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Webster Elementary Four-Year-Old Tiny Tiger and Five-Year-Old Kindergarten Registration ATTENTION! Do you have a child who will be four on or before September 1? If so, it’s time to bring them to our Pre-K Tiny Tiger Registration at Webster School on March 20 & 21 by Appointment! If you have a child who will be FIVE before Sept. 1 and entering Kindergarten who did not attend the Pre-K Tiny Tiger Program, please call to schedule an appointment. Registration for your child will be with the Kindergarten team on March 21. Come and join the Tiny Tiger and Kindergarten teachers for a fun-filled session! Parents will be registering and children will be having fun at school! Place: Webster Elementary Dates: March 20 & 21 RSVP: Please call the Elementary Office at 866-8210 to set up your session time!

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Eagles win regional crown over Cameron Face NoĆ Ĺ“ Abbotsford ThursdayĆ‚ March Ĺ˜Ć‚ at Spooner Unity 58, Cameron 43 0DUW\ 6HHJHU _Staff writer %$/6$0 /$.( ² 7KH 1R VHHGHG Unity boys basketball team claimed their WKLUG UHJLRQDO FKDPSLRQVKLS WURSK\ LQ IRXU \HDUV RQ 6DWXUGD\ 0DUFK GXULQJ D EDWWOH DJDLQVW WKH 1R VHHGHG &DPHURQ Comets. “Just proud of our boys and how hard they played. The heart of this team is just unbelievable. They put a lot of time DQG HIIRUW LQWR LW 7KH\ GHĂ€QLWHO\ GHVHUYH WKLV Âľ VDLG (DJOHV FRDFK 6KDXQ )LVKHU $W RYHUDOO WKH (DJOHV NQHZ &DPHURQ ZDV JRLQJ WR EH D ELJ FKDOOHQJH DV the Comets proved early on despite the (DJOHV MXPSLQJ RXW WR DQ OHDG “They’re a very athletic team, can shoot, HVSHFLDOO\ LQ WKDW Ă€UVW KDOI :H ZLWKVWRRG WKDW EDUUDJH RI WKUHHV DQG VRPH HDUO\ IRXO WURXEOH Âľ VDLG )LVKHU =DF -RKQVRQ KLW D SRLQWHU WR VWDUW WKH JDPH DQG DORQJ ZLWK WZR IURP /RJDQ %DGHU DQG DQRWKHU SRLQWHU IURP '\ODQ 5XFN WKH (DJOHV DSSHDUHG WR EH LQ WKH GULYHU¡V VHDW %XW LW ZDVQ¡W ORQJ EHIRUH WKH IRXOV VWDUWHG SLOLQJ XS IRU WKH (DJOHV DQG &DPHURQ PRXQWHG D Ă€HUFH FRPHEDFN Unity committed their seventh foul with over four minutes to play in the Ă€UVW TXDUWHU DQG 0D[ 9HUGHJDQ KLW WZR ORQJ UDQJH WKUHHV DQG %UHWW 6W $XELQ connected for three as the Comets took a 14-10 lead after one. “It was a combination of those SRLQWHUV DQG WKH IRXO WURXEOH HDUO\ that took us out of a little bit of what we wanted to do defensively, which allowed for more threes to be open than what ZH¡G QRUPDOO\ KDYH Âľ )LVKHU VDLG

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Luck boys take regional title with win over Siren Shut down Solon Springs in semiĂžnal Luck 41, Siren 33 *UHJ 0DUVWHQ_Staff writer /8&. ² 7KH /XFN &DUGLQDOV HDUQHG D :,$$ 'LYLVLRQ 5HJLRQDO WLWOH ZLWK D VROLG ZLQ RYHU IHOORZ :HVW /DNHODQG &RQference rival Siren on Saturday, March 1, DW KRPH ZLQQLQJ E\ SRLQWV DQG QHYHU WUDLOLQJ LQ WKH FRQWHVW 7KH &DUGV NHSW WKH LQVLGH FORJJHG XS on Siren’s side of the court, and kept their ELJ PHQ DW ED\ ZKLOH KDYLQJ D VROLG LQVLGH JDPH RQ WKHLU HQG RI WKH $QG\ 'ROQ\ J\PQDVLXP Siren came into the contest seeded second, and they showed their prowess with solid ball movement, but they had a WRXJK WLPH FRQYHUWLQJ WKHLU SDVVLQJ LQWR SRLQWV IDOOLQJ EHKLQG HDUO\ ´, WKRXJKW WKDW ZH FDPH RXW UHDOO\ WLJKW LQ WKLV JDPH DQG , KDG D WRXJK WLPH HYHQ JHWWLQJ DQ\RQH WR ORRN DW WKH EDVNHW WR VKRRW WKH EDOO LQ WKH Ă€UVW KDOI Âľ 'UDJRQ head coach Jon Ruud said. “ The score inGLFDWHG RXU QHUYRXVQHVV Âľ /XFN OHG E\ D VFRUH RI DW WKH KDOI but Siren responded well and came back LQ WKH VHFRQG KDOI 'UDJRQ VHQLRU 'DYH\ St. John was a force inside on both sides of WKH FRXUW IRUFLQJ WXUQRYHUV DQG PDNLQJ XS IRU ORVW WLPH LQ WKH Ă€UVW KDOI 6W -RKQ ZDV WKH RQO\ 'UDJRQ ZKR VFRUHG LQ GRXEOH Ă€JXUHV Ă€QLVKLQJ ZLWK 10 points. Senior Jared Emery added HLJKW SRLQWV WR WKH 'UDJRQ WDOO\ LQ KLV Ă€QDO JDPH /XFN KDG D VROLG JDPH IURP VRSKRPRUH 7D\ORU +DZNLQV ZKR ZDV WKHLU KLJK VFRUHU ZLWK SRLQWV /RJDQ +DPDFN DQG Noah Mortel added 11 points each to the Cardinal cause. “We cut the lead to 28-25 early in the IRXUWK TXDUWHU Âľ 5XXG VDLG ´7KH JDPH QHYHU JRW FORVHU WKDQ WKDW DQG DIWHU QRW JHWWLQJ D IRXO FDOO RQ DQ DWWHPSWHG SRLQWHU ZLWK WR JR LQ WKH JDPH WKH GHĂ€FLW DW WKDW WLPH TXLFNO\ ZHQW WR SRLQWV DQG RXU VHDVRQ ZDV RYHU 7KH\ ZHUH WKH EHWWHU WHDP RQ 6DWXUGD\ QLJKW Âľ

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Monthly Town Board 2.  The  decedent,  with  date  of  Meeting Will Be Held birth  April  20,  1926,  and  date  of  Mon., March 10, At 7 p.m. At death  January  10,  2014,  was  domiciled  in  Polk  County,  State  The Town Hall, 612 Hwy. 8. of  Wisconsin,  with  a  mailing  Agenda to be posted. address  of  106  East  Oak  Street,  Gloria Stokes, Clerk Frederic,  WI  54837. 3.  The  application  will  be  heard  at  the  Polk  County  (Feb.  26,  Mar.  5,  12) Courthouse,  Balsam  Lake,  STATE  OF  WISCONSIN Wisconsin,  Room  500,  before  CIRCUIT  COURT Jenell  Anderson,  Probate  POLK  COUNTY Registrar,  on  March  14,  2014,  at  AgSTAR  FINANCIAL  10:00  a.m. SERVICES,  FLCA, You  do  not  need  to  appear  Plaintiff, unless  you  object.  The  appli-­ vs. cation  may  be  granted  if  there  is  JOSEPH  G.  STEINER  SR.  and  no  objection. DOROTHY  A.  STEINER, 4.  The  deadline  for  filing  a  MARSHFIELD  CLINIC, claim  against  the  decedent’s  Defendants. estate  is  May  30,  2014. 5.  A  claim  may  be  filed  at  the  NOTICE  OF  SHERIFF’S  SALE Polk  County  Courthouse,  Case  No.  12  CV  625 Balsam  Lake,  Wisconsin,  Room  Code:  30404  -­  Foreclosure 500. 6.  This  publication  is  notice  to  By  virtue  of  and  pursuant  to  a  Judgment  entered  in  the  above-­ any  persons  whose  names  or  entitled  action  on  February  4,  addresses  are  unknown. 2013,  I  will  sell  at  public  auction  Jenell  L.  Anderson at  the  main  entrance  lobby  of  Probate  Registrar the  Polk  County  Courthouse,  February  14,  2014 1005  Main  Street,  Balsam  Lake,  Leonard  G.  Johnson Wis.  54810,  in  said  county  on  11867  Lincoln  Ave. March  25,  2014,  at  10:00  a.m.,  Marshfield,  WI  54449 all  of  the  following  described  414-­892-­8208 >5(?37 mortgaged  premises,  to  wit: (Feb.  26,  Mar.  5,  12) Lot  4  of  Certified  Survey  Map  STATE  OF  WISCONSIN #2302,  Volume  11,  Page  9,  CIRCUIT  COURT being  a  part  of  the  Northeast  POLK  COUNTY Quarter  of  the  Northwest  CIVIL  DIVISION Quarter  of  Section  34,  Township  34  North,  Range  15  WELLS  FARGO  BANK,  N.A. West  (in  the  Town  of  Beaver),  Plaintiff vs. Polk  County,  Wisconsin. Also,  including  a  2000  Liberty  JANET  S.  FESKE, Defendant Millenium,  Serial  #06L30793XU,  Model  NOTICE  OF  SHERIFF’S  SALE #LM285658,  which  is  affixed  Case  No.  13  CV  361 and  attached  to  the  land  and  is  Case  Code  No.  30404 part  of  the  real  property. PLEASE  TAKE  NOTICE  that  STREET  ADDRESS:  265  125th  by  virtue  of  a  judgment  of  fore-­ Avenue,  Turtle  Lake. closure  entered  on  December  PARCEL  ID#:  008-­00884-­0400. 17,  2013,  in  the  amount  of  TERMS  OF  SALE: $12,160.61,  the  Sheriff  will  sell  1.  This  is  a  cash  sale.  A  cer-­ the  described  premises  at  public  tified  check  or  bank  draft  in  auction  as  follows: the  amount  of  10  percent  of  TIME:  March  27,  2014,  at  10:00  the  amount  bid  must  accom-­ a.m. pany  the  bid,  with  the  bal-­ TERMS: ance  due  upon  confirmation  1.  10%  down  in  cash  or  money  of  sale  by  the  Court. order  at  the  time  of  sale;Íž  bal-­ 2.  Sale  is  subject  to  all  unpaid  ance  due  within  10  days  of  real  estate  taxes  and  special  confirmation  of  sale;Íž  failure  assessments. to  pay  balance  due  will  result  3.  Purchaser  shall  pay  any  in  forfeit  of  deposit  to  plain-­ Wisconsin  real  estate  trans-­ tiff. fer  fee. 2.  Sold  â€œas  isâ€?  and  subject  to  4.  The  property  is  being  sold  all  legal  liens  and  encum-­ on  an  â€œas  isâ€?  basis  without  brances. warranties  or  representations  3.  Buyer  to  pay  applicable  of  any  kind. Wisconsin  Real  Estate  5.  Purchaser  shall  be  respon-­ Transfer  Tax  from  the  pro-­ sible  for  obtaining  posses-­ ceeds  of  the  sale  upon  con-­ sion  of  the  property. firmation  of  the  court. 6.  Also,  including  a  2000  PLACE:  Lobby  of  the  Polk  Liberty  Millenium,  County  Justice  Center,  1005  #06L30793XU,  Model  West  Main  Street,  Balsam  #LM285658,  which  is  affixed  Lake,  WI  54810. and  attached  to  the  land  is  PROPERTY  DESCRIPTION:  part  of  the  real  property. Lot  12  in  Block  3  in  Bretl  You  are  notified  that  we  are  Addition,  City  Of  St.  Croix  attempting  to  collect  a  debt.  Any  Falls,  Polk  County,  Wisconsin. information  obtained  will  be  TAX  KEY  NO.:  281-­01282-­0000 used  for  that  purpose. PROPERTY  ADDRESS:  618  Dated  this  12th  day  of  Febru-­ Eisenhower,  Saint  Croix  Falls,  ary,  2014. Wisconsin  54024. 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(March  5,  12,  19) STATE  OF  WISCONSIN CIRCUIT  COURT POLK  COUNTY CIVIL  DIVISION THE  BANK  OF  NEW  YORK  MELLON  FKA  THE  BANK  OF  NEW  YORK  AS  TRUSTEE  FOR  THE  CERTIFICATE  HOLDERS  OF  THE  CWABS,  INC.,  ASSET-­ BACKED  CERTIFICATES,  SERIES  2005-­17 Plaintiff vs. SCOTT  R.  WALLIS, Defendants NOTICE  OF  SHERIFF’S  SALE Case  No.  11  CV  686 Case  Code  No.  30404 PLEASE  TAKE  NOTICE  that  by  virtue  of  a  judgment  of  fore-­ closure  entered  on  April  13,  2012,  in  the  amount  of  $191,699.30,  the  Sheriff  will  sell  the  described  premises  at  public  auction  as  follows: TIME:  April  1,  2014,  at  10:00  a.m. TERMS: 1.  10%  down  in  cash  or  money  order  at  the  time  of  sale;Íž  bal-­ ance  due  within  10  days  of  confirmation  of  sale;Íž  failure  to  pay  balance  due  will  result  in  forfeit  of  deposit  to  plain-­ tiff. 2.  Sold  â€œas  isâ€?  and  subject  to  all  legal  liens  and  encum-­ brances. 3.  Buyer  to  pay  applicable  Wisconsin  Real  Estate  Transfer  Tax  from  the  pro-­ ceeds  of  the  sale  upon  con-­ firmation  of  the  court. PLACE:  Lobby  of  the  Polk  County  Justice  Center,  1005  West  Main  Street,  Balsam  Lake,  WI  54810. PROPERTY  DESCRIPTION:  Lot  13  of  Certified  Survey  Map  No.  593,  as  recorded  in  Vol-­ ume  3  of  Certified  Survey Maps,  Page  85,  Document  No.  390537,  being  located  in Government  Lots  1  and  2  Sec-­ tion  33-­34-­17. TAX  KEY  NO.:  006-­01005-­0000. PROPERTY  ADDRESS:  1227  150th  St.,  Saint  Croix  Falls,  Wisconsin  54024. Adam  C.  Lueck State  Bar  No.  1081386 Attorney  for  Plaintiff 230  W.  Monroe  St.,  Suite  1125 Chicago,  IL  60606 Phone:  312-­541-­9710 Johnson,  Blumberg  &  Associ-­ ates,  LLC,  is  the  creditor’s  attor-­ ney  and  is  attempting  to  collect  a  debt  on  its  behalf.  Any  infor-­ mation  obtained  will  be  used  for  that  purpose. >5(?37

