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Whitcraft heads to Washington

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin invited retired educator Diane Whitcraft from Webster, to join her for President Trump’s State of the Union address last week. Diane has Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and had been taking the same medication for more than 23 years. The price of her prescription therapy jumped year after year, and her out of pocket costs were threatening to drain her savings. In 2017, knowing she could no longer afford her medication, Diane made the heart-wrenching decision to stop taking it. “Drug companies received huge corporate tax breaks from President Trump but they continue to stick Americans with skyrocketing prescription drug prices,” said Senator Baldwin. “I’ve heard from countless Wisconsinites like Diane who can’t afford the medicine they have relied on for years. They want Washington to act and it is past time for President Trump to keep his promise to work with Congress on real legislative solutions. We need to help Wisconsin families get the SEE TAMMY BALDWIN, PAGE 2

Board votes to send resolution to County regarding motorized vehicles on trail JONATHAN RICHIE EDITOR@BURNETTCOUNTYSENTINEL.COM

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What a catch! (More pictures on Pg. 15)

Siren Village Hall was packed with citizens wanting to voice their opinion on the possible opening of the Gandy Dancer Trail to motorized vehicles, ATVs and UTVs, in the summer. The board voted 5-1 in favor of the resolution to open the trail and that will be sent to the County Board of Supervisors. The resolution states that the village supports opening the trail to ATVs and UTVs in the summer, when the trail is primarily used for quiet sports. The decision will ultimately be b made at the County level. C Trustee Rudy Mothes was the M o only opposing v vote and truste Jim Pearson ee w not at the was m meeting. There w an amendwas m ment made to t resolution the t that stated mot torized vehicles JONATHAN RICHIE | SENTINEL should not be Village President Dave Alden. wider than 50 inches. Village President Dave Alden announced at the beginning of the meeting that public

Dominic Frazier proudly displayed this monster early Saturday morning during the Grantsburg American legion Ice Fishing Contest on Big Wood Lake.

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‘Bittersweet’ ending for Burnett Garden Club JONATHAN RICHIE EDITOR@BURNETTCOUNTYSENTINEL.COM

After 30 years of planting gardens and beautifying parts of Grantsburg, the Burnett Garden Club officially disbanded this year. “It is really bittersweet that the club had to disband,” Founding member Kris

Henning said. “The reason is mainly declining participation. Over the last few years, we’ve had trouble getting active members to join.” Henning noted the same thing is happening to a lot of organizations in the community. They used to get 15-20 members present at the meetings and last year they struggled to

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get six members to attend. “People are busy with other things and our members are getting older,” she said. “We’ve been a part of this community for a long time, so it’s difficult but the right thing to do.” The club unofficially began when Jenni Pacyga, who owned Wood River Floral at the time, held a gardening

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class through Community Education in Grantsburg. There were so many attendees they figured they could start a club. Their first official meeting was held in Henning’s kitchen in November 1988. The group was affiliated with the Minnesota State Horticultural Society and in the spring of 1989, they went to the Grants-

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burg village board looking for approval to plant a garden at the Grantsburg sign out on 70 as you’re coming into town. “They allowed us to do it and that’s how it all got started,” Henning said. “It was our first project.” Over the years the club got SEE GARDEN CLUB, PAGE 2

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comments on the resolution would be moved to when the agenda item is brought up and that they would only have 10 minutes total to speak. Ann Peterson, Village clerk/treasurer said the board has never adopted a policy on public comment time. In her 11 years with the village she had never seen time be limited on a specific agenda item. “That was the first time it has ever happened in the time I have been here,” Peterson said. Karen Howe and Friends of the Gandy were on the agenda to voice non-support of the resolution. All public comments came from people showing non-support of the resolution. Many made the point that they were not against ATVs, they just do not want them on the trail during the summer. Howe spoke quickly because she was expecting more time to make her point. She began by saying she lives 60 feet from the trail and that the decibel level

could reach up to 96 decibels. “It would come close to someone being allowed to operate a lawnmower right outside my bedroom window anytime day or night,” she said. Howe continued by saying she has spoken with local realtors and they have told her this decision could decrease her home value. She also stated that multiuse trails “don’t work” and they “eject the quiet sports user.” Steve Pearson said that “it’s not all about money, it’s about quality of life too.” He also talked about the shared plight of both motorized and non-motorized vehicles. ATVs don’t like big trucks whizzing by them on the road. “I thought, take that and multiple it by a factor of ten for bicyclists,” Pearson said. He added that he often rides his bike from the Oakland Store to Webster on the Gandy over the highway because there is comfort in knowing that semitrucks will not be passing him. “Right now ATVs have it all and they

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Karen Howe addressing the board on her non-support of their resolution.

want this last little bit,” Pearson stated. “They’ve got the town roads. They’ve got all the county trails and they’ve got the Gandy in the winter.” After the resolution passed Trustee Rick Engstrom and Alden made the same point that opening the Gandy Dancer Trail to motorized vehicles in

the summer is not something they can decide at the village level. “All of this is going to make its way through to the county, this is just a resolution supporting that if it ever comes up,” Engstrom said. POLICE REPORT Police Chief Chris Sybers gave his yearly report on 2018 at the meeting. He reported that case numbers and calls for service both went up from 2017. “Squad miles also went up, but that was because we brought Trevor on full time,” Sybers said about Officer Trevor Thiex who was promoted to a full-time officer last March. He said the most prominent piece of the report was the increase in criminal damage to property. Siren Police reported that in 2017 criminal damage to property was $8,321 and last year it reached $12,041, an increase of $3,720. “Criminal damage to property is tough to fight,” Sybers said. “It’s important to follow the guideline, if you see something say something.”

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Diane Whitcraft with U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin. Whitcraft was diagnosed with MS at age 28 and has been working for years to get the prescription drug costs down. She said she was honored to be invited to the nation’s capital to as Baldwin’s guest for the State of the Union address.

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Planting ﬂowers at the Grantsburg sign on Highway 70 was the Burnett Garden Club’s ﬁrst project.

GARDEN CLUB: placing commemorative bench by Grantsburg sign CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

help from UW-Extension and their Master Gardener program. Along with the sign they have done a lot of other beautification projects around town. They held an annual plant sale at Big Gust Days, decorated around the flag pole at Memory Lake, planted a new garden at the Library with the help of high school students, kept up the planters at the Grantsburg Fairgrounds with help from local 4-H and

Girl Scout groups, and even published a cookbook. “We couldn’t have done everything without the support of our community.” “We would regularly have garden tours and educational meetings,” Henning recalled. “The best times were when we had enough people to go on trips.” Henning described a one trip down to a large garden expo in Madison. “That was a lot of fun. We stayed down there for the night. We all really enjoyed

those trips.” Henning said the group has contacted Grantsburg Revitalization Operation (GRO) and will be putting a commemorative bench by the sign along with some gardening that will not need to be kept up on a regular basis. “As I said, we were a part of the community for a really long time,” Henning concluded. “It’s really sad, but times are changing. We just can’t do it anymore. We are still going to do things together, though, just not as a formal club.”

medication they need, at a price they can afford.” “I’m grateful to Senator Baldwin for inviting me to attend the State of the Union address and for her tireless work to hold pharmaceutical companies accountable for rising drug prices,” said Whitcraft. “No one should have to choose between taking the medication they need and draining their savings, but unfortunately after costs kept going up, my husband and I were faced with that very choice.” Whitcraft also said she hoped President Trump would outline a clear plan to lower prescription drug costs during his state of the union address. Senator Baldwin has made addressing skyrocketing

prescription drug prices a top priority. Last month, she joined Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) to reintroduce the Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Act that would allow for Medicare to negotiate the best possible price of prescription drugs to cut costs for nearly 43 million seniors enrolled in Medicare Part D. Current law only allows for bargaining by pharmaceutical companies and prohibits Medicare from doing so. Senator Baldwin has also been steadfast in holding pharmaceutical corporations accountable for rising drug costs. Late last year, Baldwin pressed Pfizer to provide an explanation after the pharmaceutical company announced that they intended to increase the costs of 41 prescription drugs starting in January 2019.

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21

SATURDAY, MARCH 2

Comedy/Hypnosis Show

Family Night and Author Visit

Ice Fishing Contest

SIREN–– 8 p.m. Emily Yerke will be performing a comedy routine at Tesora with master hypnotist Mikenosis to follow. Tickets can be bought in advance or at the door.

WEBSTER–– 5 p.m.- 7 p.m. Webster Schools will be holding a family night and author visit where Drew Brockington will present on his books.

DANBURY–– 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. Central Burnett County Fair will be holding their 5th Annual Ice Fishing Contest on Yellow Lake. There is an admission fee and several prizes will be awarded.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16 SnoFest 2019 WEBSTER—11 a.m.-4 p.m. The Central Burnett County Fair association will be hosting SnoFest 2019, a vintage snowmobile show and medallion hunt at Whitetail Wilderness Bar and Grill. Registration will be held from 10:30 a.m. until noon. Food will be available and prizes will be given. Contact Traci Hopkins at 715-791-0985 or cbcfair@starwire.net for more information or to preregister. There is a registration fee.

Princess Crafternoon Tea GRANTSBURG—12 p.m.- 2 p.m. Grantsburg High school will be having an afternoon of tea, snacks, and crafting for girls preK to grade 8 and their mothers, grandmothers, and mother figures.

Theme Party LUCK—Ben’s Northern Bar will be having a theme party. The theme is “what do you want to be when you grow up.”

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24 Paint and Sip GRANTSBURG—12 p.m. Brickfield Brewing will be holding a paint and sip event. Participants will get to paint signs on pine boards. The first glass of Brickfield brew is included in the ticket price. Seats are limited for this event.

Concert by Side Iron GRANTSBURG—8:30 p.m.- 12:30 a.m. Side Iron will be performing live at Hummer’s Rendezvous.

THIRD MONDAY Webster School Board 6 p.m.

THIRD WEDNESDAY Town of Union

National Park Snowshoe Adventure Series Number 3

5 p.m. (Dec-Mar meetings at Webster Fire Hall)

GRANTSBURG–– 1 p.m.- 3 p.m. The St. Croix River Association will be holding the third hike in their national park snowshoe adventure series. The hike will be on Sandrock Cliffs Trails. The trailhead is at the Hwy 70 Landing off of Hwy 70 just west of Grantsburg. There will be child sized snowshoes provided.

Webb Lake American Legion 7 p.m.

THIRD THURSDAY Lund-Brown American Legion Post 132 Auxiliary 2 p.m.

TUESDAY, MARCH 5

Burnett County Democrats

Flock Talk

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24 Hexbug Race DANBURY–– 2 p.m. 10th Hole Bar and Grill will be holding a hexbug race.

Concert by KickStart WEBSTER–– 8 p.m.- 12 a.m. KickStart will be performing live at Whitetail Wilderness Bar and Grill. KickStart is a Twin Ports based variety rock band. They play a mix of modern and classic rock, country, and disco.

MEETINGS

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26 Introduction to Beekeeping GRANTSBURG–– 6 p.m. -8p.m. Burnett Dairy Cooperative will be hosting an Introduction to beekeeping class. Greg Renstrom will explain how to get started beekeeping, what is needed, and will walk participants throughtheirfirstyearasbeekeepers.Snacks and beekeeping equipment will be available and door prizes will be awarded.

GRANTSBURG–– 6 p.m.- 8 p.m. Burnett Dairy General Store will be hosting a flock talk on how to raise healthy chickens. Holly Rosner, from Purina Animal Nutrition, will be presenting. All experience levels welcome. Snacks will be available and door prizes will be awarded.

5:30 p.m. No meetings December, January, July.

ONGOING

Grantsburg School Board

Lund-Brown American Legion Post 132 7 p.m.

FOURTH MONDAY 5 p.m.

Every Wednesday Grief Support Group 4- 5 p.m. at New Hope Lutheran Church, 685 State Rd 70, in Grantsburg. For more information call 715-463-5700.

Siren School Board 5 p.m.

FOURTH TUESDAY Burnett County Repub. Party

Frigid Five Race GRANTSBURG––8:45-10:45a.m.Grantsburg Middle School will be holding a Frigid Five Race to fundraise for the 8th grade trip to Washington D.C. Preregistration will begin at 7:30 a.m. and the race will begin at 9 a.m. For more information contact Toni Koons at 651-249-8043.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21 Food Distribution WEBSTER—10 a.m.- 3 p.m. There will be a food distribution at Connections, next to the Minitmart gas station in Webster. This distribution takes place the third Thursday of each month. Sponsored by the Yellow Lake Food Distribution and God’s People serving.

FRIDAY, MARCH 1 Back to the 50s Sock Hop FREDERIC–– 5 p.m.- 11 p.m. The 300 Club will be holding a sock hop to raise funds for the Frederic Library. Dinner will be served from 5- 7 p,m. and guests can enjoy social time and family friendly activities like limbo and a bunny hop. Kids attending in 50s themed outfits will be entered into a drawing to win gift cards to local businesses. From 7- 11 p.m. music will be provided by Tom Eckhart and Freeway Jam. There is no admittance fee but a freewill offering can be given at the door and there will be a 50/50 raffle and cash drawing. For more information contact The Frederic Library and/or Sandy Lundquist, 715-566-0420.

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FIRST MONDAY Town of Webb Lake 6 p.m.

FIRST TUESDAY Otis Taylor American Legion Post 96 7 p.m.

FIRST THURSDAY Webb Lake Men’s Club 3:30 p.m.

Village of Siren first Thursday after the first Monday, 2 p.m.

WEATHER

EVERY SUNDAY AA Meetings • 9 a.m. New Beginnings Club, Siren. 715-349-2588 • 1 p.m. Lakeview Methodist Church, Hertel. 715-468-7228 • 1 p.m. Dewey Town Hall, Hertel Wellbriety Meeting 6 p.m. at St. Croix Tribal Hall, Danbury Contact Shara’lanee’ Skinaway, 715-645-9515

EVERY MONDAY Adult Day Care 9 a.m.–3 p.m., Crexway Court, Grantsburg.

Burnett Cty. Family Resource Ctr. Playgroup 10–11:30 a.m. at 24062 St. Rd. 35/70, Siren Ruby’s Siren Food Shelf 10 a.m.–2 p.m. 24534 St. Rd. 35/70, Siren AA Meetings • 7 p.m. Senior Citizens Center, Webster • 7 p.m. Pilgrim Lutheran Church, Frederic Divorce Care Recovery and Support Group 7 p.m. First Baptist Church, Osceola 715-294-4222 or 651-214-5251 (after 5 p.m.) Overeaters Anonymous 7 p.m., New Beginnings Club, Siren. 715-349-2588

Lions Bingo 7 p.m. Webster Community Center

• 7 p.m. New Beginnings Club, Siren. 715-349-2588

EVERY TUESDAY

7 p.m. Moose Lodge Meeting Room, Siren. 715-866-7585

‘Lost Voice Club’ meeting Adult Day Care 9 a.m. –3 p.m., Birchwood Manor, Siren

Grantsburg Rotary Meeting

EVERY THURSDAY

12 p.m., T-Dawgs, Grantsburg

Adult Day Care

Alanon Meeting 7 p.m. Lakeside Community Lutheran Church, A & H Grief Support Group 6:30 p.m., St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, Frederic Contact Margaret McAbee 715-653-4270 Celebrate Recovery 6 p.m., Adventure Church, Siren Contact Pastor Carolyn, 715-349-5750

9 a.m.–3 p.m. Birchwood Manor, Siren

Grantsburg Area Food Shelf To qualifying residents of Grantsburg School District 9:30–1:30 a.m., 320 S. Brad St., Grantsburg

Siren/Webster Rotary Meeting 12 p.m. The Pour House, Siren

Narcotics Anonymous 7 p.m. New Beginnings Club, Siren. 715-349-2588

New Life Recovery Program

EVERY WEDNESDAY Forts Folle Avoine History Library

7 p.m. Wood River Christian Fellowship, Grantsburg 715-463-3941

10 a.m.–4 p.m. Other days by appointment

AA Meetings

Ruby’s Siren Food Shelf 10 a.m.–4 p.m. 24534 St. Rd. 35/70, Siren Pre-School Story Hour 10:30 a.m., Grantsburg Public Library AA Meetings • 1 p.m. Dewey Town Hall, Hertel

• 12 p.m. United Methodist Church, Danbury • 7 p.m. Crossroads Church, Webster

EVERY FRIDAY Free Bread Friday 9 a.m. until gone, Trinity Lutheran Church, Falun. 715-689-2271

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Billionaires, how to address them Are there any billionaires in Burnett County? This is a serious question. If you know any billionaires I would love to talk to them. I don’t think I have ever met a billionaire and would like to know how they think. I don’t have any disdain for people that work hard and earn more money than they know what to do with. It’s the American Dream, right? Make as much money as possible to live a comfortable life. We all want that. Just think about a billion dollars for a second. I have trouble even imagining a million dollars, nonetheless multiplying that by 1,000 to conjure the image of a billion dollars. Howard Schultz, the former Starbucks CEO, is thinking about Sentinel running for president in 2020 as an independent. He’s a billionaire Editor but does not wish to be called a Jonathan Richie ‘billionaire’ due to its negative connotation. He would rather have us call them “people of means.” (Sidenote: I am so ready for next year when the Democratic presidential candidates are stepping on each other’s necks to get the nominaton.) Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon, is going through the beginning of what looks like a messy divorce. He’s a “person of means,” actually according to Forbes magazine he is the richest man on our planet. He’s one of those billionaires that is trying to go space. This is America and Americans are allowed to do whatever they want with their money, but how about helping the people of Earth before going out there and trying to fund space exploration? Or even better how about giving that money to NASA, which should have a monopoly on space? The interest that mainstream media has taken in Bezos recent scandal of salacious pictures he sent to a woman he was having an affair with is interesting to say the least. I’m not interested in that part of the story. Although, it would be nice to see the National Enquirer use all the lawyers they have on retainer to fight Bezos’ allegations of blackmail and extortion. I would like to know why Bezos did not put the story in the Washington Post. When Bezos bought the paper in 2013 I had journalists tell me that this is the change and boost print media needed. They were essentially saying only a rich guy can save print media. Instead he posted the piece to Medium, an online publishing site mostly used for blogs. The web traffic would have been an extraordinary gain for the Post if Bezos had published it there. And that is why print media is – not dying – but in decline. Warren Buffet’s company Berkshire Hathaway owns more than 30 newspapers. That trend got people in print pretty excited. They thought–this is the bump print journalism needed, a bunch of rich guys are buying our product they must know something. Or maybe they are just rich guys who like being in control of what people read.

