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Charges ﬁled in hit-and-run death BY TODD BECKMANN SENTINEL

SIREN—Criminal charges have been filed against Domminic Angelo Richard Haugen, 35, Radisson, in the hit-and-run death last summer of 30-year-old Courtney Oustigoff. According to the criminal complaint filed in Burnett County Court Tuesday, Oustigoff was struck sometime after 10:53 p.m. the evening of June 14 and before 6:11 a.m. the morning of June 15. Burnett County Sheriff detectives received an anonymous tip that Haugen had struck a female with his white Dodge pickup truck and dragged her a distance. He had then gone home, cleaned the truck and then put animal blood on it to cover up the damage. Authorities seized the truck, and a search of the vehicle revealed a piece of cloth stuck between a clamp and a hose near the transmission. Additionally, officers detected an odor of decomposition by the driver’s side front tire once the

tire was removed. Officers also collected mud caked in that area. The oil pan was damaged and some rigid fluid lines on the driver’s side of the transmission were bent – damage consistent with a strike to the vehicle from underneath. They found several areas of what appeared to be biological material on the vehicle undercarriage. The state crime lab reported the samples were consistent with those located at the scene. Haugen allegedly admitted to a third party that he indeed had struck Oustigoff, stating “it was an accident and he did not mean to do it,” adding he was going down the road faster than he should have and that he ended up hitting someone. He was not sure if the person died or not and he “just took off.” The defendant said he never went back, and later learned that Oustigoff was dead. If found guilty of the Class D Felony, Haugen faces up to 25 years in prison, up to a $100,000 fine, or both.

Board, pilots reach lease accord BY STEVE BRIGGS SENTINEL

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Holy crappie The fish were biting like crazy during the Grantsburg American Legion Ice Fishing Contest on Big Wood Lake on Saturday, with tip-up flags flying everywhere. More photos on Page 2.

GRANTSBURG—After nearly two years of wrangling, the Grantsburg Village Board and pilots who rent or own hangars at the Grantsburg Municipal Airport found a lease they can both accept. The board approved the lease at Mon-

day’s board meeting. Pilot and board member Rod Kleiss, who rents a hangar from the village, abstained from the vote. The details were hammered out at a committee meeting. Grantsburg pilots Scott Hanson and Rod Kleiss met for nearly two hours last Wednesday with the SEE AIRPORT, PAGE 6

Vitale joins ranks of elite scouts BY LORI CALLAHAN SENTINEL

GRANTSBURG—In true Eagle Scout tradition, Grantsburg’s Teddy Vitale is ready to give back. “Everyone looked up to the Eagle Scouts,” he said of the Tomahawk Boy Scout camp staff. “As a younger scout, they really motivated me to keep going with scouts. So, I’m excited to give that experience back to other kids younger than me.” On Thursday, Vitale, the son of Dr. Blaise and Suzanne Vitale, earned his Eagle Scout Badge — the highest achievement attainable in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). Vitale, a junior at Grantsburg High

School, earned 41 merit badges — 20 more than the number required to obtain Eagle Scout designation. “This achievement and the road to it have made Teddy a mature, responsible and respectful young man,” Suzanne said proudly. “Scouting opens up so many doors for things he would never have gotten a chance to do,” Blaise pointed out. “He has to live up to being an Eagle Scout the rest of his life. This will encourage him to become a better person so he can make the best of his God-given abilities.” “People call the Eagle Scout award the ‘PhD of Boyhood.’ It’s the only thing you can

do as a kid that will make it to your obituary,” he added. Blaise serves as an assistant scoutmaster for Teddy’s troop. At Thoreson Park on Big Wood Lake, Teddy’s Eagle Project – a commitment to his community – is there for all to see, use and enjoy. In June, he expertly crafted picnic tables built to National Park standards accessible to able-bodied and handicapped persons alike. He and volunteers he recruited also planted flowers and spruce trees. “I heard from Big Wood Lake Association meetings that they needed new picnic tables SEE VITALE, PAGE 27

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Results from the Grantsburg American Legion Ice Fishing Contest and drawing Feb. 11 at Wood Lake. Fish prizes of $75, $50 and $25 Northern: 1st-Corey Smestad, 8 lbs 7.6 oz.; 2nd-Dan Gebhard, 6 lbs. 14.7 oz.; 3rd-Dominicck Whiteside 5 lbs. 8.1 oz. Bass: 1st-Adam Olson 4 lbs. 5.1 oz.; 2nd-Matthew Zider 4 lbs .5 oz.; 3rd-Katie Stout 3 lbs 6 oz. Crappie: 1st-Rod Torkelson 1 lb. 15.3 oz.; 2nd-Katie Schwinden 1 lb. 6.5 oz.; 3rd-Whitney Oachs 15.1 oz. Sunfish: 1st-Wyatt Olson 10.4 oz.; 2nd-Bill Tietz 8.9 oz.; 3rd-Harley Meyer 8.9 oz.

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Big prizes from tickets sold #1-Paul Hedlund, $1,000 bond #2-Evan Oachs, $500 bond #3-Charles Cadotte, Power auger #4-Chad Svacina, Fish locator #5-Ben Whipple, Electric auger #6-John Shearen, Portable fish shack #7-Jean Stoddard, electric trolling motor #8-Bob Linke, fish locator #9-Scott Jensen, underwater camera.

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Siren Variety show Saturday SIREN—The Siren Music Department is pleased to present superb talent at the Variety Show at 7 p.m. on Saturday, February 18 at the Siren School auditorium. Come out and enjoy a fabulous night of family entertainment which includes various music acts, dance, drama, comedy sketches and juggling! The admission price will support Siren Music Department’s trip to Florida in June.

Indoor Rendezvous Trade Fair Sat-Sun DANBURY—Enjoy “Trader’s Row” at the Indoor Rendezvous Trade Fair at Forts Folle Avoine Historical Park 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, February 18 and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, February 19. This is a great opportunity to get deals on merchandise that the traders want to clear out of their inventory, including camping gear, knifes, beads, beadwork and clothing. You might find just the thing you were looking for, not to mention enjoying the fun and camaraderie of a Trader’s camp – indoors at the end of February. Admission is free to the public. Food and beverages will be available for purchase. A muzzle-loading presentation will take place at noon on Saturday. From 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, the Burnett County Historical Society will host a retirement party for Steve Wierschem, who served 10 years as director at The Forts.

Fraud alert GRANTSBURG—Several utility customers in the area have been receiving phone calls from individuals claiming to be with the utility and demanding payment. Northwestern Wisconsin Electric Company has been notified by customers that these individuals are demanding a payment immediately and threatening to disconnect the power if a payment is not made. Northwestern Wisconsin Electric advises

its customers to check their electric bill for specific information pertaining to their account. Ask anyone claiming to be a utility representative to provide this information. Do not give any personal information or account information to anyone unless they can prove they are with your provider. Northwestern Wisconsin Electric always mails a written notice before disconnecting for non-payment. If you are unsure about a caller claiming to be a utility representative, call the utility directly at the number listed on your bill to speak to a representative or make a payment. As always, you can stop in Northwestern Wisconsin Electric’s Grantsburg or Frederic office to make a payment in person. If you feel you are being targeted in this scam, notify police immediately.

Celebrate Wisconsin Snowmobiling SIREN—The fourth annual Association of Wisconsin Snowmobile Clubs’ “Celebrate Wisconsin Snowmobiling Event and Snowmobile Ride” is Sunday and Monday, Feb. 20-21 at the Lodge at Crooked Lake in Siren. The event includes a sports show from noon – 4 p.m. on Sunday, a welcome banquet Sunday evening and a snowmobile ride on Monday with Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker attending both days. According to AWSC Secretary Sue Smedegard, current snow conditions will likely change the Monday event. Plans now will likely involve a bus tour to trail areas, local sites and a groomer building complete with equipment and volunteers. The group will travel to Fishbowl Bar north of Danbury for lunch, then return to Siren.

Free woodland owner workshops in Siren SIREN—A series of Woodland Owner Forums is scheduled from 6:30 - 8 p.m. Thursday evenings from February 23 through

March 23 at The Lodge at Crooked Lake in Siren. The forums are free – no registration is required. The forums conclude with an afternoon session on Saturday, March 25 about passing your land on to the next generation. These sessions are an opportunity to learn about your options, meet local forestry professionals and learn from the experiences of other woodland owners. Each presenter will be accompanied by a woodland owner who has experience with the session’s topic. Weekly topics include: • MFL (Managed Forest Law) – is it for you? • Oak wilt, ash borer and other pests in your woodlands. • Deer management assistance program (DMAP). • Success takes planning: Get the most from your woodlands and timber sale tips for woodland owners led by Phil Stromberg of Stromberg Forestry Consulting. Learn the ins and outs of selling your timber. Experienced foresters can help guide this process with positive outcomes for you, your land and perhaps your pocketbook, too. For more information, contact UW- Extension Natural Resource Educator John Haack at (715) 635-7406.

Food & Friends Dinner SIREN—Everyone is invited to a Food & Friends Dinner from 5-6 p.m. on Tuesday, February 28 at Siren Methodist Church. To make a reservation, contact Carol Title at 715-349-2332.

‘Quilt Shop Hop’ Grantsburg Community Education’s Annual “Quilt Shop Hop” will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25. Register online at www.gk12.net/grantsburg/ced, call 715-463-4701, or email: rebekah.stavne@ gk12.net.

MEETINGS THURSDAY, FEB. 23 Parkinson’s Support Group 2:30 p.m. Burnett Medical Center, Grantsburg

MONDAY, FEB. 27 Grantsburg School Board 5 p.m. Board Room

THURS., MARCH 2 Webb Lake Men’s Club 11:30 a.m. Lumberjack Eatery & Saloon

MONDAY, MARCH 6 Webb Lake Town Meeting 6 p.m.

THURS., MARCH 9 Siren Village Board 2 p.m. Village office

MONDAY, MARCH 13 Disabled American Vets Chapter 66 6:30 p.m. Government Center, Siren

American Legion Post 185 7 p.m. Legion Hall

Grantsburg Village Board 6 p.m. Board Room, Community Center

Grantsburg School Board 5 p.m. Board Room

Town of Grantsburg Board 5:30 p.m.

Disabled American Vets Chapter 66 6:30 p.m. Burnett Co. Gov’t. Center, Siren

American Legion Post 185 7 p.m. Legion Hall Grantsburg

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EVENTS

7 p.m. at Town Hall

THURSDAY, FEB. 16 Yellow Lake Food Distribution 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Connections, next to Minit Mart

SATURDAY, FEB. 18 Frigid 5K run/walk Registration 7:30-8:45 9 a.m. event Lions Club building W. main street Grantsburg

SUNDAY, FEB. 19 Snowmobiling Sports Show Noon to 4 p.m. Free The Lodge at Crooked Lake Siren

TUESDAY, FEB. 21 Siren Lioness Club District Judge Candidate Melissa Mogen, speaker

5 p.m. dinner, 6:30 p.m. meeting Pour House, Siren

LaFollette Town Board meeting

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Meenon Town Board

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Ruby’s Pantry Food Distribution Open to everyone 10 - 11:30 a.m. Swiss Twp Garage 4th Ave & Peet Street Danbury $20 cash donation at door appreciated

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TUESDAY, MARCH 14 Webb Lake Community Club 1 p.m.

Swiss Town Meeting 7 p.m.

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Daniels Town Meeting 7:30 p.m.

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Anderson Town Meeting Happy Valentines Day! I hope everyone got lots of chocolates. Another great group came to play dime bingo. Bill was the big winner. There were five for pool and Harry was the winner. Seven came to play Dominoes and Linda was the winner. They play pool and dominoes every Thursday at 1 p.m. Just come on in and join the fun – no need to call. Wii bowling was, as usual, very competitive and fun. Dana had high individual

game 236. LaJuana had high individual series at 458. The Pick Ups had high team game and series at 779 and 1,487. Picking up splits were Pat 5-7-9, Curt 5-10, Gordy 5-4-7, Marlene 4-5-7 and 4-5. Good job by all. Thanks to all who came to shop at our Bake Sale. Also, thank you to all of the volunteers who baked goods and to those who helped out at the sale. Several people have asked, “Where is the Webster Senior Center?” It is located right behind Wayne’s Grocery Store. We are look-

ing into getting more visible signs. Please come and check it out. While you are there, pick up a menu and sign up for your favorite meals. Our next monthly meeting will be at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20. Every senior is welcome to attend – in fact, we encourage it. We can always use suggestions and new ideas. Remember: Laughter is a tranquilizer with no side affects. Laugh out loud at least twice a day. See you at the center.

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by Patzy Wenthe

Monday morning we celebrated Clarence K.’s 74th birthday with pizza and cake! Happy birthday, Clarence! The Valentine Potluck Party is at 11:30 a.m. this Wednesday, Feb. 15. Bring a dish or goodies to share and maybe your Valentine sweetheart, too! We’ll supply prizes for the games. We want to give a huge shout of thanks to the Rotarians for their monetary gift to help us from our losses at the end of the year due to theft.

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We’re still gathering ideas for the mural we plan to have painted on the front of our coffee counter. I’m in search of pictures of our building when it was a movie theater. Let me know if you may have one or two. Remember, any day you can drop off used eyeglasses for the Lion’s Club and boxtop labels for the school. We offer Wi-Fi, coffee and goodies and the “Book Nook.” For meal reservations, call 715-463-2940. Questions on the center or hall rent? Call Patzy Wenthe (715-222-6400) or

at the center (715-463-2940) or email us at: gburg118@gmail.com. Coming Events: •Business meeting the third Tuesday on the month (Feb. 21) at 12:30 p.m. •Bingo the second Wednesday (March 8) at 2:30 p.m. Bring a $1-2 wrapped gift. ($ work). •Spring Rummage Sale – April 1. No foolin’! •Fun with friends every day! Wi-Fi available.

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THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Why is it our memory is good enough to retain the least triviality that happens to us, yet not good enough to recollect how often we have told it to the same person?

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‘What the...?” The wife and I were coming home from an eventful shopping spree in the Twin Cities on Saturday. “Eventful” means the car was jammed with new purchases. Since she is an avid eagle photographer and we had been shut out on the journey into the big city, I decided that instead of a return trip the same way we came, a detour was in order. A detour, by the way, which would take us through Stillwater. Given all the activity around that town plus the warmer temperatures as of late, I figured we’d have a chance at spying some open Seems to water on the St. Croix River — at least a better chance than the Me landlocked freeway we took into town. Todd Beckmann Plus, it would give me a chance to eyeball the progress of the new St. Croix River Crossing. You guessed it — open water equates to eagles. So we are eastbound from the cities and take the last exit in Minnesota — ready to head north into Stillwater. I make a left from the stoplight, am headed for Bayport and am almost through the inter-change when some doofus in a pickup truck decides he must be at a four-way stop and begins to roll into the intersection — right into my lane. Never mind that he was looking at a red light. And never mind I was northbound at close to 40 miles an hour with my foot nowhere near the brake pedal. Could it have been one of those Candid Camera moments, where he just wanted to see the look on my face were he to roll through the light? Or, how about to see if I had a second pair of boxers. Sure, those are possible scenarios. Of course, it’s equally possible he had been to Joe’s Pub and was three sheets to the wind, but figured he was only two miles from home so he thought he’d take a chance. Well, the long and the short of it is that after I leaned on the horn, the guy realized his blunder, stopped short and remained half in the turn lane and half in the intersection — enough so that every other car had to swerve to get around his vehicle. In a testament to how well we had packed all of our Todd Beckman purchases, only one bag was launched toward the front seat when I was forced to slam on the brakes — unfortunately, it was the bag that had the eggs. To my credit, I didn’t pullover, hop out of the car, go to the offending pickup and give the driver a piece of my mind. I did, however, drive slowly for a half-mile or so to let the ol’ heart stop hammering in my chest. Funny thing is, I had never realized the wife’s vocabulary regarding others’ driving habits was so extensive. Oh yes, we were shut out on the eagle front on the way home as well. That, and we had a huge omelet for supper that night.

‘Could it have been one of those Candid Camera moments, where he just wanted to see the look on my face were he to roll through the light?’

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR This IS what I voted for

As it happened, Valentine’s Day gift commercials were in full swing when I caught several episodes of the original Star Trek series. I’m by no means a “Trekkie;” however, as a child in the generation of that first-airing episode, it was a part of life then. Subsequent series were viewed sporadically. I forgot what a ladies’ man Captain Kirk’s character was. Swapping spit with every available female alien, he was a regular astrophysical disease carrier. Imagine the immunizations required of intergalactic school children. Most aliens encountered had the same ambitions as we humans, along Newbie in with similar human failings. Only those races without emotion did not the North- suffer the highs and lows experienced in human existence and, in particuwoods lar, in love. The unemotional and fully or parLori Callahan tially machined crew members were likable. Vulcan Spock, android Data, changeling Odo and drone Seven of Nine were some of my favorites from all the series. I found their characters often more appealing than their human counterparts. I’m not sure when Captain Kirk had time to run his ship. It was a good thing his second in command was not human. Were Kirk’s escapades written and played out to lure female viewers? Or, did that on-screen activity attract both boys and girls alike — the boys wanting to emulate the captain’s smooth operation and successful results, and the girls wanting to be like the one chosen, at least for that episode. The show could have done without all the love scenes, in my opinion. Not that I’m opposed to love or expressions of it, but the science, speculation and imagination were far more interesting. Maybe what attracts us, too, to those non-feeling entities is they make decisions and model their behavior based on logic and reason, not emotion. We all know how much trouble our human emotions, especially love, can cause. There is probably not a one of us who hasn’t done something ridiculous or foolish because of love or the fear of losing it. I don’t recall any Valentine’s Day episodes in the Star Trek series. That would put Kirk in a pickle, all those gifts and demonstrations of love. How does a man move around entire galaxies in a day? It’s been said that the worst kind of woman is one who is high maintenance, but thinks she’s low maintenance. I surely hope that isn’t me. I mean, I think I’m low maintenance, requiring only remembrance with a card or something as simple as a box of M&Ms on Valentine’s Day. Recall the attire, heavy makeup, hairdos and head dressings worn by Kirk’s trysts. Those women were high maintenance. He was not going to get away with a 10-cent bag of chocolates. He would have made the stellar shipping business a profitable one had they pursued that storyline. Plus, more encounters with the female runners of the sky may have extended his command. Maybe machines will take over someday. Numerous hypothesis played out in science fiction have come to pass or were the seed leading to other scientific discoveries and accomplishments. Artificial intelligence doesn’t require the resources we humans do, doesn’t tire of mundane tasks and aren’t affected on the job by emotions. Those beings won’t experience their greatest joys and sorrows because of love for another. They probably won’t celebrate Valentine’s Day, either, unless programmed to do so. Candy makers will need to come up with a new product unless artificial intelligence gains enough intelligence to see the value in love. Captain Kirk could teach them a thing or two. In the meantime, give and get your sweets while you can, on Valentine’s Day and any old day.