(Mar.  5,  12,  19) STATE  OF  WISCONSIN CIRCUIT  COURT POLK  COUNTY CIVIL  DIVISION WELLS  FARGO  BANK,  N.A. Plaintiff vs. GRETCHEN  J.  DOKKEN-­ HELLIE;Íž  WELLS  FARGO  BANK,  N.A., Defendants NOTICE  OF  SHERIFF’S  SALE Case  No.  13  CV  278 Case  Code  No.  30404 PLEASE  TAKE  NOTICE  that  by  virtue  of  a  judgment  of  fore-­ closure  entered  on  October  31,  2013,  in  the  amount  of  $233,951.66,  the  Sheriff  will  sell  the  described  premises  at  public  auction  as  follows: TIME:  April  1,  2014,  at  10:00  a.m. TERMS: 1.  10%  down  in  cash  or  money  order  at  the  time  of  sale;Íž  bal-­ ance  due  within  10  days  of  confirmation  of  sale;Íž  failure  to  pay  balance  due  will  result  in  forfeit  of  deposit  to  plain-­ tiff. 2.  Sold  â€œas  isâ€?  and  subject  to  all  legal  liens  and  encum-­ brances. 3.  Buyer  to  pay  applicable  Wisconsin  Real  Estate  Transfer  Tax  from  the  pro-­ ceeds  of  the  sale  upon  con-­ firmation  of  the  court. PLACE:  Lobby  of  the  Polk  County  Justice  Center,  1005  West  Main  Street,  Balsam  Lake,  WI  54810. PROPERTY  DESCRIPTION:  Lot  Seventeen  (17)  of  the  plat  of  First  Addition  to  Evergreen  Estates,  said  plat  being  part  of Outlot  18  of  the  Assessor’s  Plat  to  the  City  of  St.  Croix  Falls,  located  in  the  Northeast  Quarter  of  the  Southeast  Quarter  (NE  1/4  of  SE  1/4)  of Section  Nineteen  (19),  Town-­ ship  Thirty-­four  (34)  North,  Range  Eighteen  (18)  West,  Polk  County,  Wisconsin. TAX  KEY  NO.:  281-­963-­1700. PROPERTY  ADDRESS:  740  Carolina  Court,  St.  Croix  Falls,  Wisconsin  54024. Kimberly  W.  Hibbard State  Bar  No.  1090800 Attorney  for  Plaintiff 230  W.  Monroe  St,  Suite  1125 Chicago,  IL  60606 Phone:  312-­541-­9710 Johnson,  Blumberg  &  Associ-­ ates,  LLC,  is  the  creditor’s  attor-­ ney  and  is  attempting  to  collect  a  debt  on  its  behalf.   Any  infor-­ mation  obtained  will  be  used  for  that  purpose. >5(?37

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All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or an intention, to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.� Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians; pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18. This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination call HUD toll-free at 1-800-6699777. The toll-free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1800-927-9275. 445101 8a-etfcp 19Ltfc

(Mar.  5,  12,  19) STATE  OF  WISCONSIN CIRCUIT  COURT POLK  COUNTY Bank  of  America,  N.A. Plaintiff vs. JOHN  YOUNG,  et  al. Defendant(s) Case  No:   11  CV  548 NOTICE  OF  SHERIFF’S  SALE PLEASE  TAKE  NOTICE  that  by  virtue  of  a  judgment  of  fore-­ closure  entered  on  December  27,  2011,  in  the  amount  of  $64,294.62,  the  Sheriff  will  sell  the  described  premises  at  public  auction  as  follows: TIME:  April  3,  2014,  at  10:00  a.m. TERMS:  By  bidding  at  the  sher-­ iff  sale,  prospective  buyer  is  consenting  to  be  bound  by  the  following  terms: 1.)  10%  down  in  cash  or  money  order  at  the  time  of  sale;Íž  balance  due  within  10  days  of  confirmation  of  sale;Íž  failure  to  pay  balance  due  will  result  in  forfeit  of  deposit  to  plaintiff. 2.)  Sold  â€œas  isâ€?  and  subject  to  all  legal  liens  and  encum-­ brances. 3.)  Plaintiff  opens  bidding  on  the  property,  either  in  person  or  via  fax  and  as  recited  by  the  sheriff  department  in  the  event  that  no  opening  bid  is  offered,  plaintiff  retains  the  right  to  request  the  sale  be  declared  as  invalid  as  the  sale  is  fatally  defective. PLACE:  Polk  County  Justice  Center  at  1005  W.  Main  Street,  Balsam  Lake,  Wis. DESCRIPTION:  Lot  9,  Block  12,  Original  Plat  of  the  Village  of  Centuria,  Polk  County,  Wis-­ consin,  according  to  the  Official  Plat  on  file  in  the  Office  of  the  Register  of  Deeds  for Polk  County,  Wisconsin.  PROPERTY  ADDRESS:  508  Polk  Avenue,  Centuria,  WI  54824. TAX  KEY  NO.:  111-­00322-­0000. Dated  this  28th  day  of  Janu-­ ary,  2014. /s/Sheriff  Peter  M.  Johnson Polk  County  Sheriff Dustin  A.  McMahon Blommer  Peterman,  S.C. State  Bar  No.  1086857 165  Bishops  Way,  Suite  100 Brookfield,  WI  53005 262-­790-­5719 Please  go  to  www.blommer-­ peterman.com  to  obtain  the  bid  for  this  sale.  Blommer  Peter-­ man,  S.C.,  is  the  creditor’s  attor-­ ney  and  is  attempting  to  collect  a  debt  on  its  behalf.  Any  infor-­ mation  obtained  will  be  used  for  that  purpose. >5(?37

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Notice  is  hereby  given  that  at  an  election  to  be  held  in  the  Town  of  Jackson,  on  Tuesday,  April  1,  2014,  the  following  question  will  be  submitted  to  a  vote  of  the  people: “Should  some  town  roads  in  the  Town  of  Jackson  be  open  to  all  terrain  vehicle  (ATV)  traffic  and  utility  terrain  vehicle  (UTV)  traffic?â€? EXPLANATION This  is  an  advisory  referendum  in  which  town  electors  may  pro-­ vide  their  opinion  to  the  town  board.  A  â€œYESâ€?  vote  means  you  are  advising  the  town  board  you  want  some  town  roads  to  be  open  to  all  terrain  vehicle  (ATV)  traffic  and  utility  terrain  vehicle  (UTV)  traffic.  A  â€œNOâ€?  vote  means  you  are  advising  the  town  board  you  do  not  want  some  town  roads  to  be  open  to  all  ter-­ rain  vehicle  (ATV)  traffic  and  utility  terrain  vehicle  (UTV)  traffic. A  copy  of  the  entire  text  of  the  resolution  directing  the  submis-­ sion  of  the  question  can  be  obtained  from  the  office  of  the  town  clerk. Done  in  the  Town  of  Jackson On  October  15,  2013 Lorraine  Radke,  Town  Clerk 3 >5(?37 3,.(3 56;0*, (77605;4,5;: ;6 ;/, >0:*65:05 05+0(5/,(+ ;,*/50*(3 *633,., +0:;90*; )6(9+ ;OL JVTTP[[LL [V HWWVPU[ TLTILYZ [V [OL >PZJVUZPU 0UKPHUOLHK ;LJOUPJHS *VSSLNL +PZ[YPJ[ )VHYK ^PSS OVSK H W\ISPJ OLHYPUN VU 4VUKH` 4HYJO H[ ! W T H[ [OL >PZJVUZPU 0UKPHUOLHK ;LJOUPJHS *VSSLNL (KTPUPZ[YH[P]L 6MMPJL SVJH[LK H[ 7PUL 9PKNL +YP]L :OLSS 3HRL >0 [V YL]PL^ [OL MVSSV^PUN JHUKPKH[LZÂť HWWSPJH[PVUZ Z\ITP[[LK MVY JVUZPKLYH[PVU MVY [OL MVS SV^PUN WVZP[PVUZ MVY `LHY [LYTZ! (KKP[PVUHS TLTILY WVZP[PVU YLWYLZLU[PUN 9LNPVU (ZOSHUK )H`MPLSK HUK 0YVU *V\U[PLZ (KKP[PVUHS TLTILY WVZP[PVU YLWYLZLU[PUN 9LNPVU )\YUL[[ HUK 7VSR *V\U[PLZ HUK ,SLJ[LK 6MMPJPHS TLTILY WVZP[PVU YLW YLZLU[PUN [OL >0;* +PZ[YPJ[ *HUKPKH[LZ T\Z[ IL WYLZLU[ HUK T\Z[ WYV]PKL [^V SL[[LYZ VM YLJVTTLUKH[PVU ILMVYL ILPUN PU[LY ]PL^LK [V X\HSPM` MVY HWWVPU[TLU[ [V [OL )VHYK 1HTLZ )LPZ[SL *OYPZ -P[aNLYHSK [O :[YLL[ 3PUKLU (]L :[ *YVP_ -HSSZ >0 9PJL 3HRL >0 3VYYHPUL 3HILYLL >HSK 9VHK *HISL >0 (.,5+( >PZJVUZPU 0UKPHUOLHK ;LJOUPJHS *VSSLNL +0:;90*; )6(9+ (77605;4,5; *6440;;,, 4VUKH` 4HYJO ! W T >0;* (KTPUPZ[YH[P]L 6MMPJL 7PUL 9PKNL +YP]L :OLSS 3HRL >0 7\ISPJ /LHYPUN *HSS 7\ISPJ /LHYPUN [V 6YKLY 9VSS *HSS ,Z[HISPZOTLU[ VM 8\VY\T +L[LYTPUH[PVU VM *VTWSPHUJL ^P[O 6WLU 4LL[PUNZ 3H^ HUK :[H[\[VY` 5V[PJLZ +L[LYTPUH[PVU VM 5HTLZ HUK 8\HSPMPJH[PVUZ VM [OL *HUKP KH[LZ 0U[LY]PL^ LHJO *HUKPKH[L ;LZ[PTVU` MYVT [OL 7\ISPJ 9LNHYKPUN *HUKPKH[LZ *SVZL VM 7\ISPJ /LHYPUN (WWVPU[TLU[ *VTTP[[LL 4LL[PUN *HSS 7\ISPJ 4LL[PUN [V 6YKLY 9VSS *HSS ,Z[HISPZOTLU[ VM H 8\VY\T +L[LYTPUH[PVU VM *VTWSPHUJL ^P[O 6WLU 4LL[PUNZ 3H^ HUK :[H[\[VY` 5V[PJLZ (WWYV]HS VM [OL (\N\Z[ )VHYK (WWVPU[TLU[ *VT TP[[LL 7\ISPJ /LHYPUN HUK (WWVPU[TLU[ *VTTP[[LL 4LL[PUN 4PU\[LZ 7\YWVZL VM 4LL[PUN HUK ,_WSHUH[PVU VM :[H[\[LZ .V]LYUPUN +PZ[YPJ[ )VHYK (WWVPU[TLU[Z 9L]PL^ [OL 7SHU VM 9LWYLZLU[H[PVU (WWYV]LK VU (\N\Z[ ;OL JVTTP[[LL TH` NV PU[V JSVZLK ZLZZPVU PU HJJVYKHUJL ^P[O :[H[L :[H[\[LZ Š M MVY [OL W\YWVZL VM JVUZPK LYH[PVU VM MPUHUJPHS TLKPJHS ZVJPHS VY WLYZVUHS OPZ[VYPLZ PUMVYTH[PVU VM [OL JHUKPKH[LZ 9LJVU]LUL 7\ISPJ 4LL[PUN (WWVPU[TLU[ VM +PZ[YPJ[ )VHYK 4LTILYZ 9L]PL^ +PZJ\ZZ HUK *VUZPKLY (WWYV]HS VM VY *OHUNLZ [V [OL 7SHU VM 9LWYLZLU[H[PVU MVY [OL UL_[ )VHYK (WWVPU[TLU[ 7YVJLZZ (KQV\YUTLU[ VM 7\ISPJ 4LL[PUN 5V[L! 7YLZPKLU[ 4L`LY ^PSS IL H]HPSHISL K\YPUN [OL TLL[PUN [V 3 >5(?37 HUZ^LY HU` X\LZ[PVUZ

