William “Bill” Montgomery, 83, Oconto Falls, died Saturday afternoon, May 17, 2014, at Community Memorial Hospital. He was born March 11, 1931, in southwestern Wisconsin to Dallas and Lucille (Sugden) Montgomery. Bill grew up in the area where he graduated from Richland Center High School with the Class of 1950. As a young man, he served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1954 until 1957. On April 6, 1957, he married Louise Shaffer in Muscoda.

To the editor: Thank you to all who volunteered May 8 to make our Oconto Falls American Red Cross blood drive held at Oconto Falls United Methodist Church a success. Thank you to Lions members Sam Powell, Tom Clark, Jon Makuck, Bob Rodich and Vern Mortier for set up and take down, Lioness members Loretta Shellman and Lin Powell, who handled the canteen, and also to members who provided sandwiches. Thank you also to Donna Koepp and Carol Coopman a

To the editor: On April 1, Wisconsin held its spring election. The town of Little Suamico had only one contested race. Under the direction of Nikki Tolzman, clerk/treasurer, and now Deputy Clerk Sandy Pagel, we had 10 election workers for a total of 262 votes.

Based on the promotional materials in the mailboxes bordering the path around the Falls this weekend, there are lots of offers to help gear up for the Memorial Day weekend.

Marilyn and I have been lucky in our retirement to have been able to do some very interesting travel. I seldom write about our adventures because I don’t like to bore anyone with the details.

The Oconto Falls FFA members celebrated their accomplishments at their annual banquet on April 27. All first-year FFA members received the Greenhand Degree: Emily Birr, Alex Borkovec, Isaac Carlton, Hunter Christiansen, Garrett Cole, Kyanah Cornelius, Landon Cunningham, Justin Dequaine, Travis Dequaine, Kalie Elkins, Ashley Hebel, Ashley Keuken, Tyler Klimpke, Taylor Koehne, Jenny Krueger, Rachel Lambert, Megan Loberger, Jen Longsine, Haley Meuni

Seniors from Lena, White Lake and Suring took part in Reality Day on May 1 in the Suring School gymnasium. This event was a simulation of what real life would be like after graduation. The students spent their morning writing checks and managing check registers for expenses such as a home, car, insurance payments, childcare, utilities and groceries.

Proficiency award results for Oconto Falls FFA members were revealed April 27 at the annual FFA banquet.

The Oconto Falls FFA agronomy team of Emily Birr, Nathan Birr, Connor Iverson and Mercedes Ondik will compete at the national FFA competition in October. The team placed first at contests at River Falls and Fox Valley Technical College and won the state contest. Team members were honored at the FFA annual banquet April 27. Career Development Event teams also participated in contests at River Falls, Platteville and Fox Valley Technical College.