
It's a dream come true for 23-year-old Jinelle Zaugg-Siergiej, who is heading for the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, which open on Feb. 12.
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Movie poster of The Asril with Erik Fashingbauer. The movie opens Friday, Dec. 18, at the Lakeland Cinema.
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A group of Lakeland Union High School students, led by director Jory Federighi, 17, of Woodruff, are about to land on the Red Carpet with the premiere of their new adventure movie, "The Asril."
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There's no doubt that deer are one of the most appealing creatures in the Northwoods.
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Ubiquitous animal of the Northwoods, deer hold appeal for both the hunter and the nature-lover, but have humans changed the white tail forever?
Let the night shine through, say some Northwoods residents. Ending light trespass is the goal of those who hope that word will spread about bright lights shining where they aren't needed or wanted.
Giving back to the community and promoting addiction recovery is the focus of the Koinonia Alumni Family and Friends group hosting a "Moving Forward" picnic event this Saturday at Pioneer Park in Rhinelander.
The six-acre Black Bear Education Center in Wausau offers visitors a rare opportunity to view bears in a natural habitat. Visitors are surprised by their intelligence and gentleness. It's a place where some common misconceptions about bears are cleared up. Jackie Cody reports.
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Dave Osborn in his workshop with his latest restoration project. This canoe has been stripped, patched up, and is ready to be re-canvassed.
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NNN reporter Kate Zambon takes us on an old-time afternoon fishing trip, complete with traditional shoreline lunch, with canoe restorer Dave Osborn.
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WXPR's Morning Edition host Jeff Dabel puts local news stories in order in preparation for live broadcast at the top of the hour.
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NNN reporter Kate Zambon goes behind the scenes at WXPR public radio to see how the news program is put together in the wee hours of the morning.
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Sharing the fun are NPT members on a summer kayak paddle. Over the past 10 years canoes have been in large part replaced with kayaks.
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Camaraderie can make both work and play more enjoyable. NPT helps make all the favorite silent sports of the Northwoods more fun for everyone.
Vilas County Democratic Party member Kay Hoff accepts a state award named for first lady Eleanor Roosevelt. Area writer Cheryl Hanson reports.
Everything you always wanted to know about our local black bears; Ron Eckstein of the DNR talks with Sue Schneider about this most fascinating Northwoods neighbor.
Tom Kingsbury's 1,500-mile cycling odessey around the state to raise money for a monument to honor the Persian Gulf veterans at The High Ground brought him to Rhinelander, where he received a hero's-sized welcome.
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Melissa and Clyde Estabrook, grandparents of Bob Estabrook, bought the island in Boom Lake in 1947. The family has donated it to Downtown Rhinelander Inc.
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For the past 80 years, the Estabrook family has played an important role in the commerce of Rhinelander. Now the family has donated an island located in Boom Lake to Downtown Rhinelander Inc. Bob Estabrook shares the story of his grandparents and what led up to the donation.
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James Kraft Hardy and Diane Dei Rossi at Kraftwood, the summer home of Hardy's family, during the open house weekend held in June.
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Kraftwood Gardens of Enterprise Lake were recently opened to the public. The gardens were the passion of Pauline Kraft, wife of one of the founders of Kraft Foods in Chicago.
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Planting crews gathering to get organized for the day's work. The planting began in early May.
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CNNF Silviculturist Mark Theisen writes about the million trees that are being planted in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest this year, to replenish what the 2007 tornado, insects and diseases have claimed.