Christopher Bushong

Rhinelander

Multimedia Journalist at WJFW-TV (Rhinelander, WI)

Articles

Restaurant in Sugar Camp hosts Jeep "n" for Veterans

1 week ago | wjfw.com | Christopher Bushong

SUGAR CAMP, Wis. (WJFW) - Memorial Day just took place and to help honor the veterans in Three Lakes, a local diner hosted a fundraiser to help create a memorial. Denelle Starke, the owner of Dee Dee’s Diner, said this event started from an initiative by her father to make a veteran’s memorial in Three Lakes. “My father is one of the members of Three Lakes veteran’s memorial, that will be built in Three Lakes, so I thought we would do something to support that,” said Starke.
Crandon unveils new World War II veterans memorial

1 week ago | wjfw.com | Christopher Bushong

CRANDON, Wis. (WJFW) - Memorial Day is a day of remembrance and a day to thank those who fought for our freedoms, and here at Crandon they are doing just that with a new memorial. In honor of Memorial Day Earl Cummings decided to start an initiative to get a World War two memorial in Crandon honoring the whole generation and his father. “I thought it would be a good thing to put a statue here in honor of the world’s greatest generation and in memory of my father,” said Cummings.
Crandon Farmers and Makers Market sells all sorts of goods each Tuesday at Veteran's Memorial Park

1 week ago | wjfw.com | Christopher Bushong

CRANDON, Wis. (WJFW) - The Crandon Farmers and Makers market is now in its fifth year. Every Tuesday until October the Crandon Farmers and Makers Market is set up Veteran's Memorial Park in downtown Crandon. Sandra Conley, a vendor at the market, said they have anything from produce to sourdough bread. “They sell everything you could imagine — flowers, any kind of vegetable, wonderful vegetables actually, and we have a guy that sells shrimp, a guy that sells fish,” Conley noted.
Crandon unveils new World War two veterans memorial

1 week ago | wjfw.com | Christopher Bushong

CRANDON, Wis. (WJFW) - Memorial Day is a day of remembrance and a day to thank those who fought for our freedoms, and here at Crandon they are doing just that with a new memorial. In honor of Memorial Day Earl Cummings decided to start an initiative to get a World War two memorial in Crandon honoring the whole generation and his father. “I thought it would be a good thing to put a statue here in honor of the world’s greatest generation and in memory of my father,” said Cummings.
Antigo Housing Authority appoints new executive director

2 weeks ago | wjfw.com | Christopher Bushong

ANTIGO, Wis. (WJFW) – The Antigo Housing Authority provides federally subsidized housing for individuals. Corie Zelazoski, the new Executive Director of Antigo Housing Authority, said they have nine apartment buildings they use to provide housing to around 250 people. “We have one up in Elcho, one up in White Lake, and we have 7 in Antigo, and 5 of those we own and 2 we manage for private owners,” said Zelazoski.
Antigo Housing Authority appoints new Executive Director

2 weeks ago | wjfw.com | Christopher Bushong

ANTIGO, Wis. (WJFW) – The Antigo Housing Authority provides federally subsidized housing for individuals. Corie Zelazoski, the Executive Director, said they have 9 apartment buildings they use to provide housing to around 250 people. “We have one up in Elcho, one up in White Lake, and we have 7 in Antigo, and 5 of those we own and 2 we manage for private owners,” said Zelazoski.
New memorial in Crandon honors World War II veterans

2 weeks ago | wjfw.com | Christopher Bushong

CRANDON, Wis. (WJFW) — Memorial Day is a day to remember veterans who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. This year, a new World War II memorial will be on display in Crandon for remembrance. On Memorial Day, Warren Dorau, a volunteer of the Crandon Veterans Memorial Committee, said they will honor all those who gave the ultimate sacrifice.
Marathon County Historical Society hosts historic bus tours

2 weeks ago | wjfw.com | Christopher Bushong

WAUSAU, Wis. (WJFW) – Every small town or city is filled with history, and one local historic society is taking residents on a historical tour. Every May, Jane Jankey Johnson, a director at Marathon County Historical Society, picks a different history subject to share with the community. “I’ve done east side bar tour of Wausau and west side, houses that were moved, I’ve done murder and death, I’ve done law and disorder, and the list goes on and on,” said Johnson.
Hodag Heritage Festival in Rhinelander

2 weeks ago | wjfw.com | Christopher Bushong

RHINELANDER, Wis. (WJFW) – The city of Rhinelander has a folk legend many people know about; to celebrate the legend, the city’s chamber of commerce hosts an annual festival. The Hodag Heritage Festival is on its fifth annual year. Lauren Sackett, the CEO of Rhinelander Area Chamber of Commerce, said the Hodag was too important to not celebrate. “It’s such a prominent thing in our town, so it just made sense to do a festival like this, so it's all things Hodag, all things Rhinelander,” said Sackett.
Tomahawk kicks off golfing season

4 weeks ago | wjfw.com | Christopher Bushong

TOMAHAWK, Wis. (WJFW) – With the 70-degree days arriving, golf courses are opening their doors. To kick off the season, Tomahawk Chamber of Commerce is starting the competition with a Spring Swing tournament. The event started at one o’clock with a shotgun start up at Edgewater Country Club in Tomahawk. Charis Lau, the executive director of Tomahawk Chamber of Commerce, said there were many prizes to win, from a 50/50 raffle to different hole prizes.