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District finalizing plans for

Miriam Nelson
Looking forward
to year-round
tourists
It’s hard to believe this is
January in Wisconsin. The
weather, always a good topic
of conversation, seems to be
attempting all four seasons in
one month.
I will never complain about
the lack of snow or extreme
cold during the winter, but I do
feel for the people who depend
on the tourism dollars that will
not materialize at this time.
Hopefully the season will get
back on track soon.
Shawano County is going
through a massive branding
project promoting all the out-
door activities that are avail-
able here year-round. I hadn’t
thought about that much since
I’m more of an indoor sort of
gal. It’s been interesting to see
$13M in referendum work
Projects should be
completed in 2020
By Miriam Nelson
mnelson@newmedia-wi.com
The Wittenberg-Birnam-
wood School Board is finaliz-
ing plans for the $13.1 million
in improvements approved by
school district residents in No-
vember.
The largest construction
projects included in the refer-
endum are additions at the Wit-
tenberg and Birnamwood el-
ementary-middle schools and
a new building, primarily for
agriculture classrooms, next to
Wittenberg-Birnamwood High
School.
The school board met on
Dec. 20 with project architect
Jody Andres and project man-
ager Matt McGregor, of Apple-
ton-based Hoffman Planning,
Design and Construction Inc.,
and Lisa Voisin, managing di-
rector of Baird Public Finance,
to discuss the timeline and fi-
nancing options for the project.
The school board hired
Hoffman Planning, Design and
Construction Inc. in 2015 to
work on the project. It will re-
ceive approximately $700,000 in
design fees and $340,000 in con-
struction management fees.
“I’m excited to be here, ex-
cited about the project,” Mc-
Gregor said. “Our overall goal
is to cover this in two summers
and the school year of 2019-
2020.”
Designs for the additions
and the large renovations at
the high school have yet to
be finalized, but the tentative
plan is to break ground the lat-
ter part of this summer. The
school board will begin the bid
process on ancillary work and
equipment as soon as the proj-
ect schedule is finalized.
One of the first steps will be
to create secured entrances
for all three district schools,
AT A GLANCE
Projects approved by Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District residents
in the November referendum include the following:
• Three 900-square-foot classrooms at Wittenberg Elementary-Middle
School.
• Two 1,200-square-foot classrooms at Birnamwood Elementary-Middle
School.
• A new 7,800-square-foot building — primarily for agriculture class-
rooms and maintenance storage — next to Wittenberg-Birnamwood High
School.
• New restaurant-quality appliances, table and prep area, and renovations
to the family and consumer science room at the high school.
• New dust-collection and heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system
for the WBHS technical education department. More electrical outlets and
upgrades to computers and servers.
• New lathes, planers and table saws for the WBHS wood shop.
• New drill presses and welding equipment for the WBHS metal shop. A
finishing room equipped with a new exhaust system will be shared by the
wood shop and the new art department.
• New small-engine work room in the former ag space at WBHS.
• New storage space across the hall from the WBHS stage area to house
the theatrical props and scenery.
McGregor said. Other main- The largest project at the
tenance work expected at the high school will be installing
high school later this year will a new heating, ventilation and
air conditioning system. Engi-
address roof and exterior door
issues. SEE WORK, A2

just how many activities there

Wittenberg Telephone
are to do here.
I honestly won’t be the one
standing in line to do some

Company will have

whitewater kayaking this
summer, but it’s nice for those
who enjoy it. Let’s just hope

new manager soon

winter doesn’t decide to arrive
mid-June.
As we position ourselves to
welcome tourists to our fun-
filled spaces, I hope we keep in
mind that people spend more
where they feel welcome. They
also come back to places that
provide special treatment.
My years of working retail
at the Mall of America taught
me a lot about customer
service. For those who have
never been, it’s a huge square
with an anchor store on each
corner and myriad stores and
booths in between. I once had
a customer who came back
from the other end of the build-
ing just to ask me where some
other store was. She didn’t get
help from other workers along
the way, so she came back to
where she was treated well. I
felt bad that she wasn’t treated
in a friendly manner by the
others, and worse that I had to
tell her she was really close to
her destination before giving
up to find me.
It doesn’t cost anything to
be kind. I wish more people
would make the effort. It
would be especially nice if
people would make the effort
as they share the road. With
the weather changing daily,
sometimes hourly, driving
“according to conditions” is
a concept that not enough
people embrace.
Scott Nyman, above, will take over as general manager of the Wittenberg Telephone
It will never cease to amaze
Company when Allen Mahnke retires at the end of January.
me just how people love to tail-
gate – and I’m not talking the
“I think it’s an exciting time, and there is room
fun, partying kind. When the
weather is bad, put your head-
lights on and slow down. It’s
a pretty simple concept. It’s
tough enough to hit another
car when you’re in your home
town; imagine how frustrat-
Nyman has extensive experience in
industry; Mahnke will retire on Jan. 31
By Miriam Nelson
mnelson@newmedia-wi.com
Scott Nyman, of Plover, will
assume the general manager
duties at the Wittenberg Tele-
phone Company from Allen
Mahnke at the end of January.
Nyman was hired in August
and appointed as Mahnke’s
successor on Dec. 7. Mahnke,
who will retire Jan. 31, agreed
to stay on as long as needed to
fill the position and has been
overseeing the transition.
“Scott is a great addition to
our team,” Mahnke said. “He
brings a lot of experience and
enthusiasm, which greatly ben-
efits our customers and em-
ployees.”
Nyman, 43, started his ca-
reer in the telephone and in-
ternet industry in 2002 with the
Ontonagon Telephone Com-
pany in the Upper Peninsula of
Michigan.
“I’m a Yooper, born and
raised,” said Nyman, who
served nine years in the Navy
aboard nuclear submarines.
PHOTO BY MIRIAM NELSON The family moved to Wiscon-
sin from Michigan in 2005 when
his wife, Kirsten, accepted a
job at the hospital in Wisconsin
Rapids. Nyman took a job with
Solaris, formerly known as
for growth and I’m looking forward to it.” Wood County Telephone. Over
SCOTT NYMAN, the past 13 years he has held
who will become general manager of the Wittenberg Telephone several positions in the com-
Company at the end of January pany, including management of
the entire network.
WTC President Cheryl Pe-
terson said the company was
fortunate to have a strong pool
of candidates for Mahnke’s job.
She noted that hiring exter-
nally gives the company the
benefit of getting a different
perspective, both technically
and culturally.
Nyman said the Wittenberg
Telephone Company, which
has 14 full-time employees,
has done a great job in keeping
up with trends and demands.
Working with state and nation-
al broadband initiatives, the
company is in the third year of
a 12-year program to upgrade
its remaining digital subscrib-
ers to an all-fiber network.
Nyman noted broadband
use has increased by over 500
percent in the last five years.
“I think it’s an exciting time,
and there is room for growth
and I’m looking forward to it,”
he said.
The company’s service area
extends from Wittenberg to
Pike Lake and Tigerton and
Shepley and as far north as
Pickerel and Antigo. In the An-
tigo area, the company oper-
ates under the name Cirrinity.
Nyman has also gotten in-
volved with the Wittenberg
Economic Development Cor-
poration and will take over as
SEE MANAGER, A2

