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Dressed in her best green and gold, Allison Peterson, Grantsburg Elementary second-grader, shows her Packer spirit at a special Packer Day held at Grantsburg Elementary and Nelson schools last Friday, Feb. 4. More photos in Currents. - Photo by Priscilla Bauer

“Church itself on trial,” says supporter of pastor who is openly lesbian Former pastor of Grantsburg church is defendant in first-of-itskind church trial in Wisconsin

by Gary King Leader editor OSCEOLA/GRANTSBURG - More than 30 retired Methodist bishops are urging their church to drop its ban on “self-proclaimed practicing homosexuals” serving as ministers, inspired by the case of Amy DeLong, a lesbian pastor who served Central United Methodist Church in Grantsburg for

six years.

DeLong, of Osceola, could find herself removed from the clergy pending the outcome of a church trial in April, a trial brought about by charges filed by a Wisconsin Pastor DeLong U n i t e d Methodist Church panel, precipitated by DeLong’s actions in 2009.

DeLong agreed to preside at a holy

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Queens represent hometowns at Winter Carnival

Local royalty were ambassadors at the St. Paul Winter Carnival this past weekend, Feb. 5-6, attending a variety of events, including the grand parade. Shown (L to R) are Brittney Bublitz, Miss Centuria; Kaitlyn MacKinnon, Miss Balsam Lake; and Brandi Larson, Miss Milltown. Royalty from other villages and cities in Polk County also took part in the activities while acting as ambassadors for their communities. - Photos submitted

Fox honored by WNA

MADISON - The Wisconsin Newspaper Association is presenting its 2011 Distinguished Service Award for Contributions to Wisconsin Newspapers to Peter D. Fox. The award, first given in 2010 by the WNA Board of Directors, recognizes exceptional contributions to the newspaper profession. Fox will be honored by WNA, the world’s oldest press association, at its annual convention Feb. 10-11 in Appleton.

Fox served six years, 2004-2010, as WNA’s executive director, before relocating to the Shields Valley of Montana in June 2010. He continues to serve as senior adviser to WNA and consults on issues-management concerns. “Peter has put his heart and soul into the newspaper industry, and all us who share that passion are better for it,” said Tom Schultz, past president of WNA and editor of the Watertown Daily Times. “He has Peter D. Fox been a champion of open records and open meetings in Wisconsin government, but more than that, Peter’s gift as an effective communicator has been invaluable as he explains the important role newspapers play in today’s society. His years working in the newspaper industry, in government and then as the executive of our state newspaper association, have richly benefited all of us in this great industry. Peter truly deserves this honor.” WNA’s membership includes 30 daily and 195 weekly newspapers. The Wisconsin Newspaper Association was established in 1853 and is the oldest press association in the world. Created by and for Wisconsin’s newspapers, WNA exists to strengthen the newspaper industry, enhance public understanding of the role of newspapers, and protect basic freedoms of press, speech and the free flow of information. - from WNA

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by Priscilla Bauer Leader staff reporter ALPHA – Dan Dowling is settling in nicely as Burnett Dairy’s new general manager of the cooperative’s agriculture division.

After three weeks on the job, Dowling looked right at home behind his desk and was only too happy to talk about his own home and roots in the ag business.

“I was born and raised in this business,” said Dowling of his background in agriculture.

Born in central New York, near Syracuse, Dowling grew up in an area known for large dairy operations.

“I don’t think some people realize New York has a large dairy industry,” said Dowling of his home state.

Dowling’s family ran a large ag retail business providing feed, grain, agronomy services and custom forage harvesting, which led him toward a career in agriculture.

Dowling worked in the family business, along with his three brothers, while earning degrees in both business management and agronomy from Cornell University.

The sale of the family business in 2007 lead Dowling to take a position as vice president of agronomy for a large agricultural cooperative in western Ohio with a $40 million – $50 million retail presence and a $10 million

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– $20 million wholesale business.

Dowling said he heard about the position at Burnett Dairy and jumped at it.

“It was a great opportunity and one that was hard to resist,” said Dowling of the offer to come to the Alpha cooperative.

When asked if he had any ties to Wisconsin, Dowling, who is single, paused for a moment and then smiled. “Well, I don’t have any family here but my uncle did coach the Milwaukee Bucks and led them to their only championship.”

Dowling said he’s been to Wisconsin to attend World Dairy Expos in Madison and has also visited Minneapolis, Minn., a number of times for meetings as an active member of the cooperative system.

As to how Dowling is finding northern Wisconsin, he said it reminds him of his home in New York. “The geography is very similar. It’s a unique and beautiful area.”

Dowling says he is looking forward to experiencing some of the area’s hunting and recreational opportunities.

“I’m looking forward to doing some fishing and bird hunting in the area,” Dowling said, adding he’s also looking forward to spring to do some hunting of another kind, for a house.

When asked about his vision for Burnett Dairy, Dowling said obviously he wants to help the cooperative to continue to grow.

Dowling spoke highly of his predecessor, Clif Gipp, who recently retired. “Cliff did a great job in the two years he was here.

The cooperative has come a long way under his management.”

“We want to maintain our active role in the community and as the foremost supplier to our patrons and as an employer. I want to see the cooperative grow at a sustainable pace that will push us to new frontiers.”

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Winners of the 2011 Siren Destination Wedding Fair’s grand prize were Alison McDonagh (second from left) and Padrick Judd (second from right) from Hastings, Minn. The prize basket contained gifts from many of the vendors present at the show, as well as $250 in Siren Chamber Buck certificates. Pictured with the winning couple are Siren Chamber members Peggy Strabel (left) and Debbie Rufsholm (right). - Photo submitted.

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STATEWIDE - The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is hosting a new poster contest with the theme of Garbage to Gardens: Compost Grows and is seeking entries. Wisconsin students in grades 9-12 are invited to design a positive environmental poster representing the benefits and concept of composting. Entries must be the artist’s original artwork and should show the theme of the poster contest. A winning entry will be chosen and featured on the front of an upcoming DNR poster about composting, which will be distributed statewide as an educational resource. All contest entries are due to the DNR

by March 28 and a winning entrant will be announced on April 19. For more information on the contest, or to download an entry form visit the DNR Web site. from WDNR ••• BALSAM LAKE - Free individual business counseling will be held in Balsam Lake on Tuesday, Feb. 15, offering specialized assistance to small-business managers as well as to those interested in starting new businesses. The Polk County UW-Extension Office along with business specialists representing the Small Business Development Center will be providing the consultations. Anyone who would like to discuss plans for starting or expanding a business or who has problems in any area of business development or management will be able to take advantage of professional counsel. To register for a business counseling session contact Bob Kazmierski at the UW-Extension office, 715-485-8608 or email: bob.kazmierski@ces.uwex.e du. - from UWEX ••• RICE LAKE - Through WITCRice Lake, learn how to weld, improve present welding skills or work on individual projects, which require the welding procedure. Register now for the Welding course that begins Thursday, Feb.17, at WITC-Rice Lake welding shop. This course is taught by Paul Larson, a WITC adjunct instructor who learned the trade at WITC-Rice Lake and continues to work in the field, at an area business. The five-session class will run on Tuesday/Thursdays through March 3 from 6:30-9:30 p.m. and is designed for the beginner and those looking to add skills to their current level of understanding. To get a complete list of courses and their locations or to register online, log on to witc.edu/search, or call 715-2347082 or 800-243-9482, Ext. 5409 or 5410 for more information concerning WITC Continuing Education classes. - from WITC ••• OSCEOLA - Applications are now being accepted for healthcare scholarships offered by the Partners of Osceola Medical Center and the Osceola Community Health Foundation. These scholarships were established to provide financial assistance to residents of Osceola and surrounding areas. To be eligible, applicants should be accepted at an accredited educational institution and majoring in a health-related field.

Two $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to a current high school senior and an adult student beginning or continuing postsecondary education in a health-care field. The John Simenstad Family Scholarship amd The Nancy Smith Scholarship will be awarded to high school seniors or students continuing postsecondary education in a health-care field. More information and applications for all scholarships are available at osceolamedicalcenter.com. - from OMC

Concealed carry arrest brings to light state differences

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Wisconsin one of just two states not allowing the practice

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE – A simple speeding stop on Hwy. 8 on Sunday, Feb. 6, led to a rare arrest for violating Wisconsin’s lack of a concealed carry law.

Clarence Lehman, 57, Blaine, Minn., was pulled over by a Polk County Sheriff’s deputy for allegedly driving 71 in a 55-mph zone. According to the arrest report, the officer thought he smelled the odor of marijuana, and Lehman was immediately suspected of being under the influence. He did submit to a vehicle search, claiming the odor may have come from a cigar, which he did produce. The officer did not believe that was the suspected odor.

While no contraband or drugs were discovered, Lehman did admit to having a loaded .45-caliber handgun in the vehicle console. The officer confirmed the weapon, and also that Lehman had a permit to carry a concealed weapon in Minnesota.

Lehman reportedly admitted to having forgot to unload and case

Services Friday for Leonard Jacobson

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. - Funeral services will be held Friday, Feb. 11, for Luck native Leonard Jacobson, 85, of Fergus Falls, Minn., who died Sunday, Feb. 6.

Services will be held at 11 a.m. at the Glende-Nilson Funeral Home in Fergus Falls.

A complete obituary will be published in a future issue of the Leader.

the weapon when crossing into Wisconsin.

Lehman was charged with carrying a concealed weapon, and while his court appearance had not been set, the arrest does bring to light the issue of differences between state laws, and how it can affect travelers.

Since the mid-1980s, all but two states, Wisconsin, Illinois, as well as the District of Columbia, have passed laws allowing a conceal carry, to varying degrees. While there are some mild variations in the permitting process, and some mild interpretation disputes do exist, the practice of allowing people to carry concealed, loaded handguns has grown exponentially in recent years.

There have been several noted attempts to bring a change forward in Wisconsin in recent years, but the effort fell short, in part due to objections from law enforcement and county sheriffs.

“The issue had a pretty significant cost and was considered an unfunded mandate,” Polk County Sheriff Peter Johnson said. “The law would have required counties to do all the legwork (background checks) ... and there were some liability issues.”

While the new Republican majority leadership in Madison

has hinted at renewed attempts to bring back a concealed carry law, it does not seem to be a priority issue for the Legislature at this time, according to Johnson.

He also pointed out that the issue has not been resolved involving the federal provision that allows retired police officers to carry concealed and loaded weapons, even in states that do not endorse the practice.

Johnson said a new legislative attempt was “likely coming down the road,” and said that while he had no real objection, other than the cost, it does bring to light the differences between the states, and how those legal nuances can be an issue with people who travel between state lines. He said that if the law were to change in Wisconsin, it would probably mean an “immediate rush of permit applications,” which would likely wane in the following months, and then eventually be somewhat rare, as history has shown in other states.

“To be honest, it (carrying a concealed weapon) can be kind of hassle,” he said. “And you always have to be aware of it, and take extra precautions. But it’s probably going to happen sometime soon.”

Head-on collision in town of Swiss

Two seriously injured on snowy roadway

TOWN OF SWISS – Two vehicles crashed head-on at about 10:15 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 31, on a straight section of Hwy. 77.

Drivers of both vehicles were reported as having incapacitating injuries and were medically transported.

Involved were Joshua Hunter, 21, Spooner, and Devin Greene, 18, Danbury. Alcohol and drugs were not thought to be involved.

The reporting officer noted due to snowy conditions and emergency response vehicles, he was unable to tell which vehicle crossed over to the wrong side of the road. – with information from the Burnett County Sheriff’s Dept.

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Church/from page 1 union ceremony for a lesbian couple and then separately registered with her partner of 15 years under Wisconsin’s Domestic Partnership Law. She reported both actions to the church’s Wisconsin annual conference, the governing body for the church in the state, as part of her annual accounting of her ministry.

She knew her actions would have consequences.

“I want to help the church to be true to its proclamations,” she said in an interview published Monday in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. “We don’t have to earn our way into God’s heart. We’ve already been accepted.”

Support for DeLong has come in the form of not only a letter from retired bishops but also from members of her former church in Grantsburg.

Steve Briggs, speaking not on behalf of the church but as a single member, said Pastor Amy “served our Grantsburg congregation wonderfully for six years.

She and her partner, Val, contributed to our church life in so many positive ways. There is no question that God has richly blessed Amy with gifts of ministry.”

Briggs said many pastors have said DeLong is “the finest pastor I’ve ever heard.”

Even the panel that brought charges against DeLong praised the minister’s courage and criticized the church laws that required the charges be issued.

The Rev. Joretta Marshall of Brite Divinity School in Forth Worth, Texas, said the trial of Amy DeLong represents “another chapter in the church’s struggle for its soul.” She said DeLong is being brought to trial only because of her willingess to live openly and Rev. Marshall honestly and offer pastoral care to those who turn to the church and its leadership.

Marshall says the church and its unwillingness to respond faithfully to God in this case is what has brought about this conflict.

“The church itself is on trial as the world watches once again to see if the insitutional church can break open its soul to hear God’s call to embrace a new way of being a church,” Mar-

shall said in a video statement posted on the Web site loveontrial.org. “The church’s commitment to exclusion is killing its soul.”

The United Methodist Church is the nation’s third largest denomination. It prohibits ministers from performing same-sex unions and allows gay or lesbian ministers only if they’re celibate, or if they don’t reveal their sexual orientation.

DeLong has been a clergy member for approximately 14 years and is well-known in United Methodist circles in Wisconsin as a progressive advocate on issues affecting the church, including homosexuality. She served eight years on the church body that credentials clergy and pastored parishes for eight years until 2006 after her apointment to a Milwaukee congregation was abruptly withdrawn. DeLong believes it was because of her homosexual relationship.

Since then she’s worked in ministry outside of parishes.

A jury of 13 clergy members and two alternates will be selected to hear the case, scheduled for April 11. - with information from loveontrial.org and the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

OSHA cites power company in death of lineman

NCP says it is working with OSHA to “ensure this never happens again”

RADISSON – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited North Central Power Co. Inc. of Radisson, following an investigation into the death of a lineman who was electrocuted while working to repair a 7,200volt power line on Aug. 8, 2010, near Winter. The company has been issued citations for willful and serious safety violations.

North Central Power operates and maintains approximately 550 miles of power lines in north central Wisconsin. The company is part of a three-way corporate structure along with Northwestern Wisconsin Electric Co. and Dahlberg Light and Power Co. The three companies employ approximately 105 workers.

“North Central Power has jeopardized the health and safety of its workers by failing to take proper safety precautions, such as requiring the use of personal protective gear and de-energizing power lines,” said Mark Hysell, OSHA’s area director in Eau Claire. “Employers are responsible for knowing what hazards exist in their workplaces and ensuring that workers are not exposed to risks that could result in injury or death.”

North Central Power issued a statement this week saying it was “deeply saddened at the death of Glenn (Chuck) Parker on August 8, 2010.” The statement said NCP has always taken workplace safety very seriously and is continuing its efforts to make sure its employees are safe on the job.

“Prior to Chuck’s accident, NCP had never experienced a workplace fatality,” the statement reads. “We are working with OSHA to get this matter resolved and ensure this never happens again.”

Four citations Four willful violations have been issued to North Central Power Co. Inc., an electrical power generation, transmission and distribution company, for failing to ensure employees were protected from energized parts by wearing insulated gloves and sleeves to de-energize power lines, test lines and equipment, and install protective grounds on lines and equipment. A willful violation exists when an employer has demonstrated either an intentional disregard for the requirements of the law or plain indifference to employee safety and health.

The company also has been issued two serious citations for allowing employees to operate chain saws without leg and foot protection and failing to conduct jobsite safety briefings. A serious citation is issued when there is probability that death or serious physical harm could result from a hazard about which the employer knew or should have known.

North Central Power Co. Inc. faces fines of $199,800 as a result of the investigation. The company has 15 business days from receipt of its citations and penalties to comply, request an informal conference with OSHA’s area director or contest the findings.

Employers and employees with questions regarding workplace safety and health standards can call OSHA’s Eau Claire office at 715-832-9019. To report workplace accidents, fatalities or situations posing imminent danger to workers, call OSHA’s toll-free hotline at 800-321-OSHA (6742). from OSHA

Polk judicial candidates give closing statements

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Primary Tuesday will narrow the field

by Gregg Westigard Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE – In a trial, the lawyers make a final statement to the jury summarizing their case. Last week, the Leader sat with each of the three candidates for the open Polk County Circuit Court seat and listened to their closing statements on why they should be elected judge. In each case, the intent was to listen to them, not to ask questions or engage in discussion.

The following statements are their messages to the voters, as heard by the reporter.

The profiles supplement the forum coverage in last week’s Leader and the information on the Web sites of each candidate.

The Leader writer has known all three candidates since each first ran for office and has talked with each of them over the years in settings ranging from the courthouse to the Birkebeiner ski race.

Jeff Anderson

Jeff Anderson lives in the town of Osceola. He’s a fourth generation Polk County resident and was raised in Cushing on a dairy farm. He graduated St. Croix Falls High School 1990 and continued his schooling at Hamline University. He received his law degree at Oklahoma City University and Case Western Reserve University, earning a Master of Law. He’s been in private practice for over 10 years.

Closing statement I have found campaigning for judge very interesting. I enjoy meeting individuals. I have handed out 4,000 pieces personally and I find the feedback exciting.

When elected, I will continue to meet the public with town hall meetings.

I have been preparing for being judge for eight years. I knew I wanted to run in the future. I asked the judges, “What do I need to be prepared?” I have worked on gaining a diversity of background over the years. I have built a background to be a judge. This is not a last minute idea.

My character is important. I am a patient individual. I let people present their case, let people feel they have been heard.

But in court we need to allow time but control time also.

We can use court time better by expanding the use of court commissioners. I would take the idea to the county board.

A backed-up court costs time and money.

It is a cost to the attorneys, the public and county. Court commissioners could handle more traffic cases to get faster court action. This would be a better use of

Primary is step one in Polk judge election

by Gregg Westigard Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE – Polk County elects a new judge only once in a decade. James Erickson was first elected in 1984. Robert H. Rasmussen won a new judicial seat in 1991. Molly E. GaleWyrick was elected in 2002. Polk County voters are now in the process of electing their fourth new judge in 27 years. The first step in that process is

Polk County, practicing in other places. I have the least conflict of interest.

I have exciting ideas of things to do as a judge. I will hit the ground running.

Daniel Steffen

Jeff Anderson

James Rennicke

Daniel Steffen

Daniel Steffen lives in Farmington. He is a third-generation Polk County resident and was raised in Osceola. He graduated from Osceola High School 1989. He also graduated from St. Cloud State University and William Mitchell College of Law in 1998. He has worked in Ludvigson & GaleWyrick law firm and Bakke Norman law firm. He has been the Polk County district attorney since 2007.

resources and allow judges more time to do their work.

I have looked at sentencing as a defense counsel. I would use consecutive sentencing more. It makes more of an impact on a person to get punishment for each action and not a concurring sentence.

Worthless checks are not a payday loan.

They hurt the entire community and should be taken seriously. As judge I would send a message to the community and say to the prosecutors, send more of these cases.

I am ready for the job. I have the temperament and the patience. I have no agenda. I am willing to listen. I went into law to get the ability to help individuals. I try to educate my clients, to say this is why you are where you are, this is why we have to do what we do. As judge there is less time to educate, but I would use the town hall meeting to listen to the community. That would educate the public and the judge.

Being a judge starts with being prepared to do the job on the bench. A judge needs to keep up with cases, to remain educated on changes in the law, to keep abreast and ahead. I want to be an educated jurist and not be surprised by new changes. A judge must understand the law. A judge must be an educated, informed jurist. A judge must be held to a high standard. The public should expect no less.

Each individual needs a fair hearing, not just a tough hearing. We have had cases of overcharged individuals. There are lots of reasons for settlements. But the judge also must be willing to reverse an agreement, override a deal.

I understand our court system very well. I know the prosecutors, the defense counsels and the judges. I will take that understanding to the bench. I know the dynamics of our entire system very well.

I believe I can bring common sense to the bench. I know the law and can be innovative. My philosophy is not legislating from the bench. I will enforce the laws we have. I will be ready to make decisions. I will be prepared and move things along.

I have had eight years of preparation for

the job. I know the players. I have a broad base of experience as a starting point and can start prepared.

the primary next Tuesday, Feb. 15, when voters narrow a field of three circuit court candidates, Jeff Anderson, James Rennicke and Daniel Steffen, to two names for the April 5 spring election.

Polk County’s recent judicial history starts in 1983 when circuit Judge Robert O. Weisel resigned from the bench. John Schneider was appointed to the remainder of Weisel’s term and was defeated by Erickson in the 1984 election. Erickson was re-elected in 1990 and 1996. He did not seek a fourth term in 2002.

The 2002 election to an open seat drew

four candidates, Bruce Anderson, Mark Biller, Warren Lee Brandt and GaleWyrick.

The primary that year had a very close race. GaleWyrick took almost half the total votes for one spot on the ballot, but Biller won the second spot by an 11-vote margin over Anderson. GaleWyrick went on to win the April election with two-thirds of the votes and was re-elected unopposed in 2008 to a term that ends in 2014.

Polk County gained its second circuit court in 1991. Three candidates, Timothy Laux, Rasmussen and Schneider entered the race for the new seat. Rasmussen and

Schneider won the primary, and Rasmussen went on to win the April election by a vote of 3,635 to 2,996. Rasmussen was re-elected in 1997, 2003 and 2009. He retired on Nov. 30, 2010, opening up the current election.

Rasmussen did have one contested race after his initial election. The 2003 election drew two challengers, Timothy Laux and James Rennicke and a primary. Rasmussen and Laux won that primary and Rasmussen went on to an April victory with a vote of 4,813 to 2,331 for Laux.

race, the only issue on the ballot in the area is the Wisconsin Supreme Court race.

Justice David T. Prosser Jr. is seeking a second ten-year term on the court. Prosser was appointed to the court in 1998 and is the fourth most senior member of the court. He is being challenged by Joanne F. Kloppenburg, Joel Winnig and Marla Stephens. The top two finishers on Tuesday will go on the April 5, spring election ballot.

A Supreme Court election is non-partisan but several of the candidates list backers with political connections on their web sites. Prosser lists the endorsement of 57 Republican members of the state legislature and has former Republican Govs.

Tommy Thompson and Patrick Lucey as his campaign chairs. Stephens has the support of former Gov. Tony Earl, Ed Garvey, Sen. Bob Jauch and Mary Hubler, all Democrats. Among Kloppenburg’s back-

ers are Democrats Kathleen Falk and Spencer Black. Only Winnig is running an endorsement-free campaign and claims he is free of commitments.

The League of Women Voters has a voters guide on its Web site (lwvwi.org) but Prosser did not respond to their request for information. Each candidate has a web site with more of their own statements.

James Rennicke

James Rennicke lives in Johnstown and is a Minnesota native. He graduated from Hamline University Law School in 1982.

He’s been a Polk County resident since 1990 and in private practice for 28 years.

He’s active as a coach at Luck High School.

Closing statement The election of a judge should not be a popularity contest and not political. This is a professional position. Voters should elect a judge the same way they would select an attorney. I am running on my life experience as a lawyer and as an active member of the community.

I would like to be a judge. I love the law.

I have spent my entire adult working life in the courts. I have looked at things from the other side of the bench. I have been before many judges in many settings, been involved in jury trials in all areas and have handled all types of cases.

But I have also lived life and know life.

I have buried a child and my parents. I have teenage kids. I know where kids are coming from. I have curiosity about life and have read about different law, including Navajo and Jewish systems. I seek balance and common sense.

Judges must be efficient. I have handled from 300 to 400 cases a year as a public defender. I have been given the hard cases as assigned counsel and have had cases in multiple jurisdictions.

Judges must have a concept of managing their time. They must do their homework and be prepared, not waste time in the courtroom. Preparation is important for a judge.

I am 53 years old. I have been a lawyer for 28 years. I do not have judge-itis. I have experience and enthusiasm about life. I like learning new things, interesting things. I enjoy meeting with people.

I have not accepted any endorsements or money. I have limited my practice in

New judge once-in-a-decade event

Closing statement I am the best qualified of the candidates.

I have experience within the county and overall as an attorney. Experience is not just measured in years or age but in practicing well what you do.

As a district attorney I make daily charging decisions. This is a very essential part of the process, equal to the sentencing decision. I now make decisions on what to do with an individual.

I am also a department head and have overseen an office of 12 people for five years. I have shown leadership. Ask the people who have dealt with the court system what they think of me. I am proud of the endorsements and encouragement of other county department heads and workers. They were not obligated to support me. But I am not beholden to them.

I am proud of the things we have done to improve the quality of the judicial process in the county. There are new programs that protect the victims and the public, and reduce recidivism. People are treated fairly and are heard. The public is protected and is more confident of the process. The voters should look at this.

I am a prosecutor. I believe in law and order. I believe in responsibility.

People should look at my experience, my temperament and my work ethic. I can get up and running if elected and get going at a quick pace. It is essential to know the people in the system and how the system works. The judge must be able to be efficient.

Sentencing is a powerful decision. You hold that person in your hands. No two individuals are alike. A judge has discretion in sentencing. That is a most powerful act.

Candidate Web sites steffenforjudge.com rennickeforjudge.org jeff4judge.com

Supreme Court primary election Feb. 15

Other races for Polk County judge, Osceola village

by Gregg Westigard Leader staff writer BURNETT and POLK COUNTIES – The spring primary election is Tuesday, Feb. 15, but aside from the Polk County judge race, a contest for the Osceola village board, and a Cumberland school district

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Water parks, shopping and jet boats

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Unity senior trip to Wisconsin Dells approved

by Mary Stirrat Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE — Following a presentation that received kudos from board members, the Unity School Board, Tuesday evening, Feb. 8, approved the senior class trip to Wisconsin Dells this May. Seniors Emily Stelling, Mickey Muller and Katherine Ebensperger outlined the class trip proposal in a PowerPoint presentation, asking permission for a two-day excursion to the Kalahari. The group will leave at 8:30 Friday morning, May 13, and return by 9 p.m. Saturday, May 14, after a short shopping stop and dinner in Eau Claire.

Friday’s schedule includes the afternoon and evening at the water park and theme park at Kalahari, with a pizza party at the hotel. Saturday morning will again be spent at the Kalahari, with time for shopping and lunch downtown Wisconsin Dells from late morning to early afternoon.

Before leaving around 3 p.m. that afternoon, the group will have a 50-minute tour of the Dells on a jet boat.

On the way home, the bus will stop for two hours in Eau Claire for shopping and dinner at Oakwood Mall.

The three seniors gave a rundown on the safety and security measures that will be taken, including curfew, supervision and checkpoints. Out-of-pocket cost per student is $50, with another $68.50 per student paid out of the senior class fund.

Breakfast, lunch and supper on Saturday are also at the students’ expense.

Arrangements can be made for students who cannot afford the cost, they said.

An informal poll of the class of 2011 indicated that 60 of about 90 students have already indicated they would participate in the trip, said the class officers.

Internet safety Middle and high school art teacher Craig Zipperer discussed with the board the focus of his middle school media class, an exploratory class for fifth- and seventhgraders.

The curriculum centers on Internet safety, online navigation, district servers and the exploration of available technology.

Zipperer brought up cyber bullying, messaging and social networking, giving examples of how he incorporates information on the risks and challenges of safe Internet communication. His comments led

Unity seniors (L to R) Emily Stelling, Mickey Muller and Katherine Ebensperger outlined the proposal for the senior class trip to Wisconsin Dells. – Photos by Mary Stirrat to a discussion about appropriate electronic communication.

Board member Chad Stenborg noted that, through texting and social networking, people speak in ways they would never use in a face-to-face conversation and he asked how the school handles those situations.

“As a society,” agreed district Administrator Brandon Robinson, “we’ve forgotten etiquette online.”

He said that the district’s character education and character development curriculum incorporates Internet safety, in an effort to create an attitude of respect, and middle school Principal Elizabeth Jorgensen said that her office deals with many instances of inappropriate electronic communications. Jorgensen said she uses these instances as teachable moments to steer students in the right direction.

Personnel With thanks for her 31 years of service to the Unity School District the board approved the resignation of kindergarten teacher Gina Sarow. Lewis, the kindergarten dog, will retire with her. The resignation is effective at the end of the school year.

Accepted with thanks for her 21 years of service was the resignation of middle school cheerleading advisor Laura Ramich, also effective at the end of the school year. The resignation of elementary physical education teacher Briana Coombe was accepted.

Board member Chad Stenborg was selected as volunteer head coach for varsity girls softball. Stenborg abstained from voting on the selection.

Strong community support at Luck scholarship fundraiser supper and raffle

LUCK - The annual scholarship fundraiser on Friday, Feb. 4, at Luck School had strong support by both the Luck and Frederic communities.

More than 300 people enjoyed a lasagna supper between 5 and 7:30 p.m. in the cafeteria. Some people came exclusively for the meal, while others also cheered on the Luck and Frederic teams during the doubleheader basketball games.

Raffle prizes were also available to win that evening, and sales were strong at the display table in the commons. The total amount raised with the supper and raffle totaled $2,917. Proceeds from this fundraiser are given as scholarships for each Luck senior who graduates and continues their education after high school.

The class of 2011 will be the 15th class to receive these scholarships funded by our community. The event is organized by Luck Community Education and its advisory board members.

Amy Aguado, Luck Community Ed advisor, summed up the event. “There are many people to credit for the success of this fundraiser. Larsen Auto Centers generously sponsors the supper which brings in over half of the scholarship funds, thanks to Ione Barron and the food service staff with Sharon Smith, Julie Christiansen, Alice Harvey and Sandy Schom-

mer. They shift into supersonic mode to prepare many pans of lasagna in addition to their already busy schedules. Bernick’s Pepsi donates the beverages, and the class of 2011 and their parents provide desserts and serve at the meal” The raffle items and winners are: Lap quilt (donated by Luck senior parent Tracy Vail) – Max Littlefield Luck Country Inn gift certificates (1) $60 gift certificate and a $10 meal at Oakwood Inn – Megan Hacker (2) $30 gift certificates – Erin Priebe and Sharon Johnson (Centuria) (2) $20 gift certificates – Ralph Johansen and Jillian Klatt (2) $25 Lucky Bucks gift certificates redeemable at 39 local businesses – Renee Gavinski and Kelly Steen (6) Luck Golf Course gift certificates for 18 holes of golf plus use of a cart– Derek Rennicke, Toni Harvieux, Junellyn Anderson, Sherri Hacker, Lori Nelson and Mary Young $25 Natural Alternative Food Co-op gift certificate– Shelly Schallenberger Anderson’s Pure Maple Syrup gift basket– Bryce Amlee (3) $15 Fibre Function gift certificates– Evie Beal, Suzy Q and Betty Patterson. submitted

Hired were Larry Olson as second-shift custodian and Deb Grams as assistant girls softball coach.

Other business • The board approved the trophy-collection plan to guide the display and disposal of trophies, and approved the revision of the human growth and development policy.

• Robinson reported on ongoing discussions with St. Croix Regional Medical Center regarding opportunities to partner to offer more programming for students and the community.

• The board approved the 2011-13 girls

Craig Zipperer teaches middle school media classes, discussing issues such as Internet safety.

hockey cooperative with the school districts of Webster, St. Croix Falls, Grantsburg and Siren. Webster is the lead school of the cooperative.

• The school’s address has been changed to remove the post office box, eliminating a charge for the box. The address is 1908 150th St./Hwy. 46 North, Balsam Lake, WI 54810.

• The open-enrollment application period is Feb. 7-25.

County renewable energy committee tours St. Paul plant

Members of the Polk County Renewable Energy Committee recently toured St. Paul’s Hans O. Nyman Energy Center. In this photo are engineer Anders Rydaker, former county Supervisor Keith Rediske, REC members Linda Leef and Kathleen Melin, REC Chair Jeff Peterson and county Supervisor Kathryn Kienholz. - Photo submitted

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Imagine decreasing fossil fuel consumption by 90 percent and increasing heating capacity at the same time. It sounds impossible, but that’s exactly what St. Paul District Energy has done since 1983. “We take it little by little,” says engineer Anders Rydacker, one of the business’s founders.

On Thursday, Jan. 27, Polk County Renewable Energy Committee members Jeff Peterson, Linda Leef, Kathy Kienholz and Kathleen Melin joined former county Supervisor Keith Rediske for a tour of District Energy’s Tenth Street Plant in St. Paul. In an effort to gain more information about renewable sources of energy that might be applicable to Polk County, the group spent time talking with Mr. Rydaker and public affairs officer Nina Axelson before touring the facility.

A nonprofit corporation, District Energy air conditions over 31 million square feet of offices, stores and apartment buildings by providing hot and cold water for heating and cooling. As a byproduct, the plant uses excess steam to produce electricity that is sold to Xcel Energy. Planning began in the 1970s, and the plant went into operation in 1983 as a coal burner. Since then, other fuel sources have been added, including a biomass (wood) boiler eight years ago. “We’ve been adding new biomass technology alongside our old boilers,” Rydaker told the committee members. “That’s allowed us to remain cost competitive.”

District Energy is currently installing a solar array scheduled to go online later this year. It will be the biggest such installation in Minnesota and the only one in the nation to be integrated with a district

heating system. The solar project is expected to provide about one-fourth of RiverCentre’s annual energy use, offsetting some 900,000 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions per year.

The biomass fuels, wood waste such as tree trimmings, storm-damaged trees and clean construction debris, amount to more than 12,000 truckloads per year. In past years, most of this waste would have gone into landfills.

Using emerging technologies from around the world, including Rydaker’s home country of Sweden, District Energy has been able to reduce fuel consumption by nearly 20 percent per square foot. Their use of renewable fuels has increased from 10 to 70 percent, and their goal is to push that number even higher. The use of multiple fuel sources has allowed plant operators to use whatever fuel that is most competitively priced at a given time with backups in case of shortages or breakdowns, keeping production reliable and rates reasonable.

The district began by heating 20 percent of the downtown area in 1983. Since then more than 150 smokestacks have been eliminated, reducing sulfur dioxide and particulate emissions by more than 60 percent and carbon dioxide emissions by 280,000 tons per year. Infrastructure has been added over the years as opportunity arose, and St. Paul District Energy now heats 80 percent of downtown St. Paul.

“Adding infrastructure is very costly in St. Paul,” said Axelson. “Your rural location with less built land and adjoining the village provides a great opportunity to create a district that could expand over time.” - submitted

School board is updated on WASB convention

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by Tammi Milberg Leader Staff Reporter ST. CROIX FALLS – The school board for St. Croix Falls met Tuesday, Feb. 8, and heard an update from the board members who attended the Wisconsin Association of School Boards convention in Milwaukee. Board member Pat Mitchell reported that she attended a workshop that was led by author Jeanette Walls, who published the book, “The Glass Castle–A Memoir.”

She talked about her life and struggles in her childhood and stressed the importance of education as a way to help those who have less than the status quo.

Board member Roni Schuler said she saw a presentation dealing with RTI, response to intervention, how it is being implemented and how teachers are applying it to the core subjects. Board President Mona Schmidt stated she saw presentations about running a meeting and about educating students to become wellrounded individuals rather than good test takers. District Administrator Glenn Martin said he attended presentations on school finance.

The school principals also updated the board. Elementary school Principal Jeff Benoy updated the board that the elemen-

tary students raised $2,000 for leukemia in the Pennies for Patients campaign. Middle school Principal Kathy Willow updated the board that two seventh-grade students, Emma Wondra and Jasper Herman, will be participating in the Park Square Theatre performance of “To Kill a Mockingbird.” She also noted that eighthgrader Noelle Gutzmer will advance in the spelling bee competition representing St. Croix Falls. High school Principal Pete Nusbaum stated that the high school is going green for the newsletter. Notices will be sent out letting parents know the letter will be online or can be e-mailed as

an attachment. Persons requesting an actual hard copy will still be allowed to do so and have them mailed as they have been in the past.

The board approved the CESA contract and the course descriptions for the 20112012 school year. The board also approved a WASB Resource Guide for $5,800. The board approved the resignation of Melissa Germain as high school forensics coach, Chris Schmidt as the assistant baseball coach and Holly Waterman as the assistant drama coach.

BALSAM LAKE — David Moore, treasurer of the Unity School Board, was honored at the 2011 State Education Convention for serving 20 years on the board. Wisconsin Association of School Boards President Mary Janssen, a school board member for the Little Chute Area School District, thanked Moore for his service.

“The character trait of perseverance and dedication demonstrated by this board

member is truly remarkable,” Janssen said. “His commitment to quality public schools is one that serves all of us well.”

Moore’s service provides and outstanding example of a fundamental tenet of Wisconsin’s system of public education: local schools that are governed by their own communities.

Moore accepted the honor at the state convention held in Milwaukee Jan. 19-21.

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FREDERIC - Frederic Arts and the Park Board will award $1,000 to the artist chosen to create a piece of public art to be installed in the village. This competition is open to all Polk County residents. Deadline for submissions is March 1, and the project must be completed before the proposed dedication ceremony taking place during Family Days, June 17-19. The Public Arts Commission will jury the process.

The chosen piece must be able to withstand all weather as it will be outdoors

and not enclosed. The park board will cover installation costs.

Interested participants should submit a one-page proposal with images or concept drawings, contact information and a possible installation budget. Send by mail to Frederic Public Arts Commission, attention Maria Ammend, 311 Woodlawn Ave., Frederic, WI 54837, or by e-mail at: greenytwin@yahoo.com.

For more information call Kelly Green at 715-327-8181. - submitted

Unity School Board member honored

Unity School Board member David Moore is congratulated for his 20 years of service by John Ashley, executive director of the Wisconsin Association of School Boards. — Photo submitted

Arts group to award $1,000 to winning artist

Students fast to help others

A total of 35 high school youth from St. Croix Falls and Osceola participated in Peace Lutheran’s 30-Hour Famine on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 28 and 29. The youth fasted for 30 hours to get an idea of what so many feel every day. They also packed 500 sandwiches which were distributed to the homeless in the Cities and also packed 11,000 meals at the Feed My Starving Children organization which will get shipped to Haiti. Food for our local food shelves was collected while they were out participating in Random Acts of Kindness. In just 30 hours, many lives were changed including their own. - Photo submitted

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Danbury Ruby’s Pantry volunteers and Danbury Fire Department help Superior girl in need of a heart transplant

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UNITY’S PRE-K BUSY BUGS AND 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 Busy Bug Registration at Unity School!

Place: Unity Elementary Library Dates: February 15 & 16 RSVP: Please call the Elementary office at 715-825-2101, ext. 3500 to set up your two-hour session time!

Soon after the Ruby’s Pantry food distribution on Saturday morning, Feb. 5, Ruby’s volunteers gave an estimated 108,000 pop tabs to 18-year-old Mara Krysiak of Superior (shown second from the right in middle row). Krysiak will, in turn, donate the pop tabs to a Ronald McDonald House. The Danbury Fire Department also gave Krysiak $100. As of Saturday, Krysiak was number six on the list for a heart transplant at the Milwaukee Children’s Hospital.

by Sherill Summer Leader staff writer DANBURY - Eighteen-year-old Mara Krysiak of Superior started having problems with her heart when she was 5 years old.

Already, she has a defibrillator to try to keep her enlarged heart working property.

Although her heart is working well enough that Krysiak is not in a hospital, her doctors at Milwaukee Children’s Hospital have placed her on the list for a heart transplant. Currently she is number six on that list.

Ronald McDonald Houses across the county have long helped families like the Krysiaks by providing lodging for families of hospitalized children at little or no cost, and one of the more well-known fundraisers for Ronald McDonald Houses are collecting pop tabs which are then sold for recycling. It takes 1,267 pop tabs to make a pound of aluminum, but each little bit helps. The Ronald McDonald House Web site explains that many Ronald McDonald Houses generate thousands of dollars from pop tops.

Linda Nelson of Danbury knows how pop tabs can add up, she has watched pop tabs collected by her, her parents, her chil-

dren and her grandchildren accumulate in her basement for a decade. Nelson’s mother, Joanne Zillmer, estimates that the four generations of family collected somewhere between 100,000 to 108,000 pop tabs (the estimate is based on the number of tabs it takes to fill one large zip lock bag and then the bags of tabs are counted.

While the family could have donated the pop tabs to a Ronald McDonald House at any time, Zillmer explains that the family did not want to give it to just anyone, and that someone would come along that would directly benefit from the donation.

When the Zillmer/Nelson family learned that a fellow Danbury Ruby’s Pantry volunteer’s nephew’s girlfriend was in need of a heart transplant, it was decided that it was time to donate the pop tabs.

Krysiak was invited to Danbury on Saturday morning, Feb. 5, to receive the pop tabs and a $100 check from the Danbury Fire Department, the same day as the Ruby’s Pantry food distribution in Danbury so that all the volunteers could get in on the giving. The good cheer was contagious and from the heart.

Gabriela and Tristan Nelson organize some estimated 108,000 pop tabs that will be donated to a Ronald McDonald Home.

Although several Ruby’s Pantry volunteers helped contribute to the pop tabs donated Saturday; most of the tabs were collected by Ed and Joanne Zillmer of Danbury, Zillmer’s daughter and son-in-law, Linda and Terry Nelson, also of Danbury, and Zillmer’s grandchildren and greatgrandchildren, of which Gabriela and Tristan are two. Zillmer explained that it took four generations of family a decade to collect the heap of pop tabs donated on Saturday.

– Photos by Sherill Summer

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With hard work, common sense and 28 years’ experience in the courtroom, I will strive to keep Polk County a safe place to live and do business.

“I am not accepting endorsements or outside contributions. I believe a Judge should be beholding to no one. I want to be your Judge with no obligations to interested parties.”

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Wrongheaded

Gov. Walker hopes to apply greater regulation to the wind industry.

Under the guise of deregulation the governor and Legislature believe that Wisconsin industry needs fewer regulations, unless that industry is utility-scale wind energy. Initially introduced in LRB0929/1, and now as stand-alone bills SSSB-9 and SS-AB-9, the governor and Legislature are attempting to scuttle a year-plus effort to set meaningful ground rules for the installation of utility-scale wind turbines. Through a lengthy process, the Public Service Commission empowered by the Legislature set about the process of determining how wind turbines should be sited with a wide array of requirements that addressed noise, shadow flicker, setbacks, good-faith payments and many other important areas of concern.

It is in the area of setback distances that our new governor and legislators apparently believe that they are more capable then the PSC. As proposed the PSC has put forth a rule to require 1,250-foot setbacks, roughly one-quarter mile. SS-SB-9 and SS-AB-9 circumvent the proposed PSC rule and require 1,800-foot setbacks.

This 44-percent increase in setback distances is unwarranted and unwise.

Adopting the 1,800-foot setback stands to put up to $1.8 billion public and private investment dollars at risk. Very few areas of the state can accommodate the 1,800-

foot setback. As a practical matter, the 1,800-foot setback rule would more than double the number of acres required to site a wind turbine.

Having been made aware of this change, I e-mailed and called the governor to verify his position. As of today this small business owner in the wind industry has received a form letter from the governor and no response to my phone call. This is unacceptable and makes me question any new sense that our government is working for business or private citizens.

At the 2010 Polk County Energy Fair I attended, commercial wind companies also took part. This is no accident. Polk, St. Croix and Pierce counties have some of the best wind resources in Western Wisconsin. St. Croix County has exceptional wind in some areas. Make no mistake about the fact that the 1,800-foot setback rule will cost near-term, and long-term jobs in this state. All this taking place at the same time Wisconsin’s public college system ramps up efforts to train technicians to service wind farms.

This wrongheaded exercise will increase the importation of outstate energy and export the technicians that Wisconsin underwrites the training of. This policy is wrong on several fronts.

John Backus St. Croix Valley Sustainability Solutions LLC Somerset

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Congressman Sean Duffy (7th District) 1208 Longworth House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 202-225-3365

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Former area administrator appears in court MILWAUKEE - The former top administrator of the now-defunct Weyerhaeuser Area School District appeared in Milwaukee Circuit Court Monday, Feb. 7, after being charged with using a computer to facilitate a child sex crime. Christopher Nelson, 59, was the superintendant of the New Holstein School District, when he was arrested Jan. 19 in Milwaukee County after communicating with a Milwaukee police detective posing as a 15-year-old boy on Craigslist, according to a criminal complaint. After a meeting time had been arranged, police officers staked out the proposed meeting site and arrested Nelson. Former Weyerhaeuser Area School Board President Ken Czekalski said he was “shocked” to hear about Nelson’s arrest. “We never found anything in his background. Nothing showed up that would have turned up a red flag,” Czekalski said. “If someone had a checkered past, he wouldn’t have been hired in Weyerhaeuser.” Rusk County Sheriff David Kaminski said his department has not received any indication of wrongdoing by Nelson during the administrator’s tenure with Weyerhaeuser schools. “We haven’t had any victims come forward,” Kaminski said. The Barron County Sheriff’s Department also has not had any encounters with Nelson, according to Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald. - Barron News-Shield

Garbage-to-energy turbine up and running BARRON COUNTY - A new electricity-generating turbine is up and running at the Barron County Waste to Energy plant. Authorities propose that the new turbine will generate nearly $500,000 of revenue annually, which will hold down tipping fees and reduce operating costs at the plant. The nearly $3 million electrical generation upgrade project has been in the planning and construction stages for about six years. It went online in January. Despite some kinks in the system, excessive noise and vibration, plant manager Al Zeltner said last week that the plant is now using 15 percent less power than it did before the project, even with additional equipment needed.

“It’s performing at or a little better than what we expected,” said Zeltner. At the facility, solid waste is burned to heat water which turns into steam. The high-pressured steam goes through a turbine, which turns the generator at an incredibly high speed and produces an electric current. - Rice Lake Chronotype (chronotype.com)

Snowmobile-car fatality BAYFIELD - An area man well-known in eastern St. Croix County was killed in a snowmobile accident Friday, Feb. 4, in Bayfield County. Timothy Patrick O’Meara, 45, Knapp, died in a crash involving his snowmobile and a car at the intersection of Airport Road and the Tri-County Corridor in the town of Hughes, about 1-1/2 miles west of Iron River. O’Meara was born in Baldwin and attended Spring Valley High School where he participated in football and wrestling and was senior class president. He attended UW-Madison for a year and then transferred to UW-River Falls, where he earned a bachelor’s degree. In 1990 he started Timberline Contractors of Knapp. The company employed 50 people. According to his obituary, O’Meara loved coaching children in Glenwood City in football, wrestling and baseball. The Bayfield County 911 Communications Center received the report of the fatal accident at about 5:17 p.m. Feb. 4. According to the sheriff’s department report, Iron River police officers arrived to find snowmobilers giving CPR to O’Meara, a member of their group.

The Iron River Ambulance and Fire Departments determined O’Meara had died in the crash. He was officially pronounced dead by a county coroner. An investigation revealed O’Meara was the first of a group of five snowmobilers going east on the TriCounty Corridor and was about one-quarter mile ahead of the others when he failed to stop for the stop sign at Airport Road. He broadsided a northbound car driven by Arlene E. Helenius of Iron River. Helenius was uninjured. Alcohol is believed to be a contributing factor, and blood samples were sent to the crime lab. - rivertowns.net

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• Letters to the editor • Osceola’s candidates

I live in the town of Alden but think of Osceola as my town, so I went to the village board candidate forum on Feb, 2.

Hats off to the library board for coming up with the idea of the forum, to our librarian Nathan for making it happen, to the concerned citizens running for the board and to the 40 or 50 people who attended the forum. Someone said to me that “this is democracy in action.” I agree.

With a few exceptions, the candidates seemed to think there is little they can do about the vacant storefronts on Main Street or the jobs disappearing from the industrial park other than not raising taxes. Don’t ask me how not raising taxes will bring more jobs or businesses to Osceola.

On the other hand, Gary Beckman offered a positive, priority-based approach to the board’s work. Wally Piszczek talked about working more with the airport commission and industrial park.

And it seemed that Scott Wing sees the need to do things differently.

But the real exceptions to the group were the youngest candidates, who are also the newest to the village. The candidates who’ve lived in the village the longest talked about the need to attract new people and new ideas to the community. Well, the youngest, newest candidates, Stephen Bjork and Casey Borchert, are those new people with new ideas.

Borchert and Bjork shared new ideas for how to keep Osceola’s small-town feel and quality of life alive. They shared ideas about how to increase the tax base, including how a community center could bring new energy and economic development to the village. Borchert also talked about how a “buy local” campaign might benefit Main Street and spur the creation of new jobs.

With those few exceptions, the candidates couldn’t say why the community would be better off if they were elected unless you think not changing is better. I don’t doubt that all the candidates are well-intentioned and would work hard.

But there are alternatives to trying hard, not raising taxes and there’s little we can do.

Osceola can have a new downtown community center/library to help attract new businesses and more shoppers; a village board that leads the work of attracting new jobs and residents; and a future in which technology is put to use to make our local government more effective.

Steve Schanback Osceola

Profi fitts above health?

Some members of Congress have declared war on the Clean Air Act, one of our country’s most important laws protecting the air we breathe. Despite 40 years of success, these lawmakers say we can no longer afford the act’s protections.

What they don’t mention is that the act has saved thousands of lives by cleaning up dirty air, held polluters accountable and created benefits valued at $22.2 trillion — 42 times the estimated costs of its regulations. Updated Clean Air Act standards will help spur innovation and create jobs.

Following an order of the U.S. Supreme Court, the Environmental Protection Agency is now beginning to use the Clean Air Act to reduce carbon dioxide pollution from cars and trucks, power plants, refineries and other smokestack polluters.

We simply can’t afford to repeal or delay these protections, as has been proposed by Congress members including Sens. Jay Rockefeller, D-W. Va., and John Barrasso, R-Wyo. For decades, the Clean Air Act has dramatically reduced dangerous pollutants like mercury and lead, prevented millions of illnesses such as asthma and cancer, and saved thousands of lives. We can’t allow some in Congress to put polluters’ profits above public health.

Doug La Follette Secretary of State Madison

Unfair

I realized when filling out a free application for student aid that there is a little box to check about whether you have ever been convicted of a felony.

Upon looking this up, I discovered that felonies can prevent a person from being allowed to get financial aid to attend school. This idea actually makes me angry.

I hate that the people who are primarily low income often are the same people who commit felonies. So, as I read this, preventing the people who live in poverty because they are felons seems to be shooting yourself in the foot. Statistics prove people who live in poverty are those most likely to be a felon If they were able to become educated they could afford a normal lifestyle instead of living in poverty. Instead we prevent the people who need it most the opportunity to become part of the welleducated population. They are the ones that statistics prove are less likely to commit a felony.

Does anyone know where to find a list of the felonies that would prevent a person from getting grants to move forward in life? It would be interesting to find out if it is all felonies or just some that prevent some of the population most in need of this program?

Mary May Balsam Lake

Photo ID

When debating as to have a photo ID or not, please consider these thoughts: Everyone should have a photo ID card, but a few may not have one. Now, if you are one of the few, I ask, how are you going to cash a check or prove to any one who you are? Therefore, the need is obvious.

Of course, some will claim there is an inconvenience in obtaining such a document. But, if the DMV offices are not open at opportune times in your town, maybe the next town down the line is. If you do not have transportation, then I ask how do you get to work, go shopping, etc. There are friends, neighbors and nonprofit organizations who are usually willing to help out for legitimate needs. Some will claim that the cost is out of reach. This I do not buy, since with government benefits available, coming up with $34 in the course of a year is within anyone’s reach.

I will agree, this could be easier and cheaper if our local law enforcement offices could issue them since they all have cameras and computers; all they need are the forms. Of course, you will still have to prove who you are.

After obtaining the new ID card, you can present it at your local polling place where you go to vote. By doing so, we will keep our voting system free of fraud by allowing only citizens to vote only once. This should stop mobile voters going from precinct to precinct claiming to live under this bridge or that and voting multiple times. Preregistration with your new ID card would be very easy, since volunteers are out and about before most elections, sometimes available in front of Wal-Mart or other locations, where you may show them your new ID card and register. Anyone who is informed enough to vote should not have any trouble getting this all lined up before the election.

