Local news briefs News-Chronicle Green Bay Final WeatherFriend calendar goes on sale A 25-year local tradition ends this year as the Northeastern Wisconsin Audubon Society is publishing its final WeatherFriend Phenology Calendar. The calendar provides a mix of weather data and animal observation. It costs $7 and can be ordered through NEW Audubon, 1701 Ninth St., Green Bay WI 54304 or by visiting newaudubon.org. Funds from the calendar go toward saving native habitat by land purchase or donation. For more information, visit the Web site or call 499-9689. De Pere Union Hotel on national list The Union Hotel, 200 N. Broadway, has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Wisconsin State Historical Society has announced. The hotel, built in 1883, has been in continuous operation since then and has been operated by the Boyd family since 1918. Properties on the list receive limited protection from encroachment by state- or federal-funded development and may be able to apply for grants and receive tax incentives. Appleton WAVES group to be chartered A WAVES women's veterans group is scheduled to be chartered Jan. 31 at the VFW Club, 501 N. Richmond St., Appleton. The unit welcomes women who were members of the Navy, Coast Guard and Marines while other women veterans can join as associate members. For more information, contact state director Nellie De Baker, 920-845-5033 or e-mail her at [email protected]. Madison Here come the tax forms You better not lie, you better not fudge - the state income tax forms are coming to town. The Wisconsin Department of Revenue has started mailing 1,150,020 income tax forms in zip code order. It does not mail to those who filed electronically or used tax preparers. The department is encouraging electronic filing which costs less, usually has fewer errors, takes less time to process and results in faster refunds. More information on e-filing state returns will be available starting Jan. 15 at www.wisconsin.gov.