To the Editor: It has only been three weeks since President Trump was sworn into office. It seems like a lifetime ago because he is already making good on numerous campaign promises that would have taken a “traditional” politician years to accomplish. The President’s chief advisor, Steve Bannon, has stated “I do not recall that conversation” in regards to a supposed 2013 interview with a reporter at The Daily Beast (a left-leaning news and opinion website) which claimed Mr. Bannon stated he was a Leninist. Of course, The Daily Beast story is the only source used for this supposed statement, but that didn’t stop every liberal news organization from running it as a statement of fact – surprise, surprise. Using a little common sense would lead me to side with Mr. Bannon. He has done dozens of interviews and made many controversial claims, yet there is only one regarding Leninism? (He denied the report himself; I am not making this up!) Mr. Bannon is neither an avowed nor unabashed White Nationalist, he is a self-proclaimed “Economic Nationalist” and an “America first guy” according to an interview he did for CNN in November 2016. I could find no evidence of Mr. Bannon saying “he has no empathy for other people, especially the poor” nor having “no compassion for refugees.” I personally prefer to listen to facts and actual statements as opposed to conjecture, opinions and assumptions from third parties. He is an advisor that helped craft the recent, temporary immigration ban from seven countries deemed by the Obama Administration as “being of concern regarding terrorism.” (www.politifact.com). I have only to look at what is going on in Europe, Canada and Denmark to know that this is exactly what I voted for. As far as Iran goes, this is nothing new. We haven’t seen eye to eye with them long before Mr. Bannon was appointed. Forgive me if I choose to take a wait-and-see approach instead of jumping on the doomsday bandwagon. Is this what I voted for? I certainly did. The bill being proposed in Congress is designed to save Social Security. According to the 2016 Social Security Trustees Report, Social Security will not be able to pay full benefits by 2034 due to spending trillions more than it takes in. Therefore, reform is an

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AIRPORT: Hangar lease between village and pilots gets go-ahead CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

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board’s newly revived Airport Committee consisting of trustees Greg Peer, Caylin Muehlberg and Larry Ebersold. The committee and pilots reviewed a 15-page lease line by line, assisted by Village Clerk Patty Bjorklund and Treasurer Sheila Meyer. The parties reached accord by throwing out the village’s previous airport lease and adopting/modifying the Burnett County Airport lease, then brought the agreement to Monday’s full board meeting for final approval. The sticking point for two years was a “closure clause,” which allowed the village to close the municipal airport with little notice to pilots. The clause made pilots reluctant to rent, build or improve hangars. They reasoned, “Who would spend money to build or improve a hangar if they have no assurance the airport will stay open?” Wording in the new lease satisfied both parties. Pilots Kleiss and Hanson gathered lease agreements from eight Wisconsin municipal airports and presented them to the village board for review. In the end, both parties agreed the Burnett County Airport lease was the best fit. “We figured it works for them and it’s close to home, so we could make it work for us and our pilots, too,” said Muehlberg. The pilots agreed. “This agreement opens the door to bringing more pilots to the Grantsburg airport,” Hanson said. “Now we can go to pilots and say, ‘We have a viable airport at Grantsburg, and you can rent or build a hangar here with confidence that the airport will

In other actions, the board: • Directed Public Works Director Chris Bartlett and Police Chief Jeff Schinzing to seal the front door of the downtown building between U.S. Bank and Hummer’s Rendezvous Bar and Grill. The building is owned by Joe Schmugge of Brooklyn Park, Minn. Despite frequent phone calls with Schmugge, the building remained unsecured. Chief Schinzing said in recent months the building has been entered and occupied by vagrants and vandals. Other entryways were sealed but the front door remained opened. Schinzing also expressed concerns about the condition of the building’s roof and exterior wall adjoining the bank. When an audience member asked whether the village would purchase or condemn the property, Village President Glenn Rolloff said, “The village is not in the real estate business. A buyer could renovate and save the building. It’s an opportunity for the right person who has those skills.” • Approved a contract with General Code, a New York company with a Kenosha office. It helps municipalities update their village codes and make them electronically accessible to village employees, board members and the public via computer and a smart phone “app.” The company already has contracts with Siren, Webster, Balsam Lake, Osceola, Clayton, Dresser and Rice Lake in northwestern Wisconsin. It also gives code ownership to the village, while the previous vendor, who is retiring, owned the rights to the codes.

• Set am airport committee meeting at 10 a.m. Thursday, February 16 at Grantsburg MoJo coffee shop to discuss entitlement dollars and airport repair projects. • Will meet with Cilla Bauer, whose family owns the late Deborah Clementson property adjacent to Wood River and the recently razed Kozumplik site. The parties will explore its sale to the village and removal for a potential riverside development project. • Directed Bartlett to seek additional quotes from the removal of five oak trees from Riverside Cemetery. • Directed Village Clerk Bjorklund to request an informational meeting with the representative for ICompass Meeting Manager Pro before agreeing to an annual $3,500 software contract. Currently, board members use the basic version on their iPad tablets. • Agreed by consensus not to pay for the village assessor’s membership dues in the Wisconsin Independent Assessors’ Association. • Directed Clerk Bjorklund to start action to end agreements with two airport hangar renters who are not housing airplanes, and one whose rent is two years in arrears. • Voted to participate in International Migratory Bird Day on May 20, in recognition of Grantsburg and Crex Meadows as destinations for bird watchers. • Expressed appreciation to Grantsburg Public Library Director Kristina Kelley-Johnson, library staff and volunteers for hosting the meeting in the library’s events center and serving supper to the village board and everyone in attendance.

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SIREN—A Burnett County Sheriff’s Deputy has been placed on administrative suspension with pay pending the outcome of the incident. Trevor Thiex was arrested and cited for operating while intoxicated during a Dec. 24 traffic stop in Shawano County in eastern Wisconsin. There was at least one child with Thiex at the time of the incident. “The OWI by itself would have just been a forfeiture,” Ron Wilhelm, Burnett County Sheriff, remarked “Having a child in the vehicle raises the incident to a criminal incident — it’s unfortunate, but it is what it is.” Because the criminal incident falls in the Shawano County jurisdiction, Wilhelm said it’s their case but he will continue to monitor the situation. The sheriff’s department first learned of the offense Feb. 3. Wilhelm said this is the first controversy of his administration and will be handled properly.

NEWSLINE Crash closes highway WEBB LAKE—A non-fatal two-vehicle crash closed Highway 77 near Co. Rd. H for nearly 90 minutes Sunday morning. Aimee L. Preston, Danbury, was eastbound on the highway, headed to work when she lost control of her vehicle on glare ice. She fishtailed before striking a westbound vehicle pulling a trailer, driven by David J. Schoenecker of Minneapolis. Preston was cited for failing to main-

tain control of her vehicle. Walker says critics of K-12 funding plan are ‘cynics’ MADISON (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker says critics of his plan to spend $649 million more on K-12 schools in Wisconsin are being cynical. Critics pointed out Walker had previously pulled more than $1 billion out of school funding. He made his comments Tuesday at a meeting of the Wisconsin Counties Association.

Burnett County aids self-promotion BY TODD BECKMANN SENTINEL

SIREN—Rather than pouring thousands of dollars into promoting Burnett County, the tourism arm of the county’s natural resource committee is in its second year of promoting the events of individual groups. To that end, the committee awarded $12,100 in tourism grants to three organizations at its meeting last week. “Instead of marketing the whole county, we are helping smaller organizations do what they do best,” Mike Kornmann, community development agent reminded the committee. “We had three excellent applications.” For example, the Siren Tourism Coalition requested $3,100 in grant funds to complete three videos for their website. “It’s the next logical step for them to promote Siren and the rest of Burnett County,” Kornmann indicated. Last year, the coalition was one of five grantees and used their funds to create a map for tourist distribution which highlighted what Siren and the rest of the area has to offer. Other 2017 grantees included the Northwoods Flyers, $4,000, to help promote the fly-in at the airport this summer and the Burnett County Tourism Coalition, $5,000 — the maximum amount one group can request, to aid in its social media campaign. “The tourism grant fund pool is at $17,500,” Kornmann pointed out. “With these three grants, we still have $5,400 left to award at the second selection process in June.” ZEBRA MUSSELS Following an initial status meeting last month between the DNR and the county’s land and water conservation department, education and containment seems to be the consensus going forward. At issue was the discovery of zebra mussels, an aquatic invasive species, in Big McKenzie Lake, toward the end of 2016. “Was it an isolated occurrence” Will

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In other business: • The county’s first timber bid opening is still a month and a half away, and anything can happen in those intervening six weeks, but Jake Nichols, forestry administrator, painted a gloomy picture for members. “The timber markets are getting worse,” he lamented. “Timber prices are up, home construction is up — everything is up yet we don’t have a clue as to why our pulp markets are down. It doesn’t make sense.” He said the bids in the timber bid opening in April are for two-year contracts and who’s to say what the markets will look like in the future. “The only good thing about this is that most of our contractors have seen this kind of price swing before — maybe not this bad, but they’ve seen it,” Nichols continued. • In another piece of bad news, Nichols told the members that Gov. Walker’s proposed budget eliminates the forestry mill tax, in effect since 1931. “It was a big shock,” he concluded.

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WEBSTER—If all goes according to plan, the current home of the former Webster High School building will be nothing but an empty two-block lot by the end of March. “It looks good,” Trustee Tim Maloney shared with the rest of the Webster Village Board at last week’s meeting regarding the razing project. “Now we just have to hope they can hold to their schedule.” The schedule, proposed by MSA Professional Services, called for the removal of asbestos in January and into the first week of February. “There was more material than Asbestos Removal Services thought there was at first, but they are done now,” Public Works Director Jay Heyer pointed out. “J&J Services will be here this week to continue with the indoor work.” That consists of removing all the regulated waste – fluorescent light fixtures, lamps, ballasts, exit signs, fire extinguishers, exit signs and similar material. That indoor effort is expected to finish in mid-March. It will be followed by building demolition and debris removal. Speaking of the exterior, Village Pres-

ident Jeff Roberts said he had been approached about saving 500 bricks to be sold for $10 as a fundraiser. Proceeds would be divided among the Larsen Family Public Library, In A New Light Gallery and the Burnett County Tourism Coalition. “There’s more interest in these bricks than I thought,” he explained. Roberts reminded his fellow trustees that the concrete header near the top of the building over the main doors, the piece declaring the building to be a “High School,” is earmarked in the contract to be saved from demolition. CRAFT FAIR TO RELOCATE The Memorial Day Arts and Crafts Fair, one of the events which helps keep Webster on the map, may be relocating to the Webster fairgrounds in 2018. “The Webster Education Foundation, the group which organizes the event, understands the safety concern of getting the event away from the highway, and they actually a benefit to moving it,” Maloney told the board. “They just didn’t want to undertake that move this year – they said it was too late.” He said foundation members would start spreading the word to vendors at this year’s fair about the venue change.

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Madison officials visit Webster gallery WEBSTER—Five arts officials from Madison visited Northwest Passage’s In a New Light Gallery on the last day of Janaury as part of their travels through northwest Wisconsin. NWP Executive Director Mark Elliott and Development Director Chanda Elliott had the opportunity to speak with Executive Director George Tzougros of the Wisconsin Arts Board, a division of the Wisconsin Department of Tourism. Together with Tzougros, WAB Assistant Director Karen Goeschko and Folk Arts Program Coordinator Kaitlyn Berle toured the gallery which showcases the photography and artwork of Northwest Passage resident youth. “We spoke about the power of art and nature that is an integral component of our mental health treatment,” said Mark Elliot. “The gallery is a space for youth to celebrate themselves and the natural world around them through photography. The images they capture are amazing pieces of art.” Arts Wisconsin Executive Director Anne Katz was enthusiastic.“It was quite a thrill to finally see the In A New Light Gallery and the outstanding work by those talented young artists, after hearing so much about it over the years. What a wonderful example of creative expression and engagement!” Arts Wisconsin is an independent, non-profit organi-

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Wall of Honor The Siren School Board of Education is accepting nominations for the Siren School Wall of Honor. The board feels it is important to recognize the accomplishments of the alumni, employees, citizens and groups/organizations that live(d) within the school district. Those recognized will have demonstrated or contributed to one or more of the following areas: Education, Business, Human Services, Government, Athletics, Military Service or Fine Arts. It is within these parameters that the committee is asking the people of the school district of Siren to identify and recognize those individuals who have truly contributed to the fine character of our school/district. Nomination forms are available in the district office at the Siren School and on the Siren School’s website (www.siren.k12.wi.us). The deadline for nominations to be turned in to the district office is March 27, 2017. Any questions about the Wall of Honor should be directed to the district office at 715-349-7392.

Thank You Our hearts are full of gratitude when we say thanks for all the acts of kindness and sympathy shown to our family at the death of a wonderful husband, brother, father and grandfather. We want to express special appreciation to: • Jan Hunter & Regional Hospice • SCRMC Infusion Center • Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home • 934 AW Base Honor Guard • American Legion Post 185 • Dick Langer and his bag pipe

• Hummer’s Event Center • Dale Bistram for catering • Amanda Weigman for the programs • The many kind words spoken by family and friends • A very special thank you to Steve Johnson who honored Tom with his words and his “challenge”

~ The Family of Tom Bowers ~

(Kathy Bowers, Tim & Julie Bowers, Trisha & Casey Crandall and family, Travis & Sarah Bowers and family, and Linda & Patrick Smith)

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MENUS Feb. 20-24 Note: Breakfast available at all schools

Grantsburg Schools Monday: Hamburger w/ďŹ xings, potato wedges, baked beans, applesauce, choice of milk.

Tuesday: Chicken nuggets, mashed potatoes, gravy, dinner roll, corn, sliced peaches, choice of milk. Wednesday: Tacos w/ ďŹ xings, baked rice, refried beans, mixed vegetables, sliced pears, choice of milk. Thursday: Spaghetti, meat sauce, breadstick, salad, green beans, Mandarin oranges, choice of milk. Friday: Brunch â&#x20AC;&#x201C; French toast, omelet, hashbrown, juice, mini carrots, banana, choice of milk.

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blueberries, choice of milk. Alt: pot roast. Wednesday: Spaghetti w/meat sauce, lettuce/tomatoes, steam peas, peaches, choice of milk. Alt: orange chicken glaze. Thursday: Soup and sandwich, lettuce, sliced tomatoes, steamed carrots, warm apple slices, choice of milk. Alt: chicken fajita wrap. Friday: Hamburger, oven potatoes, lettuce/tomato, baked beans, pears, choice of milk. Alt: cookâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s choice.

Webster Schools Monday: No school. Tuesday: Hamburger gravy, mashed potatoes, corn, ww bread, pineapple, fresh fruit, choice of milk. Wednesday: Lasagna roll up, bread stick, salad, pears, fresh fruit, choice of milk.

Thursday: Roasted chicken, baby reds, ww bread, corn, peaches, fresh fruit, choice of milk. Friday: Hamburger, ww bun, spiral fries, fresh fruit, fresh vegetable, choice of milk.

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Grantsburg High School Student of the Week is Whitney GaĂ˝ney, a senior and daughter of Greg and Molly Gafney. Music Teacher Linda Benge says â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whitney is a strong musician, Honors Choir participant, choir section leader and copresident.â&#x20AC;? She plays on the basketball team and works at the Kozy Kitchen. In her spare time, Whitney enjoys games, reading and listening to music. She plans to attend a Hamline University to earn a business management. A person Whitney greatly admires is her mother. Whitney enjoys being a leader, and is willing to mentor and guide others.

Sirenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Student of the week is Rylee Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien. Rylee is a freshman and the daughter of Robert and Heather Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien. Rylee has tackled the challenges of her freshman year with conÄ&#x20AC;dence and Ä air. She plays volleyball and will be running fast and turning left this spring as she carries on the Siren tradition started by her uncle Chad and her mom. Rylee is passionate about FCCLA, serving as SHS Chapter President and Regional Representative and competing in the Recycle and Redesign STAR event. Ryleeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s true passions are hunting and Ä&#x20AC;shing. She loves showing her grandfather how to Ä&#x20AC;nd and harvest the trophies found in the woods around Siren.

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Coleton Peterson is the Webster High School Student of the Week. Coleton is a freshman and the son of Joe Peterson and Stacy GaĂ˝ney and Virginia Cichoski. Coleton has a contagious smile. He also has a lot of energy, which he uses to maintain good grades. He is positive, cheerful and brings a lot of personality to the classroom. He plays football, baseball and basketball, and enjoys hunting and Ä&#x20AC;shing in his spare time. After high school, Coleton plans to attend college. The person he especially admires is his dad. Enthusiasm and humor are valued character traits for Coleton.

