🌱 County shelves solar plan for Rice Lake campus recreation space

Morning Rice Lake! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• County shelves solar plan for Rice Lake campus recreation space
• Meet the Rice Lake senior with her sights on NASA
• Rice Lake's Kipsters bring home a team win from Wisconsin Dells

Also on today's calendar: Bingo at the Moose Lodge and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A morning shower in spots, with a high of 51 and low of 33 degrees.
• Thursday: Colder with a flurry, temps: high: 40, low: 27.
• Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 38 and low of 24 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

1. Property Committee dims on campus solar array proposal (gazettextra.com) — Recreation space at Rice Lake’s UW-Eau Claire–Barron County campus will stay as it is after a county committee unanimously shelved a proposed solar array indefinitely. Members cited disc golf disruption and concerns about tying up publicly used land for decades, while supporters pointed to potential energy production and lease revenue.
   

2. Fortnightly Club recognizes Winfield as Senior Girl Honoree (apg-wi.com) — Rice Lake High School senior Safia Winfield is aiming for an astrophysics career after a selective NASA research program gave her experience studying variable stars. The Fortnightly Club named her a Senior Girl Honoree, recognizing a 4.0 academic record alongside school leadership, athletics and community service.
   

3. Kipsters level 5 team takes 1st at Wisconsin Dells (apg-wi.com) — Rice Lake's Kipsters level five gymnastics team won first place at the Nov. 7–8 Bear-A-Boo meet in Wisconsin Dells. Lily Pulvino of Rice Lake finished runner-up all-around among juniors and won three events, while teammate Briella Knutson of Chetek took the junior all-around title.
   

4. Voter turnout drops in Barron County compared with 2024 (apg-wi.com) — Rice Lake recorded 3,363 voters in the midterm election, representing 66% of registered voters, above Barron County's 57%. The city is also one of three county municipalities selected for voting equipment audits, with hand counts of selected races to be compared against machine totals before Nov. 25.
   

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📸 Around Rice Lake

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Rice Lake

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday November 15

• Legion Community Breakfast →
  Rice Lake Moose Lodge, 40 E. Newton Street, Rice Lake
  8:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday November 12

• Community Walking Track
  Cameron Elementary School Walking Track
  6:30 am
• Cameron Community Walking Track
  Cameron Elementary School Walking Track
  5:00 pm
• 8th Grade Girls GNBL
  Cameron Middle School Gym
  5:30 pm
• HS Boys Basketball Open Gym
  Cameron High School Gym
  5:30 pm
• 4th Grade Girls GNBL
  Cameron Elementary School GYM
  5:30 pm
• 6th Grade Boys GNBL
  Cameron Elementary School GYM
  7:00 pm
• 5th Grade Boys GNBL
  Cameron Middle School Gym
  7:00 pm

Friday November 13

• Community Walking Track
  Cameron Elementary School Walking Track
  6:30 am

Saturday November 14

• Ridgeland Reds VB
  Cameron Elementary School GYM
  8:00 am
• Northern Storm Volleyball
  Cameron High School, Cameron Middle School
  4:00 pm

Sunday November 15

• Bingo at the Moose Lodge →
  Rice Lake Moose Lodge, 40 E. Newton Street, Rice Lake
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• With the 9-day gun deer season opening in just a few weeks, we're reminding hunters about the availability to test their deer for chronic wasting disease (CWD).
  The DNR is especially interested in samples from the CWD sampling priority areas, but hunters anywhere in Wisconsin can submit a sample from their… (Nextdoor )

• Maurices posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate Part-Time in Rice Lake. Apply here.
• Dunkin' posted a job opening for Crew Member in Rice Lake. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Rice Lake here.

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Ok Rice Lake! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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