Big news for readers in the Denmark area! The Brown County Library Bookmobile recently announced it will be making an additional stop in the Village of Denmark to serve the community until they are able to reopen a branch there. Currently, the Bookmobile makes a stop near Main Street Market on Railroad Avenue on the second Monday of each month from 4-6 p.m., allowing readers to return and pick up new materials from BCL’s collection.

On Monday, January 8, the Maribel Village Board held their monthly meeting in their community center in the village park.

Last Monday night, the School District of Denmark held their monthly board meeting in the Denmark High School Media Center. Following the call to order, Pledge of Allegiance and roll call that showed all members in attendance, the board unanimously approved the evening's consent agenda before moving on to monthly reports to the board.

Last Monday, the Village of Denmark held their first monthly meeting of 2024 at their new Village Hall in the former BMO Harris Bank building on the corner of Wisconsin Avenue and North Wall Street.

During last week's Village of Denmark monthly meeting, Village President Susan Selner provided the board and all in attendance with her annual "State of the Village" update to reflect on the year that has passed as well as look ahead to what is to come for the municipality.

When thinking about the daily curriculum of high school students, most would imagine the usual subjects like math, science and reading, etc. What few, if any, would envision is designing, building and competing with robots. However, this semester at Denmark High School, a select group of students are doing just that in the new robotics class.

Last week, to the disappointment of many readers, winter finally took its first brutal swings at our community. After what had been an unusually mild and temperate start to the season, the snow, ice and cold finally showed up in a big way.

This New Year's Eve, families had an all new fun event to check out to celebrate together. That afternoon, Gatherings 43 behind DeGrand Family Restaurant was transformed into a kid's wonderland complete with games, activities and beloved characters. 

Over the past few months, readers may have noticed a small structure being assembled on the north side of Denmark High School. Since September, the mini-building has taken shape as the school's construction class has completed their annual project. Last week, we talked with the class's instructor, Tim Kapinos, to learn more about the project itself and the benefits it provides for his students.

While the Denmark Village Hall may be finding a new home in the former BMO Harris Bank, another organization has already called the building home for a decade. In 2024, The Denmark Historical Society will mark its tenth year headquartered in the basement of the former bank which hosts their museum as well as storage for their large collection.

Despite the weather turning towards more wintry conditions, progress on the new addition to Denmark Elementary School is continuing at a steady pace. Since breaking ground in August, the district's partnering contractors have been hard at work assembling the large addition that is scheduled to house students within this calendar year. 

This year, Denmark Village Hall and its associated offices have a new home in the former BMO Harris Bank building on the corner of Wisconsin Avenue and North Wall Street. Municipal offices officially vacated their former location at 118 Main Street on December 28 making the relatively short move down the street to their new headquarters.

2024 began with some very big news for one of Denmark's largest businesses, Salm Partners. In a press release dated January 3rd, Entrepreneurial Equity Partners, which has been an investment partner of Salm Partners since 2020, announced that the pre-cooked sausage giant had been sold to Johnsonville, LLC of Sheboygan Falls.

The following is a press release from Entrepreneurial Equity Partners announcing the sale of Salm Partners. Be sure to check out next week's The Denmark News for the full story!

DECEMBER

Hall of Fame coach Bill Miller resigned after 31 seasons, 516 victories and three straight state titles. Miller’s win total is ninth-best in state history, third among active coaches. Along the way during his final 30-2 season last spring, Miller picked up his 500th victory.