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Winter Artisan Market blends shopping, history
SPOONER — It takes a moment for your eyes to adjust as you step from the bright November morning into the darkness of Spooner’s new Winter Artisan Market in the old railroad yards. You might even hear shoppers commenting on the location before you can focus. “Look at those incredible old timbers,” said one. “My grandfather and father worked in this building,” adds another. “What a great old building; so much history,” says yet another. It is the history of Spooner’s railroad past. The Winter Artisan Market is set in the old Spooner Roundhouse. One can only imagine how much town history took place there and who might have walked through the building, which is the scene of ongoing renovation. With a little imagination, you can almost hear the voices of the old-time railroaders as they call out schedules, the chugging trains as they move on the tracks, the historic train whistles and bells. You can smell the wood, the steam and even coal as it powers the engines. Are you surrounded by ghosts from 1885, 1926 or just Winter Artisan Market shoppers from 2026? In the darkness, for just a split second, it is hard to tell. Then you
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Spooner School Board adopts 2026-27 budget
SPOONER — The Spooner School Board adopted the 2026-27 tax levy at their annual meeting Monday, Oct. 26. Finance Director Trish Vasquez and Supt. Dr. Marggie Banker gave the budget presentation. The district total levy for 2026-27 is $19,820,673. Vasquez said they are looking at a deficit of $1.4 million for the fiscal year, which is “less than we had anticipated.” Banker said what influences the budget primarily is aid, federal funds and other resources such as grants. The district hasn’t had to do short-term borrowing. The enrollment trend continues to decline across the state. Banker said this year, they have just over 1,100 students enrolled. “We’ve been working to address (these challenges),” she said. Fewer students open enrolled out this year than the past, she added. Vasquez said that in the Heart O’ North Conference, Spooner Area School District’s mill rate is significantly below Barron and above St. Croix Falls, close to the state average, at $6.17. “That’s a point of pride,” she said. Not every school district’s levies are finalized yet. General aid is down 15% and “we do plan for it,” Vasquez said. Per-pupil aid is at $745 per student. Board member John Hedlund thanked the team
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Silver Screen Spotlight: “Ebenezer,” “Wild Horse Nine,” and more at Micon Cinemas this week
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - Johnny Depp is back on the big screen with a new take on a classic holiday character. Ti West and Paramount Pictures are bringing a new adaptation of a holiday classic to theaters this week. “Ebenezer” adapts Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” and stars Johnny Depp as Ebenezer Scrooge. Scrooge, the king of bah humbug, is visited by three spirits come Christmastime who teach him lessons and transform his life. West, the film’s director, is known for his “X” trilogy, a series of horror movies including “Pearl,” for A24. “Ebenezer” also stars Rupert Grint (“Harry Potter” movies), Daisy Ridley (“Star Wars” franchise), and Ian McKellen. Rated PG-13, “Ebenezer” is playing at Micon Eau Claire, Chippewa Falls, and the Oakwood Mall.