Area News

by Maggie Buettner On Friday, March 27th, GFW will be hosting the Tim Orth Foundation Jam the Gym Night. One of the recipients being recognized at the event is Bowen Woods, infant son of Lucas and Katie (Becker) Woods. Bowen was born in January with a diagnosis of clubfoot but the Woods knew of it…

by Michael Mattison There is just a couple of more weeks left in the reign of Madyson Steele as Winthrop Princess. The new Winthrop Royalty will be crowned Friday, April 10, at The Warehouse. “I decided to run for Miss Winthrop because I knew it would be a really good opportunity to get to meet…

by Ruth Klossner Thanks to the dedicated work by a group of Lafayette women, hundreds of pounds of stretchable plastic is being diverted from area landfills. It’s a project that’s been going on for several years, with several area groups involved. The Lafayette Area Lions first took on the challenge, signing up for the NexTrex®…

The weather made a change in plans to the murder mystery at Winthrop Public Library but 54 still showed up to figure out who done it. Sunday’s performance was cancelled because of the snow storm. Those in attendance got some food for their thoughts on figuring out the “Beware the Ides of March” murderer. The…

by Ruth Klossner The return of the grackles to the Bernadotte and Winthrop area has been celebrated at Grackle Days each spring for decades. Lesser known is the return of the Swedes to the same area. Through the Swedish company, Saxentours, a touring group of farmers and retired farmers has visited the area at least…

Everyone knew we couldn’t get through the rest of the winter without one more big storm and it hit this weekend. Mid-week, we were greeted with strong winds that caused a bit of damage. Several homes had shingles blown off while the Farmer’s Co-op Oil in Winthrop had part of its canopy destroyed. On Saturday…

The Winthrop Fire Department purchased a new Jaws of Life and other equipment thanks to a sizable donation from the Gaylord Game Protective League through charitable gambling at Tanker Bay. The Department is very appreciative and thanks the GGPL for its donation that was used to purchase new tools that will help to save lives. Photos…

Thirty members of the GFW staff are currently serving the school school district that they have had ties to their entire life. Front row, from left to righ: Rich Busse, GFW Class of 1991, MS 6-8 Science Teacher, Athletic Director, Assistant Football and Varsity Girls Basketball Coach; Brian Weir, GFW Class of 1989, Facility Manager;…