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The Laker Weekly News - July 19, 2024
SHELL LAKE, WI -- Check out all the goings-on in this, the latest edition of the Laker News from the Shell Lake School District!. How to View: The Laker News can be viewed in-article on a desktop/laptop below. If on mobile, you will need to download the file and open it in a PDF viewer to read.
Shell Lake Football Camps July 22-26, 30-31
bthornley@spooneradvocate.com SHELL LAKE — The 2024-25 football season will be coming soon. It’s time to prepare for the cooler autumn evenings and Friday night stadium lights. Athletes are encouraged to attend Summer Football Camps to get ready for the new year. Shell Lake High School Football Camp, grades eight through 12, will be held July 22-26 from 5 to 8 p.m., with Laker head coach Joe Johnson and his staff. July 30-31, from 5 to 6:30 p.m., there will be camp for players in grades five through eight. The Shell Lake High School Football Camp will be held at the Shell Lake High School practice field. No registration is required. Players should arrive with football cleats and a water bottle.
Clipper Brewing Company honors Bodin family legacy; Owner Tom Bodin launches beer paying homage to grandfather
Tom Bodin’s lineage is about as rooted in Bayfield as it gets. His great-grandfather moved there in 1881 from Sweden and started commercial fishing on Lake Superior. The family is still at it. “We’ve been commercial fishing for over 140 years,” he said, smiling. Bodin Fisheries has long been the family’s business, but Tom Bodin...
Legendary Packers wide receiver is retiring from NFL to join broadcast booth
One of Aaron Rodgers' favorite targets won't be returning to the NFL this season. Randall Cobb enjoyed a legendary career with the Green Bay Packers and will go down as one of the team's greatest wide receivers. But after 10 years with the Packers and one with the Houston Texans, Dallas Cowboys, and New York Jets, Cobb is walking away from his playing career.
Shell Lake hotel becomes a Wyndham
SHELL LAKE — Shell Lake is now the only place in Washburn County home to a Wyndham hotel. The former AmeriVu Inn, located off Highway 63 south in Shell Lake, was purchased by Nick and Rebecca Dillon, a couple who have been in the hospitality business for many years. Originally from St. Paul, Nick’s stepfather got him into the business of running duplexes and laundromats, and eventually hotels. The family...
Full-time surveillance, lawmen sought where ballot drop boxes used
(The Center Square) – Two Wisconsin lawmakers have introduced legislation that would require cities or counties that use ballot drop boxes to have them under 24/7 video surveillance. The proposals of state Rep. Scott Krug, R-Rome, and state Sen. Dan Knodl, R-Germantown, would also require police officers or deputies be on hand when the ballots are collected. “This bill is a start toward standards that make sense," Krug said in...
No charges for 24-year-old woman, who was arrested after Wisconsin US House Rep. Derrick Van Orden accused her of assault
No charges for the 24-year-old woman, whom Wisconsin US House Rep. Derrick Van Orden accused of assault and political violence. Kent Lovern, the chief deputy district attorney for Milwaukee County, told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that the evidence in the case, including police body camera footage, “is insufficient to support a criminal charge” against the Code Pink activist Nour Jaghama.
Henry Winkler Stops At Wisconsin Café For Breakfast
What a guy! Henry Winkler was in Wisconsin with “Happy Days” co-stars Anson Williams and Donny Most last week and made a stop for breakfast at a local café. This isn't the first time Henry Winkler has come to the Illinois and Wisconsin regions. A while back, he was in Illinois for a Conference he was speaking at, grabbed a drink at a local coffee shop, then went to a Children's Museum before heading home.
Study: Foam on lakes and rivers in Wisconsin has PFAS concentrations up to 7,000 times higher than surface water
On windy days when lakes are choppy or on rivers near dams that churn over a lot of water, you may have noticed foam start to build up along the shores. It’s a naturally occurring process. What’s not natural is the excessive amounts of PFAS that’s being found in...
Aspirus Medford Hospital will move birthing services to Wausau, about 45 miles away
MEDFORD – Aspirus Medford Hospital will be transitioning its birthing services to the Aspirus Wausau Hospital Birthing Center later this year. According to a release from Aspirus Health, Aspirus Medford will continue serving patients with prenatal and postnatal care, but deliveries will be performed at the Aspirus Wausau Hospital Birthing Center, about 45 miles away, effective Oct. 1.
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