Local news briefs News-Chronicle GREEN BAY Special Olympics honors volunteers, athletes, donors Special Olympics Wisconsin-Northeastern Area has honored a variety of helpers at its annual awards banquet. They include Mike Lauder, Brown County Sheriff's Department, volunteer of the year; Allie Fischer, Syble Hopp School, Brian Ziegelbauer Memorial Youth Volunteer of the Year; Brett Favre Forward Foundation, ShopKo Stores Inc., Brown County Tavern League and PMI, Gold Medal donor awards; Hardee's, Cellcom, Oneida Nation, Verifine Dairy-Dean Foods and the Betty Rose-Meyer Foundation Silver Medal donor awards; and Ashwaubenon Retired Fire Company, Bleser Family Foundation, Carquest, Dick Darden-Portable Products, Dick LePak-Packer City International Trucks, Global Recognition, Bill Willis-Greater Green Bay Great Lakes Sports Fishermen, J.C. Meng Foundation, Triangle Distributing and P.J. Hedeen Foundation, Bronze Medal donor awards. Honored as athletes of the year were Joseph Fritz, John Steffen, Chris Planton, Larry Schmidt, Vern Porier, Jason Zeinert, Darren Heurion, Joseph Hermansen, Angela Crowder, Erin Marsch, Dan Wiater, Tom Motti and Sean Bailey. GREEN BAY WPS adds to rewiring program Wisconsin Public Service farm customers will be eligible for more funds to rewire their facilities through additions to the Farm Rewiring Program. The program pays the first $1,000 of a farm customer's rewiring costs, then half of the next $18,0000. It also finances up to $15,000 in costs. Customers will now be allowed to participate again after a five-year period as long as they have paid their initial bill; each transformer setting will be considered an individual project and each building on which an equipotential plane is installed will be eligible for a cost-sharing grant up to $2,000. For more information, call 1-877-444-0888. GREEN BAY Service League rummage sale Tuesday The Service League of Green Bay will hold its 67th annual benefit rummage sale from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday at the Boys & Girls Club, 1451 University Ave. Proceeds go to Brown County agencies enriching the lives of children. Items include clothes, home accessories, books, household items and sporting goods. No item will cost more than $25 and shoes are free. Remaining items donated by Service League members will be donated to thrift stores. GREEN BAY UWGB holds another debate event A viewing and discussion of Tuesday's presidential debate will be held at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay University Union's 1965 room. The event is open to the public. The gathering will be similar to one held for the first presidential debate Sept. 30. The viewing of the debate will be followed by a discussion period. GREEN BAY More than 3,000 light bulbs sold More than 3,000 compact fluorescent light bulbs were sold Thursday at an event at Green Bay City Hall. The energy-efficient bulbs were being sold as part of a statewide event by Focus On Energy, an energy efficiency and initiative group. The bulbs are being sold with a $2 rebate at several participating merchants. GREEN BAY UWGB Cultural Fair is Tuesday The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay will hold its annual Cultural Fair 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday at the University Union Phoenix Room. The free, public event will include entertainment at noon by Wade Fernandez and the Black Wolf Group, with other entertainment during the event. Food, exhibits and vendors from a variety of cultures and countries will be featured. GREEN BAY Firefighters raise $3,000 for group The Green Bay Firefighters Firehouse Trail Trot held Oct. 2 raised more than $3,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Northeast Wisconsin, the group has announced. The three-mile run-walk took place at Baird Creek Parkway.