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Has it been four hours? It’s been less than two weeks since Punxsutawney Phil, the official groundhog, predicted an early spring. The weather since this annual pronouncement has been, well, in a word – lousy. Between the polar vortex, freezing rain and good old-fashioned snow, school children have been enjoying lots of time at home, much to the dismay of adults, who, if we are being honest, are jealous of their children being released from their responsibilities. Who among us doesn’t love a snow From the day, if we don’t have to be the responPublisher’s sible adult? Desk I know that February can be fickle, and we have been spoiled by a drier Tom Stangl and warmer than normal winter, but do we have to catch up with snowfall and cold all within a couple of weeks? To add insult to injury, I spent the last week home with a nasty cold. I had been very lucky, dodging the virus du jour, getting my flu shot, drinking liquids and avoiding burning the candle at both ends, but my number came up last week, with a vengeance. Getting sick as an adult is a strange experience. We are told by our culture that we need to somehow “power through” illness, willing your body to defeat the illness as you take care of business at work. Bubonic plague? No worries, I’ll get that report to you on schedule. I did something this past week that I have learned is best: I listened to my wife. She successfully argued I had time off to use and we could not afford to have more people at the office out sick. As much as our society seems to value the super employee that doesn’t miss a beat, except maybe to

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cough up a lung, if you asked your co-workers, they would rather you stay home instead of spreading your germs like Typhoid Mary. So, thinking that the cold would be a cake walk, I stayed home. When the second day at home dawned, I realized I truly didn’t care about going to work. That’s when I knew I was really sick. It’s natural to worry about things at work – let’s face it, there’s always SOMETHING to be worried about. But when all you care about is getting through the next four hours until you can take more cold medicine, you are sick. I mean, sick. Not “I’m going to hang out on the couch, watch some TV and be lazy” sick, I’m talking about “I really don’t care about anything” sick. I’m writing this column at home after being home sick for six days. SIX DAYS. The “I will be back at work tomorrow” attitude I had last week quickly evaporated as the virus evolved from a runny nose to a cough to a very sore throat. Today is the first day my throat doesn’t feel like I am drinking razor blades when I sip one of the many, many, many glasses of water, mugs of coffee, or green tea. When I finally thought I was on the mend, I woke up Sunday morning with a crusty eye. Yup, conjunctivitis, more commonly referred to as pinkeye, had come to call. Dr. Google tells me that this is common with viruses like the one I am fighting. I hope the cleaning protocol we put in place keeps my wife well. I’m all for taking time off, but I’d like to enjoy my time off next time. As always, I welcome your comments. You can reach me by email at tstangl@theameryfreepress. com, telephone 715-268-8101 or write me at P.O. Box 424, Amery, WI, 54001. Thanks for reading; I’ll keep in touch. Feel free to do the same.

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Lowering the cost of prescription Bake up some Hugs drugs for Wisconsin families and Kisses for Valentine’s Day WILD CHOW

the medication they need and draining their savings account. Unfortunately, Diane’s story is all In 2018, Americans spent a projected $360 too common for families and patients in Burnett billion on prescription drugs. Some folks who County, throughout Wisconsin, and around the saw their medication jump in price had no other country. option but to let it go unfilled because it simply After her painful decision, Diane became an became far too expensive to activist and has become a steadfast advocate for afford. Others resorted to cutting lowering prescription drug costs for Wisconsintheir pills in half to make them ites. And just this last week, I was honored to last longer. have Diane join me for President Trump’s State Big pharmaceutical companies of the Union Address so we could send a strong received massive corporate tax message to President Trump that Washington breaks, yet they continue to stick must act on real legislative solutions to solve this Americans with skyrocketing issue for patients and families. prescription We have a broken system Tammy drug prices. in Washington that prohibBaldwin Pfizer its the federal government received from negotiating lower U.S. Senator almost $11 prescription drug prices in billion in Medicare, so I have cospontax benefits and last year sored legislation to fix this. they instituted 116 price We need to unleash the barhikes. This year, they have gaining power of Medicare increased the price of 41 to give seniors a better deal prescription drugs. on prescription drug costs. It I’ve heard from countless is time to allow the governWisconsinites who can’t ment to negotiate directly afford the rising costs of with drug companies so we the prescription medication can lower costs for seniors they need. One of them is and save taxpayers money. Diane Whitcraft, a retired President Trump said he educator from Webster. supported this in 2016, but Diane has MS and had has done nothing about it. I been taking the same hope he will start working Tammy Baldwin medication for more than 23 with Congress in a bipartiU.S. Senator years. But a big drug comsan way to pass legislation pany raised the price of her prescription therapy that will help Wisconsin families get the medicayear after year and she could no longer afford her tion they need, at a price they can afford. out of pocket costs. Finally in 2017, Diane and her It’s time to work together and get this done. husband made the heart-wrenching decision to stop taking her medication. Tammy Baldwin is a United States Senator for No one should have to choose between taking the State of Wisconsin. U.S. SENATOR TAMMY BALDWIN

‘Big pharmaceutical companies received massive corporate tax breaks, yet they continue to stick Americans with skyrocketing prescription drug prices. Pﬁzer received almost $11 billion in tax beneﬁts and last year they instituted 116 price hikes. This year, they have increased the price of 41 prescription drugs. ’

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A special Valentine’s Day treat is a sweet way to show your family and friends that you love them. After having four kids and a husband whose birthday is ValenWild Chow on tine’s Day, I keep it Lisa Erickson simple and bake up some tasty treats. When our kids were young, they loved getting a special treat from Mom. Many years I’d bake up something fun and decadent, and surprise the kids when they got home from school or pack something in their lunch. Cookies were always a hit. Cut-outs are cute and all, but I don’t like how much work they are to make. These little cookies say “I love you” with little Kisses and Hugs—thanks to Hersey’s Kisses. You’ll be surprised at how quickly you can whip up a batch of home-baked treats. This is an easy, fun twist on the Christmas cookies families love. Whether you’re putting together a small bag of goodies to surprise the kids in their lunch or packaging up treat bags for the classroom Valentine’s Day party, you don’t have to spend an entire day in the kitchen.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Opposed to lake development Dear editor, I grew up enjoying weekends and summers at my aunt’s cabin (Myrtle Ciesinski) from 1958 until my parents got their cabin in 1975, which gave me the opportunity to spend more time there. I inherited the cabin after my parents passed and continue to spend as much time as possible there during the season. It would be a tragedy for this development to go through. Part of the charm and beauty of the lake is the quaintness and the people that do have cabins there. With the development will come unfair expenses

for us and crime. The days of leaving your cabin and not having to lock the door every time you do will be over. The lake cannot handle any more boat traffic especially the amount from a commercial boat rental. The people planning this destruction are shysters who only see dollar signs and don’t care about the lake. Its obvious after they originally tried to pass themselves off as do gooders, but realized that front was a total lie. I vehemently oppose this development. Lynnae Heilman Grantsburg, WI

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Love letter to Wood Lake Dear editor, I caught my first northern, a real lunker, on Big Wood Lake. I swam my first triathlon on Big Wood Lake. I caught dozens of crappies with my groomsmen the morning of my wedding on Big Wood Lake. Cynthia (Anderson) Hansen and I took our wedding photos there too, at my father-in-law’s cabin. We bought our own cabin on the north shore in 2009. Our first daughter was born in 2011 and we’ve marked her height on the kitchen wall every summer since. Our younger daughter now has two thick black marks of her own on that same wall. To say I love Big Wood Lake does not come close to capturing the emotion. So don’t tell me that a 234-acre commercial recreational campground and RV park belongs on this 521-acre lake. To think the lake will survive this, to think we all will survive this, defies common sense. Don’t tell me that a businessman

can rent fishing boats and pontoons across from Mona’s buoy. If you don’t know who maintains the buoys, then you probably don’t know the history of H.A. and Emma Anderson and Pete and Dagne LeVander and the other legends who have preserved this magical place for over 100 years. They didn’t do it so you could charge a rental fee. Don’t tell me that shoreline zoned F-1 Forest, which isn’t intended for commercial recreational campgrounds, should be developed to suit a vision that doesn’t belong on this lake in the first place. I respectfully and firmly object to this commercial development of Big Wood Lake. Don’t call a for-profit business “philanthropy” when it is not. A nonprofit camp for youth and their families (troubled or not) suits Big Wood Lake just fine. The “Big Wood Lake Camp and RV, LLC” project does not. Patrick R. Hansen Grantsburg, WI

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Village continues discussion on snow removal JONATHAN RICHIE EDITOR@BURNETTCOUNTYSENTINEL.COM

The Grantsburg Village board officially amended their ordinance for parking on streets during snow removal. The ordinance now prohibits parking on any village street during snow removal. The ordinance formerly stated that after two inches of snow vehicles would be prohibited. But now as soon as the village begins snow removal vehicles may be ticketed.

Police Chief Jeff Schinzing said it’s a balancing act and that he does not plan on ticketing all cars but it will be on more of a case-by-case basis depending on the amount of snow on the streets. The ordinance now states, “immediately after or during any snowfall parking of any motor vehicle or other apparatus that will interfere with snow removal shall be prohibited on any street within the Village of Grantsburg limits until such time as the snow has been removed to the curb or to the edge of the street.”

Village Clerk/Treasurer Sheila Meyer said the village has been working on getting snow removal information on the website more regularly. “We’ve been out and ticketing a few cars,” Schinzing said. “But we’re not going out there and ticketing all of them.” For the first offense, the ticket can range from $25 to $1,000. However, Schinzing said he has not written any tickets for more than the minimum of $25. For a second offense, the ticket can range from $50 to $1,000. Trustee Russell Stone thanked Public

‘The ordinance formerly stated that after two inches of snow vehicles would be prohibited. But now as soon as the village begins snow removal vehicles may be ticketed.’ OUTDOOR SKATING RINK Curt Lee came to the board last month hoping to put an outdoor skating rink in the village near the hockey rink he recently purchased with the intent of turning it into a multi-sport complex. The board announced that it would not be happening this winter because the proposed site does not have a place for skaters to warm up from the cold and there is also no concessions stand near the site. RESIDENT THANKS BOARD AFTER BASEMENT FLOODS Brent Blomberg thanked the board after his basement flooded from a water main break. He said the village was very helpful when he notified them of the flooding. “Jeff (Schinzing) brought over a Shop Vac to help get rid of the water,” Blomberg stated. “ServPro was out there the other day and got everything taken care of.”

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The scene Tuesday morning in downtown Grantsburg as crews continued to clear snow throughout the day. Christ Bartlett said the new members his crew are getting better at handling snow storms.

Works Director Chris Bartlett for using the grader to clear the snow last Friday. “It was great to see the snow piled up all the way and to see how clear the streets were,” Stone said. “That’s why we have the grader.” Bartlett said the reason they were able to use the grader last week was that there were no cars on the streets when they began plowing.

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Business as usual in Siren for Peggy’s, for now “Until they see the words ‘Retirement Sale at Peggy’s’, I am still here and going strong!” KASSIE MULLINS SENTINEL

SIREN—Peggy’s Fashion Rack & Gifts has been making a profound impact on the Village of Siren since 1985. After 34 years of business, longtime owner Peggy Strabel is looking to retire and sell her store as soon as she can. “I have made the decision to retire as soon as possible. My husband Ken found out a year ago that he has cancer and we have been on that journey together. The good news is that he is presently in remission and we are so thankful. We have both decided selling the store and his equipment at Strabel Excavating are our best decisions. It’s business as usual until we’re sold! I don’t want to own an empty building, and I do enjoy being part of the Siren business community,” said Strabel.

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Peggy is a longtime member of the Siren Chamber of Commerce and has been actively involved in the community since the beginning of Peggy’s Fashion Rack & Gifts. She graduated from Webster High School in 1972 and went on to pursue an associate degree in Fashion Merchandising and Marketing from Fox Valley Tech in Appleton. Strabel said, “I knew from a young age that I wanted to own a business and pursue fashion. It has always been a passion of mine, and I’ve always been in love with helping people and building relationships with others. The people that come into my store are more than just customers; they’ve become my close friends and I quite enjoy watching them and their families grow throughout the years.” Growing up on a small farm Strabel learned the definition of hard work from a very young age. Her family grew fresh sweet corn, tomatoes, and cucumbers; and then would load them up and take them to Superior to sell. It was through that experience that Strabel developed an interest in sales and customer service. After graduating from college Strabel began working for the Holiday Village grocery store in Siren. During her 10 and a half years there, she worked her way up to general merchandise manager where she ran the department store, completed all of their bookwork, and trained the new cashiers. Strabel left Holiday Village on April 12, 1985 and opened up Peggy’s Fashion Rack on Hwy 35/70 on May 1, 1985. “Working at Holiday Village was a great opportunity and I gained invaluable experience there, but I was working with my husband Kenneth to raise a family and there were many nights where I would get off late and days where I missed my kid’s school programs. Kenneth’s business had taken off and I had always wanted to be a business owner so that started the idea of Peggy’s Fashion Rack,” said Strabel. Opening the store was a dream come true for Strabel. It started as a simple shop with apparel that grew into what Peggy’s has been come to be known for today. On Oct. 5, 1986 the business moved to their current location on Main Street right in the heart of Siren. As the business grew, so did her involvement in the community. From participating in the town’s annual “bed races” with her fellow employees to dressing up as scarecrows each year for Harvestfest, they did it all. In 2000, Strabel was briefly put in “jail” during the Pay N’ Stay fundraiser. Strabel, along with three

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Connie McKenzie and Peggy Strabel smile for the camera during the very ﬁrst Burnett County Sentinel Wedding Showcase held at The Lodge at Crooked Lake in Siren back in 2001.

others, had to call and ask for donations in order for them to raise “bail” money to get out of jail. Together, they raised over $3,700 and received a trophy that still sits in the store proudly on display. “Being a part of this community both through the Chamber and as a business owner has been an honor. It was always fun to participate in the bed races and Pay n’ Stay. After I couldn’t physically run in the races anymore, I wound up running the event from behind-the-scenes,” Strabel stated. In 1990 Peggy’s Fashion Rack expanded to include Peggy’s Gifts & Antiques. The new half of the store was filled with a multitude of consignment items that added variety to the shop and a new draw for customers. At this point, Strabel was hosting “Beautiful Baby” contests and actively participating in many different style shows in the community that involved live models and a vast display of fashion at different churches, clubs, and community events. Today, Strabel hosts a fall fashion show at St. John’s Church in Webster. After the famous tornado that shook the town of Siren came and wreaked havoc on the community, Strabel designed a T-shirt for the town that said “Siren is still a great place to live” on the front and “Thank God We Are Still Alive” on the back. She, alongside the Siren Chamber of Commerce, put together a time capsule that was filled with items in remembrance of the tornado that struck on June 18, 2001. It will be opened on June 18, 2026 and contains a variety of items including a book signed by the committee, a Siren tornado T-shirt, a map with all the businesses prior to the tornado, CDs with coverage of the tornado and original songs, historical items and more.

Growth and Gratitude “I have worked with and for Peggy for a number of years and the one thing I have to say is that she was an absolute delight to work for. She puts her customers above all else to make sure they have what they need, and she always remembers what they liked so that the next time they come in, she would be able to

better-help them,” said former employee and longtime customer Sandy Eng. In 2002 Peggy expanded her store with a room upstairs that contained wedding attire such as tuxedos, dresses for the mother of the bride/groom, grandmother, and guests. In 2004 it expanded to the entire upstairs and became a staple part of the Burnett County Sentinel’s annual Wedding Showcase. Strabel said, “I owe an abundance of gratitude to Connie McKenzie for helping me throughout the years. She played a major role in the upstairs becoming a reality for all of us here at the shop. She dedicated much of her time and energy to adding a personal

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Finch gives detailed update on sheriff’s department JONATHAN RICHIE EDITOR@BURNETTCOUNTYSENTINEL.COM

BURNETT COUNTY––Sheriff Tracy Finch has been on the job for a little over a month and she brought an abundance of information for the Public Safety committee to look at last week. Finch brought a detailed report on transport expenses for 2018. Road deputies did 61 transports and corrections officers did 207 transports. “Total transports cost us over $24,000,” Finch said. “That doesn’t even account for out of county housing.” The Burnett County Jail has 26 beds and according to the sheriff’s office they average over 50 inmates According to online records the Burnett County Jail currently has 59 inmates in their system. 27 are housed in the Burnett County Jail, 17 are in Barron County Jail, seven are in Polk County, four in Bayfield County, one is housed in Pepin County and three inmates are on home monitor Finch said that over half of the inmates out of county cost the county $259,437 last year. This year they are budgeted for $210,000 in out of county costs.

“But if we follow this trend, it’s going to cost us around $400,000 in total for 2019,” Finch said. There is also the concern of taking deputies off the road to transport prisoners back and forth. Longer trips, like the drive to Bayfield County Jail which is around 235 miles round-trip, require two officers. The public safety committee has questioned transporting inmates in the past and suggested tele-conferences with judges. She then brought up unused salaries in the department totaling over $230,000. Citing employment shortages, Finch reported that over $130,000 in department salaries went unused along with over $57,000 allotted for recreation patrol. They also didn’t use over $38,000 in tribal grants. Finch also brought a report on what K-9 Tracker has been doing over the last month. He had seven deployments which led to four arrests, including presentations at Grantsburg Middle School and Grace Nursery School in Grantsburg. The department has received their body cams and Finch believes they will have a policy in place and will begin using them by March.

The committee was surprised by all of the information Finch had brought to the meeting. IN OTHER ITEMS: • Emergency manager Jim Tolbert reported that BEACON is up and running through the county’s website, burnettcounty.com. Tolbert said, Burnett County now has a system to allow residents and visitors the opportunity to receive free emergency alert notifications. These notifications can include severe weather alerts, law enforcement warnings, Red Flag warnings, etc. All landlines in the county have already been loaded into this system. • Clerk of Courts Jackie Baasch told the committee that Judge Melissia Mogen and district attorney Joe Schieffer are planning a Warrant Resolution Day in April. Baasch said they will have more details in the future. • Medical Examiner Mike Maloney gave his report on 2018. His department received 127 calls for service in 2018 with 108 of them leading to cremations.

