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Basketball legend Larry Bird once said “A winner is someone who recognizes their God-given talents, works their tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish their goals.” This quote easily describes Amery High School student Madelyn Granica.

This senior basketball player isn’t just accomplishing goals; she is crushing them and breaking school records along the way.

At the beginning of last Friday’s girl’s basketball game against the Osceola Chieftains, Granica was honored for recently breaking the school’s records of rebounds and scoring for the sport.

Granica’s achievements will now hang high on the gymnasium wall with other Warrior record holders. On Dec. 18, she became the program’s all-time leading rebounder in a 50-36 victory over Middle Border Conference Rival New Richmond.

This was a record previously held by 1996 graduate, Melanie Christenson. Next, on Jan. 4, Granica overtook the title of Amery girls’ basketball’s all-time leading scorer from 2009 graduate Taylor Luke and led her team to a 64-48

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Madelyn Granica credits her parents Carl and Heather for igniting her interest in sports at a young age.

victory over Somerset.

She started Friday evening with 1589 points and 828 rebounds. Granica played a tough game that night adding to her stats and adding another win, defeating the Chieftains 58-54.

“Breaking the scoring record was definitely a goal this year.

After last year I knew it was in reach, so it was something I strived for. The rebounds ended up being a nice surprise,” said

Granica. With 10 games left in the regular season she shared that her intentions for the remaining season include scoring in pressure situations and just keeping the team strong. She said, “We are going to go far.”

Her favorite part of the year so far has been the success of the team as a whole. “The games that have been close we have pulled off besides Prescott,” said

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Amery District Administrator James Kuchta and the Amery School District have reached an agreement of release and retirement, according to an announcement by the district following a closed session meeting Jan. 9.

Kuchta, who has been on paid leave since Nov. 9, will remain on the district payroll until June 30. According to Amery School Board President Chelsea Whitley, either side may nullify the Kuchta THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 33, 2222before it becomes agreement VOL. 131 NO. 19 www.moraminn.com $1.0018. official Jan. The release from the district said “We, the Amery School District Board of Education, have accepted the official retirement of Mr. Jim Kuchta from his position as district administrator effective June 30, 2019. Mr. Kuchta will be on a leave of absence until this date.

“We thank the employees and residents of our school district for their patience as this matter has been resolved. Please note that throughout this process the Amery Board of Education has been driven by a commitment to the due process rights under the law reserved for all Amery School District employees.

“The Board of Education values above all else the education of Amery’s students. Towards that end, it will always be the aim of

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Bowman Leather opening in Amery this spring

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Once the sold sign went up a few weeks ago in the former Ida Mae’s building on Amery’s Keller Avenue, rumors starting spreading like wild fire about businesses that could possi-

bly be calling the main street building home. It was recently announced that the space is the new home of Bowman Leather.

Owner Catherine Olsen shared that she and her husband Greg are very excited about their new adventure.

They previously had their leather

business in Ramsey Minnesota. When their shop flooded, they decided it was time to sell the home they had lived in for 24 years and make their Balsam Lake cabin their full time residence.

The couple started looking into retail spaces available in the area for their leather business and Catherine said,

Serving Polk County’s St. Croix Valley since 1897

“We just fell in love with the Ida Mae’s building.” They are currently working out of the garage of their Balsam Lake home and hope to have their space open in Amery the beginning of March as they are working on renovating the location and removing the

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Granica. The Warriors will face the Prescott Cardinals again during a Thursday, Jan. 17 home game.

Coach Gabe Brotzel said, “Madelyn’s accomplishments are well deserved. She is a hard working kid. In 10 years of being here, I have never seen a kid work harder on and

off the court.”

Granica has been playing basketball since the third grade. Granica shared, “I’d say my parents helped me become interested in sports because they played sports and got me started when I was young.” It is common to see Granica’s younger sister Drew on the court with her, while their parents Carl and

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Madelyn Granica was honored before the January 11 game for her accomplishment in breaking both the Amery girl’s basketball rebound and scoring records. She is shown with her father, Carl Granica and Coach Gabe Brotzel.

Heather, along with younger brother Reagan, cheer from the stands.

Granica keeps herself quite busy. Other Amery High School activities that she participates in include volleyball, softball, FCLA, STARS and national honors society.

Outside of school she enjoys drawing, painting, being outdoors and hanging out with friends.

Many of those friends include her teammates.

Granica said, “We are really close. With most of the people returning from last year, we know how to play basketball together. We hang around each other at school and on the weekends. We are really close.”

When she retires from Warriors basketball after this season, she shared that she is going to miss the competiveness on the court. She also said, “I am going to miss the excitement in the gym.” She has not yet made a decision on where she intends to go to college. She is currently considering UMD, Oshkosh and Viterbo. “I am getting there.

I am narrowing it, kind of,” shared Granica. She is definite in the fact that she would like to play basketball for whichever school she chooses

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Madelyn Granica Guards Osceola’s Mattea Johnson during Friday’s game.

Granica did her part in bringing home the Warrior’s eighth straight win that evening.

to further her education.

Granica shared the reason that she continues to put so much effort into everything she does saying, “I work hard on and off the court for every little girl who’s watching me, I want to show a good example.”

She is hoping that her perseverance pays off as she has

one more goal in which she is hoping to reach this season. With a sweet smile and a determined look in her eyes Granica said, “I want to beat Prescott.”

KUCHTA: Unsure of future plans, grateful for time in Amery FROM PAGE ONE

the Board to provide a place of employment where all staff of the Amery schools will be able to best provide a high-quality education to our

students.

“The Board of Education has appointed Amery High School Principal, Mr. Shawn Doerfler, as the interim district administrator.

“Respectfully submitted,

“The Amery School District Board of Education” According to the Department of Public Instruction’s (DPI) website, Kuchta, hired in 2015, is paid a salary of $145,500 and a benefits pack-

age of $58,957.

Kuchta says he is undecided as to his future plans. “I don’t know what the future holds, but I do know who holds the future,” Kuchta said.

“I love the community, love

the school district including the families I’ve met and the outstanding staff. No matter what the future holds, I will always have fond memories of Amery,” he said.

STORE : Business does restoration, will have retail store as well FROM PAGE ONE

kitchen items that currently exist.

The business will provide on-site and in-shop repairs to leather, vinyl, and fabric. Catherine shared that they love bringing antiques back to life. The business’s website shares their company is the place, “to have your quality piece returned to its former prestige or rejuvenate for a whole new look.”

They can offer solutions for auto, marine, aviation, and furniture fi xes. Catherine said, “We can restore just about anything leather

and we love a challenge.” Sharing that Greg is a Color Technologist who can match any color, “He has yet to be stumped,” she said.

The store will feature retail space in the front where purses, wallets and other items made from repurposed leather would be available for purchase. Catherine said she enjoys creating unique items, “Everything is truly one of a kind.”

She is hoping that other creative minds may want to showcase their items at the store too. They are going to offer rental space for other crafters. Another

feature that the building will offer is a large, welllit crafting table that can be used to work on projects or for crafters to teach to others.

Tentatively, the store is set to be open Wednesdays-Saturdays, which will leave Catherine time to go to people’s homes to look at projects as well.

They are excited to get settled in Amery and think that it seems like a great community. Too learn more about their business or to contact Catherine, visit their Facebook page https:// www.facebook.com/ bowmanleather.

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No injuries when truck goes through ice A truck with one passenger fell through the ice in the narrows between Lakes Wapogasset and Bear Trap on Monday evening. The passenger got out safely. On Lake Wapogasset & Bear Trap Improvement Association’s Facebook page they are advising the public to avoid this area stating, “The narrows always has thin ice and is never passable.”

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Amery Hospital welcomes first baby of the new year The first baby born in 2019 at Amery Hospital was Adeline Emma Buhr. She arrived on January 4, 2019 at 8:42 a.m., weighing 8 lbs. 3 oz. and measuring 20” long. She is the daughter of Jill and Josh Buhr of Clear Lake. Adeline is pictured with her parents and siblings: Olivia, Eli and Wyatt.

JANUARY 17 Historical Society Program Planning Meeting On January 17, the Amery Area Historical Society will hold a program planning meeting at 1 p.m., followed by a Board Meeting at 2 p.m., and it’s monthly membership meeting beginning at 3 p.m. Guests are always welcome to attend all meetings.

The Historical Society’s room is located in the lower level of the Amery Area Public Library.

Season Preview Show The Amery Arts Alliance will be hosting a Season Preview Show at the Amery Classic Theatre on Thursday, January 17 at 7 p.m. “The Ricks”, Rick Lombardo and Rick Gates, will provided music. Free admission.

JANUARY 25 McHugh Family Benefit There will be a benefit for the McHugh Family Friday, January 25 at the Clear Lake High School. The Clear Lake Girls Basketball Team plays vs. Clayton that night with JV at 5:45 p.m. and Varsity at 7:15 p.m. There will be a free will offering for soup or chili, breadstick and cookie starting at 4 p.m. A bake sale will take place while supplies last. Tickets will be sold for a variety of prizes including Badger football tickets. Drawings and presentation of player pledges at halftime of varsity game.

JANUARY 26 STEAM Fair for Kids Explore about Science, Technology, Engineer, Art, and Math (STEAM) programs for kids and family on Saturday, January 26, 2019 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Cool Creator Club, 127 Keller Ave. N., Amery. Free and open to the public.

Candlelight Ski on the Stower Enjoy 2 miles (4 miles round trip) of luminaries lighting the way from Soo Line Park

west to Cty. Rd. C on Saturday, January 26.

Ski, snowshoe or hike from 5-7:30 p.m., and fat bake from 6:30-9 p.m.

Free snowshoes will be available for kids and adults to use on a first come, first serve basis. Enjoy a free and delicious PowerUp treat and hot cider.

There are no entry fees but a 2019 Wisconsin State Trail Pass is required to bike or cross-country ski for ages 16 and up; passes will be available and are valid for the calendar year on all state trails.

Questions? Call 715-268-0290.

JANUARY 27 St. Joseph 55th Annual Ice Fishing Contest St. Joseph Catholic Church will host its 55th Annual Ice Fishing Contest Sunday, January 27, 2019 on North Twin Lake. Fishing is from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. with Weigh-in starting at 7 a.m. Door Prize pickup by 12 p.m. Ice Raffle Drawing at 12:30 p.m. and 50-50 Raffle on the ice.

Tickets include a chicken dinner (11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the church) until sold out and are available at Anchor Point Archery, Amery Country Store, St. Joseph Catholic Church and on the ice at North Twin Lake the day of the contest.

FEBRUARY 2 Historical Society Open House The Amery Area Historical Society (AAHS) invites you to an Open House from 10-Noon on February 2, 2019. Individuals and families are welcome to view artifacts, photographs, and historical books and publications from Amery’s past. This is a great time to bring in items you would like to donate!

Mark your calendars for future open houses to be held the first Saturday of each month! The Historical Society’s room is located in the lower level of the Amery Area Public Library.

Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser The Village of Clayton Parks and Rec

Committee will have a Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser on Saturday, February 2 at 4:30 p.m. at the 7 Brothers Bar & Grill in Clayton.

There will be door prizes, a silent auction, meat raffle and more. Free will donation.

All funds to go towards Village of Clayton Parks and Rec park improvement projects.

ONGOING Ruby’s Pantry Held the 2nd Saturday of each month at the Congregational Church in Amery.

Doors open at 7:30, food distribution from 9-10:30.

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St. Croix Valley Spinners and Fiber Arts Guild Meet the third Wednesday of each month from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., often at the Amery Library. We spin, knit, weave, anything fiber arts related, and we welcome new members.

For more information call Julie 715-2687546 or Karen 715-268-6955.

Pickleball - Open Gym Wednesdays from 6-8 p.m. at the Amery High School. Closed November 21, December 26 and March 13).

Rumble Tumble Open Gym Tuesdays November through March from 11-11:45 a.m. at the Amery Intermediate School. Closed December 25, January 1, and March 12.

Open Gym for Families Sundays November 18, December 2 and 16, January 6 and 20, February 3 and 17 and March 3 from 1:30-3:30 p.m. at the Amery Intermediate School.

Basketball Open Gym for Youth and Families Sundays until March 10 from 1:30-3:30 p.m. at the Amery Middle School. For boys and girls ages 4-12–younger when accompanied by parents.

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BY TOM STANGL FROM THE PUBLISHER’S DESK

Nestled in the news headlines last week was an item about a report issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on the birth rate in the United States.

There were 3,853,472 births in the U.S. in 2017 — down 2 percent from 2016 and the lowest number in 30 years.

The general fertility rate sank to a record low of 60.2 births per 1,000 women between the ages of 15 and 44 — a 3 percent drop Publisher from 2016, the CDC said in its tally of provisional data for the Tom Stangl year.

The results put the U.S. further away from a viable replacement rate – the standard for a generation being able to replicate its numbers.

The birth rate has been below the replacement rate for nearly every year since 1971. This isn’t news to anyone who has been paying attention to what has been going on in our society. The “Baby Boomers,” born after World War II and into the early 1960s, have had fewer children than their parents and some people are waiting longer to have their families.

Institutions like the workforce and social programs, like Social Security, will soon be feeling the pinch of fewer working age adults. Help wanted signs are everywhere as the boomers begin to retire in numbers that cannot be easily absorbed.

While technological gains have eliminated some jobs from the workforce, a skills gap continues to develop. Careers commonly known as “the trades” – welding, plumbing, carpentry – are desperately looking for persons to fill jobs.

A dated, negative connotation for these jobs has kept some parents from accepting that their children can have good paying careers in these fields. There has been some positive movement in recent years to dispel these stereotypes.

Social Security is a different issue. Boomers have paid in to the system, which has been used as a piggy bank by the federal government for decades and have seen the retirement age moved back. Younger workers will be paying their taxes to support these retirees in hopes that something will change by the time they reach retirement age.

Nearly every industrial nation is facing the same issues, even though the world population continues to grow. Immigration is seen by some as a way to help bridge the gap.

When discussing immigration, it is important to have some historical perspective. With very few exceptions, we have all descended from immigrants. Nearly every ethnic group met challenges, fear and harassment when they arrived. We hate and fear what we do not understand, it is human nature. It is especially challenging when people don’t look like us and speak a different language. Eventually, the melting pot that is America embraced and absorbed these newcomers.

If we are going to meet our need for workers and taxpayers, we will need to welcome immigrants. These immigrants will need to enter the country legally and assimilate into our society. It won’t be easy, but it is essential to our nation. By welcoming people who want a better life, we can improve our own. It’s what we do in America.

As always, I welcome your comments. You can reach me by email at tstangl@theameryfreepress.com, telephone 715-268-8101 or write me at P.O. Box 424, Amery, WI, 54001.

Thanks for reading; I’ll keep in touch. Feel free to do the same.

I wish I would have known then…

BY APRIL ZIEMER EDITOR@THEAMERYFREEPRESS.COM

We recently finished up a celebration spree at our home. Three out of our four children have their birthdays within the 17 days that follow Christmas.

I was thinking about the gift that I wish I could give to my children.

The gift I would like to give them is some parental words of wisdom.

I suppose this gift would be espeEditor cially appropriate for our oldest that April Ziemer just turned 15. I could share the following thoughts with her now, but why on earth would she listen?

So maybe I will write it in this column, stick it away and wrap it up for her 30th birthday. At that time, I may stand a chance of the two of us sitting down together and discussing these thoughts over a cup of coffee.

I believe that 15 is a craptastic year. You are stuck in the middle of your teenage years. Too old to be childlike and too young to feel like adulthood is within reach.

It is a physically awkward age that many times is plagued with braces and acne. It would be hypocritical for me to say that my daughter should feel beautiful enough to roll out of bed and march through those high school doors like it is nobody’s business.

What I do hope for her is that some current trend will help her feel comfortable in her skin. My old friends Aquanet and blue eyeliner gave me just enough self-confidence to climb on that school bus each morning. The key is to not be using the same products years later.

Fifteen is also an emotionally awkward time. I think it is a pretty common time to have your heart broken. There are a handful of couples that are High School sweethearts whose puppy love grew into a lifelong connection and that is a beautiful thing. It is also an uncommon thing. That first real taste of teenage heartbreak sucks. It is not a pain that easily disappears. I wish I could tell my daughter that a handful of years from now she wouldn’t recognize him if he passed her on the street, but that would most likely be a lie. The truth is that someday she may hear “their song” on an oldies station and it will make her feel nauseas. When her 30-year-old self sees him at Walmart, it is a toss up whether she hides two aisles away or passes by with a smile and nod.

Either way, she will message her high school best friend to say he looked awful.

Speaking of friends, they may come and go during the next few years. My wish is that you find one good companion to trudge through these tough years with. After high school, you and that companion may grow apart for a while in

adulthood. Hopefully the connections that you share from current teenage angst will be something that eventually you can reminisce about later in life together.

Along with friends, there will be enemies. Guess what? Someday you might actually find that person is not so bad after all. I would actually suggest you think about this before your high school years are finished. I am not saying that you should go to great lengths to conform to something that connects you to this person. Just keep an open mind. You will see that someone you thought was rude and insensitive in high school is still the spokesperson for Jerks-RUs in later years as well, but not always.

Take a deep breath. There is a lot of junk to wade through now, but some pretty cool times too.

You will see someday that sometimes your dad and I were right, but not always. Waiting 15 more years to give you this letter gives me more time to be able to verbally admit that there were times that you actually knew what you were doing. After all, we are trying to raise you to be just a little bit smarter than we ever were.

I enjoy sharing my thoughts with you, and look forward to readers sharing their thoughts in return.

Feel free to email me at editor@ theameryfreepress.com, write me at P.O. Box 424, Amery WI. 54001 or I can be reached by phone at 715268-8101

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Assembly Republicans increase staff, despite losing seat

BY WISPOLITICS.COM THE CAPITOL REPORT

While new Gov. Tony Evers is calling for bipartisanship, leaders in the GOP-controlled state Assembly are fighting over office space and staff.

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, who has said he wanted to staff up with Evers taking over the East Wing, has added seven positions to his office.

He did so by pulling in positions from the chief clerk and sergeant at arms’ offices.

Vos has used the new positions to hire three former staffers in Gov. Scott Walker’s administration. What’s more, numbers Minority Leader Gordon Hintz obtained from the clerk’s office and shared with WisPolitics.com show Vos also gave his chief of staff a more than 20 percent raise.

Hintz has been critical of Vos over four of his Democratic members sharing two offices this session, compared to two sharing one in 2017-18, even as Republicans lost a seat in the November elections. He also questioned why Vos was hiring more staff on top of that.

But Vos countered his office will still have the same number of positions it did before.

“Now we’re just going to have them more accurately reflect what they’re really doing and who they’re working for as opposed to this construct where they’re on the chief clerk’s roster but they really work every day in this office or Gordon Hintz’s,” Vos told WisPolitics.com on Jan. 9.

Of the seven new staff positions, two were housed in the chief clerk’s office last session, even though they were already under Vos’ direction, while the other five were vacant.

The speaker also has a computer specialist who remains in the clerk’s office but works under his direction.

Altogether, it’s 14 staffers, compared to five approved for the minority leader, not counting a computer specialist in the clerk’s office who works under Hintz’s direction.

Vos has used the new positions to hire: former state Rep. Joe Handrick, who served as consultant to Republicans as they redrew legislative lines in 2011; Heather Smith, whose

experience includes serving as Walker’s Medicaid director; and Evan Bradtke, who worked as a senior policy adviser.

Smith is classified as an administrative officer, a designation often used for legislative chiefs of staff. That position comes with a maximum salary of $104,316, which is what Smith is being paid, according to the numbers from Hintz’s office. Meanwhile, Vos created a speaker’s chief of staff designation that comes with a maximum salary of $126,720.

Vos chief of staff Jenny Toftness is currently at $123,432.

Vos said Toftness’ salary is now more in line with what the governor’s chief of staff makes.

Altogether, Vos’ office payroll is now more than $800,000 even with the two positions left to fill. That works out to an average salary of $73,149.

“The Republican caucus is smaller. Yet they continue to take more offices,” Hintz said.

“They have one less member.

Yet they have more staff.”

Assembly Republicans came into the session with a 63-36 majority, though the seat of Kenosha Democrat Peter

Barca is now vacant after he resigned to join the Evers administration.

Vos also rebuffed concerns he’s consolidating staff in his office to create a shadow caucus in an effort to counterbalance the Evers administration, noting the governor gets more than 250 direct appointments, while Vos is filling five vacant positions.

“I don’t really think that’s an accurate comparison,” he said.

The overall Assembly GOP payroll is $6.8 million with an average salary of $52,434, compared to $2.8 million for Dems with an average of $43,809, according to the Hintz numbers.

Hintz called the office situation an “abuse of power.”

Twice as many Assembly Democrats are currently slated to share Capitol offices in the upcoming session even though Republicans have one less member than in 2017-18.

Incoming Democratic Reps.

Jodi Emerson, of Eau Claire, and Staush Gruszynski, of Green Bay, will be in 15 West.

Meanwhile, freshman Milwaukee Democrats Marisabel Cabrera and Kalan Haywood

will share 16 West.

But Kit Beyer, a spokeswoman for Vos, said Democrats were given alternatives that included putting members in an office now used by the Democratic caucus graphic designer and space formerly known as the speaker’s annex.

Hintz’s office said it didn’t consider it the speaker’s prerogative to offer the graphic designer’s office since it already houses an Assembly Democratic staffer.

“The Assembly Democrats were offered a number of options and had they made use of them, they would not have to have anyone sharing offices,” Beyer said.

The Capitol Report is written by editorial staff at WisPolitics.com, a nonpartisan, Madison-based news service that specializes in coverage of government and politics, and is distributed for publication by members of the Wisconsin Newspaper Association.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Appreciates mentor program from Kinship To the editor: This month is National Mentoring Month and as such, I want to acknowledge Kinship of Polk County- a mentoring program right here in our neck of the woods. Kinship provides mentoring support to over 300 young people every year through their school-based and communitybased programs. As the Elementary School Counselor in Osceola, I have the opportunity to watch relationships develop and grow right here in our school. Every week, 11 adult mentors and 26 high school mentors come into our Elementary and Intermediate Schools, respectively, to provide support and friendship to our younger students.

Gotta love those democrats!

“Yay, it’s Thursday” is the cheerful chatter I hear from a select group of students when that special day of the week comes - that is Kinship day! Kinship has been a true blessing for some of our students. A typical Kinship morning from the moment those mentors walk in the door and connect with their special student consists of laughter, sharing stories, reading stories as well as playing games and making crafts. The Osceola School District values the partnership with the Kinship program.

