Latitude 42 degrees, 40 minutes. Longitude 70 degrees, 37 minutes. These numbers represent the location of Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire, the setting for Thorton Wilder’s first successful play, “Our Town.”
Folks are invited to visit the residents and experience the lifestyle of this early 1900 New England community as the Oconto Falls High School Drama Club presents this classic dramatization March 17-19. Performances will be in the Falls Area Performing Arts Center at 7 p.m., with the Sunday matinee at 2 p.m. Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for students and can be purchased online at https://ofps.revtrak.net/pac-ticket-boxoffice/#/list. A few tickets will be available at the door for an extra $1. There will also be a reception following the Saturday performance.
It has been 25 years since teacher Gayle Gander took over as theater director at OFHS, so it seems appropriate to return where it all began and present the very first play he ever directed. As an extra treat to the celebration, Gander will be providing guidance to his students onstage in the character role of the Stage Manager.
Wilder’s characters point out the enjoyment they receive from the simpler things in life, such as the morning sun rising over the mountain or the changing of the seasons.
Capital campaign aids fire, police, EMS groups
Capital Credit Union is accepting applications for its Elevate Communities program.
Elevate Communities assists local fire, police and EMS organizations in upgrading or purchasing lifesaving resources. The program began in 2018 to help alleviate the financial stress and time spent by civic organizations to fundraise for necessary resources.
Since its creation, Elevate Communities has awarded $500,000 to local civic organizations, municipalities and other service organizations. Laurie Butz, Capital’s president and CEO, is honored to continue the tradition and live out their organization’s mission.
“Capital Credit Union wants to show our appreciation for the role service organizations play in our communities every day, and we want to ensure they have the best equipment available while doing so,” Butz said. “This is such an impactful way for us to make a difference and help these organizations keep our communities safe. Our Elevate Communities program allows us to show how much our Capital Credit Union employees and members care.”
The application period is open through March 31, with awards ranging between $5,000 and $100,000. Any fire, police and EMS organization in Menominee, Oconto and Shawano counties can apply. For information or to apply, visit https://www.capitalcu.com/elevatecommunities.
Meat raffle to benefit Lena Lions Club
The Lena Lions Club will hold a meat raffle from 1-3 p.m. March 12 at McGuire’s Sports Bar, 211 S. Rosera St., Lena.
The event will raffle off meat and cheese boxes from local area meat suppliers. Several 50/50 raffles will also be going on throughout the day.
Lena School District doing child screenings
The Lena School District will conduct a child find screening March 31 at Lena Elementary School, 304 E. Main St., Lena.
This is a pre-school screening opportunity for children ages 2½-4 who reside within or wish to attend the Lena public schools. The purpose of this screening is to assess children’s developmental progress in the areas of speech and language, motor skills and social and emotional development.
For information, call the school at 920-829-5959, ext. 3.
Lakewood woman joins Crandon real estate firm
Angela Retzlaff has joined the Century 21 Northwoods Team in Crandon.
After working 20 years in the financial industry, the last eight as a mortgage loan officer, Retzlaff has decided to take her career in a new direction by joining the Century 21 Northwoods Team as a real estate sales associate. She enjoys helping people and is looking forward to working with both buyers and sellers.
Retzlaff currently resides in the Lakewood area and will be serving Forest and Oconto counties. For information, contact Retzlaff at 715-889-6720 or amretzlaff75@gmail.com.
Crop fertilizer workshop coming to Lena
Properly and effectively managing fertilizer inputs is critical to both the economic viability of a farm and to minimize potential environmental risks from those applications, and farms have an opportunity to learn more about how to maximize their return on fertilizer investment in 2023 crop production.
The Extension offices of Oconto, Marinette, Shawano, and Langlade counties are sponsoring a workshop on March 8 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at the Lena Town Hall, 6087 Goatsville Road, Lena.
Both events will feature discussion from UW-Madison Division of Extension crops/soils educators and nutrient and pest management specialists. They will focus on state and local research results and how that should impact fertilizer rate decision-making, while working within a farm’s nutrient management plan. There are many cropping situations this coming year where an official nutrient management plan may allow/call for more nutrients than are actually economically optimum. A feature of the discussion will be proper crediting of manure, legume, and possible cover crop nutrient credits.
Attending farms’ questions will be an integral part of the discussion, as these events are meant to focus on in-field solutions to the tight economic production conditions they face this year. The workshops are free, and registration is not required. For information, contact Scott Reuss at 715-732-7510, 715-701-0966 or scott.reuss@wisc.edu.
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