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touch to the store. Also, to Sandy Eng for always coming up with creative and innovative ideas. She came out of retirement a number of times to come and work for me.” Peggy’s Fashion Rack is also wellknown for their NFL and Green Bay Packers gear. They used to host contests (back when they sold an equal amount of both Packers and Vikings gear) where each team scored points based on the number of apparel/items that sold. On 12-12-12 they hosted a large event where she even gave away a life-size cutout of Aaron Rodgers. She still has one of those cutouts in the store with the remainder of her NFL gear. One of Strabel’s biggest passions is shopping local. She helped promote “Small Business Saturday” when it

first started in a multitude of ways. She encourages her customers to spend their money within the county and has always been a faithful participant of the Burnett County Sentinel’s Christmas Cash Card (a promotional event the Sentinel runs that encourages folks to shop locally and includes a cash give-away). “I love this county and want to do whatever I can to support it. I have made so many great memories here and I’m looking forward to the memories we are going to make as we discover new roads during retirement.”

For Sale Strabel’s store has been up for sale since May of 2018, but it was only recently that she went on Facebook to clear up any questions and rumors that customers and friends have been hearing. The post has been shared over

214 times (as of Thursday, January 31st) with 177 likes and 109 comments. “The love, the support, the wishing us goodwill has made me feel extremely blessed. I wasn’t expecting such a reaction from everybody but we are eternally grateful and pleasantly surprised. My hope, and the hope of many loyal customers, is that whoever decides to purchase the building will also want to purchase all or part of my business.” Strabel said. The 10,000+ square foot building is located on busy Main Street in Siren. There are three apartments on the upper level (with street access) that offer immediate income potential, though they currently house her special occasion dresses. It is a spacious, open retail space with two front entrances provid-

ing potential for two separate businesses with a rear entrance with plenty of work space/storage. “Consider me a ‘motivated seller!’ My building is for sale through ERA Parkside with Wendy Pearson wpearson@eraparkside.com anyone who is interested should contact Wendy at Parkside by email or phone 715-491-0867. The price will be determined by what is wanted. It’s business as usual until we’re sold! I don’t want to own an empty building, and I do enjoy being part of the Siren business community,” concluded Strabel in her letter on Facebook. Everyone here at the Burnett County Sentinel would like to thank Peggy for her many years of service and dedication to the community. We wish you the best of luck in retirement!

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Denn jury trial scheduled for July JONATHAN RICHIE EDITOR@BURNETTCOUNTYSENTINEL.COM

BURNETT COUNTY–– Michael E. Denn, 57, Grantsburg, will be in front of Judge Melissia Mogen twice before his jury trial begins July 16. The trial is scheduled for two days in the Burnett County Courtroom. Denn has been charged with class H felony offenses of battery to a law enforcement officer, escape, and attempting to disarm a peace officer. He is also charged with two class I felonies for possession of methamphetamine and attempting to flee or elude a traffic officer. Additionally, he has been charged with misdemeanor offenses of two counts of resisting an officer Michael E. Denn and possession of drug paraphernalia. According to the criminal complaint, Sergeant Ryan Bybee drove past Denn’s driveway on County Road M Feb. 16 around 10:15 p.m. He knew it was Denn’s driveway because of previous contacts and that Denn had a “documented criminal history relating to burglary, theft and drug trafficking.” At that time, Bybee noticed a suspicious van parked near the driveway but was en route to another case in Trade Lake. Around 11:23 p.m., after clearing the scene, Bybee was patrolling north on Lakewood Drive when he saw the same van and followed it. He observed the van accelerate and

begin driving erratically, crossing into the oncoming traffic lane before slowing down to 10 mph, Bybee activated his emergency lights and initiated a traffic stop. The van’s registration came back to Denn’s daughter. Upon approach, Bybee could not determine the number of occupants in the van due to window tinting and he requested Deputy Olson to respond to the scene for officer safety. Bybee made contact with the driver, who he recognized as Michael Denn. Bybee explained to Denn that he had pulled him over for erratic driving and because his rear license plate lamp was not working. Denn became very argumentative and started yelling that nothing was wrong with his vehicle. Bybee then noticed Denn had fresh sores on his face and hands and his eyes were red and glassy with dilated pupils. Bybee asked if he had consumed any intoxicants that evening. Denn said no, but failed to answer a subsequent question on the last time he had used meth. He also refused to take a field sobriety test, began arguing with Bybee, and said he was leaving. FLEE ATTEMPT Olson and police canine Tracker were attempting to do an exterior sniff of the vehicle. When Denn saw Tracker he yelled, “You’re not going to search my van!” He then ran toward it, allegedly pushed Bybee backward as he attempted to block his path, got into the van, turned it on, and quickly accelerated. Bybee went after the van, he noted that Denn was driving 55 mph in a 25 mph zone, crossing the center line, and

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almost crashed into the bridge between Little Trade Lake and Big Trade Lake. Eventually, Denn entered a driveway on Pickerel Point, and Bybee entered the driveway and blocked Denn’s door. Bybee exited his squad car and ordered Denn to show his hands. Denn held up his hands and was holding a cellphone. Dispatch then told Bybee that Denn had called 911. When Denn failed to comply with directions to unlock his van door, Bybee used his baton to break the window on the driver’s side. Denn lunged at Bybee, who deployed his Taser into Denn’s chest. Bybee deployed the Taser a second time as Denn continued to resist, but Denn was able to remove both Taser probes. Deputy Olson then opened the passenger side door and attempted to remove Denn from the vehicle, but he pulled away and appeared to be about to start the van. Believing Denn was about to drive away, Olson struck Denn once on the right forearm with his baton. At this point, Denn exited the van and Bybee used his Taser to drive stun Denn’s back. Denn attempted to gain control of the Taser, but Bybee was able to pull it away from him. Attempting to escape by running between the van and squad car, Denn allegedly began fighting with Olson and they both went to the ground. Bybee struck Denn on his hip and buttocks with his baton in an attempt to subdue him, as Denn had Olson on the ground. After a short skirmish Bybee pressed his Taser into Denn’s lower back and told him he would tase him if he did not

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Garza trial gets new date after ﬁring attorney JONATHAN RICHIE EDITOR@BURNETTCOUNTYSENTINEL.COM

BURNETT COUNTY–– Diego Garza is once again set to go to trial for his case involving four felony counts, including possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver and two counts of battery or threat to a judge, prosecutor or law enforcement officer. The jury trial is set for three days starting Feb. 27. He was set to have a two-day trial start Jan. 15, but Garza fired his attorney before the trial began.

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Garza pleaded not guilty back in March 2018 to the charges and has been in custody at Burnett County Jail for over a year. According to the criminal complaint, Jan. 16, 2018, Garza was in the Probation and Parole office when he was informed he was under arrest. He tried to leave the office and ended up on the ground with a sheriff’s deputy. During the altercation, multiple tasers were deployed. Garza was tased in the abdomen and the fight made its way out of the office. At some point, Garza gained control of the Taser and began using it against the officers. Garza eventually got away from a deputy and the office’s chief deputy and ran off toward the woods near the office. He was later apprehended and booked into Burnett County Jail.

The next day Garza’s vehicle was searched. Burnett County Sheriff’s Detective Julie Mead searched the vehicle and saw a purse in the center console. Inside she allegedly found four capped syringes, a small gem-style bag with trace amounts of a crystalline substance and a glass smoking pipe that smelled like marijuana. She found another gem-style bag in the vehicle with a crystalline substance and a plastic bag tied off with green plant material. A sample was tested and came back positive for marijuana. The next day the vehicle search continued. Mead found two glass bubble pipes with white residue that later tested positive for methamphetamine. She continued to find baggies with small amounts of meth. Then two pill

THANK YOU 2019 American Legion Big Wood Lake Fishing Contest American Legion Post 185 Commander, Terry Hendricks, and Leo Janke, the 2019 American Legion Big Wood Lake fishing contest team leader, want to say thank you to the following local businesses and companies that so graciously supported our 22nd annual fishing event. Post 185 is very grateful for both their monetary support and their donations of over 150 prizes. Without their contributions, our event would not have been successful. We ask that you please patronize all of these fine local businesses that supported our event so we can continue to strengthen our community and the people within them. Post 185 and its members would also like to thank those who participated in the annual fishing contest and post activities. Together, we can keep this annual fishing event alive. Thank you, Commander Hendricks

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containers were found with over 20 grams of meth. A search of the rear cargo area uncovered .22 caliber bullets locked in a sentry safe. Also, in the Diego Garza safe, they found an ibuprofen bottle with d positively ii l 172.7 grams that field-tested as meth. Garza could face up to $100,000 fine and 40 years imprisoned if convicted of possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine. He also faces $10,000 in fines and six years imprisoned for both counts of battery to law enforcement and disarming a peace officer.

Restitution hearing set for Thomas JONATHAN RICHIE EDITOR@BURNETTCOUNTYSENTINEL.COM

BURNETT COUNTY––Allen Gene Thomas was found guilty of two counts of aggravated battery with intent to cause great bodily harm in September. His restitution hearing will be held March 15 to find out how much he owes the two victims Thomas slashed the throats of two men at McKenzie Landing Bar & Restaurant in July 2016. Judge Eugene Harrington of Washburn County sentenced Thomas, 55, Pepin, to 360 days in Burnett County Jail and 10 years probation. “If he violates his probation, he Allen Gene won’t come back here and sit in front of a judge,” Harrington said at Thomas the sentencing hearing. “He will go straight to prison for 20 years.” Thomas has imposed and stayed sentences attached to his probation, meaning if he violates any part of his probation he will go straight to prison for 20 years and 10 years of extended supervision. Harrington handed down the sentence after saying it was “the hardest sentencing in my 21 years,” during the hearing that lasted over two hours. He was looking at the victims sitting in the gallery when he said he can’t send Thomas to prison and have him compensate them financially. He was ordered to pay $2,000 in restitution every month, starting Jan. 1. It was established that Thomas, 55 of Pepin, has an earning potential of $4,000 $6,500 monthly. Harrington added Thomas will have to “keep track of every penny he earns and every penny he spends.” Thomas has an open case in Pierce County for a felony charge of receiving stolen property (>$2,500 $5,000). There is a plea hearing scheduled in that case for March 11.

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Pretty Warm Small Mammals EMILY STONE NATURALIST/EDUCATION DIRECTOR AT THE CABLE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM

Just before the recent heavy snows deepened our drifts, I led a long line of third graders from the Hayward Elementary School into the woods at the North End Trailhead near Cable. A thin layer of fluff covered the hardpacked trail. It recorded the recent passing of a fox, as well as the traffic of squirrels. Off in the woods, I could see little chains of mouse tracks from where they hopped through snow— trail dragging—before disappearing down a hole. “Subnivean Zone.” I made the students repeat, as I described to them the magical, Narnia-like world beneath the snow where little critters carry out unseen dramas. The Earth gives off warmth. The snow becomes a blanket.

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Many little critters, including mice, prefer to spend winter in the Subnivean Zone where heat from the Earth and a blanket of snow help regulate temperatures. This mouse wasted no time in getting back under the snow when it was released from the clutches of science.

Between the two, a realm expands. Mice sniff for food. Weasels hunt for mice. Voles convert vegetables into meat, and owls transform voles into feathers. Shrews hurry scurry in a constant search for snacks. We look out on a featureless façade and assume the winter world is asleep. With Ally and Sarah—two scientists who have been doing research on small mammals in the nearby national forest—staying at my house, I’m reminded every day that much still moves this

time of year. Each evening I burst through the front door asking “What did you catch today?” Their eyes light up and an account of how many mice, voles, shrews, flying squirrels, and red squirrels they caught spills out. Scientists though they are, Ally and Sarah always have at least one story ready to illustrate the cuteness of their catches. There was the mouse that ran up to Sarah’s shoulder before jumping to a tree and posing—Vogue style—on a low branch. Another mouse leapt from Ally’s glove and disappeared instantly into the fluff, leaving only a mouse-shaped hole in the surface of the snow. Chubby voles received cooing and grandma-like comments about their size. Flying squirrels dashed up the nearest tree, then soared gracefully into the woods. And the shrews began foraging for food immediately—by nosing into the top layer of fluff and leaving a wiggly trail behind them. Cute does not even begin to describe these citizens of the subnivean, though. Persistent, tenacious, calculating, skilled, and constantly on the verge of disaster might be more accurate. A few weeks ago, Dr. Paula Anich came down to the Museum’s annual “Wild about Winter Ecology” weekend workshop to talk about the adaptations of small mammals. She recently became famous when her research group at Northland College in Ashland discovered that flying squirrels glow hot pink in UV light. With a few calculations, she illustrated the problem of being small in the winter. First, it’s helpful to realize that there is an 80,000-fold difference in body size between a shew and an elk. In her estimation, those are the smallest and the biggest mammals in Northern Wisconsin. Size matters, because it impacts the surface area to volume ratio, and we lose heat through our surfaces. As a result, little critters lose more heat, and have to generate more heat in order to maintain a healthy body temperature of about 98 degrees. Shrews burn twelve times more energy per unit of body mass than an elk. They are constantly racing toward the edge of starvation. With that knowledge, it’s easy to understand why a shrew would start foraging for food immediately when Ally and Sarah release it from a trap. Sadly, not all

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Deer mice are excellent tree climbers and will often use cozy cavities to snuggle in with their friends and stay warm.

shrews were able to survive an entire night with only the food inside the trap, and they presented the highest death toll of the research. Death is inevitable for these critters, though, and a high birth rate is part of their survival plan. While chubby-looking voles are slightly bigger than shrews, they also must eat to stay warm. Some of the herbivorous vole’s food gets stored as brown fat—a handy type of tissue that can generate heat without shivering. Of course, eating isn’t the only thing standing between a mouse and its maker. The advantage of being small is that these creatures can take advantage of microhabitats and microclimates. The Subnivean Zone is replete with cozy, windless, nooks and crannies. The mouse that leapt from Ally’s hands dove straight through the wardrobe into a protected place where no elk could follow. The mouse that scurried up a tree may also have had a microclimate in mind—deer mice are excellent tree climbers and often snuggle up together in an old woodpecker hole. There,

the heat one loses soaks right into its neighbor, and windchill becomes a non-issue. Flying squirrels use the huddle technique, too, which I have the third graders experiment with on-trail. Small groups smush together with a thermometer in their midst, and I put one minute on the clock to see how warm they can get. From hearing Professor Anich summarize the body of research in her field, to giggling over field observations with the student scientists, and to sharing just the tip of what is known with the next generation, I’m fully immersed in the Subnivean Zone. Layers of learning pile up just as quickly as the snow. Emily’s book, Natural Connections: Exploring Northwoods Nature through Science and Your Senses is here! Order your copy at http://cablemuseum.org/ natural-connections-book

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COVER TO COVER - Grantsburg Public Library Preschool storytime Preschoolers and their caregivers are invited to us for a fun and educational storytime at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday mornings. Adult winter reading program Adults are encouraged to while away the winter days with by joining the Adult Reading Program. Read a library book, complete an entry form, enter to win the grand prize! Runs through March 8. Puzzle and game exchange Have some games and puzzles gathering dust on your shelves? Bring in what you have (all pieces, please) and swap it out for something new! February 1-28 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 week we’ll be offering a dif-ferent gift to the community! Event dates • February 15 – Replace your lost library card for free day • February 18 – Rescheduled Cookie Party • February 20 – Free book for kids attending Storytime

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Sadly, some of us attended the farewell gathering of Eldon Freese. He has been involved with our Senior Center for many years. Most recently he served on our board and with ADRC. A great man who will be so missed. Chinese New Year had over 30 people in attendance. Thank You, Noriko for your delicious goodies. The main lunch served was a choice of Chicken or Pork (in honor of the year of the Pig) ChowMein. Well, this week we are half way through the month of February. I’m so hoping the second half offers a lot of sunnier days. And much less snow to be shoveled. Wow, we had a slow start with the winter snow, but we are catching up fast. We have chosen to hold the Annual Meeting on Thursday Feb. 21 at 1 p.m. Please consider attending as this is your center. We are celebrating birthdays this month with Clarence Kedrowski on the 13th and Dee Olson on the 22nd. Fun facts this month in history: 1847–the Donner Party is rescued. 1957–author Laura Ingalls Wilder passes away. 2000–the last Peanuts comic strip is published. We offer Wi-Fi, coffee, and goodies, and check out the book nook. Questions on meal reservations, hall rentals, or other requests, call the center at 715-4632940 or email us at gburg118@gmail.com.

It has been decided to have a Good Friday breakfast on April 19th. More information will be coming when I hear more details. Steve Ward will be in charge of the breakfast If you care to make any donations. please contact Steve. He can be reached at Pastor Steve Ward, 27377 Earl William Drive, Webster WI 54893. Mark on you calendars April 27 as that is the date we will have our 500 card party. If any businesses or individuals would like to donate things we can use for our silent auction or door prizes, please drop them off at the center and put my name on the item. Thank you! I did not do the news last week as the center was closed for several days due to weather. School was closed so center was also closed. When we are able to open again, please be careful walking in our parking lot. It has become very slippery. Diane Norman, Barb Geske and Nona Severson decorated for Valentine’s Day. We have roses, hearts and many red items. The center looks very festive. Dave Meier was the lucky bingo winner and walked out with $20.00. Nice going, Dave. Spade winners for Feb 1 were Gerry Vogel, Barb Geske, Dwaine Bentley and Tony Rutter. Anke Oleson got the 9 bid. Our 500 winners for Feb. 6 were Roger Greely, Marge Traum, Sue Newberger, Candace Doriott. Steve Wenthe and Gerry Vogel shared the 9 bid.

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Beans... the magical fruit MAUREEN WILSON FOODSHARE SPECIALIST

It is soup season and I’m sure many of your soup recipes call for some kind of meat as one of the main ingredients. We have been raised to think that we need meat to feel full but that is not true. Did you know, substituting beans for meat in your soup is a lot cheaper and healthier? Beans are a plant protein that are fat and cholesterol free. They are a great source of fiber that helps control blood sugar and are cancer fighting. Eating beans is also a powerful appetite suppressant because the soluble fiber in the beans is digested slower and they have an abundant amount of protein meaning you feel full faster, so it is beneficial for those looking to lose weight. Buying dried beans is the healthiest option since there can be excessive sodium in canned beans. Prepare the dried beans by soaking and cooking them in a crockpot. This way you are in control of your salt intake and can make enough to freeze leftovers in smaller containers that can be readily available for your next recipe. A favorite and easy way to make a quick meal is to heat up some pre-cooked rice and black beans, grate a small amount of cheese on top with romaine lettuce and tomatoes, then add your favorite salsa or guacamole. This quick meal is super healthy, high in protein and very satisfying! I encourage you to google “bean recipes” and see what you find. For example, consider adding garbanzo beans to a salad, pinto or northern beans to soups, and/or black or pinto beans to your tacos instead of red meat. There are even recipes using beans in desserts such as brownies or cookies.