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WEEKLY WAG News and Updates from the Humane Society of Burnett County

This week I’m going to be featuring a couple kitties who have been featured before but overlooked for adoption. Both have been at the shelter longer than they should be and really want to get out of their condo and into a home where they will be pampered, loved and ffree to wander. We start out with Reese, tthe long-haired, five-yearo old, 11-pound fellow that c came to us quite a while ago. E Even though he has longer h hair, he must groom himself a lot because he always looks m marvelous. However, I’m ssure he wouldn’t be opposed tto being brushed either. Reese is eager to get a good h head scratching and attenttion, but when he’s done he Reese might give you a gentle nip to tell you so. We’ve become accustomed to his changing moods and know when he’s had enough. Mostly, I think he is just so sick and tired of being cooped up in his condo and not finding a good home that he’s finding other ways to entertain himself – like letting us know who really is the boss! I think Reese will be on his best behavior once he is home sweet home! Won’t you give him that chance? Ginger has also been a resident at our shelter for some time now and is such a little cutie-pie. She looks more like a kitten, with her smaller size and round head, but she is an adult at 1½ years old. This little lady is so happy to see visitors that she will reach out to try to pull you to her condo to come see her. Once her door is open, she’ll let you pet her and pet her and pet her. But, so far, she’s not so receptive to being picked up. I think that will come in time with a new owner and a home to call her own. I’d call Ginger independent, but she loves attention, too. I guarantee you cannot stand by her cage without her letting you know she’s there, either by a gentle nudge with her paw or a meow. Besides writing the Weekly Wag article, I do updates Ginger on our website called “Happy Tails.” Approximately 2-3 weeks after adoption, I send an email or make a phone call to find out how the new family member is adapting. I have yet to get any terrible feedback. I really love hearing the happy endings. We’ve had critters at the shelter, both dogs and cats, who were very shy and somewhat unsocialized. Fast forward to a few weeks after adoption to my Happy Tails replies, and I am pleasantly surprised at the transformation that took place. That is why you cannot always judge a book by its cover. Reese and Ginger could be totally different from what I described in the article once they are in a home environment. Reese might not be moody in the least! And, Ginger might want to be held all the time! Both human and animal need a little time to adjust and get to know each other. Then, their true colors will come out!

If you are interested in adopting Reese, Ginger, or another animal from our shelter, please visit our website at www. hsburnettcty.org or contact the shelter at (716) 866-4096. The Humane Society of Burnett County is a not-for-profit 501(c) (3) organization. We do not receive financial assistance from the county.

WISCONSIN OUTDOOR NEWS

Wisconsin’s deer overpopulation harms soil, plant growth MADISON (AP) —New research from the University of Wisconsin-Madison suggests an overpopulation of deer is having a long-term impact on the state’s forests. Wisconsin Public Radio reports that biologists have known for a long time that an overabundance of deer negatively affects the number and diversity of plants in our forests. A new study headed by Autumn Sabo, a PhD candidate at the university, suggests it’s also changing the soil beneath the forest floor. Sabo took samples from test plots that have been fenced off from deer for up to two decades and found less soil compaction as well as a thinner layer of depleted soil, which is called a leach zone. Sabo said she suspects the thinner leach zones are caused when deer eat hardwood tree saplings, but that more study is needed to find the exact correlation.

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Winter has 1,000 faces BY EMILY STONE, NATURALIST/EDUCATION DIRECTOR CABLE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM

The woods were filled with light and shadows. Blinding white and midnight blue painted the ground, while the breeze blew fairy crystals of snow through rough, brown trunks. Although Lois Nestel (the Museum’s first naturalist) may not have fancied my mode of travel (fat bike), she certainly would have appreciated this scene on the beautiful Seeley Hills trails. Lois had her own favorite ways of getting out to enjoy each winter and she wrote about the snowy landscapes she cherished in her newspaper column, “Wayside Wanderings.” During the Museum’s 50th birthday year, I’m sharing some of her stories again. It’s a relief – a deep cleansing breath – to escape from our current, fastpaced news cycle into her gentle and reverent words. “Winter has a thousand faces,” observed Lois, “Each of us is free to see the face we choose. For example, the colors of winter are subtle and transient. Nothing is as it seems. The snow is white, it is true, but it is also endless hues and shades depending on the light, the type and quality of snow, and even more on the eye of the beholder. “Under leaden skies the snow appears dead white or pearly-toned with shadows that are slate and steel. Sunrise can turn open spaces to rose and palest gold shadowed with lavender and violet. Mid-day brings the clearer blues, and the evening sky may add a depth of tone to morning hues. “Frost flakes caught in morning sun outshine the jewel treasures of the world as prismatic reflections bedazzle the eyes with brilliant sapphire, topaz, emerald, and ruby that change with every movement and finally fade with advancing day, as do the rainbow-tinted sundogs that accompany a chill morning sun. “Moonlight on the snow brings shadows traced in indigo against the cold white flame of diamonds. The blue-black velvet of the night sky, studded with cold, blazing stars, will often show the Aurora Borealis as wavering, tattered banners or as moving spotlights against the northern sky,” wrote Lois. Recently, I caught my breath at the shining magic of the nearly full moon as it played peek-a-boo among the trees. Lois’s words floated through my consciousness. Letting my skis find their own way in the tracks, I swiveled my head as far as it would go to enjoy the moon’s glittering path. Later that night, the luminous glow – amplified by snow – fostered insomnia. Lois summed up snow this way: “However you see

snow, as a burden to be borne or as a base for winter sports, see in it also the incredible beauty beyond the power of man to duplicate or even to describe.” In the Northwoods, trees are as much a part of the winter landscape as snow. They complement each other and accentuate the other’s beauty. Lois appreciated each in her own whimsical way. “Had I been one of the druids of old,” she began, “I believe my worship would have been not for the mighty oak, but surely for one of the evergreens. While other trees have dropped their ruffled gowns and stand in shivering nakedness, the evergreen reaches out with well-clothed arms to offer shelter from the cold. We would be bereft without this royal family of the northern climes. “Here stand the spruces, maids in waiting, dark, slender, dancers of the skyline. And, here the balsams, reserved aristocrats, rich in their own perfume and decked with icicle and frost jewels. There are the tough, gnarled jack pines, outcasts and black sheep of the family, fighters for their share of the earth. What they lack in grace they make up in sheer tenacity. “Here are the hemlocks, full of queenly grace and serenity from seedling to massive and dignified old age, replenishing the earth beneath them and pouring forth their largess in multitudes of cones to benefit the wildlife. Here, too, are sinewy cedars, the crown princes of the swamplands and benevolent overseers of the delicate orchids. “And, head and shoulders above the rest, here stand my beloved white pines. Like lanky, callow youths in their early years, they develop the symmetry of handsome adulthood. In the fullness of their years, they are craggy, unconventional and full of character. There is strength in the clean lines of great limbs and tenderness in the soft-whispering blue-green plumes of needles. “As I see them now, mantled with snow, it is as the cloak of ermine tossed carelessly across the shoulders of the king. Towering in stately dignity, no other tree adds such distinctive beauty to the sylvan scene. “If I were a druid, to this tree would I bow down. But as I am not, I can only gaze in awe and admiration and think, ‘What wonders God has wrought!’” We are lucky to live where snow and trees surround us. Perhaps we should all take a cue from Lois and spend a few moments each day gazing with gratitude at our extraordinary world. For 50 years, the Cable Natural History Museum has served to connect you to the Northwoods. Come visit us in Cable, WI! The phenology exhibit: “Nature’s Calendar: Signs of the Seasons” is open through March 11.

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accounts from fraud, you can minimize losses by using controlled monitoring to stop fraud before it reaches your account. Positive Pay allows you to upload your issued check information, then review and decision exception items online. You decide if an exception item is acceptable, stopping fraudulent checks and minimizing losses before they happen. For protection from electronic fraud, ACH Positive Pay gives you the ability to predefine which electronic debits can post to the business checking account. Contact Bremer Bank to learn more about fraud management solutions available to protect your accounts. Bremer Bank Member FDIC.

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has been made and the seller has accepted it, but the finalized sale is contingent upon certain criteria that have to be met. These criteria, or contingencies, typically fall under three major categories: appraisal, home inspection and mortgage approval. A home sale contingency is another category that typically allows the seller to accept an offer not contingent upon a home sale with potential for bumping the contingent offer. 651-308-2221 jeanlundgren@gmail.com jeanlundgren.com

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increase the cost of maintenance on your vehicle and can shorten the vehicle life. One hour of idle time is equal to approximately 25 miles of driving. In the old carburetor days it was common to warm up your engine prior to driving. But with today’s complicated computerized fuel management and synthetic oils, it is not required to warm up the engine before driving. However, it does provide creature comfort in cold weather. Always remember to never drive before your windows are completely clear of frost or snow.

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Bundles of Joy Parents & Grandparents show off their little pride & joys born in 2016

Paul and Rose Norenberg of Grantsburg proudly present their grandson, Brae Emmer Norenberg, who was born on November 14, 2016.

Add some sunshine to your plate Lemons remind me of sunshine â&#x20AC;&#x201D; yellow, round and busting with brightness! This time of year I need something to brighten up the dark and gloomy winter days. I crave oranges in the winter, but oranges are only good eaten raw. They donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have enough pizzazz to cook with â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but lemons do. I know youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re thinking this is a recipe for lemon meringue pie â&#x20AC;&#x201D; wrong! We are going all out here. No fluffy-airy stuff. Think: thick, dense and rich!

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densed milk (14 oz. can) 4 egg yolks 3/4 cup fresh lemon juice, about 3 large lemons 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream

Chantilly topping 1 Tbsp. lemon zest 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream, for topping 1/4 cup powdered sugar, for topping 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a bowl, mix together the flour, butter, sugar, vanilla and salt with hand beaters or a stand mixer until the dough comes together, 3-4 minutes. Press the dough into a 9-inch pie plate and up the sides creating a nice smooth edge. Bake 15-20 minutes. While the crust is baking, in a separate large bowl, mix the egg yolks lightly with a fork. Add the condensed milk, then

the lemon juiceâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the mixture may thicken slightly. Add 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream (unbeaten). Pour into hot crust and bake 2 5 - 3 0 minutes, u n t i l filling is set. Cool c o m p l e t e l y. Wild Chow R e f r i g e r a t e Lisa Erickson pie until cold. In a large cold bowl, whip heavy whipping cream with a hand mixer until soft peaks form. Add the sugar and vanilla, continuing to beat until stiff peaks form. Spread over cold pie and top with lemon zest.

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New booklet showcases Siren photographs, testimonials SIREN—A newly issued Siren tourism and promotional booklet showcases local photographs including entries from the #whyilovesiren photo contest, plus testimonials and more. The new Siren visitor guide is available at the Siren Village Hall and the Siren Tourism Information Center located at The Lodge at Crooked Lake. Copies will be distributed to many of the tourism info centers around the state. The booklet will be a key promotional item at the Minneapolis Home and Garden Show on Feb. 24, as the Siren Chamber of Commerce again represents Wisconsin, Burnett County and Siren at the show. Siren’s previous booklet was published in 2007/08. The new booklet significantly modifies the content and adds a new graphic design. Besides work from local photographers, goals for the new marketing product were to keep the existing square format but with a bolder use of interior color and reducing ‘white space’ and text. Local photographers whose works are incorporated into the new booklet include Judy Howard Murphy, Christie Ahern, Pat Carlin Dotseth, Robyn Eller, Dave Alden, Linda Anton, Kacey Lynn, Gary Konietzko, Lynn Grubek, Tania

McKnight, Deb Jubb Srbich and Jeremiah Stavne. Special thanks to Northwest Passage, Burnett Area Arts Group and several Siren businesses for additional photos. The booklet highlights Siren’s updated branding strategy while still noting Siren’s previous ‘A Place for All Seasons’ message. It features Siren area adventures, arts and amenities, and also promotes Siren as a prime destination wedding location. Key tourism categories for lodging and dining, as well as Siren’s overall business community, are noted in the ‘where to stay,’ ‘where to dine,’ and ‘where to do business’ sections. The Burnett County Mapping office helped create an improved map. It’s easier to read, more detailed and contains more businesses, color-coded and numbered. Siren testimonials and tributes were gleaned from surveys, Facebook and local media ‘letters to the editor.’ On page one is an excerpt from “My Favorite Place” which begins: “We all have a place that makes us feel our best. Mine is the small town of Siren, Wisconsin.” Text was kept to a minimum. Readers are directed to visit the website for more information or to contact the Siren Visitor Information Center.

CONGRATULATIONS Cassidy!

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The cover of the new 12-page pamphlet.

The Siren Tourism Commission and Siren Chamber of Commerce are indebted to all of the booklet’s contributors. Grant monies from Burnett County Tourism and Polk-Burnett Operation

Round Up were instrumental to create the new booklet as well as the third edition Siren/Burnett County Tour Map, which was completed last fall.

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Gymnasts break school record; take ﬁrst place at Ashland ASHLAND — The gymnastics team of Grantsburg-Luck-Unity broke the school record with a 139.05 and took first place Saturday at the Ashland Invitational. “This was a really good meet for us,” said Head Coach Kathy Lund. “Everyone stayed focused on what they could control, staying tight, completing jumps and sticking landings. Their great attitudes and determination set the tone. They wasted no time on their first event, with everyone scoring in the 8’s. Gracie Gerber and Morgan Pfaff tied for second place with an 8.6 and Holly Fiedler and Karissa Strohschein placed fourth with an 8.4. “On the uneven bars, their routines were solid with Kaylee Hol placing second with a season high of 9.15. Gracie Gerber tied for third with an 9.0 and Morgan Pfaff placed

fourth with an 8.45, both with personal bests. Freshman Kate Weiss placed sixth with a season-high score of 8.25. “Their momentum continued on the balance beam with Holly Fiedler getting the first stick beam routine for the team. We had four gymnasts to make podium on this event. Kaylee Hol placed second with an 8.95, Gracie Gerber in fourth with an 8.35, Kate Weiss in fifth with an 8.3 and Erica Simmons in sixth with an 8.05. Kate, Gracie and Kaylee also had stick routines. “We finished the meet with a season high on floor with a 36.55. This was the event we pushed hard in all week; there was significant improvement. Senior Morgan Pfaff lead the team with a personal best, placing third with a 9.40, followed by Kaylee Hol in fourth with

a 9.25. Kate Weiss placed sixth with a season high of 9.05 and Gracie Gerber placed seventh with a personal best of 8.85. “In the All-Around, Kaylee Hol placed second with a 35.45, Gracie Gerber placed third with a personal best of 34.80 and Morgan Pfaff placed fifth with a score of 33.55. “Meet pressure is very hard to simulate and this was just the type of meet we needed. There was no surprises of unexpected falls; everyone had a good meet. “Besides coming home with the first-place Valentines Bear trophy and setting a new school record, we had many personal accomplishments - five personal bests, 11 season highs and 15 medals. “Our next meet is Sectionals on Saturday, February 25 at Menomonie High School with competition starting at 11 a.m.”

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The winning gymnasts at Saturday’s meet.

Blizzard blanked by Hurricanes, Spartans BY GLEN SKIFSTAD SENTINEL SPORTS

HAYWARD—The Hayward Hurricanes girls co-op hockey team shut out the Burnett Blizzard 9-0 last Tuesday night. The ‘Canes scored three times in the first period, five in the second and a single goal in the third period. Former local gal Jenna Curtis scored two goals, one of which was unassisted. Blizzard goalie Emma Quimby made 50 saves for her teammates. Against the Superior Spartans, the Blizzard lost by an 8-0 margin. Superior scored two in the first frame, three each in the second and third frames.

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Jaden Denotter brings the puck up the ice.

Quimby made 65 saves in this game. “We’re a little disappointed for

the last home game of the season,” commented coach Rick Quimby. “We came out flat. We couldn’t get any fire going. “They (Superior) had 73 shots on goal and our goalie had a good goals-against average. “Sometimes the puck bounces your way and sometimes we just stand and watch it bounce. “We played with them in the first period, but then in the second, they popped in a couple goals and they had the momentum. “It takes a lot to change the momentum of a game. We needed a big play but we didn’t get it. “We have a JV tournament coming up so hopefully we’ll do well,” finished the coach.

Cassidy Lee hits 1,000 in win over Dragons BY GOOB COY SENTINEL SPORTS

SIREN—Grantsburg senior Cassidy Lee headed into the Tuesday, Feb. 7 game at Siren just two points shy of adding her name to the elite list of Pirates who have scored 1,000 career points. Lee becomes just the fourth Lady Pirate to make this milestone, joining Tracy Stewart, Mollie Bjelland and Kortney Morrin. It didn’t take long for Lee to get those two points out of way as she stepped behind the arc on the Pirates’ first offensive possession and sank a three-pointer, and the Pirates fans erupted with cheers. The game was stopped briefly so Lee could be honored by the crowd, receive the 1,000-point ball and share some hugs with family, teammates and coaches. Then it was time to get back into the game. Lee didn’t slow down the entire night as she poured in a game-high 37 points, including seven talliesfrom three-point land. She was also four-of-five from the charity stripe to lead her Pirates to a 5735 win over the Dragons. “Tuesday night was a big win,” Pirates Coach Penny Curtin said. “It was a great win in many ways. Siren tried to stall and the girls were able to play tough man defense and keep them away from the rim— Siren hit some threes, but overall we played great team defense and shut them down nicely. It was also a big night for our leading scorer. Cassidy Lee made her 1,000 career point plus 35 more.” The Pirates took a 23-13 lead at the break behind Lee’s 17 first-half points. Rhiana Pochman chipped in four and Tymber King added two. The Dragons were led by Jade Horstman with six points, followed by Paeyton McKnight with four and Abby Kosloski with three. All three scorers hit a three-pointer as part of their scoring. The Pirates outscored the Dragons 34-22 in the second half to seal the win. Lee tallied 20 this half. Next on the list was Olivia Ohnstad with five points, including one from behind the arc. Jordyn McKenzie hit a long ball as well this half for three points. Pochman, Katie Curtin and Brooke Quimby each had two points to finish the Pirate scoring. For Siren, it was the freshman Maddie Nichols who stepped up in the second half, leading the Dragon charge with nine points, which included two three-pointers. Kosloski scored four, with Horstman adding three. McKnight, Cassie Maslow and Alayna Johnson each contributed two points to end the Dragon scoring.