We are lucky to have such a beneficial program in our County! The support from these mentors is just something that many don’t get to see or hear about often. School is a place of structure and safety for

many students. Students feel even more connected to the positive learning environment when they get to spend time with their mentor. It is easy to value a program that promotes positive personal development, decrease stressors, improves self- esteem and fosters caring friendships that ultimately improves school success. Nothing compares to the smiles on the faces of our students and that is largely due to the impact of the Kinship program!

On behalf of our students and school, we appreciate our student’s mentors and the support the Kinship program provides.

Kristin Boileau Osceola Elementary School Counselor

To the editor: In the name of transparency, Nancy Pelosi just introduced a new bill requiring our President and VP to release their tax returns. The bill also includes anyone running for that office in the future. The transparency talking point is something Pelosi reiterated recently on MSNBC. Here is the good part. She included an exemption in the bill for (all of) congress. There has always been question as to how people who serve in congress, even a few terms, inevitably end up millionaires when the pay they receive during that time would indicate otherwise.

Not surprisingly, Nancy Pelosi has refused to release her own tax returns.

God help us. I don’t think we will ever get the swap drained without it!

Thomas Wulf New Richmond, WI

What a Changing Climate Means for Government

BY LEE H. HAMILTON COMMENTS ON CONGRESS

Looking back at 2018’s weather-related news, it seems clear that this was the year climate change became unavoidable.

I don’t mean that the fires in California or coastal flooding in the Carolinas were new evidence of climate change.

Rather, they shifted the national mindset. They made climate change a political issue that cannot be avoided.

The Earth’s climate changes all the time. But what we’re seeing today is different: the increasing frequency and severity of extreme weather.

The global impact of human activity — specifically, the burning of hydrocarbons — is shuffling the deck. And we’re only beginning to grasp the impact on our political and economic systems.

Warmer overall temperatures, for instance, have lengthened the growing season, but also worsened plant diseases and harmed insects vital to agriculture. There will be more droughts and more heat waves, and the human cost and strain on public resources will be extensive.

The rise in sea levels will be even more disruptive. Sea levels have been increasing

since we began burning fossil fuels in the 1880s, but the rise is occurring at a faster rate now, posing a threat to densely populated coastal areas.

I’m not mentioning all this to be alarmist. My point is that dealing with climate change constitutes a huge, looming challenge to government.

Americans are fairly divided in their beliefs about climate change and policy makers struggle to come up with politically viable approaches.

The problem is that unless we get real, the changing climate will dramatically affect our way of life. In response to inaction in Congress and the

administration, some states have taken important steps to address climate change, even though it’s best dealt with on the federal level.

Still, newer members of Congress appear to have more of an interest in addressing climate change than older, senior members. And the issue holds particular resonance for younger millennial voters, whose political influence will only grow over coming elections.

Only recently have thoughtful politicians I talk to begun to ask whether the political system can deal with the challenges posed by climate change

before its impact becomes unstoppable. The one thing we agree on is that climate change and how to deal with it will place real stress on the system in the years ahead.

Lee Hamilton is a Senior Advisor for the Indiana University Center on Representative Government; a Distinguished Scholar of the IU Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies; and a Professor of Practice, IU School of Public and Environmental Affairs. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for 34 years.

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Wisconsin kidnapping, killing suspect lived under the radar

BY STEVE KARNOWSKI AND TODD RICHMOND ASSOCIATED PRESS

GORDON, Wis. (AP) — The man suspected of kidnapping a Wisconsin teenager and killing her parents with a shotgun nearly three months ago appears to have led an unremarkable existence until Patterson that fateful night, blending into the state’s vast northwestern forests.

Jake Thomas Patterson grew up in Gordon, a sprawling township of 645 people tucked into the snowy evergreen forests about 35 miles south of Lake Superior. It’s wild country; roadside signs admonish motorists to share the pavement with ATVs. The few neighbors who know Patterson’s family say he grew up in a cabin in a remote development that’s a mix of seasonal and yearround homes about 10 miles outside Gordon proper. Patterson’s high school teachers barely remember the now 21-year-old man who graduated only three years ago, and say they didn’t realize he still lived in the area.

Jayme Closs, 13, has told authorities since her escape on Thursday that she was held captive at that same remote woodland cabin after her abduction in October from her family home in Barron.

Authorities believe Patterson went to the Closs home intending to kidnap Jayme. But they haven’t been able to find any connection between him and the Closs family. The girl’s grandfather, Robert Naiberg, insisted Saturday that none of them know him, raising questions about how

Patterson became aware of Jayme. Investigators say they’ve found no evidence of any online conversations between the two.

Patterson’s parents divorced in 2008, according to online court records. Neighbor Daphne Ronning told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that the parents moved away but that Patterson and his older brother, Erik, continued to stay in the cabin. She said she and her husband once caught them siphoning gas. Another neighbor, Patricia Osborne, told the Minneapolis Star Tribune that the brothers often got into trouble. She said they stole things and spent time in foster care.

The development was sealed off by police Saturday, preventing reporters from knocking on neighbors’ doors. No telephone listing could be found for Ronning, and Osborne declined to comment before hanging up.

Patterson graduated in 2015 from Northwood High School in nearby Minong, a single building that houses pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. He was a member of the school’s quiz bowl team, competing against other schools in tests of knowledge. The Journal Sentinel reported Saturday that he wrote in a school yearbook about his plan to join the U.S. Marine Corps following graduation, but The Associated Press has been unable to confirm if he followed through.

Northwood Superintendent Jean Serum called Patterson a “quiet, good student who had wonderful friends and a supportive class,” but said she had no real memories of him. Kristin Kasinskas, one of the neighbors who took Jayme in after her escape last week, told The Associated Press that she was Patterson’s middle school science

teacher. She said she didn’t really remember anything about him except that he was quiet.

He worked for a day in 2016 for the Jennie-O turkey plant in Barron before he quit, saying he was moving out of the area, according to Jennie-O President Steve Lykken. It’s unknown what he has done for a living since then. Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald said he was unemployed when officers arrested him.

The suspect has no apparent online presence. It appears he has been living in the family cabin; property records indicate his father still owned the place in October. But he has kept a low profile. Kasinskas told The Star Tribune that she didn’t even realize he was her neighbor.

Patterson has no criminal history in Wisconsin but his brother has had multiple run-ins with the law, including convictions for marijuana possession, bail jumping and sexual assault, online court records show. Fitzgerald hasn’t said whether Jayme was sexually assaulted but said Saturday that investigators believe Jake Patterson acted alone.

Despite Erik Patterson’s criminal record, few across the township seem to have heard of his family. James Kuffel, the township’s lone constable, said he knows almost everyone in the area but has never encountered the Pattersons.

One of the businesses closest to the development is J&K’s Halfway House Bar and Grille. Owner Karen Beeler said she’s run the place for 22 years and had never heard of the family before Jake Patterson was arrested.

“I have no clue who they are,” she said.

County seeks help on hit and run cold case In a joint release issued on Friday January 11, the Polk County Sheriff’s Department and the St. Criox Tribal Police Department asked for the public’s help finding information about an unsolved incident that occurred five years ago.

The release read, “Five years ago today, the Polk Co Sheriff’s Office and the St. Croix Tribal Police Department responded to a hit-and-run double fatality on County Highway E in the Round Lake Community. Richard Cobenais and Benjamin Juarez were pedestrians in the roadway when a southbound pickup struck and killed them.

The suspect fled from the scene

and has not been identified. The suspect’s vehicle is believed to be a dark colored Ford F-150 between the years of 1997 and 2003. This case is still a priority and we hope to bring this tragic event to a conclusion.

We are asking anyone who may have information about this incident to contact either the Polk Co Sheriff’s office or the St. Croix Tribal Police Department. We want to bring the driver to justice and provide closure for our community.”

Anyone with information can call the Polk County Sherriff’s Department at (715) 485-8350 or the St. Croix Tribal Police Department at 715-349-8638.

Polk County arrest report Anthony Martin Klegin, 42, Amery, was arrested January 6 for domestic battery and domestic disorderly conduct.

Steven D. Schell II, 44, Amery, was arrested January 5 for substantial battery.

Katrina R. Leoso, 36, Luck, was arrested December 31 for battery and damage to property.

Thomas Gerald Taylor, 52, Luck, was arrested January 2 for disorderly conduct, battery and resisting arrest.

Vanessa M. Mosay, 33, Luck, was arrested January 2 for burglary, substantial battery, damage to property and possession of THC. Timothy J. McQuaid, 30, Amery, was arrested December 31 for possession of methamphetamine and possession of methamphetamine paraphernalia.

Michelle Louise Mosay, 30, Luck, was arrested January 2 for burglary, substantial battery and damage to property.

Stephen Howard Aherns, 40, Frederic, was arrested January 1 for battery and disorderly

conduct.

Matthew Richard Nolan, 29, Clayton, was arrested January 3 for OWI (2nd) and obstruction.

Danielle T. Steele, 26, St. Paul, MN, was arrested January 1 for OWI (2nd).

Martin Joseph Brooks, 44, Clayton, was arrested January 1 for OWI (3rd) and PAC (3rd).

Samantha L. Hart, 29, Luck, was arrested January 6 for a failure to appear warrant.

Dennis William Robinson, 28, Clear Lake, was arrested January 6 for a probation hold.

Mitchel Charles Potvin, 26, Balsam Lake, was arrested January 1 for an out of county warrant.

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Amery Area Municipal Court proceedings Amery Area Municipal Court was held in Amery on Wednesday, January 9, 2019.

The following cases were heard:

CITY OF AMERY: Scott B. Bauer, 34, Amery, operating motor vehicle without insurance, $124.

Markeith Branch, 38, St. Paul, MN, operating motor vehicle without insurance, $124.

Vincent L. Cade Jr., 20, Amery, possession of a controlled substance, $376.

17 year old, Amery, non-reg-

istration of auto, $98.80.

Cody R. Gruel, 28, Osceola, exceeding speed zones (11-15 mph), $98.80.

Jacob M. Leintz, 26, Star Prairie, failure to equip vehicle with parking brake, $98.80; operating motor vehicle without insurance, $124.

Anthony B. McCarty, 23, Amery, resisting or obstructing an officer, $691.

Shanon M. Peck, 37, Amery, possession of a controlled substance, $376.

Ryan M. Wilson, 36, Amery, exceeding speed zones (11-15 mph), $98.80.

Ricky A. Wirth, 61, Clayton, operating without required lamps lighted, $86.20.

VILLAGE OF Clear Lake: Bradley R. Applebee, 32, Douglas, WY, exceeding speed zones (16-19 mph), $124.

Darcy A. Drost, 21, Rice Lake, failure to stop at stop sign, $98.80.

Daniell E. Green, 28, Hayward, exceeding speed zones (11-15 mph), $98.80.

Matthew N. Jackson, 40, St. Paul, MN, exceeding speed zones (11-15 mph), $98.80.

Lisa M. Kipp, 37, Birchwood,

exceeding speed zones (11-15 mph), $98.80.

Chelsey A. Knapp, 23, Clayton, failure to apply/duplicate address change, $86.20.

Amanda A. Schaffer, 33, Sarona, exceeding speed zones (16-19 mph), $124.

Richard L. Schmidt, 39, Newport, MN, exceeding speed zones (11-15 mph), $98.80.

Susanne R. Storck, 49, Manhattan Beach, CA, exceeding speed zones (16-19 mph), $124.

Alfred W. Whyte, 63, Emerald, operating while revoked (forfeiture), $124.

JUVENILES: City of Amery 12 year old, Amery, disorderly conduct on school property, $187.

PLEAs of Not Guilty were entered by the following: Stephen H. Brown, speeding (16-19 mph over).

Jennifer J. Christensen, speeding (16-19 mph over).

Matthew C. Lein, speeding (11-15 over).

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ralysis, has told Polk County “March of Dimes” workers that there is a good chance the county’s second graders may be included in the program.

The county’s high rate of polio incidence, as evidenced by last summer’s epidemic and the large number of cases in past years places it high among the counties to be selected for the project. The probability of Polk County being included, he said, is strong.

Polk County Teacher Arrested Miss May Gallagher, schoolteacher of East Farmington, Wis., wanted by Minnesota federal authorities for writing obscene literature and sending them through the mails, was arrested Friday by William R. Chellis, U. S. Marshall.

She was taken before the court at Superior and released on $1,000 bonds.

Still At Large

Coffee Cup Cost Climbs

No information has been received and no further developments have appeared toward the apprehension of the fake, “Dr. Frank” who eloped with a little girl from Wolf Creek some time ago.

The couple is supposed to be in Mexico.

Scandinavian “gasoline” took a jump in price in Amery Monday morning.

Amery café owners, en masse, announced Monday morning to their trade that hereafter a cup of coffee is going to cost the sum of 10¢.

There action was prompted by the recent price hikes in the per pound price of coffee on the grocer shelves.

Café operators in proclaiming the price jump emphasized the fact that most communities have been in the 10¢ bracket for several years. An attempt to raise the java take was made here several years ago but the cooperation among all cafes was lacking.

The daily newspapers recently carried a story about 15¢ coffee in Washington, D. C., so local patrons can probably be thankful that they are not residing in the nation’s capital.

Wisconsin Will Renumber All Trunk Highways Immediately following a conference of the special legislative committee, appointed to select 2,500 additional miles to the state trunk highways, division commission to determine finally what roads are to be added, highway experts will begin work on the enormous task of renumbering all of Wisconsin’s trunk highway system.

Almost every trunk Yesterday’s highway in News the state will have to be Diane Stangl renumbered to conform with the additions made by the special legislative committee.

Wherever it is possible highway experts will plot routes direct from important centers. It will make main routes easier to follow, for it will not be necessary to switch off from one highway to the next on a long journey. Motorists will be able to enter the state on one highway and follow that clear through the state or to their destination.

We are informed the Amery’s No. 46 will be changed to some other number and that the new highway through Clear Lake will be No. 46 under the revised numbering.

80 Years Ago January 19, 1939 Crime Does Not Pay For Local Youngsters The petty crime career of a group of local boys, was cut short this week with their apprehension by Chief of Police Carl Burman.

At the same time Chief Burman issued a statement: “These boys have stolen goods and have sold them to individual businessmen here.

This is a poor practice on the part of local men to buy goods from boys when they don’t know where the articles came from. Those men are liable to charges of receiving stolen

Apple River Park School Al Johnson of Amery brought in this photo of himself and classmates from the Apple River Park School located on County Road E. The photo was taken in 1947. Does anyone recognize any of the other little students?

property.”

Scores of empty grain sacks were stolen from Route’s Feed Mill during the past few months, and in turn sold for three cents each. The boys also broke into the junior high school and took money and milk bottles, and sold the milk bottles.

They also stole small things out of the Johnson Drug Store and out of the Burman Hardware.

One chicken was stolen from a crate, which was in the Hector car next to the Dehler Market. The chicken was sold to a local man, the boys declare, but an employee of the local man thus far denies it.

Three penny, peanut machines were stolen from the Route mill. The pennies were extracted from the machines, which had been broken open, and the machines were thrown into the river where it is not frozen over near the Northern Supply Co. Chief Burman caught the youngsters by a “stab in the dark.” He suspected one boy and interviewed him in Principal Daryl Lien’s office in the high school. Soon the boy confessed and Chief Burman soon learned the other names and the long list of crimes.

It is expected that the boys will have a hearing the latter part of this week. Officers expressed the opinion that the boys would be given a term in the reformatory and then sentence suspended and the boys put on probation, so that they would not have to go to jail.

Principal Lien said in a statement Wednesday that he believed the boys had been put on the right track in life, but he warned parents that their children should be off the streets at 9 o’clock at night. No school boy or girl should be hanging around town in the evening, he said.

75 Years Ago January 20, 1944 New Hairdo Much in Demand for Students A fad that has reached the gigantic proportions of a tidal

wave is sweeping over the heads of the male students of AHS. It seems that a “heinie” haircut with variations (some with less and some with more or less) is the order of the day and all the lovely locks that have bee nourished and cultivated (not liberally) are being disposed of on the floor of the barbershops here.

It all began with the basketball team deeming it a necessity and has been going ever since. Could it be that a young man with lots of wavy, long hair was declared unfair competition?

Barnyard Frolic Basket Social Something new, yet very old, will be the order of the day when the Amery Youth Club takes over the high school auditorium this coming Friday night for a basket social barnyard frolic.

A popular form of entertainment in bygone days, the basket social will mean that the younger generation will be reverting to the “good old days” for the evening’s fun.

Should anyone not know what a basket social is, all girls must bring a basket of food – from there on you’ll learn fast.

The barnyard frolic part of the fun will find Dana Yelle and his orchestra furnishing the music for dancing and a Barber Shop Quartet making with the melody and picturesque customs and facial adornments of by-gone days.

Boys are asked to wear overalls and the girls, cotton dresses and hair ribbons for the party, which will start at 9:30 in ye old hay loft – the high school auditorium.

Army Holds Tour of Ration Factory Because of the need for additional help and to acquaint people better with the circumstances concerning the manufacture Army Ration K, the Army Quartermaster Corps conducted a tour of the New Richmond plant operated by Doughboy Mills, Inc. As was pointed out, Ration K is the “foxhole” ration - the

ration that is used in the very front line of operation. It consists of breakfast, dinner and supper with the following in each: Breakfast: 2 packages of biscuits, 1 can ham and eggs, 1 envelope soluble coffee, 1 fruit bar, 4 lumps sugar, 1 package of four cigarettes, 1 piece of chewing gum.

Dinner: 2 packages of biscuits, 1 can cheese, 1 envelope lemonade or orange powder, 4 lumps sugar, 1 package of 4 cigarettes, book of 10 matches, package of candy, piece of chewing gum.

Supper: 2 packages of biscuits, can of meat, envelope bouillon powder, package of four cigarettes, chocolate bar, piece of gum, packet of toilet paper.

At the present production is about one-third of what it should be and when fully operated will turn out two cars a day. Women between the ages of 18-40 are sought with a bus leaving from the Amery Hotel at 5:45 each day.

65 Years Ago January 21, 1954 Polio Victory in Sight Dollars of Polk County’s citizenry are now being gathered to aid in one of the greatest fights against any disease that has ever been waged – polio.

And the dollars are doubly important in this campaign as 1954 is a decisive year, more than likely the year in which it will be proven that children can be inoculated against polio, just as they are now inoculated against small pox, whooping cough and diphtheria.

The new vaccine, which is thought to afford protection from polio, has been developed and tested on a small scale.

Now it is proposed to try it out on more than a million second graders in the nation.

Polk County’s second graders may be selected to participate in this grand climax in the search for a polio vaccine.

Norman Weaver, a Wisconsin representative of the National Foundation for Infantile Pa-

Recovered Chuck Halvorson is again driving his 1952 Buick after having been dispossessed by some yeggs down Durand way Monday evening.

Two cars were stolen at the Highway 10 Club three miles east of Durand Monday evening. They were found west of Mondovi Tuesday.

The other party’s car had been blasted with a shotgun and set afire. Chuck’s car had been ditched and partially stripped.

60 Years Ago January 15, 1959 Civil Defense Warning System When the WARNING sounds, it will be a steady siren blast from three to five minutes duration. This means ATTACK ALERT. All persons are to stay indoors and to tune their AM Radio to CONELRAD frequency 640 or 1240 for official directions.

One short blast for three minutes means ATTACK. When this is sounded, all persons are asked to take cover immediately in the best available shelter. If you are in a building and there is no prepared shelter, go into the basement or to an interior, first floor room. Stay until you get word to leave.

ALL CLEAR will be one short blast.

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Prayers answered: Closs appears after 88 days

BY APRIL ZIEMER EDITOR@THEAMERYFREEPRESS.COM

After three months the public can feel that hope and prayers have paid off. 13-yearold missing Barron girl, Jayme Closs has been reunited with her family.

“Jayme is the hero in this case, there’s no question about it,” Barron County Chris Fitzgerald said. “She’s the one that helped us break the case.”

In the end, it was Jayme herself who broke the case on Thursday January 10th.

She called out for help along a wooded road that afternoon near Gordon Wisconsin, about 70 miles from her home.

She received assistance from a passing stranger who was out walking a dog. The missing teen, whose smiling photo had appeared on signs, trucks, television and social media, had escaped from a captor who had been holding her for 88 days, according to authorities.

In a press conference held in Barron on Friday morning, officials announced that they were holding Gordon resident, Jake T. Patterson,

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Thirteen-year-old Jayme Closs was reunited with her aunt Jennifer Smith and dog on Friday afternoon. She is shown posing for a picture her aunt shared on the “Healing for Jayme Closs” Facebook page.

21, pending formal charges of kidnapping and murder.

Jayme had directed the authorities to him, they said, by

providing a description of his car. He was found in his car, apparently out searching for Jayme.

This provided relief and ended a mystery that had captivated the entire nation.

The incident began around 1 a.m. on Oct. 15, when police received a 911 call from Closs’s home. They found her parents, 56-year-old James Closs and 46-year-old Denise Closs, dead from gunshot wounds when they arrived four minutes later. They also found Jayme was missing.

An Amber Alert for her was issued that afternoon.

In the days that followed, around 2,000 volunteers took part in searching for Jayme.

Her name rose to the top of the FBI’s missing persons list, and authorities offered a $50,000 reward for information leading to her recovery.

The investigation has suggested that the suspect did not know any family members at the Closs home nor had he been in touch with them. According to authorities Patterson allegedly went there with the purpose of kidnapping the teen. Authorities said they believed Closs was Patterson’s “only target” and was taken against her will.

Additionally, authorities “Do not believe there was

a social media connection” between Closs and Patterson and are working to figure out “How he became aware of Jayme,” Fitzgerald said.

Authorities also believe Patterson took such measures as shaving his head beforehand to avoid leaving evidence at the scene. A shotgun was recovered from the home where Closs was believed to be held, according to Fitzgerald.

Patterson had no criminal record and graduated in 2015 from Northwood High School.

He was unemployed at the time of his arrest but worked one day in 2016 at the same Jennie-O turkey plant in Barron as Closs’s parents.

Jayme was held for observation at a hospital overnight on Thursday. By Friday afternoon, Closs was reunited with her aunt Jennifer Smith and the rest of her family.

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children said it was “overjoyed” that Closs was found alive.

“Jayme is an example of why we never lose hope and never stop searching,” the organization said on Facebook.

After Wisconsin girl’s safe return, question is: Why?

BY JEFF BAENEN AND GRETCHEN EHLKE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BARRON, Wis. (AP) — A 21-yearold man killed a Wisconsin couple in a scheme to kidnap their teenage daughter, then held the girl captive for nearly three months before she managed to escape and reach safety as he drove around looking for her, authorities said.

Jayme Closs, 13, was skinny, disheveled and wearing shoes too big for her when she approached a stranger and pleaded for help Thursday in the small, isolated north woods town of Gordon, where police said she was being held by Jake Thomas Patterson.

Within minutes, Patterson was pulled over and jailed on kidnapping and homicide charges for what authorities said was his meticulously planned shotgun attack at the girl’s home in October.

