29 August 2013

Dobratz helps Bears to last-minute win

Winning in dramatic fashion, the Bonduel High School football team improved to 2-0 with a 14-9 win over Peshtigo in a nonconference game Thursday in Peshtigo. The Bears (2-0, 0-0 Central Wisconsin Conference-8) trailed 9-7 after giving up a safety on a high snap out of the back of the end zone on a punt in the fourth quarter. The game turned when, with about three minutes remaining, Bonduel stopped Peshtigo near the 50-yard line on fourth down. W
29 August 2013
'Burden' on puppets' shoulders in musical
High school in a small town is not always easy, and moving to a bigger city can be even more difficult. Robby McGhee, a 2003 Shawano Community High School graduate formerly known as Robby Schuettpelz, has taken those feelings and turned them into a puppet musical called “The Burden of Being,” currently being performed in The Alchemist Theatre in Milwaukee.
29 August 2013
County Fair Notebook
Cake funds will go to cancer research Kayla Clark, a 13-year-old member of the Belle Plaine 4-H Club, made a pink breast cancer ribbon for her entry in the cake decorating project at the fair. She plans to donate half of what she makes at the cake sale Friday to breast cancer research.
29 August 2013
Fair judge has intoxicating task
You can’t just bottle up any beer and enter it in the Shawano County Fair’s beer and wine contest. Mike Conard, a certified beer and wine judge from Kewaunee, will know the subtle differences, and he will call you out on them. Thursday’s judging was more than an opportunity for bragging rights.
28 August 2013
Tractor pull kicks off fair events
Dennis Ladwig comes to the Shawano County Fair tractor pull every year. It’s a chance for him and his 1937 John Deere to compete against friends. “Probably since 2003, we come every year,” Ladwig said.
28 August 2013
Volunteers keep fairgoers fed
No visit to the Shawano County Fair can end without a visit to the food booths along the midway. Many of them are run by church groups, veterans organizations and other nonprofit organizations that use the profits for a variety of community outreach projects, scholarships and more.
28 August 2013
Young fair veteran has busy week on tap
Aubrey Netzel has done well at the Shawano County Fair over the years, so it is not unusual that she again will be involved in several competitions at this year’s fair, which opened Wednesday at the fairgrounds in Shawano. A member of the Belle Plaine 4-H Club for 10 years, Netzel said her favorite projects are rabbits and poultry, which are yearlong projects. “I’ve been in them for so long,” said Netzel, who will be a senior this fall at Clinton
28 August 2013
Frank P. Lardinois
Frank P. Lardinois, 93, Howard, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2013. He was born in Green Bay on Feb. 22, 1920, to the late Arthur and Helena (Verheyden) Lardinois. Frank served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was honorably discharged. He married his first wife, Lorraine Michaels, and she preceded him in death on Sept. 21, 1998. He married his second wife, Lilla Rentmaster, and she preceded him in death on May 2, 1986.
28 August 2013
Gary M. Condon
Gary M. Condon, 64, of Clintonville, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013, at the New London Family Medical Center. Gary Miles Condon was born Aug. 3, 1949, in Laurium, Mich., to George and Helen (Lake) Condon. He was raised and attended school in the Crystal Falls, Mich., area. Gary entered the U.S. Marines and served in Vietnam from 1967 to 1970.
28 August 2013
Public Record
Shawano Police Department Aug. 27 Police logged 22 incidents, including the following: Theft — A carnival worker reported money was stolen out of a vehicle in the 1100 block of East Green Bay Street. Shoplifting — Goodwill Industries, 300 Lakeland Road, reported a shoplifting incident. Hit and Run — Police responded to a property damage hit-and-run complaint in the 600 block of South Union Street. Shawano County Sheriff’s Department Aug.
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