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General
Announcements
The Nurses Closet at
St. Paul Lutheran Church loans medical equipment to those in need at no
charge. If you have a need, call the
church at 453-5391. They also need your
used items to provide more services to more people. Call the church for free pick-up of your used
equipment.
Tomahawk Area
Interfaith Volunteers wants to help area residents who are older than 62 years
old, who are disabled or who care for someone who is elderly or disabled. Services are free and confidential, call Jane
at 453-4242.
Tomahawk Chamber of
Commerce is holding the Big 10 Raffle to raise funds for the promotion of the
area, with the first project a full color digital controlled billboard on
Highway 51 northbound. Tickets are
$10.00 each and available from all Tomahawk Chamber members. The grand prize is $10,000.00 with ten
additional $1,000.00 winners. Call the
Tomahawk Chamber with questions at 453-5334.
Friday,
February 3
Daffodil Days are here and orders are being taken at the Tomahawk
Community Bank until February 8, 2012.
Contact Jean Zoellner at Tomahawk Community Bank at 453-2144 for more
information.
Tomahawk Senior Center will have an exercise DVD at 8:30 AM, Wii
Bowling at 9:30 AM, and Arthritis Exercise Class at 1:00 PM.
Catholic Schools Week continues at St. Mary’s Catholic School of
Tomahawk with Grandparent’s Day, Mass at 10:00 AM, followed by a book fair,
tour of the school and lunch.
Tomahawk Community Blood Drive from Noon to 5:00 PM at the Spruce Room
of Ministry Sacred Heart Hospital in Tomahawk.
To schedule a donation appointment call 800-280-4102 or go to www.save3lives.org. Walk-in donors are always welcome.
Saturday,
February 4
Lake Alice Association is hosting “Alice in Winterland” from 7:00 to
3:00 PM with registration beginning at 7:00 AM.
The cost is $5.00 per person and $10.00 per family. There will be various prizes, kids prizes,
raffles, door prizes and food and refreshments available all day.
The Wisconsin Trailblazers Sled Dog Club will host the ISDRA sanctioned
Custom Design Cool Running Sled Dog Race from 10:00 to 4:00 PM and Sunday from
9:00 to 3:00 PM. The race start and
finish line is at Prairie River Middle School on Highway 64 just east of
Merrill. Plus, River Valley Bank is
sponsoring family fun activities on the grounds on Saturday.
The Lakeland ATV Club will be holding its annual Kind Gary Ice Fishing
Jamboree from 9:00 to 4:00 PM. The event
will be held at the south-end of Squirrel Lake, 10 miles west of Minocqua off
Highway 70 west. Registration for each
participant is $10.00 with prizes awarded.
Sunday,
February 5
The Pro Arte Quartet from UW-Madison will perform at 2:00 PM at the
Nicolet College Theatre in Rhinelander.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.nicoletlive.com or call 365-4646.
Monday,
February 6
Registration for five year old kindergarten at Tomahawk Elementary
School Begins on February 6. If you have
a child who will be five years old on or before September 1, 2012, please call
the Elementary School Office at 453-2126 to request a registration packet.
Registration for four year old kindergarten at Tomahawk Elementary
School begins February 6. If you have a
child who will be four years old on or before September 1, 2012 please call the
Tomahawk Elementary School Office at 453-2126 to request a 4K registration
packet.
The local Cadette and Senior Girl Scout Troops 7212 and 7221 are
collecting aluminum cans in the trails at Nelson’s County Market through
February 14. All funds will be used to
help fun their trip of Washington DC.
TAX-AIDE assistance will be provided each Monday at the Tomahawk Senior
Community Center, 113 S. Tomahawk Avenue from 10:00 to 2:00 PM. TAX-AIDE assistance will be available through
April 16, 2012. For more information
call Jeffrey West at 453-1374.
The Rhinelander District Library kicks off its 2012 Adult Programs with
a presentation by the Oneida County Beekeepers, “So You Think You Want to be a
Beekeeper at 6:30 PM.
Tuesday,
February 7
Tomahawk Ambassadors will meet at 8:00 AM at Ike’s Café in downtown
Tomahawk.
