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Hello Minocqua! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Which Minocqua tree took top honors in this year’s festival?
  • Could Minocqua soon add a special tourism sales tax?
  • Northwoods community remembers the life of Gwendolyn Sue Scharf

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Cloudy most of the time, with a high of 21 and low of 10 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
  • Friday: Cold with a little snow, temps: high: 17, low: -14.
  • Saturday: Cloudy and frigid, with a high of -2 and low of -8 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• The Bottled Bean in Minocqua hosts second annual tree decorating competition (wjfw.com) — Downtown Minocqua’s Bottled Bean is packed with 56 creatively decorated trees from more than 50 local organizations, all competing in the second annual Festival of Trees. Visitors can view the displays through mid-January, with proceeds from voting tickets supporting the Lakeland Food Pantry and strengthening connections among Northwoods small businesses and nonprofits.
   

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• Plans for a new sales tax in Sturgeon Bay are moving forward (fox11online.com) — Minocqua is now explicitly authorized in the new state budget to adopt a premier resort area tax, similar to one Sturgeon Bay is moving toward implementing on tourism-related purchases. Sturgeon Bay officials expect the half‑percent tax to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars annually for infrastructure while requiring a corresponding reduction in property tax levy limits. Minocqua leaders could pursue a similar approach if they choose.
   

• Gwendolyn Scharf - Vilas County News-Review (vcnewsreview.com) — A longtime Northwoods resident, Gwendolyn Sue Scharf, passed away November 28 at Careview Nursing Home in Minocqua, with funeral services and burial planned for spring. Born in Eagle River in 1948, she built a life centered on family, work in several Wisconsin communities, and simple joys like reading, gardening, and crafting Christmas decorations.
   

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