The news that Jayme was safe set off joy and relief 60 miles away in her hometown of Barron, population 3,300, ending an all-out search that gripped the state, with many people fearing the worst the longer she was missing.

“My legs started to shake. It was awesome. The stress, the relief — it was awesome,” Barron County Sheriff Fitzgerald said, describing the moment he learned Jayme had been found.

Jayme told one of the neighbors in Gordon who took her in that she had walked away from a cabin where she had been held captive.

“She said that this person’s name was Jake Patterson, `he killed my parents and took me,”’ said another neighbor, Kristin Kasinskas. “She did not talk about why or how. She said

she did not know him.”

The sheriff said investigators are trying to figure out what happened to Jayme during her captivity and why she was seized, and gave no details on how she escaped except to say Patterson was not home at the time. He said there is no evidence Patterson knew Jayme or her family or had been in contact with her on social media.

“I know all of you are searching for the answer why any of this happened,” Fitzgerald said.

“Believe me, so are we.”

The sheriff said that he did not know if Jayme had been physically abused but that she was hospitalized overnight for observation and released. InvesChris Fitzgerald tigators were Barron County Sheriff still interviewing her, and she was “doing as well as circumstances allow,” he said.

Kasinskas called 911 to report the girl had been found after another neighbor out walking her dog encountered Jayme and brought her to Kasinskas’ house. Patterson was apparently out looking for her when he was stopped by a sheriff’s deputy based on a description of his vehicle from Jayme, authorities said.

He was scheduled for an initial court appearance Monday. It was not immediately known whether the unemployed Patterson had an attorney.

Jayme’s grandfather, Robert Nai-

‘I know all of you are searching for the answer why any of this happened.

Believe me, so are we.’

berg, said he had been praying for months for the call he received about his granddaughter.

“I thought, `Good for her she escaped,”’ he said.

Jayme disappeared from her home near Barron after someone blasted their way in and shot her parents, James and Denise Closs, on Oct. 15.

The sheriff said investigators believe Patterson killed them in order to abduct the girl.

Patterson took such measures as shaving his head beforehand to avoid leaving evidence at the scene, the sheriff said. A shotgun was recovered from the home where Jayme was believed held, according to Fitzgerald.

Property records show that the cabin belonged to Patterson’s father at the time of Jayme’s disappearance.

Patterson worked for one day in 2016 at the same Jennie-O turkey plant in Barron as Jayme’s parents, Jennie-O Turkey Store President Steve Lykken said. Patterson quit, saying he was moving from the area, Lykken said.

But the sheriff said it did not appear Patterson interacted with the couple during his brief time there.

He had no criminal record, according to the sheriff. He graduated in 2015 from Northwood High School, where he was on the quiz bowl team and was a good student with a “great group of friends,” said District Superintendent Jean Serum.

Kasinskas said she taught Patterson science in middle school, but added: “I don’t really remember a ton about him.”

“He seemed like a quiet kid,” she said. “I don’t recall anything that would have explained this, by any means.”

The woman who first spotted Jayme

on Thursday, Jeanne Nutter, said she was walking her dog along a rural road when a girl called out to her, grabbed her and revealed her name.

“She just yelled, `Please help me! I don’t know where I am! I’m lost!”’ Nutter, a social worker who spent years working in child protection, told The Associated Press.

Nutter took her to the home of Peter and Kristin Kasinskas. Jayme was quiet, her emotions “pretty flat,” Peter Kasinskas said. From what she told them, they believed she was in Gordon, a logging town of about 650 people, for most of the time she was missing.

Over the past few months, detectives pursued thousands of tips, watched dozens of surveillance videos and conducted numerous searches for Jayme, including one that drew 2,000 volunteers but yielded no clues.

“It was only a few months ago that we as a community gathered to pray for Jayme’s safe return at Barron High School,” Barron County District Attorney Brian Wright said Friday.

“God has answered those prayers.”

In November, the sheriff said he kept similar cases in the back of his mind as he worked to find Jayme, including the abduction of Elizabeth Smart, who was 14 when she was taken from her Salt Lake City home in 2002. Smart was rescued nine months later after witnesses recognized her abductors on an “America’s Most Wanted” episode.

Smart said in a telephone interview that Jayme’s story is “why we can never give up hope on any missing child.”

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Criminal complaint provides some details of Closs ordeal

BY APRIL ZIEMER EDITOR@THEAMERYFREEPRESS.COM

Jake Patterson, 21, appeared via video in an orange jumpsuit from the county jail Monday afternoon in Barron County Circuit Court on charges of 1st Degree Intentional Homicide, Kidnapping and Armed Burglary.

Barron County disCloss trict attorney requested 5 million cash for Patterson’s bail bond, and the Court granted that request.

Judge James C. Babler also ordered that Patterson may not possess any firearms or have any contact with Jayme Closs or the individuals from Gordon, Wisconsin who played a role in her rescue.

The criminal complaint filed earlier that day provided many details of the ordeal, but many questions still remain.

According to the criminal complaint, his plan started after Patterson saw Jayme at a bus stop.

Previous to the incident, Patterson worked for two days at Saputo cheese factory, south of Almena.

On one of the two mornings he worked at the factory, he Patterson had stopped behind a school bus and saw Jayme board.

The complaint does not share Patterson’s motivation for kidnapping Jayme. Patterson told investigators “he knew that was the girl he was going to take,” after seeing her at the bus stop.

The complaint describes Patterson’s preparation for the kidnapping including shaving his head and his face as to not leave any DNA at the scene.

The defendant told investigators that he selected the particular gun because he had done research and knew that the Mossberg brand shotgun was one of the most heavily manufactured or owned shotguns and assumed it would be more difficult to trace. The defendant stated he took out six 12-gauge shotgun shells, which he described as being slug shotgun shells from an ammo box in the garage. The defendant told investigators he felt that a 12-gauge slug would inflict the most damage on someone and would most likely be the best choice of shell and weapon to kill someone verses a rifle.

He replaced the license plates on his red Ford Taurus with a set he had stolen and removed a light and cord from the trunk that allowed people to open it from inside. He took out the car’s dome light so that it would not turn on when he entered or exited the car.

The complaint states that he bought a black mask at Walmart in Rice Lake. He drove by the Closs home twice, but the number of cars in the driveway had scared him off.

On the night that he carried out his plan, he shut off his headlights as he approached the Closs home, parking near the end of its driveway.

Jayme’s barking dog awoken her, she saw the car in the driveway and woke her parents.

Patterson told police that he believed that James Closs was shining a light outside.

He approached the front door.

Patterson told investigators James made the comment, “show me your badge,” and as-

sumed James thought he was the police. Patterson stated he then shot James through the door. He told investigators James immediately collapsed to the ground.

He allegedly fired a round into the doorknob and broke into the house, stepping across James’s body.

Police said once he was inside the house, he found a locked bathroom door where

The complaint does not share Patterson’s motivation for kidnapping Jayme.

Patterson told investigators “he knew that was the girl he was going to take,” after seeing her at the bus stop.

Denise and Jayme were hiding. He began shouldering it until it opened. The bathroom curtain was shut; he ripped it down and threw it to the floor, finding Jayme and Denise in the tub.

The criminal complaint states he bound Jayme with duct tape around her wrists and ankles and pulled her from the tub, shooting Denise as he started turning away, according to the complaint.

He allegedly dragged Jayme to the car and put her in the trunk, locked it and drove away. He told deputies that he was no more than 20 seconds from the house when squad cars passed him with their emergency lights and sirens on, having been alerted by a 911 call made by Denise.

The deputies arrived to find

James and Denise both dead from gunshot wounds to their heads.

There is still little is known about Jayme’s time during the 88 days of agony.

The criminal complaint states she told police that Patterson would have her hide under his twin bed, stacking the area around it with totes loaded with heavy weights so that he would be able to detect it if she moved.

Police stated “Patterson made it clear that nobody was to know she was there or bad things would happen to her.” Patterson would turn on music in the bedroom for noise when people visited the house while Jayme was quietly hidden under the bed, the complaint said.

Jayme stated in the complaint Patterson would also make her stay under the bed when he left the house. She told investigators he would make her stay under the bed for up to 12 hours at a time with no food, water or bathroom breaks. Jayme described how, on one occasion, Patterson got mad at her and she said he, “hit her really hard” on her back with what she described as a handle for something used to clean blinds and that it hurt really bad. She told investigators she did not specifically remember what she did to make him mad on that occasion, but she remembers Patterson telling her that if it happened again the punishment would be worse next time.

Allegedly on Jan. 10, Patterson told her he was going to leave the house for five or six hours, making her get under the bed beforehand. After he left, Jayme pushed the bins and weights away and crawled out. She threw on a pair of his shoes oversized for her and

on the wrong feet. She walked out toward the road until she found a woman walking her dog. Jeanne Nutter told police that Jayme said, ”I am Jayme.

“I don’t know where I am,” and “He killed my parents.”

Nutter took her to the closest home, where they called 911.

Law enforcement arrived and while driving Jayme away from the location, they saw a red vehicle in the area that was driven by a lone man.

They alerted another set of officers who pulled the car over near Patterson’s home, asking the man to step out of the vehicle with his hands up.

Some of the first words out of Patterson’s mouth were, “I did it,” the complaint said.

Patterson told investigators he basically assumed he had gotten away with killing James and Denise, and kidnapping Jayme since he hadn’t been caught for the first two weeks. He stated he had never met Jayme through any social media sites and only learned her name after the abduction and when he got back to his house. He also said he learned the names of the two people he shot and killed after seeing their names reported on multiple news programs and social media. The defendant stated he never would have been caught if he had planned everything perfectly.

No pleas were entered at the hearing. He will next appear in court at 11 a.m. Feb. 6.

At a press conference after Monday’s hearing, County Attorney Brian Wright said there are no more charges set to come from Barron County, but more could be filed against Patterson in Douglas County, where Jayme was allegedly held captive.

January is mentoring month: A Mentor’s Perspective

BY JOE WEINBERG KINSHIP MENTOR

My Top 10 Discoveries from Mentoring with the Kinship Program As a newly retired senior man, I felt a certain obligation to give back to my community in gratitude for a lifetime of blessings. That being said, I wasn’t too keen in making commitments with my new found time. My daughter Katie was my inspiration though. She worked full time and had a very busy life yet found time to be a volunteer for several organizations. She gently encouraged me to look into Kinship, a non-profit mentoring agency for children ages 5-18 that was started in 1980. Their mission: “To improve the quality of a child’s life by establishing a relationship with a caring mentor for the purpose of promoting stability, support, friendship and community.” (http://polkkinship.org) Well I’ve been mentoring my young buddy David now for 3 1/2 years (or should I say he and his family have

been mentoring me). So, in fashion with all of the lists celebrating the new year, here are the top 10 things I have learned from being a mentor: #10) Trying to help children grow older keeps me younger. #9) How fortunate my life has been especially when you see the life situations other people have been dealt. #8) What separates many of us financially and socially in our community is not our brains or heart but the opportunities we’ve been afforded and the support we’ve been given. #7) I don’t need to go to Calcutta to find people that need my concern and support, there are plenty in my own backyard. #6) The Kinship program is great on its own merit but the staff that smoothly runs this program is simply awesome. Their energy, enthusiasm and endless compassion and sincerity is inspiring and contagious. (and no, I am not on the staff or related to any of them) #5) Things really worth doing may

be very hard at times but I have never regretted doing them. #4) The more you give the more you receive. #3) It is hard to imagine a greater more important investment than in investing in the life of a child #2) My talents and occasional words of wisdom may have some benefit but what matters most is my time and support. #1) That even I have the power to change the world.

Not as I imagined though. I thought to do that I would need to be some great inventor or be some great humanitarian leader. But for me that ability comes in a more humble and less dramatic way. Let’s face it, school shootings, rampant addiction problems, suicides and on and on, we see overwhelming pain and violence all around us every day and unfortunately there is not the quick and simple fi x we would all like. It is all too easy to end up doing nothing about it, frozen in our own fear, but…. there is hope.

One day a man was walking along the beach when he noticed a boy picking something up and gently throwing it into the ocean. Approaching the boy, he asked, “What are you doing?”

The youth replied, “Throwing starfish back into the ocean. The surf is up and the tide is going out. If I don’t throw them back, they’ll die.” “Son,” the man said, “don’t you realize there are miles and miles of beach and hundreds of starfish? You can’t make a difference!” After listening politely, the boy bent down, picked up another starfish, and threw it back into the surf. Then, smiling at the man, he said… “I made a difference for that one.”

Like in the starfish story by Loren Eisley, the Kinship program offers the opportunity to be part of the solution.

Even I can change the world by simply being involved with a program like Kinship, and changing the world in a positive direction, one child at a time.

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AREA CHURCHES AMERY CONGREGATIONAL, 201 N. Harriman Ave. Barry Schaefer, pastor Wednesday, Jan. 16: 10 a.m. Money Management; 11:30 a.m. Family Table Meal; 3:30 p.m. Homework and Hangout; 5:45 p.m. Family Dinner; 6:30 p.m. WOW/Youth Group; 7 p.m. Money Management.

Thursday, Jan. 17: 8:15 a.m. Ministerium; 5:30 p.m. Women’s Bible Study.

Friday, Jan. 18: 9:30 a.m. Senior Dining Hall Open.

Sunday, Jan. 20: 9 a.m. Congregational Giving Meeting; 10 a.m. Worship, Sunday School; 11:15 a.m. Mentor/Mentee Pizza and Bowling.

Monday, Jan. 21: 9:30 a.m. Senior Dining Hall Open; 7 p.m.

Boy Scouts.

Tuesday, Jan. 22: 6:30 a.m. Men’s Bible Study; 9:30 a.m.

Senior Dining Hall Open; 10 a.m. Bible Study.

AMERY FREE LUTHERAN, 1 mile west of golf course on CTH F, Eric Christenson, pastor www.ameryflc.org Every Sunday: 9 a.m. Sunday School for ages 3-103; 10:15 Worship Service; 6 p.m. Small Group Bible Studies in homes.

Wednesdays: 9:30 a.m. Small Group Women’s Bible Study in home; 7 p.m. Youth Group and Small Group Bible Studies in homes.

Call the church office for details 715-268-9218.

APPLE RIVER COMMUNITY, 942 US Hwy. 8, Amery Justin Hosking, pastor Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Sunday School for All Ages; 10:15 a.m.

Coffee & Fellowship; 10:30 a.m. Morning Worship.

Tuesday: 9:30 a.m. Women’s Bible Study; 6:30 p.m. Women’s Bible Study.

Wednesday: 10 a.m. Men’s Bible Study; 5:30 p.m. Kids One-Way Club.

BALSAM LUTHERAN, 1115 Mains Crossing, Amery, Dan Watland, pastor Wednesday, Jan. 16: 2-4 p.m. Office Hours.

Sunday, Jan. 20: 8:30 a.m. Holy Worship with Communion at Elim, Sunday School; 9:30 Fellowship Time, Property Committee; 10:15 a.m. Holy Worship with Communion at Balsam; 11:30 a.m. Casserole Contest.

CENTERPOINT, 740 Maple Drive, St. Croix Falls (High school) Dick Enerson, pastor Sunday: 10-11:15 a.m. Worship celebration; Children’s church (SuperKidz) age 4-5th grade; Nursery (KidzKorner) birth-3 years.

Cell Groups (small group Bible studies) offered throughout the week.

CHURCH OF CHRIST, New Richmond Jack Philips, Evangelist, 715-497-7596 Sunday: 9 a.m. Bible Study; 10 a.m. Worship.

Wednesday: 6:30 p.m. Bible Study and Devotions.

CLEAR LAKE UNITED METHODIST, John Hazen, pastor Sunday: 11:00 a.m. Worship.

Wednesday: 5:30 p.m. Meal for all; 6 p.m. Church school.

DEER PARK UNITED METHODIST, John Hazen, pastor Sunday: 9:45 a.m. Worship.

DERONDA LUTHERAN, 1239 65th Ave., Amery Lori Peper, pastor 715-268-9577 Wednesday, Jan. 16: 6 p.m. JAM and Confirmation at Little Falls; 7 p.m. Popcorn with Pastor at Little Falls.

Thursday, Jan. 17: 9 a.m. Deronda Quilting, Little Falls Women’s Bible Study.

Friday, Jan. 18-Saturday, Jan. 19: 6:30 p.m. Middle School Lock-In at Trinity with Quinn Stone from Luther Point Bible Camp. Contact Pastor Lori to register: lori.peper@nuicparish. org.

Saturday, Jan. 19: 8 a.m. Men in Mission meet at Deronda.

Sunday, Jan. 20: 9:30 a.m. NUIC Combined Worship at Little Falls.

Tuesday, Jan. 22: 5-7 p.m. Gather Meal at Deronda.

See our website for up-to-date scheduling www.deronda church.net.

EAST BALSAM BAPTIST, 1816 108th St./CTH I, Balsam Lake, Gabriel Brennan, pastor www.eastbalsam.org 715-857-5411 Sunday: 9 a.m. Worship service; 10:30 a.m. Sunday school.

Tuesday: Women’s Ministry; 9 a.m. Bible Study.

EAST IMMANUEL LUTHERAN, south of Amery on Hwy. 46 then west on 20th Ave., Kathy Pennington, pastor Wednesday, Jan. 16: 6 p.m. Confirmation.

Sunday, Jan. 20: 9:30 a.m. GIFT; 10:30 a.m. Worship.

EAST LINCOLN ALLIANCE, 735 70th Ave., Amery 715-268-2350 www.eastlincolnalliance.com Eric Danielson and Randy Schussman, pastors Sunday: 8:45 a.m. Prayer Meeting; 9 a.m. Coffee and Fellowship; 9:30 a.m. Worship service. Child Care and Discovery Land for children are provided during Worship service.

Small groups meet throughout the week. Contact the church office for further details.

Recharge for Middle and High School students, 6 p.m. every Wednesday.

EL SALEM BAPTIST/TWIN FALLS CHRISTIAN

CENTER, Dresser, Darryl R. Olson, pastor Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Sunday school; 10:35 a.m. Worship; 6 p.m. Sunday evening.

Wednesday: 7 p.m. Bible Study.

ELIM LUTHERAN, Range, Dan Watland, pastor Sunday: 8:30 a.m. Worship.

Holy Communion 2nd and 3rd Sundays.

Council 3rd Tuesday at 6 p.m.

FAITH LUTHERAN (ELCA), 301 1st Ave. East (across from public beach on Co. Rd. I)Balsam Lake, 715-4853800, Diane Norstad, pastor Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Sunday worship; Communion first and last Sunday.

Wednesday: 6:30 p.m. J.A.M. (Jesus & Me).

FAITH LUTHERAN (ELCA), 134 Prentice St. S, Clayton Margaret Grant, pastor Sunday: 9 a.m. Sunday school; 9:45 a.m. Worship; 10:45 a.m. Fellowship.

Men’s Bible Study 2nd Sunday 6 p.m.

Mission Quilting Tuesdays 9 a.m.

Wednesday evening service 7:15-7:45 p.m.

FIRST LUTHERAN, 240 Elm St., Amery Tim Bjorge, pastor Wednesday, Jan. 16: 6 p.m. Confirmation Mentor Night.

Thursday, Jan. 17: 8 a.m. Bible Study here; 8:30 a.m. Quilters; 4:30-6:30 p.m. Meatball Dinner; 7 p.m. Al Anon.

Sunday, Jan. 20: 9 a.m. Worship; 10:15 a.m. Choir and Sunday School.

Monday, Jan. 21: 6-10 p.m. ARQG. Tuesday, Jan. 22: 7:30 a.m. Women’s Bible Study.

FIRST LUTHERAN (LCMC), 811 South Ave. W, Clear Lake www.firstluthclearlake.com Bryan S. Anderson, pastor Wednesday, Jan. 16: 6:15 p.m. 7th and 8th Grade Confirmation; 7:30 p.m. 9th Grade Confirmation.

Friday, Jan. 18: 3:30-10:30 p.m. Youth Event-Mall of America Free Concert.

Saturday, Jan. 19: 7 a.m. Men’s Bible Study.

Sunday, Jan. 20: Annual Reports Due; 8:30 a.m. Contemporary Worship with Communion; 9:30 a.m. Fellowship; 9:40 a.m. Sunday School; 10 a.m. Traditional Worship with Communion; 11 a.m. Fellowship, Altar Guild Meeting; 7 p.m.

Choir Practice.

Monday, Jan. 21: 6:30 p.m. Church Council.

Tuesday, Jan. 22: 9 a.m. Quilting.

FIRST PRESYTERIAN, 719 Nevada St., St. Croix Falls Barbara Anne Keely, pastor Sunday: 10:15 a.m. Coffee and Fellowship; 11 a.m. Worship.

FOREST UNITED METHODIST, John Hazen, pastor Sunday: 8:30 a.m. Worship.

FULL GOSPEL LIGHTHOUSE, Graytown Merlin Burton, pastor Sunday: 10:30 a.m. Sunday school; 11 a.m. Worship.

GEORGETOWN LUTHERAN-ELCA, 877 190th Ave. Co. Rd. G, Balsam Lake (Fox Creek) 715-857-5580 serving@georgetownlutheran.net Pastor Diane House Sunday: 9:15 a.m. Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. Worship; Communion 1st and 3rd Sunday.

GRACE LUTHERAN - WELS, 460 4th St., Clear Lake, Ellery W. Groth, pastor 715-491-4330 Sunday Service 8:30 a.m.

Thursday Bible Class 10 a.m.

HOLY TRINITY ORTHODOX, 511 1st St., Clayton, 715-948-2493 htoc@amerytel.net Chris Wojcik, pastor Sundays: 9:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy.

HOLY TRINITY UNITED METHODIST, 1606 165th Ave., Centuria, on CTH I between Balsam Lake and Centuria Freddie Kirk, pastor Sunday: 8:30 a.m. Worship.

Monday, Dec. 24: 4 p.m. Christmas Eve Service including an anthem by the choir.

IMMANUEL EV. LUTHERAN (LCMS), 124 E. Church St., Clayton ImmLCLCMS@centurytel.net 715-541-2955 Gregory Becker, pastor Sunday: 9 a.m. Divine Worship.

Wednesday: 5:30 p.m. Advent Worship Service; 6:30 p.m.

Family Christian Education.

IMMANUEL LUTHERAN, 65th Ave., rural Clayton Margaret Grant, pastor Sunday: 8:30 a.m. Worship.

Wednesday: 6:30 p.m. Family Christian Education; 7:30 p.m. Confirmation.

JOURNEY CHURCH, 131 Broadway St., Amery Derek Downs, Lead Pastor 715-268-2223 www.journeychurch.city Sundays: Worship service 9 a.m.; All Ages Sunday school beginning Sept. 9 from 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Mondays: Moms In Prayer 1:30-2:30 p.m. at Journey Church; Moms who gather together each week to pray for our schools and children.