NOTICE  -­  SIREN  SANITARY  DISTRICT TOWN  OF  SIREN  BOARD  MEETINGS The  Siren  Sanitary  District  will  hold  their  monthly  Board  Meeting  on  Thursday,  March  13,  2014,  at  6:30  p.m.  The  meet-­ ing  will  be  held  at  the  Siren  Town  Hall.  Immediately  following  the  Sanitary  District  Meeting  the  Town  of  Siren  will  hold  their  Monthly  Board  Meeting  at  approximately  6:45  p.m.  The  agenda  will  be  posted. If  you  wish  to  be  on  the  agenda,  please  call  Mary  Hunter,  Clerk. Mary  Hunter,  Clerk,  715-­349-­5119 601088 29L WNAXLP

NOTICE OF HEARING

The Polk County Board of Adjustment will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, March 25, 2014, at the Government Center in Balsam Lake, WI. The Board will call the public hearing to order at 8:30 a.m., recess at 8:45 a.m. to view the sites and reconvene at 9:45 a.m. at the Government Center in Balsam Lake, WI. At that time, the applicants will inform the Board of their request. (The applicants must appear at 9:45 a.m. when the Board reconvenes at the Government Center.) MARY DECKENBACH requests a special exception to Article 8D1(a) of the Polk County Shoreland Protection Zoning Ordinance to establish a tourist rooming house - tabled from 2/25/14. Property affected is: 2466 232nd St., Lot 25, Rollingwood Shores, Sec. 31/ T36N/R18W, Town of Laketown, McKeith Lake (class 3). JAMES MONETTE requests modification of a special exception (granted on 5/19/04 for a tool & die business) to industrial use by adding employees and building expansion. Property affected is: 1360A Lone Pine Ln., Pt. of Gov’t. Lot 3, Sec. 11/T33N/R17W, Town of Garfield, Lake Wapogasset (class 1). 3 >5(?37

NOTICE OF POSITION OPENING

HIGH  SCHOOL ENGLISH  LANGUAGE  ARTS  TEACHER Position:  One  full-­time  position  serving  grades  10  -­  12,  beginning  with  2014  -­  15  school  year.  Coaching  and/or  advisory  positions  may  also  be  available. Qualifications  Necessary:  Qualified  applicants  of  high  character  should  possess  a  high  level  of  content  knowledge;͞  believe  all  stu-­ dents  can  learn  and  that  teachers  play  an  active  role  in  the  learn-­ ing  process;͞  display  strong  communication,  leadership  and  organ-­ izational  skills;͞  enjoy  working  with  teenagers;͞  be  willing  to  collabo-­ rate  with  colleagues;͞  have  strong  technology  skills  as  Unity  High  School  is  a  1:1  iPad  school;͞  and  be  dedicated  individuals  who  exhibit  a  strong  desire  to  improve  student  learning. Requirements:  Applicants  must  have  appropriate  DPI  licensure  (300)  or  be  eligible  for  such  licensure.  Additional  licenses  pre-­ ferred. How  to  Apply:  Qualified,  interested  persons  should  apply  by  sending   a  letter  of  application,  district  application  (available  at  www.unity.k12.wi.us),  resume  and  copy  of  license  or  evidence  of  license  eligibility,  transcripts  and  three  (3)  letters  of  recommen-­ dation  to: Brandon  W.  Robinson,  District  Administrator Unity  School  District 1908  150th  Street/Hwy.  46  North Balsam  Lake,  WI  54810-­7267 Deadline:  March  14,  2014 E.O.E. Unity  School  District  does  not  discriminate  on  the  basis  of  age,  sex,  race,  color,  national  origin,  religion,  ancestry,  creed,  preg-­ nancy,  marital  or  parental  status,  sexual  orientation  or  physical,  mental,  emotional  or  learning  disability. 601067  29-­30L  19-­20a,d

FINAL NOTICE TO ALL POLK COUNTY DOG OWNERS

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TOWN  OF  ST.  CROIX  FALLS Polk  County,  Wisconsin www.townofstcroixfalls.org PLAN  COMMISSION NOTICE  OF  HEARING March  12,  2014 The  Town  of  St.  Croix  Falls  Plan  Commission  will  hold a  public  hearing  at  6  p.m.  on  Wednesday,  March  12,  2014, at  the  Town  Hall  at  1305  200th  Street  and  U.S.  Hwy.  8,  St.  Croix  Falls,  Wisconsin.  Written  evidence,  testimony  or  com-­ ments,  if  any,  must  be  delivered  in  person  or  by  mail  to  the  Town  Hall. Craig  Peters  requests  a  minor  subdivision.  The  current  parcel  is  40  acres  and  will  be  divided  into  2  lots.  The  property  is  located  in  section  15  and  the  parcel  identification  number  is  044-­00361-­0000. 3 >5(?37 Jim  Alt,  Zoning  Administrator

COACHING POSITIONS AVAILABLE SIREN SCHOOL DISTRICT

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Nexen is a leading manufacturer of industrial clutches and brakes, precision linear and rotary motion-control devices and control systems. Responsibilities will include strategic planning, logistics and management of assigned supplychain activities. Purchases materials to support production and ensures that cost, delivery, inventory and quality targets are met. Negotiates agreements that produce cost savings, reduce lead times and secure key business points. Audits and monitors supplier performance. Participates in development of strategic supplier partnerships and generates and leads key supplier initiatives. Provides expertise and support to Design Engineering and Plant Personnel. Sources and processes prototype materials and MRO requisitions. Requires a bachelor’s degree in business or management and 5-8 years of purchasing, production and/or inventory control and customer-service experience in a manufacturing environment or equivalent. Requires excellent strategy, interpersonal and communication skills. Must be able to read technical drawings, have effective computer skills, excellent analytic and organizational skills and ability to manage multiple projects and demands. ISM (CPM) and APICS (CPIM) certification preferred. We offer an excellent salary and benefit package. If you are interested in joining a dynamic and forward-looking company and have a positive and enthusiastic approach to work email a resume to:

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NOTICE TOWN OF LUCK BOARD MEETING Tuesday, Mar. 11, 2014 7 p.m., Town Hall

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for NONPARTISAN OFFICE SPRING ELECTION April 1, 2014 Any qualified elector who is unable or unwilling to appear at the polling place on Election Day may request to vote an absentee ballot. A qualified elector is any U.S. citizen, who will be 18 years of age or older on Election Day, who has resided in the ward or municipality where he or she wishes to vote for at least 28 consecutive days before the election. The elector must also be registered in order to receive an absentee ballot.

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7KH SURSDQH FULVLV LQ GHSWK 3DUW 7KH LPSDFW VWRULHV DQG WKH UHOLHI Greg Marsten | Staff writer FREDERIC – Unlike other public-service-regulated utilities, people who rely on liquid propane for their heat or cooking can, in effect, be shut down with little question and no recourse. As hundreds, if not thousands, of users have discovered in recent weeks, LP customer service is a veritable crapshoot of policies, with literally no regulation or standardized requirements. But the impact for LP users has been in cost per gallon, which has notably skyrocketed in the last six weeks, just as the weather grew arctic and demand grew with empty tanks. This week, we will concentrate on the issues, impacts and responses to the LP crisis locally, with a few real-world stoULHV IURP UHVLGHQWV DQG ORFDO RIÀFLDOV ZKR are trying to deal with the cost and supply problems. As we’ll also see, there are inherent issues within the system that have made the crisis even worse, and for some, a veritable nightmare that cannot be solved by simply turning the thermostat down and wearing extra layers. People have and continue to suffer, and it seems that much of that suffering could have been avoided. 7KH FRQWUDFWXDO OLPLWV As a primer, residential LP service is DOPRVW DOZD\V FRQWUDFWHG ZLWK D VSHFLÀF vendor or provider, which includes tank UHQWDO DQG H[FOXVLYH ULJKWV WR ÀOO HLWKHU through a prebuy program, keep-full contract, monthly billing or on a will-call basis. While many customers routinely pay the often thousands of dollars in the fall or late summer to ensure a steady supply at a stable, set price with no additional charges, even those contracts can DSSDUHQWO\ EH PRGLÀHG ZLWK DGGLWLRQDO surcharges, either for deliveries or other costs. And as the cold weather gripped the region this winter, many of those prebuy customers quickly used up their contracted amounts, which may be twice what they bought at last fall, leaving them at the mercy of the market price. But for hundreds of those LP users who either chose not to or could not afford the large initial prebuy outlay, as is the case with many renters, retirees or low-income households, prebuying is not a realistic option, leaving them at the mercy of the market. 7KLV ZLQWHU SURYHG WR EH PHUFLOHVV Starting late in the fall, temperatures were steadily lower than in previous years, proving to be a budget-busting, cold trip through supplier nightmares DQG IRXU GLJLW ÀOO FRVWV DV SULFHV URVH EHyond $4 per gallon, at times, as supplies of the precious fuel dwindled. As hundreds of people may have disFRYHUHG DIWHU WKHLU /3 WDQNV ZHUH ÀOOHG

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to an after-hours delivery charge, surcharge or other fees, meaning they may be spending over $200 before getting one shot glass of LP in their tank. &RPELQH WKDW ZLWK LQà DWHG SULFHV RQ D widely varied minimum delivery amount and it was not uncommon for people to have close to a $2,000 bill and a barely full tank in the coldest weather, with several months of heating season ahead of them. The problem for many of those people is that several of the LP vendors required that account to be clean, back to zero, before they would deliver again, regardless of their situation. And for those who own their own LP tanks, they have another issue. They may be able to shop for prices, but many vendors won’t take them as customers, and if they do, they are at the end of the line and may have to wait for weeks. Sadly for LP users, both independents and those bound by vendor contracts, root beer, shampoo or milk furnaces don’t seem to be in development at this time.

