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Events at the library
SHELL LAKE — Thursday, Aug. 15, is our second Story Hour with Embrace at 10:30 until 11:30 a.m. at Shell Lake Public Library. You are welcome to come to any Story Hour you are able to attend. Our book will be “Hands Are Not For Hitting.” We will have a craft and snack after the story. The recommended age group for this Story Hour is 1-6. Death Cafe is slightly moving! It will be on the third Thursday of the month. Death Cafe will be...
Health survey takers wanted
SPOONER — Spooner Health, Washburn County Public Health and Indianhead Medical Center are teaming up to conduct a Community Health Needs Assessment. The assessment is a short survey that collects information from Washburn County residents and surrounding communities to better understand and address the health needs of its communities. The survey is available at spoonerhealth.com/chna-survey/. Paper copies are also available at the following locations: Indianhead Medical Center & Shell Lake...
Hemp and Home relocates
SHELL LAKE — As many small businesses do, Maureen Hoffman’s Hemp and Home venture started out as a dream, then became a way to keep the word “family” in the family farm she was raised on. “I grew up on a dairy farm on the Dunn and Barron County line, but over time we realized we needed to diversify. I never dreamed we’d be raising hemp, but it’s a great way to keep the family involved,” Hoffman said, adding, “We’re only using a small part...
Breakfast is served! Spooner firemen treat public to pancake and sausage breakfast for Jack Pine Savage Days
SPOONER — Washed and sparkling in the rising morning sunshine, the firefighting vehicles of the Spooner Fire District were lined up outside the Fire Hall on Saturday morning, Aug. 2, of Jack Pine Savage Days weekend in town. The Spooner firemen were not only ready to protect individuals, homes and businesses in case of emergency and fire, they were also cooking breakfast! The Fireman’s Breakfast is one of the most...
Hunter Education offered in Spooner
SPOONER — There will be two opportunities for Spooner area students to become Hunter Educatio- certified in the next two months. The traditional Spooner Hunter Education class will begin on Tuesday, Aug.13, at the Indianhead Rifle & Pistol Club (IRPC) at 6:30 p.m. This is a great class for students who have had little or no gun handling/shooting experience. Other class dates are Aug.17, 20 and 24 at the Spooner IRPC range. Students must enroll on the DNR Go Wild website. Instructors prefer students be...
It's full speed ahead as ownership shifts
RICE LAKE — An automotive dealership that has been in Rice Lake for more than 60 years changed ownership this summer with the longtime Southlake Motors now Link Motors. The acquisition is the fourth for Link Motors, which began as Link Ford of Minong. It later added Link Ford of Rice Lake, expanded with Link RV Center of Minong and now is the new driver of Link Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram of Rice Lake. ...
Court report
Speeding Dillon P. Boeff, 39, Hastings, Minn., speeding in 55 mph zone on June 30, $250.90. Autumn N. Khalar, 30, Solon Springs, speeding on expressway on June 20, $250.90. Omari Kwakye, 48, Coon Rapids, Minn., speeding in 55 mph zone on June 16, $175.30. ...
Shell Lake Volleyball Camp gives girls preview of season
SHELL LAKE — As the final days of a hot and humid July melted away, thoughts of the coming fall sports seasons were already on the minds of some area high school athletes, from football, soccer and volleyball players to golfers, to cross-country runners and others trying to get into shape for the season. At Shell Lake last week, the girls were busy shaking off the summertime rust and getting back into shape at the three-day Shell Lake Volleyball Camp July 22-24. Coaches and players went through drills, working on technique and timing and stamina. They also worked on building team chemistry and a winning attitude, important parts of any successful team. The girls, coaches and fans hope the camp experience will serve them well in coming weeks as the Lakeland Central Conference season draws near. The Laker girls open their 2024 schedules on Thursday, Sept. 5, as they host Clear Lake.
School Board passes non-discrimination policy
SHELL LAKE — The Shell Lake School Board voted 3-2 to update a new Title IX policy on non-discrimination on the basis of sex in education programs or activities at a meeting Monday, July 29. This policy is a new rule put in place by a federal executive order, which was then sent down to state level. Supt. Todd Felhofer said the district already has non-discrimination policies and those will stay in effect no matter the outcome of the vote. If any discrimination investigations happened...
Washburn County Fair names Bundt Cake winners
SPOONER — Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 Bundt Cake Baking Contest. There were so many different flavors to celebrate the “Come on Home” theme of the Washburn County Fair that the judges found it difficult to choose the winners. In the adult category, Katie Lechnir earned a first-place rating with an Old World Bundt, second-place with a Lemon Raspberry was Cindie Bischoffer and in third place with another Lemon Raspberry was Jan Hoge. ...
