Local news briefs News-Chronicle Green Bay Family Services announces awards Family Services of northeast Wisconsin has announced the winners of awards it will present at its 15th annual Green and Gold Gala on Friday. Tickets are still available for $100 at www.familyservicesnew.org or 436-4360 Ext. 1332. The event will be held at the Lambeau Field Atrium. The winners are: - Chuck Ramsay, TV anchor, Leadership Award. Ramsay served on the Family Services' board of directors from 1989-1995 and helped with public relations for the campaign to fund the 300 Crooks St. building. He is also involved with Boy Scouts, the Fox Valley Domestic Abuse Center, the Cerebral Palsy and March of Dimes telethons and the Green Bay Community Church. - Jim Greene, president of WG&R Furniture, Community Leadership Award. Over the years, the WG&R has worked to reduce homelessness in the area and has donated more than 100,000 in furniture to the Transitional Living Program. - Adam Zimmerman, Youth Achievement Award. Zimmerman first was referred to Family Services' Day Treatment Program after being suspended from school. He expresses that he had a lot of anger but was able to deal with his anger through therapy. Since joining the program, he has made the honor roll twice, participated in a school play and joined the choir. Learn to cook with family The Howe Neighborhood Family Services Center will host its third night of family cooking fun on Oct. 14. This class will focus on Polish dishes. Parents and caregivers are welcome to bring their children. The class begins at 5:30 p.m. and runs two hours. Adults are charged $3 but children are free. The center is located at 526 S. Monroe Ave. Call 448-7340 to register. Taste of Home hosts cooking class Taste of Home magazine will host a cooking school at 7 p.m. Oct. 23 at the KI Convention Center in Green Bay. Michelle Goggins, a home economist with the school, will present 12 recipes during the two-hour demonstration. Each participant will receive a Taste of Home Recipe Collection Cookbook. Doors open at 4 p.m. Tickets are $10 and available at Copps Food Centers in Green Bay and Cooks Corner in Manitowoc. Tickets can also be obtained by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope and a check for $10 per ticket to: Laubenstein & Associates Inc., 2908 Northwood Road, Green Bay, WI 54313. Brown County Accident, not many arrests Sunday A serious traffic accident occurred just before noon Sunday at State 172 and Babcock Road in Ashwaubenon. Three people were injured, according to Ashwaubenon Public Safety. Heavy traffic was reported on U.S. 41 on Sunday before the Packers game but no accidents were reported. Several minor traffic accidents were reported after the game. Green Bay Police did not make any arrests at Sunday's Packers game but ejected seven people, mostly for alcohol-related incidents. Tickets from ejected fans are turned over to the Packers for the possible loss of season ticket privileges. Ashwaubenon reported several arrests outside Lambeau Field after the game, most were for disorderly conduct and criminal damage. Northeast Wisconsin Gard asks for blood donations Wisconsin Assembly Speaker John Gard, R-Peshtigo, has joined Bipartisan Legislators Organized for Outreach to Donors, or BLOOD, a campaign designed to heighten awareness about the need for blood donations. The campaign will educate constituents, promote donating opportunities and increase blood donors levels throughout the state. During the summer months, donations typically drop and additional donations are needed to retain the supply. Members of both political parties have signed on to the campaign.