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Wrestlers send four to Sectional HAMMOND—The Regional Wrestling tournament was held Saturday in the St. Croix Central High School with the Luck-Frederic-Grantsburg-Siren squad moving four matmen on to the Sectional Tournament next weekend at Amery. Advancing are Hunter Sellent, Landyn Johnson, Dakota Schultz and Matthew Louis. Of the Saturday meet, Coach Chris Bartlett had the following reactions: “Hunter wrestled very well. He probably had one of the biggest upset of the day, beating the SCC kid. who was ranked. He wrestled him very well. In the first round of Sectionals, he has a rematch with a kid who beat him in the Barron Tournament. It should be fun. “Landyn Johnson wrestled well all day. He lost 3-2 in the finals. He is in a very tough weight class. “Merlin Hibbs (placed third) has been improving every week. His goal at the beginning of the season was to make Sectionals. He was steamrolled in the semis by the number one seed. He was hoping for a wrestleback for second, but the guy wasn’t able to pull off the win in the finals. Merlin was disappointed, but he is is even more motivated for next year. “Brad Lucas (fifth place) lost the dreaded first match and was done for the day. He took fifth. He is only a freshman and he has a great work

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The four LFGS wrestlers moving on include (from left) Dakota Schultz, Hunter Sellent, Landyn Johnson and Matthew Louis.

ethic. He did a great job this year watching his weight. He is going to be good. “Ben Berglund (placed fifth) is pretty new to wrestling and works hard in the wrestling room. He plans on finding the weight room and putting on some more muscle for next season. “Dakota Schultz is wrestling well right now and doesn’t appear to be slowing down. I can see him making a long run. “Brock Phernetton was hurt at practice Monday and did not wrestle. “Matthew Louis had the option to

go up to heavyweight to give himself a chance. He took advantage of it and made it to Sectionals for the first time. He was pretty excited the rest of the day. He may be smaller, but he could pull off an upset or two. “I believe we took last place as a team, but we have four of seven wrestlers moving on to Sections, which is great. You never know what can happen at Sectionals. “Hopefully, we have week free of injury and illness, prepare well for Sectionals and earn some trips to State.”

Pirates fall to No. 2 Macks BY GOOB COY SENTINEL SPORTS

GRANTSBURG—The Grantsburg Pirates boys basketball team hosted the D5 defending state champion McDonnell Central Macks on Saturday. The final score was 71-58 with the Pirates coming up short, but they played with more determination and fire than they have for quite a while. “Really couldn’t be happier with the level of play we brought tonight,” Pirates Coach Nick Hallberg said. “The kids played hard from start to finish. We missed on some nice opportunities in the first half and kind of put ourselves in a tough spot going into the second half.” The Pirates were outscored 34-18 in the first half, as there seemed to be a lid on the basket on the home-

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Austin Wedin drives past a McDonnell defender in Saturday’s game.

town boys’ end of the court. Shots from behind the arc would bounce out of the rim, and the boys in the paint struggled to put up clean

shots against the height and long arms of the Macks. The Pirates didn’t quit or let the poor shooting frustrate them, and they outscored McDonnell 40-37 in the second half. John Chenal battled amongst the trees to rack up 21 points this half to lead the Pirate charge for a game high 29 points. Leo Chenal was the only other Pirate to score in double digits with 11 total for the game. Austin Wedin had seven, with Luke Anderson and Austin Olson chipping in four points each. Ben Johnson banked in a long ball for three points. The Pirates head to St. Croix Falls on Friday night to play the early game in a doubleheader. Tip off is at 5:45 p.m. On Monday they will host the D4 state runners-up Cameron Comets before ending the regular season at Unity on Thursday, Feb. 23.

Locals chosen for Wisconsin Football Coaches Association All Star Games BY GLEN SKIFSTAD SENTINEL SPORTS

GRANTSBURG—Area individuals have been chosen to play or coach in the WFCA All Stars games slated for Saturday, July 15 at Titan Stadium in Oshkosh. The Eight Man game is set for 10 a.m. with the Small School battle scheduled for 2 p.m. and the Large School contest at 6 p.m.

Dragons shut out Blizzard

Small School participants from our area include Avery Fagerberg, Grantsburg, as a place kicker/ outside linebacker. Ethan Ellingsworth, Tanner Johnson and Jason Bentz, all of Osceola, are going. Three Osceola coaches and a coach from Turtle Lake were also chosen. In the Eight Man game, Bailey and Brady Mangen, Siren, will be attending, along with Garret

Hunter and Tanner Lee. Bailey is going as a tight end and Brady as quarterback. Garrett will be in the offensive line along with Tanner as a tight end. Austin Hamack, Graham Hershfield, Preston Lane and Casey Ogilvie from Luck have also been chosen. Coaches from our area include Ryan Karsten of Siren and Matt Dunlap of Luck.

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PINE CITY—The Pine City Dragons hockey team closed the door on the Burnett Blizzard boys last Tuesday, defeating them 7-0. The Dragons scored a goal in the first period around the midway mark, but the Blizzard were able to hold the Pine City squad in check for the remainder of that time. The doors opened for the Dragons in the middle period as they scored five times, three on even strength goals, a goal short handed, and one on a power play. They added another goal in the final period. Blizzard goalie Mackenna Johnson turned away 40 of the 47 shots sent her way. On Tuesday, Feb. 14, the Blizzard sent to Amery in the first round of WIAA State Hockey Playoffs.

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The Blizzard’s goalie, Mackenna Johnson, rejects a shot during a recent game.

GAME DAY SPORTS SCHEDULE February 15-21 Boys Basketball Fri. Feb. 17 Grantsburg at St. Croix Falls (DH), 5:45 pm Webster at Siren (DH), 7:15 pm Mon. Feb. 20 Cameron at Grantsburg, 7:15 pm

Girls Basketball Fri. Feb. 17 Webster at Siren (DH), 5:45 pm Grantsburg at St. Croix Falls (DH), 7:15 pm Tue. Feb. 21 Playoffs Division 4 Cumberland at Grantsburg, 7 pm Division 5 Webster at Northwood, 7 pm Drummond at Siren, 7 pm

Boys Hockey Thu. Feb. 16 Regional Playoffs Blizzard or Amery at Hudson, 7 pm

Girls Hockey No games scheduled.

Wrestling Sat. Feb. 11 Individual Sectionals LFGS at Amery, 10 am

Gymnastics Feb. 25 Sectionals GLU at Menomonie, 11 am

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Pirates hang on for win over Dragons

Tigers drop two last week

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SIREN—Despite a late game rally by the Dragons, the Grantsburg Pirates were able to hold on for a 48-42 win on Tuesday, Feb. 7. Siren was missing some key players due to illness and other issues, but the hot shooting of Kanaan Christianson from behind the arc helped to keep the Dragons in the game towards the end. He hit three late game three-pointers to lead the rally and help his team outscore the Pirates 30-25 in the second half. But, it was too little too late and not enough to get them the win. The Pirates took a 23-12 first- half lead to start the game. Joseph Ohnstad lead the way with eight points. Ohnstad hit two big three-pointers along with a two-point bucket to lead the charge. Leo Chenal was next with six hard-fought points from the paint, along with older brother John Chenal chipping in four points. Austin Wedin hit one from three-point land, with Luke Anderson and Austin Olson adding one point each. The Dragons struggled to get points on the board the first half, scoring just 12. Xander Pinero and Jordan Webster had four points each, with Christianson and Riley Churchill recording two each. Siren cranked up the scoring in the second half, especially late in the game. Christianson led the way with nine points, all from three-point range. Churchill and Pinero tallied seven each. Colton den Hoed got in the scorebook with four second-half points, and Webster hit a big shot from be-

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Siren’s Colton den Hoed and Grantsburg’s Leo Chenal (5) battle for rebounding position during the Pirates win over the Dragons on Tuesday night.

hind the arc for three points. For the Pirates it was Wedin and Leo Chenal pouring in seven points apiece to lead the scoring. Ohnstad and John Chenal had four this half, Olson had two and Anderson hit one from the charity stripe to end the Pirate scoring.

“We continue to find a way to win, but we really make these games harder than they need to be when playing with the lead,” Pirates Coach Nick Hallberg said. “Big defensive stops allowed us to sneak out a win.”

WEBSTER—The Webster Tigers boys basketball team dropped two games last week, the first one a close game to the St. Croix Saints at St. Croix by a narrow 48-46 margin, but lost to the Unity Eagles at Webster with a 70-55 score. The Saints had a 24-18 edge at the intermission. Trevor Gustafson was the Tigers’ leading scorer in that frame with 10. Alex Johnson had 12 for the Saints. Small spurts during the second half kept the Tigers in the game. With 10:15 to go, the Tigers were down by four, 37-33. Two minutes later, they had cut the lead to three, 39-36. Then the Saints had a 6-2 run to make it 45-38 with 3:32 remaining. Trevor Gustafson hit two three-pointers with the Saints getting a field goal, so with :47 left, the Tigers trailed by just three, 47-44. A Saints free throw upped it to 48-44. A Tigers pass was intercepted and a foul occurred, but the Saints couldn’t add to the lead. With :05 seconds left, Hunter Gustafson scored a bucket, but the Tigers couldn’t regain control of the ball for a last-second shot and the game ended with the Tigers down by two. “This is one of our learning curves,” said the coach. “We have to be more consistent. To be a contender, we have to play 36 minutes a game; 28 minutes won’t do it.”

Eagles upend Tigers

Against the Unity Eagles, the Tigers came up short, 70-55. “They beat us from the inside and we got into foul trouble the first half. “Then they slowly pulled away.” At the half, Unity led 32-22 behind Logan Hendrickson’s 15 points. Trevor Gustafson led the way for Webster with 11, nine of them being free throws. Both teams put up points in the second half, yet the Eagles had five more than the Tigers, 38-33. Jack Washburn led Webster with 19 points and Trevor Gustafson was right behind with 18. High man for the Eagles was Logan Hendrickson with 27. “Again, we have to be more consistent with the ball,” said the coach.

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State-bound The Burnett Blizzard Peewees hockey team, coached by Jim Ulmaniec, Ross Tollander and Nick Wethammer, defeated Cumberland 6-4 on Saturday, February 4 to earn the wildcard spot and lost to Ashland who will also advance to state. The Peewee state tournament will be held in Milwaukee on March 11 and 12. The Peewees include (front row, from left) Brenden Roper, Blake Ulmaniec, Reese Eichten, Logan Hopkins, Logan Smestad, Nolan Stadler, and Xander Hill. Back: Coach Nick Wethammer, Coach Jim Ulmaniec, Noah Kapp, Caleb Smith, Ben Ones, Chase Cadotte, Cashton Kapp, Chance Lessard, Riley Jones, Dane Tollander, Phillip Doty, and Coach Ross Tollander. Below, the Burnett Squirts hockey team, coached by Kelly Hopkins, Adam Broten and Chris Shutt, defeated Cumberland 8-1 and later Ashland 5-2 on Saturday, February 4 to win the division title. Ashland will advance as the wildcard. Both teams’ goalies are coached by David Logan. The Squirt state tournament will be held in Shawano on March 4 and 5. Squirts include (front row, from left) Josh Smith, Clayton Shutt, Kelsey Douglas, James Pedersen, Garrett Logan, Landon Smestad, Brady Ulmaniec, Adam Hopkins and Grayson Hendricks-Baxter. Back: Coach Kelly Hopkins, Coach Dave Logan, Mason Bushweiler, Bradon Nutter, Reid Tollander, Landyn Randt, Lane Hopkins, Tyler Trittelwitz, Levi Anderson, Ryder Anderson, Owen Broten, Coach Chris Shutt, and Coach Adam Broten.

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Hunter Gustafson (left) defends against Jameson Kahl.

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Pirates drop non-con match-up

Tigers gals make progress, fall short

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GRANTSBURGâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;The Pirates played host to a tough McDonnell Central team on Saturday, falling 60-38 to the Macks. The smothering defense and quick hands of the Macks gave the Pirates all they could handle in this non-conference game, but it was a good test as they head into the last conference game of the season this week and begin playoff action next week. The Pirates were outscored 3811 in the first half, before rallying back to win the second half 27-22. Tymber King and Cassidy Lee were the top scorers for the Pirates with 14 points each. Olivia Brock was next with four points, all coming from the foul line. Jordyn McKenzie, Rhiana Pochman and Kayla Glover each tallied two points for the game to round out the scoring. The Pirates will head to St. Croix Falls on Friday night to take on the Saints for a piece of the conference title. The Pirates are sitting at 10-1 in conference play with their only loss at the hands of the Saints earlier this season. SCF is 11-0, and if the Pirates are able to get the win

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WEBSTERâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;The Webster Tigers girls basketball team â&#x20AC;&#x153;set some goals and accomplished those goalsâ&#x20AC;? in the game versus the St. Croix Falls Saints, one where the Tigers lost 69-26. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The last time we played them we got only 13 or so points and tonight we got 26, so we doubled what we did the first time,â&#x20AC;? said Coach Mat Wood. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We did have too many turnovers and we need to go for the loose balls,â&#x20AC;? he continued. The Saints took a commanding 48-15 lead into intermission. Six of the Saints accounted for all the scoring for St. Croix. Julia Gavin was high scorer in the first half and for the game for the Tigers, getting eight in the first frame, but just two in the second. The Tigers managed only 11 total in the second half. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am excited for the future of girls basketball in Webster,â&#x20AC;? said the coach.

Eagles stop the Tigers

The Unity Eagles visited Webster last Friday and went away with a 55-37 win. Unity held a 26-15 lead at the h half. Alexus Houman, Myah Nels and Jasmine Lowe accounted son f all but three of the first half for points. p Allison Mulroy was top point g getter in the first half for the Tig gers with eight. Julia Gavin was c close behind with six. Unity outscored the Tigers in tthe second half 26-22. For the game, Mulroy led all Tig gers scorers with 14. Julia Gavin a added eight. Myah Nelson and Jasmine L Lowe led the way for Unity with 111 points apiece. After playing Cumberland on Allison Mulroy Tuesday night, the Webster team ends regular season play on Friday, traveling to Siren. Tournament play begins next week.

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Olivia Ohnstad (center) battles to hold onto a rebound as she is swarmed by McDonnell defenders.

on Friday night they would share the West Lakeland Conference title. Game time is 7:15 p.m. Regional play-off action begins on Tuesday, Feb. 21. The No. 4

seeded Pirates will host No. 13 Cumberland for a 7:00 p.m. game. The winner will advance to face the winner of Chequamegon vs Abbotsford on Friday, Feb. 24.

Chieftains get by Lady Pirates while Jordyn McKenzie hit a three pointer. Katie Curtin, Whitney Gaffney and Tymber King each added two apiece. Alyssa Pauly led the Chieftainsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; charge with nine points. Seven Osceola players contributed to the 34 point first half. Osceola put up 29 addition at points in the second half, outscoring the Pirates by four.

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OSCEOLAâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;The Lady Pirates traveled to Osceola last Thursday night and came home with a 63-52 loss to the Chieftains. The Pirates trailed 34-27 at the half. Cassidy Lee led the way for the Pirates with 14. Rhiana Pochman chipped in with four points

For the Pirates, Tymber King led the Grantsburg contingency with seven. Lee had six, Pochman added five, McKenzie three and Brook Quimby had one field goal. For the game, Cassidy Lee had 22 points. Rhiana Pochman and Tymber King each tallied nine. Chieftainsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; high scorer was Alyssa Pauly with 19.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2017

BURNETT COUNTY SENTINEL

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SCOREBOARD Boys Basketball

North Lakeland Conference Team Conf All Unity 9-2 14-5 St. Croix Falls 7-3 13-6 Luck 7-3 12-6 Grantsburg 7-3 12-7 Frederic 4-6 8-10 Webster 2-8 7-11 Siren 0-11 6-13 Results Last Week Feb. 13 Unity at Amery Cochrane/Fountain City 70, Lluck 61 St. Croix Falls 59, St. Croix Central 50 Feb. 11 McDonell Central 71, Grantsburg 58 Feb. 10 St. Croix Falls 47, Frederic 35 Unity 70, Webster 55 Feb. 9 Luck 52, Siren 50 Feb. 7 Grantsburg 48, Siren 42 St. Croix Falls 46, Webster 46 Unity 53, Frederic 40 Luck 56, Cumberland 46

McDonell 71, Grantsburg 58 McDonell 2 3 FT F TP Knowlton 9 0 3-3 2 21 Holland 1 0 0-0 1 4 Amele 0 0 0-1 1 0 Ohbe 7 2 2-2 2 22 Sorensen 1 0 3-4 3 5 Bouchman 0 2 4-6 4 10 Hoglund 4 0 1-3 4 9 Melton 0 0 0-0 1 0 Totals 23 4 13-19 18 71

Grantsburg T. Brande L. Chenal L. Anderson A. Wedin B. Johnson J. Ohnstad A. Olson J. Pattersonm J. Chenal J. Duncan Totals

2 0 5 2 0 0 0 2 0 11 0 20

3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2

FT F 0-0 1 1-5 4 0-0 1 4-6 2 0-0 0 0-0 2 0-0 3 0-0 1 7-11 2 0-0 1 12-22 17

TP 0 11 4 7 3 0 4 0 29 0 58

Score by halves McDonell 34 37-71 Grantsburg 18 40-58

Grantsburg 48, Siren 42 Grantsburg 2 3 FT F L. Chenal 6 0 1-3 3 L. Anderson 0 0 2-4 1 A. Wedin 1 2 2-2 1 J. Ohnstad 3 2 0-0 3 A. Olson 1 0 1-2 1 J. Chenal 3 0 2-4 1 Totals 14 4 8-15 10

TP 13 2 10 12 3 8 48

Siren 2 X. Pinero 3 C. denHoed 1 K. Christianson 1 J. Webster 2 S. Pruitt 0 R. Churchill 4 M. Lindquist 0 Totals 11

TP 11 4 11 7 0 9 0 42

3 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 5

FT 2-2 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-3 0-0 5-7

F 0 4 4 4 2 2 1 16

Score by halves Grantsburg 23 25-48 Siren 12 30-42

St. Croix Falls 48, Webster 46 Webster 2 3 FT F TP C. Pardun 0 1 0-0 3 3 J. Formanek 0 0 0-0 3 0 T. Gustafson 3 5 0-0 3 21 B. Sigfrids 1 0 0-0 2 2 C. Peterson 1 3 0-0 2 11 H. Gustafson 4 0 2-1 1 9 Totals 9 9 1-2 14 46

