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Boulder Junction Library Receives Handicap TechnologySubmitted: 04/26/2013

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BOULDER JUNCTION - Old age and disease can rob us of our eyesight. Glasses, bifocals, and prescriptions help, but sometimes not enough. A Northwoods library wants you to know about a tool that you can use.

The Boulder Junction Library bought a handicap accessible computer with grant money. It can zoom text and even read things for people who cannot see. Library Director Cherie Sanderson says the computer already gets good use.

"It started out when I was helping her years ago, she would magnify eight times. She's now up to sixteen times magnification and the software goes even higher. So if she needs to, it'll go even higher," says Cherie Sanderson, Library Director.

Some people are reluctant to use it at first. But Sanderson hopes people try it out.

"Some patrons are reticent. They don't want to admit that they could benefit from that kind of a product. Once they see it demonstrated, they realize that its so much easier to read the text," says Sanderson.

The computer screen can also change color schemes for easier reading. It also comes with a special mouse and a large print keyboard for easier use.

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Trapping convention in Upper Peninsula a congregation of nostalgic veterans, enthusiastic active trappersSubmitted: 07/25/2014

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ESCANABA - There's a certain nostalgia, to be sure, about trapping.

"A lot of us even kind of try to look like the old mountain men. Maybe you've noticed," says the grizzled and bearded Dave Linkhart, a trapper and officer of the National Trappers Association.

But it's more than just the old mountain men-types doing something that has been done for centuries in North America.

The trapping world is more expansive than you might expect, and more than setting some traps, waiting, and checking what animals you've caught.

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Garden tour Saturday to raise money for hospiceSubmitted: 07/25/2014

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RHINELANDER - You can learn how to improve your garden while also supporting a Northwoods hospice provider.

The Master Gardeners of the North and Ministry Hospice will host a garden tour Saturday, July 26th. People will get to tour six gardens in Rhinelander's historic courthouse neighborhood.

Organizers hope the event will raise at least $2,000. That money will go to patients who are unable to pay for their services.

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UPDATED: Names released in deadly Arbor Vitae crashSubmitted: 07/25/2014

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ARBOR VITAE - We know the name of the Minocqua woman who died in a car crash in Arbor Vitae Thursday morning.

Barbara Hilleque, 67, died when her car was rear ended on Highway 51, and pushed into the path of a small tour bus heading the other way.

Dorothy Pacetti, 49, of Woodruff was driving the second car.

Jay Carpenter, 57, of Beloit was at the wheel of the bus.

Both of the surviving drivers were hurt.

12 other people were also taken to the hospital.

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Burke releases rural jobs plan, focuses on schools, health & growthSubmitted: 07/25/2014

ACROSS WISCONSIN - A new job plan from Democratic candidate for Governor Mary Burke focuses on her economic objectives with rural Wisconsin.

Many parts of Wisconsin's rural areas, like the Northwoods, lags behind the rest of the state economically; for example, five of the ten Wisconsin counties with the worst unemployment rate in the state are in the rural portions of the Northwoods, according to June unemployment numbers from the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.

Her focus is on growing the rural economy, boosting healthcare and improving schools.

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Langlade County fish farm highlights Wisconsin aquacultureSubmitted: 07/25/2014

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ELTON - An afternoon of fishing might be your way of relaxing on a hot summer day.

But for brothers Terry and Tim Winkle, it's business, and their entire world revolves around fish.

Three generations of Winkel family have worked the ponds at Silver Moon Springs.

Brothers Tim and Terry took over the property in 1977.

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More than 50 boats featured in weekend boat showSubmitted: 07/25/2014

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MINOCQUA - Many people enjoy boating during the summer months.

This weekend you can check out the beauty and workmanship of antique boats in Minocqua. More than 50 boats will be on hand for the 22nd Antique and Classic Wooden Boat Show. The event is free to the public and features classics from the early 1920's to the 1960's. It will kick off tonight with a boat parade before the Min-Aqua Bat waterski show... and continues all weekend on the docks of The Boathouse Restaurant.

Boat owners and the public get together to share their love and stories of these antique beauties.

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Wisconsin named #1 in cranberry production; Northwoods farm contributes to keeping title Submitted: 07/25/2014

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WISCONSIN/THREE LAKES - Wisconsin continues to be the best state nationwide when it comes to producing cranberries. One Northwoods farm is preparing to make this year even better.

James Lake Farms in Three Lakes harvested close to 8,000 barrels last year. They hope to meet those expectations this year.

Right now they are in the growing season. The assistant manager believes Wisconsin is a natural environment for growing cranberries.

"It's fairly consistent as compared to somewhere out on the coast where most of the other cranberries are grown. I think a lot of those things combined help make it a good place to grow," said James Lake Farms Assistant Manager Benjamin Riker.

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