—Blaine Brenner signs to wrestle with University of Minnesota

Nov. 12

—Trump dominates local vote, Biden takes overall state and electoral vote by 20,000 margin, down ballot races split both ways — DOC works to stop spread of COVID-19 —Council acts on Community Center savings Nov. 5

— COVID-19 surge continues at SCI — Early Christmas bonus for taxpayers as Stanley-Boyd levy rate falls to $6.92 —Partners With Our Lady of Victory Hospital Love Lights Fundraiser Oct. 29

— Deaths of Stanley-Boyd teacher and student deal blow to community — Search for missing young people brings out many community volunteers, neighboring agencies —SCI COVID-19 outbreak part of big Chippewa County surge Oct. 22

— Driver killed in Highway 29 crash near mile marker 96

— Early snowstorm sends _urries into

area —NHS inducts new members

Oct. 15

—City signs contract for new Community Center — Weiland updates council on group home issues, talk of possible ordinance — Boyd and Stanley Fire Departments participate in annual department funderaiser at Martino’s Oct. 8

—Stanley-Boyd tax levy estimated at $2.975 million —Public works working to beautify, maintain city parks —Kevin Knox retires from 30 years in federal service —Pope Francis releases his third encyclical entitled “Fratelli Tutti” (“To all the Brothers”), in which he seeks to offer insight on the world situation, its causes and solution.

Oct. 1

—Local couple pledges to match up to $25,000 in donations to help Sophi Sanchez and family in cancer _ght

—Stanley Theater reopens —Thorp buys grader from Chippewa Falls company —City approves land sale to Haltermans Sep. 24

—Stanley-Boyd gets hit with _rst

COVID-19 case —Don Smith’s auctioned for $17,000 to local couple —Bobbi Jo Rafetto of Boyd honored by National FFA Sep. 17

—Police of_ces moved to addition as

building plan details change —Wastewater department appears to pitch belt press as sludge solution —Milas leads boys cross country, Schesel _rst for girls runners

Sep. 10

—City clears out of old City Hall —Colburn truck reported on mend, no gravel road in 2020 —District faces build or buy choice on Open Doors —Associated Bank closes Stanley branch in optimization plan —Local chapter of Alcoholics Anonymous starting at Methodist church building Sep. 3

—School Board tackles assigned reading, talks virtual school —Fall sports get OK at Stanley-Boyd —Don Smith’s up for auction September 14 Aug. 27

—Stanley seeks to slow down traf_c

on Emery Street with stop sign —S-B, St. Joe’s back to school without a hitch under new COVID-19 guidelines —City discusses road in cemetery, insurance, police/city hall addition Aug. 20

—Sale of old city hall approved —Boyd-Edson-Delmar FD buys new Jaws of Life devices —Primary election results tallied Aug. 13

—Special City Council meeting cancelled because of late notice —Council tables action on police building amidst budgetary confusion —Plan Commission report builds bridge to tomorrow —Legion holds fundraiser to help with medical expenses for member’s _ancée

Aug. 6

—Donnelle Spaulding hired as new City administrator —Tentative school graduation event cancelled for August 7, board members earlier distributed diplomas —Historical society holds _rst meeting since January

July 30

—Eagle dedicated to Bob Meyer’s memory at Soo Park —S-B Board votes 5-2 for school year plan; high and middle school on A/B plan —Exchange student donates hair July 23

—City awards Community Center bid to Market and Johnson for new park building —Delmar sees 25% mask wearing ratio, opts not to change speed limit —New benches will welcome visitors to Boyd July 16

—City seeks to cut cost estimates of community building, police garage —Holly Kitchell sworn in as council member —Jan Booth reaches 5,000 mask mark in contribution to pandemic _ght

July 9

—Imagine Downtown survey released, participation requested —Chippewa County starts COVID-19 dashboard —Summer library programs go online with Beanstack —Senior parade held for Stanley-Boyd graduates July 2

—Daniel Williams Ordained a Priest, Thanksgiving Mass held at St. Joseph’s —City Clerk resigns effective August 14 —School open set for August 20 with health measures in place —Courtesy Ford moving to Stanley Shopko Hometown building June 25

—Shopko building sale reportedly in the works —Dairy-To-Go event held at Chapman Park —Council approves new electrical service at campground June 18

—Thorp town board meets during tropical storm Cristobal —Wilson leads the way with mask requirement for meeting attendees June 11

—Boyd locks park bathrooms in line with county COVID measures —Police patrol city for weeds, Colburn sign takers risk prosecution —Cozy Country Cabin opens as furniture store at former club site June 4

—Forward Bank gives big to local causes with Orioles Give Back donation.

