Trina Sankey
PLOVER – Long-time potato and vegetable growers Norm and Marv Worzella of Worzella & Sons, Inc., Plover, Wisconsin, were inducted into the Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable Growers Association Hall of Fame at the industry’s annual awards ceremony Feb. 3, 2021.
In 1953, Clarence Worzella, Norm and Marv’s father, started potato farming on a 40-acre parcel of land with an irrigation system. After graduating high school, Norm and Marv were given the opportunity to pursue additional schooling or join Clarence in the family potato business. They chose to work with their dad, a decision neither of them regrets.
Today, Worzella & Sons of Plover, Wisconsin, grows 1,800 acres of potatoes, along with 3,400 acres of other vegetable crops.
By Mike Leischner
Feb 3, 2021 4:58 PM
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) Just hours after the National Weather Service issued a Winter Storm Watch for Central Wisconsin, the first snow emergency of the storm was issued by the Village of Plover.
More are expected to come down as the predicted snowfall draws nearer. As of Wednesday morning, the NWS is calling for between 5-8 inches of snowfall and wind gusts as high as 40 MPH. That could create dangerous, whiteout conditions on the roadways.
A snow emergency prohibits parking on city streets for the duration of the event to allow street crews to completely clear the roadway, creating safer travel conditions. Any vehicle that remains parked on the street during the emergency is subject to ticketing and towing at the owner’s expense.