A tradition started 10 years ago as a fundraiser for the Gillett Area Historic Society has developed into an important part of Gillett’s Christmas celebration. Held on the same day as Christmas in the Park and the annual Christmas parade and fireworks show, the GAHS Christmas tea and tour of homes invites guests to visit Christmas past. The tradition began in 2003 when Deanna Smith, who purchased the historic Sohr house at 129 W.

Robert Brown, Lakewood, has been named 2013 Oconto County Historical Society Volunteer of the Year for his work with the Holt and Balcom Logging Camp Museum. Brown, with the support of his wife, Pam, played an integral part in saving the oldest logging camp in America still sitting where it was built. Shortly after moving to Lakewood in 2006, Brown joined the McCauslin Lions and answered Norb Langer’s call for help with school visits offered each

At 1:22 p.m. Nov. 22, a car driven by a man from Gillett was eastbound on Gray Lake Road, town of Oconto Falls, went out of control on ice, entered a ditch and struck several trees. The driver was not injured. Severe damage was reported to his auto. At 6:38 a.m. Nov. 22, a car driven by a Green Bay man went out of control while traveling on U.S. 141 south of County Road E in the town of Abrams.

Proceedings from Nov. 27 Sentencing for Chad W. Fischer, 34, Oconto Falls, is Jan. 17. He is charged with felony bail jumping on Sept. 10. He had been scheduled to appear in court on Sept. 10 on charges of manufacturing a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance and possessing drug paraphernalia, which allegedly took place Aug. 9, 2012, in Oconto Falls. His $8,000 cash bond continues. Proceedings from Nov. 25 James B.

Two 13-year-old boys from Oconto Falls were stopped by police Nov. 10 after throwing eggs at a home on West Highland Drive. A concrete deer on display on the lawn of St. Anthony Church, 253 N. Franklin St., was tipped over Nov. 11, and one of its antlers broke, causing $400 in damage.

Board certified general surgeon Dr.

Oconto County residents interested in holding public office have five weeks to file nomination papers for the spring election. Nomination papers are available at Wisconsin’s Government Accountability Board website, gab.wi.gov, or at municipal buildings for town, village and city positions, school district offices for school board races and the Oconto County Courthouse for supervisory seats. Candidates must submit the papers before 5 p.m.

A “double-benefit” is how Gerome Finn described Oconto County’s Volunteers in Probation program. The program, an alternative to jail or state probation for first-time offenders of nonviolent, misdemeanor crimes, helps rehabilitate first-time offenders (benefit No. 1) at no expense to county taxpayers (benefit No.

Although the proposed 2014 budget came under fire from two aldermen Nov. 25, the city of Gillett plans to use tax money to pay for a fourth full-time police officer whose employment was funded by a grant since 2011. Aldermen Rick Raatz and Tod Anderson voted against the proposed $392,627 tax levy, which was approved 4-2.