Youths always have active imaginations and stories they want to tell.

For Tucker Sypien, he’s bringing many of those stories to life, and they’re already in paperback and e-book for those willing to go on the ride. The 15-year-old Wittenberg native has already published multiple books, and he doesn’t plan on stopping there.

The Menominee community will play a role in the United States’ 250th anniversary celebration. “Of the People: The Smithsonian Festival of Festivals” will host about 40 festivals around the country, with the July 29 production of the Menominee Pageant being the only event held in Wisconsin.

Memorial Day weekend may prompt visions of the red poppy known as Flanders or corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas). This beautiful flower inspired the poem In Flanders Field written by the Canadian doctor Lt. Col. John McCrae, who ran a field hospital during World War I.

Free pizza? In Shawano? It happened.

Free pizza was the ticket May 15 at Stubborn Brothers Brewery to help choose the cheese that will be featured on the pies at Stubborn Slice, the new venture of Erik and Aaron Gilling, owners of Stubborn Brothers.

Classic Neapolitan style pizza and thin crust pizzas will be on the menu.

Lena High School golfer Cooper Demmith is the 2026 player of the year for the M&O Conference.

Demmith ended the regular season with a 265 score.

Also named to the first team all-conference was Gillett’s Brody Halla, who was tied for second best with a 267.

Five Wittenberg-Birnamwood High School athletes signed with their respective colleges May 20 and will continue their sports careers. From left are Ben Miller, UW-La Crosse, wrestling; Kaden Yaeger, UW-Oshkosh, football; Brieleigh Ladika, UW-Stout, softball; Eddie Nowinsky, UW-Eau Claire, football; and Mason Wierzba, UW-Stevens Point, football.

Thursday, May 21

Manawa Grand Finale

Manawa won the girls events, and Weyauwega-Fremont won the boys events at Manawa.

For the girls, it was Manawa with 144 team points, Weyauwega-Fremont 108, Bonduel 97, Lena/St. Thomas Aquinas Academy 97, Wittenberg-Birnamwood 94, Marion/Tigerton 70, Gresham/Bowler 40 and Wolf River Lutheran 17.

Thursday, May 21

Wittenberg-Birnamwood 10, Weyauwega-Fremont 0

Wittenberg-Birnamwood pounded out 17 hits and shut out the Warhawks 10-0.

Connor Meverden hit 3-for-4 with two doubles, two RBIs and a run scored.

Eddie Nowinsky was 2-for-4 with three RBIs and a run scored.

Oliver Fraaza was 4-for-5 with an RBI and four runs scored, and Zandyr Barke was 3-for-5 with a run scored.

WIAA regionals

Oconto Falls 12, Waupaca 10

The No. 9 seed Panthers topped No. 8 Waupaca 12-10 in the opening round of WIAA regional action. Oconto Falls advanced to the Round 2 game at No. 1 Fox Valley Lutheran on May 26.

Xavier 13, Menominee Nation 0

The No. 9 Eagles ended their season with a 13-0 shutout at the hands — and bats — of No. 8 seed Xavier.