Sawyer County Record

1 day ago | apg-wi.com | Tom Stankard

Rev. Jerome D’Souza was shocked when he found out Pope Francis died on April 21. kAm(9:=6 D2556?65 3J E96 ?6HD[ E96 ~FC {25J @7 E96 {2<6 r2E9@=:4 r9FC49 AC:6DE E@@< D@=246 @?

1 day ago | apg-wi.com | Bill Thornley

SPOONER — In competition held Saturday at the Spooner Rodeo Arena, Hannah Johnson of Minong was crowned queen of the 71st Spooner Heart of the North Rodeo. Savanna Siwicki of Spooner earned the crown, sash and chaps of the Spooner Rodeo princess. The girls will officially begin their reigns on Wednesday, June 18, at the Spooner Rodeo Bar-B-Que. Johnson, 17, is the daughter of Todd and Jill Johnson of Minong. She is a junior at Spooner High School. kAmy@9?D@? :D G6CJ :?G@=G65 :?

1 day ago | apg-wi.com | Bill Thornley

SPOONER — The Spooner softball girls are currently in second place in the tough Heart O’ North Conference with a record of 9-2. Overall, they are 9-4. It was a busy week for the Rails, as they dropped a 5-3 game to Northwestern on Tuesday, May 6; beat Ladysmith 24-4 on Thursday, May 8; and beat Cameron 8-1 on Friday, May 9. kAm“p?@E96C 8C62E w~} r@?76C6?46 H:? 7@C E96 #2:=D 2D E96J 56762E65 r2>6C@? @? uC:52J g\`[” D2:5 4@249 qC:2? p>JD] “k^AmkAmp??2=:6 {:?58C6?

1 day ago | apg-wi.com | Bill Thornley

The fishing season has opened in Wisconsin, and it’s time to hit the lakes! But beware — we’ve all heard about Murphy’s Law. “Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.”Fishermen know it is true. Let’s take a look …kAm• x7 J@F 2C6 @? @?6 D:56 @7 E96 C:G6C[ E96 7:D96C>2? @? E96 @E96C D:56 @7 E96 C:G6C H:== 36 42E49:?8 2== E96 7:D9]k^AmkAm• x7 J@F 92G6 2 72G@C:E6 =FC6[ E92E H:== 36 E96 =FC6 E92E 86ED D?28865 @?

2 days ago | apg-wi.com | Bill Thornley

SHELL LAKE — Come to Shell Lake’s non-conference softball game against Augusta on Thursday, May 15, to cheer on the Laker girls and help benefit the Washburn County Relay For Life. The Lakers will host the Augusta Beavers in a special doubleheader starting at 4 p.m.kAmr2==65 E96 “$EC:<6 ~FE r2?46C v2>6[” E96 6G6?E H:== ?@E @?=J D9@H42D6 D@>6 8@@5 D@7E32==[ :E H:== 2=D@ 36 2 7F?5C2:D6C 7@C E96 #6=2J u@C {:76 E@ 32EE=6 42?46C E92E H:== 36 96=5 2E E96 $96== {2<6 A2G:=:@? @?