Destiny Hokenstad, owner of DLee Photography, secures special moments of life on film.

With a keen eye for detail and a love for capturing fleeting life-events, Hokenstad specializes in family, maternity, engagement/couples and kids.

Catching life here and now is extremely important to Hokenstad. For 10 years this May, photography has been Hokenstad’s passion and her creative outlet.

One of Russell Demmith’s earliest memories is coming to Hunters and Fishermans Bar in Lena as a kid with his father.

The Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin has a deep respect for cultural traditions and strives to ensure they continue for future generations.

Candace Leaman embodies that reverence for cultural traditions.

It wasn’t planned to do an outer space melodrama at Pulaski High School around the same time as the historic Artemis II space mission and the new science fiction film “Project Hail Mary,” but those two things are helping to entice the community to see “Lost in Space and the Mortgage Due,” being performed for one weekend only.

Aimee Elkins, 4‑H educator in Oconto County with the University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension, has been awarded the Communicator Award for her Oconto County Teen Court promotional package, as well as specialty awards for Winter Camp East Excellence in Teamwork and Excellence in Camping by the Wisconsin Association of Extension 4‑H Youth Development Professionals through its annual statewide recognition program.

Spring migration is underway, and while I’ve missed the birds that journeyed south for the winter, I can’t help but pause to appreciate the ones that never left. Throughout the coldest days of the year, these hardy residents have provided life and movement in an otherwise quiet landscape — frequenting backyard feeders and offering moments of liveliness during long winter stretches.