Denmark’s first female superstar athlete

By: Chris C. Nelson, Publisher

Safety of village residents was the name of the game at this month's meeting of the Denmark Village Board held at Village Hall at 4:30 last Monday afternoon.

Besides the report from representatives of OneDenmark, the Denmark School Board also discussed and acted on several other important issues at their meeting last Monday night. 

At this month's meeting of the Denmark School Board, members of the community building organization, OneDenmark, were present to give a special presentation to both the board and the public. The OneDenmark members were at the meeting to formally present their intentions to acquire the current Early Childhood Center and convert the space into a new community center.

Last Thursday, April 13, from 10:30 to 11:00 a.m., representatives from Brown County Library were in Denmark to host a special weekly story time at the shelter house in Memorial Park.

With Mother Nature finally catching up with the calendar, it is easier to start to turn our attention to that wonderful season that comes next, summer. The Denmark School District is preparing for the coming season by getting details finalized for this year's Summer School program and they are excited for what is in store for this year's students.

On Monday, April 10, the Village of Maribel held its monthly board meeting at their community center at the Maribel Lions Park. This month's meeting, attended by two other village residents besides the board, covered several important topics as well as updated board members and the public on a number of developing issues in the small municipality.

Following the call to order and Pledge of Allegiance, various town officials delivered their monthly report to the board. First up was Dan Kasten with the month's road and equipment report. Kasten reported roads were being patched throughout the township noting the late snowfall had caused a lot of road damage due to the need to plow when there was no ground frost, but the roads had held up "considerably well".

Last week, volunteers and the Easter Bunny were hard at work throughout the area to put on their annual Easter Egg Hunts at various locations. Thousands of eggs were hidden for hundreds of kids at three area events last weekend, and The Denmark News was there for it all.

Last month, The Denmark News reported on the precarious position the Town of Cooperstown found themselves in leading up to last week's election. The resignation of two Town Supervisors as well as the Town Chairman had created three vacant positions on the town board with no one originally stepping up to take their place on the spring ballot.

The spring season has brought a new and exciting sight for baseball and softball players and fans at Memorial Park in Denmark. The new and improved ball diamond is all but completed and is looking amazing as athletes young and old start taking the field for the spring season.

To get some insight into what enrollment season means at area private schools, we sat down with All Saints Catholic School Principal Lisa Gruber to ask her what is in store for her school next year.

Last Monday, April 3, the Town of Glenmore held their monthly meeting at their community center in a subdued and emotional state.

Last Tuesday, April 04, voters from across the country converged on their local polling places to cast their ballots on a variety of candidates and issues. In Wisconsin, voters across the state voted on a highly contested state supreme court race while many local offices were also up for grabs.

With spring finally upon us, area schools are hard at work getting classes and schedules set for the next school year. To get some perspective on the current and future enrollment in Denmark, as well as insight into how the district deals with modern problems, we sat down with District Administrator Luke Goral last week.