St. Croix Falls Henk A. Johnson Kahl R. Hoggatt Cooper Totals

2 1 5 2 1 4 13

3 2 2 1 0 0 5

Score by halves

FT 0-0 2-4 2-3 2-4 3-4 7-14

F 0 2 2 0 1 8

TP 8 18 9 4 9 48

Webster 18 28-46 St. Croix Falls 24 24-48 Unity 70, Webster 55 Unity 2 3 FT F TP D. Merrill 0 0 0-0 1 0 A. Donahue 1 0 2-2 5 4 La. Hendrickson 0 0 4-4 2 4 Z. Wagner 1 0 0-0 3 2 B. Juleen 0 0 2-4 2 2 C. Ince 5 0 0-3 3 10 N. Bradley 5 0 1-3 5 11 Lo. Hendrickson 11 0 5-7 2 27 D. Slanina 3 0 0-1 0 6 D. Ebensperger 0 0 0-1 0 0 H. Pederson 1 0 2-2 2 4 Totals 27 0 16-27 25 70 Webster 2 D. Greiff 1 C. Pardun 0 J. Formanek 0 T. Gustafson 1 J. Washburn 2 B. Sigfrids 0 C. Peterson 0 H. Gustafson 1 S. Wilson 0 C. Doriott 0 T. Wols 0 Totals 5

3 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 7

FT F 0-2 0 0-0 1 0-0 4 10-12 2 9-14 2 3-4 2 0-0 2 0-0 5 0-0 1 2-2 0 0-0 2 24-34 21

TP 2 3 0 18 19 6 3 2 0 2 0 55

Score by halves Unity 32 38-70 Webster 22 33-55

Girls Basketball North Lakeland Conference Team Conf All St. Croix Falls 11-0 17-3 Grantsburg 10-1 13-6 Unity 6-5 11-7 Luck 5-6 9-11 Siren 4-7 8-12 Webster 1-9 2-16 Frederic 1-10 4-16 Results Last Week Feb. 13 Siren at Washburn Feb. 11 McDonell Central 60, Grantsburg 38 Feb. 10 Luck 49, Siren 39 Unity 55, Webster 37 St. Croix Falls 66, Frederic 20 Feb. 9 Osceola 63, Grantsburg 52 Feb. 7 St.Croix Falls 69, Webster 26 Unity 55, Frederic 34 Grantsburg 57, Siren 35 Cumberland 52, Luck 34

Osceola 63, Grantsburg 52 Grantsburg 2 3 FT F TP C. Lee 7 0 8-13 1 22 J. McKenzie 0 2 0-0 0 6 O. Ohnstad 0 0 0-0 4 0 R. Pochman 3 0 3-4 2 9 K. Curtin 0 0 2-2 1 2 B. Quimby 1 0 0-0 0 2 K. Glover 0 0 0-0 1 0 W. Gaffney 1 0 0-0 1 2 T. King 4 0 1-4 2 9 Totals 16 2 14-23 12 52 Osceola 2 A. Boissy 1 A. Salewski 2 E. Link 1 A. Pauly 3 B. Bruts S. Steivang 4 H. Palkstean 3 K. Haase 2 Totals 16

3 3 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 9

FT 1-2 0-0 1-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 4-8

F 1 1 2 1 1 3 4 2 15

TP 12 4 6 19 0 11 7 4 63

Score by halves Grantsburg 27 25-52 Osceola 34 29-63 Grantsburg 57, Siren 35 Grantsburg 2 3 FT F C. Lee 6 7 4-5 0 J. McKenzie 0 1 0-0 2 O. Ohnstad 1 1 0-0 2 R. Pochman 3 0 0-0 4 O. Brock 0 0 0-0 1 K. Curtin 1 0 0-0 3

TP 37 3 5 6 0 2

B. Quimby W. Gaffney T. King Totals

1 0 1 13

0 0 0 9

0-0 0-0 0-0 4-5

0 1 4 17

2 0 2 57

Siren 2 J. Horstman 2 P. McKnight 1 B. Taylor 0 K. Lightfeather 0 A. Kosloski 2 C. Maslow 1 A. Johnson 1 S. Shaffer 0 M. Nichols 1 Totals 8

3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 5

FT 2-8 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-4 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 4-16

F 2 0 1 1 2 1 1 3 0 11

TP 9 6 0 0 7 2 2 0 9 35

Score by halves Grantsburg 23 34-57 Siren 13 22-35 Siren 57, Frederic 52 Siren 2 3 FT F E. Emery 0 0 0-0 1 J. Horstman 1 1 5-6 3 K. Eideh 2 3 0-1 0 P. McKnight 1 0 0-0 1 K. Sybers 0 0 1-2 0 A. Kosloski 0 1 4-8 4 C. Maslow 2 0 0-3 3 S. Shaffer 4 0 5-8 5 M. Nichols 2 1 0-2 2 Totals 12 6 15-30 19 Frederic 2 3 FT F C. Thaemert 6 0 2-4 4 E. Lahti 1 0 1-4 2 H. Schmidt 5 0 3-6 4 S. Domagala 2 0 2-2 4 K. Miller-Robertson 1 2 0-0 3 A. McLeod 0 0 2-2 0 S. Root 3 0 0-2 4 Totals 18 2 10-20 21

TP 0 10 13 2 1 7 4 13 7 57 TP 14 3 13 6 8 2 6 52

Score by halves Siren 26 31-57 Frederic 26 26-52 Siren 55, Solon Springs 42 Siren 2 3 FT F TP E. Emery 0 0 0-0 3 0 J. Horstman 0 0 4-11 2 4 K. Eideh 1 0 3-4 3 5 P. McKnight 1 2 1-2 1 9 R. Anderson 0 0 0-0 1 0 K. Sybers 1 0 0-0 1 2 A. Kosloski 2 2 1-2 3 11 C. Maslow 0 0 1-2 2 1 S. Shaffer 4 0 10-14 4 18 M. Nichols 1 1 0-1 0 5 Totals 10 5 20-36 20 55 Solon Springs 2 M. Anderson 2 L. Nordskog 0 H. Holdemess 1 N. Grozco 2 K.Rajala 3 E. Burger 0 T. Blaylock 0 A. Bailey 2 Totals 10

3 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4

FT F TP 3-4 5 10 0-0 1 0 1-2 3 3 3-4 3 7 0-3 1 15 0-0 4 0 3-5 4 3 0-0 4 4 10-18 25 42

Score by halves Siren 29 26-55 Solon Springs 24 18-42 Unity 55, Webster 37 Unity 2 3 FT F TP L. Walton 0 0 0-0 1 0 J. Grams 3 0 1-3 0 2 A. Houman 3 0 3-4 5 9 M. Nelson 4 0 3-5 4 11 M. Strange 1 0 0-0 2 2 B. Petersen 2 1 0-1 3 7 C. Valleskeyk 3 0 0-0 1 6 S. Volgren 1 0 0-1 1 2 J. Lowe 3 0 5-6 3 11 Totals 20 1 12-20 20 55 Webster A. Mulroy M. Mosher E. Rachner T. Mosher

2 3 0 1 2

3 2 0 0 0

FT 2-4 1-3 2-2 0-5

F 1 5 2 4

TP 14 1 4 4

G. McCool S. Phernetton J. Gavin A. Moritz Totals

1 1 4 0 12

0 0 0 0 2

0-0 1-1 0-5 1-2 7-22

0 1 1 4 18

2 3 8 1 37

Score by halves Unity 26 29-55 Webster 15 22-37 St. Croix Falls 69, Webster 26 Webster 2 3 FT F TP A. Mulroy 0 1 1-2 1 4 K. Lee 1 0 0-0 0 2 M. Mosher 1 0 0-0 3 2 H. Hollis 1 0 0-0 0 2 T. Mosher 0 0 0-0 1 0 G. McCool 0 1 0-0 0 3 S. Phernetton 1 0 0-0 0 2 J. Gavin 4 0 2+-3 0 10 S. Raschke 0 0 0-0 4 0 A. Moritz 0 0 1-2 0 1 Totals 8 2 4-7 4 26 St. Croix Falls 2 A. Hanson 0 A. McCurdy 6 B. Bergmann 0 A. Parks 0 K. Kopp 0 K. Petherbridge 0 A. Stoffel 3 R. Stewart 5 S. Hoverman 2 Totals 19

3 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 8

FT 0-0 6-7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 1+-4 7-13

F 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 1 1 10

TP 0 18 0 12 12 0 6 10 11 69

Score by halves Webster 15 11-26 St. Croix Falls 48 21-69

Boys Hockey Middle Border Conference Team Conf All New Richmond 10-0 15-6 Somerset 8-2 16-7 Bald/Woodville 6-4 19-4 RAM 2-7-1 6-13-2 Blizzard 2-8 4-17 Amery 1-8-1 5-17-1 (Note: RAM is Regis, Altoona and McDonell coop team) Results Last Week Feb. 11 Hayward 6, RAM 2 New Richmond 3, West Salem 2 Minneapolis 7, Somerset 3 Amery 2, Black River Falls 0 Feb. 10 New Richmond 4, Monona Grove 2 Feb. 9 Hayward at Blizzard RAM 7, Sparta 0 Feb. 7 Pine City 7, Blizzard 0 Spooner (Northwest Icemen) 5, RAM 4 Somerset 3, Baldwin-Woodville 2

Pine City 7, Blizzard 0 Blizzard 0 0 0-0 Pine City 1 5 1-7 PERIOD 1: Pine City-Jake Lindblom (Joe Root) even strength, 10:24. PERIOD 2: Pine City-Kykle Wiener (Skylar Rasinski, Tommy Ryan), even strength, 2:24; Pine City-Lindblom (Jonah Bergstrom, Logan Johnson), even strength, 4:07; Pine City-BrendanWestbrook (L. Johnson), short handed, 4:52; Pine City-Wiener (Ryan, Ethan White), power play, 13:12; Pine City-Bergstrom (Lindbloom, Westbrook), even strength, 14:51. PERIOD 3: Pine City-White (Beau Steele, L. Johnson), even strength, 1:49. Penalties: Blizzard, 2 for 4 minutes; Pine City, 3 for 6 minutes. Goalies: Blizzard-Mackenna Johnson 4047; Pine City-Luke Murphy 12-12.

Girls Hockey Team Blizzard

Record 3-13-0 Results Last Week Feb. 9 Superior 8, Blizzard 0 Feb. Hayward 9, Blizzard 0

Hayward 9, Blizzard 0 Blizzard 0 0 0-0 Hayward 3 5 1-9 PERIOD 1: Hayward-Sam Stegmann (Lauren Donnellan), even strength, 7:45; Hayward-Kaelin Laub (Reone Martin), even strength, 13:36; Hayward-Laub (Rikki Saletri), even strength, 16:52.

PERIOD 2: Jenna Curtis (unassisted), even strength, 1:13; Hayward-Stegmann (Amber Heidenreich), even strength, 1:44; Hayward-Sarah Pearson (Autumn Fenske, Riley Hess), even strength, 4:01; Hayward-Curtis (Pearson, Saletri), power play, 5:46; Hayward-Martin (Laub), even strength, 8:27. PERIOD 3: Hayward-Lauren Tromblay (Heidenreich, Saletri), even strength, 6:00. Penalties: Blizzard, 1 for 2 minutes; Hayward, no penalties. Goalies: Blizzard-Emma Quimby, 50-59; Hayward-Cat Hopper, 3-3.

Superior 8, Blizzard 0 Superior 2 3 3-8 Blizzard 0 0 0-0 PERIOD 1: Superior-Samantha Young (Brenna Steinbring), even strength, 7:57; Superior-Emma Peterson (Addie Young), power play, 16:02. PERIOD 2: Superior-Destiny Holmes (unassisted), even strength, 2:08; Superior-Peterson (Holmes), even strength, 4:40; Superior-A. Young (S. Young, Alee Milinkovich-Gray), even strength, 9:37. PERIOD 3: Superior-A. Young (S. Young, Milinkovich-Gray), even strength, 0:26; Superior-S. Young (Rose Ion), even strength, 2:43; Superior-Peterson (unassisted), even strength, 2:57. Penalties: Blizzard, 6 for 12 minutes; Superior, 5 for 10 minutes. Goalies: Blizzard-Emma Quimby, 65-73; Superior-Autumn Siers, 10-10.

Wrestling Regional Tournament February 11 Team scores 1. Osceola 182 2. Amery 163 3. Somerset 156 4. St. Croix Central 154 5. Chetek/Weyerhauser/Prairie Farm 145 6. Luck/Frederic/Grantsburg/Siren 112 120, Hunter Sellent, 2-1, second place. 126, Landyn Johnson, 2-1, second place. 132, Merlin Hibbs, 2-1, third place. 138, Brad Lucas, 2-1, fifth place. 160, Ben Berglund, 2-1, fifth place. 182, Dakota Schultz, 3-0, first place. 195, Brock Phernetton, did not wrestle, injured. 285, Matthew Louis, 2-1, second place.

Gymnastics

Early Birds W

1. Grantsburg 139.050 2. Ashland 136.850 3. Rice Lake 127.275 4. Lakeland 110.850 5. Medford 110.675 6. Chequamegon 104.275 7. Superior 22.95 VAULT: Gracie Gerber 8.6; Morgan Pfaff 8.6; Holly Fiedler 8.4; Kerissa Strohschein 8.4; Brittanie Blume 8.2; Kaylee Hol 8.1. UNEVEN BARS: Hol 9.15; Gerber 9.0; Pfaff 8.45; Weiss 8.25; Fiedler 7.65; Erika Simmons 7.65. BEAM: Hol 8.95; Gerber 8.35; Weiss 8.3; Simmons 8.05; Pfaff 7.1; Fiedler 6.85. FLOOR EXERCISE: Pfaff 9.4; Hol 9.25; Weiss 9.05; Gerber 8.85; Strohschein 8.3; Fiedler 8.0. ALL AROUND: Hol 35.45; Gerber 34.8; Pfaff 33.55; Fiedler 30.9;Weiss 25.6; Strohschein 16.7; Simmons 15.7.

Bowling Black & Orange Early Risers

W L 10th Hole 19 13 Gandy Dancer Saloon 19 13 The Granary 15 17 Black & Orange 11 21 High Team Single Games: Black & Orange 765; Gandy Dancer Saloon 734;The Granary 706. High Single Games: Judy Olson 221; Donna Crain 181; Pam Dildine 176. High Team Three Games: Gandy Dancer Saloon 2083; The Granary 2049; Black & Orange 2022. High Three Games: Judy Olson 477; Pam Dildine 456; Claudia Peterson 442. High Individual Averages: Pam Dildine 157; Judy Olson 152; Claudia Peterson 148; Mary Reese 140; Krystal Gorman 138. Splits: Judy Olson/Evie Engebretson, 3-10. L

Larry’s LP 14 6 Flower Power 12 8 Northwoods Lumber 11 9 Tillie’s Turtlettes 3 17 High Team Single Games: Northwoods Lumber 902; Flower Power 836; Larry’s LP 822. High Single Games: Mary Rese 194; Jennifer Kern 189; Mary Ellen Smith/Sue Eytcheson 188. High Team Three Games: Northwoods Lumber 2528; Flower Power 2396; Tillie’s Turtlettes 2394. High Three Games: Jennifer Kern 518; Sue Eytcheson 490; Mary Ellen Smith 481.

Zia Louisa’s 19.5 12.5 Gandy Dancer Saloon 19 13 Black & Orange 15 17 The Tap 10.5 21.5 High Team Single Games: Black & Orange 867; The Tap 866; Gandy Dancer Saloon 858. High Single Games: Evie Engebretson 178; Sally Casey 171; Bonnie Fischer 163. High Team Three Games: The Tap 2547; Black & Orange 2525; Gandy Dancer Saloon 2438. High Three Games: Sally Casey 456; Evie Engebretson 441; Claudia Peterson 433. High Individual Averages: Sally Casey 152; Judy Olson 143; Claudia Peterson 141; Linda Strong 138; Lynn Toivola 137. Splits: Evie Engebretson, 5-10; Mary Perlick, 3-10; Mary Ellen Smith, 5-6-10. Monday Night Men’s W

Black and Orange 12 8 Bruce’s Auto 11 9 Larry’s LP 11 9 Yellow River Saloon 6 14 High Team Single Games: Bruce’s Auto 1062; Black & Orange 1023; Yellow River Saloon 1018. High Single Games: Tony Wilson 257; Neil Huppert 244; CJ 231. High Team Three Games: Black and Orange 3044; Bruce’s Auto 3022; Larry’s LP 2947. High Three Games: Tony Wilson 702; CJ 622; Neil Huppert 617. High Individual Averages: Tony Wilson 207; Neil Huppert 196; Mike Zajac/Curt Phelps 190; Josh Johnson 189; CJ/ Dean Eytcheson 187. Tuesday Tippers W

A&H Country Market 81 73 The Shop 80 74 The Cabaret 80 74 West Point Lodge 67 87 High Team Single Games: The Shop 576; The Shop 568; The Cabaret 515. High Single Games: Jan Budge 173; Char Vanous 157; Cindy Hesik 151. High Team Three Games: The Shop 1523; The Cabaret 1496; A&H Country Market 1403. High Three Games: Jan Budge 449; Char Vanous 429; Vivian Marx 406. High Individual Averages: Dawn Petersen/Char Vanous 147; Vivian Marx 145; Cindy Hesik 137.

Wednesday Night Men’s W

Ashland Invitational Results February 11 Team Scores:

TNT Ladies W

High Individual Averages: Jennifer Kern 158; Daphne Churchill/Sue Eytcheson 147; Cheryl Scallon 143; Mary Reese 140; Shannel Reynolds 138. Splits: Monica Johnson, 5-6 & 3-10; Jennifer Kern/Mary Reese/Sanrya Strong/Daphne Churchil, 3-10; Erica Doriott, 2-10.

