Dear Editor:

My first memory of Eagle River in 1969 was the little store on the north side of the bridge in Eagle River and the couple who ran it. Gladys and Frank Adamovich, and their store, had been a part of so many people’s lives.

They always had a kind word, a friendly joke or just a helping hand in a time when the world seemed dark to a 10-year-old in a world of hard winters and not a lot of money.  I watched as customers would sign receipts because they didn’t have enough to pay.

If there was anyone who touched more

Dear Editor:

I was driving north on Highway 45 near Clintonville the other day and saw a full-sized billboard for Three Lakes. There amid a resplendent lake scene is a guy paddling a kayak away from the viewer. In the picture the sun is out, and the water is calm.

The billboard is well done, and conveys an air of quiet, peace, tranquility and even solitude. The side bar reads, “Come and connect with nature,” and below this “. . . and with some of the best things in life.” Check it out the next time you drive back from Chicago or Milwaukee.

I guess that the billboard will have

Letter to the Editor:

To all who serve in the town of Phelps — Colin Snook, Wally Beversdorf, Steve Waier, Donna Brand, Cindy Spurgeon, Lorin Johnson and Dorothy Kimmerling.

Each of you dedicated many days to the election (April 2), and for the incumbents and the new supervisor, I hope the voters in the town understand that the hours required to fulfill elected responsibilities are large and the compensation is small.

I want to recognize each person who

Hearing attendance, vote crucial on trolling issue

A Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) proposal to allow motor trolling statewide with up to three lines per angler comes up for a vote at hearings in every county next Monday, April 8.

DNR officials predict the proposed rule change will pass on the statewide level, but that doesn’t mean the final rule can’t be modified to exclude some counties if hearing attendees show overwhelming opposition to the change.

So the future of motor trolling and everything it might bring to

Letter to the Editor:

At your county’s upcoming spring fish and wildlife public hearing and Conservation Congress meeting on April 8, one of the questions asks if the people would favor motor trolling on all Wisconsin waters with up to three lures per angler.

I urge you to vote “no” on this proposal as it is likely to pose a serious risk to the muskie population of many of our state’s prime waters.

To allow motor trolling for muskie during the hot summer months — when water temperatures,