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HSBC anticipates introducing you to some puppies in the next few weeks! We all know puppies are adorable, cuddly, and heart-stealers. Before you fall in love with these new faces, consider the following points about raising a puppy: p Commitment: Are you rready to make a 15-year c commitment to your new llittle friend? Through tthick and thin? It is often ssaid that having a dog iis like having a threey year-old child that never g grows up. Can you foresee p providing for your pet for iits entire life? Oakley Finances: Money spent on a new puppy doesn’t end with their adoption fee. There are vaccinations, spay or neuter fees, flea/tick/heartworm medications, licenses, supplies, kennel stays and veterinary bills in your future. Size: Parents and breed are an estimate of what you can expect, and it is always safe to assume the larger of the two. It takes almost two years for a large-breed dog to finish growing, yet they still maintain their puppy exuberance. This can be a concern if you have small children or older adults in your home. Not to mention that your home needs to be substantial enough to accommodate your new pet and its belongings. Time: Much time is required to make your puppy a great companion. In addition to training basic manners, you will need to guide your new family member on house rules and potty training. Young dogs exposed to many different people and situations become more confident and social adults. Dogs who get sufficient exercise make better house companions; it is hard to get into mischief when napping. If you cannot bear to have fur on everything you own, time spent grooming and clean-up is another consideration. With all that in mind, meet one of our currently available puppies, Oakley. She is two-month-old black-and-tan Doberman Pinscher/Coonhound cross. Oakley is delightful and lovable, good with other dogs and children. It’s always hard to tell at this age, but given her parents, expect her to blossom into a busy adult of at least 50 pounds. If you are up to the challenge, come spend some time with Oakley! HSBC information—7347 Midtown Road, Siren, WI 54872. Telephone: 715-866-4096. Email hsbc@centurytel.net. Website: www. hsburnettcty.org. Facebook: www.facebook.com/ humanesocietyburnettcounty. Public hours: Tuesday - Friday, 12 -5 p.m. and Saturday, 11 a.m. 3 p.m. Peggy Schilling Animal Adoption & Education Center—Facebook: www.facebook.com/ peggyschillingadoptioncenter.

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Snowmobiler saves: Three snowmobile rescues by three WDNR wardens highlight need for safety JOANNE M. HAAS WDNR BUREAU OF LAW ENFORCEMENT

Three same-night rescues of snowmobile operators from near-death situations by Wis. Department of Natural Resources conservation wardens serve as safety reminders to all who enjoy the state’s thousands of well-maintained trails. The three wardens who handled the rescues coincidentally all serve on the same team—Peshtigo Warden Team in the northeast region. They are urging all snowmobilers to enjoy the season but, please wait to enjoy that alcoholic beverage until you are home. And remember to keep your speed in check and know the trail or ice conditions. On Saturday, Feb. 1, Warden Clark Delzer was enjoying a quick meal with a couple of Shawano County Sheriff Department deputies when the 911 call came in about a snowmobiler in the water. But, wait, The citizen who initially called 911 followed up with, it looked like another snowmobiler was crossing the ice-covered Shawano Lake toward them to help. That sounded promising until it turned out to be a second snowmobiler, not connected to the first driver, who unknowingly was aimed for the same 100 yards of open water that surprised that first sled operator. Warden Clark, however, didn’t know that last part when he immediately left the eatery in his truck with his snowmobile in tow and headed for Shawano Lake. By now the lake was socked in with fog—not to mention it was also very dark. However, way in the distance, Warden Clark could see a flashing light that turned out to be the person who called 911. Warden Clark knew he could only get so far in his truck. So he parked and continued on to reach the area on his snowmobile, where he could see

verse and returned to the open water. There, he found the second man had pulled himself out of the water and was on the ice. Warden Delzer moved fast and got this second man back to shore for medical care. Meanwhile, in nearby Marinette County, Wardens Tim Werner and Dale Romback were on their patrols and noticed an extremely faint light in a wooded area. Knowing that didn’t look right, the two ventured into the area to see what was going on. The light came from a damaged snowmobile which had struck a post and crashed. The faint light was the snowmobile’s headlight aimed into the sky. The operator was unconscious with severe head wounds. The wardens called for the emergency medical crews. But the ambulance got stuck in the snow. The wardens then wasted no time in transporting the injured man in the warden truck to another ambulance where he was rushed to hospital. The emergency room doctor told the wardens the snowmobile operator would have died without their fast and trained intervention. Two of the three operators rescued that night face operating-while-intoxicated charges. REGULAR TRAINING - how a warden knows what to do Wardens Clark, Tim, and Dale know how to handle these life-threatening situations because of regular training to test their skills and to continually improve. Recreation Wardens Heather Gottschalk, Nick Webster and Mark Little along with Wardens Tim Price and Tim Ebert instructed wardens and two federal fish and game officers from Ft. McCoy on snowmobile operation and tactics. Safety is part of the snowmobile fun. Warden Clark, Tim and Dale encourage you to enjoy

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a pressure crack had opened about 100 yards of water. That’s where the first snowmobiler was, and had been for about 20 minutes. Time was not on Warden Clark’s side to save the man fighting to survive in the frigid water. Warden Clark utilized his personal flotation device (life jacket) and positioned himself to toss the rope to the man. Somehow, the man followed Warden Clark’s directions to grab and to hold the rope, even though his hands were severely cramping as hypothermia was setting in fast. Warden Clark pulled the man to the edge of the water and, because the man could no longer use his hands to grab Warden Clark’s, Warden Clark grabbed a handful of the man’s jacket to drag him onto the ice. As Warden Delzer transported the man across the lake ice to shore for medical treatment, word came that a second snowmobiler, the one previously assumed to be coming to help, had gone in the same open water. Warden Clark delivered the first man, did a quick re-

the winter and the thousands of trails Wisconsin enjoys thanks to hundreds of volunteers from area snowmobile clubs. The wardens’ top safety tips are: · Zero alcohol until home · Keep your speed in check so you do not overrun your headlights or miss a trail hazard · Know the conditions before you go · If crossing a water body is in your plans, check with the local fishing club, snowmobile club, outfitters or bait shops for ice conditions. · Wear your helmet Learn more: https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/Snowmobile/ snowSafetyTips.html If you have information regarding natural resource violations, you may confidentially report by calling or texting: VIOLATION HOTLINE: 1-800-TIP-WDNR or 1-800-847-9367. The hotline is in operation 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Trained staff relay report information to conservation wardens.

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Above: What was once just a lake transformed into a small community of friends, families, and strangers coming together with one goal in mind: to catch the biggest ďŹ sh. Below: Doug Rother and Russ Duden braved the cold while they were out and about jigging.

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Above: Jack Jensen caught this good-looking bass early Saturday morning. Below: Bill Cordell taste-tests the chili to assure quality!

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Dave Anderson and John Vruzek Jr. attempt to stay warm while checking folks in at the Big Wood Lake landing.

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Above: Siren band director Bryn Anderson welcomed the audience to The Big Gig on Sunday in Siren’s auditorium. Below: Members of the percussion section enjoying playing “Seven Nation Army”.

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GILMAN––“We took fourth as a team,” reported Coach Chris Bartlett of the Luck-Frederic-Grantsburg-Siren squad. “We were half a point out of third place. It was an up and down afternoon. Unfortunately upsets happen and they happened to two of our guys. We have five going on and you never know what can happen.” At 103, Nolan Johnson placed second and is going on to Sectionals. “He wrestled well all day. I like where he sits at Sectionals. If he comes to wrestle, he has a shot.” Taedon Nichols (113) was first in his division. “His opponent in the finals had a record of 31-2. I classify the match as an old fashioned barn brawl. Taedon came away with a quality win.” In the 120 division, Logan Czech was fifth. After losing his first match, “doing fifth was the best he could do and he did.” Landyn Johnson (132) took second place and moves on. “He is wrestling well right now. I also like where he sits for Sectionals. He isn’t afraid of anyone and will wrestle hard every time.”

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Five LFGS wrestlers finished either first or second at Regionals for the right to advance to Sectionals this Saturday. Front (left to right): Nolan Johnson placed second, Taedon NIchols placed first and Brad Lucas placed second. Back: Merlin HIbbs placed second and Landyn Johnson placed second.

At 138, Hunter Sellent was third. He had “a very disappointing day. We nursed his back injury all week. He’s a good kid and has one more year to go and it is State or bust.” Gavin Fredericks took fifth. “He gained weight to wrestle at 145. He was able to win his last match for fifth.” In the 152 class, Merlin Hibbs placed second and will move on. “He is a little banged up, but I know he will be wrestling hard.” At 182, Brad Lucas also placed second and goes to Sectionals. “He wrestled well. He had a wrestle back for a true second place. This is his first time to Sectionals. You never know what can happen.” Dominic Caroon got a third place finish. “He was very disappointed. I think the days without practice really affected him. Like Hunter, he has one year left.” Ben Berglund also placed third. “He was able to win the third place match.” “Pressure can get to kids. It all comes down to the kid who can handle the pressure and wrestle their best,” concluded Coach Bartlett. Sectionals are Saturday at Neillsville.

Kosloski leads Dragons to conference win STACY COY SENTINEL SPORTS

SIREN—Siren’s Nathan Kosloski racked up 31 points, 25 of those in the second half, to lead his Dragon squad to their first conference win of the season— a 63-56 win over the visiting Grantsburg Pirates on Monday night. The Pirates held a 28-25 lead at halftime, but the Dragons came out of the locker room fired up and full of energy, catching the Pirates off guard as they went on an 8-0 run to quickly take over the lead which they never gave up. The Dragons ramped up the defensive pressure on the Pirates, forcing turnovers and rushed shots that just wouldn’t fall for Grantsburg. The long arms of Siren’s Kosloski and Riley Churchill swooped in for rebounds, and they pushed it up the floor with Kosloski driving the

lane. The Pirates were not going away without a fight and despite being down by double digits at one point, they chipped away at the lead with Austin Wedin hitting a big three-pointer to bring his Pirates within two at 54-56 with just under two minutes left in the game. Grantsburg was forced to foul to stop the clock and the Dragons were able to seal the game at the foul line. They shot 11 of 15 on the night. Kosloski shot five of nine from the charity stripe in the final minutes of the game. Kosklosi was the leading scorer on the night for both teams with his 31 points. Churchill also reached double digits with 15. Kanaan Christianson tallied eight points followed by Jordan Webster with six and Silas Vasatka with three. Christianson, Webster and

Churchill were all a perfect two for two for free throws for the game. The Dragons have three non-conference match-ups this week as they host Northwood Thursday, Drummond on Friday and Birchwood on Monday. All games begin at 7:15 p.m. For the Pirates it was Wedin leading the charge with 15 points followed by freshman Carson Knutson with 13. David MacKean was next on the list with nine points, all of them coming from threepoint land. Gus Bergman and Jared VanWatermeulen added six points each with Luke Anderson chipping four, Joey Duncan two and Gabe Chenal one to round out the list. The Pirates will head to Unity on Friday night before hosting Cameron on Monday. Game times are 7:15 p.m. for both contests.

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Pirates hang on for win over Dragons STACY COY SENTINEL SPORTS

SIREN—The Lady Dragons were within one point of getting their first conference win of the season, but it wasn’t to be as the Grantsburg Pirates hung on for the 50-47 victory on Monday night. The Pirates found themselves in a serious situation in the second half with three of their starters in foul trouble early into the half. Jadyn Watt, Brooke Quimby and Sarah Chenal all picked up four fouls before the 13 minute mark. Their short bench forced coach Penny Curtin to let them play despite the risk. Unfortunately for the Pirates, Quimby fouled out with 9:48 to go and shortly after Chenal did the same at the 7:17 mark. This opened things up for the Dragons as they chipped away at the Pirate lead. They were aggressive on the offensive end, driving to the hoop and dominating on the boards. Cassie Maslow played strong down low, out rebounding the Pirates and drawing fouls. She made

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Siren’s Cassie Maslow looks to make a pass and get out of the trap set by Grantsburg’s Alexis Troff (left) and Tiffany Gronski.

10 trips to the free throw line— six of those in the second half. With 5:50 left in the game, Paetyn McKnight hit a big three-pointer to bring the score within two at 39-41. But the Pirates weren’t going down without a fight and they went on a quick five point run

to take a 46-39 lead with just over four minutes left in the game. McKnight answered with another shot from behind the arc to make it 42-46. Maslow picked up her fifth foul for the Dragons and had to take the bench. Madison Thiex stepped

up and hit a shot down low to bring Siren within two with 2:30 left in the game. Grantsburg’s floor leader, Olivia Ohnstad, kept the Pirates alive with a steal and a basket to put them back up by four, 48-44. Thiex answered with another shot down low to pull her Dragon squad within two again. With 1:05 on the clock, Angel Lightfeather stepped to the free throw line with a chance to tie it up for the Dragons. She hit the first shot to make it 47-48, but missed the second. Siren did get the rebound but missed the ensuing shot which was rebounded by Grantsburg’s Ohnstad. She was fouled by the Dragons and sent to the foul line for two shots, which she made to put the Pirates up 50-47 with just under a minute to go. That is what the score would remain, despite both teams making another trip to the free throw line. Ohnstad led all scorers with 19. Quimby was next on the Pirate scoring list with 12 points. Olivia Brock added eight with

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SIREN––The Webster Tigers remained consistent throughout the game and 22 points from Hannah McDowell enabled the Tigers to take a 52-28 win over the Siren Dragons last Friday “McDowell was the difference in this game,” said Siren coach Ryan Karsten. McDowell had four three pointers in the first half and two in the second. At the 11:54 mark of the first half, Webster had a 10-7 advantage, but in two trips down the court, McDowell drained two consecutive long shots and Siren called time out. The Tigers stretched the lead to eight in the next four minutes and led at the half 25-15. Dragon Cassie Maslow made the first score of the second half on a field goal, but then Webster increased the advantage to 3722 with 10 minutes remaining in the game. The Tigers got the last four points of the game on free throws as they went nine for 21 from the charity stripe in the game. Siren went seven for 16. Maddie Nichols was Siren's leading scorer

WEBSTER––“Unity did a great job of isolating our post players inside,” reported Tiger girls basketball coach Mat Wood following a 69-41 set back to the Eagles last Tuesday. “(Sierra) Swanson and (Myah) Nelson had most of Unity’s points in the first half, our help defense was a little slow but got better as the game went on. Mahi Mosher did a great job at locking down Sorenson in the first half holding her to only two field goals. Julia Gavin played well for us and is really peaking at a great time in the season.” Gavin led the way in scoring for the Tigers with 14. Hannah McDowell added nine and Makena Buffington seven. Four players scored in double figures for the Eagles with Swanson getting 21. Nelson tallied 17. Madison Strange and Raegan Sorensen added 14 and 13 points respectively.

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Webster’s Julia Gavin (back) steps up to guard Siren’s Madison Thiex in the Tigers’ win over the Dragons.

with eight. Paeyton McKnight tallied seven. Siren hosts Drummond and Frederic is at Webster in Friday night contests. Northwood is at Siren in a makeup game on Saturday with Regional play beginning next Tuesday for both schools.

Pirates fall to tough Saints squad STACY COY SENTINEL SPORTS

GRANTSBURG—The Grantsburg Pirates played host to an undefeated St. Croix Falls Saints squad on Friday night, dropping this one 28-67. Despite playing good, scrappy defense throughout the game, the Pirates struggled to get into any kind of a rhythm offensively against the quick Saints’ defense with Grantsburg’s top scorers, Olivia Ohnstad and Brooke Quimby, held

Tiffany Gronski chipping in five. Chenal, Watt and Cate Lee had two points each. For the Dragons it was McKnight and Maslow leading the way with 14 points each. Hannah Lemieux hit two from behind the arc along with a free throw for a total of seven points. Thiex and Kyleigh Lightfeather had four points each with Maddy Nichols adding three and Angel Lightfeather one. The Dragons end conference play with a 0-12 record, and will squeeze in a couple nonconference games this week before playoffs begin. They will host Drummond on Friday and Northwood on Saturday. Both games begin at 5:45 p.m. The opening round of Regional play begins on Tuesday with the Dragons heading to Washburn. Game time is 7:00 p.m. The Pirates sit at 6-5 in conference play and will wrap up the regular season at Unity on Friday night, before heading to Glenwood City on Tuesday for Regionals in a 7:00 p.m. contest.

to single digits with seven points each. Senior Olivia Brock tallied six points with Cate Lee adding four. Sarah Chenal and Jadyn Watt chipped in two points each on the night. The loss puts the Pirates’ conference record at an even 5-5 for the season as they head into the final week of the regular season. STACYCOY | SENTINEL

Olivia Ohnstad (12) goes up for a layup in the Pirates’ game against St. Croix Falls Friday night.

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Webster’s Brooke Hetfeld looks to the basket during last week’s game with Unity.

“Hopefully we can make some changes the rest of the week at practice and get ready for our big game against Siren on Friday,” concluded coach Wood.

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Pirates drop close one to Saints STACY COY SENTINEL SPORTS

GRANTSBURG—After not playing a game for two weeks due to school closings because of weather, the Pirates took to their home court Friday night to take on the St. Croix Falls Saints. The first time these two teams met at the beginning of January, the Pirates came away with a dramatic 64-62 win. Some would say the stage was set for another exciting game, and the teams didn’t let their fans down. Unfortunately for Grantsburg the ending would not be the same this time with the hometown boys dropping this one 54-66. “Offensively, I felt like we played pretty well after the first few minutes of the game,” Pirates head coach Nick Hallberg said. “I think it showed, early, that we hadn’t played in 14 days, but we settled in pretty well on that end as the game went on. Played with a lot of confidence.” As the coach mentioned, the scoring was slow to start but picked up as they found their groove. At the break, the Pirates were down by two at 23-25.

The Saints outscored the Pirates 41-31 the second half, and it came down to free throws at the end. The Saints shot 23, making 16 of them while the Pirates only got to the line four times on the night, making three. Miraculously, SCF picked up an unusually low five fouls the entire night— only one in the second half. Grantsburg, on the other hand, was called for 17 fouls during the game. Four of those were on their leading scorer, Jared VanWatermeulen, who picked up his fourth foul with over nine minutes remaining in the game. This obvioulsy affected their approach on their usual aggressive defense. VanWatermeulen ended the night with 16 points followed by Gus Bergman with 10. Austin Wedin had nine, with Carson Knutson and Luke Anderson adding eight points each. Gabe Chenal tallied three points to round out the scoring list. “Defensively, we have to fix the little things to win these close games,” Hallberg said. “Our guys continue to battle each and every night and find themselves in position to win close games. St. Croix made the last run, we didn’t, and they hit 7 or 8 free throws to seal the game.”

