This week, the Denmark School District, as well as the greater Denmark community, will be observing another year of a longstanding fall tradition celebrating local pride, youth sports and our Denmark Vikings. Homecoming 2025 is now upon us, and Denmark students have been spending the week celebrating and preparing for this weekend's main events.

The sixth part in our Cooperstown Valley series takes us to a beautifully pristine, well-maintained and lesser-known natural wonderland located just to the south of Cherney Maribel Caves County Park. The Richard J. Drumm Memorial Forest is situated along the eastern banks of the West Twin River and features just under 50 acres of preserved wilderness for everyone to enjoy.

Last week, we ventured just southwest of Shirley to get a firsthand look at a one-of-a-kind business centered in creativity, nostalgia and artistry. Located in rural Morrison, "Nostalgic Twist" has been captivating shoppers and providing a venue for local artists for just over one year and is truly a sight to behold for anyone who admires fine craftsmanship and artistry.

Last month, students from the Denmark School District's alternative school--Viking Academy--embarked on a four-day learning adventure in the northern woods of Wisconsin. From September 7-10, students attended this year's Trees for Tomorrow program in Eagle River which featured an immersive and educational experience focused on the study of biology, ecology and survival skills.

For many years the Wisconsin Lions have gone on Eyeglass Missions to such countries as Mexico, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Dominican Republic and Haiti. Most all the missions consisted of approximately 30 Lions who work with the 12,000 pairs of glasses that are shipped ahead of time. The exceptions to shipping glasses ahead of time were the trips to Haiti.

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As the road construction season begins to draw to a close, many across the area are left wondering why yet another summer has passed with seemingly no change in the dilapidated state of Kvitek Road. For years, a section of the road that is shared between the Village of Denmark and the Town of New Denmark has drawn the ire of motorists for its bumps and potholes, made all the worse by a series of s-curves where the road meets State Highway 96.

On Saturday morning, over 200 local golfers converged on Wander Springs for this year's 24th Annual Denmark Knights of Columbus Golf Outing. On top of a great game of golf, the event featured numerous opportunities for prizes and fun with all proceeds from this year's outing going to Kelsey Wavrunek.

Over the past two years, motorists traveling into Mishicot along State Highway 147 have no doubt noticed a great deal of activity near the Village's western border. There, a group of dedicated community members have been hard at work building a new, state-of-the-art athletic complex to be enjoyed for generations to come.

For over two decades from 1900 until the mid-1920s, the Maribel Caves Hotel flourished as a vacation and wellness destination with patrons traveling from near and far to experience the grand structure, the scenic landscape and the famed mineral spring water for themselves. Unfortunately, the glory days were not to last, and the next hundred years were not kind to the historic building.

Last Thursday, The Denmark News ventured out to Allouez to get an up-close look at a longtime Denmark area resident's meticulous model hobby creations which pay homage to his hometown. For a while now, I have heard of an extensive and unique model railroad located in Vic and Kathryn Kapinos's basement that contains familiar sights from the greater Denmark-Maribel area.

This school year, among many new staff members joining the Denmark School District, is a somewhat familiar face in the new high school social studies teacher--Christian Derenne. Derenne assumed his new position at the beginning of this school year and has spent the last three weeks settling into the district and the community.

During last Monday's Town of Glenmore Board of Supervisors Meeting, another lengthy and divisive discussion was held revolving around a quarry operated by Michels Road & Stone on the northwestern border of the municipality. After disagreeing on a permit violation fine regarding the quarry last month, the board once again clashed over a new permit for the same quarry.

Last week, many in the Denmark area were saddened to hear of the passing of Floyd Ferdon. For many years, Floyd was a familiar face in the Village of Denmark where he worked at Brown County Publishing Company for nearly three decades, leaving a lasting impression of kindheartedness on many who worked with him.

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