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Yummmm.... Little Jamisen Robb was excited as he cut into his pancakes during the Breakfast with Santa event held at the Grantsburg American Legion on Saturday morning. More photos on page 32.
SIREN—Defense attorney Lester Liptak said it best when he said “Prison or no prison is really the lynch-pin to this entire case.” The case, the State of Wisconsin v. Jonathon Wesley Wilber, centered around the death of Wilber’s son, 5-week old Phoenix Johnson, in the early morning hours of New Years Day in 2012. The criminal complaint states Wilber, who was intoxicated and under the influence of drugs the night of Dec. 31 and morning of Jan. 1, brought Phoenix into a bedroom within the residency
of Gerald and Julie Johnson (Phoenix’s grandparents). At approximately 2:30 a.m., Wilber woke up and found baby Phoenix unresponsive when he attempted to feed him
SEE WILBER, PAGE 6
Pilots, village to decide airport future
Johnson Lumber sale confirmed FALUN—The word on the street is true. Karl Johnson, owner of Johnson Lumber in Falun, has confirmed an upcoming sale to Arrow Building Center. “I met with officers of Consolidated ABC and we signed a letter of intent,” he said Thursday morning. “The sale is not yet complete but it should be a done deal by the end of the year.” As part of the deal, the ABC store in Webster
Jonathan Wilber
milk from a bottle. Wilber woke up Julie, and told her that Phoenix was not breathing. Gerald commenced CPR. Emergency medical services were alerted and Austin Denotter, the first rescue personnel on the scene, commenced additional resuscitation. Phoenix was rushed to the Spooner Hospital, but was pronounced dead at 4:53 a.m. Recalling the morning of the incident, Wilber attempted to determine what had happened to Phoenix because at one point “I just held him up an hour ago and he was smiling and raised his arms
will be closing. “Some of their employees will move to the Falun store,” Johnson explained. “Most of our employees will continue on here at what will be called ABC-Siren.” Johnson Lumber has been in the Johnson family since 1942. By Todd Beckmann, Sentinel
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GRANTSBURG—The future of Grantsburg Municipal Airport (GMA) may hinge on promises and commitments. A mid January meeting could decide its fate. Grantsburg Village Board members want the airport to bring in enough revenue to keep it from being a burden on village taxpayers. Private pilots who might house their planes in GMA hangars want a more certain future there before they sign a multi-year airport hangar lease. The pilots, the village board and others interested in the airport’s future will meet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 13, at the village hall to try to hammer out accords that would satisfy both sides and cement the airport’s near-term future, through 2024. Private pilot Tim Thompson of St. Croix Falls is forming a GMA pilots association. He flies his plane out of GMA and leases a hangar there. At Monday’s meeting, Thompson said that for many years the village board has been teetering on closing the airport. He said, “When I talk to fellow pilots about the Grantsburg Airport, the usual response is, ‘Oh, that airport is going to close.’” The concern for pilots stems from one section of the GMA hangar lease contract. Its wording allows the village to close GMA for good, on short notice. That uncertainty drives away pilots who might otherwise sign a multi-year lease, says Thompson. Thompson has 8.5 years SEE AIRPORT, PAGE 7
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Auggie sniffs it out
DANBURY—A traffic stop outside the St. Croix Casino in Danbury led to two arrests last week and got 26 grams of methamphetamine off the street. On Dec. 9, 2015, the St. Croix Tribal Police Department initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle as it left the St. Croix Casino in Danbury. The vehicle was occupied by two individuals, one of which had an outstanding warrant for his arrest. The St. Croix Tribal Police K-9 unit assisted and Auggie, the drug dog, was put to work. K-9 Officer Caryn Krupa had Auggie do an exterior sniff of the vehicle and according to Officer Krupa. Auggie gave a positive alert on the passenger side of the vehicle. Once both occupants were removed from the vehicle, a search was conducted and drug paraphernalia was found, along with a large amount of methamphetamine. The two occupants, Richard Crandall, 43 of Fridley, MN and Brian Lovaasen, 43 of Farmington, MN were arrested and booked into the Burnett County Jail. “The officers involved in this traffic stop did an outstanding job of identifying the impairment signs and conducting their field interview, which led to the arrest of these two people” stated Frank Taylor, Chief of Police. “K-9 Auggie did exactly what he is trained to do. He made the positive indication and our officers found the drugs,” exclaimed Taylor. “The amount of meth that was located weighed approximately 26 grams — about the same size as a tennis ball.”
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Compact signing
Governor Scott Walker signed the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact at Burnett Medical Center on Monday. The compact is an agreement among certain states which will provide for an accelerated licensure process for eligible physicians, therefore improving license transferability plus it should assist rural areas of the state in attracting medical talent. “This is one more competitive advantage for our state — to let us get more primary care physicians,” Gov. Walker remarked. “It’s also one more tool which will allow us to retain the best physicians.” Joining Walker Monday were CEOs of other medical facilities in the northern portion of the state.
K-9 Auggie with the stash he located.
WISCONSIN BRIEFING
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Bundle up As part of the Bundle Up campaign, on Tuesday Drew Nussbaum (standing center) brought approximately 1,200 pieces to The Lodge at Crooked Lake as “a generous donation from a sporting goods company out of Plymouth, MN.” These items will now be coordinated for distribution first through the 2015 charity, Interfaith Caregivers of Burnett County, and beyond. Pictured with Nussbaum, a WI Dept of Tourism Regional Specialist, is his daughter with Amelia (front), Evelyn Nyberg (right), representing The Lodge at Crooked Lake, and Siren Chamber of Commerce President Chris Moeller.
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker hints at run for a third term MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker hinted last week that he may run for a third term. Walker hasn’t said yet whether he plans to run again after his current term ends in 2018. But in a speech to the Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce, one of his biggest backers, he seemed to open the door wider than he had before. The governor’s political future came up when he talked about an initiative he planned to unveil in next month’s State of the State address. Walker said he wants to gather input from Wisconsin residents about the future of the state to determine what people’s shared values and goals are. He compared the state to the growth of a tree. “For us, we want a state that grows upward, that grows out full, that includes everyone, that lifts everyone up with freedom and prosperity, not just for today but for generations to come,” Walker said. “I’m certainly committed to that through the remainder of my term or whatever terms I’m blessed to serve thereafter.” The governor has some work to do over the next three years if he hopes to be elected again. His approval ratings fell to record lows during his short-lived presidential campaign, and they haven’t rebounded much since he dropped out on Sept. 21. The latest Marquette University Law School poll released on Nov. 19 showed Walker with 38 percent job approval.
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Winter moccasin workshop GRANTSBURG–Learn techniques for working with leather by creating a pair of traditional deerskin moccasins to take home. You will learn how to make a pattern customized to your feet. Then you will be guided step by step in the making of your own moccasins. These soft sole mocs will be very comfortable, help you move more silently through the woods. Crex Meadows State Wildlife Area will
host a two-day workshop facilitated by Donna Mienk. Workshop will be held from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday-Sunday, Jan. 23 and Jan. 24 at Crex Meadows Interpretive Center, located at the intersection of Burnett County Roads D and F on the north side of Grantsburg. There is a fee for the workshop. Pre-registration required. Space limited to 10 adults. Materials and refreshments included. Recommended to bring: fabric
scissors and small pliers. For more information or to register call 715-463-2739.
Ring Bells for the Salvation Army at Burnett Dairy The Salvation Army seeks volunteers to ring the bell for 90-minute time slots at Burnett Dairy on Dec. 23, 24, 26, 30 or 31. To reserve your spot, call Grace Baptist Church at 715-463-5699.
EVENTS
MEETINGS MONDAY, DEC. 21 Grantsburg Fire Association 7 p.m., Grantsburg Hall
Webster Sch. Bd. Mtg.
6 p.m. High School IMC. Note day change, this month only.
MONDAY, DEC. 28 Grantsburg Sch. Bd. Mtg. 5 p.m. District Office.
Adult Book Club
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 16 Luck DMV Office open 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Luck DBS Hall.
Alzheimer’s and other Dementia Support Group 4 p.m. at Birchwood Manor, Siren. 3495250.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17 Second Harvest Food Distribution 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Connections, Webster (next to Holiday Gas Station).
10 a.m. at Community Room, Larsen Family Public Library, Webster.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23 Spooner DMV Service Center open 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. at W7074 Green Valley Road.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 28 Spooner DMV Service Center open
SATURDAY, JANUARY 23 Frederic Fun Day 1-800-222-7655.
2016 Destination Wedding Fair Northwoods Crossing Event Center, Siren. 715-349-8399.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 30 38th Annual Danbury Lions Club Ice Fishing Contest Burlingame Lake 715-244-3403.
Siren Sch. Bd. Mtg. 6 p.m. District Office.
MONDAY, JAN. 4 Webb Lake Town Mtg. 6 p.m.
THURSDAY, JAN. 7 Webb Lake Men’s Club Mtg.
11:30 a.m. at Lumberjack Saloon/Eatery, Webb Lake.
Siren Village Bd. Mtg.
Lake Country Pedaler’s Bicycle Club
7 a.m. to 5 p.m. at W7074 Green Valley Road.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6
2 p.m. at the Village office.
5:30 p.m. at Cog & Sprocket Bike Shop, Webster.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 2
Webb Lake Ice Fishing Contest
Habitat for Humanity Mtg.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20
Ruby’s Pantry Food Distribution
Life Drawing Coop 1 p.m. at Cafe Wren, Luck. 488-2957.
10 a.m. at Swiss Town Shop. $20 donation.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 9
Merry X-Moose Party
Jack Frost Fest
1-3 p.m. at the Burnett Cty. Moose Lodge, Siren.
Antique Snowmobile Show and more, Spooner. 715-635-2167.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 21
TUESDAY, JANUARY 12
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Support Group
Parkinson’s Support Group
5-7 p.m. at Lakeland Family Resource Ctr., Spooner, 635-4669.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22
10 a.m. at Osceola Medical Center. 2942111.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 16
Siren DOT Service Center open
Yellow Lakes and River Association Ice Fishing Contest
7 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 24248 Highway 35/70, Siren.
9 a.m. - 3 p.m. at Ike Walton Landing, Yellow Lake (Webster).
Lower Webb Lake at Oak Ridge Inn. 715259-7844.
6:30 p.m. at 120 S. Main, Luck.
Spooner-Trego Ice Fishing Contest
MONDAY, JAN. 11 Grantsburg Sch. Bd. Mtg.
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Spooner Lake. 715-6353173.
FEBRUARY 12-14 Luck Winter Carnival 1-800-222-7655.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13 American Legion Ice Fishing Contest Big Wood Lake, Grantsburg.
Homestead CC Valentines Dance Osceola. 1-800-222-7655.
Grantsburg Town Mtg. Disabled American Veterans Chapter 66
6:30 p.m. Government Center, Siren. Present for drawing.
American Legion Post 185 Mtg. 7 p.m. Legion Hall.
Scott Town Mtg.
7 p.m. at Scott Town Hall.
LaFollette Town Mtg.
EVERY SUNDAY
4222 or 651-214-5251 (after 5 p.m.).
7 p.m.
ren, 349-2588.
Free Ice Skating, all ages
AA Meeting
“Lost Voice Club” meeting
4-7 p.m., Grantsburg Hockey Arena through February 28.
7 p.m. Central United Methodist Church, Grantsburg.
7 p.m. Moose Lodge Meeting Room, Siren. 715-866-7585.
Narcotics Anonymous
Lions Bingo
7 p.m., New Beginnings Bldg., Siren.
7:30 p.m. Webster Community Center.
AA Mtg. 1 p.m. Lakeview Methodist Church, 2390 Cty. Rd. X, Hertel, WI. Driving directions: From Hertel, take Cty. Rd. X south three miles to the church, 468-7228.
Adult Day Care 9 a.m. to 3p.m., Crexway Court, Grantsburg.
TOPS Club meeting 9:30 a.m. at First Baptist Church, Webster, 866-4022.
First Friends Playtime
Adult Day Care
Grantsburg Area Food Shelf
9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Birchwood Manor, Siren.
9:30-11:30 a.m. at 320 Brad Street, Grantsburg.
“Library Fun for Little Ones”
Alanon Meeting
10:30 a.m. at Shell Lake Public Library.
7 p.m. Lakeside Community Lutheran Church, 28626 Cty. Rd. H, in A and H.
Siren/Webster Rotary meeting Noon at The Pour House, Siren.
Alanon Mtg 7 p.m., New Beginnings Alanon Club, Siren, 349-2588.
Bingo 7 p.m., Moose Hall, 7330 St. Rd. 70, Siren.
10 a.m. to noon. at Lakeland Family Resource Center, 314 Elm St., Spooner. 715635-4669.
Adult Day Care 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Birchwood Manor, Siren.
noon at 429 East State Road 70.
EVERY MONDAY
EVERY THURSDAY
EVERY TUESDAY Grantsburg Rotary meeting
New Life Recovery Program 7 p.m. Wood River Christian Fellowship, Grantsburg. 463-3941.
EVERY WEDNESDAY
EVERY FRIDAY
Forts Folle Avoine History Library 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. open other days by appointment.
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 24534 St. Rd. 35/70, Siren.
Kidstime/Parentime
7 p.m. Bethany Lutheran Church, Siren.
10 a.m. to noon at Lakeland Family Resource Center, 314 Elm St., Spooner. 715635-4669.
SECOND SATURDAY
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 24534 St. Rd. 35/70, Siren.
Youth in Recovery
Ruby’s Siren Food Shelf
4 p.m. New Beginnings Bldg., Siren.
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 24534 St. Rd. 35/70, Siren.
Gambler’s Anonymous
Pre-School Story Hour
5 p.m., New Beginnings Alanon Club, Siren, 349-2588.
10:30 a.m. at Grantsburg Public Library. 715-463-2244.
AA meeting
Open Center
7 p.m. Webster Senior Citizens Center.
Noon to 3 p.m. at Lakeland Family Resource Center, Spooner. 715-635-4669.
DivorceCare Recovery and Support Group sessions for both adults and children, 7 p.m. First Baptist Church, Osceola. 294-
Meenon Town Mtg. 7 p.m.
TUESDAY, JAN. 12 Webb Lake Community Club 1 p.m.
Odds ‘N’ Ends Club 1 p.m. 463-3174.
Grantsburg Amer. Legion Auxiliary
5 p.m. at Crexway Court Community Room. 4632475. (Jan.-Mar.)
Swiss Town Mtg. 7 p.m.
Anderson Town Mtg. 7 p.m.
Daniels Town Mtg. 7:30 p.m.
10-11:30 a.m. at 24062 St. Rd. 35/70, Siren. This is for all families with children. For more info, call 349-2922 or online at www.bcfrc.com.
Ruby’s Siren Food Shelf
Jackson Town Mtg. 7 p.m.
Narcotics Anonymous 7 p.m. New Beginnings Bldg., Siren.
Burnett Cty. Family Resource Ctr. Playgroup
AA Meeting 7 p.m. New Beginnings Alanon Club, Si-
Ruby’s Siren Food Shelf AA Meeting
Mixed Sampler Quilt Guild (except June, July and December) Siren Community Center.
ONGOING Book Group People interested in Reading, call Brenda at 689-2472.
NEWSLINE BURNETT COUNTY—Donations to Burnett County’s Salavation Army services so
5 p.m. Village Office. 5:30 p.m.
ON-GOING EVENTS
Salvation Army needs local donations, bell ringers
5 p.m. District Office.
Grantsburg Vil. Bd. Mtg.
far have totaled less than 20 percent of its $32,500 goal for this Christmas season. The Salvation Army donations are falling far below the county’s
needs, said the local spokesperson. Donations may be mailed to: Faith House P.O. Box 67, Siren, WI 54872. You may sign up for a time to ring the bell in
Burnett County at www.ringbells.org, or by calling Grace Baptist Church of Grantsburg at 715-463-5699.
Dewey Town Meeting 8 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 13 Webster Village Bd. Mtg. 6 p.m.
