Hortonville News

Norval L. 'Swin' Swinford, Jr., age 89, New London, passed away on Monday, November 23, 2009.

For thousands of Christmas shoppers, the day after Thanksgiving is the day to bag some serious holiday bargains.

APPLETON - Police and the family of Connie Boelter have renewed pleas for information in the three-year-old homicide.

The following services will be affected by Thanksgiving holiday observances: Appleton: City offices closed Thursday and Friday.

Local churches are doing their part to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving Day meal next Thursday.

Friday, Nov. 20 - Familiar Grounds, 206 N. Pearl St., New London, will hold Girls' Day/Night Out from noon to 9 p.m. featuring free massages, hors d'oeuvres, food and beverage samples, door prizes and gifts.

Friday, Nov. 13 - The Cody Clauson Trio will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Wolf River Community Theatre, 225 W. North Water St., New London.

I've got an affliction called gender envy. Oh, but to be a female in America today.

EAU CLAIRE - The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire chapter of the national Alpha Lambda Delta and Phi Eta Sigma honor societies recently announced the induction of 224 members and named 2009-10 officers.

Outagamie County veterans groups will present their annual observance today in Appleton.

HORTONVILLE - Hortonville High School freshman Michael Darling has been surrounded by music all his life.

HORTONVILLE - Bethlehem Lutheran School, 126 N. Pine St., will hold a Veterans Day program at 1:30 p.m. Nov.

HORTONVILLE - The school district will conduct a Children's Fair for all 3- and 4-year-olds on Nov.

APPLETON - About 7,100 residences in western Outagamie County lost power for as much as a half-hour Thursday night.

Veterans Day will be celebrated across the country on Wednesday. The following events have been scheduled locally: The Learman-Schaller VFW Auxiliary to Post 2732 will hold a Veterans Day dinner at 6 p.m. Saturday at the clubhouse on Beckert Road in New London.

LENTZ, Roderick S.; 35, Fond du Lac. Sentenced to 15 years in prison and 15 years of extended supervision on two counts of child enticement, having sex with a child 16 or over and interference with child custody in Grand Chute and Appleton on Oct.

In the western part of our state recently, a bus driver who happened to be a man had the misfortune of being admired by an 11-year-old girl who apparently wanted to sit on his lap.

Fox Valley Lutheran: A Veterans Day observance is planned Nov. 11 at Fox Valley Lutheran High School, 5300 N. Meade St., Appleton.

Friday and Saturday, Oct. 30-31 - The annual Haunted Trail will be open at the main shelter at Hatten Park in New London.

HORTONVILLE - The annual Fall Brawl wrestling practice sessions will start Tuesday in the wrestling room at Hortonville High School.