Wednesdays (when school is in session) beginning Sept.

5: Free Family Meal from 5:45-6:15 p.m., Kids Club 6:15-7:30 p.m. Kids Club is a place where you get to experience the excitement of worshipping God with songs, games and a Bible study with your friends!; DW Youth Group 6:15-7:30 p.m. meets in the Teen Center Building. For students in grades 6th-12th. Real life topics ... real life answers! Invite your friends!

A Children’s Crusade?

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“For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.”

—Matthew 25:35-36 NIV

istorians disagree about precisely what occurred during the Children’s Crusade, but the outlines of what happened are fairly clear. In the year 1212, groups of children from Europe journeyed to the Holy Land, ostensibly to convert the Muslims who were then in control. Historians think there may have been several movements of destitute wanderers, with children among the adults. Whatever the details of the Children’s Crusade of 1212, we see similar movements of wandering children today. In mid2018, Syrian refugee camps in Jordan, Turkey and Lebanon contained over a million schoolage children. At our southern border with Mexico, children often show up alone or with their parents, mostly from violence-ravaged countries such as Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala. The media focuses largely on displaced people showing up at or crossing international borders, but millions of refugees do not have the means to leave their country and are considered “internally displaced refugees.” People who are desperate enough to flee their homes undoubtedly have good reason to do so. The Christian response to these unfortunate people should certainly be to help them. One way to directly help them would be to open your home to a refugee or asylum seeker (assuming you have an extra room). You might also volunteer your time to teach English to refugees in your area or employ them in your business. Perhaps the easiest way to help them is by donating to organizations such as UNHCR, UNICEF, Catholic Charities, or other well-run aid organizations. – Christopher Simon

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Every other Thursday: Journey Women 6:30 p.m. at Journey Church; Real Women-Real Faith.

Saturdays: Men’s Bible Study meets at 7 a.m. in the Teen Center.

LITTLE FALLS LUTHERAN, 1272 44th Ave., Amery Lori Peper, pastor 715-268-9577 Wednesday, Jan. 16: 6 p.m. JAM and Confirmation at Little Falls; 7 p.m. Popcorn with Pastor at Little Falls.

Thursday, Jan. 17: 9 a.m. Deronda Quilting, Little Falls Women’s Bible Study.

Friday, Jan. 18-Saturday, Jan. 19: 6:30 p.m. Middle School Lock-In at Trinity with Quinn Stone from Luther Point Bible Camp. Contact Pastor Lori to register: lori.peper@nuicparish. org.

Saturday, Jan. 19: 8 a.m. Men in Mission meet at Deronda.

Sunday, Jan. 20: 9:30 a.m. NUIC Combined Worship at Little Falls.

Tuesday, Jan. 22: 5-7 p.m. Gather Meal at Deronda.

See our website for up-to-date scheduling www.little fallschurch.net LIVING WORD CHAPEL, Hwy 64 at Forest Randy Dean, pastor Sunday: 8:45-9:45 a.m. Sunday school; 10 am. Main service.

Wednesday: 7:30 pm. Adults and Teen Ministry.

MENNONITE CHURCH, 1681 6 1/2 St., Co. Hwy. P North, Almena, 715-357-3321 Sunday: 10 a.m. Sunday school, all ages; 10:45 a.m. Sunday worship service; 7:30 p.m. Sunday evening service.

MOE LUTHERAN (ELCA), 451 30th St., Clear Lake Sunday: 10 a.m. Fellowship; 11 a.m. Worship; Potluck lunch 2nd Sunday.

Men’s Bible Study 2nd Sunday 6 p.m.

Women’s Bible Study 2nd Thursday 1:30 p.m.

NEW LIFE COMMUNITY, Amery Craig Jorgenson, pastor Sunday: 10 a.m. Worship.

Tuesday: 6:30 p.m. Prayer.

Wednesday: 6:30 p.m. Youth.

OTTERCREEK CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP, Glenwood City Civic Center, Jason Taylor, pastor Sunday: 10:30 a.m. Worship; Children’s church, childcare provided.

Wednesday Night Prayer.

OUR LADY OF THE LAKES CATHOLIC, Balsam Lake Father Eugene Murphy, pastor Masses: Saturday 6 p.m., Sunday 8:30 a.m.

OUR SAVIOR’S LUTHERAN, 217 Deronda St., Amery Keith Ruehlow, pastor Wednesday, Jan. 16: 12 p.m. TableTalkMen; 5 p.m. Youth Cafe; 5:30 p.m. 7th and 8th Confirmation Class; 6:15 a.m.

Evening Prayer; 6:30 p.m. Youth Group, Mentor Night; 7 p.m.

Choir Practice.

Thursday, Jan. 17: 8:30 a.m. Bible Study.

Sunday, Jan. 20: 9 a.m. Worship with Holy Communion; 10:15 a.m. Sunday School.

Tuesday, Jan. 22: 1 p.m. Quilting.

PRAIRIEVIEW COVENANT, 1396 210th Ave. (2 miles north of New Richmond on 65) Tim Coyer, pastor www.prairieviewchurch.net Sunday: 9 a.m. Sunday School; 10 a.m. Worship, Nursery care available; Coffee/fellowship after worship service.

Wednesday: 6-7:30 p.m. Family Night, Worship/Groups for all ages.

REDEEMER LUTHERAN, 600 S. Keller Ave., Amery Tom Hahn, pastor Wednesday, Jan. 16: 5:30 p.m. Confirmation.

Thursday, Jan. 17: 8:15 a.m. Amery Ministerium at St. Joseph Catholic Church.

Sunday, Jan. 20: 9:30 a.m. Worship with Holy Communion, Sunday School; 10:30 a.m. Fellowship.

REEVE EVANGELICAL FREE, Jct. Barron CTH K & A, Clear Lake, www.reevechurch.org Sunday: 9 am. Worship service; 10:15 a.m. Fellowship Time.

Wednesday nights: 6:30-7:30 p.m. Adult Bible Study and Prayer; Kids Club, Jr. & Sr. High Youth Group (Sept.-May).

A variety of small groups (AA, men’s & women’s) are also held throughout the week.

ST. BARNABAS EPISCOPAL, 365 5th St., Clear Lake, Rev. Geri E. Sola Sunday: 9:15 a.m. Sunday school; 10:15 a.m. Worship.

Holy Communion 1st and 3rd Sunday at 10:15 a.m.

Morning Prayer 2nd and 4th Sunday at 10:15 ST. CROIX UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP, 201 N. Adams, St. Croix Falls www.scuuf.org Sunday: 10 a.m. First three Sundays.

ST. JOHN’S CATHOLIC, Clear Lake, Fr. John Long, pastor Mass: 8 a.m. Wednesday.

Mass: 8 a.m. Thursday.

Mass: 10:30 a.m. Sunday.

ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC, 1050 Keller Ave. N, Amery

DEATH NOTICE Father Eugene Murphy • 715-268-7717 • stjosephamery.org Wednesday, Jan. 16: 9 a.m. Mass.

Thursday, Jan. 17: Deacon Larry Amell’s Birthday; 10:30 a.m. Communion Service at Amery Memory Care; 6:30 p.m.

GriefShare Meeting.

Friday, Jan. 18: Deacon Larry Arnell’s 10 Year Deaconate Anniversary; 9 a.m. Communion Service.

Saturday, Jan. 19: 4 p.m. Mass.

Sunday, Jan. 20: 10:30 a.m. Mass.

Tuesday, Jan. 22: 9 a.m. Communion Service; 6 p.m. RCIA. ST. JOHN LUTHERAN, Forest, John Wilman, pastor Wednesday, Jan. 16: 7 p.m. Annual Voter’s Meeting.

Friday, Jan. 18-Saturday, Jan. 19: Pastor’s Day Off. Sunday, Jan. 20: Joint Worship Meeting With St. Paul’s; 9 a.m. Worship with Holy Communion; 10 a.m. Meeting.

ST. PAUL LUTHERAN, Deer Park, John Wilman, pastor Friday, Jan. 18-Saturday, Jan. 19: Pastor’s Day Off. Sunday, Jan. 20: Joint Worship Meeting at St. John’s; 9 a.m. Worship with Holy Communion; 10 a.m. Meeting; No Confirmation; No Sunday School.

Monday, Jan. 21: Pastor Visiting Shut-Ins. Tuesday, Jan. 22: 6:30 p.m. Bible Study.

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST, 76 20th Ave., Clear Lake John Redlich, pastor 715-645-2230; Head Elder Paul Hasman 715-671-3697 Saturday Services: Adult and Children’s Bible Study 9:30 a.m.; Church 11 a.m.

Midweek Service: Wednesday 7 p.m. Call Head Elder for location in winter months.

THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS (Mormons), 644 S. 6th St., Barron Chapel 715-537-3679 Bishop Kenneth Konesky 715-719-0283 Sunday: Sacrament 10 a.m.; Sunday School/Primary 11:20 a.m.; Priesthood/Relief Society 12:10 p.m.

TRINITY LUTHERAN of Garfield, 1578 85th Ave., Amery Lori Peper, pastor 715-268-9577 Wednesday, Jan. 16: 6 p.m. JAM and Confirmation at Little Falls; 7 p.m. Popcorn with Pastor at Little Falls.

Thursday, Jan. 17: 9 a.m. Deronda Quilting, Little Falls Women’s Bible Study.

Friday, Jan. 18-Saturday, Jan. 19: 6:30 p.m. Middle School Lock-In at Trinity with Quinn Stone from Luther Point Bible Camp. Contact Pastor Lori to register: lori.peper@nuicparish. org.

Saturday, Jan. 19: 8 a.m. Men in Mission meet at Deronda.

Sunday, Jan. 20: 9:30 a.m. NUIC Combined Worship at Little Falls.

Tuesday, Jan. 22: 5-7 p.m. Gather Meal at Deronda.

See our website for up-to-date scheduling www.trinitylutheranchurchofamery.com.

UNITED COVENANT, 348 5th St. NW, Clear Lake Dan Pearson, pastor Wednesday, Jan. 16: 5:30 p.m. All Church Supper; 6 p.m.

Kid’s Blast, CREW, Adult Study; 7 p.m. Worship Practice T-3; 7:30 p.m. Budget Informational Meeting.

Sunday, Jan. 20: Potluck Sunday; 8:45 a.m. Sunday School, Confirmation; 9:30 a.m. Worship Practice T-3; 10 a.m. Worship Service; Annual Meeting; 7 p.m. Friendship Builders at Ridgeview.

Monday, Jan. 21: 5 p.m. Grief Support Group at Margaret Peterson’s.

Tuesday, Jan. 22: 8 a.m. Sweet Hour of Prayer; 7 p.m.

HEARTS Support Group.

UNITED METHODIST, GLENHILLS PARISH Marybeth Scow, pastor Emerald UMC: 8:30 a.m. Worship with Sunday School.

Glenwood City UMC: 9:45 a.m. Worship with Sunday School.

Downing UMC: 11 a.m. Worship with Sunday School.

WEST IMMANUEL LUTHERAN, ELCA, 447 180th St., Osceola, Rexford D. Brandt, pastor Wednesday, Jan. 16: 9 a.m. Men’s Work Group, Quilters; 6:15 p.m. Confirmation Meal; 6:30 p.m. HS Youth; 7 p.m.

Confirmation Classes.

Thursday, Jan. 17: 6:30 p.m. AIM Bible Study.

Sunday, Jan. 20: 9 a.m. Coffee Hour; 9:15 a.m. Sunday School; 10:30 a.m. Worship with Holy Communion.

WORD OF LIFE FELLOWSHIP, Clear Lake Patricia and Harlen Wienke, pastors Sunday: 10 a.m. Worship.

Tuesday: 9 a.m. Healing Rooms by appointment.

Wednesday: 7 p.m. Adult Bible Study.

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Keith D. Westlund Keith D. Westlund, age 73, of Amery died on Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at his home in Amery.

Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. on Friday, January 11, 2019 from Williamson-White Funeral Home in Amery. Burial will be at a later date in the spring.

Visitation for Keith Westlund will be from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday at the Williamson-White Funeral Home in Amery.

For further information and to sign on line guest book, please visit www.williamsonwhite.com.

Arrangements are being made with the Williamson-White Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Amery.

Forrest G. Clark Forrest G. Clark, age 85, of Amery died on Sunday, January 13, 2019 at Willow Ridge Healthcare in Amery.

Funeral arrangements are being made with the Williamson-White Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Amery. www.williamsonwhite.com

Seeing Jesus with Middle Eastern Eyes: Jesus and Women Join Pastor Paul Oman for a study of the Bible through the Middle Eastern context in the time of Jesus Wednesdays, Jan. 16, 23 (skip 30) and Feb 6, 13, 20 from 9:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Lake Wapogasset Lutehran Bible Camp Anderson Hall Conference Room. The specific focus for this study will be on Jesus and how he interacts with women in the culture of his day. We will review the sweep of the Bible’s big story, then focus on the Woman at the Well, the Syro-Phoenician Woman, the Woman Caught in Adultery, the Woman in the House of Simon the Pharisee, the Parables of the Widow and the Judge and Wise and Foolish Young Women, among other insights along the way. You will gain insights otherwise overlooked in our Western culture, and better understand the meaning and message of Jesus as a result. Paul will incorporate his artistic abilities into this study. Everyone is welcome. No Bible experience neces-sary. Paul will not “put you on the spot” but will allow you to participate at your own comfort level. Bring a Bible, or one will be provided for you.

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Erwin Victor “Butch” Strenke

Keith Donald Westlund

Erwin Victor "Butch" Strenke, 88, of Turtle Lake died Sunday, January 6, 2019 at his home. He was born July 25, 1930 in Town of Beaver, WI to Ernest and Pauline (Geiss) Strenke. He was married in St. P Paul, MN on February 11, 11953 to Helen Alfstad. They b bought the Hammer home w which he helped construct a as a child and he helped his ffather operate the sawmill, w worked on area farms a and in the construction b business. Butch and Helen ffarmed for many years u until the 1980's when they ssold the cows and began ope erating a full time sawmill, which is operating to this day. His greatest passion outside of work was hunting.

He is survived by his daughters: Sharon Jeska of Amery and Cindy (Bob) Benson of Turtle Lake; 8 grandchildren; 17 great grandchildren; his sister, Grace Odberg of Cushing; nieces, nephews and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his wife, Helen; daughter, Shirley; sons, Robert and Bruce; grandson, Jeremy; siblings: Arnold, Arty, Esther Gehrman, Carole Elfers, Della Greene and Laura Soltau.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, January 11, 2019 at Skinner Funeral Home - Turtle Lake with Pastor Jason Buck officiating. Burial will be in Mt Hope Cemetery, Turtle Lake, WI. Pallbearers are Brian Benson, Austin Benson, Kenneth "Bucky" Jeska, Art Strenke, Chuck Ofelt and Matthew Clark..

Honorary pallbearers are Chase Schmitt, Wyatt Benson, Christopher Brekke, Allen Brekke, Sheldon Stedman and Donovan Benson. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 on Thursday and for 1 hour prior to the service.

Skinner Funeral Home of Turtle Lake is serving the family.

Keith Donald Westlund age 73, of Amery, Wisconsin passed away on Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at his home.

Keith was born on November 13, 1945 in Amery, Wisconsin to Everett and Virginia (Sufficool) Westllund. Keith graduated from tthe Amery High School and e entered the United States A Air Force where he was late er Honorably Discharged.

H He started working at the W Wisconsin Gas Compan ny as a serviceman and llater worked his way up to R Regional Manager where h he retired after 30 years of e employment. In his free ttime he loved to go hunting, fishing and woodworking.

Keith is survived by his son, Kyle; a brother, Kirby (Sandy) Westlund. He is preceded in death by his wife, Linda; a sister, Sharon Danielson and his parents.

Funeral Services will be held at 3 PM on Friday, January 11, 2019 at the Williamson-White Funeral Home with Pastor Kathy Pennington officiating.

Visitation will be held from 1 – 3 PM on Friday at the Funeral Home. A private family interment will take place at a later date in the spring.

To sign an online guest book and view a video tribute please visit www.williamsonwhite.com Arrangements were entrusted to the Williamson-White Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 222 Harriman Avenue North Amery, Wisconsin 54001.

Dorothy A. Hill Dorothy A. Hill, age 92 of Hastings, MN and formerly of Amery, WI, passed away on January 13, 2019.

Dorothy, the daughter of Fred and Grace Cunnien, was born June 21, 1926 in Minneapolis, MN. She was tthe mother of nine children a and worked at a number of h hospitals in the Twin Cities b before her retirement. After rretiring, she and her husb band, Erwin Hill, moved tto Amery, Wisconsin and llived in their home on Lake W Wapogasset. She enjoyed ttraveling, reading, and arts a and craft activities.

She was preceded in death b by her parents, sisters and brothers, and her husband, Erwin Hill.

Dorothy is survived by her children, Linda (Bill) Stotts , Mike Palmer, Kathy Palmer (Pete Majeski), Cindy Cincoski, Jim Palmer, Tom Palmer, Rick (Veronica) Palmer, Theresa (Kevin) Lesch and Jeff Palmer (Katy Chih), her grandchildren, great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a. m., Saturday, January 19, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, 1050 Keller Ave. N., Amery, WI. A visitation will precede the service at 10 a.m. in the church. Internment will take place on Monday, January 21 at 10:30 a.m. at Hillside Cemetery, 2610 19thAve NE, Minneapolis, MN 55418.

To sign an online guest book please visit www. williamsonwhite.com Arrangements were entrusted to the Williamson-White Funeral Home, 222 Harriman Avenue North Amery, Wisconsin 54001.

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Cathy Bakkestuen-Triebold Cathy Bakkestuen-Triebold, age 57, born in River falls, WI on May 12th, 1961, passed away on December 20th, 2018.

Cathy spent her childhood helping out on her p parents farm in Glenwood.

S She was a kind and loving p person with a beautiful ssoul. She made friends w wherever she would go. She w would light up a room when sshe entered and could make a anyone smile. She had a b beautiful voice and you w would often find her singing a and dancing at karaoke. She lloved to spend time with her ffour children and prided herself on having such wonderful grandchildren.

Family meant the world to her.

She will be greatly missed. Service will be held at noon on Saturday January 26th at Roberts Park Building. Please join us there.

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This is an old fashioned way to make potato soup from scratch.

OLD FASHIONED POTATO SOUP In large saucepan or soup pot, brown: 1/4 c. butter (1/2 stick) `1-1/2 c. diced onion Add and cook on low untll potatoes are creamy (about 45 minutes): 4 c. large-diced potatoes (about 2-2/12 pounds) 1 carrot, coarsely grated 2 c. water 1 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. pepper 1 tsp. dried dill weed (optional) Add, stir in and cook until mixture is heated through: 3 c. milk 2 T. chopped fresh parsley Stir in to thicken: 1/4 c. potato flakes Serves about 6. Hint: If you wish, you can add some frozen peas or broccoli pieces when adding the milk.

Poke cakes are so popular because they are easy, more moist and a bit fancier than regular cakes. Make this ahead of time when you want to serve it because it needs refrigeration time.

CARAMEL PECAN POKE CAKE Bake according to directions: 1 box (18.25 oz.) chocolate cake mix Put the batter into a sprayed/greased 9x13” baking pan and bake for 28-30 minutes or until done (toothpick test). Put onto wire rack and cool for 5 minutes.

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Spread over cake: 1 can (16 oz.) coconut pecan frosting Sprinkle with: 1/2 c. chopped pecans Serves about 12.

minutes or until pork is cooked through and sauce is thickened.

Stir in: The drained pineapple chunks While above is cooking, cook enough rice to make 4-1/2 c. of cooked rice.

Serve the stir-fry over the cooked rice and garnish with some green sliced onions (about 3 medium).

Serves 4-6. Hint: if you like your stir-fry a bit more sour, add more rice vinegar when making this recipe.

This elegant heavenly layered dessert is simple to make.

LAYERED CHOCOLATE COCONUT COOKIE PARFAITS Toast 6 T. flaked coconut.

Beat, with mixer on high speed, until stiff peaks form: 1-1/3 c. heavy whipping cream 1/3 c. sour cream 2 T. powdered sugar Fold in: 1-1/3 c. coarsely crushed dark chocolate-filled butter sandwich cookies (about 11 cookies) (recipe specified Milano cookies) 3 T. toasted coconut Layer half cream mixture into 6 pretty stemmed glasses.

Top each with 1 T. fudge sauce (you will need 1/2 c. total fudge sauce).

Repeat layers.

Sprinkle on top: Rest of the remaining toasted coconut Hint: if you wish, you could add a well-drained maraschino cherry on top.

Serves 6.

Tip: When cooking pasta, the secret is to use a lot of boiling water. Add plenty of salt for seasoning. When water is at a full rolling, add the pasta. Stir occasionally until done. Remove pasta and drain, saving some of the drained water. Use the drained water for any water needed in the recipe. You’ll have a better tasting pasta and it won’t be pasty if plenty of boiling water is used while cooking pasta.

This makes a good cold weather meal but it’s good any time of the year. It takes some time so allow for a longer cooking time for this meal.

It tastes even better when reheated! It’s a recipe that freezes well, too.

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Many people enjoy to stir-fry. This is a recipe using pork tenderloin.

Serve over cooked rice.

Drain and save the juice: 1 can (8 oz.) pineapple chunks Combine and set aside: 1/2 c. chicken broth (from 32 oz. carton) the drained pineapple juice 2 T. soy sauce 1 T. rice vinegar 1/4 c. brown sugar 5 tsp. cornstarch In large 12” non-stick skillet or wok, heat 1 T. oil over medium high heat until hot.

Add and cook, not stirring for 3 minutes to brown: 1 (16 oz.) pork tenderloin, seasoned with salt and pepper to taste cut into bite-size pieces Then stir occasionally about 3 minutes longer or until done and browned. Transfer to a bowl/plate and keep warm.

Add to same skillet: 2 T. oil Stir in and cook until crisp-tender: 3 c. small fresh broccoli florets 2 large bell peppers (red and yellow) seeded and cut into 1” pieces Add the browned pork to the skillet and stir in: 1 tsp grated fresh gingerroot 1 T. chopped garlic Cook for about 30 seconds or until fragrant.

Stir the chicken broth mixture and pour it into the skillet. Heat to simmering. Cook and stir for 2-3

pieces Add, combine and cover and cook for 2 hours, stirring occasionally: 4 c. boiling water 1 T. lemon juice 1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce 1 clove garlic 1 medium onion, diced 2 bay leaves 1 T. salt 1 tsp. sugar 1/2 tsp. pepper Remove the bay leaves and garlic piece.

Add, cover and cook for 30 minutes or until vegetables are done: 4 large carrots, sliced 4 large potatoes, sliced Skim off any excess fat. Remove the meat and vegetables and keep warm.

