-lot commercial development on 45 acres of undeveloped land at the intersection of Lime Kiln Road and Monroe Road.The vote was held after press time, but the request by Mau & Associates on behalf of landowner Bob Schlag …
By Nick WoodActing Editor DE PERE — While growing in the protection of a greenhouse, the native prairie sod that Andy Gilsdorf has developed is a vibrant and blooming 60-foot-long carpet of pollinator-friendly native flowers and grasses.But Gilsdorf’s idea, now in its second year, is not to put on a show in the greenhouse; rather, …
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By Charlie FriskCorrespondentThis summer, I am spending more time than usual cruising the backroads east of Green Bay on my bike.I am training for the RAGBRAI, the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, so I am biking at least every other day. I have been pleasantly surprised at the number of birds I see …
By Freddy MoyanoCorrespondant GREEN BAY – Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary (BBWS) otter ambassadors, Sadie and Sammy, passed away within days of each other last week due to underlying illnesses. In my many trips to the BBWS this year for the Rehabilitation Animal of the Month series, I have learned that the risk of death due …
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Beechwood breaks ground on 89-room hotelASHWAUBENON – Beechwood Development broke ground Thursday, July 21, on a four-story Hampton Inn in the shadow of Lambeau Field. The site at 830 Morris Drive, next to the Moose Lodge and about three blocks southeast of the stadium, was considered a blighted area and was formerly a tractor trailer …
BY LEE REINSCHCORRESPONDENT DE PERE – If residents who took the most recent city services survey are representative of the typical De Pere resident, then your chances of running into someone who loves De Pere are pretty good. An impressive 95% of survey takers rated the community as an excellent (51%) or good (44%) place …
By Jim PaulStaff Intern GREEN BAY – Narin’s Thai Kitchen, located on Green Bay’s east side, which had become a go-to spot for those craving authentic Thai cuisine, has become a victim of its own success. Phanthavasunt (Narin) Dorsch announced she will close the popular restaurant after three years in business; with the last day …
By Freddy MoyanoCorrespondent BROWN COUNTY – Recall in the late part of spring when we were told by Lori Bankson, curator of animals at the Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary’s (BBWS), that their observation building was experiencing one of their busiest times of the year? This, Bankson said, was mainly due to newborn animals in need …
Rehabilitation animal of the month: Cooper’s hawk Read More »
By Kat HalfmanStaff Intern GREEN BAY – Hogs for Heroes gifted a Harley-Davidson motorcycle and a trike to two honorably discharged veterans Sunday, July 24. Kevin Thompson started Hogs for Heroes with his wife Audra, brother Craig and his wife Michelle in 2015, inspired by their own love for Harleys and their fathers’ service. Originally, …
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