Black & Orange 16 4 Northwoods Lumber 12 8 Ed & the Lefties 10 10 Vacant 2 18 High Team Single Games: Northwoods Lumber 1079; Ed & the Lefties 1049; Black & Orange 1025. High Single Games: Monte Rinnman 248; Mike Zajac 238; Curt Phelps 230. High Team Three Games: Northwoods Lumber 3058; Ed & the Lefties 3026; Black & Orange 2892. High Three Games: Mike Zajac 667; Monte Rinnman 649; Neil Huppert 624. High Individual Averages: Fred Zajac 206; Neil Huppert 202; Mike Zajac 201; Curt Phelps 197; Monte Rinnman 191. Splits: Josh Johnson, 4-10. Denny’s Downtown Lanes Tuesday Nite Ladies W

Northwoods MCL 20 8 Alley Cats 17 11 Kelli’s Kitchen 13 15 Denny’s Divas 13 15 Hwy. 70 Storage 11 17 Rod’s Broads 10 18 High Team Single Games: Kelly’s Kitchen 634; Northwoods MCL 630; Denny’s Divas 607. High Single Games: Carol Soderbeck 193; Molly Byers/ DeDe Bosak 190; Maggie Hess 188. High Team Three Games: Kelli’s Kitchen 2211; Northwoods MCL 2203; Hwy 70 Storage 2095. High Three Games: Carol Soderbeck 533; Maggie Hess 512; DeDe Bosak 501. High Individual Averages: Amy Bertelsen 154; Connie McKenzie 153; DeDe Bosak 152; Patty Meyer 146; Carol Soderbeck 143; Kim Koster 142; Michelle Morgan Engstrand 139; Patty Bjorklund 137; Molly Byers 136; Judy Covey-Johnson 135. Wednesday Night Men’s W

Grantsburg Sanitary 25 17 Erickson Auction Service 24 18 Darrell’s Hardware 22 20 Farmer’s Insurance 21 21 Radio Shack 20.5 21.5 Wood River Pharmacy 13.5 28.5 High Team Single Games: Darrell’s Hardware 737; Radio Shack 723; Wood River Pharmacy 657. High Single Games: Dave Thoreson 230; Stoney Marek 224; Dane Carey 204. High Team Three Games: Radio Shack 2025; Darrell’s Hardware 1955; Grantsburg Sanitary 1880. High Three Games: Dave Thoreson 566; Dane Carey 552; Tom Hinrichs 491. High Individual Averages: Edward Bitler 183; Randy Carey 177; Dave Thoreson 174.

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MILESTONES

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

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James ‘Jamie’ Mier

Katherine Powers

James “Jamie” Edward Mier, 56, of Siren, passed away on Saturday, February 11, 2017. The visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Wednesd day, February 15 at Swedb berg-Taylor Funeral Home iin Siren. The funeral serv vice will be held at 1 p.m. on T Thursday, February 16 (visittation from noon to 1 p.m.) at tthe funeral home, with Pasttor Steve Ward officiating. Jamie was born on Septemb ber 14, 1960 in Omaha, Neb., tto Mary Alice (Larson) and J Joseph Wesley Mier, Sr., the ffourth of eight children and a proud twin to his sister, Jullie. Jamie attended and graduated from Ladysmith High School in 1979. He was an employee at DSI in Siren for 28 years. Jamie was involved with the Special Olympics bowling and track teams for many years, earning various medals and awards that he was very proud of. Jamie was always very passionate about music. He was well known around the Siren area for singing at various community events. He liked to ride his scooter just about anywhere he could. In his spare time, he liked to play video games. If you liked Jamie, Jamie liked you. He will always be remembered for his friendly personality and kind heart. Jamie is survived by his siblings: Joe Mier, Ben Mier, Don Mier, Julie Mickelson, Annette Collier, Kathleen Mier and Jean Mier; special friend, Barb Lyga; many nieces, nephews, relatives and good friends. Preceding Jamie in death were his parents and brother-in-law, Steve “Butch” Mickelson. Online condolences may be expressed at www.swedberg-taylor.com. Arrangements were entrusted to Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home.

Katherine “Kathy” Mary Powers, 68, of Dairyland passed away Thursday, February 9, 2017. A memorial service honoring the life of Kathy Powe will be at 11 a.m. Saturers d day, Feb. 18 at Dairyland T Town Hall, with Richard G Gustafson officiating. Katherine was born to D Dwayne and Leona (Beske) E Eggert on January 16, 1949, i Watertown, Wis. She grew in u in Watertown, attended up W Watertown public schools a received her high school and d diploma in Hayward. She rec ceived additional education b enrolling in criminal law by c college classes. On July 15, 1980, Kathy married Daniel “Dan” Bruce Powers in Jefferson, Wis. They moved to northern Wisconsin 25 years ago, residing in Dairyland Township for the past 19 years. Kathy was employed in a variety of jobs, working at Hamlin Sensor Production Plant in Lake Mills, Jack Link’s Protein Snacks in Minong and The Hole in the Wall Casino in Danbury. Kathy loved her children and grandchildren and greatly enjoyed being involved in many aspects of their lives. She was a strong advocate for the prevention of spousal and child abuse as well as the prevention of animal cruelty, and provided assistance when she was able. Kathy liked playing computer games and enjoyed watching television, particularly soap operas, WWE Wrestling and the Ellen DeGeneres Show. Kathy is survived by her husband, Dan Powers; children: Tanya L. Powers, Tina M. (Robert) Lael and Troy A. (Susan) Fullerton; grandchildren: Steven Powers, Katissa Lael, Austin Lael, Hayleanna Powers, Ashalee Kitelinger, Johnathon Weigelt, Natasha Fullerton, Timothy Fullerton, Nicole Voight, Joshua Voight, Nathan Voight and Kimberly Voight; great-grandchildren Natashia, Ryan, Jordin, Aden, Ayla, Marleigh, Bailey, Mason, Magdalena, Nora, Havannah, Bentlei, Bealynn andHaveah. She is also survived by siblings Leroy Gronert, Alice (Doug) Stoltenberg and Barb Morgan. She was preceded in death by her parents; a son, Travis, in infancy; a sister, Geraldine Myers; and brotherin-law Dale Morgan. Online condolences may be expressed at www.swedberg-taylor.com. Arrangements were entrusted to Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home of Siren.

Victor Lunsman Victor John Lunsman, 64, of the Town of Jackson, Burnett County, passed away Wednesday, February 8, 2017. A gathering of relatives and friends will be held at Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home in Siren on Saturday, February 25, beginning at 3 p.m. and concluding with a family-directed presentation at 4 p.m. Full obituary to follow. Online condolences may be expressed at www.swedberg-taylor.com, Arrangements were entrusted to Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home of Siren.

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BIRTHS George Everett Henry

Joshua and Jenna Henry of Webster announce the birth of their son, George Everett Henry, 9 pounds 5 ounces, on Sunday, January 29, 2017 at St. Croix Regional Medical Center of St. Croix Falls, Wis.

Ada Nicole Bertelsen

Derek and Kirsten Bertelsen of Grantsburg announce the birth of their daughter, Ada Nicole Bertelsen, 7 pounds 11 ounces, on Friday, February 10, 2017, at St. Croix Regional Medical Center of St. Croix Falls, Wis.

Krew Jagger Taylor

Steven and Nika-Marie Taylor of Siren announce the birth of their son, Krew Jagger Taylor, 6 pounds 13 ounces, on Sunday, February 12, 2017, at St. Croix Regional Medical Center of St. Croix Falls, Wis.

DEATHS

January 13, 2017, Kimberly Jo Rasmussen, 58, Town of Wood River. January 14, 2017, Roxanne Songetay, 60, Town of Swiss. January 15, 2017, Todd Lawrence Olson, 53, Town of Scott. January 18, 2017, George Herbert Simon, 86, Grantsburg. January 19, 2017, Victor Maurice Shepherd, 85, Webster. January 26, 2017, Thomas Louis Bowers, 73, Town of Trade Lake.

SHERIFF Incidents

• Feb. 6, Aaron Alwine, 36, Hertel, was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia. • Feb. 7, Aaron Alwine, 36, Hertel, was arrested for obstructing an officer. • Feb. 10, Christopher Mevisson, 36, Coon Rapids, MN, was arrested for possession of electric weapon, attempting to flee an officer and obstructing an officer.

GRANTSBURG POLICE

• Feb. 1, four of the storage units on Hwy. 87 south of the fairgrounds were broken into. No one has reported anything missing. • Feb. 6, a vehicle operated by Josh Peters, Grantsburg, ran into the back of a vehicle driven by Mike Josephson, also of Grantsburg, near the intersection of N. Oak Street and W. Olson Drive. Police report no injuNOTICE ries, but did state Peters was TOWN OF GRANTSBURG RESIDENTS cited for inattentive driving. CHANGE OF POLLING LOCATION • Feb. 10, Scott J. Clifford, 35, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at the PRIMARY Grantsburg, was arrested for to be held on TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2017, outstanding warrants. for the TOWN OF GRANTSBURG, the following • Feb. 10, Scott Capistrant, polling place location will be used: 25, Grantsburg, was arrested TOWN OF GRANTSBURG OFFICE, 118 E. Madison Avenue, Grantsburg, WI for outstanding warrants.

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STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT BURNETT COUNTY Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas as Indenture Trustee for the registered holders of Saxon Asset Securities Trust 2006-3 Mortgage Loan Asset Backed Notes, Series 2006-3 Plaintiff vs EVELYN J. BEAVER, et al. Defendant(s) NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Case No: 16 CV 58 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on August 10, 2016 in the amount of $247,346.30 the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: February 28, 2017 at 10:00 AM TERMS: By bidding at the sheriff sale, prospective buyer is consenting to be bound by the following terms: 1.)

10% down in cash or money order at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff. 2.) Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances. 3.) Plaintiff opens bidding on the property, either in person or via fax and as recited by the sheriff department in the event that no opening bid is offered, plaintiff retains the right to request the sale be declared as invalid as the sale is fatally defective. PLACE: at 7410 County Road K Siren, Wisconsin 54872 DESCRIPTION: A parcel of land situated in Government Lot 2, of Section 4, Township 39, North of Range 14 West, described as follows: Beginning at the Southwest corner of Lot 2, 4-39-14, thence North along the West line of said Section 4 a distance of 600 feet more or less to point

of intersection with the shore of Gaslyn Lake, thence directly East to a point on the West line of County Trunk H. being a distance of 150 feet, more or less, thence in a Southwesterly direction along the West line of County Trunk H to a point directly East of the place of beginning, thence directly West to the place of beginning. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 27039 County Road H, Webster, WI 54893 TAX KEY NO.: 07-024-2-3914-04-5 05-002-012000 Dated this 30th day of December, 2016. _____/S/____ Sheriff Ronald L. Wilhelm Jr. Burnett County Sheriff Michael Holsen BP Peterman Law Group LLC State Bar No. 1073973 165 Bishops Way, Suite 100 Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719 Please go to www.jpetermanlegalgroup.com to ob-

SPRING PRIMARY

February 21, 2017 LOCATION AND HOURS OF POLLING PLACE At the Spring Primary to be held on February 21, 2017, in the Towns and Villages of Burnett County, the following polling place locations will be used: Town of Anderson Town of Blaine Town of Daniels Town of Dewey Town of Grantsburg Town of Jackson Town of LaFollette Town of Lincoln Town of Meenon Town of Oakland Town of Roosevelt Town of Rusk Town of Sand Lake Town of Scott Town of Siren Town of Swiss Town of Trade Lake Town of Union Town of Webb Lake Town of West Marshland Town of Wood River Village of Grantsburg Village of Siren Village of Webster

Town Hall Town Hall (Northland Comm Ctr) Town Hall Town Hall Clerk’s Of¿ce (for primary only) Town Hall Town Hall Town Hall Town Hall Town Hall (Timberland Luth. Church) Town Hall Town Hall Town Hall Town Hall Shop Town Hall Town Hall Town Hall Town Hall Town Hall Town Hall Village Hall Village Hall Community Center

13808 Anderson Rd. 1232 E School Rd. 9697 Daniels 70 Rd. 24433 Town Hall Rd. 118 East Madison Ave. 4599 County Rd. A 24184 Malone Rd. 9110 Perida Rd. 7396 Kruger Rd. 27826 Lone Pine Rd. 20805 County Rd. H 25195 County Rd. H 5364 County Rd. X 28390 County Rd. H 7240 S. Long Lake Rd. 7551 Main St. 11811 Town Hall Rd. 9015 County Rd. F 31000 Namekagon Trail 12259 County Rd. F 11610 State Rd. 70 316 S. Brad St. 24049 First Ave N 7421 Main St. W

ALL POLLING PLACES WILL OPEN AT 7:00 A.M. AND WILL CLOSE AT 8:00 P.M. If you have any questions concerning your polling place, contact the municipal clerk. Town of Anderson Carmen Bouchie, Clerk 13808 Anderson Rd. Grantsburg, WI 54840 715-488-2911 Town of Blaine Charla Zaccardi, Clerk 34096 Lee Road Danbury, WI 54830 651-783-5641

Town of Jackson Lorraine Radke, Clerk 4742 County Rd. A Webster, WI 54893 715-866-8412 Town of LaFollette Linda Terrian, Clerk 23928 Malone Rd. Siren, WI 54872 715-349-2531

Town of Daniels Liz Simonsen, Clerk 9697 Daniels 70 PO Box 190 Siren, WI 54872 715-349-2291

Town of Lincoln Wanda Washkuhn, Clerk 25603 Icehouse Bridge Rd. P.O. Box 296 Webster, WI 54893 715-866-4201

Town of Dewey Pamela Brown, Clerk 1148 Swiss Chalet Rd. Shell Lake, WI 54871 715-468-7111

Town of Meenon Suzanna M. Eytcheson, Clerk 25863 E. Bass Lk. Dr. Webster, WI 54893 715-866-4893

Town of Grantsburg Romey Nelson, Clerk-Treasurer 118 E. Madison Avenue P.O. Box 642 Grantsburg, WI 54840 715-463-5600

Town of Oakland Deanna Krause, Clerk 7426 W. Main St. P.O. Box 675 Webster, WI 54893 715-866-8213

Town of Roosevelt Patricia Hayden, Clerk 2997 County Road EE Shell Lake, WI 54871 715-468-2468

Town of Trade Lake Deborah Christian, Clerk 13361 St. Rd. 48 Grantsburg, WI 54840 715-488-2600

Village of Grantsburg Patrice Bjorklund, Clerk 316 S. Brad St. Grantsburg, WI 54840 715-463-2405

Town of Rusk Bonnie Harder, Clerk 26985 E. Benoit Lake Rd. Spooner, WI 54801 715-635-4723

Town of Union Kim Johnson, Clerk 8302 County Rd. U Danbury, WI 54830 715-566-3286

Village of Siren Ann Peterson, Clerk/ Treasurer 24049 First Ave. P.O. Box 23 Siren, WI 54872 715-349-2273

Town of Sand Lake Peggy Tolbert, Clerk P.O. Box 165 Webster, WI 54893 715-222-9375 Town of Scott Karen Wiggins, Clerk 28390 County Rd. H Spooner, WI 54801 Of¿ce 715-635-2308 Town of Siren Mary Hunter, Clerk 23340 Soderberg Rd. Siren, WI 54872 715-349-5119 Town of Swiss Judy Dykstra, Clerk 7551 Main St. P.O. Box 157 Danbury, WI 54830 Of¿ce: 715-656-3030

Town of Webb Lake Gail Keup, Clerk 2363 Escape Drive Webb Lake, WI 54830 715-259-3439 Town of West Marshland Kerri Harter, Clerk P.O. Box 612 Grantsburg, WI 54840 715-463-2461

Village of Webster Debra DoriottReineccius, Clerk/Treasurer 7505 Main St. W. P.O. Box 25 Webster, WI 54893 715-866-4211

Town of Wood River Raylene Swanson, Clerk 24788 Rylander Rd. Grantsburg, WI 54840 715-689-2318

All polling places are accessible to elderly and disabled voters. Notice of Meeting of the Local Board of Canvassers At the close of voting on Election Day, pursuant to the provisions of Wis. Stat. § 19.84, the Election Inspectors at each polling place will convene as the Local Canvassing Board for the purpose of conducting the local canvass pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 7.51. This meeting will be open to the public pursuant to Wis. Stat. §§ 19.81-89. WNAXLP

tain the bid for this sale. BP Peterman Law Group LLC is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. WNAXLP (February 1, 8, 15)

STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT BURNETT COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MICHAEL P. O’HARA Notice Setting Time to Hear Application and Deadline for Filing Claims (Informal Administration) Case No. 17 PR 05 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for informal administration was filed. 2. The decedent, with date of birth July 2, 1942 and date of death December 28, 2016, was domiciled in Burnett County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 7560 Lagoon Lane, Webster, WI 54893. 3. The application will be heard at the Burnett County Courthouse, Siren Wisconsin, Room 205, before Jacqueline O. Baasch, Probate Registrar, on 3-23-2017, at 10:00 AM. You do not need to appear unless you object. The application may be granted if there is no objection. 4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is 5-4-2017. 5. A claim may be filed at the Burnett County Courthouse, Siren, Wisconsin. 6. This publication is notice to any person whose names or addresses are unknown. If you require reasonable accommodations due to a disability to participate in the court process, please call 715-349-2177 at least 10 working days prior to the scheduled court date. Please note that the court does not provide transportation. /s/ Jacqueline O. Baasch Probate Registrar 2-3-2017 Adam C. Benson, Attorney at Law BENSON LAW OFFICE, LTD P.O. Box 370 Siren, WI 54872 715-349-5216 1032855 WNAXLP (Feb. 8, 15, 22)

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice of Public Hearing, State of Wisconsin, County of Burnett, Tuesday, March 7, 2017, at 9:30 a.m., at the Burnett County Government Center in Room 165, Town of Meenon, Siren, Wisconsin, regarding the following: BURNETT COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES 1. MAP AMENDMENT #MAP-17-01 - MANGELSEN To rezone Lots 1 and 2 except the west 30 feet CSM V.11 P.25 located in the SW 1/4 of the SW 1/4, Section 34, T39N R16W, Town of Meenon, from C-1 (Commercial) to RR-3 (Residential-Recreation) zoning district. Zoning change requested by Christian and Jennifer Mangelsen. A map showing the area affected by the above map amendment is available for review at the Burnett County Land Use/Zoning Office. 2. TEXT AMENDMENT #TXT-17-02 - BURNETT COUNTY CODE OF OR-

