To the editor: Am I the only one to notice that since the buyout by Journal Broadcasting of the NBC affiliate, that the remarkable amount of redundant and repetitive commercials is in itself repetitive and redundant ? Can’t we all make a Butch’s pizza from memory? How many lawyers do we need? In other markets, Me- TV is not polluted with endless local commercials just to make a buck.

To the editor: Wonder how those snowmobile trails magically appear each year just in time for riding fun? Snowmobile club volunteers spend countless hours working with landowners, putting up signs, brushing trails and getting grooming equipment ready. There are over 20,000 miles of trails across Wisconsin. Trails are maintained by nearly 600 clubs, with local club efforts coordinated by the Association of Wisconsin Snowmobile Clubs.

Perhaps not all things are relative, but the theory of relativity or a version of it was a cause for some speculation as this observer took leave of the path around the Falls this past weekend.

It’s 5:15 on a cold morning in January, and Dad and I are heading for the barn, working through the foot of new snow that has fallen overnight and drifted in deep banks against the front door of the barn. The snow is something we’ll have to deal with after we do the morning chores. Nothing comes before the morning chores! “Chores!” The word had a special definition to farm kids like me.

The Student Services Department of Oconto Falls High School will sponsor a financial aid meeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 16, in the Performing Arts Center of the school. Attendees will learn about aid and scholarships for students planning to attend a college or technical school after graduation.

The Oconto Falls High School girls basketball team won its season opener 48-37 Friday against nonconference foe Rhinelander in Oconto Falls. After falling behind 13-10 in the first quarter, the Panthers outscored Rhinelander 20-10 in the second period and 11-4 in the third. McKenna Larsen, the team’s 5-foot-7 senior guard, scored 14 points to lead Oconto Falls.

The Oconto County Snowmobile Alliance’s trail map for 2014-15 is now available. The map is updated every two years. To purchase a map, send a request to the Oconto County Tourism office, 1113 Main St., Oconto, WI 54153.

Panthers fall to West De Pere The Oconto Falls High School boys basketball team opened Bay Conference play Friday with a 66-31 loss to West De Pere in De Pere. Michael Fifield led Oconto Falls (0-3, 0-1 Bay) with nine points. Cody Schwartz led West De Pere (2-0, 1-0 Bay) with 25 points. ^ Gillett drops M&O battle to Crivitz The Gillett Secondary School boys basketball team lost to Marinette & Oconto Conference foe Crivitz 56-41 Friday in

Life after Jake Morrissey and Mitch Friedman has officially begun. And the Oconto Falls High School wrestling team passed its first test with flying colors. The Panthers opened the season Thursday night at home and got solid production up and down the lineup, winning nine matches en route to a 49-20 victory over Seymour in the Bay Conference meet. “We were very happy with how the guys came out,” Oconto Falls tri-head coach Marc Kinziger said.