Local news briefs News-Chronicle Green Bay Packers look for fan hall of famer The Green Bay Packers are looking for a sixth person to join its Fan Hall of Fame. Applicants can nominate themselves and a selection committee will narrow down the field to 10. Fans will have the chance to vote for the winner. Fans can nominate themselves or a friend or relative with a 500-word (or fewer) essay. Each essay should have a photo included. Nominations are due Oct. 30 and can be dropped off at the Lambeau Field Atrium or sent to Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame, P.O. Box 10628, Green Bay, WI 54307-0628. The 10 finalists will be announced Nov. 20 and the winner will be announced Dec. 19. Winners receive four club seats to the game at which they will be recognized, a $500 Packers Pro Shop gift certificate, and a trip for two to a 2004 away game (including game ticket, air fare and accommodations). The winner will be introduced at July's Packers Hall of Fame induction banquet and will have his or her name displayed at the Hall of Fame. Trick or treat hours Halloween trick-or-treating in the city of Green Bay will take place Oct. 31 from 4-7 p.m. Wish to meet Earnhardt Jr. granted Brandon, a 14-year-old from Green Bay, will have the chance to meet NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. during the 2004 racing series thanks to the Make-A-Wish Foundations and sponsors. Brandon suffered third-degree burns in an accident. He was one of 19 children and teens whose wishes were granted by Make-A-Wish, International Union, UAW, General Motors and GM Goodwrench. The donations were made to celebrate Make a Difference Day on Oct. 25. De Pere Space talk today Space Explorers Inc. is sponsoring a live Web chat from 10:30-11:30 a.m. today. Thomas Crabb, co-founder of Orbital Technologies Corporation, also known as ORBITEC, will be featured. Crabb will answer questions about space hardware and the plant growth experiments his company sent to the International Space Station. The chat will commemorate World Space Week. To submit questions, visit www.space-explorers.com/communications/chats.html. Northeast Wisconsin About 125 business people will tour area schools Wednesday to express appreciation for the 4,500 local educators during the Golden Apple kick-off celebration. To arrange a visit, call Bonnie at 437-8704. Residents are invited to nominate a teacher for the 2004 Golden Apple Awards. Nominated educators have until Jan. 12 to submit an application. Recipients will be announced at a March 10 dinner program. Call the Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce for tickets at 437-8704.