Arts & Ent
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Snow fun years ago
BY LILY KONGSLIEN Special to the Star Journal We didn’t have snowmobiles, snow boards or sophisticated ski outfits, but we had many homespun activities ... -
New displays at ArtStart
STAR JOURNAL REPORT Two new exhibits are on display at ArtStart Rhinelander. Artist Jessica Christy, whose installation, “Through the Window: My experience as a ... -
One-room rural school Christmas programs
BY LILY KONGSLIEN Special to the Star Journal Preparations began sometime in early November, as the rural teacher searched files and teaching magazines for ... -
Dream, share, collaborate, and volunteer to create the Rhinelander story
BY MELINDA CHILDS Development Director, ArtStart Rhinelander After taking the summer off from writing my monthly article to take advantage of precious time with ... -
Making an impression
In the land of models and actors, a Rhinelander artist makes her own way BY EILEEN PERSIKE Editor With a little luck, a bold ... -
Treadle machine sewed stitches of love
Historically speaking BY LILY KONGSLIEN Special to the Star Journal In my very earliest recollections I see my mother sitting at her old treadle ... -
The patient rituals of the duck hunter
BY MITCH MODE Special to the Star Journal Daybreak was a number on a watch face that I could not read; a rumor whispered ... -
Autumn in the Northwoods
WHAT MAKES THE GREEN LEAVES TURN YELLOW, ORANGE AND RED “Every year, I marvel at the brilliance of color, like I had forgotten how ... -
Time for jack-o-lanterns and candy
MAKING TRACKS BY RACC STAFF The Rhinelander area is in full Halloween-swing this time of year with many different options for having some spooktacular fun with ... -
Explore, breathe, and look around …and get a library card
The Unquiet Librarian BY VIRGINIA ROBERTS Director, Rhinelander District Library One of the things I have learned from living so many different places is ...