The News from Black Creek & Nichols
The Black Creek Village Board got a new member Oct. 11. Jeff Stingle was approved by the board after being nominated by President Steve Rettler. Stingle replaces Kathy Pasch, who resigned earlier this month. She did not state a reason. l The Village Board also discussed what it would take to reopen the swimming lake next year....
A fund-raising spaghetti dinner sponsored by Black Creek Teachers and Families For Education will be held from 5-8 p.m. at the school. The dinner will raise money for instructional materials and technologies for students. Children’s entertainer Randy Peterson will perform and Bay Tek Games will provide entertainment. There will also be raffles and a silent auction. Advance...
Community Family Resource Centers, Inc. (CFRC) is hosting a fall Scrapbooking Weekend Friday, Nov. 12–Sunday, Nov. 14 at the Osborn Town Hall. Bring your traditional scrapbooking, digital scrapbooking, or another hobby and enjoy time with friends. Cost for Friday (5 p.m.– midnight) is $15, Saturday (8 a.m.– midnight) is $25, Sunday (8 a.m.– 4...
Students with “gold cards” leave school a bit early as part of the schools ELT program. - Photo by Rick Cohler
Time is precious, whether at work, as a parent at home or as a student in high school trying to fit classes, study halls, activities and maybe a job into each day. There’s barely...Black Creek businesses are hoping working together can overcome tough times. A new Black Creek Business Association is being formed, with a goal of getting the heavy traffic going through the “crossroads to the northwoods” to stop and see what the village has to offer. BCBA president Vicki Koehler said the idea for a group came...
The Streets Committee of the Black Creek Village Board will meet to discuss the pumps on WIS 54 and the drainage of water in the village at 8:30 a.m. Oct. 8 at the Black Creek Fire Hall, W5200 CTH B. The meeting follows two major flooding incidents following heavy rainfalls this summer. In both...
The next meeting of the Newton Blackmour State Trail Friends Group will be held at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 13 at the New London Public Library, 406 S. Pearl St., New London. The Friends Group has established a rotating meeting agenda, Anyone interested in public trails is welcome to attend. The Newton Blackmour trail is open...
Visitors to the sixth annual CHAPS Academy Fall Frolic and Family Fun Day will see major changes at the counseling center. The center, located at N5367 Mayflower Drive east of Shiocton, is in the midst of a capital project that has resulted in a near-doubling of the center’s physical facility. It includes a second arena for...
In a special meeting Sept. 20, the Black Creek Village Board approved paving of 325 feet of East Forest Street between Hickory Street and Sycamore Drive. The paving will cost $13,433. It was approved now because streets have been paved during construction on Forest Street and having the work done now while crews are in...
Republican Wisconsin Assembly District 5 candidate Jim Steineke, Kaukauna, survived a tough, three-way battle Tuesday to win the GOP primary. Steineke will face Democrat Mert Summers of De Pere in the Nov. 2 general election. Steineke trailed for much of the evening, then pulled ahead as Outagamie County precincts reported. Steineke garnered 2,103 votes, 38 percent, while...