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THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Duct tape is like the force — it has a light side, a dark side and it holds the universe together
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Freedom
I don’t know who coined the phrase and it might seem cliche but there’s a lot of truth to the statement “If you can’t do the time, don’t do the crime.” I sat in on the sentencing of Jonathon Wilber in Burnett County Circuit Court on Friday. He had pleaded no contest to substantial battery and felony murder in the death of his 5-week old son. I know it would be an impossibility, but it would be nice if everyone could take time out of their schedule to sit in on an emotional kind of sentencing hearing like Wilber’s — it really gives a person a fresh perspective on freedom. Seemingly, Wilber’s whole family gave tear and grief-filled character references to the court on his behalf. Even his lawyer argued for leniency — in fact, he had come up with an alternate penalty other than the one devised by the Department of Corrections (DOC) which had issued a pre-sentence investigation. But at the end of the day, the court determined prison was the appropriate penalty. Unlike the defendant, every one else in the courtroom and I were free to go on about our day following Friday’s hearing. Seems The last time I saw Mr. Wilber, to Me however, the authorities were Todd Beckmann escorting him to jail where he would await transfer to the DOC to begin his prison term. I know I’m cynical or jaded when it comes to courtroom drama, but it’s tough not to realize the other shoe was about to drop. After all, the crime occurred on New Year’s Day of 2012 and he was initially charged with first degree reckless homicide, so for the better part of four years he was looking at a Class B Felony punishable by up to 60 years in prison. Only in August did he take responsibility for the crime, worked out a deal with the district attorney and submitted his plea — his exposure was still a maximum of 18 years, six months, but it was better than the alternative. Friday would have been just another day in court except I had brought the intern who is working at the paper along for the morning hearing. “What an experience that would be,” her supervising teacher remarked when I told her of my proposal weeks before the court date. Even the intern’s parents signed off on the idea of their 17-year-old daughter going to court. Now, court is no longer a big deal to me — I try to compartmentalize what I see and hear so I’m no longer an emotional wreck following the sentencing. I can vividly recall my first emotional sentencing hearing — not who was involved or even the basics of the case but rather the raw emotion the day evoked. Flash forward to this past Friday and here I was, taking an innocent young girl to such an emotional court hearing. Yes, she’s serving as an intern and wants to learn the newspaper business, but I felt an enormous amount of responsibility — especially following the event. All I can hope is that she took it for what it was — a learning experience.
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Getting ‘in the spirit’ of the season ‘Tis the season to be getting in the spirit of Christmas. It’s hard to avoid the holiday, which is just a week and a half away. The television networks are trotting out the Christmas specials, holiday movies are being released and schools and churches are having concerts, programs and pagFrom the eants. It’s a busy, busy Publisher’s time of the year Desk and we wouldn’t have it any other Tom Stangl way. I recall being in several Christmas programs as a child, but I got my “big break” in a church program where I went from the part of Knight Number 3 to the lead, an alchemist. The plot was pretty standard fare: the alchemist (someone who believed they could turn lead and other base metals into gold), obsessed with his work and intent on saving his hide, tries and fails to make gold. Depressed, he wanders with his servant, observing others that are less fortunate than himself, learning the importance of unconditional love and the true spirit of Christmas. Sort of a rip off of “A
Christmas Carol” with a medieval spin. I remember having a lot of lines to memorize and being deathly afraid of the prompter, a nun who would start saying your lines in a loud and low voice if you hesitated at all. Apparently, dramatic pauses and ad libbing to fill in the time until you remembered your lines was inappropriate. Hadn’t the Sister ever heard of a stage whisper? I made it through without having to be prompted. I recall some type of Carnac the Magnificent type of costume, complete with a cape and oversized hat that didn’t fit too well. No one threw over-ripe produce, so I guess my performance was acceptable. I always try to catch several of the many versions of “A Christmas Carol.” A search of the title found 25 different movie versions of this tale. The 1938 MGM version with Reginald Owen as Scrooge, 1950s version with Alastair Simms, the 1980s television version with George C. Scott, the 1990s cable version with Patrick Stewart — even “Scrooged” with Bill Murray — it’s all good. Each actor brings a different twist to the Ebenezer Scrooge character, and the message that redemption is always there if you choose to seek it is one that we all need to remember.
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Frank Capra’s “It’s a Wonderful Life,” starring Jimmy Stewart as a compassionate banker facing a crisis that makes him wish he had never been born, is another movie I need to see each Christmas season. If you haven’t seen it, you need to make a point of watching the movie. And, last but certainly not least, there is “A Christmas Story” about the little Ralphie growing up during the Great Depression in Indiana, hoping beyond hope to get “an official Red Ryder 200 shot air rifle with the compass in the stock” for Christmas. Of course, he is told by everyone that he will shoot his eye out, but he doggedly seeks his “Holy Grail of Christmas Presents” through many misadventures. The movie is a delight, and I have seen it so many time that I can recite the dialog. Whatever you use to get into the spirit of Christmas, take time to stop and savor the moment. Children grow up quickly, parents and loved ones depart and all we are left with, in the end, are the memories we create. 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.
Guarding Your Right To Know Since 1875 The Burnett County Sentinel was the county’s first newspaper when Matthew Westcott began publishing on Feb. 19, 1875. The Sentinel continued weekly until its building and presses were destroyed by fire in 1909. The business was sold to its competitor. The Journal changed its name to “Journal and Sentinel”, but later reverted to the Journal of Burnett County. When the Journal folded in 1962, Wilbur A. Nelson revived the Burnett County Sentinel. Following his death in 1975, his wife, Marjorie Nelson and son, Gary Nelson operated it until Feb. 1, 1994, when it was purchased by Mainstream Publications. It was then purchased by Eugene Johnson on Dec. 1, 1998. The Burnett County Sentinel makes every effort to insure accuracy in all classified and display advertising, but will not be liable for errors beyond the cost of first insertion. The publisher reserves the right to reject or cancel any advertisement at any time. The Burnett County Sentinel is published every Wednesday by Sentinel Publications, LLC. USPS No. 080020. Second-Class Postage Paid at Grantsburg, WI 54840. POSTMASTER: Send change of address form to the Burnett County Sentinel.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Shop our great local stores To the Editor: I wanted to share with you the fun my granddaughter and I had shopping locally in Siren this weekend. First we stopped at Peggy’ Fashion Rack and were able to get gifts for four of my great grandchildren, but that wasn’t the best. I was able to visit with Peggy, the store owner, and catch up on what is going on in our lives. You don’t get that welcoming customer service in city stores. Next, off to the Syren General Store where I got cards and other gifts. I enjoyed a hot cup of coffee at the Chattering Squirrel and then went next door to the Acorn Pantry, where I picked up another gift for a friend. And, to top that off, my granddaughter registered for the door prize and won. Then we were off to Adventures for a delicious lunch and then to Carey’s Ben Franklin for shopping and a visit with owners Randy and Heidi Carey. Got a big hug too. I was so impressed with the great gifts they have for my grandsons. Of course, we had to top the day off with a Dairy Queen, where it was great to see co-owner Kara. For those of you who haven’t checked out the wonderful merchandise that our Burnett County merchants have on their shelves, please do. You will be helping our county grow by shopping locally. Sandy Eng Trade Lake
Consequences To the Editor: AFGHANISTAN: The Russian general stated; “We tried to win this war for 10 years and it was not winnable.” We the USA do not listen! We have 14 years of misery, 2,200+ killed and countless injured, and billions of dollars down the drain, while our infrastructure crumbles at home. IRAQ: “We are going to make a democracy out of this Muslim country.” Eleven years of misery with over 4,400 killed and countless injured and billions down the drain, for what? Every day, Sunnis and Shiites are killing each other, not only in Iraq but in other countries. Our so-called Christian nation needs to stay out of Muslin infighting in all countries. Our intervention inflamed Bin Laden and all his followers, who continue to remind us to stay out of their self- determination process. All nations are sovereign. Let’s respect all nations’ sovereignty. After thousands of people killed and 14+ chemical attacks, now we are going to act. World opinion says USA is a bully nation, and occupier. That’s why they chant “Kill the USA.” SYRIA: The Arab League needs to lead. The USA supports the Arab League with minimum people and dollars. We all need to pray for a leader to rise up from the Muslim world, in order to unite Muslims for peaceful co-existence. Our war is only with terrorists, who
kill innocent people. Not nations. If you vote for a land attack on Syria, you need to recruit a member of your family to join our military and risk the full contribution of their service to our country. “No skin in the game” is a no vote. From a fellow Veteran, “War is Good Business.” The money is not necessarily going down the drain. A good share of it is going into the pockets of our military industrial complex. Our Founding Fathers advocated non-intervention in foreign affairs. Rich Hess Trade Lake
History repeats itself To the Editor: Years ago, we made certain everyone checked their “guns” when they came to town. They got them back when they left. This was back in the days of the cattle drives, but some things never change. Do we need to revert back to that extreme measure to get our safety back? Guns don’t kill — people do. A simple solution would be don’t give guns to people. This will stop most of the killing. Too simple? Yes, it could be, but sometimes the solution to a problem is right before our eyes. Eldon Freese Grantsburg
Electric co-ops’ power plan fails to address planetary concerns To the Editor: Lately, there has been much criticism of the Clean Power Plan, a task-oriented plan to deal with climate change. Most of the criticism is by utilities. In its recent public hearing testimony with the EPA, the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) claimed the Clean Power Plan did not address their concerns. They may be right. The Clean Power Plan is designed to deal with a serious public problem, which is why we have a government. Utilities are concerned with making profits, which means they have motivation to ignore the science that shows we are in big trouble as a planet because of human-caused pollution. I know that RECs are “nonprofit,” but that does not mean they don’t have strong ties to supporting the coal lobby – they do. Much of the pollution caused by electric utilities is because they burn tons of coal every day to produce electricity. The main source of fuel for Wisconsin RECs is coal, the dirtiest form of energy on the planet. Those RECs claim to operate as “member owned,” yet their policies discourage and punish those members who invest in renewable energy systems. The NRECA claims they are not being treated fairly by the Feds because when RECs were created (part of the New Deal in the 1930s) the federal government required that they build coal-burning plants, because it
SIREN SENIORS Our center looks so nice with all the Christmas decorations. The tables look so festive. The fisherman’s wreath brightens the south wall. It was donated by Mick and Rose Miller. The Christmas tree also makes the place look so cheery. Nice job of decorating the tree, Rose, thank you. We will be having our monthly meeting and celebrate birthdays on Thursday, Dec. 17. Kim from Anytime Fitness will be our speaker. Everyone is welcome to hear about fitness and the center. Our 500 winners were Pat Bresina, Dwaine Bentley, Doug Harlander, Dave Peterson and Roger Greeley. Spade winners were Nona Severson, Keith Bennett, John LaFond, and Carl Link.
We had our potluck Wednesday. As usual, we had a big assortment of food. Potluck is at 11:30 a.m. on the second Wednesday of the onth. Plan to come on Jan. 13 and stay for potluck. Some more of our snowbirds have departed for warmer climates. Our weather has been so mild so we can enjoy warm days just by staying home. It is Dec. 12 and we’re still waiting for a real snowfall. Our winter has been shortened by one month, and that’s okay with me. I hope everyone is taking advantage of all the cookie walks and craft sales. The cookie walks are a nice way to bake and get a big variety of goodies. Have a good week!
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at me,” and “I don’t think I rolled over on him,” (which would have been improbable, since Phoenix slept in his car seat on the bed.) Wilber also wondered if his son had choked on his bottle. Officer Courtney Bearheart, the first on the scene, talked to Wilber once he had reached the hospital. She recalled him crying out, “It’s my fault my son’s dead.” In a plea agreement in August, Wilber pleaded no contest to substantial battery — intend bodily harm and felony murder rather than face the first degree reckless homicide charge he was charged with initially. Liptak’s comment came during Wilber’s sentencing hearing in Burnett County Circuit Court on Friday. According to court document’s, the autopsy performed on Johnson revealed blunt force cranial and celebral injury with scalp contusions, retinal hemorrhages, bleeding over the brain and brain injury. Judge Ken Kutz who, through his work on the bench and as a district attorney before that, said he was somewhat familiar with this kind of case. “It was a pretty horrendous event,” the judge observed. “The child did suffer greatly — he took a pretty good beating.” That beating was the crux of the state’s case against Wilber and why the pre-sentence investigation (PSI) suggested a 10-year prison term. “The PSI is well-reasoned and thorough,” Bill Norine, Burnett County District Attorney argued. “I think it does address some of the concerns family members spoke to.” No fewer than five family members gave testimony on Wilber’s behalf prior to the arguments between the lawyers, but none were as impassioned as the words from Maggie Rose Walters —Wilber’s fiancee. “Taking their father away from them would be devastating to his three kids,” she tearfully told the court. “It would make us feel empty and broken if he were sent to prison — we need him in our lives.” That’s where Liptak got the idea of an alternate PSI. “I’d like the court to order and stay a 12-year prison sentence,” he argued. “Once the sentence is stayed, he can be placed on 10 to 12 years of probation with an order to undergo anger management and AODA treatment.” Condition’s of Liptak’s version of the PSI would include one year of jail time and 50 hours of community service for each year of his probation. He suggested the jail sentence commence Jan. 1, 2016 — a poignant reminder of what had happened. “It’s not a picnic,” he continued. But the judge disagreed. “The state statutes say probation is the preferred method of punishment unless it unduly depreciates the seriousness of the offense,” Judge Kutz recited. “How do you answer that?” “Given all the circumstances in this case, I believe this is the right thing to do,” Liptak replied. Circumstances such as Wilber successfully completing four years of probation following his arrest, not being re-arrested, having a fiancee, having kids and holding down more than one job to make ends meet. “This was a tragedy on multiple levels with a horrendous set of circumstances,” Liptak argued. “The sentence shouldn’t be ‘Lock him up and throw away the key.’” But again the judge disagreed. “The public expects a ‘pound of flesh’ in a case like this,” Judge Kutz remarked. “We have to look at what kind of message we are sending with whatever punishment we hand down.” Norine sided with the judge on that issue. “We do have a dead child — society demands punishment as a deterrent,” he pointed out. As is always the case in felonies, the defendant has a right to address the court, called an allocution, and tell the judge anything he thinks the judge needs to know before passing sentence. “Not a day goes by I don’t think of Phoenix,” Wilber read from a prepared statement. “All I ask is that you consider the imposed and stayed sentence so I can continue to play a role in the lives of my children.” Finally, after all the testimony and all the arguments, it was the judge’s turn to pass sentence. “I debated the alternate PSI, because from all accounts you’re not a bad person — you just did a horrendously bad thing,” he ruled. “But there is a moral need for punishment.” Taking everything into account, the judge sentenced him to eight years in state prison on the felony murder conviction — fours years of confinement followed by four years of extended supervision. Wilber will also serve 18 months in prison and two years extended supervision for the substantial battery conviction. The sentences are to be served consecutively, meaning it’s a total of five years six months behind bars and six years extended supervision. Judge Kutz also ordered Wilber to seek mental health and AODA assessments and to follow any directives stemming from those assessments, as well as to attend anger management classes and parenting classes. Following sentencing, Wilber was remanded into the custody of the Burnett County Sheriff’s Department and jail pending transfer to the DOC.
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The Siren School hosted the 6th annual Community Christmas Dinner on Sat. Dec. 12 which was sponsored by the local churches and business. The day was filled with many events and a free dinner. Everyone that came was served a wonderful ham meal which included pie and beverage.. Included in the day was face painting, craft making and very enjoyable music Santa made his appearance that day for all to enjoy. When leaving each family received a package of homemade cookies to take home. Thanks to all the volunteers that made this possible.
The Hillman family (top), pose for a picture at dinner. Bayzhia taylor (above) was busy painting faces and Patty Close (right) helped man the craft table.
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remaining on his 10-year hangar lease. Thompson and village trustee Rod Kleiss, a strong advocate for keeping the airport open, say that contract’s closing clause must go. Kleiss said he’s checked with eight small municipal airports in our area of Minnesota and Wisconsin, and Grantsburg is the only airport with a closure clause. GMA issues have been a village board topic nearly every month in 2014. At its November meeting, the village board directed village clerk Jennifer Zeiler to have the village’s attorney review the hangar contract, and advise the board on whether to remove the closure clause. The attorney’s response was keep it, and strengthen it to protect the village more. Most board trustees said Monday they were reluctant to go against the attorney’s advice. But, Kleiss, who is founder and CEO of a growing Grantsburg industrial business, said keeping the airport open is an important part of the Grantsburg revitalization plan. He says pilots won’t come and the airport won’t survive with that clause in the contact. Kleiss and Thompson agreed they could attract 10 or more pilots to sign leases and house their planes at GMA if the closure clause were removed. It might take two or three years to do so, Thompson said, after years of negative talk about GMA. That statement got village president Glenn Rolloff’s attention. Ten active pilots with hangar leases would satisfy the FAA requirements, keeping the airport eligible for federal funds through the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS). Thompson said he will encourage several airplane owner/pilots to come to the Jan. 13 meeting. The board said it will commit to annual hangar inspections and enforce the contract rules. In a recent tour of hangars, Rolloff said only seven planes were present and in airworthy condition. Hangars now being used for general storage will have to be cleaned out and ready to house planes. . As the hour-plus discussion concluded, both sides were expressing more optimism that they may be able to come to a positive agreement that would keep the Grantsburg airport open.
