A Look Back At The Times
10 YEARS AGO MARCH 14, 2012 The Turtle Lake Lions Club hosted foreign exchange student, Marieke van den Zee from Belgium at their March meeting. She shared information about her country and her family. Marieke said she experienced a hard time adjusting to small town Turtle Lake, after coming from a city that boasted a…
Read MoreMason Quade Qualifies For State Wrestling Tournament
Turtle Lake/Clayton wrestler Mason Quade, 132 lbs., has qualified for the State Wrestling Tournament in Madison this coming weekend, Thursday, February 23 – Saturday, February 25th. Quade placed third at Sectionals in Edgar on Saturday, February 18th to punch his ticket. Quade is the second generation Quade to make the State Tournament. His father, BJ…
Read MoreFirefighters Retire
The Turtle Lake Fire Department paid reccognition to two firefighters who have retired from the department. Dan Helling, top, and Fred Cross were presented plaques of appreciation Saturday evening, February 12. Dan is retiring after 35 years of service, which includes being named the 2022 Firefighter of the Year. Fred is retiring after 22 years…
Read MoreThree Generations Of Conference Championships
It’s an odd number. It’s the number of days in seven months of the year. It’s a card game. It’s the day New Year’s Eve and Halloween are celebrated. It is also the code for international direct-dial phones calls to the Netherlands. But for one area family it became an interesting piece of a puzzle…
Read MoreJames M. Mitchell
James Melvin Mitchell was born on September 4, 1947 in Waterloo, Iowa to David and Eleanor Mitchell. He and his family moved to Frederic, Wisconsin in 1955. He was a graduate of Frederic High School and continued his schooling at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. He married Mary Gamache on December 6, 1969 at Elim…
Read MoreArlyce Langness
Arlyce “Artie” Langness, 75, of Amery, Wisconsin, passed away Monday, February 13, 2023 at home surrounded by her family after a short battle with cancer. Artie was raised in Turtle Lake, WI. She married Neal Langness on August 31, 1974. They lived on a farm in the big town of Wanderoos. Artie worked many different…
Read MoreLakers Down Evergreens In Regular Season Finale
The Laker gals closed out regular season play Friday night, February 17 with a 44-22 win over the Northwood Evergreens on the home floor, finishing the season with a 17-1 conference record, 19-4 overall, and the West Lakeland Conference title. They entered tournament play as a 3-seed and hosted the opening contest Tuesday night, February…
Read MoreTurtle Lake FFA News
The Turtle Lake FFA has had a busy year. Throughout the year they have attended many leadership conferences and other activities. Simon Soldner earned his state degree this past summer at the State FFA Convention. Some of the other events included World Dairy Expo, National FFA Convention, Sectional Leadership workshop, Half-Time conference and speaking contest.…
Read MoreLakers Make It Three Straight With Win Over Evergreens
Tuning up for the upcoming tournament schedule the Laker boys, winners of two straight, played host to the Northwood Evergreens Friday evening, February 17 to try and make it three in a row. The Lakers got out to a 39-25 halftime lead, increased their advantage to twenty-one, 54-33, midway through the second half before coasting…
Read MoreA Look Back At The Times
10 YEARS AGO FEBRUARY 21, 2013 A Public Hearing was held Monday night prior to the regular Village Board meeting to discuss applying for a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) to help defray costs of the new well being drilled at the Hartzell Softball Field parking lot. The new well is being drilled and hopefully…
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