Choose wisely
Two-year-old Emmitt Vandenlangenberg chooses a prize after playing a dice game at the annual Small Town Christmas on Friday, Dec. 5, at the Manitowish Waters Community Center.
Manitowish Waters town chairman reappointed to EMS district board
Manitowish Waters town chairman John Hanson at a Dec. 9 town board meeting sought his reappointment to the Northwoods Emergency Medical Services District (NEMSD) board of directors, but before he was reappointed, he indicated his reason for wanting to continue his work on that board was to straighten some things …
DNR bear advisory committee backs higher quotas for 2026 season
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) bear management advisory committee met on Dec. 1 and rolled out preliminary recommendations for the 2026 bear season. Those proposals could put significantly more tags in hunters’ hands.
Taming the Tigers
The Lakeland boys’ basketball team split a pair of games with two Thunderbirds setting a new career high in points. The Thunderbirds fell 72-58 to Mosinee in the season, home and Great Northern Conference opener on Friday, Dec. 5. Then, Lakeland beat non-conference Stratford 49-47 on Monday. Both games took …
Crandon comeback
Things haven’t been easy for the Lakeland girls’ basketball team to start the year. They finally picked up their first win of the season on Tuesday. Lakeland beat Crandon 55-43 in Crandon. On Friday, Dec. 5, Mosinee beat Lakeland 55-22 in a Great Northern Conference game in Mosinee.
Trash talk in Winchester; to lease or not to lease the transfer station
What the town of Winchester will do with its transfer station – continue to operate it or let a private firm run it – was a topic of discussion at the Dec. 8 town board meeting. Town chairman Joe Discianno said he’d visited with Chad Metzger, owner of Lakeland Disposal, …
The Lake Where You Live
After our series of cold days, your lake is likely iced over by now. Birch Lake froze on Nov. 30, pretty much typical if our year-by-year record is to be trusted.
Top-five finish
The Lakeland girls’ wrestling team got its season off to a positive start with the fourth-most points at an invite last weekend. The Thunderbirds finished fourth out of 30 teams with 98 points at the Red Robin Girls Invite Friday, Dec. 5 in Antigo.
Boulder Junction Public Library Art in the Library December exhibit features Joanne Morgan
The Boulder Junction Public Library welcomes the public to view their December Art in the Library exhibit featuring Joanne Morgan. The artwork will be on display during regular library hours. Meet Joanne and view her work at an Artist’s Reception to be held on Saturday, Dec. 13 from noon to …
The great Christmas debate: live tree or artificial
There’s been a long-time debate over Christmas trees — should one choose a live or artificial tree? I have to give my side of the story. My family and I have always gotten a live Christmas tree, cut straight from a tree farm. That makes it pretty easy for me. …
Cassian town board approached about room tax
The Cassian town board is weighing the possibility of entering into a room tax agreement with the Tomahawk Regional Chamber of Commerce (TRCOC). The topic came up at the town board’s November meeting and Charis Lau, the TRCOC’s executive director and a resident of Cassian, attended to introduce the topic.
AV-W schedules more interviews for principal position
The search by the Arbor Vitae-Woodruff (AV-W) school board to find a successor for principal Rich Fortier will go into January. Fortier announced at the September school board meeting he was retiring from AV-W and the Wisconsin education system. He will stay on until the end of the 2025-26 school …
MHLT’s ‘Giving Grade’ donates to Lakeland Pantry
Members of the National Junior Honor Society at the Minocqua, Hazelhurst, and Lake Tomahawk (MHLT) school district recently made a contribution to the Lakeland Pantry with the donation of 550 pounds of food and $3,700 as part of their “Giving Grade” fundraiser.
A fawn’s first winter
Have you ever given any thought to what a fawn from this year is about to go through facing their first winter. Personally, I really can’t say there is a winter that goes by, that I don’t think of a particular winter years ago, when the snow was up to …
DNR seeking public input on statewide turkey management plan
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking public input as the revision process for the state’s turkey management plan begins. Wisconsin’s current turkey management plan, adopted in 2015, was designed to guide and inform statewide turkey management practices and priorities for a period of 10 years.
T-Bird boys’ wrestling finishes in 12th place
The Lakeland boys’ wrestling team got more mat experience with an invite in Antigo last weekend. The Thunderbirds finished 12th out of 18 teams with 57.5 points at the John Roberts Invite in Antigo on Saturday.
North Lakeland School improvements project nears end
The North Lakeland School district spent significantly less than it expected to on a recent capital improvements project — which ranged from parking lot repairs and a full HVAC replacement to an electrical system upgrade — and additional funding will be used for even more improvements.
Lakeland Pantry provides Thanksgiving meals to Lakeland area school families
On Nov. 21, the Lakeland Pantry teamed up with local schools, businesses, and volunteers to assemble holiday meals for 104 families experiencing food insecurity in the Northwoods region. Beneficiaries included families from Arbor Vitae-Woodruff, Lac du Flambeau, Minocqua-Hazelhurst-Lake Tomahawk (MHLT), North Lakeland and Lakeland Union High school districts.
Northwoods Golf Classic now through March at Lakeland Fitness & Golf
Lakeland Fitness & Golf presents “The Majors,” a Northwoods Golf Classic. It’s a five-month golf tournament benefiting local non-profits now through March. Generations Sr. Center was the November beneficiary for this event.
