St. Nazianz News

The dwindling grains of sand in my hourglass serve notice this is my last chance to address the unfinished business of 2009.

Linda and Jim Frasch don't use the words commitment or passion. Certainly not hero.

Trials and tribulations, tragedies and stories of survival affected the Manitowoc County community this past year.

'There are two spiritual dangers in not owning a farm. 'One is the danger of supposing that breakfast comes from the grocery, and the other that heat comes from the furnace.' That quote from Aldo Leopold's February essay in his revered 'Sand County Almanac' ranks among my favorites in all his environmentally oriented literary works.

VALDERS - "Welcome to Tie One On!" Greg Stebnitz shouted to visitors as they approached his Camp Sinawa cabin Saturday evening.

MANITOWOC - Carla Halvorson turned in nomination papers with 229 signatures Wednesday afternoon to the county clerk's office for the county executive post currently held by Bob Ziegelbauer.

With two amendments, County Board supervisors voted 19-5 Tuesday night to accept the 2010 budget calling for spending of $66 million, but with a $600,000 addition County Executive Bob Ziegelbauer labeled a "foolish tax increase." Ziegelbauer's budget called for spending $12 million less than the 2009 budget, reflecting personnel cuts in the ...

As many as 6,000 people are expected to attend Staff Sergeant Amy Krueger's visitation over two days.

While an empty chair at the Veterans Day program at Kiel High School served as a reminder Staff Sgt.

Condor sprayers awarded gold medal at 2009 AgroProd Expo in Kazakhstan Nov. 6, 2009 While on display at the 2009 AgroProd Expo in Astana, Kazakhstan, the Miller Condor Series Sprayer, in conjunction with regional distributor CanAgro Exports Inc., was awarded a Gold Medal.

Herbert F. Reindl, age 92, of 1010-B S. 39th St., Manitowoc, died on Wednesday morning, Oct.

MISHICOT - From bowling to carving to baking, Saturday's 22nd Annual Pumpkinfest had a little something for everyone who likes the orange-colored cousins of gourds and squash.

The Manitowoc County Human Services Department will accept applications from Manitowoc County residents for the 2009-10 Wisconsin Home Energy Assistance Program beginning Oct.

CLEVELAND - Ben Davidson of Reedsville and Eric Bischoff of St. Nazianz recently were awarded scholarships for successfully completing the Tractor Safety for Youth course at Lakeshore Technical College.

Manitowoc County hopes to soon break ground on a new dispatch center -- one equipped with new technology to improve communication during an emergency.

It's been nearly five years since the last tornado touched down in Manitowoc County.

MANITOWOC - A pair of Manitowoc drivers, Mike Bastian and Adam Krepline, each posted feature wins in their respective divisions during the Eastern Wisconsin Stock Car program at Manitowoc Expo Speedway on Friday night.

Mark Miller, CEO of Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek, will leave the law firm on Dec. 31. Miller has "indicated a desire to transition into outside business investment opportunities," the firm said in a news release.

ST. NAZIANZ - Arson was ruled out in a fire Saturday that started on the second story of an unoccupied, abandoned house on county Highway A at Carstens Lake Road, said Fred Koeppen, St.

Father Robert Clarence Vande Hey, O. Praem., age 84, a member of the Norbertine Community of St.