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Mounders struggle in red zone, fall to Chetek-Weyerhaeuser

By Cara L. Dempski CHETEK — Elk Mound may have lost its 2017 football match-up against Chetek-Weyerhaeuser, but won the hearts of their fans, and a few Bulldog supporters, with their conduct at the start of last Friday’s game. The Bulldogs, who beat the Mounders 20-6 in the most recent edition of their annual non-conference…

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Viking girls’ golf sees busy week to open season

By Cara L. Dempski There is easing into a sports season to allow players to adjust to the work load, and then there is what happened for the Colfax girls’ golf team last week. The Lady Vikings started out the week at Pine Crest Golf Course in Dallas, where they took on Cumberland, Barron, Chetek-Weyerhaeuser…

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Colfax gridiron gang shows flashes of brilliance in loss at Ellsworth

By Cara L. Dempski ELLSWORTH — Scoreboards can be deceiving creatures. That certainly was the case for Colfax’s Viking football team last Friday in Ellsworth. They may have lost the game 42-0 in their first match-up of the 2017 season, but head coach Matt DeMoe saw plenty to be pleased during the August 18 non-conference…

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DOROTHY MARY LUKEN

Dorothy Mary Luken, 91, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on August 19, 2017, after a short illness. 

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Elk Mound volleyball seeking consistency in 2017

By Cara L. Dempski ELK MOUND — The Mounders’ head volleyball coach, Samantha Stelter, hopes to be in the thick of this year’s race for the Dunn-St. Croix title, but knows her team needs to smooth out its game first. “We’re working on becoming more consistent as a team,” Stelter said. “If we can play…

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LTE – Doug Hill – 8-23-2017

To GCHS Alumni, Our committee got together again on Wednesday evening. Details for “Reunion Weekend” are starting to come together. We have a pile of Welcome signs to put up. You should start to notice the larger ones next week.

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LTE – Jim Laskin – 8-23-2017

“Mental Health and Addiction in Our County” presentation to be held September 14 You may have heard about the opioid crisis in America, but in fact opioids addiction is only part of a far bigger crisis. In our own St. Croix county, the causes of preventable death are as follows: #1 Suicide, #2 Overdose, #3…

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