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No summer slide at Moon Lake Park as Ry's Little Library to be stocked with books
A daycare director’s idea became a high school student’s advanced engineering project — Ry’s Little Library — and this week it is getting installed at a local park to inspire reading and the spreading of kindness. Deb Elbe, longtime owner of Lil Britches Daycare and Learning Center of Rice Lake, has had a lifelong love of books and has been collecting them — many totes of them — throughout her life. ...
Garland City players to perform in Cable
The Garland City Chamber Players will bring an afternoon of chamber music to Cable from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, June 18 (Fathers Day). The concert is hosted by and will take place at the Cable United Church of Christ, 13445 Cty. Hwy. M. Performing will be Tiffany Darling, soprano; Andrew McInnes, violin; Neil Paynter, piano; and Jaryd Traaholt, piano. Everyone throughout the community is invited to hear the works of composers...
Namkagon’s fitness trail offers outdoor recreation through nature
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Laura Bjork wanted to provide residents of Namakagon and visitors with a way to be active outside in the community. The Namakagon clerk was told to check out Seeley, where there is a fitness trail complete with exercise equipment resembling those found in a gym. The concept was just what she had in mind, and Bjork presented the idea to the town board. Board members jumped...
'Loon fallout' causing iconic birds to crash land in northern Wisconsin
ANTIGO, Wis. — Our wintry spring has been inconvenient and psychically taxing for many, but for loons in northern Wisconsin it is literally life-threatening. The Raptor Education Group, Inc. (REGI), located in Antigo, Wisconsin, is getting swamped with calls reporting a phenomenon known as "loon fallout." It occurs when rare atmospheric conditions cause migrating loons to develop ice on their bodies when flying at high altitudes, causing the birds to crash land due to the weight of the ice or inability to physically fly.
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