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A good cause The Grantsburg School Board voted unanimously Monday night to donate $5,000 to the Grantsburg Public Library. The library will be using this donation to purchase audiobooks for families and teens, and hardcover books for preschoolers, beginning readers, preteens and teens. This donation for school-age books and audiobooks helps support and strengthen the partnership between the School District Library and the Grantsburg Public Library. Grantsburg School Board President David Dahlberg (right), presents the check to Public Library Director Kristina Kelly Johnson (second from right). Looking on are GHS Librarian Lisa Danielson (left), and Grantsburg Public Library Board member Carissa Kammeyer.
Six years in the making BY TODD BECKMANN SENTINEL
SIREN—”The check is in the mail.” That was the news Jake Nichols, forestry administrator, delivered to the county’s natural resources committee last week. He was referring to a one-time check for $600,000 from the Department of Natural Resources as part of the land trade between Burnett County and the DNR. First discussed in 2009, the trade involves an area north of Crex Meadows and the Namekagon Barrens area so the DNR can manage the area as a barrens. In return, the DNR is giving the county areas like the Danbury Wildlife area and Kiezer Lake Wildlife area for the county to manage as forest areas. The money is due because the DNR is getting more land than it’s giving up. He had just gotten notice the deeds had been signed and the check is in the mail. Once the DNRs legal team has ensured the documents are finalized, the deal should be done. “Once everything is finalized, that’s when the real work will be-
gin,” Nichols said with a laugh. “Lots of paperwork to get those acres under public forest law.”
Land swap In a letter to Nichols, Jarrod Washburn was proposing to swap 80 acres in Sand Lake Township for 60-plus acres in Lincoln Township, land which abuts property he already owns. “Acquiring this parcel would allow me to expand my personal hunting preserve into one large enough to be a commercial hunting preserve,” Washburn said in his letter to Nichols. “The preserve would begin business in the fall of 2016 — it would be an immediate asset, drawing more income and tax dollars into the county.” On the plus-side for the swap is the fact the 60-some acres Washburn wants is difficult for the county to access. “It would be hard for me to pull that property out of public forest protection because of the Clam River which runs through that parcel,” Nichols pointed out. “But that said, I’m not opposed to the swap.” There was some discussion of the county maintaining 200-feet of frontage along the river so it is not
developed. “I even suggested that to him but didn’t receive a reply,” Nichols continued. “That’s why I was hoping he’d be here, to answer these type of concerns.” Washburn was planning to be present but had texted Nichols earlier in the meeting to say that due to a conflict, he wouldn’t be at the meeting. Regardless, the committee was not opposed to the swap either. “It seems like a good deal,” Ed Peterson, committee chair, voiced. “Especially if there’s saleable timber on that 80 acres.” The committee authorized Nichols to move forward with the swap and report back.
In other business: • Mike Kornmann, community development agent, told members he has met with 18 people in the last several weeks representing two dozen groups interested in the tourism grant the county is offering. “The interest is definitely there,” he said. “I’m working with them to make sure they submit good grant applications.”
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Final touches Workers put the final touches on the canopy over the gas pumps at the Sinclair gas station in Grantsburg last week. Workers also installed the new stand-alone sign at the southwest corner of the station’s lot.
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SIREN—The 2016 Village of Siren caucus isn’t for another month but the search is already on for at least one new trustee to join the board come April. “I spoke with Phyllis (Kopecky) and she told me she would not be running for the election in April,” Dave Alden, village president, said during the president’s report during last week’s village board meeting. “So if anyone knows anyone who would like to serve, we know she’s not running.” Also up for election in April are the trustee seats currently
occupied by Rudy Mothes and Dave Doty. In related news, the 2016 caucus has been set for 2 p.m. on Thurs. Jan. 7, 2016. In other business: • The final payment of $48,000 to McCabe Construction, which had been previously authorized, was re-approved. The previous sum didn’t include two items the McCabe owed to the village and rather than both sides issue checks, the amount the village owed to McCabe was reduced by that amount.
• The trustees approved adding a $25 fee for anyone submitting an outdoor wood burner application. • The board approved the annual contract with Dennis Quinn and North Lakes Mechanical Consulting for Uniform Dwelling Code inspections. Quinn said there is no increase in his service fees but did note a $3 increase in the state seal which gets attached to each inspection. • The trustees approved a panel of election inspectors for the next two years. By Todd Beckmann, Sentinel
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GRANTSBURG—Some Grantsburg residents are feeling grumpy about downtown Grantsburg’s Christmas lights, and asking the village board to replace them. Monday night, the board looked into new types of Christmas lights and novel ways to pay for them. Village Board President Glenn Rolloff said some residents say Grantsburg has had the same decorations for too long, perhaps 20 years, while Balsam Lake, for example, has had two new sets of decorations in the past 15 years. Public Works Director Chris Bartlett showed the village board a brochure with LED lights, some of which can be programmed to change brightness levels, change color, flash, move in different directions and designs. As far as paying for them, the discussion centered on having groups or individuals purchase displays that could be attached to a light pole. Their prices range from $250 to several hundred dollars, but are said to last for many seasons. A couple of people at the meeting suggested the lights would make good memorials for loved ones during the Christmas holiday season. The board authorized Bartlett to get more information about the lights and prices. On a street maintenance matter, Rolloff drew diagrams on a white board to show the trustees where Grantsburg village and Grantsburg Township might work together to improve the surface on streets that see a lot of heavy truck traffic near the Grantsburg Industrial Park. Grantsburg would review funding options for repairing a section of Benson Avenue from Gary Street (the dump road) east to N. Russell Street, and perhaps along the west side of the industrial park on N. Russell. However, the funds may not be available to the village because the road way lies in Grantsburg Township. Rolloff said he would discuss options and plans with his Grantsburg Township Board counterpart to see if they could work together to get funding to improve the road.
The village board also: • Set the 2016 caucus for 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 11 during its monthly board meeting. The caucus is the method by which residents can run for election or re-election to the village board via nomination from another village resident. The next election will be in April 2016. It also approved a panel of election inspectors.
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MINONG—Unless Wisconsin does a better job of attracting working-age young adults, the state will hit a demographic wall in 20 years that will put a hurt on the state’s economy. A state makeover is needed to attract those millennials who see America as just “California, mountains, and New York.” Wisconsin is not even on their radar. That was the message from Jim Morgan, president of the Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) Foundation and a leader of the Future Wisconsin Project. Morgan offered a “sneak peek” of the Future Wisconsin Project research after Gov. Scott Walker’s opening address at the Governor’s Northern Wisconsin Economic Development Summit on Tuesday, Dec. 1, at the Heartwood Conference Center & Retreat, Washburn County. “What will Wisconsin look like in 20 years and what can we do to grow our economy and prepare the workers of the future?” asked Morgan. The state is projected to add 825,000 people in the next 25 years, but 766,000 will be 65 years or older and about 15,000 of working age, a huge imbalance between those not in the workforce and those that are relied on for services and filling jobs. Thee years ago the WMC began asking questions about Wisconsin’s future and the Future Wisconsin Project began engaging 70 communities for input. “We started having the conversation about what is it going to take to make Wisconsin irresistible,” he said. “What do we need to do so that kids waking up in South Carolina are saying, ‘I cannot wait to move to Wisconsin. That’s where I want to be.’” The future of Wisconsin, he said, is demographics: • Every day 10,000 Americans are turning 65 and retiring. • The last year Wisconsin kindergarten classes were large enough
to replace the graduating seniors 13 years later was 1997. • The state loses a noticeable number of those in the 17 to 35 age group, but it attracts those 35 to 55. • The city of Milwaukee is way behind Denver, or even nearby Twin Cities, in attracting young workers. “Nothing is going to drive it [the state] like people are going to drive it,” Morgan said, adding, “The estimate is we are going to have over 300,000 jobs due to growth or retirement. I’m telling you we are going to have 15,000 to fill them. “We have doubled the number of people who are service users, who will need care. There won’t be necessarily as many taxpayers as service utilizers, and the people who need to be paying those services will be few and far between. It’s worst in northern Wisconsin than the rest of the state, and it’s worse in Wisconsin than most other states, because we are not attracting people as quickly as we are losing people. “It’s a simple demographic game. We saw it first in manufacturing, but now we are seeing it as a teacher shortage, and you can blame it on a whole lot of things, but you can blame on there are not as many people who are 25 years old. It’s not because something happened. They just aren’t there. You are going to have a harder time finding a chiropractor or a dentist or a teacher. It doesn’t make any difference what you are looking for.” Other states, Morgan said, are benefitting from immigrants in the workforce, and Wisconsin has to figure out how to attract them. “Wherever you stand on the issue, if we don’t figure out immigration, the state of Wisconsin is in trouble, I don’t see people pouring over the border from Canada. If they do, northern Wisconsin wins,” he said. The Future Wisconsin Project, he said, identified six factors that will drive the future of the state over the next 20 years: • The ability to attract and retain talent. • The ability to be a competitive
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Acre-Kendall acquitted in St. Croix River stabbing BY SUZANNE LINDGREN EDITOR@COUNTRYMESSENGER.COM
BALSAM LAKE—Levi Acre-Kendall, 20, of Cambridge, Minn. was declared not guilty of all charges of intentional and reckless homicide in the stabbing death of Peter Kelly, St. Croix Falls, at Wisconsin’s Interstate Park last April. Jurors reached their decision at about 10 a.m. Monday, the third day of deliberations. The verdict was announced an hour later. Just before the attorneys made closing arguments on Saturday, District Attorney Dan Steffen filed an amended, “lesser and included” charge of second-degree reckless homicide. Representing a less serious crime, a class D felony, the maximum sentence would be 25 years. Acre-Kendall was initially charged with one count each of second-degree intentional homicide and first-degree reckless homicide, both class B felonies for which he could serve up to 60 years. In his closing statement, DA Steffen attempted to cast doubt on the accuracy of Acre-Kendall’s testimony. Although Acre-Kendall testified that he was in a headlock when he stabbed Kelly, Steffen drew attention to the fact that his friends described seeing the two men
in a “shoulder lock,” in which case they would have been face to face. Defense Attorney Eric Nelson reminded the jury that, in spite of a human tendency to presume guilt, the law presumes innocence. He also reminded jurors to put themselves in Acre-Kendall’s position that night and underscored the legitimacy of the defendant’s fear by listing several cases in which people have died or been seriously injured by a single punch.
Lechman’s testimony Ross Lechman and Peter Kelly thought it would be a quick stop -- practically on the way home -- to advise some younger men who’d been fishing across the river on their conduct in the park earlier that night. But when the intervention ended, Kelly was dead. His close friend, Lechman was the first witness to recount the events that took place the evening of April 14. “Pete said, “We should probably stop over at the park and talk to these guys. … It’s not a place where you come and smoke drugs and yell all night,” Lechman testified. His story sharply contrasted with the summary given earlier by defense attorney Eric Nelson in his opening argument, during which he characterized
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Pete Kelly as the aggressor in the conflict. Lechman testified that he and Kelly had gone fishing on a sunny spring evening, choosing to fish on the Minnesota side of the river because it was typically less crowded. It was a bit of a hike from the parking lot to their fishing spot, but they liked the relative quiet. They sipped their hard ciders – each had a total of four that night, according to Lechman – and fished. Early in the evening, Lechman sneezed and someone in the group across the river said, “Bless you.” Lechman waved in acknowledgement. But later the group grew loud. The park was important to both Lechman and Kelly, and the young men “hootin’ and hollering” across the river, followed by the scent of marijuana smoke, bothered them. Lechman couldn’t remember who spoke first, but says eventually they called over for the boys to quiet down, saying the park was “a family place.” The response came, “Why don’t you [gay slur] just shut up?” Then, as they were packing up to leave, the same voice floated across the water, “Are you [gay slur] heading out?” “Yes we are,” said Kelly. “Why don’t you guys shut up and leave us alone?” “Why don’t you come over here and make us?” “We’ll see you in ten minutes.” “See ya then.” On the journey back to their car, Lechman says they talked about other things. But as they drove home across the river Kelly suggested they approach the men. Lechman says it was his idea to park about 100 yards from the other group. “I didn’t want them to see the car in case we were out fishing and they recognized it,” he said. “They might vandalize it.” It was also his idea to pause behind a tree to assess how many were in the group. As they began to walk forward and made their presence known, Lechman said Acre-Kendall stepped toward him saying “some of the foulest stuff I’ve heard in my life,” and Lechman pushed him away. As Acre-Kendall got up, Kelly warned Lechman of the knife. “I saw a flash of something, but it was dark,” said Lechman. Acre-Kendall and Kelly continued to “exchange words,” said Lechman, and a peacemaking effort by one of Acre-Kendall’s friends was rebuffed. There was a movement – perhaps the flash of brake lights – and Lechman looked away. Seconds later, he heard his friend yell, “We gotta go … He stabbed me!” Lechman kicked at the young men’s car, then ran after Kelly. “I thought maybe he got stabbed in the arm,” he said, voice cracking with emotion. “I ran right by him.” Behind him, he heard “an awful noise,” a gush of air. In the dark he had passed Kelly, who had fallen to the ground. He ran to his friend, then back to the car, breaking a window and pulling out a phone to call 911. But he could tell the injury was severe. “I saw where the hole was and I knew he was going to be dead,” said Lechman. “I put my hand on his heart to try and hold the blood in. … Toward the end he had a peaceful look in his eyes.”
The search Investigators identified a great deal of potential evidence at the scene. What set them on the path of Acre-Kendall and his friends was coincidence, as DA Dan Steffen called it, “a bit of luck.” They traced receipts found crumpled near the river bank to a local man who was not at the scene but happened to know the group of young men from Cambridge and could identify them based on Lechman’s description of the dog and vehicles. Investigators contacted law enforce-
ment in Minnesota, and were able to track down members of the group. They learned that some had sought out an attorney and were willing to work with police.
Acre-Kendall’s testimony
Levi Acre-Kendall was goofing around with his friends, watching video clips on a phone and joking about the peanuts he was eating when a call came from across the river. “You think that’s funny?” “What?” he asked, confused. The videos they’d been watching use “deez nuts” as a punchline, and he’d been riffing on the theme, calling over to a friend to ask if he wanted any of ‘deez nuts,” the peanuts. After a few more words were exchanged across the river he heard, “We’re going to come over and put you to sleep.” “Why? I’m not tired yet,” he called back. “We’ll be over in ten minutes.” Close to an hour passed. He and his friends were headed out when one commented loudly, “Those [expletive] didn’t even show up.” “Yeah,” he agreed, repeating the description. “Who you calling [expletive]?” came a call from the dark. “So you’re the one who was talkin’ [expletive].” With that, said Acre-Kendall, he was tossed sideways, landing on all fours. He got up, pulled out the knife, released the blade and held it in front of himself as he backed toward the car door. Kelly and Lechman initially backed up, he said, but they didn’t seem scared. Kelly seemed to grow angrier, calling him a punk and a city slicker. “I wanted to get in the car and leave,” he said. “I didn’t want to fight. … He was bigger than me, older and angry.” He made it inside the car, where he said to Kelly, “Yeah, you’re a real bad [expletive].” Kelly replied, “You wanna feel a real man’s muscles?” Acre-Kendall’s friend attempted to diffuse the situation, but was urged away by Kelly, who pulled Acre-Kendall from the car shortly thereafter. With his body in a headlock, Acre-Kendall said he went limp and could see only his and Kelly’s feet when he swung the knife. “I didn’t know where I stabbed him,” he said. “I couldn’t see.” After they left, they were “freaking out,” he said. “I didn’t know whether he was coming back or where he was going.” He called his dad, who told him to come home. “So that’s what I did,” he said. Acre-Kendall said he couldn’t describe the way he felt when he learned he’d killed Kelly, but he expressed dismay. “I feel terrible,” he said, reflecting on the incident and its outcome. “I wish I could take it all back or do something to change it.” Looking to Kelly’s family as he broke into tears, he said, “I’m so sorry.”
The knife
It came as a surprise to many when the prosecution divulged late on the second day of the trial that the knife Acre-Kendall used to stab Kelly was illegal in Wisconsin. The knife, which DA Steffen called a “switchblade,” had a spring-assisted release mechanism that allowed the blade to release with the push of a button. The seeming technicality undermined the defense’s hope to use Wisconsin’s “castle doctrine,” would have eliminated the need to show that the amount of force used was beyond what Acre-Kendall needed to defend himself that night. The defense tried twice during the trial to get the case dismissed using the castle doctrine, but Judge Moly GaleWyrick denied each motion, chiefly on the grounds that the knife was illegal.
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Peggy Strabel (right) of Peggy’s Fashion Rack & Gifts in Siren presented Sharon Boatman, Secretary/Treasurer of the Interfaith Caregivers of Burnett County, all the generous donations collected during Peggy’s 30th Anniversary Sale held Dec. 4 - 5.
Lessons and Carols Members and friends of Danbury Area Churches observed an Advent Service of Lessons and Carols Dec. 13 at Yellow Lake Lutheran Church. This traditional service was sponsored by Danbury United Methodist, Our Lady of Perpetual Catholic, Yellow Lake Lutheran, and Woodland Wesleyan churches.
