It is only spring, but the Shawano Ski Sharks are getting charged up for another summer on the Wolf River. The 38-year-old nonprofit organization will hold its annual Icebreaker Fundraiser April 16 at The Gathering. The fundraiser brings in about $10,000 to $12,000 annually to offset insurance and fuel costs for the water ski team’s entire season. “Our fuel and insurance costs are staggeringly high, so without this fundraiser, we wouldn’t be able

Shawano County authorities have completed their investigation into dozens of burglaries that took place in Wescott earlier this year. The burglaries are believed to be connected to similar crimes in Oconto and Menominee counties. As many as 30 burglaries were reported in the Wescott area in January and February, mostly to sheds and garages.

Editor’s note: This is the fourth in a series of articles profiling winners of the Celebration of Giving awards presented annually by Shawano Area Community Foundation Inc. for outstanding volunteerism. The winners will be honored at a gala Tuesday. Sue Dionne joined her first volunteer organization right out of high school in 1978. “I joined it to meet people,” she said.

Kris Going, reading coach at Hillcrest Primary School, introduced New York Times bestselling author Eric Litwin as a “guitar strumming, book writing, harmonica blowing, song singing, folksy, fun type of guy” when he visited the school Thursday. Litwin had a less wordy description of himself — recovering teacher. Formerly an elementary school teacher, Litwin now spends his days traveling to schools to share his books with young children and get th

Local resident Taylor Fenner has published her first novel, “The Haunting Love,” and scheduled her first book signing in Clintonville. The young adult novel published by Whiskey Creek Press earlier this year is set in De Pere and Green Bay. The book, in the paranormal romance genre, explores the question, what would you do if you never got to tell that one person how you felt? What if you could go back and tell them exactly how you felt?

SOFTBALL Menominee Indian 12 Gresham 0 The Central Wisconsin Conference-10 game was decided quickly as Menominee Indian scored 12 runs in the first three innings Tuesday at Keshena. Kelsey Corn and Shaunte Sackatook each had two-run doubles in the first inning. The Eagles scored in the second on a sacrifice fly by Joan Waukau, an RBI double by Khyla Grignon, an RBI double by Faith Munson and an RBI single by Sackatook.

Good pitching and defense, the announcers are forever reminding us, constitute the simple equation to winning baseball. This is good news at Menominee Indian High School, where the Eagles are justified in looking for improvement to last year’s 16-8 mark. “Our middle infield will be tough,” Menominee Indian coach Chris Rice said. “And our pitchers will give opposing hitters trouble.

Spring is full of activities and events for everyone to enjoy at Navarino Nature Center. The following is a brief overview of the events: • Folk singer Tim Grimm will return to the nature center at 6:30 p.m. Friday for “The Land … The People” concert. Tickets are $10 in advance, $15 at the door.

The Menominee Nation will celebrate the return of the sturgeon with a feast and celebration pow-wow April 18 at Menominee Indian High School. The day of cultural activities will begin with a ceremony and sacred water walk at 10 a.m. at Keshena Falls on the Menominee Indian Reservation. Grand entries are scheduled at 1 and 7 p.m. at MIHS, N500 Highway 47/55, Keshena.