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Unique Business Spurs Downtown Park

Antigo has been home to a unique business for more than 60 years, and now it is host to an equally unique downtown park. Dean and Polly Blazek have developed the park on a vacant lot at Fifth Avenue and Clermont Street at the center of the downtown district, erecting historic and rare signs, some…

Habitat For Humanity Holds Open House

Paul Grinde, President of Habitat for Humanity of Langlade County, welcomed guests to the Habitat for Humanity Open House on Saturday, November 14 by saying “This is a time to celebrate.” Nearly 900 hours of work by friends, family, and Habitat volunteers completed the home for David, Theresa, and Casey Ferrel on Lincoln Street in…

Lawmakers From Across State Among Forestry Tour Crowd

Thirteen Assembly Republicans representing districts that cover all corners of the state met in Antigo on Thursday for a behind-the-scenes tour of northern Wisconsin’s logging and forestry industry. The tour was organized by 35th Assembly Rep. Rep. Mary Czaja of Irma, whose district includes Antigo, and 34th Assemblyman Rep. Rob Swearingen of Rhinelander. They were…

Hydratight Will Expand in Antigo

Hydratight, one of the steady industries on the north side of Antigo, will be expanding during 2016. A spokesman for Actuant, the parent company of Hydratight, explained that the production facilities here will be growing as it takes over some of the production that was being done in a plant in Red Wing, Minn. There…

Students Offered A Lesson In logging

Students from across the Antigo school district got a firsthand look at one of Langlade County’s showcase industries—logging—at Crestwood Elementary School on Friday. Steve Marshall Logging donated a day of service by logging the forest at Crestwood, and instructors turned it into an educational opportunity for high school students in agricultural science, forest science and…

Antigo’s Logging Demonstration

Students from the Unified School District of Antigo’s attended a logging demonstration at Crestwood Elementary School on Friday, October 23, 2015. They learned how Wisconsin’s Forests become a sustainable forest. They had a first-hand view of how trees are harvested and then made into lumber.

Langlade County Leaders Hope To Get Kids Interested In Forestry

The average logger in Langlade County will turn anywhere from 50 to 60 years old this year. That statistic worries economic leaders because forestry is one of the county’s biggest industries. “Our average logger right now is between 50 and 60 years of age,” says Angie Close, the Executive Director of the Langlade County Economic…

Ready to Go!

Crews are surging ahead on plans for a new apartment complex on Antigo’s north side, already completing the pads for several of the six planned buildings in a race to beat the wintertime snows. S.C. Swiderski LLC of Mosinee broke ground on the complex, located just east of North Star Lanes, in September, with hopes…

Dixie Lunch to Mark 70 Years Here Next Week

‘One of downtown Antigo’s most durable businesses, the Dixie Lunch is marking its 70th year in business next week. Gary “Gus” Ourada and his sister, Sue, are manning the restaurant and Fifth Avenue Lounge just a heartbeat away, maintaining a tradition established by their parents, Ed and Georgian Ourada, seven decades ago. They explained that…

Government Contracting Opportunities for Small Businesses

Wisconsin Procurement Institute will be holding a program on Wednesday, November 11, 2015 on Government Contracting Opportunities for Small Businesses at Northcentral Technical College – Antigo Campus in Room WT 108A. Registration will start at 8:30 am. Program starts at 9:00 am. For more information go to Government Contracting Opportunities.

Brickner’s Building Update

Workmen were at the north edge of the roof on the new body shop and recreational vehicle building at Brickners of Antigo this week on Antigo’s north side. The large building will allow updating and expansion of the body shop and also provide space for servicing, storage and perhaps display of some of that recreational…

Langlade County Heavy Metal Tour for 8th Graders

Langlade County 8th grader students got the opportunity to go on a Heavy Metal Tour of Langlade County. The 8th graders spent the day touring manufacturing facilities and viewing state-of-the-art technology and learning about opportunities in manufacturing careers. Tours include Antigo Neon, Northern Steel, Johnson Coil, Volm Companies, Fresh Tech, and Amron.