From our readersIssue Date: April 26, 2018 Letter to Editor:
This letter is in regards to the Biehl Construction Non-Metallic Mine that is to be located on County G and 300 feet from our property on Highway 180 in Marinette County, Town of Porterfield.
To the current and future taxpaying residents of Marinette County:
Take heed " Currently, Marinette County has no ordinances in place to stop this type of mining activity within the County, meaning, there is nothing the County or that a taxpaying citizen can object to if such activity is planned. The Mining Compan...
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COUNTRY COUSINIssue Date: April 26, 2018 Yes, Virginia,
There is a Spring!
Mother nature seems to have finally relented and allowed Spring to unpack her bags and stay. Weather this past weekend was absolutely fantastic, at least compared to what we've been having. Actually, pretty much nothing in our lifetimes could compare to the blizzard we had the previous weekend!
Snow banks that piled up then are melting rapidly. Grass is starting to turn green, even under the snow. There's nothing horrible on the Wisconsin horizon, at least not on the 10-da...
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Country CousinIssue Date: April 19, 2018 What froze over???
Mother Nature and Old Man Winter joined forces to pull a belated April Fools joke that started on Friday the 13th in most of Wisconsin and lasted into the wee hours of Monday, April 16. Swear that during parts of the storm, in addition to listening to the wind howl and the windows rattle, heard thunder. A neighbor says she saw lightning, and am pretty sure we're both right.
Peshtigo was buried under nearly 30 inches of snow, an historic all time record for a single storm, according to Marinette Coun...
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From My WindowIssue Date: April 19, 2018 A Rough Day at Work
By Jane Thibodeau Martin,
One of the periodicals I read is "Inland Seas," the quarterly journal of the National Museum of the Great Lakes. I have always been fascinated by shipping and boats, and find the scholarly historical content of this magazine extremely interesting. But the fall, 2017 issue held special interest, because it described the loss of a sailing ship on May 17, 1894, in a terrible storm. That ship was sailing from Menominee, MI to Chicago when she was lost, along with...
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From our readersIssue Date: April 19, 2018 Dear Editor,
Thank you to the wonderful supporters of the Easter Basket Project that was held during the past few weeks. The amazing people, non-profit organizations, churches, Credit Unions, scout troops and businesses, of our community once again filled the hearts of many unfortunate children and families with their generous donations of pre-filled baskets, contents of candy, Easter grass and monetary donations to purchase items and gift cards.
The total collected baskets were 233 and were distributed through Health & Human Se...
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