NEWS
‘Hoot-iful’ bird
Raptor Education Group volunteer Fox Carvis shows an owl to birders during the Northwoods Bird and Wildlife Festival on Saturday, May 11, at the North Lakeland Discovery Center in Manitowish Waters.
New arts event happening throughout May in Minocqua area
Arts on the Island, Minocqua’s newest local event, is underway and going strong until the end of this month.
Manitowish Waters town board may have breached open meetings law
The Manitowish Waters town board had a wide-ranging discussion lasting nearly 40 minutes with regard to if all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and utility task vehicles (UTVs) should be allowed on town roads during its meeting on Monday.
Join the Rotary Club’s Beef-a-Rama beer garden
Looking for a service project or fundraiser for your nonprofit group but short on time and volunteers?
Law enforcement, fire and rescue units called in to search for four year-old boy
The Minocqua Fire and Rescue Department responded to a call about a missing 4-year-old autistic boy on Blazing Trail on Minocqua’s west side at around 5:15 p.m. on Sunday, May 5.
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Bridge classes offered at Kalmar Community Center in Eagle River
Bridge is a trick-taking card game played with four players in two partnerships. The goal of the game is to take tricks made up of four cards.
Woodruff town board OKs tourist rooming house permits
The Woodruff town board’s May 14 meeting was only 15 minutes long but the gravity of the housing shortage in the Lakeland area was apparent in the less than five minutes it took to address two administrative review permit (ARP) applications for tourist rooming houses.
Spring Book Walk at Boulder Junction Public Library
The Boulder Junction Public Library is offering a Spring Book Walk at Boulder Junction Winter Park.
Manitowish Waters town board will side with majority on ATV/UTV issue
The Manitowish Waters town board, under agenda item “subjects from the floor,” didn’t make a formal decision on anything, but it did discuss its stance on allowing all-terrain vehicles (ATV) and utility task vehicles (UTV) on public roads.
Tiffany mobile office hours for May in Oneida and Vilas counties
Congressman Tom Tiffany (WI-07) announced the following mobile office hours.
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LUHS board gives nod to fundraising committee for campus upgrades
The Lakeland Union High School (LUHS) board of education informally agreed at a May 13 committee of the whole meeting to form a committee.
‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ beautifully directed
I’m a big fan of the movie experience. I went and saw “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” in an IMAX theater. It was the best-looking movie I’ve seen this year.
Boulder Junction Lions Club chicken and pork steak dinner slated for May 25
The Boulder Junction Lions Club will be holding their famous annual chicken and pork steak dinner on Saturday, May 25, at the Boulder Junction Community Center. Serving will begin at 4 p.m. and end at 7 p.m.
Come see 2022 Olympian Kevin Bolger at WinMan on May 26
WinMan welcomes 2022 Winter Olympian Kevin Bolger for an exciting event on Sunday, May 26, at 2:30 p.m.
Timber! Facebook rumors fall flat as trees, come down
A recent Facebook rumor has people assuming some sort of development, like lakeside condos, will be constructed at the property just south of the Paul Bunyan Cook Shanty. That’s not true, however.
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