I can go along with a provisional ballot under some conditions: “I forgot to bring my new ID card.” Fine, you get a provisional ballot and you have three days to present your ID to the election officials or your provisional ballot is tossed.

The main objective is to keep our elections honest. Some say that voter fraud is a small percentage. I say one fraudulent vote is one too many. That is still the case up here “north of 8” where inconvenience reigns, but most all of us who suffer that great inconvenience will also go out of our way when a neighbor asks for a helping hand or a ride. So please, help us to keep this great country, where the majority used to rule, fair and honest in our election process.

Robert Rickard Cumberland

High marks for Prosser

An important primary election is coming up next Tuesday, Feb. 15, for Wisconsin Supreme Court. The incumbent, Justice David Prosser, has done an excellent job, serving on the bench for 12 years.

He has received high marks for his performance and has earned a reputation for impartiality and scholarship. He is a commonsense justice who will apply the law fairly and not legislate from the bench, and he is devoted to the constitution and the rule of law.

We encourage you to get out and vote for Justice David Prosser and keep him on the Wisconsin Supreme Court for another term.

Mark and Maude Dahlberg Grantsburg

Suppports Steffen

I have practiced law in the northwestern Wisconsin for 30 years. My primary practice has been trial work, doing both criminal and civil cases. I am a former president of the Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and I have lectured for the State Bar of Wisconsin, the University of Wisconsin Law School and other organizations. I have known Dan Steffen since he commenced his practice in 1998. I have had cases with him in both his private practice and since he has been Polk County district attorney.

I have the highest respect for Dan. He has always been prepared and knowledgeable in every case we have been involved in together. He is innovative in his application of technology to the practice of law. He is fair and compassionate in his dealings with victims and their families. I know him to be a dedicated family man and an avid baseball fan. Dan plays fair and by the rules.

I enthusiastically endorse Dan Steffen for Polk County circuit judge. He is the best man for the job.

Mark J. Gherty Hudson

Health care a human right?

While the U.S. preaches human rights and penalizes nations who do not meet our expectations, others cry, “hypocrisy.”

What’s up with that?

Most of the world holds health and health care to be a human right. The United Nation’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights is considered to be binding international law by many international lawyers.

The U.S.’s only right-to-health care law is the 1986 Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act which requires hospitals to provide emergency care to anyone regardless of citizenship, legal status or ability to pay. EMTALA requires too-expensive too-late emergency care and not cheaper primary care which prevents emergencies. EMTALA requires emergency pregnancy care, but not the preventive care that promotes healthy babies and mothers. Something wrong here?

In 2005 and several subsequent years, U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. and 10 co-sponsors, none from Wisconsin, introduced H.J.Res.30 proposing an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that read, “All persons shall enjoy the right to health care of equal high quality.” The bill has repeatedly died in committee.

Wonder why the U.S. will not commit itself in law to the health of its citizens? Wonder why our health-care bill is twice that of other developed nations? And why the health of our citizens is less than theirs? Wonder why our health-care costs are bankrupting citizen, state and nation?

Wonder why we’re falling behind the world in education, infrastructure and economic productivity? Think maybe a healthy nation is a prosperous nation?

Finally, as footnote for those interested in the historical record mentioned above, I include the following: The 1946 constitution of the World Health Organization reads, “The enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being without distinction of race, religion, political belief, economic or social condition.”

The U.N. General Assembly in 1948 adopted the UDHR, of which Article 25

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guarantees the right to “a standard of living adequate for the health and well–being … including … medical care.” The UDHR was expanded in 1966 by the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, of which Article 17 reads, “The States Parties to the present Covenant recognize the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health” including, part 2(d), “The creation of conditions which would assure to all medical service and medical attention in the event of sickness.”

Unlike 160 other nations, the U.S. has failed to ratify the U.N.’s ICESCR and it opposed the creation of a majority-approved U.N. Special Rapporteur, a watchdog task force to enforce nations compliance with ICESCR. Norman Jensen MD Madison and Siren

The economy’s improving

The stock market is up, corporate profits are up, and Wall Street bankers compensation was at record highs in 2010.

But the unemployment rate hasn’t gone down. Forty-three million Americans are on food stamps. The poverty rate has increased. The gap between rich and poor grows larger and is greater than in the repressive regime of Egypt. Funding for social services and education is shrinking as government revenues dry up. The economy is improving, yet suffering increases.

Government is not the culprit; it is the instrument of the culprits. The culprits want to get their hands on the public flow of money by strangling the public trust. The goal is to make government inept thereby usurping its function through privatization. While we watch “Dancing with the Stars,” and rants on Fox passing as news, they waltz their Matildas all the way to the bank, and pay less taxes, relative to income. The rich oil industry magnates like the Koch brothers fund the Tea Party, whose members labor under the illusion of a grassroots movement. The corporate culprits are puppeteers and we, the puppets, rip each other’s clothes asunder. The structures of government do not kill people, big money interests do. The only socialism this country has seen is corporate socialism, a system where large corporations are subsidized, profits are privatized and the losses are socialized.

Solutions: 1. Public financing of elections (eliminate the financial power of lobbyists and their puppeteers).

2. End the endless war making. (Defense spending devours the largest share of our national wealth. The last great Republican president, Eisenhower, warned us about the Military Industrial Complex. We didn’t listen.)

3. Tax the wealthy to the full extent of their income. The FICA tax stops at $106,800 for instance. Many wealthy individuals effectively pay no taxes. Corporate tax rates are lower than they were in the booming ‘50s. (It has never been shown that by lowering the taxes of the wealthy, the economy improves. Witness the Bush tax cuts that, along with the $3 trillion war in Iraq, helped bring us to the worst recession in U.S. history.)

4. With revenue saved by making the military a truly defensive operation, and the revenue generated by a fair tax code, build infrastructure. This would include health care for everyone, education, roads, bridges and especially railroads, sewer and water projects, and state-of-the-art telecommunications. This would create jobs and provide an environment where rich, poor and the middle class alike can thrive economically.

5. Build, buy and support local projects as much as possible. This would include supporting local businesses, local government and its workers, local schools, local nonprofits and local charities. To the degree we have local social and economic infrastructure, will we be able to weather the vagaries of global economics. Instead of misdirected anger at our neighbors, we must support each other in these volatile times. Let’s disarm “divide and conquer.”

Left/right, black-and-white issues are false divisions. Either/or is no longer an option.

Jesse Sopiwnik Frederic

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• Letters to the editor • Steffen for Restoration

When you consider voting for the next judge in Polk County consider this: Restorative justice. The idea behind our justice system is to restore or rehabilitate the convicted. Yes, they must be punished for their crimes. And we lock them up that purpose. But one day most will get out of prison and come back to our community.

And come back they will. That’s why it is vitally important there be a real chance at rehabilitation for the individual and restoration for all concerned. Dan Steffen understands this. I’ve seen it in him.

Tax reciprocity

I can tell that tax-filing season has arrived when tax documents start filling my mailbox. Unfortunately, this tax season will bring a surprise to some Wisconsin mailboxes. For the first time in over 40 years, those of you who live in Wisconsin and work in Minnesota will have to file a tax return in both states.

Before 2009, people who lived in Wisconsin and worked in Minnesota would only have to file one tax return. For example, a Wisconsin resident, let’s call him Joe, who worked in Duluth, Minn., would have his payroll taxes deducted at Wisconsin tax rates and would file a Wisconsin income tax return. Technically, however, some of Joe’s taxes would be owed to Minnesota because that’s where he earned the money. This situation was repeated for thousands of people who crossed the Wisconsin-Minnesota border for work. After everyone’s taxes had been filed, Wisconsin and Minnesota would sort out where the tax revenue was supposed to go, and one state, usually Wisconsin, would write the other a check to balance things out.

Unfortunately, in 2009 Gov. Pawlenty of Minnesota abruptly cancelled the longstanding tax reciprocity agreement between Wisconsin and Minnesota that allowed people who cross state lines for work to file just one tax return. As a result, Wisconsin residents who work in Minnesota will have to file tax returns in both states for tax year 2010. Filing taxes is a time-consuming task, and there is no good reason that residents should have to do it twice. This creates a burden on hardworking families and costs unnecessary time, money and energy.

We can do better. We can streamline government, make tax filing more efficient, and save people time and money

As district attorney, he helped convict a dear friend of mine. And now my friend is in jail serving his sentence. But Dan also helped my friend get the help he needs to turn his life around. It took guts on Dan’s part to agree to a lighter jail sentence with lots of community service and restorative work. But it was the best thing to do, and Dan Steffen did it!

This is the kind of person we need on the bench. Please consider Dan Steffen for judge.

Wayne Anderson West Sweden

Rep. Nick

Milroy

73rd District Assembly

by reinstating a tax reciprocity agreement between Wisconsin and Minnesota. I have spoken with Gov. Walker and encouraged him to negotiate a new tax reciprocity arrangement. This issue has bipartisan support in both states, and both Gov. Dayton and Gov. Walker have indicated their willingness to work on a new agreement. Their leadership will be needed to jump-start negotiations. and I encourage them to make tax reciprocity a high priority.

I have also met with Secretary Huebsch of the Department of Administration to urge him to move discussions forward.

His department oversees the state budget and would be responsible, along with Walker, for paying the $58 million Wisconsin owes to the state of Minnesota and for developing a new reciprocity agreement. Fortunately, he is very familiar with this issue, and our meeting left me optimistic that the Walker administration will be working hard to ease the burden on Wisconsin taxpayers by reinstating tax reciprocity.

Finally, I am pleased that tax reciprocity is a Superior Days issue and look forward to talking with my constituents about how we move toward a new arrangement that benefits both Wisconsin and Minnesota. It is my hope that we can reach an agreement that will allow us to serve our citizens and businesses better by reinstating tax reciprocity. We owe it to the hardworking people of both states to make sure their government works for them.

Rep. Severson: “I voted for jobs, not weeds”

MADISON – State Rep. Erik Severson, R-Osceola, made his maiden speech in the Assembly in support of Special Session Senate Bill 10 which will allow for developers in Green Bay to forge ahead with a project that will bring much-needed jobs and revenue to Wisconsin.

“The vote was about creating jobs and getting people back to work,” said Severson. “We in the majority are working on job creation, economic growth and improving Wisconsin’s business climate while the minority party works to set up roadblocks that damage our state’s chances at economic recovery.”

Last week, a handful of Democrat representatives used politically motivated misinformation to keep Bass Pro Shops from building on the site that SS-SB 10 approves for business, costing Wisconsin hundreds of jobs and millions in revenue along the way.

Action from the Legislature became necessary when a third-party interest group used legal tactics to stall the project despite prior approval from the DNR during the Doyle administration.

The wetlands in question have become overrun with noxious weeds, and the DNR’s own wetlands specialist classified the development as a “functional improvement” project that will enhance the environment.

“This project was approved by the DNR, because it will create both jobs and additional wetlands, it is a win-win scenario,” said Severson. “The next time this happens could be in the 28th District, and I want to know that we are going to support both wetlands and businesses that are willing to get people back to work.”

SS-SB 10 will be sent to Gov. Walker as is expected to be signed early next week. from the office of Rep. Severson

by Shawn Johnson Wisconsin Public Radio MADISON - Gov. Scott Walker has signed into law a sweeping plan that will make it harder for victims of injuries or their families to sue the businesses that hurt them.

The plan would cap punitive damages and cap damages against nursing homes among several other restrictions. It would also prevent a hospital’s internal investigations from being used in a lawsuit.

Walker says businesses were asking for

the changes.

“Time and time again, on survey after survey, employers tell us that one of the most important elements when they consider expanding and investing in a state is what the litigation climate is.”

Walker says it still gives people who are harmed access to court. But Mike End, the president of Wisconsin Association of Justice, says the new law does nothing to create jobs.

End says it does protect corporate nursing homes that provide substandard care.

Walker signs off on legislation limiting lawsuits against companies

Jauch: Negotiations to restore tax reciprocity encouraging

NORTHERN WISCONSIN - State Sen. Bob Jauch, D-Poplar, said Tuesday, Feb. 1, that he is encouraged by conversations between Minnesota and Wisconsin officials that could lead to restoration of Minnesota-Wisconsin tax reciprocity. During a Senate confirmation hearing, Wisconsin Revenue Secretary Rick Chandler confirmed that he will continue ongoing discussions with Minnesota officials to try to restart the agreement that was terminated last year.

Both Wisconsin Gov. Walker and Minnesota Gov. Dayton have directed their revenue staff to engage in conversations regarding reciprocity payments between the two states.

Jauch and other legislators, who represent boarder communities, have encouraged officials in both administrations to promptly address reciprocity. Rep. Nick Milroy, D-Superior, recently sent a letter to Walker encouraging him to work with the new leadership in Minnesota to reopen the discussions. Last week, Jauch spoke with Minnesota Lt. Gov. Yvonne Prettner Solon, who has long been a strong supporter of reciprocity.

The northern lawmaker applauded Walker and Dayton for their immediate attention to the reciprocity agreement.

“Both governors are confronting enormous budgetary challenges. Their willingness to reopen discussions and examine alternatives to re-establish this valuable tax agreement demonstrates their understanding of the importance of reciprocity to Wisconsin and Minnesota taxpayers,” he said. “While revenue officials will have to work through complicated payment options, it is clear that

there is a strong will on both sides to find a way to restore reciprocity.”

In January, Dayton wrote a letter requesting Wisconsin pay Minnesota the final payment of almost $58.7 million that was due in December. Interest on that payment has grown by $262,136 and would amount to $896,336 if the bill was not paid until the new fiscal year that begins on July 1.

Last week, Jauch had made a statement on the Senate floor encouraging Wisconsin officials to find a way to repay Minnesota the final payment in order to “save substantial interest costs and, importantly, demonstrate Wisconsin’s willingness to continue to build a bridge of cooperation with our Minnesota neighbor.”

“The 46,000 Minnesota and Wisconsin residents who have been adversely impacted by the elimination of tax reciprocity have reason to feel encouraged by the mood of cooperation exhibited by leaders in both states,” he said. “This 42-year agreement has been extraordinarily successful for citizens in both states who can feel optimistic that officials are spending time looking for solutions instead of assessing blame,” he said.

Revenue commissioners and their staff will explore alternative options that would expedite payments from Wisconsin and be structured so that neither state would experience negative cash flow difficulties as a result of the agreement.

Jauch said that Chandler indicated that the earliest the agreement could go into effect would be the 2012 tax year. - from the office of Sen. Jauch

by Shawn Johnson Wisconsin Public Radio STATEWIDE – The state Senate is scheduled to vote today (2/8) on a plan that would repeal the minimum automobile insurance coverage levels that were passed a couple years ago.

The plan by Republican lawmakers would all but wipe out the auto insurance changes Democrats passed when they were in power. GOP lawmakers and insurance companies blamed those changes for the higher premiums some drivers saw on their bills.

The state’s trial lawyers’ organization pushed for the higher minimums and is calling the plan to reverse them anti-consumer. Ed Vopal with the Wisconsin Association for Justice says those old minimums aren’t high enough to cover

today’s medical bills.

“Rolling back the minimum limits to a number that existed in 1982, which may have been adequate back then, doesn’t fully recognize the costs of the damages that are caused by accidents and things that people purchase insurance for in terms of medical bills, things of that nature.”

The plan would also change the way insurance companies treat underinsured motorist coverage. Right now drivers are entitled to all the underinsured motorist coverage they carry, on top of whatever coverage the other driver is carrying. The plan in the Senate would go back to Wisconsin’s old laws, where the amount of coverage one driver carries actually counts against the other driver’s underinsured motorist coverage.

by Glen Moberg Wisconsin Public Radio MARSHFIELD – A Madison-based organization has filed a complaint with the city of Marshfield over its practice of starting common council meetings with prayers.

The complaint by the Freedom From Religion Foundation claims the invocations at the Marshfield meetings violate Supreme Court guidelines for nondenominational public prayers. The foundation’s co-president, Annie L. Gaylor, says she would prefer that there be no prayers of any kind at the meetings.

“These prayers are directed almost exclusively to Christianity,” says Gaylor.

“They are dealing with civic and secular issues … sewers and liquor licenses, and they do not need to bring religion into this equation.”

Marshfield Mayor Chris Meyer says the common council invocations do not violate the Constitution, because there has been an effort to involve non-Christian religions. Meyer says, “They’ve had a Jewish rabbi, a member of the Muslim community and a Wiccan give the invo-

cation at common council meetings.

“So I really feel that there is no violation here,” says Meyer.

Gaylor dismisses the non-Christian prayers as tokenism.

“How do you possibly balance out the 15 percent of Wisconsin citizens who are not religious? Are they going to have 15 percent of the invocations be atheistic?”

Meyer says the prayers are scheduled by local religious leaders, and not the common council, and that any religious group can get on the docket, even if they’re not from Marshfield.

“The fact that the majority of the people who give the invocations are from recognized Christian religions is representative of the demographics of our community,” he says. “The fact that we have people from outside the community come in to give the invocation from nonChristian religions is kind of the opposite of tokenism.”

Meyer says Marshfield’s attorney will review the Freedom From Religion Foundation complaint, but there are no plans to change current practices.

Senate set to repeal auto insurance mandates

Marshfield council sued over starting meetings with a prayer

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Accused of smuggling meth into the jail

Had hidden meth in back pain medication bottle

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer FREDERIC – Just as a rule, if you are headed for jail, it’s probably not a good idea to try and bring any methamphetamine along.

Jason Cziok, 26, Frederic, was taken into custody by Frederic Police on the evening of Saturday, Feb. 5, under an unspecified warrant from the state. After allowing officers to take him under arrest, he was taken to the Polk County Jail in Balsam Lake, where Cziok underwent the usual booking process and search for contraband.

He was reportedly quite intoxicated at the time and registered a .19 blood alcohol content, which would generally not be much of an issue, since he was arrested at his home and not for a driving violation, unless it was in violation of his probation or parole stipulations.

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However, while searching his person, jailers discovered a Vicodin bottle Cziok claimed was for back pain.

Upon closer inspection, the officer discovered a small plastic bag with a white, powdery substance inside, that substance was later confirmed to be methamphetamine.

Cziok denied any knowledge of the hidden meth, and according to the report, was “adamant about bringing the pills to jail,” apparently for his claimed back injuries.

He also stated that if he knew there was meth in the pill bottle he “would have left it at home,” which he also offered as proof of not knowing about the pill bottle contents.

Cziok is now facing a felony charged of possession of methamphetamine, on top of any previous violations he was brought in for initially. He made a court appearance on Monday, Feb. 7 before Judge Robert Rasmussen and was released on a $3,000 signature bond, with a restriction about not taking any nonprescription medications, with random tests possible. He has a preliminary hearing set for Wednesday, March 2.

Gov. Walker: What’s not in the budget: tax increases

MADISON –Monday, Feb. 7, Gov. Scott Walker’s office kicked off a series aimed at highlighting what policies will not be contained in his budget proposals. The policies highlighted in this series were implemented in the past and led to the current $3.6 billion budget deficit.

Walker’s budget proposals will not contain a tax increase. Below is a partial list of tax increases enacted in past budgets: • Income tax—cost taxpayers an estimated $287 million • Capital gains tax—cost taxpayers an estimated $242 million • Retail tax—cost taxpayers an estimated $10.7 million • Tobacco tax—cost taxpayers an estimated $335 million • Landline phone tax—cost taxpayers an estimated $107 million • Energy tax—cost taxpayers an estimated $18.2 million • Food tax—cost taxpayers an estimated $371,000 • Garbage tax—cost taxpayers an estimated $69 mil-

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Pending DNR rule changes addressed in presentation

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE – Recent concerns over a soon-to-be-enforced water disinfection ruling may mean big bucks to the village of Balsam Lake. That rules change was the subject of a presentation to the board by Short-Elliott-Hendrickson engineers on Monday, Feb. 7.

At issue is what course of action is best for the village, under the new Department of Natural Resources water treatment standards and treatment rules, which reportedly could cost the village over $3 million to remedy, as was revealed at a previous board meeting.

“That’s the very worst possible case scenario,” stated S-E-H project manager David F. Simons. “That’s the number we’ll use for funding and grant options.”

Simons and development agent David Carlson outlined the process for the village and how they can address an issue that came to light recently involving water supply samples in the village municipal water supply, showing a very high level of both iron and manganese, which were at levels beyond typical treatment remedies.

“We certainly didn’t want it to be a surprise,” Carlson said of the six-digit dollar figure, assuring them that that the figure was purely a “ballpark” for what the worst possible remedy might cost to resolve, and is used for pursuing funding or grants for treatment.

The board had recently approved an intent to apply processing for possible DNR granting, which Carlson said was necessary “as a sort of placeholder” for any grants. They did say the village scored very high for grant eligibility.

“But without the intent (application), you’d be off the list,” he said. “We put the number out there ... it’s an estimate. Don’t worry, the village is not on the hook for that money!”

Carlson and Simons both outlined the availability of grants for alleviating the cost to the village, which is far from being determined. They also assured the board that there are several funding options, should the treatment cost get excessive, but that it was wise to apply for whatever was available while the funding was available.

“It depends on the programs and conditions at the time,” Carlson said. “Every project is different. Past successes are no guarantee (of eligibility).”

Simons said the manganese levels on two of the village’s three municipal wells are an issue, and would likely need very special treatment, possibly beyond a typical ultraviolet light treatment option, and possibly getting into a more specialized and thus expensive - chlorine disinfection management system.

The new rules went into effect in December and require the municipality to be in compliance by December 2013, which, according to Simons, means the village needs to get the ball rolling no later than the fall of 2012.

Both Simons and Carlson outlined other, similar projects they are involved in, and outlined possible solutions that might range from blending - where the three wells would be combined so the levels of contaminant would be adjusted or reduced - to sequestering - where chemicals are added to bond with the manganese, making it easier to filter.

The cost of the options may range from a low of $40,000 per well to the previously mentioned $3.3 million, depending on the

Village of Balsam Lake Board members entertained a presentation from Short-Elliot-Hendickson specialists on recent DNR rules affecting municipal water supply on Monday, Feb. 7. David Simon (standing) and David Carlson (seated to his right) are assisting the village in meeting the new requirements, which are set to go into effect in three years to address disinfection requirements. Balsam Lake could incur a large cost, as could 69 other Wisconsin municipalities. - Photo

by Greg Marsten effectiveness, piping, treatment and actual remedy.

Carlson noted that company would likely use a pilot testing apparatus to tailor the treatment to the solution. That system is essentially a glorified mobile lab, manned by several engineers for several days, meant to digitally treat water samples directly at the source, to find the best, most cost-effective solution for the village.

“It can save a lot of money in the end,” Carlson said.

The board took no action on the issue.

In other board action: •The board approved the purchase of

new, dual-head mobile radios for the fire department, at a cost of $12,033. The new radios are necessary under recent state changes in bandwidth and digital frequency allocation, and comes from a public protection committee recommendation.

The village has received a grant of $10,228 toward the purchase, meaning they would need to pay the difference of $1,805.

• The issue of beer-license restriction came forward after Trustee David Knutson suggested they limit the number of Class B beer licenses for the future. It would not affect the number of Class A licenses for liquor or off-sale, just the beer-

only permits. However, Knutson’s motion died for the lack of a second, but may resurface after they get advice from the village attorney on how to best proceed.

• The board approved the 2011 street project plan, which would amount to resurfacing of Pearl and Second Avenue West, at an estimated cost of $132,000. The project will next go out for public bids, with a deadline of later this month.

• There was an objection raised to a recent letter chastising the owners of the new Sip & Soak Bar and Grill at 701 Pearson Rd., off Park Drive on the lake. The issue was that the establishment has placed numerous signs around the area, apparently in violation of village off-site sign ordinances.

“One little sign isn’t hurting anybody,” stated co-owner Nichole McKenzie, who said the sign mentioned in the letter is on CTH I and is only out during hours they are open.

However, village President Guy Williams noted other signs that might be a problem, and said they would need to address the issue next month, since it was not on the agenda for action.

“I’ll admit there’s some miscommunication on the issue,” Williams said. “But at this point in time we can’t give you an answer.”

• The board also approved formation of a so-called smart growth committee, with members to address state-mandated comprehensive planning process. The committee will include trustees Chris Sondrol, Jeff Reed and Caroline Rediske, as well as several other local officials and a citizen resident.

• Trustee Geno D’Agostino outlined a note from the Polk County Sheriff’s Department to the village public protection committee, stating that they would not be able to contract for specialized patrol coverage.

The police issue remains unresolved and should be addressed in the coming months.

New water codes leave several municipalities fearing the water

NR 810 rules changes give communities three years to fix problems

The recently enacted Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources code change regarding water supplies and disinfection issues has left at least two local communities in a possible lurch for how to comply with changes. The cost to disinfect their water supplies may cost millions of dollars, under more stringent safety levels that just went into effect in December 2010.

As part of DNR Code NR 810, the specific changes are meant to address “ ... disinfection of water from groundwater sources ... of municipal water systems.”

The code changes encompass many dozens of pages of rulings, standards, methods, applications and the like.

The changes mean that the 70 villages and cities affected under monitoring compliance issues - including the villages of Milltown and Balsam Lake have until Dec. 1, 2013, to fix their problems, which locally have to do with manganese or iron levels that are deemed unsafe. However, the list of possible contaminates and the possible solutions to

fix the problem are extensive, and no two systems are alike.

The ruling has created some sympathy in Madison as a possible hardship for some of the communities, which may have to spend several million dollars for safe water. Legislation has been presented to either delay or water down the standards.

There is an effort to get it repealed, as a hardship to some communities,” S-E-H consultant David Carlson said, although the effort is not likely to be resolved as easily as just repealing it.

Much of the standards that brought the changes come out of a long history and numerous studies on possible drinking water safety, which is historically a very real problem, especially in some communities.

An unpublished Marshfield Clinic study reportedly found that up to 13-percent of gastrointestinal incidents were due to well-water quality problems, while only 1.2 to 3.5 percent originated in the distribution systems - or the apparatus that delivers the water to customers or across a municipality.

Microbiological “contamination is not a new problem. It goes back centuries across the civilized world and is one of

the major health problems in some developed nations and still kills hundreds of people daily.

The Wisconsin studies found that issues of contaminants can be traced back to everything from old landfills to storm runoff to natural occurrences to sewer line and septic leaks, agricultural leaching, water contamination and more.

The rules are extensive and address everything from storage-system maintenance - water towers - to lines and distribution, to even things like fire hydrants, calibration, testing methods and allowable levels of certain contaminants. It also regulates the types of treatment available, from disinfection, UV light/bacterial treatment, chemical sequestration and filtration, as well the possible complications that may arise with the treatment, such as an odor or discoloration.

While the municipalities may be shocked at the estimated costs of the systems, it is still unclear how much the treatment methods may actually cost in the two locally affected villages. It is also unclear what sort of enforcement the state may undertake if a municipality refuses to make the change, but eventual legal action is “all but assured,” according to Carlson.

Gambling problems becoming more serious

by Steve Roisum Wisconsin Public Radio STATEWIDE - A statewide help line for gambling addicts reports the average caller dug themselves thousands of dollars deeper in debt last year than in the year before.

In 2009, callers to the Wisconsin Council on Problem Gambling’s hotline had an average debt of $36,000. In 2010, callers

sank deeper, to an average of almost $44,000. Council Executive Director Rose Gruber says that 2010 number is likely conservative. She says all callers are asked about their debt when they call in, and many don’t realize how far they’ve fallen.

“They might have five credit cards maxed out,” says Gruber. “Or they might be behind on their rent or their mortgage, or their utilities and we know that’s because they’ve taken that money to gam-

ble, but they don’t always make that connection.”

Gruber says the economy likely played a big role in last year’s soaring average debt. But, she says there were other reasons too. She says it’s easier to find places to gamble, whether it’s a bar nearby or online.

Awareness is on the rise too. Gambling addiction counselor John Court of La Crosse has seen his workload double in

the last year. He says gambling addiction, and people’s awareness of gambling as being potentially addictive, are pretty new concepts to people.

But, Court says people are catching on, because there are more calls to Wisconsin Council on Problem Gambling’s hotline every year. More than 14,000 people called the hotline last year.

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Unity FFA Alumni ice-fishing contest Saturday

The Unity FFA Alumni ice-fishingcontest is Saturday, Feb. 12, on Long Lake near Centuria. Students in the independent study agriculture class have been assisting the FFA Alumni in organizing the events. They are showing off some of their door prizes obtained from area businesses. Helpers include Mitch Stage, Jake Johnson, Kyle Kletschka, Luke Hetfeld and Reid Binfet. Photo by Jeanne Alling

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Lions help raise money for Cerebral Palsy of NW Wisconsin Frederic Lions Jim Meyer and John Boyer manned phones for the Cerebral Palsy of Northwestern Wisconsin Telethon held Saturday, Jan. 29, from noon to 5 p.m. at the State Farm Insurance office in Frederic. – Photo submitted

Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs using technology to reach vets in new ways

With help from the students and faulty members of Luck Schools, the kindergarteners are now able to come in from the cold. Well, actually, their classroom isn’t very cold, but the milk jug igloo in the corner is now ready and available for students to use, and they are super excited to do just that. Now, two children can go through the door and get together and read. Kindergarten teacher Sherri Schaffer expressed her gratitude to the students, parents and faculty who contributed the milk jugs and “for helping me make reading more fun than usual!” - Photo submitted

Packer flag flies in Illinois governor’s office

On Monday, Feb. 7, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn fulfilled one of the terms of his friendly wager with Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker by flying the Packer flag in his office. “We’re excited about our Packers playing in the Super Bowl and grateful for Gov. Quinn’s good sportsmanship,” said Walker.

“I look forward to hosting Gov. Quinn in the coming weeks for some charitable work in Wisconsin when the Packers are Super Bowl champions.” Photo submitted

MADISON — The Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs has created new outreach tools designed to make it easier for Wisconsin veterans of all ages and eras to learn about important developments and issues that may affect them.

The Wisconsin Veterans Registry and the WDVA Facebook page are new approaches to reaching the state’s more than 417,000 veterans.

“These are new ways to make it easier for service members to stay up to date on important issues,” says Ken Black, WDVA secretary. “It’s our job to help veterans connected with the benefits and services they have earned, and we’re focused on bringing new ideas and new technology to bear on that challenge.”

Wisconsin veterans registry The service is an e-mail registry that sends automatic updates whenever significant developments occur on health issues, hazard exposures and state and federal benefits and services. Veterans can find a link to sign up for the free registry at the WDVA Web site: www.WisVets.com.

The type of information that the Wisconsin Veterans Registry is designed to disseminate can be extremely important.

For example, last year the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced key rule changes that provide easier access to

entitlements for Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange.

The registry is designed to deliver information on health issues, including Agent Orange, Depleted Uranium and post-traumatic stress disorder; changes to state programs and services such as the Wisconsin GI Bill and the property tax credit for disabled veterans; and important federal notices on veterans issues.

The Wisconsin Veterans Registry is open to all Wisconsin veterans, their family, friends and anyone concerned about veterans issues. Veterans are encouraged to sign up for the Wisconsin Veterans Registry to begin receiving updates immediately. Updates will occur only when new information is available.

WDVA on Facebook With over 500 active users in less than a year, WDVA’s use of Facebook is a growing success. Posts to the social media site include upcoming events, announcements and news items from around the state. Veterans are welcome to post their own messages and events, provided they comply with a basic usage policy.

For more information about the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs, please visit www.WisVets.com, or call WDVA toll-free at 800-WIS-VETS (9478387). — from WDVA

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Critical to programs Tuesday’s referendum is critical in fully supporting current programs the district offers, including a commercial training program where students can train and then test for a commercial driver’s license, and learn other jobrelated skills via a current metal fabricating class, which recently benefited from the donation of a metal bending machine.

“Not every student is interested in foreign language, but they might jump at the chance to get their CDL license training at school.” Phillip Markgren, president of the board of education, noted.

The district also spends $1.2 million in transportation alone, being one of the geographically largest districts in the region. Transportation costs use up a majority of money in the operating budget and much of the referendum increase is due to the rising cost of fuel to operate the buses.

Two public forums have been held to address concerns over the proposed referendum and some citizens have questioned why the district doesn’t cut staff instead.

It was noted the district is not overstaffing. It’s teacherto-pupil ratio is currently 14.9 to 1 while the Wisconsin state average is 14.7 to 1. Spooner is ranked in the top 8 percent of all schools nationwide by U.S. News & World Report, something board members have touted as being a great honor and one it wants to continue.

Markgren noted that if the proposed referendum does not pass, programs and staffing will have to be cut. Personnel cuts have been discussed, and since personnel drive the school’s programs, programs will be affected.

A complete list of possible cuts has not yet been compiled but all areas have been up for discussion as the board considered the worst-case scenario of a failed referendum.

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(Feb. 9, 16, 23) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY BAC Home Loans Servicing, L.P., as servicer for U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for the Specialty Underwriting and Residential Finance Trust Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates Series 2006-BC3 Plaintiff, vs.

Kenneth Oelkers, Allison Oelkers f/k/a Allison Holerud DCFS Trust City of Amery Unknown Spouse of Allison Oelkers f/k/a Allison Holerud Unknown Spouse of Kenneth Oelkers Unknown Tenants Defendants.

SUMMONS Real Estate Mortgage Foreclosure Case No. 10 CV 914 Honorable Molly E. GaleWyrick Case Code: 30404 THE STATE OF WISCONSIN To the following party named as a defendant herein: Kenneth Oelkers / Unknown Spouse of Kenneth Oelkers 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 the basis of the legal action. Within 40 days after February 9, 2011, 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: Polk County Clerk of Circuit Court, Polk County Justice Center, 1005 West Main Street, Suite 300, Balsam Lake, WI 54810-9071, and to Marie M. Flannery/Blommer Peterman, S.C., plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is: Blommer Peterman, S.C., 165 Bishops Way, Brookfield, WI 53005.

You may have an attorney help or represent you.

If you do not provide a proper answer within 40 days, 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 also be enforced by garnishment or seizure of property.

Dated this 20th day of January, 2011.

Marie M. Flannery Blommer Peterman, S.C. State Bar No. 1045309 165 Bishops Way Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719 Blommer Peterman, S.C., is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. 264639

(Jan. 26, Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23, Mar. 2) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as assignee of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., acting solely as nominee for U.S. BANK, N.A., a national banking association, Plaintiff, vs.

GREGORY J. ALDEN, and U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, ND, a national banking association, Defendants.

Case No.: 09-CV-0812 FORECLOSURE CASE CODE: 30404 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of a Judgment of Foreclosure made in the aboveentitled action on February 24, 2010, in the amount of $107,662.35, I will sell at public auction in the front entrance of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 West Main Street, City of Balsam Lake, County of Polk, State of Wisconsin, on March 10, 2011, at 10:00 a.m., all of the following described mortgaged premises, to wit: Part of the Northeast Onequarter (1/4) of the Northwest One-quarter (1/4) of Section Four (4), In Township Thirtyfive (35) North, Range Nineteen (19) West, in the Town of Eureka, Polk County, Wisconsin, described as Lot One (1) of Certified Survey Map No. 4323, recorded in Volume 19 of Certified Survey Maps, Page 104, as Document No. 672217.

TAX KEY NO.: 020 01006 0100.

TERMS OF SALE: Cash.

DOWN PAYMENT: 10% of amount bid by cash or cashier’s check due at time of sale.

Balance of purchase price must be paid within ten (10) business days after confirmation of the sale.

This property is sold “as is” subject to all legal encumbrances and any outstanding and accruing real estate taxes, special assessments, and penalties and interest, if any. Upon confirmation of the sale by the Court, purchaser will be required to pay all recording fees and, if desired, the cost of title evidence.

Dated this 26th day of January, 2011, at Balsam Lake, Wis. /s/ Peter M. Johnson Sheriff of Polk County, WI Heidi Herschede KOHNER, MANN & KAILAS, S.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 4650 N. Port Washington Road Milwaukee, WI 53212 PH: 414-962-5110 The above property is located at 2393 River Road, Saint Croix Falls, WI 54024.

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.

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teachers, 5.5 Title I teachers, two media specialists, 1.5 custodians, 1.6 secretaries, one custodial supervisor, .5 administrator, one supply clerk, five aides, one at-risk coordinator, a half-time psychologist, one guidance position and one audio-visual director.

The question The question on Tuesday’s ballot will appear as follows: “Shall the following Resolution be approved?

Be it resolved by the School Board of the Spooner Area School District, Washburn and Burnett Counties, Wisconsin, that the revenues included in the School District budget be authorized to exceed the revenue limit specified in Section 121.91, Wisconsin Statutes, beginning with the 2011-2012 school year and ending with the 20142015 school year by $2,350,000 per year, for nonrecurring purposes.”

The full referendum FAQ informational piece can be found on our Web site at www.the-leader.net.

Notices

(Feb. 9, 16, 23) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY BAC Home Loans Servicing, L.P. Plaintiff vs.

Kerry L. Lysdahl RJA Partnership Frederic Fuel Company The RiverBank Unknown Spouse of Kerry L. Lysdahl Defendants SUMMONS Real Estate Mortgage Foreclosure Case No. 10 CV 939 Honorable Molly E. GaleWyrick Case Code: 30404 THE STATE OF WISCONSIN To the following party named as a defendant herein: Kerry L. Lysdahl / Unknown Spouse of Kerry L. Lysdahl 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 the basis of the legal action. Within 40 days after February 9, 2011, 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: Polk County Clerk of Circuit Court, Polk County Justice Center 1005 West Main Street Suite 300 Balsam Lake, WI 54810-9071 and to Marie M. Flannery / Blommer Peterman, S.C., plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is: Blommer Peterman, S.C. 165 Bishops Way Brookfield, WI 53005 You may have an attorney help or represent you.

If you do not provide a proper answer within 40 days, 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 also be enforced by garnishment or seizure of property.

Dated this 26th day of January, 2011.

Marie M. Flannery Blommer Peterman, S.C. State Bar No. 1045309 165 Bishops Way Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719

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by Jessica Beecroft Register staff writer WASHBURN/BURNETT – Spooner School District voters in Washburn and Burnett counties will be asked Tuesday, Feb. 15, to allow the school district to levy $2.35 million per year - above the current state-imposed revenue limits - for the next four years.

“It would mean the new property tax for a $100,000 valued property would only go up about $43 a year,” said William Kauffman, clerk of the Spooner Board of Education.

The new proposed referendum is not to add more teachers, more classes, or even to offer gourmet meals to the students, school board members note.

The extra funds will be used to address annual budget deficits caused by structural flaws in the state school funding system, past declining enrollment and rising annual operating costs and would allow the district to continue operating at bare bones - to keep the school as it is, according to Dr. Don Haack, school district superintendent.

This is the second such referendum presented to Spooner School District voters. In 2007, voters passed a $1.6 million referendum to help meet operating expenses.

That referendum expires at the end of this school year (2010-11).

School board members and supporters of the referendum have stated that now is not the time to pull back from fully supporting the district’s curriculum and programs, especially in light of the fact the enrollment decline of the past decade has shown a reversal. To cut back on staff and programs would be a giant step backwards, likely resulting in more students leaving the district via the open enrollment program.

How did we get here?

According to information assembled by the school board, revenue limits imposed by the state Legislature in 1993 were an arbitrary cap that locked districts into a pattern of spending based on a single year of income information.

So a school district that raised its levy in the 1992-93 school year to fix a roof or buy a computer lab has been able to keep that extra revenue in their revenue cap ever since.

Spooner School District, however, had relatively low per-pupil expenditures that year and has had a long history of being a low-spending district.

Enrollment increases of the 1990s afforded the district extra revenues via state aid, allowing it to maintain programming, but recent enrollment declines, coupled with a state-funding formula have not allowed for per-pupil expenditures to keep up with inflation.

The district was forced to make cuts over the past decade, from $2.5 to $3 million, all while trying to avoid major impacts on services for students.

Those cuts include 12.25 regular teachers, six special-ed

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Impact would be $43 more for each $100,000 of property value

Blommer Peterman, S.C., is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. 264934

(Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY CIVIL DIVISION The Bank of New York Mellon f/k/a the Bank of New York, as trustee for the certificate holders CWALT , Inc., Alternative Loan Trust 2006-OC1, Mortgage pass-through Certificates, series 2006-OC1 Plaintiff Vs. Steve M. Preisler; Julie A. Preisler; Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc, acting solely as nominee for Intervale Mortgage Corporation; Defendants ADJOURNED NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Case No. 10 CV 89 Case code No. 30404 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on May 18, 2010, in the amount of $102,593.09, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: ORIGINAL TIME: February 2, 2011, at 10 a.m..

ADJOURNED TIME: March 9, 2011, at 10 a.m.

TERMS: 1. 10% down in cash or money order at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of slae; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances.

3. Buyer to pay applicable Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax from the proceeds of the sale.

PLACE: Lobby of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 West Main Street, Balsam Lake, WI 54810.

Property Description: Commencing 480 feet north of the east 1/8 post in the South line of Section 15, Township 32 North of Range 19 West, thence North on said 1/8 line 95 feet; thence West at right angles with said 1/8 line 150 feet; thence South parallel with said 1/8 line 95 feet; thence East 150 feet to the place of beginning said described piece of parcel of land being a part of the Southwest quarter of the Southeast quarter of Section 15, Township 32 North of Range 19 West, Polk County, Wisconsin.

Tax Key No.: 022-00362-0000.

Property Address: 307 State Road 35, Osceola, WI 54020 Gunar J. Blumberg State Bar No. 1028987 Attorney for Plaintiff 230 W. Monroe, Ste. 1125 Chicago, IL 60606 Phone: 312-541-9710 Johnson, Blumberg & Associates, LLC is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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Messar still enjoys coaching in his 35th year

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Marty Messar has paced the Luck girls basketball sideline since 1976, this year marking his 35th year. – Photo by Garth Olson

by Garth Olson The Valley Wire LUCK – Luck High School’s trophy case contains tiny pieces of a unique story whose ending has yet to be written.

Along with the various award plaques, the trophy case contains girls basketball championship team photos, and coach Marty Messar is pictured in every one of them.

Girls basketball as a high school sport started in Wisconsin in 1975, and Messar began coaching the Luck girls in 1976.

Thirty-five years later, and just a few yards from Luck’s trophy case, Messar is still pacing the court – coaching the Luck Cardinals. After recently notching his 376th career win, the coach has the 11th most career wins in girls basketball in the state among active coaches. With no plans of retirement anytime soon, induction into the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame and the 400 career-win milestone definitely appear to be future additions to the trophy case somewhere down the road. But Messar isn’t into talking much about the numbers; he just really loves the game.

“I enjoy what I’m doing,” Messar said.

“I still get pumped up for practices and games. I’ve been around this game since 1959 when I was playing every weekend as a fifth-grader in Catholic school.”

He describes his heritage as Slovenian with some Irish blarney. The coach likes to keep things in perspective and admits he enjoys providing some funny quotes to the local press after wins and losses. After a hard-fought, but losing, effort against Grantsburg, Messar said, “Sometimes you need to find the humor in things; 1.2 billion people in China won’t know what happened tonight.”

Coaches vs. Cancer On Feb. 18, Luck boys and girls will play host to Webster during a special fundraising night – Coaches vs. Cancer.

Coaches vs. Cancer is a national program between the American Cancer Society and the National Association of Basketball Coaches, which promotes healthy living and fundraising activities in the fight against cancer. The Luck girls team will

wear special pink and white uniforms, and the Luck boys team will also incorporate the color pink in special T-shirts for the night.

The fight against cancer is something the Messar family is familiar with since Messar lost his mother to cancer when she was only 52. Messar’s wife, Sue, is a breast cancer survivor who also keeps team stats during games.

“Cancer puts basketball things in perspective,” Messar said. “My wife has had to put up with the demands that coaches wives are all subjected to - it isn’t easy being the wife of a coach. By season’s end I will have coached in about 730 games, and that means almost two years of game nights where our family missed or rushed through our evening suppers, and since half our games are on the road, that’s a full year of pounding the pavement in a school bus, and that’s only game nights.

Sue has been very special in her willingness to allow me the opportunity to coach the sport I love so much. The summer Sue spent undergoing chemo and her followup radiation treatments were obviously very stressful, she allowed me and encouraged me to spend a week helping coach in a WBCA all-star game. I’m a truly lucky guy ... no pun intended!”

The Messars are a basketball family. The Messars’ daughters, Aryn and Heidi, both played under their father/coach at Luck.

The Messars’ son, Jay, is a sportswriter for the most-read prep sports outlet - Wissports.net. Jay Messar also compiled likely the most in-depth statistical history of any Wisconsin prep team with his history of Luck girls basketball which can be found on the school’s Web page.

Decades of facial hair “My wife has never seen me – in 38 years of marriage – without facial hair,” Messar confessed. During the ‘70s, when his team wore short shorts and jersey shirts with sleeves and collars, Messar wore a beard. In his 36th year of teaching, one Messar constant is his goatee or, as he likes to say, the Van Dyke. He calls his 2011 facial hair styling “The Robin Yount” after the look of the former Brewers shortstop and hall of famer.

“I’m a product of my times and my times were the ‘60s,” Messar explained.

“When I played for Wausaukee High School in 1967 you couldn’t have long hair or facial hair. My draft number was 262. I bet if you ask Todd Voss, longtime basketball coach for St. Croix Falls, he’ll remember his draft number.”

Messar missed the draft and earned his college degree from the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point. UW-Stevens Point is also where he met his wife and where Messar’s best all-time player, Britta Petersen, currently plays basketball. Messar added that he plans to watch Petersen play during senior day at UW-Stevens Point on Sunday, Feb. 13.

Coaching advocate As the 2010-2011 Luck girls team works for a strong finish during a roughly .500 season thus far, Messar has seen both ends of the spectrum.

“To last in coaching you gotta love coaching in both the good and the bad years,” he added. “We were zero for the ‘80s, when we didn’t win a conference championship.” Last season, the Cardinals won its eighth conference championship under its longtime coach. Messar also took his team to state in 1977.

“I’m an advocate for the coaching profession. There’s a tremendous upside with coaching and you have to do what you can with what you got.”

Messar no doubt has done a lot.

Back inside the Luck trophy case, another longtime coach, Andy Dolny, is honored with awards and plaques.

“Andy was a father figure and a mentor to me,” Messar added.

Dolny entered the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame 30 years ago in 1981. Messar will likely be inducted in the Hall of Fame in the next year or two. The trophy case at Luck High School will likely need to be enlarged; Messar has some big awards on the horizon.

“I have spent 35 years coaching in a town located on Hwy. 35; it’s just a darn good thing I wasn’t hired at Unity on Hwy. 46, that may be asking too much!”

Messar joked.

••• ST. CROIX FALLS – St. Croix Falls girls basketball coach Angie Maternowsky was recently selected to coach the WBCA 2011 All-Star game this summer in Madison. The annual game features the top seniors from the north from each of the five divisions, to go up against the top seniors from the south in the five divisions.

Maternowsky was Angie Maternowsky chosen to coach the Division 3 team along with coach Tina Aasen of Orfordville Parkview. Both boys and girls games will be played at the UW-Fieldhouse, with the girls games scheduled for Friday, June 17.

The main goal of the event is to raise money for the MACC Fund to help fight childhood cancer. – Marty Seeger with information from www.wissports.net ••• STEVENS POINT – The UWSP women’s basketball team crushed UW-Stout 86-50 for their 12th-straight victory on Feb. 2, and are currently ranked sixth in the nation according to the D3hoops.com and USA To d a y / E S P N Coaches Poll. Coming off a WIAC Athlete of the week nomination, Britta Petersen of Luck helped the Pointers to another solid performance against the Britta Petersen Blue Devils with 13 points, two steals and a pair of rebounds.

••• LEADER LAND – The Unity at Grantsburg boys and girls basketball games are being broadcast on 104.9 FM on Feb. 11, beginning at 6 p.m. The Luck at Unity boys and girls basketball games on Feb. 15, can be heard on 104.9 FM, beginning at 6 p.m.

••• LEADER LAND – The WIAA wrestling regionals for Division 2 and 3 in Somerset are being broadcast on 1260 AM starting at 10 a.m., on Saturday, Feb. 12.

••• LEADER LAND – Sporting events broadcast on 1260 AM can be heard on the following dates and times. The Feb. 10; Amery at Durand girls basketball game begins at 7:30 p.m. The Amery at Somerset boys basketball game on Feb. 11 begins at 7:30 p.m. The Feb. 14, Amery at Baldwin-Woodville game starts at 7:30 p.m., and the Feb. 15, Ellsworth at Amery girls basketball game begins at 7:30 p.m.

••• LEADER LAND – Local sports tidbits to share? Please contact the Leader by 4:30 p.m. on Mondays to go in Extra Points. – Marty Seeger ••• LEADER LAND – Leader Sports strives to follow the college careers of area athletes. If you know of an athlete who will be playing collegiate sports in 2011 and hasn’t been mentioned, send us an e-mail or call and we’ll take it from there. – Marty Seeger

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Saints wrestlers finish second at conference tourney

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer CAMERON – The Saints wrestling team finished in a strong second at the Lakeland Conference tournament in Cameron last Saturday, Feb. 5, but couldn’t get by the first-place Clear Lake Warriors.

“We wrestled well, just did not have enough to catch Clear Lake,” said Saints coach Dan Clark.

The Saints finished with a score of 316, as Clear Lake dominated the mat with a score of 346. At least two Saints wrestlers became conference champions with their performance Saturday, including freshman Drew Wheeler at 103 pounds, and senior Spencer Walters at 130.

“Drew Wheeler, Spencer Walters had excellent tournaments, both winning conference titles,” Clark said.

Wheeler wrestled two matches on the day after receiving a bye in the round 1 championship round and a bye in the quarterfinal. In the semifinals, Wheeler pinned Tucker Olson of Unity in 0:45, before pinning Tyler Kozial of Shell Lake in 1:00.

Walters wrestled three matches on the day after getting a first-round bye. He defeated Brent Johnson of Luck/Frederic/Grantsburg by a 3-2 decision and won by a 4-0 decision over Tyler Villalpando of Flambeau, before beating

Drew Wheeler of St. Croix Falls was a conference champ at 103 pounds. – Photos by Larry Samson

Erik Ullrich of Clear Lake by a 3-2 decision in the championship round.

At 140, Taylor Sempf placed second overall along with teammate Jake Rademacher, who also took second place, at 160. Sempf won two matches to get to the championship round before getting

Jake Rademacher of St. Croix Falls took second place during the conference wrestling meet in Cameron last weekend at 160 pounds.

pinned by Ben Ackerley of LFG. Rademacher lost a close one to Hunter Cardinal of Turtle Lake/Clayton in the finals by a 6-5 decision.

Three Saints wrestlers finished third overall including James Klassen at 119, who won three of his four matches on the day including one by pin in 0:29. Eric Segelstrom took third at 152, winning three of four matches and winning two by pin. Ryan Nussbaum also had two pins on the day and won three of four matches at 189.

Coming in fourth place was Grant Simpson at 135. Simpson went 2 for 2 in matches and had two pins. Also in fourth place was Marshall Dillman at 145, who wrestled three matches on the day, and won his only match by an 8-6 decision.

Nolan O’Brien also took fourth overall, winning two of four matches including a double-overtime win.

Others placing were Dan Horn in fifth place at 125, Joe Rademacher, fifth, 171; Ryan Johnson, fifth, 285; and Sean Bradshaw, sixth, 112.

“I thought we battled all day and was proud of all of our kids. We look forward to regional and hopefully we will be peaking over the next three weeks,” Clark said.

The regional tournament is set for Somerset on Saturday, Feb. 12, followed by sectionals in Amery on Saturday, Feb. 19.

Spencer Walters, a senior 130-pounder from St. Croix Falls, became a conference champion after defeating Erik Ullrich of Clear Lake in a 3-2 decision.

