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EIRSKEDiTiON Farmers friend: James Wagner of The Larsen Co. says part of his job is to educate the public about food growing and proces-, singB-8 Wagner Business on B-8, B-9 Green Bay Press-Gazette Wednesday, December 5, 1990 cKy thousand Tax bill coming soon to mailbox near you Neither blizzards nor high winds nor flood nor cold of night will keep 1990 Brown County property tax bills from appearing in mailboxes in the next two weeks. Shovel the blame on Algoma for big blizzard Green Bay property owners can expect a 1.17 percent increase in the bottom line compared with 1989. City bills may be sent. out as early as the end of this week, Brown County Treasurer By Paul Srubas Press-Gazette Just blame Algoma.

If you strained your back while shoveling snow, had to spend $50 to have your car towed out of a ditch, lost a day's pay because your place of employment shut down and had to put up with a houseful of screaming kids because school closed early Monday, just blame Algoma. The snowstorm, not the city, Snowstorm Algoma was the first snowstorm of the year, according to meteorologist John Chandik. The WLUK-TV weatherman names winter storms alpha betically by communities in the station's viewing area. Algoma thus became the name for the record-setter that dumped 14.4 inches on Green Bay. What do the people of Algoma think of Chandik's practice? Some communities may regard it as a potential public relations problem, but the hardy folks of Algoma take it as a matter of pride.

"The publicity is very nice," said May--or Orville Demeuse. "It gives credibility to our city. It boosts our ego." People will remember Snowstorm Algoma as the big one, the nasty record-setter that kicked off the season, he said. "I think it's pretty great," said Shireen Cowdery of the city's chamber of com-, merce. "Personally, I think Algoma looks better with lots of snow, and I love my town.

The local people are pretty tickled." She said the storm was a tribute to the city's generosity: "We didn't take all the snow for ourselves. We shared it with everybody in the state." Last year's first snowstorm of the sea--son was far less memorable. Snowstorm Allouez was "largely a bust," Chandik said. He predicted a big one, but the area ended up with only 1.1 inchesThe first storm of 1987, Snowstorm dropped 9.5 inches on the area on Dec. 15., Kerry Blaney said.

Bills to residents in other municipalities will follow. The owner of a Blaney Two die in storm; crews gaining, on snow removal By Julie Bell and Gary Dodge Press-Gazette Cleanup continued this morning from Monday's blizzard, which claimed two area lives and will cost governments hundreds of thousands of dollars. Mark A. Reed, 24, Route 1, Pulaski, died at 9:45 a.m. Tuesday after losing control of his car on snow-covered Wisconsin 29 and colliding with a semi-truck, the Shawano County Sheriffs Department said.

Elnora Schnell, 73, formerly of Kiel, died Tuesday afternoon from exposure after walking away from a town of Newton group home, Manitowoc County Coroner Marion Cumming said. Hockhammer Home employees noKiced Schnell was missing about 4 p.m. Tuesday. A sheriffs deputy found her near the home an hour later, Cumming said. In Green Bay, an estimated $150,000 will be spent this week on snow removal alone, Public Works Director Dick Hall said.

Still to be figured is the cost for police and Tuesday night, Highway Commissioner Roger Kolb said. The highway department got about 100 calls Tuesday, mostly from rural residents wondering when county plows would get to them, he said. Brown County Sheriffs Department phones also continued to be busy Wednes-! day as people called to report minor storm-related accidents, Capt. Frank Tomcheck said. Green Bay ended its snow emergency at 6 p.m.

Tuesday, meaning cars again can be left on city streets. But full city and county crews returned this morning to scrape snow-packed roads, widen snow-filled traffic lanes and haul piled snow away from street corners, Kolb and Green Bay Operations Superintendent Dave Damro said. Brown County crews also were going over roads again today after finally reaching the county's most remote town roads Blizzard brings out the best and worst of state residentsB-6 fire department overtime. Snow removal will cost Brown County at least $100,000 by week's end, but much of that money will be recovered when the county charges the state and towns for clearing their roads, Highway Commissioner Roger Kolb said. $60,000 home will pay $1,919.40 up $22.20 from last year.

The rate increased from $31 .62 per $1,000 assessed valuation to $31.99. Property owners who pay their taxes by Dec. 31 can claim them on their 1990 federal tax forms, Blaney said. First or full payments must be made by Jan. 31.

Second payments are due on July 31. Former DA Appel joins new judgeship race William Appel, a former Brown County district attorney, plans to run for a new circuit court judgeship. Appel, 44, whose office is at 345 S. Adams served as district attorney from 1974 to 1978. He did not seek re-election.

"I believe I offer a broad background of Green Bay welcomes new bishop experience that the other announced candidates do not have," he said. His private practice involves criminal, family and civil law. Also expected to run are Green Bay Municipal Judge William Atkinson; Dennis Verhaagh, 2710 Appel S. Van Buren Vance Waggoner, 441 S. Quincy and Sharren Rose, 11 Webster Heights.

