Jane Anderson is on the layette committee, volunteering through the Mission Commission at First Presbyterian Church in Shawano. She was born in Florida and moved to Shawano when she was 10. After graduating from Shawano High School, Anderson earned a degree in vocal music education from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. She taught for four years in Princeton Public Schools before returning to Shawano to help her dad.

The Kids Klub at First Presbyterian Church in Shawano is a gathering place for children 5 to 13 years old when they don’t have school. “When school is open, we’re closed, and when school is closed, we’re open,“ said Kim Kosmalski, program director. She oversees the staff, and does the office work and billing, lesson and activity planning, and meal planning. “It’s a program that is there to help the community and families,“ Kosmalski said.

Leonard A. Neosh, 52, of Neopit, died on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014, in Appleton. Born on Sept. 8, 1961, in Shawano, he is the son of Thelma A. (Waubanascum) Neosh and the late Mose Neosh. Leonard enlisted in the U.S. Army and proudly served his country as a ranger. Leonard was united in marriage to Dorothy Weber on Oct. 31, 1999, in Keshena and was a member of St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Neopit.

Richard F. “Dick” Karst, 78, of Shawano, passed away Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014, at his home. Born on Jan. 28, 1936, in Oshkosh, he was one of 15 children born to the late Sylvester “Pat” and Lorraine C. (Gustavus) Karst. On Aug. 5, 1962, he was united in marriage to Mary Jane Baier at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Oshkosh. After earning a bachelor’s degree, Dick worked as a metallurgist at Universal Foundry in Oshkosh until 1982.

Valdis Zvaigzne, 95, of Appleton, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014, surrounded by his family. Funeral arrangements are pending at this time. A full obituary and service information will be available on the Valley Funeral Home website, www.valleyfh.com.

Ethel L. Hass, 87, of Clintonville, and formerly of Tigerton, passed away Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014, at Greentree Health & Rehabilitation Center, Clintonville. The memorial service information is still pending. Beil-Didier Funeral Home, Tigerton, is assisting the family.

Elaine F. Jones, 75, of Bonduel, passed away with her family by her side on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, at the Shawano Medical Center. Elaine was born on Jan. 3, 1939, in Brooklyn, N.Y., a daughter of the late Mary (Fager) Gifford and Thomas Gifford. Elaine moved in the late 1950s to Wisconsin, where she would meet Earl Jones. Earl and Elaine were united in marriage on Aug.

Donna J. Mayer, 82, of the town of Belle Plaine, Shawano County, passed away Feb. 21, 2014, at her home. The Eberhardt-Stevenson Funeral Home & Crematory is assisting the family with the arrangements. www.eberhardtstevenson.com

There have been a growing number of northeast Wisconsin communities asking residents to keep their water running to avoid frozen pipes during this season’s unusually cold winter, but the city of Shawano isn’t among them. Public Works Coordinator Eddie Sheppard said the city has been keeping track of its water main temperatures, and so far they’ve been holding steady at about 39 to 40 degrees, despite the subzero temperatures above ground. However