Gillett will celebrate Christmas on Saturday, Dec. 6, with a variety of events. The annual Christmas in the Park celebration marks the first time the trees are lit up at Zippel Park. Santa will visit with children from 1-4 p.m. inside the expo building at Zippel Park. Hot food, crafts and vendors’ goods will be on sale. The Gillett Library will sponsor Snominton and a Jingle Bell Skate.

Lennice Mae (Courchaine) Swearingen, 70, village of Lena, passed away Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014. She was born March 3, 1944, in the town of Little River to Lawrence and Lucille (Dunk) Courchaine. Preceded in death by her husband, Gerald Swearingen, parents, three brothers and three sisters. She was a graduate of Northeast Wisconsin Technical College in nursing and was employed at Jones Nursing Home until her retirement.

Gillett Police Department will operate with three — not four — full-time officers when 2015 begins yet maintain the hours of law enforcement coverage by relying on part-time officers, according to a budget plan adopted by the City Council on Monday. The city projects to save about $32,700 in wages and benefits by transitioning to part-time workers, yet still plans to provide 24-hour coverage six days a week and 16 to 20 hours on the seventh. Poli

The Stephenson National Bank & Trust has been certified by the Centre for Fiduciary Excellence LLC as Investment Advisor for Fiduciary Excellence. No other financial institution in Wisconsin holds the CEFEX certification.

An Oconto-area woman with strong ties to the Farnsworth Library in Oconto has been hired as director of the Lena Public Library. Amy Peterson, of Little River, started work in Lena on Nov. 6.

The Suring School Board on Nov.

The joint merger between the Stephenson National Bank & Trust (SNBT) and Bank North is now complete. SNBT added five offices and 6,700 customers to its banking family. “First of all, we’d like to say ‘Welcome!’ to all the new families joining SNBT. We’re excited to be your banking partner and are looking forward to serving you with the highest quality of service,” said Daniel Peterson, SNBT president and CEO.

H.O. Wolding, a trucking firm based in Amherst, has announced the induction of Brian Donlevy, of Oconto, into its Safe Driver Club. Recognition as a Safe Driver Club member requires accumulating 1 million or more consecutive miles of accident-free driving. Since being hired by H.O. Wolding as a driver, Donlevy has accumulated 2 million consecutive miles of accident-free driving. In addition to Donlevy, 49 other H.O.

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