SACF grant helps vulnerable families

ing it would be while you’re
visiting.
I had a friend who always
seemed to have trouble on the
road whenever their family
went on vacation. Their car
either broke down or got hit
by some local driver. It hap-
pened often enough that they
almost stopped taking family
vacations. They remedied this
recurring situation by renting
a car. With insurance to cover
any problems and the rental
companies keeping their fleet
in top-notch condition, they
eliminated the auto aggrava-
tion level that took over most
of their prior trips.
Now that I’m on the cham-
ber board, I’ll be working on
ways to help our local busi-
nesses as well as bring in more
tourists to enjoy what we get to
enjoy every day. Hopefully we
can all find a way to be kind to
others — especially to those
who choose to spend their
tourism dollars in our area.
Miriam Nelson is the editor of the
Wittenberg Enterprise & Birnamwood
News.
Coalition pledges
$238,523 for early
intervention
By Carol Ryczek
cryczek@newmedia-wi.com
The Shawano Area Commu-
nity Foundation recently an-
nounced a $238,523 grant to as-
sist young families in Shawano
County.
The grant money will be
“invested in the Shawano com-
munity to help bring together
Shawano-area stakeholders to
collaborate on early childhood
initiatives and to hire staff to
deliver home visitation and ed-
ucation services to the most at-
risk, vulnerable families,” said
Nina Rouse, marketing chair
for SACF.
The grant also will fund in-
home visits, mentoring support
and access to services for par-
ents.
“The intent is making sure
parents are well-positioned to
parent,” Rouse said.
Working with three foun-
dations from the Community
Foundation for the Fox Valley
Region, the SACF contributed
$15,000 toward the grant. Oth-
er contributors are the Basic
Needs Giving Partnership,
$178,523; Mielke Family Foun-
dation, $30,000; and the Bright
Idea Fund within the Commu-
nity Foundation for the Fox Val-
ley Region, $15,000. Some of the
money will be allocated over
three years.
The SACF money will go to
Family Services for the Sha-
wano Area Early Childhood
Partnership. It is among the
largest grants the foundation
has ever awarded, said Raquel
Strayer, a member of both the
Shawano and Fox Valley Foun-
dation boards.
Strayer said the board sup-
ported the project because
“reaching children with adver-
sities at a very young age is of
such importance.” Early inter-
vention, she said, will lead to
a better childhood and “better
outcome in life.”
“The SACF board has made
the decision to make a special
leadership grant to a new ini-
tiative in Shawano, which will
help lay the groundwork for
better situations for children in
the Shawano area,” Rouse said.
“As a group, we were struck by
the sadness of the recent story
where the mother is accused of
the death of her baby, and won-
dering where things go wrong
in situations like that. This new
early childhood coalition is one
way that we hope to set parents
on the right path and create
more stable situations for chil-
dren.”
The SACF is an affiliate of
the Community Foundation for
the Fox Valley Region.
The grants will also be used
to develop an early childhood
coalition that will, among other
things, work with vulnerable
parents in the home using the
parents-as-teachers model.
Collaborators include Theda-
Care, Family and Childcare
Resources of Northeast Wis-
consin, and Shawano County
Department of Human Ser-
vices.
The Basic Needs Giving
Partnership aims to end pov-
erty in Northeast Wisconsin.
Grants support nonprofits col-
laborating to coordinate ser-
vices for people in need.
The Mielke Family Founda-
tion supports the arts, health,
youth and aging in Appleton
and Shawano.
The Bright Idea Fund com-
bines dollars from endowments
to address community needs in
Outagamie, Calumet, Waupaca
and Shawano counties and the
Neenah-Menasha area of Win-
nebago County.
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Publisher of the Stuart W. Bowman
• Wittenberg Enterprise
& Birnamwood News Stuart “Buck” W. Bow- and fish- Katelyn and Nathan Bow-
man, 80, of Wittenberg, ing. He man, and Hannah Schley;
Published every Thursday. passed away peacefully was also one sister, Anne (Jack)
Shawano County’s oldest on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019, active in Gannett, of Mason City,
paid circulation newspaper. at the Homme Home of his fitness, Iowa; and many nieces
Serving the area since 1893. Wittenberg. jogging and nephews.
He was born on Nov. 4, and riding The funeral service was
Miriam Nelson, editor 1938, in Elkhorn, the son his bicycle held at 11 a.m. Monday,
of the late Harris and Edna for miles. He will be fondly Jan. 7, 2019, at St. Paul
• Your Community Shopper (Schmidt) Bowman. On remembered for his sense Lutheran Church, Witten-
Published every Friday June 11, 1966, he married of humor. berg. The Rev. Matthew
PHOTO BY CAROL RYCZEK Gloria Maney in Elcho. Survivors include his Christians officiated. Buri-
OFFICE Butter, shown here in an antique butter dish, has been an important Stuart attended Michi- wife, Gloria; four children, al was in the church cem-
600 S. Webb St. gan Technological Univer- Deborah (John) Berg- etery. Visitation was held
component of cooking for over 2,000 years.
Wittenberg, WI 54499
sity and later the Universi- son, of Haugen, David from 9 a.m. until the time

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ty of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, (Stephanie) Bowman, of of service at the church.
Fax: 715-253-3176
where he obtained his Manitowoc, Mary (Mi- Schmidt & Schulta Fu-
Office hours
9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
degree in teaching. He chael) Schley, of Forest- neral Home is assisting
taught math for 31 years ville, and Michael (Larissa) the family with arrange-

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Monday-Wednesday
9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Wittenberg-Birnam- Bowman, of Menomonee ments.
Thursday-Friday wood High School, retir- Falls; 11 grandchildren, Memories and condo-
ing in 1997. He continued Michael and Taji Bergson, lences may be given at
to do substitute teaching Alessandra (Eli) Mathia, schmidtschulta.com or on
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Garrett Rogowski said.
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715-526-2121 She told the board that
population. At or near the middle east reached for finished in one summer. school year.”
a drink of milk from his interest rates in Decem-
DEADLINES top of this list is butter. The elementary/mid- Andres said that “there
I would be hard sheepskin bag. To his ber were averaging 3-4
Display advertising: dle school additions and is a ton of work that needs
pressed to name an astonishment, the milk percent, compared to 7-8
5 p.m. Friday the ag building are ex- to happen in the summer
ingredient that has made had separated into butter. percent 10 years ago.
Classified liner advertising: pected to be completed in of 2020.” He said the com-
5 p.m. Friday more of an impact on The rough terrain and summer 2020. Work will pany might need to work “Interest rates have
News: 12 p.m. Monday my cooking career than constant bouncing around continue throughout the with the shop teachers to dropped, but there is a
Sports: 12 p.m. Monday butter. Obviously some of the milk had caused the year and during summer free up the space to work lot of volatility,” she said.
Obituaries: 3 p.m. Monday other folks agree. There is transformation. school. there. “There’s talk about a re-
evidence of butter produc- No one can verify that “We will be working “A few extra weeks to cession, which would work
SUBSCRIPTIONS tion as far back as 2000 story, but it seems plau- with teachers and staff to work in those areas will out to our favor as people
circulation@newmedia-wi.com B.C. sible when you consider make sure summer school greatly benefit the time,” are more willing to invest
• $20 per year in Shawano, The word butter is the earliest details of the is not impacted nega- he said. in municipal bonds.”
Waupaca, Marathon and derived from the Greek method of manufacturing
Langlade counties word for “cow cheese.” butter from the Arabs and
• $22.25 per year
elsewhere in Wisconsin
• $23.75 per year in
Early records trace the
origins back to the Scyth-
Syrians. Goat skins were
sewn together leaving an MANAGER mission to be tagged as a
“telecommuter forward”
older daughter, Hannah,
finishes her senior year
ian tribes of what is now opening in the left front FROM A1 community, which hope- of high school this spring.
continental U.S. leg. Cream was poured
northern Iran. As is the treasurer when Mahnke fully will attract people The younger daughter,
• Foreign rates available into the opening, the skin
case with so many things retires. WEDC’s goals in- who are looking for a more Morgan, is in the fourth
upon request
in culinary history, the was from a tent pole and rural lifestyle without sac- grade.
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first experience of butter spun around until the rificing good broadband Wittenberg Telephone
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was stumbled across by “butter appeared.” service. Company was incorpo-
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CHANGE OF ADDRESS happy accident. Butter became so The Nymans have two rated in 1921 by Peterson’s
both business parks. The
Send change of address to A thirsty nomadic SEE SPREAD, A3
agency plans to work with daughters and plan to re- grandfather, Ray Peter-
Wittenberg Enterprise and the Public Service Com- locate to the area after the son.
Birnamwood News, CITRUS COMPOUND BUTTER
P.O. Box 313, Wittenberg, WI • 11/2 pounds salt butter

