Boyceville football pirated at home by Gilman
By Cara L. Dempski BOYCEVILLE — Bulldogs are known as tough, tenacious creatures with the ability to bite onto quarry and lock their jaws. Historically, this has given them status as excellent guard dogs in addition to being loyal family pets. Pirates, on the other hand, are known for the element of surprise, successfully raiding…
Read MoreGC girls’ CC fourth, boys’ eighth at St. Croix Central Invite
By Cara L. Dempski HAMMOND — The Hilltoppers ran in just one race last week, but it pitted the talented ladies against some great teams, and provided the boys’ with some valuable experience. The Lady Toppers came away from the August 31 St. Croix Central Invitational with a fourth-place finish out of 11 teams after…
Read MoreCRAIG STEVEN MOHN
Craig Steven Mohn, 68, died suddenly Thursday, August 31, from a heart attack at his home in Prairie Farm, Wisconsin.
Read MoreGlenhaven-Havenwood Happenings – 9-5-2017
For the week of Aug. 27-Sept. 2 Sunday started out the week with Catholic Communion in the morning and Grace Baptist Church services in the afternoon. On Monday, the baking club was busy again making peach crumb pie for the monthly birthday party on Tuesday.
Read MoreYouth learn life skills through the 2017 4-H Wisconsin Tour
Heather Vierling, UW-Extension, St. Croix County 4-H Youth Development Agent Youth development is a process of mental, physical, social and emotional growth during which young people prepare to live a productive and satisfying life within the customs and regulations of their society. Life skills are abilities individuals can learn that will help them to be…
Read MoreGlenwood City welcomes six new teachers to the district for 2017-2018
By Cara L. Dempski GLENWOOD CITY — Hilltopper students started school Tuesday morning, and among the new school supplies, new clothes and new things to learn were some new faces at the head of classrooms. The Glenwood City School District has hired six new teachers to take over in classrooms where prior instructors retired or…
Read MoreEdwin and Ardyce James selected as “Hilltopper Celebration” grand marshals
By Cara L. Dempski DOWNING — Edwin and Ardyce James have a long history with the Glenwood City School District. In addition to attending Glenwood City High School through the fall semester of his junior year, Eddy and Ardy James’ five children, Greg, Londa, Steve, Pam, and Sue, attended Glenwood City Schools, and Eddy served…
Read MoreEM CC teams finish 11th out of 12 at EC North, boys’ fourth and girls’ fifth at St. Croix Central
By Cara L. Dempski The Elk Mound cross country teams stepped onto their first course of the season in a Saturday meet at the Eau Claire City wells and came away with an 11th-place finish on both sides. Head coach Jeremiah Fredrickson took his team to the 2017 Husky Cross Country Invitational hosted by Eau…
Read MoreColfax CC teams finish in top half at Bruce, fare well at Columbus Catholic Invitational
By Cara L. Dempski BRUCE — Colfax cross country coach Joe Doucette is known for his ability to get teams to buy into their own talent and abilities. The Vikings traveled to Bruce August 29, where they made an impressive show of their talent when the girls’ team finished third behind Chequamegon and Phillips –…
Read MoreLady Vikings’ golf at Hammond and New Richmond, see improvement
By Cara L. Dempski The Vikings started out last week on shaky ground after putting together a score of 406 as a team at Pheasant Ridge Golf Course in Hammond. No results for the August 29 match were available prior to publication, but Colfax coach Ryan Krall noted the team had hoped for a better…
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