7KH UHVLGHQWLDO VWRULHV Over the course of several weeks, we have been contacted by dozens of people telling their LP tales, both the good and the horror stories, and while the issues are often similar, and many of the same vendor names showed up repeatedly, it would not seem fair to name those with negative comments, as their own circumVWDQFHV RU Ă€QDQFHV PD\ EH XQLTXH the precious fuel tank was now worth U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics prices, on Ditto to giving full names of those peomore than their car, but few of the ven- average, local LP prices have been higher ple who contacted us with their stories. GRUV RIIHU VLPLODU Ă€QDQFLQJ GHDOV DV *0 than milk since January. 0DQ\ RI WKHP UHTXHVWHG DQRQ\PLW\ DV Ford or Chrysler. While it may seem like an unfair com- there can be a certain stigma associated parison, you may be right, because con- with seeking heat assistance and emersumers can shop around for cheaper milk, gency funds to pay off their swelling LP 7KH SULFHV According to the U.S. Energy Informa- gasoline, drink mixes, laundry detergent bills so they are able to keep their tanks tional Administration, the reality of the or shampoo. Unless you own your own full enough. LP crisis was an unforeseen price hike LP tank, the price is almost irrelevant, But their stories are so similar, it is hard unlike any ever seen prior. “Residential as the industry, LP vendor and market to ignore. SURSDQH SULFHV LQ WKH 0LGZHVW URVH IURP prices determine what you pay, period. Rob E. of western Barron County It would seem appropriate in compar- waited until the last possible minute to an average of $2.08 per gallon on Dec. 2, 2013, to $4.20 per gallon on Jan. 27; prices ing LP prices while under contract to KDYH KLV WDQN Ă€OOHG DV WKH SULFH QHDUHG XVLQJ +HQU\ )RUG¡V RIWHQ FLWHG 0RGHO 7 per gallon. They also did what hundreds fell back to $3.83 per gallon on Feb. 3.â€? While they address the colder-than-av- quote on paint colors, “People can have have done. “We have now instituted a erage winter east of the Rockies, the EIA WKH 0RGHO 7 LQ DQ\ FRORU ² VR ORQJ DV LW¡V lower thermostat setting at night, dropnoted that the average heating degree black.â€? ping the temperature in the house about It doesn’t take much speculation to real- Ă€YH GHJUHHV 1RW VXUH LI LW LV KHOSLQJ VLQFH days across the nation were only about 12 percent higher than last winter, so far, but ize that the almost total lack of regulation both of my children, ages 3 and 1, have DGGHG WKDW WKH 0LGZHVW ZDV SHUFHQW in the LP world has shown the industry’s been constantly sick since doing so. We worst faces, and for some people, they are have also went out and bought heated colder than last year. While it may seem that it has been ex- seemingly held hostage by their suppliers mattress pads to keep them warm at least tremely cold, there were multiple reasons for heat, and the ransom may depend on under the covers.â€? for the shortage and the price spikes, who answers the phone and what day it Kari K. of northern Polk County is a is. which we’ll address in the Part Three. renter who was unable to do a prebuy, At press time, the average local price DQG KDV ERUQH WKH EUXQW RI WKH LQĂ DWHG per gallon was still almost twice the rate 7KH IHHV DQG WKH LQGHSHQGHQWV prices all winter. She said her vendor Contractual LP customers are bound refused to work with them, and put it of last fall, but some areas of the nation have even higher prices. Spot pricing con- by a fee structure set by the vendor, and bluntly, “We got (hit) hard and are tryWLQXHV WR Ă XFWXDWH EXW KDV JHQHUDOO\ IDOOHQ not just for raw LP costs. Every other fee, ing to catch up with our electric bill (after) in the past three weeks, for reasons we’ll from delivery charges, tank removal, af- running electric heaters. We are also tryWHU KRXUV Ă€OOV RU GHSRVLWV RQ WDQNV WKHUH ing to save up because we know we will also address next week. For comparison, the average price per is no standard and no regulation at all. QHHG LW DJDLQ 0LJKW KDYH WR WDNH D ORDQ gallon of LP is on par with unleaded gas- The only real LP requirement is that an RXW IRU WKH QH[W Ă€OO LW VWLQNV Âľ 6KH oline, but slightly higher than almost all empty tank requires a leak test, which can added that with young children in the carbonated beverages, many juices and also vary from $50 to even more. house, turning the thermostat way down even some beers. LP prices eclipsed some As many LP users have discovered, is not a viable option. household items like liquid bleach, many there may be lots of charges if they run 6HH LP SDJH shampoos and, according to the latest dry in the cold weather, from the leak test

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/3 IURP SDJH /LQGD * RI HDVWHUQ 3RON &RXQW\ KDG SRVLWLYH ZRUGV IRU KHU VXSSOLHU 1RUWKwoods Propane, but her story was a similar one. “Our contract for prepay was used up. Am now paying going rate day RI Ă€OO +DYH QRW DSSOLHG IRU DVVLVWDQFH yet. Cannot afford more fuel. Broke. Because of substantially more, (and) more costly propane purchased ... we are doing without anything nonessential. Less gas IRU FDUV /HVV JURFHULHV 1RW DOZD\V SD\LQJ RWKHU ELOOV RQ WLPH 0D\ QHHG WR ERUrow (money) for shortfall. Ugh ...â€? Lisa S. of rural Balsam Lake was happy with her provider, Country Comfort, whom she said has been working with her during the crisis. But she still has had to borrow hundreds of dollars from both her elderly parents, while dipping into her dwindling retirement funds to keep her tank partially full, and even then she still owes over $1,000. “I received $300 in heat assistance early on, but that barely took anything off the bill. I’ve dropped the (thermostat) way down, but not sure how I can afford any more when that runs out.â€? 7RP * RI UXUDO &HQWXULD KDG KRUULEOH supplier stories, with endless waits for D Ă€OO DQG GHPDQG WR FOHDU D ELOO EHIRUH they received any fuel. While they have dropped their thermostat into the 50s during the night, he said their supplier refused to work with them and continued to tack added fees on them when it ran dry, charging “... north of $4 a gallon (for a) SDUWLDO Ă€OO Âľ +H VDLG WKH\ KDYH JRQH VR IDU as to sell inherited gold jewelry, and they expect they won’t have enough to make it SDVW PLG 0DUFK ´7KLV VWLQNV $ ZKROH paycheck to (LP) and the tank is still only 60 percent. This is a scam!â€? &KXFN : IURP 0LQQHVRWD HFKRHG WKRVH comments, noting that he has had “two entire paychecks go to LP, and I have to decide what other bills not to pay. I hope someone is making money off this (expletive).â€? Keith Z. of rural Balsam Lake had posiWLYH FRPPHQWV RQ KLV VXSSOLHU /DNHV *DV but they have still run into issues. “We have now ran out of prebuy and they are ZLOOLQJ WR ZRUN ZLWK XV RQ WKH QH[W Ă€OO ZH will need. You can feel and hear the fear in them when you call in to ask a question, but how can you be mad at them? We have turned the temp down 8-10 degrees, if the grandson is coming over we will bump it back up, but if we are watching a movie or TV program we sit with a blanket, we put extra blankets on the bed and even the dog got a bigger blanket for his daytime slumber.â€? *HQH 7 RI UXUDO 'UHVVHU VDLG WKH\ KDYH had their prebuy contract honored, but the vendor “seems to always look for FKDUJHV ZKHUHYHU WKH\ FDQ Ă€QG WKHPÂľ and he said they have now used up their prebuy. “I’m not sure where the next round of payments will come from ... You can’t get blood from a stone.â€? Other stories echoed those comments, and while several residents applauded how their providers have worked with them, more often than not, they spoke very poorly of two or three local providers, who stood out on refusing to work ZLWK RXWVWDQGLQJ ELOOV DQG Ă€OO WLPHV WKDW often went out 10 days or more. But, as you’ll see, it wasn’t just the residents who have had issues.

addition of monies to several relief proJUDPV VSHFLĂ€FDOO\ WR HPHUJHQF\ DVVLVtance and to the Keep Wisconsin Warm Fund, on top of the annual allocations to heat assistance. Diana Peterson is the economic support lead worker for Polk County Human Services. She spent a long time explaining the issues, eligibility and programs, as well as common complaints among customers, which again, echoed residential complaints and praise along the way.

The Low Income Heat Assistance Program is a one-time payment program for heat assistance that runs from Oct. $VVLVWDQFH SURJUDPV WKURXJK 0D\ ,W LV D RQH WLPH SD\7KH JRYHUQRU¡V RIĂ€FH KDV WRXWHG WKH ment toward heat and/or electric payments. “The (crisis money) is built in on top of that (LIHEAP),â€? Peterson said. “Each county sets its own crisis policy. You set your guidelines to the (dollar amount) as well, as to other resources.â€? She noted that Polk County, as well as Burnett County, is without many outside assistance sources, beyond the Salvation Army and some church groups, so the burden on their assistance and help falls more squarely on their shoulders than in many areas. The issue with LP is that there are no disconnect rules, unlike Class A utility providers such as electric or natural gas suppliers. In other words, they cannot disconnect a customer for nonpayment EHWZHHQ 1RY DQG $SULO EXW /3 and cooperative electric utilities, such as Polk-Burnett Electric, have no obligation to continue service. “After April 15, they can start to discon-

nect. So right now, all our crisis (money) is going to heating oil, LP and (cooperative electric utilities),â€? she said, noting that the extra crisis money requires a WKUHDW WR GLVFRQQHFW RU QR Ă€OO 2XU JRDO is to help them.â€? 7KH JRYHUQRU¡V RIĂ€FH PDQGDWHV KDYH changed the usual emergency heat-assistance protocol. “We’ve been told our crisis plans should be put aside,â€? Peterson said, as outstanding bills with a supplier were formerly exempt from eligibility, but now her department is attempting to work with LP providers to pay down those outstanding bills to allow a fresh, DOEHLW PLQLPXP Ă€OO DQG WKDW KDV QRW DOways gone well. “Even with guaranteed money from us, the amount of minimum deliveries VHHPV WR Ă XFWXDWH ,W VHHPV WR FKDQJH GD\ to day, depending on whom you talk with and which company. There is no consistency among vendors, at all. It’s very frustrating,â€? she said. She did note that several vendors have been very easy to work with, while several others have been “really, really tough to negotiate with.â€? The ones so hard to work with have, ironically, seemed to be the same vendors that residents also complained most loudly about in their comments to the Leader. Polk County has one assistance worker to work with the vendors, customers and the available funds to negotiate a payPHQW WR DOORZ D PLQLPXP Ă€OO DQG VKH has a backlog of appointments almost into April. Peterson noted that many of the funds they are using are going to the added fees of leak tests and delivery surcharges, if it was not a normal trip route, as well as HPHUJHQF\ Ă€OO IHHV DOO RQ WRS RI UHFRUG fuel prices. She noted that some providers have

had trouble meeting their prebuy contracts, while others, such as Larry’s LP in Webster, could not get enough supply to meet their contracts, which left other vendors to pick up the slack. “Actually, they’ve been great up there,� she said, noting that Larry’s has even offered refunds to those customers. She also addressed the Keep Wisconsin Warm Fund, which was recently established with $500,000 for people who lie just outside usual income eligibility requirements. However, the counties are so overwhelmed with pending work and eligibility, they have no time to administer the program. “Basically, we’re swamped with other work, so the state is doing their own administration,� she said.

