Avenue of Lights

Avenue of Lights scales back after tree loss

Published by admin on Mon, 11/13/2023 - 7:18pm

The emerald ash borer has claimed thousands of trees across Wisconsin in recent years, and now the scourge has led to changes in a longtime Oconto Falls Christmas season tradition.

The Oconto Falls Lioness Club announced last week that because many trees had to be removed along North Main Street near East Side Beach, the lighted corridor from Highland Avenue into downtown Oconto Falls cannot be recreated this year.

Photo gallery: Oconto Falls Avenue of Lights 2020

Published by admin on Thu, 12/03/2020 - 9:51am

Thanksgiving weekend events still on the calendar

Published by admin on Wed, 11/18/2020 - 1:04pm

Thanksgiving is a time when Americans are accustomed to gathering their extended families together, and the pandemic has thrown a monkey wrench into those annual plans. But a number of local traditions are soldiering through, with adjustments made for the omnipresent virus.

• Hillside Assembly of God Church, 5890 State Highway 22 West, Gillett, has scheduled its 30th annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner for 3:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 25. Seating is limited this year, and diners are asked to pick a specific time when they make reservations: 3:30, 4:30 or 5:30 p.m.

Oconto Falls Avenue of Lights returns, celebration scaled back

Published by admin on Fri, 10/30/2020 - 2:54pm

The lights will again brighten Main Street in Oconto Falls this Christmas season, but the traditional opening night festivities will be muted.

The Oconto Falls Lioness Club has announced they are busy working to prepare for the annual Holiday Avenue of Lights, saying that with everything that people are experiencing this past year, it is extremely important to the club to be able to bring some holiday cheer to all.

A festive but drizzly Avenue of Lights

Published by andynewsengin on Tue, 12/03/2019 - 2:41pm

OCONTO FALLS — If the applause for the Oconto Falls High School Vocal Jazz Ensemble sounded muted Saturday evening, it was not because the young voices weren’t delighting the crowd with their joyful harmonies.