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Get Crafty at Your Local Libraries: Solon Springs & Lake Nebagamon Craft Events for Kids
Come to our branch libraries for KidCrafts! Join us at the Joan Salmen Memorial Library in Solon Springs on May 6 and the Imogene McGrath Memorial Library in Lake Nebagamon on May 9 and make crafts with us from 4:30-5:30 p.m. Branch librarian Christina has a great craft project for you — come on down and get crafty! No registration required and all supplies provided.Visit here for more details.
Drummond School to present spring musical
Drummond High School will present their spring musical play, “Amelie-Teen Edition,” at the school auditorium at 6 p.m. Thursday April 4, 7 p.m. Saturday April 6 and 2 p.m. Sunday April 7. Admission is $8 for adults and $5 for persons under age 18. “Amélie” is a musical based on the 2001 romantic comedy film of the same name with music by Daniel Messé, lyrics by Messé and Nathan Tysen and a book by Craig Lucas. The musical premiered at Berkeley Repertory Theatre in September 2015. The musical opened on Broadway in the Walter Kerr theatre on March 9, 2017 (first preview) April 3, 2017 was the official opening night and the musical closed on May 21, 2017.
Randolph exhibits her art at Drummond
The public is invited to view “Many Trails to Take,” a solo art exhibitfeaturing 19 pastel paintings and one pen and ink drawing by Diana Randolph, which is currently at the Drummond Public Library and Historical Museum. The artist will give a talk and demonstration qt 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 15, followed by refreshments. The library is located at 14990 Superior Street in Drummond. The show may be viewed through...
Kroeze cruising back to corn concert; thousands expected for Mason shows
When the staff at Mason’s White River Ag Products planned their first Concert in the Corn four years ago, they searched for a big-time star to kick it off. At the time, Chris Kroeze was trying to build on his 2018 second-place finish on “The Voice.” Part of that building process was taking just about any country music gig he could get. While performing at an inaugural event in the middle of a Wisconsin cornfield might not seem like the springboard to a career, Kroeze...
It’s March madness for birdwatchers
Though it’s been hard to track the change in seasons during this perpetual early November we’ve called a winter this year, the lengthening days are proof that spring will soon be here (notwithstanding the usual epic March snowstorm that could still happen; there’s a lot of month left). Backyard birding has been pretty underwhelming around my place during much of this odd non-season. But I’ve learned from chatting with friends who also enjoy birds that things are already looking like spring. While my cardinal pair...
Join us for St. Patrick's Day KidCrafts at Solon Springs and Lake Nebagamon Branch Libraries!
Visit our branch libraries for KidCrafts! Join us at Solon Springs on March 11 and Lake Nebagamon on March 14 to make St. Patrick’s Day crafts from 4:30-5:30 p.m. All supplies will be provided and no registration is required.Visit here for more details.
LETTER: Drummond artist’s work on display
The public is invited to view Many Trails to Take, a solo art exhibit featuring 19 pastel paintings and one pen-and-ink drawing by Diana Randolph, which is currently at Drummond Public Library & Historical Museum. The artist will give a talk and demonstration on Wednesday, May 15 at 5 p.m., followed by refreshments. The library is located at 14990 Superior St. in Drummond. The show may be viewed through May 21. The library hours are Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. ...
Kroeze cruising back to corn concert; thousands expected for Mason shows
When the staff at Mason’s White River Ag Products planned their first Concert in the Corn four years ago, they began searching for a big-time star to kick it off. At the time, Chris Kroeze was trying to build on his 2018 second-place finish on the TV show “The Voice.” Part of that building process was taking just about any country music gig he could get — and while performing at an inaugural event in the middle of a Wisconsin cornfield might not seem like...
Landing lunkers: Ashland, Drummond score at state
Fifty-nine teams were angling Feb. 26 for a Wisconsin Ice Fishing Association state championship and, though neither the Drummond Lumberjacks nor the Ashland Oredockers were able to catch the eventual champion Neenah Rockets, both programs fared extremely well. Drummond Head Coach Aaron Piehl, whose team finished 10th, said he would have been happy anywhere in the top 15, and Ashland’s Brad Gingras also came away satisfied with the ‘Dockers catch and No. 16 finish. ...
Former DNR warden under investigation for wolf killing posted online about baiting in his yard
A former Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) warden who served on the agency’s committee to create a new wolf management plan for the state is under investigation by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for killing a wolf in his yard in December. He has claimed self-defense, but he posted on Facebook in November […] The post Former DNR warden under investigation for wolf killing posted online about baiting in his yard appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
It’s March madness for birders
Though it’s been hard to track the change in seasons during this perpetual early November we’ve called a winter this year, the lengthening days are proof that spring will soon be here (notwithstanding the usual epic March snowstorm that could still happen; there’s a lot of month left). Backyard birding has been pretty underwhelming around my place during much of this odd non-season. But I’ve learned from chatting with friends who also enjoy birds that things are already looking like spring. While my cardinal pair has been scarce lately, reader and bird-lover Andrew from Ashland reports that the cardinals around...
Disturbing Warnings About One Weird Dive Bar in Wisconsin
In the Northern part of Wisconsin in a town called Moquah stands a bar called the Plywood Palace, but I'm gonna warn you now, it takes the title "rustic" to a whole new level. The inside of the Plywood Palace, aka, the Moquah Bar looks like what you would expect from a dive bar;
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