RESCUE AIR BOAT CHALLENGE

The MFD is asking for the communities help to raise money to replace our aging and mechanically challenged Hovercraft with a more versatile and dependable air boat.

Our Hovercraft struggles mightily when ice conditions are not “perfect.” Shell ice, ice shoves and water to ice transitions pose major problems in rescue situations. Couple that with ongoing maintenance issues on the 23 year old machine and you have a craft that is ineffective when it is needed most.

Because of this we are trying to raise enough money for it’s replacement. If we can raise $155,000 by this fall, we can purchase a refurbished air boat. 

RESCUE AIR BOAT CHALLENGE 
•  Johnson Controls Contributions to the Marinette Fire Department (MFD)
•  Johnson Controls will contribute the profits from their two September 2019 ANSUL Fire  
   Schools with a minimum $10,000 guaranteed to the MFD for the purchase of an air boat.
•  Johnson Controls will also host MFD Firefighters to each of the three day ANSUL Fire 
   Schools in September.

CORPORATE CHALLENGE (June Only): If a company pledges or donates $5,000 or more to the MFD Air Boat purchase during the month of June 2019, Johnson Controls will provide them with one three-day enrollment in a 2019 ANSUL Fire School ($1850 value)!

Besides the June only corporate challenge, If any individual community member wishes to contribute towards the purchase of our air boat, please contact the MFD at (715) 732-5170.

Fishing Tournament News

2019 Easter Basket Project

The City of Marinette is sponsoring the
EASTER BASKET PROJECT for area communities.

Pre-filled baskets will be donated through local crisis agencies, schools, local hospitals, churches, Human Services etc. In past years, over 300 baskets were delivered locally. Each basket is made by church youth groups, businesses, scout troops, classroom project, neighborhood gatherings, non-profit organizations, retired teachers, and private citizens. Several businesses hold competitions between departments for a monetary or quantity donation.

If a business, organization or individual person would like to contribute to the EASTER BASKET PROJECT pre-made baskets, items or monetary donations should be brought to the Community REC Center located at 2501 Pierce Ave, Marinette, WI. Prior to April 12^th to ensure distribution through local agencies. 

You’re encouraged to identify the donated basket for a girl or a boy with approximate age if possible. Children’s ages range from infant to pre-teen.

For those who wish to participate, but not assemble a basket, volunteers are available to shop and put together a basket for you. We’re asking for a donation of $50.00 which will enable us to purchase 5 baskets and its contents.

All Donations can be dropped off at the Community REC Center located at 2501 Pierce Ave, during regular business hours Monday – Sunday. 

For additional information contact Marketing & Tourism Director, Melissa Ebsch at 715-732-5162 or email at mebsch@marinette.wi.us

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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