61st annual Beef-A-Rama - A well-rounded event for all
Swing by downtown Minocqua on Sept. 26 to tach a whiff of the 61st annual Beef-A-Rama, an iconic Northwoods festival centered around slow-roasted beef. Krystal Westfahl, the president and chief executive officer of the Minocqua Area Visitors Bureau, said Beef-A-Rama has the feeling of a small hometown event, yet it’s …
Island bounty
It’s hard to beat the sun up when you’re living in the land of the midnight sun. Luckily, I was rising in Cordova, where drenching droves of rain dump from clouds that hide the sun. You can beat the sun because it’s hardly ever sunny.
Battle of undefeated teams: Northland Pines scores twice late to top Lakeland
Two soccer teams came to Eagle River undefeated on the season. When the dust settled, the Lakeland boys’ soccer team lost its first Great Northern Conference game for the first time in three years. Northland Pines beat the Thunderbirds 3-2 on Tuesday at Sam Larsen Memorial Field in Eagle River.
Oneida County pulls plug on Flock cameras
Oneida County sheriff Grady Hartman has ended his department’s use of Flock automated license-plate readers and ordered the cameras’ removal, making the county the latest Wisconsin local government to abandon the surveillance technology.
Music in his blood
Minocqua resident Don Penfield has played piano for nearly his entire life. For the last few years, Penfield, 86, could still be seen behind the piano at The Boathouse, where he would tickle the ivories at least once a week.
Duck season starts across the north
Wisconsin’s Northern Duck Zone — which includes the region of the state north of highways 10 and 41 — opens tomorrow, Sept. 26. The season starts a week before the Southern Duck Zone, and runs to Nov. 24.
Detailed busing policies coming for MHLT
The Minocqua-Hazelhurst-Lake Tomahawk school district (MHLT) decided to work on creating a more detailed busing policy and reinstated an eighth bus route during its Sept. 21 school board meeting.
Home-opening sweep
The Lakeland Union High School volleyball team overcame a slow start to win its home opener. The Thunderbirds beat Rhinelander 3-0 (25-22, 25-21, 25-11) in a Great Northern Conference match Tuesday at the LUHS fieldhouse.
Food for Kidz comes to LUHS this fall
The Food for Kidz food repackaging event is at Lakeland Union High School (LUHS) on Saturday, Oct. 24, to help families suffering from food insecurity.
Crass bags biggest buck yet
Tenth grader Colton Crass harvested a nine-point buck on opening day of archery season, Sept. 12. Crass said it was his biggest buck to date, and plans on getting a shoulder mount to commemorate his hunt.
Verified wolf conflict in Oneida County
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) confirmed the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Wildlife Services verified a bear hunting dog and wolf conflict in Minocqua on Sept. 18. The incident occurred north of the Willow Flowage, and resulted in the depredation of two (one male, one female) 11-month-old …
Clerks panel will help voters prepare for Election Day
As Wisconsin prepares for the upcoming election, area residents are invited to attend “What Clerks Want Voters to Know: A Northwoods Community Conversation” on Wednesday, Oct. 7, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Arbor Vitae Town Hall, 10675 Big Arbor Vitae Drive.
Lady T-Bird tennis wins back-to-back matches
Two more Great Northern Conference victories put the Lakeland girls’ tennis team in a good position as the Thunderbirds gear up for the conference meet.
Conflict with the comeback canines
Human-wildlife conflict can happen in places potentially not thought of as wild, and some measures may reduce the risk of clashing with a wolf anywhere in the Northwoods. Large carnivore specialist with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Randy Johnson, summarized the timeline of wolves in Wisconsin up to …
Two people injured in motorcycle/pickup truck collision
Two people were injured in a crash involving motorcycles and a pickup truck on U.S. Highway 51 at the intersection with County Highway L in Nokomis on Saturday, Sept. 19. According to a press release from the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office, during the initial investigation, authorities found two motorcycles entering …
Lakeland ATV Club’s annual Wheelin’ for A Cause runs Oct. 2-3
Lakeland ATV Club’s annual Wheelin’ for A Cause, A Northwoods Adventure Expo, is right around the corner and promises two days of excitement. This year’s event takes place on Friday, Oct. 2 and Saturday, Oct. 3.
LUHS girls’ swim team runner-up at Rhinelander Invite
The Lakeland Union High School girls’ swim team picked up new personal bests and had the second-most points at a non-conference invite close to home. The Thunderbirds finished second out of six teams with 301 points during the Rhinelander Invite Tuesday at the Heck Family Community Pool in Rhinelander.
Northwoods Almanac
Over five billion birds, comprising some 500 North American species, migrate annually across the Northern Hemisphere. The Cornell Lab of Ornithology estimates an average of 4 billion birds pass from Canada across the northern border of the U.S. in autumn, with 2.6 billion birds returning to Canada in the spring.
Tiger volleyball sweeps Birchwood
Mercer volleyball got back in the win column following a 3-0 (25-7, 25-9, 25-10) sweep over Birchwood (0-10, 0-4 Lakeland — East) Tuesday at Mercer High School.
