Members of the Business Improvement District plan the events held every year in downtown Shawano. Marisa Rycroft is the BID coordinator. Her main function is to promote downtown events and raise funds for them. “I do what the businesses want me to do,” Rycroft said. The district includes Main Street and Green Bay Street along with adjoining streets.

To the editor: With all due respect to Mr. Herbert J. Grover’s recent opinion titled, “Cruz, Rubio cut from same cloth as Batista,” Senators Cruz and Rubio are the very embodiment of the American dream. Born of immigrant parents and modest economic means, both have excelled in their careers and are torch bearers of traditional American values such as self-determination, hard work, economic freedom and minimal government intrusion.

“There is nothing more satisfying than having plans.” — Lalita Tademy Last week a resident asked me what street projects will occur in 2014. The resident also inquired about equipment purchases. I am always happy to provide information to constituents. Believing others also might be interested, I decided to answer the question in this week’s article. The city plans both for the present and the future, as is evidenced by the city’s annual budget.

Shawano County is still looking for public input on its outdoor recreation plan after a lightly attended informational meeting Wednesday. Parks Manager Keith Marquardt said only about a dozen people attended the meeting hosted by the East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission and Shawano County Parks Department at the Shawano County Courthouse. “It’s disappointing, but it’s hard to get people to come out on a Wednesday evening during the

Hawks stay in 1st place with win The Shawano Community High School boys basketball team got a 69-36 win over Marinette on the road Thursday to stay perfect atop the Bay Conference standings. Jack Lacy scored 13 points to lead Shawano (8-2, 6-0 Bay).

The Wittenberg-Birnamwood High School wrestling team took control of the Central Wisconsin Conference with a 52-13 win Thursday over Bonduel. “Wittenberg-Birnamwood has a very, very good team,” Bonduel coach Chris Rank said. “They’ve been handling the conference the last several years; this year is probably the best team that they’ve had. Most years we have a legit shot at being conference champions.

The Bonduel High School wrestling team took time before Thursday night’s big meet against Wittenberg-Birnamwood to honor three people who have made major contributions to the wrestling program over the years. Herb and Marlys Tauchen and former wrestler Jason Krueger were inducted into the school’s wrestling hall of fame.. Five of the six sons of Herb and Marlys Tauchen, who have 10 children and 24 grandchildren, were wrestlers at BHS.

A Keshena woman is facing a felony charge of reckless endangerment after allegedly trying to stab her mother, but only managing to wound herself during a domestic disturbance in Shawano on Monday. Danielle J. Julius, 24, could face a maximum 12 1/2 years in prison and a $25,000 fine if found guilty. She also faces a misdemeanor count of domestic abuse-related disorderly conduct. Police responded just before 1 a.m.

A Neopit mother and daughter have each been charged with a felony count of forgery for allegedly cashing a bogus check from a closed account at CoVantage Credit Union in Shawano. Melody J. Summers, 53, and Shawn M. Summers, 21, could each face six years in prison and a $10,000 fine if found guilty. In August, according to the criminal complaint, Melody Summers deposited a $622 check from the St.