7KH QXPEHUV DQG WKH DPRXQWV So how many people are signed up for heat assistance and what kind of money are we talking? Since Jan. 1, there have been 233 crisis cases in Polk County, and 1,804 heat-assistance cases for the heating VHDVRQ RI 2FW WKURXJK 0D\ ,Q FRPparison, for all of the 2013 heating season

in Polk County, they had 2,054 cases. “We’re almost at our max for last year, with three months (of disconnect season) OHIW :H¡YH GHĂ€QLWHO\ H[FHHGHG RXU SUHYLous numbers of people served,â€? Peterson said. “But we’re still encouraging people to apply.â€? The numbers of Burnett County are also way up, with 256 new assistance apSOLFDWLRQV VLQFH WKH Ă€UVW RI WKH \HDU RQ WRS of 1,147 overall heating assistance cases GXULQJ WKH 2FWREHU WKURXJK 0D\ 2014 heating season. They have 173 crisis cases so far. As for the amounts of money distributed, Polk County has allocated $132,374 so far, out of a $160,367 total, with almost $28,000 of that from the crisis allocations. Burnett County has also allocated most of their funds so far, with just over $18,000 remaining from approximately a $122,000 allocation. The issue is that, so far, that money has gone almost exclusively to rural customers, either for LP, electric disconnects or for heating oil. “We haven’t even started the disconnect season in the cities (and villages),â€? Peterson said. Yes, as the rural LP customers struggle with payments and possible electric disconnects as they respond to the high prices, the urban residents face an April 15 disconnect deadline that may leave them without usual funds. “People are really hurting,â€? she said. “It’s nuts.â€?

7KH LPSDFWV Peterson sighed as she recalled a recent story of an elderly woman whose LP tank went empty and she was left with no heat. “(Her provider) said, ‘Well, we’ll be there within 10 days,’â€? she said with a shake of her head. “Dealing with things like that, and vendors who respond like that makes it hard to think something isn’t seriously wrong.â€? She also noted horror stories of pipes freezing, furnaces failing due to age and heavy use in subzero temps, as well as the general problem and safety issues with people turning to electric space heaters, kerosene heaters and other potentially dangerous sources. “I just got a call from the (Polk County) sheriff’s department the other night of an elderly couple (with a broken furnace),â€? she said. “I had to set them up with two electric space heaters, and told them to put them where the pipes are, until WESTCAP can come out to assess the problem. Yeah, it’s nuts.â€? Others have noted that while people FRQWLQXDOO\ WU\ WR Ă€QG DOWHUQDWH VRXUFHV such as wood, pellet or corn stoves, they also have found that the impact of the LP crisis has left those fuels with rising prices and less availability. On top of that, their insurance costs may go through the roof with a woodstove, which can be enough of a liability risk that some insurers may drop a policy entirely. Others have found that the heavy snow has made access for new wood sources all but impossible. “It’s frustrating. I hate to see little old ladies and kids left out in the cold,â€? Peterson said, stating that she’ll wait until the heating season is done to offer suggestions to the state and others on what she thinks should be done. “But I will say that if there was some regulation out there, it would help standardize some of this, to get the money to where it’s most needed, and to make it fair. Of course, I have a different perspective than most.â€? :KDW WR H[SHFW LQ 3DUW 7KUHH 1H[W ZHHN ZH¡OO ORRN DW WKH SRVVLEOH causes, responses from the industry, vendors and others who are behind the business of LP, as well as the long-term outlook, suggestions and improvements. But most of all, we’ll try to follow the PRQH\ ZKLFK KDV SURYHQ WR EH D GLIĂ€FXOW if not impossible, question to answer.

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fornia Water Association, says, “ We’re truly in uncharted territory. It really affects the communities in the area, which are all highly dependent on this farmland and a reliable water supply.� Feed for animals has become a real challenge, with hay almost as scarce as water for California dairy farmers who are having to compete with beef cattle ranchers who are trying to compensate for poor range conditions. Dairy farmers also have to deal with water tables so low their wells are drying up and they’re worried about having enough water for the cows. President Obama was there and promised money to help farmers, but unless money can make it rain, California’s agriculture is headed for disaster.

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Luck FCCLA brings home the gold and silver &/$<721 7HQ VWXGHQWV IURP /XFN participated in the District 1 STAR events competition at Clayton on Wednesday, Feb. 26. Students Taking Action with Recognition events are competitive events in which members are recognized for proÀFLHQF\ DQG DFKLHYHPHQW LQ FKDSWHU DQG individual projects, leadership skills and career preparation. STAR events offer individual skill development and application of learning through the following activities: cooperative, where a team ZRUNV WR DFFRPSOLVK D VSHFLÀF JRDO LQGLvidualized, where an individual member ZRUNV DORQH WR DFFRPSOLVK VSHFLÀF JRDOV and competitive, where an individual or team performance is measured by an established set of criteria. The Luck students have been working throughout the school year to prepare projects and presentations. Jake Aguado participated in the basic food production, terminology and mathematics event, where he took a written examination and demonstrated an understanding of the terminology, equipment, tools and abbreviations associated with food production and consumption, as well as skill in calculating measurements, equivalents, converting recipes, food storage and sanitation in the kitchen. Farrah Welch and Krystal Zuniga participated in the lifeplanning event. In this category, the team must apply skills learned in family and consumer education classes to plan for and manage the costs of an event. Welch and Zuniga chose a funeral as their event. They researched possible costs, created a budget and prepared an event portfolio, as well as an oral presentation. Anna Christensen and Whitney Pe-

hibited knowledge of all the aspects that surround design including design basics, fabric choice and pricing. Bartylla created a portfolio and her sample garment before the contest and made an oral presentation to the judges at Clayton. Luck students were also in culinary contests. During the pastries and baked goods event, where students demonstrate skill in the presentation of pastries and EDNHG JRRGV *DEELH *URK PDGH DQ DOmond cranberry coffee cake. While competing in the culinary arts competition, Colton Branville prepared chicken with a mushroom sauce and mashed potatoes. 0HDQZKLOH &DPLOOH 0DUVWHQ DQG $ODXUD Lemieux were each decorating a seasonally themed cake. Lemieux’s winter-inspired cake featured penguins sledding DQG LFH Ă€VKLQJ ZKLOH 0DUVWHQ¡V FDNH FHOebrated nature in the summer with trees, EXVKHV Ă RZHUV DQG D ULYHU 'XULQJ HDFK of the food contests, the students had to /XFN )&&/$ SDUWLFLSDWHG LQ D 67$5 HYHQWV FRPSHWLWLRQ DW &OD\WRQ :HGQHVGD\ )HE 7KH\ develop a plan for the time allotted, proEURXJKW KRPH VHYHQ JROG PHGDOV DQG WZR VLOYHU PHGDOV 3DUWLFLSDQWV VKRZQ IURQW URZ / WR 5 duce quality items using equipment and LQFOXGH &ROWRQ %UDQYLOOH *DEELH *URK $ODXUD /HPLHX[ DQG -DNH $JXDGR %DFN URZ .U\VWDO techniques acceptable to the food indus=XQLJD )DUDK :HOFK :KLWQH\ 3HWHUVHQ $QQD &KULVWHQVHQ 0HJDQ %DUW\OOD &DPLOOH 0DUVWHQ try and present their prepared items to the evaluators. DQG )&&/$ DGYLVHU 5HQHH *DYLQVNL z 3KRWR E\ /RUL 1HOVRQ %UDQYLOOH *URK /HPLHX[ %DUW\OOD tersen each participated in the recycle and EDJ 0HJDQ %DUW\OOD FUHDWHG EDWKLQJ VXLWV Aguado, Welch and Zuniga earned gold redesign competition. They each had to for children with a Disney princess theme medals, and Petersen and Christensen apply the recycling and redesign skills as her project for the fashion design com- earned silver medals. Each of the Luck learned in FACE classes to create a dis- petition. Her task was to apply fashion VWXGHQWV HLWKHU TXDOLĂ€HG RU ZHUH LQYLWHG play using a sample of their skills. The design skills learned in FACE courses to to participate in the state contest at Wisstudents selected a used item and then design and market clothing styles. To do consin Dells. $P\ $JXDGR /RUL 1HOVRQ %HWK recycled it into a new product, which this, she had to develop a fashion label, they displayed and spoke about during research the intended audience, design /HPLHX[ &DURO :LQFKHOO DQG 1DQF\ the district contest. Petersen created a WKH ODEHO¡V Ă€UVW VL[ SLHFH FROOHFWLRQ DQG Hunter were judges for some of the 30“fabulasticâ€? basket, and Christensen took construct one collection sample using an SOXV FDWHJRULHV 5HQHH *DYLQVNL ZKR D EDJ ZKLFK KDG EHHQ Ă€OOHG ZLWK IHHG IRU RULJLQDO Ă DW SDWWHUQ GHVLJQHG E\ WKH SDU- is the adviser of Luck’s FCCLA chapter, calves, and made it into a fashionable tote ticipant. In doing this, the students ex- served as a room consultant. – submitted

Siren sixth-graders participate in writing contest 6,5(1 ² 7KH 6LUHQ VL[WK JUDGHUV UHcently participated in a writing contest on the topic, “Why is it great to attend Siren School?â€? Trevor Stanford and Cordell Fisher wrote the winning essays. Their essays are reprinted below.

such as spelling bees, Battle of the Books, band, choir, Prairie Fire Theatre plays, etc. Siren is a great place to make new friends. When new students come to Siren School, their classmates are good at welcoming them and helping them get used to their new school. 7UHYRU 6WDQIRUG Siren School will make sure you are on Why is it great to attend Siren School? I the same level as everyone else in your believe Siren School is a fascinating place grade. The staff will make sure you get in which to learn and study. The teachers enough learning, and enough homework. here are marvelous! In Siren, the teach- Siren teachers want you to have high exers teach very well. They make sure you pectations for yourself. They want your understand everything. They would be expectations for yourself to be high so happy to help you with anything: math, you can have a good life. They teach you writing or science. The staff at Siren that if your life goals are low, you won’t School is very nice and cheerful. get very far. Students who have high exThere are many things you can do at pectations, who will do whatever it takes Siren School. Siren has a wide variety to meet his or her goal, will go far in life. of activities to choose from. Take sports, I am glad they teach us that because it is for example. Some sports you can par- the truth to life. The staff at Siren School ticipate in include volleyball, basketball, hopes that you will achieve more than IRRWEDOO WUDFN JROI HYHQ LFH ÀVKLQJ 2QH what you plan for. They want to see stucool thing about being in sixth grade is dents achieve their goals. That is why I enjoy attending Siren that you can participate in middle school sports. During sports such as volleyball School. and basketball, students have a lot of fun. People are outgoing, they dress in crazy &RUGHOO )LVKHU It is great to attend Siren School. Here amounts of green, and they are not scared are some reasons why. Siren School is to get out there and just be crazy. Siren School also offers other activities great to attend because we learn about

important history about our country. For instance, we learn about our government, wars, the economy and important people. We learn a lot about math and science. We practice reading and writing strategies. We also do the Pledge of Allegiance every day. Siren School is also great to attend because of the teachers. They are smart, honest, kind and funny. They work hard to prepare us for middle school. Another reason Siren School is great to attend is because of its small size. That

gives us many more opportunities. If you are in sports, you don’t have to try out for it, you can just join. As a sixth-grader, it’s nice to be able to play middle school sports. Also, being there aren’t very many students, you get to know most of the people in the school. That is why it is great to attend Siren School. The reasons for this are that we learn a lot of important skills, the teachers are great and we have many opportunities. - submitted

