History

In 2000, Three Bears Day Care underwent a major expansion, moving across town to a much larger, brand new facility. Three Bears originally opened in 1989 and was located at 106 Wiscons…

In 2000, Brown County planners introduced the newest type of intersection to Denmark’s Planning Committee--the roundabout. It was only the year prior, in 1999, when Brown County Planne…

In the 1950s, the Denmark School District was experiencing a large growth in enrollment. To accommodate this growth and expected future growth, an addition to the high school was deeme…

In the 1940s, as new trains were entering service on the Chicago & North Western Railway line that traveled through Denmark, new tracks needed to be installed to accommodate these new …

When the Chicago & North Western Railway completed their line through Denmark in 1906, the passenger trains that served the community were powered by steam engines. As technology rapid…

In the 1950s, Our Savior’s Lutheran Church experienced many monumental changes. At the beginning of the decade, Trinity and Calvary Lutheran Churches completed their merger, which resu…

In 2000, the Denmark School District expanded its early education program to include all four- and five-year-olds.  Previously, four-year-old kindergarten was available to students who…

All Saints School can trace its history back to February 5, 1950, when a parish meeting was held at All Saints Parish. It was at this meeting that the congregation decided to raise the…

On Saturday, May 13, 2000, St. James Parish in Cooperstown celebrated their Sesquicentennial, or 150-year anniversary, of their founding.  St. James Parish traces its history back to 1…

In 1978, the Denmark School District presented a referendum to voters. The high school, which was completed in 1964, was already in need of more space due to overcrowding. This propose…

In recent decades, the number of priests available to serve area parishes has steadily decreased. Due to this decrease, many parishes have had to share priests in an arrangement known …

After standing for nearly a century in Hebel’s Corners, the former Wauters’ General Store was torn down in 2000. Hebel’s Corners was a crossroads community located at the intersection …

In July 2000, building plans were unveiled for the new Discalced Carmelite Monastery to be built just east of Denmark.  The local Carmelites trace their origins to a community in Quere…

This week, The Denmark News is proud to introduce our new "Summer Throwback" series. Throughout the summer, we will be featuring articles looking back at past issues of The Denmark Pre…

After Prohibition ended in 1933, which had banned much of the production and sale of alcohol throughout the United States, the country experienced a resurgence in the amount of breweri…

he 1990s, the Catholic church was facing a priest shortage. Area parishes were being forced to consolidate or link and share a priest, whereas in the past, parishes would have had thei…