“Law: an ordinance of reason for the common good, made by him who has care of the community.” — St.

With as many rainy days as we have had these past few weeks, I admit I was shocked when I went out into the back yard today. Some of the plants in the planters were starting to shrivel. Of course, all I would have had to do is wait a few hours, and the sky would have opened up and watered them for me. However, the hose was at the ready, so I turned on the faucet and began spray water into a planter.

One morning I walked into the barn and was met with instructions: “We’ll get that new heifer in after milking.” It wasn’t a question; it was a statement. I understand how his mind works. The unspoken part of those instructions told me when it was time to feed heifers, I needed to secure the headlocks in the locked position.

Lois Selle and her daughter, Tarta Selle, members of the Navarino Tractor Club, LLC, run the club’s tractor pull. Lois, who was born in Kewaunee, farmed with her husband of 29 years, Mel. They started with dairy and now raise crops in the town of Lessor. Mel is also a mechanic at TJR Repair in Shiocton. Lois drives school bus for the Pulaski School District.

Moeller Ridge Nature Park in the town of Lessor has many things to offer people who love the outdoors. “When you walk back in the woods, there’s spectacular birds,” said Maddy Holmes, who keeps an eye on the park along with her husband, Ken, a supervisor for the town of Lessor and member of the park commission. The 80-acre park was gifted to the town by Eileen Moeller, a lifelong resident who was a schoolteacher, farmer and U.S.

The Fourth of July weekend has arrived with the usual holiday festivities, including parades, brat and burger picnics, fireworks displays and, of course, fireworks of the illegal variety. Shawano police and Shawano County sheriff’s deputies have already logged numerous fireworks complaints over the past week, in spite of the possibility of fines being levied for their use. Both the city and the county have fireworks ordinances on the books prohib

The Shawano School District will receive an estimated 5.15 percent more in state aid in the 2014-15 school year than this year, according to estimates released this week by the Department of Public Instruction. More than half of Wisconsin’s 424 public school districts also will receive increases, according to the DPI. The DPI projects Shawano will receive $13.4 million in general aid for 2014-15, up from $12.7 million this year. Three other area

Clintonville falls to Omro The Clintonville Legion baseball team lost 3-0 to Omro in a nonleague game Wednesday in Omro. Parker Minel took the loss, throwing five innings, striking out seven, walking six and allowing three runs, two earned. Jaden Doornink pitched one inning and struck out two. Jake Van Allen went 2 for 3 to lead the Diamond Cats (4-3, 4-1 Central Wisconsin Legion). Isaac Reyes earned the win for Omro and had a hit.

A large part of what makes racing great are the memories made at the track. The moments might be on or off the track. People remember them for many reasons. For me, the ones that stand out involve friends and family. I remember the night that Craig Bartz won his first IMCA Modified feature at the track.