Local news briefs News-Chronicle Green Bay NWTC "Mocktail" Party set Northeast Wisconsin Technical College will hold its fourth annual "Mocktail" party 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Thursday in the NWTC student lounge, Student Center (formerly Building 3), Green Bay campus, 2740 W. Mason St. Non-alcoholic drink recipes submitted by participating NWTC students will be judged on taste and originality. The top 10 drinks will be mixed and served at the party. Students and staff are invited to sample the drinks and vote for their favorites. Patty Wisneski, NWTC's Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Abuse specialist, is coordinating the event to focus on the importance of driving sober. Festival Foods is donating all of the supplies for the drink recipes. Back to Balance, Gratzies Pasta Company, SuperLube, Key West Sea Soap, De Pere Cinema Cafe, Rock Gardens and Beyond Fitness are donating prizes for the most popular nonalcoholic drinks. American Red Cross makes Christmas "Wish List" The American Red Cross Lakeland Chapter, 2131 Deckner Ave., needs the support of the community for its Emergency Services program. Items needed for families in a disaster and emergency response personnel while responding to a disaster include: - New blankets and quilts - Assorted sizes of sweat suits, adult or child - Adult or child socks - Snack foods (crackers, granola bars, etc.) - Single-serving bottles of water and Gatorade - Single-serving bottles or cans of soda - Coffee - Instant cocoa (preferably single-size packets) - Instant hot cider - Instant soups Individuals and organizations are encouraged to give during this holiday season. All American Red Cross disaster assistance is free, made possible by community donations. To donate call Chris Hendrics at 227-4281 or e-mail [email protected]. For local information call 468-8535 or visit www.arclakeland.org. Healthy Horizons teams up with Toys for Tots Program Healthy Horizons, 1033 Main St., De Pere, and 595 Red Bird Circle, De Pere, has teamed up with Paul's Pantry and the Marine's Toys for Tots Program to help bring happy faces to those families in need this holiday season. The nutritional supplement stores are holding a drawing for customers and non-customers who bring 5 pounds or more of food for Paul's Pantry or donate a new, unused toy. The grand-prize drawing is a 36-inch color television set with a retail value of $600. All food donations and toys will go to needy people in Northeast Wisconsin. Raise the roof Friday Local law enforcement officers will spend this weekend at ShopKo at Bay Park Square Mall, 301 Bay Park Square, welcoming customers to help raise money for the ShopKo Rooftop Torch Run Challenge for Special Olympics. Deputy Steve Gilray from the Kewaunee County Sheriff's department has accepted the challenge to spend from 8 a.m. Friday until 3 p.m. Sunday, or until the goal of $8,000 is raised, sitting atop the roof of ShopKo. Customers can make a donation to Special Olympics at the store or by calling Deputy Steve Gilray up on the rooftop at 427-5603 at anytime throughout the weekend. Customers also can sign up to win Packer tickets or a $500 ShopKo shopping spree. The donations make it possible for the athletes to compete in nearly 70 different competitions during the year, make friends and show the community all they have to offer. ShopKo has raised more than $15 million for Special Olympics. For more information about this weekend's event call Mike Lauder, Brown County Sheriff's Department, at 619-1375 or Nicci Giordana, Special Olympics, at 731-1614. Green Bay rally to commemorate liberty, Bill of Rights A group of individuals have teamed up for presentation of a "Patriot Rally" noon Saturday, in front of the Brown County Courthouse, 100 S. Jefferson St. The event will commemorate the passage of the Bill of Rights, along with thoughts on patriotism and liberty. The organizers said the rally will bring awareness to the public about rights and liberty. Activist and organizer of the event is Roy Leyendecker of Green Bay. He ran for Brown County executive last year. Ed Thompson, who was a Libertarian candidate for governor last year, will also be speaking. Other members of the rally include former State Assembly candidate Barron Brokiewicz of Green Bay and Greg Lipovac, along with other students from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.