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Ruby Szitta of Antigo celebrates 95th birthday
Mrs. Ruby (Spear) Szitta celebrated her 95th birthday recently at an open house hosted by her family. The party was held at Chocadoodledoo’s in Antigo with many relatives and friends in attendance, including Ruby’s sister, Jean Clay, who celebrated her 90th birthday last summer. Mrs. Szitta, a life-long resident of Langlade County, graduated from the Langlade County Teachers College in 1948. After beginning her career by teaching in several one-room schools, Ruby continued to work as a teacher and instructional assistant within the Antigo school district until retiring in 1993. Mrs. Szitta also served as Clerk of Summit Township from 1969 to 1999, worked at almost every election held between 1966 and 2020, and was also a dedicated 4-H leader of the Summit Satellites 4-H Club. Ruby attends St. John’s Catholic Church in Bloomville, where she is a longtime member.
Library official files complaint against county board
ANTIGO — Antigo Public Library Director Ada Demlow said she filed a complaint with the Langlade County District Attorney’s office Friday alleging the County Board violated open meetings law. The complaint charges the County Board with breaking an open meetings statute prohibiting changes to a meeting agenda within 24 hours of the meeting itself without just cause. Demlow said the County Board’s Administrative Committee meeting agenda changed last Monday afternoon...
Poll workers needed for upcoming elections
ANTIGO — Antigo City Hall is seeking several more workers for the fast-approaching April 2 election, as well as the general election in November. City of Antigo Clerk and Treasurer Kaye Matucheski, who is supervising election preparations, said approximately five more workers are needed to fully staff the April 2 event. “There has to be so many working in different areas. If I don’t get them next week, I’ll make...
Proposal restricting yard storage could become citywide law soon
ANTIGO — A proposal to add a section to a housing ordinance that would limit the number of vehicles residents can store outside on their properties passed a Finance, Personnel, and Legislative (FPL) Committee vote at City Hall Wednesday. If approved at next month’s April 10 common council meeting, the change would limit the number of recreational vehicles and structures that can be stored outside at a residence, other than in a driveway, to four. Included in the category of “recreational vehicles and structures” are...
Remote voting on hold in midst of mayor veto, questions
ANTIGO — Last week, the Antigo city council passed a motion to allow its members to vote remotely at meetings. It was vetoed Monday by Mayor Terry Brand, a move which he stated at a Finance, Personnel and Legislative Committee meeting Wednesday night he had made in order to allow more planning regarding precisely how to implement the change. “I vetoed that decision for now, and that’s the main reason: the process is not as complete as I think it needs to be, so we...
Former Town of Ackley and Rural Fire Control treasurer charged for embezzlement
ANTIGO — A local man was taken into custody and charged with a slew of felonies Wednesday related to embezzling over $300,000 while serving as treasurer both for the Town of Ackley Board and Langlade County Rural Fire Control. According to the criminal complaint, Gary A. Kieper, 69, stole $242,684.26 from the Town of Ackley from 2013 to 2023, and $80,458.02 from Rural Fire Control from 2017 to 2023. He sat on the Ackley Town Board for 27 years. ...
Pelican Lake Women’s Civic Club seeking vendors
ANTIGO — The Pelican Lake Women’s Civic Club is seeking crafters and vendors for their Memorial Weekend Fundraiser on Sunday, May 26 and for a separate fundraising event Saturday, July 6. Both events run from 10 to 3 p.m. at the Schoepke Town Hall on Highway 45 in the Village of Pelican Lake. Vendors can set up along the Pelican Lake side of the frontage road between 7:30 a.m. and 9 a.m., according to Lucy Nelson, the event organizer. ...
Court officials look to improve jury duty responses
ANTIGO — In Sept. 2023, Langlade County Clerk of Courts Tina Wild sent nearly 1,000 questionnaires out around the county. The questionnaires are sent out every year by court officials and essentially serve as a preliminary mechanism by which to vet potential jurors in case of a trial. The questions they contain are mostly basic, biographical ones: Are you employed? Do you have a mental disability? Have you ever been convicted of a crime? ...
Senior center tax program ending next week
ANTIGO — The free tax preparation program which was held this year at the Langlade County Senior Center will conclude next week. The AARP-sponsored program, through which IRS-trained tax preparers file taxes for Langlade County residents over 50 years old for free, was held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each Tuesday and Thursday at the Senior Center for the past two months. Judy Smith, a local coordinator for the...
Antigo Music Association to host show honoring World War II’s “Greatest Generation”
ANTIGO — Arleen Kaefer was hesitating to do something seemingly harmless: put a blue star up in her window. Kaefer was living in Buffalo. Her husband had been drafted for World War II. The blue star, of course, signified that a member of the household was serving in the military. Why the prospect of doing something apparently innocuous made her wary, though, was actually quite understandable, according to her granddaughter...
Helping Hair: local with cerebral palsy donates hair to Locks of Love
ANTIGO — When Susan Layton’s daughter Hanna was four years old, she donated her hair to Locks of Love, the organization which, of course, provides wigs to kids who have suffered hair loss due to medical conditions like cancer. Over 20 years have passed since then, but Susan returned to a hair salon last week for exactly the same reason: to accompany a daughter donating hair to Locks of Love. ...
Bluegrass band to perform in Wabeno at Volk Auditorium on May 4
WABENO — Put together a bass fiddle, mandolin, banjo, and strummin’ guitar and you have the makings for a great bluegrass band. Add to that a vocalist of the year, Grammy nominations and award-winning albums and you have the internationally recognized bluegrass band, The Special Consensus! Mark your calendars and buy tickets now to attend a night of bluegrass music with The Special Consensus! The concert is Saturday, May 4, 2024, at 7:00pm in the Nancy Volk Auditorium, 4325 Branch Street in Wabeno. The night...
Public transit bus involved in crash
ANTIGO — A public transit bus failed to yield at a stop sign and collided with an SUV in an accident that resulted in both vehicles being towed Tuesday morning at the intersection of Highway 64 and Charlotte St. The bus, one in the local fleet run by the Menomonie Department of Transit Services (MDOTs) that holds the contract to provide services to Langlade County, entered the intersection traveling north when it hit the westbound SUV. ...
City council approves controversial remote voting measure
ANTIGO — The Antigo City Council adopted a motion by a 6-3 vote Wednesday night that allows members to vote remotely. The change, which is now in effect, permits council members appearing via video conferencing applications such as Zoom to vote at up to four meetings per year while not physically present at city hall, likely because of extended periods of travel. Third Ward Alderman Tim Kassis, who for several...
Vehicle totaled after inexplicably starting fire at Walmart
ANTIGO — A vehicle unexpectedly erupted into an inferno Sunday morning in the Walmart parking lot, burning almost completely to the frame until being extinguished by responding firefighters. According to a report filed by the Antigo Fire Department about the incident, the fire was quelled less than five minutes after their personnel arrived on the scene. “The van was kind of in the middle of the parking lot — luckily...
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