Local News Briefs Saturday 10/11/14

Voter
ID

 

With
the U.S. Supreme Court putting a hold on Wisconsin’s
voter ID law, it looks like you won’t have to show an ID at the polls on
November 4th.  Fond du Lac
County Clerk Lisa Freiberg says as of right now its elections will run like
they have in the past….you are already registered you’ll just have to state
your name and address and sign the poll book, and you’ll be given a ballot.
Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen stated earlier today that they are
exploring the Supreme Court’s concerns over the law and still have voter ID on
election day.

 

Chegwin And Oakfield Elementary Honored As Schools Of
Recognition

 

Representatives from a couple of area elementary schools will
be among the 173 schools from throughout the state that will be honored as
Schools of Recognition at the state capitol Monday. Oakfield Elementary will be
honored as one of the High Progress Schools and Chegwin
Elementary School in Fond du Lac will be honored as one of the
schools that Beat the Odds. Chegwin has been a School of Recognition
for 11 years. The ceremony is at 11 a.m. at the Capitol Rotunda. Each school
will receive a plaque and $500 for use on any school-related activity. Chegwin
will also receive a special banner as one of only three schools in the state to
earn recognition for 10 straight years.

 

MEC Recognized

 

Mayville Engineering Company, Inc. (MEC) was recognized this
week at the annual Wisconsin 75 event as being
one of the largest closely held companies in the state. The company has
extensive operations in Wisconsin
with manufacturing facilities in Mayville, Beaver Dam, Neillsville and Wautoma.
MEC operates 17 facilities in five states with over 2 million square feet of
manufacturing space. The firm is 100% employee owned with over 2,000 employee
shareholders. The Wisconsin 75 program recognizes business contributions to the
communities in which the firms are located, the people who build the business
and the overall Wisconsin economy.

 

YPF Casino Night A Success

 

Incredible generosity helped to make the Young Professionals
of Fond du Lac recent Casino Night fundraiser a tremendous success! As a result
they were able to present a $5,750 check donation to the Fondy Food Pantry. “Fondy
Food Pantry is extremely grateful to YPF for selecting our organization as the
recipient for this year’s Casino Night donation,” stated Sarah Zimmerman,
president of the Fondy Food Pantry.  The
Casino Night was held at the South Hills Golf & Country Club on Friday,
September 19th. The event also helped to stock the shelves as attendees donated
to a food drive, filling over six donation bins! “The cash donation will be
used to purchase individual meal items for our weekend kids food program, Food
for Thought, as well as food items for our family food boxes,” explained
Zimmerman.  “Thank you again to everyone
involved.  The donation is greatly needed
and much appreciated!”

 

Allenton/St.Lawrence Open House And Pancake Breakfast
(Through Sunday Only)

 

The Allenton and St. Lawrence
Fire Departments will host an open house and pancake breakfast at the Allenton
Fire Station this Sunday. Hours for the event are from 8 a.m. to noon. In
addition to the hotcakes there will be a kids scavenger hunt, fire extinguisher
training, kitchen fire demonstration, you can have your fire extinguisher
inspected, and there will be door prizes. The cost for the breakfast is $5 with
those 6 and under admitted free. Proceeds will go towards purchase of fire
equipment.