The News from Black Creek & Nichols
John Maino, author of several books on WW II veterans was guest speaker at the Nichols History Day celebration. - Photo by Keith Skenandore
By: Keith Skenandore, reporter A trip down memory lane was taken by those who attended the Nichols Area Historical Society’s 10th annual program on Saturday, April 14. Guest speak John Maino read...
The cast of “Murder is a Game” and their roles: front row, left to right: Megan Biese (B.B Mink), Eiley Schiffer (Director), Danielle Ward (Lois Dunston); row 2: Sam Wendt (Nick R.), Alyshia Green (Sloan Bigelow), Taylor Bailey (Cora Leech), Kaitlin Birkholz (June Ripley), Joey Krohlow (Stephen Leech); back: Brook Blohm (assistant to...
If you haven’t done so already, be sure to submit your rummage sale listing for Black Creek’s first annual village-wide rummage sale soon. The Black Creek Advancement Association is sponsoring the sale on Saturday, May 5 from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Maps showing the location and listing details on each registered sale will be available...
Just two weeks are left in the search for Black Creek’s 2012 Citizen of the Year. For over 20 years, this award has been used to recognize people who give their time and effort to the Black Creek community. The 2012 recipient of the award will be profiled in the Advertiser Community News &...
Whether you want to learn about water conservation, landscape design and gardening methods – or if you just plain want to soak up the sights, smells and sounds offered by a big, beautiful garden – National Public Gardens Day presents the perfect opportunity for gardeners of all skill levels (even those lacking green thumbs!)...
The Easter Bunny does the "Hokey Pokey" during his April 7 visit to Nichols - Photo by Rick Cohler
By Kathy Danke He came hopping in with 1,200 eggs Last Saturday the annual “Egg Stravaganza” was a huge success, as always, with a record- breaking turnout. The event, sponsored by the Nichols Advancement Association (NAA) started...
Mitt Romney won the Wisconsin Republican Presidential Primary on Tuesday, April 3. Romney received 44 percent of the vote. Rick Santorum finished second with 37 percent, followed by Ron Paul with 11 percent and Newt Gingrich had 6 percent. Michelle Bachman and Jon Huntsman each had 1 percent of the vote. Santorum carried Outagamie, Brown, Shawano,...
Two graduating seniors, one boy and one girl, have been named Seymour High School’s 2012 WIAA Scholar Athletes. Mandy Trautmann and Mark Dessart will receive medals from the WIAA at the school’s awards ceremony on Wednesday, May 16. Each year, member high schools of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association are invited to nominate one boy and...
The Black Creek Advancement Association is again sponsoring the annual search for a Citizen of the Year. As is the tradition, the 2012 recipient of the award will be profiled in the Advertiser Community News, will appear in the Family Daze parade on June 2, and will be honored at a banquet in the fall. Since...
Three unopposed candidates on the ballot were elected. John Minlschmidt 150, Jennifer Sassman 149, Everett Wendt 130. Teresa Riehl received three write-in votes while Bob Spaulding, Roger Grode and Paul Rettler each recieved one.
