Bits & Pieces

NEWS OF NOTE FROM OUR NEIGHBORS

Courier Sentinel

The site is set and fundraising is underway for the Cadott Community Library, as its current location is not ideal for patrons to access. When completed, the building will be located along State Hwy 27, next to the Cadott Historical Society. +++ According to the Department of Revenue, the City of Cornell is not in compliance with the state requirement that property be assessed within 10 percent of fair market value. City Administrator, Dave De-Jongh says values have increased so much in the last four years, that Cornell was not in compliance. DeJongh also said that the assessor is on top of it and will not raise his rates to complete the extra work. +++ Cadott students will be giving back to the community when the Cadott Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) holds a food drive from November 14-18. The food collected at the Cadott Schools will be taken to the Cadott Food Pantry. +++ The Cornell Chapter of Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) held a costume Halloween contest. +++ For the third straight year, the Cornell Chiefs Volleyball team went undefeated in the East Lakeland Conference and claimed the championship title.

The Thorp Courier

The Thorp High School Drama Club presented their performance of “The Wizard of Oz” on Friday and Saturday, November 11 and 12, at 7 pm. Cost of admission was $10 for those age 5 and above. +++ Two Thorp centenarians, Ella Welgos and Lorraine Dearth, shared their views on the importance of voting. They both surmise the first election they voted in was around 1944. Lorraine says it is everyone’s patriotic duty to vote and Ella says every person should make his or her voice heard. +++ After 40 years it was announced that the Thorp Senior Center must close its doors. However, as of November 1, the building will be occupied and utilized by the Thorp Food Pantry. +++ The Chippewa County Sheriff’s Department, in cooperation with all the police departments in Chippewa County, will be stepping up traffic enforcement during the remainder of 2022 and through September 2023. The goal is ZERO, when it comes to traffic fatalities and seat belt usage is being zeroed in on, as one of the primary factors contributing to fatalities in traffic crashes is lack of using a seal belt. +++ From Memory Lane – 75 Years Ago (1947) Thorp is trying to raise an estimated $10,000 in donations for lighting of Thorp’s Athletic Field. At the time of the announcement, nearly a quarter of the needed funding had been raised, mostly from local merchants. In the announcement, it was also said that if successful the lighting will give Thorp one of the most modern up-to-date fields in this part of the state.

Bloomer Advance

On Monday, November 7, volunteers began set-up for the annual Christmas lighting at North Park in Bloomer. The 2022 season marks the 23rd year for the Christmas lighting, which will continue until Thanksgiving Day, to get the park ready for the official lighting on Friday, November 25. Each year more lights are added, as well as displays. Businesses, individuals and organizations come together to volunteer time in order to get the setup completed by Thanksgiving. +++ The Bloomer High School held a school/community pep rally/send off on Thursday, November 3, to recognize the Bloomer Varsity Volleyball Team and their coaches on their spectacular accomplishments this season and wish them luck as they headed off to compete in Division 2 State Volleyball Tournament in Green Bay. Unfortunately, the season came to an end as Bloomer was defeated by the Appleton Xavier Hawks.

O-W Enterprise The Owen-Withee Chamber and Owen Downtown Revitalization Committee will again sponsor a Murder Mystery Dinner Theater on February 3 and 4, 2023. +++ The City of Owen had a review of its TID and TIF districts and it was announced that the city can’t create any new TID’s, as existing TID’s are at 26.32% of the city’s equalized value, which exceeds the amount allowed. +++ Friends of the Old School in Owen received a check for $4,750 from Prevail Bank’s Charitable Contributions Program. The funds will be used towards purchasing a security system for the historic buildings, which were broken into earlier this year and sustained considerable damage.

The Tribune-Phonograph The estimated $9.5 million assessed value of the Abbyland Apartments has raised about $50,000 for the Village of Curtiss budget. The extra revenue is expected to go into the police officer fund, which would allow Curtiss to have part-time police service from the Clark County Sheriff’s Office. +++ On Friday, November 4, Colby was ousted from the Division 5 state football playoffs by the La Crosse Aquinas Blugolds, who beat the Hornets by a score of 28-14.

The Clark County Press

The Environmental Protective Agency has announced that the Granton School District will be awarded $1,885,000 to replace five of their bus fleet with electric school buses and $100,000 of the funds will be for construction of charging infrastructure. +++ On October 17, Neillsville city and community officials helped celebrate the opening of Sunset Place Apartments, that have been developed in the building that formerly housed the hospital and nursing home. So far, 33 apartments have been completed. When all have been finished, in about nine additional months, the complex will have 100 rental units.

Tri-County Area Times

The Augusta School District will receive three electric school buses as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law of 2021. The total cost of the buses comes to $1,885,000 and will be available for use by the 2023-24 school year. Among the benefits of the new bus program are: Zero tailpipe emissions — students, drivers and members of the community will be exposed to significantly less harmful diesel emissions, reduced maintenance costs, less brake wear, and clean operation. The grant also covers the charging stations for the buses. +++ On October 19, Rome Rauter, International Marketing Development Director, for the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, and an alumnus of Osseo-Fairchild High School, was a presenter at an Economic Development Conference. The event took place at the new David Ihle Learning Center, located in the O-FHS Education Center, and was attended by a group of Osseo businesses, school and public officials.

Mondovi Buffalo County News

Following a challenging morning of on/off game plans, the Mondovi football team went on to defeat top ranked Marshall 350. Th Level 3 victory came in a game played on a rain-soaked field played on Friday, November 4, at Marshall. Mondovi lead 8-0 at halftime and scored four more touchdowns in the second half.