Target Center kind to Siren boys and girls

Siren 66, Pine City, Minn., 31

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The Siren Dragon girls and boys basketball teams traveled to the home of the Timberwolves last Saturday, Feb. 5, at the Target Center to play a couple of games on a professional basketball court.

The Siren girls dominated a team from Pine City, Minn., by a score of 66-31, playing two halves as is done in the Minnesota high school basketball system. The Dragons shot out to a 28-15 lead after the first half and didn’t look back. Ashley Guevara led the charge in the first half with 12 points and Carley Emery had 10. Guevara ended the game with a 19-point performance and Emery led with 24.

Also scoring were Daphne Hubbell with eight, Rhiannon Honeysett, five, Jessica Strabel, four and Brittany Coulter and Liz Brown each added two points.

Siren 63, Pine City, Minn., 23 MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – With 17 points from Elijah Hinze in the first half and a 3916 lead at halftime, the Siren Dragon boys basketball team was able to keep Pine City in check at the Target Center on Saturday, Feb. 5.

Hinze ended with 18 points, and several

The Siren girls basketball team poses at the Target Center after their game against Pine City.

– Photos by Mackenzie Erickson other Dragons got into the scoring mix as had two apiece.

Defensively the Dragons held Pine City Seth Stoner had nine, Andrew Brown and Murdock Smith each had eight points, to just seven second-half points.

Taylor Renberg, six, Evan Oachs, four, and Luke Bollant, Will Barr and Jared Emery

Carley Emery goes up for a shot against Pine City at the Target Center.

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Eagle wrestlers rally back to take third in conference

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer CAMERON – Despite holding sixth place midway through the conference tournament on Saturday, Feb. 5, in Cameron, the Eagles fought their way back to a third-place overall finish with 246 points. It was a strong finish according to coach Shawn Perkins, who was working with just 11 of a possible 14 wrestlers.

“The team really pulled together and put together a great finish to the tournament,” Perkins said.

The Eagles had three conference champions during the tournament, including senior Luke Nelson, who also won the tournament Most Valuable Player award for his performance.

The 135-pound Nelson had a firstround bye before winning by technical fall over Jacob Vought of Cameron by a score of 18-2. Nelson then defeated Nate

Scharenbrock of Flambeau by a 7-3 decision in the semifinals, before winning the championship match by a 2-1 decision in overtime over Ryan Behnke of Bruce.

“Luke winning MVP and beating an opponent that he lost to at Northern Badger was great. He is an exceptionally hard worker and finally earned a close win,” Perkins said.

Dylan Hendricks was the other conference champion for the Eagles at 145. Hendricks pinned Jeremy Benjamin of Cameron in 1:23, won by a 7-0 decision Dexter Mckittrick of Flambeau and defeated Tyler Anderson of Shell Lake by a 4-0 decision in the championship round.

“Dylan also had a great day,” said Perkins. “A pin his first match and then he didn’t give up a point in the semifinals or finals match. His opponent in the finals beat him last year in the conference finals so it was a sweet win for him.”

The other first-place finish went to

Dylan Hendricks earned a conference championship at 145 pounds. – Photos by Larry Samson

Luke Nelson earned the conference championship in an overtime match against Ryan Behnke of Bruce.

Unity’s Luke Nelson poses with the MVP honor he earned at the conference wrestling tournament in Cameron on Saturday, Feb. 5, along with his parents, Kelly and Chris Nelson. sophomore Alex Lennartson at 275, who a 7-5 score. Ackerley won the champiwon all three of his matches with the first onship, but Bystrom still wrestled well, coming by pin over Ryan Johnson in 0:39. winning three of his four matches.

His next match was won by an 8-6 deci“When Kevin is aggressive he is tough sion over Brian Marschall of Shell Lake, to beat,” Perkins said. before earning a pin over Dexter CrawOther wrestlers placing in Cameron ford of Cameron in the championship in were Zac Baxter, Jordan Hughes and 0:50.

Tucker Olson, who each came in fourth “Alex had a fine day too,” Perkins said, place overall. Cole Hanson, Colton and added that Lennartson is moving Sorensen and Steven Anderson each very well and executing his moves. placed seventh.

Jake Johnson also had a good day at 215, coming in a very close second overall after a tough finals match according to Perkins.

“Jake wrestled really well and was winning in the finals 2-1 going into the second period against a highly ranked opponent.

He just made a crucial mistake at the wrong time. When Jake believes in himself, he can really wrestle well,” Perkins said.

Placing third was Kevin Bystrom at 140 pounds, losing to Ben Ackerley of LFG by

Unity’s Alex Lennartson puts the squeeze on his opponent during his conference championship run at 275 pounds.

Jake Johnson of Unity took second overall at 215 pounds.

Ackerley earns conference title for LFG

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer CAMERON – It was a tough day on the mat for the Luck/Frederic/Grantsburg wrestling team at the conference tournament in Cameron on Saturday, Feb. 5, but senior Ben Ackerley of Frederic earned his way to the top at 140 pounds for the conference championship.

Ackerley won a close 7-5 decision over Unity’s Kevin Bystrom before winning a 15-6 major decision over Josh Huiras of Cameron in the semifinals. Ackerley then earned a pin over Taylor Sempf of St. Croix Falls in the championship round in 2:43.

At 130, Brent Johnson placed fourth overall winning his first two matches by a pin over Colton Sorensen of Unity in 0:45, and a major decision 13-5 win over Sam Livingston of Shell Lake. Johnson then lost a tough 3-2 decision to eventual champion, Spencer Walters of St. Croix Falls in the quarterfinal, and 4-3 decision in the third-place match.

Chase Dodds took fifth place at 135, with his two wins coming by pin. Also in fifth place was Evan Ryan at 119, who also

LFG wrestler Ben Ackerley goes up against Taylor Sempf of St. Croix Falls during the championship match at 140 pounds. – Photos by Larry Samson 152, and placed eighth overall. At 275, had two pins in his two wins on the day.

At 125, Hunter Dodds took seventh Jesse Sanchez wrestled three matches but overall along with three other teammates finished without a win. who also placed seventh, including Alex Richey, 160; Jordan Shearer, 189; and Kenny Sanford, 215. J.P Richey wrestled at

Chase Dodds had the upper hand in this match at 135 pounds. Dodds took fifth at the conference meet in Cameron.

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Webster boys quiet Siren

Webster 50, Siren 39

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer WEBSTER – The Webster Tigers played a solid evening of basketball and kept the explosive Siren boys at bay on Friday, Feb. 4, winning by 11 in the West Lakeland Conference duel, 50-39.

Webster led for the entire contest, and had established a nine-point lead at the half, with the Dragons playing much closer in the second half, but having too far to go to get back in the contest, losing 50-39.

Tiger senior Austin Elliot led all scorers with 14 points, including a perfect 4-4 at the free-throw line. Senior Dan Dochniak was right on his heels with 10 points.

Webster also had nine points each from Josh Baer and Greg McIntyre in the win.

Siren’s typically explosive offense was kept at bay by the Webster defense, which limited the high-flying Andrew Brown to just four points, and also shut down much Siren’s Taylor Renberg tries his best to drive toward the basket while Tigers tried to defend. – Photos by Carl Heidel

Siren 78, Webster 43

P O R T S of the Dragon offense for three quarters of the night, except in the final quarter, when Siren scored more than all the other quarters combined. Taylor Renberg, Murdock Smith and Elijah Hinze all contributed 11 points each in the loss, which included four 3-point bombs in the last few minutes of the game.

In spite of the valiant, last-minute effort to get back into the game, Siren falls to 36 in West Lakeland play, and 9-7 overall.

Webster improved to 6-3 in the conference, and 11-6 overall. It was the final meeting of the season for the two, which went the Dragon’s way earlier in the season.

Seth Stoner and Andrew Brown of Siren get faked out of a shot by Webster’s Dan Dochniak during a key conference matchup on Friday, Feb. 4, in Webster.

Dragon girls sweep Tigers

Siren led by just 10 points at the half, and Webster was still within striking distance until the final quarter, when the Dragon defense all but shut down the Tigers, limiting them to just three points in the fourth quarter, while racking up 23 of their own. Siren had scoring from six different players in the fourth quarter alone, leading to the lopsided, 35-point difference in the final score.

With the victory, Siren moves one step closer to sealing up their bid to win the West Lakeland Conference, while Webster continues to come close for most of their matches, but is unable to keep the gas on in the final stretch. This was the final meeting between the two squads this year, with both contests going the Dragons’ way.

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer WEBSTER – Led by 33 points from Ashley Guevara and 30 more from Carley Emery, the Siren girls turned deadly on the long ball, outshooting the neighboring Webster girls for a 78-43 victory on the road Friday, Feb. 4.

The senior Guevara had a spectacular night, burying 11 3-pointers in the victory, with 21 of her points in the first half alone, as she fast approaches 1,000 career points.

Her teammate Emery is on her way to 2,000 career points, and her 30 points surely helps.

Webster senior Michelle Gibbs made a valiant effort to turn the tide, racking up 22 points in the loss, and doing her best to overcome the Dragon duo of Guevara and Emery.

A mess of Dragons and Tigers found themselves in a pileup while searching for the basketball on Friday, Feb 4.

Daphne Hubbell eyes the lane for an open teammate against the Webster Tigers. – Photos by Carl Heidel

Lady Pirates win again on the road

Grantsburg 44, St. Croix Falls 38

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer ST. CROIX FALLS – There’s no overlooking the Lady Pirates basketball team this season as they pulled away with another big win over the Saints on Friday, Feb. 4.

“A nice conference win on the road,” said first-year Pirates coach Adam Hale.

“I thought our quick start, offensively, ended up being the key to the game as our execution wasn’t great in the second half.

We played decent defense again as we forced a few turnovers and held (Sarah) Petznick and (Sydney) Geisness in check.”

After losing their first four of six games to start the season, the Pirates have won seven of their last eight games including wins over Webster, Frederic and Luck, and four of those eight wins have come on the road. Their most recent victory over the Saints shows how potent the Pirates could become as the end of the season nears and playoffs begin.

The win last Friday also came without one of their leading scorers, Kortney Morrin, but it didn’t seem to matter as others continue to step up.

“Haley (Larson), Liz (Gaffney) and Sam (Schweiger) all hit huge shots in the fourth

quarter to help us hang on once St. Croix battled back making for an exciting finish.

Without Kortney, it was good to see us win a tough one on the road,” Hale added.

Larson had a 22-point effort for the Pirates including 14 first-half points. The Pirates led 26-16 at the half, but scored just six in the third quarter, allowing the Saints to creep back into the game. It was a wellbalanced night of scoring for the Pirates, however, as Macy Hanson and Schweiger each had five points, Kylie Pewe, Gaffney and Nicole McKenzie each added four.

The Saints got 11 points from Geisness and 10 from Petznick. Alexis Erickson also had 10 points.

The Pirate girls are continuing to be a threat to any team in the conference on any given night, as they proved against Luck in one of several road wins. This game took place on Friday, Jan. 21. – File photo by Greg Marsten

Unity 37, Shell Lake 32 BALSAM LAKE – The Eagles picked up a win at home against Shell Lake on Thursday, Feb. 3, making it their second straight before they get back into conference action against Grantsburg on Friday, Feb. 11, at Grantsburg.

Brittany Thomfohrda and Crystal Donahue each had 10 points on the night and Shauna Jorgenson added nine. Hayla Bader had four, and Marisa Hacker and Sarah Bader each had two points.

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Frederic girls come back and take Luck in OT Frederic 73, Luck 71 (OT)

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer LUCK – The Frederic girls basketball team outlasted the Luck Cardinals in an offensive battle that took five quarters to determine on Friday, Feb. 4, with the Vikings winning by a 73-71 overtime margin, keeping them in the hunt for conference honors.

Both squads played solid offensively for the first half, matching each other sharply and taking advantage of good shooting, with Luck leading most of the first half, but briefly succumbing to the Vikings for a spell in the second frame.

“It was an exciting game!” stated Viking head coach Troy Wink, who noted that his squad was down by eight points with less than three minutes remaining in regulation when they came back and tied it up at 65-65. “We fought back versus a very tough Luck team.”

A total of six players ended up scoring in double figures, with Luck’s Avery Steen rolling up 33 points on top of teammate Morgan Denny’s 15 points, 11 rebounds and three assists in the scoring bonanza.

While Luck had Steen and Denny to fall back on, the Vikings countered with a well-rounded field of players, led by jun-

Frederic senior Vanessa Neumann (No. 30) goes up for a shot over Luck's Taylor Joy. – Photos by Greg Marsten ior Corissa Schmidt, who knocked back 24 points, including six alone in the overtime, where she was almost unstoppable.

“Cori was very strong on offense,”

Frederic senior Tara Anderson looks for a way through Cardinal Darian Ogilvie.

Wink stated.

But the Viking scoring corps went deep into the lineup, with Jade Johnson rallying for 21 points, including 14 in the second half. Sam Nelson was also shooting well,

with four 3-pointers and two clutch free throws in the overtime to seal the victory.

Those free throws were considered keys to the overtime victory, according to coach Wink.

Also playing tough was rebound master Vanessa Neumann, who came off the bench for seven boards. Also matching up well for the Vikes was junior Maria Miller, who notched up 10 hard-earned points.

While the Cardinals led for most of regulation play, the Vikings knew when to come back into the fray, and forced the overtime masterfully. They also played strong in that extra frame, with Schmidt and Nelson combining for the victory tallies in what proved to be one of the more exciting games for either team this season.

“That’s right, 144 points scored between theses two rivals from northern Polk County,” stated Luck head coach Marty Messar. “It was a great game to watch, coach and play. The fans got their money’s worth, and the scorer and timer earned their pay.”

With the victory, Frederic stays in the hunt for a slice of the conference, at 5-3, tied with St. Croix Falls and a click behind Siren. The Vikings overall record moves to 11-5. Luck falls to 2-6 in West Lakeland play, and 7-8 overall.

Luck boys fend off hot-shooting Vikings

Luck 44, Frederic 38

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer LUCK – The Luck Cardinal boys basketball team was able to keep the sharpshooting Frederic Vikings at bay on Friday, Feb. 4, winning by half a dozen, in spite of trailing at the half.

Frederic sophomore Adam Chenal came through solidly for the Vikings, basically carrying them for the first half, and giving his squad a three-point lead at the half. He led all scorers for the contest with 16 points, even outscoring each of the deadly Mortel brothers for Luck.

“We had a good first half offensively,” Frederic head coach Ryan Lind said. “I thought our defense was good for most of the game.”

Frederic was looking to run away with the contest until they began to get into foul trouble, sending Luck into the bonus with over five minutes on the first-half clock. Foul trouble would plague the Vikings, who gave Luck 21 charity-stripe attempts, 15 of which were successful, while Frederic only went to the line four times all night.

Frederic's Trae Gehl double clutches several Luck defenders. – Photos by Greg Marsten

Pirate boys win fourth straight against Saints

Grantsburg 56, St. Croix Falls 46

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer ST. CROIX FALLS – After the Saints took a 16-12 lead after the first quarter, the Grantsburg boys basketball team clamped down, allowing just three points to the Saints in the second quarter, the Pirates headed into halftime with a 28-19 lead.

Still, with season goals set high, the Pirates are continuing to look for more consistency.

“This wasn’t our best effort tonight,” said Pirates coach Nick Hallberg. “I was a little disappointed with how we chose to finish out the game.”

With a 49-30 lead heading into the fourth quarter, Grantsburg allowed the Saints 16 points, while only providing seven points offensively. Hallberg was hoping for a more complete four quarters of basketball, which will be need down

the stretch if Grantsburg hopes to continue to do damage in the conference, and eventually in the playoffs.

“We were undisciplined on both ends of the floor in the fourth quarter and are pretty fortunate to have held on for the win,” Hallberg said, adding, “We need to start playing with the intensity we are capable of playing with from start to finish.”

Grantsburg will have a tough stretch of games to close out the regular season, with conference games against Unity, Webster, Frederic and Luck.

Brent Myers chipped in 16 points, Trevor Thompson, 15, Derek Bertelsen, 10, Seth Coy, David Ohnstad and Nolan Hanson each had four, Connor Myers had two and Daniel Biorn had one.

Nick Johnson led the Saints with 18 points, Zach Christensen, eight, Jace Marek, six, Marcus Campbell and Nathan Gravesen each had five, Jared Sprieter and Joe Thayer each had two points.

Luck's Alec Mortel tries to split up Frederic defenders Robert Kirk (left) and Waylon Buck.

“A hot-shooting Frederic team,” Luck head coach Rick Giller admitted. “We did not take them for granted, but had to step it up in the second half.”

Whatever riot act coach Giller read his squad at the half seemed to work. The Cardinals came back stronger in the second half, cooling off Chenal and most of the Viking squad in the third quarter, limiting them to just four points in the third frame, and only seven more in the final quarter.

Luck had strong nights from both Cole and Alec Mortel, who scored 15 and eight points, respectively. Alec also added 11 rebounds to his scoring. They also had 10 points from Evan Armour and six tallies from Logan Hacker in the 44-38 West Lakeland Conference win.

Frederic had an impressive shooting night from senior Robert Kirk, who finished right behind Chenal with 10 points.

Viking senior Trae Gehl helped his squad with six points, four boards and three assists in the loss.

Coaches clinic held in Cumberland

Baseball coaches gathered Feb. 5 for the annual Northwest Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Clinic at Nezzy’s Sports Bar in Cumberland. Pictured above - speakers included Minnesota Twins General Manager Bill Smith, event organizer and Cumberland head baseball coach Mark Fuller and the Twins Midwest scout Mark Wilson. – Photo by Garth Olson

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by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer GRANTSBURG – The Blizzard boys hockey squad lost in overtime to Two Rivers Conference foes Moose Lake, Minn., on Tuesday, Feb. 8, after coming from behind to tie the game and send it into an extra frame.

The Blizzard drew first blood, and second blood as well. Joe Engelhart knocked a shot past the Moose Lake goalie at 7:42 in the first period off a Matt Larson assist.

Larson was also the helper for Aaron Dietmeier five minutes later, as he rocked a shot past the Rebels goaltender for a 2-0 Blizzard lead.

But then the Rebels caught fire. They rallied for three straight goals over the next two periods, pulling back up then tying and finally getting a 3-2 lead as the final minutes ticked away.

It was with just 2:36 remaining in regulation that the Blizzard got back on track with another Engelhart score, tying the contest again. Matt Larson was also behind that goal with an assist, giving him a remarkable three-point night.

The Engelhart goal made the score tied, 3-3, sending it into overtime. It was at 6:04 in the OT that Rebel forward Tyler Cisar scored his third goal of the night, giving the Rebels a 4-3 win. It was also noteworthy because Cisar had assists from brothers Zach and Josh for the hat track.

While the overtime loss stings - especially against a Two Rivers Conference rival - the Moose Lake squad is out of the running for conference honors, with only the Minneapolis Novas still a threat to the Blizzard, and they match up on Thursday for a makeup contest from late last year.

The Blizzard record moves to 18-3-1 overall, and 9-2-0 in conference play. They close out their regular season with a road game against the Becker-area squad on Saturday, Feb. 12.

The Blizzard boys hockey team is set to make a run in the playoffs with their No. 6 seed. If they can get past Barron, the Blizzard will play the No. 3 seed Menomonie. – File photo by Greg Marsten

While the Blizzard have garnered a commendable record this season, mainly against some of the best of rural Minnesota opponents, they did get snubbed slightly by the WIAA with the playoff brackets. Maybe paying for their minimal

Wisconsin play, the Blizzard were awarded a remarkably low sixth seed.

They open the playoffs next Tuesday, Feb. 15, in Grantsburg as host to 11th-seed Barron, who they beat handily in early December by a six-goal margin.

If the Blizzard can get past Barron, they have their sights set on third-seeded Menomonie for the second round of playoff action, which promises to be a contest.

Blizzard girls fall in Rebel heartbreaker

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by Hurricanes on Tuesday Moose Lake 4, Blizzard 3

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer MOOSE LAKE, Minn. – The Blizzard girls hockey team lost a 4-3 squeaker to the Rebels of Moose Lake on the road Thursday, Feb 3.

Moose Lake scored first, midway through the first period, but the Blizzard girls got back on track and tied it up on a power play two minutes later, with sophomore Samantha O’Brien scoring off a Wendy Roberts assist at 7:14.

Both squads traded goals again in the second period, with the Rebels scoring a few seconds into the period, and the Blizzard countering on another power play at 5:09, this time with a goal from freshman Roberts, off a sophomore Paige Johnson assist.

Again in the final period, the two squads traded scores, with Moose Lake knocking one past senior goalie Tiffany Meyers a few moments into the third period, and the Blizzard coming back eight minutes later, again with an unassisted Wendy Roberts score, this time when the Blizzard were shorthanded.

But the death knell came a few minutes later, when Moose Lake closed the door with a game-leading score with just over three minutes left in regulation, giving the hosting Rebels a 4-3 win.

Blizzard forward Wendy Roberts skates past Superior defenseman Paige Gilbertson on her way to the Spartan's goal during an earlier contest in January. The Blizzard regular season finale is already set for Friday, Feb. 12. – File photo by Greg Marsten first period and another in the second on in Minocqua, before they embark on the WIAA playoffs.

Blizzard senior Tiffany Meyer.

Hayward 2, Blizzard 0 The Blizzard drew a sixth seed for the The loss leaves them with a 7-11-3 HAYWARD – The Hayward Hurricanes shut out the Blizzard girls hockey team on record, and is one of the last regular sea- brackets, and open play either next ThursTuesday, Feb. 8, by a score of 2-0, giving son contests for the Blizzard cooperative day, Feb. 17, or Friday, Feb. 18 on the road the Blizzard a rare shutout, Hayward for- squad. Their regular season finale is set against the third-seeded Eau Claire squad. ward Alyssa Ahlgren scored a goal in the for this Friday, Feb. 12, against Lakeland

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Lady Cardinals earn a big win over Saints

Webster dumped by Northwood as Siren ousts Spooner Luck 49, St. Croix Falls 45

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer LUCK – Among the several Tuesday basketball games on Feb. 8, there was no win bigger than the one the Lady Cardinals got against St. Croix Falls.

While it might not have mattered much to the Cardinals in a way that would give them a conference championship, coach Marty Messar deemed it a huge confidence booster against a very sound St. Croix Falls team that knocked off Siren earlier in the season. The Cardinals win may not have come easy, but at this point in the season, Messar has his girls on the right track.

It was a close game throughout as Luck led 11-10 after the first quarter and the game was tied at 27 at halftime. The Saints had a one-point lead heading into the fourth quarter, but the Cardinals freethrow shooting was one of the tipping points in the come-from-behind victory.

As a team the Cardinals shot 16 of 20 from the line, with Avery Steen handling much of those duties herself, going 14 of 16 from the line and putting up 31 points.

Morgan Denny scored seven, Ashlyn Petersen, five, Darien Ogilvie, four and Maia Lehmann, two.

The Cardinals had a bit of trouble stopping Sarah Petznick, who sunk 26 points, but held the Saints other leading scorer, Sydney Geisness, to just four. Others scoring for the Saints included Natalie Sempf with nine, and Taylor Orton, Jessica Rademacher and Alexis Erickson adding two points apiece.

Northwood 60, Webster 24 MINONG – The Webster girls basketball team was shut down against a tough Northwood squad on Tuesday, Feb. 8, as the Tigers could only get 24 points on of-

Luck’s Ashlyn Petersen sinks the final basket of the game on a free throw against the Saints. fense. Michelle Gibbs scored 11, while Shauna Rein put up nine and Mary Johnson got four points to the Tigers low total.

Webster was able to hold the Evergreens to just 12 points in the first quarter, but Northwood pulled the game away in the second half. The Tigers will have a good test during their final games of the regular season with Frederic, Grantsburg, Luck and St. Croix Falls on the schedule.

Luck freshman Darian Ogilvie stands alone amongst several other players from St. Croix Falls and Luck as a rebound comes her way. The Luck Cardinals captured a big win over the Saints on Tuesday, Feb. 8. – Photos by Marty Seeger

Siren 52, Spooner 32 SPOONER – The Lady Dragons traveled to Division 3 Spooner on Tuesday, Feb. 8, and took care of business with their ninth straight win.

Carley Emery led with 24 points as several other Dragons got in on the scoring mix, with Brittany Coulter and Ashley Guevara each adding seven, Danielle Keller, six; Liz Brown, four; and Raven Emery and Abigail Mitchell adding two.

Saints no contest for Cardinal boys

Webster boys win again, but Frederic falls in Turtle Lake

after the first quarter and dominated the first half leading 33-11.

Others scoring for the Cards included A.J. Walsh-Brenizer, Cole Mortel, Connery Johnson and Roger Steen with two points apiece, with Evan Armour putting up one.

The Saints were led by Zach Christenson’s 12 points and Nathan Gravesen’s nine.

“Defense was tough giving up only 11 first-half points. With our tough schedule next week we will need to play that way each night,” Giller said.

The Cards will have Clear Lake, Unity and Webster before finishing out the regular season against Birchwood and Grantsburg.

Luck 56, St. Croix Falls 35

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer LUCK – It was a tough night for the Saints boys basketball team on Tuesday, Feb. 8, as the Luck Cardinals started off hot after the first two minutes of the game and never looked back.

“Brady Klatt played his usual good defense,” said Luck coach Rick Giller, adding that Logan Hacker also had a good night rebounding to go along with his 17 points, and shooting from the freethrow line going 5 for 8. Klatt also had 15 points along with teammate Alec Mortel, who also dominated in rebounding.

The Cardinals shot out to an 18-7 lead

Logan Hacker had a nice game against the Saints. Here he dribbles around Nathan Gravesen.

Webster 62, Northwood 50 MINONG – The Webster boys rolled to victory over the Northwood Evergreens Tuesday, Feb. 8, behind a 33-point effort from Austin Elliott. Josh Baer chipped in 10 points and Greg McIntyre and Dan Dochniak each had nine points, while Taylor Hinze had eight. Zach Holmstrom had two points.

The Tigers led 15-12 after the first quarter and 34-28 at halftime. The Tigers led by just four points heading into the fourth quarter but clamped down defensively in the final quarter, holding the Evergreens to eight points.

The Tigers will face Frederic, Grantsburg, Luck and Hayward in their final stretch of game during the regular season.

Luck’s Roger Steen attempts a block on Saints senior Joe Thayer as he goes up for a jumpshot. – Photos by Marty Seeger

Turtle Lake 56, Frederic 50 TURTLE LAKE – The Frederic boys lost at Turtle Lake on Tuesday, Feb. 8. No game stats were available at press time.

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Knights of Columbus hosts free-throw contest

FREDERIC – Frederic Council 6370 of the Knights of Columbus is proud to present the winners of council level competition. The youth participated in

competition at each of the four schools in the council area in Grantsburg, Siren, Frederic and Luck. They met at Frederic on Saturday, Feb. 5, and shot free throws

First-place girls of the free-throw contest include Lara Harlander, 14, Frederic; Emily Howe, 13, Siren; Aubri Larson, 12, Siren; Kaila Jeske, 11, Frederic; and Elicia Emery, 10, Siren.

– Photos submitted

A R E A Hacker’s Lanes

Sunday Youth (3 Games) Standings: Infinite 11, JDZ 9, Shooting Stars 8, The Three Amigos 6, The Bowlers 5, Brothers & Arms 4, Team Hambone 3, Boss 2.

Girls games: Corissa Schmidt (SS) 222, Lauren Domagala (SS) 154, Avery Steen (SS) 142.

Girls series: Corissa Schmidt (SS) 549, Lauren Domagala (SS) 395, Avery Steen (SS) 378.

Boys games: Charlie Lindberg (I) & Logan Hacker (TH) 194, Kyle Hunter (TB) 183.

Boys series: Logan Hacker (TH) 519, Kyle Hunter (TB) 516, Chris Hopp (I) 493.

Team games: Team Hambone 544, JDZ 497, Infinite 473.

Team series: Team Hambone 1496, Shooting Stars 1322, Infinite 1305.

Sunday Night I No-tap Mixed Standings: Happy Campers 28.5, Packer Backers 27.5, Knaubers 26, Chuck’s Team 24, Long Shots 22, Late Comers 17.5, Jeff’s Team 16.5, No Names 14.

Women’s games: Jan Kruse (CT) 247, Kathy Underwood (CT) 236 & 230.

Women’s series: Kathy Underwood (CT) 613, Jan Kruse (CT) 590, Yvonne Snyder (HC) 580.

Men’s games: Jeff Cummings (JT) 266, Len Knauber (K) 253, Merle Larsen (HC) 244.

Men’s series: Jeff Cummings (JT) 666, Jim Murphy (LS) 643, Merle Larsen (HC) 634.

Team games: Chuck’s Team 847, Happy Campers 802, Jeff’s Team 776.

Team series: Chuck’s Team 2288, Happy Campers 2234, Jeff’s Team 2225.

Monday Night Ladies Standings: Mane Attractions 32, Hog Wild Gals 30.5, The Bottle Shop 27, House of Wood 21.5, Hacker’s Lanes 11, Bye 4.

Individual games: Karen Olson (HL) 193, Nancy Anderson (HL) 190, Ramona Renfroe (HWG) 187.

Individual series: Ramona Renfroe (HWG) 498, Nancy Anderson (MA) 494, Susan Houston (MA) 477.

Team games: Hog Wild Gals 614, Hacker’s Lanes 580, Mane Attractions 578.

Team series: Hog Wild Gals 1798, Mane Attractions 1678, Hacker’s Lanes 1648.

Tuesday Classic Standings: Yellow Lake Lodge 39, Bottle Shop 38.5, Great Northern Outdoors 35.5, SHWHORAW Co. 35, Pioneer Bar 26, Rural American Bank 21.

Individual games: Brett Daeffler 279, Ed Bitler 278, Gene Ackland 264.

Individual series: Brett Daeffler 720, Ed Bitler 715, Gene Ackland 685.

Team games: Bottle Shop 684, Great Northern Outdoors 681, Yellow Lake Lodge 652.

Team series: Great Northern Outdoors 1927, Bottle Shop 1863, Yellow Lake Lodge 1808.

Consecutive strikes (5 or more): Brett Daeffler 5x & 6 x – 279; Ed Bitler 11x – 278; Josh Henry 5x – 210; Ron Skow 8x – 258; Maynard Stevens 5x – 235.

Games 50 or more above average: Brett Daeffler 279 (+78); Ed Bitler 278 (+74); Gene Ackland 264 (+74).

Series 100 pins or more above average: Brett Daeffler 720 (+117); Ed Bitler 685 (+115); Gene Ackland 715 (+103).

Splits converted: 2-10: Jake Anderson, Reed Stevens, Dale Frandsen. 2-4-10: Josh Henry. 6-7-10: Maynard Stevens.

Wednesday Night Early Men’s Standings: Larsen Auto Center 14, Skol Bar 12, Cummings Lumber 12, Lewis Silo 9, Pioneer Bar 8, A-1 Machine 5.

Individual games: Brett Daeffler (A-1)

to win advancement to the district round, and will compete against council winners from Spooner, Balsam Lake and Webster on Saturday, Feb. 26. The Knights extend

Boys free-throw council winners include John Dalsveen, 14, Siren; Roman Poirier, 13, Frederic; Aaron Rudd, 12, Siren; Ben Lemieux, 11, Siren; and Beau Brenizer, 10, Luck.

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235, Norm Hansen (A-1) 229, Don Swanson (CL) 226.

Individual series: Brett Daeffler (A-1) 621, Brad Schmidt (A-1) 614, Norm Hansen (A-1) 604.

Team games: A-1 Machine 971, Cummings Lumber 939, Pioneer Bar 929.

Team series: A-1 Machine 2774, Pioneer Bar 2647, Lewis Silo 2599.

Thursday Early Standings: Hell Raisers 39, Daeffler’s Quality Meats 38, Frontier Trails 36, Fab Four 35.5, American Family Siren 33, Red Iron Studios 31, Wikstrom Construction 25, Grindell Law Offices 22.5.

Individual games: Mike Route (RIS) 280, Eugene Ruhn (RIS) 263, Ed Bitler (RIS) 261.

Individual series: Mike Route (RIS) 704, Simon Nelson (GLO) 687, Bryce Daeffler (DQM) 684.

Team games: Red Iron Studios 804, Daeffler’s Quality Meats 676, Frontier Trails 658.

Team series: Red Iron Studios 1977, Daeffler’s Quality Meats 1919, Fab Four 1856.

Consecutive strikes (5 or more): Eugene Ruhn 6x – 242; Ed Bitler 6x – 255; Mike Route 5x – 228.

Games 50 or more above average: Ed Bilter 255 (+52); Mike Route 228 (+76).

Splits converted: 4-7-10: Eugene Ruhn.

5-7: Simon Nelson.

Thursday Late Standings: Stotz & Company 15, Johnson Upholstery 12, Hansen Farms Inc. 9, Fisk Trucking 7.5, Hog Wild BBQ & Grill 5.5.

Women’s games: Heather Wynn 152.

Women’s series: Heather Wynn 363.

Men’s games: Richard Coen 245, Eugene Wynn Sr. 203, Dale Frandsen 192.

Men’s series: Richard Coen 595, Eugene Wynn Sr. 553, Eugene Wynn Jr. 553.

Team games: Stotz & Company 839, Hansen Farms Inc. 836, Hog Wild BBQ 822.

Team series: Hansen Farms Inc. 2388, Stotz & Company 2359, Hog Wild BBQ 2228.

Friday Night Ladies Standings: The Leader 28, The Pin Heads 26, Frederic Design 23, Pioneer Bar 19, The Dozers 17, Junque Art 16, Meyer’s Plus 9.

Individual games: Gail Linke 203, Kathy Underwood 194, Pat Traun 181.

Individual series: Gail Linke 558, Pat Traun 492, Kathy Underwood 484.

Team games: The Pin Heads 578, The Leader 573, Junque Art 567.

Team series: The Pin Heads 1688, The Leader 1682, The Dozers 1644.

Splits converted: 2-8-10: Sheila Hansen.

5-8-10: Myrna Magnuson. 5-7-9: Kim Owen.

Saturday Night Mixed Standings: Handicaps, Alley Brats, LuckE, Skowl, Lakers, Dead Eyes, Hot Shots.

Women’s games: Linda Giller 200, Deb Ingram 182, Linda Giller 179.

Women’s series: Linda Giller 537, Deb Ingram 531, Kathy Java 470.

Men’s games: Ron Skow 220, Terry Ingram 214, Eugene Ruhn 213.

Men’s series: Ron Skow 622, Terry Ingram 581, Eugene Ruhn 580.

Team games: Luck-E 946, Skowl 906 & 884.

Team series: Skowl 2670, Luck-E 2650, Handicaps 2596.

McKenzie Lanes

Monday Night Madness Standings: Pepie’s Gals 32, Triple Threat 30, Mishaps 24, McKenzie Lanes 24, Eagle Lounge 22, Radio Shack 20, Alleycats 20, Scottay’s Trucking 20.

Individual games: Stacy Kemp 201,

gratitude to the parents for their efforts and the schools for their help. – Marty Seeger with submitted information

Becky Morse 189, Heather Donahue 184.

Individual series: Stacy Kemp 488, Angie Lakner 461, Peggy Larkin 453.

Team games (Handicap): Radio Shack 659, Pepie’s Gals 639.

Team series (Handicap): Triple Threat 1826, Pepie’s Gals 1825.

Monday Night Ladies Standings: Wolf Creek Log Furniture 87.5, Sam’s Carpentry 86, Edina Divas 82.5, Milltown Appliance 80, Frederic Truck and Tractor 76, McKenzie Lanes 75.5, Bogus Pumpkins 66, Metal Products 54.5.

Individual games: Shirley Wilson 207, Cindy Castellano 196, Helen Leggitt 193.

Individual series: Shirley Wilson 585, Cindy Castellano 562, Toni Sloper 520.

Team games (Handicap): Wolf Creek Log Furniture 880.

Team series (Handicap): Wold Creek Log Furniture 2481.

Tuesday Early Mixed Standings: The New Comers 46, Lemon Heads 45.5, What the Ek 42, Mom’s Boys 36.5, Jim’s Flooring 34, Lane Crashers 32, Lamar Stars 26, Bye 0.

Women’s games: Brenda Lehmann 190, Sharyle Swagger 189, Linda Larson 182.

Women’s series: Sharyl Swagger 490, Brenda Lehmann 480, Linda Larson 444.

Men’s games: Jeff Lehmann 244, Kevin Ek 225, Glen Minnick 200.

Men’s series: Kevin Ek 659, Jeff Lehmann 639, Glen Minnick 552.

Team games: Lemon Heads 553.

Team series: Lemon Heads 1520.

Tuesday Women’s Standings: Hauge Dental 85.5, Tomlinson Insurance 80, Kassel Tap 74, LC’s Gals 69.5, Gutter Dusters 61.5, Custom Outfitter 61, Country Gals 58.5, Cutting Edge Pro 54.

Individual games: Leann Sylvester 203, Audrey Ruck 202, Lois Swenson 201.

Individual series: Audrey Ruck 575, Denise Donaghue 550, Cindy Castellano 531.

Team games (Handicap): Kassel Tap 874, Hauge Dental 868, Tomlinson Insurance 843.

Team series (Handicap): Kassel Tap 2450, Hauge Dental 2352, Tomlinson Insurance 2346.

Tuesday Night Men’s Standings: Hack’s Pub 68.5, Steve’s Appliance 68.5, The Cobbler Shop 53.5, Dream Lawn 45.5, Nel-Lo-Hill Farm 44.5, The Dugout 44, McKenzie Lanes 40, Centurview Park 35.5.

Individual games: Brian Lawrence 257, Rick Fox 254, Craig Willert 248.

Individual series: Rick Fox 695, Darren McKenzie & Brian Lawrence 647, Jim McKenzie 642.

Team games (Handicap): Nel-Lo-Hill Farm 1221.

Team series (Handicap): Nel-Lo-Hill Farm 3463.

Wednesday Early League Mixed Standings: Cutting Edge 42, Hack’s Pub 36, Holiday StationStore 31, Pro Fab 31, Top Spot 26, Amrhien Painting 26, Suzie

R E S U LT S Q’s 22, Bye 10.

Women’s games: Karen Wiemer 228, Janice Fox 201, Dixie Runberg 182.

Women’s series: Janice Fox 547, Karen Wiemer 482, Dixie Runberg 465.

Men’s games: Mike Welling 248, Merlin Fox 234, Eric Hoffman 215.

Men’s series: Mike Welling 656, Merlin Fox 614, Bob Chitty 580.

Team games (Handicap): Holiday StationStore 695.

Team series (Handicap): Top Spot 1956.

Wednesday Night Men’s Standings: Dalles Electrical 32, Davy’s Construction 30, McKenzie Lanes 24, Tiger Express 22, Harvest Moon 17, Hanjo Farms 16, Reed’s Marina 12, Edina Realty 7.

Individual games: Scott Davison 267, Bob Carey 256, Tim Katzmark 248.

Individual series: Jason Loney & Scot Davison 664, Tim Katzmark 659, Craig Willert 640.

Team games (Handicap): Davy’s Construction 1084, Tiger Express 1033.

Team series (Handicap): Dalles Electrical 2941, Davy’s Construction 2909.

Thursday Night Ladies Standings: KJ’s 15, Cutting Edge Pro 14, Hauge Dental 12, Hack’s Pub 11.5, RiverBank 8.5, Bont Chiropractic 8, Eagle Valley Bank 6, Truhlsen Chiropractic 5.

Individual games: Denise Donaghue 226, Jane Smith 214, Debbie Korsan 201.

Individual series: Jane Smith 570, Norma Hauge 549, Shannon Cox 520.

Team games: Hauge Dental 882, KJ’s 848, Bont Chiropractic 802.

Team series: Hauge Dental 2378, Bont Chiropractic 2287, KJ’s 2222.

Saturday Night Mixed Standings: Eureka Bombers 22.5, Pin Busters 21, Melonbergers 20, Ten Pin Titans 17, Roller Coasters 17, Happy Campers 14, Fisk Trucking 13, The InLaws 11.5.

Women’s games: Anita Bont 181, Maryann Sloper 169, Jan Lehmann 169.

Women’s series: Jean Judd 458, Anita Bont 455, Maryann Sloper 439.

Men’s games: Roger Fisk 254, Erv Lehmann 222, Gene Braund 215.

Men’s series: Roger Fisk 680, Erv Lehmann 635, Gene Braund 601.

Team games (Handicap): Pin Busters 917, Happy Campers 902, Ten Pin Titans 896.

Team series (Handicap): Eureka Bombers 2619, Ten Pin Titans 2579, Pin Busters 2559.

Black & Orange

Early Birds Standings: Yellow River Saloon 21-7, The Tap 14-14, Black & Orange 13-15, Gandy Dancer Saloon 8-20.

Individual games: Claudia Peterson (B&O) 181, Michelle Lysdahl (YRS) 171, Delores Lien (T) 157.

Individual series: Kay Casey (YRS) 451, Claudia Peterson (B&O) 426, Sandy Price 421.

Team games: The Tap 864, Yellow River Saloon 806, Black & Orange 802.

Team series: The Tap 2503, Yellow River Saloon 2312, Gandy Dancer Saloon 2258.

Games 50 or more above average: Claudia Peterson 181 (+54).

Monday Night Standings: Glass & Mirror Works 21-3, Larry’s LP 13-11, Black & Orange 9-15, Pope’s Construction 5-19.

Individual games: Breck Eytcheson (G&MW) & Josh Johnson (L) 214, Jack Witzany (L) 206, Larry Johnson (L) 204.

Individual series: Breck Eytcheson (G&MW) 552, Josh Johnson (L) 548, Larry Johnson (L) 544.

Team games: Pope’s Contruction 948,

Larry’s LP 945, Glass & Mirror Works 913.

Team series: Larry’s LP 2757, Pope’s Construction 2726, Glass & Mirror Works 2668.

Games 50 or more above average: Keith Buskirk 182 (+83).

Series 100 or more above average: Keith Buskirk 454 (+157).

TNT Standings: Larry’s LP 12-8, Cashco 1010, Flower Power 10-10, Black & Orange 8-12.

Individual games: Jennifer Kern (L) 186, Mary Ellen Smith (C) 179, Cheryl Scallon (C) 170.

Individual series: Jennifer Kern (L) 510, Mary Ellen Smith (C) 503, Cheryl Scallon (C) 495.

Team games: Cashco 881, Larry’s LP 874, Flower Power 799.

Team series: Cashco 2587, Flower Power 2392, Larry’s LP 2374.

Splits converted: 4-6: Lisa Pardun.

Wednesday Night Standings: Black & Orange 19-5, Cashco 15-9, Lions 14-10, Northview Drive Inn 1113, 10th Hole 8-16, Vacant 5-19.

Individual games: Matt Swenson (NDI) 219, Tim Vasatka (B&O) 202, Mike Zajac (C) 189.

Individual series: Tim Vasatka (B&O) 550, Mike Zajac (C) 524, Matt Swenson (NDI) 518.

Team games: Northview Drive Inn 947, Black & Orange 920, Cashco 885.

Team series: Northview Drive Inn 2790, Black & Oragne 2713, Cashco 2626.

Games 50 or more above average: Matt Swenson 141 (+78).

Early Risers Standings: Gayle’s Northwoods Hair Design 23-5, Gandy Dancer 17-11, A+ Sanitation 9-19, 10th Hole 7-21.

Individual games: Lylah Nelson (A+) 193, Janice Carlson (GNHD) & Claudia Peterson (GD) 162, Carol Phelps (A+) 152.

Individual series: Lylah Nelson (A+) 472, Janice Carlson (GNHD) & Claudia Peterson (GD) 423, Carol Phelps (A+) 414.

Team games: Gayle’s Northwoods Hair Design 679 x2, A+ Sanitation 670, Gandy Dancer 667.

Team series: Gayle’s Northwoods Hair Design 2033, Gandy Dancer 1915, 10th Hole 1914.

Games 50 or more above average: Lylah Nelson 193 (+50).

Thursday Night Ladies Standings: Lips 39.5-32.5, Webster Motel 39.5-32.5, Pour House 35-37, Vacant 30-42.

Individual games: Daphne Churchill (L) 168, LuAnn Mattison (PH) 154, Shaurette Reynolds (L) 153.

Individual series: Daphne Churchill (L) 436, Shaurette Reynolds (L) 407, Val Fremont 406.

Team games: Pour House 662, Webster Motel 657, Lips 642.

Team series: Pour House 1908, Webster Motel 1907, Lips 1889.

Denny’s Downtown Lanes

Sunday Afternoon Mixed Standings: Spare-Us 32, 3-M’s 30, The Pacifiers 24.5, George’s Angels 22, Team Siren 20.5, Bye 18.

Women’s games: “Trouble” Barfknecht 156, Barbara Loomis 152.

Women’s series: Lori Dake 396, “Trouble” Barfknecht 395.

Men’s games: Jim Loomis 193, Chuck Moyer 181.

Men’s series: Jim Loomis 526, Chuck Moyer 456.

Team games: 3-M’s 438, Spare Us 425.

Team series: Spare Us 1218, 3-M’s 1188.

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Islanders to compete at state Squirt Tournament

CUMBERLAND – The Cumberland Islanders defeated River Valley at the Cumberland Ice Arena during the Region 1 playdowns last weekend, and will represent Region 1 in the 4A Squirt Tournament in early March.

Starting out the scoring for the Islanders was Steven Hanson with the assist from Aaron Gunderson. The second score came from Tanner Van Meter of Luck, unassisted. The third score also came from Van Meter with assists from Alexis Wisner and RJ Gunderson. The final score of the period same from Colten Wilson and the assist went to Steven Hanson.

Wilson and Hanson teamed up for the first score of the second period. Then Van

Cumberland Islanders won the Region 1 playdown over the weekend. – Photo submitted

Meter scored and RJ Gunderson got the assist. Van Meter scored unassisted. Then once again Hanson got the score and Wilson got the assist this time.

In the third period Wisner scored with the assist from Wilson. Van Meter scored the final goal with assist from Wisner and Dawson Van Meter.

The Islanders won 10-1. Jonah Becker stopped 13 shots on goal. With the win, the Cumberland Islander’s compete at Merrill in March in the state Squirt Tournament.

The Islanders are 16-3 on the season and have scored a total of 114 goals, allowing just 42 total goals. The Islanders are undefeated in league play. – Marty Seeger with submitted information

Luck youth wrestlers place third

Frederic youth basketball team wins two tourneys

LEFT: The Luck youth wrestlers placed third at the Burnett Bulldogs Wrestling Tournament on Sunday, Jan 30.

Pictured front row: Justin Adams, Jalynn Bowe, Sara Sellent, Jarred Hutton, Tyler Chappalear and Layne Duke. Back row: Jaeven Duke, John Bowe, Vinton Craker, Levi Jensen, Wyatt Jensen, Hunter Sellent, Riley Runnels and Tyler VanAtla. – Photo submitted

LEFT: The Frederic fifth-grade basketball team, with help from a few fourth graders, won both the Luck basketball tournament on Saturday, Jan. 29, and the Spring Valley tournament on Saturday, Feb 5. – Photo submitted

LEADER SPORTS SCOREBOARD BOYS BASKETBALL

West Lakeland Standings Team Conf. Overall Luck Cardinals 8-1 14-3 6-2 14-3 Grantsburg Pirates Unity Eagles 6-2 14-4 6-3 12-6 Webster Tigers Siren Dragons 3-6 10-7 2-7 6-12 Frederic Vikings St. Croix Falls Saints 0-10 2-15 Scores Friday, February 4 Webster 50, Siren 39 Luck 44, Frederic 38 Grantsburg 56, St. Croix Falls 46 Lakeview Christian Academy-Duluth 74, Unity 72 Saturday, February 5 Siren 63, Pine City, Minn., 23 Monday, February 7 Unity 52, Turtle Lake 35 Tuesday, February 8 Webster at Northwood (DH) Luck 56, St. Croix Falls 35 Turtle Lake 56, Frederic 50 Upcoming Thursday, February 10 7:30 p.m. Siren at Lac Courte Oreilles Friday, February 11 6 p.m.

Unity at Grantsburg (DH) 7:30 p.m. Frederic at Webster (DH) Monday, February 14 7:30 p.m. Luck at Clear Lake Tuesday, February 15 6 p.m.

Luck at Unity (DH) 7:30 p.m. Grantsburg at Webster (DH) St. Croix Falls at Siren (DH) Prairie Farm at Frederic (DH) Thursday, February 17 6 p.m.

Frederic at Grantsburg (DH)

BOYS HOCKEY

Two Rivers Conference Team Conf. Overall WSFLGUS Blizzard 9-2-0 18-3-1 Minneapolis 6-1-3 16-2-4 Mora/Hinckley-Finlayson 6-3-1 9-10-2 Moose Lake Area 5-4-1 13-7-1 Legacy Christian Academy 3-7-1 7-15-1 North Branch 3-8-0 6-15-0 Pine City/Rush City 2-9-0 5-18-0 Scores Saturday, February 5 Blizzard 4, Legacy Christian Academy 1 Tuesday, February 8 Moose Lake Area 4, Grantsburg 3 Upcoming Thursday, February 10 5:30 p.m. Blizzard at Minneapolis Saturday, February 12 12 p.m.

Blizzard vs. Becker/Big Lake at Princeton Tuesday, February 14 (Regional Semifinal) 7 p.m.

Barron at Grantsburg

WRESTLING

Upcoming Saturday, February 12 (Regional Meet) 11 a.m.

LFG at Somerset St. Croix Falls at Somerset Unity at Somerset

Bantams dominating weekend tournaments The Blizzard bantam hockey team has won three straight weekend tournaments, signaling a successful hockey season for the area youth. – Photo submitted

GIRLS BASKETBALL

West Lakeland Standings Team Conf. Overall Siren Dragons 7-1 14-1 5-3 11-5 Frederic Vikings Grantsburg Pirates 4-3 9-5 5-4 11-5 St. Croix Falls Saints Luck Cardinals 3-6 8-8 2-5 9-7 Unity Eagles Webster Tigers 2-6 5-11 Scores Thursday, February 3 Unity 37, Shell Lake 32 Friday, February 4 Siren 78, Webster 43 Frederic 73, Luck 71 Grantsburg 44, St. Croix Falls 38 Saturday, February 5 Siren 66, Pine City, Minn., 31 Tuesday, February 8 Luck 49, St. Croix Falls 45 Northwood 60, Webster 24 Siren 52, Spooner 35 Upcoming Thursday, February 10 7:30 p.m. Clear Lake at Luck Siren at Cameron Friday, February 11 6 p.m.

Frederic at Webster (DH) 7:30 p.m. Unity at Grantsburg (DH) Tuesday, February 15 6 p.m.

Grantsburg at Webster (DH) St. Croix Falls at Siren (DH) Prairie Farm at Frederic (DH) 7:30 p.m. Luck at Unity (DH) Thursday, February 17 7:30 p.m. Frederic at Grantsburg (DH)

GIRLS HOCKEY

WSFLGUS Blizzard 7-10-3 Scores Thursday, February 3 Moose Lake, Minn., 4, Blizzard 3 Tuesday, February 8 Hayward 2, Blizzard 0 Upcoming Saturday, February 12 2 p.m.

Lakland Union at Siren

GYMNASTICS

Upcoming Thursday, February 10 6:30 p.m. St. Croix Falls at Grantsburg Saturday, February 12 10 a.m.

Grantsburg at Ashland St. Croix Falls / Unity at Ashland

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Youth Hockey

Burnett Blizzard Bantam

State Playdown Tournament Friday, February 4

Spooner 4, Blizzard 3

Goals: Brett Richison (2), Vinny Larson.

Assists: Ryan Curtis (2).

Saves: Taran Wols (12).

Saturday, February 5

Blizzard 8, Barron 1

Goals: Brett Richison (3), Andrew Coy (2), Carter Lee, Vinny Larson, Ryan Curtis.

Assists: Ryan Curtis (2), Max Norman, Brett Richison.

Saves: Taran Wols (25).