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Shawano County
Sheriff’s Department
Jan. 6
Deputies logged 34 incidents.
Jan. 5
Deputies logged 31 incidents.
Jan. 4
Deputies logged 38 incidents, in-
cluding the following:
Drug offense — Drug parapher-
nalia was found on School House
Road in the town of Morris.
Trespass — Authorities re-
sponded to a trespassing complaint
on County Road N in the town of
Aniwa.
Disturbance — Authorities re-
sponded to a disturbance on Maple
Street in Birnamwood.
Accidents — Authorities logged
two deer-related crashes.
Jan. 3
Deputies logged 29 incidents.
Head Start accepting open enrollment applications
Wipaman Ker’da Head Start
in Wittenberg is accepting appli-
cations for open enrollment for
the 2019-20 school year and for
the 4K program offered in part-
nership with the Wittenberg-
Birnamwood School District.
CRIME LOG
Jan. 2
Deputies logged 27 incidents,
including:
OAR — A 56-year-old man was
cited for operating after revocation
on County Road SS in the town of
Fairbanks.
Jan. 1
Deputies logged 42 incidents, in-
cluding the following:
Welfare check — Deputies con-
ducted a welfare check on Cedar
Street in Tigerton after someone re-
ported a girl screaming late at night.
Animal problem — Deputies
were called to an animal problem
on U.S. Highway 45 in the town of
Birnamwood.
Accidents — Deputies logged
six accidents.
Dec. 31
Deputies logged 35 incidents, in-
cluding the following:
Accidents — Authorities logged
Open enrollment is available
for children ages to 3-5. Children
must be 3 years old by Sept. 1 to
be considered.
Space is limited; applications
are by appointment only. Proof
of income, immunization record
eight minor accidents.
Dec. 30
Deputies logged 31 incidents, in-
cluding the following:
Fire — Authorities responded to
a barn fire on Regina Road in the
town of Aniwa.
Disturbance — Authorities re-
sponded to disturbances on Ho-
Chunk Road in the town of Witten-
berg.
Dec. 27
Deputies logged 43 incidents, in-
cluding the following:
Harassment — Authorities re-
sponded to a harassment complaint
on Pioneer Avenue in Wittenberg.
Drug offense — Authorities
investigated a drug complaint at
the Ho-Chunk Casino, N7198 U.S.
Highway 45 in the town of Witten-
berg.
Accidents — Authorities logged
12 minor accidents.
and birth certificate will be re-
quired at time of enrollment.
For appointments and infor-
mation about the Head Start and
4K programs, call Anne Koester,
family and community partner-
ship coordinator, at 715-253-3826.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 2019
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important that early spiritual
leaders considered it the food
of the gods, and it was said to
give immunity to evil. In first
century India, butter was a
highly sought-after cargo that
they shipped to ports all around
the Red Sea.
From there, butter spread
across Europe, pun intended. It
was to become one of the most
desired commodities on the
continent.
Early Scandinavians traded
butter with the German states
for wine and dried fish. There
are common archaeological
finds in Iceland, Scotland and
Ireland of ancient barrels of
butter buried in the peat bogs.
Some of the Irish discover-
ies were meant to be buried
for many years, so they were
marked with a freshly planted
tree. The butter just got better
with age while being protected
by the acidic, cool environment
of the bog.
With the arrival of European
immigrants to America, dairy
farms became much-needed
providers for the early settlers.
As populations increased, dairy
producers organized governing
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bodies to ensure quality and
establish guidelines.
Boards of Trade and Mer-
cantile Exchanges like those
in New York and Chicago were
created to deal with govern-
ment rules. In fact, butter is the
only food “defined” by an Act of
Congress, with the Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act of 1938.
Western European settlers in
the Midwest started many dairy
farms. A gentleman named
John Stewart started one of
the nation’s first creameries in
Manchester, Iowa. He won the
prestigious sweepstakes for his
butter at the Philadelphia Cen-
tennial Expo of 1876. Soon Iowa,
Wisconsin and Illinois became
renowned for the quality of their
“Creamery Butter.”
One of the greatest attri-
butes of butter is it’s versatility.
As an ingredient, condiment, or
just melting on a fresh baked
roll, butter makes normal things
taste amazing.
A perfect example is citrus
compound butter. You can saute
chicken, shrimp and scallops, or
use on baked fish. No seasoning
necessary, this butter enhances
the natural flavors.
Chef Thomas Jonet has been involved
in the food industry in various capacities
for over 30 years. He can be contacted at
tom.jonet@gmail.com.
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New lights were installed on the Wittenberg softball dia-
ments at the Birnamwood
Public Library. Here’s to been very successful. One
mond on Chippewa Street. of Julia’s favorite shows is
A device resembling a pipe bomb was discovered on the many more in the next 20
years! “Cupcake Battles,” where
steps of the offices of the Tigerton Lumber Company about 7 teams must create the
a.m. Thursday. The downtown area of Tigerton was evacuated, I’m sure I mentioned
the fact that not all of my cupcakes using some very
and the 88th Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit from Fort Mc-
book choices turn out to unusual ingredients.
Coy arrived to detonate the bomb. The bomb was determined
be great selections. Need- While on some strong
to be a hoax.
ing something to read pain pills, Julia sends in
63 YEARS AGO
while traveling, I selected an entry. To her amaze-
Jan. 12, 1956
the e-book “Thirty-three ment she is selected. This
The Doede Manufacturing Company, of Rosholt, burned to
the ground Friday night with an estimated loss of $40,000. Going on Girlfriend” is not the best time to be
Marriages: Olive Meverden, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Har- CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
by Becky Monson as I prepping for the show as
old Meverden, of Wittenberg, to James Behl, son of Mr. and Resch Lanes owner Jason Resch presents a check for $240 to Tammy thought it would be a very Julia will also be stand-
Mrs. Herbert Behl, of Antigo. Meverden of the Wittenberg Food Pantry. The money was raised at light mystery story with ing up in her best friend’s
Births: A son to Mr. and Mrs. Merlin Gilbertson, of Witten- recent bowling tournaments. a dash of romance. It wedding as well as mak-
berg. A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Carl Mavis, of Wittenberg. A had plenty of unrealistic ing the wedding cake.
son to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hoekstra, of Wittenberg.
Invest in Dependability … Get a Bonus in Go! Yaeger Pon-
tiac, Wittenberg, Phone 37.
Resch Lanes donates romance but
very little
On top of that, Anna
is behav-
ing like a
to Wittenberg pantry
else.
73 YEARS AGO Julia “bridezilla,”
Jan. 10, 1946 Dorning is constantly
Joseph Rundhammer, a pioneer of Birnamwood and long a 33-year- asking Julia
the proprietor of a popular and well-conducted tavern in that
The “Naughty and prize money.
old, socially to help with
village, last week sold his business to Emil Praslowicz and Nice” 9-pin bowling tour- Bowlers from Wausau,
awkward, wedding
Chester (Chet) Skodinski, of Antigo, who took possession at nament, held two week- Antigo and Birnamwood
Denver bak- tasks. Anna
once. ends in December at competed against the local
ery owner. insists that
Obits: Lewie Halverson, 70, of Elderon. Andrew Wopshel, Resch Lanes in Witten- teams at the tournament. She’s also Jonathon
86, of Wittenberg. berg, raised $240 for the
Resch Lanes owners a hopeless is too busy
Grand opening of Dilly’s Place on U.S. Highway 45, 1 mile Wittenberg Food Pantry.
Jason and Jenny Resch romantic to help with
north of Eland, Saturday, Jan. 12. The team of Cassandra
thanked all who partici- who doesn’t anything,
Badger Theatre: “To Have and Have Not” stars Lauren Ba- (Schultz) Eckes, Heather
call, Humphrey Bogart and Walter Brennan. pated in the holiday tour- like being causing Julia
Schultz and Dave Schultz
unmarried to seethe at
75 YEARS AGO — “The 3 Schultzes” — naments and hope to offer
while all his lack of
Jan. 13, 1944 won first place and $180 in them again in 2019.
Obits: Mrs. George Smith, 80, of Wittenberg. Harry Ward around her AT A GLANCE interest.
Sickler, 49, of Wittenberg. friends and BOOK: “Thirty-three Going Jared has

