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City deer hunt coming back – finally

City deer hunt coming back – finally Uncategorized

Nov 092011

It took some doing, especially given the other things on the city’s plate right now, but the city bow deer hunt is coming back – and glad to see it. It is a popular program, reduces nuisance deer problems, and some of the meat is donated to needy families. Win-win-win, and for a relatively small cost compared to other nuisance deer abatement alternatives such as sharpshooters, etc.

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City deer hunt to return

Kyle Rogers

River News Reporter

Kuczmarski said she met with state Department of Natural Resources representatives on Friday and got the official OK to proceed with the bow hunt for deer within Rhinelander’s city limits. Now a decision just has to be made on a start date, so Kuczmarski can send out a release informing hunters and land owners that they can begin coming to City Hall to submit applications to the program. In the past, the city hunt has shut down during the dates of the gun season. Kuczmarski said that leaves Nov. 28 as a possible start date for the hunt. Dec. 12 is another potential start date, right after the special statewide antlerless hunt from Dec. 8 to Dec. 11.

The city-wide hunt began in 2006, a response to concerns about the damage caused by the deer population within the city limits as well as safety issues. Hunters harvested 157 deer during the city hunt from 2006 through 2009. More than 100 deer were harvested in the first two years the hunt was held. By 2009, that number had dropped to 18, prompting officials’ decision not to hold the hunt in 2010.

The deer-related issues of 2006 have not returned, but interest in the city hunt among past participants has not waned. An average of 76 permits were issued to 38 hunters each of the four years the hunt has been held in the past. In 2009, the last year the hunt was held, 72 permits were issued to 34 hunters. Around 300 acres of property in the city was approved for bow hunting that year.

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Downtown trick or treating

Downtown trick or treating Uncategorized

Nov 022011

Many downtown businesses this year participated in downtown trick or treating – the sidewalks were packed with ghosts, goblins, and ghouls!

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Offer candy and they will come

The streets of downtown Rhinelander saw steady foot traffic from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday as businesses opened their doors to trick-or-treaters and their families. Many Rhinelander homes got into the holiday spirit by decorating their homes as well. Trick-or-treaters also descended upon the city’s neighborhoods Monday night for the annual collecting of candy.

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Entrepreneurs are the key

Entrepreneurs are the key Uncategorized

Nov 022011

Cultivating entrepreneurs and giving them the tools and ability, encouraging them to make their ideas become reality – this should be the focus of our economic development efforts. Small business and local entrepreneurs are how we will grow out of this economic situation from the ground up.

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Entrepreneurs the Key to Growth

Entrepreneurs are the vital core of economic growth and job creation, and while much of Washington is busy squabbling, they are out there doing their best to build a better economic future for their communities and their country. Let’s help them out.

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Lincoln Street sidewalk construction getting started

Lincoln Street sidewalk construction getting started City of Rhinelander, Public Works

Sep 192011

Construction’s getting started on the Lincoln Street sidewalks, and should be complete this fall – here’s a PDF overview map of the plan:

Lincoln Street Sidewalk – Attachment B – Project Overview.pdf

RHINELANDER – The cones are in place and construction is officially kicking off for the Lincoln Street sidewalk project in Rhinelander.

The sidewalk project has been in the works for years and now the completion date is set only 40 days away.

All the paperwork and contractor bids are settled and now construction crews are getting down to business preparing Lincoln Street.

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September 15th Finance Committee Agenda

September 15th Finance Committee Agenda City of Rhinelander

Sep 152011

Attached is the agenda for the September 15th, 2011 Finance Committee meeting at Rhinelander City Hall

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September 28 Board of Review Agenda

September 28 Board of Review Agenda City of Rhinelander

Sep 142011

Attached is the agenda for the September 28 Board of Review meeting at Rhinelander City Hall

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September 15th Council Addendum

September 15th Council Addendum City of Rhinelander

Sep 142011

Addendum to the agenda for the September 15th, 2011 City Council meeting at Rhinelander City Hall

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September 15th City Council Agenda

September 15th City Council Agenda City of Rhinelander

Sep 142011

Attached is the agenda for the 9-15-2011 special City Council meeting at Rhinelander City Hall

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Interview w/WJFW on the special city bow deer hunt

Interview w/WJFW on the special city bow deer hunt Uncategorized

Sep 132011

URL: http://titancast.titantv.com/p/wjfw/v/City-Bow-Hunt-Rul…

This afternoon I answered some questions for WJFW on the City Council’s vote last night to bring back the city bow deer hunt. This was a successful and popular program the city began in 2006 that in those first years took over 50 deer each year and helped abate a nuisance problem with deer in the city as well as donating venison to a program run by the DNR and some meat processors that donates meat to food pantries and such. We took a break in 2010 because the kill number from 2009 was down so low and the problem deer situation had seemingly improved as the population decreased.

This fall, hearing from folks around the city, seeing the deer, and also looking at the number of bonus tags the DNR has issued for the adjacent deer management units, it looks as though the population is on the uptick and so the City Council last night approved seeking to open the special bow deer hunt in the city for this year. Details are yet to be worked out with the DNR, but the city administrator’s office will manage the program and approve hunters and land parcels for entry into the hunt and can be contacted at City Hall.

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An amazing, amazing story

An amazing, amazing story Uncategorized

Sep 112011

A friend posted this article from the Washington Post – it is one heck of a story.

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F-16 pilot was ready to give her life on Sept. 11

Late in the morning of the Tuesday that changed everything, Lt. Heather “Lucky” Penney was on a runway at Andrews Air Force Base and ready to fly. She had her hand on the throttle of an F-16 and she had her orders: Bring down United Airlines Flight 93. The day’s fourth hijacked airliner seemed to be hurtling toward Washington. Penney, one of the first two combat pilots in the air that morning, was told to stop it.

The one thing she didn’t have as she roared into the crystalline sky was live ammunition. Or missiles. Or anything at all to throw at a hostile aircraft.