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Bison market alive, well in at rural Pulaski ranch

For close to 25 years, Mike and Karen Van Dyn Hoven have raised bison on their ranch located at W3502 State Highway 156 in rural Pulaski.

Providing an alternative, heart-healthy red meat product to consumers, they open-pasture about 40 head of bison. Mike Van Dyn Hoven was a science teacher at Hortonville High School for 31 years before he toyed with the idea of raising bison, contemplating the endeavor as his retirement business.

Starving not requirement for post-secondary learning

Students attending Northeast Wisconsin Technical College in Shawano can get help and counseling for far more than just academics.

Resources are available at the campus to help students connect with community food pantries, housing and utility support, transportation help, legal services and more.

Shawano woman cleans up with her business

Dana Brenner was already a home-based worker when she decided to start another business, Dana’s Duds Laundry Service.

The personalized laundry service was started by Brenner in Shawano about two months ago.

Camp Lake Resort a blast from the past

Taking a drive down Tree Farm Road in northern Oconto County is like going back in time.

Nestled in the woods and lakes of the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest five miles northwest of Mountain is Camp Lake Resort, which Steve Larson’s family has owned and operated since his grandfather, Wilmot Swanson, purchased an abandoned logging camp and began building cottages near Camp Lake more than a century ago.

VFW targets Veterans Day grand opening

Shawano’s Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2723 is aiming for a Veterans Day grand opening of its new facility, following a groundbreaking ceremony held in May.

The new post, located at South Olson and East Richmond streets, is expected to be completed by Nov. 11 with a a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the occasion.

Flowers thrive at Bloomed on Dairy farm

Flowers and more are thriving at Bloomed on Dairy, located at N4863 County Road F outside of Bonduel.

Owner Kaci Wolf has flowers for just about every occasion, noting: “Flowers fill the void when words fall short.”

Pampering name of the game at Pets Deserve Better Spa

Callie Davis, owner of a mobile pet-grooming business, has been grooming pets with a passion and a mission — to fill a need, because pets deserve better.

Located in rural Marion in Shawano County, Davis treats pets with utmost respect and the unique attention their owners appreciate.

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