DINANCES CHAPTER 22 FLOODS Public notice is hereby given to all persons in Burnett County, Wisconsin, that minor revisions are proposed to be made to Chapter 22 Floods as required by the DNR. Details of the proposed revisions are available at the Burnett County Land Use/ Zoning Office, the Burnett County Clerk’s Office, and on the Burnett County website at http://www.burnettcounty. com/idex.aspx?nid-117. 3. TEXT AMENDMENT #TXT-17-03BURNETT COUNTY FLOODPLAIN STUDY APPENDIX Public notice is hereby given to all persons in Burnett County, Wisconsin, that an addition of Clam Falls Dam and other minor changes are proposed to be made to the Floodplain Study Appendix. Details of the proposed revisions are available at the Burnett County Land Use/ Zoning Office, the Burnett County Clerk’s Office, and on the Burnett County website at http://www.burnettcounty. com/idex.aspx?nid-117. Burnett County Land Use and Information Committee Siren, WI Dated this 10th day of February, 2017 WNAXLP (February 15, 22)

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS WEBSTER - MANHOLE REHAB VILLAGE OF WEBSTER BURNETT COUNTY, WI The Village of Webster will ONLY receive and accept bids through QuestCDN. com via the online electronic bid service (QuestvBid) for the construction of Webster - Manhole Rehab until 2:00 PM 03/02/2017. All bids will be downloaded and publicly read aloud at MSA Professional Services, Inc., 11 East Marshall Street, Suite 201, Rice Lake, Wisconsin 54868 at that time. The work for which bids are asked includes the following: Sanitary manhole rehabilitation, comprised of: replacement of manhole covers and installation of internal chimney seals; replacement of manhole adjustment rings and covers with installation of external chimney seals, removal of existing manholes, concrete flow line correction in existing manholes, and associated restoration. The BIDDING DOCUMENTS may be examined at the offices of MSA Professional Services, Inc., Rice Lake, Wisconsin; the Village of Webster; Wisconsin. Planholders list will be updated interactively on our web address at http://www.msa-ps. com under Bidding. Copies of the BIDDING DOCUMENTS are available at www.questcdn.com. You may download the digital plan documents for $30 by inputting Quest eBidDoc #4831882 on the website¡Çs Project Search page. Please contact QuestCDN.com at 952-233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance in free membership registration, downloading, and working with the digital project infor-

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No proposal will be accepted unless accompanied by a certified check or bid bond equal to at least 5% of the amount bid, payable to the OWNER as a guarantee that, if the bid is accepted, the bidder will execute and file the proper contract and bond within 15 days after the award of the contract. BIDDER is required to deliver the original certified check or bid bond within the 72 hours of bid opening to MSA Professional Services, Inc., Attn: Teresa Anderson, 11 East Marshall Street, Suite 201, Rice Lake, Wisconsin 54868. The certified check or bid bond will be returned to the bidder as soon as the contract is signed, and if after 15 days the bidder shall fail to do so, the certified check or bid bond shall be forfeited to the OWNER as liquidated damages. No bidder may withdraw his bid within 60 days after the actual date of the opening thereof.

Pursuant to Section 66.0903, Wisconsin Statutes, the minimum wages to be paid on the project shall be in accordance with the wage rate scale established by State & Federal wage rates.

The minimum wages to be paid on the project shall be in accordance with Federal Davis Bacon Wage Rates. Federal wage rates can be found at http://www.wdol.gov/dba. aspx#0. Be aware that project Administrators, Bidders, and Contractors are required to use the latest federal wage rate available at the time of bid opening. This project anticipates the use of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Funding. Attention of Bidders is particularly called to the requirements as to conditions of employment to be observed and minimum wage rates to be paid under the contract, Section 3, Segregated Facility, Section 109 and E.O. 11246.

This project anticipates use of Wisconsin DNR Clean Water Fund Program Small Loan Program funding. We encourage Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs), including Minority-owned Business Enterprises (MBEs), Women¡Çs Business Enterprises (WBEs), and Small Businesses in Rural Areas (SBRAs) to submit bid proposals. OWNER reserves the right to waive any informalities or to reject any or all bids.

Published by the authority of the Village of Webster. CONSULTING ENGINEER: MSA Professional Services 11 East Marshall Street, Suite 201 Rice Lake, Wisconsin 54868 Teresa Anderson, P.E. 715-234-1009 WNAXLP (February 15, 22)

Deadline Monday at noon

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BIDS FOR TIMBER STUMPAGE The Burnett County Natural Resources Committee will receive sealed bids for the purchase of County Forest timber stumpage on April 13, 2017. This bid offering includes 18 tracts and the following estimated volumes: 4504 Tons of Jack Pine 8286 Tons of Aspen 9074 Tons of Red Pine 4135 Tons of Mix Hardwoods 10738 Tons of Oak 480 Tons Fir 183 Tons of White Pine 90 MBF of Red Oak 65 MBF of Mix Hardwoods 15 MBF of Hard Maple 16 MBF of Red Pine NOTE UPCOMING ADDRESS CHANGE: Mailed bids must be received by 4:30 p.m. on April 12, 2017 at Burnett County Forest and Parks, 8150 State Road 70, Siren, WI 54872; and hand delivered bids must be received by 9:30 a.m. on April 13, 2017 at the Burnett County Natural Resources Committee meeting. The Committee will open bids after 9:30 a.m. on April 13, 2017 in Room 165 of the Burnett County Government Center, 7410 County Rd K, Siren, WI 54872. The Committee reserves the right to reject any or all bids. The sale prospectus may be viewed and printed at www. burnettcounty.com/timbersales, or you may stop in to the Burnett County Forest & Parks Department to pick up a copy. The Committee reserves the

right to reject any or all bids. Maps and further information may be obtained at the Burnett County Forest and Parks Department. WNAXLP (February 15)

STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT BURNETT COUNTY United States of America acting through Rural Housing Service (RHS), and Successor Agency, Plaintiff, vs. Dennis Stadler, Sara Stadler, Movin’ Out, Inc., Defendants. NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Case No. 16 CV 173 Classification: 30404 By virtue of and pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above-captioned action on the 4th day of January, 2017, I or my designee will sell at public auction in the Main Lobby of the Burnett County Government Center, 7410 County Road K, Siren, WI 54872, on Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at 10:00 a.m., all of the following described mortgaged premises, to-wit: Lot 1 of Certified Survey Map No. 4558 recorded in Volume 25 Page 94 as Document No. 432033 and being located in the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 29, Township 40 North, Range 15 West, Town of Jackson, Burnett County,

COURT Criminal

Wisconsin. PIN #: 07-012-2-40-15-291 02-000-012100 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 27964 Moser Drive, Webster, WI 54893 TERMS OF SALE: Cash, cashier’s check or certified funds payable to Clerk of Court;

DOWN PAYMENT: 10% of successful bid to be paid at time of Sale; BALANCE DUE: within ten (10) days after Confirmation of Sale hearing to be held on March 29, 2017, also payable to Clerk of Court. Dated at Siren, Wisconsin this 13th day of January, 2017.

/s/ Sheriff Ronald Wilhelm Burnett County, Wisconsin Heywood, Cari & Anderson, S.C. is the creditor’s law firm and is attempting to collect a debt for the creditor. Any information the debtor provides to Heywood, Cari & Anderson, S.C. will be used for that purpose.

Heywood, Cari & Anderson, S.C. Attorney for Plaintiff, Samuel R. Cari 816 Dominion Dr., Ste 100, PO Box 125 Hudson, WI 54016 Tel: 715-386-5551 WNAXLP (February 15, 22, March 1)

Notice of Spring Primary and Sample Ballots February 21, 2017 OFFICE OF THE BURNETT COUNTY CLERK TO THE VOTERS OF BURNETT COUNTY: Notice is hereby given of a spring primary election to be held in Burnett County on February 21, 2017, at which the of¿cers named below shall be nominated. The names of the candidates for each of¿ce, whose nominations have been certi¿ed to or ¿led in this of¿ce, are given under the title of the of¿ce, each in its proper column, together with the questions submitted to a vote, for a referendum, if any, in the sample ballot below.

INFORMATION TO VOTERS Upon entering the polling place, a voter shall state his or her name and address, show an acceptable form of photo identi¿cation and sign the poll book before being permitted to vote. If a voter is not registered to vote, a voter may register to vote at the polling place serving his or her residence, if the voter presents proof of residence in a form speci¿ed by law. Where ballots are distributed to electors, the initials of two inspectors must appear on the ballot. Upon being permitted to vote, the voter shall retire alone to a voting booth and cast his or her ballot except that a voter who is a parent or guardian may be accompanied by the voter's minor child or minor ward. An election of¿cial may inform the voter of the proper manner for casting a vote, but the of¿cial may not in any manner advise or indicate a particular voting choice. Where Paper Ballots are Used The voter shall make a cross (X) in the square next to the name of the candidate of his or her choice for each of¿ce for which he or she intends to vote. To vote for a person whose name does not appear on the ballot, the voter shall write in the name of the person of his or her choice in the space provided for a write-in vote. On referendum questions, the voter shall make a cross (X) in the square next to "yes" if in favor of the question, or the voter shall make a cross (X) in the square next to "no" if opposed to the question. Where Touch Screen Voting is Used, The voter shall touch the screen at the name of the candidate of his or her choice for each of¿ce for which he or she intends to vote. To vote for a person whose name does not appear on the ballot, the voter shall type in the name of the person of his or her choice in the space provided for a write-in vote. On referendum questions, the voter shall touch the screen at "yes" if in favor of the question, or the voter shall touch the screen at "no" if opposed to the question. The vote should not be cast in any other manner. Not more than ¿ve minutes' time shall be allowed inside a voting booth. Sample ballots or other materials to assist the voter in casting his or her vote may be taken into the booth and copied. The sample ballot shall not be shown to anyone so as to reveal how the ballot is marked.

Possession of Amphetamine/LSD/Psilocin

• John W. Mocabee, 68, Aitkin, MN, pleaded no contest and was fined $330.50. • Gayle E. Mocabee, 69, Aitkin, MN, pleaded no contest and was fined $330.50. • Nicholas M. Contreras, 22, St. Paul, MN, pleaded no contest and was fined $330.50.

Disorderly Conduct • Kyle A. Matrious, 19, Danbury, pleaded guilty and was fined $330.50. • Steven W. Friel, 61, Webster, pleaded no contest, was placed on 12 months probation and was fined $543.

Possession of Drug Paraphernalia • Alyssia A. Benjamin, 18, Danbury, pleaded no contest and was fined $330.50. • Lyle Lozier, 36, Grantsburg, pleaded no contest, was placed on 24 months probation and was fined $243.

Warrants issued week of Feb. 6: • Terrance J. Bowers, 47; Allen R. Butler, 52; Charles D. Coon, 38; Jeffrey J. Harmon; Aaron S. Holmstrom, 30; Shane M. Nusberger; Shelby S. O’Brien, 21; Angelica S. Revak, 25; Roxanne G. St. John, 38; Tanya L.B. St. John, 27; Ryan A. Strenke, 34; Yvette M. Thayer, 36; Francisco IV. Villarreal, 25.

Traffic Underage Drinking • Makayla M. Staples, 18, Webster, pleaded no contest and was fined $263.50. • Sadie L. Mulroy, 20, Webster, pleaded no contest and was fined $263.50.

The voter may spoil a touch screen ballot at the voting station before the ballot is cast. After Voting the Ballot After an of¿cial paper ballot is marked, it shall be folded so the inside marks do not show, but so the printed endorsements and inspectors' initials on the outside do show. The voter shall deposit the voted ballot in the ballot box, or deliver the ballot to an inspector for deposit, and shall leave the polling place promptly. After an of¿cial touch screen ballot is cast, the voter shall leave the polling place promptly. A voter may select an individual to assist in casting his or her vote if the voter declares to the presiding of¿cial that he or she is unable to read, has dif¿culty reading, writing or understanding English or that due to disability is unable to cast his or her ballot. The selected individual rendering assistance may not be the voter's employer or an agent of that employer or an of¿cer or agent of a labor organization which represents the voter. Wanda Hinrichs, Burnett County Clerk County Government Center 7410 County Road K, #105, Siren, WI 54872 Phone (715) 349-2173

The following is a sample of the of¿cial ballot: Nonpartisan Office February 21, 2017

Notice to Voters: If you are voting on Election Day, your ballot must be initialed by two election inspectors. If you are voting absentee, your ballot must be initialed by the municipal clerk or deputy clerk. Your ballot may not be counted without initials. (See back of ballot for initials.) Instructions to Voters If you make a mistake on your ballot or have a question, ask nspector for help. (Absentee Voters: Contact C an election inspector your erk.) municipal clerk.) To vote for a name on the th ballot, b ll t make k an “X” or other th mark in the square next to the name, like this: To vote for a name that is not on the ballot, write the name on the line marked “write-in.”

• Chealsea L. Nistler, 27, New Richmond, possession of THC, possession of drug paraphernalia.

Reports from police and sheriff agencies are simply arrest reports. At press time, no charges have been ﬁled.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction

Dismissed charges

Official Primary Ballot Nonpartisan Office Burnett County, Wisconsin February 21, 2017

Official Primary Ballot

Possession of Marijuana

If the voter spoils a paper ballot, he or she shall return it to an election of¿cial who shall issue another ballot in its place, but not more than three ballots shall be issued to any one elector. If the ballot has not been initialed by two inspectors or is defective in any other way, the voter shall return it to the election of¿cial, who shall issue a proper ballot in its place.

• Jonathon C. Oiyotte, 38, Webster, pleaded guilty, was sentenced to five months in jail and was fined $443.

State Superintendent Vote for 1

Tony Evers

Lowell E. Holtz

John Humphries

write-in: ______________________________________

State Superintendent of Public Instruction

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State Superintendent Vote for 1

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Tony Evers

Lowell E. Holtz

John Humphries

write-in

The above sample ballot screen shot is a sample of a ballot which would be voted on the SVRS Handicapped Accessible Voting Machine availabe for use at all polling locations. WNAXLP

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WORSHIP

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A&H CROSSROADS CHRISTIAN CHURCH 28509 County Road H 1/8 mile north of A&H intersection Pastor Tryg Wistad 715-635-4816 www.crossroadschurch@gmail.com Sunday Worship 10:00 am Wed. Bible Study 7:00 pm Thurs. Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bible Study 1:30 pm Sat. Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bible Study 8 am

LAKESIDE COMMUNITY LUTHERAN CHURCH, ELCA Cty Rd. H, 1/2 mile N. of Cty. A on H Office: (715) 635-7791 Pastor Bill Schroeder Sunday Worship: 10 am w/ communion Sunday School 9 am All welcome www.lakesidelutheranwi.com

SACRED HEART OF JESUS & MARY CATHOLIC CHURCH Jct. Cty. Rds A & H â&#x20AC;˘ Crescent Lake Voyager Village Area. 715-866-7321 Fr. Michael J. Tupa, Pastor Mass: Thurs. 9:30 am Sun. 8:00 am Reconciliation as per bulletin & by appt.

ALPHA CALVARY COVENANT 11530 St. Rd. 70, Grantsburg 715-689-2541 Scott Sagle, Pastor Sunday Worship 10:30 am Sunday School: 9:30 am Bible Study: Wed. 7:30 pm

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Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s political climate has, in my opinion, made preaching very challenging. In my sermon preparation I often find myself asking the question, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Is this message what God is calling me to proclaim, or am I being influenced by my political views?â&#x20AC;? The thought of being tarred and feathered is not what worries me. What does worry me is creating a divide that takes away our energy from what God is calling us to do. I believe that over the centuries the church has complicated a rather simple message. Now much closer to 60 than 50, I have come to the conclusion that as followers

Just west of Askov on Hwy. 23 Auxiliary Mtgs start at 9:30 am Sacrament Meeting 11:20 am

ATLAS ATLAS UNITED METHODIST UPPER ST. CROIX PARISH 2110 295th Ave. Cty. Rd. B Pastor Kookho Kim/ Pastor Ran Yoo Worship: 11 am Sunday School: 11:15 am

CUSHING LAKETOWN LUTHERAN 2738 220th St. Pastor Marilyn Crossfield Worship: 10:45 am Sun. Sch.: 10:45 am (Sept. - May) Wheelchair Accessible

FIRST LUTHERAN Pastor Marilyn Crossfield Worship 9 am Sun. Sch. 9 am (Sept. - May) Wheelchair Accessible

DAIRYLAND THE WOODLAND CHURCH (A Wesleyan Church) 33921 State Rd 35 â&#x20AC;˘ 715-244-3649 Sunday Worship 11 am Bible Study 6:30 pm, Wed. with potluck

DANBURY FAITH COMMUNITY CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 7534 Peet St. â&#x20AC;˘ 715-656-4010 Sunday: Adult Sunday School 9 am Morning Service 10 am Evening Service 7 pm Monday: Bible Study 6:30 pm

of Jesus we are called to feed the hungry both physically and spiritually, shelter the homeless, clothe the naked, welcome the stranger, comfort the brokenhearted and care for the sick. People from all political spectrums can argue over the best way to make this happen, but as followers of Jesus this is what we are called to do. And, we are not alone in this understanding. Most religions call for the same action to take place in this world. As followers of Jesus, we are called to be a light in the darkness. As we hear in Matthew 5:16 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Let your light shine before others, so

Sunday Worship 8:45 am www.umc4pt.com

OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP CATHOLIC CHURCH 7586 St. Rd. 77 â&#x20AC;˘ 715-866-7321 Fr. Michael J. Tupa, Pastor Mass: Fri. 9 am & Sat. 4 pm Reconciliation as per bulletin & by appt.

EKDALL COMMUNITY CHURCH 8 mi. north on Cty. Rd. F, Fire #13295 715-463-5408 â&#x20AC;˘ Dan Shadis, Pastor Meeting every Sunday at 9 am Potluck lunch following. Everyone welcome.

