The Wolf River Development Company formally opened the doors Oct. 3 of its new building, Mahwakwikamek, which translates to Where There’s Wolves.

Chad Lewis has traveled the back roads of the world for three decades in search of the strange and unusual.

From tracking vampires in Transylvania and searching for the elusive monster of Loch Ness to trailing the dangerous Tata Duende through remote villages of Belize and searching for ghosts in Ireland’s haunted castles, Lewis has scoured the earth in search of the paranormal.

There are only two ways to turn a deficit into a profit — either increase revenue or decrease expenses.

The decrease in expenses is the route being explored by the Shawano Area Agricultural Society in its proposal to shorten the Shawano Speedway from a half-mile to three-eighths of a mile.

FRIDAY, OCT. 3

NAVARINO: Farmtoberfest, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Porter’s Patch, W4314 State Highway 156. Variety of family activities, 60 varieties of pumpkins for sale, food, live music. Details at porterspatch.com. Weekends through Oct. 26. Admission $12.32 plus tax per person; ages 3 and younger free.

SURING: Recovery Talking Circle, 6-8 p.m. South Branch Community Center, W1281 County Road M.

As a dental professional, I often hear patients say, “I really hate going to the dentist,” or, “I have severe dental anxiety because of past experiences.”

When I chose dentistry as a career, I never imagined how frequently I would hear those words — how often patients would associate the profession with fear, discomfort or even resentment.

UW-Whitewater

Katie Ghent, of Marion, who is studying early childhood education at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, has been admitted to the Professional Education program.

Two days after dropping its first North Eastern Conference match to Freedom, the Oconto Falls volleyball team needed a win to keep pace with Luxemburg-Casco in the conference standings.

Mission accomplished.

The Panthers headed to Little Chute on Oct. 2 and returned home with a 3-0 sweep of the Mustangs.

Shawano County officials have not been quiet in their talk about needing a third judge to handle the caseload at the courthouse.

All that talk may be about to pay off — at least a bit.

Ethan Schmidt, the county clerk of courts, said a court-required recording system will be installed in the County Board Room in the courthouse later this month for use by a judge.

Pulaski’s girls placed fourth at the 46th annual Red Raider Invitational on Oct. 2, while Gillett was 11th among the 14 complete teams.

Maggie Gerth, of Pulaski, finished third in 18:38.3, and teammate Emerson Fabry was fifth in 18:40.2.

Addie Bruckert finished the race in 23rd, followed by Ellie Murphy in 39th, Cameran Reiss in 47th and Estella Vieaux in 81st.