 Davion Daniel Kegler, Langlade County’s first baby of 2009, is surrounded by his parents AmyBeth and Daniel Kegler of Antigo and sisters, Devine and Serene. |
Davion Daniel Kegler is right on time to win first baby honors in Antigo Friday Jan. 5, 2009 Although coming a full week later than originally planned, little Davion Daniel Kegler was well worth the wait.
Arriving 39 hours and 32 minutes into the new year, the son of Daniel and AmyBeth Kegler of Antigo is the 2009 winner of the Antigo Daily Journal’s first baby contest.
“He was due Dec. 26,” his mother explained. “We actually thought we were going to have the last baby of 2008.”
Arriving at 3:32 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 2, Davion was brought into the world by physician Renee Smith at Langlade Hospital. Measuring 20 ...
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 The photo shows the mother-daughter team of Cathy Sheel, left, and Kristin Steede, who have ties to Pickerel. |
Familiar faces linked to Pickerel area on NBC's 'Biggest Loser' Tuesday Jan. 5, 2009 Some residents of Langlade and Forest counties will be seeing familiar faces on national television Tuesday evening.
Kristen Steede of Greenville, and her mother, Cathy Skeel of Shiocton, will be beginning their quest on NBC-TV’s “The Biggest Loser,” which opens its seventh season.Locally it is presented on Channel 12, Rhinelander.
Steede is the granddaughter of Jerry and Florence Voras, longtime Pickerel-area business operators. They are certainly proud that their family is involved in a positive and upbeat national television ...
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 Marge Gibson with the loon and its rescuers, members of Pickerel Fire and Rescue. From left are (back row) Trent Zellmer, Chief Rob Aderholdt, Justin Gravitter and Howie Cadle. In front are Gibson holding the loon and Lynn Renlund. |
Pickerel firefighters save loon from icy fate Jan. 3, 2009 Three northern Wisconsin loons have been transformed into snowbirds, courtesy of concerned citizens, an area fire department and the Raptor Education Group.
And, like most snowbirds, they are having a ball in their Texas digs while the winds blow across the northwoods.
“They are doing great,” Marge Gibson, executive director of REGI, said. “The biologists are excited to have them and are keeping a close eye on them.”
As adults, loons spend their summers in Wisconsin and spend their winters in places such as Texas and Lou...
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