With a sense of amazement, people entered ST Paper Stadium in Oconto Falls for a dedication ceremony Sunday night. Some posed for photos under the entry arch welcoming them to the outdoor celebration the likes of which has not occurred in the city since the Memorial Field dedication in 1947. The stadium shone with its newness, from the gleaming metal bleachers to the lush green grass and orange and black scoreboard. “It’s really beautiful.

A chemistry teacher at Oconto Falls High School has been named a finalist for one of the nation’s highest honors for mathematics and science teachers. Candice Behnke, of Lena, is one of six finalists (two for science and four for mathematics) for the 2015 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.

Parents and caregivers can develop and practice problem-solving skills at the “Raising a Thinking Child Workshop” for parents of 4- to 7-year-old children. The workshop takes place from 3:30-5 p.m. Thursdays from Sept. 24 to Nov. 5 at Oconto Elementary School. Registration is limited and due by Sept. 17. There is a $15 materials fee for this class, and financial assistance is available.

The Oconto Area Humane Society & Animal Shelter Inc. has appointed Lexi Woodworth as shelter director, as of Aug. 1. Woodworth has worked at the shelter for four years, including one year as the assistant director. Woodworth replaces Jessica Beaumia, who is still employed at the shelter as an animal care technician.

Lynne Williamson-Fullerton, 52, Gillett, died Sunday evening, Sept. 6, 2015, with her family present at a Shawano area health care facility, following a long illness. She was born Oct. 7, 1962, in Shawano to Sam and Lucille (Zemke) Williamson. Lynne grew up in Gillett, where she attended public schools and graduated high school.

Ruth Jane Brehmer, 79, of Abrams, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2015, at her home, surrounded by her family, in Abrams. Ruth was born on Jan. 31, 1936, in Sobieski to the late George and Nettie (Matuszewski) Kucik. She married Kenneth Brehmer on July 24, 1954. Ruth loved watching birds, especially cardinals. She enjoyed cross-stitching, quilting, sewing, camping and canning, and made the best dill pickles.

Harriett Eloise Baxter, 84, Grace Village Retirement Community, Winona Lake, Indiana (formerly of Suring), passed away Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015. She was born in Greenville, South Carolina, April 16, 1931, a daughter of the late Rev. Harold Eugene Sr. and Lucille (Collins) Cunningham, and her stepmother, the late Grace Johnson Cunningham. Eloise married Wendell Duane Baxter on Dec. 24, 1952. She accepted Christ as Savior at age 8.

The three emergency organizations of the town of Brazeau partnered with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources in 2012 to have a kiosk full of life jackets stationed at boat landings on lakes in the Brazeau service area. The program name is “Kids Don’t Float Life Jacket Loaner Program.” The life jackets are there for anyone to use in the event they didn’t have enough life jackets on their boat or for anyone to use for swimming.

One of my readers took me to task a while back for using the phrase “two of my best friends are math teachers” in a column I wrote. She said, “You can’t have more than one ‘best friend’ because ‘best’ is an absolute term.” And maybe she’s right: “best” implies that something is better than everything else. So can there be more than one “best”? I suppose that technically, grammatically, she’s right. Some words are absolute.