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Frederic Elementary School students Henry Slather and Roman Lahti were literally hanging around the Frederic Depot recently as part of a “Traveling the Tracks across America” all-school thematic unit that concluded recently. As part of the unit, the entire elementary school visited Fort Snelling, in capping several trips to various historic places in the area. More photos and information in a later edition of the Leader. - Photo courtesy Melina Sorensen

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by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer FREDERIC – Recent postcards confirm that residents in some areas of Polk and Burnett counties may be subject to the state’s pending Gypsy Moth: Slow The Spread program, which means we can expect to see crop-dusting-style applications in coming weeks in a cohesive attempt to keep the destructive moth at bay.

While the spraying has raised some concerns and questions about the program, it also raises the question of the need and reason for such an eradication program.

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Jonathan Edwards coming to Festival ST. CROIX FALLS - Visiting the St. Croix River Valley for the first time on Thursday, May 3, is Jonathan Edwards, a musician known internationally for his dedication to music and for his famous song “Sunshine (Go Away Today)” from 1971. The opening act is a local singer-songwriter whose work has been deeply influenced by Edwards, Fizz Kizer. The event kicks off at 7:30 p.m. with the headliner coming to the stage at Festival Theatre at 8 p.m. in downtown St. Croix Falls. “We’re so delighted to welcome Jonathan Edwards to the Valley,” said Danette Olsen, Festival’s director. “His music is amazing and it’s quite unfortunate the upper Midwesterners know so little about Mr. Edwards —- at least that would describe my own experience. His music is so rich, but it’s the intimacy and connection of his live shows that has me most intrigued. He will be in a perfect venue when he comes to Festival Theatre!” Over the last four decades, Edwards has enjoyed a stellar career of uncompromising musical integrity. The man simply delivers, night after night, songs of passion, songs of insight, songs of humor, all rendered in that pure and powerful tenor which, like fine wine, has only grown sweeter with age. Edwards said, “It is really gratifying to hear someone say, ‘Your stuff has meant a lot to me over the years.’” The “stuff” he is referring to is a highly respected repertoire that includes such classics as “Honky Tonk Stardust Cowboy,” “Sometimes,” “One Day Closer,” “Don’t Cry Blue,” “Emma” and “Everybody Knows Her.” And then, of course, there’s the anthemic “Sunshine (Go Away Today),” a proclamation of independence that resonated with thousands and thousands of frustrated young men and women when it was first released in 1971. Since 1971, Edwads has released 15 albums including “Blue Ridge,” his standard-setting collaboration with bluegrass favorites the Seldom Scene, and “Little Hands,” his collection of children’s songs which was honored with a National Library Association Award. This special concert event is Flex Pass eligible with an upgrade fee for those who are, or become, subscribers to Festival Theatre, otherwise tickets are available in advance or at the door. Festival Theatre is located in downtown St. Croix Falls, at 210 North Washington St. To reach Festival Theatre by phone, call 715-483-3387 or 888-887-6002.

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Dr. Kevin A. Jessen, chairman of the board of the Wisconsin Medical Society, presented Dr. Blaise Vitale of Grantsburg with the Physician Citizen of the Year Award Friday night, April 20, at Monona Terrace in Madison. Vitale, who has worked at Burnett Medical Center for 20 years, was honored for his volunteer service on the Burnett County Board of Health, for organizing and providing free physicals to Grantsburg school athletes each year and for resurrecting Boy Scout Troop 560, among other things. The medical society has 12,500 member physicians across the state. Nine physicians were honored for 2012. - Photo submitted MADISON — Dr. Blaise Vitale, a primary care physician at the Burnett Medical Center in Grantsburg, was honored Friday, April 20, with the Wisconsin Medical Society’s Physician Citizen of the Year Award. He received the award during the society’s annual meeting at the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center.

The Physician Citizen of the Year Award was created to recognize physicians who have volunteered their time and talents to improve their communities and the state of Wisconsin. The annual award recognizes physicians for civic, cultural, economic and charitable services they provide to their communities.

“Doctor Vitale has addressed the medical needs of Burnett County’s residents for 20 years, but his dedication extends well beyond his practice,” said Dr. Kevin Jessen, who presented the award.

Among the contributions mentioned were Vitale’s service as medical director for the Burnett County

Frederic Arts trip a success Frederic artist Jack Route, (photo at right) creates richly colored patinas on copper, brass and aluminum which are then formed into decorative and sculptural artwork for home or office. His son, Mike Route, Red Iron Studio, (photo at leftt) does forged iron work. “My work is about line quality and function. Every inch of the steel is manipulated in some way to give a very organic and flowing feel.” Jack and Mike will be exhibiting along with Mark Buley, woodworker; Earl Duckett, nature photographer; and Brian Hall, jeweler, at Red Iron Studio in Frederic during the Earth Arts Spring Tour May 5-6.

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Upping the ante for Duck-A-Thlon OSCEOLA - After a successful inaugural run last year, the Osceola Lions Club is upping the ante for its Duck-A-Thlon during this year’s Rhubarb Days event. The Lions have set a goal of selling more than 2,100 ducks in 2012, up from 800 that were sold last year.

More ducks will equal more and better prizes, including a $750 grand prize for the first duck and $250 for the second duck to reach the finish line at the bottom of Cascade Falls. And the ducks are ready. Duck tickets are currently available at Osceola Cleaners, the Osceola Public Library, PY’s Bar and Grill, Central Bank, Croixland Leather Works, Frontier Ag and Turf, The Sun newspaper and with individual Lions Club members. The race will take place Saturday, June 2, at 4 p.m. “I think we all were very happy with how the 2011 Duck-A-Thlon went and we’re hoping to make it bigger and better this year,” Osceola Lions Club President Rod Turner said. The Lions have pledged 10 percent of the proceeds from the 2012 event to go toward the Osceola Public Library. The remainder of the funds raised will go toward the Lions Club’s ongoing community projects, including a remodeling of the Osceola Braves/Oakey Park bathrooms, installations of playground equipment at Wild River Fitness and Oakey Park, and ongoing support of the Christian Community Homes-Osceola, the Osceola Area Ambulance Service and area youth athletics. Look for more about the 2012 Rhubarb Days and Duck-A-Thlon events on www.rhubarbdays.com. For more information about the Duck-A-Thlon call Kyle at 317-9653578. - submitted

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Frederic Arts sponsored a bus trip to the American Craft Council Show and the Minneapolis Institute of Art in the Twin Cities on Friday, April 20. The group had an opportunity to explore over 250 of the top contemporary jewelry, clothing, furniture and home decor artists, including local artists Jack and Mike Route. This is the largest juried show of its kind and the council’s only Midwest show.

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Violent chase details emerge April 3 pursuit went 53 miles, with police shooting, possible gang connections and unknown suspects

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE – New details and suspects have emerged behind a bizarre, 53mile-long high-speed chase several weeks ago that involved almost a dozen law enforcement agencies from two states, three counties and half a dozen municipalities and ran across Polk County before ending in a rural field.

It was first believed that several suspects eluded authorities, but now their identities are beginning to be revealed, and it is leading to felony charges, and even possibly more suspects, beyond just the one woman who was captured on the scene, Tanya St. John, 22, Hinckley, Minn.

At least one other suspect is now in custody, another unnamed person is also being tied to the incident, and evidence is being tied to that person, according to authorities.

The initial incident began in Osceola at about 11:45 p.m. on Tuesday, April 3, when an Osceola Police officer attempted to stop a 2002 green Chevrolet TrailBlazer SUV for a seemingly routine traffic violation. However, once the officer approached the truck, the driver sped off in an attempt to elude police.

That vehicle sped northbound on Hwy. 35 out of Osceola, and according to Polk County Sheriff Peter Johnson, “They immediately began to drive recklessly.”

Johnson said the occupants began to drive in the wrong lane of traffic and continued to threaten a crash with drivers headed the other way.

Other agencies were called in for mutual aid, and several attempts were made to deploy so-called “stop sticks” meant to deflate the TrailBlazer’s tires, but the driver was able to swerve and avoid those deployments, as the chase continued at speeds beyond 90 mph, snaking northeast

Farm accident fatal POLK COUNTY - A 25-year-old rural New Richmond man lost his life Tuesday evening, April 24, when he became trapped beneath a tractor that had rolled over during attempts to get it unstuck.

James Neidermire had been plowing a farm field near a road when the rollover occurred, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Department. The accident occurred near the intersection of 240th Street and 4th Avenue in the Town of Farmington in southwest Polk County. A 911 call was placed at 7:37 p.m. by a passerby. Upon arrival, deputies found Neidermire trapped underneath the tractor and deceased due to apparent injuries received in the rollover.

A subsequent investigation showed that Neidermire was plowing near a ditch line when the tractor became stuck and that attempts had been made to free the tractor.

The sheriff’s office was assisted at the scene by the Osceola Fire Department, the Osceola Ambulance Service as well as the Polk County Medical Examiner’s Office. Gary King

Correction The story of the Monday, April 16, meeting of the Webster School Board incorrectly reported the name of the person whose retirement the board approved. The retiree is Zach Tranmer, veteran math teacher, not Gary Gramer as reported. We apologize for the error, and we wish Zach a happy retirement.

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But it wasn’t just the driver who was trying to lose the tail, as the passenger(s) in the vehicle also reportedly tried to scare off their pursuers by firing weapons and throwing tools, a spare tire Tanya St. John and other items out at those pursuing officers.

“They were throwing anything they could find in the truck ... It really was a wild, wild chase,” stated Capt. Steve Smith of the PCSD. “Luckily, nobody got hurt.”

The pursuit ended after 41 minutes, crossing 53 miles of Polk County from southwest to northeast, involving nearly a dozen squad cars and finally ending in a rural Town of Lorain field near the intersection of CTH E and CTH EE. While it was not absolutely clear how many individuals were in the TrailBlazer during the chase, at least three, and possibly four people were thought to be in the SUV. They all fled on foot, and officers were able to take one suspect into custody after a brief search, using a canine officer.

That suspect was Tanya St. John. She has since been charged with four counts of felony second-degree reckless endangerment and a misdemeanor resisting arrest charge. She was initially being held on a $25,000 cash bond.

However, at least two other suspects escaped the scene. Even with a mutual aid request to use a Minnesota State Patrol helicopter with Forward Looking Infrared cameras to see heat signatures, the fleeing suspects were not immediately located.

Now authorities believe they have a line on at least two of the other suspects, and at least one of them is in custody in Burnett County, ironically for attempting to flee police after a stop nine days after the bizarre chase.

Dennis Lasarge, 32, Webster, was arrested Thursday, April 12, by St. Croix Tribal Police for attempting to flee police

and operating after revocation. He makes an initial appearance on Wednesday, April 25, before Judge Kenneth Kutz, facing at least one felony fleeing charge, on top of misdemeanor operation after revocation.

Lasarge has numerDennis Lasarge ous previous convictions going back over a dozen years, including a 2006 felony conviction for attempting to flee officers, which ultimately resulted in a jail sentence. He has numerous traffic and criminal charges and convictions since.

Once Burnett County processes his latest incident, Lasarge is also awaiting charges in Polk County for being a felon in possession of a firearm, and according to Smith, is possibly facing further charges as DNA evidence is reviewed and processed at the state crime labs in Madison, in relation to the April 3 fleeing and shooting. Among the evidence found in the TrailBlazer was a loaded handgun and two other calibers of ammunition, suggesting the evading suspects were likely armed once they fled. It was also believed that someone in the SUV may have fired at the trailing police, and investigator, are hoping the DNA evidence reveals the identity of the shooter.

That responsibility for the police shooting also came forward during St. John’s bond hearing this week. She was seeking to have her bond reduced down from $10,000 cash, so she could attend a halfway house in Minnesota for unspecified addiction treatment. She appeared before Judge Jeffery Anderson on Monday, April 23, who agreed with Polk County District Attorney Dan Steffen that “too many questions remain” about the incident, including whether she was the shooter - to reduce her bond amount. But Anderson split the difference and changed her bond to $5,000 cash, if she were to go to the facility, noting the possibility she would not return. “(If released) There is a likelihood we

won’t see her again,” Steffen said, suggesting gang activities are possible, as well. “Their footprints are all over this.”

Anderson agreed, “Due to the seriousness, a substantial amount needs to be left behind,” he said.

St. John has a pretrial hearing set for June 1, and a court trial scheduled for June 27. She has no criminal record as an adult, but may have had juvenile criminal issues, as Steffen suggested she was ineligible to own a firearm, as well.

Police believe they know the name of another person involved in the chase, but they are keeping that information close to their chests and continue to follow up on several other leads, as well as wait for DNA evidence to back up their suspicions. Authorities also revealed that there may be even another person involved, who is yet to be named.

“There maybe was a fourth person in the car,” Smith revealed. “We’re still working on tying (those others) to the incident.

DNA (evidence) will play a part of that case.”

The case against Lasarge also emerged, as authorities noted that he is a convicted felon, and yet he reportedly used a handgun as collateral of sorts as recently as the week prior to the chase, after he came up short for cash at a gas station.

“Yeah, he [Lasarge] even left a firearm for them (the gas station attendants) to hold,” Smith said. “But he’s a convicted felon and can’t have one.”

Authorities also have suggested that St. John’s story “has changed along the way,” and while she originally claimed to have only recently met Lasarge, they have evidence tying them together the week prior, at that same gas station.

The investigation into the players behind the bizarre pursuit continues, and the plot continues to thicken. Besides the PCSD, other agencies involved in the April 3 high-speed pursuit and capture of the suspects include the Osceola, St. Croix Falls, Centuria, Milltown, Luck and Amery police departments, alongside the Burnett and Barron County sheriff’s offices, Wisconsin DNR and the Minnesota State Patrol.

School recognizes retired police chief

by Mary Stirrat Leader staff writer LUCK — Retired Luck Police Chief Dan Deiss was recognized by the Luck School Board of Education Monday evening, April 23, at the board’s regular monthly meeting.

Deiss retired earlier this month after 29 years with the Luck Police Department.

“I can honestly say he has been a valuable collaborative asset to the district,” high school Principal Mark Gobler said as, on behalf of the district, he presented Deiss with a plaque given in appreciation of his years of service.

As police chief, Gobler noted, Deiss was very active in preventative police work, actively sharing information as necessary.

“You’re a great asset,” district Administrator Rick Palmer agreed. “Thanks for all you’ve done for the school.”

Deiss thanked the board, saying he enjoyed working with the principals and administrators, both past and present. It was good, he said, to work in a strong community like Luck where everyone pulls together.

Joking about his retirement, Deiss said he was taught at a young age that being retired means wearing plaid shirts and olive drab pants. Wearing the required

Retired Luck Police Chief Dan Deiss, left, accepts a plaque of appreciation from the Luck School District, presented by high school Principal Mark Gobler. — Photo by Mary Stirrat plaid shirt to Monday night’s meeting, he

said he drew the line at olive drab pants.

Four new faces on Polk County Board Many committee changes

by Gregg Westigard Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE – There were only eight open spots on Polk County governing committees as a result of the April 3 election, but a shuffle of seats at the board organizational meeting Tuesday, April 17, led to 19 changes on the 10 committees.

Some of the most significant changes were on finance, personnel and property.

In all, nine of the returning 19 incumbents switched at least one committee.

At finance, Kris Kramer-Hartung and

George Stroebel replaced William Johnson and Brian Masters. All four are returning members. Newly elected Supervisors Tom Engel and Jared Cockroft replaced Warren Nelson and retiring board member Ken Sample on personnel. Joining the property committee were Engel, Nelson and Harry Johansen, replacing Stroebel, Sample and Neil Johnson.

The two newly elected supervisors besides Cockroft and Engel are Tom Magnafici and Rick Scoglio. Scoglio will stay on the board of health, but as an elected rather than appointed member and joins the Golden Age Manor Board. Magnafici was placed on the board of health and

highway committee. Cockroft’s second committee is public protection.

Kathryn Kienholz moved to public protection from the GAM Board. Out at that committee are Masters and James Edgell.

Masters ended up on the board of health and the human services board. Edgell moved to land information along with Nelson who had been on health.

In other changes, Neil Johnson took an open seat on the GAM Board and William Johnson took an open seat on the land and water board.

All the committees will hold their organizational meetings in May.

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Election season has started

Recall primary May 8, Fillings for fall election under way

by Gregg Westigard Leader staff writer NORTHWEST WISCONSIN – The recall election contest is under way, with the primary elections Tuesday, May 8, for governor, lieutenant governor and four state Senate seats. And candidates for the fall elections are gathering signatures on their nomination papers. Those papers must be submitted by Friday, June 1. The primary for the fall election is Aug. 14, a month earlier than in the past.

The recall Polk and Burnett County voters can cast primary ballots in the contests for governor and lieutenant governor. In the race for governor, there are two Republican candidates on the ballot and five people running as Democrats. Gov. Scott Walker,

the Republican who is the subject of the recall, is being challenged by Arthur KohlRiggs. The five candidates for governor in the Democratic primary are Tom Barrett, Kathleen Falk, Gladys Huber, Doug La Follette and Kathleen Vinehout. The winner of each party primary will go on the Tuesday, June 5, ballot along with a third candidate, Independent Hari Trivedi.

The lieutenant governor primary is for the Democratic candidates only. Three people are running as Democrats, Mahlon Mitchell, Ira Robins and Isaac Weix. The winner of that contest will run against Republican Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch in June. She drew no primary challenger and is not on the ballot.

The state Republican Party is running Huber and Weix as “protest” candidates to assure that there are primaries for all the recall races. A Republican Party press release, dated March 30 says that there should be one clear general election date for all the recall contests. Without the primaries, some of the races could have been decided on May 8.

The final slate of candidates for the recall contests was approved last week after the Government Accountability Board rejected a complaint that would have removed the protest candidates from the ballot. The complaint said that the protest candidates were “fake Democrats” and should not be allowed to run in that party’s primary. The GAB said in a press release April 17 that it is up to the voters to decide who is a Democrat.

The four Senate elections will decide who controls the state Senate for the rest of the year. The Democrats and Republicans each now hold 16 seats with one vacancy. The Senate recall contests are in the Waukesha, Racine, Chippewa Falls and Wausau areas.

The nomination papers Candidates for U.S. Senate, Congress, the state Senate and Assembly, and the county offices of clerk, treasurer, register of deeds and district attorney are all currently gathering signatures on their nomination papers. Those papers must be

turned in by Friday, June 1. A primary will be held Aug. 14. The fall election date for these races as well as the presidential contest will be Nov. 6.

The Senate seat is now held by Herb Kohl, who is retiring. Tammy Baldwin is the main Democratic Party candidate and a number of Republican candidates are running in the primary. (See attached story for all the names.) The 7th Congressional District race as of now involves incumbent Republican Congressman Sean Duffy and Democratic Party challenger Pat Kreitlow. The seats of state Sen. Sheila Harsdorf, R- District 10, and Assembly members Erik Severson, R-District 28, Nick Milroy, D-District 73, and Roger Rivard, R-District 75, are up in the fall. The full list of their challengers is not yet available.

At present, all the incumbents for the county offices in Polk and Burnett are running for re-election unopposed.

Information on all the candidates on one Web site

by Gregg Westigard Leader staff writer NORTHWEST WISCONSIN – Four Democrats are actively seeking their party’s spot on the recall ballot for governor.

There are four major Republicans trying to win the ballot spot for the U.S. Senate seat. There is an easy way to find out who these candidates are and access their official campaign Web sites.

The Internet site politics1.com is a wealth of information on the Wisconsin races but also on the race for president and the 2012 contests in every state. For starters, go to the site, click U.S. Senate

candidates in the directory at the top and click on the Wisconsin map. That will take you to the names of all the candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, senator and the congressional seats. By clicking on the candidate’s name, you connect directly to their official Web site.

Politics1 is nonpartisan, current and very complete. It lists all the major candidates for the many offices on the 2012 ballot. But it also lists all the third party and independent candidates for the offices.

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Smaller board, changing needs, tighter revenue Issues facing Polk County Board

by Gregg Westigard Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE – The new Polk County Board has a number of issues to work on. There are building issues at Golden Age Manor and the highway department. The funding of services including home care, adult development and the county library are being studied. The entire employee wage system is under review. And the county board needs to approve a plan that eliminates the seats of one third of its members. Here’s a look at some of the coming issues.

A smaller board The voters have ordered the county board to reduce its size from 23 members to 15 members starting with the 2014 election, eliminating the seats of at least eight present members. This is the first large change in the Polk County Board since 1966 when districts were first established.

The redistricting will use the 2010 census numbers, and each new district will have a goal of 2,947 residents, 1,000 more people than the present districts have.

The reduction in seats will be spread equally over the county. Looking at the present lines, roughly one of any three districts will disappear. For instance, the northeast quarter of the county, Clam Falls, Lorain, Bone Lake, McKinley, Georgetown and Johnstown, has 8 percent of the county population and now has two districts. With a population of 3,455, that area could be represented by one seat. At the opposite end of the county, the southwest quarter, with six towns and five villages and cities, there are now 10 districts and could end up losing four seats.

The county board has a little over a year to develop a tentative plan for the new 15district board, repeating a process it went through in 2011 after the census figures were announced. The only guideline in the statutes besides the requirement of

roughly equal population is that municipalities should be divided up as little as possible. That may be more difficult to do in creating a 15-member board.

There has been discussion about having a neutral group create proposed options and avoid having sitting supervisors having to come up with new districts that would affect themselves and their neighbors.

Committee reorganization The county has looked at reorganizing the governing committee structure, creating fewer committees and different groupings of departments. At present, there are 10 governing committees and each supervisor sits on two committees. The county’s organization committee has looked at restructuring options over the past year, both because serving on more than two committees might make a difficult time commitment for supervisors and because the role of governing committees has changed from oversight to policy setting under the county administrator.

There are many possible regroupings of county departments and operating units that could result in fewer governing committees. Here are some examples of new groupings.

Land use, regulation and protection – land information, land and water resources, forestry, parks and trails all deal with land in the county, how it is developed and how public lakes and lands are used.

Enterprises – Golden Age Manor, the lime quarry, recycling and possibly the home-care service are businesses that could or should operate without levy dollars.

The aging and residents at risk (social issues) – human service, health, veterans affairs, Golden Age Manor, aging, home care and child protection all deal with residents who receive assistance from the county.

County operations – personnel, finance, information technology, buildings and the corporation counsel all exist to support

the operation of county government and do not provide services directly to the public.

Committee restructuring could take effect when the new 15-member board takes office in April 2014 or sooner.

Program support and building issues Golden Age Manor – The countyowned nursing home in Amery is in a building that is 53 years old. A facility assessment last October identified $2.4 million in replacement projects including up to $400,000 for a new heating system within three years. Nursing homes in the future may be part of a continuum of care that includes assisted living facilities. And GAM now operates in the black because of a federal/state funding program for government-owned homes that provides $900,000 for the coming year. All these items could be looked at as the county studies how GAM fits into the needs of county residents.

Highway building – The highway building was constructed in 1938, and issues with the building have been raised for many years. (The 1999 County Facilities Master Plan devotes four pages to the highway campus.) The current plan calls for study in 2012 and 2013 to determine whether to remodel or replace the building and campus. Plans are to be formalized in 2014 and 2015, with land purchased if needed. Work would start in 2016 and be completed in 2017. County building issues, including highway and GAM, are the responsibility of the property committee. The issue has not been on that committee’s agenda for many months.

County library – Polk County is one of the few in the state to operate a central county library. It offers support services to the local libraries and other programs. In April 2011, county board supervisors identified three of those services as part of the seven lowest ranking county programs by importance. County Administrator Dana Frey has recently presented an evaluation on the library and recommen-

dations on its future. For 2012, the library is budgeted to cost $153,000 in levy dollars.

Endeavors adult development center – The county is deciding how much Endeavors should pay annually for its space and what portion of the operating costs of the building should be charged to Endeavors. The issue has a cloudy history (see the Leader’s April 18 issue). The county is proposing a new lease amount to Endeavors, which will decide if it feels it can pay that sum. Endeavors could decide to move to a different facility which would leave the county with an empty $2.5 million specialized building.

Home care – The county health department has operated a home-care program since 1967. Over that period, the delivery of services to seniors and others has changed. The county is deciding how or whether to continue the program and whether it should be supported by levy dollars. The health department has released a new study on the program, and Frey is completing his own study.

General county issues With the union contracts gone, the county is doing a wage study to determine the proper wages and benefits to offer all county employees in order to be able to hire and retain workers in a way that is fair to the workers and the county residents. In addition, Frey presented an overview of finances and the budget which identified many more issues as the county starts work on the 2013 budget. He says that a new levy cap will result in a zero-percent general levy increase. Property values in the county have dropped for the three straight years, and the 20102011 drop in value of 7.4 percent was the largest percent in the state. More cuts may be made in state and federal aid while costs for fuel, highway construction and employee health insurance will probably rise. And there will be a $113,000 increase in debt service.

The new county board may have a busy year.

Amery man charged with sexual assault of preteen Travis J. Burns faces over 200 years in prison, if convicted

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer OSCEOLA – After a several-month investigation, four felony charges have been finalized against a 32-year-old man who formerly lived in Osceola, allegedly involving at least three separate incidents of sexual assault of a female who was not even 10 years old at the time.

Travis J. Burns, now from Amery, faces the potential of over 200 years in prison if convicted on all four felony counts, which includes three felony counts of first-degree sexual assault of a child under age 13 and one felony charge of child enticement.

The charges allege that Burns engaged in sexual activity with the preteen girl at least three times over a nearly two-month period last year and into 2012.

Osceola authorities initially handled the allegations and had filed two charges of

child enticement in late February, but the charges were dropped after an incomplete initial investigation.

They were modified and enhanced one month ago, as Burns was recharged with the latest four felonies, Travis J. Burns three of which carry the potential for up to 60 years in prison each, if convicted.

The in-depth investigation revealed that the child lived a short distance from Burns in Osceola last year and that the initial query came from the girl’s mother, who was concerned about Burns’ behavior around her daughter.

According to the criminal complaint, while the girl was playing with a neighbor child, Burns is alleged to have taken the girl into a locked room and laid her on a bed, putting his hand in her pants.

In another incident, he was also alleged to have rubbed himself on the girl at least twice, once under a blanket and another time as she was playing with another child.

The assaults are alleged to have occurred over a period of time from December 2011 through February 2012, with the last incident occurring shortly before the child’s mother approached Osceola Police with her concerns.

Burns was initially placed under arrest on Feb. 17, at which time Polk County Child Protective Services and the Polk County Sheriff’s Department became involved with the interviews and follow-up forensic investigation, and reportedly confirmed the allegations.

Burns was brought before a Polk County Circuit Court judge on Feb. 20, but the details were ruled incomplete, and the charges were dismissed, pending further investigation. The complete criminal complaint was not available for press review until the charges were refiled on

March 7, which is when the charges were modified and brought up to their current level.

Burns appeared before Judge Molly GaleWyrick on Monday, April 16, where she placed a $2,500 signature bond on his freedom, with no-contact orders for the victim or any of the individual witnesses.

His preliminary hearing has now been scheduled for June 4, where GaleWyrick will determine if enough evidence exists to move the case ahead to trial.

If convicted on all four felony counts, Burns faces up to 205 years in prison, as well as up to $100,000 in fines.

He does not have a history of criminal sexual convictions, but did have an April 2010 misdemeanor charge of lewd and lascivious behavior - exposing himself dismissed in a plea agreement with prosecutors. Details on those dismissed charges were not available.

Hunger task force disbands SIREN - Burnett County Hunger Task Force members have voted to discontinue the organization.

The organization’s board of directors and members at the annual meeting on Thursday, April 12, agreed food needs are being met through the county’s four food shelves, several monthly food distributions and the county-state-federal program known as Food Share.

Task force members heard informal reports from four food shelves operating in Burnett County.

By definition, a food shelf or food pantry usually provides a variety of foods to individuals or families whose income is at or below the federal poverty income guideline. Food shelves usually do not charge, but restrict clients to using the service once or twice per month, except in food emergencies

“The Hunger Task Force was not set up to be permanent,” committee Chairman Pastor Victor St. George told the group, which included members of the public, HTF board members, county workers, food shelf employees and volunteers, and pastors. “It has lived a purposeful life.

Now it’s time to let it go.”

With another Burnett County group forming to address causes of poverty and ways to escape it, the assembly said HTF had served many useful purposes, and agreed now it was time to shut it down.

Burnett County has four food pantries.

Grantsburg Area Food Shelf, Ruby’s Pantry of Siren and Crescent Lake Outreach at A&H all serve residents of their area, qualified by ZIP code or school district. Their operating dates and times vary, and are published in the Burnett County Sentinel and Inter-County Leader as a

public service.

The pantries rely on private donations of money and food. Some have paid employees but all rely on volunteer help.

Additionally, Burnett County has several groups providing food distributions each month or each quarter.

Food distributions are open to everyone regardless of income. For a fee usually ranging from $12-15, participants bring a large box or plastic tub and fill it with a variety of fresh, canned, dried and frozen foods.

Lyn Sahr, whose Home & Away Ministries operates 32 Ruby’s Pantry sites in Minnesota and Wisconsin with no government support, said, “We are confident that those who need food in Burnett County can get it.

“The county has four food shelves providing emergency food to supplement the food aid available through the county.

They aren’t going away. It seems to me we have accomplished our goals,” Sahr said.

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School hires architect to look at building needs Maintenance issues are pointing to a referendum at Luck

There is inadequate power supply in almost all the rooms in the elementary school, Palmer said, and wiring is 40 to 60 years old.

Thousands of square feet of hallway and classroom floor coverings are “in dire need of replacement,” with some of the carpeting 40 years old. Windows in the high school are also 40 years old. These old windows do not operate at all, he said, and are very energy inefficient.

Other projects include tuck-pointing some areas of the outside exterior walls, insulation in the high school office, an enclosure to protect the main entry from snow accumulation and heat loss, repairs to the bus garage, a new public address system, an updated fire alarm system, a backup generator and resurfacing the tennis courts, parking lot and track.

“There’s a lot of work that needs to be done,” Palmer summarized.

Administrative meetings Both Rick Palmer and high school Principal Mark Gobler updated the board on meetings they recently attended.

Palmer spoke about two meetings on the budget repair bill, particularly the process of determining base wages for licensed staff. He noted later in the meeting that the bill requires the determination of base wage increases, even if a district is already expecting a budget deficit. At this point, Luck’s expected deficit for the 201213 school year is at $75,000.

Palmer also discussed a meeting regarding a one-to-one program providing computers for each student. The Luck School District, he said, was notified that it will receive 150 surplus computers from the Department of Defense, which will be used to begin the one-to-one program in the high

school.

Gobler reported on an educator effectiveness conference he attended with elementary Principal Ann Goldbach. The conference focused on teacher and administrator evaluations that are being state mandated starting in 2014.

Gobler explained that teacher evaluations will be based on student performance (50 percent) as well as five or six visits to each classroom per year, with results cumulatively stored off-site (50 percent).

“It’s a good process,” Palmer told the board.

“In the long run,” added Gobler, “it will be positive for our staff.”

The mandated evaluations will cost $80 per licensed teacher, said Palmer.

Nondiscrimination Palmer presented the 2012 Pupil Nondiscrimination Self Evaluation Report to the board, noting that it was performed and compiled by contract with Fred A. Skebba, educational consultant.

The self-evaluation is in compliance with state statutes, and included interviews with staff, review of district handbooks, role in the community and the district’s status on implementing state initiatives.

The last self-evaluation was performed five years ago, said Palmer, and since that time there has been one complaint filed with the office of civil rights. Because of that complaint, he said, he decided to have an outside source conduct the current evaluation.

“We came out pretty good in the whole spectrum of everything,” Palmer summed up.

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Other business • Palmer noted that it cost the district $1,105 to program the two candidate names into the voting machine, even though there was no race for the two seats.

• The board discussed a request from the junior high volleyball coaches to possibly eliminate sixth-graders from the team. There are 34 students out for the sport, said Gobler, not counting sixthgraders. Gobler and Don Kendzior, middle school athletics and activities director, will present a proposal at the May meeting of the board.

• The board approved the hiring of Jeremy Jenson to fill the middle school football coach position left vacant by Jacque Hawkins. Hawkins, Ryan Humpal and Alan Tomlinson were approved as volunteers.

• Palmer reported that the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction has approved Tom Wesle’s horticulture 1 class for science credit.

• Gobler reported on the Wisconsin statute regarding concussions and head injuries sustained in athletic activities, saying that on May 8 all students will be given baseline tests, followed in August by training for all coaches.

• The board voted to split the time of Kristi Fenning, school psychologist/special education director, with Frederic. Fenning currently spends one day a week at Frederic and four days at Luck.

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The recommendations are common to smaller schools, the board noted.

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by Mary Stirrat Leader staff writer LUCK — Luck School District is scheduled to make its last debt payment during the 2013-14 school year, and the school board on Monday night discussed a new referendum to fund needed maintenance projects once the current debt is paid.

By holding a voter referendum this fall or the fall of 2013, said district Administrator Rick Palmer, the first payment would not be due until after final payment is made on the current debt, so the tax levy would remain stable.

To begin the process, the board voted to hire SDS Architects of Eau Claire to provide design services, including a walkthrough to identify potential projects, development cost estimates and prioritized recommendations, and present the findings to the board.

“We need to have the individual projects broken out with dollar amounts,” said Palmer.

Contracting for design services, he said, did not commit the board or district to any construction or to the referendum. On the other hand, he said, this a good time to seek bids for projects since so many companies are looking for work.

Cost for SDS’s work is $6,000, with $3,000 to be refunded if the district moves ahead with any of the projects and uses SDS as its architect.

Giving what he called “a real big guess on my part,” Palmer said he estimated the amount of the referendum to be around $1.5 million.

During the last referendum, said board member Daryl Bazey, district residents indicated they wanted the projects that require borrowing to be spread out so there is only one outstanding debt at a time.

This would accomplish that goal, he noted.

The list of potential projects is long, addressing items that are 40 to 60 years old.

Much of the plumbing, Palmer noted, is more than 60 years old. Galvanized pipes are leaking in various areas, and most plumbing fixtures need to be replaced.

Sections of the 20-year-old roof over the elementary school and the boiler room need to be replaced, and wiring in the elementary school needs to be upgraded.

Amy Dueholm and Daryl Bazey were sworn in as members of the school board of education. The two were incumbents running unopposed on the April ballot. — Photo by Mary Stirrat

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Voter ID case won’t likely be resolved before the recall election not a qualified expert on those topics, that those or legislative judgments, not judgments to be made by political science professors.”

But Flanagan ruled that Meyer was qualified to perform the statistical analysis he presented calculating how many eligible voters would be affected by the law. Richard Saks, the attorney for the challengers, says that’s a key argument in the lawsuit, “It’s the number of people who are adversely affected and burdened by this law which professor Meyer has cogently and convincingly demonstrated affects over 300,000 voters in the state of Wisconsin.”

