Lena News

In the June 24 article 'Board nixes one-campus three-school request,' Luxemburg-Casco School Board member Dave Delain should have been quoted as saying the Oconto Falls School District has schools located in Oconto Falls, Abrams and Spruce.

David Holman, 91, of 3010 N. 6th St., died at Harmony Living Center of Sheboygan on Friday morning, July 3, 2009.

In the spring of 1854, Dr. David Waldo left his New York home to live with his family in Sheboygan, where the 89-year-old retired physician and Revolutionary War veteran would spend the last few months of his life.

Gene, 82, Greenville, on Friday, June 26, 2009, we lost a cherished Husband, Father, Grandfather, Brother, Uncle, Cousin, Brother-in-law and Friend.

Taylor Swift started her Wednesday performance with her hit 'You Belong With Me' and now, Swift belongs in the Country USA record books.

Richard J. Moeller, 47, Lena, was found Wednesday afternoon, June 24, 2009, following a boating accident which happened Saturday, May 30, 2009, while fishing with his 7 year old daughter, Rachel, on Montana Lake.

Longtime Luxemburg resident Len Seidl attended Monday's Luxemburg-Casco School Board meeting to pick up where he left off last fall before departing for his winter residence in Florida.

Area Breakfast on the Farm events continue Sunday in Oconto, Manitowoc and Outagamie counties.

Work is scheduled to begin Thursday for the reconstruction of a portion of Wisconsin Street near City Hall.

Helen Pelischek, 79, of Campbellsport, passed away on Friday, June 5, 2009, at Manor Care in Fond du Lac.

LA CROSSE - The goal was a state record, but a state championship will have to do for Seymour junior Jessica Maroszek.

State Rep. John Nygren, R-Marinette, will hold listening sessions throughout the 89th Assembly District: 10 a.m., June 8 at the Peshtigo Municipal Building.

Darwin Electric, Inc., 210 Farnsworth, Oconto, has purchased the vacated property and buildings owned by Stock Lumber, 701 Farnsworth.

Divers will resume a search Monday for a missing man presumed drowned in Marinette County.

Part-time students: Melanie Althaus, Kim Behrendt, Karen Bickel, Colleen Bird, Sheila O'Connor-Langlois, all of Marinette; Steven Luplow, Menominee; Lana VanHulle, Lena.

North Bay is one of the many dealerships under review. North Bay issued this update: The letter received from GM by the dealers on May 15th stated in the event a dealership is targeted for closure or consolidation it would take effect October of 2010 or later.

Heading into the M & O Conference track meet, one would have had a pretty good idea that it would be a three-way race at the top.

ALGOMA - Lindsay Swoboda struck out six and allowed four hits as Algoma handed conference champion Southern Door its first loss of the year, 3-2, on Monday in a Packerland Conference softball game.

Baseball: Coleman at Wausaukee; Peshtigo at Gillett; Lena/Marinette St. Thomas at Crivitz; Florence at Crandon; Goodman/Pembine at Three Lakes; White Lake at Laona/Wabeno; Elcho at Phelps/Conserve; Sturgeon Bay at N.E.W. Lutheran; Southern Door at Algoma; Sevastopol at Kewaunee; Gibraltar at Oconto; Bonduel at Amherst.

The recession has forced numerous industries throughout Northeastern Wisconsin to curb production, resulting in substantial layoffs and, in some cases, plant closings.