24 August 2015

Attitude could be key for Hawks’ hitters

The expectations for Shawano Community High School’s varsity volleyball team under head coach Jessica Cumberland are pretty simple: strong, scrappy and smart. The Hawks return five starters from a team that went 19-10 overall and 2-5 in the Bay Conference last season before losing to Notre Dame in a WIAA regional. With the returning talent, SCHS hopes to place among the top three in the conference with Seymour and new conference member Xavier. Th
24 August 2015
Development key for young Hawks soccer team
Losing nine starters to graduation after one season could be a concern for most coaches. After losing 14 seniors in 2013 and 11 more graduates last season, Shawano Community High School boys soccer coach Bob Croschere is confident in his team’s ability to bounce back. The Hawks finished last season with a 6-10-1 overall record and placed fourth in the Bay Conference at 4-3. Croschere knows it could be a rebuilding season, yet sees a young team wi
24 August 2015
Back to School Night helps calm first-day nerves
Hundreds of students and their parents visited classrooms out of session Tuesday night. It was Back to School Night throughout the Shawano School District, giving students and parents time to meet the teachers and see where they will spending a lot of their time over the next nine months. “It’s nice to meet (the students) before school,” Hillcrest Primary School second-grade teacher Karen Flunker said, “and it’s great for the kids so there is no
23 August 2015
Nelson hurt as Packers fall to Steelers 24-19
Jordy Nelson caught the ball, spun and prepared to dart downfield. Two steps later, Green Bay's Pro Bowl wide receiver was on the turf, his left knee injured and his season very much in doubt. While Nelson was able to gingerly walk to the sideline early in the first quarter of Sunday's 24-19 exhibition loss to Pittsburgh, it might be the last sign of Nelson in his familiar No.
23 August 2015
Public Record
Shawano Police Department Aug. 23 Police logged 14 incidents, including the following: Theft Attempt — Juveniles were reported going through vehicles in the 400 block of South Lincoln Street and 200 block of South Andrews Street. Trespass — Police responded to a trespassing complaint in the 500 block of East Green Bay Street. Accident — Police responded to a two-vehicle property damage accident at Lafayette Street and Wescott Avenue. Aug.
21 August 2015
Hawks start fast but Truckers finish strong
Todd Taylor Jr.
21 August 2015
New conference, similar result
The Oconto Falls High School football team opened its North Eastern Conference season Friday night against Luxemburg-Casco, an old Bay Conference rival. Even with a move to the new conference, nothing has changed when it comes to the Spartans’ dominance. L-C drubbed the Panthers 55-0 to close last season.
20 August 2015
Bonduel plans in place for school year
The Bonduel School District will begin classes for the 2015-16 school year Sept. 1 for high school freshmen and students in grades 4K through sixth. The remaining students will report for classes Sept. 2. Starting and ending times at district schools will be as follows: 8:07 a.m. to 3:04 p.m. at Bonduel Elementary School, 8:03 a.m. to 3:20 p.m. at Bonduel Middle School and 8:03 a.m. to 3:20 p.m.
20 August 2015
Nonprofit Profile
Beginning Aug. 31, something different can be checked out at the Shawano City-County Library: Wilton cake pans. The pans come in many different shapes. “It was fun picking out things and trying to think what people might like,” library assistant Wendy Rosenow said.
20 August 2015
Barn swallows
As we go about our business in the barn, we have a lot of loud company, each adding their own distinct sound to the mix. Along with the cows, calves, a family of cats and our pair of pigs, Thelma and Lou in their outside pen, we have barn swallows. These graceful birds with their deeply forked tails dart hither and yon almost the entire length of our barn.
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