Thicken liquid for gravy by combining well: 1/2 c. water 1/4 c. flour Pour this mixture into the simmering liquid slowly.

Cook for 5 minutes until thickened.

You can add the cooked vegetables or serve the gravy over the cooked vegetables. Serves about 4 - 6.

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Area students receive college honors DEAN’S LIST CARTHAGE COLLEGE, KENOSHA, WI Amery, WI – Sierra Schwartz Dean's list honors are awarded to Carthage students who achieve a minimum 3.5 grade-point average while carrying at least 14 credit hours during a semester.

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH (UMD) Amery, WI Griffin M Bryan, SO, Labovitz School of Business & Economics, Pre Business Bennett F Hellie, FR, Labovitz School of Business & Economics, Pre Business Camden K Smith, FR, Swenson College of Science and Engineering, Chemical Engineering Ashley J VanSomeren, FR, Education & Human Service Professions, Integr Elem and Spec Ed The five colleges within UMD are: College of Education and Human Service Professions (CEHSP), College of Liberal Arts (CLA), Swenson College of Science and Engineering (SCSE), Labovitz School of Business and Economics (LSBE) and School of Fine Arts (SFA).

Students on the Dean's List have achieved a grade point average of 3.5 or higher.

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN–WHITEWATER Turtle Lake, WI – Joshua Koehler Clear Lake, WI – Sean Singh These students have demonstrated their academic abilities by receiving a grade point average of 3.4 or above in a single semester.

The Registrar's Office reports 3,460 students were selected for the Dean's List for the fall semester. About 13,000 students are currently enrolled at the university's Whitewater and Rock County campuses.

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN–RIVER FALLS Amery, WI Lori Becker, Elementary Education Adrianna Dietrich, Computer Science & Info System Peter Elwood, Food Science & Technology Grace Grimm, Accounting Tyler Henk, Business Administration Hallie Krueger, Psychology Collin Matthews, Accounting Elijah Newton, Food Science & Technology Kylee Olson, Elementary Education

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HAMLINE UNIVERSITY Amery, WI–Parker Reindahl made the Dean’s list at Hamline University with a 4.0 GPA.

PRESIDENT’S LIST WESTERN TECHNICAL COLLEGE Turtle Lake, WI–McKenna Cardinal, Emergency Medical Technician - Paramedic program student was named to Western Technical College's President's List of High Distinction for the Fall 2018 term.

To be included on the President's List, students must achieve a grade point average of 3.5 or higher and carry 12 or more credits in an associate's degree or technical diploma program.

CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (CVTC) Chippewa Valley Technical College (CVTC) announces that the following students have been named to the President’s List for the Fall 2018 semester.

Amery, WI– Christopher Franzen, Megan E. Garves, Kinsey A. Nelson and Christopher R. Kortes.

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Warm up your winter DATCP and UW-Extension host required with a Musical Potpourri food safety trainings for produce growers The Red Cedar Symphony’s Second Annual HomeGrown Concert on February 10 will feature three ensembles of the area’s finest classical musicians playing a mix of music from Bach to Bernstein.

The pieces to be performed will showcase the unique sounds and harmonies of three different families of instruments: brass, woodwinds, and strings.

The Red Cedar String Quartet, with symphony players Michael Elling and Robin Fossum on violin, Beth Good on viola, and Peter Neal on cello, will perform Franz Schubert’s Death and the Maiden, and the Tango in D by Isaac Albeniz.

Trois Pieces Breves by Jacques Ibert, Three Shanties by Malcolm Arnold, and the contemporary Fireflies by Owl City will be performed by the Red Cedar Woodwind Quintet, with Ruth Aaseng on flute, Alana Laufman on oboe, Patty Smith on clarinet,

Kelli Lester on Bassoon, and Gail Waldron on horn.

The Sub-Zero Brass Quintet will perform a number of brief pieces, including Amparito Roca

by Jamie Texidor and Magnificant 7 by Elmer Bernstein, with Justin Laufman on Tuba, Kristina Meinke on French horn, Jim Perkins and Dominic Domeyer on trumpet, and Calbe Domeyer on trombone.

Concert tickets are $15, with those 21 and under admitted free.

Established in 1983 and housed at Bethany Lutheran Church in Rice Lake, the RCS draws classical musicians from throughout northwestern Wisconsin, including Rice Lake, Osseo, Cumberland, Ladysmith, Spooner, Chetek, Gordon, Trego, Springbrook, Bruce, Hayward, Cable, Winter, Bloomer, Chippewa Falls, Eau Claire, and Foster. For more information, please visit our web site at www.RedCedarSymphony.org.

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP), in partnership with the University of Wisconsin-Extension (UWEX), is hosting several food safety trainings required for Wisconsin fresh produce growers who must meet federal produce safety rules. The trainings provide science-based, minimum standards for growing, harvesting, packing, and holding of produce that will help to strengthen the food safety system by focusing on prevention of foodborne illnesses.

The produce safety rules are part of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Food Safety Modernization Act that requires at least one supervisor or other responsible person from a covered produce farm to attend one of the trainings. To determine if you need to participate, visit the Safe Wisconsin Produce website at http://safeproduce.wi.gov/ and click on “Is your farm covered?”

Locally, our nearest training will be on Thursday, February 7, at the St. Croix County Ag Service Center, 1960 8th Ave., Baldwin. Training will run from 8 a.m.5 p.m. with check-in starting at 7:30 a.m.

Pre-registration is required in advance.

To register, visit https://fsmaproducesafety. wiscweb.wisc.edu/registration/ and submit your application online or download the paper application to mail it. You can also contact your county UWEX office for a paper application. Cost is $65 per person and includes training materials, certificate, and meals. Instructors from DATCP, UW-Madison, UWEX, industry, and farmer organizations will cover the following on-farm food safety practices: using quality standards for agricultural water; managing risks associated with manure applications; avoiding contaminants from animals; training workers on health and hygiene practices; evaluating cleanliness of equipment, tools, and buildings; and developing food safety plans.

Wisconsin ranks 11th in the nation in number of produce farms, and second in number of organic produce farms. There are an estimated 1,100 Wisconsin farms that must meet the federal produce safety rules.

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Alanon/Alateen (for family and friends of alcoholics) meets Thursday nights 7-8 p.m. at First Lutheran church, Amery. 715-268-8362.

Alcoholics Anonymous meets every Monday 7 p.m., Wednesday 10 a.m., Thursday 7 p.m., Friday 7 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m., Sunday 7 p.m. at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, 217 Deronda St., Amery. 715-781-4380 Jason.

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) Tuesdays 7 p.m. at Clear Lake Community Center, VFW Room 123. Richard 715-554-7277, Teresa 612-636-3244.

Alcoholics Anonymous meets Monday at noon B.B., Thursdays 10 a.m. at Parkview Methodist church, Turtle Lake. Contact Mike 715-986-2457.

Alzheimer’s Support Group. First Wednesday of the month 10 a.m. at Amery Senior Center. Last Tuesday of month 1 p.m. at Good Sam Nursing Home. Sharlene Bellefaille 715-635-6601.

Baby & Me. Weekly play and discussion hour for parents and their infants (birth to 12 months).

Wednesdays 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Amery Hospital & Clinic, BirthDay Suites Waiting Room. Join at any time.

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The Baby Bistro: Breastfeeding Support Group.

This free support group encourages, helps and supports women before, during and after breastfeeding.

Led by a certified breastfeeding counselor, who is also a registered nurse and a mother of four, attendees learn from, share with, and support other mothers who are breastfeeding. Pregnant women who are considering breastfeeding are strongly encouraged to attend. Every Wednesday from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at Amery Hospital & Clinic, Boardroom, 2nd floor. No fee, no registration required, just stop by.

Breast Feeding Support Group. All nursing mothers and babies are invited to participate. Group meets the second Thursday of the month from 10-11:30 a.m. and the fourth Thursday of the month from 6:30-8 p.m. at St. Croix Regional Medical Center. An International Board Certified Lactation Consultant will facilitate the group. Call 715-483-0431 or 800-642-1336 ext. 2431.

No charge.

C.H.A.D.D. (Children with Attention Deficit Disorder). Parent support group meets the fourth Monday of each month at Firstar Bank board room, Cumberland, 7 p.m. For information call Pat Skinner at

715 822 8422 and 715-822-8422 d lleave message.

Cancer, Grief & Depression Support Group. A support group to allow people to talk about their experiences with cancer, grief and depression as well as share mutual support to one another. Second Tuesday of every month at Amery Area Community Center at 1 p.m. You can join at any time and it is free and open to the public.

Cancer Support Group meets the second Tuesday of the month at the Amery Public Library at 6 p.m.

Caregiver Support Group meets the third Tuesday of every month from 2-3:30 p.m. at the Peace Lutheran Church in Dresser. Contact Barb at ADRC of NW WI at 877-485-2372 for more information.

Compassionate Friends, Tri- County Chapter meets the first Monday of each month at 7 p.m. First Lutheran church, Clear Lake. This group offers support and understanding to families who are grieving the death of a child of any age, from any cause. For more information call 715-263-2739 Domestic Violence (DV) and Sexual Assault (SA) Support Groups and Services. Polk County - S.T.A.R.S. (Surviving Trauma Advocacy Resource Group) Monday 4-5 p.m. in Amery, Tuesday 6-7 p.m. in Osceola, Wednesday 2-3 p.m. in Milltown and Thursday 6-7 p.m. in Milltown. Domestic Violence Education Class every other Wednesday from 10-noon in Milltown.

Burnett County - Monday 4-5 p.m. 715-349-7272. Barron County - Thursday 5:30-6:30 p.m. 715-651-4969.

For more information call CRA 715-825-4414 or the 24 hour crisis line 1-800-261-7233. All groups are held every week unless noted. Child care is available with some groups. Ask your facilitator prior to the group meeting.

Early Stage Alzheimer Support Group. For the diagnosed person and their caregiver. Challenges in early-stage dementia will be discussed, along with therapeutic benefits of family involvement. Sponsored in part by the American Alzheimer’s Association. Meetings are free of charge and open to the public, held at the Amery Centennial Hall the first Wednesday of each month at 10 a.m. Call 715-268-6605 to register.

Epilepsy Foundation of Western Wisconsin. Call 1-800-924-2105.

Family Child Care Professionals Network. Meets the third Thursday of each month. Contact Beth Neely at 715-483-1482 for more information. All family child care providers are welcome.

Families and Parenting. Milltown Parenting Group meets Wednesdays from 1-2 p.m., Milltown Family Group has dinner from 5-5:30 p.m. and F.U.N. from 5-6 p.m. on Thursdays. For more information call CRA 715-825-4414. All groups are held every week unless noted. Child care is available with some groups. Ask your facilitator prior to the group meeting.

F Farm C Crisis. i i Information I f ti on financial, i l mental t l health, h lth legal, job retraining resources. Call 1-800-942-2474.

Golden Age Manor Family Council meets the first Saturday of the month at 10 a.m. in the east wing sunporch. GAM is Polk County’s longest operating longterm healthcare facility. The Family Council’s goal is to enhance the lives of the residents beyond what the staff normally does.

Grief Share. Have you lost someone close? Grief Share is a Christian based, non-denominational seminar/support group program that will be meeting at Centennial Hall in Amery every Monday at 1 p.m. For information call Bruce 715-268-2176 or 715-268-8360.

GriefShare, a non-denominational special help seminar and support group for people experiencing the loss of a loved one is being held at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Amery on Thursdays from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

The church is located at 1050 Keller Ave. N. GriefShare features nationally recognized experts on grief recovery topics. Seminar sessions include “Is This Normal?” “The Challenges of Grief,” “Grief and Your Relationships,” “Why?” and “Guilt and Anger.” For more information call St. Joseph Catholic church at 715-268-7717.

Head Injury Support Group. Closed head injury, stroke, aneurism or traumatic brain injury which affects your daily living? Learn to cope with your disabilities, provide insight and camaraderie. Second Friday of each month 2-3:30 p.m. Frederic Public Library. Contact Julie Martin 715-327-4474.

Memory Cafe. Do you or your loved one have memory concerns or early signs of dementia? Join us at the Amery Memory Cafe where individuals with memory concerns and their care partners, family and friends can laugh, learn and stay connected in a safe atmosphere.

The Memory Cafe meets at the Amery Area Community Center the 3rd Thursday of each month from 1-2:30 p.m. Please RSVP to Barb at the ADRC of NW WI at 877-485-2372. Memory Cafe is free to attend, and coffee and snacks are provided.

Moms in Prayer International. •Two or more women who meet regularly to pray for their children, their schools, their teachers and administrators. •Mothers, grandmothers or anyone who is willing to pray for a specific child and school. We meet at the Journey Church, 131 Broadway St., Amery, Mondays from 1:302:30 p.m. Contact Jen at 715-268-2223 with questions. (only meets during the school year.)

MOPS and MOMsnext (Mothers of Preschoolers) is a group for moms and their kids. Every mom who is pregnant or has a child at home is welcome, accepted, and challenged to meet her potential.

Better moms make a better world! For more info go to clmops@hotmail.com.

PEPTalk - P(arents)E(ncouraging)P(arents)... exists to encourage, support, and build up a community

off homeschool h h l ffamilies ili in i Polk P lk County, C t Wisconsin.

Wi i W We welcome all types of homeschooling families to check us out! PEPTalk activities happen throughout the month. For more information contact Jenn Dueholm, jenndueholm@yahoo.com or Wendy Dietrich, thedietrichs@amerytel.net. Like us on Facebook under PEPTalk.

Polk County Parent-To-Parent Coaliton, a network for parents of children from birth through adulthood who have disabilities or other special needs.

For more information about meetings and advocacy support, contact Lynne 715-472-2002.

PREGNANT. Need help? Our tests and help are free and confidential. 715-755-BABY (2229). Osceola Life Care Center.

Student Assistance Program is for students in the Amery school district who may be having personal or family problems. Strict confidentiality is followed except in cases of danger to self or others. Call 715-2680303 for middle school S.A.P. members or 715-2680214 for high school S.A.P. members.

TEENS—Talk before you run. Trained counselors will listen. 1-800-491-8336 or 715-235-8882.

TEENCARE. Where teens get help fast. 1-800-4918336.

TOPS Club meets Tuesdays 3:30-5 p.m. at the Balsam Lake Municipal Building (under the water tower), Balsam Lake. Contact Sheila 715-857-5892 or just come to a meeting. TOP’s mission is to support our members as they take off and keep off pounds sensibly.

Tutors: Free tutors are available to anyone who would like help studying for GED, English as a Second Language (ESL), or with basic skills in reading or math. Call 715-405-7323 to be matched with a local tutor.

Weight Loss Club meets Thursdays 8-9 a.m. Our Savior’s Lutheran church, 217 Deronda St., Amery. Bonnie Timm 715-268-2980.

Western Wisconsin LYME Education and Support Group meets: fourth Thursday of the month (April through October) at 7 p.m. at Our Savior’s Lutheran church, 217 Deronda St., Amery. (No meetings November through March). Meetings are free of charge and open to the public. For info call Ann 715-268-2856, Paula 715-268-2035, Bonnie 715-268-9557, Sue 715268-6687.

Women’s Spiritual Growth Group meets each Thursday from 7-8 p.m. at 931 Pine St., St. Croix Falls.

Yoga for Addition Recovery Y12SR is a 12 step based discussion and yoga practice that is open to anyone and everyone dealing with their own addictive behavior or affected by the addictive behavior of others. All A's are welcome. Old Chapel, Lake Wapogasset Lutheran Bible Camp, 7 p.m., Tuesdays

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No. 3 Clear Lake flies by Amery, 82-46

BY BRETT HART CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Ameryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; basketball team found itself overpowered on Jan. 10 when it traveled to Clear Lake to take on the Lakeland Central Conference-leading and WIAA Divison 4â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s third-ranked Warriors. The home team shot 67% from the field and scored 43 points in the first half to hand Amery an 82-46 loss.

Amery (2-10), led by Tyler Peterson with 15 points, sank six three-pointers. Peterson was responsible for two of the long balls. Also

sinking two three-pointers and finishing with 11 points, three rebounds and two steals was Galen Coy. Noah Rademaker put in the work behind the scenes, tallying a teamhigh six assists and teambest four rebounds, as well as a steal, on his way to a six-point night.

Also scoring for Amery were Mason Bosley (four points, two rebounds, two assists, one steal), Cameron Anderson (four points, three rebounds), Andy Otto (two points, two rebounds, one steal), Wyatt Luchtenburg (two points, one assist, one steal) and

Kenny Lepak (two points, two rebounds). Jonny Byrnes pitched in two rebounds and an assist.

Clear Lake (10-0) was led by Bailey Blachard (27 points, 11 rebounds), Marshall Cain (19 points) and Bryce Hacker (15 points, six rebounds, five assists).

Also scoring for Clear Lake were Kincaid Hughes (seven points, six assists), Riley Peterson (seven points), Alex Burbach (three points, two steals), Brett Benson (two points), Drew Niles (one point, four rebounds, three assists) and Ethan Kirk (one point).

Henningsgard scores 100th point

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Ameryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; hockey team returned to its winning ways on Jan. 8 at Hobbs Ice Arena when it picked up a 6-3 road victory over Eau Claire Regis/Altoona/Chippewa Falls McDonell.

Although it was a low penalty game for both teams, Amery (12-3) was able to capitalize on one of its two power play opportunities for its final goal 7:50 into the third period, giving the Warriors a 6-1 advantage. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We came out on fire right away in the first,â&#x20AC;? said Amery Coach Tim Henningsgard. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think the games over the weekend left a bad taste in our mouth, and we really competed early on.â&#x20AC;?

Parker Griffin had the hot hand for Amery, scoring one goal in the first period and another in the third while assisting Brett Forrest on the power play goal. Jackson Henningsgard scored is 100th career point in the game, tallying one goal and three assists.

Jackson, a junior, became just the sixth Amery player to ever reach the 100 point mark as he trails just Tanner Tryggstad (196 points, Class of 2010), Jake Mullendore (172 points, Class of 2013), Ryan Humpal (142 points, Class of 2001), Kyle Schultz (135 points, Class of 2010) and Matt Mullendore (130 points, Class of 2007) in career points.

Also scoring for Amery were Pake Brown (one goal, one assist) and Grady Martin (one goal, one assist). Others notching assists were Justin Walter, Fletcher Kjseseth (two) and Mac Smith (two).

Adrian Troff was the winning goalkeeper, saving 13 of 16 shots faced while his teammates fired off 57 shots on goal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We talked in practice about getting to the hard areas on the ice to score goals and we did that all night long,â&#x20AC;? Coach Henningsgard said.

Regis/Altoona/McDonell (5-9) received goals from Nolan Hellegers, Nick Madson and Brooks Wahl.

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Nine Warriors sink 3-pointers, set new school record

BY BRETT HART CONTRIBUTING WRITER

In 75-27 shelling of the Grantsburg Pirates (5-7) in Grantsburg, the Amery girls basketball team not only picked up its seven consecutive victory but put themselves in the school record book as well, with nine different players sinking a three-pointer in the game.

One of those players was the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all-time scoring and rebounding leader, Madelyn Granica, who tallied 29 points on 10-for-16 shooting to extend her career point total to 1,588. She also hauled in nine rebounds extending that mark to 828 career boards.

Otherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s joining the three-point record club were Ella Schmidt, Abby Schmidt, Morgan Brotzel, Drew Granica, Amanda Edwards, Julia Engebretson, Anna Ganje and Kari Eggert.

The Warriors (10-1) outscored the Pirates 37-6 in the first half alone.

Ella Schmidt finished with 12 points, seven rebounds, three steals and a block. Abby Schmidt also has 12 points and added four steals, three rebounds and two assists.

Brotzel wrapped things up with five points, five assists and three rebounds. Drew Granica also finished with five points. Edwards contributed four rebounds to Eggert had two assists.

Although not scoring, Lydia Mondson notched three rebounds, two assists a steal and a block.

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Warrior win streak extends to eight games

BY BRETT HART CONTRIBUTING WRITER

With a 58-54 home win over Osceola (5-7) on Jan. 11, the Amery girls’ basketball team extended its winning streak to eight games and maintained a solid hold on second place in the Middle Border Conference standings with seven conference games remaining.

Madelyn Granica’s 27-point, 12-rebound, three-steal and two-assist performance pushed her past 1,600 career points (with 1,616) and moved her career rebounding mark to 840 in her 80th game played for the Warriors’ varsity squad.

Just three days removed from a record-setting nine three-pointer game, the Warriors (11-1) hit just 3-of-9 from three point range against their conference rival.

Julia Engebretson hit one of those three pointers in an 11-point effort that also produced three rebounds, two assists and two steals. Abby Schmidt added 10 points.

Also scoring for the Warriors were Ella Schmidt (six points, five rebounds, two assists, one block) and Morgan Brotzel (four points, three assists).

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Madelyn Granica and Julia Engebretson play defense.

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Abby and Ella Schmidt defend the baseline.

Warriors top Osceola for second win

This week’s sports Amery Boys Basketball

BY BRETT HART CONTRIBUTING WRITER

1-15 @ Prescott 1-18 vs. St. Croix Central 1-22 vs. Baldwin-Woodville

Amery’s boys’ basketball team picked up its long-awaited second victory of the season on Jan. 8. After opening the 2018-19 campaign with a 56-52 victory over Grantsburg, the Warriors fell into an eight game slide.

But that all came to an end on Tuesday when it earned a 50-40 Middle Border Conference win over Osceola in Amery.

Both squads struggled finding the inside rim, shooting under 35 percent from the field and under 65 percent from the free throw line. Amery (2-8), however, gave itself nearly double the scoring opportunities and won the offensive rebound battle, 16-7. The Warriors also tallied 14 steals, compared to 10 steals by the Chieftains (1-9) and turned the ball over five fewer times.

Galen Coy uncorked a 18-point effort, hitting 7-of-16 shot attempts while grabbing four rebounds, four steals and two assists. Tyler Peterson pitched in 11 points, sinking 3-of-5 three-point attempts. Peterson also tallied four rebounds and a blocked shot.

Kenny Lepak snagged four offensive rebounds while Wyatt Luchtenberg tallied three offensive and four defensive rebounds, and Noah Rademaker had three offensive and three defense rebounds.

Also scoring for the Warriors were Luchtenburg (eight points, two assists), Jeremiah Sillman (four points, two assists, three steals), Cameron Anderson (four points, six rebounds, one block), Rademaker (three points, two steals) and Lepak (two points).

