Vesper News

* At 9:02 a.m. Monday, a Port Edwards woman reported the theft of a Garmin GPS from a vehicle in the 500 block of Letendre Avenue.

Masses for deer hunters are set for 4 p.m. Saturday at St. James in Vesper, and 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday at St.

Two teenagers were referred to Wood County Social Services, according to the Police Department log.

Dale Hahn, 60, 4983 Meadow Lane, Vesper, died Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St.

Berdine I. Keyes, 77, of 2230 14th St. S., Wisconsin Rapids, died Thursday afternoon, Nov.

WISCONSIN RAPIDS -- Nearly $2,000 was raised by local children at participating schools during United Way of Inner Wisconsin's sixth annual Community Change Drive from Oct.

Isadore Joseph Umlauft Sr., 85, of Marshfield, died Tuesday evening, Nov. 3, 2009, at the Bethel Nursing Center with his family by his side and under the tender care of Ministry Home Hospice.

Isadore Joseph Umlauft Sr., 85, Marshfield, died Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, at the Bethel Nursing Center.

Halloween falls on a Saturday this year, and little costumed characters will be out on the streets then, so keep an eye open for them.

19, a motorcycle ridden by Donald F. Sladek, Jr., 53, Marshfield, struck a deer on Highway 13, near Highway 10.

* At 6:48 p.m. Thursday, a pickup truck driven by Ronald A. Race, 56, Wisconsin Rapids, and a car driven by Jacob J. Lewis, 25, Wisconsin Rapids, collided on Peterson Avenue, near Eighth Street South.

Question: There are a lot of spring flowering bulbs for sale now. How late is it safe to plant these bulbs? -- Darlene, Vesper Answer: Spring flowering bulbs should be planted in fall in Wisconsin.

The following trick-or-treat hours will be observed: Adams - 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Oct.

Robert Ferkey of Nekoosa has been inducted into the University of Wisconsin-Platteville chapters of Alpha Lambda Delta and Phi Eta Sigma national honor societies.

After five years of work and a one-month delay by county supervisors, Wood County has a comprehensive plan in place.

Donna Anderson, certified infant massage parent educator, talked about Tender Touches, a community infant massage program.

School Board: 6 p.m. Monday, Conference Room A. Agenda includes: Student report; Staff recognition by superintendent; minutes; public comment; board committee reports; agenda referrals; legislative agenda; bills; discussion and possibly action on the hiring of a project based learning implementation specialist at Vesper Community Academy; ...

Lucille L. Grimm, 93, formerly of Vesper, died on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009, at the Edgewater Haven Nursing Home, Port Edwards.

* At 3:08 p.m. Tuesday, a Grand Rapids man reported the theft of building materials from the 5000 block of Prairie Ridge Drive.

The garden-encircled gazebo at the Central Wisconsin State Fair is a respite from sunshine and sore feet for fairgoers.