Child Development Day screening for SCF School District DRESSER – The school district of St. Croix Falls will be having a Child Development Day screening for children between the ages of 2 years, 3 months, and 3 years, 6 months. The screening will WDNH SODFH )ULGD\ 0DUFK IURP a.m. until 2:30 p.m. at Dresser Elementary School. During Child Development Day, you will have the opportunity to learn about your child’s cognitive, motor and language development. There will be an early childhood teacher and a speech

therapist from the St. Croix Falls School District as well as representatives from Birth to Three assisting in the screening. In addition, trained personnel will check your child’s hearing and vision. 3OHDVH FDOO 0DU\ -R .UXHJHU 3165, ext. 221, to schedule an appointment. Please schedule an appointment E\ :HGQHVGD\ 0DUFK If you have any questions, please call Krueger at 715-755-3165, ext. 221. - submitted

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ABWK including 78 last year. A statewide average of 10 families are served per $1 million spent. Wild Rivers Habitat for Humanity has served 105 families per $1 million spent. 6LQFH WKH 5H6WRUH RSHQHG LQ 0DUFK 2011, there have been 16,914 total volunteer hours, 8,567 donations received, 8,559 total sales transactions, 121,279 total items sold and 3 million pounds of stuff has been recycled, which is the equivalent of 1,500 tons, or the weight of eight diesel locomotives. “We have incredible volunteers,� Kube concluded. “Thank you for all you do to change lives!�

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Frederic School to perform “Aladdin and His Magic Lampâ€? FREDERIC - Take your family on a mystical carpet ride this weekend as scores of young people team up with two professional actors to present Prairie Fire Children’s Theatre’s original musical version of the exotic tale, “Aladdin and His 0DJLF /DPS Âľ Based on the classic tale from “The $UDELDQ 1LJKWV Âľ ´$ODGGLQÂľ LV D PXVLcal journey told with the special twists Prairie Fire is known for. Through his accidental discovery of the powers of the magic lamp, poor Aladdin is suddenly transformed into the richest person in the NLQJGRP 1RZ SRVVHVVLQJ HYHU\WKLQJ WKH material world has to offer, Aladdin falls victim to the evils of money and power. He demands more and more of the genie of the lamp and becomes consumed by greed. The remainder of the story follows Aladdin’s attempts to ward off the evil magician and, more importantly, to regain the respect of his family and friends. Original musical numbers, along with a YDVW DUUD\ RI DXWKHQWLF 0LGGOH (DVWHUQ music, as well as some contemporary surprises, are sure to entertain. Two professionals will take the roles of the genie of the lamp and the evil magician. The remainder of the cast includes: Kyle Knauber, Kendra Erickson, Sydney 'RPDJDOD 0LFNHOD (OLDVRQ .XUNRZVNL Tate Ovik, Brenden Holmstrom, Karlie

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blood the day he was born. For Blake, that PDUNHG WKH Ă€UVW RI PDQ\ WUDQVIXVLRQV Jenny said she knew her time with him would be short, but she credits multiple blood transfusions with helping extend his life. “Without the blood transfusions, I don’t know that he would have even had the 10 months we had with him,â€? she said. At that point Jenny again turned to the Red Cross, and the organization’s Service to the Armed Forces program pro-

vided emergency communications about Blake’s death to her husband, who was deployed to Iraq. Thanks to everyday heroes, the Red Cross was there for the Roux family in their time of need. The Red Cross invites the public to discover their inner hero this month. To make an appointment to donate blood or for more information about other ways to get involved with the Red Cross, visit redcrossblood.org or call 800-RED CROSS

(800-733- 2767). Upcoming blood-donation opportunities in Burnett County include Tuesday, 0DUFK IURP D P WR S P DW 6LUHQ High School, 24022 4th Ave., Siren, or in 3RON &RXQW\ :HGQHVGD\ 0DUFK IURP 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Luck High School, 810 S. 7th St. in Luck. – from the American Red Cross

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fundraiser for the band department as it is their trip year. At 4:15 p.m., the high school band and choirs will present the second part of the concert. This will also be about 45 minutes long. The music department hopes that you will join them to support these hardwork-

ing students for one or both of the concert sections. The music performed will focus on the things that the bands and choirs will do for the music contests later in this month. – submitted

Ruby’s Food Shelf to participate in Feinstein Challenge 6,5(1 5XE\¡V )RRG 6KHOI LQ 6LUHQ LV participating in the 17th-annual Alan Shawn Feinstein Challenge to Fight Hunger in the United States. Feinstein has given away $1 million each year to nonSURĂ€W DJHQFLHV Ă€JKWLQJ WR HQG KXQJHU LQ WKHLU FRPPXQLWHV 0RQH\ SOHGJHV DQG food donated to Ruby’s Food Shelf by Wednesday, April 30, in response to this

challenge will increase the funds Ruby’s Food Shelf will receive from the Feinstein Foundation. Last year Ruby’s Food Shelf participation in the Feinstein Challenge was a big success, raising over $2,490. During 2013, 120-130 families received an average of 50-55 pounds of food each month, with over 76,500 pounds of food given out dur-

ing 1,455 visits. Ruby’s Pantry purchases an average of $700 worth of food each month, plus receives a monthly average of 1,600 pounds of donated food. Ruby’s Second Hand Store covers utilities, rent and other expenses. This means that the donations they receive go directly toward buying food for the food shelf. Donations can be dropped off or sent

to Ruby’s Second Hand Store, 24534 Hwy. 35/70, Siren, WI 54872. Please let them know it is for the Feinstein Challenge. The more you give, the more you are helping the people of Siren and Webster who are in need of food. – submitted

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CHURCH NEWS/ OBITUARIES Shirley Ann Klawitter

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Shirley Ann Klawitter of Centuria, Wis., died unexpectedly at her home on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. She was 68 years old. Shirley, who was fondly called “Chesterâ€? by her loving husband, 'DUU\O ´0UV . Âľ E\ KHU PDQ\ PDQ\ FKHULVKHG VWXGHQWV DQG ´*UDQGPD at-the-farmâ€? by her granddaughters, was born Aug. 25, 1945, in Hillsboro, Wis. to her parents, Harold and Leilah Leak. When Shirley was a small child she lived in Kendall, Wis., with her mother, father and siblings: Roger, Duane, Bobby, Sherry and David. When Shirley was 7 years old she was stricken with polio, which required her to be admitted to St. Francis Hospital in La Crosse, Wis. After receiving treatment, she was unable to return home to her family because she was unable to walk to the country school in Kendall. This unfortunate circumstance required her to live in La Crosse with her foster family, 'DOODV DQG $UQHVV 0LOOHU ZKR VKH UHPDLQHG LQ FRQWDFW with through her life. At the start of high school in ninth grade, Shirley was able to return home to the farm in Kendall and rode the school bus to high school in nearby Hillsboro. She received her diploma in 1963. After high school graduation, Shirley once again left the farm, this time to attend college at the University of Wisconsin - River Falls, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science in elementary education in 1967. While attending UW-River Falls, Shirley had a roommate named Cheryl Klawitter, who had a brother named Darryl. Darryl, who was newly discharged from the U.S. 1DY\ ZDV TXLWH WDNHQ ZLWK 6KLUOH\ DQG WKH\ ZHUH PDUULHG $XJ DW 6W 0DWWKHZ¡V /XWKHUDQ &KXUFK LQ Ontario, Wis. Together they had one son, Kirk, and one daughter, Annette. Shirley’s lifelong passion as a teacher began as a substitute for the St. Croix Falls and Unity school districts in Wisconsin. Shirley retired from the St. Croix Falls School District with 34 years of service as a teacher. She left her wonderful thumbprint on many, many young people and helped shape many lives. In addition to her career as an educator, Shirley was a full-time farm wife, mother, foster mother, day-care provider and grandmother. Shirley enjoyed crafting, sewing, cooking, baking and Facebook. Shirley is survived by her husband, Darryl, of CentuULD KHU VRQ .LUN .ODZLWWHU DQG KLV ZLIH *OHQQ +RIIPDQ RI 3HQVDFROD )OD DQG KHU GDXJKWHU $QQHWWH 1HVLXV DQG KHU KXVEDQG 6DP RI )DUJR 1 ' 6KLUOH\ LV DOVR survived by her stepgrandson, Coe and his wife, Liz Hoffman, and stepgranddaughter, Scotti Hoffman, all RI 3HQVDFROD )OD KHU JUDQGGDXJKWHUV 0LFKDHOD $QQ 1HVLXV DQG 'DYLQ 5DH 1HVLXV RI )DUJR 1 ' DQG ODVWO\ KHU VWHS JUHDW JUDQGVRQV 1RDK DQG /XNH +RIIPDQ RI Pensacola. 6KH LV DOVR VXUYLYHG E\ VLEOLQJV 'XDQH /HDN RI 0DXVtin, Wis., David Leak of LaValle, Wis., and Sherry Shields of Richland Center, Wis. Her brothers, Donald, Roger and Bobby Leak preceded Shirley in death. Visitation for friends and family will be held at Kolstad )XQHUDO +RPH LQ &HQWXULD RQ 7KXUVGD\ 0DUFK IURP 4-7 p.m. Visitation and funeral services will be held at 6DOHP (YDQJHOLFDO /XWKHUDQ &KXUFK QG 6W 1 6WLOOZDWHU 0LQQ 7KH YLVLWDWLRQ ZLOO EHJLQ DW D P IROlowed by the funeral at 11 a.m. and then concluded with a fellowship lunch immediately following the service. A private committal will be held in the summer. Shirley had a sign in her kitchen that read as follows: ´/LYH :HOO ² /DXJK 2IWHQ ² /RYH 0XFKÂľ DQG WKDW¡V H[actly what she did. ,Q OLHX RI Ă RZHUV PHPRULDOV SUHIHUUHG 0HPRULDO funds to be established soon. Kolstad Funeral Home of Centuria has been entrusted with arrangements.

Harry Ferris, 97, of Siren, Wis., passed away Sunday, )HE DW WKH %XUQHWW &RXQW\ 0HGLFDO &HQWHU VXUrounded by family. Harry was born June 6, 1916, in St. 3DXO 0LQQ WR )UDQN DQG 'RUD )HUULV Due to health issues Frank was experiencing, Harry’s family moved to a VPDOO IDUP QHDU &RRN 0LQQ ZKHQ he was 14 years old. It was here that Harry learned an extremely strong work ethic, which stayed with him throughout his life. Harry enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1941. After basic training he was assigned to the 191st Tank Battalion, where he spent the next 42 months servLQJ FRPEDW GXW\ LQ $Q]LR ,WDO\ $IULFD DQG *HUPDQ\ +H earned the rank of technical sergeant and was honorably discharged at the end of World War II. After the war, he operated heavy equipment in mines out west and in QRUWKHUQ 0LQQHVRWD 2Q 6HSW +DUU\ PDUULHG 'RULV 1HOVRQ IURP Siren. Together they bought Doris’ family farm east of Siren where Harry farmed, including milking guernVH\V +H DOVR ZRUNHG DW WKH 6LUHQ )HHG 0LOO GURYH D school bus route and worked for the USDA Ag Stabilization and Conservation Service and was eventually employed by the Burnett Dairy Co-op after the purchase of the Siren mill. Harry retired from Burnett Dairy in 1981 but continued crop farming. Harry was preceded in death by his wife, Doris; father, Frank; mother, Dora; and sister, Dorothy. Harry is survived by his son, David (Beth) of Siren, :LV GDXJKWHU 3DWW\ -RKQVRQ *DU\ RI $QGRYHU 0LQQ grandchildren, Reid and Chloe; and many good friends. After he retired, he enjoyed woodworking, caring for KLV WUHHV DQG Ă RZHUV IHHGLQJ DQG ZDWFKLQJ D YDULHW\ RI ELUGV DQG Ă€VKLQJ +DUU\ DQG 'RULV HQMR\HG WDNLQJ GULYHV with family and friends around northwestern Wisconsin. There was also nothing Harry liked better than a cup of FRIIHH ZLWK IULHQGV DQG ´FKHZLQJ WKH IDW Âľ 1R PDWWHU KRZ busy, he found the time to be a loving dad and spend time with his kids. He also enjoyed his grandkids in his later years. Harry’s request that there be no formal service and a private interment will be honored by his family. In lieu of VHQGLQJ Ă RZHUV SOHDVH SODQW RQH IRU \RXUVHOI RU D ORYHG one this spring. Please join for sharing of memories with family and IULHQGV DW WKH 6LUHQ 6HQLRU &HQWHU RQ 6XQGD\ 0DUFK from 2-5 p.m. for an informal celebration of his life. Online condolences may be left at rowefh.com. Arrangements have been entrusted to Rowe Funeral Home of Frederic, 715-327-4475.

