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By: Keith Skenandore, reporter
The gift that keeps on giving. That’s how one would perhaps describe Betty Schroeder as she keeps giving of her time to help the Village of Black Creek become a better community. For her dedicated volunteer service, Schroeder was named the 2012 Citizen of the Year. Schroeder, 74, will be recognized at the Citizen...
Alexa Pahlow
Alexa Pahlow is the recipient of the Advertiser Community News & Times-Press 2012 Scholarship. She was awarded the scholarship at the Shiocton High School Senior Awards Night on Wednesday, May 9 by ACN Publisher Ken Hodgden. Pahlow graduates ranked 12th in her class from Shiocton High School. She plans on attending the University...
Seymour Middle School raised $250 during its annual Spring Cancer Ribbon Sale. - Submitted photo
In exchange for a $1, all students and staff selected a ribbon of their choice. Donating a ribbon, students had permission to wear a hat for the day. Ribbons were donated by Sarah Schaumberg, Parent Teacher Connection Treasurer,...
Rummage goers were out in full force during the inaugural city-wide rummage sale in the Village of Black Creek held on Saturday, May 5. Sellers reported good foot traffic despite the weather. Local business reported an uptick in their sales and foot traffic and the brat fry at Sal’s Food set a record...
A brat fry to benefit the Pearl Harbor Honor Flight in June will be held at Colwitz’s Convenience Store in Shiocton from 7 a.m.-6 p.m. on Saturday, May 26. Volunteers from the Hortonville-Dale Food Pantry, members from Catholic Financial Life chapters 188, 197 and 299, along with veterans from Shiocton, Black Creek and Seymour will...
The Village of Black Creek will be celebrating its 150th birthday at the Family Daze Celebration June 2nd. Organizations throughout the village are working together to make this a spectacular celebration of Black Creek. Evening entertainment will be provided by the Black Creek Business Association in conjunction with the Black Creek Fire and Rescue. The Black...
The Seymour Farmers’ Market will kick off the 2012 season on Tuesday, June 26, and run every Tuesday through Oct. 16. The times will remain the same (2 p.m.-6 p.m.), however the location has changed. The Farmers’ Market will now be held on the frontage road in front of the Woodland Plaza Mall by...
Mrs. Biese’s first grade class shows off their new iPods, purchased for Rock Ledge Primary and Intermediate centers by the Rock Ledge PTO. Twenty-two iPod Touch devices were purchased for the primary school and twenty two were purchased for the intermediate school with funds from the Entertainment book sales and the Knowledge-A-Thon fundraiser....
Riverview Baptist Church has found a home in Seymour. Founded in 2002, the independent Baptist church has had several homes. The church has purchased the former Seymour Community Church at 216 N. Main St. “I was ordained from a local church ministry in California after I graduated with my bachelor’s degree to come back here and...
The village of Black Creek will be celebrating its 150th birthday at the Family Daze Celebration June 2. Organizations throughout the village are working together to make this a spectacular celebration of Black Creek. The 11th Annual Family Daze Parade is the traditional start of the Family Daze festivities hosted by the Black Creek Lions....
