Gerald Lee Lomker, 78, of Mazatlan, Mexico, and formerly of Shawano, passed away on April 5, 2013, at his home in Mazatlan. He was born on June 28, 1934, in Shawano, son of the late Henry and Lucille (Prey) Lomker. After graduating from high school and working in Milwaukee for a few years, Jerry joined the Air Force. Upon his discharge, he lived in Phoenix, Ariz., where he owned and operated the Turkey Track Mine.

A door-to-door salesman selling children’s books in rural Shawano County has been making residents nervous. However, the salesman says he is just trying to earn some money for college. Shawano School District Superintendent Todd Carlson said he has received multiple calls in the last few days from parents about a man coming to the door and wanting to talk to them and their children about school.

The Embarrass Volunteer Fire Department will host the 25th annual Embarrass Fun Daze celebration July 27 at Embarrass Park. “We’ve got a really great line-up of activities planned for this year’s event,” said Darrell Polzin, Embarrass Fire Department chief. “There’s something for everyone at Fun Daze, and we’re hoping everyone will come out and have a great time for a good cause.” Jerry Eggert will be honored as the 2013 parade marshal.

The Menominee American Legion team beat Manawa 11-1 in five innings Tuesday in Manawa. Tom Williams earned the win for Menominee (4-4). Dallas Madosh led at the plate, going two for three. Menominee will face Wittenberg (3-2) Thursday in Keshena.

As Duke Copp takes control of the Bonduel High School boys basketball program, his goal is to teach his players about hard work. He knows his new team well, from coaching the eighth-grade boys team and teaching at BHS the last three years. “There’s a lot of potential there,” Copp said. “To be one of the best programs, we have to work harder than everyone else. That’s the message I’m trying to get across to the kids.

Shawano 6, Bonduel 3 The Shawano Lobos scored five runs in the first inning on their way to a 6-3 win over the Bonduel Broncos on Sunday afternoon in Shawano. Shawano scored again in the fifth. Will Kuchelmeister earned the win, pitching seven innings, striking out seven, walking one and giving up three runs on nine hits.

Lapped traffic and a hard-charging Craig Bartz couldn’t stop Justin Ritchie from taking the Late Model feature win at Shawano Speedway on Saturday night. Also, Jesse Peebles won his first-ever IMCA Modified feature, while Brandon Czarapata returned to victory lane in the IMCA Stock Car division.

Marion 14, Shawano 3 Cody Reimer struck out 12 on his way to earning the win for Marion in East-West Division play. Clint Dallas took the loss for Shawano. Marion’s Justin Miller was three for four. Jeff Miller was two for four, and Ryan Mortenson was two for four. For Shawano, Wade Weisnicht was two for three and Andy Luepke was two for four. Caroline 12, Bowler 10 Travis Verg was two for five with a home run for Caroline.

Three Keshena teens were taken into custody late Monday for their alleged part in a weekend vandalism spree that damaged more than 30 vehicles in Shawano. Police began getting calls in the early morning hours Sunday from residents discovering shattered windows on their vehicles. Calls continued to come in throughout the day Sunday and again on Monday.