By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – The Legion Park playground will be the first beneficiary of Voyageur Park’s beer garden revenue. The De Pere Common Council voted unanimously Tuesday, Dec. 7, to direct $28,292 from the beer gardens’ first two seasons – which totals $135,000 – to upgrade the 20-year-old playground. Though Alderperson Dan …
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By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – The De Pere Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department is over budget for next year, and some capital improvement projects and purchases will likely have to be delayed. Not replacing a tree stumper and not installing a turf baseball field, among other items, trimmed more than $500,000 from the …
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By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – Jimmy the Groundhog in Sun Prairie prognosticated an early spring, and De Pere is making sure it’s going to be ready for it. The De Pere Common Council passed a slew of warmer weather-related motions touching on topics ranging from pools to boat launches at its Tuesday, Feb. …
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By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor HOWARD ─ I couldn’t think of a better way to enjoy last Saturday morning than to join the first Frosty Pickle Pickleball Tournament at Meadowbrook Park in Howard. This past summer, the Village of Howard installed three courts south of Meadowbrook Elementary School down the hill where the basketball courts …
By Rich Palzewic Staff Writer DE PERE – The De Pere Common Council unanimously approved entrance sign replacement in the city at its Tuesday, Aug. 18, virtual meeting. Fox City Sign was awarded the bid for $21,828, with additional funding of $3,828 coming from the operating supplies account for promotional branding. De Pere has five …
By Heather Graves Correspondent DE PERE – There were only two rules for De Pere’s Cardboard Box Boat Races at Legion Park. Rule one: Build a boat using only cardboard and duct tape. Rule two: Have fun. Check and check. It was a nautical event like no other. More than a dozen aspiring sailors, including …
By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – After some fine-tuning and minor adjustments, De Pere’s Board of Park Commissioners gave the green light to the final conceptual plan for the Legion Park aquatic facility. It’s not too dissimilar to a version made public several months ago, but a few shifts were made. They include: • …
By Lauren Waters Correspondent DE PERE – It’s that time of year again to think pink. The De Pere Pink Flamingos are holding the 36th annual slowpitch softball tournament/festival July 12-14 at Flamingo Field at Legion Park in De Pere. The tradition began back in 1984 by a group of men wanting to raise $1,000 …
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By Melinda Anne Roberts Correspondent DE PERE – Residents were invited to an open house Monday, March 18, to view and provide feedback on the design options for new pools at Legion and VFW parks. “What we’ve developed is two options at both locations,” said Patrick Skalecki, president of GRAEF, the city’s general engineering design …
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By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – How to best allocate (or reallocate) stadium tax money was one of the issues batted about by the De Pere Common Council Tuesday, Dec. 4. In the end, the board member who proposed the idea to rescind allocated money and reallocate it voted against rescinding it. At issue …
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