🌱 How the Rhinelander Hodag cracked America’s top 10 strangest mascots

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• How the Rhinelander Hodag cracked America's top 10 strangest mascots

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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• Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 75 and low of 60 degrees.
• Friday: A stray afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 70, low: 54.
• Saturday: Variable clouds with a shower, with a high of 74 and low of 48 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Hodag Placed 7th on Top 50 List of Interesting Mascot Names (wjjq.com) — Rhinelander's beloved Hodag mascot just earned national attention, ranking 7th on a new list of the 50 most interesting U.S. high school nicknames. Chosen from more than 24,000 schools, the Rhinelander Hodags stood out for their quirky, story-rich identity, edging out other famously odd mascots from around the country.
   

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Tuesday September 1
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🗞 Nearby News

Three Lakes

• Rep. Shelia Stubbs voted Yes on AB839, a bill addressing tax incremental district eligibility for the Town of Three Lakes (thesconi.com)
• Dishaw holds slight points lead into championship night after B-Mod win (vcnewsreview.com)

Minocqua

• Good Buy or Goodbye? 1975 Lincoln Continental (barnfinds.com)
• Marcel Linzmeier (lakelandtimes.com)

Eagle River

• National Championship Musky Open hits Chain of Lakes this weekend (vcnewsreview.com)
• Avila scores $10K payday in Eagle River's Rumble at the River (rivernewsonline.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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