Thiel adds trees to her resume

Chilton Public Works administrative assistant Judy Thiel receives her certificate of completion of the Wisconsin Community Tree Management Institute from Chief State Forester Paul DeLong.

CHILTON -- Judy Thiel, Public Works administrative assistant for the City of Chilton, recently completed the requirements of the Wisconsin Community Tree Management Institute (CTMI), an innovative program that helps municipal employees to develop effective urban forestry program leadership and management skills.

The Community Tree Manage-ment Institute was sponsored and developed by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources with assistance from University of Wisconsin-Extension, UW- Ste-vens Point, and the Cities of Madison, Richland Center and Stevens Point.

Students from 30 Wisconsin communities participated in the new training program.

Three corn silage events in county

The Calumet County Forage Council will host three separate corn silage dry down events again this year. The first event will be held at the Martin and Tom Biese Farm located on Hwy 57 three miles north of New Holstein on Tuesday, Aug. 24. 

The second event will be Tuesday, Sept. 7, at the Greg Bohman Farm located 2 miles north of Brillion on County Highway PP. The third event will be at Schneider Farms Inc. on Tuesday, Sept. 21. Schneider Farms is located 1 mile west of Hwy 57 on Faro Springs Road. 

Each event will run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Corn growers should bring three randomly selected stalks from each variety for moisture testing. There is a limit of two varieties per grower. 

The Calumet County Forage Council will be offering brats, burgers and soda/water at each location over the noon hour time frame. There is a suggested $2 donation per sample to cover drying costs and noon lunch.

The Corn Silage Dry Down Events are sponsored by the Calumet County Forage Council in partnership with Calumet County UW-Extension and Fox Valley Technical College Farm Business & Production Management Program.

Brewers tickets still available

NEW HOLSTEIN -- Tickets are still available for the Brewer bus trip Sunday, Aug. 22. Sponsored by the Neighborhood Watch of New Holstein, the bus is leaving the New Holstein Public Library at 9:30 am. The $25 price includes the bus ride, snacks, a Brewer ticket in the terrace reserve area, and a coupon for a hot dog and soda. Tickets can be purchased at the New Holstein Public Library.

Kiel Car Club ready to cruise

KIEL -- The 18th Kiel Car Club Annual Car Cruise takes place Saturday, Aug. 21, at McDonalds in Kiel at 5 p.m. The cruise will take you on a scenic journey through east central Wisconsin.
The 29th Annual Kiel Car Show and Swap Meet follows on Sunday, Aug. 22, at the Kiel City Park, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Proceeds go to local charities.
The Kiel Car Club monthly meeting is set for Sept. 1 at 6:30 p.m. at Tim Allens Bar in Kiel. New members are welcome to join. Contact Kevin at 920-946-8046, or email us at for more info.

County fair coupon numbers

As promised more numbers are being picked to win midway ride packages and you could be holding one. Five hundred numbers are being chosen, 100 each day of the fair, and 25 will be announced each week via the newspaper. Numbers start with 10XXXXX, this weeks number's are: 92, 579, 640, 755, 999, 1131, 1205, 1422, 1544, 1666, 2199, 2453, 2951, 3663, 4264, 6116, 11757, 12537, 13456, 13917, 14982, 17776, 18137, 19273, 19711. If you have one of these numbers just bring it with you to the fair Labor Day Weekend and stop by the fair office to claim your ride ticket package.

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