FALUN FIRST BAPTIST Mike Kleven, Pastor Sunday Sch. for all ages 9:30 am Church Service 10:45 am Youth Ministries 6:30 pm, Wed. Adult Bible Study 2 pm, Thurs.

TRINITY LUTHERAN Jay Ticknor, Pastor â&#x20AC;˘ 689-2271 Worship 9:00 am (Nursery prov.); 10 - 11 am coffee & fellowship; 10:15 - 11 am Sunday School (Sept. - May) A class for all ages. Everyone welcome. Comm. Every Sunday. Everyone welcome

FREDERIC SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST Benson Rd. â&#x20AC;˘ 715-327-4956 Pastor Curtis Denney Sat. Service; Sabbath Sch. 9:30 am; Worship 11 am

UNITED METHODIST 7520 Water St. â&#x20AC;˘ 715-866-8646 Rev. Eddie Crise, Sr. Pastor Rev. Thomas Cook, Assoc. Pastor

PILGRAM LUTHERANFREDERIC (ELCA)

Pastor Paul Peterson 507 Wisconsin Ave. N. 715-327-8012 Sunday Worship: 8:30 am Communion 1st & 2nd Sundays LWF3 - 5-7 - 1st & 3rd Wed of month www.pilgrimlutheranfrederic.org

CHURCH OF CHRIST 107 Elm St. â&#x20AC;˘ 715-327-8387 Minister: Guy McCarty, Gene Olson, Robert Rutherford Sunday 9 am - 12 pm Worship & Study

CROSSWALK COMMUNITY CHURCH (EFCA) 505 Old County Road W 715-327-8767 crosswalkcommunity.org Pastor Greg Lund Sunday School 9:00 a.m. Worship 10:15 a.m. Look for us on facebook

ST. LUKEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S UNITED METHODIST Pastor Arveda â&#x20AC;&#x153;Freddieâ&#x20AC;? Kirk Church: 327-4436 Parsonage: 327-8383 Sunday Worship: 10:30 am Fellowship following Wednesday Service: 5:15 pm Church School: Wed. 3:45 - 5 pm Wheelchair accessible. Childcare available during service

WEST SWEDEN GRACE LUTHERAN 1638 345th Ave. â&#x20AC;˘ 327-4340 Rev. Thomas McShannock Worship 9:15 am; Sunday School 10:30 am Comm. 1st & 2nd Sunday

ZION LUTHERAN BONE LAKE 5 mi. E. of Frederic on W, 2 mi. S. on I (715) 472-8660 Pastor Mike Fisk Sunday School 9:15 am; Sunday

that they may see your good works and give glory to God.â&#x20AC;? This message is not unique to Christians, in Isaiah 58:10 the Prophet reminds the people of what the Lord calls them to do when he says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you offer food to the hungry and satisfy the needs of the afflicted, then your light shall rise in the darkness and your gloom be like noonday.â&#x20AC;? As a church and as a country, we are living in interesting times. There is much fear and anxiety, but let us not lose hope or focus. God has called us to help take care of the farm, so let us get on with the business of doing so.

Worship 10:30 am; Communion 1st Sunday; Contemporary Service 3rd Sunday.

ST. DOMINIC CATHOLIC CHURCH Fr. Joseph Madanu 715-327-8119 Mass: Sat. 4:30 pm Sun. 10:30 am

IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH Pastor Jody Walter Office: 715-866-7191 Hm: 715-866-4622 10:45 a.m Church Service 9 am Sunday School Communion 2nd, 4th & 5th Sun.

GRANTSBURG CENTRAL UNITED METHODIST UPPER ST. CROIX PARISH 715-463-2624 Pastor Kookho Kim and Pastor Ran Yoo Worship 9 am; Fellowship 10 am; Christian Ed. Class (all ages) 10:30 am Nursery Available

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FAITH LUTHERAN Pastor Sandy Hutchens 715-463-5388 Worship 9:30 am Service on WCMP Radio (100.9 FM) Communion celebrated every Sunday Christian Education Wed. afternoon & evening www.myfaithlutheran.org

GRACE BAPTIST Rev. Brad Moore, Sr. Pastor; George Selbher, Assoc. Pastor 715-463-5699 Sun. Worship 10:15 am; Sun. Sch: 9 am Wed., 5:30 pm Supper for all, 6 pm All Stars, Youth Connection, Grace Nursery Sch: Tues. & Thurs., 9 am

BETHANY LUTHERAN Pastor Jay Ticknor â&#x20AC;˘ 463-5746 Worship 11 am Sunday School 9:30 am Nursery is available

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CATHOLIC CHURCH Fr. Joseph Madanu Mass: Sun. 8:30 am Saturday 6:30 pm Memorial Day through Labor Day

CHICKEN COOP CHURCH Mission Developer: Peter Johnson 12119 N. Fork Drive 715-566-1992 A church of the unchurched for the unchurched Soup in the Coop 4 pm Sunday Worship 5 pm

LIVING HOPE CHURCH Doug McConnell, Senior Pastor 715-463-5794 Chris Radtke, youth pastor Worship Services

WOOD RIVER CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Dan Slaikeu, Pastor 715-488-2456 Worship 10 am Sun. School 10:30 am Mid-Week Bible Study Call for info

NEW HOPE LUTHERAN 685 W. State Rd. 70 715-463-5700 Emory Johnson, Pastor Sunday Worship Service 9:30 am Sun. School & Adult Bible Study 11:15 am Watch live and recorded sermons on our website www.newhopelutheranchurch.org

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HERTEL LAKEVIEW UNITED METHODIST S. of Hertel • Jack Starr, Pastor Worship & Sun. Sch. 9 am

LEWIS MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST 3482 115th St. • 715-866-8646 Rev. Eddie Crise, Sr. Pastor Rev. Thomas Cook, Assoc. Pastor Worship 8:45 am; UMM/UMW 6:30 pm, 3rd Wed. www.umc4pt.com

LUCK LUCK LUTHERAN 5th St., 510 Foster Ave. East 715-472-2605 Ralph Thompson, Pastor Sunday Worship Service: 10:30 am (Sept-May); Sunday School 9 am (Sept-May); Sunday Worship Service 9 am (June-Aug); Monday Evening Cont. Worship 6:30 pm (June-Aug)

ST. PETER’S LUTHERAN Hwy. 35 & Cty. Rd. B • 472-8190 Roger Kastelle, Pastor Sunday Worship Service: 9 am Sunday Sch.: 10 am

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1 mi. west of Luck on N & 170th 715-472-2383 Linda Rozumalski, Pastor Worship: 10:00 am Fellowship following the Service Holy Communion: 1st & 3rd Sun., bring for food shelf.

Brian Pardun, Pastor 7686 Lofty Pines Dr. 715-349-5601 Sunday School 9 am Worship 10 am Fellowship follows Wheelchair Accessible www.sirencovenantchurch.org

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ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH Pastor Janeva Stromberg 320-679-1012 Council Chair 715-244-3301 Worship 11 am; Sun. Sch. 10 am

SIREN BETHANY LUTHERAN Paul Peterson, Pastor Worship: 10:30 am Sunday School: 9:30 am Coffee Hour: 9:30 am - before Service. Nursery available.

SIREN UNITED METHODIST 24025 1st Ave. S. • 715-866-8646 Rev. Eddie Crise, Sr. Pastor Rev. Thomas Cook, Assoc. Pastor Worship 10:15 am Sunday School 9 am (Nursery available) Youth Ministries Wed., 6 pm UMW, 1st Wed., 12 pm Bible Study 9 am Wed. www.umc4pt.com

Sunday Public Talk 10:00 am Watch Tower 10:40 am Cong. Bible Study Tues. 7:00 pm Ministry School 7:35 pm Service Meeting 8:05 pm

SIREN ASSEMBLY OF GOD Andrew Bollant, Pastor Worship 9:30 am Wed. Youth 6:30 pm Wheelchair accessible

SPOONER BEAUTIFUL SAVIOR EV. LUTHERAN CHURCH (WELS) Gene E. Jahnke, Pastor 715-635-7672 Juct. Hwy 53 & 70 Worship 9:30 am Sunday/Bible Class 10:45 am; Sun. 7:40 am “Voice of Salvation” broadcast, WJMC 96.1 FM

ST. ALBAN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH Corner of Elm & Summit Streets 715-635-8475 Father David Bauer Holy Eucharist: Sun. 10:30 am Holy Days as announced

TRADE LAKE ZION LUTHERAN 11841 Cty. Rd. Z • 327-8384 Rev. Thomas McShannock Sunday School 9:45 am; Sunday Worship 11 am Communion 1st & 2nd Sunday

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TRADE RIVER EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH 9 miles So. of Grantsburg on Hwy. 87 715-488-2296 Rev. Dale Van Deusen, Pastor Worship 9:30 am Sun. Sch. 10:45 am Wednesday Nights 6:30 pm Adult Bible Study 6:30 pm Jr. & Sr. High Youth Group www.traderiverefc.org

7425 W. Birch • 866-7157 Sun. Bible Class 9:30 am (all ages) Worship 10:30 am Bible Study 7 pm, Wed. (all ages)

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF WEBSTER 7422 Kola Ave 715-866-4111 Sunday School 9:30 am Sunday Worship 10:45 am Wednesday AWANA and SIGN (youth group) 6:30 pm

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20750 Cty. Rd. Z (Just South on Cty. Rd. Z, off Hwy. 48) 715-327-8402 David Prince, Pastor Sun. Mornings – Something For Everyone Sun. Sch. 9:15 am Worship 10:15 am Wed. Eve. 6:30 pm AWANA & adult Bible study Everyone is Welcome! Nursery is provided! www.tradelakebaptistchurch.org

26503 Muskey Ave. So. 715-866-8646 Rev. Eddie Crise, Sr. Pastor Rev. Thomas Cook, Assoc. Pastor Sunday Worship 10:30 am Sunday School 9:15 am Bible Study - 1:00 pm, Tues. UMW 2:15 pm 2nd Tues. www.umc4pt.com

OUR REDEEMER LUTHERAN LCMS Pastor Jody Walter Off. 715-866-7191 Hm. 715-866-4622 www.facebook.com/ OurRedeemerWebster 9:00 am Church Service 10:45 am Sunday School & Choir Practice Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST CATHOLIC CHURCH Cedar and Muskey Ave. 715-866-7321 Fr. Michael J. Tupa, Pastor Wednesday Mass 5:30 pm Sunday Mass 10:00 am Reconciliation as per bulletin & by appt.

YELLOW LAKE LUTHERAN 7615 County Rd. U • 866-8281 Pastors Douglas Olson, Myron Carlson & Danny Wheeler Sunday Worship Services 9:30 am Communion 1st & 3rd Sun. www.yellowlakelutheranchurch. org

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COVER TO COVER Grantsburg Public Library Community ‘Where’s Waldo?’ Hunt Waldo is hiding at Grantsburg area businesses. Pick up your Waldo passport at Grantsburg Public Library to start hunting for Waldo! Once you have spotted Waldo at 10 or more businesses, you can enter to win great prizes given away at the Waldo Grand Finale event held at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22 at the library.

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and the park was rundown, so I decided to step in and do that for them,” said Teddy. The new Eagle Scout not only determined, planned and implemented his project, he was responsible for the fundraising efforts required to carry his project to completion. Teddy created a PowerPoint presentation outlining his plan and raised $2,900 from viewers and contributors, including The American Legion, the Grantsburg Rotary Club, the Big Wood Lake Association and Thoreson Family Memorial funds, among others. When Teddy went before the Eagle Scout Board of Review on Thursday, it was the final step in his path to Eagle Scout. The board, consisting of District Scoutmasters not of his troop, evaluated him to ensure all requirements were met and to determine that his attitudes and acceptance of scouting ideals were true to Scout Spirit. Additional written appraisals by Teddy’s father, another assistant Scoutmaster, school principal, teacher, pastor and employer were also given weight. “We will never see what they wrote,” said Suzanne of the written assessments. “They could be honest and say what they really think.” “It wasn’t as stressful as I expected,” Teddy smiled. There’s no faking the attitudes, ideals, leadership skills and spirit of service required for this highest achievement. Having earned it, Teddy now awaits his Court of Honor, the ceremony where he will be honored for his accomplishment and receive his medal which comes from the National Organization of the Boy Scouts of America. The ceremony is also intended to provide inspiration for other young scouts. The date is undetermined, but it is an important event for which invitations will go out to all who encouraged and supported Teddy in his achievement, including his fellow troop members and leaders, his Eagle Project contributors and other civic leaders, family, friends and more. Teddy hopes to remain active in scouting for a lifetime and give back to the organization that he said has done so much for him. Though he has yet to determine his future career path, he enjoys his summer job as a camp counselor at Tomahawk Scout Reservation on Long Lake.

Library loves you month We at the library are immensely thankful to our community for their ongoing support. We want to give a little something back to our neighbors during Cupid’s month. In honor of the Grantsburg community we will be celebrating “The Library Loves You Month” in February. Each day

we’ll be offering a different gift to the community! Local authors book signing Saturday, February 25 from 10 a.m. to noon, join both Sue Segelstrom and Don Miller when they come to Grantsburg Library to introduce their newest books! Segelstrom will be signing her book titled, “Grantsburg’s Celebrated Marshall: Big Gust,” and Miller will be signing his book, “Psychic Gift with a Price.” Refreshments will be provided for this special event. Free tax assistance Schedule an appointment to meet with volunteers from the AARP Tax preparation program. They’ll file your taxes online for free. Upcoming appointment openings are offered the mornings of March 3, 9 &

10. Call the library to determine your eligibility and schedule an appointment. (715) 463-2244

Chess Club Wednesdays at 3:45 p.m. Experienced or a beginner, you are welcome to come and play! A chess coach will teach fundamentals and strategy. Snacks are provided. For ages 7 to adult.

Library information – Grantsburg Public Library is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday; noon to 8 p.m. Thursday; and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Phone 715-463-2244. Website http://grantsburg.wislib.org. Follow the Grantsburg Public Library on Facebook.

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We had our monthly potluck with a good variety of food. Several people stayed for 500. The puzzle we had going got finished. Barb Geske and Diane Norman did the decorating for February. The building looks nice with all the hearts and the festive tablecloths. Bethany Lutheran Church at Siren is going to have a fundraiser on Tuesday, February 28. This is going to be a wild rice pancake supper from 5 to 7 p.m. I hope you can all plan to come. It’s a nice way to have a meal and spend time making new friends. By the time you read this, the Unity VFW 500 card party will be over. If you missed

this one, they will be having another in March. Siren will be having a 500 party on April 29. We are looking for Silent Auction items and door prizes, so keep us in mind. As the date gets closer, I will let you know more details about time, etc. Our 500 winners were Marion Obszarny, Pat Bresina, Marilyn Niles, Gerry Vogel and Sue Christensen. Spades winners were Marlyce Borchert, Tony Rutter, Laryn Larsen, Sue Newberger and Phyllis Peterson. Rich Hugstad and Marie Bentley shared the 9 bid. Special thanks to Sandy Hickey for donating three packages of napkins.

We hope everyone had a nice Valentine’s Day with gifts of flowers, candy, jewelry, perfumes, cards and more. Dates To Remember: Feb. 19 – State Snowmobile Show Feb. 20 – State Snowmobile ride Feb. 26 – Cancer Benefit Bingo at Tesora 1 p.m. Feb. 28 – Bethany Lutheran Wild Rice Pancake Supper April 14 – Good Friday April 15 – Easter April 26 – 500 Card Party

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‘And the winner is ...’

Miss Grantsburg Three young ladies are vying for the title of Miss Grantsburg on Saturday evening. Brandie Madsen (top left), Jami Michel (above) and Makensie Biedermann (left) will compete in several categories for an opportunity to represent their community. The pageant begins at 6 p.m. at the high school auditorium. Eight beautiful little girls are hoping to be part of the Little Miss Grantsburg Royalty for 2017. They are (top to bottom, left to right): Baela LaValle, Brianna Harmon, Cordelia Qualle, Delila Kammeyer, Gabrielle Crandall, Jasmine Spohn, Madison Michaels and Taylor Anderson.

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Mid-Winter Sports Day Saturday, February 18 Calendar of Events

Winter Fun For Everyone!

7:30 am to 8:45 am • FRIGID FIVE 5K RUN/WALK/ CRAWL REGISTRATION at the Lions Club building

2 pm • INDOOR BEAN BAG TOURNAMENT at Hummer’s Rendezvous

9 am • RACE STARTS

6 pm • MISS GRANTSBURG PAGEANT at the High School Auditorium Corey Arnold Insurance & Financial Services, Inc. Corey T. Arnold, Agent

Grantsburg • 715-463-5515 Spooner • 715-635-8273 1-800-645-9391 • www.indianheadcu.org

Residential Living and Respite Care 240 W. Broadway Ave., Grantsburg, WI • 715-463-5425 Wisconsin State Licensed (CBRF) Community Based Residential Facility

Hospital, Nursing Home, Family Practice & Specialists 257 W. St. George Ave. Grantsburg, WI 54840 (715) 463-5353 or (800) 293-5353 www.burnettmedicalcenter.com

Dan Ohnstad, PT

445 State Road 70 • Gateway Plaza Grantsburg, WI 54840 715-463-2075 ohnstadtherapyservices@gmail.com

107 Wisconsin Ave. • Frederic, WI 715.327.8076 corey.arnold.jytd@statefarm.com

Village Floral & Gifts Corner of Hwys. 70 & 48/87 Grantsburg

800-262-2426 • 715-463-5695

Ohnstad Therapy Services

Wood River Garden Store 4 miles east of Grantsburg on Hwy. 70 715-463-2426

Grantsburg, WI • 715-463-5216

Fiedler Ford

139 W. Madison Ave. Grantsburg

“Complete Ford Sales & Service” Grantsburg, WI 715-463-5367

715-463-5322

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14073 Hwy. 70 • Grantsburg • 715-463-2600 Mon. - Fri. 8 am to 5 pm • Sat. by appt.