The Health for Victory Cooking School will meet at the high
school gym Friday afternoon, Jan. 21, at 2 p.m.
Cash Way: Chocolate chip cookies, 1 pound, 25 cents;
pigs’ feet, pickled, point-free, 14-ounce jar, 23 cents; lettuce,
10 cents; syrup, 5-pound glass, 33 cents.
98 YEARS AGO
Jan. 6, 1921
President-elect Warren Harding will take the oath of office in
the Senate Chamber.
Kill that cold with Hill’s Cascara Bromide Quinine. All drug-
gists sell it!
Chamber banquet deadline nears
The Shawano Country
Chamber of Commerce
will celebrate 92 years of
service to the business
community at its annual
membership banquet and
awards program Jan. 24
at the Menominee Casino
Resort Conference Center
in Keshena.
The social hour begins
at 5:15 p.m. Dinner will be
served at 6:15 p.m.
After dinner, the new
VISIT US ONLINE AT WWW.WITTENBERGENTERPRISE.COM
The Worship Directory is
a free listing available to area
churches. Submissions and up-
dates may be emailed to witten-
berg@newmedia-wi.com.
Apostolic
GOOD SAMARITAN AP-
OSTOLIC CHURCH, 1086
State Highway 49, Eland.
Pastor Frank Ritchie. 715-
446-5064. SUNDAY: 10 a.m.,
THURSDAY: 7 p.m.
Baptist
BETHANY, W12902 State
Highway 29, Tilleda. Pastor
Keith Wilkinson. SUNDAY:
Group Bible Study 9:30 a.m.,
worship 10:30 a.m. THURS-
DAY: Prayer 7 p.m. 715-787-
4571.
GOOD SHEPHERD, 408
S. Ellms St., Wittenberg.
715-253-2810. Pastor Mike
Siehr.715-771-0115 SUNDAY:
worship 10:15 a.m., Sunday
School 9 a.m.
Bible Church
GRACE, 401 W. Main St.,
Bowler. Pastor Doug LaPoint.
920-203-7277. SUNDAY: ser-
vice 10 a.m., Bible study and
Sunday School 9 a.m.
STOCKBRIDGE, Camp
14 Road, Bowler. Pastor Ed
Zook. 715-793-4933. SUN-
DAY: worship 10:30 a.m. and
6 p.m., Sunday school 9:30
a.m.; WEDNESDAY: Awana
6:30 p.m.
Lutheran
CHURCH OF THE WIL-
DERNESS, N9157 Moh He
Con Nuck Road, Bowler. SUN-
DAY: service 10 a.m., Sunday
School 9 a.m.
IMMANUEL, N5326
Church Road, Tigerton. Pas-
tor John Hielsberg. SUNDAY:
10 a.m. worship; Sunday
School 9 a.m. Holy Commu-
nion first and third Sundays.
OUR SAVIOR’S, State
Highway 49N, Elderon. 715-
253-2928. Pastor Harvey
Abrahamson, 715-460-4888.
revabrahamson@gmail.com.
www.facebook.com/oursav-
iorslutheranchurchelderonwi.
— Compiled by Marlene Matteson
Shawano Country brand
will be revealed, and
awards will be present-
ed to honor exceptional
community leaders and
businesses that call Sha-
wano Country home. The
theme is “Your Adventure
Awaits.”
For information or res-
ervations, call the Sha-
wano Country Chamber of
Commerce at 715-524-2139
before Saturday.
w w w. h o p e 4 e l d e ro n . c o m .
SUNDAY: 9 a.m.
PEACE, NALC, N3301
County Road SS, Split Rock.
Pastor Craig Nehring. 715-754-
5045. SUNDAY: service 8:30
a.m.
PEACE, Tilleda. Lay Pas-
toral Leader Lois Graper, Lay
Minister Shirley Pockat. 715-
787-3367. SUNDAY: worship
9:30 a.m.; Sunday School
during worship. Holy Com-
munion second Sunday of the
month.
REDEEMER, ELCA,
W18205 College Ave., Wit-
tenberg. Pastor Amy Perron.
715-253-2590, redeemer-
Witt@gmail.com. SUNDAY:
worship 10 a.m. Communion
first and third Sundays,
ST. JOHN, LCMS, 304
Flint Ave., Mattoon. Vacancy
Pastor Dean Bertsch. 715-
489-3471. SUNDAY: worship
9 a.m. WEDNESDAY: 7 p.m.
ST. JOHN, LCMS, 502
Cedar St., Tigerton. Pas-
tor Dean Suehring. 715-
535-2282. www.frontiernet.
net/~stjohntigerton. SUNDAY:
worship 9 a.m., Bible study 8
a.m., Catechism and Sunday
School at 8 a.m. Holy Com-
munion the first, third and fifth
Sundays.
ST. PAUL, Missouri Syn-
od, N9035 U.S. Highway 45,
Birnamwood. 715-449-2101.
SUNDAY: worship 9:30 a.m.,
Sunday School and Bible
class 9 a.m.; THURSDAY:
worship 7 p.m. Holy Commu-
nion at every Divine service.
ST. PAUL, Missouri Syn-
od, 201 E. Wall St., Bowler.
Pastor Michael Schram. 715-
793-4608. SUNDAY: service
9 a.m., WEDNESDAY: service
7:30 p.m. Communion first
and third weeks.
ST. PAUL, Missouri Synod,
701 S. Home St., Wittenberg.
Vacancy Pastor Matt Chris-
tians. 715-253-2790. www.
stpaulwittenberg.com. SUN-
DAY: worship service with
LIBRARY NOTES
Myths and truths of
human trafficking
Sarah D’Acquisto,
from the Wausau Police
Department, and Brenda
Bayer, advocate for The
Women’s Community, will
talk about the myths and
truths of human traffick-
ing in central Wisconsin
from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at
the Marathon County Pub-
lic Library’s headquarters
at 300 N. First St., Wausau.
The program is free
and intended for teens and
adults only.
For information, call
715-261-7230.
Make the most of
library card services
Adults can learn how
to access free e-books and
audiobooks using a library
card and smartphone or
Communion 9 a.m., Sunday
School 10:15 a.m.
TRINITY-ST. JOHN LU-
THERAN. 715-449-3778.
Trinity, 403 Birch St., Birnam-
wood. SUNDAY: 10 a.m.
Sunday School 9 a.m. St.
John, W17680 Church Road,
Birnamwood. WEDNESDAY:
7 p.m.
UNITED LUTHERAN
PARISH, ELCA, N6135
County Road D, Tilleda.
Vicar Lois Graper, Lay Min-
ister Jim Hartleben. 715-
787-3367. SUNDAY: worship
9:30 a.m.; Sunday School
during worship. Holy Com-
munion second Sunday of
the month.
ZION, N7630 Pine St.,
Eland. Pastor Michael Sch-
ram. SUNDAY: service 10:45
a.m. Sunday School 9:15
a.m., Communion first and
third Sunday.
ZION LUTHERAN ELCA,
511 Spaulding St., Tigerton.
715-535-2312. Interim pas-
tor. SUNDAY: 9 a.m. worship,
Sunday School 9 a.m. Holy
Communion first and third
Sundays.
Methodist
NEW HORIZONS UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH, 400
E Front St., Wittenberg. 715-
253-2785. Pastor Loretta
Waegli. 715-853-4444. SUN-
DAY: 10 a.m.
Nondenominational
GAME CHANGER MIN-
ISTRIES INTERNATIONAL
HOUSE OF HEALING, 507 E.
Vinal St., Wittenberg. Pastor
Bob Besch. 920-851-3241.
SUNDAY: 10 a.m.
GRACE FAMILY CHURCH,
113 N. Main St., Marion. Pas-
tor Kelly Loken. 715-754-2550.
SUNDAY: worship 9:30 a.m.
Roman Catholic
HOLY FAMILY-ST. WIL-
LIAM, 202 Ellms St., Witten-
berg. Pastor Matt Settle. 715-
535-2571. SATURDAY: Mass
5 p.m.
tablet during a free class
from 6:30-8 p.m. Monday at
the Marathon County Pub-
lic Library’s headquarters
at 300 N. First St., Wausau.
An identical class will
be held from 2:30-4 p.m.
Tuesday.
The program is free,
with registration required.
For registration or infor-
mation, call 715-261-7230.
Class will learn Word
to create resumes
The Marathon County
Public Library will offer
a free class on Microsoft
Word and using Word to
create a resume from
2:30-4 p.m. Jan. 17 at the
library’s headquarters at
300 N. First St., Wausau.
The class is free, with
registration required. For
registration or informa-
tion, call 715-261-7230.
ST. ADALBERT, 3314 St.
Adalbert Road, Rosholt. Pas-
tor Jeffrey Hennes. WEDNES-
DAY, FRIDAY: Mass 8:15
a.m. SATURDAY: Vigil 7 p.m.,
SUNDAY: Mass 10:30 a.m.
ST. ANTHONY, 430 Swan-
ke St., Tigerton, Pastor Matt
Settle. 715-535-2571. SUN-
DAY: Mass 8 a.m.
ST. BONIFACE CATHOLIC
CHURCH, W19104 Church
St., Aniwa. 715-449-2104.
Pastor Vincente Llagas. SUN-
DAY: Mass 8:30 a.m. SATUR-
DAY: Mass 4 p.m.
ST. FLORIAN PARISH, 500
Church Lane, Hatley. Pastor
Greg Bohren. 715-446-3085.
SUNDAY: Mass 10:30 a.m.
SATURDAY: Mass 4 p.m.,
TUESDAY, FRIDAY: Mass
8:30 a.m.
ST. JOSEPH HOLY FAM-
ILY, W7365 State Highway
47, Phlox. Pastor Edmundo
Siguenza. SATURDAY: Mass
4:30 p.m.; SUNDAY: Mass
10 a.m.; confessions before
Mass.
ST. JOSEPH PARISH–
GALLOWAY, 8846 County
Road C, Wittenberg. 715-
454-6431. Deacon David
Ashenbrenner. SATURDAY:
Mass 6 p.m. SUNDAY: Mass
8:30 a.m.
ST. LADISLAUS CHURCH
– BEVENT, 6455 State High-
way 153, Hatley. 715-454-
6770. Pastor Augustine Bentil.
715-446-3060. SATURDAY:
Mass 4 p.m. SUNDAY: Mass
10:10 a.m.
ST. MARY, 725 NE Sev-
enth St., Marion, Pastor Matt
Settle. 715-535-2571. SUN-
DAY: Mass 10:30 a.m.
ST. PHILOMENA CATHO-
LIC CHURCH, 432 State
Road, Birnamwood. 715-
449-0050. Pastor Vincente
Llagas. SUNDAY: Mass 10
a.m. TUESDAY: Mass 6 p.m.
THURSDAY-FRIDAY: Mass
7:30 a.m. SATURDAY: Mass
7:30 p.m.
family are ty- on Girlfriend” been acting
ing the knot. AUTHOR: Becky Monson strange, too,
As the PUBLISHER: Amazon Digital but he refus-
story opens, Services es to discuss
we find Julia PUBLISHED: Sept. 8, 2014 things with
shopping Julia until
PAGES: 276
with her after the con-
mother and test. Despite
little sister. They are look- some hilarious missteps,
ing for a wedding dress Julia and Patti manage to
for her sister, Anna, and win the contest. But they
can’t tell anyone until the
a maid-of-honor dress for
Julia. The sisters used to show airs weeks later.
be fairly close in a fam- Back in Denver, Julia
gets through her friend’s
ily that never shows or
shares emotions, but ever wedding and learns that
since Anna got engaged to Jared has taken a job
Jonathon, Anna has been in New York without
too wrapped up in wed- discussing it with her. He
ding plans to even talk to insists that they can make
Julia. a long-distance romance
Jonathon is a junior work, but insecure Julia
partner in the Dorning breaks up with him as a
pre-emptive strike.
law firm and, according
to Anna, he is brilliant. At Anna’s rehearsal
Julia has made up her dinner, Julia is miserable
mind that Jonathon is and a little drunk, giving
a snooty braggart and her the false courage to
doesn’t like him. In Julia’s speak her mind to Jona-
eyes, Jonathon doesn’t thon. Only her sincere
compare to her handsome apology prevents cancel-
and successful boyfriend, lation of the wedding.
Jared Moody. As with any romance
Jared owns his own novel, things work out
consulting firm. They met in the end and everyone
when Jared was working is happy, blah, blah. As I
undercover assessing the said, this is not my pre-
efficiency of employees. ferred genre. If you like
As soon as the results this style, Ms. Monson
were in, Julia’s job was has published several
eliminated.
books in this series.
With a little investment It’s good to know that
help from her father, Julia your public library has a
bought a small bakery. It writing style and genre
came with two employees, for every taste. All we
Patti and Debbie, and be- have to do is drop in and
tween the three they have check it out.
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
FOUR GENERATIONS: Four generations of Norrboms posed
for a picture at a family gathering at Thanksgiving: from left, great-
grandmother June Norrbom, of Weston, grandfather Pete Norrbom, of
Wausau, holding his granddaughter, Lyra, and mother Britney Woyak,
of Plover.
Former teacher sentenced for enticement
By Tim Ryan teacher at the high school,
tryan@newmedia-wi.com as well as the golf coach.
Marion police were no-
A former Marion
tified April 24, 2017, by an
School District teacher
18-year-old student at the
was sentenced Dec. 14 to
high school of inappropri-
2½ years in prison and 2½
ate text messages she had
years of extended super-
received four years earlier
vision after pleading no
from a teacher outside of
contest to a felony count of
child enticement. school.
Timothy A. Gast, 45, of Two other counts of
rural Shawano, became child enticement and one
the subject of an investiga- count of repeated sexual
tion by Marion police and assault of a child were
Shawano County sheriff ’s dismissed and read in for
detectives in April 2017. sentencing purposes un-
Gast was a music der a plea agreement.
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR
FRIDAY, JAN. 11
Play-Doh Program: Library,
221 Birch St., Tigerton. 3-5
p.m.
MONDAY, JAN. 14
“Identity Theft: Protect and
Prevent”: Wittenberg Com-
munity Center, 208 W. Vinal
St., Wittenberg. 3-4 p.m. A
presentation by Jeff Kersten
of the Wisconsin Bureau of
Consumer Protection. To
register, call 715-253-2936.
Birnamwood Village Board:
Matsche Community Center,
362 Railroad St., Birnam-
wood. 7 p.m.
TUESDAY, JAN. 15
Book Club: Library, 221
Birch St., Tigerton. 6 p.m.
“Sometimes I Lie” by Alice
Feeney.
Wittenberg Village Board:
Village Hall, 208 W. Vinal St.,
Wittenberg. 6 p.m.
WEDNESDAY,
JAN. 16
Story Time for Preschool-
ers: Library, 302 S. Cherry
St., Wittenberg. 10:30 a.m.
Story Time for Preschool-
ers: Library, 311 Slate Ave.,
Mattoon. 11 a.m.
Story Time for Preschool-
ers: Library, 221 Birch St.,
Tigerton. 1 p.m.
Food Pantry Distribution:
Wittenberg Food Pantry, 704
S. Webb St., Wittenberg.
10-11 a.m. and 5:30-6 p.m.
Tammy, 715-253-2576, or
Jenny, 715-253-2414.
THURSDAY, JAN. 17
Story Time For Preschool-
ers: Library, 337 Main St.,
Birnamwood. 4 p.m.
FRIDAY, JAN. 18
Book Club: Library, 302 S.
Cherry St., Wittenberg. 10:30
a.m. “My Life in France” by
Julia Child.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 2019 A5
TRIVIA ANSWER
Technology and device Clothesline Conversation answer from Page A8: The shelter
assistance: Library, 302 S. moved into the current location in 2001.
Cherry St., Wittenberg. Avail-
able from 1-3 p.m.
WEDNESDAY,
JAN. 23
Valentine Wreath Crafting:
Library, 302 S. Cherry St.,
Wittenberg. Free supplies
available during regular li-
brary hours.
Story Time for Preschool-
ers: Library, 302 S. Cherry
St., Wittenberg. 10:30 a.m.