COVER TO COVER Larsen Family Public Library Holiday closings The library will be closed all day on Christmas Eve day and Christmas Day, and also on New Year’s Day. Happy Holidays to you all! Severe weather The library’s policy on closing during severe weather follows the Webster School District’s closings. If the schools are closed due to severe weather, the library will also be closed. Friends Of The Library After the Friends’ December meeting, they gathered in the library to generously donate money from their fund-raising events to the Debt Retirement Fund and the General Operating Fund. Each fund received $2,000. Thank you, Friends, for all you do! Table Tennis (ping pong) Starting 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 6, there will be a new activity at the library open for all to enjoy! Please contact John Listerud if interested in playing table tennis (ping pong) weekly at the library. His phone numbers are 952-451-4270 and 715866-4452. They will meet in the Nexen room. The Great Courses Carl Heidel has contributed four more Great Courses DVDs for our library. The titles are “How to Grow Anything: Food Gardening for Everyone;” “The Art of Travel Photography;” How Conversation Works;” and “Money Management Skills.” We are proud of our growing ‘mini library’ of Great Courses. Please check it out. Preschool storytime Thanks to a rotating group of ladies, we are able to keep our storytime going (since Annette retired.) Please join us at 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays for stories, snacks, activities
and socialization (for the children and the adults)! Everyone is welcome - we love to see new faces! Adult book club The book club does not meet in December, but a new bookmark is available, listing the titles for the 2016 discussions. Amnesty From Dec. 14 to Dec. 31, the library will forgive all fines on overdue materials, no matter how long they have been overdue. This is Larsen Family Public Library’s Christmas present to you! AARP tax help AARP offers free tax help to low- and moderate-income taxpayers, especially those 60 and older. AARP will be at the library to help you with your taxes starting in February. Sign-up sheets are now available for tax help on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays the first and third weeks of February and March, and the first two weeks of April. Please call the library at 715866-7697 to make an appointment. Tax forms The IRS is not sending tax instructions to the library this year, just the forms. Remember to order your tax instructions early from the IRS. We will have a small choice of forms here. To order items from the Federal IRS, go online to https:// www.irs.gov/formspubs, or phone your request to 1-800-829-3676. We have forms and instructions from the Wisconsin IRS - Tax Form 1, 1A and WI-Z and Homestead Tax. The Wisconsin tax website is https:// www.revenue.wi.gov/individuals, phone number: 1(608) 266-2486. Larsen Family Public Library contact information is: Telephone: (715) 8667697, Website: http://webster.wislib.org, Online Catalog: http://merlin.nwls.lib. wi.us/search, Hours: Monday-Thursday 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Friday 9 a.m.- 5 p.m., and Saturday 10 a.m.-1 .
The Friends of the Larsen Family Public Library including (from left) Library Board President Laura Rachford, Verla Johansson, Liz Simonsen, Vicki Prock, Library Director Patti Meyer, Bonnie Jedlund, Judi Reese and Bonnie Niemi donated $2000 to the library’s building fund, and $2000 to the library.
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Signing Scott McNally was at the Grantsburg Public Library on December 5 to sign his book “Hoot Hoot Goodnight” for eager little readers.
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It’s always cheerful to open the paper and see the many pics of children sitting on Santa’s lap, as he listens to their every want. As we all keep busy with holiday baking, shopping, cleaning and preparing for the family gatherings. Did you take in one of the concerts, craft sales, maybe a Christmas party or Christmas program at your church? We at the center held our annual meeting/Christmas party on Wednesday. The Grantsburg Historical
Society members were our special guests. They treated us to having our pictures printed in sepia tones, taken as we donned different stylish wear to get that oldtime look. We had a lot of fun, enjoying an outstanding amount of food and sweets. We followed that with a fun cardio workout by shaking doubles with the dice and running around the room to grab a gift, only to have it taken away before you sat down again. Great food! Great fun! It was en-
joyed by all! Be sure and stop in for a look at the Historical Society’s throw they’re offering. What a wonderful gift they make! Stop in! Check us out! Pool games in morning, plus Wi-Fi, coffee and goodies. Check out our “Thrifty Nifty Table” and “Book Nook.” For information or reservations for meals call 715463-2940. Also, remember the hall is available for rent.
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MENUS December 21-25 Grantsburg Schools Monday: Chicken nuggets, French fries, sliced bread, baked beans, applesauce. Tuesday: Pizza, corn, cheesy broccoli, pineapple tidbits. Wednesday: No school. Thursday: No school. Friday: No school.
Siren Schools Note: Breakfast available Monday: Cheese quesadillas, lettuce salad, refried and black beans, peaches, apple, choice of milk. Tuesday: Pizza, veggies, steamed corn, kiwi/ oranges, applesauce, choice of milk. Wednesday: No school. Thursday: No school. Friday: No school.
First Quarter A Honor Roll Seniors: Brett Anderson, Chase Covey, Joshua Curtin, Hannah Haley, Andrew Hartshorn, Delia Labatt, Audrey Lauer, Jessee Lerud, Colt Lien, Spencer Louis, Mason McEvers, Drew McNally, Megan Miller, JohnnieMae Moritz, Violet Ohnstad, Amber Pedersen, Cassidy Quimby, Adam Smestad, Jaeger Staeven, Keesha Thayer, Olivia Tucker, Kevin Vollendorf. Juniors: Kathryn Curtin, Madeline Duncan, Avery Fagerberg III, Holly Fiedler, Kayla Glover, Anne (Liza) Hartshorn, Hallie Jensen, Tymber King, Jordyn McKenzie, Austin Olson, Claire Palmquist, Tyler Peterson, Jordyn Phillips, Rhiana Pochman, Britta Roufs, Alyssa Swenson. Sophomores: Brock Anderson, Brittanie Blume, Janessa Bonneville-Lozie, Thorne Carter, Rebecca Drohman, Danielle Erickson, Rachel Glover,
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Budding artists Students from Grantsburg Schools were recently recognized for their artwork featured this year on the Grantsburg Women Working Together annual birthday calendar. Funds from calendar sales benefit the public library and many other community causes. Shown holding their creations are (front row from left) Dillyn Hennessey, Alexis Slater, Ryan Hoffman, Abby Rombach, Gabby Hamlin,Renee Tooze, and Elana Simmons. Back row: Walker Louis, Raisa Jensen, and Karen Scheunemann representing daughter, Anna. Missing from photo: Moona Makela, Linda Harmon and Jayden Schuur.
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WEEKLY WAG News and Updates from the Humane Society of Burnett County
Big buck
Grayson is a four year-old Lab/Shepherd mix. This fellow is a little on the skinny side, but is a real good-looking guy with beautiful coloring. Grayson is being treated for heartworm, and will continue his treatment with our local vet, even after adoption. (This cost will be paid by the shelter, as long as he is brought to the clinic with whom we work.)
With a few hours to spare, Ed Zalesky of Grantsburg, dropped this 11-point buck in the closing hours of the muzzleloader season Wed. Dec. 9.
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Grayson is on the bigger size, but he doesn’t know that and thinks he is a lap dog. When he isn’t chasing his tennis ball, he is leaning on you or burying his head in your arms while attempting to climb into your lap. Grayson is calm and easy-going. As he came barreling back to me with his prized tennis ball, I expected a collision. Nope! Grayson stopped at my feet but made me work a little at getting the ball from his mouth. I learned early on that if I don’t try so hard, he will lay down and let the ball roll out of his mouth. I really fell in love with Grayson. I think he would be a terrific pet for anyone. Howard is a six-year-old Dachshund that came to us as a stray. He definitely had an owner and wasn’t out on his own long, because he weighed in at 23 pounds! Poor Howard also came to us with lots of medical issues. He ended up having surgery to remove a large bladder stone and his spleen, among other things. The good news is that we expect him to make a full recovery. You would never know Howard went through all of this, unless you saw his scars. His tail is still wagging and he is the first one to the gate when visitors, staff, and volunteers enter the kennel area. I have featured two dogs in this article that needed special medical attention. Our Stars Fund has taken a pretty big hit, so we are asking for donations to replenish this important fund. When we have an animal come in that needs out-of-the-ordinary medical attention, our Stars Fund is how we pay for those costs. When it rains, it pours. We’ve had quite a few animals come in with medical issues lately. If you can help us with a donation, please be sure to indicate it is for the Stars Fund. As always, thanks for your support! If you are interested in adopting Grayson, Howard, or another animal from our shelter, please visit our website at www.hsburnettcty. org or contact the shelter at (715) 866-4096. The Humane Society of Burnett County is a not-forprofit 501(c)(3) organization. We do not receive financial assistance from the county. Donations of money or supplies are tax-deductible.
Aerial surveys show eagle population soars to new record RHINELANDER—Wisconsin’s eagle population continues to soar, with statewide aerial surveys in 2015 documenting a record number since the surveys started 43 years ago, according to the Wisconsin Bald Eagle and Osprey Nest Surveys 2015 report released earlier this month. “It’s certainly a great story,” says Jim Woodford, one of the eagle surveyors and a section chief for the Department of Natural Resources’ Natural Heritage Conservation Program. “Eagle populations have recovered from near-extinction in Wisconsin in the 1970s, thanks to protections and a cleaner environment, and their numbers continue to increase and exceed our expectations. “Ten years ago, we thought 800 breeding pairs were likely, but the current total is well over that. We’ve seen them recolonize almost every county in the state while increasing even in those areas where they’re likely reaching carrying capacity and running out of room.” The aerial surveys found 1,465 bald eagle nests occupied in 2015, 121 more than in 2013, the last year in which a statewide survey was conducted, the report says. Locally, the survey found 37 occupied nests in Polk County. In neighboring counties there were 81 nests in Burnett County, 23 in Barron, 18 in Pierce and St. Croix and 15 in Dunn County.
Bald eagle nest survey 2015 DNR pilots and biologists from the agency’s Natural Heritage Conservation and Wildlife Management
programs conduct the surveys in late March and April and consider a nest occupied if they see incubation, eggs, young or a repaired nest. Landowners, birders, volunteers and raptor banders provide more ground observations to supplement and check aerial data. As in past years, Vilas County, with 162 nests, and Oneida County, with 143, had the highest number of occupied eagle nests. These two counties represent most of the Northern Highland Ecological Landscape, which has one of the highest concentrations of lakes in the world. Bald eagles usually build their nests in tall trees near lakes and streams. Bald eagles occupied nests in 69 of the state’s 72 counties in 2015 and the number of occupied nests continued to increase in the southwest and northwest portions of the state, the report says.
Limited osprey survey shows increasing numbers A limited osprey survey completed in May 2015 found 167 occupied osprey nests in the 14 counties surveyed. Numbers of nesting ospreys were greater than or equal to numbers observed in 2014 within 11 of the 14 counties, Woodford says. Past statewide surveys have shown osprey populations trending upward, with 2014 recording the highest numbers yet of occupied osprey nests, 542, up from 535 the previous year. Polk County had 20 occupied osprey nests. In neighboring counties there were 12 occupied nests in Barron, nine in Burnett, five in
St. Croix, two in Dunn and none in Pierce County. Surveys provide important foundation for protecting eagles and osprey Wisconsin’s bald eagle and osprey surveys are one of the longest running wildlife surveys in North America and provide information crucial to protect bald eagles, says Steve Easterly, a DNR wildlife technician in Oshkosh and a surveyor for the past nine years. “The survey allows the department as well as the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to maintain an accurate monitoring tool for eagles, and the population as a whole,” he says. “If at some point it (the population) starts to go in a negative direction, we will have clear picture of where the population stands and will be able to react to changes faster than not knowing where the ‘starting point’ was.” Eagle populations nationwide and in Wisconsin declined due to habitat loss, decline in prey numbers (shorebirds and ducks), shooting because of perceived threat to livestock, and DDT exposure. Eagles were placed on the state and federal endangered species lists in the 1970s. Eagles’ recovery resulted from the banning of DDT nationally in 1972 (and in Wisconsin in 1969), prohibition of killing of eagles, improved water quality in lakes and rivers, nest protection, and reintroduction of eagles in some areas. Eagles were removed from Wisconsin’s endangered species list in 1997 and from the federal list in 2007.
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Robert (Bob T.) Thorsbakken
Robert R. (Bob T.) Thorsbakken passed away Dec. 12, 2015. A funeral service was held W Wednesday morning, Dec. 16, 2 2015, at New Hope Lutheran C Church in Grantsburg, the R Emory Johnson officiRev. a ating. Burial was at Maple G Grove Cemetery in Frederic. Bob was born in Septemb 1935, at Hillsdale, WI, ber, t Martin and Violet Thorsto b bakken. He was baptized and c confi rmed at First Lutheran C Church in Barron, WI. He graduated in 1953 from Barron High School. He continued his education at University of Wisconsin-Madison, graduating in 1957. Bob then joined the National Guard. Bob and the love of his life, Kay Borgen of Dallas, WI, were married in 1959. Bob first worked for Thorp Finance in New Richmond, and later for Farmers State Bank/Bremer Bank of Frederic. In 1961, he was called to active duty for the Berlin Crisis, and was stationed at Fort Lewis, WA. He returned to Farmers State Bank/Bremer Bank, where he worked for 30 years, many as bank president. Bob continued his education in finance at Harvard University in Cambridge, MA. He retired from the bank at age 55. He then opened an appraisal business, which he ran for 15 years. Bob spent many years enjoying his role on the board for Polk Burnett Electric Cooperative. He served on many boards including church, bank and PBEC boards, which he enjoyed tremendously. Bob and Kay were blessed with three daughters, Carmen, Sheri and Julie. They brought him great joy, along with the wonderful sons-in-law he loved to be around. His children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren always brought a smile to his face. He loved playing jokes on friends and family, and had a famous cheer he used when the Packers or Badgers had a win, or just for the fun of it. In later years, Bob and Kay enjoyed winter trips to Arizona, where he loved to hike in the desert. He enjoyed making pendants from special rocks he found. Bob was an avid outdoorsman. He enjoyed fishing and hunting along with planting a huge garden each year. He was a jokester and a friend to all who met him. He always had a sparkle in his eye and a smile on his face. He knew Jesus and had tremendous faith in God. He was a member of New Hope Lutheran Church in Grantsburg. Bob is survived by his wife, Kay; daughters, Carmen Fisher, Sheri Thorsbakken (Ed Peterson), Julie (Brad) Jerrick; grandchildren, Andrew (Christa) Malecha, Kacie (Aaron) Korthals, Kevin Robb, David Jerrick, Kaitlyn Jerrick; step-grandchildren, Eddy (Shelly) Peterson and Grant Fisher; great-grandchildren, Jace, Paislie and Cedar Korthals, Grayson Robb and Isabelle Peterson; sister, Rose Gilbertson; brothers, Dale (Ardis) Thorsbakken, Arden (Pat) Thorsbakken; brothers-in-law, Bob (Rochelle) Borgen, John (Cheryl) Borgen, Gary (Bev) Borgen; along with many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Bob is preceded in death by his parents; son-inlaw, Todd Fisher; and brother-in-law, Rollie Gilbertson. An online guest book is available to sign at www. rowefh.com. Arrangements were entrusted to Rowe Funeral Home of Frederic.
Charles J. Hahr Charles J. Hahr, 77, of Siren passed away Dec. 14, 2015. Arrangements are pending at this time. Online condolences can be made at www.swedberg-taylor.com
Sandra L. Wohletz Sandra L. Wohletz, 69 of Woodbury, MN, formerly of Danbury, died Dec. 9, 2015. A memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016, at Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home of Webster. Visitation will be one hour before the service. Online condolences can be made at www.swedberg-taylor.com. Arrangements were entrusted to Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home of Webster.
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William (Bill) Ingalls
William (Bill) Ingalls passed on Dec. 8, 2015 at home after a battle with cancer. Services were held Friday, Dec. 11, 2015, at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church of Webster, with Pastor Jody Walter officiating. Burial was at Orange Cemetery. Pallbearers were Bradley, Douglas, Michael, Marty and Danny Ingalls, Matthew Utgard, John Jacobs, and Derek Minnema. Honorary pallbearers were Nick Kolander, Bob Doriott, Ron Proffit, Gene Peterson, Roger Tollander, Steve Sylvester, Terry Wilson and Darrell Peterson. William Allen Ingalls was born to William E. and Alma L. Ingalls on May 19, 1934 in Bricelyn, MN. He and his family moved to the Webster area in 1943. He was raised on a dairy farm on the south side of Devils Lake. He attended the Orange Grade School and graduated from Webster High School in 1952. In 1954, he entered the Army and served two years. He was honorably discharged Jan. 6, 1956. In 1957, he married Judith Rasmussen. To this union two sons were born, John and David. After Judith passed away in December 1962, William married Adeline Kolander on June 17, 1966. Adeline had three children, Dean, Dale and Susan. Together William and Adeline raised the five children in a rural Webster home. For a few years, William was employed on the Great Lakes. In 1963, he started working for Polk Burnett Electric Cooperative and continued there until he retired in 1995. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, golfing, gardening and playing cards. He has been a member of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church for 72 years. Surviving are wife, Adeline, of 49 years; children, John (Tammy) Ingalls, David (Lori) Ingalls; stepchildren, Dean (Patty) Kolander, Dale (Jamie) Kolander, and Susan (Brad) Anfinson; 18 grandchildren; 17 great grandchildren; brothers, Earl (Vi) Ingalls and Lowell (Janet) Ingalls, many nieces, nephews, and other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by pis parents, fi rst wife and nephew Daniel Ingalls. Memorials may be sent to Regional Hospice Spooner, WI. Online condolences can be made at www.swedberg-taylor.com. Arrangements were entrusted to Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home Webster.
