Skye’s slide
Skye Butler slides down a playground slide at Torpy Park before the forecasted thunderstorms on April 17.
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One opportunity can be all that it takes to win. The Lakeland girls’ soccer team passed its first test of the season to give them a boost in the Great Northern Conference standings. The Thunderbirds beat Rhinelander 1-0 Thursday at Mike Webster Stadium in Rhinelander.
Oneida County committee tables CUP application for new Woodruff convenience store
The Oneida County board’s planning and development committee during an April 15 public hearing tabled a conditional use permit (CUP) application submitted in January by convenience store chain Circle K Stores.
3rd Annual Earth Fair in Boulder Junction April 25
The Boulder Junction Public Library will be holding their 3rd Annual Earth Fair on Saturday, April 25, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Boulder Junction Community Center, 5392 Park Street.
T-Bird boys’ track wins outdoor opener in Rosholt
It was a positive start for the Lakeland track and field team in its outdoor opener Thursday in Rosholt. The Lakeland boys took first out of nine teams with 174 points in the Rosholt Early Bird. The Lakeland girls placed second out of eight teams with 116 points.
LdF Tribe adds lakes to walleye, musky non-members fishing ban
The Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians announced on April 16 it was adding lakes to the list it originally announced March 30 that non-tribal members aren’t allowed to fish walleyes and muskies on.
Former Wisconsin Gov. Schreiber to speak in Eagle River on Alzheimer’s caregiving
Community members are invited to attend a powerful and heartfelt presentation by former Gov. Martin Schreiber on Thursday, April 23, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the Veterans Resource Center, located at 418 W. Pine Street, Eagle River.
T-Birds drop home opener to Antigo
The Lakeland Union High School baseball team had its home opener Thursday. Unfortunately, the team walked away still searching for its first win as Antigo beat the Thunderbirds 9-2 in Minocqua. It was an all too familiar story for the Thunderbirds, who committed five errors and dug themselves an early …
Charges expected against Minoqua gunsmith
Charges against a Minocqua business owner are expected to be filed this week. In a press release issued on April 16, Minocqua police chief Glenn Janzer stated a search warrant was executed at Relentless Precision, a gunsmith shop on State Highway 70 on Minocqua’s west side, early that morning.
Citizen deer advisory council meetings begin next week
Citizen deer advisory council (CDAC) meetings are scheduled for next week. Each deer management unit (DMU) in Wisconsin has a CDAC, which provides input and recommendations to the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