It’s still possible that the state appeals court could decide before June 5 to lift a permanent injunction against the law put in place by Judge Richard Niess in another challenge brought by the state League of Women Voters. And there are still two federal lawsuits pending challenging the law’s constitutionality.

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by Gilman Halsted Wisconsin Public Radio MADISON - Oral arguments are over in one of the four lawsuits challenging the state’s new voter ID law. But it’s unlikely any of the suits will be decided before the June 5 recall election.

The new law was suspended last month when two Dane County judges issued injunctions against it. This week, Judge David Flanagan adjourned the bench trial in the challenge brought by the Milwaukee chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the immigrant advocacy group Voces de la Frontera. He ordered attorneys on both sides to submit written arguments by June 18. Assistant Attorney General Steve Means argued that UW political scientist Kenneth Meyer, who testified for the challengers, didn’t have the expertise to conclude that the new law would be a burden on hundreds of thousands of voters who lack photo IDs, “It’s our position professor Meyer is

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Mr. Blake believes ObamaCare aims to make the U.S. government the sole provider of health care, high health insurance profits are good for America, social responsibility mandates auto insurance but not health insurance, and illegal aliens are the bulk of those without health insurance.

Good politics begins with good facts: 1. The U.S. government employs doctors for our armed forces, veterans and federal prisons. As a drafted Navy doctor, my paycheck read U.S. Government. This is socialized medicine for 4 percent of Americans.

2. The other government health programs, Medicare and Medicaid, are insurance plans that pay doctors just like private insurance.

3. Government plans in 2011 insured 31 percent of Americans.

4. ObamaCare creates no new health plans; it aims to make insurance affordable for all by improving existing insurance plans: a. Enlarges Medicaid for the poor. b. Enlarges the private insurance market with tax-break premium subsidies for small businesses and individuals. c. Creates insurance exchanges the way the state of Wisconsin now provides health insurance for employees. Each fall I choose my plan from a list that compares benefits and premiums side by side. d. Prevents insurance company discrimination: Disallows cherry picking; i.e., insuring the healthy and rejecting the sick; keeps children on parents’ insurance to 26; workers stay insured when losing or changing jobs; cannot be dropped when health care bills get too high; cannot rate women higher risk than men. e. No increase in government-employed doctors. f. Supports research to improve quality, safety and efficiency.

5. 2011 Commonwealth Fund: 26 percent of U.S. adults were without health insurance, 69 percent of them for the entire year; most common reason was job change or employer couldn’t afford it.* 6. 2010 U.S. Census: 49,904,000 residents had no insurance, including 18 percent of Asians, 21 percent of whites, 21 percent of blacks, 31 percent of Hispanics.** 7. Center for Immigration Studies: 11 million U.S. illegals in 2009 equals 4 percent of population, at most, 22 percent of uninsured.*** 8. With no mandate, many won’t buy insurance; they avoid preventive care, delay illness care, and go to ER when critically ill at very high cost to rest of us. A mandate is necessary for health insurance to work like it’s supposed to, just like auto insurance and medical malpractice insurance. All are social responsibilities.

9. Americans need good health to learn, to learn for a good job, a good job for a strong economy and a strong economy for a strong America.

Sources *www.commonwealthfund.org/Public ations/Issue-Briefs/2012/Apr/Gaps-inHealth-Insurance.aspx/ **www.census.gov/prod/2011pubs/p6 0-239.pdf/ *** http://cis.org/IllegalImmigrationShiftingTide/ Norman Jensen, M.D. Madison and Siren

The real impact Jeff Timmons asks us if Polaris needs a handout. The answer is - of course – No! What Polaris got from Gov. Walker and the pro-private-sector legislature was tax credits for Polaris in exchange for creating 89 new jobs in Osceola. Osceola and the rest of Polk County are the ones who need the “handout.”

If these 89 new jobs in Osceola pay around $35,000 per year of taxable income, and if these 89 people all file as individuals, and the state income tax rate is about 6.5 percent, each of these jobs would generate roughly $2,200 of income tax for the state each year. In three years, the state would recover all the money it invested in Polaris tax credits to nudge Polaris into investing in Osceola.

Additionally, the federal government would be legally sanctioned to steal roughly $7,000 in federal income taxes from these same people each year. Additionally, there would be somewhere between $2 million and $2.5 million of disposable income left in the pockets of these newly employed Polaris workers to spend on goods and services in Osceola and Polk County. Economists tell us that every dollar of wages paid in a community is spent at least six or seven times in that community. That would be somewhere between $14 million and $17 millon of new economic activity in Polk County that could be attributed to Gov. Walker’s and the state legislature’s effort to improve the private sector job climate in Wisconsin. If half of this $15 million of new economic activity was subject to the state sales tax, then each year the state would get roughly $375,000 of new sales tax revenue and Polk County would get about $37,500 of sales tax revenue to offset some of the costs of Polk County government.

Not a bad investment at all.

It’s ironic that Timmons moans about the evils of private-sector success when his retirement check, and mine, comes from the private sector. The money set aside for our retirement was invested in companies like Polaris, Koch Industries Inc. and many others in the hope that the success of those companies would generate enough money to cover the costs of Timmons’, and my, retirement checks.

Apparently - to those on the far left, the only good job is a government job.

Support Scott Walker and the conservatives in the Legislature.

Bob Blake Rural Frederic

What next?

This is my first letter to the editor, but I felt like I had to write.

I saw in the Pioneer Press Sunday paper, an article on the hunting and killing of wolves signed by our governor stating you can kill wolves by any means, even clubbing them to death.

Have you ever looked into the eyes of a frightened wild animal and smashed it in the face? How awful to be so frightened and know you’re going to die but have no clue as to why?

What next?

Sleep well.

Bonnie Thomas Siren

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Public safety bills signed into law A number of important public safety bills were signed into law last week to ensure greater protections for victims, enact stronger penalties for offenders and provide tools for law enforcement and district attorneys. I was honored to have authored two of the bills signed into law

by Gov. Walker that focused on victims of domestic violence.

Senate Bill 127 is legislation I introduced at the request of an investigator with the River Falls Police Department.

Recognizing the impact of domestic violence on families and children, Senate Bill

Act 10 working for Wisconsin On Monday, April 23, Gov. Walker announced that the reforms of 2011 Act 10 have saved the taxpayers of Wisconsin over $1 billion. Here in the 28th Assembly District taxpayers saw a savings of over $4 million.

In the past, Wisconsin put special interests first and taxpayers second, but this trend has come to a stop. State government has finally put the focus on the taxpayers. As a result of these reforms, the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau es-

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Harsdorf 10th District Senate 127 requires a court to consider the presence of a child during an act of violence an aggravated factor at sentencing. This measure provides courts with the ability to acknowledge the affect of domestic violence on children that witness such abuse.

I was also the Senate author of Assembly Bill 379, which allows for the confidentiality for some name changes. Under prior law, all name changes were re-

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Severson 28th District Assembly timated that school tax levies statewide decreased by $47 million. Overall, property taxes for the typical homeowner in Wisconsin have decreased for the first time in over a decade.

These reforms have been portrayed as

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quired to be published in a local newspaper, even as some may have sought a name change in order to escape an abusive relationship or a dangerous situation. This law exempts those that obtain a name change from publishing this information if a court determines the publication could endanger the petitioner, and the name change is not an attempt to avoid debt or conceal a criminal record.

Both of these bills were supported by advocates for victims of domestic abuse.

In addition to these bills, several other public safety bills were enacted that: • eliminates the time limit for prosecuting first-degree sexual assaults, • increases penalties for online child sex crimes, • strengthens the rights of crime vic-

tims and witnesses, • increases penalties for repeat domestic violence offenders, • expands the law against impersonating a peace officer to include firefighters, EMTs and first responders, and • increases penalties for calling 911 to report an emergency that does not exist.

All of these proposals were passed with bipartisan support by the state Legislature, recognizing their value in protecting victims and ensuring efficient law enforcement services for all citizens.

Please feel free to contact me on public safety or other issues by calling my office at 800-862-1092 or sending me an e-mail at Sen.Harsdorf@legis.wi.gov.

negatively impacting public education here in the state. According to school district survey results released by the Department of Public Instruction, new teacher hires outnumbered layoffs and nonrenewals by almost 1,800 positions statewide. The same survey also noted that approximately 75 percent of districts have maintained or decreased K-6 class sizes. Overall, Wisconsin’s teacher-to-student ratio remains below the national average.

In 2010, the Department of Corrections allowed workers who called in sick to collect overtime if they worked a shift on

that exact same day. This resulted in a cost to the taxpayers of $4.8 million in one year. In order to eliminate this wasteful spending, Act 10 eliminated the ability of employees to stack overtime hours in order to inflate their salaries. In just three months, DOC reduced overtime cost by over $2 million.

Rather than avoiding difficult decisions and pushing our fiscal problems off onto the next generation, my colleagues and I made the tough decisions to put Wisconsin’s fiscal house back in order by putting the taxpayers of this state first.

Wisconsin lost jobs in March, after two months of gains

by Shawn Johnson Wisconsin Public Radio STATEWIDE - Wisconsin lost 4,500 jobs in March, most of them in the private sector, according to preliminary numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The move bucks what was a brief trend in Wisconsin. After several months of job losses to end 2011, Wisconsin had two months of job growth to start 2012.

But in March, preliminary numbers show the state lost jobs, with 4,300 jobs lost in the private sector.

Department of Workforce Development Economist Dennis Winters said the downturn was to be expected given the slowing of the national economy in March, “It’s not a real surprise that perhaps our numbers were going to be lower, and they came in slightly lower.”

But while the national economy did cool in March, the U.S. still added 120,000

Congressman Sean Duffy, District 7, addressed an array of questions and concerns at a Burnett County Republican fundraiser in Siren Monday night, April 23. He said because of massive government regulations, a Wisconsin company like Ashley Furniture could get up and going today. “We’re pushing back on that,” said Duffy. Access to jobs and job creation are major themes in his re-election bid in 2012. Also at the event was state Rep. Erik Severson, District 28, who is up for re-election this year. Dr. Severson, also a medical physician, said America does not have a health-care problem. “We have the best health care in the world. But we do have a health insurance problem.” He said the overcharging for health-care services by insurance companies is the culprit in the health-care debate. - Photo by Wayne Anderson

Immigrant group attorney says politics behind redistricting appeal

by Gilman Halsted Wisconsin Public Radio STATEWIDE - The attorney for the immigrant advocacy group Voces De La Frontera says he’s not surprised the state Justice Department is appealing a court ruling on Milwaukee’s new legislative boundaries.

Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen filed an appeal Thursday, April 19, with the U.S. Supreme Court challenging the new redistricting lines drawn by a three-judge federal panel last month. Van Hollen gave no specific reason for the appeal. In a news release he wrote that any federal adjustment of state redistricting lines deserves appellate review. Attorney Peter Earle represents Voces De la Frontera, the group that successfully challenged the district lines drawn by state Republican legislators. He says there’s a reason Van Hollen was vague, “I suspect the reason is

he’s incapable of articulating a reasonable basis for this appeal. J.B. Van Hollen cannot do this in this case. They did not preserve any objections that I can think of that would merit an appeal.“ Earle says partisan politics is the only reason he can see for asking the high court to review the case. The federal judges who drew the new lines said their action was necessary to protect the voting rights of Latinos, “That in fact the voting power of the Latino community had been diluted. I think J.B. Van Hollen has conducted this case in a very political way on behalf of Republicans. It’s unfortunate an activist Republican attorney general who is antagonistic to the voting rights of the Latino community.”

Earle says the Supreme Court could ask for oral arguments in the case but might also simply decide the case based on the legal briefs each side submits.

jobs. Center on Wisconsin Strategies Labor economist Laura Dresser says that makes Wisconsin’s job losses a surprise and a sign that the economic picture here remains unclear, “We had a stronger start to 2012 and that was hopeful. This report reminds us that maybe that start isn’t as strong as we thought, and we just have to keep watching.”

While jobs declined, the unemployment rate also ticked down from 6.9 percent to 6.8 percent. It’s derived from a different survey and does not take into account people who give up looking for work.

The state also released revised figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for January and February. They showed Wisconsin’s economy grew by more than 15,000 jobs in those months, though that’s a decrease of 5,500 jobs compared to what was previously reported.

Northern Wisconsin program aims to get penalized drivers back on the road

by Lucy Roberts Wisconsin Public Radio STATEWIDE - People who have lost their driver’s licenses now have a program to help them get back on the road.

It’s a program that crosses state lines between Duluth and Superior. St. Louis County in Minnesota and Douglas County in Wisconsin are using a new program to aid people who have had their licenses suspended or revoked. Superior Police Chief Charles LaGesse has high hopes for the program, which they have brought across the bridge, “Through this program we hope that people can arrange payments so that they can make payments and get their license back immediately, so they can stop driving suspended, and we can stop the cycle of writing tickets to the same people.”

St. Louis County Attorney Mark Rubin calls it a “commonsense” way to help, “One of the problems that we face today is that many people have their license suspended from driving after revocation or driving after suspension. They cannot afford to get their license back, and in the

meantime they go out and they continue to drive without a license, without insurance and get back into court. It’s a neverending cycle.” For a $350 fee, people can sign up for the program. Once they are accepted, they take a course to create a payment plan for their fines and to work on getting their license back.

With roughly 10 percent, of the driving population in each state operating vehicles without a license and millions of dollars owed in fines, Duluth assistant city attorney Cary Schmies says it’s important to help people with this process, “The real nice part about this program is once they’re in the program, they’re issued a license. So they can drive now. They can go to work, they can take their kids to school.”

Diversion Solutions President Scott Adkisson says the pilot program has been helped about 3,000 people get their licenses back.

The program does not assist those who have gross misdemeanors, felonies or warrants.

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District moves closer to hiring iForward staff

by Priscilla Bauer Leader staff writer GRANTSBURG – The Grantsburg School Board gave approval of the personnel committee’s recommendation to set wages and benefits for iForward’s fulltime teachers and staff at their Monday, April 23, board meeting.

The committee looked at wages of Wisconsin’s other eight online schools as well as schools in several other states in making the recommendation.

“There aren’t a lot of models out there as there are very few schools with fulltime teachers, but we did what we could,” said interim iForward Executive Director John Jacobson, referring to the effort both he and Superintendent Joni Burgin made in gathering wage comparisons. “ “The wages they set are comparable to other online schools in Wisconsin, Indiana and Illinois,” commented Burgin.

“This is an extremely tight budget, and we are working hard to make iForward profitable so there will be no impact on the district,” commented board member David Dahlberg, speaking on behalf of the personnel committee.

Burgin later commented on Dahlberg’s remark saying there are no funds for iForward in the district budget for brick and

mortar. “Any additional profit, said Burgin, will help to fund district programs and positions like Insight has done in the “Well, we need to be able to start interviewing people ASAP,” remarked board President David Ahlquist.

Although the number of iForward teachers and staff to be hired will be determined after the open enrollment student registrations period ends on April 30, Jacobson told the board the plan is for the school to have five full-time teachers, seven full-time administrative staff and up to 44 part-time teachers.

The school’s full-time teachers would each be responsible for five units or sections with approx. 200-plus students in each section, depending on enrollment numbers.

Board member Russ Erickson asked if the district teachers who received layoff notices would be first to be considered for iForward teaching positions.

The district has given out 2.2 FTE in layoffs, one full-time and three part-time, which Burgin said were issued as preliminary notices of nonrenewal based on current budget forecasts.

“This may change as the budget year rolls along,” explained Burgin, adding the affected staff have been offered teaching

Kleefisch: Recall vote will influence presidential race

by Maureen McCollum Wisconsin Public Radio LA CROSSE - Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch is campaigning across the state. At a stop in La Crosse Thursday, April 19, she said Wisconsin’s recall elections will influence the presidential race.

Kleefsich met with volunteers and supporters during a campaign stop at the La Crosse County Republican Party headquarters. She was stressing the importance of not only her recall race, but also of Gov. Walker’s.

While addressing the group, Kleefisch said the recall elections in June will help determine the presidential race in November. She says if the Republicans are defeated in the recalls, Democrats and their interest groups will gain momentum, “They will use that to start to generate a

wave of support across this country for President Obama’s failed policies. We cannot have anything like that start in Wisconsin.”

La Crosse resident Jan Love volunteers weekly with the Republican Party. She agrees with the lieutenant governor, saying the recalls will set the tone for the presidential race, “If we lose here, this is going to be major, and it’s going to be felt by other states that would like to go ahead and try to do some of the things Wisconsin’s doing, if we can succeed. All of that takes the big picture and we got to work at this.”

Three Democrats, including one Republican protest candidate, will run in the lieutenant governor primary race in May.

positions with iForward.

Burgin sited declining enrollment and loss of district, state and federal revenue as reasons for the layoffs. “We are downsizing because our enrollment is now like it was in the early 1980s. The elementary classes are in the upper 50s now with high school enrollment still dropping, in the upper 60s and low 70s from the 80s and 90s.”

In other board business: The building and grounds committee reported building of a second-story broadcast booth above the home dugout was put on hold due to structural issues discovered in an inspection by Craig Selander. If built, there would be no cost to the district for the addition, as the booth would be paid for with booster funds.

The board heard a report from board member Patty Bonneville who is a member of the newly formed swimming pool committee. When asked by Burgin how close they were to having the funds needed for the pool to open, Bonneville said due to some adjustments in pool maintenance costs the funding goal is close to being met.

The committee is still waiting on a waiver from the state for the handicapped lift and is moving ahead with interviews for the pool manager and lifeguards.

A new logo has been chosen for the pool, which will appear on informational flyers being sent home in students school folders. “The flyers are meant to clear up any confusion families may have as to the pool opening,” said Bonneville. “We want to let families know the pool will be open not just for summer school but also for the

whole summer.”

Bonneville said pool rates have been set at $150 for family memberships and $50 for single memberships. The committee has had offers from community members to purchase scholarship memberships for families unable to meet the pool fee.

Fundraisers for the pool will be held in May and in June during Grantsburg’s Big Gust Days.

The board approved two Grantsburg students for Minnesota Youth Options at Pine Technical School in Pine City and seven Insight students for the Wisconsin Youth Options program. The program allows public high school juniors and seniors who meet certain requirements to take postsecondary courses at a UW institution, a Wisconsin technical college, one of the state’s participating private nonprofit institutions of higher education or tribally controlled colleges. Approved courses count toward high school graduation and college credit.

The board approved issuing letters of intent to renew teaching contracts for the 2012-2013 school year. Burgin reported contracts would go out after wages have been determined. She said this couldn’t be done until school attorneys send clarification of the final draft ERC rules as to how to cost out cost-of-living increases.

The board approved a contract for Susi Beesley as the iForward School registrar.

“This is an important position and Susi has the experience from working with Insight students. She is top-notch, very knowledgeable,” remarked Jacobson.

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Two open seats on Grantsburg Village Board Interested people can turn names in now

by Gregg Westigard Leader staff writer GRANTSBURG – It’s official. There are two vacant seats on the seven-member Grantsburg Village Board. John Addison, elected to one of the open seats at the April 3 election, declined the office. In a letter, he cited the “possible perception of a conflict of interest on (his) part” concern-

ing serving on the village board while contracting with the village to operate the golf course. The other vacancy occurred with the retirement of Mark Dahlberg on April 17 after 43 years of continuous service as a trustee and village president.

Village residents interested in serving on the board should submit a letter of interest to the village clerk by Wednesday, May 9. One of the open seats is for two years, the other for the remaining one year on Dahlberg’s term. The board plans on filling the vacancies at its Monday, May 14, meeting.

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Gypsy moth/from page 1 The Gypsy Moth: Slow the Spread program is managed by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection and, according to public information officer Nkauj Vang in Madison, the effort is meant to keep the moths at bay, but the concern is not about the moth.

“It’s the caterpillar form that’s destructive,” she said. “Their focus is to eat as much as they can, they can defoliate many trees ... they can decimate an area. It’s very destructive.”

The caterpillars hatch in May and last until June. Vang said the hope is that they can try to keep the population in check, and focus on where they may have problems, before they spread across the region.

They have already spread in many parts of the Eastern U.S., and even to some extent across eastern Wisconsin, where the program is more intense and uses more volatile approaches.

Two areas of local counties

Vang said the spray sites are fairly limited to two specific areas in Polk and Burnett counties. In Burnett County, the treatment area is in an 836-acre site on the northern end of Bashaw Lake, near the intersection of Bashaw Lake Road and Lakeview Church Road.

In Polk County, the treatment site comprises 1,338 acres on the west side of Bone Lake, through the eastern half of Antler Lake on Polk CTH GG. Both sites showed positive signs of the invasive European moths in traps, which are applied in a grid pattern over a ninesquare-mile area. The traps look like small, bright green or neon red/orange tents.

They are tied to tree trunks on particular sites, and monitored for density of the moths, based in part on reported egg masses or other factors.

People should leave the tents alone if they see one.

Both sites were noted for the appearance of the gypsy moths last year.

What will be sprayed?

The state uses three different forms of controlling products. The Polk and Burnett sites will be treated with the least volatile form of control, called Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki, which Vang said works best during a slim time frame.

“Btk is most effective when the gypsy moth is still small,” she said. “The larger they are, the more resistant they become.

So there is a particular time frame for applying Btk.” The spraying will take place in the coming weeks early in the morning, just after sunrise - which she said is also the most common complaint - but it is most effective before the wind picks up and spreads the Btk beyond the application zone. In most areas, Btk is applied twice.

“It [Btk] breaks down after a few days in the sun and becomes ineffective. The second application usually is applied about three to five days after the first one, depending on weather,” she said.

According to Vang, Btk is a bacteria naturally found in the soil, and it’s used as a biological insecticide.

“The brand we use is Foray 48B, which is listed by the Organic Materials Review Institute as acceptable for use in certified organic farming or food production. It’s important to note that organic farmers will not lose their certification if we spray near their fields,” she said, as that is one of the other most common concerns.

However, Btk is not a contact insecticide; the gypsy moth caterpillars must consume it to work. Because of that need for consumption, it is applied onto the foliage of trees and shrubs, which requires low-flying crop-duster-style flying.

“Btk affects their digestive system and makes them stop eating, and they eventually die,” Vang said. “It does not affect people or animals because our digestive systems are very different from the gypsy moth – ours are acidic and theirs are more basic.”

The other types of treatment

DATCP uses two other products to spray for gypsy moth: Gypchek, and another product that leads to so-called “mating disruption.”

Out of the three types of application used across Wisconsin, most of the areas are sprayed with mating disruption. According to Vang, this year a total of approx-

Wisconsin Gypsy Moth “Slow the Spread” program trapping coordinator Chris Whitney demonstrates how to set a gypsy moth trap on a tree (photo at left). Traps only catch male gypsy moths because females cannot fly. The female gypsy moth is white and larger than the brown, male gypsy moth. Gypsy moth egg masses are tan, flat and have a fuzzy texture. They are about the size of a quarter and can be found on trees, vehicles, signs, fences, patio furniture and anything that is outdoors. - Photo at left by Greg Marsten - other photos Wisconsin DNR, Wisconsin DATCAP and the USDA imately 201,800 acres will be sprayed in 22 counties. About 27,895 acres will be sprayed with Btk, 1,890 acres will be sprayed with Gypchek and about 172,030 acres will be sprayed with mating disruption.

Gypchek is a product that contains a gypsy moth virus: the nucleopolyhedrosis virus.

“We don’t use much of this because it’s not widely available,” Vang said. “It’s basically made up of crushed-up, dead gypsy moth caterpillars that were infected with the virus, formulated to be used for spraying purposes.”

While the Gypcheck application is rare, the so-called mating disruption approach is the most common method used. It mimics the pheromone of the female gypsy moth.

“This treatment doesn’t kill any gypsy moth or harm them in any way. It’s more of a trick than anything else for the male gypsy moths,” Vang clarified. “Female gypsy moths cannot fly, but the males can.

So in order for the moths to find each other and mate, the females release a pheromone that the males follow, leading them to the females.”

Mating disruption is applied to confuse males into thinking there are females nearby, so they spend most of their short, adult lives searching for a female that’s not really there.

“In the end, there’s no romantic meeting and no reproduction,” she said carefully.

“Mating disruption is only effective in areas where there are not a lot of gypsy moths.”

That means the approach does not work very well in eastern Wisconsin where the gypsy moth is already generally established. Mating disruption won’t work because the males will eventually find females somewhere – there’s already so many of them.

But around here, the Btk application has been deemed the best approach.

Who will apply the treatment?

DATCP is working with the DNR and the UW-Extension office, as well as the USDA and Forest Service on the control program, and they contract out with private pilots for the application, using singleengine planes meant for just such a low speed, low altitude application, which can mean very noisy, early morning disruptions.

“It’s really what they do, they know what they’re doing,” Vang said of the pilots who will be monitored from above by Wisconsin DNR pilots, and also on the ground with DNR field agents. “They generally fly in a rectangle, back and forth ... over the [tree] canopies, since that’s where they’re [caterpillars] feeding.”

The DNR monitors are meant to make sure the application goes where it is supposed to, and that it is not being spread by the wind or to make sure other factors don’t force a delay.

The spreading issue

As mentioned, the gypsy moth is only destructive as a caterpillar, and once they turn to moths, only the males can fly, so they spread very slowly on their own.

“But with people driving around and moving firewood, that’s the main reason they spread so quickly,” Vang said. “The masses may be on wood, tents, even cars

or supplies. Then they hatch the next spring.”

There are a number of efforts to limit the spread, at the federal and state levels, and Vang said several agencies remind people to inspect for the egg masses on everything from swing sets to outdoor patio furniture to bikes. Several states actively contact people who may have moved from an infected area of another state to a new location to look for the egg masses, mainly using driver’s license applications.

Several agencies monitor gypsy moth spreading, and the effort to control them does have a federal connection. In some areas of the U.S., the moths have wreaked true havoc, completely obliterating every green thing in sight. While the caterpillars prefer oak leaves, they will eat whatever else is available, from houseplants to crops to grasses, weeds and leaves of all flavors.

“Pretty disgusting, really ...”

Vang noted a particularly devastating incident in 2007 at Rocky Arbor State Park, north of the Dells, where a gypsy moth infestation shut the park down for almost two weeks.

“It was pretty disgusting, really,” she

said. “All the damage, and all the caterpillars were everywhere. The trees, plants, everything was stripped bare.”

While the Slow The Spread program is meant to keep the populations in check, there are some areas, such as the Rocky Arbor area, where they’ve had to use more drastic methods of control.

“Unfortunately, you can’t get rid of them completely without harming something else,” Vang said, noting that Wisconsin is technically split right now, with the eastern half having enough of the moth population established to require more extensive suppression programs.

“For some people out east, [treatment] is just part of their routine every year,” she said.

Vang said people should keep an eye out for egg masses, which are fuzzy, tan or light brown and about the size of a quarter.

“They can be anywhere, on a building, playground equipment, you name it,” she said, asking people to notify them if a mass is spotted. “But mainly we need to remember to use local [fire] wood, and burn it all, don’t bring any home if you’re camping.”

It’s all about slowing the spread.

Who’s to blame for gypsy moths?

According to the U.S. Forestry Service and the USDA, the spread of gypsy moths to North America can be traced pretty solidly to just one person: Etienne Leopold Trouvelot. He was an amateur entomologist who fled France during an 1852 coup d’etat, settling in Medford, Mass., outside Boston.

Trouvelot’s home at 27 Myrtle St. in Medford is generally regarded as “ground zero” for the infestation in the late 1860s, as he brought an egg mass back for E. Leopold Trouvelot research for The man behind the silk produc- spread (Photos courtesy tion, and he USDA) used trees in his own backyard for a baseline. He eventually wrote a book on the efforts.

Sometime later, he noted that some of the gypsy moth larvae escaped, which Trouvelot thought was extremely troubling. He notified several other entomologists, who didn’t seem to care all that much.

However, the escaped larvae incident left a bad taste in his mouth, and he abandoned entomology and went on to a new interest in astronomy, where he became quite famous as both an astronomer and illustrator. He eventually taught at Harvard University and had a lunar crater named after him, as well as later receiving awards for his dramatic illustrations of the solar system.

But sadly, his main legacy today is the gypsy moth, and eventually there were dramatic infestations near his home in Medford.

An elm tree in Medford, Mass., near E. L. Trouvelot’s home, where the spread is believed to have started in the late 1800s. (Courtesy the USDA) While Trouvelot eventually moved back to France, the Massachusetts State Agriculture Board eventually took note of massive gypsy moth outbreaks on Myrtle Street in the 1890s. They used every tool and method known to eliminate the destructive caterpillars, from burning trees and nearby forests to a variety of pesticides and quarantines such as arsenic and other toxic methods, but none of it worked, and they eventually gave up by 1900, letting the spread go on its own.

Since then, the North American gypsy moth spread can be traced directly to that Myrtle Street backyard in Medford, going across New England by 1965, and into Pennsylvania, Canada, the Virginias and lower Michigan by 1994. They entered eastern Wisconsin near Door County in 1998, and the projected rate of spread to the west and south is calculated at approximately 13 miles per year, even with the federal and state efforts. The USDA says that without the Slow The Spread programs, the spread would be even more dramatic and likely many times more prevalent.

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Man faces felony burglary charges

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE – A 29-year-old Rosemount, Minn. man is facing several charges for a series of run-ins with the law over a two-day period last week, where he

is accused of breaking and entering, fleeing police and apparently attempting to steal a truck when confronted by a homeowner.

A report first came in just before midnight on April 9 of a man entering a Balsam Lake home without permission, and then fleeing when confronted. When police were called, they attempted to locate the man but could not find him immediately, until another person reported he

had tried to steal their pickup, but fled when confronted.

Police discovered a shoeless Kevin Hlavka a short time later, and the report said he was extremely intoxicated. He was taken into custody, and charged with two felony counts for the attempted burglary.

He was released the next day on a $5,000 signature bond.

However, his run-ins continued, as was reportedly found later the next day at a

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Polk County circuit court Joshua J. Alden, Grantsburg, speeding, $175.30.

Dylan P. Annis, Osceola, operate motor vehicle w/o adequate muffler, not guilty plea.

Keri L. Aquino, Clear Lake, fail/stop at stop sign, $175.30.

Elissa L. Becker, Minneapolis, Minn., speeding, $225.70.

Kevan R. Berg, Osceola, speeding, not guilty plea.

Marsha J. Beyer, St. Croix Falls, speeding, $175.30.

Kyle A. Brandt, Turtle Lake, probationary licensee operate class D vehicle between hours of 12 a.m. to 5 a.m., $200.50.

Aaron P. Brooks, St. Paul, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Linda J. Brown, Shafer, Minn., speeding, $225.70.

Derek G. Bystrom, Centuria, operate w/o adequate muffler, $175.30; seat belt violation, $10.00.

Mark O. Cahill, Elmhurst, Ill., speeding, $175.30.

Amy M. Carlson, Amery, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Daniel D. Cleveland, Woodville, speeding, not guilty plea.

Kyle E. Curry, Amery, retail theft, $232.00.

David E. Denio, Center City, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Samantha M. Despiegelaere, Miltown, speeding, $175.30.

Walker I. Dosch, St. Paul, Minn., fail/stop at stop sign, $175.30.

Jeanne M. Drimmel, St. Croix Falls, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Jeffery J. Drye, Luck, nonregistration of auto, not guilty plea.

John B. Erickson, Luck, operate snowmobile while intoxicated, $641.50.

Marjorie J. Evenson, Luck, speeding, $200.50.

Cynthia M. Farrell, Lindstrom, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Kristina L. Fisher, Minneapolis, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Duane R. Frerichs, Thorp, speeding, $175.30.

Tracy L. Glynn, Maple Grove, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Joseph C. Goossen, Somerset, speeding, $175.30.

Robin B. Groberg, Arden Hill, Minn., speeding, $225.70.

Brenda M. Gutting, Clayton, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Juli A. Hart, Milltown, speeding, $200.50; operate w/o valid license, $200.50.

Wayne D. Hetrick, Luck, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Tyrone D. Hoftbeck, Milltown, operate motorcycle w/o valid license, not guilty plea.

Daniel J. Hooley, Rice Lake, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Debra J. Hooley, Rice Lake, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Keven A. Houghdahl, Milltown, operating while revoked, $200.50; license restriction violation class D or M vehicle, $200.50.

Michael W. Hoverman, Luck, speeding, $200.50.

Brittany J. Hoyt, Turtle Lake, speeding, $200.50.

Nancy K. Hunter, Luck, disorderly conduct with a motor vehicle, $187.90.

Roberto F. Julian, Ottumwa, Iowa, operating left of centerline, not guilty plea.

Paul C. Kaldenberg, Osceola, speeding, $175.30.

Christine E. Kapp, Luck, speeding, $175.30.

Katlyn C. Kelley, Chicago, Ill., speeding, $225.70.

Jerry E. Kolve, St. Croix Falls, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Leonard A. Korth, Balsam Lake, speeding, $175.30; seat belt violation, $10.00.

Joshua M. Kuhn, Clear Lake, fail/stop at stop sign, $175.30; operating while suspended, $200.50; display unauthorized vehicle registration plate, $238.30.

Sheila S. Lambrecht, Osceola, speeding, $175.30.

Jacklyn R. Lara, Turtle Lake, speeding, $175.30.

Lauren E. Lee, St. Paul, Minn., speeding, $200.50.

Harley D. Lentz, Amery, speeding, $175.30.

Carmen L. Leoso, Luck, seat belt violation, $10.00; violation of child safety restraint, $175.30.

Traci J. Libersky, Osceola, speeding, $175.30.

Jeremy S. Littlepipe, Luck, operating while suspended, $200.50.

Tracy R. Longhenry, Luck, disorderly conduct with a motor vehicle speed, $187.90.

James L. Mahoney, Amery, operating while revoked, $200.50.

Justin L. Nelson, Balsam Lake, operate motor vehicle w/o adequate muffler, $175.30; nonregistration of auto, $175.30.

Kathleen A. Ostenson, Amery, speeding, $175.30.

Aaron J. Overberg, Clayton, animal restrictions, $175.30.

Cory J. Paulson, Prairie Farm, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Craig J. Paulson, Osceola, speeding, $200.50.

Miranda N. Pearson, Balsam Lake, seat belt violation, $10.00; operating motor vehicle w/o proof of insurance, $10.00.

Erin D. Peterson, Milltown, disorderly conduct with a motor vehicle, $187.90.

Jacob M. Peterson, River Falls, operating motor vehicle w/o proof of insurance, $10.00.

Amy A. Pierce, Osceola, speeding, $200.50.

Richard D. Pillsbury, Coon Rapids, Minn., seat belt violation, $10.00.

Dennis A. Poisson, Minneapolis, Minn., speeding, $175.30.

Justin D. Preble, Cushing, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Daniel R. Ricci, Osceola, operate motor vehicle w/o adequate muffler, $175.30.

Skyler L. Ricketson, Centuria, speeding, $200.50.

