Shawano County’s 384th barn quilt, a unique stained-glass pattern called Just Horsing Around, is now on display on a barn owned by Jay and Trisha Selle at W6873 Robin Road, Wittenberg. The quilt was a Christmas gift to Jay and Trisha from their children, Jay and Amber Selle, Kevin Rash and Jess, and Dustin and Regan Rash. Jay is originally from Tigerton while Trisha is from Texas.

The Lena Lions Club honored Melanie Cops, daughter of Tricia and Larry Cops, as the student of the month for December. Melanie is a senior at Lena High School, where she is a member of the National Honor Society, the student council and band. Melanie is an active member of the volleyball, basketball and softball teams.

Agricultural producers and landowners can sign up for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), a cornerstone conservation program offered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Each year, the Shawano Country Chamber of Commerce selects a hardworking volunteer from the community to be named Distinguished Citizen of the Year. This year, the award went to a hardworking couple. Michael and Idell Johnston strive tirelessly to make the Shawano area a better place to live — many times doing their volunteer work side by side. “I think that we are presented as a team,” said Idell Johnston. “That’s what means the most to us.

The 2021 Retail Business of the Year award goes to a mother and daughter who wanted to fill a need within the Shawano community. Yvette Wilber, owner of Tumbleweed, said she felt the area could use a store that sold women’s clothing and accessories. “We opened in 2017, and it has been going very well,” said Wilber, whose business has expanded to now include men’s clothing, as well as more accessories and shoes. Wilber attributes much of that succ

One major business was recently the recipient of the Shawano Country Chamber of Commerce Large Business of the Year award. Performance Foodservice, formerly called Reinhart Foodservice, has been in Shawano for 41 years, where it has become a pillar of the community. “The community has been very good to us for over 40 years,” said Performance Foodservice President Michael Van Rite. He said that when he was made aware that they had won the award, h