Community 4 July 2022

AROUND THE COMMUNITY: CWEC electricity safety demonstrations return

To help promote Electricity Safety Month in May, linemen from Central Wisconsin Electrical Cooperative (CWEC) conducted electricity safety demonstrations for fourth-grade students in Birnamwood, Bowler, Tigerton and Wittenberg. “Knowing the importance of electricity safety, we were excited to once again be able to bring these safety demonstrations back to the classrooms of area schools,” said Bert Lehman, member relations specialist at CWEC.
Community 4 July 2022
MISD gets $500 supply of free batteries
Batteries Plus of Green Bay has selected the Menominee Indian School District as one of its Schools of the Year.
Community 29 June 2022
AROUND THE COMMUNITY: Kids From Wisconsin coming to Shawano
The Kids from Wisconsin will hit the road July 1 for iconic performances by 36 young performers ages 15-20, hailed as the most talented musicians from across the state. The troupe has been proclaimed as Wisconsin’s premier musical ambassadors for over five decades. The Kids will be coming to Shawano for one night only, performing at 7:30 p.m. July 6 at Shawano Community High School, 220 County Road B, Shawano.
Community 23 June 2022
AROUND THE COMMUNITY: Alice in Dairyland seeks host counties
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is accepting bids from counties to host the Alice in Dairyland Finals in 2024, 2025, 2026 and 2027. Proposals are due by Aug. 15. Each year, a different county hosts a series of Alice in Dairyland Finals events leading up to the selection of the next Alice .
Community 16 June 2022
FARM LIFE FROM A FARM WIFE: Golf course beckons with a cry of ‘Fore!’
“Fore!” The one-word warning was heard loud and clear, most recently on the links of the beautiful 18-hole golf course situated along the pond in scenic Marion. While this particular warning was not voiced (this time) by yours truly, I’ve been known to holler it every now and again. Golfing for me was a foreign term, reserved only for those who knew what they were doing, exact opposite of me.
Community 16 June 2022
THANK YOU: Class provided info on preventing falls
To the editor: The first-ever Age Well Without Falls class in Oconto County was a great success, thanks to the following partners: Oconto County Commission on Aging, for providing print materials and the facilitator; Serenity Gardens LLC in Gillett, for hosting the program; and Dawn Janiak, physical therapy assistant from The Bay of Suring, for her expertise in the area of fall prevention. Many topics from A to Z were discussed in this three-week
Community 16 June 2022
College Notes
UW-Stout The following students from the area have been named to the University of Wisconsin-Stout dean’s list for the spring 2022 semester. • Birnamwood: Jordan Miinch • Wittenberg: Matthew Kapitz • Gillett: Jenna Carlson, Bailey Pedersen • Lena: Alec Kokko-Ludemann • Little Suamico: Anthony Zabel • Oconto: Andrew Westphal • Bonduel: Elizabeth Basten • Caroline: Tayla Spiegel • Shawano: Matthew Bohm, Elizabeth Dillenburg, Grace Jones, Haley Shel
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