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 2019
Nier replaces Bacon as Witt-Birn athletic director
New AD hopes
to continue
school’s success
By Morgan Rode
sports@newmedia-wi.com
For the first time in
17 years, Wittenberg-
Birnamwood High School
has a new athletic direc-
tor.
Tina Bacon recently re-
signed from the position,
and Christine Nier was
hired as her replacement.
“My overall goal is to
ensure that things run
smoothly in terms of ath-
letics,” Nier said. “I have
had a ton to learn and still
A look back at the
adventures of 2018
This week I am writing
my annual review. This is
the 29th year that I have
done this; it allows me to
be home for the holidays.
Last January, I drove
to Louisiana and spent
nine days at my brother’s
hunting camp, which is
on the Mississippi River
near Natchez, Mississippi.
This was my third trip to
hunt hogs and deer in the
bayou state. Last year,
I harvested a couple of
150-pound feral pigs that
are very tasty.
Last March, I did some-
thing that will become
an annual trip. I paddle-
trolled for walleye in my
canoe on the Fox River at
De Pere from 5 p.m. until 8
a.m. The air temperature
got down to 15, everything
froze and I kicked butt on
walleye, including a 29-
inch 10-pounder.
When I am home, Kids
And Mentors Outdoors is
a daily part of my life. We
take kids on outdoor expe-
riences. The seven KAMO
chapters in Wisconsin are
positively affecting the
lives of a great many of
our youth. I am very proud
to work with such an in-
credible group of people.
If I could describe the
perfect week, it would
be at Shultz Lake, which
is a fly-in about 60 miles
northwest of Red Lake,
Ontario. Back in 1982, my
brother, dad, family friend
Elmer Schlief and I made
our first journey to Shultz
Lake. We are really good
at catching big walleye
and northern pike. We stay
up very late at night, eat
well and laugh a lot.
My canoe addiction
brought me to Green Bay
in mid-summer. Paddle-
trolling 2 miles from
ATHLETE OF
THE WEEK
MICHAEL GIBSON
have much more. So for
right now, my plans are
to learn the position of
athletic director and do
my very best at keeping
things organized and run-
ning like they should.
“The biggest issue fac-
ing athletics is the lack
of coaches and refs. It is
extremely difficult to find
both, and neither get the
credit they deserve for the
huge amount of time and
effort they put into it.”
Nier has been involved
with Witt-Birn athletics
dating back to 1997 when
she coached the volley-
ball C-team. In 2005, she
made the transition to the
varsity volleyball coach
and held the position until
Mark Walters
An Outdoorsman’s Journal
shore, I hooked into a 21-
inch walleye. I was pulling
left and right boards and
had a line straight back.
The right board went
under, which I thought
was a snag. Then I started
thinking flathead cat or
huge sheephead. My ca-
noe was pulled around for
25 minutes before I landed
a 47-inch musky. I slept in
the cattails that night and
the next day limited out on
walleye.
This fall was exhaust-
ing. The hobby farming
that I do kind of puts me
over the edge, but I eat
well and like to share. My
wood stove beats listening
to a forced-air furnace.
This year, I did experi-
ence some challenges.
Some newspapers no
longer run outdoor col-
umns, and some simply no
longer exist. When you fall
through the ice, you have
to get yourself out of the
water. When you fall out of
a tree, you have to hope-
fully get back in the tree.
I am 57. When I am 70,
I hope to catch a bigger
musky out of my canoe
on Green Bay and write
about the incredible expe-
rience.
Thanks for reading.
This column is sponsored by
Dombeck Custom Cabinets.
Senior enjoying chance to play in front of family
By Morgan Rode
sports@newmedia-wi.com
The Wittenberg-
Birnamwood High School
boys basketball team has
enjoyed a strong start to
its season, compiling a
6-3 record. Senior Michael
Gibson has played a big
role for the Chargers, av-
eraging a double-double
in points and rebounds
through nine games.
Gibson’s family moved
to this area from Louis-
ville, Kentucky, in 2018.
He averages 10 points
and 10.5 rebounds a game
while also helping defend
the lane. He said he hopes
to help the Chargers win
the Central Wisconsin
Conference-East crown.
Q: When did your inter-
est in basketball begin?
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Sports
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2016.
During this past fall
season, Nier coached the
volleyball C team again,
filling in for a coach that
went on medical leave.
Along with learning the
job duties of an athletic di-
rector, Nier plans to be an
assistant varsity volleyball
coach next fall.
Nier has also helped
run the clock for girls bas-
ketball games, keep score
for boys basketball games
and with the track timing
system. She also helped
coordinate the school’s
strength and conditioning
program, which several
coaches have said fueled
their teams’ successes.
Aided by Bacon, Nier
A group of kayakers travel down the Wolf River in June 2017 from Judd Park to County Road CCC. Part of the Wolf River has been designated
as “Wild and Scenic,” one of only two rivers in the state to bear that honor. The Shawano Country Chamber of Commerce plans to use the area’s
natural attractions to boost tourism in 2019.
New tourism campaign touts
the county’s natural resources
‘Wild & Scenic’
expected to
generate $140K
By Lee Pulaski
lpulaski@newmedia-wi.com
The Shawano Country
Chamber of Commerce
plans to use the area’s
natural landscape to boost
tourism in 2019.
The chamber received
a $27,750 Joint Effort
Marketing grant from the
Wisconsin Department
of Tourism in December,
and it will launch its “Wild
and Scenic” brand in the
hopes of getting travelers
to explore the wilder side
of Shawano and Menomi-
A: I think around 7
years old, my dad and I
used to just go outside and
shoot every day. The rest
is history. I just fell in the
love with the sport.
Q: What’s your favorite
part about a basketball
game or the basketball
season?
A: This is a special year
because my grandparents
get to watch me play this
year. They have never re-
ally been able to come to
my games because I lived
so far away from them.
That is my favorite part
this year, for sure. Looking
up and seeing my grand-
ma in the crowd and my
grandpa (Jerry Aanonsen,
an assistant coach) on
the bench coaching me —
never really thought that
would happen in my life.
www.wittenbergenterprise.com
started working as tem-
porary athletic director on
Nov. 6 and now holds the
permanent position.
“Tina and I are good
friends, and she has gone
above and beyond to help
me understand the posi-
tion,” Nier said. “We don’t
have any shared planning
time, so it can be difficult,
but she is always willing to
help when I need it.”
Bacon said she was
pleased with the progress
that had been made over
her tenure.
“During the time I have
been A.D., the athletes
and the coaches achieve-
ments are what I am most
proud of,” Bacon said. “I
would do anything for the
nee counties. Although it
is expected to showcase
some of the more common
outdoors activities such as
ice fishing, snowshoeing,
kayaking and whitewater
rafting, the chamber also
hopes to develop new ac-
tivities like mushroom
hunting and skydiving.
The campaign runs
January through June and
is anticipated to attract
6,200 visitors, generating
an estimated $140,800 in
visitor spending. Grant
funds will go toward out-
door and digital advertis-
ing targeting millennials
and those born in the Gen-
eration X era from Green
Bay, Fox Cities, Milwau-
kee, Madison and Chicago.
Nancy Smith, chamber
Q: Where does your
motivation for giving it
your all on the court come
from?
A: I guess it’s just how
bad I want to win. You
know, it’s my senior year. I
just want this team to win
so bad, and I might not
play basketball ever again
after this. So why not give
it my all? I go into every
game thinking it could be
my last.
Q: Talk a little bit about
some of the things you
want to accomplish per-
sonally on the court this
winter.
A: One of my personal
goals is to help my team
as much as I can to win
conference. Also I’m aver-
aging a double-double cur-
rently, and I really hope to
keep that up.
athletes, which included
acknowledging them in
their events.”
Bacon went on to de-
scribe her love of taking
photos at athletic events
in a way to promote the
teams both online and in
local papers.
“To me, this job was
about the athletes at WB,”
Bacon said. “I started the
Charger Athletic Club
from the ground up 10
years ago, and the motto
CHRISTINE NIER
for the club is, ‘Giving back
to others,’ and the student
students in it every day. I
athletes volunteer to give promoted multi-sport ath-
back to school and com-
letes and recognize any
munity in many different
athlete who participated
ways. At the present time,
in three sports a year at
I am still the adviser of the
club and very proud of the SEE NIER, A7
NEW MEDIA FILE PHOTO
executive director, said
that this time period is
“We wanted to focus
on something that really
the “shoulder” season for stood out, that made us
Shawano County. While unique,” Smith said. “This
the summer keeps ho- is something we can say
tels and restaurants filled we have the best of, that
with visitors, fewer people
would really attract atten-
