Second-half Macks needed in rematch against Frederic Nov 7, 2009
Frederic has defeated Pepin/Alma 14-8 and Shell Lake 21-14 in overtime during the playoffs with quarterback Ben Ackerley at the helm ... Frederic has defeated Pepin/Alma 14-8 and Shell Lake 21-14 in overtime during the playoffs with quarterback Ben Ackerley at the helm. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Macks football playoff game Saturday Nov 3, 2009
Frederic defeated Shell Lake, 21-14, in overtime. The game was scheduled for the evening because of a potential scheduling conflict with the Macks' volleyball team. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Wisconsin’s 2009 State FFA Degree Winners (2) Oct 4, 2009
Amery: Isaac K. Christenson, Ashley Johnson, Kayla McCann; Barron: Abby Amundson, Lucas Hamernik, Amy Kringle, Nicole Rukamp; Bloomer: Brittany Erickson, Calvin Goettl, Jacob H. Kuhn, Michael J. Kuhn, Shelby R. Lofthus, Brent D. Sarauer, Calie Short, Kristie Walker, Melissa Woolever; Clear Lake: Hillary Friendshuh, Samuel T. Greeley; Cumberland: Melinda A. Broker; Luck: Cody Borresen, Kasey Johnson; New Auburn: Ashley M. Butterfield, Ryan M. North; Lakyn G. Steinmetz; Prairie Farm: Adam... (Agri-View, WI)
Tollefson-Draves engagement Sep 24, 2009
Tasha Tollefson, daughter of Kellie Meisner, of Chetek, and Troy Tollefson, of Hillsdale, and Brad Draves, son of Jacky Dahlstrom, of Shell Lake, and Ron Draves, of Spooner, announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. The future bride is a full-time student and probation officer in Shell Lake ... The future groom is employed by Brad Draves Construction in Shell Lake. (Chetek Alert, WI)
Where, oh where, is Mr. Dave Obey?: Aug 27, 2009
By: Dan and Lynn Hubin, Shell Lake ... The last time he was in the area (Shell Lake) for a "meet your representatives" session, he refused to take questions, citing a busy schedule. (Chetek Alert, WI)
Local kids learn to celebrate summer with SoberCruzin Aug 13, 2009
Middle school youths from Birchwood, New Auburn, Bruce, Northwood and Shell Lake took part in a summer program to prevent underage alcohol abuse. Kids in Birchwood, Shell Lake, New Auburn, Bruce and Northwood school areas aren't lamenting "there is nothing to do" this summer ... "There is support from the Department of Education, the Kellogg Foundation, local business Licks Music and the Shell Lake EAA Association that have made this project possible as well as numerous in-kind contributions... (Chetek Alert, WI)
American FFA Degree Recipients from Wisconsin (2) Aug 2, 2009
- Tyler Latz, Shell Lake FFA. - Scott W. Leahy, Shullsburg FFA. (Agri-View, WI)
Elaine Burke Jul 17, 2009
She spent much of her youth in the Shell Lake - Spooner Wisconsin area. She worked as a bookkeeper/accountant for Catholic Digest in St. Paul and was a health care giver in nursing homes in Forest Lake. (Lindstrom Chisago County Press, MN)
Chetek postmaster to make final send off after 30 years in the postal service Jun 25, 2009
By 1991 he applied for his first postmaster position in Shell Lake ... He spent two years in Shell Lake and transferred to Spooner for a year. (Chetek Alert, WI)
Stars Stand Out At 80th State FFA Convention (36) Jun 24, 2009
Other finalists included: Shelby Lofthus, Bloomer; Justin Hemshrot, Shell Lake; and Jens Arneson, Stoughton. DUSTIN DOHERTY. (Agri-View, WI)
Green Space: It's a bird - it's a bee - no, it's a hummingbird moth Jun 19, 2009
This specimen, photographed near Shell Lake, Wis. gathers nectar from garden phlox in 2007. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Moon receives Barron Electric scholarship Jun 18, 2009
Mallorie Moon, Chetek High School; Kassandra Church, Barron High School; Cassandra Rowe, Cameron High School; Tim Bryngelson, Clayton High School; Sarah Moss, Cumberland High School; Rebecca Gregory, Hayward High School; Lena Parrish, New Auburn High School; Leticia Goodremote, Prairie Farm High School; Daniel Hafstad, Rice Lake High School; Justin Hemshrot, Shell Lake High School; Meg Buchmann, Spooner High School; David Sollman, Turtle Lake High School; and Trent Ziegler, Weyerhaeuser High... (Chetek Alert, WI)
UW-Barron County lists scholarship recipients Jun 16, 2009
