Wittenberg Enterprise & Birnamwood News

Food feature coming to NEW Media publications

Published by admin on Mon, 01/11/2021 - 8:03am

Everybody eats.

Everybody enjoys what somebody makes to eat.

How many people know the story behind what is made, though? Is it a long-standing recipe going back generations? Is it an experiment for a tailgate part that turned out to be a success?

CRP program signup ends Feb. 12

Published by admin on Tue, 01/12/2021 - 3:50pm

Agricultural producers and private landowners can devote land to conservation purposes and receive annual rental payments under the Conservation Reserve Program if they sign up by Feb. 12.

“The CRP is for producers and landowners enrolling for the first time or continuing their participation for another term,” said Sandy Chalmers, Farm Service Agency state director. “This program encourages conservation on sensitive lands or low-yielding acres, which provides tremendous benefits.”

The program is administered by the FSA of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Wittenberg Village Board OKs bathroom renovation bid

Published by admin on Tue, 01/12/2021 - 3:43pm

UPDATE - In the initial release of this story, Dave Timm was incorrectly identified as Dave Resch.

The Wittenberg Village Board accepted the lone bid received for renovations to the restrooms at the community center, 208 W. Vinal St., at its meeting Jan. 5.

The award went to Filbrandt Plumbing, Antigo, for $37,050 with Dave Timm casting a lone dissenting vote. The renovations are for new toilets, sinks, urinals and stall partitions, along with accessories such as towel dispensers and soap dispensers.

Kucksdorf, Koch offer different views of siege

Published by admin on Fri, 01/08/2021 - 3:27pm

Leaders of Shawano County’s two major parties had sharply differing views on the Jan. 6 insurrection in the nation’s capital and views on the direction of their local efforts.

“From my perspective, no one condones violence. I don’t condone violence, but I can understand it,” said Richard Kucksdorf, chairman of the Shawano County Republican Party.

“Violence doesn’t ever solve anything,” he said, referring to his combat experience as a retired member of the U.S. Army.

Deer hunters invited to share views on future herd size, hunt limits

Published by andynewsengin on Thu, 01/07/2021 - 11:58am

Wisconsin deer hunters in Shawano, Oconto and Marathon Counties have until Jan. 13 to weigh in on the future of deer hunting will look like in their county.

Alliant can help pay energy bills

Published by andynewsengin on Thu, 01/07/2021 - 11:55am

Alliant Energy can help eligible customers in its western Shawano County service area pay their energy bills under its Hometown Care Energy Fund.

Tigerton mansion gets facelift

Published by andynewsengin on Thu, 01/07/2021 - 11:33am

Herman Swanke certainly would recognize his study in the Tigerton home he built on Cedar Street in 1920.

Wittenberg village board sets sidewalk hearing for Feb. 2

Published by admin on Thu, 01/07/2021 - 10:28am

Sidewalks on the east side of North Genesee Street will be the subject of a Feb. 2 public in the village of Wittenberg.

The village board agreed to the public hearing at its regular meeting Tuesday. The hearing will be held at 6 p.m. before the scheduled village board meeting, Traci Matsche, village clerk, said.

There are currently sidewalks on the west side of the street but the addition of businesses and the Northcentral Technical College office has greatly increased pedestrian traffic.

Deer hunters invited to share views on future herd size, hunt limits

Published by admin on Tue, 01/05/2021 - 2:51pm

Wisconsin deer hunters in Shawano, Oconto and Marathon Counties have until Jan. 13 to weigh in on the future of deer hunting will look like in their county.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and County Deer Advisory Councils (CDACs) conduct a survey on proposed herd size objectives every three years.

Click here to take the survey.

The fall of 2020 marked the end of the last three-year cycle and meetings are being held this winter to determine the herd size objectives for 2021-2023.

Pastor ‘makes it work’ at St. Paul’s in Wittenberg, Birnamwood

Published by admin on Sun, 12/27/2020 - 9:57am

Rev. Matthew J. Christians proudly points out his twin parishes have never closed during the COVID-19 pandemic.”We’re still preaching the word and administering the sacraments. We will do whatever it takes to administer God’s gifts in this difficult time,” he said.

“How do we make this work?” is the church’s central question in responding to the pandemic, Christians said, “The Lord gives us challenges. You can wring your hands and panic, or you can get to work.”