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Tracks to be featured on 'America's Best Restaurants'
SPOONER — A small film crew out of Florence, Ky., made the trip in its van up north to showcase one of Spooner’s longtime restaurants. Tracks Bar & Family Dining in Spooner, owned by Dane Wisnosky, will be featured on a coming episode of “America’s Best Restaurants.” This is an online show featuring independent restaurants and helping them tell their stories and thrive. Wisnosky said he had seen information about...
Track and field: Cameron girls win Heart O' North championship
The Cameron girls track and field team won a Heart O' North Conference title at Tuesday's championship meet in Spooner. Cameron scored 145 points for a comfortable lead over runner-up Hayward with 124.5 points. Cumberland placed seventh, Chetek-Weyerhaeuser was eighth and Barron ninth. In the boys standings, Hayward won the conference title at 155 ahead of runner-up Ashland (133.5). Cameron tied for fifth with Northwestern. Chetek-Weyerhaeuser placed seventh, Cumberland was...
Rockin’ the lake: A blast from the past for a bright future
SHELL LAKE — The Shell Lake Arts Center is set to travel back in time to the vibrant musical era of the 1970s. The second-annual Morpheus concert and dance will take place as a special fundraiser event on Saturday, June 1. This isn’t just any fundraiser. It’s an opportunity to support the Arts Center’s scholarships, capital campaign and general fund with a night filled with nostalgia, music and community spirit. Play a 50/50 raffle. Bid on items in the silent auction. Enjoy appetizers and drinks...
Evergreen girls hot entering Regional play with 11-0 record in Lakeland East
MINONG – At 11-0, the Northwood/Solon Springs (NWSS) softball team, coached by Jackson Terry and Kaylea Davis, sits all alone atop the standings of the Lakeland East Conference. The Evergreens have a record of 14-3 overall for the season as playoffs approach. The team is currently riding a 9-game winning streak, most recently winning a 9-8 squeaker over visiting Prairie Farm on Monday, May 13 in Minong. On Saturday, May...
Shell Lake girls prepare for Regional
SHELL LAKE – In the Lakeland West Conference, the Shell Lake Laker softball team, coached by Dave Zebro, is currently in second place with a 7-2 record, behind 9-0 (17-0 in all games) Grantsburg. The Pirates are rated No. 1 in Wisconsin in Division 4. Overall, the Lakers are 11-6, and putting together a very nice season of their own. Shell Lake went 1-1 in their Saturday, May 11 Shell Lake Tournament, topping Boyceville 6-2 but losing 3-1 to Colfax. ...
Man charged with reckless homicide-delivering Fentanyl
A Webster man, Calvin D. Riley, 32, had his initial appearance Friday, May 3, 2024, in Sawyer County Circuit Court on a charge of first-degree reckless homicide by delivering Fentanyl in the death of 44-year-old Gerald Rusk at a residence near Whitefish Lake on May 22, 2022. Judge Monica Isham set a preliminary hearing for May 8. Riley is in custody on a $10,000 cash bond. As conditions of his bond, Riley is ordered to have no contact with two individuals and is prohibited from...
AIS monitoring class Friday
SHELL LAKE - The Citizen Lake Monitoring Network will have Aquatic Invasive Species Monitoring at the Washburn County Services Building, 304 Second St., Shell Lake, on Friday, May 17, from 5 to 7 p.m. The trainer will be Lisa Burns, Washburn County Land & Water Department. The agenda includes: What lake you will monitor or are interested in monitoring.Why aquatic invasive species (AIS) are a problem.Species identification.What lakes have AIS.Looking at real examples.Why we monitor for AIS.Setting up a monitoring team.How and when to monitor.Distributing kits and discussing forms. Register with Burns at lburns@co.washburn.wi.us or 715.468.4654.
Softball Game Preview: St. Croix Falls Plays at Home
St. Croix Falls is on a seven-game streak of home wins, while Spooner is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The St. Croix Falls Saints will take on the Spooner Rails at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Croix Falls is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
Hunt Hill events
SARONA — Join Hunt Hill Audubon Sanctuary in Sarona for coming events. Hunt Hill will be hosting a Little Explorers program on Saturday, May 18, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. each program consists of a morning of stories, crafts and nature activities geared toward 3- to 6-year-olds (but all ages are welcome). This month’s topic is Wonders of Wind. Discover the magic of wind and its importance in nature. We...
Spooner Golf Club will have Junior Golf program
SPOONER — The Spooner Golf Club will once again be holding its annual Junior Golf program. This year, Junior Golf will begin with clinic days June 10-11. Students are placed into groups by the number of holes they will play on play days. We have three-, five- and nine-hole groupings. Spooner Golf Club staff and PGA golf pro Fred Friedman will determine the proper group for each student. Students must walk and carry their own clubs on the days they are out on the course. (This also plays a factor in the student’s grouping.) Juniors will be involved in lesson days, play days, tournaments and the always-fun skills competition days (putting, chipping and long drive). To sign up or get more information on all Junior Clinics offered by Spooner Golf Club, stop by the pro shop or call 715.635.3580.
Hunter Education opportunities in Spooner
SPOONER — There will be two opportunities for Spooner area students to become Hunter Education-certified in coming months. The traditional Spooner Hunter Education class will begin on Tuesday, Aug. 13, at the Indianhead Rifle & Pistol Club (IRPC) at 6:30 p.m. This is a great class for students who have had little or no gun handling/shooting experience. Other class dates are Aug. 17, 20 and 24 at the Spooner IRPC range. Students must enroll on the DNR Go Wild website. Instructors prefer students be at...
'Crazy chicken lady' Kelsey Jorissen Olesen offers tips on raising chickens successfully
Kelsey Jorissen Olesen once operated onher own sick chicken. Taking that on, she said, helped her to step into the role of a farmer. She didn’t start out as a farmer. She had moved onto 80 acres in Shell Lake after years of working as an actress and filmmaker in Chicago. But she grew up with friends in 4-H and often hung around farms. As an adult, she felt pulled toward farming and growing her own food, first in Milwaukee and now in northwestern Wisconsin.
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