As Seen In Wisconsin - Filed under 'Racine'

Racine man sells blood for Packers season tickets

Posted on February 5, 2011

If you want to know more about two of the NFL's smallest-market yet most successful franchises, talk to the fans.

Let 80-year-old Jim Becker of Racine, Wisconsin, who saw his first Green Bay game "a couple of weeks before Pearl Harbor," tell you how he used to sell blood for $10-$15 a pint to pay for his season tickets.

Read the whole story at cnn.com

Filed under // Green Bay Packers Racine Super Bowl cnn football

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Racine children's choir sings "Still Alive" from Portal video game

Posted on April 12, 2010

Check out this children's choir from Racine singing the song "Still Alive" from the video game "Portal".

Here's a link to the choir director's blog.

Many thanks to Chad Davis for sending us these links!

Filed under // Portal Racine kids singing

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Racine couple wins $7.5 million Megabucks jackpot [video]

Posted on April 7, 2010

A Racine couple won $7.5 million dollars in the Megabucks lottery game. After taxes, their take-home is $2.8 million dollars.

Other than buying a "bigger" house, Albert Mohrbacher Jr. and his wife say they would like to buy a new fishing boat and see San Francisco.

Congrats!

Filed under // Racine fishing lottery money

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PHOTO: Ice rescue training

Posted on February 26, 2010

View the image on JournalTimes.com to purchase

Filed under // Racine fire rescue

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Technical Rescue Teams train to save lives

Posted on February 11, 2010

Specialized rescue teams from Racine and Lake Geneva were responsible for saving the life of an East Troy man trapped in a grain bin full of soybeans.

These firefighters and paramedics go through special training to save the lives of people caught in unusual circumstances.

Read the story

Image: m_bartosch / FreeDigitalPhotos.net

Filed under // EMS East Troy Lake Geneva Racine

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