The Lincoln County Veteran Services Officer will be at the Tomahawk
Office at the Tomahawk Annex from 8:15 to Noon and 1:00 to 4:15 PM. Call the Merrill office to confirm at
539-1083.
Open ice skating at the Sara Park Arena from 11:00 to 1:00 PM. The cost is $5.00 per person and includes a
diet lunch, please bring your own beverage.
Open Arms Community
Soup Kitchen is open from 5:00 to 6:30 PM at the Corpus Christi Center of St.
Mary’s Catholic Church. For more
information call 715-966-2100.
Wednesday,
February 8
Open gym for basketball at the Tomahawk School District Fieldhouse from
7:00 to 9:00 PM.
The Lincoln County Snowmobile Council will meet at 7:30 PM at the
Lincoln County Forestry Shop on Highway K in Irma.
Thursday,
February 9
Tomahawk Public Library is hosting Play and Learn from 10:00 to 11:30
PM. The drop-in program is open to all
children and their parents and caregivers.
Spirit Baptist Church holding a Community Blood Drive from 3:00 to 7:00
PM at the church, W1602 State Highway 86 in Ogema. To schedule a donation appointment call Andy
at 564-2419 and walk-in donors are welcome.
Nicolet College is hosting a series of free workshops designed to help
budding entrepreneurs launch a small business.
The Explore Starting a Business workshop will be held from 5:30 to 7:30
PM at Tomahawk Community Bank. To
register, call 365-4492.
Trinity School, 611 W. Main Street in Merrill, will host a community
fun night from 6:00 to 7:00 PM. There
will be special games and activities in all classrooms throughout the building. Snacks will be served, and all children will
receive a gift bag.
Friday,
February 10
St. Mary’s Home and School is sponsoring the Father/Daughter Dance at
the Corpus Christi Center. The dance
will be from 6:00 to 8:30 PM and is open to students in K-5th grade
and the price per family is $5.00.
Tickets are available at St. Mary’s School Office or at the door. TNT Entertainment is be DJ, and there will be
snacks and raffles prizes.
Saturday,
February 11
Gleason International Raceway hosting the 2012 Winter Experience at the
Gleason Community Club in downtown Gleason.
Registration is from 11:00 to 1:00 PM with racing under the lights
beginning at 2:00 PM. Classes
include: quads, outlaw carts, junior
races, factory carts, vintage sleds, modern sleds and bikes. The cost is $15.00 per class and there will
be food and refreshments on the grounds.
Northwoods Riders Snowmobile Club Hamburger Feed on the trails from
11:00 to 3:00 PM at the groomer garage just before the Nokomis Fire Station.
The 2012 Lions Club Fisheree and Winter Festival will be held on
Saturday, February 11 and Sunday, February 22 on Boom Lake and Hodag Park. The event will include the traditional
fishing tournament, a broomball tournament, 5k snowshoe race, winter softball
and snowshoe and cross country ski demo’s.
More information about these events can be found at www.rhinelanderchamber.com.
Monday,
February 13
The Town of Bradley’s monthly board meeting is at 5:30 PM at the town
hall.
The Town of Harrison monthly board meeting will be at 6:30 PM at the
town hall.
Tuesday,
February 14
Ministry Good Samaritan Health Center and Ministry Home Care will hold
a grief support gathering for adults from 6:00 to 7:30 PM at Ministry Good
Samaritan Health Center.
Thursday,
February 16
Eric Szatkowski, a special agent with the Wisconsin Department of
Justice’s Division of Criminal Investigation, will present “The Dark Side of
Digital Technology: The Internet, Cell Phones and Social Media,” at Merrill
High School at 6:30 PM.
Friday,
February 17
Tomahawk Public Library is hosting No School Movie Day from 10:00 to
Noon in their community room. For more
information call Annette at 453-2455.
Saturday,
February 18
Merrill School Forest Winter Fun Day from 1:00 to 4:00 PM at MAPS
School Forest, located north on Highway 107.
The following winter activities will be held: snowshoeing, sledding, cross country skiing,
campfire and horse drawn wagon rides to Cordwood Education Center. For more information call 536-8248.
