Category Archives: Damon Ryan
Longtime WOMT Engineer And Airshow Volunteer Dies
A former radio engineer at WOMT has died. Harley Engel of Manitowoc passed away on Good Friday following a short battle with cancer. He was 77. Engel was the engineering mastermind behind Seehafer Bro...
Apr 10, 2023
Local Church Embarks On Pipe Organ Refurbishment Project
First German Evangelical Lutheran Church on Manitowoc's southside has embarked on a Leap of Faith. A three-member committee has been formed to lead fundraising for an approximately $575,000 Pipe Organ...
Apr 07, 2023
Pins Were Flying At Meadow Lanes West And North Thursday
It was a very successful Thursday night on the lanes for some Manitowoc Bowling League competitors. There was a 300-game and an almost 800 series in the 21st Century League at Meadow Lanes West, accor...
Apr 07, 2023
Ships Rout Golden Raiders In Girls Softball
The Manitowoc Lincoln Girls Softball team improved to 2 and oh this Spring with an 11 to 1 victory over Sheboygan North. The game lasted 6 innings and Ships starting pitcher Karenna Sorenson allowed j...
Apr 07, 2023
Red Cross Teams Up with the PEANUTS
April is National Volunteer Month, and the American Red Cross is celebrating the millions of people who volunteer to give blood, platelets and plasma during the course of a year. This month the Red Cr...
Apr 06, 2023
Lates Celebrates 75th Anniversary
President Truman was in the White House and Dinah Shore had the hit song "Buttons and Bows" when Lates first opened its doors to hungry customers on Manitowoc's southside in 1948. The original owner, ...
Apr 06, 2023 Lates Owner Karl Birkenstock, Longtime Employee Nancy Klein
Lindholm Leads Western Kings Bowlers
In Manitowoc League Bowling, Harley Lindholm led all bowlers last night in the Western Kings League at Meadow Lanes West. Lindholm rolled games of 254, 224, and 226 en route to a 704 Mens National Hon...
Apr 06, 2023 Photo by Michelle McEwen on Unsplash
Emond Leads Tuesday Mixed Linkers League
In Manitowoc League Bowling, Chris Emond rolled a 700 series to lead the way in the Tuesday Mixed Linkers League at Meadow Sports Complex. Emond's National Honor Count included games of 223, 243, and ...
Apr 06, 2023
Several Area Baseball/Softball Teams Compete Despite Bad Weather
Despite a less-than-ideal spring weather day, there were a handful of baseball and softball games played around the area Tuesday. In Boys Baseball, Reedsville dominated Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah 15-0, a...
Apr 05, 2023
Kelly Carries Manitowoc County Despite Statewide Defeat
Even though he lost the statewide race to fill a vacant Supreme Court seat, Dan Kelly did carry Manitowoc County in Tuesday's Spring election. Kelly picked up 14,238 votes in our county compared to 10...
Apr 05, 2023
