The Shawano Optimists, whose motto is “Friend of Youth,” recently welcomed 10 new members to its ranks. The new members are Heidi Cartwright, Shawano Police Department; Shane Stange, Shawano Police Department; Kurt Krizan, Shawano School District; Wendy Rabideau, ThedaCare; William Traber, Shawano School District; Thomas Dechant, Shawano School District; Cyndi Pavelski, Shawano School District; Dalton Parson, Thrivent; Sydney Schreiber, Shawano F

Oconto County Joseph Patrick Noel and Ida Louise Carpenter, both of Oconto, Oct. 24, 2022. Dennis Jo Sandri, of the Town of Breed, and Sandra Mae Hannond, of the Town of Mountain, Oct. 14, 2022. Dylan Timothy Haapala and Courtney Elizabeth Mills, both of Jackson, Wyoming, Oct. 15, 2022. Austin James Wetzel and Samantha Lynn Bonitz, both of Oconto Falls, Oct.

• Adam and Hilary Anschutz, of Bonduel, are pleased to announce the birth of their son, Dax Henry Anschutz, at 3:38 p.m. Oct. 23, 2022 at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center in Neenah. He weighed 5 pounds, 14 ounces and was 18½ inches long. His maternal grandmother is Martha Robinson, of Reedsville. His paternal grandmother is Dorothy VandenHueval, of Seymour. Dax arrived 4½ weeks early.

Lakes Country Public Library’s capital campaign to renovate and expand Lakewood Library is getting another boost after learning that, due to the overwhelming response to its October $10,000 donor match, a second anonymous donor has stepped forward, upping the ante with a $20,000 match challenge. “The speed with which we completed the first match was amazing,” said Linda McKenna, a member of the board of trustees who sits on the library’s building

The Oconto Falls High School Drama Team will soon be closing down its fall season with an opportunity for the community to see its competitive one-act entry of Dwayne Yancey’s “Code 40: Verona.” A community performance will be at 7 p.m. Nov. 11 in the Falls Area Performing Arts Center at Oconto Falls High School.

The nation’s largest trail of barn quilts in Shawano County continues to grow with the addition of the 399th quilt. It is on display on a barn that overlooks the Wolf River at N5626 Poplar Road west of Shawano.