City of Marinette Thanksgiving Hours

CITY OF MARINETTE NEWS RELEASE

SUBJECT:  THANKSGIVING WEEKEND SCHEDULE FOR ALL CITY OF MARINETTE OFFICES, CEMETERY & FOREST HOME MAUSOLEUM OFFICES.

All offices of the City of Marinette, including Cemetery & Clerk’s offices will close for Thanksgiving weekend beginning Thursday November 22nd, 2018 through Friday November 23rd, 2018. Normal office hours resume Monday, November 26, 2018.

Forest Home Mausoleum Thanksgiving Holiday weekend special visitation hours are: 

Thursday, November 22nd(Thanksgiving Day) from 10:00 AM – 02:00 PM

Friday November 23rd from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Mausoleum Hours on Saturday and Sunday November 24^th and 25^th are normal hours from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

HELP DOWNTOWN MAINSTREET!

Nominate the Twin Cities of Marinette Wisconsin and Menominee Michigan for The Small Business Revolution.  You will be helping us get the boost we need to revitalize our twin city community and inspire small towns across the country. Simply click here and fill out one nomination for each city.  Use a population of 18,000.  Write your compelling nomination or copy and paste the story below.

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Menominee Michigan Population 18,000.

How do we overcome decades of competition and division that exist simply because of boundary lines on a map?  Can we take a spark and turn it into a revolution?

The Small Business Revolution’s injection of, energy and optimism for main street, is just what we need to fan the flames of recovery and offer Deluxe Corp the opportunity to unite our community as inspiration to small towns across the country.

Until suffering the deadliest wildfire in American history, October 8, 1871, the twin cities of Marinette, Wisconsin, and Menominee, Michigan, were booming in the logging industry’s heyday.  The twin cities themselves were built on the sawdust used to fill in the wetlands.

With a burning desire to recover from this tragedy, the area was reborn by supplying the white pine to rebuild the City of Chicago who suffered a firestorm that same night.  Wealthy families emigrated from the East Coast to take advantage of our seemingly inexhaustible timber resources.

As the cities on the coast of Lake Michigan developed and diversified their industrial bases, Marinette and Menominee progressed on Green Bay. But the resources of timber disappeared and there was not a plan ready to fill the gap left behind. The fledgling logging industry could not provide year-round employment, and most of the prosperous families left the area.

The promise and optimism that we had enjoyed for decades turned to bitterness and this is one of our most significant challenges.   While WW2 spawned a ship-building industry that thrives today, a renewed optimism for our community has never been recreated.

Although we are fortunate to have a natural landscape that is close to paradise, we also have the country’s longest-running rivalry between our two town’s high school football teams and this puts tremendous pressure on friends and neighbors to pick a side.  This spirit of competition and the struggles of the past have turned into an unyielding obstacle when it comes to working together and the ability to create a progressive and vibrant community.

Key leaders have slowly begun pushing the wheels of development forward. That effort has been fostered by a couple from Nashville who moved their art studio, talent, and ambition north and now call Marinette home (www.rustywolfe.com).  The pair brought with them a fresh perspective and are working to spread the message that community, not competition, should be the driving force in helping the area reach new potential.  

They have ignited a spark of momentum by creating new businesses and redeveloping downtown properties. Others have sensed the power and are beginning to see the potential.  We are nestled against the largest freshwater system in the world and our shorelines and downtown's are still home to turn-of-the-century architectural styles waiting for a breath of new life. menomineeoperahouse.org 

Our four seasons of coastal waters, plentiful wildlife, and abundant woodlands offer an unparalleled opportunity for outdoor adventures and discovery of our hidden assets.  www.menomineemarina.com   www.marinette.wi.us 

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Nathan J. Hardy to be released to the community of Marinette.

                  NOTIFICATION OF RELEASE

Nathan J. Hardy   26 year old male                                                 Height: 5’7”                                                 Weight: 140 lbs.                                                 Hair: Brown                                                 Eyes: Hazel The Marinette Police Department is releasing the following information pursuant to Wisconsin State Statute 301.46(2m) which authorizes law enforcement agencies to inform the public of a sex offender’s release/residence when, in the discretion of the agency, the release of information will enhance public safety, awareness and protection. The individual who appears on this notification has been convicted of a sex offense. This sex offender has served the sentence imposed on him by the courts. He is NOT wanted by the police at this time. This notification is not intended to increase fear; rather, it is our belief that an informed public is a safer public. Sex offenders have always lived in our communities; but it was not until the Sex Offender Registration and Community Notification Law was enacted that law enforcement was able to share this information with the community. Citizen abuse of this information to threaten, intimidate or harass registered sex offenders will NOT be tolerated. Nathan J. Hardy will be released to the community on September 25, 2018 and will be living on Shore Drive in the City of Marinette between Parnell and Daggett Streets.  He must comply with all requirements of WI Sex Offender Registry, have no unsupervised contact with minors, no taverns/bars/liquor stores, no contact with victim, not to consume alcohol or drugs.  He must comply with standard sex offender rules and cooperate with electronic monitoring.  Face to Face contact with law enforcement is required. For more information, please access the State of Wisconsin Sex Offender Registration (SOR) website at http://doc.wi.gov.  The Marinette Police Department is available to help you set up block watches and to provide you with useful information on personal safety.  If you have information regarding current criminal activity of this or any other offender, we welcome your call at 715/732-5200.