Lady Hilltoppers’ Cross Country team takes first at Boyceville, boys finish eighth
By Cara L. Dempski BOYCEVILLE — The Glenwood City girls’ cross country team picked up where it left off last season – with a win to start 2017. The Hilltopper ladies took top honors as a team at the August 24 Boyceville Cross Country Alumni Invitational meet held at Tiffany Creek Elementary. The girls’ team…
Read MoreThree candidates vie for Miss GC crown
GLENWOOD CITY — Three young ladies will be competing for the 2017-18 title of Miss Glenwood City. The candidates have had a busy summer preparing for this year’s Rustic Lore Celebration and queen’s coronation on Saturday, September 9 at 7:00 p.m. in the Glenwood City High School gymnasium. This year’s candidates are Maggie Wallin, Allexis…
Read MoreGlenwood City Board of Education appoints new member to Rasmussen’s seat
By Cara L. Dempski GLENWOOD CITY — Just two weeks after approving Dr. Charles Rasmussen’s resignation from the Glenwood City Board of Education after over 20 years of service, the board appointed a new member to his seat. Chuck Draxler, a graduate of Glenwood City schools, was selected by paper ballot and appointed to the…
Read MoreGlenwood City footballers blast past Amery Warriors, improve to 2-0
By Cara L. Dempski AMERY — Glenwood City head football coach Shane Strong was certain about one thing heading into last Friday’s game against the Amery Warriors: do not let them get anywhere on the ground. With two fast athletes at quarterback and running back, that was a tall order. “We knew they would get…
Read MoreGlenwood City volleyball struggles at Menomonie quad, bests Chetek-Weyerhaeuser at home
By Cara L. Dempski The Lady Hilltoppers volleyball team is already doing better than last year, and they’re barely a week into the new season. Glenwood City opened the 2017 season with an August 22 road trip to a quad at Menomonie. The Toppers lost all three matches against Menomonie, Barron and Prescott in their…
Read MoreGC cross country seeking success, good health in 2017
By Cara L. Dempski GLENWOOD CITY — Hilltoppers’ head cross country coach Matthew Schutz has little to worry about with his girls’ team, but is hoping to see the boys’ squad step up its game this year. That does not mean the coach does not have goals for the teams.
Read MoreCalling all models for photo shoot during Glenwood City All-School reunion
Mary Berg of Sophisticated Lady Vintage & Antiques, (132 E. Oak St., Glenwood City) would like to invite Glenwood City Area Chamber of Commerce members and family & friends, to model in a ‘photo shoot’ on September 9th, during the Car Show and the other All-Class Reunion festivities in Glenwood City.
Read MoreRockpile – 8-30-2017
Hello everybody!! I hope you had a great summer!! Where did the summer go??? Bowling season is right around the corner as several leagues have Fun Nite this week.
Read MoreLTE – Bill Drinkman – 8-30-2017
Our U.S. Constitution was designed for the purpose of being a strong restraint on the federal government and to protect the unalienable liberties defined in the Declaration of Independence. These liberties have been under assault since the days of Theodore Roosevelt to the clearly out-of-control federal government of today.
Read MoreDowning Vietnam Veteran headed back on mission trip in October
By Cara L. Dempski DOWNING — The first time Richard Lynghaug stepped onto Vietnamese soil, he was carrying a rifle. When he goes back this fall, he will be carrying something else entirely. “We came with M-16s, and we’re going back with John 3:16,” Lynghaug said, quoting a Vietnamese minister about the upcoming journey. The…
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