Olivia Danley was crowned the 2025 Shawano County Fairest of the Fair on June 22, taking over for Lydia Rasmussen as the county fair’s newest spokesperson.

Three Menominee organizations each received a plaque and a cash award Aug. 13 from Bay Bank in celebration of the bank’s 30th anniversary.

The 59th annual Lumberjack Days will be held Aug. 22-24 in Tigerton Community Park.

There will be food and refreshments available for purchase all weekend long. Bucket raffle tickets will be sold both days, with drawings at 5 p.m. Aug. 24.

All proceeds from this popular event go to support the Tigerton community through the Tigerton Advancement Association and the Tigerton American Legion Post 239.

Common sense and thrift are personal traits that most folks my age learned from our parents who lived through unspeakable hardship. Dad was born during World War I; Mom just as the Roaring ’20s began. They survived the Great Depression, marrying during World War II. Making a living dairy farming tested their mettle during recessions and periods of raging inflation that threatened their livelihood again and again.

As summer is winding down and fall approaches, your thoughts may turn to mums, asters and pansies. Consider changing things up this year by adding deer-resistant strawflowers to your late summer and fall containers and gardens.

Any teacher struggling to find resources that fit Act 31 (American Indian Studies in Wisconsin), there’s something new to be added to the list.