Water rates in Shawano Lake Sanitation District No. 1 are going up about 14 percent. The district serves about 2,274 residential accounts along Shawano Lake in four municipalities. The Wisconsin Public Service Commission on Thursday issued a new rate order for the district, which had not sought a major rate increase since 1999.

Shawano Community High School is dusting off a classic for its fall drama production, which opens Thursday. Director Mark Otte, who teaches English and theater at SCHS, is turning back to the bard, also known as William Shakespeare, as his students prepare to present the tragedy “Romeo and Juliet.” “I like doing Shakespeare about every three years,” Otte said.

I remember last winter, and how the snow and sleet, and mess, just seemed to come. Each time I would drive my van into the garage, the snow would melt off of it and make the floor a muddy mess. It was muddy simply because there was so much dirt on the floor. What’s more, the dirt would stick to my shoes and it would get tracked into the house. I vowed that I would clean the garage as soon as it warmed up.

Rita Simon volunteers at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Shawano, which will hold its fall rummage sale from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturday. She was born and raised in Argyle, graduating from Argyle High School. She attended Edgewood College in Madison, then went to the University of Wisconsin-Madison to earn a degree in nursing.

The ladies group at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in the town of Lessor has been in existence since 1872, when the church began.

Eighteen years ago this month God blessed us with our daughter. It’s quite suitable that our only girl be born smack dab in the middle of my most favorite season of the year. The earthy smells, the brisk air, the majestic fall colors all bring that time back with a sweet ache. She was quite the surprise, coming to us after 16 years of marriage, following the adoption of her two older brothers.

Shawano falls to Denmark The Shawano Community High School football team (3-5, 3-4 Bay) is down to one chance to make the WIAA playoffs after losing to Bay Conference foe Denmark (4-4, 3-4 Bay) 43-8 Friday night in Denmark. The Hawks still have a chance to make the playoffs if they beat Luxemburg-Casco on Friday in Luxemburg. No stats were available by the Leader’s press time. Chargers beat by Amherst The Wittenberg-Birnamwood High School footbal

While the journey wasn’t perfect, the record is. After seven conference games, the Wittenberg-Birnamwood High School volleyball team has a perfect 7-0 record in the Central Wisconsin Conference-8 as the team prepares to host half of the CWC-8 tournament Saturday. That is in part because of the most surprising attribute of the young team: an ability to come from behind to pull out wins. “When we’re down — we kind of play like a roller coaster — we

It might have been the last time the seniors on the Bonduel High School football team step foot on Rush Niles Memorial Field as players. It was also homecoming. If that wasn’t enough, the Bears were fighting for a playoff spot. With all that was on the line, Central Wisconsin Conference-8 foe Stevens Point Pacelli (2-6, 1-5 CWC-8) never had much of a chance Friday night.