Last Updated: Friday, August 24, 2007 3:57 PM CDT
Last chance for summer fun before school starts!
by Julie Holperin - Special to the daily news
This is the last full week of vacation for our children before school starts the day after Labor Day! I'm glad I never made a list of what jobs I wanted to get done this summer because I probably would not have checked anything off. Our family has traveled and hosted all summer but I am really looking forward to completing all those projects this fall in the cool autumnal days.
Oneida County Tourism Council is sponsoring an "Oneida County Definition Contest" going on now through August 31. Enter today by going to www.oneidacountywi.com and go to O.C. Interactive Definition Contest. This contest encourages all of us to come up with definitions of what our Northwoods area means to us.
Tomorrow is a citywide rummage sale in our Rhinelander area. Maps have been included in today's paper. The Daily News employees will hold their sale outside their office building on Courtney Street, next to Kids' Korner Pizza. I will have plenty of our discarded family "junk" available. There will be a rummage sale at the First Congregational Church on Larch Street as well as the Stella Town Hall on Highway C in Starks. Remember, "One person's junk is another's treasure!"
The Northern Paddle and Trail Club is sponsoring a Day Paddle Saturday on the Flambeau River starting at 8 a.m. For more details go to www.northernpaddletrail.org or call 282-5057 to RSVP.
Bart Sexton will be hosting a tour of the Oneida County Solid Waste Department from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday. The crew there will be explaining all areas including composting, recycling, bagging and hazardous waste operations. Free Samples! Call Bart for more information at 282-4945.
The traveling Vietnam Memorial Wall will be located in Woodruff on Friday and Saturday. The Taste of Woodruff, featuring Northwoods' food and drink and music, will be held along with the Memorial on Saturday afternoon. Go to www.woodruff.com for more information.
The Lakeland Barbershop Chorus concert will be held at the Campanile Center for the Arts in Minocqua Saturday evening. "Everything Old is New Again" is the theme for this year's 20th Anniversary concert featuring performances by various quartets. Tickets are $10 each and includes an afterglow party with the performers at the Lakeland Senior Center. Call 493-7608 to reserve tickets.
Little Britches Rodeo will be held Saturday and Sunday at Western Connection Ranch on Highway K in Rhinelander. The Grand Entrance is at 12:30 p.m. and the performance is at 1 p.m. Tickets are $5 per person per day and children under 5 are free. Proceeds go to the Youth Rodeo Club. Call 282-5619 for more information.
If you have extra time on your hands on Saturday morning consider helping fill and pack boxes for our troops and for a military hospital in Germany. Call Ray at 369-8912 if you or family members can help. Helping out would count as community service hours for your students.
Baby-sitting Training, to help give young men and women the confidence and safety skills to be great baby-sitters, will be held on Saturday. Cost is $35 and the class size is limited. Call Michelle Fenske at 362-5456 to see if there are any openings.
There are two benefits going on in Eagle River Saturday. There will be a Pig Roast at the Sportsman's Chalet sponsored by the Bo-Boen Snowmobile Club. Call 715-479-8788 for more information. There will be a Brat and Corn Roast sponsored by the American Legion. Proceeds benefit local flag donations and the Badger Boys State program. The Linda Bassler Bagpipe band will perform. Call 715-477-2163 for more information. Sounds like plenty of food and fun for everyone in the area.
A benefit cruise on the Wilderness Cruise will start Sunday at 2 p.m. The 1 and 1/2 hour cruise will benefit the Northwoods Wildlife Center. Tickets are $25 each and must be purchased in advance by calling the Center. Appetizers will be served along with a cash bar and there will be a deluxe raffle. Call the Center at 715-356-7400. We have gone on two cruises this summer and they have both been very enjoyable. Hope you can come and support our local center located in Minocqua.
On Sunday the Smokin' Spoke Off-Road Mountain Race starts and ends at Camp Tesomas. There are many different races including youth and kids races. For races, times and registration fees call Wayne Fish at 362-6224 or call Al Joswiak at Bikes ‘N Boards. Proceeds benefit the Boy Scouts of our area as well as the Pine Lake Fire Department.
The Old Car Meet is scheduled for Sunday at Pioneer Park starting at 10 a.m. View great old cars made by the Hudson Motor Car Company between 1909-1957. There is no admission fee. Call Elliot at 369-2808 if you would like to enter your vehicle.
There will be a Brat and Hot Dog sale at Wal-Mart in Rhinelander on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Rhinelander Woman's Club is sponsoring the food sale to buy pediatric jump kits for Oneida County ambulances.
Wednesday is the last Flea and Craft Market of the season at the Rhinelander Ice Arena. If you would like to sell your fleas and other stuff call Virginia at 282-5035. Cost is $10.
Thursday is Trig's Community Kick-Off Night for the Rhinelander Oktoberfest to be held next to Trig's Friday night through Sunday. Free admission, free brats and free entertainment! Join Trig's and celebrate great music, food and fun from 5 to 8 p.m.
If you or someone you know has had a HODAG sighting this summer and lived to tell about it, log on to www.hodagsightings.com for several contests going on this summer and fall. There is a photo contest, which ends September 30, so be sure to submit your HODAG photos. Kids can log on for coloring pages and to create their own Hodag stories.
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