Community

AROUND THE COMMUNITY: Schmidt gives citation to Pulaski Girl Scout

Published by LPulaski on Wed, 05/17/2023 - 12:30pm

State Rep. Peter Schmidt recently presented Giselle Rottier, of Pulaski, with an Assembly Citation in recognition of her Girl Scout Gold Award.

Schmidt presented the citation to Giselle at a Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes Council ceremony, which was held at the Weidner Center on the UW-Green Bay campus.

Naberhood starts block parties in June

Published by admin on Thu, 05/11/2023 - 12:45pm

The new Naberhood Plaza in downtown Shawano is relatively quiet as the month of May arrives, but come June, the joint is definitely going to be jumping as the inaugural Naberhood block parties kick off.

CELEBRATION OF GIVING: Otto spreads her time with area nonprofits

Published by admin on Thu, 05/11/2023 - 12:33pm

(Editor’s Note: The Shawano Area Community Foundation, in conjunction with NEW Media, has staged a Celebration of Giving Volunteer of the Year promotion for more than 10 years. Each year, select area volunteers are presented $1,000 cash grants for their efforts to improve the quality of life in the Wolf River Region. The awards, sponsored by area businesses, are then reinvested back into area nonprofit organizations at the direction of the award winners. This is the third in a series profiling outstanding volunteers in the community.)

Spring exciting time for wildlife lovers, animals

Published by admin on Thu, 05/11/2023 - 12:27pm

As the brown, dry landscape recently freckled with snow yields to the ever-spreading greenery, hope for life and renewal swells in all of us.

Clark uses writing as cleansing source

Published by admin on Thu, 05/11/2023 - 12:10pm

The Oneida word for stories is okalaˀshúha. One of the tribe’s most prolific contemporary storytellers is Louis V. Clark III (Two Shoes). This spring, he shared his work with the College of Menominee Nation.

AROUND THE COMMUNITY: Sacred Heart students visit Camp Tekakwitha

Published by admin on Thu, 05/11/2023 - 12:07pm

Fifth grade students from Sacred Heart Catholic School went to Camp Tekakwitha for an overnight adventure on April 25 to focus on outdoor education and team building.

Throughout the two-day adventure they focused on team building by participating in a magic carpet activity and a spider web activity. Both activities focused on trust and working as one team. They also enjoyed a canoeing trip on Loon Lake, followed by archery, shaving cream wiffle ball, a rosary meditation, delicious s’mores, and even a night hike into the woods to learn how their eyes work in the dark.

Mother worked to make home a better place

Published by admin on Thu, 05/11/2023 - 11:58am

On this Mother’s Day weekend, I want to wish all moms a happy Mother’s Day by remembering my mother, RoseMary Brantmeier. The consummate lady, Mom was a talented teacher, successful farm wife, exceptional mother, and cherished grandmother. Like most women of her generation, Mom spent her life working, not making money, but making a life for her family and the world a better place. She never had the finer things, but she made things finer for everyone she met.

College Notes

Published by admin on Thu, 05/11/2023 - 11:53am

Ripon College

The Ripon College Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combo performed April 21.

Angela Mosconi, of Gillett, performed in the jazz ensemble. Mosconi is majoring in chemistry and mathematics with a minor in physics at Ripon College.

Honor Rolls

Published by admin on Thu, 05/11/2023 - 11:52am

SACRED HEART CATHOLIC SCHOOL

Third quarter

HIGH HONORS

Cora Flaig, Jacoby Grignon, Evelyn Ross, Megan Reyes, Libby Wojnowiak, Lily Gee, Claire Dudek, Isabella Martens

HONORS

Cora Pieper, Andreya Weber, Alyosius Frechette, Logan Frechette, Andrea Walby, Addyson Kust, Evan Pieper, Mechaela Jaros

OCONTO FALLS HIGH SCHOOL

Third quarter

HIGHEST HONORS

Seniors: Amber Haines, Molly Haines, Matthew Kesler, Alexander Notz, Emily Riebe, Gina Sconzert, Seth Sypowicz, Riley Treichel, Braden Vandermoss

School musicians ready to rock with Wood

Published by admin on Tue, 05/02/2023 - 2:14pm

Seeing orchestra and choral performances is pretty commonplace at Shawano Community Middle School and Shawano Community High School.

Seeing them perform with Mark Wood, an original member of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, in an atmosphere of laser lights and fog machines in an epic rock concert for the ages, not so much.