By Ed Reichert MENOMONIE, AUG. 10 – It was Season Championship night Friday at the Red Cedar Speedway and one hundred and nine cars signed in for racing action in the seven classes the speedway now runs. Drivers lined up for qualifying races based on their season long points earned and the feature races were…
Read MoreThis week we were busy as usual with activities On Monday after a leisure breakfast, we went to devotions and got the day going with devotions to lift our spirits. The reading group listened to Alice Massie read from her book of short stories. Alice is one of our residents who has written short stories…
Read MoreMichael T. Danovsky, age 39, of Eau Claire, WI died Tuesday August 7, 2012 following a rafting accident near Shawano, WI. He was born March 24, 1973 in Eau Claire, WI to Thomas and Sharon (Dresser) Danovsky. Mike was raised in the Boyceville area and graduated from Boyceville High School in 1992.
Read MoreMarian Leona (Curry) Boughton, age 90, passed away on August 3, 2012 at the Dunn County Health Care Center, in Menomonie, where she had been a resident since 2010. Marian was born on October 18, 1921 in Brandt, South Dakota to Raymond and Ruth (Norman) Curry. When she was 6 years old her family moved…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — The new administrator and clerk-treasurer for the Village of Colfax, Jackie Ponto, has come home again. Well, sort of, anyway. Ponto is not originally from Colfax but her husband, Troy, grew up in Colfax, and she has many family members living in and around Colfax. Ponto, who is originally…
Read MoreELK MOUND — An Elk Mound resident says she was promised that she and her husband could buy back a 33-foot by 60-foot parcel for $1 when the village no longer needed it for a warning siren. Lisa Hassemer appeared before the Elk Mound Village Board at the August 1 meeting to talk about the…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — An Elk Mound resident is dismayed to discover that a swimming pool he installed in his front yard is illegal and violates the village’s swimming pool ordinance. Jeff Wolf, who formerly served as a village trustee, appeared before the Elk Mound Village Board during the public comments portion…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph ELK MOUND — Residents in the Elk Mound School District can expect a 16.38 percent increase in their school property taxes for this year. The increase in property taxes is due mostly to a $400,000 decrease in state aid through Act 10 passed by the state legislature last year, said Ron…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph TOWN OF HOWARD — A Colfax resident has filed a civil suit against another Colfax resident in a dispute over an area between the line fence and the property line. Jeffrey R. Sikora, 52nd Street, Colfax, has filed a civil suit in Chippewa County Circuit Court against Robert J. Schindler, Jr.,…
Read MoreWe started the week on Monday with Entertainment by Dale Martell. We all look forward to his music. On Tuesday afternoon our Bingo players gathered to gather some treats and prizes.
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