Many who spend their days on the path around the Falls and were around 50 years ago would agree there was an undeniable energy around the civil rights movement and the inspiration that came from Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech. He was a powerful orator and had the passion to go with his words.

Throughout most of my life, I had some association with chalk, chalkboards (blackboards or greenboards) and chalkboard erasers. All the way through grade school, high school, college and 37 years of teaching, they were part of my life.

Suring falls to Crandon The Suring High School football team lost to Crandon 36-8 Friday in Crandon. The Eagles (1-1, 0-0 Marinette & Oconto Conference) were shut out until Creo VanBellinger scored on a 50-yard run in the fourth quarter. Crandon (2-0, 0-0 Northern Lakes) had two running backs, Morgan Krueger and Trevor Tupper, rush for more than 100 yards each as the team piled up 216 yards on the ground. Lena/STAA swamped by St.

The Gillett Secondary School football team lost 43-29 to Tigerton/Marion in Marion on Thursday. Gillett fell behind 14-0 but rallied to tie the game by the end of the first quarter. The Tigers (1-1, 0-0 Marinette & Oconto Conference) took a brief 22-20 lead in the third quarter on a Monte Noffke 3-yard touchdown run but could not keep pace the rest of the way. “I was proud of the way we battled back the entire night,” Gillett coach Rick Kamps

With the return of seven letterwinners, expectations are high this season for the Oconto Falls High School volleyball team. The players have adopted the motto, “One team, one dream.” “I think I know what that dream is, but yet we’re not going to discuss that too soon,” Panthers coach Dawn Larsen said. That dream could be a trip to the state tournament.

The Oconto Falls High School football team lost to seven-time Bay Conference champion West De Pere 58-7 Friday at Memorial Field in Oconto Falls. “West De Pere is obviously one of the best in the state,” Oconto Falls coach Jeff Trochil said. “Our first quarter was not our best football.

Two people died in separate Oconto County accidents this week. Speed is believed to be a factor in the death of 22-year-old man who died in a one-vehicle accident Saturday in Lena, according to the Oconto County Sheriff’s Department. Brett Marquardt, 22, of Long Lake, was traveling southbound on Meyer Hill Lane when he reportedly lost control of his Buick LeSabre. He was ejected from the car, which hit a culvert and overturned.

Oconto Falls is a prime location for a new hotel, according to an Oconto County market study completed earlier this year. The study was commissioned by the Oconto County Economic Development Corporation to determine if the economy and lodging demand in the county could support a new hotel.

It was just what they wanted. The price was right, location ideal. It was the perfect size for a small family. Betty Bickel said the home she purchased with her boyfriend in December was just right.