Congratulations to Leader sports editor Marty Seeger and his bride on the occasion of the birth of a baby girl. The excitement in the Seeger household caused this column to be omitted last week, but that didn’t mean the Swami was sleeping on THE SWAMI the job. The Prediction King produced a sterling 13-3 record, which raised his seasonal mark to 77-31, or 71 percent.

The Swami

PREDICTS

This week’s predictions: Girls Siren 60, Cameron 40; Luck 48, Clear Lake 47; Frederic 53, Webster 48; Grantsburg 60, Unity 39; Grantsburg 56, Webster 43; Frederic 72, Prairie Farm 38; Luck 55, Unity 50; Siren 63, St. Croix Falls 40.

Boys

Sunday, February 6

Blizzard 4, Ashland 2

Goals: Max Norman (2), Vinny Larson, Brett Richison.

Assists: Carter Lee (2), Vinny Larson, Mackenzie Omar.

Saves: Taran Wols (19).

Blizzard 9, Amery 0 (Blizzard takes second place.)

Goals: Brett Richison (2), Vinny Larson (2), Max Norman, Jeremy Roy, Carter Lee, Drew Alderman, Cody Holman.

Assists: Ryan Curtis (2), Andrew Coy, Carter Lee, Parker Steen.

Saves: Taran Wols (7).

Siren 97, LCO 44; Webster 42, Frederic 31; Grantsburg 58, Unity 53; Luck 61, Clear Lake 52; Webster 52, Grantsburg 46; Siren 69, St. Croix Falls 49; Frederic 59, Prairie Farm 40; Unity 50, Luck 48.

And for the audit purposes, here are the missing predictions from last week: Boys Louie’s Country Christian 53, Unity 51; Luck 59, Frederic 36; Grantsburg 71, St. Croix Falls 50; Webster 46, Siren 41; Siren 74, Pine City 67; Unity 60, Turtle Lake 41; Webster 53, Northwood 35; Frederic 45, Turtle Lake 43; Luck 53, St. Croix Falls 38.

Girls Unity 49, Shell Lake 37; Frederic 50, Luck 46; St. Croix Falls 51, Grantsburg 49; Siren 52, Webster 44; Siren 66, Pine City 46; Grantsburg 47, Amery 44; Northwood 60, Webster 43; Siren 47, Spooner 40; St. Croix Falls 57, Luck 43.

The Prediction King answers all emails and can be reached at predictionking@yahoo.com.

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Carp continue to swim in Clam Flowage

Removal efforts unsuccessful – another try could come mid-February

to be conducive to netting again,” said Havranek, who is currently still trying to track the huge school of fish by using radio telemetry.

The large school of carp has since regrouped, and moved to the center of the lake on the east shoreline of the upper Clam Flowage, but crews are hopeful the fish will move to the west side, where waters are a bit deeper and easier to get a net through. Havranek said the earliest time crews will try to do a recapture will be during the week of Feb. 21, or the following week.

“But that’s if they move into a good area,” Havranek said.

If the carp are not located in an area where they can be successfully seined, crews will go to plan B, and wait until immediately after ice-out, at which time Havranek hopes fish are still schooled together, and can be scooped out with an open-water net. Once a good portion of the carp population is removed, the carp

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer SIREN – Efforts to remove carp from the Clam Flowage near Siren in late January were unsuccessful, yet plans are still being made to try and remove the bottom feeder that is allegedly wreaking havoc on the native wild rice, fish and other aquatic vegetation.

According to Tony Havranek, water resources manager for the St. Croix Tribal Environmental Services, commercial fishing crews netted about 54 carp on Tuesday, Jan. 25, before getting their nets clogged in the muddy, shallow water.

Nets became so difficult to remove, crews had to resort to drilling several more holes through the ice to locate the nets, which were several hundred feet long. Some portions of the nets had to be cut. Due to the commotion above and below the ice, the schooled fish began to scatter, making netting efforts even more impossible.

“The area that we seined just isn’t going

Water resources manager, Tony Havranek explains the carp seining process on Tuesday, Jan. 25. Seining was unsuccessful on the first try, but the efforts should continue in midFebruary, or right after ice-out. – File photo by Marty Seeger

Rescued trumpeter swan dies of lead poisoning

population estimate can be finalized, and continued work on assessing plants, wild rice and other aquatic plants can be done.

There could be well over 10,000 carp swimming in the Clam Flowage. Early last fall, nearly 1,500 carp were captured and marked by shearing a small portion of the pectoral fin. The process is part of what Havranek calls a mark-and-recapture population estimate, which helps determine how many carp are actually in the flowage. That many carp has potential to do a lot of damage to a lake and its ecosystem.

When Havranek began doing mapping surveys on the flowage in 2001, it showed roughly 288 acres of dense rice, but just last year it was down to around 60 acres.

In 2009 several more surveys were being done with the help of the University of Minnesota, DNR, GLIFWC, Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Clam Lake Protection and Rehabilitation District, who helped fund a plant survey in 2010. Seed integration studies and an expansive water quality investigation were also done. Summer waterfowl brood surveys, as well as comparisons to other local lakes including Long Lake, have been done, leaving no stone seemingly unturned. All involved hope the removal of the carp will improve the ecosystem of the flowage.

Wendel named fisheries biologist for Washburn and Burnett counties

SPOONER — Jamison Wendel has been named fisheries biologist for Washburn and Burnett counties according to John Gozdzialski, regional director for the Department of Natural Resources 18-county Northern Region. He replaces Larry Damman who recently retired. Wendel begins his new assignment this month.

Wendel will have management responsibilities of conducting fishery evaluations of lakes and rivers in his area. Along with assistance and advice from local conserva-

tion organizations and citizens, he will make management recommendations on fish stocking, regulations and acquisition of land parcels needed to protect, preserve and enhance the fishery in area waters.

The new fishery biologist started with the department in the Spooner Treaty Fisheries Unit where he has served since 2000.

Wendel, his wife Shannon, and their two children live in Shell Lake. He enjoys hunting, fishing, basketball, skiing and baseball. — from WDNR

Snowshoe hike at the Crex

A trumpeter swan that was rescued on Fish Lake near Grantsburg and successfully released back into the wild after being shot by a shotgun suffered an unfortunate turn of fate on Tuesday, Jan. 25. The swan, which made national newspapers and became known as 88F, died of lead poisoning.

The swan had been doing well, and reunited with its mate, only to suffer what many other swans and other waterfowl die of each year. Birds ingest lead from spent shotgun pellets and lead fishing sinkers, and once poisoned, almost never recover. A more complete story of swan 88F can be found on the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota Web site at www.wrcmn.org in their pulse blog page. The successful recapture and release of the swan was also featured in the Inter-County Leader Outdoors section on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2010. – File photo by Marty Sseger

Great Northern Outdoors Archery League Standings Week 4

A LEAGUE

Whiz Kids Luck Sport & Marine Bats Spam Nimrods Freaks BLC Well Stupid Fox Heavy Breathers GNO Broken Arrow II

Points 24 20 20 20 13 12 8 7 4 2 2

B LEAGUE

Points

ENG DPT Poke N Hope Silver Slingers Skinners Boondock Letch's Two Schmidts Beauty & Beast French Connection NVE R & B MOFO's

24 16 15 14 14 12 11 8 4 2

C LEAGUE

Range French Kids Crakers Broken Arrow I Cripplers Litter Runts Catch N Release Team Minder Skunked Grizzlys

GRANTSBURG – The first full moon snowshoe hike was a great success, and Crex Meadows is planning another hike.

You may borrow Crex’s snowshoes or bring your own for a hike around the trails by the visitor center. The trail will be slightly longer than the first snowshoe event, about 1.7 miles, and a campfire will be blazing with treats to roast midway through the loop. Afterward, warm-up in-

side the visitor center with hot cocoa, popcorn and a movie on the big screen.

There’s no need to preregister for the event, which is set for Friday, Feb. 18, beginning at 6 p.m. at the Crex Meadows Wildlife Center. The event is free. Contact Ali Thomas (Cordie), Crex Meadows Natural Resources Educator at 715-463-2739 or e-mail Alison.Cordie@wisconsin.gov. – submitted

One happy pike

Points 24 20 16 16 14 12 8 6 4 0

It wasn't just the fishermen who were happy on the ice last Saturday, Feb. 5. This pike seemed to be enjoying itself despite being pulled out of a hole on Big Yellow Lake near Webster. Marty Peterson caught the fish, while Jon Wicks, Matt Nelson and Nate Nelson were also on hand. No one is admitting who the teeth belong to. – Photo courtesy of Marty Peterson

Northwest Wisconsin Destination Marketing Organization to hold 2011 kickoff anniversary celebration

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DANBURY — Do you want to bring new visitors to your area and new customers to your business while, at the same time, stretching your advertising dollars?

Northwest Wisconsin Destination Marketing Organization invites businesses, organizations and all those interested in collaborating marketing efforts to the 2011 DMO kickoff and third-anniversary celebration at St. Croix Casino in Danbury on Wednesday, Feb. 16, from 4 to 7 p.m.

DMO was formed as a collaborative

marketing effort by the hardworking people behind the scenes of local tourist attractions, chambers of commerce, tourism organizations, restaurants/taverns, lodging properties, outdoor recreation businesses and media representatives throughout northwestern Wisconsin.

DMO’s mission is to collectively promote Northwest Wisconsin as a year-round destination.

The kickoff begins with a social hour from 4 to 5 p.m. followed by joint market-

ing presentations.

Invited guest speakers will be Aimee Juan, chair of Native American Tourism of Wisconsin, and Sarah Pischer, Wisconsin Department of Tourism Economic Development specialist for northern Wisconsin.

Participants are encouraged to bring brochures, maps and visitor guides to exchange. Enjoy refreshments, door-prize drawings and a tour of the new St. Croix Casino in Danbury.

Take advantage of this free event, your

opportunity to join together with other local businesses and organizations in promoting visits to Northwest Wisconsin this year to potential customers.

For more information on the DMO kickoff event and to RSVP you will be attending, contact Nancy Herman at 218-426-0964, yelriadv@frontiernet.net or go to: www.wisconsinvisitor.com. — from NWDMO

by Shamane Mills Wisconsin Public Radio STATEWIDE - The faltering economy is forcing change in how Girl Scout cookies are sold and what varieties are being offered.

The economic realities of a recession, and consumers expectation of instant gratification, are prompting at least two

councils in the state to start direct sales.

That means cookies at your door right away.

Tauna Quimby is with a Minnesota/Wisconsin council near Ashland.

She says their decision was based on improving the bottom line, as their sales last year were down.

“We had been growing for a number of

years, so that was definitely part of the impetus for us to take a look at what was going on with the sale and why was the sale down.”

A Girl Scout council south, Badgerland, is waiting to see how direct door-to-door sales work for others before doing it themselves says Barbara Wiers.

“We’re definitely considering it and

looking at it for the future, but it’s not something that’s immediate for Badgerland Council.”

Some Girl Scout councils across the country are seeking to lower productions costs and improve sales by limiting offerings to the most popular cookies. Not Wisconsin though. Customers can expect a full assortment.

Economy affects Girt Scout cookie sales

Dresser man charged with OWI after accident near Luck

(Jan. 26, Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23, Mar. 2) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY WESTCONSIN CREDIT UNION, Plaintiff, vs.

JACKIE M. JOHNSON, JEFFREY J. JOHNSON, MRC RECEIVABLES CORPORATION, Defendants.

Case No. 10CV506 Code: 30404 Foreclosure of Mortgage NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of a judgment of foreclosure and sale rendered in the above-entitled action on September 20, 2010, in the amount of $173,796.58, the undersigned Sheriff of Polk County, Wisconsin, will sell at public auction at the front entrance of the Polk County Judicial Center in the City of Balsam Lake, in said County, on the 24th day of March, 2011, at 10:00 a.m., the real estate and mortgaged premises directed by the judgment to be sold, therein described as follows: Lot 3 of CSM #3514 recorded in Volume 16 of CSM, Page 27 as Document #621163, located in the SE 1/4 of the SE 1/4, Section 18, Township 32 North, Range 15 West, Village of Clear Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin, being Lot 4 of CSM #2328 recorded in Volume 11 of CSM, Page 35 as Document #560731.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 207 1st Avenue East, Clear Lake, Wis. TERMS OF SALE: Cash.

DOWN PAYMENT: A deposit of 10% of sale price to be deposited in cash or by certified check with the Sheriff at the time of sale; balance to be paid by cash or certified check upon confirmation of sale.

Dated this 26th day of January, 2011. /s/Peter M. Johnson Polk County Sheriff Attorney Christine A. Gimber WELD, RILEY, PRENN & RICCI, S.C. 3624 Oakwood Hills Parkway P.O. Box 1030 Eau Claire, WI 54702-1030 715-839-7786 Attorneys for Plaintiff This is an attempt to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

(Feb. 9, 16, 23) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY THE RIVERBANK, Plaintiff, vs.

ROBERT BRIGGS and ANCHORBANK, fsb, Defendants.

SUMMONS (For Publication) Case No. 10 CV 974 Case Classification No. 30404 Foreclosure of Mortgage TO: Robert Briggs 1385 Kemah Drive Balsam Lake, WI 54810 THE STATE OF WISCONSIN TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Plaintiff named above has filed a lawsuit or other legal action against you.

Within forty (40) days after February 9, 2011, you must respond with a written demand for a copy of the complaint. The demand must be sent or delivered to the court, whose address is: Clerk of Circuit Court, Polk County Justice Center, 1005 West Main Street, Suite 300, Balsam Lake, WI 54810 and to plaintiff’s attorney whose address is: Steven J. Swanson, 105 Washington Street South, P.O. Box 609, St. Croix Falls, WI 54024. You may have an attorney help or represent you.

If you do not provide a proper Answer within forty (40) days after February 9, 2011, 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 also be enforced by garnishment or seizure of property.

Dated the 3rd day of February, 2011.

Steven J. Swanson Bar No. 1003029 Attorney for Plaintiff 105 Washington Street South P.O. Box 609 St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 715-483-3787

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that he had a bag of marijuana in his pocket.

Field sobriety tests were given, which Douse failed.

He refused to take the PBT. — with information from the Polk County sheriff’s dept.

(Jan. 5, 12, 19, 26, Feb. 2, 9) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY THE RIVERBANK Plaintiff, vs.

KRIS J. PETERSON, and CITIFINANCIAL, INC., Defendants.

Case No. 10 CV 225 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of and pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above-entitled action on August 16, 2010, in the amount of $131,130.21, I will sell the described premises at public auction at the Main Front Entrance of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 West Main Street, in the Village of Balsam Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin, on Thursday, February 17, 2011, at 10:00 o’clock a.m.

TERMS OF SALE: 1. 10% down in cash or certified funds at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeiture of deposit plaintiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances.

3. Buyer to pay applicable Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax. DESCRIPTION: Part of Lot 1, Block 16, Third Addition to Lawson City, Village of Luck, Polk County, Wisconsin, described as follows: Commencing at the Northwest corner of said Lot 1; thence South 113 feet to the point of beginning of the Parcel to be described, thence continuing Southerly a distance of 64 feet, thence East to the East line of said Lot 1, thence North along the East line of said Lot 1, a distance of 64 feet, thence West to the point of beginning.

PIN: 146-00184-0000.

STREET ADDRESS: 404 Main Street, Luck, WI 54853.

Dated at Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, this 20th day of December, 2010.

Timothy G. Moore, Sheriff Polk County, Wisconsin Steven J. Swanson No. 1003029 Attorney at Law P.O. Box 609 105 South Washington Street St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 715-483-3787

(Jan. 19, 26, Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY THE RIVERBANK, Plaintiff, vs.

THOMAS D. ANDERSON JR. and JANELLE D. ANDERSON, and STATE OF WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, Defendants.

Case No. 10 CV 446 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of and pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above-entitled action on July 27, 2010, in the amount of $222,701.57, I will sell the described premises at public auction at the Main Front Entrance of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 West Main Street, in the Village of Balsam Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin, on Thursday, March 3, 2011, at 10 o’clock a.m.

TERMS OF SALE: 1. 10% down in cash or certified funds at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeiture of deposit plaintiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances.

3. Buyer to pay applicable Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax. DESCRIPTION: Lot Nineteen (19) of Timber Ridge 1st Addition, said Plat located in part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (NW 1/4 of the SE 1/4) and part of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (NE 1/4 of the SE 1/4). Section Eighteen (18), Township Thirty-three (33) North of Range Eighteen (18) West; said Plat including Outlot 1 of the Plat of Timber Ridge, Town of Osceola, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PIN: 042-01326-1900.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 930 235th St., Dresser, WI 54009.

Dated at Balsam Lake, Wisonsin, this 6th day of January, 2011.

Peter M. Johnson, Sheriff Polk County, Wisconsin Steven J. Swanson No. 1003029 Attorney at Law P.O. Box 609 105 South Washington Street St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 715-483-3787

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(Jan. 26, Feb. 2, 9) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY GREENTREE SERVICING, LLC., f/k/a Green Tree Financial Servicing Corporation 1115 Centre Pointe Dr., Ste. 7 Mendota Heights, MN 55120, Plaintiff, vs.

JEFF C. BRANDT, et al 514 55th Street Clear Lake, WI 54005, Defendants.

Case No: 10 CV 997 Case Code: 30404 Case Type: Foreclosure of Mortgage SUMMONS THE STATE OF WISCONSIN, to each person named above as a Defendant: You are hereby notified that the Plaintiff named above has filed a lawsuit or other legal action against you.

Within 40 days after January 26, 2011, you must respond with a written demand for a copy of the complaint. The demand must be sent or delivered to the court, whose address is Polk County Clerk of Court, 300 Judicial Center, 1005 W. Main Street, P.O. Box 549, Balsam Lake, WI 54810-0549, and to Attorney Sam Kaufman, plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is Vande Zande & Kaufman, LLP, 408 E. Main Street, P.O. Box 430, Waupun, WI 53963-0430.

You may have an attorney help or represent you.

If you do not demand a copy of the complaint with 40 days, 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 also be enforced by garnishment or seizure of property.

Dated this 24th day of January, 2011.

VANDE ZANDE & KAUFMAN, LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff /s/ Sam Kaufman Bar No. 1023976 408 East Main Street P.O.Box 430 Waupun, WI 53963-0430 920-324-2951

cense, but it “didn’t matter because someone had hit him and he left.” He put his hand in his pocket, and the officer asked him to take it out. He did, but put it back in again shortly afterward. The officer found

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(Jan. 26, Feb. 2, 9) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY Fia Card Services, N.A. B of A/FIA Card Svcs (BANKA2) Naples, FL 34108 Plaintiff, vs.

John Erickson P.O. Box 281 Luck, Wisconsin 54853 Defendant(s).

SUMMONS Case Code: 30301 CASE NO. 10CV1000 THE STATE OF WISCONSIN To each person named above as a Defendant(s): You are hereby notified that the Plaintiff named above has filed a lawsuit or other legal action against you.

The Complaint, which is attached, states the nature and basis of the legal action.

Within forty (40) days of January 26, 2011, 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 Lois Hoff, Clerk of Circuit Court, 1005 West Main Street, Ste. 300, Balsam Lake, WI 54810, and to Messerli & Kramer, P.A., Plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is 3033 Campus Drive, Suite 250, Plymouth, MN 55441. You may have an attorney help or represent you.

If you do not provide a proper answer within forty (40) days, 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 also be enforced by garnishment or seizure of property.

MESSERLI & KRAMER, P.A. Jillian N. Walker, #1066378 3033 Campus Drive Suite 250 Plymouth, Minnesota 55441 Phone: 763-548-7900 Fax: 763-548-7922

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age, but Douse locked and unlocked the door several times before the officer had him get out of the vehicle on the passenger side. The officer smelled intoxicants coming from Douse, and he was unsteady on his feet. Douse said someone had hit him and left. He said he didn’t have a li-

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was severely damaged and the front driver side tire was broken, noting that must have been what had left the drag marks on the road.

The officer knocked on the window and Douse tried several times to open the door. It was apparently jammed due to the dam-

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ing north on Hwy. 35.

Shortly after that, the officer received notice that an off-duty officer had stopped with a disabled vehicle north of Luck, a vehicle that had hit something. As the officer approached, he could see drag marks along the roadway. He could see the car

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LUCK - Daniel Douse, 29, Dresser, was charged with OWI, second offense, on Friday, Feb. 4, as well as hit and run, after an accident that evening. Police were first alerted to the situation when they received a call about an intoxicated driver leaving the Holiday Stationstore in Luck, head-

OWI charged

ST. CROIX FALLS - Sara Thayer, 29, Amery, was arrested and charged with OWI on Saturday, Feb. 5, at about 4:15 a.m. A SuperAmerica gas station clerk notified the arresting officer of a male “behaving oddly.” The officer spoke with the man, who had a

scratch on his forehead, and asked what had happened. The man said he had been involved in an accident about 15 minutes earlier. He said his friend, Thayer, had been driving and she was standing outside the store. The officer asked why they hadn’t called the police, and he said their cell phones were

dead. He then asked why they didn’t approach any of the four police officers in the station at the time, and he said he hadn’t seen them.

They went out to speak to Thayer, who admitted driving the truck and having an accident. The officer could smell alcohol coming from both parties.

Thayer told the officer they had been driving south on Hwy. 35, went through the stop sign at Hwy. 8 and crashed by the Work Connection office. It was a foggy night.

The officer and Thayer went to the scene of the accident and found her black Ford Ranger there. It had entered the driveway at

1926 Hwy. 8, hit a large snowbank, went airborne and traveled about 100 feet. Field sobriety tests were administered, which Thayer failed, and she was arrested. Her PBT registered .10. — with information from the Polk County Sheriff’s Dept.

POLK COUNTY - Jay Gisvold, 47, Balsam Lake, was arrested and charged with OWI, second offense, at about 1 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 6, after a police officer saw his Chevy Blazer weaving as he drove on CTH I. The officer pulled Gisvold over, smelled intoxicants and saw a drink in the center console next to Gisvold. When he asked Gisvold if it was a mixed drink, Gisvold replied, “Something like that.” He was given field sobriety

tests, which he failed, resulting in his arrest.

Garrett Gibbs, 49, Minneapolis, Minn., was arrested on Monday, Jan. 31, and charged with OWI. According to the arresting officer’s report, Gibbs had previous OWIs, although he was charged with a first offense. Gibbs was stopped when a police officer saw him coming around a curve very fast on CTH M. He was slow to stop his vehicle and smelled strongly of intoxicants. His Breatha-

lyzer registered at .13. He was also cited for no driver’s license and for failing to yield to an officer’s signal.

Amanda Biedler, 21, Luck, was arrested and charged with OWI, first offense, operating with prohibited blood alcohol content and operating after suspension at 2 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 5, in Milltown. A police officer was in the parking lot behind Shafer’s Bar answering a

complaint that morning, when Biedler drove up and parked near his patrol car.

Her car was parked at an angle and not “parked completely,” according to the report. The officer walked over and spoke to her, smelled alcohol and administered field sobriety tests, which she failed. Her Breathalyzer registered .17.

An intoximeter at the jail read .19.

Justin McLafferty, 30, St. Croix Falls, was charged with OWI, first offense, at

12:30 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 6. A police officer was patrolling on Hwy. 8, going west in the left lane.

McLafferty passed him going 58 mph in a 45-mph zone, then swerved across the white line at the turn lane to Industrial Parkway.

The officer pulled him over and adminisered field sobriety tests, concluding he was impaired. He refused the PBT, but a blood draw was taken at the St. Croix Falls hospital. — with information from the Polk County Sheriff’s Dept.

Peter M. Johnson Polk County Sheriff ECKBERG, LAMMERS, BRIGGS, WOLFF & VIERLING, P.L.L.P. Amanda E. Prutzman (#1060975) Attorney for Plaintiff 1809 Northwestern Avenue Stillwater, MN 55082 651-439-2878 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.

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(Feb. 9, 16, 23) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY EQUABLE ASCENT FINANCIAL LLC ASSIGNEE OF Chase Bank USA, N.A (WAMU) 1120 W. LAKE COOK RD. STE. B BUFFALO GROVE, IL, 60089 Plaintiff, vs.

MELINDA S. WELLS 967 210TH ST. DRESSER WI 54009-4449 Defendant(s) Case No. 10CV920 AMENDED SUMMONS Money Judgment: 30301 Our File: 1153072 THE STATE OF WISCONSIN, To each person named above as Defendant: 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 upon you, states the nature and basis of the legal action.

Within 40 days after 2/11/11, 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 1005 W. Main Street, Suite 300, Balsam Lake, WI 54810-4410, and to Rausch, Sturm, Israel, Enerson & Hornik, LLC, Plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is shown below. You may have an attorney help or represent you.

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 also be enforced by garnishment or seizure of property.

Dated: January 21, 2011. /s/ Brandon E. Bowlin Rausch, Sturm, Israel, Enerson & Hornik LLC Attorneys in the Practice of Debt Collection 250 N. Sunnyslope Rd. Suite 300 Brookfield WI 53005 Toll-Free: 877-667-8010 Attorney for the Plaintiff

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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a Judgment of Foreclosure entered on December 20, 2010, in the amount of $31,045.36, the Polk County Sheriff will sell the following described real property at public auction as follows: DATE/TIME: March 24, 2011, at 10 a.m.

TERMS: 10% of successful bid must be paid to the Sheriff at sale in cash or by certified check. The balance is due within 10 days of court approval of the sale. The 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.

PLACE: Foyer Area, Polk County Justice Center, 1005 West Main Street, Suite 900, Balsam Lake, WI 54810.

DESCRIPTION: Lot 4 of the Plat of Pixie Acres Mobile Home Subdivision in the Village of Milltown, being part of the Northwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4, Section 8, Township 35 North, Range 17 West.

Said land being in the Village of Milltown, County of Polk and State of Wisconsin.

PROPERTY: 519 Parkins Ave. ADDRESS: Milltown, WI 54858

(Jan. 5, 12, 19, 26, Feb. 2, 9) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY THE RIVERBANK Plaintiff, vs.

DONALD M. POTTING, Defendants.

Case No. 10 CV 449 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of and pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above-entitled action on August 17, 2010, in the amount of $83,043.56, I will sell the described premises at public auction at the Main Front Entrance of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 West Main Street, in the Village of Balsam Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin, on Wednesday, February 23, 2011, at 10:00 o’clock a.m.

TERMS OF SALE: 1. 10% down in cash or certified funds at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeiture of deposit plaintiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances.

3. Buyer to pay applicable Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax. DESCRIPTION: Part of the Northeast Quarter, Section 36, Township 36 North, Range 19 West, Town of Sterling, Polk County, Wisconsin, described as: Beginning at a point on North line of said forty-acre tract that is 66 rods, 6 feet West of the Northeast corner thereof, thence East on said North line 450 feet, thence South parallel with East line of said forty, 8 rods, thence West parallel with North line of said forty 450 feet, thence North 8 rods to point of beginning, except that portion lying North and East of State Trunk Highway No. 87 as now laid out and traveled across said forty, and except, that portion used as said State Trunk Highway No. 87. Also except part to State of Wisconsin, Department of Transportation in Volume 970, page 32, as Document No. 697425.

PIN: 046-00906-0000.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 2465 Old State Road 87, Cushing, WI 54006.

Dated at Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, this 20th day of December, 2010.

Timothy G. Moore, Sheriff Polk County, Wisconsin Steven J. Swanson No. 1003029 Attorney at Law P.O. Box 609 105 South Washington Street St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 715-483-3787

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Case No. 10 CV 535 Case Code: 30404 Judge: R.H. Rasmussen

(Jan. 5, 12, 19, 26, Feb. 2, 9) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY HSBC MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC., AS NOMINEE OF MERS, Plaintiff, vs.

TANAJA L. MROSZAK, DANIEL MROSZAK, Defendants.

AMERICREDIT FINANCIAL SERVICES, CAPITAL ONE BANK USA, Added Defendants.

Case No. 10 CV 508 Foreclosure of Mortgage 30404 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure in the amount of $113,333.67, entered by the court on August 19, 2010, the undersigned Sheriff of Polk County, Wisconsin, will sell the following described real estate.

The North 417.5 feet of the West 417.5 feet of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (NW 1/4 of SW 1/4), Section Twenty-six (26), Township Thirty-two (32) North, Range Fifteen (15) West, Town of Clear Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin.

TAX KEY NO.: 018-00519-0000.

STREET ADDRESS: 148 20th St., Clear Lake, WI 54005.

PLACE OF SALE: Foyer of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 W. Main St., Balsam Lake, WI. DATE & TIME OF SALE: February 23, 2011, at 10:00 a.m.

TERMS OF SALE: 1. Property is sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances, including but not limited unpaid and accrued real estate taxes, special assessments and other governmental charges, plus interest and penalties, if any.

2. A bid deposit of not less than ten percent (10%) of the bid amount shall be due in the form of cash, cashier’s check or certified funds at the time of sale.

3. Successful bidder to pay the entire unpaid balance of bid within ten (10) days following confirmation of the sale by the court plus buyer to pay for buyer’s title insurance, document recording fees and Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax. 4. Failure to make timely payment following confirmation of sale will result in forfeiture of bid deposit.

Peter M. Johnson, Sheriff Polk County Law Offices of James E. Huismann, S.C. N14 W23777 Stone Ridge Dr. Suite 120 Waukesha, Wisconsin 53188 (262) 523-6400

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(Jan. 26, Feb. 2, 9) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY SUMMONS AnchorBank, FSB Plaintiff, vs.

Carol J. Jackson Gary M. Jackson Defendants.

Real Estate Mortgage Foreclosure Case No. 10 CV 924 Honorable Molly E. GaleWyrick Case Code: 30404 THE STATE OF WISCONSIN To the following party named as a defendant herein: Carol J. Jackson/Gary M. Jackson 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 the basis of the legal action. Within 40 days after January 26, 2011, 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: Polk County Clerk of Circuit Court, Polk County Justice Center 1005 West Main St., Suite 300 Balsam Lake, WI 54810-9071 and to Marie M. Flannery/Blommer Peterman, S.C., plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is: Bloomer Peterman, S.C. 165 Bishops Way Brookfield, WI 53005 You may have an attorney help or represent you.

If you do not provide a proper answer within 40 days, 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 also be enforced by garnishment or seizure of property.

Dated this 12th day of January, 2011.

Marie M. Flannery/Blommer Peterman, S.C. State Bar No. 1045309 165 Bishops Way Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719 Blommer Peterman, S.C., is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. (264183)

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(Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23, March 2, 9) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY AnchorBank, fsb f/k/a S & C Bank, Plaintiff, vs.

Estate of Donna G. Bengtson, Unknown Spouse of Donna G. Bengtson, Laura Fairchild as personal representative of the Estate of Donna G. Bengtson, Village of Milltown, a Wisconsin municipal corporation, United States of America, and Unknown Tenants, Defendants.

Polk County OWI arrests

Polk marriage licenses

Cheryl J. Richter, town of Lincoln and Zachary J. Freese, town of LaFollette, issued Jan. 13, 2011.

Lynnette S. McKenzie, town of Balsam Lake, Wendell R. Rogers, town of Johnstown, issued Feb. 1, 2011.

Christina M. Bennett, town of Balsam Lake, Gary L. Marier, town of Balsam Lake, issued Feb. 2, 2011.

Ashley R. Raddatz, city of Amery, Patrick E. Nichols, city of Amery, issued Feb. 2, 2011.

Polk County deaths

Emmett B. Nelson, 77, Luck, died Jan. 14, 2011.

Lucille R. Adamietz, 91, Webster, died Jan. 15, 2011.

Curtis L. Donald, 18, Frederic, died Jan. 19, 2011.

Melvina J. Sorenson, 95, Frederic, died Jan. 19, 2011.

Lester B. Anton, 90, St. Croix Falls, died Jan. 20, 2011.

Jacqueline G. Schmid, 74, St. Croix Falls, died Jan. 20, 2011.

Tilford E. Hellie, 71, St. Croix Falls, died Jan. 23, 2011.

Robert W. Vesperman, 72, Osceola, died Jan. 23, 2011.

Beverly J. Raymond, 74, Clear Lake, died Jan. 26, 2011.

(Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23, March 2, 9) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY BENEFICIAL FINANCIAL 1 INC., AS SUCCESSOR ENTITY OF BENEFICIAL WISCONSIN INC., Plaintiff, vs.

JACK H. PHILLIPS JR. Defendant.

Case Number 10 CV 626 Foreclosure Of Mortgage 30404 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure in the amount of $169,063.89, entered by the court on September 17, 2010, the undersigned Sheriff of Polk County, Wisconsin, will sell the following described real estate.

Lot Two (2) of Certified Survey Map No. 463, recorded in Volume 2 of Certified Survey Maps, page 192, located in Government Lot One (1) and the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (SW1/4 of SE1/4), Section Twenty-eight (28), Township Thirty-six (36) North, Range Seventeen (17) West, Polk County, Wisconsin.

Tax Key No. 146-00540-000.

Street Address: 413 S. 7th St, Luck, WI 54853.

Place of Sale: Foyer of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 W. Main St, Balsam Lake, WI. Date & Time of Sale: March 22, 2011, at 10 a.m.

Terms of Sale: 1. Property is sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances, including but not limited to unpaid and accrued real estate taxes, special assessments & other governmental charges, plus interest and penalties, if any.

2. A bid deposit of not less than ten percent (10%) of the bid amount shall be due in the form of cash, cashier’s check or certified funds at the time of sale.

3. Successful bidder to pay the entire unpaid balance of bid within ten (10) days following confirmation of the sale by the court plus buyer to pay for buyer’s title insurance, document recording fees and Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax. 4. Failure to make timely payment following confirmation of sale will result in forfeiture of bid deposit.

Peter M. Johnson, Sheriff Polk County Law Offices of James E. Huismann, S.C. N14 W23777 Stone Ridge Dr. Suite 120 Waukesha, Wisconsin 53188 (262) 523-6400

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NOTICE OF PRIMARY ELECTION At the Primary Election to be held on February 15, 2011, in Polk County, Wisconsin, the following polling place locations will be used for the municipalities indicated.

Polling places will open at 7 a.m. and will close at 8 p.m.

Voters must be registered before they may vote. You may already be registered.

If you have any questions concerning your polling place, or registering, contact the municipal clerk prior to the election.

All polling places are accessible to elderly and disabled voters.

City of St. Croix Falls Voting at: City Hall (Located at 710 Hwy. 35 South, intersection of U.S. Hwy. 8 & Hwy. 35 S.) Bonita Leggitt, Clerk - 715-483-3929, ext. 11 Town of Alden Voting at: Alden Town Hall (Located 1 mile east of Hwy. 65 on Cty. Rd. C & CC) Judy Demulling, Clerk - 715-248-7859 Town of Apple River Voting at: Apple River Town Hall 612 U.S. Hwy. 8, Range Tom Sykes - Clerk, 715-268-2534 Town of Balsam Lake Voting at: Balsam Lake Town Hall & Shop (Located at 1494 150th Ave., intersection of 150th Ave. & 150th St.) Brian Masters, Clerk - 715-554-2091 Town of Bone Lake Voting at: Bone Lake Lutheran Church (1/2 mile S. of Hwy. 48, corner of Cty. Rd. I & 255th Ave.) Darrell Frandsen, Clerk - 715-472-8212 Town of Clam Falls Voting at: Clam Falls Town Hall (County Road I to 320th Avenue, east to 80th Street, then south 1/4 mile - hall on east side of street) Betty L. Knutson, Clerk - 715-653-4206 Town of Eureka Voting at: Eureka Town Garage 2395 210th Ave. Michelle Tonnar, Clerk - 715-646-2985 Town of Farmington Voting at: Farmington Town Hall (Located 1/4 mile west of Hwy. 35 on 30th Ave.) Debbie Swanson, Clerk - 715-294-2370 Town of Garfield Voting at: Garfield Town Hall (Next to Fire Hall, in Wanderoos) Sue Knutson, Clerk - 715-268-4857 Town of Georgetown Voting at: Town Hall (Located corner of Cty. Rds. H & I) Kristine Lindgren, Clerk - 715-857-5788 Town of Laketown Voting at: Cushing Community Center (Located at 2410 241st St., Cushing School) Patsy Gustafson, Clerk - 715-648-5569

Town of Lorain Voting at: Lorain Town Hall (Located at the intersection of 20th St. & 345th Ave., next to fire hall) Susan Hughes, Clerk - 715-653-2629 Alex Till, Deputy Clerk Town of Luck Voting at: Luck Town Hall (Located at St. Rd. 48, next to Luck Medical Clinic) Lloyd Nelson, Clerk - 715-472-2037 Town of McKinley Voting at: McKinley Town Hall (Located at Corner of Hwy. 48 and 15th St.) Deborah Grover, Clerk - 715-822-3864 Town of Milltown Voting at: Milltown Fire Hall (Located at 127 Eider St., on Hwy. 35 north of Milltown) Virgil Hansen, Clerk - 715-825-2494 Town of Osceola Voting at: Town Hall (516 East Ave. N, Dresser) Lorraine Rugroden, Clerk/Treas. - 715-755-3060 Town of St. Croix Falls Voting at: St. Croix Falls Town Hall (Intersection of U.S. Hwy. 8 and 200th St.) Janet Krueger, Clerk - 715-483-1851 Town of Sterling Voting at: Cushing Community Center (From Hwy. 87 turn by Holiday (Cty. Rd. N), go straight onto 241st St.) Julie Peterson, Clerk - 715-488-2735 Town of West Sweden Voting at: West Sweden Town Hall (Located in Frederic, off Hwy. 48 W., on (N.) 3rd Ave.) Andrea Lundquist, Clerk - 715-327-8650 Village of Dresser Voting at: Municipal Office (Located on the corner of Main St. and Central Ave., 2 blocks off of State Rd. 35) Jodi A. Gilbert, Clerk - 715-755-2940 Village of Frederic Voting at: Frederic Village Hall (107 Hope Road West , 1/2 block west of Hwy. 35) Kristi Swanson, Clerk - 715-327-4294 Village of Osceola Voting at: Osceola High School Auditorium Neil J. Soltis, Clerk - 715-294-3498 529533 14a,d 25L WNAXLP

(Jan. 19, 26, Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY

(Feb. 9, 16, 23, Mar. 2, 9, 16) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY BRANCH 1 BREMER BANK N.A. 855 Eagle Point Blvd.

P.O. Box 1000 Lake Elmo, MN 55042, Plaintiff, vs.

Douglas Gailen Borgerson 1926 78th Street Luck, WI 54853, and Mary Ann Borgerson, a/k/a Mary A. Stute 105 South West Street Deer Park, WI 54007, and Chase Bank USA, N.A. 200 White Clay Center Drive Newark, DE 19711, and Amery Regional Medical Center 265 Griffin Street E. Amery, WI 54001, and Capital One Bank (USA) 3033 Campus Drive, Suite 250 c/o Messerli & Kramer PA Plymouth, MN 55441, and Interventional Pain Specialists of WI 2021 Cenex Dr. Rice Lake, WI 54868, and NCO Portfolio Management 1804 Washington Blvd.

Baltimore, MD 21230, and Bayfield Financial LLC 150 South 5th Street 1800 Fifth Street Towers Minneapolis, MN 55402 Defendants.

Case No. 10 CV 474 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Code: 30404 By virtue of and pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above-entitled action on August 24, 2010, I will sell at public auction at the Polk County Justice Center in the Village of Balsam Lake, in said County, on March 24, 2011, at 10:00 o’clock a.m., all of the following described mortgaged premises, to-wit: Lot 2 of Ludtke’s Addition on Little Blake’s Lake, lying in Part of Government Lots 7 and 8, Section 26-35-16.

Together with that part of Government Lot 8, lying Westerly of Lots 2 and 3 of the Plat of Ludtke’s Subdivision on Little Blake Lake and more particularly described as that triangular portion of land lying between the streets and roadways as shown on said plat, Section 26-35-16, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PIN NO.: 26-1614-0.

The above property is located at 1926 78th Street, Polk County, Wisconsin.

TERMS: 1. 10% cash or certified check down payment at time of sale, balance upon confirmation by Court.

2. Sale is subject to all unpaid real estate taxes and special assessments.

3. Purchaser shall pay any Wisconsin real estate transfer fee.

4. Property is being sold on an “as is” basis without warranties or representations of any kind.

5. Purchaser shall be responsible for obtaining possession of property.

Dated at Balsam Lake, Wis., this 1st day of February, 2011.

Peter M. Johnson, Sheriff Polk County, Wisconsin SCHOFIELD, HIGLEY & MAYER, S.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff Bay View Offices, Suite #100 700 Wolske Bay Road Menomonie, WI 54751 715-235-3939

RURAL AMERICAN BANK LUCK, Plaintiff, vs.

DONALD C. STOCKER, and EDWARD A. NEWMANN JOINT REVOCABLE TRUST, and NANCY P. STOCKER, and PATRICK McCORMICK, and HARLAN J. WIENKE, and CENTURYTEL, and POLK-BURNETT SECURITY SERVICES, and THE RECOVAR GROUP, and U-HAUL COMPANY OF WESTERN WISCONSIN, and PAM OIL, and VENEMAN DENTAL CARE, and ANCHORBANK f/k/a S & C BANK, Defendants Case No. 10 CV 170 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of and pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above-entitled action on September 2, 2010, in the amount of $43,015.42, I will sell the described premises at public auction at the Main Entrance of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 West Main Street, in the Village of Balsam Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin, Thursday, March 3, 2011, at 10 o’clock a.m.

TERMS OF SALE: 1. 10% down in cash or certified funds at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeiture of deposit to plaintiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances.

3. Buyer to pay applicable Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax. DESCRIPTION: Lot Two (2) of Certified Survey Map No. 100 recorded in Volume 1 of Certified Survey Maps on Page 101, as Document No. 330417, being part of Outlot 158 of the Outlot Plat of the Village of Osceola a/k/a the Assessor’s Plat of the Village of Osceola, Polk County, Wisconsin; AND Part of Outlot 158 of the Outlot Plat of the Village of Osceola a/k/a the Assessor’s Plat of the Village of Osceola, located in the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (NW 1/4 of the SW 1/4), of Section Twenty-seven (27), Township Thirty-three (33) North, Range Nineteen (19) West, Polk County, Wisconsin, described as follows: Beginning at the Southeast corner of said NW 1/4 of the SW 1/4; thence North 214 feet; thence North 89º 40’ West, 150 feet; thence South 214 feet to a point due West of the point of beginning; thence East 150 feet to the point of beginning.

PIN: 165-00577-0000.

Dated at Balsam Lake, Wis., this 6th day of January, 2011.

Peter M. Johnson, Sheriff Polk County, Wisconsin Steven J. Swanson No. 1003029 Attorney at Law P.O. Box 609 105 South Washington Street St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 715-483-3787

(Jan. 19, 26, Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY CITIMORTGAGE, INC. Plaintiff, vs.

MICHAEL D. MICHAELSON, et al.

Defendants.

Case Number: 10 CV 112 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on June 4, 2010, in the amount of $331,242.61, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: March 10, 2011, at 10:00 a.m.

TERMS: 1. 10% down in cash or money order at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances.

PLACE: Polk County Justice Center at 1005 W. Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wis. DESCRIPTION: Lot 3 of Certified Survey Map No. 5081 recorded in Volume 22, Page 188, as Document No. 710394, being a part of Lot 1 of CSM No. 70, Volume 1, Page 71, located in Government Lots 5 and 6, Section 17, Town 35 North, Range 16 West, and in Government Lot 4, Section 18, Town 35 North, Range 16 West, in the Town of Georgetown, Polk County, Wisconsin. PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED AS: Lots 1 and 2 of Certified Survey Map No. 70, recorded in Volume 1 of Certified Survey Maps, Page 71, Document No. 311592, being located in Government Lot 4 of Section 18 and in Government Lots 5 and 6 of Section 17, all in Township 35 North, Range 16 West, Polk County, Wisconsin Except: (1) Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4 of a Certified Survey Map No. 657, recorded in Volume 3 of Certified Survey Maps, Page 149, Document No. 394841, and (2) The real estate and perpetual easement described by Land Contract dated June 13, 1979, filed July 5, 1979, as Instrument No. 393674, recorded in Volume 419 of Records, Page 361, and (3) Easements which were first described by Land Contract dated and filed on December 18, 1964, as Instrument No. 312817; recorded in Volume 262 of Records, Page 567. The Certified Survey Maps and Land Contracts above described as recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Polk County, Wisconsin. ALSO, excepting those lands described in Partial Release of Mortgage recorded on September 1, 2006, in Volume 993 of Records, Page 756, as Document No. 721776.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1110 West Bone Lake Lane, Milltown, WI 54858.

TAX KEY NO.: 026-00765-0000.

Dated this 4th day of January, 2011.

Peter M. Johnson Sheriff of Polk County Marie M. Flannery State Bar #1045309 Blommer Peterman, S.C. 165 Bishops Way Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719 Please go to www.blommerpeterman.com to obtain the bid for this sale.

Blommer Peterman, S.C., is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for the purpose. 263702

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LOCATION AND HOURS OF POLLING PLACES A Nonpartisan Election will be held on Tuesday, February 15, 2011, in the State of Wisconsin. This notice of location and hours of polling places is published on behalf of the municipalities. Following is a list of polling place locations for Burnett County municipalities: Town of Anderson Town of Blaine Town of Daniels Town of Dewey Town of Grantsburg Town of Jackson Town of LaFollette Town of Lincoln Town of Meenon Town of Oakland Town of Roosevelt Town of Rusk

Town Hall Town Hall (Northland Comm Ctr.) Town Hall Town Hall Town Hall Town Hall Town Hall Town Hall Town Hall Town Hall (Timberland Luth. Church) Town Hall

13808 Anderson Rd. 1232 E. School Rd. 9602 Daniels 70 Rd. 24433 Town Hall Rd. 23211 State Rd. 48/87 4599 County Rd. A 24184 Malone Rd. 9110 Perida Rd. 7396 Kruger Rd. 27826 Lone Pine Rd. 20805 Cty. Rd. H 25195 County Rd. H

Town of Sand Lake Town of Scott Town of Siren Town of Swiss Town of Trade Lake Town of Union Town of Webb Lake Town of West Marshland Town of Wood River Village of Grantsburg Village of Siren Village of Webster

Town Hall Town Hall Town Hall Town Hall Town Hall Town Hall Town Hall Town Hall Town Hall Village Hall Village Hall Community Center

5364 County Rd. X 28390 County Rd. H 7240 S. Long Lake Rd. 7551 Main Street 11811 Town Hall Rd. 9015 County Rd. F 31000 Namekagon Trail 12259 County Rd. F 11610 State Rd. 70 316 S. Brad St. 24049 First Ave. N. 7421 Main St. W.

The polls will open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. All of the polling places are accessible to elderly and disabled voters. If you have questions concerning your polling place, contact the municipal clerk: Town of Anderson Jessica King, Clerk 2773 185th St. Luck, WI 54853 715-472-4753 Town of Blaine Rita Ronnigen, Clerk 33426 North Mans Trail Minong, WI 54859 715-466-4884 Town of Daniels Ellen Ellis, Clerk 8713 Daniels 70 Siren, WI 54872 715-349-5840 Town of Dewey Pamela Brown 1148 Swiss Chalet Rd. Shell Lake, WI 54871 715-468-7111 Town of Grantsburg Romey Nelson, Clerk-Treasurer 118 E. Madison Avenue P.O. Box 642 Grantsburg, WI 54840 715-463-5600

Town of Jackson Lorraine Radke, Clerk 4742 County Rd. A Webster, WI 54893 715-866-8412 Town of LaFollette Linda Terrian, Clerk 23928 Malone Rd. Siren, WI 54872 715-349-2531 Town of Lincoln Patrice Bjorklund, Clerk P.O. Box 296 Webster, WI 54893 715-866-7580 Town of Meenon Suzanna M. Eytcheson, Clerk 25863 E. Bass Lake Dr. Webster, WI 54893 715-866-4893 Town of Oakland Deanna Krause, Clerk 7426 W. Main St. P.O. Box 675 Webster, WI 54893 715-866-8213

Town of Roosevelt Karla Mortensen 22030 Bakker Rd. Shell Lake, WI 54871 715-645-2507 Town of Rusk Jennifer Christner, Clerk 26951 W. Benoit Lake Rd. Webster, WI 54893 715-635-3861 Town of Sand Lake Peggy Tolbert P.O. Box 165 Webster, WI 54893 715-866-4398 Town of Scott Kim Simon, Clerk 28390 County Rd. H Spooner, WI 54801 715-635-2308 Town of Siren Mary Hunter, Clerk 23340 Soderberg Rd. Siren, WI 54872 715-349-5119

Town of Swiss Judy Dykstra, Clerk 7551 Main St. P.O. Box 157 Danbury, WI 54830 Office: 715-656-3030 Town of Trade Lake Deborah Christian, Clerk 13361 St. Rd. 48 Grantsburg, WI 54840 715-488-2600 Town of Union Florence Grabow, Deputy Clerk 48150 County Rd. FF Webster, WI 54893 715-866-7182 Town of Webb Lake Gail Keup, Clerk 2363 Escape Drive Webb Lake, WI 54830 715-259-3439 Town of West Marshland Margaret A. Hess, Clerk 25161 Spaulding Rd. Grantsburg, WI 54840 715-463-2922

Town of Wood River Dawn Luke, Clerk 11097 Crosstown Rd. Grantsburg, WI 54840 715-689-2296 Village of Grantsburg Jennifer Zeiler, Clerk 316 S. Brad St. Grantsburg, WI 54840 715-463-2405 Village of Siren Ann Peterson, Clerk/Treasurer 24049 First Ave. P.O. Box 23 Siren, WI 54872 715-349-2273 Village of Webster Patrice Bjorklund, Clerk-Treasurer 7505 Main St. W. P.O. Box 25 Webster, WI 54893 715-866-4211

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Go to www.the-leader.net (Jan. 12, 19, 26, Feb. 2, 9, 16) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY HSBC MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC., AS NOMINEE OF MERS, Plaintiff, vs.

TEESHAN P. HARRINGTON, JILL M. HARRINGTON, Defendants.

Case No. 10 CV 532 Foreclosure of Mortgage 30404 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure in the amount of $240,664.01, entered by the court on August 27, 2010, the undersigned Sheriff of Polk County, Wisconsin, will sell the following described real estate.

Lot Sixteen (16), Plat of Karis Country Corner, Polk County, Wisconsin.

Tax Key No. 022-01272-1600.

Street Address: 348 238th St., Osceola, WI 54020.

Place of Sale: Foyer of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 W. Main St., Balsam Lake, WI. Date & Time of Sale: March 2, 2011, at 10 a.m.

Terms of Sale: 1. Property is sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances, including but not limited unpaid and accrued real estate taxes, special assessments and other governmental charges, plus interest and penalties, if any.

2. A bid deposit of not less than ten percent (10%) of the bid amount shall be due in the form of cash, cashier’s check or certified funds at the time of sale.

3. Successful bidder to pay the entire unpaid balance of bid within ten (10) days following confirmation of the sale by the court plus buyer to pay for buyer’s title insurance, document recording fees and Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax. 4. Failure to make timely payment following confirmation of sale will result in forfeiture of bid deposit.

Peter M. Johnson, Sheriff Polk County Law Offices of James E. Huismann, S.C. N14 W23777 Stone Ridge Dr. Suite 120 Waukesha, Wisconsin 53188 262-523-6400

(Jan. 5, 12, 19, 26, Feb. 2, 9) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY THE RIVERBANK Plaintiff, vs.

MARK J. DOBBERPUHL, and NICOLE L. DOBBERPUHL Defendants.

Case No. 10 CV 410 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of and pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above-entitled action on August 11, 2010, in the amount of $166,928.92, I will sell the described premises at public auction at the Main Front Entrance of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 West Main Street, in the Village of Balsam Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin, on Thursday, February 17, 2011, at 10:00 o’clock a.m.

TERMS OF SALE: 1. 10% down in cash or certified funds at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeiture of deposit plaintiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances.

