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2016: A Year in Review

FEBRUARY•Hometown Bank to complete merger with Farmers Exchange •Wautoma girls’ basketball celebrates RED OUT Feb. 5•Wautoma Jazz Band attends UW-Stevens Point Jazz Fest Feb. 5•Warriors take third at SCC Championship Tournament on Feb. 5•Wautoma welders shine at SkillsUSA Regional Competition on Feb. 5•Fitness Flurry encourages family health and wellness on Feb. 6•Winter fun at the We Really Kare Fisheree on Feb. 6•Redgranite Piggly Wiggly to become Sentry Foods•Parkside Middle School performs at Waushara Industries Feb. 11•Ice Age Trail Candlelight Sweetheart event held at Caribou Bay Retreat Feb. 13•Coloma Lions host fisheree on Pleasant Lake Feb. 13•Warriors take second at WIAA Division 2 Regional Feb. 13•Sheriff reports 34 adults suspects charged with dealing or selling drugs in 2015•Cole Warzynski and Tanner Deist advance to State Wrestling Tournament in Madison•Wautoma Kiwanis to build new playground at Bird Creek Park•Wautoma Dive Team hosts Polar Plunge Feb. 21•Hundreds of supporters gather for Katelyn Quimby Benefit at Wautoma High School Feb. 20•Winter Flurry raises funds for CAP Services Family Resource Center Feb. 20•Neshkoro Old School Café now open•Wautoma students attend South Central Conference Honors Choir Feb. 15•Argus receives two awards from Wisconsin Newspaper Association Feb. 26•Parkside Middle School hosts District Solo & Ensemble Feb. 27•Sal and Barbara Gigante show appreciation for local heroes on Feb. 29

MAY•Reva Martinez sentenced to 8 years for drugs on April 26•Wild Rose senior Bre Marchan signs with Marquette University on April 26•Residents gather to save Coloma grocery store on April 30•Jailbreak Marathon held April 30 at Waushara County Fair Grounds•$12,533 raised at the 9th Annual Red Cross HEREOS Musciales held in Wild Rose•Josiah Tropp named McComb/Bruchs PAC executive director•Nick Surprise receives Wisconsin School Music Association State Solo & Ensemble Exemplary Award •Central Wisconsin Spring Fling held in Wautoma May 7•Jay Klemann elected president of Wautoma School Board•Wautoma Kiwanis Club builds Bird Creek Playground•Conservation Field Day held at Camp Lucerne•Hancock community members builds first playground•We Really Kare Fishing Club receives state recognition•After 55 years in the automotive industry, Reilly Motors owners decide to sell on May 24•Redgranite House Fire causes major damage, May 17•Wild Rose High School receives Nation’s HealtherUS School Challenge Bronze Award•County Supervisors tour Operating Engineers Local 139 in Coloma May 17•Tri-County fourth grader Brianna Buechner won the Ag in the Classroom Essay Contest•Charles Automotive hosts K-9 Brat Fry May 20-21•Riverview Elementary reveal new Buddy Bench during a ceremony on May 26 in memory of Maliyah Monacelli who passed in February. •Tri-County Class of 2016 graduation held May 27•Wautoma celebrates Class of 2016 on May 28•Wild Rose High School held graduation May 28•Almond-Bancroft Class of 2016 celebrated on May 29•Memorial Day celebrated throughout Waushara County May 30

APRIL•Wautoma District gathers valuable information for Vision of Growth for Wautoma Area Schools•Waushara County celebrates Blue Ribbon Kids Day on April 2•Parkside Middle School students tour local businesses April 7•Wautoma Common Council votes to fill millpond in 2017•Construction nearing completion for Juliette Manor in Berlin•Wautoma Alderman Trevor Diedrick appears in court on drug charges April 12•Bancroft hosts Honor Flight for local veterans April 17•Wautoma students take second at SCC Math Meet April 15•Wild Rose’s Tanner Hudziak named WIAA Scholar Athlete•Almond-Bancroft to hold November referendum on Bancroft School•Wautoma Top 10 honored at SCC Academic Awards Banquet April 20•Westfield Top 10 honored at SCC Banquet April 20•Public Health hosts Bike Rodeos at area elementary schools•Wautoma statistics class hosts taste-test at StoneRidge April 20•Tactical units participate in active shooter drill at ThedaCare Berlin Campus April 14•Redgranite Board approves quarry sign upgrade April 19•Waushara Supervisors re-elect Donna Kalata as chairman April 19•Christopher Zindars sentenced to 4 years for drugs on April 21•Wautoma High School students earn awards at media conference April 20•Wautoma students take home awards at SCC art show

MARCH, Continued•Agnes Bielmeier celebrates 103rd Birthday on March 17•Wautoma’s White River overflows after significant rainfall on March 17•Almond-Bancroft Board and residents discuss Bancroft School on March `6•Parkside Middle School hosts Book Celebration March 18•Local heroes attend Tri-County Family Reading Night March 17•Redgranite Elementary honored as Title I School•Children celebrate Easter throughout Waushara County on March 26•Tanner Hudziak selected to Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association All-Star Game

