Rice Lake News

Steven Curran My fiance and I moved to Rice Lake this winter and yesterday we experienced our first severe weather outbreak in this area.

Deaths reported today: James L. Hodshire, 67, Rice Lake, Wis., died Sunday. Leslie D. "Dale" Garrison, 61, Martinsville, died Saturday.

ENGAGED: Sheila Marie Hobein of Rice Lake and Brian David Nielsen of Mt. Horeb, Wis., announced their engagement.

JUNE WEDDING: Tara Skatrud and John Larson, both of New Richmond, announce their engagement.

"She was using our Dumpster as a buffet. What she found out was she could get good Brentwood leftovers," said Kevin Rundhaug, maintenance director at the retirement and assisted living facility on Rice Lake's west side, just off of Allen Street.

The Rice Lake Chronotype This newspaper's May 1 report on the sub-par performance of Rice Lake students on standardized testing this year was disappointing news-especially the scores in reading and language arts, where the percentage of students found to be proficient or advanced came in below state averages.

May 5: A daughter, Ceanna May, to Liza and William Schroeder of Cameron. A daughter, Delilah May Bronstad, to Dusty Collins of Dallas.

Gordy's County Market is announcing the doors of its 10th location are now open in Rice Lake, in the former Kmart building at 2601 S. Main St.

Fire crews are investigating the cause of a house fire in Rice Lake. It happened Saturday afternoon at a two story home on Coleman Street.

May is National Mobility Month and more than 18 million people in the United States and Canada have mobility issues.

Arlyn Colby of Barron is leaving tracks as an author after the recent release of a second book on railroad history.

May 1: A daughter, Grace Violet, to Jane and Richard Lauterbach of Spooner. A son, Louis Antonio Saravia, to Emily Welter and Oscar Saravia of Almena.

Dave Greschner Sports editor On a morning in May, spring runoff is flowing clear in the streams and dry runs on its way to a detention pond and ultimately Desair Lake.

ENGAGED: Elizabeth O'Brien and Keith Dawson, both of Eau Claire, announced their engagement.

A former resident of Wisconsin is hoping for some help. Shannon Thomas has been disabled since childhood, and can no longer get around because of the condition of her current handicapped-accessible van.

We now know the name of the man killed in a semi crash near Menomonie. The Wisconsin State Patrol says 45-year-old John D. Philippi from Stacy, Minnesota was killed.

Before getting to the Milwaukee area weather, how about some sympathy for our friends in northwestern Wisconsin? Over a foot of snow fell in some places, with Rice Lake taking the top honor with 17 inches.

This was a rare and historic snow storm for the month of May. These snow totals are pretty much unthinkable for this time of the year.

From Xcel Energy: "Crews have been working throughout the early morning hours to fix damages caused by heavy, wet snow across our northwestern Wisconsin serving area including Spring Valley, Menomonie, Hudson, Amery, Rice Lake and Hayward.

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