Amery Girls Basketball 1-15 vs. Boyceville 1-17 vs. Prescott 1-22 @ Ellsworth

Amery Boys Hockey 1-15 vs. Somerset 1-18 @ Baldwin-Woodville

Amery Girls Hockey 1-15 vs. River Falls 1-18 vs. Lakeland Union 1-22 vs. Chippewa Falls

Amery Wrestling 1-17 @ Somerset 1-19 @ St. Croix Falls Invite

Clayton Boys Basketball 1-15 @ Grantsburg 1-18 vs. Turtle Lake 1-22 vs. Lake Holcombe

Clayton Girls Basketball 1-15 @ Grantsburg 1-17 vs. Turtle Lake 1-22 @ Cameron

Clear Lake Boys Basketball 1-15 vs. Prairie Farm 1-17 @ Shell Lake 1-19 vs. McDonell Central Catholic

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Noah Rademaker goes up for a layup.

Clear Lake Wrestling 1-17 vs. Luck/Frederic/Grantsburg

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New Richmond scores three late goals to overthrow Warriors

BY BRETT HART CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Just over a month after defeating New Richmond by one goal, Amery’s boy’s hockey team found itself on the opposite side of a one goal decision.

On Jan. 10, New Richmond topped the Warriors, 6-5, in Amery.

“We knew that New Richmond would have improved since the last time we played,” said Amery Coach Tim Henningsgard. “They are a pretty young team and played with great effort tonight.”

Amery (12-4) got off to a strong start, building a 2-0 lead in the first 10 minutes of the game with goals from Asher Page and Brett Forrest.

The Tigers (5-9) answered with a an unassisted power play goal late in the first period and a shorthanded goal 10 minutes in the the second.

Jackson Henningsgard regained the Amery lead, scoring five minutes later, but New Richmond once again struck back with an unassisted goal early in the third period.

“A couple of times in the

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Mac Smith looks to make a pass during the game against New Richmond.

game, we gave up leads, and I thought we stayed pretty calm,” Coach Henningsgard said. “I was pretty confident all game that we could weather the storm, no matter what New

Richmond threw at us.”

Page and Parker Griffen put Amery in front, 5-3, with goals near the 5 and 9 minute marks of the third period. But New Richmond’s Hayden Bradbury

fired back with three consecutive goals in just over three minutes to give the Tigers the victory. Bradbury finished with five the Tigers’ six goals as New Richmond outshot

Amery 14-7 in the final period.

Eleven penalties were called in the game, with six going against the Warriors and five against the Tigers. New Richmond’s Mason Erickson was called for a major penalty for checking from behind shortly after the winning goal.

Earning assists for Amery were Bauer Panek (two), Ridge Sigsworth (two), Sammy Otto, Henningsgard, Grady Martin, Fletcher Kjeseth and Miles Troff.

Adrian Troff took the loss, saving 26 of 32 shots faced while Amery fired off 31 shots against New Richmond goalkeeper Max Davis.

Amery and New Richmond are now tied for second place in the Middle Border Conference with 3-2 league records.

“This was one of the more disappointing losses we have had,” Coach Henningsgard said. “With a win, we controlled our own destiny in the conference and with a bad five minutes, we lost that chance.

To play so well for 45 minutes and just let it slip away... I was in disbelief.”

Granica becomes all-time scoring leader

BY BRETT HART CONTRIBUTING WRITER

With a 28-point effort on Jan. 4, senior Madilyn Granica overtook the title of Amery girls’ basketball’s all-time leading scorer and led the Warriors to a 64-48 road victory over Somerset (4-8).

The effort extended Grani-

ca’s career point total to 1,559 points, which she achieved in just 78 games. It surpasses the previous record, held by 2009 graduate Taylor Luke, who scored 1,557 points in 89 games. In fact, Granica’s mark was achieved faster than any of the Amery’s top five all-time scorers. 2011 graduate Kelly Stewart scored 1,384 points in

94 games; Katie Wenzel (Class of 1990) posted 1,304 points in 81 games; and Melanie Christensen (Class of 1996) notched 1,282 points in 83 games.

On top of her stellar scoring performance, Granica - also the school’s all-time rebound leader - tallied 15 rebounds (819 career), four assists, two blocks and a steal. While

Mike Pettine staying as Packers defensive coordinator GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Mike Pettine is staying as defensive coordinator of the Packers.

New coach Matt LaFleur announced the decision Friday, answering one of his biggest questions just three days after being hired.

In his first year, Pettine installed a 3-4 scheme and had mixed results. First-round draft pick Jaire Alexander showed signs he will become the top cornerback the Packers desperately need, and Green Bay was ranked No. 12 in pass defense (234.5 yards per game), a big improvement over 2017.

Green Bay finished 6-9-1 and out of the playoffs for the second straight year. As the Packers wrapped up for the offseason last week, Pettine

said he was hoping to return to keep building.

“Of course, the foundation is the hardest thing to get right, and I feel that a lot of it has been built — and we’ve made a lot of mistakes,” he said. “I think we learned, especially me personally, too, I’ve learned a lot of cases of what not to do versus what to do.”

The Packers did pile up 44 sacks, tied for eighth in the league, though injuries struck the defensive line. Green Bay lacked a consistent rush at outside linebacker except for surprise sacks leader Kyler Fackrell (101/2).

“I like his scheme,” Fackrell said last week. “There were a lot of things that went against us this year with a ton of injuries, a ton of new guys.

I think the way that he was able to still keep us playing pretty well, I think he did a great job.”

Defensive lineman Kenny Clark also liked the new scheme, which saw 17 different players get at least a half-sack.

“I had my best season under coach Pettine, and just the blitzes and the different disguises and the different he can do to free people up — it’s been great for me,” he said.

“He’s been using a lot of our strengths on the field.”

Longtime defensive star Clay Matthews is a free agent after finishing with a career-low 31/2 sacks in his 10th season with the Packers.

Granica shot 11-for-18 from the field, the Warriors (9-1) were 22-for-52 overall and sank six three-pointers.

Abby Schmidt also put together a solid performance, tallying 10 points, four rebounds and four assists. Ella Schmidt pitched in seven points, five rebounds, two assists and two steals.

Also scoring were Lydia Monson (eight points, two rebounds, three assists, two steals), Morgan Brotzel (eight points, two rebouns, two steals) and Drew Granica (three points, two rebound, three assists and a steal).

With the victory, Amery’s winning streak extended to six games.

Explosions bring down roof of Milwaukee Bucks’ former home MILWAUKEE (AP) — Dozens of small, simultaneous explosions have brought down the steel roof of the Bradley Center, the former home of the Milwaukee Bucks.

The controlled demolition Sunday morning left debris scattered in the street.

The Bradley Center closed last summer and the Bucks moved next door to the $524 million Fiserv Forum. The NBA team bid the 30-yearold arena a fond farewell in a series of tweets.

The aim of the explosions was to collapse the roof into

the seating bowl, making it easier for workers to remove the debris. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that while some debris soared into the air, the bulk of the structure collapsed into the old arena’s structure as planned.

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Three Warriors Place 3rd at Freedom Invite

BY BRETT HART CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Amery’s wrestling team placed 10th at the 14-team Freedom Irish Invitational on Jan. 12, while three Warriors placed third individually - Mike Smith (152 pounds), Walker Ingham (126 pounds) and Mason Tylee (120 pounds).

Tylee (12-3) defeated Ethan Flannery (22-6) of Schiocton by a 6-2 decision in his quarterfinal match, but lost by a 17-2 technical fall to Ashwaubenon’s Cody Minor (27-1) in his semifinal match. He finished strong, however, pinning Carsten McHugh (19-4) in 5:02 in the third-place match.

Ingham (22-5) opened with a second period pin and followed with a 10-2 major decision over Cole Tenor (24-10) of Denmark. Hortonville’s Eric Barnett (27-0) pinned Ingham in the first period of the semifinal round, and Ingham bounced back to edge Kolton Tesarik (32-4) of Mishicot by a 2-0 sudden victory.

Smith (25-2) pinned George Huza (13-8) of Hortonville just before the end of the first period of his quarterfinal match, but dropped a 12-7 decision to Wrightstown’s Walker VandeHey (31-7) in the semifinals. He then won by injury default 31 seconds into the thirdplace match against Max Ehlen (8-6) of Burlington.

Jordan Penard (22-5) placed fourth in the 132-pound bracket, winning his quarterfinal match against Koy Murphy (23-11) of Freedom by way of a 1:58 pin.

Kale Hopke (20-4) was fifth at 170 pounds, earning a pin and technical fall in the early rounds before recorded a 14-3 major decision over Riley Ullmer (1515) of Denmark in the consolation semifinal. Hopke finished with an 8-3 win over Ashwaubenon’s Marty Kiernan (17-11).

Sam Kelling (8-13) finished sixth at 106 pounds. Robert Beese (15-10) earned a 2-0 sudden victory over Appleton North’s Trent Allaback (12-11) in his 220-pound consolation semifinal and also placed sixth.

Heavyweight Chance Schroeder finished in eighth place.

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Kale Hopke (20-4) was fifth at 170 pounds

Amery’s wrestling team picked up a rare dual victory this season when it took on St. Croix Central on Jan. 10 and handed the Panthers a 51-22 defeat.

The Warriors’ 106-pounder Sam Kelling snagged a 3-2 decision over Hunter Feyereisen for the only standard decision victory of the night. The rest of Amery’s wins came either in the form of a pin or a forfeit.

Mason Tylee (120 pounds) pinned Garrett Hafele in 1:10. Walker Ingham (126 pounds) stuck Erik Collins in 3:36. Jordan Penard (132 pounds) disposed of Charlie Magee in just 33 seconds. The remaining five Amery victories came by forfeit.

SCC earned one major decision win and three pins.

Team scores Wrightstown 173, Burlington 172, Freedom 153.5, Denmark 148, Ashwaubenon 140.5, West DePere 124.5, Two Rivers 120.5, Hortonville 119.5, Appleton North 103, Amery 91.5, Medford 64, BayPort 61, Mishicot 60, Shiocton 58.5.

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Mike Smith (25-2) was fifth at 152 pounds

Five Clear Lake wrestlers place at Chippewa Falls

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Ashton Duden placed second.

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LUNCH MENUS

AMERY SCHOOLS Wednesday, Jan. 16– Elementary, Intermediate and Middle school breakfast: Breakfast Egg Wrap, Yogurt Parfait, Cereal, Goldfish Graham, Pear Slices.

High school breakfast: Breakfast Egg Wrap, Yogurt Parfait, Cereal, Cereal Bar-Strawberry Cheerio, Goldfish Graham, Pear Slices.

Elementary lunch: Chili, Twister Bread Stick, Mixed Veggies, Pineapple Chunks, Garden Bar, Fresh Fruit, Tuna Sandwich.

Intermediate lunch: Chili, Twister Bread Stick, Chicken Patty on a Bun, Mixed Veggies, Pineapple Chunks, Garden Bar, Fresh Fruit, Tuna Sandwich, Chef Salad.

Middle school lunch: Chili, Twister Bread Stick, Chicken Patty on a Bun, Mixed Veggies, Pineapple Chunks, Garden Bar, Fresh Fruit, Cold Cut Deli Sandwich.

High school lunch: Chili, Twister Bread Stick, Saltine Crackers, Chicken Patty on a Bun, Mixed Veggies, Pineapple Chunks, Garden Bar, Fresh Fruit, Peanut Butter and Grape Jelly Sandwich, Chicken Caesar Salad.

Thursday, Jan. 17– Elementary, Intermediate and Middle school breakfast: Bacon Egg Scramble, Assorted Bread, Cereal, String Cheese, Pineapple Chunks.

High school breakfast: Bacon Egg Scramble, Assorted Bread, Cereal, Cereal Bar-Strawberry Cheerio, String Cheese, Pineapple Chunks.

Elementary lunch: Macaroni & Cheese, Garlic Breadstick, Peaches, Green Beans, Garden Bar, Fresh Fruit, Yogurt Lunch.

Intermediate lunch: Macaroni & Cheese, Chicken Alfredo, Garlic Breadstick, Steamed Broccoli, Peaches, Garden Bar, Fresh Fruit, Yogurt Lunch, Chef Salad.

Middle school lunch: Macaroni & Cheese, Chicken Alfredo, Steamed Broccoli, Garlic Breadstick, Peaches, Garden Bar, Fresh Fruit.

High school lunch: Build Your Own

Pasta Bar, Italian Diced Chicken, Meatballs, Italian Cheese Sauce, Marinara Sauce, Garlic Breadstick, Steamed Broccoli, Peaches, Garden Bar, Fresh Fruit, Peanut Butter and Grape Jelly Sandwich, Yogurt Lunch, Chicken Caesar Salad.

Friday, Jan. 18– Elementary, Intermediate and Middle school breakfast: Mini Pancakes, Warrior Sandwich, Cereal, Goldfish Graham, Peaches.

High school breakfast: Mini Pancakes, Warrior Sandwich, Cereal, Cereal Bar-Strawberry Cheerio, Goldfish Graham, Peaches.

Elementary lunch: Baked Chicken Drummy, Mesquite Chicken Drummy, Cornbread, Mixed Veggies, Mixed Fruit, Garden Bar, Fresh Fruit, Tuna Sandwich.

Intermediate lunch: Baked Chicken Drummy, Mesquite Chicken Drummy, Baked Potato Bar, Dinner Roll, Saucy Black Beans, Garden Bar, Fresh Fruit, Pudding, Tuna Sandwich, Chef Salad.

Middle school lunch: Baked Chicken Drummy, Mesquite Chicken Drummy, Baked Potato Bar, Dinner Roll, Saucy Black Beans, Mixed Fruit, Garden Bar, Fresh Fruit, Cold Cut Deli Sandwich, Pudding.

High school lunch: Baked Chicken Drummy, Mesquite Chicken Drummy, Baked Potato Bar, Dinner Roll, Cheesy Broccoli, Saucy Black Beans, Mixed Fruit, Garden Bar, Fresh Fruit, Peanut Butter and Grape Jelly Sandwich, Yogurt Lunch, Chicken Caesar Salad, Pudding.

Beef Hot Dog on a Bun, Sidewinders, Mandarin Oranges, Garden Bar, Fresh Fruit, Turkey Sandwich with Cheese, Chef Salad.

Middle School lunch: Beef Hot Dog on a Bun, Warrior Burger, Sidewinders, Mandarin Oranges, Garden Bar, Fresh Fruit, Turkey Sandwich with Cheese.

High school lunch: Warrior Burger, Beef Hot Dog on a Bun, Sidewinders, Mandarin Oranges, Garden Bar, Fresh Fruit, Peanut Butter and Grape Jelly Sandwich, Yogurt Lunch, Chef Salad.

Tuesday, Jan. 22– Elementary, Intermediate and Middle school breakfast: Mini Donuts and Hard Boiled Egg, Lumberjack, Cereal, String Cheese, Mandarin Oranges.

High school breakfast: Mini Donuts and Hard Boiled Egg, Lumberjack, Cereal, Cereal Bar-Strawberry Cheerio, String Cheese, Mandarin Oranges.

Elementary lunch: Softshell Pork Taco, Fiesta Beans, Pineapple Chunks, Garden Bar, Fresh Fruit, Yogurt Lunch.

Intermediate lunch: Softshell Pork Taco, Chicken Quesadilla, Fiesta Beans, Pineapple Chunks, Garden Bar, Fresh Fruit, Yogurt Lunch, Chef Salad.

Middle school lunch: Softshell Pork Tacos, Chicken Quesadilla, Fiesta Beans, Pineapple Chunks, Garden Bar, Fresh Fruit, Yogurt Lunch.

High school lunch: Softshell Pork Tacos, Chicken Quesadilla, Fiesta Beans, Pear Slices, Garden Bar, Fresh Fruit, Peanut Butter and Grape Jelly Sandwich, Yogurt Lunch, Chef Salad, Mini Ice Cream Sandwich.

Monday, Jan. 21– Elementary, Intermediate and Middle School breakfast: Yogurt, Muffin, Breakfast Pizza, Cereal, Golfish Graham, Fruit.

High school breakfast: Yogurt, Muffin, Breakfast Pizza, Cereal, Cereal Bar-Strawberry Cheerio, Goldfish Graham, Fruit.

Elementary lunch: Warrior Burger, Sidewinders, Mandarin Oranges, Garden Bar, Fresh Fruit, Turkey Sandwich with Cheese.

Intermediate lunch: Warrior Burger,

CLEAR LAKE SCHOOLS Wednesday, Jan. 16– Elementary breakfast: Breakfast Cereal & Yogurt Or Sausage & Cheese Sandwich, Fruit, Fruit Juice, Milk Choice.

Elementary lunch: Pizza Casserole and Breadstick Or Peanut Butter Sandwich, Garden Salad Bar, Sliced Apples, Milk Choice.

High school breakfast: Cereal Yogurt, Muffin, Nutri Grain Bar, “Gripz” Gra-

ham Crackers, Sausage, Egg, & Cheese Sandwich*.

High school lunch: Pizza Casserole Or Crispy Chicken Salad, Breadstick, Apples, Steamed Corn, Milk, Vegetables With Dip, Pears, Frozen Yogurt.

Thursday, Jan. 17– Elementary breakfast: Breakfast Cereal Or Mini Donuts, Cheese Omelet, Fruit Juice, Fruit, Milk Choice.

Elementary lunch: Sloppy Joe Or Grilled Chicken on a Bun, Tator Tots, Baked Beans, Mandarin Oranges, Milk Choice.

High school breakfast: Cereal, Yogurt Parfait, Pop Tart, Mini Donuts, Muffin, Sausage Links.

High school lunch: Sloppy Joe Or Grilled Chicken on a Bun, Curly Fries, Baked Beans, Pineapple, Juice, Milk Choice.

Friday, Jan. 18– Elementary breakfast: Breakfast Cereal Or Cinnamon Roll, Scrambled Eggs, Fruit Juice, Fruit, Milk Choice.

Elementary lunch: Mini Corn Dogs Or Chef Salad, Macaroni & Cheese, Steamed Broccoli, Carrots With Dip, Applesauce, Milk.

High school breakfast: Cereal, Cheese Omelet, Oatmeal Bar, Cinnamon Roll, Cereal Bar, Yogurt.

High school lunch: Mini Corn Dogs Or Chef Salad, Macaroni & Cheese, Steamed Broccoli, Milk, Carrots With Dip, Blueberries, Strawberries.

Monday, Jan. 21–No School Tuesday, Jan. 22– Elementary breakfast: Breakfast Cereal Or Sausage Pizza, Graham Crackers, Fruit Juice, Fruit, Milk Choice.

Elementary lunch: Chicken Nuggets Or Teriyaki Chicken, Seasoned Rice, Green Beans, Vegetables With Dip, Sliced Peaches, Milk.

High school breakfast: Cereal, Sausage Pizza, “Gripz” Graham Crackers, Yogurt, Pop Tart, Cheese Stick.

High school lunch: Chicken Nuggets Or Chicken Teriyaki Wrap, Seasoned Rice, Green Beans, Vegetables With Dip, Sliced Peaches, Juice, Milk Choice.

ARNELL MEMORIAL HUMANE SOCIETY If it wasn’t for the fact that Larry is a boy, his name really should be Cuddles. Mr. Larry is all about the quiet time in your lap, your arms or on the couch next to you. A seven year old platinum blonde Chihuahua, Larry provided comfort therapy for an elderly gentleman before he passed away. As Cuddle Therapy is Larry’s specialty, he is looking for provide his services to another.

Larry is quiet and friendly.

He gets along with other dogs and doesn’t mind cats. Larry enjoys meeting new people and getting out and about (he is pictured in a winter hoodie, ready for an outdoor excursion).

He is shy in an endearing way with strangers but is not fearful. He is trained to piddle on pee pads and likes short walks for his other chores. All of these traits make Larry an excellent apartment pup for a Senior in need of adoring affection and companionship.

Our first Meat Raffle of the year is this Friday, January 18th, at PY’s Bar and Grill in

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Osceola. If you have never witnessed an Arnell Meat Raffle, this is the one to attend. The excitement of the raffle itself

is well worth the price of a ticket. Everyone likes to be a winner. When your name is called for a choice of NY Strips,

Smoked Chops or Seasoned Chicken Breasts, your heart will race to collect your prize.

The odds are in your favor!

Everyone who attends an Arnell Meat Raffle is a winner because you are supporting the animals at Arnell with each ticket you purchase. Winning a cut of meat is gravy on the side. Buy one ticket or buy ten, it’s all for the animals. Bring your friends for a fun night at PY’s; the Raffle begins at 5 pm and runs until the meat is gone. We hope to see you there.

Eight cats found homes last week. One of those cats returned to his original home after being discovered on our Facebook page of adoptable cats, as Finley. He had been missing for over a month. Finley was an indoor outdoor cat that didn’t return home as usual. His owners just thought something had happened to him and they would never see him again.

The gentleman who brought Finley to the shelter, had seen the cat hunting in his fields for a couple months and assumed

he was a stray. It would be a common assumption. Any animal that is not in their own yard is considered a stray by state statute. In this case, Finley was a much loved pet and we are happy he was able to go home.

The Arnell shelter is open to all strays in Polk County.

Arnell is here to offer shelter and care to those in need. If you have found a lost or “stray” pet, dog or cat, please call the shelter to report it. We may know of someone looking for him or her. You might consider asking your neighbors if they are missing a pet before bringing it to the shelter. The good news is that Lost or Stray Pets can be found by their owners at the Arnell shelter.

Photos of Strays are posted on our Facebook page and listed at the door of our building. We are here to provide the connection for a safe return home.

Arnell Memorial Humane Society, 715 268-7387, online: ARNELLHUMANE.ORG and Facebook.

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AMERY PUBLIC LIBRARY Family Storytime: Wednesday morning (10:30 am).

Family event. Books, songs, movement activities, and a craft! Come on in and join the fun! Drop-in program.

pillow to get cozy. Check amerylibrary. org/kids for movie information.

Homeschool Club: Second Friday, monthly (9:30-11:30 am). Storytime and craft from 9:30-10:30 for kids. Activities from 10:30-11:30 for tweens and teens. Open to all homeschool families.

Junior Book Club (Grades 2-3): Thursday, February 7 (3:45-4:45 pm).

Grades 2-3. Talk about a book, have a snack, and do a fun activity. Pick up the book at the circulation desk when you register. This month's book: The Absent Author by Ron Roy. Registration required (call or visit amerylibrary. org/kids).

STEAM Tuesday: No STEAM Tuesday in January.

Dates for 2019: Feb 5, Mar 5, Apr 2 (3:454:45 pm). Grades 1-5. Projects will rotate monthly between various STEAM activities. Feb 5th: Put your engineering skills to work by completing some building challenges. Registration required (call or visit amerylibrary.org/kids).

Book Club for Kids (Grades 4-5): Thursday, February 17 (3:45-4:45 pm).

Grades 4-5. Talk about a book, have a snack, and do a fun activity. Pick up the book at the circulation desk when you register. This month's book: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by JK Rowling. Registration required (call or visit amerylibrary.org/kids).

teens@4: Third Tuesday, monthly (4-5/5:30 pm).

