The annual meeting of the Gresham Scholarship Board will be held at 6 p.m. Oct. 14 in the board room at Abby Bank, 801 Main St., Gresham.

Election of officers and board members is the main order of business. A full agenda will be available at the meeting.

The all-new season of Wisconsin Life on PBS Wisconsin takes viewers on a trip around the state to visit their neighbors and uncover their unique stories.

Twig’s Beverage in Shawano is featured in the season premiere of Wisconsin Life on PBS Wisconsin 7 p.m. Oct. 9 and will also be available to stream online at that time from anywhere at www.pbswisconsin.org/wilife and on the free PBS app on all streaming devices and smart TVs.

Madeline Stuewer believes storytelling is vital for communities, especially in times of uncertainty.

“It’s something that is more important than a lot of people realize — having that comfort, having a way to share your experiences with future generations, said Stuewer, director of “Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play,” which will be performed in October at the Mielke Arts Center.

In a typical ranch-style home in Gresham, Amy Haffner practices the not-so-typical ancient healing methods of Reiki.

Haffner is a Reiki master practitioner. She combines the techniques of Reiki with Native American healing practices and Irish healing lore in her business, Inner Wisdom Healing and Massage.

Reiki has its roots in ancient Japanese healing practices and is considered a form of energy healing.

Green Bay true crime author Lynda Drews will share how a college-educated woman and a servant in the 19th century got caught in the web of a sadistic doctor when she comes to Shawano on Oct. 20.

When we were dairy farming, we bred our cows, keeping the heifer calves to replenish our herd, and selling the bull calves. Once in a while a heifer couldn’t, for one reason or another, get bred. That one would be raised until she could be butchered.