Michael A. Rupp, Frederic, inattentive driving, $187.90.

Richard V. Schmidt, Balsam Lake, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Desiree M. Simonis, Frederic, operating while revoked, not guilty plea.

Adrian H. Smith, Dunbar, speeding, $175.30.

We have the

Gregory J. Solheim, Minneapolis, Minn., OU, $187.90; operate w/o valid license, $200.50.

Margaret E. Stone, Balsam Lake, speeding, $175.30.

Leslie C. Tauschek, Amery, speeding, not guilty plea.

Chantell N. Thompson, Webster, operate w/o valid license, $200.50.

Stephanie L. Toland, Turtle Lake, seat belt violation, $10.00.

Robert J. Van Erp, Amery, operating motor vehicle w/o proof of insurance, $10.00.

Brenda L. Vold, Centuria, speeding, not guilty plea.

Devonta D. Wallace, Clayton, operate w/o valid license, $200.50.

Christopher D. Waterman, Balsam Lake, operate after rev./susp./ of registration, $175.30.

Jeffrey L. Widgren, Osceola, speeding, $200.50.

Brandon R. Willey, Osceola, speeding, $175.30.

Steven A. Wright, St. Croix Falls, speeding, $200.50; operating motor vehicle w/o insurance, $200.50.

Kyle J. Yager, Turtle Lake, possess fraud. Obtained registration, $238.30

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Pirates pound Luck/Frederic with 19 hits Gabby Witzany ends game with a walk-off grand slam

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Grantsburg 16, Frederic 3

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer GRANTSBURG – The Pirate bats came alive against the Luck/Frederic softball team on Tuesday, April 24, as they pounded out 18 hits, and showcased their offensive firepower with a pair of home runs, including a grand slam by Gabby Witzany in the bottom of the sixth that ended the game by run rule. Grantsburg remains unbeaten on the season at 9-0 overall and 3-0 in the conference.

Although it wasn’t likely the start the Pirates were looking for, giving up two runs on bases-loaded walks, and an RBI single from Lauren Domagala, the Pirates responded with authority, and got a little help from three Luck/Frederic errors in the bottom of the first inning.

After a Kylie Pewe single to start the first inning, Sam Schwieger hit a ball off the wall in center field to score Pewe.

Nicole McKenzie and Wendy Roberts both singled in the inning and soon the Pirates were back on top 4-3. They never surrendered another lead change in the game, scoring one run in both the second and third innings, two in the fourth and

Grantsburg’s Wendy Roberts stretches for a high throw to get the out.

Despite a rocky first inning, Pirates pitcher Sam Schwieger settled into their game against Luck/Frederic on Tuesday, April 24. Schwieger had 11 strikeouts and smacked a home run off the scoreboard, while also hitting a double off the center-field wall. – Photos by Marty Seeger unless otherwise noted three in the fifth, which included a two- way to a 9-6 victory.

The Saints had three players with three run homer by Schwieger. The Pirates scored five runs in the fifth, which in- hits each: Alexis Erickson, Natalie Sempf and Jessica Theroux. cluded the grand slam by Witzany.

Unity statistics were not available at Luck/Frederic pitcher Corissa Schmidt faced 39 batters Tuesday, giving up 18 hits press time.

The Saints will have a chance to even and seven earned runs out of the 18 scored. She had two strikeouts and the score for a re-match next month, when walked none. Schwieger pitched all six in- they host the Eagles on May 17. – Greg nings, allowing four hits, three runs and Marsten five walks, with 11 strikeouts.

The Pirates offense was backed by three hits from Schwieger, Nicole McKenzie and Macy Hanson. Schwieger drove in three runs, while Witzany led the team with four RBIs and two hits. Pewe and Kassie Lien also had two hits, and Lien drove in a run. Wendy Roberts, Stacey McKenzie and Ellie Corbin also had one hit apiece in the Pirates victory.

For Luck/Frederic, Schmidt went 2 for 3 in the game, and Maria Miller and Lauren Domagala produced the team’s other two hits. Unfortunately, Luck/Frederic tallied eight errors in the game.

Unity 9, St. Croix Falls 6 BALSAM LAKE – The Unity Eagles came from behind to defeat their West Lakeland Conference opponent St. Croix Falls Saints on Tuesday, April 24, at Unity, winning 9-6 after trailing early.

The Saints scored twice in the first inning, but the Eagles recovered in the third inning and turned a Saints error into a two-run recovery, never trailing after that.

The Eagles held on for the win, eventually racking up several more runs on their

Unity head coach Chad Stenberg takes a moment to explain a strategy to Eagle Shay Nelson. – Photo by Greg Marsten

••• MENOMONIE – UW-Stout sophomore and Frederic graduate Zach Anderson won the decathlon in the 18-athlete field at the UW-River Falls Invitational April 13-14 and was named the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference men's field athlete of the week. Anderson broke an 18year-old school record with a tally of 6,616 points, a mark that currently ranks third nationally. In the decathlon, AnZach Anderson derson took firsts in the discus (128-8), the shot put (38-0.25), and the 400 (50.95), and was second in the pole vault (13-7.25), the javelin (146-5), the 1,500 (4:38.72), and the long jump (2111.50). Anderson won the event by 52 points. Anderson broke the 1994 school record set by Leigh Hartert with 6,573 points. – Marty Seeger with press release ••• STATEWIDE – The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Board of Control authorized the Executive Staff to pursue agreements to keep the state boys basketball tournament at the Kohl Center in Madison and to move the state girls basketball tournament to the Resch Center in Green Bay for 2013 and 2014 at its April meeting Tuesday, April 24. The board approved a recommendation by Executive Director Dave Anderson to move the girls state basketball tournament to the Resch Center in Green Bay, pending the successful negotiation of formal agreement with PMI and the Resch Center to host the premiere girls basketball event in 2013 and 2014. In addition, the recommendation seeks an extension to the contract for the boys state basketball tournament at the Kohl Center in Madison, along with the state football championships, state individual and team wrestling championships, girls and boys golf championships, and the state softball championships through 2020, pending the successful negotiation of a formal agreement for these tournaments with the University of Wisconsin. No determination will be made on the location of the girls tournament beyond 2014 until the opportunity to experience the tournament at the Resch Center can be evaluated. – From WIAA press release ••• 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

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Area tracksters fight off the cold followed by Frederic/Luck, Clear Lake, Siren, Webster, Grantsburg, Turtle Lake/Clayton and Shell Lake.

Unity’s 4x800-meter relay team took first with a time of 9:27.7. The team included Amon O’Connor, Justin Bradley, Colton Sorensen and Aaron Cousins, who was also part of the 4x400-meter relay team that took second in the 4x400-meter relay. Others included Jordan Hughes, Chase Overby and Xavier Foeller, who finished with a time of 3:57.3. Cousins also took second overall in the 400-meter dash with a time of 56.1.

Foeller took first in the 300-meter hurdles, and was first in the 110-meter hurdles as well, with times of 44.7 seconds and 16.5 seconds respectively. Steven Kruger was third in the 300-meter hurdles. The Eagles also took third in the 4x200-meter relay with a time of 1:46.1.

The team consisted of Sorensen, Damon Bearhart, Collin Nelson and Justin Runberg.

Steven Kruger took first in the high jump with a jump of 6-01, and Sorensen was the first-place finisher in the pole vault with a 10-06. Justin Bradley took fourth in the pole vault with a mark of 906. Zach Johnson took third in the long

Compete in Frederic with eight other teams

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer FREDERIC – Frederic High School hosted eight track teams on Thursday, April 19, for a cold and windy evening of competition.

The Frederic/Luck girls track team took first place overall, followed by Clear Lake, Unity, Webster, Shell Lake, Turtle Lake/Clayton, Siren and Grantsburg.

The point totals were close for the top four teams, with Frederic/Luck scoring 112, Clear Lake, 111.5, Unity, 109 and Webster, 105.

Frederic/Luck’s Leah Engebretson finished first overall in the 1,600-meter run, and second in the 800-meter run with times of 5 minutes, 38.4 seconds and 2:36.1 respectively. She also took third in the 400meter dash with a time of 1:06.0. The Frederic 4x100-meter relay team took first with a time of 58.3 seconds. The relay team included Emily Byerly, Paige Burton, Jackie LaDuke and Rachael Poirier. Byerly also took second in the girls long jump with a distance of 13 feet, 2.75 inches. Burton took third in the girls triple jump with a distance of 26-06. Frederic/Luck’s 4x400meter relay team took second, with Isabelle Burton, Natalie Phernetton and Tylyn O’Brien making up the team. They finished with a time of 5:07.7. In the discus throw, Emily Wells took third with a throw of 80-08.

Unity’s Emily Gross took first in the

Grantsburg’s Tony Britton legs out the 400meter relay.

See Track/next page Will Haines of Siren took first place in the shot put in Frederic on Thursday, April 19. – Photos by Becky Amundson shot put with a throw of 32-11.25. She also took fourth in the discus with a distance of 78-07. Jenna Christensen was first in the triple jump with a 29-08.50, and took first in the high jump with a jump of 4-10. Ashley Johnson was third in the high jump with a 4-04, but took first in the long jump with a 14-07.75. Kayla Bramsen was the first-place finisher in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 18.8 seconds. She also was fifth in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 1:01.3.

The Webster girls didn’t compete with a full squad on Thursday, with many of their distance runners and sprinters staying back to train. But in the 100-meter hurdles, Tami Quatmann and Kelsey Sheffler placed second and third with times of 19.4 seconds and 19.5 seconds respectively.

Sheffler also took second in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 54.1. Quatmann took third in the 300 with a time of 58.2.

Sheffler also took second in the girls high jump with a jump of 4-10. Mackenzie Koelz took first in the pole vault with a mark of 7-09. Chelsea Larson took second in the shot put with a 32-05.25, and also took first place in the discus with a 92-08.

The throw was 7 feet, 2 inches farther than her previous personal best. Webster also took second place in the 4x800-meter relay with a time of 12:09. The team included Emilie Pope, Marissa Elliott, Kendel Mitchell and Gabby Schiller. In the pole vault, both Diana Pope and Koelz had personal bests, with Koelz taking first overall with a mark of 7-09.0, and Emilie

The Webster boys track team took fourth overall at the Frederic track meet despite missing several sprinters and distance runners.

Julia Owens of the Frederic/Luck track team looks to give the disc a toss in Frederic last Thursday.

Pope took third with a 6-06.

“Many personal bests and another great meet,” said coach Roy Ward. “It is nice to see so many continuing to improve. It sure makes it fun, even on a cold windy night, to see the kids compete and get better meet after meet.”

The Siren girls finished strong in several events, with Amber Moore taking first place in the 100-meter dash with a time of 13.8 seconds and in the 200-meter dash with a time of 28.1. She also helped the Dragons notch a fourth-place finish in the 4x100-meter relay, with a time of 1:00.5, along with teammates Zoe Emery, Harriet Koball and Hope Peterson. Liz Brown, Koball, Emery and Whitney Plaster helped the Dragons get a third-place finish in the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 6:00.3.

The Grantsburg girls also competed in Frederic with Taylor Byers getting a sixthplace finish in the 200-meter dash. She also took fourth in the 200-meter dash.

Kathryn Segner took fourth in the 800meter run, and the Pirates also grabbed fourth place in the 4x200-meter run with Haley Burkhardt, Byers, Amanda Lindus and Anneka Johnson competing. Johnson also took fourth in the high jump with a jump of 4-02.

Unity boys place first again The Unity boys track team took first overall at Frederic last Thursday, April 19,

Tim Lund of the Frederic/Luck track team gets some airtime in the pole vault.

Siren’s Amber Moore took first in the 100-meter dash. Also pictured is Paige Lunsmann of Unity.

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Sorensen breaks school golf record

Eagles take second in Barron last week

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer FREDERIC – Blue skies shined down on the Frederic Golf Course on a perfect afternoon for competition Monday, April 23.

It was another great performance by the Eagles as they took first place overall with a team score of 152, followed by Grantsburg, 173, Siren, 186, Luck, 208, St. Croix Falls, 215 and Frederic, 254.

Unity’s Reed Sorensen was the medalist with a three-under-par score of 33, which is a school record previously set by Brandon Stencil by one stroke.

“He knows the course very well and was able to put the ball in perfect position for the next shot. This was his last chance at the front nine to break the record. He knew he could do it, it was just a matter of everything falling into place.” said Eagles coach Larry Stencil.

Evan Lunda shot a 35 for the Eagles, which is a personal best.

“Evan also knows the course well and took advantage of great playing conditions and light wind. He put the ball in spots that did not compromise his next shot,” said Stencil.

Also shooting a personal best was Ben

Siren’s Luke Bollant lines up a shot at the Frederic Golf Course. Bollant has been a strong golfer for the Dragons in the early half of the season.

Track continued jump with a 17-08.25, and Sorensen took fourth in the long jump with a 17-05.25.

Johnson also took second in the triple jump with a mark of 36-00. Oliver Raboin was second overall in the shot put with a distance of 42-06.75. He also took fifth in the discus. In the 800-meter run, Johnson took second place overall.

The Frederic/Luck boys had several notable performances, including the long jump, where Adam Chenal was first and Ian Lexen placed second with distances of 19-01 and 17-08.75 respectively. Lexen was also first in the triple jump with a distance of 36-06. Chenal took second in the high jump, hitting a mark of 6 feet. In the shot put, Eric Chenal and Evan Armour tied for third by both marking distances of 4109. Peter Chenal had a good showing in the 200-meter dash, with a time of 25.4 seconds. Waylon Buck took first overall in the 400-meter dash with a time of 55.1 seconds, and Tony Evans was fourth in the 110-meter hurdles and the 300-meter hurdles. The Frederic/Luck 4x800-meter relay team took second with a time of 9:28.7, which included Buck, Austin Baker, Jes Pedersen and Gino Lonetti. Frederic’s 4x100-meter relay team took first with a time of 46.9 seconds. Making up the team are Armour, Lexen, Jacob LaDuke and Adam Chenal.

The Siren boys track team took fourth overall with several notables in the field events, particularly in the shot put and

Unity’s Reed Sorensen, (holding pin) watches as Frederic’s Chris Hopp takes a shot at the Frederic Golf Course on Monday, April 23. Sorensen set a school record with aa three-underpar score of 33. – Photos by Marty Seeger Bengtson, who shot a 41.

The team finished with a score of 170, fol“His game is coming around and is lowed by Siren, 186, Grantsburg 195, gaining confidence with each match,” Luck, 208, St. Croix Falls, 209, and FredStencil said. eric 233.

Unity’s Erik Nelson finished his round Luke Bollant of Siren was the medalist with a 43 followed by Tanner Bjornson with a 62.

The Grantsburg Pirates were led by Ben Davis with a score of 40, followed by Jake Langevin and Lars Thoreson with 43, and Drew Alderman and Chandler Witzany with 47.

Siren’s Luke Bollant scored a 37, with Jake Swenson and Justin Decorah with 44, and Jade Merrill with 61.

Luck’s Jordon Bazey shot a 49, while Brenden Fenning shot a 53 along with Sam Nelson and Luke Christensen. Casey Eckholm, also of Luck, scored a 63.

St. Croix Falls came in fifth out of the six teams competing, with Alex Mikl scoring a 44, followed by Kyle Chapman, 48, Grant Simpson, 55, Brenden Gearhart, 68, and Cody Peters, 69.

Barron invitational BARRON – The conference golf scene got off to a good start for the Eagles last Tuesday, April 17, when Unity took first overall at the St. Croix Falls Golf Course. discus. In the shot put, Will Haines was first overall with a distance of 43-05.50.

Murdock Smith also took sixth in the shot, while Matt Larson was first in the discus with a distance of 129-06. Haines was second in the discus with a 126-07, and Smith was third with a 124-04.50.

In the 800-meter run, Matt Wampfler took third with a time of 2:21.1. He also came in third in the 1,600-meter run with a time of 5:09.2. Siren took third in the 4x100-meter relay with a time of 48.1 seconds, which included Adam Neurer, Larson, Reuben Mixsooke and John D’Jock.

The 4x200-meter relay team, which consists of Haines, Smith, Neurer and Larson, placed second with a time of 1:45.6.

The Webster boys had just one distance runner in Frederic last week, as the rest were back in Webster training. Andrew Schrooten was the only Tiger distance runner but made the best of it by getting a personal best in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 11:18.1, which was fourth place.

He also took sixth in the 1,600. The Tigers also got a personal best time in the 4x200meter relay with a time of 1:46.8 and a fifth-place finish. The team includes Cliff Benjamin, Austin Bork, Zac Koelz and Devon Rondou.

The Tiger boys had a good showing in the 4x400-meter relay with a first-place finish and time of 3:56.1. The team includes Cody Isaacson, Nathan Gatten, Taylor Heinz and Max Sperry. Isaacson also took second place in the pole vault with a mark of 10 feet, and placed fifth in

with 39, followed by Unity’s Reed Sorensen, 40, Erik Nelson, 41, Alex Mikl of St. Croix Falls, 42, and Unity’s Evan Lunda, 43.

“Good start to the season,” said Unity coach Larry Stencil. “SCF is a tough course with emphasis on keeping the ball in play. Freshman Jordan Lowe experienced his first varsity competition and found out what varsity play is all about.

This will help him in the future.”

The Eagles, along with Grantsburg, St. Croix Falls and Luck, competed the following day in Barron on Wednesday, April 18, and took second place overall out of 18 competing teams with a score of 318. Superior came in first with a score of 315. Grantsburg took ninth place with a 356, St. Croix Falls was 13th with a 369 and Luck scored a 460 in 17th place.

Unity’s Reed Sorensen was the medalist, shooting two over par with a 73. Evan Lunda shot a 75, and took fourth.

“Very pleased with our effort,” said Unity coach Larry Stencil. “The Rolling Oaks GC presents some challenging holes.

One must be accurate off the tee and precise on their approaches. It rained the night before and up until a couple of hours of our start. The softness of the course did not allow for extra roll, but it did soften up the greens. This allowed us to attack the pins.”

Grantsburg’s Ben Davis led the Pirates with an 81, and Luck’s Brendon Fenning led the Cardinals with an 89.

A Grantsburg Pirates golfer makes a good shot from the sand trap on Monday at the Frederic Golf Course.

Shell Lake, Frederic/Luck and Unity hurdlers race to the finish line. – Photo by Becky Amundson the long jump. Heinz competed in the time of 5:00. Kutz also took first in the 800high jump, taking third place with a jump meter run with a time of 2:14.0. Ohnstad of 5-08, and took third in the 400-meter was the first-place finisher in the 3,200dash and fifth in the 800-meter run. Isaac- meter run, with a time of 10:46.3, and Erson took third in the triple jump with a 35- land Olson took second with a time of 07.75, which was his first time competing 11:07.2. Adam Parker was fifth in the shot in the event, and Josh Baer got third in the put with a distance of 40-10. 25. He also 110-meter hurdles and fifth in the 300- took fourth in the discus with a throw of 110-07.50. Connor Myers took fifth in the meter hurdles.

The Grantsburg Pirates came out on top 200-meter dash and finished seventh in in the 1,600-meter run with Brendan Kutz the 400-meter dash. taking first overall with a time of 4:56.6, and Jacob Ohnstad coming second with a

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Luck/Frederic sneaks out with a win in extras and Christina Moore also had hits for the Pirates.

Score two runs with two outs to tie

Unity 25, Webster/Siren 0 SIREN – The Unity Eagle girls had little trouble winning on the road at Siren on Thursday, April 19, as they used a few well-timed hits and Webster/Siren pitching troubles to roll over the hosting W/S girls, 25-0 in the West Lakeland Conference match.

“We just couldn’t get any strikes,” stated Webster/Siren head coach Ashley Close.

The Eagles started Hailey Olson on the mound, and she was able to keep the W/S offense from crossing the plate, although they threatened several times.

The high score led Close and Unity head coach Chad Stenberg to call the game after three innings, playing the rest of the contest with junior varsity squads.

Webster/Siren remains winless in conference play, and the two squads play again in mid-May at Unity. – Greg Marsten

Luck/Frederic 3, Unity 2

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE – The Luck/Frederic softball team used some extra-inning heroics to overcome the Unity Eagles on Monday, April 23.

It was a relatively silent game for both teams offensively, as Luck/Frederic produced just three hits and the Eagles connected five times. The Eagles scored two runs on three hits in the bottom of the second inning when Hailey Olson and Sarah Bader both singled. With one out, Shauna Jorgenson hit an RBI single and Shay Nelson drove in a run with a fielder’s choice.

The game remained in Unity’s favor for the next four innings, backed by a solid pitching performance from Olson, who went seven innings allowing three hits, one earned run, with six walks and seven strikeouts. But the Eagles couldn’t hold on in the top of the seventh.

With two outs and still holding a 2-0 lead, Luck/Frederic capitalized with Mariah Miller reaching on an error, and Lauren Domagala got to first on a fielder’s choice, moving Miller to second. Olson was able to strike out the next two Luck/Frederic batters, and was one out away from the win, when Morgan McGinnity singled to load the bases. Maia Lehman then walked to drive in the team’s first run of the game and Domagala scored moments later on a passed ball to tie the game and send it to extra innings.

Corissa Schmidt pitched all eight innings, striking out the first two batters in the top of the eighth and getting Brittany Thomfohrda to fly out to third. In the bottom of the eighth, the Eagles managed to get runners at second and third, but with two outs, Bader hit a hard grounder to Luck/Frederic third baseman Tessa Clemenson, who fired a rocket to first to get the final out and end the game.

Schmidt allowed five hits, two runs, and had one walk with 12 strikeouts. L/F’s only three hits in the game came from Steen, Miller and McGinnity. The Eagles five hits came from Thomfohrda, Cass Hanson, Olson, Bader and Taylor Heathman.

Luck/Frederic 3, Rush City, Minn., 1 FREDERIC – Despite having four starters missing for a state forensics competition, the Luck/Frederic softball team still managed to find a way to win against Rush City, Minn., on Friday, April 20.

Abbie Otlo was the starting pitcher for the Vikings and allowed five hits, one run and had one walk to go along with eight strikeouts in seven innings. Luck/Frederic had just three hits in the game but took a 1-0 lead in the first inning when Kendra Mossey led the inning off with a single, and Avery Steen knocked her home with an RBI single.

L/F scored again in the bottom of the second when Katie Pfaff drew a walk, and later scored on a throwing error by the

Carly Ince attempts to slide home to try and tie the game in the bottom of the eighth inning against Luck/Frederic, but the run didn’t count, as Luck’s Tessa Clemenson fired a rocket to first for the final out. – Photos by Marty Seeger unless otherwise noted Rush City shortstop.

Rush City scored a run in the top of the third inning with an RBI single, but Otlo continued to throw well for the remainder of the game, pitching four shutout innings.

Steen was the offensive leader going 2 for 3 with one RBI, and Mossey had Luck/Frederic’s third hit of the game.

Grantsburg 8, Barron 0 BARRON – The Grantsburg Pirates softball team continued to dominate the area softball scene on Thursday, April 19, in Barron against the Golden Bears. Sam Schwieger had the hot bat for the Pirates as she went 3 for 4 with three RBIs. Along with two doubles, Schwieger had one that hit the 230-foot marker at a Barron ballpark with a deep outfield. Gabby Witzany also had three hits in the game and scored a run. Other hits included Kylie Pewe, Wendy Roberts, Macy Hanson, Harlei Hennessey and Hope Tucker.

Tucker helped spark the Pirates in the top of the second inning after a bit of a slow start for Grantsburg. A base hit by Tucker up the middle scored the Pirates first run of three in the second inning.

The Pirates scattered a total of 11 hits, with only one walk, and had another solid pitching effort from Hanson, who went five innings with six strikeouts, one walk and three hits. Schwieger pitched the final two innings with one strikeout, no hits and no walks allowed.

Grantsburg 12, Rush City, Minn., 0 GRANTSBURG – On Monday, April 23, the Pirates softball team handled Rush City with ease in a nonconference game, pushing the Pirates undefeated season to 8-0 overall. Grantsburg produced 12 runs on 13 hits and got going early in the bottom of the first, scoring nine runs on seven hits, including a home run by Sam

Sarah Bader eyes a pitch against Luck/Frederic.

Schwieger, who went 2 for 2 in the game with three RBIs. Kylie Pewe led the first inning with a single and Schwiger doubled, and Gabby Witzany singled. Nicole McKenzie followed up with an RBI single of her own and Wendy Roberts got on first with a walk. Stacy McKenzie singled and Harlei Hennessey reached on an error. Kylie Pewe singled in the inning and Schwieger’s home run came on two outs.

The Pirates scored once more in the second inning with help from a leadoff double by Nicole McKenzie, and Grantsburg scored two more in the third to make it 120. Grantsburg drew two walks in the game and their pitching was stellar, with Hanson throwing three innings with five strikeouts, no hits and no walks. Grace Corbin pitched the final two innings allowing no runs on two hits, with one strikeout.

Pewe had two hits for the Pirates and scored three times, while Ellie Corbin had a hit. Witzany had one hit with an RBI and Nicole McKenzie was 3 for 3 with an RBI. Roberts was 1 for 2 with a walk and run scored, and Stacey McKenzie scored once, going 1 for 1 with two RBIs. Hennessey

The Eagles scored 25 runs against the Webster/Siren softball team recently. – Photo

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A Unity base runner slides safely for yet another run against Webster/Siren on Thursday, April 19. – Photo by Greg Marsten

Hailey Olson pitched a great game against Luck/Frederic on Monday, April 23.

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followed and a fielder’s choice led to a tie game, but Grantsburg bounced right back in the bottom of the seventh, loading the bases on consecutive singles by Kyle Roberts and Bryce Ryan. Glover drew a walk to load the bases, and Biorn drew the bases-loaded walk to win the game.

Both Bryce Ryan and Engelhart had two hits on the night, with Engelhart recording an RBI. Biorn had one hit and an RBI, while Willis, Brandon Ryan and Roberts each had one hit.

But rebound over Baldwin-Woodville, and crush Braham at Metrodome Hayward 2, Grantsburg 1

by Marty Seeger Leader staff writer HAYWARD – The Grantsburg baseball team lost their first game of the season in a pitcher’s duel with the Hayward Hurricanes on Thursday, April 19. Both teams were undefeated with Hayward coming out of Division 2.

Pirates pitcher Lucas Willis pitched a gem, throwing five scoreless innings and striking out 11 batters in seven innings with only two walks allowed, and five hits.

“Lucas pitched a great game,” said Pirates coach Pete Johnson.

Only one of the runs was earned, which eventually led to the Pirates loss when Hayward scored the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning.

“We didn’t make many mistakes, but the ones we made were big,” said Johnson.

The Pirates scored first in the top of the third inning when Bryce Ryan led off with a single, and reached second base on a passed ball. Facing two outs, Joe Engelhart hit an RBI single to score Ryan and the Pirates were in control with a 1-0 lead until the Hurricanes tied the game up in the bottom of the sixth.

Both Ryan and Engelhart batted 2 for 3 in the game off Hayward pitcher Chad Patko, who went seven innings allowing five hits, with three walks and five strikeouts. The only other hit by the Pirates was from Nolan Hanson.

“Patko was tough for Hayward,” Johnson said.

Jake Wald was tagged out at home in this play against Baldwin-Woodville on Friday, April 20.

The Pirates pulled out a nice win over a strong Baldwin-Woodville team. – Photos by Marty Seeger the game but couldn’t cash in on opportuGrantsburg 3, Baldwin-Woodville 2 GRANTSBURG – Daniel Biorn drew a nities to put more runs on the board. In walk-off game-winning walk in a well- the bottom of the third inning, Bryce Ryan played game against Baldwin-Woodville led the inning off with a single and Jacob on Friday, April 20. The win came just a Glover was hit by a pitch. Biorn then day after the Pirates played a similar loaded the bases on a perfect bunt down game at Hayward, but suffered their first the third baseline, but Joe Engelhart, the Pirates No. 2 hitter, grounded into a loss of the season.

“This was our second day in a row fielder’s choice and Hanson grounded where we were forced to play right up to into a well-executed double play by Baldthe final run,” said Pirates coach Pete win-Woodville.

The Pirates did manage to pick up the Johnson, who also got some great pitching from starter Nolan Hanson. The senior first run of the game in the bottom of the right-hander threw seven innings with fourth when Lucas Willis doubled to left four strikeouts, three walks and allowed field. He later scored on an error, and Engelhart hit an RBI single in the fifth to put two runs on six hits.

“This is Nolan’s sixth year playing for the Pirates up 2-0.

But Baldwin-Woodville made things inme, and I can’t recall a better performance on the mound. He really worked it teresting in the top of the seventh, when Hanson put two men on base with a leadtonight,” said Johnson.

The Pirates were in control for much of off single and a hit batter. Another single

Grantsburg 16, Braham, Minn., 2 GRANTSBURG – The Pirates piled on 17 hits in just five innings of action during a nonconference game against Braham, Minn., at the Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minn., on Saturday, April 21.

Grantsburg had four straight hits to lead off the first inning and scored five runs, but the hits and runs kept coming, as Jacob Glover and Brady Thompson took the mound. Thompson went three innings, allowing no runs on two hits with two walks and five strikeouts. Thompson pitched the final two frames, allowing two runs on one hit with two strikeouts and no walks.

The Pirates scored three more in the second inning, three in the fourth and another five in the fifth inning to keep the game out of reach for the Bombers.

Daniel Biorn went 3 for 4 in the game with two RBIs, and Joe Engelhart was 3 for 5 with two RBIs. “Joe was hitting the ball with authority,” said Pirates coach Pete Johnson.

Nolan Hanson went 2 for 3 with an RBI, Kyle Roberts was 2 for 2 with an RBI and Brandon Ryan was 2 for 4 with two RBIs. Glover also had two hits and drove in three runs.

“Kyle was 2 for 2, with a couple of walks. He just keeps getting on base,” said Johnson.

Lucas Willis, Thompson and Bryce Ryan each had one hit, while also driving in one run apiece.

Eagle boys hold back Siren/Webster

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer SIREN - The Siren/Webster boys drew first blood against the Unity Eagles on Thursday, April 19, at Siren, but they couldn’t hold back the Eagle bats, with the Eagles winning, 6-3.

Nate Despiegelaere started on the mound for Unity, with S/W ace Evan Oachs leading the S/W charge.

S/W scored twice n the third inning, capitalizing on to walks and a sacrifice fly, but they wouldn’t get a runner across

again until the bottom of the sixth, which proved too late.

Oachs was sharp on the mound, giving up eight hits, while Despiegelaere was also on top of his game, and gave up just two hits and one earned run.

The Eagle bats responded when needed, combining with heads-up base running to turn S/W miscues into tallies several times, but also taking advantage of wellplaced singles in the fifth, sixth and seventh innings for the West Lakeland Conference win, 6-3.

Grantsburg’s Brandon Ryan tries to outrun a pickle in the Pirates game against BaldwinWoodville. – Photo by Marty Seeger

Lucas Willis of Grantsburg charges a fly ball hit to center field during their game against Baldwin-Woodville.

A Unity base runner tries to get under the tag during a game against Siren/Webster on Thursday, April 19. – Photo by Greg Marsten

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Saints upset Unity in an extra-inning dandy

St. Croix Falls 10, Unity 8 (10 innings)

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer BALSAM LAKE – The St. Croix Falls Saints baseball squad used a three-run first inning to defeat the hosting Unity Eagles at Unity on Tuesday, April 24, winning 10-8 in 10 innings.

The Saints scored three runs in the first inning and then added three more runs in the third inning, giving them a 6-1 lead until the fifth inning, then the Eagles recovered and got back in a groove, tying the game in the seventh to force extra frames.

Both teams were able to score twice in the ninth inning, but the Saints were able to break the tie with a two-run 10th inning, sealing the victory, 10-8.

Ben Clausen started on the mound for the Saints, and Nate Despiegelaere was the opening hurler for the hosting Eagles.

Neither of the duo finished the contest and were given no decisions.

Errors played a big part in the contest, with the Saints racking up eight miscues, and the Eagles noting four errors of their own.

Unity’s Zac Baxter had the lone home run for the game, and he made it count, racking up six RBIs in the loss. Brady Turner added three RBIs for the Eagles.

Michael Chernyaev of the Saints tallied up three RBIs for his squad.

Final game stats were not available at press time.

Grantsburg 10, Luck/Frederic 0 GRANTSBURG – The Pirates baseball team picked up a conference win over Luck/Frederic on Tuesday, April 24, with Jake Glover pitching the shutout victory.

“Glover did a great job of keeping the ball over the plate,” said Pirates coach

Cash Hickethier had the Eagles only hits in the game and the defense struggled with four errors. Baxter was the starting pitcher and Jacob Ruck pitched as well.

Both went just over two innings, with Baxter giving up three earned runs and Ruck allowing two earned. Baxter allowed one walk and had five strikeouts, while Ruck had one walk with four strikeouts. – Marty Seeger

A tag at second base ends a Saints rally on Tuesday, April 24 at Unity. – Photo by Greg Marsten Pete Johnson Glover allowed just two hits, striking out four with no walks, while backed by a solid defense that didn’t commit any errors. Brandon Ryan and Joe Englehart both had two hits in the game and Jake Wald picked up a hit. Daniel Biorn got on base all four times on three walks and getting hit by a pitch. Nolan Hanson also produced a hit, as well as Seth Coy, Brady Thompson and Glover.

The Pirates scored five runs in the first inning before their bats went silent. It wasn’t until the bottom of the fifth that they tacked on another five runs.

“Kind of a strange game. We came out swinging the first inning, then quieted

down until the fifth,” said Johnson.

Both Luck/Frederic hits came from Ray Kurkowski, who doubled in the second inning and singled in the fifth. – Marty Seeger

Unity 6, Baldwin-Woodville 2 BALSAM LAKE – Jacob Ruck pitched a tough game against Baldwin-Woodville on Monday, April 23. Baldwin-Woodville has been struggling as of late, losing their previous four games including a one-run loss at Grantsburg three days earlier.

Ruck went all seven innings with eight strikeouts and had four walks, while allowing just one earned run on three hits.

The Eagles bats produced 11 hits and Zac Baxter got things going in the leadoff spot in the bottom of the first with a single. He later scored on a single by Brady Turner and the Eagles led 1-0 after the first inning.

Baldwin-Woodville tied the game in the second inning but went quietly in 1-2-3 fashion in the third and fourth innings.

The Eagles retook the lead in the bottom of the second inning for good on two hits

by Ruck on a single, and a double by Baxter. Unity scored three more runs in the bottom of the fifth on singles from Turner and Nate Despiegelaere, as well as a double by Kyle Sorensen.

Baxter was 2 for 3 with one RBI, Turner went 2 for 4 with two RBIs and scored once. Sorensen was 2 for 3 with two RBIs and Ruck and Justin Mooney each had two hits in the win. – Marty Seeger

Osceola 4, St. Croix Falls 3 OSCEOLA – Osceola’s six hits and four runs were just enough to defeat the Saints in extra innings on Saturday, April 21, during a nonconference rivalry game. The Saints picked up two runs in the top of the first inning when Ben Clausen drew a leadoff walk and Trevor Cross singled in the inning to help generate the runs.