Wesley Dair “Wesâ€? Alden, 66, passed away Tuesday morning, Feb. 25, 2014. Born in Siren, Wis., on June 27, 1947, Wes was a son of the late Lesley and Charmaine (Stewart) Alden. He was a 1965 graduate of Siren High School. Wes then served LQ WKH 8 6 1DY\ IURP -XQH to June 28, 1968. He was assigned WR WKH 866 5HHYHV '/* DQG ZDV DZDUGHG WKH 1DWLRQDO 'HIHQVH 6HUYLFH 0HGDO 9LHWQDP 6HUYLFH 0HGDO DQG 9LHWQDP &DPSDLJQ 0HGDO ZLWK GHvice). He owned Countryside Auto LQ 0LQQHDSROLV DQG ZDV D VXFFHVVIXO DXWR GHDOHU +H was passionate about classic cars and enjoyed restoration. His business cards read, “Wild Wesâ€? from WisconVLQ UHFHQWO\ FKDQJHG WR ´0LOG :HVÂľ IURP :LVFRQVLQ Buy, Sell and Trade. Wes had raised wolves for many years, and he especially enjoyed riding his Harley and spending time with his grandson, Kohl D. Wes had a degree in chemical dependency family therapy and used this knowledge every day helping and counseling those in need, often, over a cup of coffee at the table with local veterans and friends that needed someone to talk to. 6XUYLYLQJ DUH GDXJKWHUV 1LNL ' .HWWXOD DQG 6WDF\ &KDUOLH 0DUWLQ JUDQGFKLOGUHQ .RKO ' .HWWXOD .\DLVKD ' .HWWXOD *DJH +ROPHV DQG 3DLJH 'H0DUUH D great-grandaughter, Selene Olsen; brother, Bradley 0LW]L $OGHQ VLVWHUV &KDUOHQH +DKU DQG 9LFNL -RKQ Anderson; nieces and nephews, Chad (Brenda) Alden, %ULDQ $OGHQ 7DQG\ 0DUN 3LQWHU 7UDF\ %UHQW 6FKDOhamer, Tabitha (Aaron) Stutzman, Ashely (Jen) AnderVRQ &DUPHQ .RU\ $QGHUVRQ -HII $OGHQ 'DYH 0LNL $OGHQ $QJLH &KDG .OHP DQG 1RDK $OGHQ DV ZHOO DV many other relatives and good friends. Wes was preceded in death by his parents; an infant son, John Wesley Alden; a brother, Dennis Alden and a QHSKHZ 1DWKDQ $QGHUVRQ A memorial service for Wes Alden will be conducted RQ 6DWXUGD\ 0DUFK DW D P ZLWK YLVLWDWLRQ at Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home, Webster, Wis., with 3DVWRU 7RP &RRN RIĂ€FLDWLQJ 7KH VHUYLFH ZLOO FRQFOXGH with full military honors. Inurnment will be in Siren /DNHYLHZ &HPHWHU\ ,Q OLHX RI Ă RZHUV PHPRULDOV DUH preferred to the family. Arrangements have been entrusted to Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home and Cremation Services. Online condolences may be expressed at swedberg-taylor.com.

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Loren W. “Beefâ€? Sawyer, 83, of Chippewa Falls, Wis., formerly of Barron, Wis., died Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014, at WKH &KLSSHZD 0DQRU /RUHQ ZDV ERUQ LQ 6KHOO /DNH :LV WR 0\UWOH +XQWHU and Bill Sawyer. His family moved to Lewis, Wis., where he graduated from Frederic High School. He met and married Carol Friberg in 1951 before entering the U.S. Army, where he served from 1951-1953. He was especially proud of his service to his country and always remained very patriotic. Loren started his career sellLQJ FDUV IRU )RUG 0RWRU &R DQG FRQtinued this for 40-plus years. Loren and Carol raised four children in Barron and Chippewa Falls, eventually retiring in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. When he wasn’t at a ballgame, he loved to spend time at the family cabin on Spooner Lake. Loren was involved in many interests over the years, some included being a YROXQWHHU Ă€UHPDQ SOD\LQJ GUXPV LQ D GDQFH EDQG VLQJing for many weddings and funerals, running a successful Punt, Pass and Kick program, and being an active member of the VFW. He was a sports enthusiast who had a large love for WKH *UHHQ %D\ 3DFNHUV DQG WKH :LQRQD 6WDWH :DUULRUV His children will remember that he rarely missed a game, a concert or any activity that they were involved in. His grandchildren and two great-grandsons brought him great joy! He was extremely sad at the end that he would not be able to watch his great-grandsons play ball ‌ but they know he will have the best seat in the house! He had a great enthusiasm for life. He is survived by his wife, Carol; son, Tom (Connie 0HWWLOOH GDXJKWHUV %UHQGD .RUL 7LP 6DPSOH -RGL JUDQGVRQ 7RPP\ JUDQGGDXJKWHUV -HVVLFD 0LNH 'LHWHO $VKOH\ %UDG\ *ULVVLQJHU 0HLQHQ .HOVH\ $QG\ *HULERQ JUHDW JUDQGVRQV 0D[ DQG &DUVRQ 'LHWHO DQG PDQ\ other relatives, friends and his “buddy,â€? Tracy Heidtke. He was preceded in death by his parents; and sister, Flora Rydberg. $ PHPRULDO VHUYLFH ZDV KHOG 0RQGD\ 0DUFK DW Pederson-Volker Funeral Chapel, Chippewa Falls with WKH 5HY 0LNH +RXOH RI 9DOOH\ 9LQH\DUG &KXUFK RIĂ€FLDWing. Spring interment with military honors will be held DW *UDFH /XWKHUDQ &KXUFK &HPHWHU\ 7RZQ RI :HVW 6ZHden, Polk County, Wis. Pederson-Volker Funeral Chapel and Cremation Services, Chippewa Falls, is serving the family. Visit pedersonvolker.com to express online condolences.

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7KRPDV :LOOLDP 0RRUH SDVVHG DZD\ )HE DW his home in Frederic, Wis. He was born Jan. 3, 1954, to 'U 5REHUW DQG -HVVLH 7KRPDV 0RRUH LQ )UHGHULF DQG graduated from Frederic High School LQ +H ZHQW WR 1'68 6FKRRO RI 3KDUPDF\ LQ )DUJR 1 ' DQG JUDGXated with a master’s degree in pharmacy in 1978. He married Dana Anderson on -XQH DW 6W /XNH 8QLWHG 0HWKRGist Church in Frederic. To this union Erin 1LFROH DQG 6HWK 7KRPDV ZHUH ERUQ Tom and Dana lived in Luck where Tom started working at the Olsen and Son Drug Store, but they eventually divorced. Tom continued to work at Olsen and Son and became a pharmacy FRQVXOWDQW IRU WKH 8QLWHG 3LRQHHU 1XUVLQJ +RPH DOVR LQ Luck, where he met his wife, Cassie Forster, who worked there as a registered nurse. They were married on Oct. 17, 1987, at West Denmark Lutheran Church in Luck. To this XQLRQ 5\DQ 'XQFDQ DQG 0HJDQ 0DULH ZHUH ERUQ 7RP and Cassie lived in Luck where Tom continued to work for Olsen and Son and the United Pioneer Home for over 20 years. Eventually, he bought the Olsen and Son pharmacy in Siren, which he owned for the last 13 years. Tom had been active in the community all his life. He VHUYHG RQ WKH /XFN 9LOODJH *ROI &RXUVH &RPPLWWHH ZDV a member of the Luck Lions Club and did volunteer work with his wife, Cassie. He loved watching sports, playing golf and spending time enjoying the lake with family and friends. Tom loved animals and spoiled his beloved dogs immensely. He also loved to cook, which he did well, and his dogs loved to taste everything. Everyone knew they would have a great meal when they went over to WKH 0RRUH KRPH 0RUH WKDQ DQ\WKLQJ 7RP ORYHG EHLQJ surrounded by his wife and children, who he cherished and to whom he was deeply devoted. He is survived by his wife, Cassie; daughter, Erin (Tony) Sprague of Chippewa Falls, Wis.; son, Seth (AshOH\ 0RRUH RI 5LFKĂ€HOG 0LQQ VRQ 5\DQ 0RRUH RI )UHGHULF GDXJKWHU 0HJDQ 0RRUH RI )UHGHULF JUDQGFKLOGUHQ Haley and Emma Sprague, Tritian Zornes, Addison WilOLDPV DQG $ELJDLO 0RRUH VLVWHU 3DPHOD &ODUN 0RHFNOH\ RI %ULWWRQ 6 ' EURWKHU 5REHUW 0RRUH RI 0LQQHDSROLV DV well as many other family members and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, Dr. Robert 0RRUH DQG -HVVLH 0RRUH 6FKLOOHU 8QFOH %LOO DQG $XQW 0DULH 0RRUH DQG $XQW -HDQHWWH *HKULQJ VLVWHU 3HQHORSH White; and in-laws, Anthony and Annie Forster. Tom was loved by many and will always be remembered for his generosity, infectious laugh, mischievous sense of humor and, above all, for his loving spirit. 0HPRULDO VHUYLFHV ZLOO EH KHOG )ULGD\ 0DUFK DW p.m. at Bone Lake Lutheran Church, Luck. Pastor Dave 7HLJ ZLOO RIĂ€FLDWH 7RP¡V IDPLO\ ZLOO EH JUHHWLQJ YLVLWRUV at the church beginning at 11 a.m. until the time of service. The family wishes to invite their guests to join them for lunch and fellowship following the service. +RQRUDU\ SDOOEHDUHUV ZLOO EH 7RGG (OHUW -RKQ *ULQGHOO 'DYLG *ULQGHOO %ULDQ -RKQVRQ 7RQ\ 6SUDJXH DQG Jim Wickstrom. ,Q OLHX RI Ă RZHUV PHPRULDOV DUH SUHIHUUHG WR WKH $Xtism Society in Tom’s memory. The Kolstad Family Funeral Home of Centuria has been entrusted with arrangements.

