Camp key time for RHS volleyball
The four days of summer camp is always a key time for the Rhinelander High School volleyball team as it enters the dead period without coaching contact prior to the start practice for the season. For first-year head coach Jayme Wyss, the time spent this week was extra important.
Brody Kowieski wins Jr. Tour event in Eagle River
Brody Kowieski, a senior-to-be at Rhinelander High School, shot a 2-over par round of 74 Sunday to win a Wisconsin PGA Junior Tour event at Eagle River Golf Course.
ABC gears up for annual scramble
The Rhinelander Athletic Booster Club recently thanked title sponsors Rhinelander GM Auto Center/Wisconsin Chevy Dealers and Boyd Financial Services for the title sponsorship of the 43rd annual ABC golf scramble, which will be held Friday, Aug. 2 at Pinewood Country Club in Harshaw.
7 on 7 wraps up
The Northwoods 7 on 7 passing league wrapped up its summer session Thursday, July 18 at Lakeland Union High School in Minocqua.
PHOTOS: ‘Raining’ camp for the Packers
The sights from Day 2 of Green Bay Packers training camp were wet and wild Tuesday, July 23. The skies opened shortly into the roughly 1 hour, 45 minute practice and rain, heavy at times, persisted until late in the session.
River Monsters to play Saturday night, kicking off big weekend
Saturday’s Dairyland League game between Rhinelander and Whittlesey at Stafford Field has been moved to 6 p.m. The game was originally scheduled to be played at noon but a later start time was granted by Rhinelander at Whittlesey’s request. The changed start time was confirmed Tuesday evening.
Court decision squashes legislative oversight of Stewardship purchases
A state Supreme Court decision earlier this month booted a key tool that the legislature’s Joint Finance Committee has used to oversee the state’s Stewardship land acquisition program, nullifying the committee’s power to block specific program projects.
Arts for everybody
Artists Witt Siasoco, left, and Norma Dycus Pennycuff have been hard at work creating a bench sculpture to be dedicated on Saturday, July 27 as part of the free “Push Against Loneliness” Community Day at Rhinelander’s Hodag Park.
WIAA’s Hauser named to NFHS board
Stephanie Hauser, executive director of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association, was approved by the National Federation of State High School Associations National Council for a four-year term on the NFHS Board of Directors.
Rebels to compete in ‘up for grabs’ regional
By Sunday afternoon, one of four Northwoods area teams will have punched its ticket to the Wisconsin American Legion Class AA state tournament.
Biden out, Harris in: Wisconsin reacts
The response by state politicians to last Sunday’s announcement that President Joe Biden had withdrawn from the presidential race was generally standard fare — Democrats heaped praise on the president and called him a “consequential” leader for the ages; Republicans criticized what they called a Democratic cover-up of Biden’s cognitive …
A pontoon boat for Camp American Legion
On Tuesday, July 16, Camp American Legion took delivery of a 1980s vintage, 20-foot pontoon boat that was donated to the camp by U.S. Marine veteran and his friend.
Fish Like a GIRL
I write this column with a heavy heart. The fishing world has lost a true great — a kind and intelligent man who was beyond humble.
Not guilty pleas entered in country club vandalism case
The Rhinelander 17-year-old charged in connection with a vandalism spree at the Rhinelander Country Club in late May has entered not guilty pleas to all charges.
It’s fair time in Oneida County
The 2024 Oneida County Fair is underway at Rhinelander’s Pioneer Park and the fun will continue until 5 p.m. Sunday, July 28.
DMAP helps property owners manage their land for wildlife
While this is the time of year gardeners are thinking about gardening, and keeping deer out of their vegetable patches, this is also the time of year when hunters really start to focus on managing their land for deer populations as well as other wildlife.
Four-bay garage destroyed by fire
A fire that destroyed a large, four-bay garage on Kern Lane in Arbor Vitae Sunday caused an estimated $400,000 in damage.
RIPCO Eagle River branch to hold bake sale to benefit FORK
RIPCO Credit Union of Eagle River is hosting a bake sale to help support Feeding Our Rural Kids (FORK). The sale will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Aug. 2. RIPCO Credit Union of Eagle River is located at 633 N. Railroad Street.
The Lake Where You Live
None of us want invasive species in our lakes. But what happens when a non-native species that invaded becomes an integral part of the ecosystem?