Osceola scored one run in the bottom of the first and both teams scored a run in the fourth inning, but the Saints maintained a one-run lead until the bottom of the seventh, when Osceola tied the game on a steal home. They eventually won the game in the bottom of the eighth on an RBI single.

Clausen went 2 for 3 in the game, with one RBI, and Ben Kopp had a pair of RBIs as well. Cross and Andrew Erickson, along with Jacob Jacobson, each had a hit.

Clausen pitched the entire game, allowing four runs on six hits, with six walks and five strikeouts. – Marty Seeger St. Croix Falls 10, Elmwood 0 OSCEOLA – The Saints baseball team played two games on Saturday, April 21, suffering a one-run loss to Osceola but shutting out Elmwood. Noah Casterton picked up the win for the Saints, pitching five innings and allowing two hits, no runs and three walks, with one strikeout.

The Saints pounded out nine hits, with Jake Sommer going 2 for 2. St. Croix Falls had a balanced offensive attack, with Ben Clausen, Taylor Woller, Trevor Cross, Andrew Erickson, Ben Kopp, Michael Chernyaev and Ethan Anderson each recording hits. Elmwood also committed eight errors in the game, allowing the Saints to score three runs in the bottom of the first inning, two in the second and fourth, and another three in the fifth inning.– Marty Seeger Prescott 11, St. Croix Falls 2 PRESCOTT – The St. Croix Falls baseball team suffered a loss at Prescott on Monday, April 23, facing four different pitchers and producing six hits, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the Cardinals 11 runs on seven hits. Michael Chernyaev had one hit and drove in a run for the Saints, and Jake Sommer had a hit and an RBI. Other hitters included Trevor Cross, Nick DeConcini and Ethan Anderson.

Andrew Erickson pitched four innings for the Saints, allowing four hits, one earned run, two walks and five strikeouts.

Ben Kopp and Jacob Jacobson pitched the final two innings, combining to allow five earned runs, with three walks and three hits. – Marty Seeger

Bryce Ryan of Grantsburg slides safely into second on a steal in the bottom of the fifth inning at home Tuesday, April 24. – Photo by Marty Seeger

Bruce 11, Unity 0 BALSAM LAKE – The Unity Eagles baseball team was quieted by Bruce on Friday, April 20, who gave up just three hits. The Red Raiders homered three times in the game, including a two-run shot during a three-run first inning, and back-toback home runs in a three-run fifth.

Zac Baxter, Nate Despiegelaere and

Joe Engelhart connects with a single in the bottom of the fifth inning to drive in a pair of runs against Luck/Frederic on Tuesday, April 24. – Photo by Marty Seeger

Unity’s Jacob Ruck had a solid game against Baldwin-Woodville on Monday, April 23, at home. – Photo by Marty Seeger

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One of Leader Land’s best allaround athletes of the past decade or so – Brian Thill of Webster – finished second in the decathlon at an Augustana University Meet of Champions event last weekend.

Thill competes for UW-Stevens Point. Decathletes THE SPORTS compete in the 100-meter dash, long jump, shot put, high jump, 400-meter run, 110-meter hurdles, discus, pole vault, javelin and 1,500meter run.

Fans of local spectator sports may best remember Thill for helping lead his Webster Tiger basketball team to within a hair’s breadth of a state tourney berth on two occasions.

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••• For awhile it appeared that slumping Milwaukee Brewers star Ryan Braun might want to visit his pharmacist for a supply of performance-enhancing drugs which he absolutely never consumed in the past. But in the past couple of games, the 2011 MVP has shown signs of returning to his precontroversy form.

••• Ex-Grantsburg Pirate Kevin Johnson continues to shine for the UW-La Crosse Eagles. The senior hurler has started five games and is 2-0 with a team-leading 0.86 ERA. He also leads the team with a batting average of 1.000, or, one hit in one at bat.

The Eagles are atop the WIAC conference baseball standing with a 14-2 record (22-8 overall) and are currently riding a 10-game winning streak. They play at UW-Superior (7-7, 16-13) this weekend.

••• A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove that you don’t need it.

••• Valley Wire publisher, Leader contributor, and Osceola Braves traveling secre-

tary and promotions coordinator Garth Olson reports that Oakey Park and the Braves will be hosting a round of the Wisconsin Baseball Association playoffs this coming August. “Come on, clock ...

Tick!”

••• Yes, it’s true that a prominent local athletic figure accompanied his bride to a Barry Manilow concert in St. Paul on April 13. Unfortunately, he must remain anonymous as he has apparently hinted that it is not out of the question to inflict bodily harm upon anyone who publicly connects his name with that of the 1970s hit maker.

••• Did you hear that boomerangs are coming back? A group of local pheasant hunters who recently purchased a South Dakota hunting shack are ready to hit the road this weekend for a bit of touchup work on the property. Spouses of the aging nimrods, who tend to see the glass as half empty in such matters, theorize that if the group is able to hunt into their 90s they will have finally figuratively paid for the palace via their annual savings in South Dakota pheasant hunt

P O R T S lodging costs. Meanwhile, the buyers insist savings will be realized much sooner, especially if they make several western trips per year rather than one.

••• Although management of the Wisconsin gray wolf, aka timber wolf, is now in the hands of the state Department of Natural Resources, the state has no plans to initiate a hunting season. DNR records indicate 11 wolves were known to have been illegally killed in the 2011 deerhunting season.

••• An informal survey of local Minnesota Vikings fans indicates none have any interest in becoming Green Bay Packer backers should the Vikes leave town for the greener pastures of Los Angeles or elsewhere. Some indicate they’ll stick with the LA Vikings, others will convert to the Chicago Bears, KC Chiefs or Detroit Lions, while a few plan to simply scratch watching NFL football from their list of ways to waste time in the fall.

••• “A hospital bed is a parked taxi with the meter running.” Groucho Marx

Luck/Frederic boys split at Glenwood City Glenwood City 10, Luck/Frederic 7 Luck/Frederic 13, Siren/Webster 3

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer GLENWOOD CITY– The Luck/Frederic baseball squad spent the weekend in Glenwood City, competing in a tournament

that left them split in the final scores.

L/F lost the opener to the hosting Hilltoppers, by a 10-7 final, but head coach Ryan Humpal noted the game was not what he’d hoped.

“We lost to Glenwood 10-7, it was a frustrating game,” Humpal said. “We had a 62 lead going into the bottom of the fourth, but gave up six runs and could never re-

LEADER SPORTS SCOREBOARD BASEBALL Team Grantsburg St. Croix Falls Luck/Frederic Unity Siren/Webster

Standings

SOFTBALL Conf.

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

Scores Thursday, April 19 Hayward 2, Grantsburg 1 Unity 6, Siren/Webster 3 Friday, April 20 Grantsburg 3, Baldwin-Woodvile 2 Bruce 11, Unity 0 Saturday, April 21 St. Croix Falls 10, Elmwood 0 Glenwood City 10, Luck/Frederic 7 Glenwood City 9, Siren/Webster 8 Osceola 4, St. Croix Falls 3 Luck/Frederic 13, Siren/Webster 3 Monday, April 23 Prescott 11, St. Croix Falls 2 Unity 6, Baldwin-Woodville 2 Tuesday, April 24 Grantsburg 10, Luck/Frederic 0 St. Croix Falls 10, Unity 8 Upcoming Thursday, April 26 5 p.m.

Siren/Webster at Prairie Farm Grantsburg at Turtle Lake Luck/Frederic at Unity Friday, April 27 5 p.m.

Grantsburg at Osceola Somerset at St. Croix Falls Unity at Spring Valley Saturday, April 28 11 a.m.

Siren/Webster at Rice Lake Monday, April 30 5 p.m.

Luck/Frederic at Webster Tuesday, May 1 5 p.m.

St. Croix Falls at Grantsburg Luck/Frederic at Turtle Lake Cameron at Unity Thursday, May 3 5 p.m.

Grantsburg at Unity St. Croix Falls at Webster

BOYS GOLF

Overall 8-1 3-4 2-4 4-4 3-6

Team Grantsburg Luck/Frederic Unity St. Croix Falls Webster/Siren

Standings

Conf.

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

Overall 9-0 6-2 2-4 1-6 0-6

Scores Thursday, April 19 Unity 25, Webster/Siren 0 Friday, April 20 Grantsburg 8, Barron 0 Frederic 3, Rush City, Minn., 1 Boyceville 9, St. Croix Falls 3 Monday, April 23 Grantsburg 12, Rush City, Minn., 0 Webster/Siren at Turtle Lake (score not available) Luck/Frederic 3, Unity 2 Tuesday, April 24 Grantsburg 16, Luck/Frederic 3 Unity 9, St. Croix Falls 6 Upcoming Thursday, April 26 5 p.m.

Luck/Frederic at Turtle Lake Cameron at Unity Friday, April 27 5 p.m.

St. Croix Falls at Shell Lake Grantsburg at Clear Lake Monday, April 30 5 p.m.

Clear Lake at St. Croix Falls Luck/Frederic at Webster Tuesday, May 1 5 p.m.

Unity at Cornell St. Croix Falls at Grantsburg Thursday, May 3 5 p.m.

Grantsburg at Unity St. Croix Falls at Webster

TRACK & FIELD

Upcoming Thursday, April 26 4 p.m.

Unity varsity meet (St. Croix Falls, Frederic, Grantsburg, Luck, Siren) Friday, April 27 1 p.m.

Grantsburg at Hayward Monday, April 30 4 p.m.

Frederic varsity meet (St. Croix Falls, Grantsburg, Luck, Siren, Unity) Tuesday, May 1 4 p.m.

Grantsburg varsity meet (St. Croix Falls, Frederic, Luck, Siren, Unity)

Upcoming Thursday, April 26 4 p.m.

Cornell varsity meet (Siren, Unity) 4:15 p.m. Webster varsity meet (Grantsburg, St. Croix Falls) Monday, April 30 4 p.m.

Unity varsity meet (Frederic/Luck, St. Croix Falls, Siren) Tuesday, May 1 4 p.m.

St. Croix Central Varsity Invitational (St. Croix Falls, Frederic/Luck) Grantsburg at Somerset Thursday, May 3 4 p.m.

Amery Varsity Invitational (Webster, St. Croix Falls, Grantsburg) 4:15 p.m. Unity at Clear Lake

Visit www.wissports.net for local high school scores & stats

cover. We gave them extra outs and had a hard time finding the strike zone for a little bit.”

Humpal said the squad hit the ball in the early innings, but had a hard time in other aspects.

“It was nice to see how well we hit the ball early on, but tough to watch after we gave up the lead and could not recover,” he said.

The L/F boys then played West Lakeland Conference rivals Siren/Webster in their next game, winning 13-3 by a 10-run rule in six innings.

“In the second game, we responded to the morning loss by playing good baseball,” Humpal said. “This was helped out by an eight-run bottom of the sixth. It was nice to see our pitching keep us ahead until our bats were able to come alive.”

The L/F boys held on for the win and ended up splitting the tourney, 1-1.

“Overall on the day it was not a bad day of baseball, in the two games we only committed three errors and did a lot of nice things,” Humpal said. “If our pitchers keep improving throughout the season and continue to pound the strike zone, it will be a fun second half to the season.”

Humpal hopes the two contests will help them prepare for upcoming contests and a busy schedule of ball that has them playing Grantsburg on Tuesday, Unity on Thursday and Siren/Webster again on Monday, April 30.

KENTUCKY DERBY PARTY

Saturday, May 5, 3 to 8 p.m.

Luck Country Club

Come join us for the derby and meet our new management team!

Prizes for the best derby hats for the ladies.

Pick your favorite horse. • Snacks available.

Everyone welcome! 559006 36-37L

Thank You

Thank you Hog Wild for letting the Luck Youth Wrestling Club host their end-of-year party at your facility.

We look forward to next year.

The Luck Youth Wrestling Club 558607 36Lp

AREA BOWLING RESULTS Hacker’s Lanes

Tuesday Classic Standings: Great Northern Outdoors 145, Yellow Lake Lodge 124, Bottle Shop 114, Pioneer Bar 82.5, Frandsen Bank & Trust 80, House of Wood 78.5.

Individual games: Ed Bitler 236, Jason Pearson 232, Josh Henry 225.

Individual series: Ed Bitler 705, Gene Ackland 648, Josh Bazey 632.

Team games: Great Northern Outdoors 651, Pioneer Bar 638, Yellow Lake Lodge 627.

Team series: Great Northern Outdoors 1906, Yellow Lake Lodge 1826, Pioneer Bar 1730.

Consecutive strikes (5 or more): Ed Bitler 5x = 236.

Games 50 or more above average: Jason Pearson 232 (+52).

Spits converted: 6-7-10 Butch Hacker Jr. Wednesday Night Early Standings: Daeffler’s Quality Meats 42.5, A-1 Machine 40.5, Cummings Lumber 40.5, Lewis Silo 33, Skol Bar 32.5, Larsen Auto Center 32, Pioneer Bar 29, Bye Team 6.

Individual games: Don Swanson (CL) 255, Don Swanson (CL) 253, Mark Bohn (SB) 245.

Individual series: Don Swanson (CL) 691, Brett Daeffler (DQM) 661, Mark Bohn (SB) 646.

Team games: A-1 Machine 943,

Daeffler’s Quality Meats 935, Cummings Lumber 922.

Team series: Skol Bar 2671, A-1 Machine 2648, Lewis Silo 2636.

Thursday Early Standings: Fab Four 67.5, Kinetico 62, American Family Siren 60.5, Grindell Law Offices 48.5, Red Iron Studios 48, Wikstrom Construction 46.5, Daeffler’s Quality Meats 43, Hell Raisers 40.

Men’s games: Maurice Johnson 256, Travis McKenzie 244, Mark Kamish 239.

Men’s series: Mark Bohn 662, Maurice Johnson 662, Edward Bitler 643.

Team games: Red Iron Studios 642, Fab Four 617, Daeffler’s Quality Meats 604.

Team series: Red Iron Studios 1803, Fab Four 1793, Daeffler’s Quality Meats 1767.

Consecutive strikes (5 or more): Mark Kamish 5x = 239, Mark Bohn 5x = 233, Travis

McKenzie 5x = 244, Maurice Johnson 6x = 256, Eric Nelson 6x = 234.

Games 50 or more above average: Brandon Dahl 199 (+55), Maurice Johnson 256 (+90), Maurice Johnson 230 (+64), Travis McKenzie 244 (+90), Eric Nelson 234 (+63), Joel Struck 192 (+59).

Series 100 pins or more above average: Maurice Johnson 662 (+164), Travis McKenzie 584 (+122), Joel Struck 510 (+111).

Splits converted: 2-4-9 Blake Hall, 3-10 Bruce Wickstrom, 9-10 Jim Wickstrom.

Thursday Late Standings: Stotz & Company 40, Fisk Trucking 34, Hansen Farms Inc. 28.5, Hog Wild BBQ & Grill 25.5.

Men’s games: Dale Frandsen 214, Eugene Wynn Jr. 213, Dale Peterson 212.

Men’s series: Eugene Wynn Jr. 624, Dale Frandsen 559, Richard Coen 558.

Women’s games: Heather Wynn 204, Rhonda Bazey 200, Judy Bainbridge 125.

Women’s series: Heather Wynn 550, Rhonda Bazey 455, Judy Bainbridge 362.

Team games: Hansen Farms Inc. 886, Stotz & Company 846, Hog Wild BBQ & Grill 829.

Team series: Hansen Farms Inc. 2481, Stotz & Company 2474, Hog Wild BBQ & Grill 2322.

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DNR answers questions from public on CWD Public forum comes in response to discovery of diseased deer near Shell Lake

by Jessica Beecroft Washburn County Register WASHBURN COUNTY - DNR representatives hosted an informational public meeting on chronic wasting disease Monday, April 23, at the Spooner High School. Just over 100 people attended the meeting.

Members of the public had the opportunity to learn more about the risks of the disease and to participate in a question/answer session.

CWD was found in a white-tailed deer a mile west of Shell Lake off of Cadle Road, south of Little Long Lake on Nov. 19, 2011. The 3-1/2-year-old doe was showing clinical signs consistent with CWD - it was emaciated with its hair falling out. The deer was lying down and could be walked up to and touched.

Tests at the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory and the National Veterinary Services Laboratories have confirmed this deer had CWD. The deer head was actually sent to be tested back in November but the testing didn’t occur until March, something the DNR admitted Monday evening it was not proud of.

But steps to address the issue are being looked at and implemented and Monday’s meeting was aimed at involving the public through awareness.

Some of the questions and answers at Monday’s meeting follow:

Next to perfect Hunting Buffalo County for spring turkeys wasn’t exactly planned this season. A postcard from the DNR arrived in my mailbox in early February, congratulating me on my successful application for a spring turkey permit for the second season, which runs from April 18 through April 24.

Of the six time periods available, I was glad to have landed the time period I wanted, but was slightly disgusted and confused to see that I’d have to try and shoot a bird in Zone 1 this year. Evidently I screwed up in the selection process because what I really wanted was closer to home, in Zone 4. Instead, I got Zone 1, which is a giant chunk of Wisconsin’s southwest, starting at Hwy 10 in northern Buffalo County and extending south to the Illinois border. The closest area to hunt happens to be Buffalo County, famed for its giant bucks and nearly impossible access to the thousands of private acres.

The beauty of turkey hunting, however, is that many farmers and landowners are more willing to allow access for turkeys, as opposed to deer. Having a friend who lives near Durand, just south of Hwy. 10, is a bonus too.

Initially, there were two choices I had to make. Either try to find an area to hunt, or eat my tag for Zone 1 and purchase one of the thousands of over-the-counter tags available in Zone 4 for the final two seasons. Fortunately, I chose to hunt, but only after getting word from Wade that he’d found a chunk of land that I might be able to hunt. The only challenge was

Audience members at the meeting Monday, April 23, had several questions about the dangers, spreading and control of CWD. Will the planned deer seasons for this fall change?

No. The deer seasons and antlerless quotas recommended for this fall will not be changed with the discovery of this CWD-positive deer.

ing at one small spot which promotes the spread of any disease.

Will the deer feeding and baiting regulations change?

Yes. According to the state statute the DNR is directed to prohibit the feeding and baiting of deer in any county that is within 10 miles of any captive or freeroaming deer that tests positive for either CWD or TB. This deer found in Washburn County is within the 10-mile radius of Barron, Burnett and Polk counties.

The DNR is working to implement this ban soon. The purpose of this ban is to reduce the concentrations of deer feed-

Does CWD pose a health risk to humans?

CWD has never been shown to cause illness in humans. For several decades CWD has been present in wild populations of mule deer and elk in western states. During this time there has been no known occurrence of a human contracting a prion disease from eating venison from a CWD-infected deer.

Additionally, here in Wisconsin, the incidence rate of Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease, the prion disease in humans, is detected at the same rate as in the rest of the world, about one in a million.

The Center’s for Disease Control, the World Health Organization and the Wis-

finding enough time to hunt, which ended up being only a half-day.

Sometimes, that’s all you really need, but if the previous two hunting seasons were any indication, I needed a lot of luck too.

The night prior to my Marty hunt, Wade introduced Seeger me to the landowners, and they pulled out a topographic map to The point out property lines and talk turkeys. Like Bottom just about every other property in Buffalo Line County, this land was gorgeous in every aspect, with its rolling bluff country farmland and scenery surrounding it. Even more impressive were the numbers of deer and turkey, and some of those turkeys could be seen strutting that evening in the very field I’d be hunting the next day.

Since Wade had to work Thursday morning, I hunted alone and was running late in getting to the spot I wanted to be. The walk in certainly didn’t look like a mile from the road the evening before, but with huge bluffs shadowing both sides, the field had appeared deceivingly small.

Even before reaching my intended spot, turkeys welcomed me on the way in, gobbling to my right and left. Deer appeared as black silhouettes in the increasing light, with exception of the distinctive white tails that could be seen bouncing and flicking from side to side as they es-

caped to cover.

Light was increasing rapidly as I continued the hike and it was clear I wasn’t going to make it to the end of the field, so I stuck a jake and hen decoy in the field and found the most comfortable tree I could find. While recovering my breath from the long walk, and sweating profusely, I sat and listened intently to endless gobbling to my right and left.

It hadn’t been 30 minutes when the flapping of wings could be heard, and black spots littered a picked soybean field awaiting another planting season.

Turkeys were everywhere. Three toms strutted together for roughly 10 different hens, and another five or more jakes jockeyed for a spot on the turkey totem pole.

I was front row for the show and already it was shaping into one of my most exciting turkey hunts in recent memory, even though most of them hung out more than 30 yards out of range. A fourth gobbler flew down from his roost to join the flock to my right, gobbling, strutting, spitting and drumming, but well out of reach, without any interest in my decoys.

About an hour passed, and still the birds paraded around the field. The hens went from the three toms, to the lone tom at my right, while other turkeys faded into the timber, losing interest in the gobblers altogether. Although I was silent much of the morning in any calling efforts, the ones I did do failed. But seeing that the birds had moved on and out of sight from the field, I decided to make a move to a more comfortable spot, and sit it out for the remaining three hours I had to hunt.

After finding a decent spot along the same field only 100 yards from my initial

Mike Zeckmeister, program manager for the DNR, served as the mediator during the public forum where the public came to learn more about the chronic wasting disease found in Shell Lake. – Photos by Jessica Beecroft consin Department of Health Services recommend that people not consume meat from deer that test CWD-positive.

Some simple precautions should be taken when field dressing deer in areas where CWD is found, including: Wear rubber gloves, bone out the meat, minimize the handling of brain and spinal tissue, wash hands and instruments thoroughly after field dressing is complete, avoid eating brain, spinal cord, eyes, spleen, tonsils and lymph nodes of harvested animals, and request that your animal is processed individually.

It is not completely understood how CWD is spread. It is believed that the prions, the agent responsible for the disease, may be spread both directly through animal-to-animal contact, and

See CWD/next page setup, an hour went by before I finally heard the next gobble. With light calls every 15 minutes or so, I received another gobble, only this time it sounded serious.

From the steep bluff behind my setup, the bird answered my call a third time in a row. I quit calling altogether, hoping he’d make the next move, and another 10 minutes passed, so I called again. This time, he answered back from within 150 yards and much closer than before. I sat like stone for what felt like an hour without a response, but it was probably more like 15 minutes.

Not knowing where the bird might come to the field, I called with a light yelp from a diaphragm call, and the bird sounded off less than 20 yards behind me. The sheer bass of the gobble pierced my ears and made my body shake. He made his presence more clearly known when I heard the patented spit-drum at merely five yards over my right shoulder.

It sounded more like a hiss and a boom, and I could hear his feathers shake as he strutted out to the field, but I hadn’t yet been able to lay eyes on him. Slowly turning my head, I swung the shotgun and flipped off the safety only to see the bird was 40 yards into the field and moving nervously away. After firing a few rounds in all the excitement, I retrieved my gobbler and the hunt was over in three hours.

Had I not tagged a bird that morning, the hunt would have still been a huge success. Simply hearing the gobbles would have been enough for me, but seeing the show, the strutting, spitting and drumming, and eventually tagging a bird completed what I’d consider the perfect hunt.

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indirectly through soil or other surface-to-animal material. It is thought that the most common mode of transmission from an infected animal may be via saliva, urine, blood and feces. Prions shed from an infected individual bind to the soil and can persist there for long periods of time.

Can CWD be transmitted to livestock?

To date, there has been no documented occurrence of livestock contacting CWD from free-ranging deer or elk. Furthermore, in long-term studies where cattle have been housed in pens with CWD-infected deer, transmission has not occurred.

And, even with experimental oral exposure to CWD, cattle did not develop the disease.

In studies where cattle were infected with CWD by direct injection into the brain, many of the cattle developed the prion disease. These experiments show that CWD can be transmitted to cows, but infection is highly unlikely via natural forms of transmission. There are similar findings from CWD infection studies with sheep and goats. Farmed deer and elk, however, are highly susceptible to CWD and farmed cervid CWD management is as important as wild deer CWD management in Wisconsin.

How should I dispose of a deer carcass this hunting season?

The preferred option available is disposal in a landfill that accepts deer waste. Landfills are a safe and cost-effective option for disposing of carcass waste potentially contaminated with CWD-causing prions. Landfill disposal establishes a barrier between uninfected deer and deer-carcass waste that potentially contains infectious CWD material.

While landfilling is preferred, another option is to bury the carcass waste. It should be buried deep enough to prevent scavengers from digging it back up.

This method effectively removes the waste from the open environment and, again, places a barrier between uninfected deer and the source of infection. This option may be more convenient for some people.

As a last resort, and only on your own land, hunters can put the waste back on the landscape. This should be done as close to where the deer was harvested as possible.

Would you eat the deer you harvested this year?

Answered by mediator, Mike Zeckmeister, of the DNR, “I would probably go ahead and eat the deer, but send it in for testing, and if it came back positive for CWD I would discard the rest of the meat.”

Special harvesting The DNR will be allowing landowners within the two-mile radius of where the CWD-positive deer was

found a special registration where they will be allowed to harvest deer. Also, if you see a diseased deer, you are able to harvest the deer, simply contact the DNR first. If you are out hunting this fall and come across a deer that seems sickly, you are asked to harvest the deer, tag the animal, and then contact the DNR for a replacement tag. Testing of all deer harvested in the area will be free of charge this year. If you are worried about a “trophy” buck’s head being taken, please be assured that the testing can be taken from the neck of the animal so you can keep the deer head. For more details, contact the Spooner DNR directly at 715-6354090.

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TOWN OF MILLTOWN

Virgil Hansen, Clerk (April 18, 25, May 2) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY CITIFINANCIAL, INC. Plaintiff vs.

PAMELA A. PHILLIPS, et al.

Defendant(s) NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Case Number: 10 CV 743 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on June 30, 2011, in the amount of $254,878.17, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: May 15, 2012, 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 St., Balsam Lake, Wisconsin DESCRIPTION: Lot 6 of the Plat of Harmony Hills, located in the South 1/2 of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 16, Township 33 North, Range 16 West, Town of Lincoln, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 964 Harmony Lane, Amery, WI 54001.

TAX KEY NO.: 032-01376-0000.

Dated this 9th day of April, 2012.

Peter M. Johnson Sheriff of Polk County Scott D. Nabke State Bar #1037979 Blommer Peterman, S.C. 165 Bishops Way, Suite 100 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. 286931 WNAXLP

(Apr. 4, 11, 18, 25, May 2, 9) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, L.P. Plaintiff vs.

MATTHEW T. CARSTENBROCK, et al.

Defendant(s) NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Case Number: 11 CV 2 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on March 31, 2011, in the amount of $199,175.68, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: May 22, 2012. 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 12, of the Plat of Rolling Hills First Addition, a “County Plat” being a division of Lot 4 of Certified Survey Map No. 4588 recorded in Volume 20 of Certified Survey Maps on Page 140, as Document No. 685791, located in the Northwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4, Section 13, Township 33 North, Range 18 West, Garfield Township, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1881 98th Ave., Dresser, WI 54009.

TAX KEY NO.: 024-01300-1200.

Dated this 27th day of March, 2012 Peter M. Johnson Sheriff of Polk County Scott D. Nabke State Bar #1037979 Blommer Peterman, S.C. 165 Bishops Way, Suite 100 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. 286380

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(Apr. 4, 11, 18, 25, May 2, 9) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, L.P. Plaintiff vs.

KANDICE MAE CHAFFEE, et al.

Defendant(s) NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Case Number: 11 CV 410 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on September 16, 2011, in the amount of $235,508.28, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: May 22, 2012, 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: The East 330 feet of the West 990 feet of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 15, Township 34 North, Range 17 West, in the Town of Balsam Lake, Polk County, Wis. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1431 150th Avenue, Balsam Lake, WI 54810.

TAX KEY NO.: 006-00449-1000.

Dated this 28th day of March, 2012 Peter M. Johnson Sheriff of Polk County Scott D. Nabke State Bar #1037979 Blommer Peterman, S.C. 165 Bishops Way, Suite 100 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. 286374

lation.

April 20: Raymond C. Whitside, 24, Grantsburg, was cited for seat belt violation.

April 20; Andreas A. Olson, 31, Danbury, was cited for operation of a motorcycle without a valid license, April 20: Dustin A Smith, 31, Balsam Lake, was cited with operating after suspension.

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(Apr. 4, 11, 18, 25, May 2, 9) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON f/k/a THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS SUCCESSOR TO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CERTIFICATE HOLDERS OF POPULAR ABS, INC. MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2005-C, Plaintiff, vs.

DANIEL G. ZABEL; and DARLENE K. ZABEL, his wife, Defendants.

Case No. 11-CV-517 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of and pursuant to a Judgment of said Circuit Court in the above-entitled action which was entered on February 24, 2012, in the amount of $104,313.28, I shall expose for sale and sell at public auction in the Foyer of the Polk County Justice Center located at 1005 W. Main Street, in the Village of Balsam Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin, on the 29th day of May, 2012, at 10:00 a.m., the following described premises or so much thereof as may be sufficient as to raise the amount due to the plaintiff for principal, interest and costs, together with the disbursements of sale and solicitors’ fees, to-wit: Lot 14, Block 5, First Addition to the Village of Frederic, Polk County, Wisconsin.

TAX KEY NUMBER: 12600153-0000.

TERMS OF SALE: 10% down cash, money order or certified check. Balance due within ten days of confirmation of sale.

This property is being sold as is and subject to all liens and encumbrances.

Peter M. Johnson, Sheriff Polk County, Wisconsin Velnetske Law Offices, LLC 10555 N. Port Washington Road Mequon, WI 53092 262-241-9339 The above property is located at 105 1st Avenue South, Frederic, Wisconsin.

Velnetske Law Office, LLC, is a law firm representing a creditor in the collection of a debt owed to such creditor, and any such information obtained will be used for that purpose.

April 5: Andrea L. Princl, 18, Superior, was cited for failure to stop at stop sign.

April 6: Victoria M. Luna, 42, Siren, was cited for operating after suspension.

April 13: Michael W. Zelinski, 34, Webster, was arrested for OWI. April 18: Graham D. Hall, 16, Siren, was cited for operating after suspension.

April 20: Dylan D. Roberts, 19, Grantsburg, was cited for seat belt vio-

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March 28: Cody D. Petersen, 19, Webster, was cited for operating after suspension.

March 31: Alexander S. Hopkins, 16, Danbury, was cited with operating without insurance.

April 5: Joshua T. Jewell, 18, Siren, was cited for speeding.

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Burnett County warrants Lester J. Merrill, 35, Luck, warrant - failure to appear, April 19.

Patrick H. Stuart Jr., 35, Webster, warrant - failure to appear, April 19.

(April 25, May 2, 9) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, L.P. Plaintiff vs.

ROBERT H. DAHL, et al Defendant(s) Case Number: 10 CV 634 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on April 21, 2011, in the amount of $151,398.45, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: May 23, 2012, 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, Wis. DESCRIPTION: Lots 15, 16, 17 and 18, Block 2, Plat of Wanderoos, said Plat being a part of the North 1/2 of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 32, Township 33, Range 17 West, Town of Garfield, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1623 68th Ave., Amery, WI 54001.

TAX KEY NO.: 024-01206-0000.

Dated this 13th day of April, 2012.

Peter M. Johnson Sheriff of Polk County Scott D. Nabke State Bar #1037979 Blommer Peterman, S.C. 165 Bishops Way, Suite 100 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. 287162

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Water, sewer & garbage included.

On-site laundry.

Background check.

First month’s rent and damage deposit.

tation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or an intention, to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.” Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians; pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18.

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination call HUD toll-free at 1-800-6699777. The toll-free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1800-927-9275.

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(Apr. 11, 18, 25, May 2, 9, 16) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, vs.

PATRICIA J. HANSON and JOHN DOE, unknown spouse of Patricia J. Hanson Defendants; and MIDLAND FUNDING, LLC, Added Defendant.

Case No. 11-CV-522 Code No. 30404 Foreclosure of Mortgage Dollar Amount Greater Than $5,000.00 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on November 21, 2011, in the amount of $131,996.61, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: May 30, 2012, at 10:00 o’clock a.m.

TERMS: 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 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. PLACE: Polk County Justice Center located at 1005 West Main St., Balsam Lake, Wis. DESCRIPTION: The NE 1/4 of NW 1/4 of SW 1/4 of NE 1/4, Section 20-36-19, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 2840 Wilson Ave., Town of Sterling.

TAX KEY NO.: 046-00453-0000 Peter M. Johnson Sheriff of Polk County, WI O’DESS AND ASSOCIATES, S.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 1414 Underwood Avenue Suite 403 Wauwatosa, WI 53213 (414) 727-1591 O’Dess and Associates, S.C., is attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. If you have previously received a Chapter 7 Discharge in Bankruptcy, this correspondence should not be construed as an attempt to collect a debt.

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Respectfully Submitted, Suzanna M. Eytcheson Meenon Town Clerk

TOWN OF SWISS NOTICE OF THE BOARD OF REVIEW NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Board of Review for the Town of Swiss of Burnett County, shall hold its first meeting on Monday, the 14th day of May, 2012, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., at the Swiss Town Hall, 7551 Main Street, Danbury, Wisconsin.

Please be advised of the following requirements to appear before the Board of Review and procedural requirements if appearing before the Board: No person shall be allowed to appear before the Board of Review, to testify to the Board by telephone or to contest the amount of any assessment of real or personal property if the person has refused a reasonable written request by certified mail of the Assessor to view such property.

After the first meeting of the Board of Review and before the Board’s final adjournment, no person who is scheduled to appear before the Board of Review may contact, or provide information to a member of the Board about the person’s objection except at a session of the Board.

No person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the Board by telephone or contest the amount of the assessment unless, at least 48 hours before the first meeting of the Board or at least 48 hours before the objection is heard if the objection is allowed because the person has been granted a waiver of the 48-hour notice of an intent to file a written objection by appearing before the Board during the first two hours of the meeting and showing good cause for failure to meet the 48-hour notice requirement and files a written objection, that the person provides to the clerk of the Board of Review notice as to whether the person will ask for removal of any Board members and, if so, which member will be removed and the person’s reasonable estimate of the length of time that the hearing will take.

When appearing before the Board of Review, the person shall specify, in writing, the person’s estimate of the value of the land and of the improvements that are the subject of the person’s objection and specify the information that the person used to arrive at that estimate.

No person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the Board or by telephone or object to a valuation; if that valuation was made by the Assessor or the Objector using the income method of valuation; unless the person supplies the Assessor all the information about income and expenses, as specified in the Assessor’s manual under Sec. 73.03 (2a) of Wis. Statutes, that the Assessor requests. The Town of Swiss has an ordinance for the confidentiality of information about income and expenses that is provided to the Assessor under this paragraph which provides exceptions for persons using information in the discharge of duties imposed by law or the duties of their office or by order of a court. The information that is provided under this paragraph, unless a court determined that it is inaccurate, is not subject to the right of inspection and copying under Sec. 19.35 (1) of Wis. Statutes.

