Community

 The Combined Locks Village Board approved the purchase of a rescue pumper from Pierce Manufacturing for the Fire Department last week.

By Tom  Collins

Reporter

The July 6 meeting of three Kaukauna committees seemed more like the lightning round of a popular game show with brief items on the meeting agendas and just 15 minutes of meeting time.

Satellite technology can perform some amazing tasks. Recently, a satellite company called Utilus worked with Little Chute and several other communities to detect leaks in water pipes.

Editor’s note: This year’s Kaukauna Alumni Foundation rally, scheduled for June 20, was cancelled due to the global coronavirus pandemic.

During high school, Warren Schneider didn’t make a name for himself in extracurricular activities. “Mostly I had a lot of fun,” he said.

Claire Duval, a recent graduate of Kimberly High School, has been selected as a recipient of a Georgia-Pacific Foundation Employees’ Children Scholarship.

The old saying about casting a stone into the water can create ripples that turn into waves might be said about Biking for Babies and the efforts of Kaukauna natives Nikki and Kevin Biese.

Paperfest recently announced a new three-day social distancing concert series.

The effort by many communities to open some facilities this summer now extends to some Sherwood park facilities as well. Some tough decisions were recently made by the village.

The Kimberly Village Board last week approved a site review of AIT Technologies at 738 Ford Street, which was recommended by the Plan Commission.

“It is our aim to review staffing and to determine how we can improve communication and become more efficient in how we do things,” said President Kevin Hietpas at a recent meeting of the Harrison Village Board, seeking to bring efficiencies and economies to the administration of the Village.