Ronnie Clemons, of Shell Lake, $500, Ben Cooksey Memorial Scholarship. Kyle Cupp, of Rice Lake, $500, Jan Stoll Memorial Scholarship. (Chetek Alert, WI)
Ashland second in high jump Jun 6, 2009
The fastest time went to Shell Lake s Tom Helstern with a time of 50. 46 seconds. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Area outstanding students recognized during banquet May 28, 2009
Other students honored were: Brittany Anderson, Amery; Emily Haugestuen, Barron, daughter of Kirk and Julie Haugestuen; Kayla Kristensen, Birchwood; Shelby Lofthus, Bloomer; Barbara G. Buzzelli, Bruce; Heidi Joosten, Cameron; Hillary Friendshuh, Clear Lake; Hanna Bergstrom, Cumberland; Monte Stewart, Flambeau; Zach Anderson, Frederic; Tyler Myers, Grantsburg; Molly Burger, Hayward; Holly Hanson, Ladysmith; Lee Kostick, Lake Holcombe; Brennan Olson, Luck; Mike Farrell, New Auburn; Katie Rydeen,... (Chetek Alert, WI)
Brighten a soldier's day-send them stuff: May 14, 2009
Soon after Rice Lake deployed, I drove up to Shell Lake, and for only $26 a year, bought a subscription to their town paper. Early every Friday morning, I mailed it first class from the Rice Lake Post Office to Sgt. David Wilson. (Chetek Alert, WI)
County fair a reminder of area's agricultural roots Apr 30, 2009
The minutes from the fair board's meeting shows Brad Draves Construction, of Shell Lake, won the project with a bid of $151,136. Construction is being funded by a $200,000 loan from the county's Commission on Agriculture fund. (Chetek Alert, WI)
Girls take fourth-place finish at Ladysmith Invite Apr 28, 2009
CF McDonnell 92 Ladysmith 91 Cadott 64 Chetek 60 Shell Lake 48. Things got off to a good start when senior Khia Lockbaum took to the discus circle and had throws of 89, 98, 102 and 106 feet, in order, to reach a new personal record in the event. (Chetek Alert, WI)
Love of painting drives woman featured at art show Apr 28, 2009
She also teaches classes in her basement studio, through Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College in Shell Lake, or through UW-Barron County. Some of the themes she s developed watercolor classes around have been a bit controversial. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Boys track team sees many individual improvements Apr 28, 2009
Ladysmith 97 CF McDonnell 90 Cadott 79 Chetek 73 Shell Lake 32. The Bulldogs did well in the fields event, with three of their five shot putters earning points. (Chetek Alert, WI)
Search on for man believed missing on Namekagon Apr 11, 2009
Anyone who saw him or his light green kayak is asked to call the Washburn County sheriff's office in Shell Lake. A service of the Associated Press(AP). (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Agencies to receive employment grants Apr 3, 2009
The agencies each receiving a $30,000 grant are: , Elkhorn; , Fond du Lac; , Grafton; , Green Bay; Inc., Mineral Point; , Sheboygan; , Shell Lake; , Siren; , Waukesha, and , West Bend. Reader Comments. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
Boys track place 12th at Northern Badger Mar 26, 2009
5 Athens 41 Shell Lake 38 Schaeffer Academy 31 Durand 30 Turtle Lake/Clayton 24 Elmood/Plum City 24 Flambeau 23 Chetek 22 Cumberland 15 Cornell 12 Weyerhaeuser 9 Osseo-Fairchild 6 Bruce 2. The Chetek Alert 2009. (Chetek Alert, WI)
Redoubt Erupts Sixth Time; Flights Resuming Mar 26, 2009
Eight Australians on a backcountry tour holed up in Shell Lake Lodge near Skwentna, about 100 miles northwest of Anchorage, waiting for the ash to settle. "It's a good half-inch, it's a pretty heavy dusting," Craig Saunders, a Palmer man leading the group on an eight-day snowmobile tour of the Alaska wilds, said Monday. (KIRO TV, WA)
Alaska braces for ashfall after volcano erupts Mar 25, 2009
Eight Australians on a backcountry tour holed up in Shell Lake Lodge near Skwentna, about 100 miles northwest of Anchorage, waiting for the ash to settle. "It's a good half inch, it's a pretty heavy dusting," Craig Saunders, a Palmer man leading the group on an eight-day snowmobile tour of the Alaska wilds, said Monday. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Barron County Courthouse News Mar 19, 2009
Ryan S. Heckmann, 29, Shell Lake, was charged with retail theft (Dec. 10, 2008) March 13. (Chetek Alert, WI)
Budget bill includes money for St. Joe's Mar 13, 2009