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Carson Knutson makes a pass around SCF’s Cullen Parks on Friday night.

Dragons give Tigers a run... until the last eight minutes

Tigers grit out win over Unity

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SIREN––The Siren Dragons stuck with the Webster Tigers for the first half and well into the second half until Webster went on a 14-3 run and determined the game at 76-56 last Friday night. Siren's stingy defense forced Webster to make some adaptations as the Dragons were tenacious on defense and opportunistic on offense. Webster was ahead by just two at the 9:22 mark of the first half and then Siren took the lead on two free throws by Riley Churchill and the score was 19-18. After Hunter Rosenbaum got a field goal, Silas Vasatka got a three point shot to regain the lead. Back and forth, Jack Washburn scored a field goal and Webster was back up 25-24. Vasatka shot another three pointer and Siren went into intermission on top 29-26. The beginning of the second half was much the same for the first 10 minutes. At that point, Webster was back on top 49-45. It was then that the Tigers got momentum going for their team. Almost four minutes later, Webster was up 63-50 and were never threatened the remainder of the game. Jack Washburn and Hunter Rosenbaum led the Tigers in scoring with 23 and 22 points respectively.

WEBSTER––“We battled through and showed real grit tonight,” voiced Webster boys basketball coach Rob Scherrer after a 52-47 win over the Unity Eagles last Tuesday night. “We struggled offensively, especially in the first half. Unity did a nice job of keeping us to one shot and they effectively worked the ball offensively keeping our possessions down.” Unity led at the intermission 23-18 with Coleton Peterson getting eight points. Jack Washburn and Hunter Rosenbaum each tallied five points. “In the second half, Jack Washburn and Hunter Rosenbaum took over the game and sealed the victory for us. Jack played an outstanding game and Hunter hit big free throws down the stretch. I also thought Tanner Pardun did a nice job guarding Flaherty, making him shoot contested jump shots.” Washburn and Rosenbaum scored 22 and 20 points respectively with Peterson adding nine and Carsen Stenberg one. Webster was 14 for 19 from the line and Unity was three for six. “I am very pleased with my teams grit and determination tonight,” concluded the coach.

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Siren’s Jeremy Liljenberg (11) brings the ball up the court as Webster’s Owen Washburn tries to catch him.

Carsen Stenberg added 12. For Siren, Silas Vasatka got 19 with Kanaan Christianson adding 17. Riley Churchill chipped in with 11. On Friday, Siren hosts Drummond and Webster hosts Frederic. Next Monday, Birchwood visits Siren and on Thursday Webster travels to Grantsburg and Siren goes to St. Croix Falls.

Tigers exceptional at Birchwood GLEN SKIFSTAD SENTINEL SPORTS

BIRCHWOOD––“We played exceptionally well tonight,” voiced Webster Tiger coach Rob Scherrer after his Tigers defeated the Birchwood Bobcats 87-49 at Birchwood. “I thought we have been in a little lull of late, but that didn’t show against Birchwood. We were very aggressive defensively and did a very nice job anticipating what they were trying to do. They have a really nice player, Matt Marcinske, who has scored 49 and 50 points during the season in a single game. We knew we had our hands full with

him. A combination of Jack Washburn, Hunter Rosenbaum, and Carsen Stenberg held him to 15 points, five of which came as the game was decided. We did an extremely nice job limiting him and making him take contested shots.” Webster came out hot in the beginning, putting 48 points on the board before halftime, limiting the Bobcats to 26. Washburn had 20 first half points with Peterson adding 11. Birchwood’s Marcinske had 11 in the first half, but only four in the second. Peterson had 11 in half number two with Tanner Pardun adding six. Triston Benjamin tallied eight for

the Tigers, all in the second half. Continued Coach Scherrer, “Coleton Peterson came up huge again tonight. He is developing and getting better each and every night. The consistency is starting to show up with him. Jack Washburn also had a monster night. I also thought Hunter Rosenbaum and Carsen Stenberg did a nice job of pushing our tempo and getting us into our offense ensuring it ran smoothly. We beat a solid team tonight, I am proud of my guys and their grit throughout the season. Webster will host Frederic on Friday and will travel to Grantsburg on Feb. 21.

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Coleton Peterson goes up for a shot against Unity.

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Gymnasts second at Ashland Invite GLEN SKIFSTAD SENTINEL SPORTS

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Blizzard go to overtime GLEN SKIFSTAD SENTINEL SPORTS

SIRENâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;The Burnett Blizzard took it to overtime last Friday, but still came out on the short end of a 7-6 loss to the Baldwin-Woodville Blackhawks. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Baldwin-Woodville game was a great game for us,â&#x20AC;? expressed Blizzard coach Tim McDonald. â&#x20AC;&#x153; The boys played very well as a team and it showed. We had our chances to win the game but in the end, giving up two short handed goals was the difference.â&#x20AC;? Baldwin-Woodville opened the scoring at 5:50 of the first period, but then the Blizzard put three straight goals in the net. David Doty had his hat trick with those three goals. Assists went to Bryce Roufs, Jared Lee (three times), Dawson Van Meter and Lukas Hunter. Before the end of the period, Baldwin-Woodville got another goal as did the Blizzard with Luke Trittelwitz get-

ASHLANDâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;The Grantsburg Area Gymnasts took second place at the Ashland Valentines Invitational on Saturday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gracie Gerber took top honors coming home with four-first place medalsâ&#x20AC;? expressed a very pleased Coach Kathy Lund. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gerber scored a 9.1 on the vault, an 8.45 season high on the uneven bars, tied with Jeni Petersen on the balance beam with an 8.8 and was the All- Around Champion with a 34.350.â&#x20AC;?

Blizzard lose a close one to Somerset

ting the scoring honors, Trent Zenzen and Van Meter assisting. In the second period, Baldwin-Woodville knotted the game at four. Both squads netted the puck in the third frame. Roufs scored first with Will Gerber assisting. Then Doty got his fourth goal, Roufs and Hunter assisting. Baldwin-Woodville then scored twice, forcing the overtime session where they scored at the 3:17 mark. Blizzard goalie Caleb Johnson was 43 for 50 in saves and the Blizzard put 28 shots on the Baldwin-Woodville goalie. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hopefully this game was a confidence booster for the boys and sooner or later we will hold on to that lead late in the game and get the win. To say that the coaching staff is proud of these boys would be an understatement. Now into the playoffs we go.â&#x20AC;? The Blizzard will have played Somerset in the first round of the playoffs. The winner there will go to Hudson on Thursday in a round two contest.

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SIRENâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;The Burnett Blizzard held a 2-0 lead for a period of time in the second period of play last Tuesday night vs the Somerset Spartans, but Somerset came back to take the contest by a 4-3 margin. The first period was scoreless with Somerset putting 19 shots on Blizzard goalie Caleb Johnson, but Johnson let nothing through. The Blizzard had seven shots on goal in that same period. Bryce Roufs got things going for the Blizzard in period two on a goal at the 8:06 mark. Carter Johnson got the assist. A little less than eight minutes later, Dawson Van Meter put the home team up 2-0. He was assisted by Jared Lee. Just before the end of the period, Somerset got a score, thus at the end of two frame, the Blizzard led 2-1. Somerset scored the next three goals, the first just :47 into the last period. They maintained a 4-2 edge for two minutes before Roufs got his second goal of the game to narrow the deficit to 4-3.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Teammate Jeni Petersen also came home with four medals, taking first on the floor exercise with an 8.95, first on beam a personal best with an 8.6, third on vault with 8.85 and placed second in the All-Around with a 34.00.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Amy Harmon also had a great meet with a personal best on vault with an 8.225, season high on beam and floor and a person best in the All-Around with a 29.525. Alethea Simmons also had a season high on beam.â&#x20AC;? After having traveled to Menomonie on Monday, the next action for the gymnasts is Sectionals on February 23.

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LUCK—Last Tuesday, the Siren Dragon girls had a chance to beat the Luck Cardinals in the Cardinals’ home gym, but instead the home team prevailed by five, 46-41. The Dragons trailed by four at the intermission 22-18. Hannah Lemieux had two three point shots to lead the Siren attack with six. Paeyton McKnight, Maddy Nichols and Kyleigh Lightfeather had three points apiece in the same time frame. Jalynn Nelson had a pair of free throws and Angel Lighfeather had a single free throw for the Dragons. Sommer Asper led the Cardinal scoring with nine. Luck outscored the Dragons by one in the second half, 24-23. Lemieux again had two three pointers and McKnight had six points for Siren. Cassie Maslow added four and Maddie Nichols shot three free throws for three points. Lemieux was the Siren’s leading scorer with 12. Asper had 17 for Luck. From the free throw line, Siren was 17 for 27. Luck shot 10 for 19.

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Sigfrids to play football at next level Webster’s Brad Sigfrids signed his letter of intent to play football as a wide receiver at Upper Iowa, a D2 university. Brad is joined by his parents Jason and Lisa Sigfrids (above, right) during the ceremony at the high school last week. Brad’s coach Andy Smith (above, left) says “The Webster Tiger Football Family is extremely excited for Brad and the opportunity for him to play at the next level. Brad is the ﬁrst player from Webster to play football at the division 2 level in the last 40 years.”

Birchwood wins Cardinals outshoot Dragons 'Battle of the Cats' GLEN SKIFSTAD SENTINEL SPORTS

LUCK—The Siren Dragon boys got outshot by the Luck Cardinals last Tuesday night, losing 75-66 at Luck. The Dragons trailed 32-26 at halftime. Nathan Kosloski had the hot hand for Siren, scoring 11 points on four field goals and a three point shot. Chad Songetay added seven on two field goals and a three pointer. Riley Churchill and Silas each had three tallies with Jordan Webster getting a field goal. Luck shooters Levi Jensen

ity, but we could not overcome that deficit. We got it back to five with four minutes to play but just couldn't get back.” Julia Gavin and Hannah McDowell led the Tigers with 14 points apiece. Jenna Gomulak added six, Mahi Mosher four, and Brooke Hetfeld three. Payton Schultz and Mady Schultz were the Bobcat's leading scorers with 15 apiece. The Tigers host Frederic on Friday before beginning Regional play next Tuesday.

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BIRCHWOOD—The Webster Tiger girls went to Birchwood on Monday night, but came home on the short side of a 53-41 contest. “Unfortunately, we spotted Birchwood an 18-3 lead to start the basketball game and were not ready to play at the start of the game,” related Tiger coach Mat Wood. “The girls fought back rather well, and I’m proud of the tenac-

and Gage Johansen scored 12 and 10 points respectively. In the second half, it was Jensen for the Cardinals with 17. Kosloski had 13 for the Dragons. Riley Churchill took advantage of scoring opportunities, putting in 12. Kosloski had a Dragon game high 24 with Churchill right behind with 15. The Dragons were seven for 11 from the free throw line and committed 22 fouls. Luck shot 12 for 23 at the charity stripe, making only 13 miscues.

SCOREBOARD Boys Basketball Siren 63, Grantsburg 56

Grantsburg 2 C. Knutson 4 L. Anderson 2 J. Duncan 1 D. MacKean 0 G. Chenal 0 A. Wedin 1 G. Bergman 1 J. VanWatermuelen 3 Totals 12 Siren 2 N. Kosloski 13 S. Vasatka 0 C. Songetay 0 J. Liljenberg 0 K. Christianson 0 J. Webster 2 R. Churchill 5 Totals 20 Score by halves Grantsburg 28 Siren 25

3 1 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 8 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 4

FT 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-4 1-2 4-6 0-2 8-17 FT 5-7 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 2-2 2-2 11-13

F 1 4 2 4 4 4 0 1 20 F 1 0 5 1 2 5 3 17

TP 13 4 2 9 1 15 6 6 56 TP 31 3 0 0 8 6 15 63

28-56 38-63

St. Croix Falls 66, Grantsburg 54 St. Croix Falls 2 Greenquist 0 LaMirande 0 Christensen 5 Mysicka 4 Lessman0 1 Parks 6 Cooper 2 Totals 17 Grantsburg 2 C. Knutson 1 L. Anderson 1 G. Chenal 1 A. Wedin 3 G. Bergman 5 J. VanWatermulelen 7 Totals 18 Score by halves St. Croix Falls 25 Grantsburg 23

3 1 1 0 1 0-2 1 0 5 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 5

FT 6-6 3-4 1-1 0-0 0 7-10 0-0 17-23 FT 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 2-2 3-4

F 2 0 0 1 3 0 2 5 F 1 3 4 3 2 4 17

TP 9 6 11 11 22 4 66 TP 8 8 3 9 10 16 54

41-66 31-54

Luck 75, Siren 66 Siren 2 N. Kosloski 7 S. Vasatka 1 C. Songetay 2 Z. Anderson 0 J. Liljenberg 2 K. Christianson 0 J. Webster 1 B. Kosloski 0

3 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 0

FT 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

F 4 0 4 1 1 3 4 2

TP 24 8 7 3 4 0 5 0

R. Churchill 3 M. Hirou 0 Totals 16 Luck 2 C. Eley 5 G. Johansen 4 A. Moos 0 L. Jensen 8 I. Todd 0 R. Runnels 0 B. Smith 4 Totals 21 Score by halves Siren 26 Luck 32

1 0 9 3 0 2 1 3 0 0 1 7

6-9 0-1 7-11 FT 2-4 1-5 0-0 4-6 0-0 1-2 4-6 12-23

3 0 22 F 3 2 2 3 1 0 2 13

15 0 66 TP 12 15 3 29 0 1 15 75

40-66 43-75

Webster 87, Birchwood 49 Webster 2 O. Washburn 1 T. Pardun 1 H. Rosenbaum 6 J. Washburn 9 C. Stenberg 1 C. Peterson 8 T. Benjamin 4 Totals 30 Birchwood 2 T. Johnson 4 M. Marcinske 4 R. Kipper 1 D. Schulz 0 P. Herricks 0 T. Stanley 2 L. Saldena 2 Totals 13 Score by halves Webster 48 Birchwood 26

3 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 5 3 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 6

FT 2-2 4-5 0-0 6-8 0-1 0-2 0-1 12-19 FT 0-0 4-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-3 0-2 5-9

F 4 1 2 4 1 2 0 14 F 4 2 3 3 1 2 4 19

TP 4 6 12 27 8 22 8 87 TP 8 15 2 3 9 8 4 49

39-87 23-49

Webster 52, Unity 47 Unity 2 J. Flaherty 5 T. Teschendorf 0 L. Flaherty 1 Z. Collins 2 C. Feist 3 D. Sorenson 2 Totals 113 Webster 2 C. Stenberg 0 H. Rosenbaum 4 J. Washburn 8 C. Peterson 1 Totals 13 Score by halves Unity 23 Webster 18

3 3 1 0 1 1 0 6 3 0 2 0 2 4

FT 0-0 0-0 3-6 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-6 FT 1-4 6-6 6-7 1-2 14-19

24-47 34-52

F 1 1 4 4 3 2 15 F 3 2 3 1 9

TP 19 3 5 7 9 4 47 TP 1 20 22 9 52

Girls Basketball Grantsburg 50 Siren 47 Grantsburg 2 Chenal 1 Ohnstad 6 Lee 1 Gronski 1 Bock 3 Quimby 6 Watt 1 Totals 19 Siren 2 P. McKnight 1 V. Rightman 0 M. Nichols 0 A. Lightfeather 0 M. Thiex 2 K. Lightfeather 2 H. Lemieux 0 C. Maslow 5 J. Nelson 0 Totals 10 Score by halves Grantsburg 30 Siren 20

3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 5

FT 0-0 7-10 0-2 3-9 2-2 0-1 0-1 12-25 FT 6-15 0-0 0-0 1-4 0-3 0-1 1-2 4-10 0-0 12-35

F 5 3 1 2 2 5 5 23 F 3 3 5 0 0 2 0 5 3 21

TP 2 19 2 5 8 12 2 50 TP 14 0 3 1 4 4 7 14 0 47

3 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1

FT 1-1 0-0 0-0 2-2 2-2 0-0 1-3 0-0 1-2 7-10 FT 0-0 0-0 3-4 0-0 0-0 2-6 0-0 0-2 5-12

F 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 2 1 11 F 1 3 3 0 3 2 1 1 14

TP 13 10 6 2 13 3 19 0 1 67 TP 0 2 7 4 0 6 7 2 28

32-67 15-28

2 1 0 1

3 0 0 0

FT 7-10 0-0 4-8

1-2 0-0 3-3 0-0 0-1 0-1 2-2 17-27 FT 0-0 2-2 0-0 1-6 1-2 0-0 1-2 1-2 4-5 10-19

1 1 0 2 4 5 1 23 F 3 3 2 2 2 5 1 0 4 22

1 0 5 12 2 4 2 41 TP 2 4 2 1 11 0 4 5 17 46

Unity 2 A. Lowe 0 R. Sorensen 3 S. Albrecht 0 S. Swaonson 8 S. Stryker 0 L. Tilton 0 D. Merrill 0 M. Nelson 7 M. Strange 3 S. Bader 0 Totals 24 Webster 2 J. Gomulak 1 H. McDowell 0 M. Mosher 0 G. McCool 1 B. Hetfeld 2 A. Daniels 0 J. Gavin 7 M. Buffington 2 Totals 13 Score by halves Unity 35 Webster 22

3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4

FT 0-0 1-4 0-0 5-6 2-2 0-0 0-0 3-5 2-2 2-2 15-21 FT 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-4 1-4 0-0 0-0 3-10

F 5 4 0

TP 9 0 6

Webster J. Gomulak H. McDowell M. Mosher G. McCool L. Chenal B. Hetfeld

2 0 1 1 2 0 2

F 1 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 12 F 0 2 3 2 1 0 2 2 10

TP 0 13 0 21 2 0 0 17 14 2 69 TP 2 9 0 2 6 1 14 7 41

34-69 19-41

3 1 6 0 0 0 0

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

A. Daniels 0 J. Gavin 3 M. Buffington 2 M. Mulroy 0 Totals 11 Siren 2 P. McKnight 1 V. Rightman 1 M. Nichols 1 A. Lightfeather 1 M. Thiex 1 K. Lightfeather 0 C. Maslow 1 J. Nelson 0 Totals 6 Score by halves Webster 25 Siren 15

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

1-2 2-4 0-0 0-0 9-21 FT 2-8 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-6 7-16

