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Posted 10/12/22

Kwik Trip project in Cadott moving along NEWS OF NOTE FROM OUR NEIGHBORS Courier Sentinel The Kwik Trip project in Cadott continues to move forward, with a zoning change and Conditional Use Permit …

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Kwik Trip project in Cadott moving along

NEWS OF NOTE FROM OUR NEIGHBORS

Courier Sentinel

The Kwik Trip project in Cadott continues to move forward, with a zoning change and Conditional Use Permit approved during the regular Cadott Village Board meeting on October 3. It was noted that no car wash is planned as a part of the project, as the lot is not flat enough for a car wash.+++ The Cornell Area Fire Department received a $3,200 donation from Chippewa Valley Energy to upgrade their carbon dioxide detectors. The department was also awarded $4,000 from Compeer Financial to begin updating their portable communication devices. Grants and awards help the department make needed purchases without raising their budget significantly. +++ The Cadott Lions have purchased and installed a wheelchair and a toddler swing at west Riverside Park. +++ Ben Lawrence, an Eau Claire native, is the new pharmacist at the Cornell Pharmacy. +++ The Cadott football team defeated Clear Lake 30-8 and now has a 4-1 record. +++ The local newspaper helped the Cadott, Cornell and Lake Holcombe communities celebrate School Board Appreciation Week (October 2-8) by introducing each districts school board members with a picture and notes on each board’s operations.

The Thorp Courier

Thorp celebrated its 26th Annual Pumpkin Fest on Saturday, October 1. This year’s event was labeled a “huge success” as the weather was beautiful, there were vendors galore and many activities for the entire family. There were many tasty offerings, with the American Legion serving their famous Pierogi. Other vendors offered French fries, pulled pork, ribs, and hamburgers. In the 2022 Pumpkin Fest Largest Pumpkin Contest, John Lanier took First Place with a 1,427 lb. pumpkin, Wayne Korenuk won Second Place with his 705 lb. pumpkin and Randy Flier won 3rd place with his 223 lb. pumpkin.+++ Superintendent of Thorp Schools, Angie Hanlin, noted in her Cardinal Corner column, that during the month of September, the PeaceBuilders program focused on PRAISING PEOPLE. Students and staff received Praise Notes praising them for displaying one or more of the PeaceBuilder Principles. Praise notes were seen throughout the school. +++ The Thorp football team beat the Athens Blue Jays 70-0. +++ From Memory Lane 125 Years Ago (1897) – Butcher Herman Friess purchased a carload of cattle from the N. W. Lbr. Co. last week, one ox tipping the scales at the 2,450 mark.

Bloomer Advance

Since COVID-19, the Fountain Church leadership board has been praying and discussing how they could be more involved with and serve the Bloomer community. The churches roots are to serve other people in the name of Jesus. To that end, the church has opened Twice Blessed Resale Shop in downtown Bloomer. Twice Blessed Resale is a community based non-profit. After the stores operating expenses are met the profits will be used to fund the needs of others and for other non-profit organizations, who are working to provide hope and restoration in the local communities of northern Chippewa County. +++ The G. E Bleskacek Family Library in Bloomer has a new director. Stacey Brown started as the new director on September 22, 2022. She currently lives with her husband and son in Fall Creek, but when the time is right she is hopeful the family will relocate to Bloomer. +++ After waiting three months for official state approval, Dove Healthcare – Bloomer Assisted Living is now open with tenants scheduled to start moving in next week. +++ Bloomer Brewing Company held their Sixth Annual Oktoberfest on Saturday, September 24. Attendees enjoyed the music throughout the event. O-W Enterprise The Owen-Withee Community came together the evening of Saturday, October 1, to dedicate a bench at Mill Pond in memory of Will Maki, an athlete at Owen-Withee High School, who lost his life to cancer while in high school. The marble memorial was the result of the work of the Will Power Legacy Foundation. +++ At this year’s Wisconsin State Fair, Beth Kuenne and her family, descendants of the Al Westendorf Family, Stetsonville, received a Century Farm Award. +++ The lease for the Owen-Withee Historical Society, of the former Owen City Hall, was tabled pending the question of who is responsible for building maintenance.

The Tribune-Phonograph Abbotsford has had to push its Fifth Street project off to 2025, because they recently learned that the Wisconsin Department of Administration has ruled that new applicants for Community Development Block grant money are required to wait two years, or more, application cycles before reapplying for a grant. This is applicable because Abbotsford was awarded $1 million grant in 2021. +++ The Colby Lions held their annual pin traders event on Saturday, September 29, at the Lions Shelter. Thousands of pins were on display for collectors and spectators to view. Enthusiasts traded, bought and displayed their collections. +++ Foremost Farms confirmed the company will be closing its operations in Milan and Plover by December 31, 2022. Around 60 employees will be impacted by the Milan closure and 50 employees in Plover. The newspaper announcement indicated that the age of the plants made them unprofitable. Labor challenges have created financial inefficiencies and it would take significant investment to add the needed technology. In the past, the Milan plant made mozzarella, provolone and asadero cheese for companies like Nestle to put on their frozen pizzas and other items. The Sentinel & Rural News

Earl Marten, the new owner of Marten’s Fresh Foods grocery store in Owen, is requesting zoning changes that would allow him to add 4-5,000 sq. ft. to his store to allow for his pretzel making lines, new refrigeration, and a warehouse. The property is currently zoned commercial and residential. Options to make this happen would include the expansion of zoning to industrial for manufacturing of pretzels and commercial for the retail store. It was the Planning Committees decision to support changing the property to industrial and granting a variance to allow retail sales.

Tri-Couty Area Times

The base for the future home of a Osseo Veterans Memorial Park has been placed in Stoddard Park. U. S. Armed Forces flags, along with Old Glory have been installed. Volunteers laid the base and put in the flagpoles. +++ The Trempealeau County Board has approved spending $7,000 for work on the Strum Community Trails.