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Downing bar and grill raises over $2,000 for St. Jude

By Cara L. Dempski DOWNING — It takes skill for a bartender to sell a customer a beer and then talk that person into purchasing a paper pumpkin to go with it. Fortunately for the staff at the Pump House Bar and Grill in Downing, it is a skill they all possess. The bar staff…

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GC woman receives phone call in potential computer scam

By Cara L. Dempski GLENWOOD CITY — A Glenwood City resident would like the public to be aware of a potential computer scam after receiving a suspicious phone call last week. Bobby Berends was at home October 29 when a man who identified himself as officer Charlie Williams called and said he represented a security…

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CVTC Car Care Clinic benefits public and students alike

EAU CLAIRE, WI – A steady stream of customers pulled inside the Automotive Technician program lab at Chippewa Valley Technical College on Saturday, Oct. 28 for a free automotive check-up by students in the CVTC Auto Club. The check of fluids, belts, hoses and tires was pretty simple work for the students, who had already…

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Heartbreaker: Mounders lose to Pirates in snowy football finale

By Cara L. Dempski GRANTSBURG — When you see them on the field, it is hard not to think of high school football players as grown young men, with adult thoughts and feelings. It is not until you see those same players with tears in their eyes after losing the first state quarterfinal football contest…

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