come to this area dur-
tion.”
ing the winter and early
Smith cited Wisconsin
spring, and she believes
Dells as an example, not-
that using the area’s riv-
ing that it’s known as the
ers, woodlands and other
Waterpark Capitol of the
scenic vistas will help to
World. For this area, part
“put more heads in beds.”
of the Wolf River is one of
The idea developed only two areas in the state
after the chamber hired
designated as Wild and
consultant Roger Brooks
Scenic.
from Brooks International
“We really wanted to
in 2017 to help develop a
own that ‘Wild and Sce-
better tourism brand for
nic,’” Smith said. “Also,
the area. From that visit
that part of the river is
and subsequent discus-
known as the best white-
sions, the “Wild and Sce-
nic” plan was born. SEE TOURISM, A7
Q: What are some of uals you go through before
the team’s goals and how a basketball game?
can the team achieve A: Yeah, the only thing I
those goals? really do is get the speaker
A: Our team goal this and get the team hyped for
year is to win the confer- the game and start jump-
ence. I really believe we ing around and dancing.
can do it, too. We just have Q: Do you look up to
to keep working together
any particular athletes? If
and going to practice and so, why them?
giving 100 percent every
A: I really look up to
day. LeBron James. He’s the
Q: What’s your favorite
goat of our generation,
memory of competing on and I really try to craft my
the Wittenberg-Birnam- game after his. He’s just a
wood boys basketball great overall person. An-
team? other former basketball
A: Well, I have only player I look up to is Den-
played nine games with nis Rodman. The way he
them so far. But my fa- hustled on the court and
vorite memory so far was
rebounded is just insane
how we finished the game
… and that’s what I try to
out versus Menominee
do on the court for us.
Indian — we beat them in
Q: What is your favorite
overtime.
Q: Do you have any rit- SEE SENIOR, A7
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HIGH SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL CALENDAR
WRESTLING
Landowski leads
Chargers in Merrill
Wittenberg-Bir nam-
wood senior Jeremy Land-
owski posted a 4-1 record
to take second place in the
170-pound weight class at
the Bluejay Challenge in
Merrill on Saturday. The
Chargers compiled 278.5
points to finish seventh in
the team standings.
Landowski earned
three wins by pin and an-
other by a 9-8 decision
before dropping a major
decision in the first-place
match.
Pierson Potrykus
claimed third place in the
106-pound class with a 4-1
record. Austin Worzalla
took fourth at 113 pounds
after pinning a pair of op-
ponents.
Bryce Zoromski (126)
and Allen Uttecht (285)
TOURISM
FROM A6
water rafting in the Mid-
west.”
Part of the campaign
includes new billboards, a
new website, and a huge
ramping up of the cham-
ber’s use of social media.
Smith said the chamber is
also kicking off a new selfie
contest where visitors can
photograph themselves in
nature.
“We’re looking to at-
tract younger people,
maybe even people who
want to move here,” Smith
said, adding that the cam-
paign also hopes to attract
people here to live, noting
NIER
FROM A6
the end of the year.”
One of the challenges
of the job, Bacon said, was
the amount of work.
She said she often
worked on Sundays to
make sure things were
laid out for the following
SENIOR
FROM A6
thing to do when you are
not in school or competing
in a high school sport?
A: I love video games.
When I’m not playing a
sport, I’m on my PS4 or
each finished sixth in their
respective weight classes.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Northland Pines 61,
Witt-Birn 58
Wittenberg-Bir nam-
wood rallied from a
10-point deficit but fell
short in overtime in a non-
conference road game Fri-
day.
“Played with more grit
on the defensive end of
the floor, but some costly
turnovers and missed
free throws proved to be
the difference in the end,”
Witt-Birn coach Garrett
Rogowski said.
Michael Gibson paced
Witt-Birn (6-3) with 17
points and 11 rebounds.
Brendan Resch scored 15
points, connecting on five
3-pointers.
Simon Stewart scored
11 points and grabbed
the difficulty in this area
finding enough workers to
cover the service industry.
Smith said the cham-
ber has also been doing
outreach to area mu-
nicipalities and tribes to
help understand the new
brand.
“They can tie into it,
and they can leverage it”
to help their communities,
Smith said. “We’re gather-
ing all of the fun activities
and events and experienc-
es that we have through-
out Shawano Country, and
we’re trying to promote all
of them.”
Smith noted the lack of
consistent snow so far this
winter has made it difficult
to snowmobile on area
week and that she tried
to attend as many of the
school’s home events as
possible. Her philosophy
included always trying to
welcome the visiting team
to the school and promot-
ing Chargers’ athletics to
the best of her abilities.
She also was on the
WIAA Sports Advisory
Board and was a District 2
Xbox playing 2K.
Q: Favorite TV show,
movie and musical artist?
A: My favorite musical
artist right now is NBA
Youngboy. I love his music.
I also love the TV show
“The Office.” It’s one of
the funniest TV shows I
have ever watched. I have
THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 2019 A7
five boards. Austin Gibson THURSDAY, JAN. 10 BOYS BASKETBALL: TUESDAY, JAN. 15
chipped in seven points. Wittenberg-Birnamwood vs.
Northland Pines im-
WRESTLING: Wittenberg-
Shiocton, 7:30 p.m., Wit-
GIRLS BASKETBALL:
Wittenberg-Birnamwood at
proved to 4-6 overall. Birnamwood at Bonduel, 7
tenberg-Birnamwood High Antigo, 7:15 p.m., Antigo
p.m., Bonduel High School,
GIRLS BASKETBALL 400 W. Green Bay St., Bon-
School, 400 W. Grand Ave.,
Wittenberg.
High School, 1900 10th Ave.,
Antigo.
duel.
Abbotsford 32
Witt-Birn 31 MONDAY, JAN. 14 THURSDAY, JAN. 17
FRIDAY JAN. 11 BOYS BASKETBALL: WRESTLING: Wittenberg-
Wittenberg-Bir nam- GIRLS BASKETBALL: Wittenberg-Birnamwood vs. Birnamwood vs. Almond-
wood came up just short of Wittenberg-Birnamwood at
Almond-Bancroft, 7:30 p.m., Bancroft/Pacelli, 7 p.m.,
a nonconference road win
Shiocton, 7:30 p.m., Shioc- Wittenberg-Birnamwood Wittenberg-Birnamwood
over Abbotsford on Thurs-
day. ton High School, N5650 High School, 400 W. Grand High School, 400 W. Grand
Emma Herb scored 12 Broad St., Shiocton. Ave., Wittenberg. Ave., Wittenberg.
points and pulled down
nine rebounds to lead
Wittenberg-Birnamwood
(4-6). Chloe King added
seven points and six re-
bounds, while Olivia Cur-
ley and Megan Konkol
each scored six points.
Amara Schoepke
grabbed seven rebounds,
and King led the Chargers
with three steals.
Abbotsford improved to
8-2.
trails. Developing this
campaign will help pro-
vide visitors with alterna-
tive activities in case their
favorite pastime is a bust
due to weather conditions
or other issues.
The chamber’s an-
nual visitor’s guide is ty-
ing into the campaign, as
well, according to Smith.
The guide will have “wild”
designations attached to
many of the highlighted
activities.
“There’s very wild ac-
tivities, like the whitewa-
ter rafting,” Smith said.
“There’s also medium
wild and mild wild. It’s up
to the visitor to determine
what their level of ‘wild’
is.”
gender representative.
“Wittenberg-Birnam-
wood High School has
had some fantastic sports
teams under Tina Bacon’s
direction, and I can only
hope the same will happen
while I am the A.D.,” Nier
said.
Bacon will continue to
to teach physical educa-
tion at the high school.
probably finished it three
times.
Q: Name one thing
about yourself that not
many people know.
A: I don’t think many
people know that I was
born here in Wausau but
moved when I was 2.
A8 THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 2019
Humane society has adoptable cats at no cost
As many of you know, I
am a cat lover. We adopted
Mittens from the Shawano
County Humane Society
several years ago. She has
brought such joy into our
house. I am amazed by
her intelligence. She loves
to help my hubby while
he is working on a puzzle.
She jumps onto the table
and lays on the puzzle
without disturbing a single
puzzle piece. However,
if she is not happy about
something, she will jump
onto the puzzle and throw
pieces to the floor like a
naughty child.
There was a study
done by the University of
Minnesota that found that
those without cats were
between 30 and 40 percent
more likely to suffer from
cardiovascular disease
than cat owners.
Having a cat has many
psychological benefits,
and one of those is reliev-
ing stress. Caring for a
pet can take your mind
Presentation on Packers
among library programs
The Shawano Coun-
ty Library has several
programs and exhibits
planned during January.
• Author and histo-
rian Jim Rice will discuss
“Packers’ Century: 100
Years of Packer History”
at 7 p.m. Thursday at the
Bonduel library, 125 S.
Washington St.
• Jeff Kersten from
the Wisconsin Bureau of
Consumer Protection will
share ways to identify and
prevent identity theft as
well as safeguarding per-
sonal information at 6 p.m.
Monday at the Shawano
library, 128 S. Sawyer St.,
Shawano.
• The Shawano library
is hosting a World War I
traveling exhibit through
Jan. 18. The exhibit is
made available through
the Wisconsin Veterans
Museum and marks the
