Retired fireman Mike “Cheese” Stemper has been selected as parade marshall for the annual Fireman’s Festival on Aug. 11 in Clintonville. Stemper has retired from the department but is now a member of the Fire Police. Those serving with the Fire Police are on a call system. They can be called to the station and often asked to help at the scene of the fire call, or they may remain at the station to assist should another call come in. The Fire Police was organized in January and now has a dozen members. Stemper picked up the nickname “Cheese” because he grew up living in a cheese factory located five miles out of Clintonville on County Road O. The nickname has been passed down to his children and grandchildren.