Hold My Cheese MITCHELL BRADLEY KELLER EDITOR It is not a secret: Wisconsinites love Wisconsin. When I grew up, I was hyper-aware of this sensation both internally and externally. I found that when my home state was mentioned on a national level, I felt pride, purpose and a “well-it’s-abouttime” confidence, and I sensed that others around me felt the same. Most would probably

Keep the Kids Hunting MARK WALTERS COLUMNIST I spent this past weekend with 11-year-old Conner Thiede and his 13-year-old sister Carsyn at their deer camp near Burnett while participating in Wisconsin’s Youth Deer Hunt. Kyle Zuelsdorf, a good friend of the family, was mentoring Carsyn, and I was helping Conner (both from Mayville). Last October, I helped Carsyn to harvest an eight-point-buck.

Lomira Roars into Playoffs with Victory over Rival Mayville Left tackle Josh Polster, #63, remains still amid pouring, cold rain the night of Friday, Oct. 13. There was nothing scary about this finish for Lomira, however, as the Lions clinched a playoff berth with a 13-6 victory over Mayville. Lomira quaterback Connor Steers, right, leads his Lomira Lions down the grandstand and onto the Lions’

‘New Season’ Cards Lose to Lomira but Earn Playoff Berth MITCHELL BRADLEY KELLER EDITOR Coming into last Friday night’s regular season finale against the Lomira Lions, there was only one goal on Coach Scott Hilber’s mind: defeat our rival and retain the Milk Jug. “We don’t like losing to Lomira. We want to beat Lomira,” he said, noting that, as of kickoff on October 13,