Chargers dominate Weyauwega-Fremont The Wittenberg-Birnamwood High School girls basketball team beat Weyauwega-Fremont 57-35 in a Central Wisconsin Conference-8 game Thursday in Wittenberg. “The girls played well tonight,” Wittenberg-Birnamwood coach Mike Balliett said. “We had balanced scoring and shot well from the outside.” Mikayla Hartman led the Chargers (14-2, 9-1 CWC-8) with 19 points.

The Bonduel High School girls basketball team got a double-double from Taylor Weier in a 56-26 victory at Central Wisconsin Conference-8 foe Manawa on Thursday. Weier led Bonduel (12-2, 7-2 CWC-8) with 16 points and 11 rebounds.

Three players scored in double figures Thursday as the Menominee Indian High School boys basketball team beat Bowler 61-41 in a Central Wisconsin Conference-10 game in Keshena. “It was probably the first game all year that we played loose,” Menominee Indian coach Brandon Frechette said.

Making decisions is something done nearly every moment in life. When to get up in the morning? What to do that day? What to wear? What to eat? Those are the mundane everyday kinds of things. There are more life changing things that go on in the course of a lifetime. What school to go to? Who to marry? How many children to have? Where to live? What job to pursue?

“Dogs have owners, cats have staff.” — Anonymous The Shawano County Humane Society annual banquet and fundraiser, one of my favorite events of the year, will be held Feb. 22. The society was formed in 1991 by a small group of animal lovers who saw the need for a more humane way to handle stray and unwanted animals. The 5,500-square-foot shelter is at 1290 Jaycee Court in the industrial park.

The Friends of the Library play an important role for the Shawano City-County Library and its branches. “The library, including the branches, is the focal point of the community,” said Marsha Hoeffs, Friends president.

Menominee Tribal Enterprises has signed on as the presenting sponsor for the second annual Menominee Indian School District Scholarship Gala. The gala will be held from 6-9 p.m. March 14 at the Menominee Indian Casino and Resort, N277 State Highway 47/55. “We are so thankful for MTE’s continued support of this event,” MISD Superintendent Wendell Waukau said.

“You gotta have heart, miles and miles of heart.” Frank Sinatra sings that song as only he can, and the message is to not give up, but to go for it. With the Shawano-Menominee Relay for Life coming up March 22, it reminds me of all the people out there fighting for their lives against cancer. Talk about having heart. Join us from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

One very cold day (of many) I was washing up milkers after morning milking when my husband strode purposefully into the milkhouse. He reached for the flashlight, all the while giving orders in a no-nonsense-listen-up type of voice, which makes me very antsy. “Silage not coming. You’ll have to run the last cart out while I’m up there. Turn elevator switch to the left, silo unloader switch to the right, crank it down 20.