Shawano Area Writers met Aug. 19 in the Veslak Room at the Shawano County Library. There were 12 members present. Dennis Vickers, president, started the July 19 meeting with the reading of the minutes by Barb King. The minutes were approved. Next was the treasurer’s report by John Mutter. The report was approved. There were no reports about writing classes yet.

Shawano Ambulance Service will be hosting an open house to showcase its new facility located at 220 N. Main St. in Shawano on Saturday, Sept. 18 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. A short presentation will take place at 10:30 a.m. The organization spent more than two years planning and constructing the facility, which houses five ambulances and is staffed with three crews 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Shane Andrew Anderson and Nicole Ann Rotter, both of the Town of Green Valley, Aug. 28, 2021. Jesse James Barforth and Emily Jean Ort, both of the Town of Belle Plaine, Aug. 25, 2021. Gary Lee Boie and Tresa Sue Shilt, both of the Town of Lessor, Aug. 21, 2021. Kyle James Campbell and Brea Anna Jorstad, both of Shawano, Aug. 27, 2021. Brian Casas and Brenda Odalys Torres Ramirez, both of Mattoon, Sept.

Northcentral Technical College Northcentral Technical College has announced the president’s list for outstanding academic achievement for the spring 2021 term.

The 31st annual Shawano Country Chamber of Commerce Fall Homecoming Parade will be held at 6 p.m. Sept. 24 with lineup on Elizabeth Street beginning at 5 p.m. Parade participants will need to enter the staging area off of Lincoln Street.

September is Library Card Signup Month, and Shawano County Library will join the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries nationwide to remind parents, caregivers and students that signing up for a library card is the first step on the path to academic achievement and lifelong learning. There is nothing more empowering than signing up for a library card, according to a county library press release.