19 March 2015

Economic Summit celebrates area development

It was a behind-the-scenes look at economic development with a rock-and-roll soundtrack Thursday at Shawano County Economic Progress Inc.’s 10th annual Economic Summit. Economic development and growth happen every day in Shawano and Menominee counties, but much of it happens quietly behind the scenes, said Dennis Heling, SCEPI chief economic development officer. SCEPI pumped up the volume on those behind-the-scenes activities with a uniquely them
19 March 2015
Farmers market planning more changes
There will be more reasons for families to attend the Shawano Farmers Market this season. Officials announced at the organization’s eighth annual meeting Thursday that they will add weekly activities for children. The meeting was held at Angie’s Main Cafe in Shawano and attracted about 25 people. “Families come to the market and they have children, and the kids always want to do something. The parents want to visit.
18 March 2015
School Notes
St. Paul Lutheran School The numbers are in! Thanks to organizer Jesse Rose Schultz, St. Paul’s 2015 Jump Rope/Hoops for Heart raised $2,350 for the American Heart Association. St. Paul students will also help raise funds for the American Cancer Society’s upcoming Relay for Life in Shawano. Team Faith is headed by cancer survivor and seventh-grade teacher Peggy Buchholz.
18 March 2015
NNC schedules Tim Grimm concert
Navarino Nature Center will again host award-winning songwriter and actor Tim Grimm at 6:30 p.m. April 10. Grimm’s music has been described as walking the fine line between folk and country, while maintaining a strong footing in tradition. Critics searching for comparisons most often cite Johnny Cash, Woody Guthrie and “Nebraska” era Bruce Springsteen.
18 March 2015
Doris Lorraine Hanke
Doris Lorraine Hanke, 89, Wittenberg, died Wednesday, March 18, 2015, at the Homme Home of Wittenberg under the care of Asera Care Hospice. She was born Sept. 18, 1925, in Wittenberg, the daughter of the late Guy and Emelia (Dahl) Jensen. On October 30, 1943, she was united in marriage to Donald R. “Pete” Hanke in Wittenberg. He preceded her in death on Feb. 3, 2007. Lorraine worked as a clerk at Hanke’s grocery store for many years.
18 March 2015
Myrtle M. Schutt
Myrtle Marcella Schutt, 89, of Pulaski, passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2015, in Green Bay. Myrtle was born in Cecil on July 6, 1925, the daughter of the late William and Lenora (Rueckert) Wilke. On July 2, 1941, in Shawano, Myrtle was united in marriage to Ervin A. Schutt. Ervin preceded her in death on Aug. 3, 1996. Together they lived in Shawano, where she worked at Martin Cleaners for 17 years.
18 March 2015
Dennis W. Hoffmann
Dennis Wayne Hoffmann, 71, of the town of Belle Plaine, passed away peacefully, at home, with his loving family by his side on Tuesday, March 17, 2015, after a courageous battle with cancer. Dennis was born to the late Emil and Wilma (Sabrowksy) Hoffmann on Jan. 27, 1944, in New London. Dennis served in the Army Reserve for six years. On May 21, 1980, at the St.
18 March 2015
Public Record
Shawano Police Department March 17 Police logged 26 incidents, including the following: Suspicious — Police investigated a suspicious person at a residence in the 600 block of East Fifth Street. Suspicious — Police investigated an intoxicated man in the 100 block of South Washington Street. Hit and Run — A report of a hit and run was made in the 200 block of South Andrews Street.
18 March 2015
Jazz festival returns for sixth year
The sixth annual Shawano Jazz Festival, also known as SHAZZ, will feature about 20 high school bands, two well-known professional jazz musicians and a special event benefiting one special jazz aficionado. “It is so rare for a small town like this to have something this big,” said Christopher Kent, Shawano Community High School band director and one of the event’s key organizers. The festival, presented by the Shawano Jazz Foundation in partnershi
18 March 2015
A-tractor-ing attention
Tractors are a fairly common sight along Shawano County’s roads, but not the sort of vehicle one tends to find in the Shawano Community High School parking lot. However, nine Shawano FFA members left their cars and trucks at home Wednesday in favor of their John Deeres, Kubotas and Case Internationals. The students drove their tractors to school in observance of National Ag Day, which is a chance for farmers, agricultural associations, government
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