🌱 How did Minocqua’s Norwood Pines end up on a gangster list?

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In today's newsletter:

• How did Minocqua’s Norwood Pines end up on a gangster list?

Also on today's calendar: Couch to 5K Training Club and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Warm with periods of sun, with a high of 80 and low of 59 degrees.
• Thursday: Not as warm with a t-storm, temps: high: 72, low: 61.
• Friday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 74 and low of 57 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Fascinating Wisconsin Roots of Tombstone Pizza (y105fm.com) — If you love frozen pizza and Northwoods history, you’ll appreciate that Tombstone Pizza started in a small Wisconsin tavern and that Minocqua’s own Norwood Pines Supper Club is listed among notable gangster-era sites. The story mixes food lore, quirky state laws, and a short list of historic Wisconsin hangouts, including one right here in Minocqua.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Minocqua

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday June 4

• Wiggle, Giggle, Shake →
  Minocqua Public Library, 415 Menominee St, Minocqua
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday June 4

• Couch to 5K Training Club →
  Minocqua Public Library, 415 Menominee St, Minocqua
  10:00 am
• Kronzer Dance Rehearsal (Home)
  Lakeland STAR Acad (LSA) Lakeland Union High School - Theater
  4:30 pm
• Lakeland Swim Club practice (Home)
  Lakeland STAR Acad (LSA) Lakeland Union High School - Pool
  5:00 pm

Friday June 5

• Track and Field: Boys Varsity vs. UW - La Crosse (Away)
  Lakeland STAR Acad (LSA) UW-LaCrosse
• Kronzer Dance Rehearsal (Home)
  Lakeland STAR Acad (LSA) Lakeland Union High School - Theater
  6:00 pm

Saturday June 6

• Track and Field: Boys Varsity vs. UW - La Crosse (Away)
  Lakeland STAR Acad (LSA) UW-LaCrosse
• June Bloom Art and Craft Show →
  Torpy Park, 806 US-51, Minocqua
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday June 6

• Northwoods Pride Festival →
  ArtStart, 68 S Stevens St, Rhinelander
  11:00 am
• Kat and the Hurricane →
  ArtStart, 68 S Stevens St, Rhinelander
  11:00 am

Friday June 12

• Tai Chi in the Park →
  Torpy Park, 806 US-51, Minocqua
  9:00 am
• Bernie T @ Northfork Fin & Filet →
  Northfork Fin & Filet, 11084 WI-70, Woodruff
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• The 12th Annual Great Wisconsin Bat Count: coming to a summer roost near you!
  We’re asking for volunteers and landowners to count bats emerging from bat houses, outbuildings, and barns at sunset on one night from June 5-7. … (Nextdoor )

• Walmart, Inc. posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Minocqua. Apply here.
• Tractor Supply Company posted a job opening for Merchandising Sales Associate in Minocqua. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Minocqua here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Lac du Flambeau

• Lac du Flambeau defends fishing restrictions in preliminary hearing (wjfw.com)
• Body of missing man recovered from a Lac du Flambeau lake (wxpr.org)
• Watch Here & Now Here & Now for May 29, 2026 on PBS Wisconsin (pbswisconsin.org)

Rhinelander

• Rhinelander Area Community Band to perform at Hodag Park this summer (starjournalnow.com)
• Hodag track sends 9 entries to state (rivernewsonline.com)
• 2026 Great Northern Conference Baseball All-Conference: Rappley Named Player of the Year, Rhinelander and Northland Pines Share Coach Honors (onfocus.news)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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