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Trio of horses repeat as two-time winners at fair's harness racing
Orlando Hanover, Karatop Mooss and Wavzeka each doubled up as winning horses during Thursday's harness racing at the Barron County Fair. The county fair, in its 147th year, has had horse racing since the fair moved to Rice Lake in 1899. The fastest pacing times of the second night of racing came from both Midnight Zen and Sign of the Times at 1 minute, 58 and 2/5th seconds. In the...
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...
Author Mike Elliott coming to Spooner museum July 25
SPOONER — Mike Elliott, author of “This Fancy Old Canoe: A Comprehensive Guide To Restoring Antique Canoes,” is coming to the Wisconsin Canoe Heritage Museum (WCHM) in Spooner for a presentation and book signing on Thursday, July 25, beginning at 7:30 p.m. In his presentation, Elliott, who has restored over 240 canoes since 2003, will let us in on the trade secrets of how to successfully return a canoe to its former glory. He’ll be talking about treasured antique canoes and their connections to individuals, families and communities. ...
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