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Garden Club sale June 1
SPOONER — With the arrival of spring comes the Spooner Garden Club’s Plant & Bake Sale. A broad variety of perennials for sunny and shady spots, dug from the members’ own gardens, plus annuals, will be waiting to grace homes and businesses at the sale from 8:30 a.m. until sold out (which usually happens quickly) on Saturday, June 1, at Schmitz’s Economart in Spooner. The baked goods are made by...
Acclaimed author Victoria Houston to visit Spooner Memorial Library
SPOONER — The Spooner Memorial Library announces a special event featuring author Victoria Houston on Saturday, June 1, at 3 p.m. Houston, celebrated for her gripping mysteries set in the heart of the Northwoods of Wisconsin, will be discussing her renowned Loon Lake Mystery Series and her latest release, “At the Edge of the Woods,” from the Lew Ferris Mystery series. Houston’s name has become synonymous with thrilling and atmospheric...
Spooner Health joins Shell Lake Arts Center and Morpheus to strengthen communities
SHELL LAKE — Spooner Health has joined forces with the Shell Lake Arts Center to sponsor the band Morpheus for a fun night of music, dancing, appetizers and socializing. The doors open at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 1, in the lobby of the Darrell Aderman Auditorium at the Arts Center. Morpheus is a band with local roots that plays only to raise funds for nonprofit organizations like the Arts Center. They began their musical careers in the ‘60s and ‘70s and continue to play...
Anglers enjoy Fishing Has No Boundaries on the Chip
Seventy-two anglers with disabilities enjoyed two days of warm, mostly sunny weather and caught plenty of panfish, northerns, largemouth bass and a few walleyes during the 37th annual Fishing Has No Boundaries Hayward Event May 17-18 on the Chippewa Flowage. The group of anglers, guides and assistants also enjoyed food, camaraderie and prizes over the two days. “It was the best weather in years,” said participant Ann Brost of Iron...
Kids Fishing Derby to be held on Lake Hayward
Multiple organizations and businesses will sponsor a Kids Fishing Derby from 9 a.m. until noon Saturday June 1 at Lake Hayward Beach Park. The event is free to youth ages 1-15 (must be accompanied by a parent or guardian). Youth will fish from shore around the park and from the large fishing pier. Prizes will be awarded to participants for catching the largest fish in each age category. Bait will...
Lions to serve pancake breakfast here
The Hayward Lions Club will serve a free pancake breakfast from 7 to 11 a.m. Saturday May 25 at the Veterans Community Center. The menu will include all-you-can eat pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausages, juice, coffee and milk. Goodwill offerings will go towards all community organizations. Individuals are invited to donate a pair of used eyeglasses for an extra chance to win in the prize drawings.
Sharing joy of music will be part of local, global celebration
SPOONER/SHELL LAKE — The first-annual Make Music Day Spooner-Shell Lake, a creative, engaging mix of free, public musical events, will debut on Friday, June 21. Spooner and Shell Lake will join over 150 cities and towns across the United States that will host thousands of Make Music Day events throughout the longest day of the year as part of the world’s largest annual music event. This global celebration held each...
Council approves liquor license transfer for combined Nick's La Cabana
SPOONER — The Spooner City Council approved transfer of a Class B liquor license from La Cabana to Nick’s La Cabana Restaurant at their meeting Tuesday, May 7. Steve Olsen of Corporation Southern Enterprises of Spooner, Inc., who owns Nick’s Family Restaurant, the La Cabana Mexican restaurant and River Street Restaurant, asked for the transfer from La Cabana, 527 N. River St., to Nick’s at 122 Vine St. in Spooner. The council said Olsen will be combining Nick’s and La Cabana into one restaurant while...
Treeland Challengers find fishing success in tournament
Treeland Resorts and Pat’s Landing held their 39th annual Treeland Challenge tournament for walleye and largemouth bass May 9-11 on the Chippewa Flowage, with 300 anglers of all ages participating in fishing, camaraderie, food and thousands of dollars in prizes. The anglers caught, released and registered 501 qualifying fish—223 walleye and 278 largemouth bass—during the weekend. Friday was a wild weather night in northern Wisconsin, with four-foot waves, hail, gusting...
Fishing Has No Boundaries event launches on the Chip
The Hayward Chapter of Fishing Has No Boundaries (FHNB) will host their 37th annual fishing event for anglers with disabilities Friday and Saturday May 17-18 on the Chippewa Flowage, with headquarters at Lake Chippewa Campground. This year’s event has 72 participants, who will be assisted by 67 volunteers, 58 guides and 45 attendants/guests. They will go fishing aboard 32 watercraft. Sector boats will assist the anglers each day. The chapter...
Tracks to be featured on 'America's Best Restaurants'
SPOONER — A small film crew out of Florence, Ky., made the trip in its van up north to showcase one of Spooner’s longtime restaurants. Tracks Bar & Family Dining in Spooner, owned by Dane Wisnosky, will be featured on a coming episode of “America’s Best Restaurants.” This is an online show featuring independent restaurants and helping them tell their stories and thrive. Wisnosky said he had seen information about...
Emerald ash borer detected in Washburn County
SPRINGBROOK – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has detected the presence of emerald ash borer (EAB) for the first time in Washburn and Taylor counties. Burnett is now the only county without a detection since EAB was first discovered in Wisconsin in 2008. DNR staff members collected larvae samples in the Town of Springbrook and the City of Medford. A USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service identifier confirmed these larvae as EAB. ...
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