Proceedings from July 26 A jury trial will be held Sept. 26 for Craig A. Spice II, 31, Suring. He faces nine counts of repeated failure to pay child support between June 1, 2008, and Oct. 11, 2012, and a felony bail jumping charge, which occurred April 13. His $5,000 cash bond was reduced to $3,000. Proceedings from July 25 Julie J.

A new Snowbulance has been delivered to Mountain Ambulance Service (MAS). The Snowbulance can carry a patient and an EMT from an off-road accident to the ambulance. It’s fully enclosed and equipped with interior lights and a heater. The Snowbulance has an interchangeable base, with skis for winter months and wheels for the rest of the year, so it can be used year-round.

Top-notch teachers who travel the path around the Falls know one technique to get youngsters to read: provide them with high-interest reading materials. For girls, it may be one type of literature, and for boys, it may be something else. Thinking back to our younger days, at some point we came across one of the best, high-interest reading materials for boys of all ages, the Herter’s Sporting Goods catalog.

The Oconto Falls Friends of the Arts recently awarded four scholarships for excellence in the arts. Recipients of the $250 scholarships are Carissa Trepanier, choir; Jennifer Lyng, band; Quinn Bauer, drama; and Molly Carlson, art. Trepanier will study communications and religious studies at St. Norbert College in De Pere and participate in the college choral music program.

The great Hall of Famer Ted Williams wrote a book in 1968 called “Science of Batting.” Actually, it was “written” by a guy named John Underwood, but supposedly it was Ted Williams telling the story. In it he says, “Hitting a baseball … is the single most difficult thing to do in sport.” Ted Williams had a lifetime batting average of .291, even though he had one season in which he hit .400, the last person ever to do that.

Grace L. Hardtke-Milchner, 88, Oconto Falls, went home to be with her Lord and Saviour on Thursday morning, July 25, 2013, with her family present. She was born Jan. 11, 1925, in Oconto to Harry and Edna (Whiting) Exferd. Grace grew up in Oconto where she attended high school, graduating with honors with the Class of 1943. On June 26, 1943, she married Harold L. Hardtke at Grace Lutheran Church in Oconto Falls.

Sandra Ruth “Sandy” Banaszynski, 75, of Cecil, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, July 23, surrounded by her family, after a long battle with diabetes. Sandy was born July 20, 1938, in Oconto Falls, to the late Elmer and Toddy Krueger. She graduated from Oconto Falls High School with the Class of 1956. On Sept. 8, 1957, she was united in marriage to Ben Banaszynski at Assumption BVM of Pulaski.

When the Lena Village Board began discussing reopening the town barbershop, it was the wish of LeAnne Pillath that it remain loyal to her late husband’s style of barbering. And with the shop now open for business, that is exactly what customers will experience. “Her husband ran a barbershop so she wanted a barbershop,” Village Trustee Chad Misco said. “A beautician wanted to come in to do women’s hair, but LeAnne said, ‘Nope.

A seed may be the tiniest tool used in the fight against poverty, but for two Gillett women, a seed represents the start of something big. Michele DeBauch and Sara Peterson are spearheading a project to develop a school/community garden behind Gillett Elementary School and teach children how to grow, preserve and love the fresh produce they harvest. “Our ultimate goal is to teach these students a way to sustain themselves,” Peterson said.