FRIDAY, SEPT. 4

SHAWANO: Shawano County Fair, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., Fairgrounds, 990 E. Green Bay St. Junior market beef show 8 a.m., bingo 12:30-9 p.m., decorated cake auction 5 p.m., midway rides 5-10 p.m., livestock auction 6:30 p.m., Gate admission $7, parking $5 per vehicle.

SURING: Rummage Sale, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Mount Olive Lutheran Church, 206 Burk St.

When I finished a challenging 3-D archery course Aug. 16 with fellow traditional bowhunter Larry Morrow, I had one small victory — I had not lost a single arrow.

During our farming years, we’d raised Holsteins, Black Angus, chickens (upon occasion) and pigs, and along the way held company with a few cherished dogs and cats. Never ever did we have a horse on the farm.

Until the other day.

FRIDAY, AUG. 28

GILLETT: Oconto County Youth Fair, 9 a.m. to 11:30 p.m., Zippel Park, 150 N. McKenzie St. Rabbit show 9 a.m., exhibitions open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., beef show 10 a.m., Midway open noon to 10 p.m., music by Randy Peterson 12:30 p.m. and 4 p.m., Bob Bohm’s Family Entertainment at 2 p.m., 4 p.m. and 7 p.m., music by Ken and Kris 3-6:30 p.m., bingo 4 p.m.

The Twisted Chic Co. was already an established retailer of women’s wear when it moved April 18 into Suites on Main, 132 S. Main St., Shawano.

Owner Bree Hornes had a website, plus space at Boho Belle Boutique before moving to her new location.

“I had a minimal space at Boho Belle,” Hornes said. “I was there from January to April. I grew quite a bit, so I ended up finding my new store.”

As I have mentioned in previous columns, I became hopelessly bewitched by the spirits of long-dead lumberjacks when I joined the staff of the Holt and Balcom Logging Camp in Lakewood. The camp was badly deteriorated, and subsequent efforts to restore it took seven long years.