Oct. 2

The Wolf River Development Company formally opened the doors Oct. 3 of its new building, Mahwakwikamek, which translates to Where There’s Wolves.

Chad Lewis has traveled the back roads of the world for three decades in search of the strange and unusual.

From tracking vampires in Transylvania and searching for the elusive monster of Loch Ness to trailing the dangerous Tata Duende through remote villages of Belize and searching for ghosts in Ireland’s haunted castles, Lewis has scoured the earth in search of the paranormal.

There are only two ways to turn a deficit into a profit — either increase revenue or decrease expenses.

The decrease in expenses is the route being explored by the Shawano Area Agricultural Society in its proposal to shorten the Shawano Speedway from a half-mile to three-eighths of a mile.

FRIDAY, OCT. 3

NAVARINO: Farmtoberfest, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Porter’s Patch, W4314 State Highway 156. Variety of family activities, 60 varieties of pumpkins for sale, food, live music. Details at porterspatch.com. Weekends through Oct. 26. Admission $12.32 plus tax per person; ages 3 and younger free.

SURING: Recovery Talking Circle, 6-8 p.m. South Branch Community Center, W1281 County Road M.

Shawano County officials have not been quiet in their talk about needing a third judge to handle the caseload at the courthouse.

All that talk may be about to pay off — at least a bit.

Ethan Schmidt, the county clerk of courts, said a court-required recording system will be installed in the County Board Room in the courthouse later this month for use by a judge.