Lolly Bower is a member of the Friends of Shawano County Libraries Inc., which will be having a book sale from June 8-10 at the Shawano City-County Library in Shawano. Bower was born in Minneapolis and grew up in the country outside Chicago. After graduating from Dundee Community High School, she attended Northern Illinois University in DeKalb for two years before marrying and raising three children.

Usually, in my weekly rambling, I discuss life here on the farm. I’ve chatted with you about our farm activity and covered everything from smelling cow’s breath to hauling calves in with the skid steer. I’ve let you in on just how often we use that skid steer and you are probably sick of hearing about it.

The Shawano Tree Advisory Board was formed in November 1993 through the efforts of the local forester. “It was to assist him in his work,” said Gerry Stephens, secretary and original member of the board. The mission is to promote and educate the public about the value and beauty of trees, which can improve air quality, reduce heating and cooling costs, and increase property values in the city. Other board members are chairman Bill Erdmann, Diane

James R. Heinz, 89, of Shawano, passed away on Monday, May 18, 2015 in Shawano. Jim was born on June 25, 1925 in Shawano, the son of the late Gus and Esther (Ludolph) Heinz. Jim loved Shawano and lived here for most of his 89 years. The Heinz family has strong foundations in the Shawano community. Jim’s father was the pharmacist that owned the Heinz Drug Store on Main Street for many years.

Kim M. Van Boxtel, 48, of Shawano, passed away on Thursday, May 21, 2015, at Oak Haven in Shawano. Kim was born in Appleton on Jan. 17, 1967, to William and Sandra (Niemuth) Springstroh. She attended Seymour High School, graduating in 1985. She then went on to further her education, studying business, marketing and communications at Fox Valley Tech and Concordia University. Kim worked at Secura Insurance, Thrivent Financial and Met Life.

The summer tourist season officially opens this weekend, but the typical summer complaints of city code violations are already well under way. The Shawano Police Department, which started last year putting a renewed emphasis on quality-of-life issues in the city, is reminding residents about ordinances covering such things as grass length, weed control, abandoned vehicles and excessive clutter in neighborhood yards. “We’ve already been getting co

Detour signs will start going up June 1 in Clintonville, but they will remain covered until June 16 as crews make improvements along the routes in preparation for the state Highway 22 reconstruction project. Motorists can expect to encounter flagging operations and single-lane closures along the detour route, according to information shared Thursday when representatives of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation and contractors discussed the p

Reuben Schaetzel’s exemplary World War II service has been documented in several articles and a book. Recently the Shawano resident was honored on the 70th anniversary of helping to liberate the city of Pilsen, Czechoslovakia, now the Czech Republic. “I told my daughters if I would die tomorrow, I would be a happy man,” Schaetzel said about the trip he took with his daughters. Schaetzel was drafted into the Army in February 1943.

After 72 years, the memories are fading a bit as Don Mueller recalls his days in the Army during World War II. “It didn’t bother me to go,” Mueller said. “Everybody else was going. I really wanted to go.” He was drafted, entering the service on March 13, 1943, and went through training at Fort Jackson in South Carolina, Camp Gordon in Georgia, The Citadel in South Carolina, Camp Grant in Illinois and Fort Ord in California.