Here's your local news at a glance for Wednesday, the 4th of March.
Good morning, Green Bay.
Green Bay’s Gardeners Club received a $1,000 Canary Fund grant for Quarry Park garden beautification.
The funds will add pollinator plants and install educational signage for trail users as part of a three-year civic project with local partners.
Yesterday at about 2:20 p.m., fire crews responded to a blaze in the third locker room at Lambeau Field+ the sprinkler system quickly controlled the fire and no one was injured while investigators look into the cause.
A fire destroyed a stacker building at the Neopit wood mill today + damaging lumber inventory while officials investigate the blaze.
A fire broke out Tuesday at Lambeau Field’s third locker room for non-NFL events, and the sprinkler system mostly contained it—firefighters extinguished the remaining flames and began investigating, with no injuries reported.
Liverpool Legends, a Beatles tribute band, will perform at Meyer Theatre on Friday, May 29, at 7:30 p.m. (Tickets go on sale Friday, March 6.)
UW-Green Bay will honor distinguished alumni at its Awards dinner on Tuesday, March 24 at the Phoenix Rooms in the University Union, highlighting honorees Tom Anderson ’78, Laura Stillman ’77, Jordan Lorenz ’12, Laura Bauer Lotto and honorary recipients Richard and Sharon Resch; tickets cost $30.
Green Bay Water will begin water main repairs near E.
Mason and Main from March 9 to March 23 (one traffic lane will remain open for BP access at 2115 Main). The project is scheduled during lower winter demand and will not interrupt water service.
Green Bay officials announced a mill-and-pave resurfacing project on Shawano Avenue from west of Oakland to Hudson Street this summer to ease potholes ahead of a 2031 rebuild.
The effort will be coordinated to minimize disruption for drivers and residents.
ThedaCare will close its long-standing Weyauwega clinic on June 30 due to a provider's retirement (a community fixture for more than 50 years), prompting patients to travel to New London, Waupaca, or the Fox Cities for care.
Officials are contacting affected patients and coordinating transfers to other facilities.
Green Bay Pet Expo
3 PM – 8 PM — Resch Center — $12.25 entry; kids 5 & under free — Enjoy a family-friendly celebration of pets with education, entertainment, and shopping.
Green Bay Jazz Orchestra at The Tarlton Theatre
6-8 p.m. — The Tarlton Theatre — $5 reserved seating — Experience the smooth sounds of the Green Bay Jazz Orchestra on a historic stage.
Wildlife Rehabilitation New Member Presentation
9 a.m. – 1 p.m. — Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary — Free entry — Discover how to help orphaned wildlife through the R-PAWS program at this informative presentation.
Homebuyer Education Class
9 a.m. – 3 p.m. — NeighborWorks Green Bay — $50 non-refundable — Learn essential homebuying skills in this Spanish-language class.
Explorer Wednesday: Free Admission for Brown County Residents
9 AM – 8 PM — Neville Public Museum — Free entry — Explore art projects and science experiments during this special Brown County Resident Free Day.
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