The Board shall hear upon oath, by telephone, all ill or disabled persons who present to the Board a letter from a physician, surgeon or osteopath that confirms their illness or disability. No other persons may testify by telephone.

Respectfully submitted, Judith Dykstra, Swiss Town Clerk 558608 36L WNAXLP April 25, 2012

The Town of Oakland is accepting bids for the upcoming road work for 2012.

For bid specs. contact Chairman Wayne Larrabee 715-866-4444 Bids will be opened at the regular meeting on May 10, 2012 Deanna Krause, Clerk 558529 25a 36L WNAXLP

Application for Retail Class B License to sell intoxicating liquors and fermented malt beverages.

To the town board of the Town of Jackson, Burnett County, Wis. The undersigned: Mark J. Linscheid of Lyncher Nine U C D B A hereby makes application for Retail Class B Intoxicating Liquors and Fermented Malt Beverages for Crow Bar, located at 5046 County Road A, Webster, WI 54893. S1/2-SE1/4-Section 20T.40N-R.15W for a period of July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2013.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ZONING VARIANCE VILLAGE OF WEBSTER TAKE NOTICE THAT A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD AT THE VILLAGE OFFICE, 7505 MAIN STREET, WEBSTER, WISCONSIN, ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 2012, AT 5:30 P.M. For the purpose of consideration of a zoning variance for Family Dollar, Inc., for vacant commercial property bounded by Musky Avenue South, Cedar Street and Lakeland Avenue. The property is zoned C2, Highway Commercial District. The request is to erect an 8,320 square foot one-story single user retail building from which Family Dollar would operate. The variance would be for existing parking as well as off-street parking spaces, minimum setbacks as well as access points onto the property. The board will hear all interested persons, or their agents or attorneys, and thereafter will make a decision on the requests.

For additional information, please contact: Patrice Bjorklund, Village Clerk 7505 Main Street West Webster, WI 54893 558896 36L WNAXLP Phone: 715-866-4211 (Apr. 25, May 2, 9) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY Royal Credit Union, a federal credit union, 200 Riverfront Terrace Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54703, Plaintiff, vs.

Kathryn L. Johnson, through her heirs 2212 75th Avenue Osceola, Wisconsin 54020, John Doe, Mary Roe and XYZ corporation, Defendants.

Case Type: 30404 Case No. 12CV213 PUBLICATION SUMMONS THE STATE OF WISCONSIN TO KATHRYN L. JOHNSON, THROUGH HER HEIRS: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that Plaintiff, Royal Credit Union, a federal credit union, filed a lawsuit or other legal action against you.

WITHIN forty (40) days after April 25, 2012, you must respond with a written demand for a copy of the Complaint. The demand must be sent or delivered to the Polk County Clerk of Court, Polk County Justice Center, whose address is 1005 West Main Street, Suite 300, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin 54810, and to Plaintiff’s attorneys, Anastasi & Associates, P.A., whose address is 14985 60th Street North, Stillwater, Minnesota 55082.

You may have an attorney help or represent you.

If you do not demand a copy of the Complaint 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 may in the future, and may also be enforced by garnishment or seizure of property.

Dated: April 11, 2012.

ANASTASI & ASSOCIATES, P.A. Garth G. Gavenda, #1079588 David C. Anastasi, #1027144 14985 60th Street North Stillwater, MN 55082 Telephone: 651-439-2951 Attorneys for Plaintiff #16110 558895 WNAXLP

(Apr. 18, 25, May 2) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT ST. CROIX COUNTY BRANCH 2 ROYAL CREDIT UNION Plaintiff vs.

NEW HORIZON HOMES, INC. KOPP PROPERTIES OF WI, LLC BERNARD J. KOPP SHIRLEY F. KOPP STEVEN F. KOPP MEGAN A. KOPP BREMER BANK, N.A. JOHN DOE #1, a/k/a JASON TURNER JOHN DOE #2 JOHN DOE #3 JOHN DOE #4 Defendants.

Case No: 11CV784 Case Code: 30404 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE By virtue of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above-entitled action on November 21, 2011, the undersigned Sheriff of Polk County, Wisconsin, will sell at public auction at the front entrance of the Polk County Justice Center in Balsam Lake, in said county, on the 30th day of May, 2012, at 10:00 a.m., the real estate and mortgaged premises directed by the Judgment to be sold, therein described as follows: Lots 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10, Kopp Addition in the City of Amery, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 555, 559, 563, 567, 571, 575 and 591 Golf Way, Amery, 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 13th day of April, 2012.

Peter M. Johnson Polk County Sheriff Donald R. Marjala - Lawyer Spangler, Nodolf, Bruder & Klinkhammer, LLC P.O. Box 1165 Eau Claire, Wis. 54702-1165 (715) 830-9771 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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Notices Polk County deaths Joyce L. Peterson, 75, Chetek, died March 24, 2012.

Jeffrey R. Chartrand, 55, Lindstrom, Minn., died April 2, 2012.

Norris O. Hensch, 64, Town of Eureka, died April 2, 2012.

Kenneth G. Alden, 84, Town of West Sweden, died April 3, 2012.

Ryan N. Lorentz, 26, Osceola, died April 3, 2012.

VILLAGE OF SIREN FIRST STREET IMPROVEMENTS VILLAGE OF SIREN BURNETT COUNTY, WI

Sealed bids will be accepted at Village Hall, located at 24049 First Street, P.O. Box 23, Siren, WI 54872, for Project until May 7, 2012, at 2:00 p.m.

Work consists of reconstruction of First Street (~600 LF) and includes salvaging base course, unclassified excavation, concrete storm sewer, curb and gutter and bituminous pavement.

BIDDING DOCUMENTS may be examined at MSA Professional Services, Inc., in Rice Lake; Village of Siren; Builder’s Exchange of St. Paul; Minneapolis Builders Exchange; Duluth Builders Exchange; Northwest Regional Builders Exchange in Altoona (Eau Claire). Please contact Teresa Anderson, Design Engineer at 715-234-1009 for any questions.

BIDDING DOCUMENTS may be obtained at the office of MSA Professional Services, Inc., 15 W. Marshall Street, Rice Lake, WI 54868, upon receipt of a $40 nonrefundable fee for half size (11” x 17”) plans. Bidding documents in electronic portable display format (PDF) will be provided on a single compact disk for a nonrefundable fee of $20.00.

Federal Davis Bacon Wage Rates: Federal wage rates can be found at http://www.wdol.gov/dba.aspx#0. Be aware that project Administrators, Bidders and Contractors are required to use the latest federal wage rate available at the time of bid opening. The minimum wages to be paid on the project shall be the wage scale established by the Federal wage rates.

Attention of Bidders is particularly called to the requirements as to conditions of employment to be observed and minimum wage rates to be paid under the contract, Section 3, Segre558409 gated Facility, Section 109 and E.O. 11246.

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WNAXLP (April 18, 25, May 2) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY LVNV Funding LLC as successor in interest to HSBC c/o Messerli & Kramer PA 3033 Campus Drive Suite 250 Plymouth, MN 55441 Plaintiff, vs.

Joseph Friesner 1916 60th St. Balsam Lake, WI 54810 Defendant(s).

SUMMONS Case Code: 30301 Case No. 12CV98 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 April 18, 2012, 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 PA, Plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is 3033 Campus Drive, Ste. 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 PA Jillian N. Walker, #1066378 3033 Campus Drive Suite 250 Plymouth, MN 55441 Phone: 763-548-7900 Fax: 763-548-7922

(April 18, 25, May 2) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY EQUABLE ASCENT FINANCIAL ASSIGNEE OF 1120 W. LAKE COOK RD. STE. B BUFFALO GROVE, IL, 60089 Plaintiff, vs.

CHAD MARTIN 1905 250TH AVE LUCK, WI 54853-3701 Defendant(s).

Case No. 12CV105 AMENDED SUMMONS Money Judgment: 30301 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 April 24, 2012, 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: March 27, 2012. /s/ Ryan M. Peterson 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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ROAD WORK 2012 BIDS

APPLICATION FOR LICENSE

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Notice is hereby given that the Board of Review for the Town of Meenon, Burnett County, will be held on Monday, May 21, 2012, from 6 - 8 p.m., at the Meenon Town Hall.

Please be advised of the following requirements to appear before the Board of Review and procedural requirements if appearing before the Board: No person shall be allowed to appear before the Board of Review, to testify to the Board by telephone or to contest the amount of any assessment of real or personal property if the person has refused a reasonable written request by certified mail of the Assessor to view such property.

After the first meeting of the Board of Review and before the Board’s final adjournment, no person who is scheduled to appear before the Board of Review may contact, or provide information to a member of the Board about the person’s objection except at a session of the Board.

No person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the Board by telephone or contest the amount of assessment unless, at least 48 hours before the first meeting of the Board or at least 48 hours before the objection is heard if the objection is allowed because the person has been granted a waiver of the 48-hour notice of an intent to file a written objection of appearing before the Board during the first two hours of the meeting and showing good cause for failure to meet the 48-hour notice requirement and files a written objection, that the person provides to the Clerk of the Board of Review notice as to whether the person will ask for removal of any Board member and, if so, which member will be removed and the person’s reasonable estimate of the length of time that the hearing will take.

When appearing before the Board, the person shall specify, in writing, the person’s estimate of the value of the land and of the improvements that are subject of the person’s objection and specify the information that the person used to arrive at that estimate.

No person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the Board by telephone or subject or object to a valuation; if that valuation was made by the Assessor or the objector using the income method; unless the person supplies the Assessor all of the information about income and expenses, as specified in the manual under Sec. 73.03(2a), that the Assessor requests. The municipality or county shall provide by ordinance for the confidentiality of information about income and expenses that is provided to the Assessor under this paragraph and shall provide exceptions for persons using the information in the discharge of duties imposed by law or of the duties of their office by the order of a court. The information that is provided under this paragraph, unless a court determined that it is inaccurate, is not subject to the right of inspection and copying under Sec. 19.35(1) of Wis. Statutes.

The Board shall hear upon oath, by telephone, all ill or disabled persons who present to the Board a letter from a physician, surgeon or osteopath that confirms their illness or disability. No other persons may testify by telephone.

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Notices

NOTICE - PUBLIC TEST ON VOTING EQUIPMENT

Notice is hereby given that the Town of St. Croix Falls, Polk County, Wisconsin, will be performing a public test of election voting equipment on Thursday, May 3, 2012, at 9 a.m., in the Town Hall located at 1305 200th Street, St. Croix Falls.

558962 Janet Krueger, Clerk, Town of St. Croix Falls 36L WNAXLP www.townofstcroixfalls.org

TOWN OF TRADE LAKE

BIDS FOR REPLACING THE ROOF ON THE TOWN HALL The Town of Trade Lake is accepting bids for the reroofing of the Town Hall. We will be using an agricultural grade steel. These sealed bids will be opened on Thursday, May 10, 2012, at the Monthly Board Meeting at the Town Hall.

Clerk’s phone number: 715-488-2600 E-mail: tradelakewi@grantsburgtelcom.net Clerk’s Address: Town of Trade Lake 13361 State Road 48 Grantsburg, WI 54840 Deborah L. Christian, Clerk 559028 36-37L 26-27a

Case No. 12CV181 PUBLICATION SUMMONS THE STATE OF WISCONSIN TO BRENDA G. JOHNSON, THROUGH HER HEIRS: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that Plaintiff, Central Bank, a Minnesota banking corporation, has filed a lawsuit or other legal action against you.

WITHIN forty (40) days after April 25, 2012, you must respond with a written demand for a copy of the Amended Complaint. The demand must be sent or delivered to the Polk County Clerk of Court, Polk County Justice Center, whose address is 1005 West Main Street, Suite 300, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin 54810, and to Plaintiff’s attorneys, Anastasi & Associates, P.A., whose address is 14985 60th Street North, Stillwater, Minnesota 55082. You may have an attorney help or represent you.

If you do not demand a copy of the Amended Complaint within forty (40) days, the Court may grant judgment against you for the award of money or other legal action requested in the Amended Complaint, and you may lose your right to object to anything that is or may be incorrect in the Amended 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 may in the future, and may also be enforced or garnishment or seizure of property.

Dated: April 10, 2012.

ANASTASI & ASSOCIATES, P.A. Garth G. Gavenda, #1079588 David C. Anastasi, #1027144 14985 60th Street North Stillwater, MN 55082 Telephone: (651) 439-2951 Attorneys for Plaintiff #16049 558623 WNAXLP

(Apr. 18, 25, May 2, 9, 16, 23) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, vs.

SHAWN L. BROWN and ALANA J. BROWN husband and wife and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendants.

Case No.: 11-CV-656 Code No.: 30404 Foreclosure of Mortgage Dollar Amount Greater Than $5,000.00 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on December 2, 2011, in the amount of $445,549.54, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: June 5, 2012, at 10:00 o’clock a.m.

TERMS: 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 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. PLACE: Polk County Justice Center located at 1005 West Main St., Balsam Lake, Wis. DESCRIPTION: The Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (NW 1/4 of SE 1/4) of Section Seventeen (17), Township Thirty-two (32) North, Range Seventeen (17) West, Town of Alden, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 348 State Road 65, Town of Alden.

TAX KEY NO.: 002-00433-0000.

Peter M. Johnson Sheriff of Polk County, WI O’DESS AND ASSOCIATES, S.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff 1414 Underwood Avenue Suite 403 Wauwatosa, WI 53213 414-727-1591 O’Dess and Associates, S.C., is attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. If you have previously received a Chapter 7 Discharge in Bankruptcy, this correspondence should not be construed as an attempt to collect a debt.

NOTICE OF HEARING

The Polk County Board of Adjustment will hold a public hearing at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 15, 2012, at the Government Center in Balsam Lake, WI. The board will call the public hearing to order at 8:30 a.m., recess at 8:45 a.m. to view the sites and will reconvene at 12:30 p.m. at the Government Center in Balsam Lake, WI. At that time, the 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.) KEVIN LINDUS (LINDUS PROPERTIES) requests a Special Exception Permit to Section XC1 of the Polk County Comprehensive Land Use Ordinance to sell fireworks in a retail store. The property affected is located at: 945 131st Ave., Pt. of SW1/4 of the SE1/4, Section 28/T34N/R16W, Town of Apple River.

QUENTIN & FAITH KAHLER request a Special Exception to Article 8D1(a) of the Polk County Shoreland Protection Zoning Ordinance to establish a Tourist Rooming House. The property affected is located at: 2251B 60th St./County Rd. E, Lot 2, CSM Vol. 1/Pg. 118, Pt. of Gov’t. Lot 3, Section 12/T35N/R16W, Town of Georgetown, Big Round (a class 1 lake).

DANIEL BEECROFT requests a Special Exception Permit to Article 8D4 of the Polk County Shoreland Protection Zoning Ordinance to operate a small sport shop. The property affected is located at: 181 305th Ave., Pt. of the SW1/4 of the NW1/4, Section 35/AT37N/R15W, Town of Lorain, Class 3 pond.

ANDREW & DENISE MILLIS request a variance to Article 11C, Table 1 of the Polk County Shoreland Protection Zoning Ordinance to keep a garage 7 inches from a side yard lot line. The property affected is: 1084 239th Ave., Lot 1, CSM Vol. 24/Pg. 193 and Pt. of Lot 3, CSM Vol. 2 Pg. 12, all in Section 5/T35N/R16W, Town of Georgetown, Bone Lake (a class 1 lake).

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(April 4, 11, 18, 25, May 2, 9) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY CITIZENS COMMUNITY FEDERAL Plaintiff, vs.

SHAWN D. DENVER, DANYELLE P. DENVER, WEST BEND MUTUAL COMPANY, EAGLE VALLEY BANK, NA, REGIONAL BUSINESS FUND, INC. Defendants Case No. 11CV70 Case 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 April 5, 2011, in the amount of $127,701.78, the undersigned Sheriff of Polk County, Wisconsin, will sell at public auction at the front entrance of the Polk County Courthouse in the City of Balsam Lake, in said County, on the 23rd day of May, 2012, at 10 a.m., the real estate and mortgaged premises directed by the judgment to be sold, therein described as follows: Tract I: Lot 4 of CSM 15-214, Map No. 3447, a part of the NE 1/4 SW 1/4 of Section 35, Township 33 North, Range 15 West (in the Township of Clayton). Tract II: A nonexclusive easement for ingress and egress, in favor of Tract I, over the east 33 feet of Lot 3 of CSM 15-214, Map No. 3447, lying within the NE 1/4 SW 1/4 of Section 35, Township 33 North, Range 15 West (in the Township of Clayton) for access to 15th Street.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 627 15th Street, Clayton, 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 30th day of March, 2012. /s/ Peter M. Johnson Polk County Sheriff Attorney Christine A. Gimber WELD, RILEY, PRENN & RICCI, S.C. 3624 Oakwood Hills Parkway 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.

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(April 18, 25, May 2) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY ROYAL CREDIT UNION 200 Riverfront Terrace Eau Claire, WI 54703, Plaintiff, v.

JAMES V. OLSON 256 Howard Avenue Amery, WI 54001, KANDI L. OLSON 885 Vijobi Trail Amery, WI 54001, Defendants.

AMENDED SUMMONS Case No. 12 CV 182 Code: 30301 Money Judgment THE STATE OF WISCONSIN To JAMES V. OLSON, named above as a defendant: You are hereby notified that the plaintiff(s) named above has/ have filed a lawsuit or other legal action against you.

Within 40 days after April 18, 2012, 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 Justice Center, 1005 W. Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin 54810, and to Attorney John D. Leary, Ruder Ware, L.L.S.C., Plaintiff’s attorney whose address is 402 Graham Avenue, P.O. Box 187, Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54702.

You may have an attorney help or represent you.

If you do not demand a copy of the complaint 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 the 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.

You are notified that we are attempting to collect a debt.

Any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Dated this 10th day of April, 2012.

RUDER WARE Attorneys for Royal Credit Union John D. Leary State Bar No. 1003749 P.O. ADDRESS RUDER WARE, L.L.S.C. 402 Graham Avenue Post Office Box 187 Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54702 Telephone: 715-834-3425 Facsimile: 715-834-9240

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(April 25, May 2, 9) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY Central Bank, a Minnesota banking corporation 304 Cascade Street Osceola, Wisconsin 54020, Plaintiff, vs.

Brenda G. Johnson, through her heirs, 806 Horse Lake Lane Dresser, Wisconsin 54009, Mona L. Smith 806 Horse Lake Lane Dresser, Wisconsin 54009, John Doe, Mary Roe and XYZ corporation, Defendants.

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(April 25, May 2, 9) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, L.P. Plaintiff vs.

RIGGS FLOM, et al Defendant(s) Case Number: 11 CV 436 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on October 7, 2011, in the amount of $141,773.85, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: May 23, 2012, 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: A parcel of land located in Outlot 42 of the Outlot Plat of the Village of Osceola, described as follows: Commencing at the East corner of Outlot 42 of the Outlot Plat of the Village of Osceola, as the same appears of record in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Polk County, Wisconsin; thence in a Westerly direction along the Northeasterly line of said Outlot, a distance of 80 feet; thence in a Southwesterly direction parallel to the Southeasterly line of said Outlot to the Southwesterly line of said Outlot; thence along the Southwesterly line of said Outlot to the Southeasterly line of said Outlot; thence in a Northeasterly direction to the place of beginning, Polk County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 607 Chieftain Street, Osceola, WI 54020.

TAX KEY NO.: 165-00402-0000.

Dated this 13th day of April, 2012.

Peter M. Johnson Sheriff of Polk County Scott D. Nabke State Bar #1037979 Blommer Peterman, S.C. 165 Bishops Way, Suite 100 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. 287164

(Apr. 11, 18, 25) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY CIVIL DIVISION U.S. Bank National Association ND 205 W. 4th Street, Suite 500 Cincinnati, OH 45202 Plaintiff vs.

TIMOTHY J. GREANER 1718 E. FOREST CIRCLE BALSAM LAKE, WI 54810 RENEE M. GREANER 1718 E. FOREST CIRCLE BALSAM LAKE, WI 54810 WESTCONSIN CREDIT UNION 444 S. BROADWAY MENOMONIE, WI 54751 Defendants.

PUBLICATION SUMMONS Case No. 12 CV 81 Judge Anderson, Jeffery L. Case Code No. 30404 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.

Within 40 days after April 11, 2012, 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 Lois Hoff, Clerk of Courts, Polk County Courthouse, 1005 West Main Street, Suite 300 P.O. Box 549, Balsam Lake, WI 54810 and to Adam C. Lueck, Johnson, Blumberg & Associates, LLC, plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is 230 W. Monroe St., Chicago, IL 60606. You may have an attorney help represent you.

If you do not demand a copy of the complaint 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: March 30, 2012.

Johnson, Blumberg & Associates, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff Adam C. Lueck State Bar No. 1081386 Johnson, Blumberg, & Associates, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street Suite 1125 Chicago, Illinois 60606 Ph. 312-541-9710 Fax 312-541-9711 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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www.theleader.net

POLK COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY

LINCOLN DAY DINNER

Sunday, May 6, 2012 5 - 6 p.m. Social Hour 6 - 8 p.m. Dinner and Program Place: Trollhaugen Convention Center Date: Time:

2232 100th Avenue, Dresser, WI

RSVP:

By Monday, April 30

Pat Peterson at 715-755-2644

Speakers Include: ~ U.S. Senate Candidates Eric Hovde Mark Neumann Kip Smith ~ State Senator Sheila Harsdorf ~ State Assemblyman Erik Severson All current and future members of the Polk County Republican Party are invited to attend.

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Notices/Employment opportunities

Quarterly & Annual Meeting Wed., April 25 - 7 p.m.

At the Luck Senior Center

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NORTHLAND MUNICIPAL AMBULANCE SERVICE

LAKESIDE/ ORANGE CEMETERY

Bella Salon and Day Spa is seeking a cosmetologist to join our friendly & talented staff. Positions available at both our Luck and Grantsburg locations. Aveda color knowledge & product training is preferred. We offer a competitive compensation package, based on experience.

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Please send or stop in with your resume:

Attn.: Jenna, P.O. Box 317, Luck, WI 54853 715-472-4222

Volunteer Spring Cleanup To Follow Meeting

LAKESIDE/ ORANGE CEMETERY ASSOCIATION MEETING

Sat., May 5, 1 p.m. - ???

For questions call Bob,

715-866-4944

Sat., May 5, At 11 a.m.

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NOTICE TOWN OF BALSAM LAKE

DUMP WEEKEND

Dump weekend will be held on Saturday, May 5, 2012, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. & Sunday, May 6, 2012, from 9 a.m. to 11.a.m. at the Town Shop

Brush and leaves will be accepted, but no tires or appliances will be accepted.

Brian R. Masters, Clerk

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NOTICE OF MEETING TO ADJOURN BOARD OF REVIEW TO LATER DATE TOWN OF STERLING, POLK COUNTY

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

PAYROLL BENEFIT COORDINATOR

Full-time position available with Burnett County in N.W. Wisconsin. www.burnettcounty.com for further details or 715-349559024 2181. Application deadline May 4, 2012. EOE. 36-37L, 26a,b,c

Board of Review will meet on May 21, 2012, at 7 p.m., at the Cushing Community Center for the purpose of calling the Board of Review into session during the thirty-day period beginning on the second Monday of May, pursuant to Sec. 70.47(1) of Wis. Statutes.

Due to the fact the assessment roll is not completed at this time, it is anticipated that the Board of Review will adjourn until July 24, 2012, at 6 p.m.

Notice is hereby given this 25th day of April, 2012.

By Julie Peterson, Town Clerk 558987 36L WNAXLP

OPEN BOOK

Holiday Inn Express and Our Place Café is seeking energetic, service-oriented team members.

Weekends required. Applications available at Holiday Inn Express in St. Croix Falls.

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SUMMER PART-TIME POSITIONS

Unity School District

BUS DRIVER WANTED Unity School District is taking applications for a bus driver (regular morning and afternoon route). Commercial driver’s license (CDL) with school bus endorsement required. Materials to obtain permit and assistance to obtain license are available. Qualified applicants will be given first consideration.

Applications may be obtained from the District Office or on the District Web site, www.unity.k12.wi.us.

Interested, qualified persons may apply by submitting letter of application, district application and letters of recommendation to 558148 24-25a,d 35-36L Brandon W. Robinson, District Administrator, Unity School District, 1908 150th St./Hwy. 46 N., Balsam Lake, WI 548107267. Application deadline May 1, 2012. E.O.E.

ASSOCIATE DEGREE NURSING INSTRUCTOR WITC New Richmond Campus

Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College is seeking a learning-focused, creative and dynamic individual for a full-time Associate Degree Nursing Instructor position at the WITC New Richmond Campus beginning fall semester. The ideal candidates will demonstrate interest in and potential for excellence in facilitating student learning and development.

Qualifications include: Master’s degree with a major in nursing or significant progress toward master’s degree, two years’ occupational nursing experience and direct care experience as a practicing nurse within the past five years.

Deadline to apply: May 9, 2012

WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE

For a complete list of qualifications and to apply visit our Web site at www.witc.edu/employ TTY:711 558352 25-26d,e 36-37L

WITC is an equal opportunity/access/employer and educator.

Notice is hereby given that the Village of Siren Open Book will be held on Monday, May 7, 2012, from noon to 2 p.m., at the Siren Village Hall. The purpose of Open Book is to allow property owners the opportunity to review assessment records.

At Open Book, property owners who feel that their 2012 assessment does not reflect current market value may give the Assessor written evidence of the current market value. The assessor will be available for assessment review.

Please contact Village Hall at 715-349-2273 to schedule an appointment.

Objection forms requesting a Board of Review hearing will be available for property owners to complete. Objections must be filed with the Village Clerk at least 48 hours prior to the Board of Review on Monday, June 4, 2012, from noon to 2 p.m.

Notice is hereby given this 25th day of April, 2012, by Ann L. Peterson, Clerk 558605 36L WNAXLP

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO CIRCULATE A PETITION OF DETACHMENT

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that the undersigned Owner of the Property will petition the Village of Siren and the Town of Siren for an Order to detach the following described real estate from the Village of Siren and it will then become a part of the Town of Siren.

Lot One (1) of Certified Survey Map recorded in Vol. 23 CSM Pages 258-260 as Doc. 405211, located in the NW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section 8, Township 38 North, Range 16 West, Village of Siren and Town of Siren, Burnett County, Wisconsin.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that this Property is owned in its entirety by Richard and Kristen Kosloski, and they are the only two residents.

Dated this 11th day of April, 2012.

By: Richard Kosloski 558851 36L WNAXLP By: Kristin Kosloski

VILLAGE OF FREDERIC

SPRING CLEANUP WEEK Monday - Friday, May 7 - 11, 2012 Fees:

Appliances $20/ea.

Furniture (Incl. TV, Computer, VCR) $10/ea. item Tires $5/ea.

Miscellaneous Items $10/minimum fee

Call the Village office to schedule a 24-26a 35-37L pickup, 715-327-4294 558234

Follow the Leader

PUBLIC NOTICE

The Polk County Land Information Committee will hold a Public Hearing at 8:45 a.m. on Wednesday, May 2, 2012, in the Government Center (1st floor, County Boardroom), Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, to consider agenda items and amend the Telecommunication Towers, Antennas and Related Facilities Ordinance (addition in italics): Article IX A.2.f. Copies of letters informing contiguous landowners by certified mail and class 2 pub558433 35-36L lication of notice in the County’s newspaper 25a,d WNAXLP of record as appointed by the County Board.

APRIL 28 & 29, 2012

ROAD DITCH CLEANUP IN THE TOWN OF ST. CROIX FALLS

It is time for the annual cleanup of roads and ditches located in the Town of St. Croix Falls. Residents of the town can pick up garbage bags at the town hall located at 1305 200th Street and Hwy. 8. All garbage picked up from the ditches of town roads can be left on the shoulder of the road for pickup on Mondays. Many thanks go to all who volunteer as well as those who clean up the roadsides year-round.

Janet Krueger, Town Clerk 558963 36L www.townofstcroixfalls.org

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE

Full-time position available with Burnett County in N.W. Wisconsin. www.burnettcounty.com for further details or 715-349559026 2181. Application deadline May 4, 2012. EOE. 36-37L, 26a,b,c NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT VILLAGE OF SIREN

Public notice is hereby given to all persons in the Village of Siren, Wisconsin, that a public hearing will be held by the Plan Commission on Friday, May 4, 2012, at 10 a.m. at the Village Hall, 24049 First Avenue, Village of Siren, Wisconsin, at the request of the Village Board on an application for a Conditional Use Permit: 23936 Highway 35; PID 07-181-2-38-16-17-2 01-000024000, (at the southeast corner of Landquist Street and Highway 35), to use the property as Residential in a C-2 Highway Commercial area.

All persons interested are invited to attend said hearing and be heard. Information on the proposal is available at the Village Office at 24049 First Avenue.

Marty Shutt, Administrator Week of April 25, 2012 558770 36L WNAXLP

REQUEST FOR BIDS TOWN OF SWISS BURNETT COUNTY

Notice is hereby given that the Town of Swiss will be accepting sealed bids for removal, repair and reroofing of the Swiss Town Hall at 7551 Main Street and the Danbury Fire Department at 30251 South 2nd Avenue located in Danbury, Wisconsin.

Please call George Costello at 715-656-3030 for the complete bid specifications. Certificate of insurance and workers’ compensation must be furnished.

Bids must be received by the Town of Swiss by 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 10, 2012. Bids may be mailed to: Roofing Bid, Town of Swiss, P.O. Box 157, Danbury, WI 54830.

Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at the monthly board meeting on May 10, 2012, at 7 p.m. at the Swiss Town Hall. The bids may be considered for acceptance for 30 days to give the town board adequate time to review the bids.

The Town Board reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids and to waive irregularities and information therein and further reserves the right to award the contract in the best interest of the town.

Judith Dykstra, Clerk - April 14, 2012 558427 35-36L WNAXLP

TOWN OF MILLTOWN NOTICE TO BID

The Town of Milltown is accepting bids for the following road projects: 1. Blacktop - 1 mile 210th Avenue, 22’ top, rolled to 2.5”.

2. Crack Seal - 1.2 miles 150th Street.

3. Crack Seal - 1 mile 200th Avenue.

4. Chip Seal - 1.2 miles 150th Street.

5. Chip Seal - 1 mile 200th Avenue.

6. Pulverize Blacktop - 1 mile 230th Avenue.

7. Pulverize Blacktop 1 mile, 180th Street.

For more information contact: Jeff at 715-825-3486.

Bids are due Friday, May 11, 2012, to the Clerk’s Office or P.O. Box 100, Milltown, WI 54858.

The Town reserves the right to reject any or all bids.

Virgil Hansen, Town Clerk 558552 35-36L 25-26a,d Town of Milltown

Notices/Employment opportunities

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High School Head Girls Basketball Coach High School Assistant Boys Basketball Coach Middle School Boys Basketball Coach Middle School Girls Volleyball Coach

Please submit: Letter of Inquiry Resume Letters of Recommendation (2+) In Addition A Background Check Will Be Required Send To The Attention Of: Mike Amundson Grantsburg High School 480 East James Avenue Grantsburg, Wisconsin 54840 Application Deadline Is May 9, 2012 The School District of Grantsburg is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age race color, national origin, sex, religion or handicap.

(April 18, 25, May 2, 9, 16, 23) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY Royal Credit Union, a federal credit union, 200 Riverfront Terrace Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54703, as assignee of The RiverBank, a Minnesota banking corporation, P.O. Box 188 304 Cascade Street Osceola, Wisconsin 54020 Plaintiff, vs.

Pamela L. Fangmeier 638 170th Street Osceola, Wisconsin 54020, John Doe, Mary Roe and XYZ Corporation, Defendants.

Case No. 11CV596 Case Type: 30404 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that by virtue of that certain Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, Order for Default Judgment and Judgment entered and filed in the above-entitled action on March 29, 2012, the Sheriff of Polk County, Wisconsin, will sell the following described real property at public auction as follows: DAY/DATE/TIME: Thurs., June 7, 2012, at 10 a.m.

TERMS: 10% of successful bid must be paid to Sheriff at sale in certified funds, with the balance due and owing on the date of confirmation of the sale by the Court.

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

LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lot Thirteen (13) of Certified Survey Map No. 3685 Recorded in Volume 16 of Certified Survey maps, Page 198 as Document No. 632322, being a part of Lot Nine (9) of Certified Survey Map No. 3661 Recorded in Volume 16 of Certified Survey Maps, Page 34 as Document No. 650638 located in the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (NW 1/4 of SW 1/4), Section Thirty-Two (32), Township Thirty-Three (33) North, Range Seventeen (17) West, Town of Garfield, Polk County, Wisconsin. (FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY: Plaintiff believes that the property address is 638 170th Street, Osceola, Wis.) Dated this 16th day of April, 2012.

Peter Johnson Sheriff of Polk County, Wisconsin

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(Apr. 18, 25, May 2, 9, 16, 23) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY AnchorBank, fsb f/k/a S&C Bank, Plaintiff, vs.

Daniel R. Johnson, Individual and Sole Proprietor, d/b/a Swedes Masonry, Defendants.

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Case No: 09 CV 929 Case Code: 30404 Judge: Molly E. GaleWyrick PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a Judgment of Foreclosure entered April 26, 2010, in the amount of $181,175.54, the Polk County Sheriff will sell the described real property at public auction as follows: DATE/TIME: May 31, 2012, at 10:00 a.m.

PLACE: Foyer Area of Polk County Justice Center, West Main St., Suite 900, Balsam Lake, WI 54810.

TERMS:10% of successful bid must be paid to the Sheriff at sale in cash or by certified check. Balance due within 10 days of court approval. Purchaser is responsible for payment of all transfer taxes and recording fees. Sale is AS IS in all respects and subject to all liens and encumbrances.

DESCRIPTION: The Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 28, Township 35 North, Range 18 West, Town of Eureka, Polk County, Wisconsin, Except Commencing at the Southeast corner of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 28, Township 35 North, Range 18 West, Town of Eureka, Polk County, Wisconsin, thence North along the forty line 300 feet; thence West parallel to the South line of said forty 500 feet; thence South parallel to the East line of said forty to the South line of said forty; thence East to the place of beginning.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 2155 190th Street, Centuria, WI 54824. The common address is for reference purposes only. /s/Peter M. Johnson Polk County Sheriff ECKBERG, LAMMERS, BRIGGS, WOLFF & VIERLING, PLLP Nicholas J. Vivian (#1047165) Daniel P. Bakken (#1063925) 430 Second Street Hudson, WI 54016 (715) 386-3733 Attorneys for Plaintiff Eckberg Lammers is attempting to collect a debt on our client’s behalf and any information we obtain will be used for that purpose. If you are currently in bankruptcy or have been discharged in bankruptcy, this is not an attempt to collect the debt from you personally.