The funds are intended to help CESA 10 and 11 continue to provide programs for children in Abbotsford, Birchwood, Bruce, Chippewa Falls, Clayton, Cornell, Cumberland, Gilman, Grantsburg, Ladysmith-Hawkins, Medford, New Auburn, Shell Lake, Spooner and Thorp. Obey said research shows that when students have an alternative place to go after school where they can study and be supervised by an adult, not only are they less likely to get into trouble, but they also have a better education experience. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Missing endurance racer rescued Mar 9, 2009
Then she turned to pilot Michael Schroder at Shell Lake ... Schroder has had a cabin in the Shell Lake area since the 1970s and he knew how the Iditarod Trail, especially in bad weather, can be easy to lose ... He took off in his Piper Cub with another Shell Lake resident, Ken Peterson, as a spotter. (Anchorage Daily News)
Lost Aussie survives by getting naked Mar 9, 2009
On Saturday, plane pilot Michael Schroder, who has a cabin in the Shell Lake area, and Ken Peterson spotted Kellner under a spruce tree about five miles north of the trail. They dropped the cyclist a note on the back of a flight chart, weighted down by a pack of batteries. (The Age, Australia -- World)
CESA #11 spelling bee winners named Feb 26, 2009
Joseph's; Allison Gargulak, Rice Lake; Hanna Stennersen, River Falls; Seth Olson, Shell Lake; Savanna Vang, Somerset; Steven Powers, Spooner; Nick Jensen, Spring Valley; Nicholas Hammond, St. Croix Central; Rien Groskopf, Turtle Lake; Danielle Mares, Unity. At Turtle Lake, Seth Olson took the championship award, Nick Prill took second place, and Rien Groskopf took third place. (Chetek Alert, WI)
The loneliness of the long-distance winter race Feb 24, 2009
The bigger hurdle is the sheer desolation one finds from near Shell Lake in the foothills of the Alaska Range on through Rainy Pass to McGrath, and beyond across the vast tracks of nothingness and ever more nothingness to the Bering Sea coast and, eventually, for some, to Nome ... The Iditarod Trail once offered the comfort of a roadhouse about every 20 miles, "a day's journey'' as it was called by those marching north toward the Innoko or Nome gold fields. The roadhouses are all gone now. If... (Anchorage Daily News)
Dustin Stilen Feb 19, 2009
Amery: Bobbi Christenson; Barron: Katie Olsen, Christy Rukamp; Bruce: Megane A. Stine; Clayton: Amber Hase; Clear Lake: T.J. Sanftner; Cumberland: Brandon Grewe; Luck: Kelly Johnson; Osceola: Amanda Haase; Prairie Farm: Denise Johnson, Nathan Wirth; Shell Lake: Kelly Kidder, Tyler Latz, Keith Mechtel; Spooner: Wrayanne Hersha; Unity: Mike Carlson, Mike Kerber, Nicki Norlund, Dane Olson, and Mike Schmidt. Section II. (Agri-View, WI)
Joan D. Eraquam Feb 8, 2009
She is survived by two sons, Jason (Cherry) Eraquam, of Chetek, and Jeremy Eraquam, of Shell Lake; one daughter, Kelly (Jerry) Curtis, of Shell Lake; her mother, Dorothy Kodesh, of Haugen; 13 grandchildren, Stephanie Lindemann, Mathew, Andrew, Jonathan and Mackenzie Curtis, Mikayla, Jayden, Logan and Aiden Eraquam, Jessica Shearer, Lacey, Joshua and Vincent Eraquam; three great-grandchildren, Mikayla, Sebastian and Eden; one brother, Anthony (Nita) Kodesh, of Rice Lake; four sisters, Kathy... (Chetek Alert, WI)
Theatre in the Woods to hold auditions Feb 8, 2009
Auditions will take place at the Erika Quam Memorial Theatre in Shell Lake Jan. 27 and 29 from 6:45-8:45 p.m. Rehearsals will be Monday and Thursday evenings through February and Monday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings through March. Performances are scheduled for March 27-29 and April 3-5. (Chetek Alert, WI)
Wrestlers take third in St. Croix Falls Classic Feb 8, 2009
The Bulldogs beat Shell Lake, host St. Croix Falls, Cameron, Unity, Bruce, Norwood Young America, Luck/Frederic/Grantsburg and Northwood ... 130-Chase Bachman (second) won by pin over Nathan Camp (Shell Lake) (pin 2:46); won by tech fall over John Schneider (Luck/Frederic/Grantsburg) (20-5); won by pin over Lukas Byerly (Norwood Young America) (pin 1:59); won by decision over Shaw Amundson (St ... 152-Shaun Robotka (fourth) won by pin over Nate Reda (Unity) (pin 5:20); won by pin over Mike... (Chetek Alert, WI)
