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Isabella Lyste crowned 2024 Barron County Fairest of the Fair
Isabella Lyste of Barron was crowned the 2024 Barron County Fairest of the Fair on Sunday afternoon as one of the concluding events of the five-day fair. Named first runner-up was Alexus Olson of Rice Lake, and crowned the first-ever Junior Fairest of the Fair was Cadence Holten of Hillsdale. Judges of this year's event were Karen Germanson, Heidi Small and Doris Laursen. Fairest co-coordinators are Devon Lauren and Sarah Doyen. The program included introductions by all three candidates, a farewell from outgoing Fairest Elora Repman and a hello from visiting Wisconsin Fairest of the Fair Kelsey Henderson of Racine County. Fair Board President Russell Rindsig awarded the outgoing fairest her framed portrait as fairest and a share of stock in the Barron County Fair.
Colfax Train Museum Follows Tracks Through Time
It’s tempting to call a place like the Colfax Railroad Museum a hidden gem, but that’s not exactly accurate. It’s a gem, certainly, but not hidden: For one thing, it’s right off Main Street in the Dunn County village of Colfax, about 18 miles from Menomonie. For another, the museum has been around 25 years and the former train depot that houses it is more than a century old.
Library update: Music by the Polka Dot Zebras, Hot Wheels stories, Teen Smash Bros. coming up
The Rice Lake Public Library, at 2 E. Marshall St., has announced its upcoming events for the last week in July. Supplies and patterns will be available for children to make their own sparkling microphone on Thursday, July 25, at 3:30 p.m. and encouraged to stay for a 4:30 p.m. performance by the Polka Dot Zebras, an interactive event encouraging children to sing, dance and perform. Cool summertime drink options...
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