Celebrate the Christmas season at our local schools
Dec. 17, Siren K-5 Winter Program, 2 p.m. at the Auditorium. Dec. 17, Grantsburg Elementary School, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the High School Auditorium. Dec. 17, Webster grades 5-6 Christmas concert, 7 p.m. at the High School Auditorium. Dec. 19, Grantsburg High School Holiday Indulgence dinner and concert, 6 p.m. at the High School Gymnasium. To reserve tickets, call 715-463-2531. Dec. 20, Grantsburg High School Holiday Indulgence dinner and concert, 3 p.m. at the High School Gymnasium.
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• Dec. 7, Jeramia Marek, 39, Danbury, was arrested for possession of fi rearm by felon and obstructing an officer. • Dec. 9, Vicki Nelson, 53, Grantsburg, was arrested for misdemeanor bail jumping. • Dec. 9, Bradley Rogers, 31, Luck, was arrested for criminal damage to property, disorderly conduct and obstructing an officer. • Dec. 9, Sara Nefs, 24, Siren, was arrested for disorderly conduct. • Dec. 12, James Owens, 34, Webster, was arrested for contempt of court. • Dec. 13, Gregory Schwartzbauer, 28, Webster, was arrested for disorderly conduct. • Dec. 13, Jolene Mau, 32, Turtle Lake, was arrested for domestic battery.
Classes •Exploration Station, 5:30-7 p.m. Tue. through Mar. 29 at FES. More Upcoming Classes to look for: Check out the Frederic Community Education page at www.frederic.k12.wi.us. To get on our mailing list, email millerm@frederic.k12.wi.us.
•Yoga for Everybody, 4-5 p.m. Mon. Jan. 4-Feb. 8 at SHS. •Yoga for Weight Loss and Wellness, 5:15-6:15 p.m. Mon. Jan. 4-Feb. 8 at SHS. •UFO Knit & Crochet, 6-8 p.m. Tue., Jan. 5-26 at SHS. •Pottery, 6-8 p.m. Wed., Jan. 20-Mar. 23 at WHS. •Learn Mahjong, 6-8 p.m. Thu. Jan. 7-Feb. 11 at SHS.
COURT Criminal Possession of Amphetamine/LSD/Psilocin • Luke C. Anderson, 34, Hinckley, MN, pleaded no contest, was sentenced to 100 days in jail and was fined $243.
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia • Shane F. Fagnan, 19, Grantsburg, pleaded no contest and was fi ned $330.50.
Warrants issued week of Dec. 7: • Shelly R. Bacon, 46; John R. Bearheart, 33; Richard A. Czech; Ricky V. Daniels; Benjamin P. Flanery, 20; Lorraine M. Hills, 53; Patricia A. Hopkins, 50; Michael J. Kegel, 44; Taylor K. LaPointe, 27; James E. Lightfeather; Sarah M. Molitor-Johnson, 41; Michael J. Nelson III, 27; James Owens; Michael T. Paffel, 34; Janel L. Palen-Maki, 42; Kelly A. Ries, 33; Dena L. Scalzo, 42; Roxanne G. St. John; Dominick J. Taylor, 18; Margaret M. Waukon, 37; Cory J. Wendt.
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Ongoing •After School Knitting Club, 3:15-4:30 p.m. at Fred. Elem. Sch. •Dance with Andrea, Email dancewithandrea@gmail.com. •Tiny Tot Clogging, 5:15-5:45 at Frederic Elementary. •Beginner Clogging, 5:45-6:15 p.m. at Frederic Elementary . •Int. Clogging, 6:15-7:15 p.m. at Frederic Elementary. •Zumba, 6:30 p.m., Wednesdays at Frederic Elementary Gym. Trips at a Glance: NOTES: •Call 715-327-4868 or e-mail millerm@frederic.k12.wi.us.
Grantsburg Community Education Upcoming Classes: •Dance by Andrea, three classes, Tue. Sept.-Apr. at GES. Call for more info. •Sixth through Eighth Grade Gymnastics, Oct.-Dec. at Grantsburg Community Center. •Indoor Walking, 5:30-8 p.m. Tue/Thu, Nov-Mar at GHS. •Community Basketball, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wed., Nov.-Mar at GMS. •Perpetual Calendar Class, 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 7. •Mine Craft Build-a-Thon, 9:30 a.m.-noon, Saturday, Jan. 9. •Public Speaking Class, 7-8:15 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 7, 14. •Learning to Crochet Class, 6-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 7, 14, 21. •Gumpaste Flower Class, 6-8 p.m. Thursday-Friday, Jan. 21-22. •Safe Start Driving School, Jan. 5 - Feb. 4 at GHS. •Pre-School Play Open Gym; 4:30-6:30 p.m. Jan-March at GES. Upcoming Classes: Cookie Decorating, Crafting, Vision Mapping, Watercolor cards. •If you would like to see a class offered, have an idea for a class, or desire to teach one, call 463-4701.
GRANTSBURG POLICE • Dec. 12, Curtis J. Sutherland, was arrested on an outstanding warrant. • Dec. 12, Sinclair gas station reported a $17 gas drive off.
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• Dec. 3, Floyd J. Lysdahl, Frederic, was backing out of a parking stall on Main St. and collided with a vehicle driven by Dawn D. Green, Webster. No injuries were reported. • Dec. 3, a 12-year-old Webster youth was referred to social services for distribution of Schedule II drugs to a minor, possession of a deadly weapon, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. • Dec. 4, a 13-year-old Webster youth was referred to social services as a runaway. • Dec. 4, a 12-year-old Webster youth was referred to social services as a runaway. • Dec. 4, a 12-year-old Shell Lake youth was referred to social services as a runaway. • Dec. 4, a 12-year-old Siren youth was referred to social services as a runaway. • Dec. 7, Jamie L. Kasel, 32, Siren, was cited for operating after revocation.
• At a build site (currently the Sandager home in Luck) home repair program • With the • Volunteer at the St. Croix Falls ReStore • Help in the Wild Rivers Habitat for Humanity office
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• Dec. 8, Robin Bearheart, 40, Webster, was arrested for disorderly conduct. • Dec. 9, Richard Crandall, 43, Harris, MN, was arrested for possession of methamphetamine, possession with intent to sell and obstructing an officer.
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BIRTHS Leah Michele Bergeron Taylor and Faith Bergeron of Siren announce the birth of their daughter, Leah Michele Bergeron, 6 pounds, born Nov. 25, 2015, at St. Croix Regional Medical Center, St. Croix Falls.
Kurt Duane Hayes
Tyler Hayes and Taiylor Harmon announce the birth of their son, Kurt Duane Hayes, 8 pounds, 5.5 ounces, 20.5 inches, Dec. 9, 2015 at Burnett Medical Center of Grantsburg. Tyler has one sister, Jacelynn Hayes.
DEATHS
November 21, 2105, LeMoine Nelson, 62, Anderson Township. November 22, 2105, Patrick Robert Johnson, 61, Grantsburg Township. November 25, 2105, Betty Ida Skinner, 93, Grantsburg. November 30, 2105, Alan Bruce Huberty, 70, Jackson Township.
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• Ylien Yang, 40, St. Paul, MN, issuing a worthless check.
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Sittin’ with Santa Nolan Bearheart was among the dozens of children who stopped to see Santa during the Connections and More Store’s 4th annual “Visit with Santa Day” on Saturday. Toys were provided by Toys for Tots, St. Croix Casino, and private donors.
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Caroling It was a packed house for both shows of “The Christmas ABCs” at Nelson Primary in Alpha last week.
Grantsburg Public Library Grinch on a Library Shelf Come to the library through Thursday, Dec. 17 and find the Grinch in the library. Each day you find the Grinch we will give you a form to enter a prize drawing. Countdown to “Noon Year’s Eve” Celebrate the countdown to the New Year - at noon! Thursday, Dec. 31 is the last day of 2015. Friends of the Library are hosting a special celebration for anyone who can’t stay awake until midnight. We’ll start the festivities with a magic show, then enjoy refreshments and endAmye Scharlau off with a countdown to the New Year! Hot Reads for Cold Nights You can while away the winter days and nights with the Adult Reading Program. Each time you read a library book, complete an entry form for your chance to win prizes. This program runs Jan. 4-29. Board at the Library Every Monday at 1 p.m., it’s back to the good old days! Bring your deck of cards or an old fashion board game! The library’s Learning Center is reserved for those who want to play board games, card games and socialize. Preschool Story Hour Preschoolers and their caregivers are invited to join Julie Yezek of Wisconsin Nutrition Education for a fun program on at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 16. Julie will provide interactive activities with read-aloud stories. Chess Club Wednesdays at 3:45 p.m.. a chess coach teaches fundamentals and strategy. Snacks are provided. For ages 7 to adult. Experienced or a beginner, you are welcome! Holiday Closures Closed all day Dec. 24, Dec. 25 and Jan. 1. Closing at 4:30 p.m. Dec. 31. Library information–Grantsburg Public Library is open noon-6 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday; 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Wednesday; 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday; and 9 a.m.-noon Saturdays. Phone 715-463-2244 and the website is http://grantsburg.wislib. org.
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Dragons battle Saints for a win BY GLEN SKIFSTAD SENTINEL SPORTS
ST. CROIX FALLS—“We played a poor first half,” lamented Coach Ryan Karsten following his team’s 57-53 hard-fought victory over the St. Croix Saints “We played the worst basketball in four years, not boxing out, poor shooting, not making free throws ...” “It was foul trouble that helped bail us out in the first half.” The Dragons trailed 27-18 at the intermission. Caitlynn Daniels led the Dragons with six. Sarah Shaffer tallied five and Ashlee Rightman added four.
But whatever Coach Karsten said at halftime made an immediate impact on the Dragons as they ran off 14 straight points to start the second half to go from nine down to five up. Sarah Shaffer had a bucket. Daniels had a basket and a free throw. Rightman had a three point shot and Daniels had another field goal. Laurel Kannenberg and Daniels again had scores before the Saints were able to get a three point shot by McCurdy to slow the Dragon momentum. Underclassmen Abby Kosloski, Cassie Maslow and Jade Horstman had valuable minutes off the bench to help the Dragons to the win.
Sarah Shaffer tallied 14 in the second half for Siren. “If she could play the first half like she does the second, ….” the coach went on to say. The remainder of the game saw the Saints claw their way back within three, but could get no closer than that as the Dragons answered the call. “St. Croix Falls is the toughest place to play in the conference,” said Coach Karsten. “A win is a win and this was a big one for us.” “If we could play each half all season the way we played the second half tonight, we’d be tough to beat.”
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Gymnasts compete at Chippewa Falls BY GLEN SKIFSTAD SENTINEL SPORTS
“First meets are always nice to have them under our belt and this year we challenged ourselves to push to be ready before January,” said gymnastics coach Kathy Lund. “We had a great start on the uneven bars, solid routines, great improvement, scoring 30.225. Freshman Gracie Gerber just missed medaling, placing sixth with a 8.225.” “Our next event, beam, did not go as well. Too many falls, lost connections, points lost from losing event requirements. Beam is a tough event; it’s four inches wide. It’s the event that you can win and lose a meet and it was just not our day. We picked up and headed to Floor with a few falls we still ended strong
Morgan Pfaff
“Our final event for the day was vault scoring 32.675. Morgan Pfaff was our top vaulter scoring an 8.65 just missed medaling placing sixth. The top performer for Grantsburg/ Luck was Morgan Pfaff placing sixth with an All-Around score of 31.60.” “This was a great meet to start our season. It had a nice mix of D1 and D2 schools. River Falls and Onalaska took first and second, both school that we will face at Sectionals at the end of February. It’s good to know what we will be up against and what areas we really need to focus on. The judges gave us some pointers, now we need to prefect and building momentum of getting our scores up.” “ The next meet is at Rush City on January 7.
with a 31.025.”
Webster knocks off Birchwood BY GLEN SKIFSTAD SENTINEL SPORTS
GAME DAY SPORTS SCHEDULE December 16-22 Boys Basketball Thursday, December 17 Luck at Webster(DH), 7:15 pm Grantsburg at Cameron, 7:15 pm Friday, December 18 Frederic at Siren (DH), 7:15 p.m. Tiesday, December 22 Webster at Bruce (DH), 7:15 pm Hayward at Grantsburg, 7:15 pm Flambeau at Siren, 7:15 pm
Girls Basketball Thursday, December 17 Luck at Webster (DH), 5:45 pm Friday, December 18 Frederic at Siren (DH), 5:45 p.m. Grantsburg at Rush Cithy, 7:30 pm Monday, December 21 Cumberland at Grantsburg, 7:15 pm Tuesday, December 22 Webster at Bruce (DH), 5:45 pm Siren at Turtle Lake, 7:15 pm
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WEBSTER—The Webster Tigers defeated the Birchwood Bobcats 63-48 on Friday night at Webster. Balanced scoring by the Tigers enabled three players to score in double figures-Date Fohrenkamm with 19, Paul Sargent and Jack Washburn, each with 12. The Tigers led at one point 13-6, but Birchwood inched their way back to knot the score at 15. The lead see-sawed throughout the remainder of the period with Webster getting the last two points of the half to lead 33-29. A 9-4 run to start the second half got the Tigers up 4233. Paul Sargent finished off that run with a field goal and free throw. Birchwood kept on fighting back and narrowed the lead to 44-41, but a 19-7 Webster scoring spree ended the game. “Again our younger players came up big tonight,” said Coach Rob Scherrer. “Our team is coming together, getting to know each other and playing well as a group.
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Pirates hang for win over Vikings BY GOOB COY SENTINEL SPORTS
FREDERIC—The Pirate boys basketball team was on the road Friday night as they traveled to Frederic to take on the Vikings in an early game of a doubleheader night. As is typical when these two teams meet, it was a tough conference battle with the Pirates coming away with the 61-50 victory. “This was a good win for us on the road. Frederic plays solid defense and has two of the better guards in the conference,” Pirates coach Nick Hallberg said. It was an evenly played game, with Grantsburg outscoring Frederic 23-19 in the first half. John Chenal stepped up for the Pirates, battling for 11 points from the paint in the first half to lead the Pirate charge. For the Vikings it was Roman Poirier leading the way with seven first half points.
Jaeger Staeven
He was 0-5 for free throws in the half, which was the story of the night for the Vikings as they were only 4-14 from the line for the entire game. The second half was much of the
same, with the Pirates outscoring the Vikings 37-31 to hang on for the win. Chenal added another 12 points to his game for a 23 point night to lead the Pirates. Jordan Knutson was finally able to get open for some shots in the second half and added 15 points to the team’s total. After having to leave the game for a short time to be sick, Jaeger Staeven came back and shot his way to a 14 point night. Austin Olson added six points and Jackson Gerber ended his night with three points. “We need to improve on situations where we have control of the game, with the ball,” Hallberg added. “I felt like we had some opportunities to put the game away, but also give Frederic credit for making us do some uncharacteristic things in these situations.” The Pirates will travel to Cameron on Thursday for a 7:15 p.m. game.
Tigers fall to Pirates in conference action BY GOOB COY SENTINEL SPORTS
GRANTSBURG—The Pirates hosted the Webster Tigers in a West Lakeland Conference match up on Tuesday, Dec. 8 with the Pirates walking away with a 60-33 win.
