Lapped traffic and a hard-charging Craig Bartz couldn’t stop Justin Ritchie from taking the Late Model feature win at Shawano Speedway on Saturday night. Also, Jesse Peebles won his first-ever IMCA Modified feature, while Brandon Czarapata returned to victory lane in the IMCA Stock Car division.

Marion 14, Shawano 3 Cody Reimer struck out 12 on his way to earning the win for Marion in East-West Division play. Clint Dallas took the loss for Shawano. Marion’s Justin Miller was three for four. Jeff Miller was two for four, and Ryan Mortenson was two for four. For Shawano, Wade Weisnicht was two for three and Andy Luepke was two for four. Caroline 12, Bowler 10 Travis Verg was two for five with a home run for Caroline.

Three Keshena teens were taken into custody late Monday for their alleged part in a weekend vandalism spree that damaged more than 30 vehicles in Shawano. Police began getting calls in the early morning hours Sunday from residents discovering shattered windows on their vehicles. Calls continued to come in throughout the day Sunday and again on Monday.

Shawano Police Department July 8 Police logged 50 incidents, including the following: Vandalism — Police logged 23 complaints of vehicles vandalized around the city, as reports of car windows being smashed continued to come in for a second day. Suspicious — Police responded to a suspicious person complaint in the 400 block of West Picnic Street. Suspicious — Police responded to a suspicious person complaint in the 300 block of South Main Stree

Sally A. Schutt, 65, of Pulaski, passed away Wednesday, June 26, 2013, in Green Bay. Born on June 12, 1948, in Shawano, she was the daughter of Myrtle (Wilke) Schutt and the late Ervin A. Schutt. Sally was a graduate of Shawano High School, Class of 1966. In 1976 she moved to Oak Creek and in 1987 to Pulaski. She was a member of the St. John Lutheran Church in Pulaski. Sally had a great love for all animals.

In 32 years of reporting, I’ve discovered that I am easily swayed into a fast-burning interest in almost any hobby or sport, but my interest soon fizzles. I recall years ago that model railroading fascinated me. Members of a local club in Clinton, Iowa, wanted me to attend their meetings held in the basement of a downtown building. What kid didn’t marvel at model trains? Sure, I had a small set at one time.

“Positive anything is better than negative nothing.” — Elbert Hubbard For the past two years, I’ve been contributing articles to The Shawano Leader via a column named “Positively Shawano.” I selected that name because there are so many positive things to be said about our community. Thank you to The Shawano Leader for giving me this opportunity.

To the editor: Kudos to Mitch Froemming, the Hartland teen working with bees on the family farm. Without bees we would have ho food from fruit to milk. No longer are there enough wild bees for pollination. This actually has been a problem for many years. We depend on bee keepers’ efforts, which have turned into a big business, for their services to farmers, orchardists, etc.

A town of Lessor woman is out nearly $4,000 after falling victim to a telephone scam this week. The 41-year-old woman was contacted by a man on Wednesday who told her that her grandson was in custody in Green Bay after a traffic accident.