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Shawano Memorial Day parade, ceremony announced

Members of the Shawano Allied Vets Council will hold a parade and program on Memorial Day.

The parade will step off at 9:15 a.m. from Huckleberry Harbor and march along Fifth Street to Woodlawn Cemetery.

The program will begin at 10 a.m. at the cemetery.

Dennis Bohm will be the master of ceremonies, and the Rev. Andrew Zobel, senior pastor at St. James Lutheran Church, will offer the invocation.

Oconto County GOP plans golf outing

The Republican Party of Oconto County will hold its third annual golf scramble and fundraiser June 15 at McCauslin Brook Golf and Country Club, 17067 Club House Lane, Lakewood.

All are invited to participate in the day of golf or just the dinner.

Four-person teams with 18 holes of golf, cart and dinner are $125 per golfer. Dinner without golf is $40 per person.

The meal includes chicken and beef tips.

Dentist breaks ground on new building

Months of planning, a few hangups and thousands of little decisions along the way proved worth the time and effort as ground was broken May 6 for a new home for Shawano Family Dentistry.

Dr. Rebecca Stevens was joined by family, staff, city and chamber of commerce officials, and construction staff as they ceremoniously turned the dirt at the site of the new office at 3000 S. Airport Road, Shawano.

Fun at Franklin Park

Bubbles float through the air and pop as children have fun on the grass as part of Fun For Kids Sake on May 9 at Franklin Park, provided courtesy of the College of Menominee Nation. Over a dozen businesses and organizations provided a variety of activities for children to take part in.

Shawano-Menominee Court News

• Judge Katherine Sloma approved a prosecution motion to dismiss 2024 charges against Justin Daniel Lehman, 38, Peshtigo, on May 5, the day before he had been scheduled to stand trial, then refiled the charges of second-degree recklessly endangering safety and a misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct. Sloma scheduled an initial appearance for June 16.

Oconto County Court News

• Isaac A. Bell, 20, Eagle River, had his probation revoked Feb. 6 from a 2024 conviction on misdemeanor charges of battery and disorderly conduct. The battery charge had been amended from a felony in a plea agreement. Judge Michael Judge sentenced him May 4 to nine months in county jail.

Shawano County Public Record

Shawano County Sheriff’s Department

May 10

Deputies responded to 20 incidents, including a disturbance on Woods Road in the Town of Wescott; trespassing on Leopolis Road in Leopolis; four 911 calls; one reckless driving incident; two crashes.

May 9

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