🌱 Which Phillips softball stars just earned top Marawood North honors?

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• Which Phillips softball stars just earned top Marawood North honors?

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

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Very warm with sunny spells, with a high of 82 and low of 60 degrees.
• Thursday: Not as warm with a t-storm, temps: high: 75, low: 63.
• Friday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 79 and low of 59 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• 2026 Marawood North All-Conference Softball: Tobias Named Player of the Year (onfocus.news) — Phillips softball standout Annaka Tobias has been named Marawood North Player of the Year, one of two unanimous first-team picks from Phillips alongside Trinity Smith. In total, four Panthers earned all-conference recognition, highlighting a young, rising core that’s already competing with traditional powers like Athens and Rib Lake across central Wisconsin.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday June 3

• TES Field Trip
  Tomahawk El Tomahawk, WI 54487
  12:00 pm
• Pie Club Talking Circle →
  Koobies Coffee Shop, 13827 Co Hwy B, Hayward
  1:30 pm
• HS Baseball/Softball Practice
  Ladysmith , WI 54848
  3:30 pm
• HS Track practice
  Ladysmith LHS Gym
  3:30 pm
• Guide on the Side – Free Fishing Seminars →
  Northern Highland Sports, 10369 Main St, Boulder Junction
  4:00 pm
• Bingo for the Lions →
  Mercer Community Center, 2648 Margaret St, Mercer
  4:30 pm
• Lakeland Swim Club practice (Home)
  Lakeland STAR Acad (LSA) Lakeland Union High School - Pool
  5:00 pm
• Open Trap at NWWC Range →
  Northwoods Wildlife and Wetlands Club, PO Box 219, Mercer
  5:00 pm
• Music on Main Street →
  Peeplelures, 10394 Main St, Boulder Junction
  6:00 pm
• Pickleball →
  Lake Holcombe SD Gym-New
  6:00 pm

Thursday June 4

• Elementary Summer School (4K-4th Grade)
  Kate Goodrich El Merrill, WI 54452
• National Cheese Day
  Legion Memorial Library , 106 Iron Street, Mellen, WI, 54546, United States

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• O'Reilly Auto Parts posted a job opening for Parts Specialist in Park Falls. Apply 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)

Minocqua

• Minocqua Museum opens for the season on June 8 — volunteers needed (lakelandtimes.com)
• WEC: Minocqua Brewing Company owner didn't get enough signatures to be on primary ballot (fox11online.com)

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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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