Here’s a guide to activities in the Shawano area over the Fourth of July weekend: Thursday, July 3 Birnamwood: Fireworks, dusk. Clintonville: Food, live music and activities, 6 p.m., W.A. Olen Field; fireworks at dusk. Gillett: Truck and antique tractor pull, 7 p.m.; live music, Led West, 7 p.m. Shawano: Fireworks, Shawano City-County Airport, N5468 N. Airport Road, Shawano, dusk.

New bands, more fireworks and the return of the bike raffle. The 103rd annual Bonduel Fourth of July celebration is here. While many area communities plan fireworks, Bonduel’s annual celebration includes much more than the pyrotechnic display. Chad Przybylski and Nashville Pipeline will provide the musical entertainment Friday.

Hospice patients, their families and volunteers in the Shawano area are celebrating one year of pet therapy with an August training program for new volunteer pets and their handlers. “Dogs who make excellent therapy dogs have a special look in their eyes,” said Molly Johnson, of Canine Comfort, LLC, in Neenah, a certified dog trainer with special expertise in therapy dogs. “It’s not all about training.

To the editor: Sheriff Wright didn’t ask me to write this article, nor did I tell him that I was going to. Why would a sheriff from a different county write an article for Sheriff Wright? Being sheriff is a very powerful position in county government. The sheriff’s position is the lead law enforcement officer in the county. The sheriff can stand for what is right or can be influenced by other people in the county.

Former Shawano Speedway hot shoe Ben Banaszynski stopped at the track during Saturday’s prep session and spent some time telling old stories to his future grandson-in-law, Bobby Reiter. Banaszynski, at 76 years young, shared the story of how he bought his first race car for $600. He said the car was fast but not fast enough.

After 10 seasons as the Shawano Community High School wrestling coach, Adam Bieber is stepping down, but he’s not stepping away from Shawano wrestling. Bieber, who took over the job in 2003 when Tim Mayer left to become the SCHS athletic director, plans to expand his role at the middle school and youth levels. “Two years ago when I took over the (Shawano Wrestling Club) president spot, we made some changes that I thought would be more beneficial

Shawano Police Department June 26 Police logged 31 incidents, including the following: Disturbance — Police responded to a disturbance at the Wisconsin House, 216 E.

Delivery of non-narcotics A Shawano woman is facing four felony counts of delivery of non-narcotics for allegedly selling Ritalin to an Sheriff’s Department informant on four occasions. Shawndell K.

The Shawano County Board this week approved a resolution for half of forfeited bond money collected to go toward courthouse security improvements. Questions remain about who would handle the money and how a previous funding source would be affected. The county collects anywhere from $15,000 to $35,000 annually from bail bonds that are forfeited when defendants fail to appear for hearings. Until now, the forfeited bond money has gone into the gene