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ST. CROIX FALLs-Last Tuesday night, the Siren Dragons boys basketball team traveled to St. Croix Falls to take on the hard to beat Saints and came away with a 10 point victory, 64-54. “I’m pleased with how much better they (the Siren team) looked tonight,” in comparison to the first games the Dragons played,” commented coach Jon Ruud. “We saw a lot of good things.” “The younger players got some minutes, led by the seniors on the team,”
After getting off to a 5-0 advantage, the Dragons let the lead fade away as St. Croix took the lead at 8-7 and held it until Siren knotted the score at 16. For the remainder of the half, both teams kept close with the Saints holding a 26-25 edge at the half. Aaron Ruud had two three point shots in the first half along with a field goal for a total of eight points. Neil Oustigoff had three field goals and a free throw for seven points. Alex Johnson and Jameson Kahl each had six for St. Croix Falls. At half time, “we made a couple of adjustments both offensively and
defensively,” reported Coach Ruud. Siren made a 10-2 run to start the second half and then started to pull away from the Saints. Both teams began to experience foul trouble, but the Dragons were able to capitalize it the most. Aaron Ruud was eight for 10 from the line in the second half alone. The remainder of the team shot six for eight as the Dragons went on for the win. “It was a good win for us to get a win under our belt,” concluded the coach. Both Ruud and Oustigoff tallied 20 apiece for the Dragons. Kahl led the Saints with 14.
Grapplers fall to Hilltoppers BY GLEN SKIFSTAD SENTINEL SPORTS
GLENWOOD CITY—The Luck-Frederic-Grantsburg wrestling team suffered a tough loss to the Glenwood City Hilltoppers on Tuesday night, losing by a 44-26 margin. Parker Steen won by a forfeit. Cole Britton got a technical fall victory. Dakota Schultz pinned his opponent and Steven Holdt went into
a third overtime to come away with a win. “It was a long trip and I think the guys wrestled ok. There is definitely room for imporovement. There is supposed to be,” commented head coach Chris Bartlett. “Jason Peterson had a tough match at 113. He was giving up some weight.” “The match of the night was at 182. Trevor commented that Steve (Holdt) was wrestling his twin.
They were both going for the same moves.” “Steve gave up a point in the second with locked hands.” “in the third, he went down and managed to get an escape. In overtime, Steve was able to get a take down halfway through the session.” “With all the open weights, it will be hard to win dual meets,” concluded the coach.
Jackson Gerber (right) tries to defend Frankie DeBlase.
The first half was a battle of the big guys down low, with the Pirates’ John Chenal muscling his way to the hoop to lead Grantsburg with 10 points. His Webster counterpart, Tate Fohrenkamm battled inside as well, hitting a jumper and getting to the foul line, where he was four for five to lead his Tiger squad with six points. The whistles were tested, as there was a total of 25 free throws shot in the first half alone. It was a 21-11 game at the halfway mark, with Grantsburg in the driver’s seat. Both teams found the net more often in the second half, with the Pirates coming out on top scoring 39 with Webster doubling their first half, hitting for 22. Chenal led all scorers with 16, with Jaeger Staeven and Jordan Knutson the only other double digit scorers with 11 each. Jackson Gerber tallied seven, followed by Joseph Ohnstad with six. Austin Olson had four points, Jacob Barnard and Nicholas Larsen two points each, and Majel Schmaltz one. Fohrenkamm was the top scorer for the Tigers with nine. Brad Sigfrids had eight with Trevor Gustafson tossing in seven. Caleb Pardun and Jack Washburn had three points each, Joey Formanek two, and Frankie DeBlase rounded out the scoring with one. “We’ve been too inconsistent here in the first part of the season. That’s got to get fixed going forward,” Pirates coach Nick Hallberg said of his squad. “We came out with a little energy on both ends of the floor in the second half. That’s something we need to see for 36 minutes though.”
Wrestlers ninth at Barron BY GLEN SKIFSTAD SENTINEL SPORTS
On Saturday, the Luck-Frederic-Grantsburg wrestlers participated in the annual tournament held at Barron. LFG came in ninth place with 82 points. Menomonie was first with 221.
Cole Britton (120) had the best record of the day, going 3-1 and coming in second place. Matthew Louis (220) was 3-2 and came in third place. Jason Peterson (113) and Parker Steen (285) both were fifth place finishers. Peterson went 3-2 and Steen was 4-2. Merlin Hibbs (126) and Adam
Menke (152) were both sixth place finishers and Peter Lund finished seventh. Clear Lake comes to Grantsburg to face LFG on Thursday and then Luck-Frederic-Grantsburg goes to Osceola on Saturday for tournament play.
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Tigers win ‘Battle of the Cats’ BY GLEN SKIFSTAD SENTINEL SPORTS
WEBSTER—In a “Battle of the Cats,” the Webster Tiger girls basketball team defeated the Birchwood Bobcats 45-30 on Friday night. The big gun for the Tigers was Kaitlyn Moser who scored 23 points, 12 of which came in the first half of play. After trailing 5-2, the Tigers got things going with a 15-0 run which put them up 17-5. Later a 6-2 upped their lead to 23-9 and the Tigers finished off the first half, leading 24-13. The Tigers led by as much as 20 in the second period of play with “the young girls getting some playing experience,” said coach Mat Wood. “Birchwood has a talented team,” said the coach. “They played tough the whole time. Raen Mellum is a quality player and is hard to stop.” Of his players, “Kaitlyn Moser is a powerful post player. If she gets a hole, she’s through it. She’s a tough player with a great work ethic in practice as well.” “Lydia (Wilson) and Kaitlyn work well together. They’ve played with
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Tingo Mosher(13) defends
each other for three-plus years. In the past, Lydia has been a role player, but now she has to step up and show leadership. She’s worked very hard in practice, playing tough all the time.
Besides Moser’s 23, Wilson scored 15 and Allison Mulroy added seven. All the players except one got some valuable playing time in Friday’s game.
Pirates fall short to Warriors BY GLEN SKIFSTAD SENTINEL SPORTS
AMERY—“We had plenty of opportunities to score and win the game,” lamented Pirate coach Penny Curtin after the 38-31 loss to the Amery Warriors on Monday night. “We just could not find the basket. We were up by one with two plus minutes to go. We put up a poor shot and lost the ball. The other team went down and scored.” “We had three more opportuni-
Pirates double up (plus) on Tigers
ties to score but we were unable to convert. We had to foul to try and get the ball back and they made their free throws.” Grantsburg and Amery were tied at the half at 17. Olivia Tucker had six tallies for Grantsburg. Jordyn McKenzie added five with Cassidy Lee chipping in with four. Katie Curtin put in two points. For Amery, Madelyn Granica had seven. In the second half, Amery outscored the Pirates by seven, 21-14.
McKenzie had the hot hand for the Pirates as she had two field goals and a three pointer. Lee also had a three point shot plus a field goal. Olivia Tucker finished the second half scoring with two for Grantsburg. Game high scorer for the Pirates was McKenzie with 12. Cassidy Lee and Olivia Tucker tallied nine and eight points respectively. Curtin finished with two points. High scorer for the Amery Warriors was Jillian Jensen with 17.
GRANTSBURG—“The girls played hard and were led by our seniors tonight,” said Pirate coach Penny Curtin following the 62-25 Grantsburg victory over the Webster Tigers last Tuesday. “Violet Ohnstad and Olivia Tucker had great games.” First half action saw the Pirates hold the Tigers to nine points while garnering 27 themselves. Both Olivia Tucker and Rhiana Pochman scored four field goals each. Violet Ohnstad added five. Jordyn McKenzie made one from downtown with Cassidy Lee getting a field goal and Cassidy Chenal going one-for-two from the charity stripe. The Pirates outscored their counterparts 35-16 in the second half with Ohnstad putting in nine and Tucker seven to head the Pirate offense. For the Tigers, Allison Mulroy, Lydia Wilson, Julia Gavin and Kaitlyn Moser all had two field goals apiece. Game totals show Tucker tallying 15, Ohnstad 14 and Pochman 12 for Grantsburg’s high scorers. Moser led the Tigers with 11.
Dragons balanced scoring clips Eagles BY GLEN SKIFSTAD SENTINEL SPORTS
SIREN—Four Dragons scored in double figures on Friday as the Siren team defeated the visiting Unity Eagles 52-44. Ashlee Rightman and Sarah Shaffer each tallied 11 and Laurel Kannenberg and Caitlynn Daniels
each put in 10. At the intermission, the Dragons were up 23-19, thanks in part to Rightman’s eight points (two three pointers and a field goal), Sarah Shaffer’s five points, and Allie Webster’s four tallies. Gabrielle Foeller led the way for Unity with seven. Siren put 29 points up in the second half to Unity’s 25. Daniels and
Kannenberg led the way with eight apiece. In addition to the tallies above, Siren’s Abby Kosloski and Allie Webster each had four points and Jade Horstman added two. Game high scorer for the Eagles was Gabrielle Foeller with 19.
Pirates struggle, lose to Vikings BY GLEN SKIFSTAD SENTINEL SPORTS
FREDERIC— “We once again struggled with the pressure defense giving up way too many turnovers,” commented Pirate coach Penny Curtin after a 44-37 loss to Frederic on Friday. “We had a few tough times at the end of the fi rst half and the beginning of the second half. The girls made a nice push towards the end to close the ten point gap to two points. They (Frederic) made their free throws at the end of the game and pulled away.” It was 24-18 for the Vikings at the intermission. Cassidy Lee had a good first half with nine points to lead the Pirates. Nicole Nelson had two three point shots and Taylor Alseth had three field goals to aid the Viking cause.
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Cassidy Lee goes up strong to the basket for a shot.
Grantsburg was two-for-six from the free throw line in the fi rst half with Frederic going four-for-four. In the second half, the Pirates added 19 to their score. Lee had seven. Rhiana Pochman added five as did Olivia Tucker. Emily Amundson added 10 for the Vikings in the second frame. In the game, Alseth tallied 15 with Amundson getting 14. Nicole Nelson put in nine. For Grantsburg, Cassidy Lee led with 16 points. Pochman and Tucker each had seven.Violet Ohnstad tallie five. Jordyn McKenzie added two moe. “Cassidy Lee had a nice offensive game and Olivia Tucker played tough defense and pulled down 14 rebounds,” finished the coach.
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Kaitlyn Moser (44) and Violet Ohnstad battle for a rebound.
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Lady Blizzard lose two BY GLEN SKIFSTAD SENTINEL SPORTS
GRANTSBURG—The Burnett Blizzard girls hockey team again fell on hard times, losing to Duluth Marshall 10-1 last Thursday and 11-1 on Saturday to Chippewa Falls/Menomonie. In the Duluth Marshall game, Aubri Larson scored the only goal for the Blizzard in the first period with assists going to Mackenzie Johnson and Mykayla Anderson. Mackenna Johnson and Bayzhia Taylor were the Blizzard goal-
Spartans blank Blizzard BY GLEN SKIFSTAD SENTINEL SPORTS
ies, turning away 57 of 67 shots on goal. Anna Erickson got the Blizzard off to a good start in the Chippewa Falls game, scoring the very first goal of the game. Madalyn Hall got the assist. But after that goal, the Blizzard weren’t able to score again. Johnson and Taylor, once again, shared goalie duties for Burnett, keeping 39 of 50 shots from going into the net. The Blizzard travel to New Richmond on Thursday for a 7 p.m. game.
GRANTSBURG—In a home game last Tuesday, the Burnett Blizzard hosted the Somerset Spartans and came out on the short end of a 5-0 score. Alex Lahde and Austin Becker scored in the first period, both goals coming at even strength. In period two, Jack Lambert put the puck past Blizzard goal tender Taran Wols on a power play opportunity. Two more goals came in the last frame scored by Lahde and Wil Gauper, both at even strength. Wols stopped 38 of 43 shots on goal for the Blizzard. Bryce Hanson was 16 for 16 for the Spartans. The Blizzard committed three penalties for six minutes and Somerset one for two minutes.
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The Lady Blizzard’s Mykayla Anderson battles a Duluth Marshall skater for the puck.
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A Blizzard player battles two Spartans for the puck.
SCOREBOARD Boys Basketball
West Lakeland Conference Team Conf All Unity 2-0 2-0 Siren 1-0 1-1 Grantsburg 2-1 3-2 Luck 1-1 3-1 Frederic 1-1 2-2 St. Croix Falls 0-2 1-3 Webster 0-2 1-3 Results Last Week Dec. 11 Grantsburg 61, Frederic 50 Luck 55, Cumberland 35 Unity at Siren Turtle Lake 64, St. Croix Falls 55 Webster 63, Birchwood 48 Dec. 10 St. Croix Falls 58, Ellsworth 49 Dec. 8 Siren 64, St. Croix Falls 54 Frederic 61, Clear Lake 59 Grantsburg 60, Webster 33 Unity 57, Luck 54
Webster 63, Birchwood 48
Birchwood T. Herricks T. Marcinske A. Amos D. Zettel T. Stanley S. Scott Totals
2 2 3 1 6 2 2 16
3 0 0 0 1 0 1 2
FT 0-0 0-1 0-0 3-4 0-0 7-13 10-18
F 5 1 1 4 1 3 16
TP 4 6 2 18 4 14 48
Webster P. Sargent J. Formanek T. Gustafson J. Washburn B. Sigfrids F. DeBlase D. Kegel T. Fohrenkamm Totals
2 2 2 2 4 2 0 1 6 19
3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 5
FT 2-3 0-0 3-5 1-2 0-0 2-2 1-2 1-5 10-19
F 5 3 0 0 3 1 0 3 15
TP 12 4 7 12 4 2 3 19 63
Score by halves Birchwood 29 19-48 Webster 33 30-63
Siren 64, St. Croix Falls 54
Siren A. Ruud X. Pinero M. Staples T. Lee L. Allen N. Oustigoff Totals
2 3 0 1 3 4 8 19
SCF 2 T. Henk 0 J. Petherbridge 0 J. Johnson 1 B. Leahy 1 K. Koshiol 3 J. Kahl 0 D. Crandall 2 A. Johnson 3
3 2 1 0 0 0 0 3
FT 6-8 0-0 4-5 1-3 0-2 4-5 17-25
F 4 1 3 2 4 5 19
TP 20 3 6 7 8 20 64
3 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0
FT 0-0 0-0 1-1 2-2 4-4 2-2 1-2 2-3
F 4 2 2 3 2 1 5 0
TP 0 0 3 10 10 14 5 8
W W. Bergmann 2 Totals 12
0 6
0 0 4 4 0-0 12-14 23 54
Score by halves Siren St. Croix Falls
25 39-64 26 28-54
Grantsburg 61, Frederic 50 Grantsburg M. Schmaltz J. Gerber J. Knutson A. Olson J. Staeven J. Chenal Totals
2 0 0 4 3 3 11 21
3 0 1 1 0 1 0 3
FT 0-2 0-0 4-6 0-1 5-6 1-3 10-18
F 2 2 3 4 3 1 15
TP 0 3 15 6 14 23 61
Frederic E. Schmidt K. Olson J. Tinman R. Poirier C. den Hoed M. Gustafson A. Ennis C. Schott Totals
2 0 0 0 4 0 5 3 2 16
3 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 6
FT 0-0 0-0 0-4 1-7 0-0 0-0 3-3 0-0 4-14
F 4 1 3 1 5 1 4 0 19
TP 0 0 0 24 3 10 9 4 50
Score by Halves Grantsburg 23 37-61 Frederic 19 31-50
Girls Basketball West Lakeland Conference Team Conf All Siren 3-0 4-0 Frederic 3-0 5-1 St. Croix Falls 2-1 2-4 Grantsburg 2-2 2-4 Unity 1-2 1-2 Webster 0-3 1-3 Luck 0-3 0-4 Results Last Week Dec. 14 Amery 38, Grantsburg 31 Dec. 11 Siren 52, Unity 44 Somerset 68, St. Croix Falls 51 Webster 45, Birchwood 30 Frederic 44, Grantsburg 37 Dec. 8 Unity 54, Luck 34 Grantsburg 62, Webster 25 Siren 57, St. Croix Falls 53 Frederic 72, Clear Lke 44 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 12
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FT 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-6 1-7
F 1 4 2 1 3 0 3 1 0 16
2 0 2 2 6 7 4 0 1 1 23
3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
FT 1-2 1-2 1-1 0-0 1-3 6-11 0-0 2-2 1-2 13-23
F 3 0 0 1 2 2 4 1 0 13
TP 1 5 8 12 15 14 0 4 3 62
Score by halves Webster 9 16-25 Grantsburg 27 35-62
Webster 45, Birchwood 30 Birchwood J. Garrett R. Mellum M. Schultz T. Robotka J. Glenz T. Widiker M. Greisen A. Lowe Totals Webster A. Mulroy L. Wilson M. Moser H. Hollis S. Cone T. Mosher S. Nelson J. Gavin S. Raschke K. Moser Totals
2 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 8 2 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 18
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
FT 2-2 7-12 1-3 2-2 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 14-23 FT 2-2 3-4 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-2 1-4 6-13
F 5 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 12 F 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 3 4 20
TP 4 13 5 2 2 0 0 2 30 TP 7 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 45
Score by halves Birchwood 13 17-30 Webster 24 21-45
Siren 57, St. Croix Falls 53
Grantsburg 62, Webster 25 Webster A. Mulroy L. Wilson M. Mosher S. Cone E. Rachner S. Nelson J. Gavin S. Raschke K. Mosher Totals
Grantsburg C. Chenal C. Lee J. McKenzie R. Pochman O. Tucker V. Ohnstad K. Curtin B. Routs K. Glover Totals
TP 6 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 11 25
Siren A. Rightman L.Kannenberg C. Daniels J. Horstman A. Kosloski A. Webster S. Shaffer Totals
2 2 1 6 0 0 1 8 18
3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
FT 4-6 4-8 3-8 0-0 0-2 1-2 3-5 15-31
F 2 4 5 1 2 3 1 18
TP 14 6 15 0 0 3 19 57
SCF CT Bosacker M. Doolittle A. McCurdy A. Bergmann K. Kopp K. Petherbridge A. Stoffel R. Stewart B. Nelson Totals
2 0 0 3 1 3 1 6 4 1 19
3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
FT 0-0 0-0 1-3 0-0 4-4 0-0 1-3 0-0 3-4 9-14
F 3 2 5 0 4 3 3 5 2 27
TP 0 0 7 2 16 2 13 8 5 53
Score by halves Siren
18 39-57
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Frederic 44, Grantsburg 37 Grantsburg C. Lee J. McKenzie R. Pochman O. Tucker V. Ohnstad K. Curtin Totals
2 1 1 2 2 2 0 9
3 3 0 0 0 0 0 3
FT 3-4 0-0 3-4 3-6 1-2 0-0 10-17
F 5 2 3 1 4 2 18
TP 16 2 7 7 5 0 37
Frederic N. Nelson A. Chenal T. Alseth K. Miller E. Amundson S. Root Totals
2 1 1 3 1 5 1 12
3 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
FT 1-2 2-2 7-10 0-0 4-10 0-0 14-24
F 1 5 2 1 2 5 16
TP 9 4 13 2 14 2 44
Score by halves Grantsburg 18 19-37 Frederic 24 20-44
Boys Hockey Middle Border Conference Team Conf All New Richmond 2-0 3-2 Baldwin-Woodville 2-0 6-1 Somerset 2-0 2-2 Regis/Altoona/McDonell 0-2 2-3-1 Blizzard 0-2 0-2 Amery 0-2 0-7-1 Results Last Week Dec. 12 Baldwin-Woodville 5, LaCrosse Logan 3 Menomonie 4, New Richmond 2 Neenah 3, Somerset 2 Amery 5, Viroqua 5 Dec. 11 Baldwin-Woodville 7, Black River Falls 6 Neenah 4, New Richmond 0 LaCrosse Logan 7, Amery 2 Dec. 8 Baldwin-Woodville 12, Amery 0 New Richmond 7, RAM 4 Somerset 5, Blizzard 0
Somerset 5, Blizzard 0 Somerset 2 1 2 5 Blizzard 0 0 0 0 PERIOD 1: Somerset-Alex Lahde (unassisted), 5:29, even strength; Somerset-Austin Becker (Wil Gauper, Dalton Lyons), 5:29, even strength. PERIOD 2: Somerset-Jack Lambert (Lyons, Martin Moloffer), 6:48, power play. PERIOD 3: Somerset-Lahde (Moloffer), 2:35, even strength; Somerset-Gauper (unassisted), 10:01, even strength. PENALTIES: Blizzard 3 for 6 minutes; Somerset 1 for 2 minutes. GOALIE: Blizzard-Taran Wols, 38-43; Somerset-Bryce Hanson, 16-16.