centennial of the war’s
conclusion. The exhibit
will be available during all
library hours.
The library’s book clubs
will be busy, too. The club
at the Birnamwood branch
CoVantage returns $3.3M to members
A record $3.3 million in
patronage has been de-
posited into the accounts
of members who borrow
and save with CoVantage
Credit Union – a 12 per-
cent increase over the
2017 patronage.
This year’s patronage
includes a bonus on divi-
dends earned for those
who save and a loan inter-
off your worries. Petting
or holding a cat can be
relaxing and particularly
helpful to those who feel
lonely or depressed.
The study actually
lists 17 health benefits of
owning a cat. I don’t know
if Mittens has any effect
on my health, but I do
know she is well loved, a
bit spoiled and an absolute
delight. When my hubby
comes home he will often
say, “Where are my two
girls?” Guess which one of
us gets a hug first.
As a board member
of the Shawano County
Humane Society, I am
delighted to announce you
can adopt a cat or kitten at
no cost for a limited time.
The society’s mission
is to improve and save the
lives of domestic animals
through compassionate
care, community engage-
ment and advocacy for
animals. The Shawano
County Humane Society
is a nonprofit organization
discussed “The Acorn
People” by Ron Jones on
Tuesday. The Wittenberg
group will meet at 10:30
a.m. Jan. 18 at the branch
at 302 S. Cherry St. to dis-
cuss “My Life in France”
by Julia Child. The club
at the Tigerton branch,
221 Birch St., will discuss
“Sometimes I Lie” by Alice
Feeney at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
Crafters are invited to
make valentine wreaths
during regular library
hours Jan. 15 at Bonduel,
Jan. 23 at Wittenberg and
Jan. 29 at Tigerton.
Technology and device
assistance is available
from 1-3 p.m. Jan. 18 at the
Wittenberg library.
Other offerings at the
main library in Shawano
this month include free
cups of soup at 11:30 a.m.
Fridays, Needles ‘R Us at
9 a.m. Fridays and do-it-
yourself crafting (coffee-
filter heart wreaths) from
4:30-6 p.m. Jan. 28.
For information, con-
tact the Shawano library
at shawanolibrary.org or
715-526-3829.
est rebate for those who
borrow.
CoVantage depositors
received a 5.1 percent bo-
nus on dividends earned
on eligible savings, term
share certificates and
variable rate accounts.
Borrowers received
a rebate of 5.1 percent of
their total 2018 interest
paid on qualifying vehicle,
home equity, in-house
mortgage, credit card,
and commercial loans.
For example, if $5,000 of
interest had been paid on
a home loan, the member
received $255 in patronage
for just that loan.
Lorna Marquardt
Clothesline Conversation
that operates on dona-
tions and fundraisers.
Due to the generosity of
donors, we are able to
eliminate the usual cost of
approximately $140 to $150
to adopt a cat for a limited
time.
If you are interested in
giving a kitten or adult cat
a loving home at no cost,
stop in the Humane Soci-
ety located at 1290 Jaycee
Ct., Shawano, to complete
an adoption application.
“It is the goal of the
society to ensure every
animal released from
FIRST PACKERS EXPERIENCE: Clintonville High School foreign exchange student Alberto Dominguez, second from left, of Spain, saw his
first Green Bay Packers game Dec. 30. Mary-Beth Kuester, right, of Clintonville, and her sister, Kay Kuester Doran, not pictured, use their tickets to
take first-timers to games and particularly like to share the experience with students from other countries. Host parent Sandra Rose, second from
right, and her son, Clintonville High School quarterback Shawn Finger, accompanied Dominguez to the game.
All county libraries hosting story times
Each Shawano Coun-
ty Library location this
month began offering a
weekly story time session
for preschool children.
Story time is an oppor-
tunity to hear a variety of
stories and participate in
related activities such as
songs and action rhymes
created especially for pre-
school age children. About
a half hour long, story
time allows social time for
small children to interact
Wisconsin Singers
coming in February
The Clintonville Lions,
in cooperation with the
Clintonville High School
Music Department, will
sponsor a performance of
the Wisconsin Singers at 7
p.m. Feb. 15.
The University of Wis-
the shelter is going to
a responsible and car-
ing home,” said Dustin
Martzke, president. “Our
adoption application asks
applicants who rent for
their property owner’s
name and contact infor-
mation. A follow-up call
is made to the landlord to
ensure pets are allowed.
“Our shelter director,
Robin Hogan, and her staff
check the state of Wiscon-
sin Circuit Court website
to see if there have been
any instances of domes-
tic or animal abuse. No
animals will be adopted
by applicants who have
incidents in their past,
which could compromise
the safety and well-being
of the pet.”
The application also
asks for veterinarian
information from those
applicants who have or
who have had a pet in the
past. The veterinarian is
contacted to ensure pets
have had proper care.
together while being ex-
posed to reading and lit-
eracy.
The Shawano library,
128 S. Sawyer St., Shawa-
no, will continue to have
its story times at 10 a.m.
Wednesdays and Thurs-
days. There will also be
Wednesday story times at
10:30 a.m. at the Witten-
berg branch, 302 S. Cherry
St., 11 a.m. at the Mattoon
branch, 311 Slate Ave.
and 1 p.m. at the Tiger-
AREA BRIEFS
consin-Madison students
will present a Broadway-
caliber show at Clinton-
ville High School, 64 W.
Green Tree Road.
CHS graduate Claire
Crocker, daughter of Bri-
an and Ann Crocker, is a
member of the group.
Ticket prices will be an-
nounced later this month.
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The cats/kittens will
be ready for adoption.
This includes spay/neuter,
vaccines, snap test and ID
chip. If you were to pur-
chase a cat or kitten from
a breeder or if you had to
pay this on your own, the
vet cost to have this done
ranges from $249 to $350.
Our cat cages are
currently full and we
hope many of them will
find their fur-ever home.
Although this article fo-
cuses on cats, the shelter
has a few dogs looking for
homes, too. As a previous
dog owner, I know from
experience the joy of be-
ing welcomed home by a
tail-wagging dog waiting
for a hug. We had a few
boxers, Jinx, Captain and
Duke, but that’s a story for
another day.
“We hope you can join
us on Feb. 16, 2019, for
our annual fundraising
banquet held at The Gath-
ering,” said John Seidel,
society treasurer. “Regis-
ton branch, 221 Birch St..
There will be Thursday
story times at 11 a.m. at
the Bonduel branch, 125 S.
Washington St., Bonduel;
and 4 p.m. at the Birnam-
wood branch, 337 Main St.,
Birnamwood.
The Shawano library
will also offer a weekly
Baby and Me program
on Tuesdays at 10 a.m.
for infants 0-24 months
old and his/her caregiver.
Baby and Me is a shorter
The show will serve as a
fundraiser for the music
department and the Lions
Club.
Contact newspaper
with address change
Many towns and villag-
es in Marathon County had
their physical addresses
renumbered and renamed
in 2018 in order to make it
easier for emergency and
fire departments to pin-
point locations.
It is the responsibility
of the residents to update
the addresses on their le-
www.wittenbergenterprise.com
tration for the banquet is
$35 per person if you sign
up by Feb. 11, 2019, and
$40 per person after that.
If you register by Feb. 4,
2019, you will be entered
into the early bird raffle
where you could win $40
worth of raffle tickets.”
The social hour will
start at 5 p.m. and dinner
will be served at 6:30 p.m.
Registration forms will
be available for download
from our website or can be
picked up at the shelter.
“We are grateful for
the wonderful support of
our shelter,” Martzke said.
“The banquet gives us an
opportunity to thank our
generous donors. Without
them our shelter would
not exist. We hope you can
join us for a night of fun
and fellowship.”
Question: In what year
was the current humane
society shelter completed?
Answer on Page A5.
Lorna Marquardt is a former
Shawano mayor.
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
program, followed by play-
time.
In addition to story
times, the Shawano li-
brary will feature a scav-
enger hunt from 8 a.m. to
8 p.m. Jan. 21.
All programs are free
to attend and sponsored
by the Friends of Shawano
County Libraries Inc.
For information, con-
tact the Shawano County
Library at shawanolibrary.
org or 715-526-3829.
gal documents and other
items directly mailed to
the new addresses.
Subscribers to the Wit-
tenberg Enterprise &
Birnamwood News, 600
S. Webb St., Wittenberg,
whose addresses have
changed should contact
the newspaper office at
715-253-2737, wittenberg@
newmedia-wi.com or P.O.
Box 313, Wittenberg, WI
54499. The Postal Service
will not forward newspa-
pers.
Piano, flute concert
set for Wausau
Jacob Roseman and
Molly Roseman, faculty
artists from the Wausau
Conservatory of Music,
will present “European
and American Classics for
Flute and Piano” at 3 p.m.
Jan. 20. The free concert
will be presented at the
Caroline S. Mark Recital
Hall at the Wausau Con-
servatory of Music, 404
Seymour St., Wausau.
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GARDENS GOING NATIVE

