Reading Achievement Awards
Students who have received the Turtle Lake Elementary IMC’s Reading Achievement Award for the 3rd quarter are Madeline Derosier, Aleigha Greeley, and Sophia Anderson. (Not pictured Lakeisha Zemke). Mr. Bussewitz’s 5th grade class were recognized for reading the most books. Students include Ashlyn Hubbard, Kevin Neva, Landon Wuorenma, Addisyn Moriarity, Brian Mellado, Hope Wehking, JT…
Read MoreA Look Back At The Times
10 YEARS AGO APRIL 5, 2012 The hot topic of conversation in Turtle Lake has been a school referendum due to a projected three-year budget crisis that could conclude with the Turtle Lake School District either consolidating with another area school, or even dissolving. The referendum was asking school district residents to approve $2,241,000 over…
Read MoreBurger Bash Fundraiser
A Burger Bash Fundraiser was held March 15 at 7 Brothers Bar & Grill in downtown Clayton. 217 burgers were purchased that evening and for each burger, $6 was donated to the Turtle Lake/Clayton baseball team for a total of $1,302 raised. The funds will be used for the purchase of a new pitching machine.…
Read MoreTurtle Lake Welcomes New Therapist At NorthLakes
NorthLakes Community Clinic has hired an additional Behavioral Health Therapist. Kaleena Vander Wyst, LPC-IT, will be offering Behavioral Health Services in the Barron Middle and High School, as well as in Cameron and Clayton school districts. This service helps to provide access to care for children where they spend a big part of their day…
Read MoreOne Deputy Hospitalized When Ice Breaks During Snowmobiler Rescue
On Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 12:05 a.m. the Barron County Sheriff’s Department received a 911 call of a snowmobiler that went through the ice on Prairie Lake, near the Wolf’s Den Resort. Deputies from the Barron County Sheriff’s Department along with the Chetek and Cameron Fire Department and Mayo and Chetek Ambulance responded to…
Read MoreEDITH E. KRECKER
Edith ‘Ede’ Marie (Garling) Krecker, 90, passed away March 18, 2022. She was born May 13, 1931 in Almena, WI to Cecil and Eda (Lovaas) Garling. She graduated from Cumberland High School in 1949 and married Gordon Krecker on June 4, 1949. Ede was first and foremost a dedicated mother and a hard-working farmer’s wife. …
Read MoreGARY R. PETERSON
Gary Raymond Peterson, age 83, of Clear Lake, WI, passed away peacefully with family at his side on Wednesday, March 16th, 2022, at his daughter’s home in Turtle Lake, WI after his battle with cancer. Gary was born on April 27, 1938, to Frank and Mildred (Ritzaur) Peterson. He was born the 3rd of five…
Read MoreEUNICE I. CHILDERS
Eunice Irene Childers, 93, of rural Comstock passed away March 18, 2022 at her home. She was born on July 10, 1928 in Turtle Lake to Herman and Agnes (Johnson) Groehler. She married Jack Schabell on April 3, 1948 and moved to Ely, MN. They later divorced. She tended bar in the Ely area for…
Read MoreELLEN FREDERICKS
Ellen Lou Fredericks, 96, of Turtle Lake, passed away peacefully on March 13, 2022. Ellen was born on August 1, 1925, in Rice Lake, to Ed and Ida (Fredrick) Butler. She attended country grade school at Meadow Creek and graduated from Rice Lake High School in 1943. For 15 years, she worked as a supervisor…
Read MoreFundraiser held at Infinity
The Turtle Lake football team completed a work day at Infinity this past week and raised $2,000 for their team. Coaches Nyhus, Donath and Kisling lead a great team of ten volunteers in producing over 30 digital window displays that will be installed throughout the United States. The boys worked very hard to learn their…
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