My calendar is confusing to me. Oh, I know it is May and usually can figure out what day of the week it is. However, each day on the calendar is written with some sort of code by me, which lets me know where I am supposed to be and at what time.

As the years go by, more and more memories of Mom come to mind. She’s been in heaven now for five years. On the anniversary of her and Dad’s passing from this life into the place Jesus had prepared for them, I text my siblings, “One day as a thousand years and a thousand years as one day!” (2 Peter 2:8). Just the other day, I found myself breaking down, standing in the middle of my kitchen, sobbing because I missed Mom.

“All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.” – Abraham Lincoln Thank you for your inquiries as to why I haven’t been writing this column lately. I’ve been using my available time trying to complete a book I am writing.

Sturgeon are not only ancient marvels of biological science, they also are a species that must be protected. The Department of Natural Resources has created an organization to ensure they are. The Sturgeon Guard, created by the Department of Natural Resources in the middle of the 1970s and opened to the general public in 1988, recruits volunteers to man popular sites to protect the sturgeon during their annual spawning season. The DNR created the

American Transmission Co. wants the state to approve construction of two high-voltage power lines through Shawano and Oconto counties, between substations near Appleton and Morgan.

Sheriff Randy Wright started his re-election campaign a little too soon as far as the city of Shawano is concerned. Wright had to remove his campaign signs from around the city this week after being told by Building Inspector Mike Miller that he violated a city ordinance specifying when signs are allowed to go up. The ordinance prohibits campaign signs prior to 60 days before an election; in this case, the Aug.

There have been whispers and secretive looks among the six children of Kelli and Rob Chelberg about what they will do for Mother’s Day. Kelli expects it will be breakfast for her and her mother, Joan Keasling, who lives with the Chelbergs. “Rob is very good at doing something for me and my mom,” she said.

Shawano falls to New London The Shawano Community High School baseball team lost 6-3 to Bay Conference foe New London on Thursday in Shawano. Grant Wainio and Alex Frechette led Shawano with two hits each. Clint Dallas took the loss, giving up six runs on seven hits in four innings. He also struck out three and walked two. Lane Hanadel earned the win for New London.

The Packers are banking on another former Alabama star to give their team a boost. Green Bay picked Ha Ha Clinton-Dix with the 21st overall pick of the NFL draft Thursday night, adding a hard-hitting safety to a defense that needed playmakers.