PHOTO BY ROB ZIMMER

The annual Toward Harmony With Nature conference celebrating native wildflowers and landscaping is coming to Oshkosh on Jan. 19.

Program cultivates using native plants in gardens

If you’ve dreamed of
incorporating native wildflow-
ers, plants and grasses into
your garden and landscape,
there is no better time than
now to start planning and
learning about these amaz-
ing treasures. Wild Ones, a
Wisconsin-based organization
dedicated to native plants and
native landscaping, is proud
to present the annual Toward
Harmony With Nature confer-
ence Jan. 19 at the Oshkosh
Convention Center.
Each week during 2019, my
column will present a garden-
ing challenge to you. My first
gardening challenge of the
year is to attend this informa-
tive, educational and exciting
conference.
This conference provides
excellent opportunities to
learn about the wealth of na-
tive plants, wildflowers and
grasses found in Wisconsin
and the benefits of includ-
ing them in our landscap-
ing. You’ll enjoy a full day of
speakers covering a variety of
Rob Zimmer
The Gardening Year
native landscaping topics, as
well as vendors specializing
in native plants, garden art,
wildlife and more.
Why native plants? Gar-
dening with natives is one of
the hottest trends in growing
and gardening over the past
several years. As the plight of
monarch butterflies, hum-
mingbirds, bumblebees and
other pollinators becomes
apparent, many gardeners
are discovering the benefits of
including native wildflowers
specifically to attract and feed
these precious creatures.
Additionally, native plants,
especially wildflowers and
shrubs, provide food for song-
birds during all four seasons
of the year. Berry- and fruit-
producing shrubs provide a
rich source of nutrition for
overwintering birds, while
beautiful flowers in all colors
of the rainbow feed humming-
birds, as well as provide seeds
for birds during migration and
over the winter season.
Besides benefiting wildlife,
gardening with native plants
provides a full year of beauty
in the garden. Native plants
are rich in texture, color, form
and variety, and there are
native plants for every soil
condition, light condition and
habitat.
Speakers at this year’s
conference will provide infor-
mative programs on a variety
of native plant topics. Keynote
speaker David Cordray will
discuss the importance of re-
storing native landscapes on
every scale, as well as how to
share the values of ecological
awareness.
Following the keynote ad-
dress, conference participants
will select from a number of
speaker presentations dur-
ing each of three concurrent
hourly sessions during the
day. Breaks between each
session allow plenty of time
for browsing and shopping
conference vendors.
During the first session,
topics to choose from are
shoreline restoration using
native plants, native trees and
shrubs that work together and
the importance of prairies to
endangered wildlife.
Second session presenta-
tions will focus on urban land-
scaping with native plants,
restoring oak ecosystems and
invasive species threats.
Topics for the final session
are native plant restoration
on difficult or steeply sloped
sites, forest restoration and a
look at one of Wisconsin’s pre-
miere natural areas, Goose
Pond Sanctuary.
The conference runs from
8 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., with reg-
istration beginning at 8 a.m.
The keynote address com-
mences at 9 a.m. Lunch will
be held from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15
p.m., allowing plenty of time
for conference participants to
browse the displays and prod-
ucts from an exciting array of
vendors. A silent auction will
also be held throughout the
day, boasting a wide variety
of native plants and wildlife
products.
Toward Harmony With
Nature is held at the Oshkosh
Convention Center in down-
town Oshkosh. Each year, at-
tendees from throughout the
Midwest enjoy this informa-
tive and exciting conference.
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County’s 345th barn quilt goes up south of Leopolis

Pete and Cindy Fannin
have sponsored Shawano
County’s 345th barn quilt,
which is on display on
their barn at N4756 North
Branch Road, Caroline,
just south of Leopolis.
The Fannins’ sons, Bri-
an and Andy Ziegler, knew
their mom wanted a barn
quilt, so they designed
the pattern and chose the
bright colors, thus the
name Sons’ Carpenter
Star.
“I just love it,” Cindy
Fannin said. “Every time I
look at it I think of them.”
The farm was home-
steaded in 1885 by Joseph
and Katarina Assen-
brenner. Joseph Assen-
PHOTO BY JIM LEUENBERGER brenner sold it to his son,
Cindy and Pete Fannin, center, are shown with their sons, Brian Ziegler, left, and Andy Ziegler, right, and Matthew, in 1894. The
Shawano County’s 345th barn quilt, Sons’ Carpenter Star. original part of the exist-
ing house was built around
1895 and an addition built
in 1927 to accommodate a
growing family. Matthew
Assenbrenner and his
wife, Anna, raised 13 chil-
dren. The barn on which
the quilt is displayed was
built sometime shortly af-
ter the house was finished.
Somewhere along the
way, the last name of As-
senbrenner was changed
to Aschenbrenner. The
farm stayed in the family
until 2006, when the Fan-
nins bought the buildings
and 10 acres from Mike
Mijal, an Assenbrenner de-
scendant.
Both the house and
barn needed a great deal of
work. The buildings have
now been completely re-
stored by the Zieglers, who
are builders/contractors in
the Fox Valley.
The Fannins raise a
breed of hair sheep called
Katahdin, a breed of do-
mestic sheep developed in
Maine. The breed is named
after the state’s highest
peak, Mount Katahdin.
The sheep are known for
their docile nature and are
raised for breeding stock
and their mild meat.
The Fannins also have a
“guard” llama named Dol-
ly, raise laying hens and
have two barn cats named
Minnie and Marty.
The quilt was painted
by the Shawano County
barn quilt committee and
was put on display by Le-
Roy and Keith Raddant of
Raddant Electric in Sha-
wano.
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