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Lake Country Foods Co-Op moves to Davenport Street
Lake Country Foods Co-Op is a local buying club that has been in existence for over 40 years in Rhinelander. Its most recent location was on Thayer Street next to the Dinky Diner, but the co-op recently moved to a new location at 115 W. Davenport Street. (subscriber access)
DRI to host Taste of Chocolate
Chocolate lovers near and far will want to get in on the action of Downtown Rhinelander's 14th annual Taste of Chocolate event set to start Monday, Feb. 8. More than 30 downtown businesses will feature speciality chocolate flavors and a chance to win a variety of prizes. (subscriber access)
ArtStart's Free For Wall features mélange of artistry
ArtStart in Rhinelander kicked off its 2021 exhibition schedule with the annual Free For Wall community art exhibition. Titled "Quarantine," this year's exhibit was expanded beyond hangable art to include music, performance, writing and all other forms of art created during the COVID-19 pandemic. (subscriber access)
Rhinelander Revisited: A century later, the Spanish flu presents lessons for combating COVID-19
In the course of human history, mankind has been faced with disastrous outbreaks of communicable diseases, some proving to be much worse than others. Although the current COVID-19 pandemic may seem unprecedented, there are actually several parallels to be drawn - and maybe even some lessons to be learned - …
Lights of the Northwoods caps off fourth year on a positive note
Despite some initial challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, Lights of the Northwoods organizers reported great success for their fourth annual holiday lights display at Hodag Park in Rhinelander. (subscriber access)
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Air square
Crescent Elementary School students are finding creative ways to have fun at recess despite the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a school district press release written by fifth-graders Clara Pudlowski and Karigan Maass, the members of Mr. Fronk's fifth-grade class recently invented a new game - air square.
Habitat for Humanity announces online auction fundraiser
Habitat for Humanity Northwoods Wisconsin is hosting its inaugural online Facebook fundraiser "Bids for Builds."
Teen Dreamers
The Rhinelander High School drama department featured "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" at the John and Dori Brown Performing Arts Center from Jan. 14-17, 2021.
Practice makes perfect
Hudson Grant, 3, shows how well his ice skating skills have developed at a session Friday, Jan. 8 at the outdoor ice rink at Rhinelander's Pioneer Park.
Rhinelander District Library offering teens free book box subscriptions
In an effort to get books into the hands of youth while the Rhinelander District Library remains closed to the public for walk-in services, the library is offering teens free monthly subscription boxes. (subscriber access)
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Rhinelander drama students to present 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat' Jan. 15-17
This weekend, the School District of Rhinelander drama department will perform "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," a musical comedy that recreates the biblical story of Joseph, his eleven brothers and the coat of many colors.
Rhinelander Lions Club serves 500 meals during annual Community Christmas Dinner
In a year where many community celebrations were kept to a minimum, the annual Rhinelander Lions Club Community Christmas Dinner hosted on Christmas Day at GFA Catering proved successful, even with some COVID-related alterations. (subscriber access)
RCF looks back on 2020, ahead to 2021
The Rhinelander Community Foundation (RCF) submitted this "year in review" summarizing the group's activities in 2020.
Rhinelander Revisited: Economic and environmental implications of the Northwoods logging industry
Logging has a long, rich history in Northern Wisconsin. Many cities in the northern third of the state, including Rhinelander, can trace their founding back to the early logging days and the forest products industry continues to hold an important place in today's economy. (subscriber access)
Rhinelander Lions support Jan. 1 fireworks display
This year the Rhinelander Lions Club is sponsoring a safe holiday event, a drive through Hodag Park to view the Lights of the Northwoods or a walk along the one-way path which provides the best viewing experience.
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