Football season is underway. I love it! The cameras zoom in on these big fellas so close you can see their beard stubble. Our guy under center is cool, composed and settled; his eyes reflect his confidence and his play cements it. He is an amazing, talented, faith-filled man of God. At a press conference during a recent post-game interview he said with a dimpled smile, “Gotta give all the glory to God. God was a Packer fan tonight.

Christi Bruce volunteers for the Red River Riders, a nonprofit organization that has classes for special needs kids and adults. She was born in Plymouth and graduated from Plymouth High School. Bruce was a stay-at-home mom for three sons before working at M&I for 12 years and then at an assisted living facility in New London for two years.

Since 1970, the White Clay Lake Sportsmen’s Club has continued its mission to better the hunting and fishing opportunities and to help control the wildlife in the White Clay Lake area. White Clay Lake is a natural lake of around 257 acres that is fed by runoff. “I’ve grown up on this lake,” said Kent Heller, who has been the club president for four years. One of the club’s main activities is raising and releasing 350 pheasants every year.

Richard L. “Waubano” Awonohopay left for the spirit world on Sept. 24, 2015. He was 69 years old. Waubano was born on Aug. 9, 1946, to the late Johnson and Frances (Pyawasit) Awonohopay, of Zoar. He was a proud member of the Menominee Nation. Waubano was a Menominee tribal leader, a cultural and spiritual leader, a teacher, a writer, a musician, a composer and a powwow participant.

Carl R. Mares, 80, of Shawano, formerly of Legend Lake, passed away Wednesday evening, Sept. 23, 2015, at the Shawano Medical Center. Carl was born on Oct. 17, 1934 in Racine, a son of the late Otto and Jewel (Farr) Mares. He was raised in Racine and was a graduate of Racine Park High School. Following high school, Carl entered the United States Navy, where he proudly served for 22 years.

Erich C. Froemming, 92, of the town of Belle Plaine, Shawano County, passed away Thursday afternoon, Sept. 24, 2015, at the Greentree Health & Rehabilitation Center in Clintonville. Erich was born on Oct. 4, 1922, in Caroline as the son of the late Alvin and Lillian (Krueger) Froemming. As a young boy, he moved with his family to his current farm on Riverbank Road in the town of Belle Plaine.

Morris Schultz, 93, of Shawano, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015, in Manitowoc. Morris was born in Breed on July 22, 1922, to the late William and Christine Schultz. He served in the United States Army during World War II. On June 23, 1946, Morris was united in marriage to Ardis Staub in Shawano. Morris loved his job as a carpenter, working until he was 85 years old, and is a former member of Hope Church.

A Marion teen was arrested Thursday in connection with numerous burglary and theft complaints over the past few months, the Marion Police Department said, and several others allegedly involved are also facing possible charges. Marion police on Wednesday investigated a report of two parties running through backyards and down the 400 block of Sherman Street with a third party that picked them up in his vehicle. A 20-year-old Shawano man was arreste

It’s that time of year again, when mating is on the minds of Wisconsin deer, and Wisconsin drivers need to be cautious about the increased activity. The Department of Transportation this week issued its annual reminder that October and November are the mating season for deer, and they soon will increase their activity, particularly at dusk and dawn while moving back and forth between their bedding and feeding areas. As they roam, deer may dart un