• WED., DECEMBER 17, 2014 • VOLUME 82 • NO. 18 • 2 SECTIONS A season for singing; area concerts held
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),567 5($' ST. CROIX FALLS - Jaclyn Johnson, the artistic director of the Festival Theatre in St. Croix Falls, will be interviewed on the Wisconsin Public Radio Ideas Network on Thursday, Dec. 18. Special correspondent Jim Oliver will be interviewing Johnson, who will discuss the recent announcement of their 2015 season and what to expect. The show, to air at 10 a.m. on 88.3 WHWC-FM/Menomonie-Eau Claire and 88.7 WRFW-FM/River Falls, will also include interviews with Becky Payne and Laura Dietsche of Rice Lake’s Nature’s Edge Therapy Center and with University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire educator, Wisconsin Poet Laureate Max Garland, the Master SingHUV¡ FRPSRVHU LQ UHVLGHQFH =DFKDU\ 0RRUH DQG WKH IRXQGHU RI QRQSURĂ€W RUJDQL]DWLRQ Fierce Freedom. There will be a repeat broadcast at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 19, on 89.7 WUEC-FM/ Eau Claire and 90.7 WVSS-FM/ Menomonie.- with information from WPR ••• BAYFIELD - If you plan on making a trip to see Lake Superior’s ice caves this winter, you’ll have to pay a fee. The National Park Service will charge $5 per person for WKRVH DQG ROGHU 7KH PRQH\ ZLOO SD\ IRU LQFUHDVHG VWDIĂ€QJ SRUWD SRWWLHV DQG PHGLFDO needs. “The ice caves went viral and people come from all over the world to see them,â€? Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Superintendent Bob Krumenaker told Wisconsin Public Radio. “This will basically cover the costs of managing all those people. People will also have the option of buying a seasonal pass for $10. - with information from Wisconsin Public Radio ••• BURNETT COUNTY - A member of the Burnett County Highway Department IRXQG MLJ SROHV DQG D EDJ RI Ă€VKLQJ JHDU on CTH T on Tuesday, Dec. 16. It is likely the gear was left there at least since Monday. The rightful owner can retrieve it by calling 715-566-2652. - with submitted information
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