MARCH•Hope Lutheran hosts World Day of Prayer on March 4•Representatives honor all three Wautoma Eagle Scouts on March 6•Helen Fisher retires from Wautoma High School March 4•Wautoma Key Club hosts Easter Egg Hunt at Riverview on March 5•Wautoma students to compete at Wisconsin State Solo & Ensemble•Kim Floeter named Wisconsin Educational Support Professional of the Year•Wautoma breaks school records in win over Richland Center on March 2•Almond-Bancroft Eagles win WIAA Division 5 Regional Championship on March 5•Almond-Bancroft Eagles make school history with playoff victories•Norbert Walejko, Spring Lake, honored for 70 years of continuous service on March 8•Airplane crashes in swampy area in Town of Marion March 12•Wautoma School Board approves $692,700 in budget reductions on March 14•Daughters of the American Revolution honor Vietnam Veterans on March 8•Westfield School Board to accept bids for Neshkoro School•Wild Rose Elementary receives Title I honors on March 14

JANUARY•Culver’s of Wautoma undergoes extensive indoor renovation•Red Fox improvises polar plunge with dunk tank on Jan. 1•Berlin Hospital’s New Year’s Baby: Skylar Marie Kranz on Jan. 5•Hancock awarded $15,000 Let’s Play Construction Grant •41st annual Neshkoro Lions Fisheree held Jan. 9•Wautoma/Wild Rose wrestling takes first at Omro Invite Jan. 9•Wautoma Rotary celebrates 50th Anniversary sharing fellowship and memorable moments on Jan. 6•Les VanLoon honored for 50 years of membership to Wautoma Rotary on Jan. 6•Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley addresses Wautoma Rotary Jan. 13•Rural Christian Women’s Conference held in Wautoma on Jan. 16•ThedaStar Air Medical: A vital resource for rural communities•Nine area businesses sell tobacco products to youth in 2015•Coloma Historical Society Chili Cook-off held Jan. 23•Judge Guy Dutcher ranked as one of the top judges in Wisconsin•Westfield Forensics take first at the South Central Conference meet Jan. 25•Nordic Mountain and Thrivent Financial host Family Ski Day Jan. 31•Shopko Hometown Foundation donates $2,000 to Wautoma Schools•Hancock Lions Fisheree held Jan. 30•Timothy Farvour sentenced to five years for meth on Jan. 26•Car rear-ends school bus in Poy Sippi on Jan. 28•Collin Slife named 2015 INEX Wisconsin Bandit Bandolero Champion Jan. 30

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SEPTEMBER•Redgranite hosts annual Labor Day celebration Sept. 2-5•25th annual Neshkoro Lions Horse Pull held Sept. 3•Redgranite Labor Day Parade Sept. 5•Hancock Lions Labor Day celebration held Sept. 3 and 4•Emergency crews line Wautoma Main Street for 9/11 remembrance•Tri-County holds Green Bay Packers Youth Outreach Camp•Wild Rose Classic Car Show held Sunday, Sept. 17•Jakefest committee presents Redgranite Quarry Memorial sign to village board Sept. 20•Westfield Pioneer Days held Sept. 23-25•Riverview Elementary 3rd Graders deliver letters to Wautoma Fire Department on Sept. 19

2016: A Year in Review

DECEMBER•Waushara County presidential recount underway •Bancroft holds first Christmas Tree Lighting Dec. 2•Redgranite hosted Hometowne Christmas Dec. 3•Hancock hosts annual tree lighting Dec. 3•Juliette Manor celebrates five-star rating•William Warmbier named Neshkoro Citizen of the Year Dec. 3•Nelson Family donates Christmas Trees to area veterans Dec. 1•Wautoma Rotary brings Christmas to Main Street Dec. 1•Tri-County High School presented ‘The Beating Heart’ on Dec. 2 & 3•Happ’s Tree displayed at state Capitol•Hope Lutheran Cantata presented Dec. 11•Gary Wysocki receives Plainfield Lions Melvin Jones Fellowship Award•Wild Rose Lions host Breakfast with Santa Dec. 10•Hancock Citizens Committee hosts Christmas Celebration Dec. 10•Wild Rose Varsity Volleyball Coach Jason Kirby honored for 100 wins by Wisconsin Volleyball Coaches Association•American Legion Post 317 celebrates 95th anniversary Dec. 10•Friends of Roberts Park complete lamppost project Dec. 2•Former Montello pharmacist in court for delivering drugs•Wild Rose/Lioness & Thrivent hosts Special Needs Christmas Dec. 14•Redgranite and Wild Rose students celebrate D.A.R.E. Graduation Dec. 16•Wautoma and Hancock receive combat wounded parking signs•Waushara Christmas Project brings cheer to over 520 families•Students experience real-life scenarios at Wautoma High School Reality Store Dec. 15

