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TINA L. SCOTT EDITOR On Tuesday, April 5, 2022, residents of Lincoln County will go to the polls to elect County Board Supervisors and a Multi-Jurisdictional Municipal Judge for Merrill and Tomahawk. Many of these races are contested, with a much-larger-than-average number of candidates running for offices in Lincoln County. This edition includes introductions to candidates running for election who returned their completed questionnaires. Lincoln County Board of Supervisors race Lincoln County District 1 Incumbent William R. Bialecki is running unopposed in Lincoln County District 1. Name: William (Bill) Bialecki (Incumbent) Age: 76 Family: Spouse Judy, 9 children, 4 grandchildren […]
TINA L. SCOTT EDITOR On Tuesday, April 5, 2022, residents in the Merrill Area Public Schools (MAPS) District will go to the polls to elect three individuals to the MAPS Board of Education. Five candidates are in the running for those three spots. Candidate profiles for each of those five candidates follow. Reminder: Voters will be asked to VOTE FOR UP TO THREE candidates. Paul C. Proulx and Robert Wegner are challenging incumbents Norbert “Nubs” Ashbeck, Jacqueline L. Gremler, and Linda Yingling for three positions on the MAPS Board of Education. Name: Paul C. Proulx Age: 74 Family: Wife – […]
TINA L. SCOTT EDITOR On Tuesday, April 5, 2022, residents in Lincoln County and the City of Merrill will go to the polls to elect a new Mayor and a new City Clerk for the City of Merrill and Aldermen for the City of Merrill. Many of these races are contested, with a larger-than-average number of candidates running for local offices. Voters will also decide whether to approve a referendum put forth by the Merrill Area Public Schools (MAPS). [The March 10 edition of the Foto News included complete referendum information.] Candidates running for election in key City of Merrill […]
Wise words from Heinie will live on … TINA L. SCOTT EDITOR Elroy Lemke, known affectionately as “Heinie” to most for the last 80+ years, died on Saturday morning, March 12, 2022, at the age of 98, just weeks shy of his 99th birthday. Heinie was one of Lincoln County’s last World War II veterans and was the “Last man standing” from F Battery 120th Field Artillery, 32nd Division, Pacific Theatre, World War II – the last man living who had joined the unit, trained with it, and deployed into the South Pacific to fight with the unit. As a […]