Townsend News

State Rep. John Townsend, R-Fond du Lac, plans to introduce a bill designed to stimulate sales of motorboats - a yearlong moratorium on state sales tax on up to $30,000 of purchases.

Green Bay The ARTgarage, 1409 Main St., will hold a 24-hour Marathon for Literature beginning at 8 a.m. June 30 and ending at 8 a.m. July 1 to emphasize reading and the literary arts.

Cheers: The Christian Food Pantry at St. John in Townsend would like to thank the residents of Wabeno, Townsend, Lakewood and Mountain who donated nonperishable items in the post office food drive May 9. About 4,000 pounds of food was collected from the four ZIP codes by postal workers.

An educational program for children ages 6 to 8 will be offered at Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary from 9 to 11:30 a.m. June 15-18. Called Nature Nuts: Acorns will offer hands-on experience and educational opportunities about animals at the sanctuary.

Michael E. Phillips, 65, Luxemburg, died after a lengthy illness on April 23, 2009.

Richard 'Dick' C. Stoffregen, 61, Townsend, passed away unexpectedly April 5, 2009, at Langlade Memorial Hospital, Antigo.

State Rep. John Townsend, R-Fond du Lac, and a member of his staff will be holding office hours for residents of the 52nd Assembly District on Monday, March 30.

Born in La Porte, Ind., on July 16, 1922, he came to Kenosha, with his family as a young child and attended local schools.

And about a month ago, 10-year-old Michaela Hensberger went to three derbies in one weekend.

State Rep. John Townsend, R-Fond du Lac, recently returned from a trip to Mexico and the southern United States, but even a vacation did not stop him from accepting an invitation to talk to high school ...