0 1 4 2 15 F 1 0 0 2 3 1 4 1 12

1 8 4 0 52 TP 7 4 8 2 2 0 2 3 28

27-52 13-28

Boys Hockey

23-41 24-46

Webster 52, Siren 28

Luck 46, Siren 41 Siren P. McKnight V. Rightman M. Nichols

0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4

Unity 69, Webster 41

20-50 27-47

St. Croix Falls 67, Grantsburg 28 St. Croix Falls 2 K. Miron 3 J. Kahl 5 B. Bergmann 3 J. Coen 0 E. McCurdy 1 L. Neuman 0 O. Miron 9 A. Edwards 0 E. Cooper 0 Totals 24 Grantsburg 2 Rombach 0 Chenal 1 Ohnstad 2 Lee 2 Gronski 0 Brock 2 Quimby 2 Watt 1 Totals 10 Score by halves St. Croix Falls 35 Grantsburg 13

A. Lightfeather 0 M. Thiex 0 K. Lightfeather 1 H. Lemieux K. Sybers 1 C. Maslow 2 J. Nelson 0 Totals 6 Luck 2 Christensen 1 Melin 1 Engstrand 1 Delany 0 Thoreson 5 E. Johnson 0 A. Johnson 0 Uhlig 2 Asper 2 Totals 12 Score by halves Siren 18 Luck 22

F 1 2 3 1 1 0

TP 6 22 2 5 0 8

Baldwin-Woodville 7, Blizzard 6 (OT) BW 2 2 2 1-7 Blizzard 4 0 2 0-6 PERIOD 1: BW-Tate Nyhus (Wyatt Sundby), even strength, 5:30; Blizzard-David Doty (Bryce Roufs, Jared Lee), even strength, 7:30; Blizzard-Doty (Lee, Dawson Van Meter), even strength, 9:45; Blizzard-Doty (Lee, Lukas Hunter), even strength, 14:36; BW-Sundby (Ale Bishop), short handed, 16:19; Blizzard-Luke Trittelwitz (Trent Zenzen, Van Meter), power play, 16:57. PERIOD 2: BW-Bishop (Jake Carlson), short handed, 7:57; BW-Zac Holme (unassisted), even strength, 15:08. PERIOD 3: Blizzard-Roufs (Will Gerber), even strength, 2:40; Blizzard-Doty (Roufs, Hunter), even strength, 4:09; BW-Bazi Cook (Eric Day), even strength, 5:01; BW-Cook (Eric Lay, Parker Renz), even strength, 7:36; OT: BW-Rens (unassisted), even strength, 3:17. Penalties: Blizzard, 3 for 6 minutes; BB, 4 for 14 minutes. Goalies: Blizzard-Caleb Johnson, 43-50; BW-Jacob Anderson, 22-28. Somerset 4, Blizzard 3 Somerset 0 1 3-4 Blizzard 0 2 1-3 PERIOD 1: No scoring. PERIOD 2: Blizzard-Bryce Roufs (Carter Johnson), even strength, 8:05; Blizzard-Dawson Van Meter (Jared Lee), even strength, 15:54; Somerset-Antonio Gomez (Owen McDonough), even

strength, 16:57. PERIOD 3: Somerset-Gomez (Dominic Abbott, Jordan Brown), even strength, 0:47; Somerset-Jackson Haukom (Kieran DeFoe, AJ Simpkins), even strength, 9:54; Somerset-DeFoe (Cody Anderson), even strength, 10:02; Blizzard-Roufs (Will Gerber), even strength, 12:42 Penalties: Blizzard, 4 for 8 minutes; Somerset 8 for 16 minutes. Goalies: Blizzard-Caleb Johnson, 53-57; Somerset, Kaleb Bents, 25-28.

Gymnastics Ashland Valentine Invitational Results Feb. 9 Team Scores: 1. Ashland 130.950; 2. Grantsburg-Luck-Unity-Webster 127.725; 3. Medford 124.725; 4. Antigo 121.125; 5. Rhinelander 119.275; 6. Superior 113.825; 7. Chequamegon 90.875; 8. Lakeland 72.725. VAULT: Grace Gerber 9.1; Jeni Petersen 8.850; Amy Harmon 8.225; Kate Weiss 8.150; Alethea Simmons 7.8. UNEVEN BARS: Gerber 8.45; J. Petersen 7.4; Harmon 7.15; Weiss 6.6. BEAM: Gerber 8.8; J. Petersen 8.8; Weiss 7.1; Harmon 6.95; Simmons 9.95. FLOOR EXERCISE: J. Petersen 8.95; Gerber 8.0; Weiss 8.0; Harmon 7.2; Simmons 7.0. ALL AROUND: Gerber 34.350; J. Petersen 34.00; Weiss 29.85; Harmon 29.525; Simmons 21.750.

Wrestling Amery Regional Tournament February 9 Team scores 1. Osceola 236.5; 2. Amery233; 3. St. Croix Central 156.5; 4. Luck-Frederic-Grantsburg- Siren 156; 5. Chetek-Weyerhauser-Prairie Farm 102; 6. Somerset 78. 106, Nolan Johnson, 3-1, second place. 113, Taedon Nichols, 3-0, first place. 120, Logan Czech, 2-1, fifth place. 132, Landyn Johnson, 2-1, second place. 138, Hunter Sellent, 2-1, third place. 145, Gavin Fredericks, 2-1, fifth place. 152, Merlin Hibbs, 2-1, second place. 182, Brad Lucas, 3-1, second place. 195, Dominic Caroon, 2-1, third place. 220, Ben Berglund, 2-1, third place.

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Vos, Fitzgerald push for tolling to fund roads TODD RICHMOND

MADISON — The Wisconsin Legislature’s top Republicans promised last week they wouldn’t quarrel among themselves again over transportation funding during state budget deliberations and advocated for toll roads as a means of generating enough money to fix deteriorating roads. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald appeared at a Wisconsin Counties Association roundtable discussion in Madison along with Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz and Senate Minority Leader Jennifer Shilling. Vos pledged that Assembly and Senate Republicans wouldn’t fight about transportation funding as lawmakers craft the 2019-21 state budget. Infighting between the two caucuses over how to

fill a $1 billion shortfall in the transportation budget delayed the current state budget by nearly three months in 2017. Assembly Republicans proposed raising more revenue with a gas tax increase, but then-GOP Gov. Scott Walker threatened to veto such an increase and Senate Republicans backed him up. The caucuses ultimately decided to largely follow Walker’s plan to borrow more money and delay projects. Walker used his veto pen to erase a $2.5 million study on tolling from the spending plan, a move Vos called a mistake. “The Assembly Republicans and Senate Republicans are not going to fight about transportation,” Vos said. “None of my views have changed. We need long-term answers. This will not divide Republicans.” Fitzgerald said raising the gas tax wouldn’t be enough.

“I don’t see how any state solves the issue without some sort of open-road tolling,” he said. “Now you’re talking about generating billions of dollars instead of millions. Even with a 10-cent gas tax increase, that’s not going to get it done.” Vos told reporters after the event last week he wants to complete the study that Walker vetoed to see how much revenue tolling could raise, but that he believes tolls could be set up across “an awful lot of Wisconsin.” New Democratic Gov. Tony Evers is considering raising the gas tax and other fees to pay for transportation needs. Last month, Evers formed a task force to study transportation funding. Vos ridiculed that move as “cute,” saying they won’t come up with anything new and Evers should be talking directly to Republican leaders about solutions.

Hintz warned the WCA audience that lawmakers can’t solve the problem and can only hope to manage it. He dismissed the GOP leaders’ remarks during a question-and-answer session with reporters, saying Fitzgerald and Vos have been talking about tolling for years. He said tolling would take money to set up and “won’t happen tomorrow.” A gas tax increase would generate revenue more quickly, he said. “We need money now,” he said. Vos told reporters that he thinks a gas tax increase would be a short-term fix, at best. “If we don’t have a long-term answer like tolling or something similar to that,” he said, “all we’re doing is putting a Band-Aid on a gaping wound.”

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Northwest Alliance Workshop For a second year, Northwest Alliance Community Foundation is partnering with the Mental Health Task Force of Polk County to offer an afternoon workshop on an important aspect of mental health - resiliency. What is it? Why is it important? How can we strengthen resiliency in ourselves and others? Staff from the Mental Health Task Force and Northwest Passage will bring their expertise to our table. When: February 28, 2019 from 1:00 – 4:00 Where: Polk County Government Center, East Conference Room (2nd floor), 100 Polk County Plaza, Balsam Lake, WI 54810 Cost: $10 per person Registering and paying in advance ensures your place and helps us with planning. • Online using PayPal - http://www. northwestalliancecf.org/ . Then, please email us with the name(s) of those attending this workshop - hq@northwestalliancecf.org. • If you need to pay by check, please send it to: NACF, PO Box 111, Frederic, WI 54837. Please include the names of the individuals who will

be attending the training from your organization. This workshop is for nonprofits, teachers, law enforcement, county employees, healthcare workers, community leaders and the public to gain an understanding of resiliency and learn tools to address it. The event is open to anyone who wants to join the conversation. “You know what’s wicked cool about a progressive understanding of resilience?! It means that we have control over building/ strengthening it in ourselves and in the people who we work with! It means that it’s not about hoping/praying that we are one of the lucky ones who happen to be resilient. We can actually work to create a more resilient world and everyone, I mean everyone, has access to the incredible phenomena of being a survivor instead of a victim!!!!!!!” Angela Fredrickson, Northwest Passage 2019

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High hopes as Milwaukee Brewers begin spring training JAY COHEN

David Stearns is a popular guy these days. At the grocery store. Pumping gas for his car. Out for lunch or dinner. Everyone wants to talk about the Milwaukee Brewers. “They are excited for the start of baseball season,” said Stearns, who was promoted to president of baseball operations last month. “They are excited to see what can happen this year. From my perspective, that’s all I can ask. It’s a great feeling for all of us to recognize the level of engagement our fan base has. It certainly makes the job that much more enjoyable when that kind of response occurs.” Next up is the hard part. Milwaukee is looking to build on a breakthrough season after it won the NL Central last year and made it all the way to the NL Championship Series before losing to the Los Angeles Dodgers in seven games. Reigning NL MVP Christian Yelich anchors a potent lineup, and right-hander Jimmy Nelson could help the rotation after he missed last season following surgery on his right shoulder. But the Brewers haven’t made consecutive playoff appearances since 1982 and 1983, and the already tough NL Central looks even better than it did a year ago. “We were close. We got really close to what we wanted to accomplish as a team,” Yelich said. “We have had some time to sit back and reflect on the season and those feelings. You want those feelings again.” Pitchers and catchers report to Phoenix on Thursday, and the first full-squad workout for Milwaukee is Feb. 19.

NEW LOOK The Brewers upgraded their catching situation when they finalized an $18.25 million, one-year contract with Yasmani Grandal in January. The 30-year-old Grandal hit .241 with 24 homers and 68 RBIs last year for the Dodgers. But the switch hitter struggled in the playoffs at the plate and behind the dish. “He’s right there with any catcher in baseball as far as being one of the best catchers in the game on both sides of the ball,” outfielder Ryan Braun said. “He makes us significantly better. It’s an exciting move.” Manny Pina, veteran journeyman Erik Kratz, and prospect Jacob Nottingham also are in the mix behind the plate.

THEY’RE SET Overshadowed a bit by Yelich’s MVP performance, Lorenzo Cain also delivered in his first season with Milwaukee after agreeing to an $80 million, five-year contract in free agency. The smooth center fielder set career highs with a .308 batting average, a .395 on-base percentage and 30 steals. Cain helps set the table for the middle of Milwaukee’s order, so the Brewers are hoping for a similar performance in 2019. “Whatever happened last year is over with,” Cain said. “It’s time to turn the page and get ready for this year.” THEY’RE NOT Orlando Arcia struggled for much of last season, but he was great in September and October. The 24-year-old shortstop hit .333 with three homers and four RBIs during Milwaukee’s run to the NLCS. Manager Craig Counsell thinks Arcia could help the lineup reach another level if he can perform like he did at the end of last year. “There were some struggles and some rough patches and he finished as the best Orlando Arcia we’ve seen in a Brewer uniform,” Counsell said.

ROOKIES TO WATCH Keston Hiura is expected to begin the season with Triple-A San Antonio, but the sweet-swinging second baseman could help Milwaukee this summer. The 22-year-old Hiura, who was selected by the Brewers with the ninth pick in the 2017 draft, is considered one of baseball’s top hitting prospects after he batted .293 with 13 homers and 43 RBIs in 123 games over two minor league stops last year.

BROTHERLY LOVE The Brewers got Ben Gamel in a December trade with Seattle. The 26-year-old outfielder hit .272 in 101 games with the Mariners last year. Gamel’s brother, Mat, played for Milwaukee for parts of five seasons. “He was really excited. I grew up following the Brewers because of him,” Ben Gamel said.

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Obscure Wisconsin board reverses climate change ban SCOTT BAUER

MADISON — An obscure Wisconsin board voted to lift a ban on its employees working on climate change during state time that was put in place by Republicans to target the daughter of Earth Day founder Gaylord Nelson, who was the board’s executive director. The state Board of Commissioners of Public Lands instituted the ban in 2015, driven by concerns from two Republican office holders. Newly elected Democrats who replaced them on the board last month joined with Democratic Secretary of State Doug La Follette on Monday in unanimously reversing the ban. Not taking climate change into consideration is “completely reckless,” said board chairwoman and state Treasurer Sarah Godlewski on Friday. She, La Follette, and Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul voted to overturn the ban that covered work done by the board’s nine employees. The board provides money from a $1.2 billion endowment fund for school libraries and makes loans to municipalities and school districts. It also manages 77,000 acres of timber land. Godlewski said the climate change ban was making it hard for them to make sound decisions about state lands. Removing it is about fulfilling a responsibility to manage state assets properly, Godlewski said. The ban was put in place when the board’s executive director was Tia Nelson, the daughter of the late Gaylord Nelson, a U.S. senator from Wisconsin who founded Earth Day. Tia Nelson left the job three months after the ban was enacted. Republicans on the board who voted for the ban in 2015 were then-Attorney General Brad Schimel and Treasurer Matt Adamcyzk. Kaul defeated Schimel and Adamcyzk ran for the state Assembly rather than seek re-election as treasurer. He was defeated. Adamcyzk proposed the ban, saying at the time he was upset that Nelson worked on global warming issues on board time. She was co-chair of a global warming task force created by then-Gov. Jim Doyle in 2007 and said in 2015 that she had done no work on the issue since that group disbanded in 2008. Adamcyzk said in defense of the ban that global warming had nothing to do with the board’s mission. Last year, investment income provided $35.7 million to school libraries across Wisconsin. The board also loans municipalities and school districts money for public purpose projects. In addition to repealing the global warming ban, the board also voted to accept applications from school districts looking to finance energy efficiency projects. The move comes as Godlewski has been trying to raise the profile of the treasurer’s office, which had its duties severely curtailed in recent years by the Republican-controlled Legislature. Voters last year rejected a constitutional amendment to eliminate the office, something Godlewski campaigned against before she decided to run for the office. Serving as one of three members of the public lands board is the treasurer’s only remaining constitutional duty.

Dad of accused killer, kidnapper asks for prayers for victim BARRON — The father of the man accused of holding a 13-year-old Wisconsin girl captive for nearly three months after killing her parents is asking people to pray for the girl’s healing. Patrick Patterson told ABC News that he wants Jayme Closs and her relatives to know his family’s hearts are broken for them. Patterson says he’s “very sorry for everything that has happened.” Patterson spoke after his 21-year-old son, Jake Patterson, appeared in Barron County Circuit Court on Wednesday to waive his right to a preliminary hearing in the case. The younger Patterson is accused of killing James and Denise Closs on Oct. 15. Investigators say he then kidnapped Jayme and held her captive in a remote cabin before she escaped in January.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2019

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SHERIFF

Marjorie Mae Ammend

Robert W. Olson (Beanie)

Marjorie Mae Ammend, a age 88, a resident of Lawsson Manor in Luck, passed a away in her much loved, a adopted home on Friday, F February 8, 2019. She was born on October 115, 1930 in Minneapolis, M Minn., to parents, Leigh a and Gladys (Michelsheck) R Roberts. Marge was married to her h husband, Tom, on January 20, 1951. They were best friends for 61 years and raised four children together. They were a kind, outgoing, and devoted couple who always had fun traveling, dancing, and getting together with friends and neighbors. They took many family trips to go boating on the St. Croix River, skiing, and camping. Marge genuinely loved people and had many lifelong friends who will remember the great fun they had on the creek, the golf course, the lake, and even just in the living room, having cocktails. Marge got her love of duck hunting, fishing, and gardening from her dad, interests she held throughout her life. She was an avid golfer and was the only woman on the Spooner Golf Course Board of Directors. She was also a proud volunteer at the Metropolitan Medical Center in Minneapolis, Minn. She was an animal lover and appreciated the wildlife around her home on Long Lake and in Spooner. She was very attached to the several dogs she and Tom had over the years. Marge was generous with her time, eminently capable, and always willing to lend a hand. Never one to dwell on the negative, Marge approached everything with an open mind and a sense of humor. She was perpetually cheerful, happy, and willing to help or befriend all. It was hard to be with her and not have fun. She possessed a wonderful off beat wit and laughed easily at herself and with others. Her colorful, vibrant personality was reflected in her unique sense of style. She was elected Homecoming Queen by her senior class in 1949 (not that she ever mentioned it), and no doubt could have been the Homecoming Queen of Lawson Manor. Marge was thoroughly loved and will be missed by many. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Thomas; and brother, Thomas. Marjorie is survived by her children: Steve (Cherie) Ammend, Bill (Jayne) Ammend, Nancy (Kent) Krause, and Dave (Maria) Ammend; grandchildren: Christy, Stephanie, Andrea, Brett, Joshua, Andrew, Leslie, and Madeline; her great-grandchildren: Isaiah, Oliver, Nora, Tomas, Mila, and Dahlia; she is also survived by other relatives and friends. A visitation and gathering of friends and family will be Wednesday, February 13, 2019 from 5:00-7:30 p.m. at the Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home, Webster. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Lawson Manor Activity Fund, 625 South 2nd Street, Luck, WI 54853. Arrangements were entrusted to Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home. Online condolences can be made at www.swedberg-taylor.com

Robert W. Olson (Beanie), 668, of Abilene, Texas passed a away unexpectedly on Satu urday, February 2nd, 2019 a at his home. Robert was born on D December 21st, 1950, in P Prescott, Wisconsin. He was tthe third of 5 children. The Olson family moved tto Grantsburg when Robert w was a very young boy and tthis is where they made their home. Robert was very active in three sports in high school and was very successful in both football and wrestling. He also achieved some success in track and field. After graduation Robert ventured off to Gustavus Adolphus. He was a good student and played both college football and wrestled. After a couple years at Gustavus he decided to take a break and came back to Grantsburg. Robert lived here for many years and worked for the local school system for most of those years. He loved being around the kids and the action of the school. He became a very avid outdoorsman. His springs and summers were spent fishing, camping and golfing. He especially loved the fall. Football, and hunting! He was an expert hunter with his bow and even did some bear hunting in Canada with a bow. He had a great love for the outdoors and the men that he shared those times with. Eventually he decided that he was ready to go back to college and warmer climates were calling his name. He enrolled in college in McAllen, Texas. He enjoyed his time in the sun and was a very successful student earning a 4.0 and graduating with honors. After earning his degree, he did a short stint of teaching down in the valley but discovered that wasn’t really his calling. He then made the decision in the early 90s to move as far north as Abilene, Texas where our brother David lives. He quickly found his niche in Abilene and worked as the CFO for multiple car lots in the city. He had many friends there and an active social life but he always missed home, his family, his friends, and the woods. Robert was a generous man, we were told many stories in Texas of people who wouldn’t have made it through college with out Robert’s help, both financially and just sitting beside them helping them with the work. Or families who wouldn’t have had a Christmas without Robert’s generosity, or students who have Wi-Fi for the semester because Robert paid for it for them, the list goes on and on and on. Robert is survived by his older brother David of Abilene, Texas, two sisters, Molly and Penny both of Grantsburg, and many nieces, nephews, and family members that will love and miss him so very much and are so thankful for him in our lives Robert was preceded in death by both parents, Robert W. and Beatrice Olson, and older sister Susan Olson Moline. Funeral services will be held on February, 16 at 1 p.m. at Grace Baptist Church in Grantsburg, WI.