Cardinals begin 2024 WBA ; Playoff Saturday at Haugen
SPOONER — The 2024 Wisconsin Baseball Association baseball assignments have been announced. Those cheering on their hometown Spooner Cardinals should be pleased, as the team will be playing right down the road. The Cardinals have been placed in Haugen for the opening round of the WBA Regional Playoffs. The team was seeded No. 15 overall (No. 2 in the pool) and will face the No. 23 Prescott Pirates (No. 3...
Glaze crowned at 61st Bluegill Fest in Birchwood
BIRCHWOOD — Crowds gathered in Birchwood for the 61st-annual Bluegill Festival July 19-21. As every Bluegill Festival has had for the last 61 years, there was much beer, food and fun activities to take part in. The beginning of Bluegill Festival started out with their Friday fish fry, good music to listen to and the introduction of the Bluegill royalty candidates. Much of the town residents were selling custom-made souvenirs, like resident Loretta Greener, who was selling watercolor designs that were translated into pillows, coffee...
Minong Summer Days this weekend
MINONG — Gather for “old-time fun” on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 9-10, at Minong Summer Days. Both days, Calvary Lutheran Church will be having a Back 2 School Clothing Sale from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Summer Days event tent and food trucks open at 5 p.m. Friday. Bingo under the tent begins at 6 p.m., with proceeds going toward Jack Link’s Aquatic & Activity Center. Live music by...
$575 million to increase coastal climate resilience
SPOONER - Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced July 26 that the Department of Commerce and NOAA are recommending $575 million in funding across 19 projects to boost climate resilience in the nation’s coastal and Great Lakes states and territories. As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, NOAA’s Climate Resilience Regional Challenge is a competitive grant program, and awards are made under NOAA’s Climate-Ready Coasts and Communities Initiative and are funded by the Inflation Reduction Act, the largest climate investment in history....
Wisconsin 74th Assembly candidates profiled
Two Republican candidates and one Democrat candidate are running for Wisconsin 74th Assembly District representative in the partisan primary election Tuesday, Aug. 13. The new 74th Assembly District serves all of Sawyer, Washburn and Iron counties, plus the bottom two-thirds of Douglas, Bayfield and Ashland counties and the towns of Blaine, Swiss and Webb Lake in Burnett County. The 87th Assembly District incumbent, James Edming, will retire from office at...
Rolling Hills Snowmobile and ATV Club will celebrate 50th
SPOONER — On Labor Day weekend Monday, Sept. 2, Rolling Hills Snowmobile & ATV Club will celebrate 50 years with a public gathering at the Railroad Park Pavilion in Spooner. The 50-year celebration will also serve as a fundraiser for Rolling Hills. “Rolling Hills Snowmobile & ATV Club was originally incorporated October 17, 1974,” said Randy King, Rolling Hills president. Many of those who helped get the club started back...
Public safety alert on Narcan
BARRON - The Barron County Sheriff's Department wants to make the public aware of a recent law enforcement use of Narcan. Over the past 24 hours, Barron County law enforcement has given Narcan to three different subjects who were not fully responsive in public settings in separate areas across the county. Narcan is a life-saving medication that reverses a drug overdose. This is not a common occurrence of law enforcement in the county, especially three times in 24 hours. ...
Hunting dog depredated in Sawyer County
WINTER - On Sunday, Aug. 4, USDA-Wildlife Services verified that wolves killed a Walker trailing hound dog in the Town of Winter, Sawyer County. Dog owners are reminded to exercise caution in wolf-occupied areas. Conflicts between hunting dogs and wolves are most common during the bear training and hunting season. Dogs have also been depredated pursuing other wildlife, including fox, coyotes, bobcat, rabbit, snowshoe hare and upland birds. More information is available on the DNR's website. ...
Hunter Education offered in Spooner
SPOONER — There will be two opportunities for Spooner area students to become Hunter Education-certified in the next two months. The traditional Spooner Hunter Education class will begin on Tuesday, Aug. 13, at the Indianhead Rifle & Pistol Club (IRPC) at 6:30 p.m. This is a great class for students who have had little or no gun handling/shooting experience. Other class dates are Aug. 17, 20 and 24, at the Spooner IRPC range. Students must enroll on the DNR Go Wild website. Instructors prefer students...
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