—Developer Seeks two parcels of land near ACE Ethanol; “Project Drew” shrouded in mystery —Boyd feed mill back in business, plans to rebuild in the fall May 28

—49 grads take the virtual stage at Stanley-Boyd —Milo Koenig Valedictorian, Alexis Dahl Salutatorian —Local author Betty Plombon releases real-life murder mystery book, “The Horror of 1888” May 21

—Bear wanders across south Fernwall Avenue in Town of Butler, unconcerned with human and vehicle presence —COVID-19 highlights internet speed divide as students are forced to rely on distance learning.

May 14

—Barby in as council president —1918 pandemic story runs, listing doctor’s warning against thinking whiskey could protect from pandemic _u —Local _rm donates Main Street banners to honor local grads as on-site graduation foregone

May 7

—Graduation speeches prerecorded this year, S-B Honors spring coaching contracts —S-B Board swears in new members, goes into overtime for April meeting —Hansen’s IGA offers curbside grocery service during COVID-19 restrictions —Boyd Ringelspiel cancelled due to pandemic concerns Apr. 30

—Boyd Feed Mill burn in early morning _re

—One vehicle rollover leaves one person dead, another badly injured —D. R. Moon Library offers curbside delivery to local book lovers Apr. 23

—Major summer events begin getting cancelled for COVID —School responds to extended stayat- home order Apr. 16

—Stanley polling place locked down while man arrested —Park deer endure snow in front page easter storm photo —Fitzsimmons, Hendrickson claim council seats Apr. 9

—The Rodney Ryba century farm is

destroyed by _re in Delmar

—Election is off, then back on: Supreme Court rejects Ever’s last-minute delay —Towns adjust to COVID-19 rules —S-B adapts to distance education reality as schools remain closed.

Apr. 2

—Health Dept. continues to try to curb virus but cases grow, virus in local area —Local grocery stores remain stocked as nation’s food distribution network put

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under stress —Haas heads ticket for local candidate races Mar. 26

—Land sale to Haltermans tabled as land sale —8th grader Vaughn Schneider nets second place tie at state spelling bee, nationals cancelled for pandemic in a _rst

since WWII —Woman charged in case involving threats via text message app that caused February school lockdown —City Hall drive-thru to stay open during anti-viral measures Mar. 19

—Toilet paper disappears from local, nationwide store shelves —Governor orders closing of schools in bid to halt COVID transmission —Library Director voted full-time as of April 1, plans later put on hold as pandemic forces adjustments Mar. 12

—City gets grant to replace Eighth Avenue bridge —Representative Jesse James comes to town, gets _rsthand look at local anti- drug efforts.

—Johnson dissents over drinking water concerns in rare ‘no’ vote on storage approval Mar. 5

—Henke resigns, endorses Seidl for School Board —Matt Miklasz returns to Faith Free after long hiatus —City told of reed bed, digester needs —School board approves pool repairs, modern alarm system Feb. 27

—Former gentleman’s club bought out to become furniture store —Man killed in early morning house _re on Third Avenue

—New community building design unveiled

Feb. 20

—Boyd to get linked in with new village website —City tables organizational study —Grace Nelson organizes birthday party for Girl Scouts Gold Award project Feb. 13

—S-B Board primary vote set for Tuesday —Stanley-Boyd wrestlers past and present honored at high school meet —Boyd Lions Club working hard for community Feb. 6

—S-B School working out details on pool repairs —Mayor says Zais has dropped all grievances against city —Korey Hagenson appointed as next Fire Chief of Stanley —Full day 4-K studied at school board meeting Jan. 30

—Former Boyd pastor Father Eugene Comiskey on list of credibly accused clergy —Stanley council considers selling land, police chief issues request on shoveling —Planners consider ideas to make Stanley more appealing Jan. 23

—City administrator plan on fast-track —Zais team proposes settlement

Jan. 16

—Haltermans propose land purchase to council for North Broadway property.

—Big spring election coming in city, school —Lawyers for Zais, city trade letters Jan. 9

—City of Stanley legal bill in Zais investigation exceeds $14,000 —Stanley Truck and Tractor Pull donates $2,000 to the Stanley Fire Department.

Jan. 2

—The Stanley-Boyd High School

Honor Roll is released for the _rst school

trimester.

—Stanley and Thorp United Methodist Churches gather for Christmas.

And last but not least, a vintage throwback—stay hopeful Stanley Country and beyond!

January 1, 2000, 12:01 a.m. midnight —After capturing both world-wide attention and anxiety for years, the much feared Y2K-event to be caused by machine with no true sentience but only programmed binary code, was decidedly anti-climactic, with ATMs continuing to spew reams of paper money and a fullscale Wall Street meltdown thankfully avoided. Prior to the big reveal though, Hollywood blockbusters predicting apocalyptic events and/or coastal eruptions, enriching movie studio executives for correctly guessing and then producing cinema to _t the public mood! Still to come:

Apocalypse Deux: the endless drive to make even more paper-based stove fuel off from cyclic mayhem.

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