Grades 6-12. Hang out, have a snack, and do a different activity each month!

Registration required (call or visit amerylibrary.org/teens).

1,000 Books Before Kindergarten and Baby Book Bees These ongoing early literacy initiatives encourage families to establish a strong foundation of reading in young children. Visit the library to sign up for the program that is right for your child.

TAB (Teen Advisory Board): First Friday, monthly (4-5 pm). Grades 6-12. Talk about books, share your ideas for future teen & kids events, have snacks, and more. Registration required (call or visit amerylibrary.org/teens).

No School Day: Monday, January 21 (10:30 am).

Schools are closed, but the library is open for fun! Come join us to watch a FREE MOVIE! Bring a blanket or

Book discussion group The Friends of the Library Book Discussion Group meets on the third Monday of the month at 1:30 PM. The title for January is Atonement by Ian McEwan.

Winter Reading & Hygge Challenge!

Join the Amery Area Public Library for a challenge designed to help us

all get through the winter with more happiness and coziness in our lives!

Starting Tuesday, January 2, 2019, pick up a Bingo Card and work your way through it until the last day of February. Win little prizes with every "Bingo" completed and also get a raffle ticket each time to enter to win a grand prize!

Grand Prize drawing will take place on March 1, 2019.

Online Health Literacy: We're excited to offer the next course in our ongoing series, "Healthy, Wealthy and Wise"! Join us at the Amery Community Center on Tuesday, February 5th at 10 AM for Online Health Literacy: a lesson in how to find safe and reliable sources of health information on the internet. All registered participants will get to use a tablet during the class, and will receive a free lunch! Call the Amery Area Public Library at 715-2689340 to register.

Books and Brews Meeting: Join us at Amery Ale Works, Thursday, February 7th from 6-8 pm to discuss our most recent book selection: "Circling the Sun" by Paula McLain.

We have a large group so we'll break into smaller subgroups and spend a lovely evening enjoying food, drink, and books!

Galentine's Day at the Amery Area Public Library: Thanks to the character Leslie Knope of the TV show Parks and Recreation, we have a new holiday to celebrate the importance of female friendships! Grab your gal pals and join us at the library

on Saturday, February 9th from 11 AM to 2 PM. Join us for an open-house style gal party, complete with very special food, drinks, and crafts. And chocolate-there will be chocolate! The event is FREE but you do need to register on our website to reserve your spot! Ages 18 and over, please.

Book sales The Friends of the Library Book Sale will be held on Thursday, January 31st from 4:00-7:00 PM. “Friends of the Library” may shop early (from 3-4). The Book Sale will also be held Saturday, February 2nd from 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM. Friends The Friends of the Amery Area Public Library Foundation meets on the third Monday of the month at 4:30 PM. Meetings are open to all members and to the public.

E-books, e-audiobooks and digital magazines Your MORE library card gives you access to the Overdrive collection of e-books, e-audiobooks, and streaming videos; the Freading collection of e-books; and the Flipster downloadable magazine collection.

Check out the website Check out the library website at amerylibrary.org, or find us on Facebook at facebook.com/amerylibrary.

Hours M-Th 9 am – 7 pm, F 9 am – 6 pm, and Sat 9 am – 2 pm.

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AMERY COMMUNITY EDUCATION The NEW catalog will be out next week and available at the Amery and Deer Park public libraries and all 4 schools. Pre-register for all classes through Amery Community Ed online at www.amerysd.k12.wi.us or by calling 715-268-9771 x220 unless the class description indicates otherwise.

Cool Creator Coding for grades 1-2 will help children develop logical thinking and problem-solving skills plus basic programming in a fun environment.

Mondays; Feb 4 - Mar 25 (skip Feb 18 & Mar 11) after school until 4:15 p at the Elementary. Fee $49 per student. Pre-register with Community Ed. ZUMBA Fitness: Are you ready to party yourself into shape? It's an exhilarating, effective, easy-tofollow, Latin-inspired, calorie-burning dance fitness-party that has moved millions of people toward joy and health. No experience necessary. If you can walk, you can Zumba®! Wednesdays, Jan 16 - Feb 20 from 6-7 p. Fee $40, pre-register with Community Ed. Gotta Dance sponsored by the AHS Dance Team will allow children in grades K-5 the opportunity to experience the fun of dancing and then performing for family and friends at halftime of a basketball game. Young dancers will spend two hours after school with members of the AHS Dance Team. Tues, Feb 5 from 3:30 – 5:30 p in the AHS and then returning to the HS at 7:30 for halftime. Fee $25 includes dance instruction, a T-shirt and an after-school snack.

Pre-register by January 25.

Gymnastics – for girls and boys ages 3+. Winter session begins Feb 5. Classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Details in printed catalog and online. Register soon.

Intro to Piano for Youth and/or Adults offers beginning students the opportunity to be introduced to the piano in a one-on-one experience. Tuesdays; Feb 5, 12, 26, March 5, 19 & 26. 30-minute time slots available between 4:15 and 7:15 p. Register by calling Community Ed (715-268-9771 x220). Online registration is not available. Fee $89.

Beginning Quilt Making: Learn the fundamentals of quilting while creating a table runner from start to finish in this 3-week class. We will cover the fundamentals and more. A great class for new quilters and those with some experience. Bring a working sewing machine and additional supplies – list available from Community Ed. Tuesdays, Feb 5, 12 & 19 from 5:30-8 p. Fee $35 to Comm Ed. Kit fee $10 to

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Ramona was involved with the formation of CCH. She said “the dream was to connect the Ramo na Paulso on, hospital, nursing home, assisted 91 Ye ars Young living and exercise facility to create a complete wellness environment”. She takes pride in her involvement to see the dream ful½lled.

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Primitive Longbow Making: Learn the art of making a primitive and potentially functional long bow. Begin with a full log and end with a longbow that has the correct draw length and correct draw weight for you and your intended purpose. Thursdays, Feb 7-March 7 & March 28-April 18 from 6-9 p. WITC fee $133.35 or Sr Fee (62+) $70.35. Supply fee to instructor $35-100 depending upon materials choices. Pre-register with WITC: www.witc.edu or 1-800-243-9482 ext 4221 or the WITC form in the printed catalog. Do NOT register for this class through Community Ed. Class #26336 Absolute Beginner Computer: As a new user of personal computers you will learn about the Internet, Windows, creating documents, and various types of computers and components. Thur, Feb 7-Mar 7 from 6-8 p. WITC fee $38.05 or Sr fee (62+) $4. Pre-register with WITC: www.witc.edu or 1-800-243-9482 ext 4221 or the WITC form in the Community Ed catalog. Do NOT register for this class through Community Ed. Class #25585 Make a Metal Rose! Creating a beautiful aluminum rose 6 inches in height x 2-3 inches in diameter.

Bring a tin snips, needle-nose pliers, metal file, leather gloves, and some knowledge of rose formations.

Sat, Feb 9 from 9:30-11 a. Fee $19, pre-register with Community Ed. Supply fee $15 to the instructor.

OPEN GYMS AND RECREATION Pickleball - Open Gym in the High School on Wednesday nights from November through March.

This mini-tennis game is a combination of ping-pong, tennis, racquetball and badminton played with wood, composite and graphite paddles and unique plastic balls. From 6-8 p (closed March 13). No fee. Just show up. We have extra paddles and will show you to play.

Open Gym for Families sponsored by PowerUp: Open gyms are a chance for kids and families to bounce a ball, shoot hoops, play catch or just run around and be active together. For families with children of all ages. Parents/Guardians must stay in the gym with the children. Sundays: Jan 6 & 20, Feb 3 & 17, Mar 3 from 1:30-3:30 p in the Intermediate gym – enter through the doors facing the NORTH parking lot. No fee.

Basketball Open Gym for Youth and Families: Supervised free-play in the Middle School gym. For boys & girls grades 4-12. Younger when accompanied by parents. Bring your own ball and use the north doors. Sundays through March 10 from 1:30-3:30 p.

YOUTH REC FAIR OPEN HOUSE: Learn about the opportunities available in the Amery area for our youth as young as 4 years old. Come meet coaches and leaders of various youth athletics and other organizations, ask questions, learn more about schedules and commitments and potential costs, pick up registration information, and more. Expect to meet representatives from many of the following: Little League Baseball, Fast Pitch Softball, Youth Spring Volleyball, Boy & Girl Scouts, Youth Golf, Piano, Martial Arts, Youth Bowling, Gymnastics, Track & Field Club, Youth Football, Youth Soccer, and potentially more. Tuesday, February 5 from 6:30-7:30 p at the Amery High School.

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Balls, scooters, mats, and other fun gym equipment will be available for play. Parents/Guardians expected to stay in the gym with the children and are encouraged to play as well. No fee and no need to pre-register. You can join us any time. Tuesdays through Mar when school is in session at the Intermediate from 11 -11:45 a.

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More than 60 schools participating in 8th year of HealthPartners PowerUp School Challenge Program starts in Turtle Lake Elementary on Jan. 16, and will continue in 3 other Amery area schools through February 2019 AMERY, WIS. — More than 60 elementary schools in Minnesota and western Wisconsin are participating in the 2019 season of HealthPartners PowerUp School Challenge. The program makes the healthy choice the easy choice for kids and families.

HealthPartners developed it based on research that shows that eating fruits and vegetables and getting physical activity is the most effective way to promote health and prevent obesity in kids. However, the most recent Minnesota Student Survey shows that most fifth graders are not achieving this.

The School Challenge is a three-week program for students in kindergarten through fourth grade. It includes fun, interactive classroom activities that promote fun, colorful and tasty fruits and veggies.

“This program helps build a school culture that makes it fun and easy for kids to choose healthy foods and physical activity. Students get to try five different veggies and vote on their favorites right in the classroom,” said Marna Canterbury, the Director of Community Health at Lakeview Health Foundation.

Results: kids are trying more fruits and vegetables More than 150,000 students have participated in the program since it began in 2012. A survey shows that a majority of families (71 percent) and school staff (82 percent) reported that kids are trying more fruits and veggies as a direct result of the School Challenge.

In addition to the School Challenge, HealthPartners created a tool for schools to implement practices and policies year round. The School Change Index helps schools measure changes on 36 practic-

The School Challenge will take place in the following Amery area schools in 2019:

Name of Start school date 2/5/2019

Lien Elementary

2/5/2019

Clear Lake

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1/16/2019 Turtle Lake Elementary

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A club for widows helps 3 women regain a sense of self

BY ANNA MARIE LUX THE JANESVILLE GAZETTE

JANESVILLE, Wis. (AP) — After 24 years of marriage, Jean Lademann had three days to grieve the loss of her husband before returning to work.

“Society has so many expectations of you,” she said to The Janesville Gazette . “You may look OK on the outside, but you are not doing well on the inside.”

Married for 29 years, Twila Claas recalled how her family and friends were wonderful after her husband died when she was 50.

“But it’s difficult for your children to grasp the loneliness,” she said. “It can be crippling.”

Karla Simpson remembered the first time she had to check marital status on a form after her husband died.

“For 31 years I was checking `married,”’ Simpson said. “It was a big shock to check `single.”’

All three women have shared their stories at the Modern Widows Club, Janesville Chapter, where they know other widows will understand.

But the group goes beyond a sympathetic ear.

The Modern Widows Club is designed to help widows regain a sense of self and lean into life with dignity and confidence.

Lademann, Claas and Simpson are co-leaders who want to help other widows build resilience and find their way to bright futures.

“I am a huge fan of this club,” Claas said. “A lot of us tried various grief groups. . . . But we are not a grief

Sunbirds Connecticut, so far away, came alive for me recounted by a brown-eyed grandma, her summer seasons by the sea Her daddy bore Florida’s torrid heat, to work the summer long, transported Mom and children north, to sea breezes, beaches’ song.

Not like a vacation for her, her Mama couldn’t bear, before AC, the summer heat; they simply traveled there.

So summer for the little girl, was scenes marine in tone, the village setting rustic, the lighthouse sounding, lone.

Unlike proverbial snow birds, they found comfort in cool breeze, away from sunny Florida, summer, picturesque, with ease.

The year ‘round folk, a different sort, so family was the key, to summertime adventure, by sand dunes, pebbles, sea.

Crustaceans and shellfish too , available and delicious, the seaside fences, watch fisher men, secure lobsters and fishes.

When school days bode, and summer ends, the brilliant hardwoods say, “Goodbye”, summer girls and seaside friends, who go their homeward way.

When Florida greets and giggling friends, meet for the winter term, through years , Connecticut never ends, calls, tones both misty and firm.

Carol Morfitt Welch © January 2019 a poet laureate of Amery, Wisconsin

group.”

Instead, the club focuses on helping widows see a future for themselves and make a difference in the world.

“We are trying to empower women to move on,” Lademann said.

Since Annette Vogel Cox started a Janesville chapter in 2014, the group has become a lifeline for many widows.

About 80 people are on the roster, and they range in age from 29 to 80-plus. One woman was widowed 17 years ago and another became a widow a couple of months ago.

Members come from as far away as Madison, Delavan and Rockford, Illinois, to meet in Janesville.

Each month, they watch a short video provided by the national founder of the group, Carolyn Moor, who is based in Florida. Her husband died in a hit-and-run car accident in 2000, when she was 37.

Videos are designed to spark discussion and positive energy.

The women will soon watch a video about possibilities in 2019.

Widows in the club also can access the chapter’s private Facebook page and attend get-togethers for dinner and coffee.

Moor named the group “Modern” Widows Club to show that it relates to “right now” and the “present moment” in a widow’s life, she said.

Women of all ages, beliefs, situations and geographical locations come together in the organization, which has chapters nationwide.

“There is a belonging for every woman at Modern Widows Club,” Moor said. “It is all about understanding that we need to be there for women ...”

The club offers support at a critical time.

Loss of a spouse is the No. 1 most stressful life event, according to the Holmes-Rahe Stress Inventory, a tool that helps people measure their stress load.

In addition, a widow might experience loss of income, intimacy, confidence, faith, identity and a general sense of security.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau and 2015 World Widows Report, 70 percent of all married women will face widowhood in their lifetimes. Women live an average of 15 years longer than their partners.

Almost 50 percent of U.S. widows have household incomes in the past 12 months of less than $25,000. Few services and programs exist to help widows overcome their complex social, economic and emotional hardships.

“We embrace the grief,” Moor said. “But mostly, we are focused on the growth and potential empowerment in widowhood.”

Moor named the group “Modern” Widows Club to show that it relates to the “present moment” in a widow’s life, she said.

FAMILY–TO–FAMILY CLASS With the help of a grant from Community Connections to Prosperity, NAMI Barron County invites family members and friends of individuals living with a mental illness to get valuable information about the illness and how it affects the family and others interacting with the individual.

12 Sessions on Tuesdays • 6-8:30 pm Feb. 5, 12, 19, 26 • March 5, 12, 19 April 9, 23, 30 • May 7 & 14 Turtle Lake School/Media Center Free - Funded by NAMI of Barron County & Beyond Contact Dana Zimmerman at 715-491-0432 or email sdzimmerman@amerytel.net to Pre-Register.

Please register by January 25 Pre-Registration is required to allow us time to order materials

AMERY COMMUNITY CENTER Was it your goal to learn something new in 2019?

We have the thing for you! MAH-JONG. We have a wonderful group of ladies that play every Friday that are looking for some more people to play! They will teach as you play! Stop in and check it out on Friday at 9:00am!

We are now accepting 2019 membership dues, please stop in or mail in a new application with updated information on it. Also, if you want us to e-mail you the newsletter, please let us know.

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We have a Paint & Sip Party coming up on the 1st of February at 6pm we will be painting 2 sided Snowman/Flower Wood Pallets. $35 per person. Register online at www.brushstrokesparty. com , click on Calendar and Registration and scroll down the page to find our event date! Or call/text Kayleen at 515-333-8363. Open to the public!

Our Annual Meeting will be on Thursday February 7th at 1:30, please consider attending.

We will be nominating new board members and also talking about our budget for the year. We are in need of new board members, if you are interested please contact Amanda at 715-268-6605.

Like us on Facebook! Share our postings the more people that know what activities we have happening the better! Search Amery Area Community/Senior Center Need a place to rent? Consider the Amery Area Community Center for that birthday, party, wedding, or anniversary celebration? We will also work with profit and nonprofit organizations to help with the perfect meeting place.

Want to get a complete workout in just 30 minutes? Do you enjoy walking on a treadmill?

Get all of that for just $10/month if you are a member of the Amery Area Community Center.

Our hours are 7am-4:30pm M-Th & 7am-3pm on Fridays. There are no contracts to lock into and no hidden fees. Come down and check us out!

We always have people asking if there is anything we need here at the Center. We can always use things like stamps, cards, toilet paper, paper towels, cleaning supplies, and coffee. We also take rummage sale items all year long.

Bridge winners for Monday January 7th were JoAnn Hallquist in first and Ruth Ann Riley taking second.

Wii Bowling winners for Tuesday January 8th were Mary Fisher in frist, Jerry Fisher taking second and Milt Johnson with the consolation prize.

Tuesday pools winners for January 8th were Gary Snelling in first, Jerry Fisher with second, Jan Knudson taking third, and Jean Frank with fourth and Mary Fisher took the consolation prize.

Thursday pool winners for January 10th were Gary Snelling in first, Gene Pribnow with second, Jerry Fisher took third, Mary Fisher with fourth and Les Peterson took the consolation prize.

Bridge winners on Wednesday January 9th were Patty Talbot in first, Kate Kellerman taking second and Frank Sagerstrom with third.

Congratulations to all!

Amanda Fisk, Director Jen Tyman, Assistant Director

BIRTHS

St. Croix Regional Med. Ctr. St. Croix Falls Dexter James White Dexter James White, baby boy, 7 lbs 4 oz, was born January 3 to Kristin Jensen and Jason White of Luck.

Ryker Eino Rikkola Ryker Eino Rikkola, baby boy, 8 lbs 14 oz, was born January 6 to Sonja and Travis Rikkola of Grantsburg.

Silas James Zart Silas James Zart, baby boy, 7 lbs 13 oz, was born January 7 to Darbi Young and Isaac Zart of Siren.

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Enjoy the little things in life–time goes by so fast Can it be possible that we are halfway through the month of January already? I know that is what the calendar says but my mind thinks differently.

One thing is for sure, I am not complaining about the weather conditions. I like that the roads have been in good condition to get around with no worry.

I’m sure the snow lovers are hoping for some white stuff Pounding in order to enjoy their the Winter Pavement activities. It will probably Pam Humpal come but in the mean time, I will enjoy the present conditions.

The 55th Annual Ice Fishing Contest sponsored by St Joseph Catholic Church will be on Sunday, January 27. The event is held on North Twin Lake in Amery from 7am to noon.

There will be fishing contest prizes, on-ice prizes and raffle prizes. Plus St. Joseph Catholic Church will be the spot for the delicious chicken dinner served from 11am to 2:30pm.

Mark your calendars!

With the new year also comes the beginning of various promotions. Next Tuesday, January 22, will be the start of the 2019 Meet Your Amery Business page. Each time the special page is published, your business will be represented

Ali Lucia and Mark Rosen with Amery Community Club members at Waterside Bar & Grill–Denis Carteron, Paul Shafer, Dan Young, Shari Overby and Cheryl Meyer.

on the page with an advertisement for your business, plus during the year your business will be featured with an article and picture. Please give me a call today to get signed up for this great opportunity to showcase your business.

Is your favorite NFL football team still in the playoffs? If they are, good for you…if not, there is always next year! No matter who you are cheering for or even if you don’t really care who wins, the Super Bowl, especially the commercials, are always fun to watch. Check out next week’s Amery Free Press for your chance to win on the “Super Showdown”.

Another event that is coming up is the 16th Annual Amery Spring Show. The show is scheduled for Saturday, April

Air Force confirms Wisconsin National Guard investigation MADISON, Wis. (AP) — U.S. Air Force investigators have confirmed they’re looking into allegations of sexual assault and harassment within a Wisconsin Air National Guard security unit, U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin’s office said Wednesday.

Baldwin, a Wisconsin Democrat, asked the Air Force on Nov. 13 to investigate claims involving members of the 115th Fighter Wing’s Security Forces Squadron, a group of about 100 airmen that polices the Truax Field Air National Guard Base in Madison.

Baldwin made the request after Jay Ellis, a master sergeant in the squadron, contacted her office and said he had learned of six incidents of sexual harassment or sexual assault against female squadron members between 2002 and 2016. He alleged that high-ranking commanders have done little to address them. One of the women told The Associated Press in an

interview that superior officers sexually assaulted her and her friend during a party in 2002 at a training base in Nevada as the unit was preparing to deploy to Iraq.

None of the women in any of the incidents Ellis cited

Investigators spoke with Ellis on Nov. 16 but he wouldn’t identify the victims.

He called back on Nov. 28, however, and provided one name. filed formal complaints out of fear of retaliation, Ellis said.

The Air Force Office of Special Investigations wrote back to Baldwin on Nov. 16 saying the matter had been referred to personnel responsible for the Madison area.

The letter did not say if an investigation was underway.

Ellis told the AP that investigators from Scott Air Force Base in Illinois contacted him on Nov. 16 and asked him for details of the incidents and the names of the people involved.

Baldwin’s office on Wednesday released a letter from the AFOSI dated Dec. 21.

AFOSI Inspector General Jacqueline Albright wrote in the letter that investigators spoke with Ellis on Nov. 16 but he wouldn’t identify any of the victims. He called back on Nov. 28, however, and provided one woman’s name.

Albright said the AFOSI is conducting a complete review of all the information Ellis provided in the two conversations and “has initiated additional investigative steps” based on his information.

Baldwin spokesman John Kraus said her office received the letter this week but it wasn’t processed until Wednesday.

6, from 9am to 4pm at the Amery Ice Arena. Area businesses will be on display with information about recreation, home improvement, and much more. Businesses interested in being a part of the Amery Spring Show should please contact me at 715-268-8101 or email phumpal@theameryfreepress. com As you may know, Mark Rosen the sports announcer on Channel 4 WCCO recently retired after 50 years. After watching the same people for several years, you feel a personal attachment to them, and that is what I felt with him. Plus in August 2017, Mark Rosen and Ali Lucia with the “Going To The Lake” segment on WCCO visited Amery for a couple of days. Dave and I had a great time following them around the community to various spots they would broadcast from. As you can tell from the attached pictures, we had the honor of snapping a photo with the celebrities along with a few Community Club members.

Happy Retirement!

Please take time to hug your loved ones and let them know how much they mean to you. I would like to join in with the rest of the country by saying…”Welcome Home Jayme!”

Ali Lucia, Myself, Dave and Mark Rosen.

