“The two best times to fish is when it’s rainin’ and when it ain’t.” — Patrick F. McManus My article today is about how family and friends are remembering their loved one by sharing his passion for fishing and his love of children with the community. I guess you could say they are “paying it forward.” When Bill Guelzow was about 7 years old, his father bought him a fishing pole and took him fishing, just once. But once was enough!

“A prudent question is one-half of wisdom.” — Francis Bacon Today I will answer some of the questions often asked by residents. Q When is City Hall open? A 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, except on specific holidays. Q Where is City Hall located? A City Hall is located at 127 S. Sawyer St., Shawano.

The future of racing at the Shawano Speedway was on display Saturday night in the IMCA Sport Mod claim area as the rain drops began to fall. Two rookies in the division have shown that the future of racing is very bright. Second-generation racer Jordan Bartz, of Shawano, scored her first career feature win in only her fifth start.

The sidelines at Shawano Community High School football games this fall will feature a new, but familiar face calling the shots.

Trevor Homan hit a walk-off RBI single in the seventh inning as the Bonduel American Legion team beat Wittenberg 6-5 Tuesday at Jack Reinke Field in Bonduel. The two teams entered the seventh inning tied at 5-5. Solid pitching from Connor Rosin, in relief of Brandon Hagel, held Wittenberg scoreless. In the bottom of the seventh, Wittenberg pitcher Cory Mortenson walked Jake Luepke.

Paul Parker used a caution flag to his advantage to take home the Late Model feature win at Shawano Speedway. Brandon Czarapata remains unbeaten in IMCA Stock Car features at the Speedway, while his cousin Jason Czarapata won the IMCA Modified feature. Cody Hokenstad won his first-ever feature at the Speedway in the IMCA Northern SportMod division.

If waiting until the end of the July for football to return is too long a wait, there’s a new option in Shawano for football fans. The Shawano Football League, a eight-team five-on-five flag football league, just completed the fourth week of it’s eight-week regular season. League founder Kasey Hohn says similar groups have been successful in Wisconsin. “We just threw it together,” Hohn said of the league, which debuted June 2.

The Bonduel School District is joining the majority of districts around the state that have already done away with teacher and support staff contracts, replacing them with employee handbooks. About two-thirds of Wisconsin school districts started the shift to handbooks two years ago in the wake of passage of Gov. Walker’s budget repair bill, known as Act 10.

Summer school is in full swing as some Shawano County students forgo lengthy summer vacations in favor of continuing to learn. Bonduel School District opted to run its own summer school program this year rather than bus students to Shawano, as had been done in previous years. “It’s more for convenience for families,” said Peggy Jones, Bonduel Elementary School principal.