Glenhaven Auxiliary meets on September 13
Submitted by Ruth Herdahl Neumann, Auxiliary Secretary Our Rustic Lore weekend events were a great success. Between 150 – 175 people participated in tours of the Glenhaven campus and facilities. The Pie Social, held during the Rustic Lore Parade, brought $503.
Read MoreGC girls’ cross country cops win at Rice Lake, boys eighth
By Cara L. Dempski RICE LAKE — The wins just keep coming for the Lady Hilltoppers’ cross country team. Of course, it helps when all six scored runners finish in the top 25 of the race like the Glenwood City girls’ did at the September 12 Rice Lake Invitational. The Lady Toppers outran 11 other…
Read MoreFoxconn: An Exciting Opportunity for Wisconsin
A Column of Personal Opinion by State Senator Sheila Harsdorf Over the past few months there has been a lot of talk about the pros and cons of providing tax incentives in order to attract the multinational company Foxconn to Wisconsin. I am pleased to say that this week the Legislature gave final approval to…
Read MoreGlenwood City-Boyceville Church Directory – 9-20-2017
Glenwood City-Boyceville Church Directory – 9-20-2017
Read MoreColfax Health and Rehab – 9-20-2017
News for the week of September 10th to the 16th: Before I start with the news for this week, let’s review last Saturday’s events at the Firefighter’s Ball Parade. Saturday morning we busied ourselves loading the van with residents who would participate in the parade.
Read MoreLTE – Vickie Schmidt – 9-20-2017
Rustic Lore is over for another year. I’m sure deemed by many as a great success. The weather was beautiful, the events were fun. Last week’s newspaper was filled with pictures of the community having a great time, but I can’t help but think there was one part of this community that was left out.…
Read MoreAG Schimel announces new Human Trafficking Bureau
MADISON – On September 13, 2017, Attorney General Brad Schimel announced the establishment of the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Human Trafficking Bureau. In a statewide assessment, Wisconsin law enforcement in nearly every county in the state reported that human trafficking occurs in their community. Recognizing this growing problem, the bureau will develop a coordinated…
Read MoreColfax considers “alarm dialer” and other improvements for water tower
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — What if, when there is a problem with the water tower, a system was set up to automatically dial the cell phones of village employees to let them know there is a problem? The Colfax sewer system is set up with an alarm dialer if something goes wrong, and…
Read MoreColfax approves $12,000 budget transfer for $16,000 South Cedar Street project
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Now that the $16,430 South Cedar Street paving project has been completed, all that remained was to pay for it. The Colfax Village Board approved a budget transfer of $12,000 at the September 11 meeting to supplement the $5,000 available in the budget for Cedar Street. South Cedar Street…
Read MoreColfax approves improvements to computer security for $15,000
By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — By all accounts, the lack of security for the Village of Colfax’s computer systems is a disaster waiting to happen. The Colfax Village Board approved spending up to $15,000 to improve computer system security at the September 11 meeting based on a proposal for nearly $12,000 from Computer Integration…
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