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AREA BOWLING SCORES Club 53 Bar & Lanes, Amery

Denis Carteron569, Lyle Kahler 608, Beau Gorres 654.

MONDAY NIGHT MEN Division 1 Gary’s Electric...................................... 29 Tac Two ................................................. 26 Division 2 Shoreview ............................................. 18 Dick’s Fresh Market .............................. 7 High games: Gary Nottam 214, Rod Gehrman 211-245, Bob Gillis 249-247-232, Todd Zemke 215-256, Bruce Hammer 209, Jim Swanson 244-207.

High series: Gary Nottam 577, Rod Gehrman 612, Bob Gillis 728, Todd Zemke 670, Jim Swanson 623.

THURSDAY/FRIDAY NIGHT LADIES Division 1 Northwest Communications ......... 30 Better Self Wellness ..........................27 Amery Fire Department ................... 16 Division 2 Chet Johnson Drug ..............................31

TUESDAY NIGHT MEN Division 1 Noah Insurance....................................27 Club 53 .....................................................17 Division 2 Northwest Communications ..........23 Chet Johnson Drug ..............................13 High games: Bill Peterson 233, Ryan Fitzgerald 207, Wade Prindle 213-200, Chuck Williamson 233, Andy Peterson 206, Will Schaffer 210.

High series: Bill Peterson 603, Wade Prindle 601, Chuck Williamson 566, Andy Peterson 575, Will Schaffer 555.

Club 53 ......................................................9 Bremer ...................................................... 7 High games: Deb Hougdahl 170-153, Gail Peterson 167-159, Linda Mullendore 158-157-151, Patty Talbot 158, Diane Lewis 1540153, Marva Perry 154, Michelle Webb 153, Jodi Chelberg 150.

High series: Gail Peterson 474, Linda Mullendore 466, Deb Houghdahl, Patty Talbot.

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WEDNESDAY NIGHT MEN Division 1 Club 53 ................................................... 20 Preferred Lawn......................................11 Division 2 Amery Fire Department ...................27 Alibi..........................................................22 High games: Howie Montieth 204, Tyler Kilcoyne 201, Denis Carteron 214, Lyle Kahler 214-204, Cody Fansler 204, Beau Gorres 224-235.

High series: Howie Monteith 554,

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STATE OF WISCONSIN, CIRCUIT COURT, POLK COUNTY In the Matter of the Name Change of Kylie Jo Pilgrim By (Petitioner) Sara Joy Rowell Notice and Order for Name Change Hearing Case No. 19CV4 NOTICE IS GIVEN: A petition was filed asking to change the name of the person listed above: From: Kylie Jo Pilgrim To: Kylie Jo Rowell Birth Certificate: Kylie Jo Pilgrim IT IS ORDERED: This petition will be heard in the Circuit Court of Polk County, State of Wisconsin before Judge Jeffery Anderson, Polk

County Justice Center, 1005 W Main St, Branch, Balsam Lake, WI 54810 on February 8, 2019 at 1:15 p.m.

If you require reasonable accommodations due to a disability to participate in the court process, please call 715485-9299 at least ten (10) working days prior to the scheduled court date. Please note that the court does not provide transportation.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED: Notice of this hearing shall be given by publication as a Class 3 notice for three (3) weeks in a row prior to the date of the hearing in the Amery Free Press a newspaper published in Polk County, State of Wisconsin.

NOTICE TOWN OF BLACK BROOK 99 75TH STREET – CLEAR LAKE WI THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 2019 CAUCUS 7:00 P.M.

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STATE OF WISCONSIN, CIRCUIT COURT, POLK COUNTY In the Matter of the Name Change of Gloria Jean Mesich Notice and Order for Name Change Hearing Case No. 19CV1 NOTICE IS GIVEN: A petition was filed asking to change the name of the person listed above: From: Gloria Jean Mesich To: Gloria Jean Siegert Birth Certificate: Gloria Jean Siegert IT IS ORDERED: This petition will be heard in the Circuit Court of Polk County, State of Wisconsin before Judge Daniel J. To-

Call meeting to Order; Proof of Meeting Notice; Approve Agenda; Approve Vouchers & Pay bills, Reading of Reports; Public Comments; OLD BUSINESS: Update on Comprehensive Plan; Discussions/decision regarding billing residents for animal control calls; Update regarding billing and collecting unpaid fire calls, both residents and non-residents; Update regarding codification of Town of Black Brook Ordinances; Update on Deer Park First Dept Agreement; NEW BUSINESS: Discussion and possible appointment of Plan Commission member; Adjourn to February meeting.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED: Notice of this hearing shall be given by publication as a Class 3 notice for three (3) weeks in a row prior to the date of the hearing in the Amery Free Press a newspaper published in Polk County, State of Wisconsin.

BY THE COURT: Daniel J. Tolan Circuit Court Judge January 3, 2019 (Jan. 15, 22, 29)

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TOWN OF BLACK BROOK THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 2019 7:00 P.M. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a caucus will be held in the Town of Black Brook on Thursday, January 17, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. at the Black Brook Town Hall for the purpose of nominating candidates to appear on the spring election ballot to succeed the present incumbents listed. All terms are for two years beginning on April 16, 2019 OFFICE Town Chairperson Supervisor I Supervisor II Clerk Treasurer

INCUMBENT Charlie Barney George Fowler Erik Henningsgard Sally Pickard Cindy Nelson

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PUBLIC NOTICE The Polk County Dept. of Administration is accepting applications for two (2) regular members to serve on the Board of Adjustment committee. To be eligible, an individual must be an elector of Polk County. To apply, please submit a letter of interest to: Office of the County Administrator; 100 Polk County Plaza, Suite 220; Balsam Lake, WI 54810; by January 25th, 2019. Any questions, contact: Tammy Peterson, Dept. of Administration: (715) 485-9212.

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Wisconsin Assembly Republicans outline priorities to Evers

BY SCOTT BAUER ASSOCIATED PRESS

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Assembly Republicans delivered what they called a “gesture of our goodwill” to the newly installed Democratic governor on Thursday, outlining some areas where they think they might find common ground.

In a letter delivered to Gov. Tony Evers, the GOP lawmakers said they were trying to be helpful in detailing such areas, including an income tax cut, a school funding increase and a reduction in borrowing to pay for roadwork.

The move comes after Republicans convened a lame-duck legislative session following Evers’ November defeat of Republican Scott Walker to weaken the powers of the incoming Democratic governor and attorney general before they took office. Republicans are also adding staff to prepare for possibly writing an alternative state budget to the one Evers will propose.

Still, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos insisted at a news conference Thursday that Republicans are looking for common ground with Evers. To that end, he said Republicans in both the Senate and Assembly will hold an unusual joint meeting on Tuesday so they can speak privately with Evers.

“We know that we are in divided government. It’s different times,” Vos said. “This is a good faith effort for us to say we’re looking at what he promised, what we think we can deliver and find ways to be

able to do that together.”

Evers’ spokeswoman, Melissa Baldauff, said Evers hopes Republicans will work with him to make progress on major issues such as health care access, transportation and education.

“However, actions speak louder than words,” Baldauff said in a statement.

The Republicans said the first bill they intend to pass is a state-level guarantee that people with pre-existing health conditions can’t be denied insurance, which is already guaranteed by the federal health care law that Republicans have strenuously opposed since its inception during Barack Obama’s presidency. The Assembly passed a pre-existing conditions bill in 2017 but it died in the Senate and on Monday, Republican Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald said he didn’t want to “overpromise” by suggesting it would fare better this year.

Evers has many of the priorities outlined by the Republicans but supports different approaches to reaching those goals. For example, he wants to cut income taxes by 10 percent but wants to compensate for it by reducing a tax break for corporations by $300 million, a move Vos said would amount to a “massive tax increase.”

The Republican letter did not put a dollar amount on how large of an income tax cut they would support or how it would be paid for.

Vos also opposes Evers’ call to expand Medicaid to cover about 75,000 more adults living just

Evers says he will order change in ‘stance’ in lawsuit

BY SCOTT BAUER ASSOCIATED PRESS

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers appeared poised Wednesday to defy, or find a way around, a law enacted during the Republican lame-duck legislative session that prevented him from withdrawing Wisconsin from a multi-state lawsuit seeking repeal of the federal health care law.

Evers told reporters that he will be sending a letter to fellow Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul this week calling for Wisconsin to “change our stance” in the lawsuit. Evers was coy about what exactly the letter would order Kaul to do, saying only “wait and see.”

Evers promised during the campaign that he would remove Wisconsin from the states that sued the federal government in Texas seeking a repeal of the law. But after he defeated Republican Scott Walker, who authorized joining the lawsuit, the GOP-controlled Legislature changed the law in a lame-duck session to require their approval for withdrawing.

A federal judge last month sided with the states and struck down

the law as unconstitutional. The ruling is on hold pending appeal and the case is expected to go to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Whether Wisconsin is a part of the lawsuit or not has no bearing on its outcome and the state won’t be treated any differently once the case is finally decided. But for Evers, who supports the Affordable Care Act, somehow finding a way to remove Wisconsin would fulfill a campaign promise and score a symbolic victory.

Evers said his letter to Kaul “will be in such a format that he will be able to move forward.”

Kaul, who also supported withdrawing from the lawsuit, said he would review Evers’ request and “take appropriate action in accordance with the law.”

Republican Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald tweeted that Evers was “looking for ways to skirt state law so that he can advance his partisan agenda.”

Kit Beyer, a spokeswoman for Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, echoed Fitzgerald, saying the letter was one of “multiple examples” of Evers trying “to work around laws to push his partisan agenda.”

above the poverty line. That move would actually save the state an estimated $180 million a year, but Vos has raised concerns about putting more people on assistance programs without also raising reimbursement rates for providers.

Evers has proposed increasing spending on K-12 education by 10 percent, or $1.4 billion. A bipartisan task force released a report last week that also called for significant increases in funding, but it did not say by how much.

Evers, that task force and Assembly Republicans all say they want the state to provide two-thirds funding for schools, which would increase overall state school aid by about $130 million a year.

Some of the other Republican priorities include: — Enhancing high-speed internet access.

— Expanding the SeniorCare prescription drug program to cover flu shots.

— Working to reduce homelessness.

— Providing more options to reduce the cost of child care for working parents.

— Increasing access to clean water. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos earlier this month formed a clean water task force following reports of contaminated wells in southwestern Wisconsin.

— Investing more in state-owned properties.

— Doing more to attract and retain highly qualified state employees.

Shopko announces closure of 6 more stores in Wisconsin GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Shopko has announced the closure of six more stores in Wisconsin.

The Wisconsin-based retailer announced late last year that it was closing 39 stores in 19 states by the end of February.

The Green Bay Press Gazette reports that it has added to the list stores in Appleton, Grafton, La Crosse, Menasha, Seymour and Sussex. Before, it had announced only one Wisconsin closure, in Mauston.

The Green Bay area department store chain operates about 360 stores in 24 states. Shopko has said the closures are dictated by the long-term outlook on profitability, sales trends and growth potential.

Shopko intends to seek bankruptcy protection from creditors next week.

Amery Board of Education January 21, 2019

A Regular Board Meeting of the Amery Board of Education is scheduled for Monday, January 21, 2019, at 6:30 PM in the Board Room in the Amery Intermediate School at the Amery Intermediate School, located at 543 Minneapolis Avenue in Amery, Wisconsin. Business under review will include: I. Call to Order II. Closed Session Considering employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data, of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility in order to take Personnel Action pursuant to Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1)(c). Conferring with legal counsel for the governmental body who is rendering oral or written advice concerning strategy to be adopted by the body with respect to litigation in which it is or is likely to become involved pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes 19.85(1)(g).

III. Open Session 6:30 pm IV. Spotlight on Education A. Ocean Drive - First Grade Teachers V. Consent Agenda Items A. Agenda B. Minutes C. Financial/Budget Reports D. Board Vouchers VI. Community Comments VII. Administrative/Committee/ Department Reports A. Administrator Reports B. Transportation Report - Tom Olson & Shawn Doerfler VIII. Informational Items A. Audit Review - Jonathan Sherwood, CliftonLarsonAllen LLP B. Referendum Expenditures Update - Shawn Doerfler C. Legislative Update - Shawn Doerfler D. Snow Day Procedure - Shawn Doerfler & Tom Olson E. Montessori Expansion to 4th Grade - Cheryl Meyer & Oralee Schock F. Policies - First Reading 1. Closed Session Policy IX. Action Items A. Policies - Final Reading 1. Bidding & Purchasing Requirements Policy B. Bus Purchase - Tom Olson & Shawn Doerfler C. 2018-19 Open Enrollment Availability - Brad Baumgartner D. 2018-19 School Calendar - Shawn Doerfler E. Personnel X. Closed Session Closed Session Considering employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data, of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility in order to take Personnel Action pursuant to Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1)(c). Conferring with legal counsel for the governmental body who is rendering oral or written advice concerning strategy to be adopted by the body with respect to litigation in which it is or is likely to become involved pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes 19.85(1)(g).

XI. Adjournment DALE JOHNSON Clerk, Amery Board of Education In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the School District of Amery will provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities who wish to participate in public meetings. If you require an accommodation, please contact the District Office at (715) 268-9771 a minimum of 72 hours prior to the meeting.

The original agenda for this meeting was provided for publication more than one week prior to the meeting date. Due to this fact, the agenda published in the Amery Free Press may have been altered after publication. The final agenda is available on the District’s website: www. amerysd.k12.wi.us at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the meeting.

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Parent Educator Opening (Full-Time) Bachelor’s degree required in Social Work, Human Development and Family Studies or related field.

Experience preferred.

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Public Works Employee VILLAGE OF CLEAR LAKE The Village of Clear Lake seeks a public works and general laborer.

Position responsibilities include operation and maintenance of wastewater treatment plant and system.

Additional responsibilities may include maintenance of wells and water system including reading meters, repair and maintenance of vehicles and equipment, park maintenance, snowplowing, road repair, general village maintenance and other assigned duties.

Qualification: Advanced general wastewater operator certification or ability to obtain within two years. Wisconsin CDL or ability to obtain within three months. Current water license or ability to obtain necessary license within two years.

Hours may include nights, weekends and holidays.

Wage and benefits depending on qualification.

Send resume, cover letter and completed Village of Clear Lake job application to: Village Clerk – Treasurer, Village of Clear Lake, 350 4th Avenue, PO Box 48, Clear Lake, WI 54005 or email ABannink@ClearLake-Wi.gov.

NOTE: APPLICATION DEADLINE is Friday January 25, 2019 @ 4 p.m.

CITY CLERK/TREASURER CITY OF AMERY Deadline: Thursday, February 7, 2019 Position Objectives: The City of Amery (3,000) is seeking to fill its position of Clerk/Treasurer. The candidate for this key supervisory position must be able to perform a variety of routine and complex financial, clerical, secretarial, administrative and statutory duties typical for the position of Clerk/Treasurer, keep official records, conduct adequate research, and present findings to the Council during regular, special or working sessions.

Duties and Responsibilities: The hired City Clerk/Treasurer shall be responsible for performing those duties as required

by Sec. 62.09(9) and Sec. 62.09(11), Wisconsin Statutes and the following duties: Manage, supervise and direct office staff in the day-to-day operations; assist with the development and preparation of the annual budget; conduct elections, including voter registration, notices, ballot preparation and Election Day activities; assist with preparation and distribution of agendas, materials, minutes and records of meetings; Assist the City Administrator with investment portfolio and cash flow; prepare and maintain City’s general ledger, accounts receivable, fixed assets, receipts, assessments, liens, collections, deposits and other financial records. Responsible for the Tax Roll, receive collections and distribute proportionate share of collections to taxing units; assist the Assessor in maintaining property assessment records when needed.

Minimum Requirements: Candidate must possess a high level of integrity, leadership, problem solving, and commitment to public service. Prefer candidate with municipal experience and must have both CMTW and WCMC certifications or have the ability to obtain within 4 years of appointment. The preferred candidate must also be a notary or have the ability to obtain Notary Public Certification within 6 months. A full job description is available on our website.

Benefits: Position offers a full benefit package including participation in WRS, health & dental insurance, and personal time off (PTO) days. Salary dependent on qualifications.

More Information: Submit resume, letter of interest, and City employment application by February 7, 2019, to: City of Amery • Attn: Kim 118 Center Street • Amery, WI 54001 www.amerywi.gov

Clayton School District Vacancy

PART-TIME POSITION Clayton School District has the following position openings for the 2018-19 school year effective January 2, 2019: 3:00p.m.- 9:15p.m. (During School Year) 7:00 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. (June- August) Duties include performing housekeeping duties required to sustain the school buildings in a safe and healthful condition.

Application deadline: January 18, 2019 or until filled Please send letter of application to: Cathleen Shimon, District Administrator Clayton School District P.O. Box 130, 236 Polk Ave. W Clayton, WI 54004-0130 www.claytonsd.k12.wi.us

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Custodian (Part Time) Job Title

Custodian (Part Time)

H.R. Contact

Joshua R. Ernst, Superintendent

Contact Phone

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Work Schedule

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General cleaning of rooms, hallways, bathrooms, first line maintenance, set up and take down for sporting and other events, snow and ice removal, and other miscellaneous duties as assigned.

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Applications can be located on our District website or in the District office.

Deadline

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Wisconsin man recollects placing atomic bombs for US Army

BY PAUL SRUBAS GREEN BAY PRESS-GAZETTE

DE PERE, Wis. (AP) — You probably did it with a firecracker when you were a kid.

You’d set it on rock or a stump, then you’d light the fuse, clamp your hands over your ears and run, to get out of range of the cardboard shrapnel. Or, if you set it on someone’s porch, you ran so as not to get caught.

Well, that’s what Mark Bentley of De Pere practiced doing in the U.S. Army, only he did it with atomic bombs: Carry one on your back, plant it somewhere, set the timer, clamp your hands over your ears and run like hell.

“We all knew it was a one-way mission, a suicide mission,” Bentley, who is now 68 and quite probably not even quick enough anymore to outrun firecracker shrapnel, told the Green Bay Press-Gazette .

You might not have realized they ever made A-bombs small enough for one man to carry, but they did. They had one called the W54 that fit into a duf-

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fel bag. It was less than a tenth as powerful as “Little Boy,” the one dropped on Hiroshima a quarter-century earlier, but without benefit of you being able to fly away in an airplane before it goes off. There was also a bigger one that fit into a 55-gallon drum, two or three times as powerful as the one you could carry on your back, Bentley recalled.

It was part of the post-WWII, Cold War era in which the Soviet Union was viewed as an expansionist threat into western Europe, said John Sharpless, newly retired professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he taught a class on the period.

“The Soviet Union had a substantially larger land army, considerably larger than NATO and the U.S.,” Sharpless said. “When you consider the possibility of war in Europe, if the Russians decided to invade from the east, it would be nearly impossible to stop them. So, one strategy was to block various access routes and perhaps funnel them into an area where you could use larger weapons against them.”

That was the apparent strategy with the hand-carried nukes, Bentley said — not to nuke Russians directly but rather nuke big holes in the Alps, so that all the resultant ash would fill up the valleys and prevent Soviet tanks and trucks from being able to pass, he said.

The hand-carried nukes evolved out of even smaller nuclear weapons that had been developed in the 1950s,

Sharpless said. Those included the Davy Crockett nuclear warheads that could be fired from bazookas and even recoilless rifles, he said.

“The problem was, the blast range was larger than the trajectory,” he said.

In other words, you couldn’t shoot them far enough to keep yourself out of harm’s way. That essentially was the same worry about the hand-carried nuclear mines that Bentley and his fellow soldiers were training to plant: You were unlikely to be able to get out of range yourself.

The funny thing is, Bentley put in for the duty. And no, not because he was suicidal.

The year was 1968, when the Vietnam War was still raging, and Bentley, a new high school graduate, had an alarmingly low draft number.

“It’s the only lottery I ever won,” said Bentley, who was holding lucky number 27.

Enrolling in college, getting married, having a son — none of it staved off the inevitable.

“The question was, do I go in as a draftee and essentially become a target for two years, or do I enlist for three and maybe get to do something I want?” he said.

He decided to enlist. His timing wasn’t great; the draft was eliminated just about when he signed the dotted line. But at least the Vietnam War was coming to an end.

He eventually found himself at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, home of the Army engineers.

At first, he was trained in a program to deliver acetylene and oxygen to engineers to do repairing and welding in the

field. That program was finally deemed unfeasible and he was transferred to one of the Special Atomic Demolitions Munitions platoons. He recalled he was in one of two such platoons stationed stateside, training, while several others were stationed in central Europe.

Anyway, Bentley never got to the Alps. He kept training and practicing against the possibility of Soviet aggression in Virginia. They took turns carrying a dummy version of the bomb into the woods near the base, setting the timer and imagining the results.

“You constantly trained,” he said. “You talk about something being driven through your brain — that’s all you ate, slept and thought about eight hours a day.”

He got to carry the duffel bag bomb once and set the timer.

“You set your timer, and it would click when it went off, or it went ding or I forget what, but you knew you were toast,” he said. “Ding! Your toast is ready, and it’s you.”

In theory, you could set the timer to give you enough time to flee properly, but somebody would have to stay behind and secure the site, Bentley said.

“The Army is not going to set a bomb like that and run away and leave it, because they don’t know if someone else would get ahold of it,” he said. “They have to leave troops there to make sure it’s not stolen or compromised, and that would just be collateral damage. You didn’t go out with the thought that it was anything other than a one-way mission. If you’re Bruce Willis, you get away, but I ain’t Bruce Willis.”

Mercifully, even the platoons sta-

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tioned near the Alps never got a chance to set off a real one.

Maybe the Army decided nukes were better off being dropped from planes, or maybe the threat of attack dwindled as the Cold War was beginning to wind down, Bentley was never sure. But he wasn’t surprised.

“I banked on them never doing it,” he said.

While actually having to do it would be a scary proposition, merely hanging out in a base not too far from Washington, D.C., and training for it was pretty good duty in Bentley’s mind.

“It was a great place to be stationed,” he said. “Being a history nut, I had battlefields to visit . . . Jefferson’s home at Monticello, Madison’s home a couple miles away. We went camping on weekends, at Bull Run. How many people can say they camped at Bull Run, at a national Civil War battlefield?”

Bentley got out in August 1975, a few years before the Special Atomic Demolition Munition units were entirely disbanded. For some reason, he didn’t find a lot of civilian employers clamoring to hire someone trained in hand-delivering atomic bombs. His undergraduate degree was in business education, but he quickly learned teaching wasn’t for him, so he got a master’s degree in personnel and industrial relations and spent most of his working years dealing with union negotiations and other human resources jobs.

“The best thing I ever did was go into the Army,” Bentley said.

“You won’t hear many people say that, but you were exposed to so many different ways of life, occupations, places to live, people.”

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