Sunday,
February 19
Anyone planning on attending college next fall and looking for help
filling out financial aid forms is invited to attend College Goal Wisconsin at
2:00 PM at Rhinelander High School. The
vent is free.
Tuesday,
February 21
Everyone is invited to a free brown bag program, “Care Beyond a Cure –
Understanding the value of early referral to hospice. The free Life Talk Session is hosted by
Ministry Home Care and held at Ministry Sacred Heart Hospital in Tomahawk from
Noon to 1:00 PM. Bring your lunch along,
coffee and dessert will be provided.
Call 1-800-643-4663 for more information.
A free presentation on “The Grieving Process, What is Normal?” will be
offered by Ministry Home Care free of charge.
The session will be held from 1:00 to 3:00 PM at Ministry Saint Mary’s
Hospital, Conference Room 3.
Wednesday,
February 22
Ornithologist Laura Erickson, voice and creator of public radio’s For
the Birds program, will be visiting the Minocqua Public Library at 2:00 PM to
talk about birds and her most recent book, Twelve Owls.
Friday, February
24
The Cat’s Pajamas vocal band will perform at 7:30 PM at the Tomahawk
School District Auditorium. Tickets in
advance are $7.00 for students and $10.00 for adults and can be purchased from
band and choir members or from Tomahawk High School Office. Tickets at the door will be $8.00 for
students and $12.00 for adults.
Saturday,
February 25
Gleason International Raceway hosting the 2012 Winter Experience at the
Gleason Community Club in downtown Gleason.
Registration is from 8:00 to 10:00 AM with racing at 11:00 AM. Classes include: quads, outlaw carts, junior races, factory
carts, vintage sleds, modern sleds and bikes.
The cost is $15.00 per class and there will be food and refreshments on
the grounds.
Kinship of Tomahawk is hosting the annual Polar Plunge at Sara
Park. There will be food, refreshments
and raffles starting at 11:30 AM, Fox and Branch (family folk musicians) will
start at 12:30 PM and the plunge will start right after the chuck-a-duck at
2:00 PM.
Monday,
February 27
The Town of Bradley Plan Commission meeting is at 6:30 PM at the
Bradley Town Hall.
Friday, March
2
The Tomahawk School Drama Department will perform the musical “Honk” at
7:00 PM, Saturday, March 3 at 7:00 PM and Sunday, March 4 at 2:00 PM. Tickets are $5.00 for adults and $3.00 for
students and senior citizens.
Saturday,
March 3
The annual Northwoods Passage Winter Celebration Banquet will be held
at the Inshalla Country Club. The
banquet will start at 5:00 PM with cocktails and dinner at 7:00 PM. For more information call 453-2306.
Friday, March
9
The local Cadette and Senior Girl Scout Troops 7212 and 7221 are
collecting aluminum cans in the trails at Nelson’s County Market through March
19. All funds will be used to help fun
their trip of Washington DC.
Preamble
Alcoholics Anonymous
Preamble Alcoholics
Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience,
strength, and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and
help others recover from alcoholism. The only requirement for AA
membership is a desire to stop drinking. There are no dues for AA
membership. Meetings are held on the following days:
Sunday: 10:10 am at Grace House, corner of
Monday: 7:00 pm at
Wednesday: 8:00 pm at
Friday: 7:30 pm at Grace House, corner of
Saturday: 9:00 am at
Church Worship
Times
St. Mary Catholic
Church - Tomahawk: Saturday 6:00 PM, Sunday mass at 8:00 AM
St. Francis in
Pier-Willow: Saturday at 4:00 PM
Redeemer Lutheran Church – Tomahawk: Saturday 5:00 PM and Sunday at 8:00 AM and 10:30 AM
United
United
The
Faith Lutheran –
Harshaw: Sunday at 8:30 AM
First Congregational
Church – Tomahawk: Sunday morning service at 9:00 AM, Sunday school at
9:15 AM.
St. Barnabas
Church: Sunday at 10:00 AM
Prince of
Peace: Sunday at 9:30 AM
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