THIS INSTRUMENT WAS DRAFTED BY: ANASTASI & ASSOCIATES, P.A. 14985 60th Street North Stillwater, MN 55082 651-439-2951 Garth G. Gavenda/#15803

715-327-5555

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FULL-TIME LICENSED COSMETOLOGIST WANTED

(Apr. 11, 18, 25, May 2, 9, 16) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY ANCHORBANK, FSB Plaintiff vs.

KATHRYN EMILY KAHLECK A/K/A KATHRYN E. HALLSTEIN, et al.

Defendant(s) Case Number: 11 CV 452 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on October 17, 2011, in the amount of $102,499.37, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: May 29, 2012, 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 5 of Certified Survey Map No. 2168 recorded in Volume 10 of Certified Survey Maps on page 92 as Document No. 553482, located in part of the Southwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 21, Township 33 North of Range 18 West; also being part of Lot 1 of Certified Survey Map No. 1001, Volume 4, page 248, this being Lot 1 of Certified Survey Map No. 2074, Volume 9, Page 222; Town of Osceola, in Polk County, Wisconsin. AND The South 100 feet of Lot 4 of Certified Survey Map No. 2168 recorded in Volume 10 of Certified Survey Maps on page 92 as Document No. 553482, located in part of the Southwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 21, Township 33 North of Range 18 West; also being part of Lot 1 of Certified Survey Map No. 1001, Volume 4, page 248, this being Lot 1 of Certified Survey Map No. 2074, Volume 9, Page 222; Town of Osceola, in Polk County, Wisconsin.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 862 218th St., Osceola, WI 54020.

TAX KEY NO.: 042-00448-0500.

Dated this 30th day of March, 2012.

Peter M. Johnson Sheriff of Polk County Scott D. Nabke State Bar # 1037979 Blommer Peterman, S.C. 165 Bishops Way, Suite 100 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. 286565

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Be happy… be inspired… be loved 203 Wisconsin Ave. N. Frederic, WI 54837

(Apr. 11, 18, 25, May 2) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff vs.

TERRY MICHAEL MORTON, et al.

Defendants.

Case No. 11 CV 202 AMENDED NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on June 21, 2011, in the amount of $801,756.66, the Polk County Sheriff will sell the premises described below at public auction as follows: DATE/TIME: April 4, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. ADJOURNED TO May 9, 2012, 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, encumbrances and payment of applicable transfer taxes.

PLACE: In the Lobby of the Polk County Justice Center, located at 1005 West Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wis., 54810.

PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: That part of Government Lot 6, of Section 35, Township 35 North of Range 17 West, described as follows: Commencing at a stone monument 1,003.9 feet South and 50.0 feet East of the meander corner on the shore of Balsam Lake on the West line of the Northwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 35, Township 35 North, Range 17 West; thence East 334.0 feet to the meander line on the shore of Balsam Lake; thence along said shore meander North 8 deg. 00’ East 143.0 feet; thence North 15 deg. 25’ West 60.2 feet; thence West 339.0 feet; thence South 200.0 feet to the place of beginning. Said land being in the Town of Milltown, County of Polk and State of Wisconsin.

ADDRESS: 1860 140th Street, Balsam Lake, WI 54810.

TAX KEY NO: 040-01213-0000.

Dated this 2nd day of April, 2012.

Peter M. Johnson Polk County Sheriff Cummisford, Acevedo & Associates, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff Mark R. Cummisford State Bar #1034906 6508 South 27th Street Suite #6 Oak Creek, WI 53154 414-761-1700

Cummisford, Acevedo & 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.

(Apr. 11, 18, 25, May 2, 9, 16) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY AnchorBank, fsb f/k/a S & C Bank, Plaintiff, vs.

Harvey Jacobsen, Unknown Spouse of Harvey Jacobsen, Scott A. Jacobsen, Joel L. Jacobsen, Lisa Gunter, Amy Jacobsen, Defendants.

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Case No: 11CV163 Case Code: 30404 Judge: Jeffery L. Anderson PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a Judgment of Foreclosure entered on February 3, 2011, in the amount of $39,129.46, the Polk County Sheriff will sell the following described real property at public auction as follows: DATE/TIME: May 31, 2012, at 10:00 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: Lots Five (5), Six (6), Seven (7) and Eight (8), Block Six (6), also a parcel of land in Lot Nine (9), Block Six (6) described as follows: Commencing at the Northeast corner of said Lot 9, Block 6 of the Original Plat of the Village of Balsam Lake, thence 10 feet due South, thence West parallel with the North line of said Lot 9, 140 feet, thence due North to the Northwest corner of said Lot 9, thence East 140 feet to the place of beginning, all in the Original Plat of the Village of Balsam Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin, located in the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter (SW 1/4 NE 1/4), Section 10, Township 34 North, Range 17 West.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 605 Old Main Street, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin 54810.

Peter M. Johnson Polk County Sheriff ECKBERG, LAMMERS, BRIGGS, WOLFF & VIERLING, PLLP Joseph A. Larson (#1087685) Attorney for Plaintiff 430 Second Street Hudson, WI 54016 715-386-3733 Eckberg Lammers is attempting to collect a debt on our client’s behalf and any information we obtain will be used for that purpose. If you are currently in bankruptcy or have been discharged in bankruptcy, this letter is not an attempt to collect the debt from you personally.

No burning is allowed from midnight until 6 p.m. from April 1 through June 1, 2012.

Patsy Gustafson Town Clerk

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Seeking applicants for the position of:

The School District of Siren has opened a search for a Part-time Summer Maintenance position. This is a temporary position from June 4 thru August 31, 2012, and will be paid at the rate of $10.00 per hour. Applicants must be available for fill-in and weekend work when needed.

Qualifications: • Must have a high school diploma • Must be 18 years of age • Must be able to lift 50 lbs.

• Must be able to perform general maintenance and custodial duties • Must be able to move classroom furniture • Must be punctual & reliable • Must pass a criminal background check Interested applicants may apply by submitting an application to: Don Fleischhacker Building & Grounds Director School District of Siren 24022 4th Avenue Siren, WI 54872 Applications are available in the Siren School District Office or on the School Board page of our Web site: www.siren.k12.wi.us.

Application deadline: April 26, 2012, 3:30 p.m.

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GRANTSBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT COACHING POSITIONS 2012 - 2013 ATHLETIC SEASONS

BURNING RESTRICTION

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Notice is hereby given that a public test of the electronic equipment to be used at the May 8, 2012, Primary Recall Election, will be held on Mon., April 30, 2012, 5 p.m., at the Town Hall. This test is open to the general public.

Deborah Grover, Clerk

TOWN OF LAKETOWN

School District of Siren Part-time Summer Maintenance

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NOTICE OF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

JOB VACANCY

(Apr. 4, 11, 18, 25, May 2, 9) STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, L.P. Plaintiff vs.

CARMA J. PINGER, et al.

Defendant(s) Case Number: 11 CV 320 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure entered on November 16, 2011, in the amount of $282,539.76, the Sheriff will sell the described premises at public auction as follows: TIME: May 22, 2012, 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 1 of Certified Survey Map No. 3441, recorded in Volume 15 of Certified Survey Maps, Page 208, as Document No. 616517, located in part of the Southwest 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 22, Township 33 North, Range 16 West, in the Town of Lincoln, Polk County, Wis. EXCEPTING THEREFROM: That part of Lot 1, Certified Survey Map No. 3441, located in the Southwest 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 22, Township 33 North, Range 16 West, of the 4th Principal Meridian, Town of Lincoln, Polk County, Wisconsin, described as follows: Commencing at the South 1/4 corner of said Section 22; thence North 00° 29’ 28” East, assumed bearing, along the West line of said Southwest 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4, a distance of 930.97 feet to the point of beginning; thence continuing North 00° 29’ 28” East, 66.50 feet to the Northwest corner of Lot 1, Certified Survey Map No. 3441; thence leaving said West line, South 88° 54’ 12” East, along the North line of said Lot 1, a distance of 655.09 feet to the Northeast corner of said Lot 1; thence leaving said North line, South 00° 29’ 28” West, along the East line of said Lot 1, a distance of 66.50 feet; thence leaving said East line, North 88° 54’ 12” West, a distance of 655.09 feet to the point of beginning.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 816 85th Street, Amery, WI 54001.

TAX KEY NO.: 032-006390100.

Dated this 27th day of March, 2012.

Peter M. Johnson Sheriff of Polk County Scott D. Nabke State Bar #1037979 Blommer Peterman, S.C. 165 Bishops Way, Suite 100 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. 286381

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TOWN OF McKINLEY ELECTRONIC VOTING EQUIPMENT TESTING NOTICE

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NOTICE TOWN OF APPLE RIVER PUBLIC TEST OF ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEM TOWN HALL MONDAY, APRIL 30, 2012 558610 36L 5 P.M. WNAXLP

REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS

Notice is given that a public test of the Edge Voting System will be conducted at the Town Hall located at 612 U.S. Highway 8 at the date, location and time specified above.

TOWN OF LORAIN ROAD REVIEW Saturday, May 5, 2012, 10 a.m.

Lorain Town Hall, 252 345th Ave.

Agenda: Meet at the town hall. Proceed to inspect the roads. Return to the town hall to review the result of the inspection. Adjourn.

Susan E. Hughes, Clerk 559080 36L 26a

NOTICE OF POSITION OPENING HIGH SCHOOL PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHER

FREDERIC BOARD OF EDUCATION

Position: One .8 position serving grades 9-12, beginning with 2012-13 school year. The teaching assignment may include courses in Physical Fitness, Team and Life Sports, Weightlifting, Life Skills and Lifeguarding. Coaching and/or advisory positions are also available.

Qualifications Necessary: Qualified applicants of high character should possess a high level of content knowledge; believe all students can learn and that teachers play an active role in the learning process; display strong communication, leadership and organizational skills; enjoy working with teenagers; be willing to collaborate with colleagues; have strong technology skills as Unity High School is beginning a 1:1 iPad initiative; and be a dedicated individual who exhibits a strong desire to improve student learning.

Requirements: Applicants must have appropriate DPI licensure (530), or be eligible for such licensure. Additional license(s) preferred (860 and/or 910).

How to Apply: Qualified, interested persons should apply by sending a letter of application, District application (available at www.unity.k12.wi.us), resume, copy of license or evidence of license eligibility, transcripts and three (3) letters of recommendation to: Brandon W. Robinson, District Administrator Unity School District 1908 150th Street, Hwy. 46 North Balsam Lake, WI 54810-7267

Regular Meeting, Monday, March 12, 2012

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President Mr. Nelson called the regular meeting of the Frederic Board of Education to order at 6:35 p.m. on Monday, March 12, 2012, in the 6-12 School Library.

Board members present: Mrs. Amundson, Mr. Engen, Mr. Holicky, Mrs. Matz and Mr. Nelson.

Administration present: Mr. Robinson, Mrs. Steen and Mr. Tischer.

Motion Matz/Engen to approve the agenda with the changes of no band performance, remove item 7.6 under new business from the agenda and that the meeting was properly noticed. Motion carried 5-0.

Mr. Nelson announced to members of the Board that they should consider adjourning to closed session for the purpose of reviewing personnel reductions and district staffing. Mr. Nelson informed the Board the closed session would be proper and is authorized by s 19.85 (1) & (c) (f) (i) of the WI Statutes.

Motion Holicky/Matz to adjourn to closed session. Vote by roll call was unanimous to convene in closed session and the motion carried 5-0. Time: 6:38 p.m.

The regular meeting convened at 6:59 p.m.

Audience in attendance was Kordi Kurkowski, Jessica Schmidt, Jeff Larcom and the press.

Reports of Officers: Motion Holicky/Matz to approve the 2-13-2012 regular meeting minutes, 2-22-2012 and 3-5-2012 special meeting minutes. Motion carried 5-0.

Mr. Nelson provided a summary of the closed sessions of 2-1312, 2-22-12 and 3-5-12.

Motion Holicky/Matz to approve the closed session minutes of 213-12, 2-22-12 and 3-5-12. Motion carried 4-0. Board member Amundson left room.

Invoices for February were presented as follows: Regular invoices (10377-10477 & 38665-38670).......$372,243.49 Payroll account...........................................................$188,898.24 Mr. Engen presented the receipts for February 2012 totaling $1,584,986.96.

Motion Matz/Holicky to authorize and confirm the money payments of the invoices presented. Motion carried 5-0.

Mr. Tischer reviewed the 2011-2012 budget.

Reports of the Administration: A. Mr. Tischer presented the district report. Mr. Tischer reported receiving an e-mail from the Drummond superintendent complimenting the coaches, players and fans on their conduct at the regional basketball game played in Hayward.

B. Mr. Robinson presented the 6-12 School report. He shared information on the $45,000 CESA grant that will be used for technology.

C. Mrs. Steen presented the Elementary School report.

D. The building and grounds and food service reports were submitted.

E. Mr. Tischer introduced our plan for the district.

New Business: A. Personnel: 1. Staffing: Superintendent and high school office Motion Holicky/Engen to approve Mr. Josh Robinson to take Mr. Tischer’s place as superintendent as of 7-1-2012.

Motion carried 5-0.

Motion Holicky/Matz to have a combined position for assistant principal/counselor. Motion carried 5-0.

2. Layoff/Nonrenewal of teaching staff: Motion Matz/Engen to approve the layoff and or nonrenewals of Ethan Bergstrom from .5 to 0.0 FTE; Patricia Burns from .85 to .75 FTE; Megan Carlson from .75 to .50 FTE; Kathryn Dikkers from .5 to 0.0 FTE; Kessea Karl from 1.0 to 0.0 FTE; and Christina Lehmann from 1.0 to 0.0 FTE. Motion carried 5-0.

3. New Employee: Motion Holicky/Matz to approve the hiring of Dawn Harlander as Special Education Aide for the Elementary School. Motion carried 5.0.

4. Resignations: Motion Matz/Amundson to accept the resignation of Staci Lemiuex as head volleyball coach. Motion carried 5-0.

5. Cross Country: Discussed the possibility of restarting cross country.

B. Contracts: Motion Amundson/Matz to purchase security cameras for the elementary and high school to be paid by money from the School of Recognition grant. Motion carried 5-0.

C. School Calendar 2012-2013: School calendar has been provided to NUE for their approval.

D. Youth Options: Motion Holicky/Matz approve the Advanced Placement English offering as an alternative to English 101/ 102. Motion carried 5.0.

Mr. Nelson announced to members of the Board that they should consider adjourning to closed session for the purpose of reviewing personnel reductions and district staffing. Mr. Nelson informed the Board the closed session would be proper and is authorized by s 19.85 (1) & (c) (f) (i) of the WI Statutes.

Motion Matz/Engen to adjourn into closed session. Time 9:31 p.m.

The regular meeting reconvened at 10:09 pm.

Motion Matz/Engen to adjourn. Motion carried 5-0.

Time: 10:09 p.m.

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NOTICE

Deadline: May 31, 2012 • E.O.E. NOTICE OF THE OPEN BOOK FOR THE VILLAGE OF WEBSTER

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Open Book Session for the Village of Webster, Burnett County, Wisconsin, will be held on Wednesday, May 16, 2012, at the village office, 7505 Main Street West, Webster, Wisconsin, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. This Session gives the property owner an opportunity to meet with the assessor, ask questions of the assessor and look over their property assessments.

NOTICE OF THE BOARD OF REVIEW FOR THE VILLAGE OF WEBSTER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Review for the Village of Webster, Burnett County, Wisconsin, will be held on Wednesday, May 16, 2012, at the village office, 7505 Main Street West, Webster, Wisconsin, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Please be advised of the following requirements to appear before the Board of Review and procedural requirements if appearing before the Board: No person shall be allowed to appear before the Board of Review, to testify to the Board by telephone or to contest the amount of any assessment of real or personal property if the person has refused a reasonable written request by certified mail of the Assessor to view such property.

After the first meeting of the Board of Review and before the Board’s final adjournment, no person who is scheduled to appear before the Board of Review may contact, or provide information to a member of the Board about the person’s objection except at a session of the Board.

No person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the Board by telephone or contest the amount of the assessment unless, at least 48 hours before the first meeting of the Board or at least 48 hours before the objection is heard if the objection is allowed because the person has been granted a waiver of the 48-hour notice of an intent to file a written objection by appearing before the Board during the first two hours of the meeting and showing good cause for failure to meet the 48-hour notice requirement and files a written objection, that the person provides to the clerk of the Board of Review notice as to whether the person will ask for removal of any board members and, if so, which member will be removed and the person’s reasonable estimate of the length of time that the hearing will take.

When appearing before the Board of Review, the person shall specify, in writing, the person’s estimate of the value of the land and of the improvements that are the subject of the person’s objection and specify the information that the person used to arrive at that estimate.

No person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the Board by telephone or object to a valuation; if that valuation was made by the Assessor or by the Objector using the income method of valuation; unless the person supplies the Assessor all the information about income and expenses, as specified in the Assessor’s manual under Sec 73.03(2a) of Wis. Statutes, that the Assessor requests. The Village of Webster has an ordinance for the confidentiality of information about income and expenses that is provided to the Assessor under this paragraph which provides exceptions for persons using information in the discharge of duties imposed by law or the duties of their office or by order of a court. The information that is provided under this paragraph, unless a court determined that it is inaccurate, is not subject to the right of inspection and copying under Sec 19.35(1) of Wis. Statutes.

The Board shall hear upon oath, by telephone, all ill or disabled persons who present to the Board a letter from a physician, surgeon or osteopath that confirms their illness or disability. No other persons may testify by telephone.

Respectfully submitted, Patrice Bjorklund Clerk/Treasurer 558899 36L WNAXLP

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The Town of Meenon will receive sealed quotations until 7 p.m., Thursday, May 10, 2012, on the following items: (1) Tractor (1) Side-Mount Flail Mower (1) Rear-Mount Flail Mower Quotations will be opened by the Town Board at 7 p.m., on Thursday, May 10, 2012. Please mark on the outside of your quote envelope which type of equipment you are quoting.

Complete specifications and quote forms can be obtained from Steve Washkuhn, 25603 Icehouse Bridge Rd., Webster, WI, Telephone number 715-866-4201 or 715-349-5345, ext.

1457.

The Meenon Town Board reserves the right to reject any or all of the quotations or to accept the quotation they deem most advantageous to the Town of Meenon and to waive any irregularities in the proposal process.

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Unity School District does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, race, color, national origin, religion, ancestry, creed, pregnancy, marital or parental status, sexual orientation, or physical, mental, emotional or learning disability.

TOWN OF LAKETOWN NOTICE OF OPEN BOOK Pursuant to s. 70.45, Wis. Stats., the assessment roll for the 2012 assessment year will be open for examination on the first day of May, 2012, at the Cushing Community Center, Cushing, from 6 to 8 p.m. This session gives the property owner an opportunity to meet with the assessor, ask questions of the assessor, and look over their property assessments.

NOTICE OF BOARD OF REVIEW Notice is hereby given that the Board of Review for the Town of Laketown of Polk County, will be held on Tuesday, May 15, 2012, from 6 to 8 p.m., at the Cushing Community Center.

Please be advised of the following requirements to appear before the Board of Review and procedural requirements if appearing before the Board: No person shall be allowed to appear before the Board of Review, to testify to the Board by telephone or to contest the amount of any assessment of real or personal property if the person has refused a reasonable written request by certified mail of the Assessor to view such property.

After the first meeting of the Board of Review and before the Board’s final adjournment, no person who is scheduled to appear before the Board of Review may contact, or provide information to a member of the Board about the person’s objection except at a session of the Board.

No person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the Board by telephone or contest the amount of assessment unless, at least 48 hours before the first meeting of the Board or at least 48 hours before the objection is heard if the objection is allowed because the person has been granted a waiver of the 48-hour notice of an intent to file a written objection of appearing before the Board during the first two hours of the meeting and showing good cause for failure to meet the 48-hour notice requirements and files a written objection, that the person provides to the Clerk of the Board of Review notice as to whether the person will ask for removal of any Board member and, if so, which member will be removed and the person’s reasonable estimate of the length of time that the hearing will take.

When appearing before the Board, the person shall specify, in writing, the person’s estimate of the value of the land and of the improvements that are subject of the person’s objection and specify the information that the person used to arrive at the estimate.

No person may appear before the Board of Review, testify to the Board by telephone or subject or object to a valuation; if that valuation was made by the Assessor or the objector using the income method; unless the person supplies the Assessor all the information about income and expenses, as specified in the manual under Sec. 73.03(2a), that the Assessor requests. The municipality or county shall provide by ordinance for the confidentiality of information about income and expenses that is provided to the Assessor under this paragraph and shall provide exemptions for persons using the information in the discharge of duties imposed by law or of the duties of their office by the order of a court. The information that is provided under this paragraph, unless a court determined that it is inaccurate, is not subject to the right of inspection and copying under Sec. 19.35(1) of Wisconsin Statutes.

The Board shall hear upon oath, by telephone, all ill or disabled persons who present to the Board a letter from a physician, surgeon or osteopath that confirms their illness or disability. No other persons may testify by telephone.

Respectfully submitted, Patsy Gustafson, Laketown Town Clerk 559077 36L WNAXLP

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Earth Day

Siren

Earth Day draws Luck students to recycling center LUCK — Luck third-graders went to the Polk County Recycling Center on Friday, April 20.

The third-graders learned about No. 1 and No. 2 plastic. They also learned about different types of glass.

Jerry Peterson took them on the tour. He told them about how the machinery works and what the employees do. There were a lot of different demonstrations.

One demonstration was the watershed.

Bob had four different students portray a farmer, builder, racecar driver and a citizen. They each put pollution in different areas on a big plastic town. The farmer put chemicals on his field. The builder dug up the dirt. The racecar driver spilled oil on the road. The citizen used lawn chemicals. Then Bob made it rain with a spray bottle. All the pollution ended up in the rivers and lakes.

In another area, they got to spin a wheel and they could either win a pencil, eraser, key chain, granola bar or a free choice.

There was milk and cookies as a snack.

The recycling center sent each thirdgrader home with some facts, a pencil, an eraser and some game sheets. The thirdgraders had a fun time. – submitted by third-grader Britta Hibbs

Luck third-graders visited the Polk County Recycling Center Friday, April 20, taking part in Earth Day events. The students learned about recycling, recycling equipment, pollution and solar energy. — Photos by Britta Hibbs

24th-annual Encore program

Siren High School presented its 24thannual Encore program on Monday, April 23. Student art, sewing, crafting, publications projects and the high-mileage vehicle were exhibited starting at 6 p.m.

Instrumental and choral performances as well as forensics and short plays from the play production class were showcased beginning at 7 p.m. Shown at left is Vincent Barr, playing a trombone solo. Shown above are Mackenzie Brown, Casey Brown and Ashley Teron performing a forensics skit. At right, Jared Emery and Elijah Hinze drew laughs when they modeled the bunny suits they made in their FACE class. Below, visitors viewed artwork by students. - Photos by Mackenzie Erickson

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Grantsburg Mayor’s Breakfast, a time for recognition

by Priscilla Bauer Leader staff writer GRANTSBURG – Applause filled the room as two retiring village trustees, Jim Nelson and Mark Dahlberg, were recognized for their years of service at the annual Mayor’s Breakfast held on Tuesday, April 24, at the Crex Convention Center.

Mayor Roger Panek presented Dahlberg, who retired after serving 43 years on the village board, 14 of which were as board president, and Nelson, who served 15 years, honorary plaques with thanks from the community.

Dahlberg joked about how the first project he worked on when he started on the board was rebuilding the sewer plant, and now 43 years later when he’s retiring, the project is once again rebuilding the sewer plant.

Dahlberg also recalled when Parker Hannifin wanted the Industrial Corporation to build their plant as a condition the company would come to Grantsburg.

Dahlberg said he and Stan Peer asked then Grantsburg Bank President Walter Jensen what they should do.

“Walter said, ‘By God we’re going to build it,’” said Dahlberg, noting Parker did come to Grantsburg and today employs over 200 full-time and 60 part-time employees.

Congressman Sean Duffy was also on hand to present Dahlberg with another honor, a commendation for his years of service.

Duffy told the group he would be reading the commendation on the floor of the House of Representatives and Dahlberg’s name would be entered into the Congressional record.

“Mark has given love and leadership to this community, and I want to honor him for his service.”

“It has been a pleasure to have served on the village board,” said Dahlberg.

In his remarks, Mayor Panek gave a brief update on village projects, remarking the July 1 storm put a damper of some planned projects.

Panek thanked the newly formed swim-

There was a large turnout for the 22nd-annual Mayor’s Breakfast held at the Crex Convention Center on Tuesday, April 24. – Photos by Priscilla Bauer Grantsburg Mayor Roger Panek thanked everyone for the great turnout at this year’s Mayor’s Breakfast. “I’m proud to be a member of the village board and to live in this wonderful community.” ming pool committee for their efforts in keeping the pool open.

Panek then introduced Burnett Medical Center CEO Gordy Lewis and new president of the GIC. “We stand on the shoulders of those who came before us,” said Lewis, who paused to thank Stan Peer for taking him under his wing when he first came to Grantsburg and then acknowledged Peer’s retirement after 47 years on the GIC. Lewis said the GIC is currently working with Northwest Regional Planning and the village to build a 12,000-square foot expansion.

“We will be expanding the manufacturing base to provide employment,” said Lewis.

Grantsburg Area Chamber President Nicki Peterson then spoke to the group about chamber activities and promotions created to benefit the community.

Congressman Sean Duffy presented Mark Dahlberg with a commendation for his years of service. Duffy told the group he would be reading the commendation on the floor of the House of Representatives, and Dahlberg’s name would be entered into the Congressional record.

Peterson said the chamber has introduced chamber bucks to help local businesses, and during Grantsburg’s annual Big Gust Days a new line of Grantsburg apparel will be introduced so people visiting the community can have something from Grantsburg to take home with them.

Peterson said the chamber would continue to recognize the opening of new businesses with ribbon-cutting openings and complimentary memberships.

Guest speaker Duffy then shared some of his experiences as a freshman congressman.

Duffy said as a freshman he has found the continuing lack of bipartisanship troubling, noting the recent approval of the new St. Croix Bridge in Stillwater was one exception where members on both sides did come together to get the project built.

“The national debt of $15.6 trillion with $1.2 trillion borrowed every year is a massive amount,” said Duffy. “The problem is it’s not sustainable. It could mean massive economic consequences from this borrowing if we don’t get our fiscal house in order. We need a plan to get economic sustainability.

“We need the Republicans and Democrats to come together. If we don’t start talking about the cancer of this debt it will crush the country as a whole.”

Duffy said Medicare was another real issue facing the country. “We have to fix it.”

Duffy said in spite of the large issues facing the country, he believes we can solve our problems. “This is the challenge of our generation and we will solve it.”

“I encourage people to share their ideas and thoughts with their elected officials.

We need your feedback.”

Duffy recognized the people of Grantsburg for their ability to work together even though they don’t always agree with each other.

“If only we could transport the kind of bipartisanship found here to Washington.

What you have done in Grantsburg is a good lesson for Madison and Washington.”

In closing, Panek thanked everyone for the great turnout at this year’s breakfast.

“I’m proud to be a member of the village board and to live in this wonderful community.”

Mayor Roger Panek presented Jim Nelson, who served 15 years on the village board, with an honorary plaque and thanks from the community.

Earth Day fun and learning Sixth-grade students from Clayton, Osceola and St. Croix Falls spent the day on Friday, April 20, taking in activities and events centering on Earth Day. The students hiked trails at both Minnesota and Wisconsin Interstate Parks, and also did creative activities including art, acting and more at the Festival Theatre, with special presentations at the Festival Theatre on natural resources. The Wisconsin and Minnesota DNR, National Park Service and other naturalists were involved in the activities. Fifthgraders from local schools also visited the Polk County Recycling Center for special presentations, activities and more. All in all, the Earth Day activities and field trips proved to be a great example of natural resource related activities and chances to learn, enjoy and add to the Earth Day celebrations, which has its roots locally and originated with the late Sen. Gaylord Nelson, who was raised in Polk County. In photo at left, Interstate’s natural resource educator Julie Fox explains to St. Croix Falls students why the St. Croix River has an “elbow” which made the area of Summit Rock so popular during the in\famous logjams. More Earth Day photos throughout this issue. Photo by Greg Marsten

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An award-winning newspaper serving NW Wisconsin Local ham radio group prepares to make contact with the International Space Station

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by Mary Stirrat Leader staff writer POLK COUNTY — Members of the Polk County Amateur Radio Association are eagerly awaiting a telephone call that should come any day now, one that will set the date that they are to make contact with the International Space Station.

The call they are expecting will come from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, providing a date in early May when the club will help students at a school in St. Paul talk with one of the astronauts aboard the ISS. This contact is part of the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station program, which organizes contacts between astronauts on the ISS and classrooms around the world. ARISS is a cooperative venture of NASA, amateur radio organizations, the amateur satellite organization and the American Radio Relay League.

Thanks to their knowledge, experience, and equipment, the Polk County ARA has been chosen to provide the technical support and equipment for a connection at Farnsworth Aerospace Magnet School on the east side of St. Paul. Two radio clubs located closer to Farnsworth than the Polk County club were both unable to provide the help needed for the contact.

Farnsworth Aerospace Magnet School, part of the St. Paul School District, is a preK through eighth-grade school specializing in science, math, engineering and technology.

Greg Braun, ARISS mentor for the club, and other club members have been training for the contact for the past several months. Last week he and several coradio hams visited the school to talk with the students about amateur radio, even making a few contacts with other ham operators for practice.

The difference, come early May, is that the students will be talking live with one of the International Space Station astronauts.

••• There are currently six crew members aboard the ISS, including Commander Dan Burbank and flight engineer Don Pettit of the United States. Of the other four flight engineers, three are Russian cosmonauts and one is from the European Space Agency. Most have amateur radio licenses.

At this time, said Braun, NASA has narrowed the contact to either André Kuipers of the European Space Agency or NASA’s Pettit.

Because of the speed of travel — the ISS orbits the earth at 17,500 mph — the available time for radio contact at any given location is very limited. In a half-hour period, the spacecraft travels from the Midwestern United States to central Africa, with a complete orbit taking about 91 minutes.

Contact must take place when the ISS is between horizons, allowing about nine to 10 minutes for amateur radio communication from any one location. During this time, as many as 19 questions will be asked by the students at Farnsworth.

NASA has estimated that the path of the

The Polk County Amateur Radio Association has nearly 50 members, some of whom are shown here following an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station training meeting in March. Between a dozen and 16 members will be making contact with the ISS at a magnet school in St. Paul early next month. — Photo by Mary Stirrat

Greg Braun explains the directional beam antenna, one of the pieces of equipment that will be used to make contact with the International Space Station in early May, to students at Farnsworth Aerospace Magnet School. The directional beam antenna, according to Polk County Amateur Radio Association President Rick Radke, “focuses” the majority of a radio signal in a specific direction as it tracks the space station. – Photos courtesy of PCARA unless otherwise noted space station that will allow the best radio contact with Farnsworth will take place during the first full week of May. The exact date and time may not be known until a few days prior, but Braun and his crew will be setting up their equipment on Saturday, May 5, to be ready. They will hoist antennas and support tripods to the roof, and reroute cables to connect radios that will be installed in the auditorium.

John Spasojevich of Montgomery, Ill., is the school technical advisor for the contact. He and Braun worked together on a contact in 2007, between the ISS and a school in Illinois.

“I visited with (Braun) and met several of the Polk County Amateur Radio Association members last summer,” Spasojevich said. “They really impressed me as a bunch of ‘can-do’ guys.”

Since neither of the two radio clubs near Farnsworth were able to help with the connection, he said, ARISS and the school were fortunate to have the Polk County

group nearby and willing to help.

In order to be considered as a contact school, Braun explained, Farnsworth needed to make an application to ARISS. “The application noted that they wanted a ‘direct’ contact,” he said. “That is, (they wanted) to have amateur radio equipment installed at the school to allow students to ask questions of the orbiting astronauts.”

When he saw that the application had been accepted, Braun contacted Spasojevich to suggest they work together, with Spasojevich as mentor and Braun and the radio club providing technical support.

Braun asked his fellow club members if they would be interested in the project, adding, “I gained immediate support.”

He expects that at least a dozen, and maybe as many as 16 club members will travel to Farnsworth to make the contact.

“The contact will occur during regular school hours with an audience of sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders in attendance,” said Braun. “School officials and

Members of the Polk County Amateur Radio Association traveled to Farnsworth School last week to help students understand how the radio connection with the International Space Station will work. Greg Braun, ARISS mentor with the association, holds the microphone for a Farnsworth student to practice communication skills. Connection was made with a club member in Osceola to give students the opportunity to practice. other dignitaries will be invited.”

The event reinforces the science, math, engineering and technology curriculum of Farnsworth, which is supported by NASA and the American Radio Relay League.

According to Farnsworth science teacher Lynn Spears, there is a team of 24 students in grades six through eight preparing for the ARISS connection.

“Currently that team is writing event press releases, creating a PowerPoint, working with the technology department for broadcasting and taping the event to share during a family night, and researching and developing teacher and student materials for the pre-K through third grade and fourth- through sixth-grade classrooms,” said Spears.

“They will become the team asking questions to the astronauts and speaking

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Earth Day activities around the county

St. Croix Falls sixth-graders return from a trip up the Summit Rock Trail at Wisconsin Interstate Park for Earth Day activities on Friday, April 20.

Kris Schmid (right) of Legacy Solar explains batteries to the Arvolds: Logan, Collin, Shirlon and Mikaylyn of Osceola, with cousin Josie (front) from St. Croix Falls. The display was part of the Earth Day activities at the Polk County Recycling Center.

St. Croix Falls sixth-graders Billie, 11 (left) and Josh, 12, take a break outside the Wisconsin Interstate Park Resource Center on Friday, April 20.

Osceola students learned how to design, create, carve and screen print for their Festival Theatre project.

“Ink and A Tree” print and original pattern by Sam Bents, 12, Osceola.

Polk County Land and Water Resource Department water quality specialist Jeremy Williamson prepares to store a core sample from the bottom of Lotus Lake from 2007. The portion shown is a lake core that dates as far back as 1731 on the right, with the left end from about 1840.

Chris, 11, spelled his name backward to spell it forward on the group project.

Photo by Greg Marsten

Ham radio/from page 1 to the media.”

••• The first astronauts to live at the International Space Station arrived at the beginning of November 2000. The station is roughly the size of a football field, includ-

ing end zones, and weighs nearly 1 million tons.

Living space on the ISS is a little larger than a typical five-bedroom home. It has two bathrooms and a gymnasium, as well as a 360-degree bay window.

According to the ARISS Web site, it has been visited by more than 200 individuals, including “space tourists.”