3. Buyer to pay applicable Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax. DESCRIPTION: Lot One (1) of the Fifth Addition to the Village of Dresser, located in Outlot Nineteen (19) of the Assessor’s Plat of the Village of Dresser, said Plat being located in the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (NE1/4 OF SE1/4), Section Seven (7), Township Thirty-three (33) North of Range Eighteen (18) West, Village of Dresser, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PIN: 116-00211-0000.

STREET ADDRESS: 523 East Ave. North, Dresser, WI 54009.

Dated at Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, this 20th day of December, 2010.

Timothy G. Moore, Sheriff Polk County, Wisconsin Steven J. Swanson No. 1003029 Attorney at Law P.O. Box 609 105 South Washington Street St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 715-483-3787

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(Jan. 5, 12, 19, 26, Feb. 2, 9) NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of and pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the action of AgStar Financial Services, FLCA v.

James D. Fredrick, et al, Polk County Case no. 09CV850, I will sell at public auction in the main lobby of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 W. Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, on Thursday, February 24, 2011, at 10 a.m., the following described premises, located in Polk County, Wisconsin: The N 1/2 of the N 1/2 of the SE 1/4, Section 2, T32N, R16W, Polk County, Wisconsin, except the property described in that deed filed in the office of the Register of Deeds for Polk County, Wisconsin, as Document No. 484327 in Volume 558 of Records, Page 186.

A parcel located in the N 1/2 of the N 1/2 of the SE 1/4, Section 2, T32N, R16W, Polk County, Wis., described as follows: Commencing at the northwest corner of said parcel; thence east 600 feet; thence south 245 feet; thence west 600 feet; thence north 245 feet to the point of beginning.

Property Address: 554 75th Street, Clear Lake, Wisconsin.

Notice is further given that the successful purchaser will be responsible for the lien of real estate taxes, for the municipal charges, if any, the Wisconsin real estate transfer fee, and is responsible for obtaining possession of the property, which is sold “as is.”

Terms of Sale: Cash with 10% to be paid at time of sale. /s/Sheriff Tim Moore Polk County, Wisconsin James Flory Wiley Law, S.C. 21 South Barstow Street Post Office Box 629 Eau Claire, WI 54702-0629 Phone: (715) 835-6171 Fax: (715) 835-4222

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(Feb. 9, 16, 23, March 2, 9, 16) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY CITIMORTGAGE, INC. Plaintiff, vs.

MORRIS M LEEHEY, et al Defendants.

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Case Number: 09 CV 973 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on April 16, 2010, in the amount of $71,182.97, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: March 30, 2011, at 10 a.m.

TERMS: 1. 10% down in cash or money order at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeit of deposit to plaintiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances.

PLACE: Polk County Justice Center at 1005 W. Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin.

DESCRIPTION: The following described real estate in Polk County, State of Wisconsin, South 280 feet of the East 390 feet of the Southwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 22, Township 34 North, Range 18 West, the Town of St. Croix Falls, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 2073 140th Avenue, Saint Croix Falls, WI 54024.

TAX KEY NO.: 044-00537-0000.

Dated this 19th day of January, 2011.

Peter M. Johnson Sheriff of Polk County Chaz M. Rodriguez State Bar #1063071 Blommer Peterman, S.C. 165 Bishops Way Brookfield, WI 53005 262-790-5719 Please go to www.blommerpeterman.com to obtain the bid for this sale. Blommer Peterman, S.C., is the creditor’s attorney and is attempting to collect a debt on its behalf. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. 264579

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(Jan. 5, 12, 19, 26, Feb. 2, 9) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY BRANCH 2 BANK MUTUAL Plaintiff vs.

DEAN A. SOMERS TERESA J. SOMERS Defendants.

Case No.: 09CV895 Case Code: 30404 AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE By virtue of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above-entitled action on June 8, 2010, the undersigned Sheriff of Polk County, Wisconsin, will sell at public auction at the front entrance of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 W. Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, on the 16th day of February, 2011, at 10:00 a.m., the real estate and mortgaged premises directed by the Judgment to be sold, therein described as follows: Lot 13, Block 47, Original Plat of the City of St. Croix Falls, City of St. Croix Falls, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 344 Washington Street N., St. Croix Falls, WI. TERMS OF SALE: Cash.

DOWN PAYMENT: A deposit of 10% of sale price to be deposited in cash or by certified check with the Sheriff at the time of sale; balance to be paid by cash or certified check within ten days after confirmation of sale.

Dated this 27th day of December, 2010. /s/Timothy Moore Polk County Sheriff Donald R. Marjala, Lawyer WELD, RILEY, PRENN & RICCI, S.C. P.O. Box 1030 Eau Claire, WI 54702-1030 715-839-7786 Attorneys for Plaintiff 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 obtained will be used for that purpose.

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(Jan. 26, Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23, March 2) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY EAGLE VALLEY BANK, N.A., Plaintiff, vs.

NORMAN F. GUSTAFSON and SUSAN K. GUSTAFSON d/b/a Falls Furniture & Custom Woodworking and GRANITE TOPS, Defendants.

Case No. 10 CV 306 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of and pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above-entitled action on September 7, 2010, in the amount of $128,353.71, I will sell the described premises at public auction at the Main Front Entrance of the Polk County Justice Center, 1005 West Main Street, in the Village of Balsam Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin, on Wed., March 16, 2011, at 10 o’clock a.m., TERMS OF SALE: 1. 10% down in cash or certified funds at the time of sale; balance due within 10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to pay balance due will result in forfeiture of deposit plaintiff.

2. Sold “as is” and subject to all legal liens and encumbrances.

3. Buyer to pay applicable Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Tax. DESCRIPTION: The East 80.8 feet of Lots Nine (9), Ten (10), Eleven (11) and Twelve (12), Block Two (2) of the Original Plat of the Village of Centuria, Polk County, Wisconsin, except the North 20 feet of Lot Nine (9).

PARCEL NO.: 111-00243-0000.

Dated at Balsam Lake, Wis., this 13th day of January, 2011.

Peter M. Johnson, Sheriff Polk County, Wisconsin Steven J. Swanson No. 1003029 Attorney at Law P.O. Box 609 105 South Washington Street St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 715-483-3787

INVITATION FOR BIDS

PROJECT: Net-Zero Energy Single Family Home Construction in Menomonie, WI under the Federal Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP 1: 2009).

BID DEADLINE: 4 p.m. on Thursday, March 24, 2011.

BID TO: West CAP ATTN: Matthew Schmidt - Residential Energy Program. 525 2nd St., P.O. Box 308, Glenwood City, WI 54013. Phone: 715-265-4271 Extension 1311.

Sealed bids will be received via mail or hand delivered to West CAP’s Main Office in Glenwood City at the above address.

Bidding documents and provisions can be obtained by contacting the agent for this project, Matthew Schmidt at West CAP. Bids will be opened and read aloud at West CAP’s Main Office, 525 2nd St., Glenwood City, WI 54013, on Friday, March 25, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. local time.

All Bids shall remain valid for thirty (30) days from date of opening. West CAP reserves the right to reject any or all of the bids.

Required Federal Provisions: Contractor shall comply with federal rules, as applicable, including: Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; the Fair Housing Act; Equal Opportunity in Housing (Exec. Order 11063, as amended by Exec. Order 12259); Affirmative Action to Ensure Equal Employment Opportunity (Exec. Order 11246) Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended; Americans with Disabilities Act; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; Equal Employment Opportunity (Exec. Order 11246, as amended); Section 3 of the HUD Act of 1968; Minority/ Women’s Business Enterprise (Exec. Orders 11625, 12432, 12138); and the conflict of interest provision as stated in 24 CFR 570.611 of the CDBG regulations. 529996 25-26L WNAXLP

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APPLICATION FOR LICENSE

Application for Class B Retail License to sell fermented malt beverages and intoxicating liquors. To the town board. Town of Meenon, Burnett County, Wisconsin. The undersigned: Whiskey Joe’s LLC Joseph J. Bilder 6699 State Road 70 Siren, WI 54872 Hereby makes application for Class B Retail License to sell Fermented Malt Beverages and Intoxicating Liquors to be used from February 15, 2011, to June 30, 2011, at the place of business located at 6699 State Road 70, Siren, WI 54872.

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NOTICE OF HEARING 1285 208th St. St. Croix Falls, WI 54024

The Polk County Board of Adjustment will hold a public hearing at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 22, 2011, at the Government Center in Balsam Lake, Wisconsin. The Board will call the pubic hearing to order at 8:30 a.m., recess at 8:45 a.m. to view each site and will reconvene at 12:30 p.m. at the Government Center in Balsam Lake, Wisconsin. At that time each applicant will inform the board of their request. (THE APPLICANT MUST APPEAR AT 12:30 P.M. WHEN THE BOARD RECONVENES AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTER.) BRENDA FARRELL requests a Special Exception from Article 8D1(a) of the Polk County Shoreland Protection Zoning Ordinance to operate a Tourist Rooming House. Property affected is: 731 115th St./County Rd. C, Lot 13, Buzzetti Park, Sec. 30/T33N/R16W, Town of Lincoln, Bear Trap Lake (Class 1).

PAUL & LINETTE WERNER request a Special Exception from Article 8D1(a) of the Polk County Shoreland Protection Zoning Ordinance to operate a Tourist Rooming House. Property affected is: 1086 239th Ave., Lot 2, CSM Vol. 2/Pg. 12, Pt. of Gov’t.

Lot 1, Sec. 5/T35N/R16W, Town of Georgetown, Bone Lake (Class 1).

TOM AASMUNDRUD requests a Special Exception from Sec. XC1 of the Polk County Comprehensive Land Use Ordinance to operate a similar compatible commercial business. Property affected is: 420 456th Ave., Lot 1, CSM #4823, Vol. 21/Pg. 150, located in NW1/4, SE1/4 & NE1/4, SE1/4, N & W of RR, Sec. 8/T32N/R15W, 529698 24-25L 14a,d WNAXLP Town of Clear Lake, pond (Class 3).

CHILD CARE NEEDED Looking for a mature,

HELP WANTED

dependable person to provide in-home care for our 4-month-old twins.

M - F 7:30 - 4 p.m., St. Croix Falls area. Experience & references required.

Linda’s Cleaning Service Looking For Part-Time Help

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Call for application and interview.

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Agenda: Verification of Posting Clerk’s Minutes Treasurer’s Report Resident Issues Road Items Truck Issues White Pine Cemetery Update 2011 Fireworks Permits Ambulance Service Pay Bills And Look At Correspondence Linda Terrian, Clerk

No experience needed.

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management or Business Management with an emphasis in Human Resources required. Must have exceptional skills. Responsibilities include interviewing, recruiting, training, scheduling, payroll and benefits coordination.

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The Monthly Board Meeting For The Town Of LaFollette Will Be Held At The LaFollette Town Hall On Monday, Feb. 14, 2011, At 7:30 p.m.

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The regular Monthly Village Board Meeting will be held on Monday, February 14, 2011, at 7 p.m., at the Village Hall, 107 Hope Road W. Agenda will be posted at the Village Hall.

Kristi Swanson Clerk

(Jan. 26, Feb. 2, 9) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT BURNETT COUNTY In the matter of the name change of: Ada Lee Heier-Hubbell By: (Petitioner) Katrina Delaine Heier By: (Copetitioner) Nathan John Hubbell Notice and Order for Name Change Hearing Case No. 11-CV-12 NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT: A petition has been filed asking to change the name of the person listed above: From: Ada Lee Heier-Hubbell To: AdaLee Ann Heier-Hubbell IT IS ORDERED: This petition will be heard in the Circuit Court of Burnett County, State of Wisconsin.

Judge’s Name: Hon. Kenneth L. Kutz Place: Burnett County Circuit Court, 7410 County Road K #115, Siren, WI 54872, Room 220.

Date: February 21, 2011.

Time: 8:45 a.m.

If you require reasonable accommodations due to a disability, in order to participate in the court process, please call 715349-2147 at least ten (10) working days prior to the scheduled court date. Please note that the court does not provide transportation.

BY THE COURT: Hon. Kenneth L. Kutz Circuit Court Judge Jan. 18, 2011

NOTICE TOWN OF LaFOLLETTE MONTHLY MEETING

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NOTICE OF MEETING Village of Frederic

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The February meeting of the Village Board of Siren will be held Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011, at 2 p.m. at the Village Hall.

Agenda posted.

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OFFICIAL NOTICE ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS NOTICE is hereby given by the Department of Land & Water Conservation, Burnett County, Wisconsin, that it will receive sealed bids for Clam Dam Repairs and Park Improvements until 4 p.m. local time on the 4th day of March, 2011, in the office of the Department, located at the Burnett County Government Center, 7410 County Road K, #109, Siren, WI 54872.

Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at the Burnett County Natural Resources Committee meeting, 9:30 a.m. on March 10, 2011, at the Burnett County Government Center in Siren, WI. ESTIMATE OF MAJOR QUANTITIES Concrete Surface Repair 110 Square Feet Riprap 50 Cubic Yards Concrete Block Paver, remove and replace 480 Square Feet Contract documents may be examined at the Burnett County of Land & Water Conservation office.

A prebid meeting will be held at the site of the project on February 23, 2011, at 10 a.m. This meeting is not mandatory, but all prospective bidders are encouraged to attend. Owners’ representatives will be available to answer questions regarding the execution of the contract.

Proposal shall be accompanied by a certified check or bid bond in the amount of not less than 5 percent of the total bid amount, payable to the Treasurer of Burnett County as a guarantee that the bidder, if the bid is accepted, will execute and file the contract. The certified check is returnable to the bidder immediately after the signing of the contract.

A performance bond in the amount of 100 percent of the total bid price, a certificate of insurance, together with an executed contract, will be required of the successful bidder.

The work described herein is subject to the provisions of Section 66.0903 Wisconsin statutes and the law and ordinances of Burnett County relating to wage rates payable on the work.

The owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids.

For additional information and/or copies of the bid package, please contact the Land & Water Conservation Department at the address listed above or by 529986 25-26L WNAXLP calling 715-349-2186.

SAMPLE BALLOT NOTICE OF SPRING PRIMARY FEBRUARY 15, 2011

OFFICE OF THE BURNETT COUNTY CLERK TO THE ELECTORS OF BURNETT COUNTY Notice is hereby given of a nonpartisan spring primary to be held in the several wards in the County of Burnett on February 15, 2011, at which the officers named below shall be chosen. The names of the candidates for each office to be voted for, whose nominations have been certified to or filed in this office, are given under the title of the office, each in its proper column, together with the questions submitted to a vote, for a referendum, if any, in the sample ballots below.

INFORMATION TO ELECTORS Upon entering the polling place, an elector shall give his or her name and address before being permitted to vote. Where ballots are distributed to electors, the initials of two inspectors must appear on the ballot. Upon being permitted to vote, the elector shall retire alone to a voting booth or machine and cast his or her ballot, except that an elector who is a parent or guardian may be accompanied by the elector’s minor child or minor ward. An election official may inform the elector of the proper manner for casting a vote, but the official may not in any manner advise or indicate a particular voting choice.

At the Spring Primary Where paper ballots are used, the elector shall make a cross (X) in the square next to the name of the candidate of his or her choice for each office for which he or she intends to vote. To vote for a person whose name does not appear on the ballot, the elector shall write in the name of the person of his or her choice in the space provided for a write-in vote.

Where touch screen voting systems are used, the elector shall depress the button next to the name of the candidate for whom he or she intends to vote. To vote for a person whose name does not appear on the ballot, the elector shall type in the name of the person of his or her choice in the space provided for a write-in vote.

The vote shall not be cast in any other manner. If an elector spoils a ballot, he or she shall return it to an election official who shall issue another ballot in its place, but not more than three ballots shall be issued to any one elector. If the ballot has not been initialed by two inspectors or is defective in any other way, the elector shall return it to the election official who shall issue a proper ballot in its place. The elector may spoil a touch screen ballot at the voting station. Not more than five minutes’ time shall be allowed inside a voting booth. Sample ballots or other materials to assist the elector in marking his or her ballot may be taken into the booth and copied. The sample ballot shall not be shown to anyone so as to reveal how the ballot is marked.

After an official paper ballot is marked, it shall be folded so that the inside marks do not show, but so the printed endorsements and inspectors’ initials on the outside do show. After casting his or her vote, the elector shall leave the booth, deposit his or her folded ballots in the proper ballot box or deliver the ballots to an inspector for deposit, and shall leave the polling place promptly.

After an official touch screen ballot is marked, the elector shall leave the polling place promptly.

An elector may select an individual to assist in casting his or her vote if the elector declares to the presiding official that he or she is unable to read, has difficulty reading, writing or understanding English, or that due to disability is unable to cast his or her ballot. The selected individual rendering assistance may not be the elector’s employer or an agent of that employer or an officer or agent of a labor organization which represents the elector.

The following is a sample of the official ballots:

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Notices/Employment Opportunities 2011-2012 School Year Full-Time Interdistrict Open Enrollment Information For The St. Croix Falls School District You may apply for Open Enrollment from

February 7 thru February 25, at 4 p.m.

The Siren Sanitary District will hold their monthly Board Meeting on Thurs., Feb. 10, 2011, at 6:30 p.m. The meeting 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.

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OAK GROVE CEMETERY ASSOCIATION ANNUAL COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 2011 Meeting will be held at the Village of Webster office on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011, at 6 p.m. in the Village Hall.

Roll call; review and approval of minutes of last meeting; review and approval of treasurer report; old business; new business; adjourn.

Tom Stusek, Board President Oak Grove Cemetery, Patrice Bjorklund, Sexton P.O. Box 25, Webster, WI 54893 • 715-866-4211

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Wisconsin’s interdistrict public school open enrollment program allows parents to apply for their children to attend school districts other than the one in which they live. Parents may contact the school directly to receive an application, but are encouraged to apply online with the Department of Public Instruction at https//www2.dpi.state.wi.us/OpenEnrollApp Applications can only be accepted during the open enrollment period of February 7 thru February 25, and must be received by the school district or the Department of Education no later than 4 p.m., February 25, 2011.

Questions regarding open enrollment or to request an application contact Dayle Schultz at the St. Croix Falls District Office at 715-483-9823, 529626 24-25L ext. 1400.

NOTICE - SIREN SANITARY DISTRICT & TOWN OF SIREN - BOARD MEETINGS

NOTICE OF SPRING PRIMARY AND SAMPLE BALLOTS February 15, 2011

The official ballot for all Polk County municipalities will be exactly the same as those shown above, except the Village of Osceola will include: Vote for not more than 3 Village Trustees Carol Otto Scott Wing Ken Brookins Casey Borchert John R. Iwaszko Kenneth G. Janes Jr. W.J. Wally Piszczek Purnal Tracy Stephen Bjork Except, the Towns of McKinley and Johnstown for Cumberland School District: Vote for 1: Arthur Adams Jonelle R. Gideo Scott William Warwick

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OFFICE OF THE POLK COUNTY CLERK TO THE ELECTORS OF POLK COUNTY: Notice is hereby given of a spring primary election to be held in Polk County on the 15th day of February, 2011, at which the officers named below shall be nominated. The names of the candidates for each office, whose nominations have been certified to or filed in this office, are given under the title of the office, each in its proper column, together with the questions submitted to a vote, for a referendum, if any, in the sample ballot below.

INFORMATION TO ELECTORS Upon entering the polling place, an elector shall give his or her name and address before being permitted to vote. Where ballots are distributed to electors, the initials of two inspectors must appear on the ballot. Upon being permitted to vote, the elector shall retire alone to a voting booth and cast his or her ballot, except that an elector who is a parent or guardian may be accompanied by the elector’s minor child or minor ward. An election official may inform the elector of the proper manner for casting a vote, but the official may not in any manner advise or indicate a particular voting choice.

At the spring primary election, where paper ballots are used, the elector shall make a cross (X) in the square, next to the name of the candidate for whom he or she intends to vote. To vote for a person whose name does not appear on the ballot, the elector shall write in the name of the person of his or her choice in the space provided for a write-in vote.

Where optical scan voting is used, the elector shall fill in the oval or connect the arrow next to the name of the candidate of his or her choice for each office for whom he or she intends to vote. To vote for a person whose name does not appear on the ballot, the elector shall write in the name of the person of his or her choice in the space provided and fill in the oval or connect the arrow on the write-in line.

Where touch screen voting systems are used, the elector shall depress the button, next to the name of the candidate for whom he or she intends to vote. To vote for a person whose name does not appear on the ballot, the elector shall type in the name of the person of his or her choice in the space provided for a write-in vote.

The vote should not be cast in any other manner. If the elector spoils a paper or optical scan ballot, he or she shall return it to an election official who shall issue another ballot in its place, but not more than three ballots shall be issued to any one elector. If the ballot has not been initialed by two inspectors or is defective in any other way, the elector shall return it to the election official, who shall issue a proper ballot in its place. The elector may spoil a touch screen ballot at the voting station. Not more than five minutes’ time shall be allowed inside a voting booth. Sample ballots or other materials to assist the elector in casting his or her vote may be taken into the booth and copied. The sample ballot shall not be shown to anyone so as to reveal how the ballot is marked.

After an official paper ballot is marked, it shall be folded so the inside marks do not show, but so the printed endorsements and inspectors’ initials on the outside do show. The elector shall leave the booth, deposit the ballot in the ballot box, or deliver the ballot to an inspector for deposit, and shall leave the polling place promptly.

After an official optical scan ballot is marked, it shall be inserted in the security sleeve so the marks do not show. After casting his or her vote, the elector shall leave the booth, insert the ballot in the voting device and discard the sleeve, or deliver the ballot to an inspector for deposit. If a central count system is used, the elector shall insert the ballot in the ballot box and discard the sleeve, or deliver the ballot to an inspector for deposit. The elector shall leave the poll place promptly.

After an official touch screen ballot is marked, the elector shall leave the polling place promptly.

An elector may select an individual to assist in casting his or her vote if the elector declares to the presiding official that he or she is unable to read, has difficulty reading, writing or understanding English or that due to disability is unable to cast his or her ballot. The selected individual rendering assistance may not be the elector’s employer or an agent of that employer or an officer or agent of a labor organization that represents the elector.

The following is a sample of the official ballots:

Carole T. Wondra, Polk County Clerk

Frederic has rejoined the weather world

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by Wayne Anderson Special to the Leader FREDERIC – For those locally, and around the world, you can once again get temperature, humidity, precipitation, wind speed and a universe of other information on Frederic weather.

A new weather station has been erected atop the Frederic High School and is transmitting reams of data to all corners of the village and globe.

And all of this can be simply viewed at home on the Internet.

Frederic weather news is streaming to the popular site Weather Underground (www.wunderground.com ). The local data is also being transmitted around the clock to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, The National Weather Station and other weather servers.

Of course, the information is proudly and conveniently displayed on the high school’s Web site: www.frederic.k12.wi.us .

The new long-range MK-III weather station is the combined effort of the high school science class and shop class. The combination is providing important physical science information to students at a cost-saving price.

Science teacher Jeff Larcom, who spearheaded the project, said the weather station cost $1,700 and runs on free solar power. With the help of the shop class, and some

Jeff Larcom, science teacher in Frederic, points to the new weather station he put up on the high school. – Photos by Wayne Anderson

volunteer welders, they were able to build their own mounting tower, saving $350 on installation costs.

Plus this unit isn’t going anywhere.

Last fall a 60-mph wind blew the old weather station right off the roof. But the way the students mounted this new station, it’s unlikely its going anywhere.

The 33-inch-high unit weighs about 7 pounds and is mounted on an 8-foot stand. “It is the most accurate,

durable and easiest-to-install weather station available,” according to the maker RainWise, Inc. “All of our weather-station hardware is stainless steel.

The station is fabricated from fiberglass and structural PVC and is ultraviolet inhibited,” RainWise said.

For more information on this new weather station call 715-327-4223.

Osero named Barbershopper of the Year

The Indianhead Chorus Ladies Night was held at the Amery Golf Course on Jan. 29. Steve Zorn, from Roseville, Minn., district membership director, installed the officers. The chorus sang to their sweethearts, and throughout the evening several impromptu groups sprang up and sang. Larry Fisk (at right) presented the Barbershopper of the Year Award for the year 2010 to Steve Osero (at left) from Amery. Osero has been the chorus music and performance vice president, he sings in the Bright Knights quartet and he also started the use of “Groupanizer” for the chorus. The Indianhead Chorus welcomes any fellow interested in singing to join them at 7:30 p.m., Monday nights in the lower level of the old courthouse building on the northeast corner of CTH I and Hwy. 46 in Balsam Lake. They offer free singing lessons and many opportunities to serve our area through vocal music performances. For more information, call 715-483-9202, or just come on a Monday night. The Indianhead Chorus has members from St Croix, Polk, Burnett and Barron counties in Wisconsin as well as some members who come from Minnesota. – submitted by Ken Mettler, director of marketing and PR, Land-OLakes District Barbershop Harmony Society. - Photo by John Roeber

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• Ensure that the integrity of the office is maintained.

• Ensure that the fundamental constitutional rights of all citizens are upheld.

• Apply the law and constitution as it was written and intended, without interjecting personal bias, partisanship, or legislating from the bench.

• Treat all who appear in court objectively and with respect and dignity.

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Doug and Sharon Panek of Frederic were visiting their friends Jerry and Jana Almquist in Texas last week and had no plans to go to the Super Bowl, but they made a sightseeing trip to Dallas and toured the massive new Cowboys Stadium which hosted Super Bowl XLV between the Packers and Steelers. The Paneks (shown in photo at right) took a stadium tour on the Monday, before the big game (Jan. 31) and, among other things, got to see the Packers logo being placed in one of the end zones. For a total of $35, the couple was given a guided tour through the private suites, the Cowboys locker room (which had been converted to the Packers locker room), the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders locker room, the press room and other areas of the 3-millionsquare-foot-facility, including the field. “It was a lot less than paying thousands of dollars for tickets to the game,” Doug noted. “And we got to get more of a look around the stadium than those who attended the game - it’s an amazing place.” Cowboys Stadium is the largest NFL venue, built in 2009. It features a 60-yard-long, 1.2 million-pound center-hung video screen and the world’s largest single-span roof structure. - Photos by Sharon Panek

High and proud

With the Green Bay Packers winning Super Bowl XLV 31-25 on Sunday, Feb. 6, many are proud to wear the green and gold, and to show their support of the team, including the fans on Reinhart Drive in Shell Lake. — Photo submitted

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Madison celebration

Fans of the Green Bay Packers filled the streets of Madison on Sunday evening, Feb. 6, after the Packers won Super Bowl XLV. After 13 years, the team has brought the Lombardi trophy back to Titletown. The state Capitol, lit up in green and gold lights, is shown in the background.

Packers won the game by six points over the Steelers before a television audience of more than 100 million people. - Photo by Cynthia Schuster, Wisconsin Public Radio

Diane Lindh of Grantsburg is shown standing next to a large billboard advertising the Super Bowl in Mazatlan, Mexico. The writing is in Spanish. The Packers brought back a fourth Super Bowl title to Green Bay following their victory over the Steelers on Sunday, Feb. 6. - Photo submitted

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Headlines across Wisconsin Monday proudly proclaimed the Super Bowl title earned by the Packers with their 31-25 victory over the Steelers on Sunday. These front pages were from the Racine Journal-Times, Oskosh Northwestern and the Stevens Point Journal.

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Longtime Webster couple honored in Longest married couple contest

by Gary King Leader editor WEBSTER/BLOOMER - Lawrence and Edna Bremer have celebrated a lot of Valentine’s Days together.

Next Tuesday will mark their 70th one - at least - with wishes for many more to come.

The couple marked their 70th wedding anniversary this past June and recently were notified that they had been nominated, and were one of the winning couples, in a contest called the Longest Married Couple Project.

The contest sought and located the longest married couples in all 50 states in America.

If you were to win one contest in your life, this one, sponsored by the Worldwide Marriage Encounter of San Bernardino, Calif., has to be one of the most honorable, if not romantic, contests to win.

The Bremers, who spent most of their married years in Webster and now live in Bloomer, are the longest married couple in Wisconsin to be nominated. Lawrence, who will be 91 in April, and Edna, who turned 89 last month, are scheduled to be honored this Sunday, Feb. 13, at 11 a.m. at a special celebration at The Getaway in Bloomer. Details on the event remained unclear earlier this week but there will be a certificate presented - and flowers, balloons, cake and coffee.

The nine girls and one boy (who was born last) the couple raised stand a good chance of being able to attend the ceremony as they didn’t wander too far from their Webster upbringing, two of their daughters, Bonnie and Patsy, still living in Webster.

From oldest to youngest their children are Loreli (Eau Claire area), Valerie (New Auburn), Janice (Eau Claire area), Connie (Webster), Vicki (Bloomer), Bonnie (Web-

The Bremers on their 70th wedding anniversary, June 22, 2010, at daughter Vicki’s home in Bloomer. - Photo submitted

Lawrence and Edna Bremer on their wedding day, June 22, 1940. - Photo submitted ster), LaVonne (Twin Cities), Patsy (Webster), Geri (Twin Cities) and George (Amery).

The Bremers also have 25 grandchildren and 26-great grandchildren (counting one due in April).

Lawrence is likely remembered best for his near three decade job as a rural mail carrier, working out of the Webster Post Office, from 1949 to 1978, when he retired. Prior to taking that job, he was a television repairman in the 1940s, the early days of TV. He had attended Dongola School as a youth and made it through the eighth grade before entering the working world. Edna graduated from Webster High School in 1940, the same year the couple tied the knot.

Family legend has it they met when Edna was singing in the church choir and saw Lawrence for the first time as he walked into the church. She decided she had to meet him and was able to do just that at a dance at the Oak Grove Supper Club south of Webster one evening where she had someone introduce her to the man who would become her husband.

From the dance, it was a steady road to the altar, and now their union has come to be one of 312 nominated nationwide for the Longest Married Couple contest.

“The number of years many of these couples are married is just awesome,” explained Scott and Karen Seaborn, the United States Leadership Team for Worldwide Marriage Encounters (wwme.org). “There were three couples married 80 years or longer nominated, along with 100 couples married 70 to 79 years and 155 couples married 60 to 69 years. What a testament to having a commitment to a long marriage!”

The longest married couple in the United States, based on the nominations submitted, is Marshall and Winnie Kuykendall of Lordsburg, New Mexico. They will celebrate their 82nd anniversary on Feb. 14. Wikipedia.com has the longest married couple in the U.S. listed as Herbert and Zelmyra Fisher of North Carolina who will be married 87 years on May 13.

The Bremers have set the bar for true love high for their children and those around them.

What advice have they got to give for a long and happy relationship?

“I don’t ever recall them giving us advice or anything like that,” noted daughter Patsy. “But I’m sure they’ll be asked that on Sunday, though!”

LEFT: The Bremer family - (L to R), standing: Valerie, Loreli, Janice and Connie. Middle row: George, Lawrence (father), Bonnie, Edna (mother) and LaVonne. Front row: Patsy, Geri and Vicki. - Photo submitted

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ST. CROIX FALLS – On Friday, Feb. 4, St. Croix Falls Elementary students completed a week of fundraising and activities to raise awareness and money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. With the assistance of local stylists Rachel Carney, proprietor of Rachel’s Hair and Nail Studio; Barb Anderson, proprietor of Barb’s Family Hair Care in Taylors Falls and Kate Erickson, owner of East Avenue

Hair in Dresser, the students and staff at SCF Elementary had a wild ending to their leukemia and lymphoma fundraiser. Staff either volunteered or were persuaded to have their hair styled in the closing ceremonies on Friday

Mr. Benoy being Stuck for a Buck by staff and students.

Wild Hair Staff included: (L to R) front row: Wendy Peterson, Adrienne Gyllen, Mary Johnson, Maria Gjovig, Hansi Stridde and Julie Larcom. Back row: Melissa Sladky, Kelli Kerkow, Anna Parsons, Barb Trombley, Lori Fox, Samantha Roach, Mike Mysicka, Georgia Scott, Sal Bonneville and Randi Shaw. - submitted

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morning. Mr. Clark’s class raised the most money with their total at $245.87. Other activities in-

cluded duct taping Mr. Benoy, the principal, to the wall during lunch recess! This Stuck for a Buck activity raised $215.

Classrooms also honored State Heroes by reading more about their fight against cancer within their classes. Sal Bonneville, second-grade teacher; Anna Parsons, first-

grade teacher and Maria Gjovig, school counselor, planned and organized the activities throughout the week. In addition, many fourth-grade students also helped make the fundraiser a success. - submitted

Vaudeville in the valley

ST. CROIX FALLS - Two new programs will take the stage at Festival Theatre this winter, carrying onward through the springtime months.

Akin to the spontaneity and humor of “Triple Espresso” and “Prairie Home Companion,” audiences will be drawn to both the professionalism and downhome feel of life in the St. Croix Valley when “I Love the Way You Talk to Chickens” and “Fizz Kizer’s Honky Tonk Café” open on Feb. 19 and March 11, respectively.

“I became aware of Lori Powell Gordon’s show, ‘I Love the Way You Talk to

“I Love the Way You Talk to Chickens” opens Saturday, Feb. 19, at Festival Theatre in St. Croix Falls. - Photos submitted

Wanderoos Lions Club members Greg and Jeff Martinson presented bicycles to the two top winners in the kids fishing contest drawing on Saturday, Feb. 5, during the annual Wanderoos Lions Ice-Fishing Contest.

Carrie Elkin, singer-songwriter, performs Friday, March 11, at Festival Theatre.

Chickens,’ last year when it was launched at the Marine Town Hall and then again in Stillwater,” said Danette Olsen, director of Festival Theatre. “As a humorist, Lori is first rate and so engaging. Plus, she has teamed up with an awesome group of musicians who add performance elements to the show that make for a perfect night out.”

Festival will host “I Love the Way You Talk to Chickens” four times in the weeks ahead: Saturdays Feb. 19, March 19 and April 9, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 27, at 3 p.m. Tickets are $18.50 and are Flex Pass eligible.

“Fizz Kizer’s Honky Tonk Café” was a staple of life in River Falls, until a change of venue was needed, and that led to the opportunity to host some of the unique singer-songwriter programs in St. Croix Falls.

“Fizz created a format that provides audiences with a chance to get up close

and personal with the creativity that goes into songwriting,” said Olsen. “A gifted songwriter, singer and guitarist himself, Fizz has a penchant for choosing headliners that are really fun to hear perform live and who connect listeners to the core of music making.”

The Honky Tonk Café experience opens on March 11 at 7:30 p.m. and will feature Kizer for one set and then a headliner. For the first event, special guest Carrie Elkin will be on hand to headline. Elkin is on the Red House Records label and is making a big name around the country from her Austin, Texas, base. Additional Honky Tonk Café concerts will take place on May 21, July 14, Sept. 11 and Nov. 25. Tickets are $15 and are Flex Pass eligible.

Festival Theatre is located in historic downtown St. Croix Falls. Tickets are available online at festivaltheatre.org or by phone at 715-483-3387. - submitted

Shell Lake Art Festival call for artists

Wanderoos Lions Club member Cindy Mork (L) presents Merlin Stokes of Osceola with the grand prize of $500 at the annual Wanderoos Lions Ice-Fishing Contest held Sunday, Feb. 5.

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SHELL LAKE — The Shell Lake Downtown Lakefront Events Committee cordially invites you to request an application to exhibit at the ninth-annual Shell Lake Art Festival 2011, which will be held on the grounds adjacent to the beachfront pavilion. Applications are now available. The art festival is Saturday, July 2, in Memorial Park in Shell Lake.

Applications can be picked up at the Shell Lake City Hall or by contacting the art festival director, David H Haessig, at dnjhae@centurytel.net. Application deadline is March 31.

This is a juried fine art and fine craft show, and applications are juried by three slides or photographs of current work.

Local fine artists and craftspeople are en-

couraged to apply. — from SLDLEC

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"Knit Together in Love" and sweetened with chocolate

FREDERIC - What could be better on a cold and snowy Friday than the company of friends getting together to enjoy a morning of warm conversation and sweet chocolate?

Attend the Ladies Morning Retreat at Crosswalk Community Church on Friday, Feb. 18, from 9:15 - 11:15 a.m. to be “Knit Together in Love,” and treated to chocolates. Listen as special guest Janelle Hermann describes the role knitting plays in her work as a teacher and in the gifts she gives for God. Enjoy chocolate treats and beverages.

Crosswalk Community Church (formerly Frederic Evangelical Free Church) is located at 505 Old CTH W in Frederic. Bring a friend ... and make new friends. Child care provided. - submitted

Grantsburg Legion fi fisshing contest this weekend

GRANTSBURG – The Brask-Fossum-Janke Grantsburg American Legion will hold the post’s 18th-annual ice-fishing contest, Saturday, Feb. 12, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Big Wood Lake in Grantsburg.

Cash prizes will be awarded for the first largest fish caught in each of four categories. Door prizes will be drawn every 15 minutes at Park Pavilion.

The first 40 fish caught and turned in by kids 15 years and under will receive $5 cash prize.

Tickets are available at area businesses and will also be sold at the contest.

Lunch and refreshments will be served at the north side of the lake at the Thoreson American Legion Park.

Take Hwy. 70 to CTH Y to Thoreson Park on Big Wood Lake for a day of fishing fun. - submitted

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Susie’s husband had been slipping in and out of a coma for several months. Things looked grim, but Joe Roberts she was by his bedside every single day. One day as he slipped back into consciousness, he motioned for her to come close to him. She pulled the chair close to the bed and leaned her ear close to be able to hear him. “You know,” he whispered, his eyes filling with tears, “You have been with me through all the bad times. When I got fired, you stuck right beside me. When my business went under, there you were.

When we lost the house, you were there. When I got shot, you stuck with me. When my health started failing, you were still by my side. And you know what?”

“What, dear?” she asked gently, smiling to herself.

“I think you’re bad luck.”

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tion dogs have been regarded as man’s best friend. They have become embedded in the social fabJohn W. Ingalls ric of our families to the point that we bestow upon them human characteristics. They are included in family photos and vacation plans and when they die we erect markers or stones to identify their graves. Some pet owners have gone as far as taking their dear departed pet to the taxidermist so Rover or Rex will always be there to greet them at the door or be eternally at rest by the master’s chair.

Primarily dogs, but also cats or other pets, have been used metaphorically to describe our experiences.

If someone experiences a flu bug we call into work sick, but if we are really suffering we let everyone know we are sicker than a dog. Then we lie about the house feeling dog tired and read our favorite dogeared book. We watch our favorite sports teams on television and when they struggle we complain that they are no doggone good and they are going to the dogs.

We can fight like cats and dogs, we can’t do our work outside if it is raining cats and dogs and if you have a wild idea about going to the cathouse you will actually end up in the doghouse in the end.

We all know it’s a dog-eat-dog world out there and if you want to run with the big dogs, especially if you

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If you don’t have a single unreasonable fear, you can just stop reading.

I don’t like putting air in my tires. I know this sounds foolish.

I believe it is foolish. But when I Carrie Classon begin filling the tire with air, I am more than half convinced the tire is going to explode. Just the sound of “Pressure Per Square Inch” sounds ominous to me. The idea of relying on some flimsy tire gauge to tell me how much air I can safely put into my tire seems reckless.

My cat Lucy is afraid of starving to death. Lucy was found in the woods nearly dead from starvation, with a head full of ear mites. She took months to recover before I adopted her. She does not, as some half starved animals do, eat to excess. But she is very careful that there is plenty of food available at all times and, preferably, in multiple locations.

I left Lucy to stay with my parents. She had a “feeding station” upstairs. Even though her bowl was full, she came downstairs and howled piteously in the laundry room, insisting my mother set up another bowl of food there. My mother (who is a softie) gave her a bowl of food in the laundry room and Lucy was utterly content.

Then Lucy went to stay in my parents’ condo in the city. The condo is very small. Lucy’s food was in the guest bedroom; but one room over there was a tiny laundry room. Lucy began her campaign anew.

Although her bowl was full, and although it was a twenty-foot commute from one room to the next, Lucy insisted—loudly, persistently—that she required a second feeding station in the laundry room.

After two days of incessant caterwauling, my mother relented and Lucy got her way. Tranquility was restored. Then Lucy came home. She eats on the

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bay window ledge in the dining room. She has now decided that she requires a second feeding station in the kitchen— about six feet away.

So far, I have resisted. But this doesn’t mean I don’t understand. Lucy is afraid that she will run out of food. She has not been hungry for years, but she remembers it was a bad thing. She is doing everything in her power to make sure it doesn’t happen again. I think we all do this.

There is a corner in Daniel’s kitchen that Milo is afraid of; I think he fell there once. If he is required to go around this treacherous corner, he panics. If it is absolutely necessary to pass through this dangerous zone, he will run so quickly that his feet slip out from under him— confirming his fears that this is a very dangerous spot.

Daniel is afraid I will run off with the mailman.

I’m afraid Daniel will ditch me before I get the chance. We are all afraid—all of us—of the things we cannot control and do not fully understand.

So what do I do?

I can make sure that Lucy never runs out of food, coax Milo across the kitchen with a treat, and assure Daniel that the mailman is much too young (and not my type).

And then ... I will live with the fear. Fear reminds us that we are alive. Our lives would be very dull if we avoided everything we feared. I will try to remember my own fears when I am ready to judge someone else for being fearful.

Then I’ll find some nice garage where they’ll fill my tires while I wait outside.

Till next time, —Carrie

Memorial Scholarship fundraiser

ST. CROIX FALLS – On Nov. 12, 2010, St. Croix Regional Medical Center and the community they serve lost an incredible nurse, Grantsburg resident Kathy Nesgoda, in a tragic auto accident. An SCRMC employee of 32 years, Nesgoda cared for patients with unmatched skill, competence and compassion. Along with her smile and loving demeanor, Nesgoda was known for her passion to invest in individuals who were new to the nursing profession, ensuring that they had the support, information, education and encouragement they needed to become outstanding nurses. She was a remarkable mentor and role model.

To honor Nesgoda and her commitment to her profession and the Medical Center, SCRMC’s nursing team is creating the Kathy Nesgoda Memorial Nursing Scholarship Fund.

A fundraising event is also planned and will be held at

the American Legion, 807 Pine St. in St. Croix Falls, on Thursday, Feb. 17, from 2-8 p.m. Family, friends and all others who wish to support this event and the profession she so loved are invited.

The event will include a spaghetti dinner from 2 – 8 p.m., with a cash bar from 4 – 8 p.m., and a suggested donation of $5 or more. A silent auction will also be held from 2 to 7:30 p.m., together with a drawing at 7:30 p.m. for prizes.

If you cannot attend, donations are welcome. Checks should be made to the Volunteer Partners Scholarship Fund. Please write Kathy Nesgoda Memorial on the note line.

All proceeds will be used for nursing scholarships needed to support training for the skilled staff needed to provide excellent patient care for patients and the communities of SCRMC. - submitted

BALSAM LAKE – You don’t have to be a basketball fan to enjoy the pregame spaghetti dinner on Tuesday, Feb. 15, at Unity School. Basketball fans and other spaghetti lovers are invited to warm up with a hearty spaghetti feed sponsored by the Unity Friends of Music.

Come anytime between 5 and 7 p.m. The cost is only $5 for adults and students, and $3 for children under 5.

After dinner, you’ll have the opportunity to purchase tickets for a chance to win a handmade quilt donated by Gilbert and Janet Berg. Then, if you are in the mood for some fast and exciting entertainment, step into the gym and watch the Unity Eagles doubleheader against the

Luck Cardinals. At halftime, try your hand at tossing a bean bag and win a prize. All fundraising money will be used for the band and choir trip to New York in June.

The Unity Friends of Music is an organization dedicated to supporting the music program at Unity Schools.

Fundraising in an important part of their mission to provide trips, camps, instruments and unique musical experiences for aspiring young musicians. For more information about this organization, contact Adam Bever, 715-825-2131, Ext. 1300, abever@unity.k12.wi.us or www.facebook.com/ufom. - submitted

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want to be top dog, you are going to have to work like a dog to get there. Even if you are an old sea dog you have value and can contribute to society, but if you want to excel in your chosen pursuit in life you need to start young because everyone knows you can’t teach an old dog new

tricks.

There are hunting dogs, lap dogs, work dogs, show dogs and dogs that defy categories. Purebred dogs identified by papers outlining their pedigree can command high prices but those with a diverse genetic background are generally regarded as mutts. No matter what breed or mix of dog you might have you will discover an almost universal characteristic among your canine family members, unconditional acceptance.

Reggie White is our dog and he is nothing like the famous Packer football player he was named after. In dog years he is about 90. He isn’t very active, in fact he is the ultimate couch potato. If you are lucky enough to be home with him your day will be filled with activity. Feed the dog, let the dog out, let the dog in, let the dog out, let the dog in, feed the dog, let the dog out, and let the dog in.

One day we discovered that we were letting the dog out many more times than usual and when he came back in he would drink all of the water in his dish and beg to be let out again. He became listless and weak,

he was literally sicker than a dog. Through some careful diagnostic work we discovered he was diabetic.

Now for the past 5 years, every morning Reggie will wag his tail and stand by his dish while we give him an insulin injection. He never complains because whenever he gets his insulin shot he gets to eat his breakfast. Sometimes he gets too much insulin and we find him collapsed on the floor and we have to revive him with some syrup. Occasionally he gets into garbage or finds some cookie crumbs left by the grandchildren and his sugar goes a bit too high so he gets some extra insulin later in the day. Either way Reggie is always the same; a friendly, loving dog accepting of anyone.

Reggie is showing his age now and I am sure the diabetes has helped speed the process. He has cataracts and can’t see very well, he can’t hear you when you call or whistle and he sleeps a lot. Returning home in the afternoon or evening you will find him stretched out on the floor in a deep sleep. He can’t hear you approach so you can never really tell if he is still alive.

We all know one of these times he will be resting in peace, but until then he will be the same friend to everyone, accepting and loving you no matter who you are or where you come from.

Mark Twain had an interesting way of describing life. “Heaven is attained by favor. If it were attained by merit you would stay out and your dog would go in.” Maybe this world would be better off if we were all going to the dogs.

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Shivering Oranges

It turned cold down here and so instead of moving a little north into Mississippi last week, we went a little south to Bayou Segnette State Park on the southeast edge of New Orleans (pronounced naw-lins) last week. The temperatures dropped to 33 degrees overnight twice, and it rained and blew, reminding us of an April shower. This was “break into normally scheduled programming” weather for the locals!

Heated shelters opened for the homeless and those without heaters; winter cap and coat drives were on for the poor; a 15car pileup closed a Baton Rouge icy bridge; schools were closed and road workers shut down until temperatures rose above freezing the next afternoon. At our park on the edge of the Big Easy, several neighboring RV'ers stopped over to worry about us freezing in our pop-up trailer.

We have an electric space heater and use an electric blanket in the camper and can stay comfortable down to zero outside, so it was no problem. Our neighbors, mostly southerners, hunkered down in their big heated vehicles, waiting it out. However, a sprinkling of us Canadianers and Midwesterners bantered about in short sleeves and baseball caps, “Won’t see dis nice weather in Manitoba till May.” “Ja, you betcha, Ma’s in dere gettin’ lathered up with SPF 30—she burns if it gets above freezin’.” “Ja, dose Canada dagrees are bigger dan da U.S. ones, much worser,” and so on.

Along the entrance road to the campgrounds, a new flood wall is taking the place of the old breached one; stronger, prettier, and topped with 12 feet of concrete to let New Orleans, much of which is at or below sea level, get through the next big 100-year-flood. With Katrina, the levees failed and nearly 80 percent of the city flooded.

We drove through the northeast part of town where boarded up houses and flood damage mixes with repaired homes and businesses. Lots of empty buildings.

We put on our light winter jackets and tromped the French Quarter at 10 a.m.

Monday, wondering why hardly anything was open, the restaurants not cooking, and the streets empty except for the beer, liquor, wine and food trucks refilling the hundreds of bars and restaurants from the weekend crowds and garbage trucks hauling away the evidence.

We managed to get a beignet, a square donut without the hole, the specialty of Café du Monde along the waterfront.

Canvas walls rolled down and flapping in the cold wind, the few customers inside gave themselves away with the familiar “ehs” and “uff das” of the far north.

Rugged Japanese tourist families roamed the empty parks, preying on strangers to take their pictures as they lined up in front of just about anything.

We walked to Bourbon Street, and through the even more colorful areas of town; all buttoned up waiting for a warm night. The stiff east wind rattled posters promising floozies, booze and jazz inside

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the door, shaking them as if the scantily clad women were shivering. Margo clutched her purse in reaction to TV news warnings of packs of iPad, iPhone and purse snatchers prowling the porticoed old streets.

We warmed up in museums; the old U.S. Mint and the Louisiana State Museum with exhibits remembering Hurricane Katrina and the history of New Orleans. The Katrina display was new, with dozens of film clips running live reports gleaned from the Courics and Brokaws of disaster. Whipping palm trees, crashing waves, floating cars and houses backed by a deep rumbling sound track in darkened rooms with lights flashing like lightning. One theater screen was an askew house wall; behind framed windows were TV screens showing hurricane footage as if we were looking right through the windows.

A few shops were open, selling dried alligator heads, voodoo dolls, T-shirts, beads and tourist gimcracks. Margo had a hard time finding a T-shirt tame enough to wear in Cushing. In all, it was rather disappointing to see the French Quarter so deserted. Cold weather is hard on iniquity.

Another cool, rainy day, we drove south to the ocean in Placquemines (plack a min) Parish, a finger of land stretching far into the Gulf. Hwy. 23 parallels the west levee on the Mississippi extending 60 miles south of New Orleans. We were after evidence from the big spill.

Here and there were rows and fields of orange trees, some bare and some bearing.

Only one fruit stand was open. “There are about 500 acres of orange trees in this area with about 100 trees per acre. There are many small owners, but my boss is the biggest with 100 acres or so and rents more. We raise tomatoes (they had some fresh-picked ones for sale) and lots of coolweather crops now, broccoli, cabbage, lettuces, greens. We have yams, and other things on hand. We will be planting our 2011 gardens starting in a few weeks,” the short, mid-30s, bundled-up woman tending the stand told us.

“The orange-picking season started in late November and we will be picking fruit for about six more weeks as different varieties ripen. We raise Samatsu, navel, blood and a few other varieties of oranges.

My boss raises and sells thousands of orange trees each year to other states. There used to be more orange growers around, but it keeps dwindling. Each season is different; this year we have a good yield, and the price is pretty good. We have some lemon and grapefruit trees, but mostly oranges.

“We have to spray the trees for bugs and diseases that attack the tree itself. The fruit doesn’t get wormy like apples because of the thick rind. However, in the last few years a disease that makes brown, ugly spots on the orange fruit has come in and we have to spray with copper, a fungicide, to keep it from spoiling the looks of the fruit.

“Oranges can stand cold weather, it makes the fruit sweeter if we get some be-

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fore harvest time. It can get down to about 18 degrees for up to four hours without damage to the tree and fruit, something that very rarely occurs here.

The trees are pretty tough!”

Our intention, as we drove Hwy. 23 south, was to follow it to the Gulf and see if we could find a souvenir BP tar ball to bring back for show and tell at the men’s group. Another RV'er told us they had camped at Grand Isle, a state park a little west of where our road would lead, and all they found was a few tar balls along the beach—nothing else from the spill at all.

The whole road south of New Orleans followed the Mississippi’s west bank levee and the big shipping channel that lets ocean boats upriver. You couldn’t see the water over it from our road, but you could see huge ocean liners and tugs sticking above the ridge, only a few hundred yards away, as if they were in another lane of our highway. Occasionally we turned and drove to the top of the levy to see the rusty ships headed to and from the ports to New Orleans.

One roadside area was piled high with vast mounds of black crushed coal, the size of coarse road rock. Next was a series of high wheat elevators, the round concrete ones you might see along the Mississippi in the Twin Cities.