RECENT DEATHS

DEATH NOTICES

January 30, 2019, Christine M. Ott, 71, Village of Grantsburg. February 2, 2019 Margaret L. Frazee, 86, Town of Swiss.

Donna M. LaPlante Donna M. LaPlante, age 79, of Danbury, WI, passed away on Monday, February 11, 2019. A full obituary to follow. A visitation will be held on Friday, February 15, 2019 from 5-8:00 p.m. with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. at Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home in Webster, WI. A Funeral Mass will be held on Saturday, February 16, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. (visitation from 10-11:00 a.m.) at St. John’s the Baptist Catholic Church in Webster with Father Randall Knauf officiating. Interment will be held at St. John’s Catholic Cemetery. Arrangements have been entrsuted to Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home, Webster, WI. Online condolences may be expressed at www.swedberg-taylor.com

Incidents • Feb. 4, Garrett Garvin, 35, Cumberland, was arrested for failure to appear. • Feb. 5, Steven Halvorsen, 47, Grantsburg, was arrested for probation violation. • Feb. 6, Rikki Benjamin, 25, Shell Lake, was arrested for operating while intoxicated and failure to notify police of an accident. • Feb. 7, Windy Salmon, 58, Siren, was arrested for probation violation. • Feb. 7, Dennis Lesarge, 39, Webster, was arrested for probation violation. • Feb. 8, Drew Jaspers, 31, Grantsburg, was issued a probation warrant for probation violation. • Feb. 8, Kaylee Jennissen, 27, Danbury, was arrested for probation violation. • Feb. 8, Joseph Matrious, 37, Danbury, was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia.

• Feb. 9, Mark Wegge, 59, Eagan, Minn., was arrested for operating a snowmobile while intoxicated. • Feb. 9, Andrew Wellman, 27, Webster, was arrested for operating while intoxicated. • Feb. 10, Ingrid Palecek, 56, Mahtomedi, Minn., was arrested for disorderly conduct. • Feb. 10, Shawn Penders, 55, Mahtomedi, Minn., was arrested for disorderly conduct and domestic abuse. • Feb. 10, Adam Kemp, 39, Shell Lake, was arrested for disorderly conduct and domestic abuse. • Feb. 10, Daniel Songetay, 40, Danbury, was issued an arrest warrant for probation violation.

Warrants issued the week of Jan. 30

Theresa Kegel, 43; Lorenzo Merrill, 33; Polly Siers, 57; Billy Snyder, 30.

COURT Criminal

$330.50.

Issuing a worthless check

Theft of movable property <= $2500

• Deborah J. Diver, 55, Bemidji, Minn., pleaded no contest and was fined $625.21.

• Stephanie L. Nelson, 43, Frederic, pleaded guilty, was fined $580.65, and sentenced to one year probation.

Operating while intoxicated • Raymond M. Heller, 33, Siren, pleaded guilty, was fined $3264, had his license revoked for two years and an ignition interlock installed, and was sentenced to 45 days in jail.

Disorderly Conduct • Amy Kitchenmaster, 31, Webster, pleaded no contest and was fined

Impersonating a peace officer • Bradley C. Young, 35, Danbury, pleaded guilty and was fined $500.

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

WEBSTER PD Week of Jan. 27 Total number of incidents handled: 21 Assist Other Agency 3 Battery: 1 Child Abuse: 1

Dog Complaint: 1 Harassment: 1 Medical: 3 Miscellaneous: 1 Traffic: 10

Wendy Dee Preston Wendy Dee Preston, age 56, of Siren, WI, passed away on Saturday, February 9, 2019. At this time, no services will be held. Arrangements have been entrusted to Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home, Siren, WI. Online condolences may be expressed at www. swedberg-taylor.com

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PUBLIC NOTICES STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT BURNETT COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF Judith Lee Haswell Notice Setting Time to Hear Application and Deadline for Filing Claims (Informal Administration) Case No. 2019PR07 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for informal administration was filed. 2. The decedent, with date of birth August 29, 1947 and date of death January 23, 2019, was domiciled in Burnett County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 14773 Skog Road, Grantsburg, WI 54840. 3. The application will be heard at the Burnett County Courthouse, Siren, Wisconsin, Room 205, before Jennifer C. Faber,

Probate Registrar, on March 29, 2019 at 8:30 a.m. 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 decedentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s estate is May 13, 2019. 5. A claim may be filed at the Burnett County Courthouse, 7410 County Road K #110, Siren, WI 54872. 6. This publication is notice to any persons whose names or addresses are unknown. Ryan M. Benson, Attorney at Law Benson Law Office, LTD. P.O. Box 370 Siren, WI 54872 715-349-5215 Bar Number 1036463 WNAXLP (Feb. 13, 20, 27)

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS PROJECT INFORMATION Owner: Town of Wood River 23610 N Alpha Drive Grantsburg, Wisconsin 54840 Project: New Town Hall and Town Shop 11610 State Road 70 Grantsburg, Wisconsin 54840 Architect: Craig Selander, Architect, LLC 12860 Carl Berg Road Grantsburg, WI, 54840 (715) 463-3151 Date: February 4, 2019 PROJECT DESCRIPTION Bids will be received by the Town of Wood River for a single prime contract covering General Construction including Demolition, Site Work, Mechanical and Electrical Work. The proposed building is a 4,600 square foot town hall and town shop. Proposals are to be in the form of a single lump sum price and submitted on the Bid Form provided. BID SECURITY A bid security shall be submitted with each bid in the amount of 5 percent of the bid amount. The bid security is to be a bid bond. A cashierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s check is not acceptable as a bid security. PREBID MEETING A Prebid meeting for all bidders will be held at the existing Town Hall Building located at 11610 State Road 70, Grantsburg, WI 54840 on Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. All bidding contractors and sub-contractors are encouraged to attend. DOCUMENTS Procurement of Electronic Bid Documents: Contact Craig Selander, Architect, LLC, by phone at 715-463-3151 or email craig@selander-architect.com. An electronic PDF file of the Project Manual and Drawings will be submitted to bidders and suppliers requesting documents at no cost. Procurement of Printed Bid Documents: Available by contacting DigiCOPY 1033 West Clairemont Avenue, Eau Claire, WI 54701 by phone at 715-552-3444. Only complete sets of documents will be issued. Printing and shipping costs will be the responsibility of the Bidder. Viewing of Bid Documents: By appointment at the office of Craig Selander, Architect, LLC, 12860 Carl Berg Road, Grantsburg, WI 54840, 715-463-3151. TIME OF COMPLETION It is anticipated construction can start in mid-April, weather permitting. Substantial Completion is to be complete on or before October 15, 2019. BIDDER'S QUALIFICATIONS Prime Contractors bidding the project are to complete a Statement of Contractorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Qualifications and include with their bid. A copy of the Statement of Contractorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Qualifications is bound in Project Manual. Bidders must be properly licensed under the laws governing their respective trades and be able to obtain insurance and bonds required for the Work. A Performance Bond, a separate Labor and Material Payment Bond, and Insurance in a form acceptable to Owner will be required of the successful Bidder. BID SUBMITTAL AND OPENING The Owner will receive sealed bids no later than 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at the Town of Wood River Town Hall, 11610 State Road 70, Grantsburg, WI 54840. Each bidder is to submit their bid on the Bid Form included in the Project Manual with required related information. Bids received will be thereafter publicly opened and read aloud. No bids may be withdrawn for a period of 60 days after opening of bids. The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive informalities and irregularities, and to accept the Bid which, in the Ownerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s judgement, is in the Ownerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best interest. NOTIFICATION The Town of Wood River shall govern submittal, opening, and award of bids. This Advertisement for Bids is issued by the Town of Wood River and Craig Selander, Architect, LLC. WNAXLP

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

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Wells Fargo Bank, NA Plaintiff, vs. Jessica J. Angel Defendant. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Case No. 18-CV-000035 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on August 8, 2018 in the amount of $166,811.85 the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: May 12, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. TERMS: Pursuant to said judgment, 10% of the successful bid must be paid to the sheriff at the sale in cash, cashier's check or certified funds, payable to the clerk of courts (personal checks cannot and will not be accepted). The balance of the successful bid must be paid to the clerk of courts in cash, cashier's check or certified funds no later than ten days after the court's confirmation of the sale or else the 10% down payment is forfeited to the plaintiff. The property is sold 'as is' and subject to all liens and encumbrances. PLACE: Burnett County Government Center DESCRIPTION: The East One-half of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 36, Township 39 North, Range 14 West (in the Town of Rusk), Burnett County, Wisconsin, except that part conveyed to the State of Wisconsin for highway purposes, in

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Volume 215 of Records, Page 503, as Document No. 156004. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1068 Hwy 70, Spooner, WI 54801 DATED: January 3, 2019 Gray & Associates, L.L.P. Attorneys for Plaintiff 16345 West Glendale Drive New Berlin, WI 53151-2841 (414) 224-8404 Please go to www.gray-law. com to obtain the bid for this sale. Gray & Associates, L.L.P. is attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. If you have previously received a discharge in a chapter 7 bankruptcy case, this communication should not be construed as an attempt to hold you personally liable for the debt. WNAXLP (Feb. 6, 13, 20)

STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT BURNETT COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF Dennis Charles Lindner Notice to Creditors (Informal Administration) PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for informal administration was filed. 2. The decedent, with date of birth December 15, 1950 and date of death September 20, 2018, was domiciled in Burnett County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 28118 Lake Ave, Danbury, WI 54830. 3. All interested persons have waived notice. 4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is April 29, 2019.

OFFICIAL NOTICE ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS ASPHALT PAVEMENT TOWN OF WEBB LAKE Pursuant to Wisconsin State Statute Chapter 985, notice is hereby given that the Town of Webb Lake, Burnett County, Wisconsin, will receive sealed bids for the following project until 6:00 PM local time on Friday, March 1, 2019. Bids should be submitted to Carl Meister, Road Foreman, Town of Webb Lake, 31000 Namekagon Trail, Webb Lake, WI 54830. Bids will be publicly opened at the town board meeting which starts at 6:00 PM, March 4, 2019 at the Webb Lake Town Hall, 31000 Namekagon Trail, Webb Lake, WI. This is LRIP Project #14202. PROJECT DESCRIPTION • Furnish and install approximately 900 tons of WisDOT 4 LT 58-34 S Hot mix Asphaltic Pavement on approximately .75 mile on Lake 26 Road (Crystal Lake Road west to town line of Webb Lake and Swiss). The pavement shall be a minimum of 20 feet wide, 2 ½ inch compacted thickness and a 2% slope crown. • All work shall be completed no later than November 1, 2019. The work schedule will be mutually agreed to by the Town of Webb Lake and the successful bidder. Item No. Description Units Qty 460.1100 HMA Pavement, 4 LT 58-34 S Tons 900 The bidder's unit price bid shall include all costs associated with producing, hauling, and placing the material including, but not limited to, mobilizing and demobilizing labor and equipment required to produce, haul, and place the material; costs of quality control testing and reporting; costs to produce the material to the specifications; traffic control; costs of permitting, licensing, and reporting as required; all overhead, profit and administrative costs; and any other incidental items required for the work as specified. The work shall be completed in accordance with the latest edition of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Contruction, Part 1 and Part 4. An Engineer's certification may be required certifying the completed work meets DOT specifications with a 10 year design life. The Town of Webb Lake reserves the right to reject any and all bids to waive any informality in the bidding process or accepting bids which best serves the interest WNAXLP of the town.

5. A claim may be filed at the Burnett County Courthouse, Siren. Wisconsin, Room 214. Thomas O. Mulligan PO Box 457 Spooner, WI 54801 715-635-8004 Bar Number 101352 WNAXLP (Feb. 6, 13, 20)

STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT BURNETT COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF Marcella D. Trott Notice to Creditors (Informal Administration) PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for informal administration was filed. 2. The decedent, with date of birth January 10, 1923 and date of death January 13, 2019, was domiciled in Burnett County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 24510 Herman Johnson Road, Siren, WI 54872. 3. All interested persons have waived notice. 4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is April 29, 2019. 5. A claim may be filed at the Burnett County Courthouse, 7410 County Road K, Siren. Wisconsin, Room 110. /s/ Jennifer Faber Register in Probate/Juvenile Clerk January 30, 2019 Ryan M. Benson, Attorney at Law Benson Law Office, LTD PO Box 370 Siren, WI 54872 715-349-5215 Bar Number 1036463 WNAXLP (Feb. 6, 13, 20)

STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT BURNETT COUNTY Old National Bank Plaintiff, vs. Eddie Siebenthal, Personal Representative for the Estate of Zachary J. Meyer, deceased, and Estate of Zachary J. Meyer, Defendants. NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Case No. 18CV99 Case Code: 30404 Judge: Melissia R. Mogen PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a Judgment of Foreclosure entered September 28, 2018, in the amount of $90,521.32, the Burnett County Sheriff will sell the described property at public auction as follows: DATE/TIME: March 12, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. PLACE: Lobby of the Burnett County Government Center 7410 County Road K, Siren, WI 54872 TERMS: 10% of successful bid must be paid to the Sheriff at sale in cash or by certified check. Balance due within 10 days of court approval. Purchaser is responsible for payment of all transfer taxes and recording fees. Sale is AS IS in all respects and subject to all liens and encumbrances. If the sale is set aside, the Purchas-

er may be entitled to only a return of the sale deposit less any applicable fees and costs and shall have no other recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee’s attorney. DESCRIPTION: A parcel of land in the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (SW¼ SW¼), Section Sixteen (16), Township Thirty-eight (38) North, Range Eighteen (18) West, Town of Wood River, Burnett County, Wisconsin, described as follows: Beginning at a point about 2 rods south of the Northwest corner of the SW¼ SW¼, 16-38-18, being the center of the channel of Wood River, thence south on the section line between Sections 16 and 17 to the Southwest corner of said Section 16, thence East 70 rods, thence North 8 rods, thence East 10 rods, thence North 10 rods to the center of the channel of Wood River, thence along the channel of said river to the place of beginning, EXCEPTING the West 760 feet thereof and further excepting the Highway right-of-way described in Volume 488, page 277, Burnett County, Wisconsin Records. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 12130 State Rd. 70, Grantsburg, WI 54840 The common address is for reference purposes only. /s/ Tracy Finch Burnett County Sheriff Eckberg Lammers is attempting to collect a debt on our client’s behalf and any information we obtain will be used for that purpose. If you are currently in bankruptcy or have been discharged in bankruptcy, this is not an attempt to collect the debt from you personally Drafted by: Eckberg Lammers, P.C. Nicholas J. Vivian (#1047165) Attorneys for Plaintiff 430 Second Street Hudson, WI 54016 (715) 386-3733WNAXLP (Feb. 6, 13, 20)

STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT BURNETT COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF John R. Swedberg, Jr. Notice Setting Time to Hear Application and Deadline for Filing Claims (Informal Administration) Case 19PR06 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for informal administration was filed. 2. The decedent, with date of birth March 4, 1941 and date of death December 13, 2018, was domiciled in Burnett County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 6713 County Road X, Webster, WI 54893. 3. The application will be heard at the Burnett County Courthouse, Siren, WI, Room 205, before Jennifer C. Faber, Probate Registrar, on March 22, 2019 at 8:30 a.m. You do not need to appear unless you object. The application may be granted if there is no objection.