Astronauts, materials and visitors were taken to the ISS by NASA space shuttles until the shuttle program was retired last

year.

Since that time, NASA has relied on the Russian space program to transport astronauts to the station.

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While I was

Just for

reading a newspaper, I came across an article about a beautiful actress and model who Joe Roberts married a guy who was noted for being an arrogant jerk.

“I’ll never understand,” I said to my wife, “why the biggest jerks get the most attractive wives.”

And my wife replied, “Why, thank you, dear.”

••• Two robbers broke into a lawyer’s house. The old legal lion gave them the fight of their lives for the money.

The robbers were very happy to escape. “It ain’t so bad,” one crook noted. “We got $25 between us.”

The other robber screamed, “Yeah? ... But we had $100 when we broke in!”

Laughs

Moberg to speak at TF historical society TAYLORS FALLS, Minn. – Ward Moberg, native of Taylors Falls and current resident of Osceola, will be the guest speaker on Thursday evening, May 3, at 7 p.m., at the Taylors Falls Community Center.

Moberg will speak on “A Century of Service, The Taylors Falls Women’s Civic League.”

The TF Civic League was founded 100 years ago and is still an active organization. Members over the years have been some of Taylors Falls most prominent wives, mothers and professionals. The league was very active in parks, keeping the community clean and attractive, and helping to maintain the community center.

Moberg’s yearly presentations to the historical society are always presented with a fondness for the history of the area and laced with Moberg humor.

“Ward’s programs are always one of our best of the year,” said Fay Caneday, member of the program committee.

“Ward is always a must-see.”

Current members of the Taylors Falls Women’s Civic League have been invited and will be in attendance. “The stories should really be fun,” Caneday added. “We’re hoping for a full house.” - submitted

Organize a team for the Frederic Area ACS Walk/Run FREDERIC - There is still plenty of time to organize a team to participate in the 17th-annual Frederic Area American Cancer Society Walk/Run to be held on Saturday, May 12. There is no minimum number of members a team must have. You can also walk as an individual. Registration forms are available at Larsen Auto Center, U.S. and Bremer banks, and the Medicine Shoppe. Preregistration is $5 by May 8, and $10 after that date or on the day of the event. If you are unable to walk, you can sponsor someone who is walking.

Every participant that raises $60 will receive a T-shirt.

Teams that raise $500 or more will receive a framed team picture. The top individual fundraiser will receive a free round of golf at the Frederic Golf Course.

Many Frederic businesses are selling athletic shoe cutouts for $1. Consider purchasing one when you shop. Tribute flag forms are available where the registration forms are and cost a minimum of $5. They may be purchased in honor or memory of someone who has had cancer. These flags are placed outside the school for all to view.

On Jan. 1, 2009, in the United States there were 12,553,337 men and women alive who had a history of cancer, 5,811,097 men, and 6,742,240 women. This is positive news and the number of survivors continue to increase. The ACS continues to fund research to discover new and better treatments, provide access to information, educate the public about cancer prevention, and advocate for cancer patients.

For additional information on the Frederic ACS Walk/Run, call Elvira Schmidt at 715-653-2684. - submitted

Don’t blink

Cold Turkey

I just returned from saying goodbye to a friend. She was 91 years old when she decided to go home.

Of course I didn’t know her for the John W. Ingalls entire 91 years of her life but I did know her for a moment, a blink in time. I thought back over the past few years and how this moment has been repeated in much the same way; you blink once and you wonder what happened, you blink twice and you’re gone.

It seems that the world around us is racing past in a blur. Nowhere is it more apparent than when raising children. I remember the day we brought our oldest child home for the first time. Like most first-time parents, we had harbored some uncertainties about our knowledge and abilities but in retrospect it didn’t really matter. For the first week we counted every burp and gurgle she made. The second week she went to kindergarten and the third week she asked for the car keys.

We blinked and she was married.

With each of our children it was same. They went from potty training to prom in a matter of days. Life

I went to see “Madame But-

Letters from

terfly” this week.

For those of you who don’t know the story (and I didn’t), it is about a Japanese geisha in the early 1900s. In the first act she marries an American naval lieu- Carrie Classon tenant, in an arrangement that he thinks is temporary, and she believes is permanent. (A rather major misunderstanding it would seem to me.) As the second act opens, he has been gone for three years. She is running low on money and has a 3-year-old child but is steadfastly insisting he will return for her. He does return, with a wife who offers to adopt the child. When Madame Butterfly realizes that he is truly gone for good, she stabs herself and Lt. Pinkerton returns just as she dies.

I went to a matinee and the theater was filled with flocks of brightly clothed teenaged girls. It was fun to see them all dressed up for the opera in jazzy short skirts and flowing gypsy dresses, platform heels and high-top sneakers. They were wildly talkative during intermission and dead quiet during the play’s action.

When the lights came up at the end, I was surprised (and touched) to see that they had all been crying.

I watched the red-eyed teenagers file out the front door to their waiting buses, and I wondered why was this old story still so popular? And why were all these teenage girls crying?

Later in the week, I agreed to testify in my ex-husband’s custody hearing. My ex-husband and his new ex-wife are battling for custody of their 3-year-old son, and I was asked to serve as a character witness to testify that he is a good and caring person, which he is. The attorney for the new ex-wife tried valiantly to unearth some nefarious reason I must have for providing my testimony. The interrogation was not fun and something I hope never to do again.

But I am glad I did it.

Home

As I waited for the trial to begin, I thought of Madame Butterfly and wondered again why she was still so popular.

“Madame Butterfly” is a cautionary tale about inappropriate love, about love that defies convention and leads to destruction.

But no one takes this message out of the theater. She made some poor choices, her husband left her, she was a victim of both her culture and cultural imperialism. But none of this had anything to do with why the girls were crying.

I think I know now why the play still works, but I would suggest a few small revisions.

If I could rewrite “Madame Butterfly” (just a little), I would would take the knife out of her hands. She would wave goodbye to Lt. Pinkerton and his pretty new wife and, after a lot of crying, a little screaming, and some quality time with her girlfriends, she would realize what those teenage girls and I already know.

Inside this old melodrama is a truth we all recognize: love ennobles us. Love exalts us. Love makes us larger people and makes life worth living. Love is its own reward. Those young girls, and this not-soyoung one, believe that even though her love did not turn out well (and really, it is hard to imagine a love working out worse than it did for Madame Butterfly), she chose wisely because she chose love. And she would do it all again.

Then maybe, in a few years, she would be asked to testify in a nasty custody battle between Lt.Pinkerton and his new ex-wife.

She would agree, of course.

Till next time, —Carrie

Writers conference coming to Siren

by Carl Heidel Leader staff writer SIREN - The Wisconsin Writers Association will be holding its annual spring conference Friday, May 4, through Saturday, May 5, at the Lodge at Crooked Lake Conference Center in Siren. Hosting the event will be the Northwest Service Region, one of the six WWA service regions.

The event will offer writers roundtables on prose and poetry Friday evening, but the main attraction will be presentations by four well-known writers throughout the day on Saturday. In addition, there will be a book fair, displays by writers from the northwest region, a silent auction and an awards ceremony for winners of annual writing contests.

Bruce Dethlefsen, the lead speaker on Saturday morning, will talk about the craft of poetry. He was appointed the Wisconsin Poet Laureate for 2011 and 2012. He has published two poetry chapbooks, “A Decent Reed” and “Something Near the Dance Floor,” for which he won the Posner Book-length Poetry Award Honorable Mention from the Council for Wisconsin Writers. “Breather,” his full-length poetry book, received an Outstanding Achievement Award in Poetry from the Wisconsin Library Association. He was nominated for the Pushcart Prize in 2003 and 2009.

Anthony Bukoski will present the art of the short story.

His awards include the R.V. Cassill Fellowship in Fiction from the Christopher Isherwood Foundation, a Booklist Editor’s Choice for “Time Between Trains” and the first literary prize presented by the Polish Institute of Houston.

In the afternoon session, Carolyn Wedin and Carrie Classon will make a presentation on creative nonfiction.

Wedin grew up in rural Frederic, attended the one-room Round Lake School for eight years, and graduated valedictorian from Frederic High School in 1957. She is a semi-retired teacher of literature and composition from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, and she has served Fulbright appointments in Poland and Norway, and participated in teaching exchange and employment at universities in Sweden.

Classon moved to Lagos, Nigeria, in 2006, and wrote “Letters from Lagos,” an autobiographical play based on goes by at such a rapid pace that it takes a very clear mind to be able to keep it all straight. One evening I was looking through some family photos. Studying some of the individual photos of MD our girls, I chose one in particular and brought it to my wife.

“Look at this picture. If you cover up the hair and the face and just look at the eyes it looks just like Anna (our second daughter).”

She rolled her own eyes in disbelief. “That is Anna!”

“You’re kidding me! Well who are these other kids?”

I blinked and stared at the young women seated around the table. “Who are you?”

I am amazed at how the ravages of time have affected those around me but yet I remain unaffected. I was a scrawny, 145-pound, dark-haired kid when I met the girl who would be my wife. I haven’t changed a bit.

It seems like we were married just a couple of years and suddenly we had grandchildren. Now each morning when I look in the mirror I wonder what happened.

The skinny, dark-haired kid is gone and staring back at me is a chunky, white-haired gnome with bags under his eyes. Each morning I try to slick down the spiky

her time in Nigeria. In 2010, she produced an original play by novelist David Rhodes about the life of Gaylord Nelson which toured Wisconsin. For the past two years, she has written a weekly column, Letters from Home, which appears in newspapers in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Illinois.

In addition to the formal presentations, there will be breakout sessions following the presentations. These will provide opportunity for conference participants to discuss writing with the presenters.

The conference is open to all writers, both amateur and professional, published and aspiring. Registration can be made online at the WWA Web site, www.wiwrite.org, or at the door. For more information, go to the Web site or contact conference manager Denis Simonsen at simonden@sirentel.net or 715-349-2291.

National Day of Prayer FALUN – The theme for this year’s National Day of Prayer is One Nation Under God. “In light of the unprecedented challenges the United States faces at this critical juncture, I’m especially encouraged to know that so many are raising their voices in repentance, praise and intercession. The theme for this year’s National Day of Prayer is … based on Psalm 33:2 which reminds us that ‘Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,’” stated Shirley Dobson, chairman of the NDP task force.

The Burnett County evening prayer service will be held at First Baptist Church of Falun on Thursday, May 3, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The program will center on prayer, using the 7X7 topical program published by the NDP organization. They will start with prayers for our nation and continue praying for our state, the military, the media, business, education, church and family. Their hope is that dedicated, praying people from each church in Burnett County will take part in the service.

Joybells, the Siren Assembly of God bell choir, will play a patriotic medley. Aimee Jorgenson will lead worship songs. For further information call Carolyn Marquardt at 715-349-8005. - submitted white hair as I rub the sleep out of my eyes. I blinked and I changed.

I am both happy and frustrated with my wife. I keep blinking and she never changes. I am also humbled when absolute strangers introduce themselves to me and ask me if the young woman at my side is my daughter.

One summer we were in the middle of a remodeling project in our home. Contractor and crew members gathered around the work site discussing the situation.

It was clear that they needed my input on the decisionmaking process. The crew boss walked up to our front step and rang the doorbell.

It was a Saturday morning. I was somewhere out of sight relaxing with my second cup of coffee. My wife answered the door, barefoot in a baggy sweatshirt and jeans.

“Can I help you?” she probably flipped her hair back out of her face.

I heard the worker stammer just a bit. “Uh… Is your dad home?”

Confident and proud, she simply stepped away from the door and turned in my direction. “Dad, there’s someone here to see you!” She smiled, I blinked.

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What to do if you suspect child abuse or neglect

STATEWIDE – Any concerned individual can report suspected abuse or neglect directly to a local child protective service agency or law enforcement agency. Residents of Polk County should call Polk County Human Services at 715-485-8400 and indicate they want to make a referral to child protection. Under state law the person(s) reporting their concerns of abuse or neglect to child protection will not be known to the family/children of concern.

The purposes of Wisconsin’s Child Protective Services Program are: • To protect the health, safety and welfare of children by encouraging the reporting of suspected child abuse and neglect; • To assure that appropriate protective services are provided to abused and neglected children and their families and to protect children from further harm; • To provide support, counseling and other services to children and their families to ameliorate the effects of child abuse and neglect; and • To promote the well-being of the child in his or her home setting, wherever possible, or in another safe and stable place-

ment.

Persons required to report abuse and neglect: Certain individuals whose employment brings them into contact with children are required by law to report any suspected abuse or neglect or threatened abuse or neglect to a child seen in the course of their professional duties. Anyone who suspects a child is being maltreated may make such a referral. Persons making reports in good faith are immune from criminal or civil liability. Reports are made to the county in which the child or the child’s family resides.

A person who is mandated to report suspected child abuse or neglect will be informed by the county what action, if any, was taken to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the child who is the subject of the report.

A list of mandated reporters from section 48.981(2) of Wisconsin State Statutes includes physicians, coroners, medical examiners, nurses, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists, acupuncturists, a medical or mental health professional, social workers, marriage and family therapists, pro-

fessional counselors, public assistance workers, including a financial and employment planner, as defined in sections 49.141(1) (d), Stats.; schoolteachers, school administrators, school counselors, mediators under s.767.11, Stats., child-care workers in a day care center, group home, as described in s.48.625(1m), Stats. (a “second chance home”), or residential care center for children and youth, day care providers, alcohol or other drug abuse counselors, member of the treatment staff employed by or working under contract with a county department under s. 46.23, 51.42, or 51.437, Stats., or a residential care center for children and youth, physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, occupational therapists, dieticians, speech-language pathologists, audiologists, emergency medical technicians, first responders, police and law enforcement officers, and court-appointed special ad-

vocates.

If a child is threatening to harm themselves or others then the parent, caregiver, or person knowing this information should call 911 or Northwest Connections at 888-552-6642. Northwest Connections is a 24-hour mental health and alcohol or other drug abuse crisis line.

Throughout the month of April, the Polk County Child Advocacy Referral Interagency Network Group will be promoting a countywide Blue Ribbon Campaign through various activities. You may notice blue ribbon yard signs and parenting information throughout the communities, hear information over the radio, see articles in the paper and talk to your kids about what they heard at school.

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Ninth-annual solar seminar at Lamar May 11 RURAL ST. CROIX FALLS - Curious about solar energy and want to learn more?

As we come into a time of increasing energy costs and growing awareness of climate change, many people are considering solar systems for homes, businesses and civic spaces. An opportunity for people to learn more about it is coming up May 11.

This daylong workshop led by Kris Schmid offers information on radiant, photovoltaic and solar air systems and how they can be applied. After an overview, participants will look at design fundamentals, learn components, practice installation and maintenance techniques, assess site suitability and complete calculations for sizing.

“These systems eventually pay for themselves. Fossil fuel systems can’t do that and in fact, cost much more in a typical life cycle,” says Schmid.

Schmid has a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and worked as an engineer for seven years before starting Legacy Solar based out of Frederic in 2003.

Schmid has taught classes for the Midwest Renewable Energy Association, Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College and Lamar,

Kris Schmid (R) offers information on radiant, photovoltaic and solar air systems and how they can be applied. – Photo submitted and is certified with the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners.

He is responsible for many radiant solar and photovoltaic projects in the St. Croix

Valley. He is well-known as an advocate for renewable energy and sustainable living, and for his excellence in teaching.

This class is suitable for homeowners, builders, plumbers and anyone interested in the elegant power of the sun. The seminar takes place on Friday, May 11, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Lamar Community Center, 1488 200th St., St. Croix Falls. Cost for the seminar is on a sliding fee scale of $20$60 for the daylong workshop. Register

by May 7 by calling 715-553-2116 or e-mail lamar.community@gmail.com.

Lamar installed a solar high mass heating system in 2004 with the support of the State of Wisconsin - Focus on Energy, the Milwaukee School of Engineering, and many individual and business donors.

Solar tours and education have been offered onsite since that time. Lamar is now seeking to match $125,000 of all-or-nothing challenge grants by June 30, 2012, in order to complete the renovation of this significant building that offers classes, seminars and events in sustainable living and the arts to the region. For more information go to www.lamarcommunity.org or call Director Kathleen Melin at 715-5532116. - submitted

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Baribeau Implement Lamperts Dalles Auto Loggers Bar & Grill Falls Photo Abrahamson Nurseries St. Croix Outdoors Cross Country Excavating Complete Automotive Johnson Motors Papa Murphy’s River Valley Inn & Suites Pleasant Lake B & B Ferrellgas Federated Coops St. Croix Winery & Vineyard Neumann Farm Fireworks Forever Uncle Donuts Uhrhammer Ins. Custom Fire The Jones Team Osceola Towing Bill’s Ace Hardware

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Earth Day in Polk County Recycling our excess for a cleaner world

by Gregg Westigard Leader staff writer POLK COUNTY – World citizen and Polk County native Sen. Gaylord Nelson, the man from Clear Lake, founded Earth Day in 1970. Today people around the world celebrate the day and work to make our Earth home a better place. Last Friday, Polk County was part of the celebration, recycling the unwanted items of residents and teaching area schoolkids about our surroundings.

Polk-Burnett Electric Cooperative in Centuria hosted its fourth-annual Clean Sweep Recycle Day and took in 3-1/2 semi loads of electronics and computers, keeping an estimated 40,000 pounds out of the landfill. They had 358 people recycle items including many truckloads of appliances that went to ReStore in St. Croix Falls to benefit Habitat for Humanity. A large bin of Christmas lights were donated to Endeavors Adult Development Center.

The co-op offered the service to its member-owners as a way to get old appliances and electronics that are no longer energy efficient off the power grid. Co-op mem-

bers can continue to recycle a large range of appliances free of charge by calling the Polk-Burnett office for details.

Meanwhile, the Polk County Recycling Center on Hwy. 8 welcomed over 500 grade-school students from Osceola, Amery, Unity, Luck, Frederic, St. Croix Falls and Valley Christian plus 30 home-schooled kids to its annual Earth Day celebration. The kids were joined by over 200 people from the public for a very successful event, according to the hosts. Visiting a number of displays, the kids learned about groundwater, beekeeping, organic food, algae, solar energy, recycling and much more. All the students were able to bring home trees for planting, a gift of the Polk County Sportsmen's Club.

The event draws more kids each year. Polk County Recycling receives a wide range of items at its headquarters and operates the big blue recycling boxes located at many places in the county.

The ReStore on Hwy. 8, which partnered with PolkBurnett, offers free recycling of electronics such as computers, televisions and printers year-round and will recycle nonworking appliances free of charge, although a small fee is collected for appliances that contain freon.

Ice Age Trail volunteers honored Indianhead Chapter plans an active summer

by Gregg Westigard Leader staff writer POLK COUNTY – The Ice Age National Scenic Trail, which starts at Interstate Park and winds 1,200 miles across the state to Lake Michigan, has been built by volunteers. That volunteer effort has been recently honored by the National Park Service and by 3M. Meanwhile, the Indianhead Chapter of the Ice Age Trail Alliance, the volunteer organization that built and maintains the trail, has a summer full of activities planned and invites everyone young and old to come out and get involved.

The first local activities are a bird hike on May 5, and a work day on May 12. The bird hike will start at 7 in the morning, Saturday, May 5, at McKenzie Lake landing.

The landing is three miles east of CTH I on 280th Avenue in Bone Lake. Laura Sandstrom will lead the hike.

A week later, Saturday, May 12, volunteers will gather on Round Lake Road a half mile south of 48 to build a new section of trail through the woods. Gather at 9:30 in the morning and work with others completing the latest section of the trail. And stay for the brownies.

Three local 3M retirees, Gordon Anderson, Fred Dalleska, and Herb Lundberg, together put in 157 hours of volunteer time last year working on the Ice Age Trail in Polk County. The 3M Foundation has honored that exceptional community service by donating $750 to the alliance.

“3M retirees generously give their time and skills to help others,” said Robin Torgerson, vice president, 3M Community Affairs. “We are pleased to recognize their commitment to their community.”

The Ice Age Trail Alliance, with its organized army of volunteers in 21 chapters across Wisconsin, opened 25 miles of new trail in 2011, including 875 feet of boardwalk, more than 50,000 feet of side-hill tread and 420 linear feet of rock retaining walls. That was part of the recognition given when the Midwest Region of the National Park Service presented the 2012 Outstanding Trail Partnership Award to the alliance.

From bird hikes to trail work, the Indianhead Chapter has helped local residents of all ages explore and enjoy the woods and lakes of Polk County as they hike the Ice Age Trail from the St. Croix to Sand Creek. People who get involved with the group stay involved and share the joys of the county’s natural setting with their friends.

Frederic Middle School Earth Day The Frederic Middle School recently participated in Earth Day activities. Highlighting the day was a scavenger hunt using iPads and QR codes. Students gathered the Earth Day information by zapping the QR codes hidden throughout the school. Funds for the Frederic Middle School Green Fund were raised through the sale of student-designed Tshirts, which were worn for our Earth Day celebration. The Frederic Middle School students have played an integral part in keeping the Frederic 6-12 School’s recycling program running. They work hard to keep the recycling bins under control.

Proceeds from the aluminum cans they collect go toward the Green Fund. The public can also contribute to the Green Fund by bringing aluminum cans to the large bin labeled “aluminum” found behind the 6-12 school. Money from the Green Fund will be used for Earthfriendly projects around the school. – Photo submitted

Community Referral Agency honors SANE nurses April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Community Referral Agency would like to honor Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners.

There are 24 trained nurses that serve Barron, Burnett and Polk counties. They are called out at all hours of the day and night to perform forensic exams. In 2010, there were 4,857 sexual assaults reported to law enforcement in Wisconsin. This statistic does not include sexual assaults reported to hospitals, clinics, advocacy centers, therapists, etc. The actual number of sexual assaults across Wisconsin is unknown. Shown (L to R) are: Robbyn Bowman, Kristine Brede, Tammy Haupt and Tracey Vaillancourt. – Photo submitted

Do you remember?

Compiled by Sue Renno

50 Years Ago Workers were beginning the cleanup process from the fire at Stokely’s in Frederic.-Daniel J. Dykstra, who had taught high school in Frederic and had gone on to become the academic vice president at the University of Utah, would be the commencement speaker at Frederic.-Frederic’s high school band planned to do summer concerts in the park.-An albino deer was making nightly appearances in a field of winter grain on the Harold Owens farm, and was attracting a lot of attention from people who would park along the highway to catch a glimpse.-Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Grimh, West Sweden, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at Grace Lutheran Church.-Junior bowlers at Frederic Rec had a banquet to award prizes for the season. Boys team champions were Scott Crocker, Loren Lathrop, Bruce Johnson and Terry Johnson. Girls team champs were Colleen Olson, Linda Schauls and Lois Jackson. Sandy Prodger had high single game and series.-Playing at the Frederic Theatre: “The Children’s Hour,” starring Audrey Hepburn, Shirley MacLaine and James Garner. At the Auditorium Theatre, SCF, “Experiment in Terror,” with Glenn Ford and Lee Remick.-There would be a wedding dance at the Indian Creek Hall for Mr. and Mrs. Leslie LaBoda (Marjory Domagala) with music by the Cedar Lake Ramblers.

40 Years Ago Frederic prom king and queen were John Struck and Lori Johnson.-The Frederic High School Fine Arts Festival included a style show from the home ec classes, displays from art, science, English and industrial arts departments and performances by the band and choir.-Winners, in three age categories, at the 4-H speaking contest in Siren were Jolene Brask, Julie Gravesen and Craig Smith.-There would be a piano recital for the students of Mary Lou Daeffler at Pilgrim Lutheran Church on May 4.-Obituaries included Sam Skaife and Anton K. Pedersen.-A smiling Lonny Pearson, son of Arvid Pearson, Frederic, was shown standing next to one of the Terratires, 43 inches wide and 5 feet high, that would be put on the Pearson Crop Services new crop sprayer.-The paper was peppered with photos from the benefit called “Is There a Doctor in the House?” for a new Frederic hospital. They included Wanell Hansen as Charlie Chaplin, Jim Glover in a dress, Heidi Gade “Comin’ ‘Round the Mountain,” and Sue Byerly and Sherri Anderson doing a “Hot Pants” number.-A new business opened in Siren, the Happy Note Music Center, owned and operated

by Jack Roney.-The paper was filled with wedding and engagement announcements. Weddings included Betty Jo Leonard to Arlen Buck, Laurie Fischer to David Tremmel, Lorraine Vanyo to Wayne Olson, and Bonni Cook to Kelly Hall.

20 Years Ago Jim and Linda Allen were the new owners of the Luck Bakery.-The Polk County Board voted not to allocate $20,000 for an engineering study for the Atlas Dam.-New Polk County board members were sworn in. They were Gerry Handlos, Bob Bergstrand, Ruby Kettula, Walter “Bud” Lee, George Vollert, John “Jack” Overby and Wayne Shirley.-Barb Katt and John LaForge, rural Luck, were arrested during an anti-nuclear protest, demonstrating against “Project ELF,” and were about to go on trial.-Frederic drama students were performing “Arsenic and Old Lace” on April 24.Jim Kilman, sixth grade, was chosen Danbury Schools student of the month.-New members on the Burnett County Board were Merlin Johnson, Jim Zeiler, Marvin Westrom, Jim Engelhart, Wayne Larrabee, Mary Poretti, William Laqua, Mark Pettis and William Wagner.-Obituaries included Hanford Anderson, Esther Dahlberg, Olive Minerva Linden, Chester Peterson, the Rev. Edward J. Thieler, Marian Howe, George Cameron, Vernon Bengtson and Esther Austin.-The 20th-annual Syttende Mai (Norwegian Constitution Day, May 17) race was scheduled for May 16 in Grantsburg.-The weather wasn’t cooperating for area track and golf teams. There had been several cancellations and postponements/reschedulings due to rain and snow and coaches were concerned their teams would be going into conference meets with very little experience from the regular season.

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TOWN TALK/COUNTRY CHATTER Well folks, it was another successful spaghetti dinner fundraiser and silent auction Saturday night at the Moose Lodge. It was a lot of hard work but fun and in the end it’s all to benefit my four-footed friends at the shelter!

I have some well-deserved expressions of appreciation to relay, first and foremost, the people at the Moose Lodge in Siren who once again hosted our annual fundraiser. They truly are an amazing group of people and we enjoy our time with them.

Also, for donating food and supplies, Cozy Corner Inn, Adventures Restaurant, Wayne’s in Webster and Fourwinds. They all helped to contribute to the success of our event.

To all the wonderful volunteers who helped, people who donated to the silent auction and of course to our supporters, we appreciate each and every one of you! Now you would think with all the food, a doggy bag would have come home for Eli, Maya and myself - but oh no, didn’t happen. Mom did bring home some dessert for Dad though.

Well now let’s see what’s happening at the shelter. Linus has an approved application and is supposed to be going to his new home on Tuesday. I know poor Charlie Brown is going to really miss his brother so hopefully someone will adopt him soon too! Reggie the German shepherd was adopted and his pal Arnold is also going home this week as well as Chester the cat! Our beautiful kitty Ilse is back at the shelter, unfortunately her new owner found she was very allergic to pet dander and was very sad to bring her back. It must be very hard not to be able to have an animal friend and poor Ilse is once again looking for her forever home.

She really is an amazing kitty, or so Mom says.

Happy Tails Await Arnell Humane Society of Polk County Willie is a 3-year-old man-about-town with nonchalant charm. He is a practical joker waiting for the right moment to launch a surprise from where it is least expected. Willie will lull you into a false sense of security, offering his laid-back “I’m cool with that” attitude and then offer up an erratic shimmy across the living room furniture, for fun. Willie is an adult neutered male orange tabby that has all the right moves. Why he has been at the shelter since Feb. 20 is a mystery to us. Mr. Charisma will roll over on his back to attract a full belly rub and saunter over to the food bowl to remind you that he doesn’t live on belly rubs alone. Willie is a great character without airs. He is a good old boy with a playful friendship in mind.

The UW-Wanderoos Bar/Arnell meat raffle was a gigantic success. Winners of choice cuts of meat raised $1,091 for the animals at Arnell. The friendly and gracious crew at Wanderoos Bar introduced a number of meat raffle newcomers to the event and everyone went home with a smile. Gratitude is extended to all who donated the purchase of raffled meat and to those who entered into the lively auc-

715-349-2964 I was right last week. Old Man Winter was lurking around the area as snow fell on Monday. As we sat at the hospital in Rice Lake it looked almost like a mid-November day, not an April one. Some places had heavy snow, two sisters up in International Falls reported almost 10 inches while a brother in Duluth had almost 6 inches. He wasn’t amused when I asked him if he needed a shovel, reporting he had just put his snowblower to bed for the summer.

Seems Mother Nature can’t make up her mind this year. Maybe it will be a summer of confusing weather with patterns of many highs and lows. I hope it doesn’t hamper the growing or gardens this year. I need good weather for tomatoes, as my tomato juice is low on the shelves.

The barred owl that visited our bird yard awhile back evidently hasn’t left the area. We saw one as we came home last Tuesday night. It crossed in front

Shelter

YAPpenings Sadie Three new strays in this week with no word from their owners so if you’re missing your canine friend then the shelter just may have him/her for you. All three are young, around a year old. Swoosh is a Ilse Jack Russell terrier cross, Darcy, a beautiful, loving, brown-and-white pit mix; and Mindy, a real sweet hound mix. We have them in safekeeping and are providing them with lots of love and food.

Mindy was very thin, her ribs were even showing.

I want to tell you about the five black retrievermix puppies. They are 4 months old now and are looking for someone to love them. They didn’t have the greatest start in life and weren’t socialized when they arrived at the shelter. With lots of love and encouragement they have come a long way and are lots of fun to play with out in the yard. The puppies love chasing a ball and all clamber for your attention with kisses and jumping. The puppies names are Cajun, Duncan, Isabella, Lexis and Megan - we had to put different colored collars on them to tell tion atmosphere of the event. Good and good for ya, fun for a worthy cause.

If you are looking to add an animal to your life, adopting from a shelter or rescue is a fantastic place to find your next furry best friend. The animals at shelters are in need of Willie a second chance and they are waiting to fill the void with a gentle nuzzle and a personality to add to your ensemble. The animals are counting on us and you to make this decision wisely.

Things to consider when considering a new pet: Do you have any other pets and how will they react to a new pet? Is your current residence suited to the pet you are considering? How will your social life or work obligations affect your ability to care for a pet? What breed or species is the best fit for your current lifestyle? If you are thinking of adopting a young animal, do you have the time and patience to work with the pet through its adolescence, taking housebreaking, chewing and energy level into account? Does your living situation provide the stability required to provide a pet with a home for 10 to 15

Siren news of the car flying low, carrying what looked like a mouse. Maybe it has a mate or even young as I have read owls nest early in the spring.

Last Tuesday evening the Siren Lioness met at the Siren Senior Center for their April meeting. The girls enjoyed speaker Ranelle Sears from Austin Lake Greenhouse. She talked on gardening both outside flowers/vegetables and houseplants. Many questions were answered and some problems solved. Thanks Ranelle.

Sympathy to the family of Virginia Lambert who passed away April 3.

Sympathy to the family of Burton Knutson who passed away April 10.

Sympathy to the family of Gretchen Monty who passed away April 14.

The Mina Copeland Headstart still has some openings for the 2012/13 school year. Children 3

Siren Senior news We had our monthly meeting on Thursday. April birthdays were celebrated with Connie Hunt, Dave Meier and Fran Altman.

Sheriff Dean Roland has been on the radio announcing that the Burnett County Coalition for Healthy Living is sponsoring the National Take-Back Day in Burnett County. Saturday, April 28, any unused or expired medications can be dropped off at the government center between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

It was decided we will not have a potluck during the month of April.

There will be a primary election on May 8. The election on the recall of Walker will be taking place in June.

Our next monthly meeting will be on Tuesday, May 15, at 9:30 p.m.

The farmers market will be starting on Saturday, May 19, and will continue every Saturday until Saturday, Oct. 20.

We will be having our evening meal on Thursday, May 3. Be sure to call the nutrition center at 715349-2845 to make your reservations.

Our card party will be this coming Saturday on Saturday, April 28. We will begin at 1 p.m. Stop in and check out the silent auction items. You can stop in anytime and put your bids in. Come early on Saturday so you will have time to make your choices.

Right now we have 22 items on our silent auction.

them apart! Cajun will likely be special needs as he is blind in the right eye and we’re not sure how much he sees out of the other but he is as sweet as can be! Please come by and visit them as their pictures don’t do them justice.

For the volunteers:

Dewey LaFollette Karen Mangelsen

Isabella

I Have Done Something

I looked at all the caged animals in the shelter ... the cast-offs of human society.

I saw in their eyes love and hope, fear and dread, sadness, and betrayal. And I was angry.

“God,” I said, “this is terrible! Why don’t you do something?”

God was silent for a moment, and then he spoke softly. “I have done something,” he replied. “I created you.” – Author unknown “Saving the life of one animal may not change the world, but the world will surely change for that one animal.”

Have a great week everyone. Licks and tailwags!

The Humane Society of Burnett County is saving lives, one at a time. www.hsburnettcty.org, 715866-4096, license No. 267335-DS. We’re on Facebook too, why don’t you like us there!

years? Do you have the financial means to adequately provide for a pet? All of these questions and more will help you decide if adopting a pet is for you and which one will be the best fit for you and the animal being adopted.

In addition to Willie, a number of adult cats are waiting for adoption. Zuko and Bowie are orange tabby and white, both are neutered males. Bowie has one yellow eye and one blue and a short tail.

He is full of fun. Zuko is Bowie’s playtime buddy.

Bobber is a black-and-white neutered male with extra toes. Maggie is the torbie mother of the five kittens available for adoption. There are two sets of twins, gray tabby boys and Torbie striped girls, and a single female runt. She is black and white, half the size of the tabby boys. These kittens have just recently returned to the shelter from foster care and all five are looking to run and play in new homes.

Dogs looking for homes that fit the bill are Sedona, a red nose female pit bull terrier. She has a gift for playing well with other dogs and is smart and quick as a whip. Sydney is a senior yellow Lab, spayed female, and Dudley is a black bearded-collie mix. Wally is a Lhasa apso with a cream and black coat, and Jolly is a red min pin. They are all different from one another and in need of homes that are a good fit for them.

Arnell Memorial Humane Society, 715-268-7387 or online: arnellhumane.org.

Bev Beckmark through 5 are welcome but space is limited. For more info or to sign up call 715-866-4867.

Stopped in last Saturday at the Wood River Nursery for seed potatoes and took a quick look around.

What a great variety of plants this year. Don’t forget their open house is Saturday and Sunday, May 5 and 6, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. While there, don’t forget to sign up for the door prizes.

The Siren Methodist men’s group met on Saturday for their monthly meeting. After a hearty breakfast they got to work on the upcoming Frukost breakfast.

Congratulations to elementary student Macy Bently, middle schooler Heather Struck and high schooler Abigail Mitchell for being chosen Siren Schools students of the week. Girls rock.