“Barges coming down the Mississippi, loaded with western coal sent by train to the Mississippi and loaded up north, are unloaded here, the coal is piled and then reloaded onto big ships headed to other countries, as is wheat and corn. Lots of it comes from Minnesota,” said the attendant at a gas station-casino nearby. Casinos here are often just a few slot machines in a room off a restaurant or gas station. If they really wanted to get my business, they would turn the gas pumps into slot machines - you pay for your gas and throw in an extra dollar to get a chance at getting it all back!

The last 25 miles of the road had some big flat drained fields, pasture to large herds of cattle. Although the grass was mostly brown, clover was bright green and the cows were out grazing. Occasionally there were forests of live oak or other green-leaved plants, short and oceanwindblown, along with marshes and a continual string of housing, mostly trailers and manufactured and messy, often up on stilts.

Oil production facilities lined the last 10 miles of the road. Vast security-fenced lots filled with cars and helicopters support the offshore drilling/pumping platforms.

Fenced crude oil tank farms, pipelines running helter-skelter, and one huge Conoco-Phillips refinery, separated from the Mississippi by levees, obscured the wetlands.

Five miles from the end of the road was the first hill we saw, on a limitless flat land of water and tidal marsh. A prominent hill far ahead turned out to be a “sanitary landfill,” truly oxymoronic. Windblown garbage littered the road, and atop the huge pile, trucks unloaded; bulldozers pushed and compacted and thousands of

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gulls dove in for food scraps before it all was covered with a layer of dirt.

The ugly scene set the pattern for the last few miles of the road into the Gulf.

Narrow roads turned to gravel, one side the tidal ponds and hundreds of shorebirds wading in abandoned pipes, hurricane-strewed tin roofs, and other manmade waste; the other side fenced lots filled with oil company tanks, pipes, equipment; much of it saltwater rusted, ugly and abandoned and other lots still in use, security fenced and just plain ugly. It was like a vast wrecking yard and dump that had been placed in some of the most pretty wetlands you can imagine.

Oil production here has been ongoing for 75 years, with the bulk of the efforts starting in the 1950s, and then as the easyto-find oil in the shallow marshes ran out, pushing out farther and deeper into the ocean leaving the litter of old fields, tanks and equipment behind. Debris dumping appears to have been going on just as long!

“The junk is mostly just as bad as you go out into the Gulf waters,” a local man fishing along the road at the end told me, “but it doesn’t look so bad as it is underwater! Most of this land is still owned by the oil companies and although it looks abandoned, is still used at times; the pipelines from farther out come through here,” he said pointing to ugly rusted huge pipes and junctions coming along the roads and the rusting tanks nearby.

“Maybe they will clean it up someday. It would make a wonderful wildlife refuge.

“The main problem here with the spill was the local fishermen were told they couldn’t fish or collect seafood in the Gulf around here anymore. They just opened it up again last month. They couldn’t make a living, and of course the businesses who depended on them had trouble too. There was some oil cleanup around here—out farther from the shore, but that’s gone except for a few tar balls on some beaches.

Can’t see anything left. Some folks are still bothered about eating the fish and shrimp and stuff they catch here, but most seem to think it is OK again. The oil dispersants (detergentlike chemicals dumped to break up the oil) are more worrying for us than the oil itself,” said a fisherman holding his rod and reel, fishing in a small tidal pool lined with debris and opposite a rusted old security fence surrounding an abandoned oil tank farm when I stopped to talk.

“About the only think left you can see from the spill are all the lawyer signs along the road trying to get us to hire them to get money from BP!” he laughed.

“Lots of folks have applied for BP money to cover their losses. Twenty billion from BP has corrupted many honest folks and attracted lots of scum in a greedy feeding frenzy. That brings in the big sharks with law degrees. I think the money might hurt us more in the long term than the oil spill!”

We plan to ooze along to another Louisiana park for this, our fifth week on the road. Right now we think that we will head back north at the beginning of March, but it all depends on Margo. Last week we parked over a fire ant hill, and after a few days they figured out there was fresh meat in her bunk and bit her up a lot before I got them under control. By tying her hands, I got her to stop scratching the raw skin and am spraying her down with benzocaine regularly until the stinging subsides. By the time you read this she should be fine, or in the hospital.

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It is surprising what readers give to me. The directions for planting donut seeds are very specific: How to plant Any sunny location, preferably next to a coffee shop.

When to plant Anytime is good but iced donuts grow best in winter.

Care Plant in rows 5 feet apart, at least 10 feet deep. If you prefer glazed donuts, sprinkle a teaspoon of sugar on each donut blossom. Many Scandinavians use manure on their donuts. However whipped cream has a better flavor.

Special notice It is feared that individuals associated with the International Institute of Tasmania may have mixed common breakfast cereal into our seed stock. For your protection please compare your donut seeds with your neighbor’s. Common breakfast cereal makes the big difference.

If for any reason you are not 100 percent satisfied, dig up the seeds and return the package, unopened, to the Scandinavian Donut Seed Society for refund.

This guarantee void after purchase.

No Scandinavian garden can be complete without a donut bush or two.

Note: You must admit the idea of donut seeds is a bit far out. Meanwhile, I will continue to go to the local bakery for raised or cake donuts. I can’t credit anyone with inventing donut seeds. There is no author given.

How to identify a small town According to the North Dakota Cooperative Extension Newsletter, you’ll know you’re in a small town when: Fourth Street is on the edge of town.

You don’t use your turn signal on your car because everyone knows where you’re going.

You dial a wrong number and talk anyway for 15 minutes.

You get run off Main Street by a combine.

You write a check on the wrong bank, and the folks over there cover it for you anyway.

The pickup trucks downtown outnumber the cars three to one.

You miss a Sunday at church and receive a get-well card.

Someone asks how you are and when you tell him, he listens.

I’m sure you can think of a few more!

Wisconsin You know you’re in Wisconsin when: Your idea of a traffic jam is 10 cars waiting to pass a tractor on the highway.

You measure distance in hours.

You know several people who have hit deer more than once.

You often switch from heat to a/c.

You use a down comforter in summer and wear gloves.

You drive 65 mph through 15 feet of snow during a blizzard without flinching.

You see people wearing hunting clothes at social

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You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked.

You think of major food groups as deer meat, beer, fish and berries.

You think sexy lingerie is tube socks and flannel pajamas.

You carry jumper cables in your car and your wife knows how to use them.

There are seven empty cars parked in the lot outside Farm & Fleet at any given time.

Driving is better in the winter because potholes are filled with snow.

How to preserve a husband First, use care in selection.

Get one that is not too young but tender and healthy. If you choose one recklessly, it may not keep.

Don’t put in hot water. This makes them turn sour.

Sweeten with smiles and spice with patience. All varieties will respond.

To ensure a wonderful consistency, stir gently – never beat. And, don’t leave unattended for long periods of time.

To add a delicious flavor, sprinkle generously with praise and appreciation.

The poorest specimen may be improved if you follow these instructions and will keep for an unlimited number of years in any climate.

Tested by yours truly.

All good thoughts You can tell I’m trying to clean off my desk again.

People keep handing me items they think I’ll like and use in this column. So here goes: Children need love, especially when they don’t deserve it. – Harold S. Huber Life is an art of drawing without an eraser. – John Christian Those who complain about the way the ball bounces are usually the ones who dropped it. – Anon.

Use what talents you possess. The woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those who sang best. – Henry Van Dyke If there is a job to be done, I always ask the busiest person to take it on, and it gets done. – Henry Ward Beecher Art, like morality, consists of drawing the line somewhere. – G.K. Chesterton Happy Valentine’s Day! Until next week, Bernice

NPS announces Riverway Speaker Series

ST. CROIX FALLS - Interested in learning more about the St. Croix Valley’s national park? Join the National Park Service in exploring the heritage, natural wonders and communities of the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway during this year’s Riverway Speaker Series. The series kicks off on Saturday, Feb. 26, 10 a.m., with a program focused on the Ojibwe, “The Ojibwe: A Connected People,” presented by Damon Panek, National Park Ranger and Ojibwe Cultural Specialist.

Wisconsin and Minnesota have been home to the Ojibwe people for generations and Native Americans have called these areas home for thousands of years.

The Ojibwe’s connection to the land and water and to each other is evidenced in their stories. The presentation will include discussions about cultural traditions, historical accounts and the language of the Ojibwe.

There will be opportunity to ask questions.

Panek is an enrolled member of the Mississippi Band of White Earth Ojibwe. He works as a park ranger and cultural educator at the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. As a ranger, he meshes his cultural understanding with the park’s resources to help visitors connect and understand the significance of the area.

Save the date for these upcoming presentations Saturday, March 26, 10 a.m., Wildness in the Soul: Sigurd Olson and the Canoe, presented by Alan Craig, Curator, Wisconsin Canoe Heritage Museum.

Saturday, April 9, 10 a.m., Monitoring Bald Eagle Chicks for the Health of the Riverway, presented by Bill Route, National Park Service, ecologist.

Also on April 9: University of Minnesota Raptor Center Live Bald Eagle and Bird Display, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Junior Ranger Program: Life of Riverway Bald Eagles, 1 All presentations are free and open to the public.

They will take place at the St. Croix River Visitor Center, 401 North Hamilton St., in St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin.

The St. Croix National Scenic Riverway, a unit of the National Park System, was established by the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act in 1968. It is one of a group of eight rivers in the country which first received this recognition. For 255 miles, the St. Croix and Namekagon rivers flow through some of the most scenic and least developed country in the Upper Midwest.

For additional information on the Riverway, please visit www.nps.gov/sacn or call 715-483-2274. - from NPS

Tenant-based rental assistance awarded to Salvation Army

POLK COUNTY – The Salvation Army of Polk and St. Croix counties is pleased to announce that the Department of Commerce has awarded the Salvation Army a $100,000 tenant-based rental assistance grant. The TBRA grant is designed to subsidize rent for low-income individuals residing in the local community. Each client

will be visited by a case manager that will assist all participants in personnel and family goals. Services may include parent education, mental health services, AODA services or assistance in completing Social Security applications. For more information call 715-247-2944. - submitted

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Compiled by Bernice Abrahamzon

50 Years Ago

A bowling tournament was held at Frederic Recreation. It ran from Jan. 28 through March 5 with cash prizes.-The Grantsburg American Legion sponsored a fishing contest Feb. 5 from 2 – 4 p.m. at Big Wood Lake near Grantsburg.-Specials at Route’s Super Market, Frederic, included 2 lbs. ground beef for 89¢, 10 grapefruit for 49¢, kidney beans at 10 cans for $1, coffee at 2 lbs. for $1.29 and grape jam at 79¢ for a 4-lb. jar.-Specials at the Frederic Co-op Super Market included pork roast at 39¢ lb., polish sausage at 2-lb. bag for 98¢, sliced bacon at 89¢ lb. and lettuce at 33¢ for two large heads.-The film “North to Alaska” was playing at the Frederic Theatre.-“Third Man on the Mountain” was playing at the Grand Theatre, Grantsburg.-A record hop was held at the DBS Hall, Luck.-Anderson’s Fairway, Trade River, held a closeout sale on all men’s and children’s shoes, men’s clothing, etc.-The Luck Lions took their last ride on the Soo passenger train.-January bowed out with below-zero readings for the week.Area friends honored Andrew Alm at Luck Country Club.-The Frederic Auto Co. partnership of Ericksen and Hansen ended Feb. 1.-A stag dinner at the Frederic Country Club was scheduled.-Sylvester Schauls bought a home and business in Frederic.

40 Years Ago

The council gave the go-ahead for hospital plans, annexation.-Six men reported for draft call including Paul Milberg, Milltown; Lawrence Beher, Luck, Donald Prose, Milltown; Donald Patterson, Centuria; Peter H. Harpst, Amery; and Roger Strege, Luck.-Toolmakers completed a new loom at Frederic Shop at Durex, Inc.-Rollie’s Bar, Lewis, was robbed of $350 in holdup.-Specials at Route’s Super Market, Frederic, included bananas at 10¢ lb., cherry pie mix at 3 cans for $1, Jell-O at 10¢ pkg. and shoppers were invited to come in and eat wieners at two for 19¢ with free Pepsi or coffee.-Specials at the Frederic Co-op Super Market included Pepsi at eight bottles for 89¢, fryers at 29¢ lb. and peanut butter at 49¢ for 1-lb., 3-oz. jar.-Gustafson’s had a new flavor of ice cream, rum raisin.-Don’s TV, Frederic, featured Zenith TVs.-Specials at Dick’s Red Owl were pork chop pack at 59¢ lb., ocean perch fillets at 69¢ lb. and celery at 19¢ stalk.-Mid-winter Sports Day at Grantsburg would feature snowmobile events.Webster School Board took actions on snowmobile traffic.-A pancake supper was served every Friday night at the Village Inn, Danbury.-Olsen & Son Drugs in Frederic had a special on Fanny Farmer candy from Feb. 22 – March 6 at 2-lb. boxes for $2.25.

20 Years Ago

Wisconsin residents were backing recycling.-Scholarships were offered by Burnett Masonic Lodge.-Nuisance phone calls were being investigated.-The Polk County ag committee OK'd $52,180 in wildlife damage.-Luck voters approved a school building project.Divorces and marriages decreased in Polk County.-A community farm near Luck served as a center for antiwar activities. (Michael Miles and Barb Kass, John LaForge, Barb Katt, Larry Morlan).-First Responders planned to raise funds at Luck Winter Carnival.-John Bibeau, firefighter for 14 years, was named the Frederic fire chief.-WestCAP offered tax assistance for Polk residents.-The Unity post opened Feb. 1.-Laparoscopic cholecystectomy was available at the Cumberland Memorial Hospital Extended Care Unit, Inc.-A pancake supper was held Feb. 2 at the Frederic Masonic Hall for benefit of Siren High School band trip to Chicago.-Ameer’s Department Store, Frederic, lowered prices on winter goods again: 30 percent off, 40 percent off, 50 percent off and 60 percent off.-Harvey Stower announced Desert Storm legislation.-Obituaries included Caroline Mantin, Oscar Franseen, Joseph Wickman, Raymond Thayer, Cory Chapman and Alix Klix.-Bids were wanted on a town of Clam Falls 1975 dump truck as is.-The algebra class at Frederic would be accelerated.-Arson was suspected at Howe’s Resort fire.

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The 2011 Super Bowl and all its excitement of the day is over for the year. I hope the team you were rooting for won. There were many Super Bowl parties going on in area homes, bars and restaurants.

The old folks, hubby and myself. stayed home in bear country with the game blaring on the living room TV. I know there are lots of you gals out there who enjoy the excitement of football games, but this old gal isn’t one of them. Oh, I make the usual snacks to keep him happy during the game and then retreat to the safety of the office and my computer. Surfing the Internet and visiting friends from all over the globe seems more exciting in my book.

Not much action going on in bear country this past week as far as critters go. The great horned owl still comes in on occasion and this still drives the tree rats crazy, keeps them on their toes though. The large buck I think has lost his antlers as a large deer coming in for corn still receives some respect from the regulars, but not as much. Without his weapons he is more on their level now.

Don’t forget this Friday is your chance to get some great chocolate for your valentine from the Siren Covenant Church ladies as they hold their annual Kyle and Kathleen Lexen of Frederic Chocolate Affair at both U.S. and Bremer banks. are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Sarah Joy Lexen, to Thomas Paul Sventek, son of Jeff and Fran Krause Robin Sventek also of Frederic.

Sarah is currently taking online classes and working at Northwoods Bakery in Elaine Paulus and Rick and Judy Witzany were Frederic. She was just recently placed on the waiting list for the radiology techni- Saturday night dinner guests of Jack and Jeri Witzany. cian program at CVTC in Eau Claire.

John and Reeny Neinstadt went to Chippewa Thomas works for Indianhead as an in-home caregiver in Rice Lake and is Falls Friday where John attended a union meeting planning on taking advantage of his and they also stayed with the Johnsons. Sharon and EMT license in the near future and going Ron Proffit had supper at the Neinstadts Saturday night. They watched the Super Bowl with Bud and to school to become a paramedic.

Natalie Flagstad Sunday.

The wedding is planned for July 2011.

- submitted

Lexen/Sventek

Those who attended the Saturday night jam session at the Lewis church had glowing accounts of the music and songs. It’s good to hear good reports on it.

It was Communion Sunday on Feb. 6 at the Lewis church. Those who assisted Pastor Tom with the service were Kara Alden and LaVonne Boyer. Sylvia Schaetzel sang a solo.

Alice and Charles Ford provided the goodies for coffee after the service. Nice to linger and visit.

The Lewis UM Women will meet this Wednesday night at 7 p.m. at church to finalize plans for this Sunday’s church breakfast. See our ad in the Indianhead Advertisers. A freewill offering will be accepted with proceeds earmarked for the church roof repair.

The Lewis UM Men are planning a bowling tournament at Hacker’s Lanes, Frederic, and those who don’t bowl may offer monetary support for those who do bowl. Pizza and pop will be available.

A good recovery is wished for Dave Gorenson who fell and broke his collarbone. Missing him in church and praying for good healing.

Sam Jones has written a book on his war experiences. It is still on a disc, but if he publishes it in book form, it should be very interesting, not only to veterans and veteran groups but to his friends and interested readers.

Timothy Kirk Abrahamzon celebrated a landmark birthday on Saturday. A pizza supper rounded out his day (courtesy of Sheila Staples) and a cake (cour-

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tesy of his brother, Rick).

Sheila Staples and Rick Abrahamzon went to Pine City, Minn., on Saturday morning and later, Rick attended the gun show at Siren. Very good turnout there. John and LaVonne Boyer spent much of the day working in the food department there.

If the winter seems long, remember March will soon be here and then April.

Looking forward to the members of the school bell choir to perform during the church service. The church service will be followed by the advertised breakfast served as a freewill donation project.

Can tabs are saved as a church project along with milk bottle caps and Campbell’s labels.

Always good to have visitors present at Sunday church services and they are always welcome to stay for coffee afterward.

Nice to have Judy Mrdutt back among us. She has a few medical tests coming up. Husband, Dave, has been ailing a bit so wishing him a prompt recovery.

Members of the NW Regional Writers will meet on Friday, Feb. 11, at 1 p.m. at Espresso Cabin, Grantsburg, near the Catholic Church. The assignment is to write on “the dripping faucet.” Welcome to all writers or wanna-bes.

Bernice was reminded by friends that Vernon Ulich is in her age group so she is not alone there.

She’s in good company and not the eldest member of the church.

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Nature story time at Interstate Park

ST. CROIX FALLS – Join naturalist Julie Fox at 10 a.m. on Thursdays through March at the Ice Age Center at Wisconsin Interstate Park for a story and activity chosen especially for preschoolers and their parents. Please bring clothing for outdoor play (weather permitting).

Don’t miss Candlelight Night at the Park

The Friends of Interstate Park invite you to the 22nd-annual Candlelight Night at the Park this Saturday, Feb. 12, from 6-9 p.m.

Experience a winter evening by candlelight as hundreds of candles are lit to guide skiers, snowshoers and hikers on separate trails. Come when you can, ski at your own pace on the Skyline CrossCountry Ski Trail (intermediate level). Snowshoers

Sale starts at 9 a.m. and goes until sold out.

If you have a child or children who want to play soccer this summer and you missed the sign-up on Feb. 8, you can still get them in. There will be another sign-up on Saturday, Feb. 26, at the Siren School from 9 a.m. to noon.

Mark your calendars for the upcoming annual Siren Lions fishing contest coming up on Saturday, Feb. 26, at the Clam Lake Narrows. First prize is a Jonsered chain saw and second prize is a Sportsman lightweight gas generator. More info to come in a following column.

The Siren Moms for Kids Rainbow of Fun Carnival is coming up on April 2, at the school and adult volunteers are really needed so call Sharon at 715349-5681 if you can help.

Congratulations to elementary student Vika Zirngibl for being chosen Siren Schools student of the week. Good job Vika.

Congratulations to these Siren college students for making the dean’s list: Courtney Daniels, Drake University of Iowa; Christine Chenal, Elizabeth Daniels and Kyle Malm, UW - River Falls; Kevin Johnson, UW - La Crosse.

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will discover the winter solitude of forest and field.

Snowshoes are available for use free of charge for ages 6 and up. Both trails begin at the Ice Age Center. Beginning at the camp interstate shelter, hikers can enjoy a candlelit walk beside the St. Croix River.

There will be warming fires at the trailheads, and food and refreshments available at the Ice Age Center. Bring your appetite and enjoy chili and hot dogs served by the Friends of Interstate Park.

Interstate Park is located in St. Croix Falls on Hwy. 35 just one-half mile south of Hwy. 8. The event is free of charge, but a Wisconsin state park sticker is required to enter the park. Annual passes for 2011 are $25 for Wisconsin residents or $35 for nonresidents. Daily passes are $7 for residents or $10 for nonresidents. For more information about the event call 715-483-3747. – submitted

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Tim O’Brien from Minneapolis visited with his parents Saturday.

Saturday Mark and Deanna Krause drove to Stevens Point where Bryan and Kathryn were in competition with other Wisconsin university track teams. Brian Thill also did very well. The Krauses stayed with Allyson and returned home on Sunday.

Congratulations to the Green Bay Packers for winning the Super Bowl 45.

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Benson/Moss

Chelsie Benson of Webster and Jay Moss of New Cumberland, Pa., are pleased to announce their engagement and upcoming wedding on July 9, at Eberly’s Mill Church of God at Camp Hill, Pa. Benson is the daughter of Stefan and Deb Benson of Webster. She is a student at the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities and will be graduating in May 2011.

Moss is the son of Jim and Darlene Moss of New Cumberland, Pa. He is a student at West Chester University, Pa., and will be graduating in May 2011.

The couple is planning a honeymoon at WestWynd Farm in Pennsylvania. - submitted

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Monday and Tuesday were pretty quiet around the center, but Wednesday was quite lively.

We would like to welcome a new team to Wii bowling: Pat, Al, Abby and Don. There are now three teams and all very competitive, in a friendly manner.

Sharon Link had high game with a 206 and she also picked up the 6-7 split. The Strikers had high team game with a 695. We sure do have a lot of fun.

There were 26 players for Dime Bingo and we had two three-way splits. We all enjoyed the treats furnished by Ellie Anderson. Kudos to all who come out to play.

Just a reminder that lunches are served Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Stop in and pick up a menu. Be sure to call the day before you would like to dine. If you have any questions, call Nikki at 715-

866-5300.

Mark your calendar for the next senior meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 15, at 1 p.m. The state Rep. Nick Milroy is going to stop by after the meeting just to meet people and talk with them about anything that is on their minds.

Our next potluck is Saturday, Feb. 26, which will probably be the last one for the season. There is always a lot of good food and fun and games after lunch.

I am looking for someone who would like to write this column starting March 1. If anyone is interested call me at 715-656-3583.

Smiles are contagious, let’s infect the world.

See you at the center.

A girl, Kayden Audrey Oium, was born Feb. 6, 2011, to John and Amber Oium, New Richmond.

Kayden weighed 6 lbs., 13 oz. and was 19-1/2 inches long.

Kayden’s sister is Chloe. Grandparents are LaVerre and Rose Oium, Eau Claire; Bradley Kvaal, New Richmond and Joan Harrell, Fifty Lakes, Minn.

Great-grandparents are Lillian Oium, Eleva; Jack and Annella Gray, Roseville, Minn., and Gerald Erickson and Audrey Fischer, Oakdale, Minn.

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A girl, Selene Christine Atkinson, born Feb. 1, 2011, to Gregory and Christina Atkinson, Frederic.

Selene weighed 6 lbs., 10 oz.

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Births

Born at Osceola Medical Center:

A boy, Wyatt Matthew Mattson, born Jan. 26, 2011, to Naomi and Matt Mattson, Luck. Wyatt weighed 9 lbs., 11 oz.

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Born at St. Croix Regional Medical Center:

A boy, Nolan David Potter, born Jan. 26, 2011, to David and Rochelle Potter, Star Prairie. Nolan weighed 8 lbs., 6 oz.

••• A girl, Stephanie Ann Ellis, born Jan. 26, 2011, to Linsey Knutson, St. Croix Falls and Mike Ellis, Luck.

Stephanie weighed 7 lbs., 12 oz.

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Born at Burnett Medical Center:

A girl, Ava Carmella Jensen, born Jan. 31, 2011, to Justin and Sara Jensen, Grantsburg. Ava weighed 7 lbs., 12 oz. and was 20-1/2 inches long. Grandparents are Ronda Taber, Grantsburg, and Dan and Donna Pavlik, Ladysmith. Great-grandparents are Lyle and Shirley Phillips, Amery, and Ben and Joyce Taber, Sheldon.

••• A girl, Lanaya Darlene Vogel, born Feb. 2, 2011, to Claudine Nelson, Pine City, Minn. Lanaya weighed 7 lbs., 5 oz. and was 20 inches long. Lanaya’s siblings are Sheila and Jeanna Vandever, Lena Barthel, Doreena Phillips and Dale Nelson. Grandparents are Larry and Donna Nelson of Stacy, Minn., and Darlene Vogel of North St. Paul, Minn.

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Born at Indianhead Medical Center

A girl, Aubrie Louise Bartheidel, born Feb. 1, 2011, to Larissa Bartheidel, Webster.

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St. Croix Senior Center

Tuesday we started with exercise followed by Skip-Bo. In the afternoon, 43 people showed up to play cards and Dominos. The winners in Hand and Foot were Russ Adams and Charlie Zielger. Winners in Dominos were Don Anderson, Martha Lundstrom and Ione White. Winners in 500 were Elroy Petzel, Mary Lou Lund, Arlene Wendt and Roger Greenly.

Arlene and Don were the nine-bid winners.

Wednesday was our birthday party with cake, ice cream and strawberries. It was an enjoyable afternoon.

Thursday morning we had our exercise session followed by Skip-Bo. In the evening, 500 cards were played. The winners were Chuck Magnuson and Don Anderson.

Friday Bridge was played in the morning. In the afternoon, they gathered for Bingo.

Remember Sunday, Feb. 20, at 12:30 p.m., will be our chili feed with Charlie’s famous recipe.

Games will follow. Stop in our center and get a schedule of our activities. We are the St. Croix Valley Senior Center so everyone is welcome.

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Dakota is a 2-year-old spayed female sheltieshepherd mix. She is a happy girl with delicate energy. She prances with delight when it is her turn for a walk. She adores a belly rub. Combine her sweet personality with her “cute as a button” looks and you have a pet that will make you smile every day.

Dakota was surrendered with her litter of puppies when her owner was moving. She is house-trained and good with children. She will make a fantastic pet for the lucky adopter who comes to claim her.

MarketPlace Foods in St. Croix Falls has begun its annual Arnell Animal Shelter Supply Fundraiser.

Brown bags of shelter-wish-list items are made available near the check stands for $5 and $10.

When a customer adds one of these bags to their Hello everyone, Sadie here! Hope you all had a great week with the warmer weather, it was almost tropical!

We just got in from a nice walk and now I’m ready to curl up and have my afternoon nap, but thought I should get the column done before I nod off and forget.

Things are hopping at the shelter right now with all the puppies! There are two young brothers who we think are Australian heeler mixes and are about 4 months old. Here we go with the themes again – are you ready? Their names are Skipper and Gilligan; see if you can tell who is who from their pictures! The shelter also got eight (yes I said eight!) more puppies that are 6 weeks old and very messy, if you know what I mean, but oh so cute! There is one girl and seven boys, so I guess she’ll have to toughen up to put up with her brothers. They won’t be ready for adoption or on the Web site until they are a little older. Two new friends are on the Web site, ready for their forever home, both fun-loving and energetic. Butch is about a year old and

ST. PAUL, Minn. - The students listed below were named to the dean’s list for academic excellence at Bethel University, St. Paul, Minn., during the 2010 fall semester. The dean’s list honors students who achieve an outstanding scholastic record during a semester with a grade-point average of 3.6 or greater.

Bethel University is a leader in Christ-centered higher education with approximately 6,400 students from 47 states and 32 countries enrolled in undergraduate, graduate, seminary and adult education programs. Based in St. Paul, with additional seminary locations on both coasts, Bethel offers rigorous bachelor’s and advanced degrees in nearly 100 relevant fields. For further information on Bethel University, go to www.bethel.edu.

Frederic Anne Lexen, daughter of Kyle and Kathleen Lexen, biology;

cart, shelter-wish list items at wholesale prices are collected and donated to Arnell Humane Society.

This fundraiser is monumental for our shelter. It provides us with necessary items to keep our shelter clean and animals happy. Our limited budget goes so much further when kitty litter, laundry detergent, paper towels, biscuits and rawhide chews are donated. MarketPlace Foods does all the work and matches your donation by creating the brown wishlist bags with wholesale priced items. This fundraiser is available because of MarketPlace Foods, but it is the community that is donating to our shelter with each brown bag added to a shopping cart. The shelter-wish-list bags will be available through the middle of March at “the grocery store

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YAPpenings Sadie Duchess is around 3 years old and would make a great friend to keep you company. Don’t forget Shanti, the little beagle is still looking to find a home.

Good news, though. Sparky, the Border collie, has found a family and he was very excited to go home. Daisy the cat has also been adopted and is going home on Tuesday ... isn’t that great? If you’re looking for a new addition to your family, please stop by the shelter and visit.

Remember I’ve been telling you about our annual fundraising spaghetti dinner is April 30. Well, the tickets for the raffle are now available with three

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Arnell Humane Society of Polk County with more,” MarketPlace Foods on Hwy. 8 in St. Croix Falls; helping you support your local humane society.

Lost and abandoned animals are keeping our shelter busy; cats found huddled in garages, puppies left to die on snowmobile trails, pets in need of a new home when their caregivers can no longer great prizes.

First prize is two $600 American Airlines gift cards donated by our wonderful volunteer, Ron Evert. Second prize is a handmade throw quilt made and donated by our friend, Bev Hayes.

Skipper She has made us a beautiful quilt for the last three years for our raffle and we can’t thank her enough. Third prize has been donated by the Danbury Casino which is a one-night stay at their lodge, two buffet dinners and some tokens. Thank you, Danbury Casino! They are all great prizes and the entire proceeds go to helping all my friends at the shelter so please stop by the shelter and purchase some or purchase from our volunteers.

My friend, Jenny, also tells me that we need silent auction items, which is also part of the spaghetti dinner festivities. items such as a service

Academic news

Grantsburg Amy Lindh, daughter of Mark and Diane Lindh, psychology. – submitted ••• WINONA, Minn. – Minnesota State CollegeSoutheast Technical is pleased to announce the president’s list for fall semester 2010. To be eligible for this honor, students must complete a minimum of 12 credits at Southeast Technical during an academic term and achieve a grade-point average of 3.5 or above to be named to the president’s list.

Osceola Crystal Joy Rixmann. – submitted ••• ST. CLOUD, Minn. – St. Cloud State University conducted fall 2010 commencement ceremonies on Saturday, Dec. 18, 2010, at 10:30 a.m. at Halenbeck Hall for 1,108 students. A total of 851 undergraduates and 257 graduate students earned their degrees in commencement and hooding ceremonies.

Siren Senior Center

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It’s February again and St. Valentine with his helpers, Marge Nyberg, Cora deJong, Nona Severson and CeCe Andrewson have the center looking very sweet. They have really outdone themselves this year so, if you have a chance come to our potluck luncheon on Wednesday, Feb. 16, so you can see the pretty decorations. The luncheon begins at 11:30 a.m. No need to make reservations; just bring a dish to pass, make a donation or, if you can’t swing either of those, just come and enjoy. We always have plenty of food and good conversation.

We didn’t have our usual good turnout at Dining at Five last Thursday, but we all enjoyed a roast beef dinner. Harold Hawkinson was the winner of a bag of goodies from the nutrition program. Hopefully the weather will straighten out soon so people can get out and enjoy all of the activities going on at the center.

Our foot lady will be on board on Monday, Feb.14, and we hope to have the schedule out by the time this news is out. If you want to make an appointment give the center a call at 715-349-7810.

The senior monthly meeting will be held Tuesday, Feb. 15. We will start at 9:30 a.m., our usual time.

We had some new faces last month so hopefully they will join us again plus a lot of you seniors who

haven’t attended. It’s a good time to come and check us out.

Our birthdays for the month of February are Lloyd Talmadge, Lucille Chelmo, Tom Haines and Bea Wallace. We will celebrate with our monthly birthday cake after the meeting on Feb. 15.

Winners at 500 this week were, Ron Yourchuck, Gerry Vogel, Candace Doriott, Millie Hartshorn and Dorothy Cronquist. Friday Spade winners were, Dwaine Bentley, Sue Newberger, Inez Pearson, Arnie Borchert and Gerry Vogel.

If you need help with your state and federal income tax returns, the tax people will be at the center on the first and second Mondays in February, March and April. There are still some openings, but you must call the center to see about an appointment.

All of our activities, Dime Bingo, 500 cards and Spades are played on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday beginning at 1 p.m. The center is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Common sense is perhaps the most equally divided but surely the most underemployed talent in the world.

The news this week from our center is going to be all about Shirley Sandquist, who has been in either the Amery Hospital or Golden Age Manor since Oct. 6, when she fell and broke her hip. Finally she was able to come home and again she fell. This time she fractured her knee, so another ambulance ride and

back to the Amery Hospital where they fixed a special brace for her knee and then another trip over to Golden Age Manor, where we went to see her on Monday. I think we all should send her another card, as she said she really misses all of us.

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Webster Matthew Main, Bachelor of Science, mass communications.

St. Cloud State offers more than 18,000 students nearly 200 undergraduate and graduate programs in business, education, fine arts and humanities, science and engineering, and social sciences.

St. Cloud State University is located 70 miles northwest of the Twin Cities along the banks of the Mississippi River and has one of the strongest international programs in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system; has one of three business colleges in Minnesota nationally accredited at the undergraduate and graduate level; and is one of the largest producers of new educators in the country. – submitted ••• CHIPPEWA FALLS – Chippewa Valley Technical College has placed the following students on its president’s list: Frederic Ashley A. Heine Brett A. Holdt Abby M. Lindahl

Luck Amanda L. Soltau-Buchholz This list of academic distinction is earned by performance. Students who have achieved at least a

care for them. Available for adoption are four young puppies, a blond retriever mix, two black Lab mixes and a sheltie mix, fun-loving adult dogs and a room full of healthy, happy adult cats.

Dakota Arnell Memorial Humane Society, 185 Griffin St. East, Amery, 715-268-7387 or online: Arnellhumane.org.

or craft and any new items would be great!

Here’s looking to a successful fundraiser to help keep the shelter up and running!

I’m not sure what we need at the shelter at the moment, but we Gilligan can always use dog or cat food, preferably Purina, as that’s what my friends are eating and too many changes might upset their tummies! Unscented cat litter is always used, too.

So that’s what is new and exciting at the shelter this week. Sending you licks and tail wags!

The Humane Society of Burnett County is saving lives, one at a time. www.hsburnettcty.org 715866-4096. We’re on Facebook, too!

3.5 of a possible 4.0 grade-point average are listed.

Fall semester 2010 students carrying six or more credits are eligible. – submitted ••• MENOMONIE – Following are students from the area who were graduated from University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, in December 2010.

UW-Stout, Wisconsin’s Polytechnic University, is a special mission university in the UW System. The university has a long-standing reputation of serving business, industry, education and the helping professions through its specialized educational programs. The preliminary estimate for this year’s enrollment is 9,312.

Amery Timothy Myers, Master of Science, risk control; Centuria Hans Nielsen, Bachelor of Fine Arts, art; Clear Lake Jessie Lien, Bachelor of Science, vocational rehabilitation; Katie Marlett, Bachelor of Science, service management; Sarah Olson, Bachelor of Science, human development and family std; Frederic Jason Pearson, Bachelor of Science, management; Unity Nicolas Bloome, Bachelor of Science, construction. – submitted •••

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Marlene Swearingen and Don and Lida Nordquist Mandy and Patty ice-skating at the hockey rink in visited Bunny Johnson in Bloomington, Minn., and Siren.

Donna and Gerry Hines and Hank and Karen Jeanne and Roy Fahland in Forest Lake, Minn., reMangelsen were guests of Lida and Don Nordquist cently.

Clam River Tuesday Club met Feb. 2 at the home Sunday evening. of Judy Leonard. Following the meeting, the ladies exchanged Valentine gifts, savored a potluck lunch and enjoyed a time of playing the dice game. The next meeting will be March 2 at 1:30 p.m. at the home of Trudy DeLawyer.

Receive a FREE Crest Professional Whitestrips Kit! Hank and Karen Mangelsen New adult patients, at their were supper guests of Donna and new patient appointment Gerry Hines Friday. which includes: • Examination Gerry and Donna Hines went New Patients Welcome!

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Fillings • Extractions Tim Korhonen. They spent some Root Canals We now haveDIGITAL time visiting Tim’s son, Pastor X-RAYS (very low exposure to Earl Korhonen, and his family, X-Ray & no waiting for developing) who were at Timberland Lutheran Emergency patients call before Church for several years. Donna Open Mondays ‘til 8 p.m. 10 a.m. for same day appointment and Gerry returned home Sunday.

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by Diane Dryden Register staff writer SPOONER - Sometimes ideas take years to develop, and sometimes great ideas come in a second, accompanied by a flash of genius.

Jean McShane, of Northern Portraits in Spooner, recently had a truly great idea and is working tirelessly to get it all ready by Friday, Feb. 18, and Saturday, Feb.19.

She’s so confident that she’s even going to hold her dress sale/exchange the following Saturday, Feb. 26.

And just what does this photographer, with over 30 years’ experience, plan to do on these three days? This will be the first-annual buy-sell or exchange prom dress extravaganza.

Here’s how it works. From this date forward, anyone can take in a gently used prom dress, pay a $5 entry fee and leave the dress with a suggested selling price at the studio at 1200 S. River St., next to Ventures Thrift Shop. On the three extravaganza days, girls looking for a prom dress can shop among the stacks of fashionable pieces.

Since the sale is being promoted in Birchwood, Minong, Rice Lake, Webster and Siren, and well as locally, the chance that someone will show up at the prom wearing someone else’s last year’s dress is greatly reduced.

“In spite of everything you read,” says Just one of the many pretty, gen- McShane, “we’re still in a depressed econtly used prom dresses.

omy, and this is my way of helping girls climb out from under the vastly expensive dresses into a more reasonable price range. I would imagine many dresses will go for as little as $30 or $40, which is a drop in the bucket for what some shops sell Jean McShane’s got a them for origigreat prom dress ex- nally. We’ll also change idea that she’ll have a whole rack be putting into place of pretty dresses that will be availmid-February. able completely The racks are already filling with a wide variety of sizes, colors and free of charge.”

Along with the dresses there will be tables of styles of prom dresses. – Photos by Diane Dryden information, coupons and giveaways from local businesses like beauty shops, tanning salons, nail specialists, florists, limo services, restaurants, dry cleaning, portraits and tuxedo rentals along with refreshments and access to the two large changing rooms.

“We are already getting dresses in, and so far they range in size from 2-22, all in various lengths and colors. Those who would like to simply donate a dress can drop them off without having to pay the $5 fee.”

The event hours are Friday, Feb. 18 noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 19, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and the following Saturday, Feb. 26, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. For more information call 715-635Northern Portrait Studio is easy to find on the south side of Spooner on Hwy. 63/River 8109.

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Pass the rubbaboo, but hold the beaver tail, please

Visitors to Forts Folle Avoine Histori-

cal Park’s reconstructed fur trade posts and Indian area are always curious about the foodways of the people who lived there in the early 1800s.

The very name by which the fur traders referred to this area—Folle Avoine—provides a clue to the staple for which the region was noted. The French word for wild rice (literally “wild oats” as translated from the French spoken by the voyageurs), describes the principal food of the region, and was supplied by the fur trade grocers of the time—the Ojibwe Indians.

Obtaining stocks of this commodity was so important that some traders left people inland over summer while the main crews were canoeing back to Lake Superior with the previous winter’s horde of furs.

They also sometimes sent parties inland early in the fall. Even this tactic didn’t always ensure adequate provisions; we know, for instance, from the XY Company’s Folle Avoine fur trader Michel Curot’s journal of 1803-04 that the wild rice harvest had been poor that year. Stored in fawn-skin bags, each trader guarded this precious foodstuff and carefully rationed it to their voyageurs.

Curot notes this in an entry for Feb. 9, 1804: “The Indians do not hunt, these three days past they have had nothing

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to eat and only a little today.” The following day he notes sending off a voyageur to an Indian camp, stating “I gave him two pints of wild rice not being able to spare him any more since there is but one fawn-skin bag left. He told me on leaving that if the Indians were too hungry he and Savoyard would come back to the trade house, that they had fasted before this for several days. I told them that I had no desire to starve them, that they could come back if they chose, but they would stand a pretty good chance of starving here, that my neighbor Mr. Sayer (North West Co. trader) did his best to hinder the Indians from giving me provisions, and that he could see what provisions I had left to give them.” This is a classic example of how desperately low provisions were and how a crafty trader could gain advantage, via one’s native allies.

Of course, another aspect of the diet

of fur traders, and their Indian associates, consisted of meats – fresh and dried – of deer, bear and beaver. Yes, beaver! Amongst the traders and voyageurs, beaver—especially beaver tail–was considered a delicacy. They undoubtedly relished the high fat content, working in such an energy-intensive occupation. Fish and waterfowl were also obtained, especially in autumn and spring. Both were caught in nets when possible—no game wardens in this presettlement age. Other small game might on occasion be eaten, but the bone remains from the archaeological dig indicates the consumption of mostly deer, bear and beaver meat.

As the winter wore on, however, it became harder to come by game or fish; this is why, in most years, wild rice was crucial—it filled a dietary hole and was usually abundant but not in 1803-04. By spring, maple syrup also became an important supplement to the food quest.

Other dried foods such as berries were sometimes available from the Ojibwe as well. At this time, however, the woodland Indians didn’t do extensive gardening—instead they relied on what the land provided, selling any surplus to the traders.

Foods the voyageurs took with them on their canoe treks had to be compact, lightweight, calorie-rich and long lasting. The trading companies forwarded commodities such as flour and corn to the Lake Superior posts; some of these items found their way into the packs brought into the interior, along with

May 7 marks the 16th anniversary of American Cancer Society Walk/Run in Frederic

FREDERIC – The Frederic area American Cancer Society Walk/Run date has been set for Saturday, May 7. On this day, you can put on your athletic shoes and walk in the fight against cancer.

“The American Cancer Society Walk/Run is a terrific event,” says ACS Community Relations staff partner, Michele Gullickson Moore. “This event is a noncompetitive walk/run in which teams and individuals raise money and walk or run to bring awareness that everyone, including cancer survivors, their family and friends, can celebrate the reality that cancer can be beaten. In 1950, cancer was a virtual death sentence – nine out of ten people succumbed to cancer; today, as a result of dedicated volunteers raising money for treatment and research, nine out of ten people survive cancer.”

The event is also a chance for the community to rally together and support cancer survivors while raising money to eliminate cancer in the future. It is a great opportunity for fun and fitness for the whole family.

“For the participants, crossing the finish line means accomplishing a goal and helping to win the struggle against cancer,” Elvira Schmidt, chair of the Frederic ACS Walk/Run event

stated. “The American Cancer Society is reaching for our ultimate goal of finding a cure to eliminate all cancer.”

There is plenty of time to sign up as a participant or volunteer.

“This is our opportunity to invite everyone who has been impacted by cancer to come together in a warm, positive, upbeat atmosphere, “ said Schmidt. Participants are urged to register early, as that is an intent to walk, and it will save money as registration on the day of the walk will now be $10. Online registration will soon be available again this year.

Betty and Bob MacKean have again donated a beautiful handmade quilt to be raffled off as a fundraiser for the walk/run.

This year check-in and late registration will again be at the Birch Street Elementary School from 8-9 a.m. with the walk beginning from the school at 9:15 a.m.

The ACS is a nationwide, community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives and diminishing the suffering from cancer through research, education, advocacy and service. For more information call 800-ACS-2345 or visit the Web site at www.cancer.org or Elvira Schmidt at 715-653-2684 or Michele Gullickson Moore at 715-268-6886. - submitted

TAYLORS FALLS, Minn. - The American Red Cross collected 46 pints of blood at an American Red Cross blood drive on Monday, Jan. 31.

That translates into 138 ways to make a difference for those in need of this life-giving substance.

“I know the wait at peak times was longer than the usual, in and out within an hour,” noted volunteer American Red Cross coordinator Jeanette Sonnentag. “I want donors to know that I am working to resolve that for future drives. I appreciate your patience.“ Sonnentag expressed gratitude to the hospitality group from Taylors Falls Lutheran Church, for the soup, sandwiches and homemade goodies. “There are many folks behind the scenes

that made this bloodmobile such a success,” Sonnenberg said.

Volunteers for the blood drive included Donna Hacken, Rose Anderson, Carol Johnson, Becky Caneday, Cynthia Holmberg, Marcielle Rogers, Miriam Lagus, Julie Magnuson, Mary Jordal, Tony Konkler, Jamie Johnson, Rob Landahl and Matt Sonnentag. This group set appointments, baked, served, greeted donors, unloaded and loaded Red Cross trucks, all with giving hearts and smiles.

Sonnentag noted that she was most grateful for the blood donors themselves, without whom lives would not be saved.

The next Taylors Falls Blood Drive will be in September. - submitted

AMERY - Saturday, Feb. 12, there will be a night of comedy, poetry, art and food at the ArtZ Gallery, 208 Keller Ave., in Amery.

This is a fundraising event for the new gallery. It will begin with a social hour, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., featuring hot hors d’oeuvres, tapenades and handmade cheeses by Douville Bakery.

The evening’s entertainment will be provided by Frederic poet Kelly Green and Amery comedienne Mary Caudy. Green has written over 20 books of poetry and prose and has given hundreds of readings and performances with music in Wisconsin and Minnesota. The theme, considering the approach of Valentine’s Day, will, of course, be love, romance, eroticism and humor. Green’s books will be on sale.

Caudy weaves her comedy out of everyday life and experiences. She’s been doing stand-up for three years in numerous locations like the Afton dinner cruise, a comedy showroom in St. Paul as well as orchestrating comedy evenings in River Falls, Clear Lake, Amery and New Richmond. She says, “I’m aiming for Vegas, but the rubber band keeps snapping me back to my roots.” She is also providing more than 20 mouth-watering se-

lections of food for the evening.

Tickets for the event are $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Come out and help celebrate this newest addition to the arts in Amery and Polk County.

For more information, go to ArtZ208@gmail.com, or call 715268-8600. - submitted

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rare luxuries like spices, even chocolate.

Along some routes, a popular (if boring) meal was called rubbaboo, referring to a mix of cornmeal and grease, cooked until the spoon stood up in the thick gruel.

In the plains areas of what became western Canada, perhaps the most important food was pemmican—part buffalo meat, part fat, sometimes with saskatoon berries added to the mix.

Pemmican also illustrates another important aspect of what was needed in the fur trade—it was long lasting. So long, in fact, that an archaeologist found a hunk a few years back and it was still perfectly edible! I would have eaten the thing, but he gave it to a museum. Oh well.

At least the fur trade itself, if not the food stocks, was good for February 1804. As Curot notes in his Folle Avoine journal on Feb. 10, “I traded a threepoint blanket for ... four lynxes, and two muskrats. I sold my kettle for one bearskin, and received a beaver.”

Meanwhile, the 2011 version of Forts Folle Avoine Historical Park is closed for tours, but its gift shop remains open Monday-Friday, and its ski trail network is accessible every day. Starting soon, a new round of programs and events are being put together and will be announced and this curious gnome will scout out the facts and report them to you here.

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Wisconsin residents now need to recycle used oil filters

As you may know, Wisconsin has now banned the landfilling of used oil filters and certain amounts of oil absorbents. Previously, the state had banned used oil and metal cans, two of the components of oil filters.

The new law bans the disposal of used automotive oil filters and oil absorbent materials in Wisconsin landfills as of Jan. 1. The ban covers everyone in the state, including homeowners, farmers, businesses, industrial operations and others, however, does not apply to the disposal of less than 1 gallon of oil absorbent materials that contain waste oil resulting from a nonroutine spill.

Each year, Wisconsinites throw away an estimated 187,000 gallons of used oil in oil filters and 1.6 million gallons of oil in oil absorbents. Oil is a valuable, reusable material. By recycling filters and absorbent material, used oil can be extracted and reused. Filters also contain steel components that can be recycled. Recycling the approximately 9 million filters that currently enter the landfill will save over 4.5 million pounds of steel for reuse.

The oil filters and absorbents ban is intended to keep these materials out of our landfills and out of the landfill leachate that is collected from landfills and often treated at municipal wastewater treatment facilities.

Expanding recycling options are currently being explored by RCC staff; check in next week’s paper, or our Web site, www.nwrpc.com, next week for updates for who, where, what and how much it will cost to recycle these items.

Residents of Burnett and Washburn counties should save used oil filters for proper recycling through our Northwest Cleansweep household hazardous waste collections held four times a year in our two-county region during the summer months. The final schedule for summer collections has not been set yet, but expect the first set of collections to be in mid-June. The charge for filters at the hazardous waste collection events are 50 cents for small filters and $1 for large.

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Frederic Public Library

Mark your calendars for the February bake and book sale Be sure to attend the biggest and best bake and book sale ever at the Frederic Library Thursday and Friday, Feb. 17 –18, from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., and Saturday, Feb. 19, from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. We have boxes and boxes of books, movies, music and audio books for sale and we are still accepting donations of gently used items.

There’s still time to make a donation of materials by dropping them off anytime during library open hours. If you’d like to show off your cooking skills, please consider donating food items to the bake sale. This is one of two large fundraiser book sales held at the library each year, and we appreciate your support. Stop by and take advantage of the great bargains and many freebies.

What are the book group choices for February?

Mark Twain’s classic novel “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” has been making the news with the announcement of a recently published edition without (what has been described as) the objectionable racial language. The Thursday morning book group will meet at Bean’s Country Griddle on Feb. 17, at 10 a.m., to talk about “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” and discuss its impact on American literature. The evening book group has chosen to read “Tinkers,” by Paul Harding, the adult novel chosen as part of the 2011 Valley Reads program.

The author is slated to appear at the St. Croix Falls Public Library on Sunday, Feb. 13, at 4 p.m., and everyone is welcome to attend the program. Copies are available at the library and new members are always welcome at the book discussions.

Story time Story time for preschoolers and their caregivers is held each Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. for an hour of books and music and activities. The February theme is our town, and the author of the month is Jonathan London, known to kids as the writer of the Froggy books.

The library is a drop-off site for the community food shelf Please bring an item or two for the local food shelf when you visit the library – your donations will make you feel good and will help those in need.

Free wireless access at the library If you have a laptop with a wireless card, bring it to the library to use the free wireless Internet access. Cozy chairs and hot coffee are waiting for you.

Check us out on the Web Find what’s happening at the Frederic Library on two Internet sites. Our new Web site has a new look and you can find us at www.fredericlibrary.org. You can also look us up on Facebook at www.facebook.com and search for Frederic Public Library. Keep in touch for news and events.

Hours and information Frederic Public Library, 127 Oak St. West.

715-327-4979, e-mail fredericpl@ifls.lib.wi.us. Regular open hours are Monday through Friday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.; and Saturday 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Story time for preschoolers is held every Wednesday morning at 10:30 a.m. Web site: www.fredericlibrary.org. Facebook: Frederic Public Library.

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Computer classes Open lab from 2 to 3:30 p.m., instructor available to answer questions and give one-to-one instructions. Next class will be Tuesday, Feb. 15.

Story time Every Wednesday at 11 a.m., stories, crafts and snacks are available and all ages are welcome to join our lively group.

New books for February “Lake of Dreams” by Kim Edwards, “Restless Heart” by Wyonna Judd, “Fatal Error” by J.A. Jance, “Night Vision” by Randy Wayne White, “Now You See Her”

by Joy Fielding, “Death Wave” by Stephen Coonts, “Union Quilters” by Jen Chiaverini.

