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Northwoods Children's Museum to host its annual Mad Tea Party event
The Northwoods Children's Museum (NCM) will hold its mad, mad, Mad Tea Party on Saturday, Jan. 24. This beloved annual event takes place in a wonderland-like setting with a cast of characters from down the rabbit hole.
Kane named vice president of lending at Ripco Credit Union
Ripco Credit Union President/CEO Liza Edinger has named Eric Kane as vice president of lending.
NCSS students get a lesson in the school of hard rock
Anyone near the Northwoods Community Secondary School wing of Rhinelander High School on Dec. 23 probably got an earful. (Subscriber access)
Snowshoe Hare race raises money to support area trails
Cold temperatures didn't keep area snowshoers from heading to Holiday Acres in Rhinelander Saturday morning for the fourth annual Snowshoe Hare snowshoe race. (Subscriber access)
Kuzlik named new DRI board president
As 2015 begins so does the term of new Downtown Rhinelander, Inc. board president Dan Kuzlik. (Subscriber access)
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Someone You Should Know: Marta Kwiatkowski
As part of our continuing effort to highlight interesting people in the community, the River News will be bringing readers a periodic feature entitled Someone You Should Know. (Subscriber access)
Postcard...from the past
After Otto Hilgermann remodeled the former Opera House building on South Brown Street, it was occupied by a variety of businesses, including Woolworth's, which expanded into the entire ground floor in the late 1930s.
Fans poised to cheer on Green Bay in playoffs
Come Sunday, people around Wisconsin will forget for a moment about the freezing cold and snow. They'll forget about New Year's resolutions and calorie counts. They might even forget about the inevitable Monday morning looming just hours away. (Subscriber access)
Goldsmith to address escalating inequality on MLK Jr. Day of Service
The nation will celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service on Monday, Jan. 19.
OCHS makes animal shelter more comfortable for pets
The leadership at the Oneida County Humane Society (OCHS) has made some significant changes in the past two years to better the lives of the animals who call the shelter their temporary home. (Subscriber access)
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RASTA's Snowshoe Hare race takes snowshoeing to the next level
The Rhinelander Area Silent Trails Association (RASTA) will host the fourth annual Snowshoe Hare snowshoe race Jan. 10 at Holiday Acres.
Giving back
The Nicolet National Bank Foundation recently donated to three local organizations.
Finlan Law Firm moves down the block
The Finlan Law Firm has moved down Anderson Street to a new location attorney Patrick Finlan hopes will be more visible to the public.
Big Brothers Big Sisters expands Rhinelander mentoring program as Kinship of the North dissolves
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwestern Wisconsin has announced that as of January 2015 it will expand its programming in Rhinelander to include community-based mentoring.
Over 100 take icy dip for a good cause at 15th annual Polar Bear Plunge
Over 100 people took an icy dip in Spirit Lake in Three Lakes Sunday as part of the 15th annual Polar Bear Plunge. Bonnie's Lakeside in Three Lakes hosted the event. (subscriber access)
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