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Gillett FFA participates in FIRE Conference

Ashley Britton, Hanna Elsner, Samantha Kahler, Valerie Vande Corput and Calista Vassallo of the Gillett FFA chapter attended the Wisconsin Association of FFA FIRE Conference on Oct. 3 at Fox Valley Technical College Campus in Appleton. FIRE stands for Foundations in Reaching Excellence. The conference helps young FFA members discover opportunities in the FFA organization and gain valuable leadership skills.
UW-Stevens Point to hold intrasquad dual in Oconto Falls
The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point wrestling team will host a clinic for Oconto Falls wrestlers prior to holding an intrasquad dual on Wednesday, Oct. 28. The clinic for the Panthers wrestling team will take place from 5-5:45 p.m., with the intrasquad dual starting at 6 p.m. There will also be a meet-and-greet session with the Pointers after the exhibition. The cost for the dual is $5 for adults and $3 for students.
High School Highlights
FOOTBALL Gillett falls to Peshtigo After securing a playoff spot two weeks ago, Gillett dropped its final game of the regular season Friday in a 13-9 battle with Peshtigo for second place in the Marinette & Oconto Conference. Brett Milhans scored the only touchdown of the day for Gillett (6-3, 4-3 M&O).
Quick scores doom Panthers in season finale
With it being the last game of the season, Jeff Trochil wanted to see his Oconto Falls High School football team finish on a high note. Denmark wanted to finish with a win as well. The Vikings took advantage of an Oconto Falls turnover and scored back-to-back touchdowns in the second quarter.
Carlson hired as Tigers basketball coach
Gillett School District Superintendent Todd Carlson was named head coach of the high school boys basketball team at the School Board meeting on Thursday. “I’m going to try to help out in a position that’s needed,” Carlson said. The Tigers now will have had four coaches over the past four seasons.
Kilmer’s hard work pays off with success
Emily Kilmer still remembers the early days of her volleyball career. After a year of playing club, the Oconto Falls native competed for the seventh-grade school team. Every match was a learning experience.
Public Record
Shawano Police Department Oct. 18 Police logged 15 incidents, including the following: Sex Offense — A 48-year-old man was taken into custody after police investigated a sex offense in the 2400 block of East Richmond Street. Disturbance — A 50-year-old Shawano man was arrested on charges of battery, strangulation and false imprisonment after a domestic disturbance in the 1200 block of South Lafayette Street Oct.
Basketball coach charged with child sex crime
A coach for a traveling basketball camp who allegedly tried to meet a 13-year-old boy for sex was ordered held on a $100,000 cash bond after an initial appearance in Shawano-Menominee County Circuit Court on Monday. Nicholas R.
Doris M. Steenbock
Doris M. Steenbock, 80, of Clintonville, entered her Heavenly home early Saturday morning, Oct. 17, 2015, at the Birch Hill Care Center in Shawano after courageously battling the effects of a stroke over the past year. Doris was born on May 26, 1935, in the town of Larrabee, Waupaca County, as the daughter of the late Walter and Margaret (Kautz) Schwenke. She attended Morning Star School, then St.
Dale E. Groleau
Dale E. Groleau, 75, of Shawano, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2015, in the town of Seneca while hunting. Dale was born on July 5, 1940, in Gladstone, Michigan, to the late O’Neal and Beatrice “Bea” (LeClaire) Groleau. On Dec. 1, 1979, in Shawano, he was united in marriage to Barbara Schuster Rades. He lived in Shawano for most of his life and worked for L.J.
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