Editor’s note: This is the fourth in a series of articles profiling winners of the Celebration of Giving awards presented by Shawano Area Community Foundation Inc. for outstanding volunteerism.

Shawano and Menominee counties and Tribal Emergency Management are warning area residents that dangerous winter weather is expected to hit northeast Wisconsin on Thursday and Friday. Rain, ice, and snow are expected to create dangerous conditions starting Thursday and continuing Friday. The National Weather Service is expecting the storm to move into the area Thursday evening.

A Neenah man faces homicide charges after his friend was killed Saturday when the pickup truck they were in crashed into a tree. Zachary J.E. Romnek, 19, was charged on Tuesday in Oconto County Circuit Court with homicide by intoxicated use of a motor vehicle for the death of Thorton Lee Gressler, 19, of Bonduel, a back-seat passenger. Gressler was pronounced dead at the scene. Tests showed Romnek’s blood alcohol level to be 0.11 percent.

Gresham School Board Incumbents Holly Schmidt and Marge Eberhard held onto their two at-large seats on the Gresham School Board on Tuesday. Former board member Gary Olsen ran third. The two top vote-getters were elected.

All but one of the 27 Shawano County Board incumbents held onto their seats in Tuesday’s election. Most faced no opposition, but nearly all of those who did easily defeated their challengers to secure another two-year term. In District 27, however, incumbent Marion Wnek was ousted by former Supervisor Jon Zwirschitz. Zwirschitz and Wnek both held seats on the board until their districts merged in the 2010 redistricting.

Incumbent Shawano School Board member Julie Van Dyck was ousted from the board in Tuesday’s election, ending a 15-year career on the board. Incumbent Marcia Yeager, also a 15-year veteran, won another three-year term and will be joined on the board by challenger Beth McFarlane. The three were competing for two seats in Area 4, with the two top vote-getters elected. Results reported by the school district were as follows: Marcia Yeager 925 (i) Bet

Mayor Judith Magee withstood a write-in challenge in Tuesday’s election, but Clintonville voters ousted at least two of the aldermen on the ballot. Magee defeated Tricia Rose 584-302 to earn a third term. “Having served four years, there is nothing more satisfying to watch democracy in action in its truest form,” Magee said. “Getting out to mark a ballot is a freedom that not all enjoy and a right for which we should be thankful.

Arletta J. Davids, 75, of Bowler, passed away on Tuesday, April 1, 2014, at Langlade Memorial Hospital in Antigo. Funeral Service arrangements are currently pending and will be announced on Saturday. Schroeder-Mickelson Funeral Service of Shawano is assisting the Davids family with the service arrangements. Online condolences may be shared at www.schroedermickelsonfuneralservice.com.

On April 1, 2014, Frances A. Casetta left her home to be with her Lord and Savior and her beloved Johnnie. She was born on Aug. 21, 1921, in Eden, the daughter of the late Francis and Matilda (Meyer) Hefling. On June 10, 1946, Frances was united in marriage to John P. Casetta Jr. He preceded her in death on July 12, 2010.