Mitch Lundgaard News Today

Right now, work continues on the landscaping, and on the nearby pickleball and basketball courts, which are almost done.

APPLETON, Wis. (WFRV) - Friday afternoon, crews and officials broke ground on the first construction phase of what will be known as Lundgaard Park. The park is built to remember and honor fallen firefighter Mitch Lundgaard, who was killed in the line of duty during an emergency medical call in 2019.

Members of the Appleton community joined together Wednesday morning to celebrate the renaming of the Appleton Post Office in honor of firefighter Mitchell Lundgaard.

APPLETON, Wis. (WFRV) - Members of the community are welcome to come and honor and remember a fallen member of the Appleton Fire Department as the Appleton Post Office gets renamed in his honor. On Wednesday, August 23, the Appleton Post Office will officially be renamed the “Mitchell F. Lundgaard P

APPLETON, Wis. (WFRV) - Members of the community are welcome to come and honor and remember a fallen member of the Appleton Fire Department as the Appleton Post Office gets renamed in his honor. On Wednesday, August 23, the Appleton Post Office will officially be renamed the “Mitchell F. Lundgaard P

The park will include a pavilion, honoring not just Lundgaard, but all four Appleton firefighters who died in the line of duty.

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