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Updated Jul 03, 2009 - 08:09:26 am CDT   

DUNN COUNTY NEWS

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Slip, slidin' away
At 2:45 Tuesday afternoon, the pools were filled with happy splashers finding relief on the hottest day of the year at the Wakanda Water Park in Menomonie. It’s probably safe to assume that these little girls weren’t feeling the 92 degree heat as they careened down the slide.
BRETT HART / Dunn County News

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Buffalo roam, but not so far from home

For years, the buffalo who reside at the Menomonie Lions Club Game Park were content to stay put in their pen.

But on Sunday, for the second time in two months, another one of the shaggy beasts decided to check out the world on the other side of the fence.

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EDITORIAL: Our idolatry bears some of the blame

   We are graced with their presence. But far too often we turn them into misfits or monsters.

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Post 32 posts two wins

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The Menomonie American Legion baseball team (4-2) posted two wins in three games last week, splitting with River Falls in a home doubleheader and defeating Prescott at home.

On Tuesday, the Menomonie nine suffered a 14-5 loss in the opening game with River Falls.

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Lumber heirs enjoyed island legacy

For most of its 55 years of active operation — from its humble beginning as Black & Knapp’s Mill in 1846 to its early metamorphosis as the Knapp, Stout & Company — the lumber operation was made possible by the skillful management of four men: Capt. William Wilson, John Holly Knapp, Capt. Andrew Tainter, and Henry L. Stout.

Gone, one by one

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Who should be named the Dunn County Athlete of the Week for June 23 - 29?
Austin Berend (Post 32 baseball) hit 5-for-7 w/triple vs River Falls in doubleheader, threw 9 strikeouts and recorded one hit vs. Pepin
Mike Schmidt (Eagles baseball) hit 2-for-3 vs. St. Paul, 2 hits w/homer vs. Plum City, scored one run vs. River Falls
James Wallberg (Thunderhawks football) 5 receptions for 42 yards vs. South Metro Dragons
Tyler Drinkwine (Dynamo soccer) 4 goals in two games
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Camo quilts cloak cadre

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The saga of a thousand camouflage quilts began with a single request from a soldier heading to war.

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