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Green Bay 'Rebirth of a Legend' tickets on sale Tickets for "Rebirth of a Legend" event will go on sale at 10 a.m. today. The event will be held 6-9 p.m. Sept. 6 at Lambeau Field and will be broadcast live statewide. It is part of the Lambeau Field Grand Opening Week festivities, which will feature live music, Packers legends past and present, special videos, highlights of Lambeau's greatest moments and a tribute to the greatest fans in the world, Packers fans. All attendees will receive a special commemorative item. Fireworks will cap off the evening. For tickets, call at TicketStar at 1-800-895-0071 or 494-3401 or visit www.ticketstaronline.com, the Lambeau Field ticket office or the Resch Center box office. All tickets are $15 and there is no limit on the number of tickets that can be purchased. Ticket Star accepts cash, checks, VISA, Master Card or Discover Cards. Handling fees may apply to Ticket Star purchases. Gard hosts ag listening session A listening session with Assembly Speaker John Gard, R-Peshtigo, regarding the issues facing Wisconsin's dairy and agriculture industries will be held 1-2:30 p.m. Thursday at Tauscher Farms, 2118 County Road C, Green Bay. The event will start with a tour of the farm, then Gard will meet with constituents and an ice cream social will conclude the afternoon. Motorcycle safety summit set for Thursday Motorcycle advocates and law enforcement officers will address Wisconsin's escalating motorcyclist highway fatality rate 10 a.m.-noon Thursday at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, Room C 219, 2740 W. Mason St. This year, at least 60 people have died in motorcycle crashes on Wisconsin roads. That's twice as many motorcycle fatalities as this time last year, and far greater than the five-year average. Because of the urgency of this highway safety crisis, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Safety is bringing together members of the motorcycling community, law enforcement officers, highway and traffic engineers, emergency medical personnel and others, at this summit. Re-enrollment for SeniorCare AARP Wisconsin will hold a re-enrollment or sign up for SeniorCare 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday at the Brown County Aging Resource Center, 300 S. Adams St. No appointment is necessary. SeniorCare is the program that helps eligible seniors with the cost of prescription drugs. Participants enrolling for the first time or re-enrolling should bring their Social Security number, 2003 Social Security income, including Medicare premium, 2002 SeniorCare worksheets (if copies were kept), re-enrollment form (if current SeniorCare participant), and 2002 tax statement. De Pere Refuse and recycling routes modified The city of De Pere refuse and recycling routes are being modified effective Aug. 4. If your route has changed, you will be notified by mail. Brown County Four members needed for task force The Brown County Planning, Development & Transportation Committee is seeking up to four citizen members to be on a task force created to study the county survey departments. This group will explore the various operations of the survey office and provide a cost analysis for each component. Anyone interested in serving on this task force should call Alice Daul, 336-2774, by Sunday.
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