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5-8-2012 RHS track at Tomahawk 5/5/2012 RHS girls' soccer vs. Green Bay West 5/4/2012 RHS softball vs. Medford 5/4/2012 RHS golf at Eagle River 5-3-2012 RHS Girls' soccer @ Northland Pines 5-1-2012 RHS Baseball vs. Mosinee 4/27/2012 RHS track at D.C. Everest 4/27/2012 RHS golf at Indianhead G.C. 4/26/2012 RHS boys' tennis vs. Antigo 4/26/2012 RHS softball vs. Antigo 4/26/2012 RHS girls' soccer vs. Wausau Newman 4-24-2012 RHS golf at Inshalla C.C. 4-24-2012 RHS baseball at Northland Pines 4-21-2012 RHS baseball vs. Wausau West 4-19-2012 RHS boys' tennis vs. Lakeland 4-19-2012 Girls' soccer vs. Mosinee 4-17-2012 RHS softball vs. Tomahawk 4-14-2012 RHS girls' soccer vs. Eau Claire Memorial 4-14-2012 RHS softball at Pines, Waupaca 4-12-2012 boys' tennis vs. Medford 4-10-2012 RHS girls' soccer vs. Northland Pines 4-10-2012 RHS baseball vs. Medford 4-7-2012 RHS baseball at Wis. Rapids 4-5-2012 RHS baseball at Mosinee 4-3-2012 RHS baseball vs. Lakeland 3-24-2012 track at Northland Pines Indoor 3-1-2012 RHS girls' basketball vs. Medfrod 2-21-2012 RHS girls' basketball vs. Marshfield 2-20-2012 WI HS Ski & Snowboard State Meet 2-14-2012 boys' hockey at Wausau East 2-14-2012 Alpine skiing at Granite Peak 2-11-2012 7th annual Labatt Blue USA Pond Hockey Championships 2-7-2012 RHS boys' basketball vs Merrill 2-6-2012 Gymnastic triangular 2-2-2012 RHS/Antigo girls' hockey vs. Lakeland 1-31-2012 RHS girls' basketball vs. Northland Pines 1-31-2012 RHS boys' hockey vs. Mosinee 1-28-2012 NVSRS Round 2 - Sugar Camp 1-28-2012 RHS Alpine skiing at Ski Brule 1-26-2012 RHS wrestling vs. Mosinee 1-24-2012 boys' hockey vs. Medford 1-20-2012 RHS girls' basketball vs. Lakeland 1-20-2012 RHS boys' basketball vs. Lakeland 1-19-2012 RHS boys' swimming vs. Medford 1-19-2012 RHS boys' hockey va. Chequamegon 1-14-2012 RSC Freezin' Season Invite 1-17-2012 RHS Nordic skiing - Hodag Relays 1-17-2012 RHS boys' hockey at Lakeland 1-16-2012 RHS/Antigo girls' hockey at Tomahawk 1-13-2012 RHS gymnastics vs. Medford, Mosinee 1-14-2012 RHS wrestling at Bluejay Challenge 1-14-2012 RHS boys' hockey vs. Waupaca 1-13-2012 RHS/Antigo girls' hockey at Northland Pines 1-12-2012 RHS wrestling at Tomahawk 1-8-2012 RHS Nordic skiing at Hodag Challenge 1-7-2012 NVSRS at Stella 1-7-2012 RHS Alpine ski at Granite Peak 1-5-2012 RHS wrestling vs. Medford 1-3-2012 RHS boys' basketball vs Mosinee 12-22-2011 RHS boys' basketball vs. Antigo 12-20-2011 RHS boys' hockey vs. Shawano 12-20-2011 RHS boys' basketball vs. Wausau East 12-17-2011 Rhinelander Swim Club CWSC meet 12-19-2011 RHS girls' basketball at D.C. Everest 12-17-2011 RHS/Antigo girls' hockey vs. Bay Area 12-16-2011 RHS boys' basketball vs. Tomahawk 12-15-2011 RHS wrestling at Lakeland 12-13-2011 RHS boys' hockey at Medford 12-12-2011 RHS gymnastics at Lakeland GNC 12-10-2011 RHS gymnastics - Snowflake Invite 12-10-2011 RHS boys' swimming - Hodag Relays 12-9-2011 RHS boys' basketball vs. Menominee 12-8-2011 Boys' swimming vs. Tomahawk 12-6-2011 boys' basketball vs. Northland Pines 12-3-2011 RBA girls' basketball tournament 12-3-2011 Boys' hockey vs. Tomahawk 12-2-2011 Boys' basketball at Medford 12-1-2011 Boys' swimming home triangular 11-28-11 RHS/Antigo girls' hockey vs. Tomahawk 11-22-2011 RHS boys' hockey at Waupaca 8-27-11 Hodag Invitational 7-25-11 BMX Club 7-7-11 Little League 7-12-11 Little League 6-25-11 Hodag Run for Your Life 6-30-11 Little League 6-21-11 Little League 6-10-11 Hodag BMX Club 6-14-11 Little League 6-7-11 Jersey Camp 6-2-11 Girls' Soccer vs. Wausau East (Regional Semifinal) 5-31-11 Golf Sectionals @ Greenwood Hills 5-24-11 Girls' Soccer at Wausau Newman 4-12-11 Girls' Soccer vs. Pines 4-14-11 Baseball @ Antigo 4-21-11 Girls' Soccer vs. Mosinee 4-21-11 Boys' Tennis
Tom Pease visits St. Joseph School 2012 Careers on Wheels Tug of War JWMS 2012 Hodags, Hops & Vines 2012 Rhinelander High School Prom 2012 NCES Open House Nativity Catholic School Talent Show 2012 RHS Mock Accident exercise Week of the Young Child - YMCA Sustainable Living Fair 2012 2012 Business Expo Pelican Elementary School Earth Day 2012 STIHL Timbersports Competition 2012 CANtastic event April 14 Walmart Easter Egg Hunt 2012 St. Patrick's Day Parade 2012 2012 Fire Dept. Ice Rescue simulation Girl Scouts 100 year anniversary carnival 2012 Northwoods Wildlife Center Photo Contest Music In Our Schools Month Band Concert Music In Our Schools Vocal Concert Leap Day snowstorm 2-29-2012 WPS Safety School Demo-JWMS Mad City Money Central School Penny War Donation Northern Wisconsin Decorative Artists RHS Mock Trial Team practice Prom Expo 2012 CHAMPS Taste of Chocolate 2012 Lion's Club Fisheree 2012 Fairest Tea Party 2012 Hodag Sports Club Gun Raffle Night 2-7 Snow Sculpting In Progress 2012 7th annual United Way Ice Fishing Tourney 2012 Groundhog Day Nicolet Culinary Students 2012 Rhinelander Area Chamber of Commerce annual dinner RHS Open House Magical Moments Bridal Expo WPS School Safety Demos-Nativity GM-Toyota RHS visit RASTA Snowshoe Hare race Taste of the Future Fishing Kids Clinic Shop with a Cop Rhinelander-area Christmas Lights 12-24-11 JWMS Holiday Concert Dec. 2011 NCES Holiday Concert Dec. 2011 Crescent Elementary Holiday concerts K-3 - Dec. 2011 Pelican Elementary Holiday concert Dec. 2011 RHS Holiday Concert Dec. 2011 Downtown Christmas parade and tree lighting ceremony 11/25/11 Rhinelander High School construction Downtown trick-or-treating 10/29/11 2011 Homecoming The 2011 Tomahawk Fall Ride: Saturday afternoon at Bubba's Big Party 9/17 The 2011 Tomahawk Fall Ride Thunder Parade, 9/16 47th Annual Beef-A-Rama - Minocqua 34th Annual Hodag Country Festival 2011 33rd Annual Hodag Country Festival 2010
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Thanks to the speed of air travel, Gov. Scott Walker made a quick trip to the Northwoods Thursday afternoon. Reportedly leaving Milwaukee at 2 p.m., Walker made a stop at Advanced Barrier Extrusions, a plastic manufacturing plant in Rhinelander, at 2:45 p.m. to take a tour and spend a few minutes talking to the media before jetting off to Green Bay for a 4:30 p.m. scheduled stop at Modern Plastics. Walker said he wanted to highlight some of the businesses...



