Local news briefs News-Chronicle BROWN COUNTY Three from area delegates to national Green Party convention Northeast Wisconsin will send three delegates to this week's presidential nominating convention of the Green Party of the United States, starting Wednesday in Milwaukee. They include Gus Glaser, treasurer of the newly-formed chapter of the Wisconsin Green Party, the Green Bay Greens; Taku Ronsman, co-spokesperson of the Green Bay Greens and Jill Bussiere, co-spokesperson of the Wisconsin Green Party and a member of the Ahnapee River Green Party. Glaser and Ronsman are directed to vote for David Cobb at the convention, and Bussiere is directed to vote for Kent Mesplay. GREEN BAY Tickets on sale for tall ship Windy II Tickets are on sale for day sails on the tall ship WIndy II, which will be in Green Bay July 23-25 as part of the Baylake Bank Tall Ship Festival. The Windy II is the third ship to commit to the event, along with the replica ships Bounty II and Nina. The Windy II is a 150-foot traditional four-masted gaff topsail schooner/barquentine tall ship designed for both long and short cruises, and can carry 150 people. There will be 13 day sails, each 90 minutes, during the visit. Tickets are $25, $15 for ages 16-under and 60-over. They are available through www.ticketswest.com. For more information about the festival, see www.baylake.com. ASHWAUBENON State AMVETS convention begins here Thursday The state convention of AMVETS Department of Wisconsin will start Thursday at the Oneida Radisson Hotel and continue through Sunday. More than 250 members from 43 Wisconsin posts are expected to attend, as will members of the AMVETS Auxiliary. Along with seminars and meetings, attendees will vote on a new state commander and auxiliary president, and state honors will be awarded. ASHWAUBENON Open swim times at high school pool Open swim times are available at the Ashwaubenon High School pool through mid-August. Adult width swim times are 6:15-7:45 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays through Aug. 10. Morning lap swim times are 5:30-7 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays through Aug. 12. Daily fees are $1.75, $1.25 for ages 17-under and 60-over. Passes for 10 visits are $15.50, $7.75 for youth and senior users. For more information call 492-2331. GREEN BAY Civil War weekend at Hazelwood A Civil War weekend will take place at Historic Hazelwood, 1008 S. Monroe Ave., from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. War reenactors will be camped on the grounds with scenarios of war and daily life and children's activities. The event is free with regular museum admission of $4, $3.50 for seniors and $2.50 for students. For more information, call 437-1840. LUXEMBURG Emergency exercise set for Saturday Kewaunee County Emergency Management will hold an exercise from 8 a.m.-noon Saturday in an area between the primary and intermediate school grounds. The exercise will be terrorism-based involving mass casualties and a chemical incident. Participants will include Kewaunee County Emergency Management and local and county agencies. The public is asked to avoid the area. Residents with questions over whether an activity at that time is related to the exercise should call 388-3100. ASHWAUBENON Street tree planting offered Ashwaubenon is again offering street tree planting to residents this fall. Residents pay the cost of the tree while the village takes care of planting, maintenance and replacements. Residents can apply on a first-come, first-served basis by calling the village forester's office, 492-2331, before Aug. 1.