Independent Burnett Blizzard 0-6 Results Last Week Dec. 12 Chippewa Falls/Menomonie 11, Blizzard 1 Dec. 10 Duluth Marshall 10, Blizzard 1
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28 BURNETT COUNTY SENTINEL STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT BURNETT COUNTY Community Bank of Cameron-Grantsburg-Siren 114 E. Madison Avenue, Box 718 Grantsburg, WI 54840 Plaintiff, v. Justin E. Paulson 23587 Jensen Road Grantsburg, WI 54840,
David Keith 24374 Shearman Road Siren, WI 54872, Defendants. NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Case No. 14-CV-134 Case Class Code: 30404 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above action on the 15th day of December, 2014, the undersigned Sheriff of Burnett County, Wisconsin, will sell at public auction in the lobby of the Burnett County Government Center, in Meenon Township, Wisconsin, on the 22nd day of December, 2015, at 10:00a.m., of that day, the real estate and mortgaged premises directed by said Judgment to be sold and therein described as follows: The North 16 rods of the East 10 rods of the West 20 rods of the NW ¼ NW ¼, Section 21, Township 38 North, Range 19 West, Burnett County, Wisconsin, excepting therefrom the highway right-of-way as described in Volume 231, Page 515, Document #163142, Burnett County, Wisconsin Records. Ten per cent (10%) of the 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. Dated this 20th day of November, 2015. Terms of Sale: Cash /s/ Ronald Wilhelm Burnett County Sheriff Siren, Wisconsin 54872 Todd H. Anderson, #1012132 Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 507 Grantsburg, WI 54840 715/463-5365 Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 U.S.C. Section 1692), we are required to state that we are attempting to collect a debt on our client’s behalf and any information we obtain will be used for that purpose. WNAXLP (December 2, 9, 16)
STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT BURNETT COUNTY First National Bank,
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of Foreclosure entered September 9, 2015, in the amount of $301,449.31. The Burnett County Sheriff will sell the described property at public auction as follows: DATE/TIME: January 12, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. PLACE: Main 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 Purchaser 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: Parcel 1: A parcel of land in the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter (SW1/4 of the NE1/4), Section Twentysix (26), Township Thirtyseven (37) North, Range Eighteen (18) West, Town of Trade Lake, Burnett County, Wisconsin, described as follows: Commencing at the Southwest corner of the SW 1/4 of the NE 1/4, 26-37-18, thence East 5 rods; thence North 16 rods; thence West 5 rods; thence South 16 rods to the point of beginning. Parcel 2: A parcel of land in the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter (SE1/4 of the NW1/4), Section Twentysix (26), Township Thirtyseven (37) North, Range Eighteen (18) West, Town of Trade Lake, Burnett County, Wisconsin, described as follows: Beginning at the Southeast corner of said SE 1/4 of the NW 1/4, thence North 16 rods; thence West 10 rods; thence South 16 rods; thence East 10 rods to the point of beginning. Parcel 3: A parcel of land located in the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter (SE 1/4 of the NW 1/4) and the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (NE 1/4 of the SW 1/4), Section Twentysix (26), Township Thirtyseven (37) North, Range Eighteen (18) West, Town of Trade Lake, Burnett County, Wisconsin, described as follows: Commencing at the Southeast corner of the SE 1/4 of the NW 1/4, 26-37-18; thence West on the South line of said SE 1/4 of the NW 1/4, 64.5 feet; more or less, to the West boundary of town, this being the point of beginning of the parcel herein described; thence South along the West boundary of town road 216 feet, more or less, to the North right of way line of State Trunk Highway 48; thence in a Northwesterly direction following the North right of way of State Trunk Highway 48 a distance of 400 feet to a point; thence in a Northeasterly direction in a straight line to the Northwest corner of parcel 2 described above; thence South 16 rods
to the South line of the SE 1/4 of the NW 1/4, 26-37-18, thence East on the South line of said SE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 to the point of beginning. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 11216 Highway 48, Luck, Wisconsin 54853. The common address is for reference purposes only. /s/ Ronald Wilhelm 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, Briggs, Wolff & Vierling, PLLP Amanda E. Prutzman (1060975) Attorneys for Plaintiff 430 Second Street Hudson, WI 54016 (715) 386-3733 WNAXLP (December 9, 16, 23)
STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT BURNETT COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DEAN EARL JOHNSON Notice to Creditors (Informal Administration) Case No. 15 PR 45 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: An application for informal administration was filed. The decedent, with date of birth 01/27/1948 and date of death 03/12/2014, was domiciled in Burnett County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 1916 Cty Rd J, Barronett, WI 54813. All interested persons have waived notice. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is 3-9-2016. A claim may be filed at the Burnett County Courthouse, Siren. Wisconsin. /s/ Jacqueline O. Baasch Probate Registrar December 11, 2015 Thomas J. Bitney Bitney Law Firm, Ltd. P.O. Box 488 Spooner, WI 54871 715-635-8741 1002841 WNAXLP (Dec. 16, 23 and 30)
STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT BURNETT COUNTY DISCOVER BANK C/O DISCOVER PRODUCTS INC Plaintiff, vs. KAY L KINGSTON Defendant. AMENDED SUMMONS Case No. 15CV000143 THE STATE OF WISCONSIN TO: KAY L KINGSTON 624 S WOOD STREET PO BOX 56, GRANTSBURG WI 54840-0056 You are hereby notified that the Plaintiff named above has filed a lawsuit or other legal action against you. The Complaint, which is also
served on you, states the nature and basis of the legal action. Within Forty (40) days after December 16, 2015, you must respond with a written answer, as that term is used in Chapter 802 of the Wisconsin Statutes, to the Complaint. The court may reject or disregard an answer that does not follow the requirements of the statutes. The answer must be sent or delivered to the court, whose address is: CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT, BURNETT COUNTY, 7410 COUNTY RD K #115, SIREN WI 54872 and the Kohn Law Firm, Plaintiff’s attorneys, whose address is 735 N. Water St., Suite 1300, Milwaukee, WI 53202. You may have an attorney help or represent you. If no Complaint accompanies this Summons you must respond within the said 40 day period with a written demand for a copy of the Complaint by mailing or delivering said written demand to the court and to the Plaintiff’s attorneys at their respective addresses listed above. If you do not provide a proper answer to the Complaint or provide a written demand for said complaint within the 40 day period, the court may grant judgment against you for the award of money or other legal action requested in the Complaint, and you may lose your right to object to anything that is or may be incorrect in the Complaint. A judgment may be enforced as provided by law. A judgment awarding money may become a lien against any real estate you own now or in the future, and may be enforced by garnishment or seizure of property. Dated at Milwaukee, Wisconsin DEC 9 2015. KOHN LAW FIRM S.C. BY: /s/ Joseph R. Johnson State Bar No. 1053052 Attorney for Plaintiff WNAXLP (December 16, 23, 30)
STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT BURNETT COUNTY NOTICE IN REPLEVIN Case Code 31003 Case No. 15-SC-300 To: JEREMY R. DeMARRE You are hereby notified that a summons and complaint has been issued to recover possession of the following described goods and chattels, to wit: 2015 JEEP COMPASS; ID# 1C4NJDBB4FD365906 of which I, the plaintiff am entitled to the possession, and which you have unjustly taken and unlawfully detain from me. NOW THEREFORE, unless you shall appear in the Circuit Court of Burnett County, located in Room 214 of the Burnett County Government Center in the City of Siren, State of Wisconsin, on January 07, 2016 at 2:00 P.M. before the calendar judge or any other judge of said court to whom the said action may be assigned for trial, judgment will be rendered against you for the delivery of said property to the plaintiff and
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for damages for the detention thereof and for costs. Dated at Milwaukee, WI this 8th day of December, 2015. SANTANDER CONSUMER USA, INC. DBA CHRYSLER CAPITAL Plaintiff By: Jerome C. Johnson, Attorney State Bar# 1016307 839 N. Jefferson St., #200 Milwaukee, WI 53202 Tele: 414-271-5400 PO No.: 1877.05-C WNAXLP (December 16)
1/4, Section 35, T39N R15W. Burnett County Land Use and Information Committee Siren, WI Dated this 11th day of December, 2015 WNAXLP (December 16, 23)
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice of Public Hearing, State of Wisconsin, County of Burnett, Tuesday, January 5, 2016, at 9:00 a.m., at the Burnett County Government Center in Room 165, Town of Meenon, Siren, Wisconsin, regarding the following:
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BURNETT COUNTY LAND USE ORDINANCE 1. CONDITIONAL PERMIT #CUP-15-33 - NELSON Public notice is hereby given to all persons in the Town of Sand Lake, Burnett County, Wisconsin, that Mark Nelson has made application for a conditional use permit per the terms of the Burnett County Land Use Code of Ordinances to reopen Bir Oaks Resort with a convenience store, bait shop, bar and restaurant on Big Sand Lake, located at 25131 and 25079 Birch Haven Road, in the RR-1 zoning district, Lots 1 and 2 CSM V.16 P.13 in Government Lot 1 and in the SW 1/4 of the NW
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School District Of Grantsburg Regular Meeting of the School Board November 9, 2015 5:00 P.M. School Board President, Dave Dahlberg, called the meeting to order. Present: Chris Erickson, Dan Ohnstad, Jason Burkman, Russ Erickson, and Josh Prusinski. Absent: Cindy Jensen. Appearances: None. No Agenda Revisions. Present Cindy Jensen. Motion C. Erickson/R. Erickson to approve the regular School Board minutes and the Annual Meeting Minutes from October 26, 2015. Motion carried 7-0. Received Reports: Good News in Our Schools. WASB State Convention – January 19-22. Those attending are Dave Dahlberg, Chris Erickson, Cindy Jensen, Russ Erickson, and Joni Burgin. Jason Burkman TBD. Personnel Committee to meet on November 30, for the Support Staff Meet and Confer Meeting. Motion R. Erickson/C. Erickson to approve Minutes from 11-2-15 and the new school board goals with suggested edits (dots, senior). Motion carried 7-0. Motion Prusinski/Ohnstad to award the reinvestment account which includes the $2,000,000 loan for cash flow borrowing and various types of State aid to American Deposit Management Company (ADM) with an estimate interest rate of 0.20%. Motion carried 7-0. Received Fiscal Report/Receipts Report: October, 2015. Motion C. Erickson/Prusinski to pay the bills as presented. Motion carried 7-0. Specific check numbers are: #. 31212-31250, 66619-66847, 5061-5062, 1205, 19631-19654. Specific expenditures per fund: Fund 10 (General) = Fund 21 (Gifts) = Fund 27 (Special Education) = Fund 38 (State Trust Fund)= Fund 39 (Debt Service)= Fund 50 (Food Service) = Fund 60 (All School Fund) = Fund 72 (Scholarship) = Fund 80 (Community Ed) =
$ 417,032.92 $ 63.64 $ 35,593.22 $ 591,342.98 $ 8,250.00 $ 23,384.48 $ 9,057.24 $ --$ 2,070.34 $ 1,086,794.82
Motion Burkman/R. Erickson to meet in Closed Session per Wisconsin Statutes Sec. 19.85 (1) (c) and (e) for Consideration of Compensation of Public Employees Over Which the School Board has Jurisdiction and Exercises Responsibility and (f) Considering financial, medical, social or personal histories or disciplinary data of specific persons which, if discussed in public, would be likely to have a substantial adverse effect upon the reputation of any person. Motion carried 7-0. Motion Dahlberg/C. Erickson to reconvene in open session and take action on any matter deemed necessary from Closed Session. Motion carried 7-0. Motion Dahlberg/Burkman to adjourn. Motion carried 6-0.
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Burnett County is declaring December 31st, 2015 as the last day that County wildlife crop damage assessments can be requested for the 2015 crop year under Wisconsin’s Wildlife Damage Abatement and Claims Program. This date is based on the County’s policy for crop damage claim payments on late harvested crops. The policy states: All wildlife damage claims on row FURSV ¿OHG DIWHU SHUFHQW RI WKH &RXQW\¶V KDUYHVW IRU this crop has been completed, will be denied. Anyone seeking additional program information may contact Cindy at Burnett County Land & Water Conservation Department, at 715-349-2186. WNAXLP
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Favorite sin Each of us had our own ‘favorite sin’ we use to cope with our old way of life. We depend on it for a lot of things. It helped us enjoy things, it gave us a ‘kick.� We use false pride or pretending to be something. We constantly found fault with others so that we could feel better about ourselves. We use anger to control others to either make them do what we want or to leave us alone. We use food, sex, drugs or alcohol to fill our
emptiness. Whatever our sin of choice, we use it again and again despite the consequences to us and those around us. We also depend on it to help us when we felt low physically. If we had a toothache or just a hangover, we felt better after a few doses of our favorite sin. We depend on it when we felt low mentally. If we had a tough day at work, if we just had a fight with our spouse or if things just seemed
against us, we felt entitled to practice our favorite sin. It got so that we depended on sin the way an alcoholic depends on booze. Have I gotten over that dependence? Have I repented this part of my old way of living? Have I made amends for the damage my favorite sin has caused? Ask God to relieve you of this habit of the heart.
