Thiensville News

Considering it "an assault on public education," Mequon-Thiensville district officials on Monday had a spirited discussion about the proposed statewide expansion of the school voucher program.

Administrators and board members of the Mequon-Thiensville School District want public input as they continue to consider the potential reconfiguration and sale of district properties.

The following students made the fall semester dean's list at Winona State University in Minnesota: from Brown Deer, Charles Bach, Nathan Seefeldt and Samuel Bach ; from Mequon, Alexandra Dewey and Claire Exley ; and from Thiensville, Margot Friedli .

A home fire impacts the life of an American family every 85 seconds. By providing an early warning and critical extra seconds to escape, smoke alarms cut in half your family's risk of dying in a home fire - but only if they work.

Mequon-Thiensville Superintendent Demond Means has taken himself out of the running for the superintendent position at the Shaker Heights School District in Ohio, the district said today in a news release.

The Cindy Nelson Memorial Blood Drive takes place from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. March 14 in the Great Hall at Richards School, 5812 N. Santa Monica Blvd. Mequon - The Weyenberg Public Library Foundation will present The Currach Irish Trio at 6:30 p.m. March 14 at the library, 11345 N. Cedarburg Road.

The School District plans to add a second Board of Education meeting beginning in January.

The Whitefish Bay Village Board will hold a public hearing on Nov. 19 before taking action to adopt the proposed 2013 budget.

Through the warm summer air of Thiensville Village Park on Tuesday morning, the sounds and smells of dozens of different vendors mingled with the strum of guitar and the laughter of children.

The Plymouth Flames suffered their first Land O' Lakes Northern Division defeat of the season on Sunday, falling to Thiensville-Mequon 8-2.

Benjamin Sebena was not suffering from a mental disease or defect at the time his wife, Wauwatosa police officer Jennifer Sebena, was shot to death, according to the report of a court-appointed psychiatrist who evaluated Sebena.

According to police, George Mayer, 84, was last seen at about 8:00 p.m. Sunday wearing brown pants and a white and black short sleeve shirt.

A 53-year-old Mequon man was warned for disorderly conduct after being told the Thiensville restaurant at which he was dining ran out of fish for its all-you-can-eat fish fry last week.

Reservations are due June 13 for the Glendale Senior Citizens' Club summer picnic, which will begin at 11:30 a.m. June 19, at Kletzsch Park Pavilion, 6560 N. Milwaukee River Parkway.

Twenty-two chambers of commerce around the Milwaukee area are providing their business members with valuable visibility, business development opportunities and much more.

For fourteen years I wrote a column about local people who had interesting professions, inspiring volunteer jobs, unusual hobbies or amusing experiences.

Contested school board elections are on ballots in Brown Deer, Glendale-River Hills, Mequon-Thiensville, Nicolet and Whitefish Bay school districts.

Glendale - Find out the true story of Paul Bunyan and his big blue ox from Michael Edmonds, author of "Out of the Northwoods: The Many Lives of Paul Bunyan" at the North Shore Library, 6800 N. Port Washington Road.

At a special joint meeting of the Committee of the Whole and Plan Commission on Tuesday, Thiensville-based CORE Consulting, Mequon-based Knobloch Nelson Architects, and Thiensville Family Health Care Clinic all presented multi-level, mixed-use plans for consideration.

The Mequon-Thiensville School Board is urging the state legislature to approve a per-pupil increase for the 2014-15 school year that aligns with the consumer price index.