Robert “Bobâ€? Moore 5REHUW ´%REÂľ 0RRUH RI %DOVDP /DNH :LV SDVVHG away on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014, at his home with his loving family at his side. Bob was born on Aug. 31, 1929, in St. Croix Falls, Wis., the son of James W. and Katharine )RXQWDLQ 0RRUH %RE PDUULHG -DQHW 2JLOYLH LQ :\RPLQJ 0LQQ RQ 6HSW 24, 1960, and they recently celebrated their 53rd wedding anniversary. Right out of high school, Bob served LQ WKH 8QLWHG 6WDWHV 1DY\ DERDUG WKH USS Franklin D. Roosevelt from 1948 until 1952. He then worked at the arPRU\ LQ $UGHQ +LOOV 0LQQ IROORZHG E\ WKH FRQVWUXFWLRQ FRPSDQ\ RI 1HVOXQG ,KULJ %HJLQning in 1957, he worked seasonal for Interstate Park and 3RON &RXQW\ *DPH :DUGHQV PDUNHG WKH \HDU %RE became a Polk County sheriff, retiring in 1991 as chief deputy. In his retirement years, Bob continued his love RI KXQWLQJ Ă€VKLQJ ZDWFKLQJ VSRUWV DQG VSHQGLQJ WLPH with his family. %RE OHDYHV WR FHOHEUDWH KLV PHPRU\ ZLIH -DQHW 0RRUH FKLOGUHQ &KHU\O *UHJ )ROH\ 7LPRWK\ 3DXOD 0RRUH DQG 'DYLG 0LFKHOOH 0RRUH JUDQGFKLOGUHQ -DLPL 7RQ\ )ROVRP .D\OD 3RWWHU &KDULW\ -RUGDQ 6FKDDU -LP 0RRUH -XOLD 0RRUH -XVWLQ 0RRUH (PPD 0RRUH DQG =HQLD 0RRUH WZR JUHDW JUDQGFKLOGUHQ &DUWHU DQG 4XLQQ )ROVRP EURWKHU *RUGRQ 0DH 0RRUH VLVWHU 0DU\ -RKQVRQ and other loving family and friends. Bob was preceded in death by his parents, James and .DWKDULQH 0RRUH VLVWHU 5DFKHO LQ LQIDQF\ EURWKHU -DPHV 0RRUH DQG VRQ LQ ODZ 'RQDOG 3RWWHU The funeral service for Bob was held on Tuesday, 0DUFK DW +RO\ 7ULQLW\ 8QLWHG 0HWKRGLVW &KXUFK UXUDO &HQWXULD 3DVWRU )UHGGLH .LUN RIĂ€FLDWHG Bob will be laid to rest at the Balsam Lake Cemetery LQ WKH VSULQJ 3DOOEHDUHUV ZHUH 3HWH -RKQVRQ 6WHYH 0RH Paul Lindholm, Dennis Harlander, Tom Thompson DQG 'DQ 0RVD\ +RQRUDU\ SDOOEHDUHUV ZHUH -RQ +LFNV Thomm Smith and Jerry Wittstock. The Kolstad Family Funeral Home of Centuria has been entrusted with arrangements.

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LeRoy Larry Nelson /H5R\ /DUU\ 1HOVRQ RI $PHU\ :LV SDVVHG DZD\ on Friday, Feb. 28, 2014, at Regions Hospital in St. Paul, 0LQQ ZLWK KLV ORYLQJ IDPLO\ DW KLV VLGH /H5R\ ZDV ERUQ 0D\ LQ 6XSHULRU :LV WKH VRQ RI :LOOLDP & DQG 1RUPD 6WRQH 1HOVRQ +H PDUULHG Betty Hart on April 25, 1964, and to this union three children were born. LeRoy was a lifelong PHFKDQLF KH HQMR\HG KXQWLQJ ÀVKing, stock-car racing and was an avid wrestling fan. He loved spending time with his family and his friends. LeRoy leaves to celebrate his memory his daughters, LeAnn (Chris) Bloom, Amery, Heather (Steve) Hart, $PHU\ DQG VRQ 5LFN 1HOVRQ $PHU\ grandchildren, Ryki, Daemieon, Brandon and Destynee; great-grandson, Bryan Bloom; brothHUV &KXFN 1HOVRQ &KLVDJR &LW\ 0LQQ DQG 6WHYHQ /RUL 1HOVRQ %LOOLQJV 0RQW VLVWHU .DUHQ *LEVRQ %LOOLQJV nieces, nephews and other loving family and friends. He ZDV SUHFHGHG LQ GHDWK E\ KLV ZLIH %HWW\ 1HOVRQ SDUHQWV :LOOLDP DQG 1RUPD 1HOVRQ EURWKHU -RKQ 1HOVRQ DQG D baby sibling in infancy. The funeral service for LeRoy will be held Thursday, 0DUFK DW S P DW %DOVDP /XWKHUDQ &KXUFK $PHU\ LeRoy’s family will greet visitors at the church prior to WKH VHUYLFH EHJLQQLQJ DW QRRQ 3DVWRU 0DWW 6DDUHP ZLOO RIÀFLDWH WKH VHUYLFH 7KH IDPLO\ ZRXOG OLNH WR LQYLWH WKHLU guests to join them for lunch and fellowship following the service at the church. LeRoy will be laid to rest at the Balsam Lake Cemetery in the spring. Pallbearers will be Jason Christianson, Todd Christianson, Bob Bogwardt, Jon Fields, Chris Bloom and Joel Sweeny. Honorary pallbearers will be %UDQGRQ +DUW 'DHPLHRQ +DUW 6WHYH 0XHOOHU $QG\ +HOJHVRQ 6WHYH 1HOVRQ &KDUOHV 1HOVRQ -RKQ +DKQ DQG Steve Hart. The Kolstad Family Funeral Home of Centuria has been entrusted with funeral arrangements.

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1988 World Champion Cheesemaker Earl Wilson, Cheese Plant Mgr. Dan Dowling, Ag. Supply Mgr. for Feed, Propane & Fertilizer Alpha, Wis. 715-689-2468 715-689-2467

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CUSHING COOPERATIVE SOCIETY Feed Mill - Grain Dept. Cushing, Wis. 715-648-5215

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BREMER BANK, N.A. Full-Service Banking Member FDIC Frederic - Danbury - Siren

DAEFFLER’S QUALITY MEATS, INC. Wholesale & Retail Meats Custom Butchering & Processing Phone 715-327-4456

INTER-COUNTY COOPERATIVE PUBLISHING ASSOC.

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Corey T. Arnold, Agent Frederic, Wis. Phone 715-327-8076

BEAN’S COUNTRY GRIDDLE

Hwys. 35 & 48, Downtown Frederic Phone 715-327-5513

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CARLSON-ROWE FUNERAL HOME

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Government Inspected Slaughtering and Processing, Sausage making • Ham & Bacon Cured & Smoked Sides and Quarters of Beef and Pork Available Old-fashioned Fresh Meat Counter Tim Van Meter and Ross Anderson, Owners Luck, WI 54853 Plant 715-472-2141

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HOPKINS SAND & GRAVEL, INC.

Sand, Gravel, Ready-Mix, Concrete, Black Dirt, Dozer Work, Landscaping & Septic Tanks Installed Hwy. 35 North, Webster, Wis. Phone 715-866-4157 M.P.R.S. #03059

SWEDBERG-TAYLOR FUNERAL HOME Webster, Wis. Phone 715-866-7131

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Phone (715) 472-2121

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Turtle Lake • Craft show at the casino, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., 715-642-3932.

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Amery

• “Aesop’s Fablesâ€? at Festival Theatre. Thurs. 2 and 7:30 p.m.; Fri. and Sat. 7:30 p.m.; Sun. 2 p.m., 715-4833387, festivaltheatre.org.

• Weight-loss surgery education and support at the medical center, 5-6 p.m., 715-268-0597.

THURSDAY/Ĺ˜

• RSVP deadline for Thurs., March 13, NARFE dinner meeting at the Village Pizzeria, noon, 715-268-8618.

Dresser

Grantsburg

Frederic

• AARP Tax-Aide appointments at the library, 8 a.m.noon, 715-463-2244.

• “Last Vegasâ€? movie at the library, 3 p.m., 715-3274979, fredericlibrary.org.

Luck

Rice Lake

• Natural Alternative Food Co-op 40th-anniversary celebration at the Lions/DBS Hall, 6:30-8:30 p.m., 715472-8084.

• Career prep series: Labor Market Trends & You at UWBC, 12:30-1:20 p.m., 715-234-8176, ext. 1 • Monroe Crossing & the Stringsmiths at First Lutheran Church, 7 p.m., 715-205-2346.

Milltown • Friends of the Library meeting, 5 p.m.

Siren

St. Croix Falls

• AARP Tax-Aide appointments at the VFW, 8 a.m.noon, 715-349-7810 to schedule.

• Chronic pain support group at the medical center, 5-6:30 p.m., 715-483-0431. • The Latch (breastfeeding moms group) meeting at the medical center, 10:30 a.m.-noon, 715-483-0576. • 4-week expectant parent class at SCRMC, 6-8:30 p.m., 715-483-0576, scrmc.org.

Spooner • Grief Support Group 6-week session begins at the health system. Mon. 10-11:30 a.m., 715-635-9077.

TUESDAY/Ĺ“Ĺ“

Webster

Amery

• Lions & Lioness food distribution at Connections, 1-3 p.m., 715-866-8151.

• AARP Tax-Aide appointments at the senior center, 9 a.m.-noon. • Cancer support group at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, 7 p.m., 715-268-6722 or 715-268-7290.

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Grantsburg

• PFCT’s “Aladdin and His Magic Lampâ€? at the elementary school, 7 p.m.

• 4-H Outdoor Skills Club: Lumberjack Olympics at Crex Meadows, 6-7:30 p.m., crexmeadows.org, 715-4632739. • Grief Support Group 6-week session begins at the medical center. Tues. 10-11:30 a.m., 715-635-9077.

FRIDAY/ř Amery • Norseman Band from St. Olaf College to perform at the high school, 7:30 p.m., 715-268-9771, ext. 220.

Lindstrom, Minn. • RSVP deadline for 11:30 a.m. Mar. 17 River Valley Christian Women’s Connection at First United Methodist, 651-257-4741.

Centuria • Ecumenical World Day of Prayer Service at Fristad Lutheran Church, 1:30 p.m.

Frederic • Primetimers monthly get-together and games day at the Crosswalk Community Church, 12:30-2:30 p.m. • World Day of Prayer Ecumenical Service at St. Luke United Methodist Church, 1:30 p.m.

Grantsburg • AARP Tax-Aide appointments at the library, 8 a.m.noon, 715-463-2244.

Luck • Movie “Singin’ in the Rainâ€? at the museum, 7 p.m.

Siren • World Day of Prayer Service at Siren Assembly of God Church, 10 a.m.

St. Croix Falls

• All-ages dance party at the library, 6-8 p.m.

SATURDAY/Ś Amery • Ruby’s Pantry at Congregational Church. Doors open 8:30 a.m. Dist. 9 a.m. $15 donation, 715-268-7390.

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Grantsburg • Crex Meadows Nature Photography Club meets at Crex, 10 a.m.-noon, 715-463-2739.

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Milltown

• Women’s retreat at Milltown Lutheran, 8:15 a.m.-lunch. RSVP 715-825-3114.

Siren

• Graziers conference at Northwoods Crossing/Tesora, 8:30 a.m. registration, 715-635-3506.

St. Croix Falls • Hingepoint meeting for men battling sexual addictions, at River Valley Christian Church, 9 a.m.-noon, 715483-5378. • Snowshoe hike at Interstate Park, 10 a.m. or 1 p.m., 715-483-3747.

• Holy Cross Lutheran School kindergarten round-up, 9:30 a.m.-noon, 715-483-9034, holycrossls.org.

Webster

• “Consider the Conversationâ€? documentary on endof-life matters at the medical center, 5-7 p.m., considertheconversation.org.

St. Croix Falls • Baby and Me at the medical center, 1:30-2:30 p.m.

Webster

• Used book sale at the library, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., 715-8667697.

• AARP Tax-Aide appointments at the library, 8 a.m.noon, 715-866-7697.

Dresser

WEDNESDAY/Ĺ“Ĺ”

• Lincoln Day Dinner at Trollhaugen Convention Center. 5 p.m. social hour, 6 p.m. dinner/program. RSVP by March 1 to Pat Peterson, 715-755-2644.

• Red Cross blood drive at the Swiss Town Hall, noon6 p.m., 800-733-2767.

SUNDAY/Ĺ›

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Grantsburg • Concerts, 7th- to 8th-grade band & after-school choir, 2:30 p.m. High school band and choir, 4:15 p.m. Concessions available., gk12.net.

• RSVP deadline for Child Development Day, Fri., March 14, for SCF School District at the elementary school, 715-755-3162 ext. 221.

Siren

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