This isn’t the usual type of article I write for the Sawyer County Record, but I thought it was helpful to share an experience for anyone who’s a bit behind the smartphone curve – which means there are things we can do with our phones that we have no idea.
What happened was that on Wednesday, November 23, after a day of deer hunting, I decided to treat myself by going to the movies in Rice Lake, and then after watching the movie, I stopped at Aldi for some shopping, then I stopped at Kwik Trip to fill up on gas.
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