Plant a variety of bee-friendly shrubs and enjoy year-round beauty and loads of pollinator appeal. Include a mix of spring, summer and fall bloomers, providing nectar and pollen for visiting bees throughout the season. Selecting bee-friendly shrubs suited to the growing conditions and the available space also boosts your landscape’s beauty and reduces maintenance.

In a recent column, I mentioned a film, “Finding Forrester” starring Sean Connery. A gifted actor, Connery is best known for his depiction of “Bond, James Bond” in a blockbuster series of iconic suspense movies.

While doing Christmas cleaning, I ran across my DVD of the film, which I consider his best work.

When many people think about going to the dentist, two words often come to mind — drill and fill.

For years, that has been the stereotype of dental care — find a cavity, drill it out and place a filling. The good news is that modern dentistry is not just about fixing problems. It’s about catching them early and, whenever possible, preventing that drill from ever being needed.

The sentiment in Omaha, Nebraska, last month, was one of reciprocity.

The Gate-City of the West hosted the 2026 American Indian Higher Education Consortium’s fourth annual Tribal College Native Languages Summit, enabling teachers and advocates from across Turtle Island to share and learn from one another.

Officials with the Suring School District have announced the 2025-26 second quarter honor roll for middle school and high school students, and the first semester honor roll for high school students.

First Semester

Highest Honors

Seniors: Karissa L. Hischke, Morgan E. Suring.

Juniors: Grant D. Thomson.

High Honors

Liana and Phillip Mydy announce the birth of a son, Samuel Atlas, born March 2, 2026, at Aspirus Wausau Hospital. He weighed 8 pounds and 15 ounces.

Following an undefeated regular season and a third straight Central Wisconsin Conference-North championship, the Tigerton boys basketball team turned its attention to the WIAA state tournament.

If an 82-34 opening-round win over Goodman/Pembine is any indication, the Tigers are well on their way to a deep run in the playoffs.

Tuesday, March 3

Bowler 66, White Lake 52

Bowler’s boys basketball team beat White Lake 66-52 to advance to the WIAA regional semifinals in Division 5.

Bowler, seeded seventh, will travel to Wabeno/Laona, the second seed, on March 6.

Menominee Nation 59, Sturgeon Bay 57

Menominee Nation won its Division 3 regional quarterfinal game 59-57 over Sturgeon Bay.

Lakeshore Masters

Lakeshore Lanes, Feb. 23

Team Standings

Farmall 329-103

Arndt Trucking 297.5-134.5

Cassidy’s Studio Lounge 271-161

Remi’s 258-174

Rosie’s Railway 229-5-202.5

Golden Sands 215.5-216.5

VFW Post 2723 205-227

Pin Pricks 177.5-254.5

Brothers 168.5-262.5

Lakeshore Lanes 159-273

Shawano Auto 154.5-268.5