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5:15 Bill Kallner talks as he works in his small shop kept warm this cool morning by the wood steamer. “I bend white ash, walnut, and cherry. All those seem to bend really nicely.” Pull ash strip out of steamer Credit Image Courtesy of Jim Skibo He works quickly, pulling the strips of white ash out of the steamer. He bends the strips into teardrop shapes as he has done thousands of times to form the frame of a fishing net. In seconds he clamps the ash strip in place on a decades-old form. He then puts it aside to cool and moves to the next strip. ....
5:05 Members of the Langlade County sled dog club meet on most Saturdays with dozens of yelping, tail-wagging dogs. They are practicing for competitive dog sled sprint races at the Crooker Hills sled dog trails, east of Antigo. For 4 to 12 miles, the dogs run as fast as they can. And these dogs can run fast. Club President, Jamie Perry, got hooked on the sport when she was just 14 and by the time she graduated from high school she had 21 sled dogs. Today she runs a kennel and travels each weekend to practice or race with her 12-year-old daughter, who also races. Perry’s kennel is unique in that they do race with Siberian Huskies. Perry explains that today’s sport is dominated by other breeds. ....