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4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is May 6, 2019. 5. A claim may be filed at the Burnett County Courthouse, 7410 County Road K, Siren. WI 54872. 6. This publication is notice to any persons whose names or address are unknown. If your require reasonable accommodations due to a disability to participate in the court process, please call 715-349-2177 prior to the scheduled court date. Please note that the court does not provide transportation. /s/ Jennifer Faber Register in Probate/Juvenile Clerk February 5, 2019 Ryan M. Benson, Attorney at Law Benson Law Office, LTD PO Box 370 Siren, WI 54872 715-349-5215 Bar Number 1036463 WNAXLP (Feb. 13, 20, 27)

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice of Public Hearing, State of Wisconsin, County of Burnett, Tuesday, March 5, 2019, at 9:00 a.m., at the Burnett County Government Center in Room 165, Town of Meenon, Siren, Wisconsin, regarding the following: BURNETT COUNTY LAND USE/SHORELAND PROTECTION ORDINANCES 1. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT #CUP-19-03 – ST CROIX ENTERPRISES LLC Public notice is hereby given to all persons in the Town of Daniels, Burnett County, Wisconsin, that Justin Kaufenberg on behalf of St Croix Enterprises LLC has made application for a conditional use permit per the terms of the Burnett County Land Use Code of Ordinances to construct a 40’x70’ mini-storage rental building, located at 9301 Waldora Rd, in the A-2 zoning district, that part of the NE ¼ of the NW ¼ lying North and West of State Rd 70, Section 22, T38N R17W. 2. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT #CUP-19-04 – WOOD LAKE CAMP & RV LLC Public notice is hereby given to all persons in the Town of Wood River, Burnett County, Wisconsin, that Jeff Sventek on behalf of Wood Lake Camp & RV LLC has made application for a conditional use permit per the terms of the Burnett County Land Use and Shoreland Protection Code of Ordinances for a campground with up to 27 park model seasonal camping units and with up to 25 camping units for overnight camping (a total of 52 units), and continuing to use the buildings on the parcels as a camp/resort type use, on Wood Lake, located at 22460 Assembly Dr, in the F-1 zoning district, East ½ of the SE ¼ of the SE ¼ except CSM Volume 27, Page 47, the East 2 rods of the West ½ of the SE ¼

of the SE ¼, in Section 33, and a parcel in Government Lot 3 except CSM Volume 27, Page 47, in Section 34, T38N R18W. Burnett County Land Use and Information Committee Siren, WI Dated this 7th day of February, 2019 WNAXLP (Feb. 13, 20)

STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT BARRON COUNTY

OneMain Financial Group, LLC 602 South Main Street, Suite B Rice Lake, WI 54868 Plaitiff, vs. Jeremy Paulson 12389 County Road D Grantsburg, WI 54840 Defendant. Publication Summons Small Claims Under Dollar Limit Code #31001 Case 19SC24 You are being sued by the above mentioned creditor in the Small Claims Court of Barron County, at the Barron Courthouse, 1420 Hwy 25 N, Barron, WI 54812. A hearing will be held at 11:00 a.m. on February 25, 2019. If you do not appear, a judgement may be given to the person suing you. (A copy of the claim has been mailed to you at the address listed above.) Dated this February 1, 2019 Matthew J. Tadych Plantiff’s Attorney 5232 W. Oklahoma Avenue, Suite 200 Milwaukee, WI 53219 414-321-1528 State Bar Number 1018717 WNAXLP (Feb. 13)

STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT BURNETT COUNTY

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF Valerian Bernard Schwartz Notice to Creditors (Informal Administration) Case No. 19 PR 01 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for informal administration was filed. 2. The decedent, with date of birth April 15, 1934 and date of death December 24, 2018, was domiciled in Burnett County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 2195 Sunnyside Road, Webb Lake, WI 54830. 3. All interested persons have waived notice. 4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is April 17, 2019. 5. A claim may be filed at the Burnett County Courthouse, 7410 County Road K #110, Siren. WI 54872. /s/ Jennifer Faber Register in Probate/Juvenile Clerk February 7, 2019 Lucas D. Wilson, Esq. Wilson Law, LLC 316 East Main Street Anoka, MN 55303 612-977-3180 Bar Number 1084908 WNAXLP (Feb. 13, 20, 27)

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The Bible is Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Valentine

Kobi Phillipps New Hope Lutheran Grantsburg

Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day originated as a Western Christian feast honoring an early saint named Valentine. One story claims that Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s day comes from a story of a priest who lived in Rome in the 3rd century A.D. The Emperor had decided single men make better soldiers so he outlawed marriage for young men. Priest Valentine began performing marriages in secret to honor God. When the Emperor found out, he had Valentine arrested and put in jail. While in jail he started a friendship with the daughter of his jailer. He was eventually ordered to be executed on February 14, A.D. 269 and before his death it is alleged that he wrote the

young girl a letter and signed it â&#x20AC;&#x153;From Your Valentine.â&#x20AC;? The facts of this account may be true or somewhat fictional. Every year on February 14th we celebrate Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day. In the US Hallmark reports 145 million Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day cards are exchanged. While itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nice to have a special day once a year to express our special love for someone God wants us to receive his eternal love everyday. The Bible is Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Valentine card to all people everywhere, and while Hallmark has some catchy phrases every year about love, they canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t match Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s words. The Bible is a beautiful message of Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eternal love for his people.

Pastor Marilyn Crossfield Worship: 9 am | Sun. School: 9 am (Sept. - May) Wheelchair Accessible

10 - 11 am coffee & fellowship 10:15 - 11 am Sunday School (Sept. - May) A class for all ages | Everyone welcome Communion Every Sunday | Everyone welcome

DAIRYLAND

FREDERIC

THE WOODLAND CHURCH

SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST

GRANTSBURG

Pastor Curtis Denney | 715-327-4956 Benson Rd. | Saturday Service Sabbath Sch. 9:30 am | Worship 11 am

CENTRAL UNITED METHODIST UPPER ST. CROIX PARISH

FIRST LUTHERAN

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

(A Wesleyan Church) | Pastor Earl Leach 715-244-3649 | 33921 State Rd 35 Sunday Worship: 10:30 am Bible Study: 6:30 pm, Wed. with potluck

DANBURY

Pastor Bill Schroeder | 715-635-7791 Cty Rd. H, 1/2 mile N. of Cty. A on H www.lakesidelutheranwi.com Sunday Worship: 9 am (June-Aug), 10 am (Sept-May) Sunday School: 9 am | All welcome Wednesday Outdoor Worship: 7 pm (June-Aug)

Pastor Peter Johnson 7615 County Rd U, Danbury, WI A church of the unchurched for the unchurched Sunday - Soup in the Coop 5:30 pm | Worship 6 pm

Rev. Randall Knauf, Pastor | 715-866-7321 Junction of Cty. Rds A & H Crescent Lake Voyager Village Area Mass: Thurs. 9:30 am | Sun. 8:00 am Reconciliation as per bulletin & by appointment

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

ASKOV CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS Just west of Askov on Hwy. 23 Auxiliary Meetings start at 9:30 am Sacrament Meeting: 11:20 am

ATLAS ATLAS UNITED METHODIST UPPER ST. CROIX PARISH Pastor Kookho Kim & Pastor Ran Yoo 2110 295th Ave. Cty. Rd. B Worship: 11:00 am | Sunday School: 11:15 am

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

CHICKEN COOP CHURCH

FAITH COMMUNITY CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE

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

UNITED METHODIST Rev. Eddie Crise, Sr. Pastor Rev. Thomas Cook, Assoc. Pastor 715-866-8646 | 7520 Water St. www.umc4pt.com | Sunday Worship: 8:45 am

OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP CATHOLIC CHURCH Rev. Randall Knauf, Pastor 715-866-7321 | 7586 St. Rd. 77 Mass: Fri. 9 am & Sat. 4 pm Reconciliation as per bulletin & by appointment

YELLOW LAKE LUTHERAN

Pastor Jody Walter Office: 715-866-7191 | Home: 715-866-4622 10:45 am Church Service | 9 am Sunday School Communion 2nd, 4th & 5th Sunday

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CATHOLIC CHURCH Fr. Joseph Madanu Mass: Sunday 8:30 am Saturday 6:30 pm (Memorial Day - Labor Day)

CHURCH OF CHRIST

715-656-4010 | 7535 Peet St. Sunday - Adult Sunday School: 9 am Morning Service: 10 am | Evening Service: 7 pm Monday - Bible Study: 6:30 pm

IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH

Pastor Kookho Kim & Pastor Ran Yoo 715-463-2624 | Worship 9 am | Fellowship 10 am Christian Ed. Class (all ages) 10:30 am Nursery Available

PILGRAM LUTHERAN FREDERIC (ELCA)

LAKESIDE COMMUNITY LUTHERAN CHURCH, ELCA

SACRED HEART OF JESUS & MARY CATHOLIC CHURCH

I encourage everyone to pick up a Bible and let Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s love flow in. There are countless verses communicating Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s love to us in the Bible each better than the last. I think the most beautiful and probably most well known is John 3:16 â&#x20AC;&#x153;For God so loved the world, that he gave his only son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.â&#x20AC;? Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s how much God loves us! So much that he sent his Son to die on the cross for our sins so that anyone who believes in Jesus will have eternal life with God in Heaven. The Bible is Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Valentine card to you. Will you open it?

LIVING HOPE CHURCH

Minister: Guy McCarty, Gene Olson, Robert Rutherford 107 Elm St. | 715-327-8387 Sunday 9 am - 12 pm Worship & Study

Doug McConnell, Senior Pastor Chris Radtke, Youth Pastor 715-463-5794 Worship: Sunday 9:30 am | Sun. School 11:30 am Held at Grantsburg HS Auditorium

CROSSWALK COMMUNITY CHURCH (EFCA)

FAITH LUTHERAN

Pastor Greg Lund | 715-327-8767 505 Old County Road W www.crosswalkcommunity.org Sunday School 9 am | Worship 10:15 am Look for us on Facebook

ST. LUKEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S UNITED METHODIST Pastor Arveda â&#x20AC;&#x153;Freddieâ&#x20AC;? Kirk Church: 715-327-4436 | Parsonage: 715-327-8383 Sunday Worship: 10:30 am | Fellowship following Wed. Service: 5:15 pm | Church Sch: Wed. 3:45 - 5 pm Wheelchair accessible | Childcare available

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

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

Pastors Douglas Olson, Myron Carlson. Danny Wheeler & Ralph Thompson 7615 County Rd. U | 715-866-8281 www.yellowlakelutheranchurch.org Sunday Worship Services: 9:30 am Communion: 1st & 3rd Sunday

WEST SWEDEN GRACE LUTHERAN Pastor John Peterson 1638 345th Ave. | 715-327-4340 Worship 9:15 am | Sunday School 10:30 am Communion 1st & 2nd Sunday

BETHANY LUTHERAN

FALUN

ZION LUTHERAN - BONE LAKE

FIRST BAPTIST

Pastor Mike Fisk | 715-472-8660 5 mi. E. of Frederic on W | 2 mi. S. on I Sun. School 9:15 am | Sun. Worship 10:30 am Communion 1st Sunday Contemporary Service 3rd Sunday

WOOD RIVER CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

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

Pastor Jay Ticknor | 715-463-5746 Worship 11:00 am | Sunday School 9:30 am Nursery is available

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

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

TRINITY LUTHERAN Jay Ticknor, Pastor | 715-689-2271 Worship 9:00 am (Nursery prov.)

EKDALL COMMUNITY CHURCH Dan Shadish, Pastor | 715-463-5408 8 mi. North on Cty. Rd. F, Fire #13295 Sunday Service 9 am | Potluck lunch 10 am Everyone welcome

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

HERTEL

MARKVILLE

SPOONER

WEBSTER

ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH

BEAUTIFUL SAVIOR EV. LUTHERAN CHURCH (WELS)

GRACE UNITED METHODIST

Carl Heidel, Pastor 715-222-6712 | Council Chair: 715-244-3301 Worship: 11 am | Sunday School: 10 am

SIREN ADVENTURE CHURCH

LAKEVIEW UNITED METHODIST Ferdinand B. Serra, Pastor S. of Hertel | Worship & Sunday School: 9 am

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

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

ST. PETER’S LUTHERAN Roger Kastelle, Pastor Hwy. 35 & Cty. Rd. B | 715-472-8190 Sun. Worship Service: 9 am | Sun. School: 10 am

WEST DENMARK LUTHERAN Linda Rozumalski, Pastor | 715-472-2383 1 mi. west of Luck off Cty Rd N on 170th Worship: 10:00 am | Fellowship following Holy Communion: 1st & 3rd Sunday Bring for food shelf.

Lead Pastors: CJ and Cheryl Johnson Assoc. Pastors: Jeremiah and Bek Stavne Care Pastor: Carolyn Marquardt Teens Pastors: Josh and Abby Larsen Kids Pastor: Crystal McDonald 23811 State Rd. 35/PO Box 21 | 715-349-5750 adventurechurchsiren.com Sunday Worship: 9 & 10:30 am

Gene E. Jahnke, Pastor Juct. Hwy 53 & 70 | 715-635-7672 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 Father David Bauer Corner of Elm & Summit Streets | 715-635-8475 Holy Eucharist: Sunday 10:30 am Holy Days as announced

TRADE LAKE ZION LUTHERAN

BETHANY LUTHERAN Interim Pastor Roger Pittman Worship: 10:30 am | Sunday School: 9:30 am Coffee Hour: 9:30 am | Nursery available

John Peterson, Pastor 11841 Cty. Rd. Z | 715-327-8384 Sun. School: 9:45 am | Sun. Worship: 11 am Communion: 1st & 2nd Sunday

SIREN UNITED METHODIST

TRADE LAKE BAPTIST

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

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

JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES Sun. Public Talk: 10 am | Watch Tower: 10:40 am Cong. Bible Study: Tues. 7:00 pm Ministry School: 7:35 pm | Service Mtg.: 8:05 pm

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

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

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

OUR REDEEMER LUTHERAN LCMS Jody Walter, Pastor Office: 715-866-7191 | Home: 715-866-4622 www.ourredeemerwebster.com www.facebook.com/OurRedeemerWebster Church Service: 9:30 am Communion: 1st & 3rd Sunday Sun. School & Choir Practice: 10:45 am

CHURCH OF CHRIST 7425 W. Birch | 715-866-7157 Sunday Bible Class: 9:30 am (all ages) Worship: 10:30 am | Bible Study: 7 pm, Wed. (all ages)

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF WEBSTER Jeff Jowers, Pastor Cell: 864-607-5605 | pastorjowers@gmail.com 7422 Kola Street | 715-866-4111 Sun. School: 9:30 am | Sun. Worship: 10:45 am Wed. 6:30 pm AWANA (Ages 3-6th Grade) & SIGN (Grades 7-12 Youth Group)

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST CATHOLIC CHURCH Rev. Randall Knauf Cedar and Muskey Ave. | 715-866-7321 Fri. Mass: 9 am | Sun. Mass: 10 am Reconciliation as per bulletin & by appointment

DWELLING POINT CHURCH OF GOD Bryan Davis, Pastor 7697 Johnson St www.dwellingpointchurch.cc Worship: Sundays at 10 am | Nursery Available

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10th Annual Burnett Medical Center Foundation Valentine Dinner The Burnett Medical Center Foundation would like to thank the many businesses who graciously sponsored tables and/or donated to the silent auction, and to the many community members who attended to support the Foundation at the 10th annual Valen-

tine’s Dinner fundraiser held on Feb. 9th, 2019. The Valentine’s Dinner ended as another successful night with 18 business sponsored tables, over 70 silent auction items and over 200 people in attendance. The generous support of individuals

like you makes it possible for the Burnett Medical Center Foundation to exist and to make the community a great place to live. Again, thank you for your support in helping further assure the access of quality healthcare close to home.

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Grantsburg

Mid-Winter Sports Day Saturday, February 16

Frigid Five Race @ 9am

Calendar of Events 7:30 am to 8:45 am FRIGID FIVE REGISTRATION

Winter Fun For Everyone!

9 am • RACE STARTS at Grantsburg Middle School

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Downtown Grantsburg 715-463-2322

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

12 pm • GOLF TOURNAMENT (Big Wood Lake) 1 pm Shotgun Start 3 pm • BEAN BAG TOURNAMENT at Rendezvous Event Center 25 Teams Max. $25 Per Team 8:30 pm • SIDE IRON BAND at Rendezvous Main Bar

Grantsburg • 715-463-5301

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

Fiedler Ford “Complete Ford Sales & Service”

715-463-5322

ANDERSON’S Collision • Mechanical • Towing

613 N. Pine St. • Grantsburg, WI • 715-463-KARL (5275) email: autoﬁx613@gmail.com • www.andersonrepair.com

Your Communications Experts

Serving Grantsburg, Falun & Trade Lake for over 100 years

715-463-2426

800-262-2426 • 715-463-5695

139 W. Madison Ave. Grantsburg

Grantsburg, WI • 715-463-5216

Wood River Garden Store 4 miles east of Grantsburg on Hwy. 70

Grantsburg, WI 715-463-5367

E-Mail: info@grantsburgtelcom.com Website: grantsburgtelcom.net

Corey Arnold Insurance & Financial Services, Inc. Corey T. Arnold, Agent 24157 State Road 35/70 N • Siren, WI 54872 Oɉce: 715-349-7035 • Toll Free: 888-339-3560 Fax: 715-349-5836 • questions.siren@edinarealty.com

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

Darrell’s McNALLY INDUSTRIES 715-463-8300

Hardware & Rental 115 East Madison Ave. • Grantsburg, WI

715-463-3600

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

BUS DRIVER SALUTE

BURNETT COUNTY SENTINEL

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

www.burnettcountysentinel.com

We Salute Our Area

SCHOOL BUS

DRIVERS School Bus Driver Appreciation Week February 11-15, 2019

GRANTSBURG

Front Row: Virginia Hillman, Debbie Harmon and Scott Weiss. Back Row: Lisa Nash Olson, Rick Danielson, Kevin Louis, Todd Anderson, Karl Anderson, Joel Johnson, Allen McKinley and Leon Miller.

SIREN

Front Row: Bonnie Tjader, Jon Schopke, Tom Goepfert Back Row: Dave Kopecky, Ed Cycenas, Tim Harmon, Marc Hobbie

WEBSTER

John Jensen, Jack Erickson, Darrel Lisdahl, Dave Streit, Len Huonder, Traci Hopkins, Matt Pawlak, Amy Bengtson, Brian Hegge. Not Pictured: Robin Blomberg, Erica Gustafson, Gary Beecroft, Carey Rossow, Mike Zelinski, Bill Schumacher.

These area businesses thank our bus drivers for their efforts: Adventures Anderson Automotive Anytime Fitness Arrow Building Center Austin Lake Greenhouse Chuck’s Garage

Corey Arnold Insurance & Financial Services D.R. Tech Inc. Edina Realty - Siren Fiedler Ford Fourwinds Market

DAEFFLER’S QUALITY MEATS, INC.

Fur, Fins & Feathers Gary’s Rude Cafe Grantsburg Family Foods Grantsburg Telcom Hummer’s Rendezvous Indianhead Credit Union

JackRabbit Wood Products, Inc. Log Cabin Store & Eatery Main Store Maxwell Heating McNally Industries Nexen

North States Industries Oakland Store Pine Wood Motel Scott’s Auto Care Shady Knoll Home Siren Family Eyecare LLC

Square 1 Foods The Lodge at Crooked Lake U.S. Bank of Grantsburg Village Floral Wayne’s Food Plus Webster Health Center/SCRMC Yellow River Pharmacy

HOPKINS S G AND AND

315 Oak St. Frederic, WI 54837 715-327-4456

RAVEL

Located on Hwy. 35 just north of Webster

715.866.4157

Minong, WI 715.466.4843 • Beroun, MN 320.629.2522

Richard Tims Agency 24524 State Road 35 • Siren (715) 349-2239

Auto Home Business Health Life

The Grantsburg School District would like to thank this awesome group of drivers for their care of our children as they transport them daily. You do a terriﬁc job and we really appreciate you!

GRANTSBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT We Appreciate You!!

SIREN SCHOOL DISTRICT WEBSTER SCHOOL DISTRICT Recognizing & thanking our bus drivers for their dedication to providing safe transportation for our students