2 April 2015

Springing the trap

Not everyone who enters the Shawano Community High School auditorium next week will come out alive. An estate home turned into a hotel, a terrible winter storm and a children’s rhyme about three blind mice will form a recipe for murder as the high school’s theater department performs “The Mousetrap,” a murder mystery written by famed author Agatha Christie, from April 9-11. The play takes place at Monkswell Manor in the 1940s, where a young coupl
1 April 2015
City residents needed to fill committee slots
Mayor Lorna Marquardt is looking for residents interested in filling openings on several Shawano committees and commissions. Marquardt will be making the appointments at the Common Council’s reorganizational meeting April 21. Openings include three-year terms on the Plan Commission and Business Improvement District Board, and one-year terms on the Sexual Predator Ordinance Committee and People With A Disability Committee.
1 April 2015
Public Record
Shawano Police Department March 31 Police logged 18 incidents, including the following: Juvenile — Police responded to a juvenile problem in the 400 block of South Washington Street. Probation — Police took a 30-year-old woman into custody on a probation hold. Vandalism — Police investigated vandalism to porch furniture at a residence in the 500 block of South Cleveland Street. Threatening — A report of threatening behavior by a juvenile was made
1 April 2015
St. James receives $5K Thrivent grant
St. James Lutheran Church in Shawano recently received a $5,000 “Lutheran Community Matthew 25: Neighbors in Need” grant from the Thrivent Financial Foundation. The grant was awarded to St.
1 April 2015
County parks director earns national certification
Keith Marquardt, Shawano County parks director, was recently certified as a park and recreation professional by the National Certification Board and the National Recreation and Park Association. The certification is granted to individuals employed in the recreation, park resources and leisure services professions who meet the eligibility requirements — including a combination of higher education and/or work experience — and who successfully compl
1 April 2015
Londa S. Della
Londa S. Della, 61, of Hawthorn Woods, Illinois, formerly of Clintonville, passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2015, at her residence. The Eberhardt-Stevenson Funeral Home & Crematory, Clintonville, is assisting the family. eberhardtstevenson.com
1 April 2015
Family Care puts pressure on Lakeland Industries to find more partners
Implementation of the Family Care program in Shawano and Menominee counties also will affect Lakeland Industries, 504 Lakeland Road, a county-funded facility specializing in pre-vocational training for adults with disabilities. Lakeland Industries provides training to about 75 people in aluminum recycling, woodworking and production assembly to give them skills needed by area businesses.
1 April 2015
Family Care preparations proceeding
Residents of Shawano and Menominee counties will be able to choose between two managed-care organizations selected to help bring the Family Care program to Northeast Wisconsin. Information about both organizations and Family Care will be presented at a forum from 6-8 p.m.
1 April 2015
Caffeinated networking
The Shawano Country Chamber of Commerce has tried many ways to bring local business people together, but its latest road builder is paved with caffeine. The chamber held its first Coffee Connections on Wednesday morning at Glas Coffeehouse, merging two existing programs into one in an effort to get businesses to network and find out what services are available in the area. “It’s just an informal little breakfast get-together where people introduc
31 March 2015
Public Record
Shawano Police Department March 30 Police logged 27 incidents, including the following: Suspicious — Police responded to a suspicious person complaint in the 400 block of West Picnic Street. Suspicious — Police responded to a suspicious person complaint at Kwik Trip, 1241 E. Green Bay St. Theft — Scrap metal was reported stolen at Packer City International, 1695 E.
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