Port Edwards NewsLocal news for Port Edwards, WI continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Mill party a chance to say goodbye- June 29, 2008 Many Domtar workers, past and present, will have a chance for some final farewells to longtime friends.http://www.topix.net/city/port-edwards-wi/2008/06/mill-party-a-chance-to-say-goodbye?fromr... Paper mill vacated, cleaned up- June 28, 2008 With the final sheets of paper produced Thursday, employees at Domtar's Port Edwards paper mill were cleaning up shop Friday.http://www.topix.net/city/port-edwards-wi/2008/06/paper-mill-vacated-cleaned-up?fromrss=1 Domtar's last day of paper production- June 27, 2008 TOM LOUCKSDaily Tribune A new fence boarders part of the Port Edwards Domtar facility, which was once part of the parking lot.http://www.topix.net/city/port-edwards-wi/2008/06/domtars-last-day-of-paper-production?fro... Port mill workers cope with closure, look ahead- June 27, 2008 PORT EDWARDS -- Doug Footit might consider himself a lucky man today. Although the Port Edwards Domtar mill -- where he used to work -- ended production, he's one of the employees who transferred to the Nekoosa ...http://www.topix.net/city/port-edwards-wi/2008/06/port-mill-workers-cope-with-closure-look... Millworkers move on- June 27, 2008 PORT EDWARDS -- For some, the closure of the Port Edwards paper mill provides a consciousness to the impact on the community; for others, it provides an opportunity for a new beginning.http://www.topix.net/city/port-edwards-wi/2008/06/millworkers-move-on?fromrss=1 Officials take precautions to facilitate secure mill closing- June 26, 2008 Authorities do not anticipate problems as workers complete their final shifts at Domtar, but they're prepared to deal with any trouble.http://www.topix.net/city/port-edwards-wi/2008/06/officials-take-precautions-to-facilitate... At mill, women find same 'hot, sweaty' job as men- June 25, 2008 PORT EDWARDS -- She may have had a little more to prove to her co-workers and superiors, but that never hindered Ann Schlotman's work ethic.http://www.topix.net/city/port-edwards-wi/2008/06/at-mill-women-find-same-hot-sweaty-job-a... Workers recall machine's history- June 24, 2008 Decades later, Fred Patrykus still remembers heading to work at the Port Edwards paper mill and walking across the parking lot in subzero temperatures.http://www.topix.net/city/port-edwards-wi/2008/06/workers-recall-machines-history?fromrss=... Arendt honored by Country Kitchen- June 23, 2008 Country Kitchen of Wisconsin Rapids has named Leslie Arendt as this month's Local Legend for her dedication to the Wisconsin Rapids community.http://www.topix.net/city/port-edwards-wi/2008/06/arendt-honored-by-country-kitchen?fromrs... Rapids festival celebrates cranberries- June 22, 2008 The paper industry might be slumping, but Wisconsin Rapids residents found reason to celebrate another local product this weekend -- the cranberry.http://www.topix.net/city/port-edwards-wi/2008/06/rapids-festival-celebrates-cranberries?f... |