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28509 County Road H 1/8 mile north of A&H intersection Pastor Tryg Wistad 715-635-4816 www.crossroadschurch@gmail.com Sunday Worship 10:00 am Wed. Bible Study 7:00 pm Thurs. Women’s Bible Study 1:30 pm Sat. Men’s Bible Study 8 am
Just west of Askov on Hwy. 23 Auxiliary Mtgs start at 9:30 am Sacrament Meeting 11:20 am
LAKESIDE COMMUNITY LUTHERAN CHURCH, ELCA Cty Rd. H, 1/2 mile N. of Cty. A on H Office: (715) 635-7791 Pastor Bill Schroeder Sunday Worship: 10 am w/ communion Sunday School: 9 am All welcome www.lakesidelutheranwi.com
SACRED HEART OF JESUS & MARY CATHOLIC CHURCH Jct. Cty. Rds A & H • Crescent Lake Voyager Village Area. 715-866-7321 Fr. Michael J. Tupa, Pastor Mass: Thurs. 9:30 am Sun. 8:00 am Reconciliation as per bulletin & by appt.
ALPHA CALVARY COVENANT 11530 St. Rd. 70, Grantsburg 715-689-2541 Scott Sagle, Pastor Sunday Worship 10:30 am Sunday School: 9:30 am Bible Study: Wed. 7:30 pm
ATLAS ATLAS UNITED METHODIST UPPER ST. CROIX PARISH 2110 295th Ave. Cty. Rd. B Pastor Kris Johnson/ Pastor Mike Brubaker Worship: 11 am Sunday School: 11:15 am
CUSHING LAKETOWN LUTHERAN 2738 220th St. Pastor Marilyn Crossfield Worship: 10:45 am Sun. Sch.: 10:45 am (Sept. - May) Wheelchair Accessible
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7520 Water St. • 715-866-8646 Rev. Eddie Crise, Sr. Pastor Rev. Thomas Cook, Assoc. Pastor Sunday Worship 8:45 am
OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP CATHOLIC CHURCH 7586 St. Rd. 77 • 715-866-7321 Fr. Michael J. Tupa, Pastor Mass: Fri. 9 am & Sat. 4 pm Reconciliation as per bulletin & by appt.
EKDALL COMMUNITY CHURCH 8 mi. north on Cty. Rd. F, Fire #13295 715-463-5408 • Dan Shadis, Pastor Meeting every Sunday at 9 am Potluck lunch following. Everyone welcome.
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Pastor Marilyn Crossfield Worship 9 am Sun. Sch. 9 am (Sept. - May) Wheelchair Accessible
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THE WOODLAND CHURCH (A Wesleyan Church) Pastor Andrea Wittwer 33921 State Rd 35 • 715-244-3649 Sunday Worship 11 am Bible Study 6:30 pm, Wed. with potluck
DANBURY FAITH COMMUNITY CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 7534 Peet St. • 715-656-4010 Sunday: Adult Sunday School 9 am Morning Service 10 am Evening Service 7 pm Monday: Bible Study 6:30 pm
Carl Heidel, Pastor • 689-2271 Worship 9:00 am (Nursery prov.); 10 - 11 am coffee & fellowship; 10:15 - 11 am Sunday School (Sept. - May) A class for all ages. Everyone welcome. Comm. Every Sunday. Everyone welcome
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Rev. Tom Thakadipuram 715-327-8119 Mass: Sat. 4:30 pm Sun. 10:30 am
CHURCH OF CHRIST 107 Elm St. • 715-327-8387 Minister: Guy McCarty, Gene Olson, Robert Rutherford Sunday 9 am - 12 pm Worship & Study
ST. LUKE’S UNITED METHODIST Pastor Arveda “Freddie� Kirk Church: 327-4436 Parsonage: 327-8383 Sunday Worship: 10:30 am Fellowship following Wednesday Service: 5:15 pm Church School: Wed. 3:45 - 5 pm Wheelchair accessible. Childcare available during service
WEST SWEDEN GRACE LUTHERAN 1638 345th Ave. • 327-4340 Rev. Thomas McShannock Worship 9:15 am; Sunday School 10:30 am Comm. 1st & 2nd Sunday
ZION LUTHERAN BONE LAKE 5 mi. E. of Frederic on W, 2 mi. S. on I (715) 472-8660 Pastor Mike Fisk Sunday School 9:15 am; Sunday Worship 10:30 am; Communion 1st Sunday; Contemporary Service 3rd Sunday.
Benson Rd. • 715-327-4956 Pastor Curtis Denney Sat. Service; Sabbath Sch. 9:30 am; Worship 11 am
IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH Pastor Jody Walter Office: 715-866-7191 Hm: 715-866-4622 10:45 a.m Church Service 9 am Sunday School Communion 2nd, 4th & 5th Sun.
GRANTSBURG CENTRAL UNITED METHODIST UPPER ST. CROIX PARISH 715-463-2624 Pastor Kris Johnson/ Pastor Mike Brubaker Worship 9 am; Fellowship 10 am; Christian Ed. Class (all ages) 10:30 am Nursery Available
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CATHOLIC CHURCH Rev. Tom Thakadipuram Mass: Sun. 8:30 am Saturday 6:30 pm
CHICKEN COOP CHURCH Mission Developer: Peter Johnson 12119 N. Fork Drive 715-566-1992 A church of the unchurched for the unchurched Sunday Worship 6:30 pm
LIVING HOPE CHURCH Doug McConnell, Senior Pastor 715-463-5794 Chris Radtke, youth pastor Worship Services Sunday 9:30 am Sun. School 11 am Held at Grantsburg HS Auditorium
FAITH LUTHERAN Pastor Sandy Hutchens 715-463-5388 Worship 9:30 am Service on WCMP Radio (100.9 FM) Communion celebrated every Sunday Christian Education Wed. afternoon & evening www.myfaithlutheran.org
GRACE BAPTIST Rev. Brad Moore, Sr. Pastor; George Selbher, Assoc. Pastor 715-463-5699 Sun. Worship 10:15 am; Sun. Sch: 9 am Wed., 5:30 pm Supper for all, 6 pm All Stars, Youth Connection, Grace Nursery Sch: Tues. & Thurs., 9 am
BETHANY LUTHERAN Pastor Jay Ticknor • 463-5746 Worship 11 am Sunday School 9:30 am Nursery is available
WOOD RIVER CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Dan Slaikeu, Pastor 715-488-2456 Worship 10 am Sun. School 10:30 am Mid-Week Bible Study Call for info
NEW HOPE LUTHERAN 685 W. State Rd. 70 715-463-5700 Emory Johnson, Pastor Sunday Worship Service 9:30 am Sun. School & Adult Bible Study 11:15 am Watch live and recorded sermons on our website www.newhopelutheranchurch.org
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HERTEL LAKEVIEW UNITED METHODIST S. of Hertel • Jack Starr, Pastor Worship & Sun. Sch. 9 am
LEWIS MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST 3482 115th St. • 715-866-8646 Rev. Eddie Crise, Sr. Pastor Rev. Thomas Cook, Assoc. Pastor Worship 8:45 am; UMM/UMW 6:30 pm, 3rd Wed.
LUCK LUCK LUTHERAN 5th St., 510 Foster Ave. East 715-472-2605 Ralph Thompson, Pastor Sunday Worship Service: 10:30 am (Sept-May); Sunday School 9 am (Sept-May); Sunday Worship Service 9 am (June-Aug); Monday Evening Cont. Worship 6:30 pm (June-Aug)
WEST DENMARK LUTHERAN 1 mi. west of Luck on N & 170th 715-472-2383 Mike Rozumalski, Pastor & Linda Rozumalski, Pastor Worship: 10:00 am Fellowship following the Service Holy Communion: 1st & 3rd Sun., bring for food shelf.
MARKVILLE ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH Pastor Janeva Stromberg 320-679-1012 Council Chair 715-244-3301 Worship 11 am; Sun. Sch. 10 am
Brian Pardun, Pastor 7686 Lofty Pines Dr. 715-349-5601 Sunday School 9 am Worship 10 am Fellowship follows Wheelchair Accessible www.sirencovenantchurch.org
JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES Sunday Public Talk 10:00 am Watch Tower 10:40 am Cong. Bible Study Tues. 7:00 pm Ministry School 7:35 pm Service Meeting 8:05 pm
SIREN ASSEMBLY OF GOD Andrew Bollant, Pastor Worship 9:30 am Wed. Youth 6:30 pm Wheelchair accessible
SIREN BETHANY LUTHERAN Paul Peterson, Pastor Worship: 8:30 am Sunday School: 9:45 am Coffee hour to follow service. Nursery available.
SIREN UNITED METHODIST
ST. PETER’S LUTHERAN Hwy. 35 & Cty. Rd. B • 472-8190 Robert Lubben, Pastor Sunday Worship Service: 9 am Sunday Sch.: 10 am
SIREN COVENANT
24025 1st Ave. S. • 715-866-8646 Rev. Eddie Crise, Sr. Pastor Rev. Thomas Cook, Assoc. Pastor Worship 10:15 am Sunday School 9 am (Nursery available) Youth Ministries Wed., 6 pm UMW, 1st Wed., 12 pm Bible Study 9 am Wed.
SPOONER BEAUTIFUL SAVIOR EV. LUTHERAN CHURCH (WELS) Gene E. Jahnke, Pastor 715-635-7672 Juct. Hwy 53 & 70 Worship 9:30 am Sunday/Bible Class 10:45 am; Sun. 7:40 am “Voice of Salvation” broadcast, WJMC 96.1 FM
ST. ALBAN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
9 miles So. of Grantsburg on Hwy. 87 715-488-2296 Rev. Dale Van Deusen, Pastor Worship 9:30 am Sun. Sch. 10:45 am Wednesday Nights 6:30 pm Adult Bible Study 6:30 pm Jr. & Sr. High Youth Group www.traderiverefc.org
TRADE LAKE ZION LUTHERAN 11841 Cty. Rd. Z • 327-8384 Rev. Thomas McShannock Sunday School 9:45 am; Sunday Worship 11 am Communion 1st & 2nd Sunday
20750 Cty. Rd. Z (Just South on Cty. Rd. Z, off Hwy. 48) 715-327-8402 David Prince, Pastor Sun. Mornings – Something For Everyone Sun. Sch. 9:15 am Worship 10:15 am Wed. Eve. 6:30 pm AWANA & adult Bible study Everyone is Welcome! Nursery is provided! www.tradelakebaptistchurch.org
7425 W. Birch • 866-7157 Sun. Bible Class 9:30 am (all ages) Worship 10:30 am Bible Study 7 pm, Wed. (all ages)
EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH
Corner of Elm & Summit Streets 715-635-8475 Father Bob Rodgers Holy Eucharist: Thurs. 9:30 am; Sun. 10:30 am Holy Days as announced Sunday School 9:45 am Morning Prayer Mon - Thurs 8:15 am
TRADE LAKE BAPTIST
CHURCH OF CHRIST
TRADE RIVER
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 715-866-4111 Pastor Tim Quinn Worship 10:45 am Sun. Sch. 9:30 am AWANA & Jr/Sr High 6:30 pm, Wed.
WEBSTER GRACE UNITED METHODIST
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST CATHOLIC CHURCH
26503 Muskey Ave. So. 715-866-8646 Rev. Eddie Crise, Sr. Pastor Rev. Thomas Cook, Assoc. Pastor Sunday Worship 10:30 am Sunday School 9:15 am Bible Study - 1:00 pm, Tues. UMW 2:15 pm 2nd Tues.
Cedar and Muskey Ave. 715-866-7321 Fr. Michael J. Tupa, Pastor Wednesday Mass 5:30 pm Sunday Mass 10:00 am Reconciliation as per bulletin & by appt.
OUR REDEEMER LUTHERAN LCMS
YELLOW LAKE LUTHERAN
Pastor Jody Walter Off. 715-866-7191 Hm. 715-866-4622 www.facebook.com/ OurRedeemerWebster 9:00 am Church Service 10:45 am Sunday School & Choir Practice Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays
7615 County Rd. U • 866-8281 Pastors Douglas Olson, Myron Carlson & Danny Wheeler Worship Services - 9:30 am Communion 1st & 3rd Sun. www.yellowlakelutheranchurch. org
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Breakfast with the big guy
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Cousins Axel Hale, Dane and Kaylie Moore, Abe and Archer Hale were able to visit with Santa during Saturday’s “Breakfast with Santa” event at the Grantsburg American Legion. At left, Kashis Bach enjoys his pancake breakfast.
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GRANTSBURG—A sound that is almost as heartwarming as the jingling of holiday bells is having some jangling change in your pocket. And let’s face it — having extra money after buying presents for all of your loved ones is a gift within itself. So why not stop in at Thing-A-Majigs Junk Emporium, a store that has a multitude of gifts and won’t be a Grinch to your wallet? Shannon Taylor, the owner of ThingA-Majigs, has been running the shop since November of 2014. She laughed when explaining how the name came about - with her sister spit-balling the phrase “Thing-A-Mabob’s” from Walt Disney’s The Little Mermaid, and combining that with her store’s approach of having a major collection of neat things, the name choice just made sense. When asked to describe her store,
she called it a “junk shop” rather than a thrift store. What makes it quality, though, is how they sift through the items they receive from the public. In addition, Thing-A-Majigs strays away from taking donations because they use consignment for their business. “We take 20 percent of the sale price of what people bring in — and once a month we pay out all the consignors,” Taylor said. Jasmine Taylor, Shannon’s daughter, chimed in with a bit of insight on the concept. “Sometimes people bring in stuff that would just be thrown away. When you put it on consignment, people are going to bring in stuff that’s worth something to buy,” she said. Taylor also noted how she goes to events such as estate auctions and obtains items there as well. Regardless of the season — whether it be Christmas or otherwise — ThingA-Majigs may be worth your time. The
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emporium is located right across from the Grantsburg Senior Center and Wood
River Pharmacy in downtown Grantsburg.
Egg sandwiches get a make-over Egg sandwiches seem like a no brainer. Egg, bread, cheese, and some kind of meat to pull it all together—right? It’s not that easy. Okay, well it could be, but why settle for average when you can have awesome? With a little forethought you can have a game changer of an egg sandwich that will have your family asking for them every morning. This past summer I was at a Farmer’s Market visiting a friend who was selling veggies from her CSA farm. Her booth is located near a vendor selling egg sandwiches and omelets. The smell of cooked bacon and sausage does me in every time. The next thing I knew, I was holding a warm large egg sandwich wrapped in brown paper. The egg sandwich was the best I’d ever had. All they did was take the normal ingredients and focus on the “best” of what they brought to the sandwich. The cage-free eggs have bright orange yolks and almost taste sweet. The ciabatta roll from the bakery, lightly grilled, sat along side the eggs and meat. The fresh made bacon or sausage with mild spices didn’t overpower the eggs. The cheese
was a good quality, mild cheddar. The vendor also offers a housemade sauce that is basically a mayonnaise with a hint of garlic and spicy sriracha sauce. Yummmm! A little prep goes along way. This past summer, after my egg sandwich “experience,” I stocked my fridge with ingredients that would make for a great egg sandwich anytime. My family loved it. Try to find the best Wild Chow quality ingredients you can, and have Lisa Erickson them handy in the fridge or the freezer. Putting the egg sandwich together in the morning really doesn’t take much longer than frying an egg and some meat. Plus, the added bonus of an egg sandwich is you can take it with you. You can also make your egg sandwich special by changing ingredients. Use Swiss cheese and ham or I’ve even seen
them with frisee lettuce, bacon and blue cheese. Pick the flavors you really like and go for it. Be creative!
Farmer’s Market Egg Sandwiches Serves 4 4 eggs 4 ciabatta rolls, buttered 4 slices quality cheddar cheese ½ lb. bacon sausage patties, fried (recipe below) 4 Tbsp spicy mayo (recipe below) Butter for frying Bacon Sausage ¼ lb bacon, uncooked ¼ lb breakfast sausage Spicy Mayo 1/3 cup Hellmann’s mayonnaise 1 tsp sriracha sauce ¼ tsp garlic salt pepper to taste Mix the mayo, sriracha, garlic salt and pepper in a small bowl. Set aside. For the bacon sausage, chop the bacon into tiny pieces or process in a food processor until it looks like sausage. Thoroughly mix sausage with the ba-
con. And form into patties. Heat a large non-stick skillet over medium heat. Fry sausage patties until the edges are nicely browned. Set aside. Carefully wipe excess grease from the pan and return to heat. Fry eggs and carefully flip and frying on the other side. Don’t let egg yolk cook all the way through. It should still be slightly runny. Set eggs aside. In the same pan, add the bottoms of the sliced ciabatta rolls, buttered side down, and fry until golden brown. Repeat with tops. Assemble the sandwich beginning with a slice of cheese on the bottom of the roll, then a meat patty and the egg. Spread top of the roll with the spicy mayo and place on top of the egg. Enjoy!
Lisa Erickson is a food columnist who loves adventure and food. You can find more recipes at www.wild-chow.com or email her at wildchowrecipes@gmail. com.