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What's Happening: July 3-12

FRIDAY, JULY 3

GILLETT: Fourth of July Celebration, 4-11 p.m., Zippel Park, McKenzie Street. Lawn Chair Concert 4 p.m., Live music by Petty Cash 7-11 p.m., food and beverage stands.

OCONTO: Storytime, 10:30 a.m., Farnsworth Public Library, 715 Main St. Story and crafts for preschool children. A caregiver must stay with the child.

Vitamin K shots for newborns are vitally important

Vitamin K is an essential vitamin that the body requires for normal bone development, vascular health, and — most pertinent to this topic — a healthy blood clotting system.

Late runs lift Hofa Park Panthers over Pulaski Reds

Carson Blom’s two-run double in the bottom of the ninth inning erased a 4-3 deficit for the Hofa Park Panthers into a 5-4 Dairyland League win over Pulaski June 28.

Hofa Park 5, Pulaski 4

The Panthers trailed by a run heading into the bottom of the ninth inning.

Beau Jensen’s RBI single in the fourth inning gave Hofa Park a 1-0 lead, but Pulaski tied it on Jarrett Olson’s RBI single in the fifth.

Meverdens help lead Birnamwood over Hatley

Mason and Evan Meverden had big games for Birnamwood’s BABA team, as the Kings needed only seven innings to pick up a 16-1 North Division win over Hatley June 26.

North Division

Birnamwood 16, Hatley 1 (7 inn.)

Mason Meverden had five of the Kings’ 16 hits, while Evan Meverden added three of his own, including a grand slam.

Owen Dickman and Logan Thiex added two hits each.

Tribe wins lawsuit filed by Legend Lake property owners

The Wisconsin Supreme Court on June 23 ruled 4-3 in favor of the Menominee Tribe of Wisconsin against the Legend Lake Property Owners Association, upholding tribal sovereign immunity and dismissing the association’s lawsuit.

Prey selected to lead Hawks girls basketball team

Mike Prey has been hired as the new girls varsity basketball coach at Shawano Community High School.

Prey brings a combination of coaching experience, basketball knowledge and a passion for developing student-athletes both on and off the court.

Charter fishing trip is an adventure for all ages

When it comes to outdoors hunting and fishing adventures, you tend to remember the toughest ones almost as much as the best ones. That was the case on a family fishing charter in the Atlantic Ocean out of North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, on June 15 as part of an 11-day trip to the Carolinas.

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