Champs at Lambeau
Christian Yelich of the world champion Milwaukee Brewers holds the Major League Baseball Commissioner’s trophy during the Oct. 29 Green Bay Packers football game at Lambeau Field. The Brewers won the World Series against the Tampa Bay Rays, 4-1.
The Curious Mind
A few weeks ago I shared a column about falling in the woods with my walker and all of the many things I learned from that “misfortune.” Surprisingly the learnings, the insights, the realizations, the “gifts”continue.
World Series Fever hits Northwoods
In the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 5 of the World Series, with the Milwaukee Brewers leading the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 at Tropicana Field on Oct. 21, Minocqua town supervisor Billy Fried was sitting at home in his “lucky spot” with his wife.
LUHS boys’ cross country finishes third at state
In a big jump from last year, Lakeland Union High School boys’ cross country nearly made the podium as a team. The Thunderbirds finished third out of 16 teams with a team score of 145 during the WIAA Division 2 state meet Saturday at The Ridges Golf Course in Wisconsin …
Science on Tap in Woodruff on Nov. 5
A Science on Tap event will be held Thursday, Nov. 5 in Woodruff at 6:30 p.m. Chris Vagasky and Amanda Latham are the featured speakers. The topic is measuring and monitoring Wisconsin’s extreme weather.
Lady T-Birds grab top-10 state finish
What a difference a year makes. The Lakeland Union High School girls’ cross country team added a few runners to its squad and, in the process, finished in the top 10 at state.
MHLT approves total tax levy of $7,601,235 for 2026-27 school year
Minocqua-Hazelhurst-Lake Tomahawk (MHLT) had its 2026-27 budget approved, and the school board approved a total tax levy of $7,601,235 during its budget hearing and annual meeting on Oct. 28.
Tickets on sale for Church of the Pines’ Harvest Dinner
Tickets are now on sale for the Church of the Pines’ Harvest Dinner in Minocqua. This year’s event takes place Saturday, Nov. 7. Doors open at 4 p.m., and dinner is served beginning at 4:30 p.m. Guests will enjoy a home-cooked meal and hear from pastor Mark Gilbert about the …
LUHS board of education approves 2026-27 budget
The Lakeland Union High School (LUHS) board of education officially approved the district’s 2026-27 budget at a special meeting on Oct. 30. The budget shows the district’s total school property tax levy for 2026-27 at $13,061,961, a 3.08 percent increase from the previous year’s unaudited numbers.
Bulldog bite: Lakeland boys’ soccer falls to New London in playoff game
It’s not too often that the Lakeland Union High School boys’ soccer team gets shut out at home. New London kept the Thunderbirds off the scoreboard in a 3-0 WIAA Division 3 sectional semifinal game in Minocqua on Thursday.
St. Germain Silent Trails looks for new members
Many Northwoods residents and visitors come to this area to enjoy the silent trails — they may want to hike through the woods, bike along the paved trails, enjoy the flow with their mountain bikes, or snowshoe/cross country ski through the snow-covered forests. All trails require maintenance so that we …
Season review: LUHS girls’ tennis team jumped to second in the GNC
The Lakeland Union High School girls’ tennis team nearly brought back its entire team from last year and ended up being one of the top teams in the Great Northern Conference.
North Lakeland school board OKs 2026-27 budget
The North Lakeland school district’s board of education on Oct. 29 approved the district’s operating budget and property tax levy for 2026-27, that levy coming in at $4,009,240.
Michigan man arrested as part of Internet sex crimes sting
An Upper Michigan man has been charged in Oneida County court with two felonies in connection with alleged sexually related Internet crimes. Kenneth Heyrman, Jr., 57, Wetmore, is charged with one count of exposing a child to harmful material and one count of soliciting intimate representation from a minor.
LUHS boys’ basketball youth traveling team information for grades 5 to 8
The 2026-2027 traveling-team season for fifth- through eighth-graders will soon be upon us. This is a wonderful opportunity for our youth to have fun and to continue in their development as players and teammates through competition. Players hoping to participate in basketball at the high school level are strongly encouraged …
DNR to lower Grassy Creek, eliminate Turtle Pond
Boulder Junction chairman Dennis Reuss announced during a town board meeting Oct. 27 that the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will be lowering the water level of Grassy Creek, which in turn will eliminate Turtle Pond, known officially as Grassy Creek Flowage.
Newbold accepts ARIP grant for reconstruction of Gypsy Lake Road
The Newbold town board accepted an Agricultural Roads Improvement Program (ARIP) grant for the reconstruction of Gypsy Lake Road at its Oct. 29 meeting. According to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, the total estimated cost of the project is $3,472,582. Through the grant, the state will contribute $3,090,597.98, and the …
River Trail construction date pushed back
The beginning of construction for the first phase of the River Trail has been pushed back at least a year. That announcement was made during the Oct. 28 meeting of the River Trail Commission (RTC). News of the delay was offset, however, by progress on several other fronts.
Echoes of 1776 in today’s divisive politics
It’s easy to forget that Americans are voting in a year that marks the 250th anniversary of the nation’s Declaration of Independence. You don’t hear much about the declaration in the campaign rhetoric, and most people would bristle at the notion that the sublime message of the founding document has …