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New numbers show state gained significant jobs in 2011
Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) secretary Reggie Newson released this week 2011 actual jobs data based on reports from nearly 160,000 employers, which showed that the state added more than 23,300 jobs between December 2010 and December 2011.

Saturday, May 19, 2012

News
City News | County/State News | Court News

County Board gives updates on Lake Nokomis Lake District, mining

Before the Oneida County Board got into the heart of its agenda Tuesday, it took time to give the public updates on two of the contentious issues facing the county at the present time.

• SDR student protesters get detentions and suspensions
• Plans for new assisted living facility fall through
• Animal shelter agreement approved

Community
Community News | Area Events Calendar

Graduating to the shelves: Book World clerk gets her eBook published in paperback

Rhinelander author Sherrill Willis has taken an unusual route to publishing success.

• Expert speaks on mining, sustainability issues
• Business Spotlight: Rhinelander Country Club
• Taking over downtown Rhinelander

Sports
High School Sports | Sports News | Sports Calendar

Champions again

The journey was a little rougher this season than last season, but the destination is the same.

• Girls' soccer: Hodags breeze past Medford
• Softball: Hodags on cusp of GNC championship
• Youth Sports Roundup

Outdoors
Outdoor News | Columnists | Hunting & Fishing Photos

Northern Zone musky season opens May 26

The musky season for waters north of Highway 10 is set to open May 26. This ambush predator is a favorite target of many Northwoods anglers, and recent patterns suggest fishing conditions should be good.

• 'Cheesy Riders' conquer Belize River
• Applicants being sought for deer hunt for disabled hunters
• Family fishing fun day set for June 2

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