New Antigo football coach?

Since we have lost the coach due to the drug charges, who is going to be the new coach?

It would be good to hear from the community on this.

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Langlade County Humane Society please acknowledge

Just wanted to leave my story here, we adopted a dog from the Humane Society she lived a week and had to be put to sleep. I sent the letter below to the Humane Society and didn’t even get a reply. I’m not looking for reimbursement, I wanted an acknowledgment that they heard my concerns and are addressing them.

Dear Langlade County Humane Society:

I adopted an emaciated Weimaraner from your establishment on April 18th, 2012 her name was ‘Sally’. Prior to bringing Sally home I met with your staff to find out if she had any problems I needed to be made aware of. I was told that while she was throwing-up when she first arrived that had ceased after being wormed, she was vaccinated and other than being underweight she was fine. You told me that you knew very little about her, that she came in as a stray and had been with you for about a month. You told me she was eating but just wasn’t gaining any weight.
Upon arriving home on April 18th, I could tell that Sally wasn’t well; she just wanted to sleep. I contacted our Vet and she was seen on Friday April 20th, Dr. Wendy said she should be on antibiotics and anti-inflammatory for her tail. She also received cortisone shot to help with the pain. The following day she was back at the vets to be fitted for an e-collar because her tail was not healing properly. Sally was throwing-up quite frequently, wasn’t eating or drinking much and didn’t have any desire to do anything. Dr. Wendy and Dr. Taylor suggested we put her on a bland diet for a few days but if it didn’t clear up to give them a call. On Wednesday April 25th I contacted our vet and she was admitted to their facility because she hadn’t stopped getting sick. Thursday April 26th I received a call from Dr. Taylor that Sally was in a lot of pain, she had complete kidney failure and had been suffering in this condition for some time, she should be put to sleep. I arrived at 2:30PM and Sally was laid to rest, one week and one day after I adopted her.
I expected a much higher level of service from your company, and I am quite disappointed. Why was an animal in such poor condition put up for adoption under the assumption she was a healthy animal- just underweight? Why was she not taken to a veterinarian after she started throwing-up at the Humane Society and did not gain weight after being there for a month? The cost of the test was minimal, $50 to save her from over a month of suffering.

I cannot stress how heartbroken, disappointed and upset I am that she was in the care of a ‘Humane’ society but was obviously neglected. Isn’t the purpose of a Humane Society to provide BASIC care for sick, injured, and unwanted animals? She was placed in a pen where she was throwing-up and re-eating it for over a month, continually getting weaker and weaker but no one did anything for her. No one stood up for her and said what was painfully obvious-she was in desperate need of veterinary care and should not be placed up for adoption.
In addition to the heartache I missed several days of work to care for her, we spent over $600 on her adoption, care and to have her euthanized.

We waited four years to make an addition to our family and our hearts were broken in just one week, I’m hoping my letter will prompt a review of how animals are cared for at the Humane Society- especially ones that have an obvious issue like Sally (Lola) did.

Rayna Oesterreicher

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Drunk Driving – Let’s learn from each other

As most people in Antigo know, recently a young person was severely injured in a car accident and has had a few benefits to help provide support for he and his family. The Wisconsin Circuit Court records show, he was under the influence when the accident occurred.

There has been a huge amount of people who have been supporting the young person and his family, which is awesome and says a lot for some of the people of our community.

There have been images of him during his recovery process that have been published on the internet and in the media, and those images are extremely heart-wrenching.  The absolute horror, fear, and pain that he and has family has endured has to be beyond what most of us can even imagine.  It should be repeated, that the amount of support from the community has been tremendous.

As we have seen, he & his family have an abundance of friends and family, and I am sure most of them do know that he was under the influence and although that is irrelevant when it comes to his life and all that surrounds that, it really NEEDS to be voiced to this community
that drinking and driving is wrong.  Underage drinking is illegal also, and these are exactly the reasons why!

It is my hope that when he is fully recovered, which seems as though it is a certainty, he will talk with others and help all the young people who have rallied around him, to know that drinking and driving has consequences, and they are not good ones!  Now is a better time than any to voice these points with graduation season nearing.

A few years back, another young Antigo man was underage, and driving under the influence and was killed.  That man’s father had no problem telling and educating others that his son DIED because he was drinking and driving.  He is extremely well-respected because of that.  He spoke out, in hopes to stop other young people from killing themselves.

