15 August 2013

Author creates archive for FWD materials

Were it not for Robert Gabrick, much of the important information about the Four Wheel Drive (FWD) company would have been lost and perhaps gone forever. In 2000 Gabrick came to the FWD museum on 11th Street to do research for two books he wrote about FWD trucks and fire trucks. The following year he began creating an archive for FWD. Gabrick began by going through photographs in paper sleeves stored in filing cabinets in a back room of the museu
15 August 2013
Shawano man charged in Florence County
A Shawano man is wanted in connection with an armed robbery in Florence County. An arrest warrant was issued last week for Bernard A.
15 August 2013
New county employee handbook nearly final
Two years of discussion could be coming to an end as a revamped employee handbook could be in Shawano County Board members’ hands next week. The Administrative Committee put a definitive period on the project Thursday by approving its release to the board, once the attorney who has been working with the county gives it another look this weekend to iron out any final issues.
15 August 2013
Dead, abandoned animals found in foreclosed house
A dog heard barking in a foreclosed home led Shawano police to a gruesome find Wednesday when they discovered numerous dead and abandoned animals inside. Authorities required hazardous materials suits and breathing apparatuses to enter and clear out the house at 817 E. Maurer St.
15 August 2013
Barn quilts go to paperback
Lovers of Shawano County’s barn quilts will be able to get their fill and more with a new book that came out last week. The book, put together by Jim Leuenberger, barn quilt project coordinator, features the first 222 barn quilts, started in 2010.
15 August 2013
NUMBERS GAME
Playing high school football with only 16 players would be a challenge in regular circumstances, say playing in the Central Wisconsin Conference-10. But Bowler/Gresham switched to 8-man football this year, where fielding 16 players is just about right. “We’ll be playing a lot of schools that are in the same situation that we’re in,” Bowler/Gresham co-head coach Ralph Smith said.
14 August 2013
Evelyn M. Kunschke
Evelyn M. Kunschke, 71, of Shawano, passed away suddenly Monday evening, Aug. 12, 2013, in Shawano following a courageous battle with cancer. Funeral service arrangements are pending and will be announced later. Schroeder-Mickelson Funeral Service of Shawano is assisting the family with the service arrangements. www.schroedermickelsonfuneralservice.com
14 August 2013
Dairyland Roundup
Bonduel 10, Shawano 9 The Shawano Lobos’ season came to an end Sunday afternoon with a loss to Bonduel in the first round of the Dairyland League playoffs. The Lobos trailed 5-0, but rallied to take a 6-5 lead in the bottom of the second inning.
14 August 2013
Victor W. Ziemer
Victor W. “Vic” Ziemer, 86, of Shawano, passed away peacefully on Tuesday morning, Aug. 13, 2013, at Evergreen Care Center in Shawano. Funeral service arrangements for Vic are pending and will be announced later. Schroeder-Mickelson Funeral Service of Shawano is assisting the family with the service arrangements.
14 August 2013
Stephanie A. Becker
Stephanie A. Becker, 59, of Shawano, passed away Sunday, Aug. 11, 2013, in Appleton. Born on Aug. 31, 1953, in North Dakota, she was the daughter of the late Leon and Carol (Hustad) Becker. She grew up with her family in Des Lacs, N.D., and graduated from Des Lacs High School in 1971. She also lived in Glenwood Springs, Colo. On Feb. 4, 1989, she was united in marriage to Neil Van Rossum in Green Bay.
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