The Legislature created the new judgeship, Brown County's eighth, this year. The last, judgeship was added in 1968. Judges Richard Greenwood, Carl Fenwick and N. Patrick Crooks are also up for election, but have no opposition at this time. Storm forced Water Utility to use reservoir Monday's snowstorm tested the Green Bay Water Utility.

Superintendent Bill Nabak said the department was cut off from its main water source Lake Michigan for about seven hours when electrical power was lost in the Kewaunee area. The utility turned to its Sugarbush reservoir and four wells to supply water to the city. Nabak said the water department owes a big thanks to the Kewaunee County Highway Department that twice carried water department employees to the lakeshore pumping station to resolve the problem. Nabak said the public water supply was not impaired while the flow was interrupted. From Press-Gazette staffreports.

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today. Press-Gazette photos by Joan Gutheridge Meet the bishop: The Rev. Dan talks with Bishop Robert J. Banks De Wane of Kewaunee, right, at a reception at Cathedral Hall. "I really love the snow.

I was wishing we would have a blizzard and I'm glad we did. "We got out of school yesterday (Monday) and again today (Tuesday). "I'm going Christmas shopping today. I starting baking First son, now dad Thomas 17 votes defeat Pulaski school building plan get called for duty Christmas cookies, too." Ann Thomas, 25, Green Bay, student, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College By Kathleen McGillis Prft-Gfl7fttt Lotteries Drawn Tuesday, Dec. 4 Illinois Dally game Pick (our 6,4,7 8,5,5,3 Michigan Dally game 1,7,7 Daily-4 3,4,8,5 Keno 4,5,7,8,11,13,16,23,31,32,36, 41 ,44,47,50,53,59,60,68,76,78,80 By Gary Dodge Press-Gazette The Pulaski School District may return to the drawing board after residents defeated a $7 million building referendum by 17 votes Tuesday.

Voters rejected the proposed Glenbrook Elementary School building project 779-762, according to unofficial tallies. "We'll have to review and evaluate what happened and decide what steps to take to protect the safety, integrity and quality of the district," Superintendent Steve Koch said. The proposed plan included 22 classrooms to replace the old part of Glenbrook and provide handicap access and remodeling for energy efficiency. The bonding also would have covered the cost of a high school girls' varsity locker room, roof replacements and parking lot repairs. Also to be included were a new bwuiiiixiitg puui Intel, a new boiler for the high school, and repair of tennis courts and the track.

"We can go back and decide to do just a few things," Koch said. "We can pare that (buildr ing plan) down and prioritize it, and defer some things." The School Board developed; the plan over two years and could go through another planning process, he said. Fewer than 20 percent of eli-' gible voters cast ballots, but' the aftermath of Monday's bliz- zard apparently affected voter; turnout, Koch said. "People listened to the issues and we appreciate that," he said. Public meetings were held to explain the proposed plan.

it will be resolved peacefully." In letters to his family, Craig Bukowski's morale seems to Te-main positive, his father said. Bukowski said members of the 432nd knew they were high on the list for a call-up. But "the impact doesn't come home until you get the call." He said the civil affairs unit will be a liaison between U.S. military forces and the Saudis. This isn't the first call-up for Bukowski, a veteran of more than 20 years in the reserves.

He was called to active duty in Vietnam in June 1968 and returned in September 1969. He was an enlisted member of the U.S. Army from 1964 to 1966. "I'd ask everyone in Green Bay and Brown County to pray for peace," he said. The feisty Bukowski's absence will be noticeable in county government as well as Ashwaubenon, where he has been in- Brown County's chief lawyer learned Tuesday he will follow his son to Saudi Arabia.

Kenneth Bukowski, 1350 Avondale Drive, saw his son, Craig, 22, off Oct. 13 when the 890th Transportation Company left Green Bay for Fort McCoy and subsequently Saudi Arabia. Bukowski, a lieutenant colonel, will be one of 17 members of the 432nd Civil Affairs Co. headquartered in Green Bay sent to Fort Bragg, N.C., on Friday. He expects to be in Saudi Arabia before Christmas.

His family, which includes another son and two daughters, is finding it more difficult to deal with the call-up because Craig Bukowski already is gone. "It sure is harder. My wife is having a hard time with it," Bukowski said. "Everyone is hoping Oneida Cash 3 8,0,8 Kenneth Bukowski Headed to Saudi Arabia volved in a variety of issues. Most recently, he was in a group that wants to see an indoor recreation facility and performing arts center built in the village.

County Executive Thomas Cuene said Bukowski's assistant, John Jacques, will be acting county lawyer. Some legal work may be contracted out. Inside Deaths B-2 B-2 Weather watch B-10 It.