So, please, keep rallying around this young man and his family, but, let’s not “hide” or “omit” how this tragic event happened and how the young people need to learn from it!

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Larry Flannery get rehired?

I recall reading a Letter to the Editor in the Antigo paper about a month ago and I am curious if things have changed?

The letter was from Larry Flannery, who had been hired as a softball coach by one of the district employees who had been put on adminstrative leave.  Apparently, the district had decided to let Larry go after the whole drug investigation fiasco.

In his letter, he was asking for his job back, at least that is how I took it, and he listed his qualifications, which seemed very impressive.

I am wondering if anyone knows if the district did hire him back or not?

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Is the AHS Prom as archaic as it was in the 1970′s?

Has Antigo High School joined the 21st century regarding its prom?  Back in the 1970′s one needed a date to go to the prom.  I no longer live in Antigo, but my children’s school and the other high schools in our county let the kids go as singles, couples or as groups.  It’s considered a fun time for the kids to get dressed up and party.  No one is excluded.

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Unwed Mothers

Every few days the Wausau Daily Herald runs its birth announcements. More times than not, the number of single mothers outnumbers the married parents. The Antigo Daily Journal now publishes the names of unwed mothers in the birth announcements and the number of single mothers is staggering. In this day and age with birth control available to anyone that wants it, and probably free if needed, what the heck is up with all the unwed parents.
My kids tell me unwed mothers are eligible for social programs and assistance with post high school education. Are young women really having babies out of wedlock just for the bennies?

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Don’t Like AntigoBuzz, Help Change It

I understand that a lot of content on the website could be taken as negative, and some people just aren’t “into” websites like it, but, I thought the whole point was for the people of Antigo to use it as they may?  With that being said, if you are one of the people who don’t like what you read, maybe you can submit some posts that are positive or more to your liking?

Opinions are just that, and I think some people take things too seriously.  I also think that there are posts that could be “cleaned up”, but, in my mind that means censorship.

Another note worth mentioning, if you or your “friends” have been mentioned and it is less than flattering, maybe they need to take that into consideration.  If a person truly conducts themselves in a decent way, and at least tries to do the right thing, others will have nothing bad to say about them.  If they don’t talk behind others backs, it is less likely that others will do it to them, and vice versa.

I have heard people talking about others in Antigo pretty much my whole life, and it doesn’t seem like age matters much, but actions will most certainly affect how others view them.

I think that some of the comments and even some of the posts sound dumb & uneducated, but, those people have a right to speak too, and I think others should respect that.  We aren’t all college graduates with big degrees but we are all people and we are all entitled to speak our minds.

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Quality healthcare in our community is at risk! Sign the online petition to tell Kindred Nursing Homes to put quality care of the residents before corporate profits: http://hcwi.seiu.org/kindred

You can read more on our facebook page also:  http://www.facebook.com/SEIUHCWI

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Animal Cruelty

I am angry…very angry!! This weekend I found my injured pet cat in a field near my home. His back leg looked broken so I called the vet, who came in on a Sunday, to examine my cat. X Rays were taken and they showed that my cat had been shot with a 22. It had shattered his leg and also entered his abdomen. My loving pet had to be put to sleep.

I live out in the country on a dead end…no neighbors in sight. Why would someone do this? Has this happened to anyone else that lives in the Polar area?

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Duped by Zen Garden Spa

I recently received a gift certificate from the Zen Garden Spa.   The gift was purchased in early January.  When it was purchased…. there was no mention of the place closing.   I called a couple of weeks later and was told they were booked for the week that I wanted an appointment.  So, I said I’d call back within the next two weeks, again… no mention of them closing their doors.  I then, tried calling and the operator told me that the phone was disconnected so I tried emailing and received no response.   Then, I drive by and the place is closed.   I tried calling the Chamber of Commerce and they were extremely nice, but said that there is nothing they can do for me and that they have received several complaints about this issue.   I now see that the place is opened again, I have no idea if it is the same owners, I try calling and no one ever answers.   I really just want the person who purchased this gift to get their money back.   Any suggestions?

Admin Note – There has also been some info on this in the “Questions” section, which you can find here:  http://antigobuzz.com/qtoa/31/did-anyone-else-notice-that-zen-garden-spa-closed-shop-today

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