The Suring Area Historical Society will once again be sponsoring its annual spring breakfast from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 3 in the multi-purpose room at St. John Lutheran Church, 8905 St. Johns Road, Suring. The St. John ladies and area youth will be preparing a pancake breakfast with eggs, bacon, ham, sausage, cheese, onions and hash browns. Tickets can be purchased at the Suring Area Public Library, 604 E. Main St.

We were amazed to see a flock of common redpolls at our feeders today. They flutter down to the ground from our shrubby border like falling leaves, decorating the snowy ground with their small, energetic forms.

Abrams Spotlight Productions Inc. invites the community to its performance of the Disney musical “Beauty and the Beast Jr.” A limited number of tickets are on sale now for this all-youth show. The musical, directed by Elizabeth Jolly, will be presented the first two weekends in March at the Nancy Byng Community Theater, 5852 Maple St., Abrams.

The Lena School District will be doing its annual spaghetti supper as a drive-through event again this year. The event will be on March 10, from 4:30-7 p.m. behind the cafeteria at Lena Elementary School, 304 E. Main St., Lena. The dinner will include spaghetti with meat sauce, breadstick, cheese, coleslaw, and dessert. Meatless sauce or noodles with no sauce can be requested when you drive up.

The Shawano Area Matthew 25 Community Health Clinic will open its doors Feb. 24. The clinic will provide free basic healthcare and health education to those in the area without health insurance who are living at or below 250% of the federal poverty level ($43,000 per year for a household of two).

Wayne and Judy Depner are the hosts of Shawano County’s 385th barn quilt, which is on display on their barn at N9632 Old Highway 47, Black Creek. The quilt, called Sunflower Star, was given to them by their children as a Christmas gift in 2021. “We are so excited to finally have a barn quilt on our barn,” Judy said. Wayne and Judy purchased the 86-acre farm in March 2012, from Dr.