NOVEMBER•Wautoma students perform ‘The Sound of Music’ •Wild Rose Drama Department presents ‘Annie’ •Waushara County sees a 65.2 percent voter turnout during Nov. 8 election•Demolition begins on former Juliette Manor •Wild Rose Cardiac Rehab earns national certification •Almond-Bancroft students present ‘For Whom the Tinkerbell Trolls’•Waushara County honors Veteran’s Day•Ben Turner harvests 13-pointer opening day•Hunters bag big bucks opening weekend•Presidential recount expected to begin Thursday, Dec. 1•Redgranite residents to vote April 4, 2017, on campaign contribution limits •Benefit underway for Karen Riley and family•Wild Rose’s Kylee Weasner named CWC-10 Volleyball Player of the Year Nov. 21•Breakfast with Santa and Cookie Walk held in Wautoma Nov. 26•Children of all ages attend Coloma’s Christmas Celebration Nov. 26•Cody Smiley’s racing passion leads to purchase of Golden Sands Speedway•Christmas kicks off in Westfield with Taste and Tour Nov. 25 and 26•Dominican native travels to Plainfield for Thanksgiving with the Hinz’s•Waushara County deer kills drop 3.73 percent reports Department of Natural Resources on Nov. 29

JUNE•Wild Rose boys’ track team wins State Championship June 3 and 4•Wild Rose girls 4x200 relay team places first at State •Wild Rose boys 4x200 relay team places first at State •Evergreen Campsites & Resorts receives Good Sam award •Area athletes participate at WIAA State Track Meet on June 3 and 4•Wyatt Juday wins Scholastic Clay Target Program State Championship in Rome on June 25•Austin Jakubowski sentenced to prison June 8•Owner of Benny’s Market purchases Royal Supermarket•Douglas Clark, Wautoma, graduates from US Air Force Academy•28th annual Tri-County Thresherman’s Show held June 10-12•Shelmet Precision Casting celebrates 56 years of American Manufacturing•Berlin High School to receive new football field•Dan Maglior named publisher of Waushara Argus/Resorter•Clayton Reid graduates from United States Air Force Academy•Former Poy Sippi Elementary School catches fire June 17•Father’s Day Car & Truck Show held at Bird Creek Park•Poy Sippi Days held at Poy Sippi Park June 18•Rock ‘N’ Granite Toms Youth Day held June 18•Cluckenfarten Fly-In/Drive-In held at Wautoma Airport June 19•Over 600 attend Juliette Manor open house in Berlin June 25•June Dairy Breakfast held at Krentz Family Dairy Farm June 26•Coloma Chicken Chew held June 24-26•Wyatt Juday new Scholastic Clay Target Program State Championship in Rome

JULY•Neshkoro Fire Department 3rd annual Car Show July 3•Camp Parkside makes learning fun for young students•Mt. Morris celebrates Independence Day July 2•Waushara County celebrates Freedom Fest July 2•Hancock celebrates Vietnam Veterans July 2•Dawn Shuman to oversee nursing and patient care at both ThedaCare Hospitals•Community members and visitors experience the Taste of Wautoma on July 13•St. Joseph Catholic Church Parish Festival July 16-17•Plainfield Fireman’s Jamboree & State Waterfights held July 15-17•Former Farmers Exchange Bank President and CEO, Geffrey Sawtelle, accused of fraud and embezzlement •Wild Rose Days held July 22 and 23•Fit Friends for Life honor police officers with blue ribbons•Hancock Research Station and Gardens celebrates centennial•Almond Lions Club hosts 53rd Tater Toot July 29

AUGUST•Heartland Farms, Inc. holds Grand Opening Aug. 4•Otto Hensel won Best of Show/Grand Champion for his red cabbage at the Wisconsin State Fair on Aug. 4•Springwater Cemetery celebrates 150th anniversary•St. Paul Parish Festival held Aug. 6 and 7•Ribbon cutting held at Hancock playground Aug. 7•Waushara County Relay for Life held Aug. 5 and 6•Bancroft Good Old Days Parade held Aug. 14•Wautoma Augustfest held Aug. 13•Col. Robyn Blader graduates from U.S. Army War College in PA•Waushara County Fair held Aug. 18-21

OCTOBER•Semi tractor and trailer catch fire on I-39 on Sept. 28•Crow in Waushara County tests positive for West Nile Virus•Coloma Fall Fest held Oct. 1•Wild Rose Wildcats claim third straight volleyball conference championship•Neshkoro Scarecrow Festival held Oct. 8•Wautoma Fire Department raises $16,000 at banquet Oct.8•Mass Casualty Incident training held at Waushara County Fairgrounds Oct. 8•Reach the Peak held Oct. 8 at Nordic Mountain •Wautoma volleyball team claims SCC Championship •Wild Rose Wildcats end season undefeated as CWC-10 Champs on Oct. 14•Olivia Baumgartner receives wish from Make-A-Wish Foundation on Oct. 14•Wild Rose football team moves on to second round of WIAA Division 7 playoffs •Wild Rose freshman MacKenzie Caves advances to State Cross Country Meet with a 5th place overall finish in the sectional meet. •Waushara Chamber names Jennifer Culver Citizen of the Year Oct. 27•Waushara Chamber names Agnes Breitzman Business Person f the Year on Oct. 27•Wild Rose Wildcats end football season with playoff loss to Edgar Oct. 28•Waushara County celebrates Halloween Oct. 29