Book club “The Help” by Kathryn Stockett. This story details the lives of black maids in ‘60s Mississippi and the white women they work for. Kathryn Stockett creates

three ordinary women whose determination to start a movement of their own forever changes a town and gives the way women, mothers, daughters, caregivers and friends, view one another. Book club meets Wednesday, Feb. 16, at 3 p.m.

Everyone welcome.

Friends of the Library As a Friend of the library you can support projects and activities which enhance the use of the library and lifelong learning. Everyone is welcome to join. The next meeting will be Wednesday, Feb. 16, at 1:30 p.m.

Hours Balsam Lake Library, (under the water tower) at 404 Main St., Balsam Lake.

Hours are Monday 10 a.m. – 8 p.m., Tuesday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Wednesday 10 a.m. – 8 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. E-mail: balsamlakepl@ifls.lib.wi.us.

Web site www.balsamlakepubliclibrary. org.

Milltown Public Library

Pajama story time Story time has moved to the evenings at Milltown Public Library. Jump into your pajamas, grab a guardian (you’ll need them for the ride anyway), and join us for a half hour of fun, stories and a small craft every Tuesday evening at 6 p.m.

Adult winter reading program Why should the kids get all the cool incentives? Snuggle up with a book and start reading your way to prizes. Participants 18-plus are invited to participate in this season-long program (January March). Don’t miss out on the bonus raffle for gas cards. Stop in the library to learn more.

Large-print editions and magnifying reader Having trouble reading that fine print?

Check out our collection of large-print titles or take advantage of the quality closed-circuit television magnifying reader at the Milltown Public Library. Ask the friendly staff to help you set up your document or item under the mounted camera and watch the magnified image on the big screen. This tool is available for use whenever the library is open.

Computer basics lab The Milltown Public Library offers computer basic lab time every Wednesday at 1, 2 and 6 p.m. During this time, we help novice users create an e-mail account, draft and edit documents like holiday

greeting letters and help with the general comfort and navigation of this sometimes intimidating technology. Space is limited, so call in advance to reserve a spot.

Did you know?

Besides the myriad of books in all genres and reading levels, the library also has oodles of movies, books on audio, and even eBooks and eAudiobooks. Check out our wares anytime at www.more.lib.wi.us or stop in and browse the collections.

No School? Old School Gaming!

Hang out at the Milltown Library on Thursday, Feb. 17, (Unity Early Release) from 1-5 p.m. and play any of our inhouse board or card games or bring your own favorite to share with a friend. No batteries allowed – we’re going old school here. One of the librarians will be on hand to battle the local youth! A light snack will be provided to each participant. The very young should be accompanied by an adult. Unsportsmanlike conduct will not be tolerated.

Fresh coffee and fast Wi-Fi are served up every day.

Hours and information – www.milltownpubliclibrary.org, 715-8252313. Monday through Thursday 10 a.m.

- 7 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. or e-mail milltownpl@milltownpubliclibrary.org

St. Croix Falls Public Library

Officer Jesse Kohls visited Frederic Library story time and read some new children’s books about policemen which were purchased through a generous donation in memory of Sgt. Joseph Bergeron. The children enjoyed the stories and were impressed with Officer Kohls’ uniform and his black and white police car. Kohls came to story time as a community worker for the February theme of our town. – Photos submitted

Officer Jesse Kohls recently visited Frederic Library story time and read some books about policemen as community workers. The children are learning about our town, the theme chosen for February.

February is Love Your Library Month.

Come in for books, movies, magazines – anything you love. We are celebrating with “Love and Zombies.” Check it out at the library.

Play PS2 this February at SCFPL Bring your friends – Mondays and Thursdays through Feb. 21. Stop in to play from 4-7 p.m. Also play after AIM until 5:30 p.m. at our Wednesday after-school program for middle schoolers, school’s out! Play Wii at the library from Feb. 25 – March 7. For more info contact Cole at the library czrostlik@stcroixfallslibrary.org

Fresh the movie New thinking about what we’re eating.

Sunday, Feb. 13, 1 p.m. Free at the library

Come to meet prizewinning author Paul Harding will be at the library on Sunday, Feb. 13, 4 p.m. He’ll be here to talk about his book “Tinkers,” a Pulitzer Prize winner for 2010. Brought to you by Valley Reads and the Friends of the Library

Artsy Smartsy Tuesday, Feb. 15: Mixed media art inspired by Native American art of the Northwest! Tlingit button blankets, Northwest Coast totem poles and Inuit

carvings – use a variety of objects to create your own version of these traditional folk arts!

Friday film movement series Friday, Feb 18, 7:30 p.m. “Gigante.” Free at the library.

Basic Facebook classes Basic Facebook classes will be held at the library on Fridays, Feb. 21 and 28, from 10 – 11:30 a.m. Register at the circulation desk, or by calling 715-483-1777.

Story hour with Cole Listen to stories, create art and have fun with other kids and parents every Wednesday, 10:30 a.m.

Check out our Web site It has up-to-date information on what’s happening at the library and other useful library tools you can use at home. www.stcroixfallslibrary.org. Look for us on Facebook.

Hours The library is open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. 715-483-1777. E-mail: scflibrary@ifls.lib.wi.us.

Online: www.stcroixfallslibrary.org.

Webb Lake Area Men's Club ice-fi fisshing contest

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Results Underwater viewing system: Rick Murray of Hastings, Minn.

Gift certificate to Log Cabin Store & Eatery: Dixie Podgorski of Spooner Gift certificate to Lumberjack Saloon & Eatery: Stormy Perry Gift certificate to Oak Ridge Inn: Doug Kowarsch of Stacy, Minn.

Largest northern: Jacob LaValiere Largest bass: Hunter VanGilden Largest panfish: Bruce Nelson

Kid’s prizes Largest northern: Connor Laschinger of Woodbury, Minn.

Largest bass: Makenzie Weeks of Webb Lake Largest panfish: Tyler Maher of Hastings, Minn. $25 cash – Tyler Maher of Hastings, Minn. $25 cash – Brandon Moen of Webster $25 cash – Evan Zuniga of Scandia, Minn.

Kids enjoyed the ice palace built in front of Oak Ridge Inn.

Charles Chirhart caught this 3 lb., 13 oz. northern during the contest on Webb Lake Saturday, Feb. 5.

Makenzie Weeks receives a plaque from Bob Wirte for catching the largest bass during the Webb Lake Area Men’s Club fishing contest on Feb. 5.

Jacob LaValiere caught the largest northern during the Webb Lake Area Men’s Club ice-fishing contest on Saturday, Feb. 5. His northern weighed 11 lb., 13 oz. – Photos submitted

STEFFEN DAN

Polk County Circuit Judge

District Attorney Dan Steffen, has successfully lobbied the Wisconsin Legislature and governor for an additional assistant district attorney position for Polk County therefore increasing the efficiency and speed of the office.

Dan collaborated with local law enforcement, judges, and community organizations to create and implement numerous programs within Polk County, including the Drug Court, Restorative Justice Program, the Sexual Assault Response Team (including a sexual assault nurse examiner), the Criminal Justice Collaborating Council, and the OWI Prevention Committee which has implemented victim impact panels in Polk County.

Programs like these help to build safer and stronger communities.

To continue moving forward with innovative solutions to keep our families and community safe, Dan needs your vote on Tuesday, February 15.

Dan & his wife, Heather, have 3 children: Delaney (7), Aiden (6) and Cooper (2).

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Dan, born and raised in Osceola, understands firsthand the importance of having a safe community to live and raise a family in.

VOTE FEBRUARY 15 PAID FOR BY STEFFEN FOR JUDGE, BRIAN BYRNES, TREASURER, AMERY, WI.

Fort winter encampment quite cozy

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by Carl Heidel Leader staff writer DANBURY - If your idea of a winter campout tends toward thoughts of discomfort, shivers, and frigid fingers and toes, you need to try a winter encampment at Forts Folle Avoine. Ask the folks who slept in the wigwam and fur-post buildings at this year’s encampment last Friday and Saturday, Feb. 4 and 5, and they’ll tell you that they were quite cozy and warm, thank you.

Visitors to this year’s event came from all over Wisconsin and Minnesota. According to Steve Wierschem, director of the historic site, overall attendance was higher than at last year’s encampment, and more people spent the two nights sleeping at the site.

Inside, everything was indeed very comfortable. A campfire in the middle of the wigwam and fires in the fireplaces in the post buildings gave off a surprising amount of warmth to visitors and friends who had gathered to enjoy a bit of the past.

With plenty of good snow conditions and moderate temperatures, visitors enjoyed a range of outdoor activities, skiing, snowshoeing, and just wandering around. Re-enactors were there in costume to lend a flavor of times past when the snow lay heavy on the fur post.

With a warm fire burning inside, the wigwam offered a welcoming home for a visitor.

A pile of furs, brought in from the fur trade, stood by for addiRight out of the fur trade era, Bouclé was on tional warmth for those who sought it. hand to greet visitors.

Photos by Carl Heidel

A fire on the hearth spelled comfort in the living and sleeping quarters.

LEFT: What can be better than sitting by the warmth of a fire and enjoying a visit with friends about the old times?

RIGHT: Traveling in style means having Dad tow the sleigh while you enjoy the ride.

Osceola Pennies for Patients LEFT: Hannah Kautz got leukemia when she was 3 years old and has been cancer free for 11 years. She is a freshman at Osceola High School. Jacob Burns got leukemia last December when he was in second grade. Right now he has completed the first year of a three-year treatment program and is a third-grader at Osceola Elementary School.

RIGHT: Second-grade teacher Barbara Jorgensen and Osceola High School freshman Hannah Kautz pose for a photo. Osceola Elementary is collecting money for leukemia through a Pennies for Patients campaign that runs through the month of February. People wanting to donate can contact Osceola Elementary School at 715-294-3457 Ext. 298. – Photos submitted

Packer Day at Nelson School

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Grantsburg Elementary and Nelson School students dressed in their best green and gold on Feb. 4 to show support for the Green Bay Packers. Proudly wearing their cheesehead hats and team jerseys, students took time out several times during the day to cheer their team before Sunday’s big game. Nelson kindergartener Alexis Wedin posed in her Packer gear next to a cheesehead-clad gorilla displayed in the hallway during the school’s Packer Day last Friday.

Grantsburg Elementary School first-grader Caitlyn Lee smiled as she showed off her cheesehead hat. Students and staff wore Green Bay colors last Friday in support of the team as it headed for the Super Bowl on Sunday.

Kindergarteners Dominik Spohn and Haley Glover proudly held a Packer banner during the Nelson School Packer Day held on Friday, Feb. 4. – Photos by Priscilla Bauer

Nelson kindergarten teacher Sherri Jones showed her true colors, wearing her purple Pirate shirt with pride, during the Packer Day celebration at Nelson School last Friday.

Kindergartener Mark Seeger decked out in his Packer green and classmate Connor Olson in his Viking purple and gold made an odd couple at Nelson School’s lunchtime last week. Connor did don a cheesehead hat to show he was a good sport during the school’s Packer Day celebration on Feb. 4.

Grantsburg

Kindergartener Haley Glover gave a big Go Packers cheer with other Nelson School students, who wore their Green Bay colors and cheeshead hats during the school’s lunchtime.

William Gerber showed he was a number one fan when he and other students at Nelson Primary and Grantsburg Elementary Schools dressed for the Packers success in the Super Bowl.

The Nelson Primary School kindergarten classes gave a big group cheer during the special Packer Day held at the school just before the team’s trip to the Super Bowl.

Eleven inducted into N.H.S.

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LUCK – Eleven new members were inducted into Luck’s chapter of the National Honor Society on Thursday, Jan. 20. The evening began with a catered banquet in the school’s cafeteria and was followed by the induction ceremony in the school library.

School board member and Luck N.H.S. alumni Jake Jensen served as the evening’s guest speaker. His speech focused on the traits of a good leader while focusing on characteristics based on the letters in the word “Leadership.”

Following his speech, National Honor Society Adviser Renee Gavinski and officers Ashlyn Petersen,

Luck

Logan Hacker, Morgan Denny and Megan Moore presented information on what each of the five candles lighted during the ceremony stand for – wisdom, leadership, scholarship, service and character. The current members and the inductees then lit their individual candles from each of the representative candles before reciting the National Honor Society Pledge. Following a number of photo opportunities, the National Honor Society members, their family members and other guests enjoyed dessert before heading out into the cold.

Luck National Honor Society 2011 members are front row (L to R): Brady Klatt, Jaimee Buck, Kyle James, Julie Franzel and Maia Lehmann. Middle row: Taylar Anderson, David Franzel, Taylor Joy, Kylie Rich, Katelyn Dinnies and Hannah Karl. Back row: Michael Jenssen, Megan Moore, Ashlyn Petersen, Morgan Denny, Roger Steen, Tony Aguado and Logan Hacker.

LEFT: Adviser Renee Gavinski and other inductees watch as Hannah Karl lights her candle from the ones representing leadership, scholarship, wisdom, service and character during Luck’s N.H.S. Induction Ceremony.

Luck National Honor Society 2011 inductees are front row (L to R): Julie Franzel, Maia Lehmann, Jaimee Buck, Kylie Rich, Katelyn Dinnies and Hannah Karl. Back row: Taylor Joy, Taylar Anderson, Brady Klatt, David Franzel and Kyle James.

Winter Carnival this weekend

LUCK — The annual Luck Winter Carnival is this weekend, from Thursday, Feb. 10, through Sunday, Feb. 13. The event will begin Thursday with a 5:30 p.m. lighting ceremony at the ice castle at the corner of Main Street and Hwy. 48.

One of five young women vying for the title will be crowned Miss Luck at the 52nd queen pageant and coronation, which will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 11, in the Luck School auditorium. Seeking the title are Jaimee Buck, Summer Johnson, Hanna Karl, Miranda Kielty and Jillian Peterson. This year’s pageant theme is Winter Wonderland.

A full day of fun is scheduled for Saturday, starting with the Lions Club annual breakfast at the school from 7 to 11 a.m.

Beginning as early as children (and their parents) want is the snowman contest, with judging at 2:30 p.m. Cash prizes will be given out in two categories: ages 6 and under, and 7-12 years.

Both the annual book sale and the alumni basketball tournament will begin at 9 a.m. The book sale at the library ends at 3 p.m., and the tournament at the school ends at 4 p.m.

The annual sawdust pile will be at Fort Luck Park at 10:30 a.m., with a pile for 2to 7-year-olds and a pile for 8- to 12-yearolds.

Starting at 10 a.m. are the snowmobile races on Big Butternut (registration begins at 9 a.m.) with trophies presented at Hog Wild at 3 p.m. following the races. Hog Wild is also hosting a craft fair and vendor expo from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Bingo at the Lions Hall will also begin at 10 a.m. and end at 7 p.m. Clues for the Winter Carnival Medallion Hunt will be posted hourly at the Lions Hall beginning

During Luck’s National Honor Society Induction Ceremony, school board member and guest speaker Jake Jensen speaks about the characteristics of a good leader while focusing on traits based on the letters in the word “Leadership.” – Photos by Lori Nelson

Luck

The 2011 Luck Winter Carnival will begin Thursday, Feb. 10, with a lighting ceremony at the ice castle. The ceremony will begin at 5:30 p.m. and will feature Grand Marshal Bruce Plomski and the 2010 Winter Carnival royalty. – Photo by Mary Stirrat at 10 a.m. with a $150 prize to the person who finds it.

At 5 p.m. the 45th-annual grand marshal reception will begin at the Luck Senior Center. This year’s grand marshal is Bruce Plomski. The public is invited to at-

tend this event, which will feature past royalty.

Saturday wraps up with the 14th-annual Torchlight Parade starting at 7 p.m.

Sunday’s highlight includes an all-day ice-fishing contest on Big Butternut Lake

from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Registration will be at the boat landing from 9 - 10 a.m.

The 2011 Luck Winter Carnival will end Sunday with a bonfire at the Big Butternut boat landing at 3 p.m.

St. Croix Falls Community Education

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New Year, New You, Weight Loss Challenge: The New Year, New You Challenge is open to school staff, high school students with parent consent and community participants. Mondays, Feb. 7 through April 25, 5:30 p.m., at St. Croix Falls High School.

Fee: $35.00. Instructor: Brenda Minder. Please register with our instructor at 715-463-3975 St. Croix Falls Middle School Saints. Bigger Faster – Stronger: Technique and form are stressed. To teach young athletes how to move properly before they start lifting/training with heavier weight. There will be a minimum of one coach/supervisor working with students at all times.

If you have any questions, please contact Grant Belisle at 715-483-2507, Ext. 1327. All middle school students, boys and girls, grades five through eight.

Free. Held Mondays and Wednesdays from 3:30 4:30 p.m. in the weight room.

An Evening Of Glamour - Princess Night: Hear Ye, Hear Ye! Her Majesty from the Royal House of Valley Dance requests your presence at one of the finest royal events being held at St. Croix Falls High School. Ages 2 -7. Children are grouped by age/friends. Princesses do not have to be current students of Valley Dance. Invite friends from your neighboring kingdom, your royal family or visiting countries. Feb. 11 from 5:30-7:30 p.m., St. Croix

Falls High School, $18.

Open weight room: Monday through Friday from 6:30-7:30 a.m. and 3:30- 4:30 p.m. on school days.

St. Croix Falls High School weight room A Step In the Right Direction: The middle/high school complex is open for indoor walking. The building is open from 6:30 a.m.-10 p.m. You must sign in at one of the offices and wear a visitor’s badge during the regular school day.

Open basketball gym: Fifth-graders through adult, 6:30-8 p.m. Sundays in the St. Croix Falls High School gym. Enter through high school gym west door. If you are 18 years old and older you will be required to sign a waiver each week. If you are under 18 you will need to bring a note from your parent/guardian to play. Your note will be kept on file for the duration of the program. Families are also welcome. Free.

I Love Gymnastics: Classes are held in the old Alliance Church of the Valley. Instructor: Cassie DeLuca. If you are unsure about which level to sign your child up for, please call Cassie at 651-500-2771 or e-mail flippin.gymnastics@gmail.com.

Tumble Tots: Ages 3-4. This tots class is a fun introduction to gymnastics which will emphasize flexibility, balance,tumbling, coordination and following directions. Saturdays from 9-9:40 a.m. $28 for six

classes running Feb. 12 to March 19.

Level 1: Ages 5-plus. Cartwheels and bridges are some of the fun, basic gymnastics skills that will be taught in Level 1. Skills on the bars, beam, and vault will also be introduced. Saturdays, 9:45-10:45 a.m. $35 for six classes running Feb. 12 to March 19.

Level 2: Ages 5K-plus. Gymnasts will work on slightly more-advanced skills. A cartwheel and a bridge with straight arms are required to join Level 2. Two class times now available. Sign up for both days to learn skills at a faster rate Wednesdays, 3:45-4:45 p.m., $40 for seven classes running Feb. 2 to March 16. Saturdays, 10:45-11:45 a.m., $35 for six classes running Feb. 12 to March 19.

Aromatherapy classes: Bring plenty of water to drink. St. Croix Falls High School. All classes start from 6:30- 8 p.m. Instructor, Nicole, certified NETA yoga instructor Oils of the Month: Each month we will learn about a new essential oil, its benefits, and uses.

Every class will touch on the safety guidelines. The classes may be taken individually or all together. All classes are on Tuesdays, 6:30-8 p.m. Feb. 15, lavender; March 15, marjoram; April 12, lemon; May 3, oregano. Cost: $10 per class. Discounted offers: $45 for five classes or $75 for whole series.

Hula-Hoop Dance and Fitness: Feb. 17, 24,

March 3, 10 (Thursdays) 6:45-7:45 p.m. Osceola Elementary music room. Instructor: Elaina Morley. Fee: $12 per class or $44 for all four – save $4. Need some variety in your workout? Remember how fun it was to hula hoop as a kid? Try this fun way to use your core muscles, increase flexibility, promote healthy body alignment and increase your energy level. Everyone can hula hoop with these large, weighted hoops. Hoops are provided for use in class and available to purchase. Please bring a bottle of water and wear comfortable clothing. Call 715-2942127, Ext. 407 to reserve your spot. Classes fill quickly.

Belly Dance Class: Feb. 17, 24, March 3, 10 (Thursdays) 7:50 - 8:50 p.m. Osceola Elementary music room. Instructor: Elaina Morley. Fee: $12 per class or $44 for all four – Save $4. Dance and move in new ways exercising and working your whole body while moving to the rhythms. Instructor Elaina Morley with over 11 years of dance and performance will combine dance, yoga and stretching moves throughout the session. Bring a bottle of water, wear comfortable clothes, and bring a hip scarf to dance with.

This is the perfect dance class for those without previous dance experience. Call 715-294-2127, Ext. 407 to reserve your spot. Classes fill quickly.

Quilting. Class No. 28475, Cat. No. 60-304-615, Fee: $41.50/$22.75 seniors. Classes will be held at the Webster High School, four Thursdays, March 3 24, 6-8:30 p.m. Class limited to 10.

Basic drawing. Class No. 27718, Cat. No. 60815-605, Fee: $41.50/$22.75 seniors. Classes will be held at Siren High School, four Tuesdays, March 8-April 5 (no class March 29) 6-8 p.m. Class size limited to 10.

Computer housekeeping. Class No. 26789, Cat. No. 42-103-455, Fee: $25.20/$4 seniors.

Classes will be held at Siren High School, four Thursdays, March 10-31, 6-8 p.m. Class limited to 10.

Preregistration is required on all classes listed.

Call WITC 800-243-9482, Ext. 4221 or Webster/Siren Community Ed at 715-349-7070, unless otherwise noted, to register.

Luck Community Education classes help keep you moving and learning during the winter months.

Check out the school Web site for a complete listing at wwwlucksd.k12.wi.us. Preregistration is required for the classes listed below. There’s a minimum number of participants needed to run each class and also a maximum number allowed. Don’t delay to put your name on the roster. Call Amy Aquado at 715-4722152, Ext. 103, or e-mail amya@lucksd.k12.wi.us to register.

Kickboxing. Mondays through April 4, 5 – 6 p.m. $40 or $25 for six sessions. Instructor: Tina Atkinson.

Woodworking: make a longbow. Thursdays through March 31, 6 – 9 p.m. Course fee: $94/$49 ages 62-plus. Instructor: Tony Jenson.

Learn to make window quilts: Tuesday, Feb. 15 and 22, 6 – 8 p.m. Instructor: Barb Kass.

Snowmobile safety. Tuesday, Feb. 15, Thursday, Feb. 17, 6 – 8 p.m., and Saturday, Feb. 19, 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. Course fee: $10. Instructor: Tamara Lar-

son.

Holiday heirloom painted skates. Thursday, Feb. 17, 6 – 8:30 p.m. Course fee: $25. Instructor: Linda Glenn.

Quilting: seasonal table topper. Saturday, Feb. 19, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Course fee: $26.50/$15.25 ages 62-plus. Instructor: Mary Wolff Water aerobics. Mondays and Wednesdays, Feb. 21 – March 30, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. or 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, Feb. 22 – March 31, 9 – 10 a.m. or 10 – 11 a.m. Instructor: Stephanie

Robinson. Course fee: $49/$26.50 ages 62-plus.

Understanding your property taxes. Tuesday, Feb. 22, 6:30 – 8 p.m. Course fee: Free. Instructor: Bob Clifton.

Movement meditator (T’ai Chi). Fridays, March 4 – April 8, 8:30 – 9:45 a.m. Course fee: $34/$19 ages 62-plus. Instructor: Luann Kleppe.

Quilting: Tattered Garden. Saturday, March 5, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Course fee: $26.50/$15.25 ages 62plus. Instructor: Lee Spanner.

Call Ann Fawver at 715-327-4868 or e-mail fawvera@frederic.k12.wi.us to enroll.

Yoga. Tuesdays - this ongoing class offers two times to choose from: 10 a.m. or 6 p.m. Bring a mat and a blanket. Instructor: Sandy King. Register first class of attendance – call 715-327-4868. Fee: $26.50/age 62-plus $15.25.

Zumba. Latin dancing fitness classes at the Frederic Elementary School in the cafeteria/gym begins Tuesday, Jan. 4, 5:30 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 5, 7 p.m. and Friday, Jan. 7, 5:30 a.m. Classes last approximately one hour, $4 per class, or 10-session punch card for $37.50. Amy Tinman - certified Zumba fitness instructor. For more information contact Amy at 715-566-2478 or e-mail jatinman@hotmail.com.

Kickboxing. Thursdasy, at 6 p.m. Fee: $25 for six sessions and $40 for 12 sessions. Instructor:

Christina Atkinson.

Weight Watchers. Monday evenings at the Frederic Elementary School library – Weigh-in starts at 5 p.m. Meeting starts at 5:30 p.m. and goes until 6 p.m.

For more information go to weightwatchers.com or Amy Tinman, at 715-566-2478 or jatinman@hotmail.com Chair-seat weaving. Introduction to hand-caning and other styles of weaving seats, Sunday, March 6, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Workshop: Replace the caned or woven seat on your chair. Prerequisite: Introduction to Chair-Seat Weaving or consultation with the instructor. April 7, 14, 21, 28, 6:30 – 9 p.m. Fee: $41.50 / $24.75 62plus. Instructor: Andrea Hildebrandt Paul Harvey’s wild rice soup, pumpkin pie cake. Monday, Feb. 7, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Instructor: Marlene Denissen. Fee: $11.50 /age 62-plus $7.75,

plus supply fee of $8.

Homemade rolls and no-fail piecrust. Monday, Feb. 28, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Instructor: Marlene Denissen. Fee: $11.50/age 62-plus $7.75, plus supply fee of $8.

Crepe cups with egg oven omelets – oven French toast. Monday, March 14, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Instructor: Marlene Denissen. Fee: $11.50/age 62plus $7.75, plus supply fee of $8.

Drama in the Northwoods on George Bernard Shaw. Mondays, March 14 – April 18, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Instructor: Dr. Carolyn Wedin. Fee: $10.

Write right now. Tuesdays, March 15 – April 19, 4-6 p.m. Instructor: Dr. Carolyn Wedin. Fee: $35.80/age 62-plus $4.

Get a new job. Learn cover letters, resumes, interviewing and the importance of that first impres-

sion along with follow-up. Thursday, March 24, 6-9 p.m. Instructor: Carleen Matosky. Fee: $10.

Kids tipis. Five-feet tall with four 42-inch sides for play. Please call for fabric and pvc pipe needs.

Thursday, March 24, 6-9 p.m. Instructor: Barb Kass.

Fee: $23/$13.50 age 62+plus.

Enchiladas and tres leches cake. Monday, March 28, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Instructor: Marlene Denissen. Fee: $11.50/age 62-plus $7.75, plus supply fee of $8.

Knitters open studio. The door is open and the coffee is on. High school art room, second and fourth Mondays at 6 p.m.

Winter walking at the Birch Street Elementary School. Monday through Friday, 7-8 a.m. and 4-6 p.m. No fee. Sign in/out.

To register for the following classes/events, please call or e-mail the community ed office, 715825-2101, Ext. 1560.

Ongoing classes Water aerobics. WITC catalog 60-807-606.

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5 to 5:45 p.m. Six-week classes starting on Feb. 22, April 5 and May 17.

Cost for 12 classes: $49 ($26.50 for seniors age 62 and better.) For six classes: $26.50 ($15.25 for seniors age 62 and better.) Please write check out to WITC. Red Cross Swimming Lessons. Lessons are offered at Unityt twice per year – Mid-July for two fulls weeks and Saturdays for six weeks during the winter months. Classes available: Infants – for ages 6 months to 3 years, parent or guardian gets in the water with child. Preschoolers – ages 3 – 5. Red Cross levels 1 – 6 for students ages 5 and up. Class dates and times, when established, will be announced.

Basic Education for Adults. Classes held at Polk County Job Center in Balsam Lake: Tuesdays, 1 – 4:30 p.m., Wednesdays, 1 – 4 p.m., Thursdays, 12:30 – 3 p.m. Cost: Free, please register by calling Polk County Job Center at 715-485-3115. Instructor: Becky Peterson.

Adoption Support Group. For families who have adopted children, or those who are thinking about it. Fourth Monday of each month, 7:15 p.m. in the high school band room.

Zumba (Latin Dance Party Exercise). Class dates: Mondays and Wednesdays, join anytime.

Punch cards are good until the end of the school year. Time: 6 – 7 p.m. Cost: Six classes for $30, or

12 classes for $54, payable to community ed. Location: Auditorium. Instructor: Michelle Flaherty, certified Zumba instructor.

The Best Homemade Pizza. Sunday, Feb. 20, 2:30 to 4 p.m., high school, Room 128. Cost: $22 per individual, $39 per family, payable to community ed. Instructors: Khaiti Kahleck and Andrew French.

5-Minute-A-Day Bread and Homemade Butter.

Sunday, Feb. 20, 5 to 6:30 p.m., in the high school, Room 128. Cost: $22 per individual, $39 per family, registration fee to WITC, Instructors: Khaiti Kahleck and Andrew French.

Plumbing Basics for Homeowners. WITC Catalog 60-410-600. Tuesday, Feb. 22, 6 to 8:30 p.m.

Cost: $19 ($11.10 for seniors age 62 or better) registration fee to WITC. Instructor: Tony Worrell, Wisconsin licensed plumber.

Easy Homemade Pasta. Sunday, Feb. 27, 2:30 to 4 p.m., in the high school, Room 128. Cost: $22 per individual, $39 per family, registration fee to WITC. Instructors: Khaiti Kahleck and Andrew French.

One-Dish Comfort Foods. Sunday, Feb. 27, 5 to 6:30 p.m., in the high school, Room 128. Cost: $22 per individual, $39 per family, registration fee to WITC, Instructors: Khaiti Kahleck and Andrew French.

DNR Hunter Safety Certification. Tuesdays and Thursdays, March 10 through April 5, 7 to 9:30 p.m., elementary cafeteria. Cost: $10, payable on first night to community ed. Instructor: Jeremey Bengtson and crew. A parent or legal guardian should accompany child on first night.

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With a little help Luck High School Principal and Athletic Director Mark Gobler gets a little help from a fan while sweeping the basketball court between varsity basketball games recently. - Photo by Lori Nelson

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A honor roll Seventh grade Caitlynn Daniels, Aubriannah Larson, Aaron Ruud, Hannah Skold, Elizabeth Stanford, Emily Stiemann, Alexandra Webster and Amber Zak. Eighth grade Emily Howe, Breylin Johnson, Harriet Koball, Tyler Molamphy and Mercedes Moody.

Freshmen MacKenzie Brown, John D’Jock, Lucas Stiemann and Whitney Yambrick.

Sophomores Mackenzie Erickson, Matthew Larson, Joshua Lemieux and Jacob Swenson.

A honor roll Freshmen Mariah Anderson, Jaicee Bowman, Brittany Butler, Rebekah Curtin, Austin Handy, Macy Hanson, Gustav Johnson, Haley Larsen, Nathan Lewis, Jacob Ohnstad, Tiffany Peterson, Raelyn Pochman, Wendy Roberts, Katharine Rod, Brooke Roufs, Abigail Stevens, Lars Thoreson, Hope Tucker, Victoria Vitale and Keith Vollendorf.

Sophomores Stephanie Anderson, Liliana Benge Briggs, Kayla Casey, Elizabeth Corbin, Grace Corbin, Melissa Dahl, Arikka Davison, Chelsey Goepfert, Sean Handy, Catherine LaMere, Aimee Lerud, Kassandra Lien, Stacey McKenzie, Jenna Michel, Tiffani Moyer, Connor Myers, Kylie Pewe, Jacob Radtke, Samantha Schwieger, Bradley Taylor, Brady Thompson and Jacob Wald.

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Siren Honor Roll

Seniors Brittani Hopkins, Tadd Oachs, Elizabeth Otto and Stephanie Taylor.

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Seventh grade Keenan Cook, Madeline Doty, Alexi Gloodt, Wyatt Honeysett, Madisyn Jones, Laurel Kannenberg, Desarae Otto and Josiah Wegner.

Eighth grade Casey Brown, John Dalsveen, Haylee Doriott, Shyanne Ford, Bryce Highstrom, Travis Krenzke, Nathan Martin, Kristy Nyman, Whitney Plaster, Jacob Reh, Ashley Teron and Sophie Vasatka.

Freshmen Corey Bauer, Austin Bruss, Courtney Fischer, Carly Good, Ethan Java, Amber Moore, Devan Pavlicek, Michelle Potempa, Mackenzie Smith and Jessica Strabel.

Sophomores Elizabeth Brown, Brittany Coulter, Raven Emery, Samuel Vasatka, Mathew Wampfler and Hunter Wikstrom.

Grantsburg Honor Roll

Juniors Daniel Bjorn, April Campana, Benjamin Davis, Rachel Diffee, Kali Fleischauer, Lucas Henneman, Daniel Larsen, Carly Larson, Paul Lewis, Kaelah Maslow, Nicole McKenzie, Stephanie Miklya, David Ohnstad, Kyle Roberts and Gabrielle Witzany.

Seniors Emily Cole, Lauren Finch, Siqi Gao, Anna Horky, Lori Linke, Gavin Meyer, Tiffany Meyer, Kortney Morrin, Brent Myers, Cory Niles, Dianna Olson, Lydia Pfluger, Dylan Roberts, McKenzie Ryan, Tyler Sanvig, Carissa Skifstad, Erin Stavne, Emily Swenson, Cherissa Vollendorf and Tabitha Wanless.

B honor roll Freshmen Gabrielle Banks, Amanda Campana, Jake Carlson, Tyler Choronzy, Jaden Cook, Timothy Corry, Shane Fagnan, Joseph Gaffney, Rebecca Glover, Heidi Horky, Jonas Miller, Samantha Nelson, Whitney Oachs, Erland Olson, Cory Peterson, Damon Roberts, Austin Swenson, Austin Thoreen and Chandler Witzany.

Sophomores Shepard Berreth-Doran, Jasmine Cady, Jessica Glover, Jonathan Haley, Tashina Hartley, Cierra Hess, Jacob Langevin, Johanna Lauer, Dakota Linke, Scott Morley, Austin Otis, RuthAnn Pedersen, Clay Poeschl, Brandon Roufs, Brandon Ryan, Bryce Ryan, Samantha Schuldt, Jennifer Schwieger, Hannah VanSlyke and Mariah Zastrow.

Juniors Niklas Andersson, Luke Bollant, Rachel Gloodt, Taylor Hagen, Christina Luna, Jessica Lysdahl, Adam Neurer, Evan Oachs, Felicia Paulzine, Zachary Powers, Jacob Stener, Alan Strabel and Lezhi Tang.

Seniors Carly Emery, Ashley Guevara, Rhiannon Honeysett, Danielle Keller, Nathaniel Larson, Jessica Morris, Kelsi Pluff, Coty Reh, Makayla Reynolds, Jacob Stiemann, Seth Stoner, David Tomberlin, Michael Wampfler and Jeremy Wikstrom.

Juniors Anika Ames, Zackery Arnold, Cody Benedict, Benjamin Dorff, Sierra Erickson, Nolan Hanson, Angela Heinecke, Jin Jeon, Jeffrey Konz, Thomas Labatt, Brandi Lee, Nicholas Lindgren, Amanda Lindus, Devin McDaniel, Christina Moore, Shelby Morgan, Kaitlyn Muellner, Cora Olson, Isaac Peterson, Damien Rasmussen, Hannah Rod, Samantha Scribner, Mathew Swenson, Nicole Ticknor and Matthew Van Deusen.

Seniors Derek Bertelsen, Will Carlson, Andrew Falk, Dylan Franklin, Lisa Gaffney, Noah Gausman, Haley Johnson, Kyle Johnson, Steven LaFond, Alyssa Landsberger, Steven McKinley, Seth Odegard and Alison Warren.

Frederic Middle School music students participate in 2011Upper St. Croix Valley Music Association Solo and Ensemble Festival

FREDERIC – Several Frederic Middle School music students participated in the 2011 Upper St. Croix Valley Music Association Solo and Ensemble Festival, which was held Tuesday evening at Siren Schools. Wisconsin State Music Association adjudicators gave performance ratings and verbal comments to students for participating in the event. The purpose of WSMA music festivals is to 1) improve students music performance through assessment; 2) increase students understanding of music literature and music concepts; 3) motivate students to continue their study of music; 4) establish standards of excellence in music performance; 5) provide opportunities for students to understand the relationship of music experiences to other life experiences. Students who participated are pictured in no particular order. - submitted

Class B: Katie Rokenbrodt, I, tenor saxophone solo; Mark Olson, Kendra Mosay, Mya Rivera, Abeni Lundeen-Brooks, Zane Matz, Zach Williamson, I, percussion ensemble; Zach Williamson, I, piano solo; II, French horn solo; Irric Erickson, critique only, trumpet solo; Mya Rivera, I, soprano solo; Olivia Schauls, I, soprano solo; Hanna Daeffler, I, soprano solo; Hanna Daeffler, Mya Rivera, Olivia Schauls, I, vocal trio. Class C: Roman Poirier, I, baritone solo; Kinzie Matz and Taylor Alseth, I, flute-clarinet duet; Zane Matz, I, piano solo; Sarah Wells, I, piano solo; II, alto saxophone solo; Melana Nelson and Jami Siebenthal, I, clarinet duet; Kinzie Matz, I, flute solo; II, piano solo; Sarah Wells and Nicole Nelson, II, alto saxophone duet; Irric Erickson and Zane Matz, II, trumpet duet; Kendra Erickson, trombone solo. – Photo submitted

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Is God in this meeting?

FEBRUARY 9, 2011 - INTER-COUNTY LEADER - NEWS SECTION - A - PAGE 49

Eternal

Perspectives Sally Bair

God's extravagant love letter

Did you ever receive a love letter? In sixth grade I received my first love letter in the form of a big, flowery valentine. James, a handsome show-off, would do headstands to impress me during recess. I blushed and giggled. His valentine, the most ornate in class, cost a whole dollar. Back then, during my adolescent days, we usually spent our money in nickels and dimes—not dollars.

I moved out of state that year, so I lost touch with James. I kept that valentine for many years, however, not only for its beauty but because it showed me I was worth such an extravagant price.

Perhaps most love letters result in long-lasting marriages. And perhaps most couples save their old love letters as reminders of the love relationship that blossomed—in part because of the letters.

God’s love for us is even more extravagant than ours for each other. His love letter, the Bible, tells us from beginning to end how much he cares. Some authorities say there’s a red thread that weaves itself through every book of the Bible—a thread that speaks of God’s heart of love offered through his Son, Jesus’ shed blood on Calvary. Jesus’ death and resurrection became the bridge that reconciles us to God. Without that bridge of love, sin separates us eternally from him—in spite of our goodness or commandment-keeping. There’s a song that goes: “What can wash away my sin? Nothing but the blood of Jesus.”

God’s love costs infinitely more than a dollar. He wants us to accept it. Not with giggles and blushes but with humility and with love returned. We can read his love letter every day of our lives and still not know its fullness.

“For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

(Romans 8:37-39) Lord, we don’t have to lose touch with you even if we move out of state. Your Word, your love letter, is more than a keepsake; it’s our lifeline. Help us to meditate on it daily, to live it, and to draw others to it by the love we have for Jesus. In his name we pray, amen.

Baptism at New Hope Lutheran Church

New Hope Lutheran Church of Grantsburg was blessed with a new addition last Sunday, Feb. 6, 4-month-old Archer Charles Hale. His parents, Amy and Adam Hale, of Grantsburg, looked on as officiating Dr. Emory Johnson presented a baptismal candle, signifying the light of Christ. Archer’s little cousin, Ella Keenan, 6, looked on too. Her parents, Brad and Jen Keenan, are Archer’s sponsors. – Photo/info by Wayne Anderson and Jim Sundquist

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Members from the 10 local United Methodist churches of Circuit II, gathered for the day at St. Luke’s UMC in Frederic, Saturday, Jan. 29, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The meeting was led by the Rev. Lynn Scott, director of Sabbath Way. It was a day of sharing and caring ideas as they got acquainted, and yes, God was definitely in this meeting. – submitted by Eunice Early

News from the Pews of Pilgrim Lutheran

FREDERIC – This past Sunday was the fifth Sunday after Epiphany and the congregation welcomed Jordan Lee Goebel as their newest member through the sacrament of holy baptism. Jason and Randi are her parents and her sisters are Jadie, Miya and Hope who is the oldest. Jordan’s sponsors were Christopher Goebel (Jason’s brother) and Whitney Ellison. Randi’s mom and grandmother were present for this event so there were four generations celebrating the baptism as well as aunts, uncles, cousins, other family members and friends. The banner was hung with the Bible verse “I have called you by name, Jordan, you are mine!”

Last Wednesday, Feb. 2, there was a good turnout for the Valentine’s potluck supper with Pilgrim’s Got Talent Show at 7 p.m. The proceeds from the supper will help support students that want to go to Luther Point Bible Camp this summer or the camp of their choice. Many members young and old definitely proved they had talent. Many solos and duets were sung, several dance routines were performed, a couple of jugglers showed their skills, another student played a tune on the keyboard, another student demonstrated his wrestling techniques and, for the older crowd, there was a special guest appearance by Sonny and Cher and a couple of old men that sang the song “There’s Nothing Like A Dame!” The night was complete with judges holding up their score cards and special award certificates were given out.

Good food, desserts, fellowship, lots of laughter; what more can you ask for?

Everyone is invited to attend the family tubing event on Sunday, Feb. 13. Please be at the church promptly at 1 p.m. so everyone can carpool to Wild Mountain in Taylors Falls to do some wild chutes tubing. Hope to see

Jordan Lee Goebel was welcomed as the newest member through the sacrament of holy baptsm. Jordan is shown here with her parents, Jason and Randi Goebel. – Photo submitted

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Pilgrim invites everyone to attend Sunday morning worship beginning at 10 a.m. At 9:15 a.m. there is playgroup that meets for toddlers and parents. The children and parents sing songs as well as learn children’s Bible stories. For more information please call the church office at 715-327-8012 or go to their Web site www.pilgrimlutheranfrederic.org. - submitted

Scout Sunday at Bethany Lutheran Church

RIGHT: Sunday, Feb. 6, was a big day at Bethany Lutheran Church in Siren as Pastor Keith Rediske was installed as interim pastor. The Scouts celebrated Scout Sunday and the fifth-graders received their first Communion. Shown back row (L to R): Nicole Dalsveen, Amy Kopecky, Abby Kosloski, Sarah Schaffer, Pastor Rediske and Tanner Brewster.

Front row: Dolan Highstrom, Austin Tinman, Joey Formanek and Ben Kopecky. – Photo submitted

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Patricia Ann Wacker

Donald R. German

Patricia Ann Wacker, 84, of South St. Paul, Minn., died peacefully Saturday, Feb. 5, with family present.

Patricia was born Jan. 20, 1927.

Pat was deeply committed to building community in South Saint Paul and after retirement in Danbury.

She was a member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Danbury.

She never tired of caring for the needs of friends and family, promoting prayer and volunteering at church. She was fond of saying that it was love’s prerogative to give and give and give.

She is survived by her children, Bill Jr. (Adella), Kathy (Bob) Bernu, Mary (Rick) Hill, Eileen (Barry) O’Rourke, Therese (Chuck) Price, Tom (Joyce), Nancy (Paul) Andraschko, Bob (Barb) and Laure (Dan) Siebrasse; 21 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; and her brother, John Mulhern.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, Bill Wacker Sr. and sister, Mary Polski.

Visitation and Mass of Christian Burial will be at St. John Vianney Church, 789 17th Ave. North, South St. Paul, Minn. Visitation will be held Thursday, Feb. 10, 47:30 p.m., prayer service at 7 p.m. and Friday, Feb. 11, from 9-10 p.m. Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. and a luncheon will immediately follow Mass. Interment Friday, Feb. 11, 3 p.m., at St. John’s Cemetery in Webster.

The English-Meeker & Kandt Funeral Home, South St. Paul, Minn., was entrusted with arrangements.

Donald Roger German, 79, died Feb. 1, 2011, after a courageous battle with cancer and heart disease.

Donald was born Jan. 14, 1932, to Harley and Mary (Melvin) German of Curtiss and was a 1950 graduate of Curtiss High School. He served his country in the United States Army from 1952 to 1955. He was united in marriage to Hermine Rauth in Germany on Sept. 4, 1954.

Donald drove truck for the Teamsters Union and then became an independent truck driver from 1971 to 1989. He continued to drive truck for other people until his retirement in 1991.

Donald is preceded in death by his parents, Harley and Mary; sisters Margaret and Jeanette; brothers Harold and Marvin; and a baby brother.

He is survived by his wife, Hermine; children Orville German, Roger German, Debbra (Mark) DeKarske, Valerie Patricelli and Ronald (Karla) German; brother Warren (Marydona) German; 10 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held Feb. 8 at Scalzo-Taylor Family Funeral Home, Spooner, with Pastor Arnold Enslin officiating. Interment followed at Northern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery with military honors. Casket bearers were Orville German, Roger German, Ron German, Dan German, Mike German and Kenny German.

The Scalzo-Taylor Family Funeral Home, Spooner, was entrusted with arrangements. Online condolences may be offered at www.scalzo-taylor.com.

Norma H. Schnell

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Norma Helen Schnell, 91, St. Croix Falls, died Monday, Feb. 7, 2011.

A memorial service will be held on Thursday, Feb. 10, 11 a.m., at Redeemer Evangelical Lutheran Church, St. Croix Falls. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church.

A full obituary will follow in a later edition of this paper.

The Edling Funeral Home of St. Croix Falls was entrusted with arrangements.

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Curtis L. Donald, 18, resident of Bone Lake Township, Frederic, died Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011.

Curtis was a senior at Luck High School. He played football and was a member of the track team. Curtis was active in choir and competed at state solo and ensemble. He was baptized and confirmed at Clam Falls Lutheran Church.

Curtis loved the outdoors and spent a good deal of time hunting and fishing with his dad, uncles and cousins. Curtis also loved to spend time with his many friends. He was a very good friend, often going out of his way to lend a helping hand, a sweet comment or a silly smile with a sparkle in his eye, to make someone’s day brighter.

He is survived by his parents, Dustin Donald (Lisa McCoy) and Audry Greener (Robert Petersin); sister, Brittany Donald; special family members MaKayla McCoy, Bryana and Austin Petersin; grandparents, Kathryn Donald, Alvin and Joyce Greener; great-grandma, Joyce Rose; aunts and uncles, Julie (John) Amerhein, Lori (Doug) Johnson, Dawn (Mike) Lundsman, Darcy (Tom) Binfet, Cody Donald, Clint Donald, Vicent (Tonia) Greener, Charlie (Lora) Greener, Tony Greener, Andy Greener; many cousins, great-aunts, uncles and extended family.

Funeral services were held at Luck Lutheran Church, Luck, on Wednesday, Jan. 26, with the Rev. Gary Rokenbrodt officiating. Music was provided by vocalist Dana Paulsen and organist Margie Nelson. Honorary pallbearers were Jerod Buck, Ben Kufalk, Jesse Erickson, Dylan Fjorden, Kasey Ouellette, Derek Stauner, Aaron Littlefield and Neal Mellon.

Rowe Funeral Home of Luck and Northwest Wisconsin Cremation Center in Luck were entrusted with arrangements.

Milton Chester Russell, 95, Centuria, died on Monday, Feb. 7, 2011, at his home.

Services are pending, please visit www.kohstadfamilyfuneralhome.com or call the funeral Alfred Rogers, 86, Sand Lake, rural St. Croix Falls, died home for more information. A complete obituary will be Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011, at Regions Hospital in St. Paul, Minn. in a future edition of this paper.

Memorial service will be held at St. John’s Lutheran The Kolstad Family Funeral Home of Centuria has Church in Centuria on Saturday, Feb. 26, at 11 a.m. The been entrusted with arrangements. family will greet visitors from 10:30 a.m. until the time of service.

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Donald L. Flodin

Donald L. Flodin, 66, Riverton, Wyo., died Friday, Feb. 4, 2011, surrounded by his family.

Donald Leroy Flodin was born Jan. 23, 1945, in Frederic, the son of Norbert and Ruby Anna (Sunquist) Flodin.

On May 4, 1974, he married Brenda Jean Halverson in Frederic.

He served with the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War, from February 1966 until November 1969. He was employed as a meat cutter at Safeway and was a former Riverton volunteer fireman.

He enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren, watching sports, fishing, ice fishing, hunting and working crossword puzzles.

He is survived by his wife, Brenda Flodin of Riverton; son, Adam L. Flodin stationed at Camp Casey, South Korea; daughters, Corinna (Justin) Long and Bonnibel Flodin of Frederic; two grandchildren, Tegan and Kaitlin Long, and two brothers, Rodney and Norman Flodin.

He was preceded in death by his grandson, Jayden Long; his parents; sister, Delores Fristed; and brother, Glenwood Flodin.

Memorial services were held Wednesday, Feb. 9, at the Davis Funeral Home of Riverton with Pastor Mark Yeatman of the United Baptist Church officiating. Inurnment followed at Mountain View Cemetery in Riverton with military honors. Memorials may be made to the Help for Health Hospice Home in care of the Davis Funeral Home, 2203 West Main St., Riverton, WY 82501. Online obituaries are available and condolences for the family may be made at thedavisfuneralhome.com The Davis Funeral Home of Riverton was entrusted with arrangements.

Andrew “Andy” Engebretson

Andrew Peter Engebretson, 78, Balsam Lake, died suddenly Feb. 1, 2011, the St. Croix Regional Medical Center in St. Croix Falls.

Andy was born Aug. 21, 1932, in Starbuck, Minn., to parents Herman and Agnes Engebretson. He was the oldest of three children. He attended primary school in Lowry, Minn., and graduated from Glenwood High School in 1950. He earned his bachelor’s degree in history and economics from St. Olaf College in 1954. He served in the U.S. Army in Europe during the Korean War. He graduated from the University of Minnesota School of Law in 1959 and began his legal career in Alexandria, Minn. In 1962, he moved his practice to St. Paul, where he ran his own law firm in the McColl Building from 1969 – 1996. He maintained offices in St. Paul and Duluth through 2007. After a five-month battle with heart and lung failure, he returned to his home on Balsam Lake in September 2010.

Andy was a man of many interests. He enjoyed games like chess, Cribbage and Scrabble. He proudly belonged to the Scottish Rite, the Osman Shrine and the American Legion Post in Lowry. He read deeply and widely. He loved to tell anyone who would listen all about Lowry, St. Olaf, the Army, Alexandria and his law practice in St. Paul.

Andy was fiercely proud of his Norwegian heritage; he spoke and read Norwegian fluently. He loved animals, especially his dog Jack and his cat DJ. Andy loved the practice of law. Andy had hundreds of clients and seemed to remember each one. His work with Ernie Steneroden on University Avenue left Andy with many “OCOs” – Old Clients of the office – for whom the telephone line and the office door were always open.

Andy is survived by his wife of 40 years, Rachel Engebretson; brother, Paul; sister, Martha; daughters, Sarah and Margaret; son, Peder; stepsons, Dale, Mark and Danny; and stepdaughter, Carmel; along with nieces, nephews, and their children.

He is preceded in death by his parents and stepdaughter, Rebecca Richardson.

Funeral services were held Saturday, Feb. 5, at the Faith Lutheran Church in Balsam Lake. Pastor Diane Norstad officiated, and Dorene Hendrickson provided the music.

Andy was laid to rest at St. Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery in Lowry, Minn., Wednesday, Feb. 9. Andy received full military honors provided by the Lowry American Legion.

Casket bearers were Peder Engebretson, Dan Richardson, Mark Richardson, Al Hoff Jr., Gordon Hanson, Paul Engbretson, Wayne Thompson and Mark VanderMeiden.

Honorary casket bearer was TJ Davis.

For more information or to sign the family guest book, visit www.kolstadfamilyfuneralhome.com The Kolstad Family Funeral Home of Centuria was entrusted with arrangements.

