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marshals seized Thurston's ring, awarded at the end of the 1967-68 season, and plan to sell it to recover some of the $1.7 million the government claims Thurston owes in back taxes. The sale comes just weeks after the Packers received Super Bowl XLV rings for their victory at the end of the 2010-11 season. According to documents filed in U.S. District Court's Western District, the government had hoped to sell more than just one at A.9 MJ Sharon Belongia, assistant manager of Shopko Express at the intersection of Brown County and GV in Ledgeview, stocks shelves Thursday at the store. Businesses in the area are coping with the road construction.

Photos by H. Marc LarsonPress-Gazette PCS' n. of Thurston's rings. A court order dated last week calls for the sale of rings from Super Bowl I and II, NFL championship rings from 1958, 1961, 1962 and 1965, other sports memorabilia and a gold watch. Fuzzy Thurston's Super Bowl II ring Weather forces delays in roundabout construction fr j.

t. Via. i I NPV 1 a 1- -If JET' sentatives of businesses, fire chiefs and Ledgeview town representatives to see if they'd approve of extending the closure for a week or two. He stressed, though, that no decision had been made. Rain cut the workday short again Thursday afternoon.

On Wednesday, rains caused a two-hour delay. Tuesday's weather delay lasted an hour. The weather poses one more challenge to groups already affected by the project, an $880,000 effort to improve By Doug Schneider Green Bay Press-Gazette LEDGEVIEW Weather-related delays could force highway crews to keep a busy intersection closed into a third week, and possibly longer. Heavy rains in the past few days have delayed construction of a multilane roundabout at Brown County GV and Dickinson Road, prompting the project's manager to propose keeping the intersec 4 jjm It appears authorities have not managed to get ahold of those items. Heritage Auctions, a Texas auction house, has been appointed by the court to sell Thurston's assets but has only one of Thurston's Super Bowl rings, along with his 1960s Packers helmet and two 1960s footballs signed by members of the Packers, including coach Vince Lombardi.

The ring will be auctioned Aug. 4 at the National Sports Collectors Convention in Rosemont, 111., along with a variety of unrelated sports memorabilia. Thurston's helmet and the footballs will be offered in the Fall Heritage Sports auction that closes Nov. 11. The Super Bowl ring is expected to fetch more than $20,000, although auction officials expect a spirited bidding that could take the final price much higher.

There have been other instances of Super Bowl I or Super Bowl II rings being sold in the past, but the Thurston ring likely will be considered one of the most popular player rings offered from either of the first two Super Bowls. See RING, A-2 Businesses are coping with construction of a roundabout at the intersection of Brown County and GV. traffic flow through an area that often becomes choked by dozens of cars trying to negotiate a four-way stop near the entrances to several businesses. Drivers have been forced to detour through rural areas, and businesses at the intersection are feeling the effects of a reduction in traffic. See PAIN, A-2 tion closed to traffic past July 1.

"I hope that people understand that if we have to do this, it's because of Mother Nature," said Steve Dantoin, who manages the project for the Brown County Highway Department. Crews closed the intersection Monday, hoping to reopen it July 1 while work continued. But Dantoin said Thursday afternoon he will speak with highway officials, repre- FAITH Walker fakes budget ceremony on road Walker's administration said taking the ceremony to Northeastern Wisconsin demonstrates its focus on improving all areas Walker Ashwaubenon manufacturer to host governor By Steve Contorr.o Green Bay Press-Gazette ASHWAUBENON Gov. Scott Walker will sign the 2011-13 state budget Sunday at an Ashwaubenon metal company in an effort to reinforce his commitment to grow the number of manufacturing jobs in ONLINE REPORT To read more on the state budget, click on this story at www speaks a lot to the direction the governor is trying to take the state, and his motivation is to promote manufacturing at the statewide level and this is just proof of that." Badger Sheet Metal moved from 420 S. Broadway in Green Bay in 2008 to a new $7.5 million facility on Oneida Tribe of Indians trust land in Ashwaubenon.

Businesses on trust land do not pay many local and state taxes required of those operating on nontrust land. The company is leasing the former location. Thomas said the move helped facilitate growth that wasn't possible at the Broadway plant. He would not comment on the tax incentives that come with its current location, only that the Oneidas "are a partner with us in this property." The $66 billion spending plan See BUDGET, A-5 End of a blessed era The Rev. Ken DeGroot, O.

Praem, is retiring after 31 years as pastor of St. Willebrord Parish in downtown Green Bay. Read more C-1 of the state. Badger Sheet Metal Works, 1410 Partnership Drive, will host the budget bill-signing ceremony. "We're thrilled to be able to host this event being as big and historic as it is," said Sam Thomas, operations manager.

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