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Fishing weekend: With boats in tow, fishermen headed ‘Up North’ for fishing season opener
SPOONER — It seemed like almost every truck was towing a fishing boat as the weekend neared and anglers flooded the region. The opening weekend of the 2024 Wisconsin fishing season had arrived. The Saturday opener was a little disappointing for many, as the weather turned sour. Dawn was dark and chilly, with a steady mist and a gusty wind. The usually-crowded Shell Lake boat landing was quiet. A few brave souls launched boats on Saturday, the fishermen bundled up and wearing rain gear. And...
Intermezzo students win awards
TREGO — The 2024 Intermezzo Music Club student auditions were held on Sunday, April 21, at Trego Community Church. Each student performed their vocal or instrumental selection for a panel of three extremely qualified judges. Here are the results based on the judge’s decisions. In the Junior Division (grades seven and eight), the recipients are Brooke Percy (flute), full scholarship to Shell Lake Arts Center Band Camp, Channing Linton(vocal), $100 cash, Berkley Klein (oboe), $100, Addison Smith (clarinet), $100. ...
Lure Libraries built by Eagle Scout to trade fishing lures
HAYWARD - When high school senior Ethan Constantine approached Sawyer County’s DNR fisheries biologist Max Wolter about ideas for an Eagle Scout project, the two put their heads together and came up with a unique one. “We developed an idea for ‘Lure Libraries,’” said Wolter. “The concept is like the now-popular ‘Little Free Libraries’ that are in many small towns. I’d seen them for fly fishing, but not for traditional tackle. Ethan came up with the design and built three of them as part of...
Student art reception in Spooner
SPOONER — Every year, the Wisconsin Northwest Heritage Passage (WNHP) hosts student art exhibitions and public receptions at the Arts In Hand Gallery in Spooner. This program aims to provide young artists with the opportunity to showcase their work in a gallery setting. Not only does it align with WNHP’s mission, but it also introduces visitors to the gallery who may not have been aware of its presence. The inaugural student exhibit will feature three talented seniors from Spooner High School. Their reception is scheduled...
Gull Lake celebrates 2024 prom at Air Zoo
KALAMAZOO, MI –– Gull Lake students lined up at the door of the Air Zoo, eagerly awaiting that short stroll through the clouds and into their 2024 prom. They radiated excitement as they walked though the large bay-like space, filled with planes. Some opted to try the simulator...
World famous fly fisherman moved from trout mecca for friends, fishing
HAYWARD — After people realize just who he is, the first question they ask Jeff Currier is “Why did you move to Hayward?” People ask not because there is anything objectionable about Hayward. The “why Hayward” is because Currier is a world-famous fly fishermen who has lived in the heart of trout mecca, eastern Idaho. He was known as an expert operating out of Jackson Hole, Wyoming and he was even on a team of fly fishermen who won an international gold medal, the first...
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.
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...
Natural history field trips in May
HAYWARD — To begin the Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University field trip season, there are two programs planned for the public, courtesy of the Extension Department. Saturday, May 11, Nature’s Salad Bar: The Hardwood Forest will be from 10 a.m. until approximately 2 p.m. Join other inquisitive people while wandering through a mesic hardwood forest filled with wildflowers. A mesic forest consists of trees like sugar maple and basswood that...
These Hayward, WI based Cats are the latest up for adoption and in need of a good home
Interested in adding a furry friend to your family? Even if you're just keen on viewing some of the cute critters available for adoption nearby, there are ample pets waiting for their forever homes in animal shelters throughout and around hayward.
Hayward schools to perform spring concerts
The Hayward Community Schools choral and band departments will present a series of spring concerts in early May. The high school choirs will perform at 7 p.m. Thursday May 2 at Grace Lutheran Church on Greenwood Lane. (The high school auditorium is currently being renovated) The high school bands will perform at 7 p.m. Monday May 6 at the RJS Gymnasium at Hayward High School. The Hayward Middle School Bands will perform at 6 p.m. Thursday May 9 at the middle school gym, and the middle school choirs will perform at 7:30 that evening at the same location.
Emerald ash borer detected in Washburn County
The state Department of Natural Resources detected the presence of emerald ash borer for the first time in two northern Wisconsin counties. DNR staff members collected larvae samples in the town of Springbrook in Washburn County, as well as in Medford in Taylor County. A USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service identifier confirmed these larvae as EAB. Burnett is now the only county without a detection since EAB was first discovered in Wisconsin in 2008. ...
Trees and shrubs for sale
SPOONER — The Washburn County Land and Water Department still has an abundance of Norway pine and Frasier fir transplant and seedlings for sale. There is also some white pine, black chokecherry, nannyberry and red oak available. Pickup is May 3-4 for trees and shrubs and May 31 for native wildflowers and grasses. Pickup is at the Spooner Ag Research Station, W6646 Hwy. 70.
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