Rosemary Jane Langer

Rosemary Jane Rondeau Langer, 68, Osceola, died Friday, Feb. 4, 2011, at Westfields Hospital in New Richmond. Rosemary was born Feb. 11, 1942, in Osceola, the daughter of Alvin and Rose (Nuemann) Rondeau.

Rosemary graduated from Osceola High School in 1961. She worked for Smeed’s Manufacturing in the Twin Cities area and had also worked at UFE in Dresser. She enjoyed working on the farm, feeding the calves and doing chores. She also enjoyed baby-sitting and knitting, and she crocheted many projects.

Rosemary leaves to celebrate her memory, brothers Don (Linda) Rondeau, Vernon (Judi) Rondeau, Roger (Cindy) Rondeau, Robert (Pat) Rondeau, Neil (Denise) Rondeau, sisters, Phyllis (Cal) Powers, Lois (Butch) Grevich, nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews other loving family and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Alvin and Rose; and nieces, Bridgett Powers-Anderson and Bethany Powers.

Funeral service will be held at Assumption BVM Catholic Church in East Farmington on Thursday, Feb. 10, at 11 a.m. The family will greet visitors at the church for one hour prior to the funeral service. Father Andy Anderson will officiate the service. The family invites guests to join them for fellowship and lunch following the service in the church basement. Rosemary will be laid to rest at Assumption Catholic Cemetery in East Farmington.

For updated information or to express online condolences to the family of Rosemary Langer, please visit www.kolstadfamilyfuneralhome.com.

Kolstad Family Funeral Home of Centuria has been entrusted with arrangements.

Curtis E. Hansen

Curtis E. Hansen, 90, Edina, Minn., died peacefully on Jan. 31, 2011.

After graduation from Amery High School and St. Olaf College, he earned a master’s degree from the Minneapolis College of Music. He began his teaching career in Luck, and went on to Brainerd, Minn., where he developed an outstanding choral department. His choirs performed at state and national music educators conferences and conventions. He was one of the founders and a charter member, also national vice president, of the American Choral Directors.

He also served as president and vice president of the MMEA. Honors included FMC award for outstanding contributions to choral music, and an induction into the MMEA Hall of Fame. He was a longtime member of Bloomington Medalist Band, a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church since 1963, and a longtime member of the American Legion in Brainerd. He became the editor of Schmitt, Hall & McCreary in 1963 after which in 1977 he founded Curtis Music Press, which provided new music for school and church choirs.

He served his country first as a member of the U.S. Navy Band, and later was commissioned as an officer in the amphibious forces with D-Day landings at Omaha Beach in France and Okinawa in the Pacific.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Arthur and Lorena; sister, Bonnie Wolff.

He is survived by wife of 66 years, Muriel; daughters, Mary E. Farrell of Vienna, Austria, and Jeanne (Chris) Rosauer of Girdwood, Ark.; sister, Helen Fuhs of Anchorage, Alaska; two grandsons, Jason (Jan) Splitt and Jake Rosauer; and nieces and nephews.

Celebration of life was held Saturday, Feb. 5, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Minneapolis, Minn. Private interment was at Fort Snelling National Cemetery.

Memorials preferred to FMC Endowment Fund, Bethlehem Church Capital Campaign Fund or donor’s choice.

Catherine F. Olson, 82, resident of Frederic, died SaturCremation Society Edina Chapel was entrusted with day, Feb. 5, 2011. arrangements.

She is survived by her children, Scott (Gale) Olson, Robin Hallenger, Carol (Gary) Mossey; grandchildren, Jamie Olson, Rachael (Chad) Simon, Katie (Tyler) Salzman, Kevin Mossey, Kendra Mossey, Rebecca (Denver) Moeller, Cody Hallenger; three great-grandchildren; brothers, Carlton, Neal and Clayton Jorgensen.

Louise Gardner, 74, Cameron, formerly of Hammond, Funeral services will be held at Clam Falls Lutheran Ind., died Feb. 2, 2011.

Church, Clam Falls, on Saturday, Feb. 12, at 11 a.m. VisiLouise was born on June 9, 1936, in East Chicago, Ind., tation will be held Friday evening, Feb. 11, from 4 to 7 to Stanley and Mary (Payer) Shurp.m., at the Rowe Funeral Home in Frederic and again man. She married Wayne Stewart one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday.

Gardner on May 20, 1955, at Online condolences may be left at www.rowefh.com Covenant Presbyterian Church in Please continue to check this Web site for updated infor- Hessville, Ind. They built their first mation or call Bruce Rowe at 715-327-4475. house in Ross Township in 1957, a The Rowe Funeral Home, Frederic, was entrusted with second in Highland, in 1964 and arrangements. moved to the Chetek area in 1976.

She was a gifted educator having taught school in both Indiana and Unity School District in Balsam Mona L. Nelson, 83, Grantsburg, formerly of Danbury, Lake. She and her husband also farmed for over 20 years died Sunday, Jan. 30, 2011, at Burnett Medical Center Con- and built a third new home in 2002. She was a board tinuing Care Center. member at Advent Christian Church, involved with the Mona was born May 17, 1927, in Danbury to Karl and children’s ministry. Louise was always fond of children Anna Falk. and her love of teaching went beyond the classroom.

Mona was preceded in death by her husband, Robert; Louise is survived by children, Kenneth (Peggy) Gardand daughter, Cheryl Rost. ner of Hammond, Ind., Bryan (Sharon) Gardner of GrifShe is survived by her daughter, Linda (Jerry) Trott; her fith, Ind., Sheryl (Michael Wood) of Princeton, Ind., and grandchildren, Stacy (Troy) Lindgren, Eric Rost and Timothy (Brenda) Gardner of Rudolf; 20 grandchildren; Nicole Rost; her great-grandsons, Paul and Ty; sisters, 33 great-grandchildren, with one more on the way, and Sylvia and Hazel; along with nieces, nephews and two great-great-grandchildren; sister, Patricia Miles of cousins.

Hammond, Ind.; brothers-in-law, Ralph (Joan) Gardner Memorial services were held Friday, Feb. 4, at Grace of Munster, Ind., Clark (Judy) Gardner of Mooresville, United Methodist Church, Webster, with Pastor Cindy Ind. and Larry (Sandy) Gardner of Granger, Ind.; sisterGlocke officiating. Music was provided by Rose Bauman in-law, Karen Gardner of Hammond, Ind.; as well as sevand Dianne Gravesen. Online condolences can be made at eral nieces and nephews. www.swedberg-taylor.com She was preceded in death by her husband, her parThe Swedberg-Taylor Family Funeral Home, Webster, ents, and two brothers, Alan (Maryanne Shurman) and was entrusted with arrangements.

Neil Shurman.

A memorial service will be held Sunday, Feb. 13, at Chetek Lutheran Church in Chetek, at 3 p.m., with Pastor Norman Phillips officiating. Visitation will be two Judith A. Schauls, 71, formerly of Atlas, died Wednes- hours prior to the service.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to any local day, Feb. 2, 2011, at her residence in Frederic.

She is survived by her daughter, Julie (Zen) Baryluk; food pantry, to CaringBridge.com, Ronald McDonald son, Dallas Schauls; grandchildren, Anjuli (Orlan) Wa- House or to the American Cancer Society.

The Burnham-Ours Funeral Home was entrusted with gers, Olivia Schauls, Carrin Ohlsen, Carol (Brent) Baryarrangements. luk, Amy (Herman) Baryluk; four great-grandchildren; brothers and sister, Donald Tomlinson Jr., Jon Tomlinson, Georgia Nelson, Wally Tomlinson, Bill Tomlinson and Ricky Tomlinson.

Memorial services will be held at the Rowe Funeral Home in Luck on Saturday, Feb. 26, visitation will begin Duane “Dewey” Holmes, 79, St. Paul, Minn., died Feb. at 4 p.m. and will continue until the time of service at 6 5, 2011. p.m.

Funeral service was held Wednesday, Feb. 9, at the As information is updated it can be found on the fol- Swedberg-Taylor Family Funeral Home, Webster. A full lowing Web sites: www.rowefh.com and obituary will be published at a later date. Online condowww.wicremationcenter.com or call Bruce Rowe at 715- lences can be made at www.swedberg-taylor.com 472-2444.

The Swedberg-Taylor Family Funeral Home, Webster, Rowe Funeral Home of Luck and the Northwest Wis- was entrusted with arrangements. consin Cremation Center in Milltown have been entrusted with arrangements.

Catherine F. Olson

Louise Gardner

Mona L. Nelson

Judith A. Schauls

Duane “Dewey” Holmes

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Dad must make daughters’ Valentine’s Day special

Q: My wife and I have three teenage daughters and I’m dreading the drama that comes with Valentine’s Day. They are already talking about not having boyfriends for Valentine’s Day. As a father, how do I help them weather all of the focus on romance and boyfriends?

Juli: I think every woman can remember the sting of those teenage years — the highs of being in love and the lows of feeling unwanted and unloved. Valentine’s Day definitely accentuates both the highs and the lows!

I’d encourage you to reclaim Valentine’s Day to be about more than sweethearts, but about love instead. Let your daughters know how much you love them with a special dinner, a note or a little gift. They may roll their eyes, but the love you express to them will make deep deposits for them emotionally. In fact, when a dad is involved in his daughter’s life, she is less likely to fall into destructive dating relationships.

Also, challenge your daughters to think about how they can show love to others. When I was in high school, the cheerleaders sold carnations for $1 that were delivered in homeroom on Valentine’s Day. Popular kids carried around dozens of flowers while other students

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didn’t receive any. My senior year I decided not to mope about how many flowers I had, but to show kindness to other kids. I bought 10 carnations and had them sent anonymously to kids I knew wouldn’t receive any. Showing love to other people will boost your daughters self-esteem and lessen the focus on their longing to be loved.

In the midst of this, don’t forget to shower your wife with love. Not only will it make her Valentine’s Day special, but also it will model for your daughters a love that’s worth waiting for!

••• Q: Our New Year’s resolution was to tighten up our family budget, but we’ve already failed miserably. Honestly, we can’t even agree on what a “good budget” is supposed to look like. How can we get our act together?

Jim: At least you realize that living on a budget is important. Prior to the recession, USA Today reported that only one in five people even used a monthly budget. The National Foundation for

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Credit Counseling found that the number had improved to more than two in five Americans (43 percent) as of last year, but still, 56 percent of us do not use a budget at all, and as a result, many are swimming in debt.

Here are some basic guidelines for allocating your monthly expenses, courtesy of the experts at Crown Financial Ministries. The percentages are for a fourmember family with an annual gross income of $130,000 or less. NSI, or net spendable income, is money available after charitable giving and taxes: • 38 percent of your monthly budget toward housing.

• 15 percent toward transportation, including the purchase and maintenance of vehicles.

• 12 percent toward food.

Then, 5 percent of your NSI should be applied to each of the following categories: • Debt relief • Insurance (other than medical coverage) • Recreation and entertainment • Clothing • Medical and dental expenses • Savings Now, these are general guidelines, and your own situation may look different.

You might spend less than 38 percent on housing but more than 15 percent on transportation. You’ll also notice that the

categories only add up to 95 percent, which will give you 5 percent of “wiggle room” as you craft your budget.

The important thing is that you allocate your money wisely in these categories, even if the percentages are slightly different. If you’re spending too much in one area, the others will suffer and you’ll go over your budget. Crafting a realistic plan and sticking with it is what a healthy budget is all about.

••• Jim Daly is president of Focus on the Family, host of the Focus on the Family radio program, and a husband and father of two. Dr. Juli Slattery is a licensed psychologist, cohost of Focus on the Family, author of several books, and a wife and mother of three. Submit your questions to: FocusOnTheFamily.com.

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New Hope Lutheran Church at Grantsburg welcomed new members on Sunday, Jan. 23. Shown are Phyllis Kopecky, Bill and Ellen Ellis, Gordon and Marlene Crandall, Jack and Katie Hedlund, Harvey and Lois Lindus, Linda Anderson, Carol Zeiler, Marianne Hess and Pastor Emory Johnson. Not pictured is Ardus Tamlyn. - Photo submitted

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

INTER-COUNTY CO-OP PUBLISHING ASSOCIATION Printers & Publishers Office Supplies Frederic, Wis. - 715-327-4236 Shell Lake, Wis. - 715-468-2314 Siren, Wis. - 715-349-2560 St. Croix Falls, Wis. - 715-483-9008

STATE FARM INSURANCE COMPANIES 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 Frederic, Wis. 715-327-4475 Duane Lindh

HAULING • Gravel • Sand • Rock • Top Soil • Trackhoe 715-472-2717 Mobile 715-491-1861 1065 290th Ave. Frederic, Wis.

LUCK VAN METER’S MEATS 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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Complete Lumber & Building Supplies Phone 715-866-4238 Hwy. 35 N. Webster, Wis. Tom & Becky O’Brien, Owners

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

BRUCE’S AUTO REPAIR & TOWING

• Complete Line of Building Supplies & Lumber • Cabot’s Stains Grantsburg, Wis. 715-488-2471 or 715-327-8766

BURNETT DAIRY CO-OP

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Cushing, Wis. 715-648-5215

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

Jerry & Pat Willits 2815 285th Ave. Sterling Township St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 715-488-2729

SIREN OLSEN & SON Your Full-Service Drugstore Siren, Wis. Phone 715-349-2221

D & L FINANCIAL SERVICES 10022 Elbow Lake Road Siren, Wis. 54872 715-689-2539

Wrecker - Flatbed Air Conditioning & Computerized Car Service - Cold Weather Starts Webster, Wis. 715-866-4100 Days 715-866-8364 Eves.

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ADVENTIST

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST - FREDERIC 609 Benson Road; Pastor Curtis Denney Sat. Worship 11 a.m.; Sabbath Schl. 9:30 a.m.

ALLIANCE

ALLIANCE

ALLIANCE CHURCH OF THE VALLEY Senior Pastor Bob Morton 1259 Hwy. 35 S., St. Croix Falls Sunday Worship: 9 & 11 a.m.

BIBLE FELLOWSHIP

BIBLE FELLOWSHIP

WORD OF LIFE CHURCH

Meeting in homes. Elders: Cliff Bjork, Jon Zens, 715-483-1357 and 715-755-3048 Sun. Fellowship - 10 a.m.; Wed. 7 p.m.

LUTHERAN

LUTHERAN

BALSAM LUTHERAN CHURCH 1115 Mains Crossing, 1/2 Mile South Hwy. 8 On 110th St.; Sun. Worship 9 a.m.; Sun. School 10:15 a.m.

Wed. Bible Study 8:30 a.m.; Wed. LOGOS 3:20 p.m.

BEAUTIFUL SAVIOR LUTHERAN (WELS) Gene E. Jahnke, Pastor, 715-635-7672, Hm. 715-354-7787, Hwy. 70 at 53, Spooner Sun. Wor. - 9:30 a.m.; Sun. School & Bible Classes For All - 10:45 a.m.

BETHANY LUTHERAN - BRANSTAD Pastor Jay Ticknor, 715-463-5746 3 miles So. of Grantsburg on Hwy. 87 Sun. Schl. - 9:30 a.m.; Worship - 11 a.m.

BETHANY LUTHERAN - SIREN Hwy. 35, 1/2 blk. N. Main St. Interim Pastor Keith Radiske Pastoral Serv. 715-349-5280 Sun. School 8:15 a.m.; Sun. Worship - 9:30 a.m.

BETHESDA LUTHERAN - DRESSER (LCMC) www.bethesdalutheran.ws Pastor Roger Kastelle 715-755-2562 1947 110th Ave., Dresser Contemporary Serv. 8:30 a.m.; Adult Ed & Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Sunday Traditional Service 10:45 a.m.;

BONE LAKE LUTHERAN bllc@lakeland.ws Pastor Mary Ann Bowman, 5 mi. E. of Luck on Hwy. 48, 1/2 mi. S. on I; Office - 715-472-2535 Pastor - 715-472-8153, Exploring Prayer 8:45 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 3 - adult 9 a.m.; Wor. 10:30 a.m.; Fellowship 11:30 a.m.

Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays

CHRIST LUTHERAN (LCMS) Pipe Lake CTH G & T, 715-822-3096 Pastor Steve Miller Sun. Serv. 10:45 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 9:15 a.m. during schl. yr.; Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sun. www.christlutheranpipelake.com

CLAM FALLS LUTHERAN (AALC) Pastor Gary Rokenbrodt - 715-653-2630 Communion 1st Sun.; Wor. 9 a.m.; Sun. School 9 a.m.

FAITH LUTHERAN - BALSAM LAKE faithlutheran@lakeland.ws Pastor Diane Norstad 715-485-3800; CTH I & Mill Street Worship 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 10:40 a.m.; Holy Communion 1st & last Sundays

MILLTOWN LUTHERAN

113 W. Main St.. W., Phone 715-825-2453 Pastor Danny G. Wheeler 9:15 a.m. Worship ; 10 a.m. Sunday School

NEW HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH Pastor Emory Johnson, 715-463-5700 685 W. State Road 70, Grantsburg Sun. Wor. Serv. 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 11 a.m.

NORTH VALLEY LUTHERAN

FRISTAD LUTHERAN - CENTURIA ELCA - 501 Hwy. 35, 715-646-2357, Mel Rau, Pastor Sun. Wor. & Holy Communion - 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - 10:40 a.m.

GEORGETOWN LUTHERAN - ELCA Rt. 1, Balsam Lake, WI (Fox Creek) Pastor Neal Weltzen; GT Office - 715-857-5580, Parsonage - 715-822-3001, TR Office - 715-822-3001 Wors. Serv. 10:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 9:15 a.m.; Holy Communion - 1st Sun. of each month

GRACE LUTHERAN - WEST SWEDEN Phone 715-327-4340, 715-327-8384, 715-327-8090 Interim Pastor Julie Brenden Worship 9:15 a.m.; Sun. School 10:30 a.m.

Communion - 1st & 2nd Sundays

IMMANUEL LUTHERAN - FREDERIC (Missouri Synod) Pastor Jody R. Walter, 715-327-8608 Sun. Schl. - 8:45 a.m.; Service - 10:30 a.m.

Communion - 1st, 3rd & 5th Sun.

LAKESIDE COMMUNITY LUTH. - ELCA CTH H, 1/2 mi. N. of CTH A & H on H Church Off. 715-635-7791 Roger Pittman, Pastor Worship Serv. 10 a.m.; Sun. School. 9 a.m.

LAKETOWN LUTHERAN - CUSHING Pastor Dorothy Sandahl Sun. Wor. 10:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 10:30 a.m.

LUCK LUTHERAN 510 Foster Ave. E. Office 715-472-2605; Home 715-472-8424 Sun. Wor. Serv. 10:30 a.m.; Mon. Wor. Serv. 6:30 p.m.

Pastor Doug McConnell Youth Pastor Chris Radtke At Grantsburg High School, 715-463-5794 Sun. Serv. 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 11 a.m.

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST

Pastor Carolyn Saunders, 715-463-2624 Worship - 9 a.m.; Sunday School - 10:30 a.m.

Pastor Father Michael J. Tupa, 715-866-7321 Cedar & Muskey Ave. - Webster Mass Sun 10 a.m., Wed. 5:30 p.m. (Sept-May), Fri. 9 a.m. (Summer)

DANBURY UNITED METHODIST

ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC

CENTRAL UNITED METHODIST GRANTSBURG

OUR REDEEMER LUTHERAN, (LCMS) WEBSTER

Cindy Glocke, Pastor, 715-866-8646 Sunday Worship - 10:30 a.m.

Pastor Gerald Heinecke Church Phone 715-866-7191 Sun. Schl. - 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Wor. - 10:30 a.m.

Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays

HOLY TRINITY UNITED METHODIST

ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC

Holytrinity@wisconsinumc.org 1606 165th Ave., CTH I, Centuria Pastor Freddie Kirk, 715-485-3363 Sunday Worship - 8:30 a.m.

Rev. Thomas E. Thompson, 715-294-2243 255 E. 10th Ave., Osceola Masses: Sun. 10:30 a.m., Tues. 5 p.m.

Thurs. at 10 a.m. at Osc. Nursing Home

PEACE LUTHERAN - DRESSER (ELCA)

GRACE UNITED - WEBSTER

2355 Clark Road, Dresser, WI, 715-755-2515 Web site: plcdresser.org Pastor Wayne Deloach, Intern Courtney Young Sun. Wor. 8:30 & 11 a.m., Sun. Schl. 9:35 a.m.

LAKEVIEW UNITED - HERTEL

PILGRIM LUTHERAN - FREDERIC (ELCA)

Tom Cook, Pastor Worship 8:45 a.m.; Sunday Schl. 10 a.m.

Interim Pastor Andrew Hinwood 507 Wisconsin Ave. N., 715-327-8012 Sun. Parents & Toddlers 9:15 a.m.; Sun. Worship - 10 a.m.

Holy Communion 1st & 2nd Sundays www.pilgrimlutheranfrederic.org

REDEEMER EV. LUTHERAN (Wisconsin Synod) Pastor Gene DeVries 200 N. Adams St., St. Croix Falls Sun. Wor. - 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - 8:30 a.m.

ST. JOHN’S EV. LUTHERAN (Wis. Synod) 350 Michigan Ave., Centuria Sun. Worship - 10:45 a.m.; Sun. School - 10 a.m.

ST. PETER’S LUTHERAN - LCMC 1614 CTH B, North Luck, Pastor Rob Lubben Sunday Worship - 9 a.m.

Contact Leslie Valentine, 715-646-2390; E-mail: leslie56@centurytel.net

SHEPHERD OF THE VALLEY LUTHERAN (Missouri Synod) 140 Madison St. South, St. Croix Falls Pastor Mark K. Schoen Sun. Service - 9 a.m.; Sun.School - 10:30 a.m.

TRINITY LUTHERAN - ELCA 10 mi. W. of Cumberland on Hwy. 48 (McKinley) - Pastor Neal Weltzin GT Office 715-857-5580, Parsonage 715-822-3001, TR Office - 715-822-3001 Wor. Serv. - 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - 10:15 a.m.

Holy Communion - 1st Sunday

TRINITY LUTHERAN LCMS, DANBURY Pastor Gerald Heinecke Home 715-327-8608; Church 715-866-7191 Sunday Worship Service - 8 a.m.

Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays

TRINITY LUTHERAN - FALUN Hwy. 70 East, 715-689-2271, Pastor: Carl Heidel Worship 9 a.m.; Sunday School 10:15 a.m.

Communion -Every Sunday

TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN OSCEOLA

WEST DENMARK LUTHERAN

Pastor Dorothy Sandahl, 715-648-5323 or 715-648-5324 Sun. Wor. 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 9 a.m.

Pastor Carolyn Saunders, 715-463-2624 Sunday School - 11 a.m.; Worship - 11 a.m.

LIVING HOPE CHURCH

Pastor Father Daniel Bodin, 651-465-7345 25293 Redwing Ave., Shafer, MN Sunday 9 a.m.

404 Wis. Ave., Amery, 715-268-7717 Father John Drummy, Pastor Sat. Mass 4 p.m., Sun. Mass 8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Sacrament of Reconciliation Sat., 3:30 p.m. or by appt.

FIRST EVAN. LUTHERAN

FIRST LUTHERAN - CUSHING

ATLAS UNITED METHODIST

ST. FRANCIS XAVIER

Cindy Glocke, Pastor, 715-866-8646 Sunday Worship - 9 a.m.

Pastor Victor St. George, 715-463-5388 Worship 9:30 a.m.; Sun. School 10:45 a.m.

5561 Chestnut St., Taylors Falls, MN 651-465-5265 Traditional Worship 8:30 a.m.; Sunday School & Youth 9:45 a.m.; Adult Learning 10 a.m.; Contemp. Wor. 11 a.m.

METHODIST

Pastor Maggie Isaacson, 715-825-3559 3 mi. W. of Milltown on “G” Sunday Worship - 9:15 a.m.

Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays

300 Seminole Ave. (CTH M) Mark Kock, Pastor, 715-294-2828 Sunday Worship 8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.; Summer, 9 a.m.

FAITH LUTHERAN - GRANTSBURG

METHODIST

Pastors Mike & Linda Rozumalski 1 mi. west of Luck on N, 2478 170th St., Luck Sunday Wor. 10 a.m.; Sunday Schl. 9:15 a.m.

Fellowship following service

WEST IMMANUEL LUTHERAN - ELCA Rev. Rexford D. Brandt 447 180th St., Osceola, 715-294-2936 Sunday Worship 9 a.m.

Communion 1st & 3rd Sunday of the month

YELLOW LAKE LUTHERAN 1/2 mi. W. of Hwy. 35 on U, 715-866-8281, Pastors Douglas Olson, Roger Kampstra and Myron Carlson Services begin at 9:30 a.m.; Communion 1st & 3rd Sunday

ZION LUTHERAN - BONE LAKE (AALC) Pastor Gary Rokenbrodt - 715-653-2630 5 mi. E. of Frederic on W, 2 mi. south on I; Sun. School 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m.

Communion - 1st Sunday

ASSEMBLY

LEWIS MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST

CENTURIA ASSEMBLY OF GOD

McKINLEY UNITED METHODIST Pastor Annie Tricker Sun. Worship 11 a.m.; Sun. School 11 a.m.

Potluck dinner 1st Sunday

OSCEOLA UNITED METHODIST oumc@centurytel.net 306 River Street, Osceola, 715-755-2275 Pastor Mark Gilbert Adult Class - 8:30 a.m.; Sunday School 10 a.m.

Sunday Worship - 10 a.m.; Holy Communion 1st Sunday

ST. CROIX FALLS UNITED METHODIST Rev. Mike Weaver Sunday Worship Service - 10 a.m.

Sunday School is at 9 a.m., Nursery available

ST. LUKE UNITED - FREDERIC Pastor Arveda “Freddie” Kirk, 715-327-4436 Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.

Souper service Wed. 5:15 p.m.

SIREN UNITED METHODIST Tom Cook, Pastor Sunday School 9 a.m.

Worship - 10:15 a.m. (Nursery available)

TAYLORS FALLS UNITED METHODIST 290 W. Government Street, 715-294-4436 Reverend Dr. Rolland Robinson Sunday Service - 10 a.m. with nursery Sunday School - Sept. - May at 10 a.m.

WOLF CREEK UNITED METHODIST Rev. Mike Weaver Sunday Worship - 8:15 a.m.

COVENANT

COVENANT

CALVARY COVENANT - ALPHA Pastor Scott Sagle, 715-689-2541 Sun. School 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Worship 10:30 p.m.; Elevator provided, welcome

SIREN COVENANT Pastor Dave Guertin 7686 Lofty Pines Drive, Siren, 715-349-5601 Worship 10 a.m.; Sunday School 9 a.m.

UNITED COVENANT - CLEAR LAKE Pastor Gary Tonn Sunday School 9:00 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m.

CATHOLIC

ZION LUTHERAN - TRADE LAKE Interim Pastor Julie Brenden 715-327-8384, 715-327-8090 Fellowship - 10:30 a.m., Sun. Schl. 9:45 a.m.; Worship 11 a.m., Communion - 1st & 2nd Sundays

PRESBYTERIAN

PRESBYTERIAN

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN

Rev. Bruce Brooks - 715-483-3550 719 Nevada St. , (between Simonson & Tower Roads) , St. Croix Falls Worship - 10 a.m. (Nursery provided) Sun. Schl. - Child.- 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - Adults 8:45 a.m.; Communion 1st Sunday

SIREN ASSEMBLY OF GOD

Dairyland - Rev. Andrea Wittwer 715-244-3649 Sunday School - 10 a.m.; Worship - 11 a.m.

FULL GOSPEL

Pastor Dan Slaikeu 4 mi. SE of Grantsburg on Williams Rd. Worship 9:30 a.m.

Sunday School 10:30 a.m.

CHRISTIAN CENTER

EVANGELICAL

APPLE RIVER COMMUNITY (EFCA) Pastor Bruce Tanner, 715-268-2176 942 U.S. Hwy. 8, Amery Sun. Schl. 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday Bible study 7 p.m.

CROSSWALK COMMUNITY CHURCH

HOPE FELLOWSHIP OF SOMERSET

CHRISTIAN CENTER

EL SALEM/TWIN FALLS CHRISTIAN CENTER

1751 100th Ave., Dresser Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Morning Worship 10:30 a.m.

Evening Services Sun. 6 p.m.; Wed. 7 p.m.

Call Pastor Darryl Olson at 715-755-3133 for information and directions

Pastor Greg Lund, 715-327-8767 700 Churchwood Lane; 505 Old CTH W, Frederic Sun. Schl. - 9 a.m.; Morn. Worship - 10:15 a.m.; Nursery provided for all services Sat. Worship - 6 p.m., Luck Senior Center

CHRISTIAN ORTHODOX

TRADE RIVER EVAN. FREE

HOLY TRINITY ORTHODOX

Pastor Dale VanDeusen, 715-488-2296 or 715-488-2653 20296 Hwy. 87, Grantsburg Morning Wor. - 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - 10:45 a.m.; Nursery provided for all services

523 1st St., Clayton, 715-948-2493 Fr. Christopher Wojcik, Pastor Saturday Vespers - 5 p.m.; Sunday Liturgy - 9:30 a.m.

BAPTIST

BAPTIST

EAST BALSAM BAPTIST - BALSAM LK. 715-857-5411 Worship Service - 9 a.m.; Sunday School-10:15 a.m.

EUREKA BAPTIST 2393 210th Ave., St. Croix Falls Pastor Willis Christenson, 715-483-9464 Sunday School - 10 a.m.; Worship Service - 11 a.m.

FAITH FELLOWSHIP Hwy. 35 and CTH N., Luck Bill McEachern Pastor, 715-485-3973 Sun. Bible study - 9 a.m.; Sun. Wor. - 10 a.m.

FIRST BAPTIST - AMERY

Danbury - 7586 St. Rd. 77, 715-866-7321 Pastor - Father Michael J. Tupa Mass - Sat. 4 p.m., Fri. 9 a.m. (Sept.-May).

Reconciliation as per bulletin & by appt.

Pastor Marlon Mielke, 715-825-3186 Sunday Schl. 9:45 a.m.; Worship 11 a.m., 7 p.m.

OUR LADY OF THE LAKES

Located across from elemen. school on West St., Pastor, Dr. Kevin Schumann; 651-465-7171 Sun. Morn. - Sun. School for all ages - 9 a.m.

Morn. Worship - 10:15 a.m.; Nursery provided.

Rev. Thomas E. Thompson, 715-247-3310 139 Church Hill Rd., Somerset Mass Sun. 8:30 a.m.; Wed. 9 a.m.

Sacrament of Penance Sun. 8 a.m.

WOODLAND WESLEYAN

EVANGELICAL

OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP

ST. ANNE PARISH

WESLEYAN

231 Bluff Drive, 715-247-2435 Services are Sundays at 10:30 a.m.

FIRST BAPTIST - MILLTOWN

Pastor: Rev. Dennis M. Mullen, 715-327-8119 St. Dominic: Sat. 4:30 p.m.; Sun. 10:30 a.m.

Immaculate Conception: Sat. 6:30 p.m.; Sun. 8:30 a.m. Call the office for daily & holy day Mass times

WESLEYAN

Pastor Andrew Bollant Sun. Schl. - 9:15 a.m.; Morn. Serv. - 10:15 a.m.; Supervised Nursery; Wed. Evening - Worship Serv. 6:30 p.m.

Pastor Kevin Miller Associate Pastor Steve Ward Sunday School - (all ages) - 9:30 a.m.

Church Serv. - 10:45 a.m.

ST. DOMINIC - FREDERIC & IMMACULATE CONCEPTION - GRANTSBURG CATHOLIC MASS SCHEDULE

Minister Garret Derouin, 715-866-7157 Musky & Birch St., Avail. in office 9 a.m. - noon, Tues.-Fri.; Sun. Bible Study 9:30 a.m.

Worship 10:30 a.m.

WOOD RIVER CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

FIRST BAPTIST - FALUN

Pastor Father Michael J. Tupa CTHs A & H - 715-866-7321 Crescent Lake Voyager Village area.

Mass Sun. 8 a.m., Thurs. 9:30 a.m.

Reconciliation as per bulletin and by appt.

CHURCH OF CHRIST - WEBSTER

FULL GOSPEL

Pastor - Father Daniel Bodin 490 Bench St., Taylors Falls, 651-465-7345 Sat. Vigil 5:30 p.m.; Sun. 7:30 & 10:30 a.m.

Tues. - Thurs. 7:30 a.m.

SACRED HEARTS OF JESUS & MARY

CHURCH OF CHRIST

CHURCH OF CHRIST

Pastor Larry Mederich, 715-294-4332 www.occconnect.org Mtg. @ St. Croix Art Barn; Sun. Serv. - 9 a.m.

Nursery and children church

CHURCH OF ST. JOSEPH

ZION LUTHERAN - MARKVILLE

Pastor Andy McDaniel, 715-327-8402 Sun. Schl. - 9:15 a.m.; Wor. Serv. - 10:15 a.m.; Nursery provided.; www.tradelakebaptistchurch.org

OSCEOLA COMMUNITY CHURCH

Rev. Thomas E. Thompson, 715-247-3310 255 St. Hwy. 35, East Farmington Mass Friday 9 a.m.; Sacrament of Penance Sat. 3:30 p.m.

ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

Pastor Martin Weigand - 715-294-3489 Sun. Schl. 9 a.m.; Adult Bible Class 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m.

Pastor Tim Faust Worship - 11 a.m.; Sun. School - 10 a.m.

Holy Communion - 1st & 3rd Sunday

Pastor Don Wiltshire, 715-640-6400 Centuria - Phone 715-646-2172 Sunday Service: 10 a.m.

131 Broadway St., 715-268-2223; www.fbcamery.org; E-mail: churchoffice@fbcamery.org Pastor Charlie Butt, Lead Pastor; Nick Buda, Assoc. Pastor of Family Ministries Sunday Service: 9 a.m.; All ages Sunday School 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Nursery available

CATHOLIC

Balsam Lake - Rev. John A. Drummy, Pastor - 405-2253 Mass: Sat. eves. 6 p.m.; Sun. 8:30 a.m.; Tues. 5:30 p.m.; Fri. 9 a.m.Sacrament of Reconciliation 7:30 a.m. Sun. or by appt.

ZION LUTHERAN - EAST FARMINGTON (WELS )

ASSEMBLY

Pastor Jack Starr Wor. - 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - during worship hour

TRADE LAKE BAPTIST

FIRST BAPTIST - TAYLORS FALLS, MN

FIRST BAPTIST - WEBSTER Church Phone 715-866-4111; Interim Pastor Ken Hyatt; Youth Pastor Jerry Scheumann Sun. School - 9:30 a.m.; Wor. - 10:45 a.m (Nursery Provided)

GRACE CHURCH OF OSCEOLA “The Cure for the Common Church”

ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN

HOLY CROSS ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN Meeting at Zion Lutheran Church, 28005 Old Towne Rd., Chisago Lakes, MN hcomm.org Sunday Worship Service 9:30 a.m.

NAZARENE

NAZARENE

CALVARY CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 510 S. Vincent, St. Croix Falls Pastor Tom Reaume, 715-483-3696 Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:45 a.m. & Wed. 6:30 p.m.

FAITH COMMUNITY 7535 Peet St., Danbury, 715-656-4010 Adult Bible Service 9 a.m.; Services: Sun. 10 a.m.; Sunday School during church service.

NONDENOMINATIONAL

NONDENOMINATIONAL

CENTERPOINT CHURCH “Come as you are”

Pastor Dick Enerson, www.centerpointstcroix.com, 715-294-1833, Meeting at SCF High Schl. - Main entrance 740 Maple Drive, St. Croix Falls Sunday Worship 10 - 11:15 a.m.

NEW LIFE COMMUNITY - AMERY Interim Pastor Craig Jorgenson Sunday Worship 10 a.m.; Children’s Church: K to 6th Grade

NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY Meets at Dresser Elem. School, Dresser Pastor Michael Brand, 715-417-2468 Adult Class 9 a.m.; Sunday School 9:45 a.m.; Worship Service 9:45 a.m.; Nursery available

NEW WINE CHURCH - CENTURIA 309 5th Street, , 715-338-2751 Pastors Randy and Pam Stone Sunday 10 a.m.; Wednesday 7 p.m.

NORTHERN PINES FRIENDS WORSHIP GROUP 715-733-0481 or 715-733-0480 for time of meeting.

INTERDENOMINATIONAL

INTERDENOMINATIONAL

RIVER VALLEY CHRISTIAN

722 Seminole Ave., Osceola Pastor Dr. Kent Haralson; 715-294-4222 or 715-755-3454; info@gracechurchosceola.com Sun.: Praise & Worship Serv. 9 am., Adult Bible Study 10:45 a.m., Children’s Sun. School 10:45 a.m.

1289 160th St. (Hwy. 65), St. Croix Falls, 715-483-5378 Senior Pastors Paul and Sonja Hanson Sunday Adult Bible Class 9 a.m.

(No child care available) Worship and Children’s Sunday Schl. 10 a.m.

GRACE BAPTIST - GRANTSBURG

ST. PETER’S COMMUNITY CHURCH

716 S. Robert St., Grantsburg, 715-463-5699 Sr. Pastor Brad Moore David Ahlquist, Assoc. Pastor Sun. Worship 9:30 a.m.; Sun. School 11 a.m.

“Faith on Purpose” (Love God, Love People...period) faithonpurpose.org CTH F, Dresser, 715-483-2911 Pastor’s res./office Sunday Worship 10 a.m.

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HAPPY ANNIVERSARY & HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY

• Family Resource Center St. Croix Valley, 715-684-4440, www.frcscv.org.

• Farm Crisis, information, 800-9422472.

• Gam-Anon, 715-268-6829, Joan.

• Gamblers Anonymous, Amery - 715268-6829, Mark; Cameron - 715-2343301.

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• Pregnant? Free help. Osceola Life Care Center, 715-755-2229.

• Student Assistance Program, Amery School District, personal or family problems, 715-268-0303, 715-268-0214.

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• Family Resource Center St. Croix Valley, 715-684-4440, www.frcscv.org.

• Farm Crisis, information, 800-9422472.

• Gam-Anon, 715-268-6829, Joan.

• Gamblers Anonymous, Amery - 715268-6829, Mark; Cameron - 715-2343301.

• MOPS for moms and their preschoolers, www.mops.org, 715-5541220, • Multiple Sclerosis support group, Amery area, 715-268-9126 or 715-282361.

• Parent-to-Parent Coalition, parents of children with disabilities or special needs, 715-472-2002.

• Pregnant? Free help. Osceola Life Care Center, 715-755-2229.

• Student Assistance Program, Amery School District, personal or family problems, 715-268-0303, 715-268-0214.

• TEENCARE help line, 800-491-8336 or 715-235-8882.

• Basic Education for Adults, job center, Balsam Lake, 715-485-3115.

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Students of the Week GRANTSBURG

FREDERIC

Maddie Ammend has been chosen Frederic Elementary School’s student of the week. She is in sixth grade and the daughter of Dave and Maria Ammend. Maddie is a caring and compassionate person. She is a responsible student and a hard worker. Maddie’s favorite subject is science.

She enjoys volleyball, softball, hiking and snowmobiling.

Sam Penberthy has been chosen Frederic Middle School’s student of the week. She is in seventh grade and the daughter of Rick and Josie Penberthy. Sam is quiet, but conscientious, with a positive attitude and friendly personality. She is involved in band, 4-H and Girl Scouts. Sam enjoys playing outside, reading, riding bike, watching TV and being on the computer. She plans on becoming a mechanic or working with animals.

Marcus Tuynman has been chosen Frederic High School’s student of the week. He is a senior and the son of Adrian and Angela Tuynman. Marcus is an excellent school citizen. He has a positive attitude and personality and is respectful. Marcus is involved in witness. He enjoys playing guitar, drums, hockey, fishing and snowboarding. In the future he plans on getting a job and being a CNA, possibly a registered nurse.

Emma Sagle has been chosen Grantsburg Elementary School’s student of the week. She is in first grade and the daughter of Monica and Scott Sagle. Emma is an exceptional friend. She is kind to other students and helps make sure everyone is included. Emma is always giving her best effort in PE and is always kind and considerate to her classmates. Emma loves making sculptures in art.

She enjoys playing board games with her family and singing.

Emily Warren has been chosen Luck Middle School’s student of the week. She is in eighth grade.

Emily is a bubbly, happy young lady who is fun to have around.

She is involved in FFA and volleyball. Emily enjoys spending time with her dad in his shop, listening to music and playing with her dog.

Jake Schrock has been chosen Luck High School’s student of the week. He is a junior and the son of Donna Mabry. Jake is a leader amongst his peers and a hard worker. He can be counted on to get the job done. Jake is involved in baseball and weightlifting after school. He enjoys fishing, hunting and watching TV.

Stephanie Thayer has been chosen St. Croix Falls Elementary School’s student of the week. She is in fourth grade and the daughter of Sara and Dan Thayer. Stephanie enjoys math and music in school. She likes to swim and play with her barn animals. When she grows up she wants to be an ear, nose and throat doctor because she likes helping people.

Bailey Ewald has been chosen St. Croix Falls Middle School’s student of the week. She is in seventh grade and the daughter of Randy and Heather Ewald. Bailey is involved in basketball, volleyball, track, drama and also enjoys scrapbooking. Her favorite subject is math. Bailey is a very cheerful student. She is helpful, responsible and a joy to have in class.

Jessica Houliston has been chosen St. Croix Falls High School’s student of the week.

She is a sophomore and the daughter of Jack Houliston and Dawn Houliston. She has a younger brother, and an older sister. Jessica likes to listen to music, hang out with friends, go four-wheeling, snowmobiling and horseback riding. She is involved in 4-H and FCCLA.

WEBSTER

SIREN

Sequoia Bellanger has been chosen Siren Elementary School’s student of the week. He is a very hard worker, always finishing all his work and doing a good job. He makes thoughtful comments that enhance class discussions. Sequoia is also a very good and loyal friend. Classmates like and respect him very much and his teacher enjoys having him in her class.

Angela Gaffney has been chosen Grantsburg High School’s student of the week. She is a senior and the daughter of Molly and Greg Gaffney.

Angela is always cheerful and willing to lend a helping hand. She is dependable, responsible and a hard worker. Angela is involved in cross country, basketball, track, youth group and Feed My Sheep. She enjoys running, biking, swimming, being outdoors, basketball and military. In the future she plans to join the Marines and go to college.

ST. CROIX FALLS

LUCK

Macy Johnson has been chosen Luck Elementary School’s student of the week. She is in first grade.

Macy loves to write stories and make her own math problems.

She is a great friend to the rest of her classmates and has a happy personality. Her friends know they can count on her.

Maria Oachs has been chosen Grantsburg Middle School’s student of the week. She is in sixth grade and the daughter of Sandra and Chris Oachs. Maria is very smart and an avid reader.

She is very kind, respectful and easy going. Maria leads by example. Her favorite classes are social studies and reading. She loves to play volleyball and is active in 4-H. In her spare time Maria loves to ride horse.

Casey-Jean Brown has been chosen Siren Middle School’s student of the week. She is the daughter of Kristy and Eric Brown.

Casey is polite and has a positive attitude. She is always respectful to staff and students. Improving respect is one of the school’s goals. Casey is a great example of being respectful. During her free time she enjoys reading, drawing, music and soccer. Some day she would like to be a graphic designer.

Rhiannon Honeysett has been chosen Siren High School’s student of the week. She is a senior and the daughter of Wade and Tonja Honeysett. Rhiannon is an outgoing, personable student.

She is a leader on the basketball team and is a good example for younger students. Rhi enjoys being outside and dancing at various powwows across the state. She plans to attend Minneapolis Business College for travel/hospitality or office management.

Carter Doriott has been chosen Webster Elementary School’s student of the week. He is a hard worker, gets good grades and has integrity. Carter is respectful and can be counted on to help others in the classroom.

Nathan Gatten has been chosen Webster Middle School’s student of the week. He is in eighth grade and the son of Martha Gatten.

Nathan is responsible, polite, respectful, attentitive in class and very creative. He is an excellent writer and always has his work done. Nathan is an awesome kid.

He is involved in band, basketball, track and the spring play. He enjoys fishing and playing Wii.

Nick Smith has been chosen Webster High School’s student of the week. He is a senior and the son of Gary and Pamela Smith. Nick is very quiet and pays attention in class. He is very conscientious and asks good questions. Nick works hard at understanding things and is kind to the other students. He plans on going to U.N.D. for forensic science. Nick enjoys playing Xbox.

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Julia Olien has been chosen Unity Elementary School’s student of the week. She is in third grade and the daughter of Shawn and Amanda Olien. Julia is a terrific girl. She tries hard when completing her schoolwork and is willing to help others too.

She is patient, kind and has a warm smile! Her academics, behavior, attitude and cooperation are all exceptional.

Dakota Bratland has been chosen Unity Middle School’s student of the week. She is in sixth grade and the daughter of Tina Bratland. Dakota completes her work and follows direction. She is ready with a smile and wants to learn. Dakota is kind and respectful to her peers and her teachers.

Justin Mooney has been chosen Unity High School’s student of the week. He is a sophomore and the son of Dwayne Mooney. Justin enjoys sports and is member of the basketball, football and baseball teams. In his spare time he can be found playing sports and hanging out with family and friends. His favorite classes are American government and geometry. Justin lives in Milltown.

Coming events

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FEBRUARY

Siren

THURS.-SUN./10 -13

• Head injury support group at Siren Covenant Church, 1-2:30 p.m., 715-349-8985.

St. Croix Falls

Luck

• “Hopelessly Romantic” at Festival Theatre, 7:30 p.m.

Social time at 7 p.m., 715-483-3387, festival.theatre.org.

• Author Paul Harding at the public library, 4 p.m.

• Winter Carnival. Pageant Fri. 7 p.m., Lions breakfast, Sat. 7-11 a.m., craft fair Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., parade Sat. 7 p.m., 715-472-4873, luckwintercarnival@gmail.com.

MONDAY/14

THURSDAY/10

Amery

Balsam Lake

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

• Red Cross review class for 2-year certification for infant/child Preregistration required, 5:30-8:30 p.m., 715485-3025, www.scvarc.org.

Siren

TUESDAY/15

• Tax aides at the senior center, 715-349-7810.

Frederic • Tax aide at the senior center, 9 a.m.-noon.

• Frederic’s Got Talent at the elementary school, 7 p.m., 715-327-4223.

Amery

• Tax aides at the senior center, 9 a.m.-noon, 715-2687884.

• Sjoland Lodge 5-635, Sons of Norway meet at First Lutheran Church, 7 p.m.

Siren • Third of four sessions of Farming for Profit Hay Series at the government center, 6-8:30 p.m., 715-635-3506, 800-528-1914.

FRI. & SAT./11 & 12

Balsam Lake • Spaghetti dinner fundraiser at the school, 5-7 p.m., 715-825-2131 Ext. 1300.

• Individual business counseling at the government center, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., 715-483-8608.

Amery

• The Art of Marriage event at Apple River Community Church, 6 sessions, 715-268-2724, 715-554-3706, dismith21@juno.com.

FRIDAY/11 Balsam Lake

• Poco Penners meet in the Municipal Building under the red water tower, 2 p.m.

Clam Falls There’s no boat or life jacket required for fishing in northern Wisconsin in February, but shovels, augers, tip-ups, scoops and something to carry them all in, is part of the game. This ice angler was making his way toward Coon Lake in Frederic. - Photo by Gary King

Indian Creek Grantsburg • NW Regional Writers meet at Espresso Cabin. Assignment: A Dripping Faucet, 1 p.m.

Luck • West Denmark Church-hosted Haiti relief dinner at the school, 5-7 p.m., 715-472-8721.

Siren • Burnett County Family Resource Center’s Comedy Night fundraiser at The Lodge, 7 p.m.-?, 715-349-2922.

• Siren Covenant Women’s Ministries Annual Chocolate Affair at Bremer and U.S. Bank, 9 a.m. until sold out.

• Fish fry at Burnett County Moose Lodge, 5:30-7:30 p.m., 715-349-5923.

Webster

SATURDAY/12

• Indoor fishing contest at Indian Creek Tavern, 2-6 p.m., 715-653-2671.

Dresser • Courage Center hosted benefit ski race at Trollhaugen, www.couragecenter.org.

• Lioness Valentine party at the community center, noon3:30 p.m. Buffet lunch at noon. Free Bingo and cards.

Wood River

Rice Lake • Indianhead Sheep Breeders Assoc. Shepherd’s Clinic & Trade Show at WITC, 715-667-3499.

River Falls • Polk County Genealogical Day at UW-RF library. Class 9:15 a.m. Open 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m., 715-425-3567.

• BMC Foundation Dinner at Lakeview Event Center, 5:30-9:30 p.m., 715-689-2437.

• Ruby’s Pantry at Congregational Church. Register 7-9:15 a.m. Distribution 9 a.m., 715-268-7390.

• Alzen family music at Balsam Lutheran Church, 7 p.m.

• Fundraiser at ArtZ. Social 6:30-7:30 p.m., 715-268-8600.

• Vintage snowmobile rally on Des Moines Lake, 10 a.m., 715-259-3522.

Webster

Osceola • Quilt-making session at United Methodist Church to donate to CRA, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., 715-755-2275.

Siren

Amery

• Hingepoint meeting for men battling sexual addictions, at River Valley Christian Church, 9 a.m.-noon, 715483-5378.

Webb Lake

Luck • Snowshoe walk on the Ice Age Trail, 11 a.m., 280th Ave. & 130th St., 715-472-2248.

• Tax aides at the senior center, 1 p.m.

St. Croix Falls • Neal and Leandra concert at Festival Theatre, 888-8876002.

• Candlelight Night at the park beginning at the Ice Age Center, 6-9 p.m., 715-483-3747.

• Auditions for “Cinderella” at Festival Theatre, 715-4833387, festivaltheatre.org.

• Legion’s fishing contest on Big Wood Lake, 9 a.m.2 p.m.

SUNDAY/13 Centuria

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St. Croix Falls • Mixed media Native American art of the Northwest at the library, 715-483-1777.

Webster • Monthly senior meeting at the senior center, 1 p.m., state Rep. Nick Milroy to visit.

WEDNESDAY/16 Siren

• Potluck luncheon at the senior center, 11:30 a.m.

St. Croix Falls

Cumberland

• Kids soccer registration in the elementary school lunch room, 5-7 p.m.

• State ice-fishing tourney at Beaver Dam Lake, 10 a.m.3 p.m., www.cumberlandgap.org.

Franconia, Minn.

• Sculpture park’s hot metal pour, noon-5 p.m.

Lewis • Valentine Brunch at Methodist church, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Frederic Office Only Shuttle Service Available To and From Our Other Offices. Please Allow Extra Time For This.

715-483-9008

Milltown • The Compassionate Friends Chapter of the Northwoods meet at Milltown Lutheran Church, 7 p.m., 715553-1152, www.compassionatefriends.org.

• Tax aide at the senior center, make appt., 9 a.m.-noon, 715-483-1901.

Prices Good 02/01/11-03/31/11

107 N. Washington St. St. Croix Falls, Wis.

Luck • Ruby’s Pantry at the bus garage. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. Distribution noon-1 p.m., www.rubyspantry.org, 715-472-2535.

• Benefit for Lois Hemingway at Fristad Lutheran Church, 4 p.m. Musical/variety show, BBQ meal to follow. 715-6462357 or 715-485-3105.

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• Coffee hour at the Clam Falls Lutheran Church, 9 a.m.

Webster

THURS.-SAT./17-19 Frederic

• Book and bake sale at the library. Thurs.-Fri. 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Longtime ICCPA employee retires

8-1/2 x 11 Color Copies

715-327-4236

Happenings in the Upper St. Croix Valley communities

Millie Erickson retired from Inter-County Cooperative Publishing Association on Friday, Jan. 28. Erickson worked for ICCPA for over 31 years in the front office. She was responsible for the auction billings, customer service and had many other tasks over the years. Erickson has had ties to the company since the 1950s through family, with her father-in-law, late husband and son all having worked on the press. She plans to do some traveling and sightseeing.

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