Nona Severson Several people have asked if we will be playing Spades on Friday. We will be playing Spades on Friday. As soon as we are done with cards, we will be setting up for the card party.

The 500 card winners were Anke Olesen, Dean Elken, Mary Sicord, Nona Severson and Clara Palomaki. Dean donated his winnings back to the center. Very nice. Dean – thanks! Spade winners were Virginia Martin, Arvid Pearson, Barb Geske, Clara Palomaki and Laryn Larson.

Have a good week and we hope to see you at the center for our card party.

Joleen and Richard Funk and Nina and Lawrence Hines were supper guests of Lida Nordquist Thursday.

On Friday, Lida Nordquist went to Hayward with several ladies from Faith Lutheran Church of Spooner. They attended the LWML Rally. On Saturday and Sunday, Lida went with several others from Faith to Duluth, Minn., for a weekend adult retreat.

Lawrence and Nina Hines went to Richfield, Minn., Saturday to attend the funeral of a longtime friend, Howell Johnson. Later, they visited Emily, Josh and great-grandson, Noah Hennagir, in Chaska, Minn.

Hank and Karen Mangelsen went to Webster Saturday to watch granddaughters Mandy Close and Hannah Mangelsen play volleyball in a middle-school tournament.

Mark and Sue Hines visited Donna and Gerry Hines over the weekend.

John and Diana Mangelsen visited Nina and Lawrence Hines Sunday evening.

Clam River Tuesday Club will meet May 2, at 1:30 p.m., at the home of Kris Fjelstad.

The annual meeting of Hertel Lakeveiw Cemetery Association will be Friday, May 4, at 7 p.m., at Lakeview United Methodist Church.

Frederic Senior Dave CenterPeterson We got some much-needed rain. Now if it would warm up a little.

The winners for Spades were Willis Williams, Lorna Erickson, Marlyce Borchert and Inez Pearson.

The winners for 500 were Lou Jappe, Tim Abrahamzon, Marlyce Borchert and Susan Hughes.

Remember, this Saturday, April 28, is the card part at Siren. Lots of door prizes and a silent auction.

Remember that we play Spades at 1 p.m. on Monday, 500 at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Pokeno at 1 p.m. on Wednesday and Friday, and Bingo from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday.

Hope to see you at the center.

News from the Service SAN ANTONIA, Texas – Air Force Airman Adam J. Cordell graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.

The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.

Cordell is the son of Bill and Jodi Cordell of Grantsburg. He is a 2011 graduate of Grantsburg High School. - submitted

Birth announcement Born at Indianhead Medical Center

A girl, Ivy Rene Mortensen, born April 16, 2012, to Marie Meeds and Greg Mortensen, Frederic.

Orange

Fran Krause

LaVonne O'Brien

John and Reeny Neinstadt spent Saturday through Wednesday at Breezy Point Resort, north of Brainerd, Minn. Temperatures were colder there. Jared spent the weekend with them at Webster.

Sunday evening supper guests of Bob and Jane Witzany were Jack and Jeri, Rick and Judy and Elaine Paulus.

Marvel Merriam enjoyed her five-day visit with the Mark and Julie Freeborns at River Falls. They watched River Falls prom’s grand march and a basketball game that son Brad was in, and a concert at UW - River Falls which grandaughter Lindsie was in.

Tim O’Brien spent the weekend with Jack and LaVonne O’Brien. On Sunday, Tim’s wife Vikki picked up cousin Virginia in the Cities, and they drove to Frederic for the confirmation service for Tylyn O’Brien, along with others confirmed, at St. Dominic Catholic Church.

My sister-in-law, Janet Arndt, and a longtime friend Doris Coulson drove from Ellsworth to visit Monday.

Sympathy is extended to the family of Arlene Fink.

She passed away on Friday at the Frederic Care Center. She and her husband, Don, were longtime residents at Devils Lake in Webster. She was a member of First Baptist Church and Harmony HCE. Her funeral was on Tuesday, April 24, with interment at Orange Lakeside Cemetery.

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TOWN TALK/COUNTRY CHATTER Borderline news On Friday, Ron and Sharon Proffit traveled to Elk Mound to spend time with grandson Lucas Kinblom.

His parents took his brother Marcus to Appleton for the basketball playoffs on Saturday and Sunday.

Marcus’ team came in 12th out of 432 teams. After much heartfelt and hard discussion at the April meeting of the Zion Markville Ladies WELCA, it was decided to no longer hold the annual July Smorgasbord.

The high cost of food was a big factor in this decision. Regardless, we are all looking forward to another outreach to the community in August. More will follow about this at a later date.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is holding a meeting this Thursday night, April 26, at 7 p.m., at the Arna Town Hall to discuss the fire danger of last year’s blowdown of trees. This meeting is not intended merely for the residents of the Tiown of Arna. Interested people from all other areas are welcome to attend. Cleanup day for the Markville Cemetery is set for Saturday, May 12, at 9 a.m. If the weather is bad on that day, then the following Saturday will be the alternate date.

There has been plenty of activity with the seniors

in Cloverton and Markville, Minn., lately. Nine people took the transit bus into Sandstone, last week, and after lunch at Amy’s Cafe, they were shuttled to the Organic Carrot, Becca’s Hair shop, the library, Kettle River Graphics, and various other places. On Thursday, 13 members of the East Pine County Wanderers attended the convention of the SevenCounty Senior Federation in Braham, Minn. Keynote speaker Dave Feinlich told about his work with getting several HMOs in Minnesota to be more transparent and accountable in how they handle state money set aside for low-income and disabled people. Darlene Merimonti was one of the money winners, while Mary and Frank Schaaf and Marlene Mishler each won a door prize. Fran and Dave Baker had dinner at the lovely home of Marge Braun last week. Marge is the girlfriend of Don Schirmer who wasn’t able to be there because he is working on a big job in La Crosse. Dave is busily working on the second big art show for the Old School Art Center in Sandstone set for May 11. He is vice president of the board for the OSAC, and Fran has agreed to be the person who schedules volunteers.

New books coming soon …

“11th hour” by James Patterson “Bitterblue” by Kristin Cashore “Crystal Garden” by Amanda Quick “Deadline” by Fern Michaels “Dog’s Journey” by Bruce Cameron “Faith Darling’s Last Garage Sale” by Lynda Rutledge “Guy Noir and the Straight Skinny” by Garrison Keilor “Home” by Toni Morrison “I Am Forbidden” by Anouk Marlovits “Last Boyfriend” by Nora Roberts “Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake” by Anna

Sims were the winners in 500.

Thursday we had our exercise session followed

by Skip-Bo. In the afternoon, Cribbage was played followed by 500. The winners in 500 were Stuart, Elroy Petzel, Betty Wilson and Bea Williams.

Bridge was played on Friday morning.

May is membership month. Do you want to become a member? The dues are only $8 per year. We will have a free meal on Tuesday, May 15. Come and enjoy the meal and fellowship and decide whether you want to join us. In the afternoon, we will play games. Watch for the menu.

Join us on Tuesday, May 22, at 10 a.m., for a discussion about the book “Animals in Translation: using the mysteries of autism to decode animal behavior” by Temple Grandin and Catherine Johnson.

“Temple Grandin draws upon a long, distinguished career as an animal scientist and her own experiences with autism to deliver an extraordinary message about how animals act, think, and feel. She has a perspective like that of no other expert in the field, which allows her to offer unparalleled observations and groundbreaking ideas. People with autism can often think the way animals think, putting them in the perfect position to translate 'animal talk.'”

We meet every Wednesday all year long at 10:30 am for good stories, companionship and fun.

Mystery Mayhem Book Club

The theme for the Monday, May 14, book discussion at 10 a.m. is “Police Line – Do Not Cross.” A pamphlet with 10 selections to choose from is available at the library. Telephone us at 715-866-7697 or drop in to pick up your mystery club book.

Monday noon – 6 p.m.; Tuesday noon – 6 p.m.; Wednesday 10:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Thursday noon – 6 p.m.; Friday 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m. – noon. The contact information for the library is 715463-2244; Web site is grantsburg.wislib.org and now you can follow the library on Facebook.

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on in.

Remember we play cards and pool on Thursday evening starting at 7 p.m. until about 9 p.m.

Welcome back snowbirds. We have missed you.

Stop in, pick up a menu and sign up for your favorite lunch on Monday, Tuesday or Thursday or for brunch on Friday. If you have questions about meals call Nikki at 715-866-5300.

The next monthly meeting is Tuesday, May 15, at 1 p.m. Please plan to attend and bring a friend.

Things you want to do should not be measured by what you can do.

See you at the center.

“The Complete Guide to Wiring” by Black & Decker “Here’s How ... Plumbing” by Black & Decker “The Autism Revolution” by Martha Herbert, MD, PhD “History of American Presidential Elections 17892008" (three volumes) by Gil Troy DK Eyewitness Travel Guides: “Canada,” “Eastern & Central Europe,” “Mexico,” “Sweden,” “Switzerland,” “Spain,” “Great Britain,” “Japan,” “Greece” and “Italy” “Don’t Look Behind You” by Ann Rule “Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power” by Rachel Maddow “Jefferson Lies: Exposing the Myths You’ve Always Believed About Thomas Jefferson” by David Barton “Showdown: the Inside Story of How Obama Fought Back Against Boehner, Cantor and the Tea Party” by David Corn

Young adult books

“The Kane Chronicles Survival Guide” by MaryJane Knight “Taken At Dusk” by C.C. Hunter

Children’s books

Projector and screen

DVDs

We received 21 new chairs this week. Each of the patron computer stations has a new chair, and there are 12 in the meeting room just waiting for the tables to be delivered in May.

Adult fiction books

Library hours and information

Adult nonfiction

We have purchased new travel guides for Europe and for the United States with part of our collection development grant money. Some of our guides were terribly out of date.

New chairs

Everything is installed now for groups to utilize our meeting room for PowerPoint presentations or just for watching a film. Please contact the library if you are interested in taking advantage of either of these options.

Quindlen “Robert Parker’s Lullay” by Ace Atkins “Spilled Blood” by Brian Freeman “Stolen Prey” by John Sanford

“Unnatural Acts” by Stuart Woods “What Doesn’t Kill You” by Iris Johansen “Witness” by Nora Roberts “Woman of Consequence” by Anna Dean “Fifty Shades of Grey” by E.L. James

“Day and Night” by Better Homes & Gardens “Wisconsin” by Janice Parker “Owls: Backyard Animals” by Nick Winnick “Space Science Fair Projects” by Jordan McGill “Haunted Houses” by Dinah Williams “Dark Mansions” by Dinah Williams “Little Brown Bats” by Jill C. Wheeler “How to Write an Ad” by Cecilia Minden “Pizza Garden Patterns” by Rann Roberts “My First Spanish Phrases” by Jill Kalz “Obsidian Blade” by Pete Hautman “Day and Night” by Daphne Butler “Storybound” by Marissa Burt “Warriors: Omen of the Stars #6: The Last Hope”

by Erin Hunter

Collection development grant

April is National Volunteer Month.

Gratitude is extended to the volunteers of the Grantsburg Public Library. Shown is Sara Hunt, volunteer, preparing for the afterschool reading program.

– Photo submitted

Webster Senior Center Wednesday was the last day of Wii bowling for the season. Judy Weiss had high individual game with a 226, and Pat Niklason had high individual series with 411. The Nothing Yets had high team game with 706, and the Mini Mites had high team series with 1,388. Butch Weiss picked up the 3-6-7, Earl Boelter the 5-10 and Harvey Thompson the 6-10.

Everyone has had a great time, and we look forward to next season.

There were 27 players for Dime Bingo on Wednesday who enjoyed the treats furnished by Peggy Lawless. Come join the fun every Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. Just bring your dimes and come

Book club

Preschool story time

Grantsburg Public Library • Local author Susan Segelstrom book signing is Saturday, May 26. Segelstrom is the author of “A Lasting Legacy: Canute Anderson” and “The Wood Lake Village.” Both books offer insight into the history of Northwest Wisconsin.

• Author, Melissa Horozewski book signing is Friday, June 1. Horozewski is the author of “Austentatious Crochet,” a book of crochet projects inspired by the classic novels of Jane Austin.

• After-school reading program, Tuesdays and Thursdays after school. Contact your child’s teacher for a referral.

• Preschool story time is Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m.

• Youth Chess Club is Wednesdays at 3:30 p.m.

We really enjoyed having the kindergarten children from the Webster Elementary School join us for National Library Week. We filled out lots of new library card applications, the children heard a story about the library, toured the library and browsed for books to take home with them.

The group will meet at 2 p.m. on Thursday, April 26, in the meeting room.

Marian Edler

Events

Webster kindergarten tours

Parkinson’s disease support group

St. Croix Senior Center We are open Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. I always start the news with Tuesday because we do not schedule any events on Mondays.

Tuesday started with our exercise session followed by our monthly potluck lunch. We had our meeting following that. The meetings have more in attendance since we changed the date from Thursday to Tuesday.

In the afternoon, games were played. Winners in Dominos were Steve Van Houston, Don Anderson and Delores Benson. The winning team in Hand and Foot were Donna Schlosser and Russ Adams. Irene Campbell, Ron Flostad, Marian Edler and Shirley

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“Come Home” by Lisa Scottoline “The Fiddler” by Beverly Lewis “Heart of Gold” by Robin Lee Hatcher “Calico Joe” by John Grisham “The Shoemaker’s Wife” by Adriana Trigiani “Last Will” by Liza Marklund “Guilty Wives” by James Patterson “The Guardian” by Dee Henderson “At Yellow Lake” by Jane McLoughlin “Innocent” by David Baldacci

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Hours and information

Monday-Thursday 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.; Friday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. For more information contact the library at 715-866-7697, Web site: webster.wislib.org. Online catalog: merlin.nwls.lib.wi.us/search.

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Webster sixth-graders learn what to do with fi firre

WEBSTER – What do fire, hammer, iron and strong hands have in common? They are all necessary for blacksmithing.

The Webster sixth-grade classes read a story about a famous blacksmith named Philip Simmons. The story told about how Philip learned the trade from his grandfather and then how he passed on his skill to others.

Jim Hunter, one of the school’s custodians, is also a blacksmith. He invited the sixth grade to a blacksmith demonstration at his house. Hunter showed the students some of the iron pieces he created and gave a demonstration on making a candleholder, an “s” curve, and a nail.

After seeing Hunter’s blacksmith operation, the class had an opportunity to witness a horse-logging demonstration.

The logger talked to the class about the advantages of logging with horses and showed how it was done. Students even got to drive the horses after the work was done. - submitted

im Hunter showed the Webster sixth-grade students some of the iron pieces he has created and demostrated how blacksmithing is done. – Photos submitted

Noah Kegel was able to gain firsthand experience at driving a team of horses.

The students were able to see a horse-logging demonstration while at Hunter's residence.

Artistic students earn state medals

LUCK – Each year Luck High School art students have the opportunity to compete in the Visual Arts Classic, a statewide art competition. The VAC has several different ways of competing. Students may work individually on long-term art projects and on-site art projects.

They also participate during the regional contest in an impromptu team critical thinking exercise and an art history quiz bowl. Each team is scored as well as each individual.

The teams and individuals who receive first place at the regional competition advance to compete at the state level. This year, three individuals from Luck advanced to state.

Megan Bartylla received a gold medal for her on-site project at state. Tanner Nielsen received a silver medal for his on-site project and a bronze for his long-term project. Blake Rust received a silver medal for his long-term project. Kyle Clemins was the adviser for the Luck art students. - submitted

Luck’s state Visual Arts Classic competitors at the state level were Megan Bartylla, Blake Rust and Tanner Nielsen.

Missing: Adviser Kyle Clemins.

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Joe Lener benefi fitt held April 22

Hundreds of people came to the Grantsburg Community Center on Sunday, April 22, to show their support for local musician Joe Lener, who suffered a serious injury to his leg last November. Lener has undergone several surgeries since the accident, but complications have slowed the healing process, requiring more treatment. The benefit was held to help defray the Leners medical expenses. – Photos by Priscilla Bauer Judy and Joe Lener were overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and support from the community as they sat together at a benefit held for the couple at the Grantsburg Community Center last Sunday, April 22. The benefit will help with continuing medical expenses for treatment of the serious leg injury Joe suffered last fall.

RIGHT: Joe Lener joyfully performed with fellow members of the country gospel group Glory Train, during a benefit held for him and his wife, Judy, at the Grantsburg Community Center last Sunday afternoon.

Recycling our excess for a cleaner world

by Gregg Westigard Leader staff writer POLK COUNTY – World citizen and Polk County native Sen. Gaylord Nelson, the man from Clear Lake, founded Earth Day in 1970. Today people around the world celebrate the day and work to make our Earth home a better place. Last Friday, Polk County was part of the celebration, recycling the unwanted items of residents and teaching area schoolkids about our surroundings.

Polk-Burnett Electric Cooperative in Centuria hosted its fourth-annual Clean Sweep Recycle Day and took in 3-1/2 semi loads of electronics and computers, keeping an estimated 40,000 pounds out of the landfill. They had 358 people recycle items including many truckloads of appliances that went to ReStore in St. Croix Falls to benefit Habitat for Humanity. A large bin of Christmas lights were donated to Endeavors Adult Development Center. The co-op offered the service to its member-owners as a way to get old appliances and electronics that are no longer energy efficient off the power grid.

Co-op members can continue to recycle a large range of appliances free of charge by calling the Polk-Burnett office for details.

Meanwhile, the Polk County Recycling Center on Hwy. 8 welcomed over 500

Earth Day in Polk County

A shiny load of crushed cans at the Polk County Recycling Center.

Over three semi loads of electronics and computers were recycled at Polk-Burnett Electric Cooperative on Earth Day Friday, April 20. – Photos by Gregg Westigard grade-school students from Osceola, Amery, Unity, Luck, Frederic, St. Croix Falls and Valley Christian plus 30 homeschooled kids to its annual Earth Day celebration. The kids were joined by over 200 people from the public for a very successful event, according to the hosts. Visiting a number of displays, the kids learned

The Habitat for Humanity ReStore at St. Croix Falls gathered many truckloads of appliances for recycling.

about groundwater, beekeeping, organic food, algae, solar energy, recycling and much more. All the students were able to bring home trees for planting, a gift of the Polk County Sportsman Club. The event draws more kids each year. Polk County Recycling receives a wide range of items at its headquarters and operates the big

blue recycling boxes located at many places in the county.

The ReStore on Hwy. 8, which partnered with Polk-Burnett, offers free recycling of electronics such as computers, televisions and printers year-round and will recycle nonworking appliances free of charge, although a small fee is collected for appliances that contain freon.

Polk County also puts unused paint to use in its paint exchange.

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New coffee shop opening in Webster

by Carl Heidel Leader staff writer WEBSTER - Webster will add another jewel to its Main Street crown when Fresh Start Coffee Roasters officially opens for business Monday, April 30.

And if the coffee here seems just a bean or two better than some other coffees you’ve tasted, it may just be due to the fact that this shop roasts its own beans to bring ultimate freshness to each and every cup brewed.

Primary owners and managers of the shop are Zachary “Zac” and Lisa Benson, and they will tell you that their aim is to create an atmosphere where “big-town elegance meets small-town charm.” It’s to be a no-compromise business for them as they offer only the finest and freshest ingredients in their products.

And that sense of the finest begins when you step into the shop. The Bensons have completely remodeled what used to be an optometrist’s office and a used book store to create something that offers what Zac calls “the wow factor.” From the antique tin ceiling to the inviting furniture to the outdoor patio setting – only for seasonal use in Northwest Wisconsin – it all spells casual elegance, a setting that invites people to come in and relax.

At the heart of the Fresh Start Coffee Roasters operation are two of these roasters that perform the magic of transforming raw beans into fine coffee.

The interior of Fresh Start Coffee Roasters is warm and inviting. – Photos by Carl Heidel At the heart of the operation are two coffee roasters that can transform green, raw coffee beans into brown, roasted beans in 15 to 20 minutes. “If people want,” said Zac, “they can sit and watch their beans roast as they wait or they can call ahead and order, and we’ll have fresh roasted beans waiting for them when they arrive.” Online ordering is also available at www.freshstartcoffeeroasters.com.

Both Bensons feel strongly about being part of the Webster community. They

Lisa (left) and Zac Benson (center), managers and part owners of Fresh Coffee Start Roasters, check over an order with Rachael Paulson (right) before it is served.

SIREN – On Friday, April 20, students and staff from Siren High school participated in a variety of Earth Day activities.

A group of students were bused to Hap’s Landing where they met up with members from the snowmobile and ATV

turned to Webster High School’s Tiger Manufacturing for the cabinetry in their shop, and they intend to use their business to support other local businesses.

Both hope that their presence will draw people to Webster’s Main Street where they will discover all the other features the locale offers.

And what could be better, they say, than having some place to “hang out” when you have time on your hands. Waiting for lab results after a visit to the doctor? Need someplace to sit while your spouse hangs

Roy Ward (right), industrial arts teacher at Webster High School, explains some of the cabinetry created by the school’s Tiger Manufacturing for the coffee shop to Zac Benson (left).

Earth Day in Siren

club. They helped the club members clear the trail from Hap’s Landing to CTH F. This was in response to last year’s storm damage.

Another group of students helped clean up the Lewis cemetery. Students also

around in the hardware store? Want someplace where you can sit and read the book you just picked up at the used book store or the library? Well, the coffee shop will be there waiting for you.

And it’s not just coffee and coffee products. The shop will also serve up your favorite smoothies and teas, and soon will offer a select lunch menu as well.

Hours for Fresh Start Coffee Roasters will be 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 7 a.m. through 2 p.m. on Sundays. The Bensons will be waiting to serve you.

helped citizens of the Siren community with yard cleanup. Several students were involved with helping to control the spread of purple loosestrife, an aquatic invasive species, found in Burnett County.

Others were involved with volunteer-

ing their help at Ruby’s Pantry. Some students stayed at school and helped do some general landscaping. Some students, led by Dave Hall, helped clean up the Veterans Park in Siren. – submitted

Unity High School honor roll Honor roll

Freshmen

Mikayla Allison, Tanner Amrhien, Tevin Anderson, William Anderson, Sabrina Bratland, James Butala, Briana Colbert, Hunter Fjorden, Joshua Grams, Ashlee Hoffman, Rebecca Houde, Beth Johnson, Tatum Kline, Carrie Lamachia, Jordan Lowe, Paige Lunsmann, Eryn Mares, Olivia Nelson, Nicole Paulzine, Leslie Peterson, Dylan Ruck, Bailey Soper, Josh Stage, Ben Traynor and Zoe Vondrasek.

Sophomores

Therese Anderson, Kayla Bramsen, Alex Burton, Olivia Coen, Courtney Galle, Rebecca Garvey, Emily Gross, Caleb Hacker, Cassandra Hanson, Cash Hickethier, Carly Holin, Carly Ince, Zachary Johnson, Neil Kline, Mitchell Krueger, Lillian Lenk, Ella Luepke, Danielle Mares, Kennedy Olson, Sophie Pe-

terson, Oliver Raboin, Madeline Ramich, Valerie Schultz, Sierra Thomfohrda, Desiree Walton and Dakota Ward.

Juniors

Justin Aronson, Sarah Bader, Elaine Butala, Kourtney Collins, Anna Ebensperger, Taylor Heathman, Kasey Heimstead, Morgan Hoehne, Kayla Johnson, Kelsy Johnson, Megan Jones, Shauna Jorgenson, Aaron Koshatka, Brittany Kruse, Jonathan Larsen, Anna Luepke, Dawn Michaelson, Shay Nelson, Hailey Olson, Jacob Ruck, Isaiah Schadow, Colton Sorensen, Ethan St. Amand, Megan Volgren, Benjamin Zahler and Kaina Zygowicz.

Seniors

Benjamin Bengtson, Brittney Bublitz, Kevin Bystrom, Jenna Christensen, Nathan Despiegelaere,

Xavier Foeller, Paige Gurtner, Ashley Johnson, Etta Johnston, Alec Larson, Connor Mackinnon, Kaitlyn Mackinnon, Autumn Peterson, Luke Peterson, Emily Petzel, Brittany Thomfohrda, Elizabeth Thuerkoff, Brady Turner, Jennifer Vlasnik and Alexis Von Doehren.

Honorable mention Freshmen

Shallena Davison, Bethany Erickson, Emily Ferguson, Destinie Kobs, Brian Locke, Lakeesha Merrill-Fowler, Charles Moore, Collin Nelson, Mackenzie Overby, Evan Schlechter and Spencer Schultz.

Sophomores

Alexis Bates, Tanner Bjornson, Nicole Bystrom, Kaitlyn Collins, Alex Juleen, Bradley Knutson, Samantha Langermann, Angela Larson, Colin Loehr, Heidi McCurdy, Rayven Merrill, Ashley Ouellette,

Kelly Radke, Eric Smith and Sommer Wakefield.

Juniors

Alisha Aronson, Emily Bethke, Scott Bever, Mitchell Egge, Katie Jensen, Michael Jones, Paige Jones, Mercedes Kobs, Anthony Koethe, Andrew Lieske-Daniels, Evan Lunda, Elijah Marek, Justin Mooney, Justin Moore, Marissa Paulzine and Dominique Wendt.

Seniors

Steven Anderson, Jade Baerg, Aaron Cousins, Jessteena Grillo, Gary Gustafson, Mollie Hanson, Jordan Hughes, Steven Krueger, Kristy Mikl, Nicholas Murphy, Austin Ostby, Samantha Palmquist, Jordan Paro, Kymberly Radke, Michelle Rindal, Matthew Schultz, Jesse Simon, Mitchell Stage, Jonathan Struck and Amanda Vondrasek.

Luck Community Education Luck Community Education

The classes listed below may be the catalyst you need to stay active in your community this spring.

Contact Amy Aguado at Luck Community Ed for more details at 715-472-2152, Ext. 103 or e-mail amya@lucksd.k12.wi.us. Preregistration, at least one week prior to class, is required, since there’s both a minimum number for the classes to run and a maximum number cap.

Water aerobics.

Tuesdays and Thursdays, through May 17, 9-10 a.m. or Mondays and Wednesdays, thru May 16, 45 p.m. Fee: $52/$28 senior fee. Instructor: Stephanie Robinson. Next six-week sessions run May 21 – July 3.

Make-and-take rain barrel workshop

Monday, April 30, 7 p.m. Fee: $10. Bone Lake Beavers 4-H and Luck Community Ed are proud to receive a Coca-Cola Foundation grant to make rain barrels. Call Comm Ed to get on the roster. Needed: lots of 50-gallon plastic food-grade barrels (free/cheap) to help keep the project cost low. Help?

Spring Field Day

Saturday, May 5, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Admission is free. The Wisconsin Draft Horse and Mule Association will showcase how spring plowing and other field work was accomplished years ago. The event is at the Luck School soccer field area.

Make a Mother’s Day basket with Becky and Shirley

Tuesday, May 8, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Fee: $12/$8 ages 62-plus. Instructor: Shirley Crowe and Becky Dickinson. $10 supply fee.

Container Gardening for beginners

Tuesday, May 29, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Fee: $12/$8 ages 62-plus. Instructors: Shirley Crowe and Becky Dickinson.

Day trips by motorcoach

Call for reservation at 715-463-5165, Ext. 160 or for more information.

“The Church Basement Ladies” at Plymouth Playhouse. Thursday, May 3. Cost: $38 coach and 1 p.m. show at Plymouth Playhouse. Leave Luck at 10

a.m., additional pickup locations by request, and enjoy your picnic lunch at a Plymouth park prior to show. Register by April 23.

Quilt Expo – Madison. Great two-day, one-night by motor coach bus for quilters to immerse themselves in workshops, presentations and browsing Sept. 6-7. Call with questions.

Ongoing Walking at Luck School

Walkers are welcome anytime between 3:45 and 7:30 p.m. on days when school is in session. Sign up with Luck Community Education for instructions and ID tag.

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Kindergarten circus

Frederic

Lion tamer Alik Tisdale kept these lions, played by Logan Taylor and Jesse Lemieux, in line during the Frederic Kingergarten Circus, held Thursday, April 19.

Ringmasters Tristen Simonsen and Roman Lahti welcome the audience members to the annual kingergarten circus last Thursday evening, April 19, at the Frederic Elementary School. For more than four decades now, the kingergarten teachers and their students have produced the event, which has remained a popular tradition.

Photos by Becky Amundson

Tightrope walkers Allie Swanson, Kendall Lillehaug and Brittney Robertson sang and danced as part of the Frederic Kindergarten Circus.

Alexia Paulsen was one of several popcorn vendors who kept hungry audience members happy with free popcorn during Thursday evening’s performance.

Tightrope walker Sinyala Gondwe carefully traverses a balance beam as she holds a parasol.

What’s a circus without monkeys, elephants and strongmen? Shown here are monkey Desiree Hughes (photo at left), elephant Braden King (photo above, left) and strongman Jacob Erickson (photo above, right).

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Local proms to be held this weekend

Frederi/Siren

The Frederic High School prom court was announced recently, and prom will be held at Hacker’s Lanes in Frederic this Saturday, April 28, with the grand march beginning at 7:30 p.m. and coronation to follow. Prom court pictured back row, (L to R): Matt Tietz, Vince Nelson, Charlie Lindberg, McKenna Rognrud, Natashia Bailey and Emily Wells. Front row: Gino Lonetti, Adam Chenal, Natalie Phernetton and McKenna Cook. – Photo by Marty Seeger

The 2012 Siren prom court is (L to R): Josh Lemieux, Mackenzie Erickson, Reuben Mixsooke, Raven Emery, Matt Larson, Liz Brown, Will Barr, Kyaisha Kettula, Dennis Livingston, Brittany Coulter and Jake Swenson. Missing: Hunter Wikstrom, Shelbi Spafford and Alejandra Botta. The Siren prom will be held at The Lodge at Crooked Lake and coronation will be at 10 p.m. – Photo submitted

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33rd-annual smelt fry

by Greg Marsten Leader staff writer LUCK - The Northland Municipal Ambulance Service held their 33rd-annual smelt fry on Saturday, April 14, at the Luck Fire Hall.

The event was an unabashed success, in part due to beautiful weather and plenty of hungry local patrons, who reportedly consumed over 800 pounds of the tiny fish.

People lined the parking lot waiting for their chance to eat and drink, as well as bid on a number of donated and silent auction items.

The fundraiser had a specific goal this year, as the emergency service is planning on building a new home base and ambulance garage on property just off Hwy. 48, on the north end of Luck. The plans were also available for public review and drew plenty of interest. Final figures on money raised at the event were not available at press time.

There was no missing this public announcement, courtesy the Luck Fire Department’s snorkel truck.

LUCK

Even the Luck royalty got involved in the smelt fry, as Princess Whitney Petersen (left) and Miss Luck Jillian Klatt served up beans and hot dogs all night and seemed to have fun doing it.

The weather cooperated perfectly on Saturday, April 14, for Northland Ambulance Service’s 33rd-annual smelt fry allowing patrons to sit outside. However, this parking lot was covered in several inches of snow the next night.

Preparing and cooking smelt is neither pretty nor without a mess, as these volunteers showed with a smile. – Photos by Greg Marsten

There were smiles aplenty as the smelt fry went into the evening.

There were plenty of silent auction items to bid on for people when they weren’t eating smelt.

It’s not just about food, as Northland Ambulance Service’s smelt fry event has become a social rite of spring.

Smelt fry patrons were able to see the early plans for a new home base and ambulance garage, which is set to be built just north of Hwy. 48 on the north side of Luck.

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Wood River Garden store opens for season

Grantsburg

Malachi and Josiah Kreusel-Peterson were some of the youngest visitors to Wood River Garden store on its opening day. The brothers seemed fascinated by the flowering hearts hanging just within reach.

Jan Roberts took care tending to the blooming bleeding hearts in Wood River Garden Store’s perennial greenhouse. Roberts and other staff were busy making sure all the plants were looking great for gardeners stopping in on the store’s opening day, Friday, April 20.

The Karge family and other gardeners anxious to start spring planting came to check out all the blooming plants at Wood River Garden Store last weekend. The store opened for the season on Friday, April 20, and will have an open house on Saturday and Sunday, May 5 and 6.

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Men of Tomorrow gives Grantsburg High’s young men unique experience

Middle school concert

by Priscilla Bauer Leader staff writer GRANTSBURG – Grantsburg Middle School fourth- through sixth-graders performed music highlighting over a century of song and dance at their Friday, April 20, spring concert.

The audience enjoyed the choir’s per-

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formances of the popular Broadway show tunes, “Hairspray,” “The Music Man,” “Wicked,” “Rent” and “Grease” under the direction of Grantsburg Music teacher Jenny Spiegel.

Sixth-grader Alaina Oachs and her classmates gave a wickedly good performance of “For Good” from the Broadway musical “Wicked.”

Ben Peterson, co-owner of Four Cubs Farm, talked with Grantsburg 11th-grade students at the Men of Tomorrow Luncheon held at the Crex Convention Center on Thursday, April 19.

The event is designed to give students the opportunity to ask questions and learn about careers of interest to them directly from the people working in those jobs.

Photos by Priscilla Bauer

by Priscilla Bauer Leader staff writer with submitted information GRANTSBURG – Sitting at the whitelinened tables, the young men chatted comfortably with the local business and professional men seated with them.

As eager as the students were to pick the brains of the men at their tables, so, too, were their would-be mentors eager to share their knowledge.

The two groups came together at the Crex Convention Center on April 19 for the Men of Tomorrow luncheon, an event designed to give students the opportunity to ask questions and learn about careers of interest to them directly from the people working in those jobs.

The Men of Tomorrow Program is a unique activity offered to Grantsburg High School 11th-grade young men.

The first part of the initiative has students making a visit to WITC-Rice Lake for a day of instruction in manners and etiquette in the world of work. Students learned how to tie a tie, eat properly, make introductions, and present themselves in a variety of work-related situations.

The second part of the activity involved students participating in a business luncheon with men successful in careers students expressed interest in pursuing.

The luncheon, conducted just as a formal business meal, complete with table linens and challenging table settings, gave students an opportunity to practice and learn from interacting with businessmen in a social situation.

Dr. Robert Musgrove, president of Pine Technical College, the keynote speaker at the luncheon, inspired the students with his encouraging message.

“Getting that college credential is extremely important for your future: 70 percent of the new jobs will require some education beyond high school,” Musgrove told the students. “But skills only part of the picture for future success.”

Musgrove went on to stress just as much importance is placed on person’s soft skills in hiring.

Dr. Robert Musgrove, President of Pine Technical College, was the keynote speaker at the Men of Tomorrow luncheon. Musgrove inspired the students with his encouraging message and urged them not to waste the head start on the competition the Men of Tomorrow program and their community has given them.

“Skills such as you have learned in the Men of Tomorrow program; work ethic, communications, teamwork, decisionmaking, problem-solving, accepting responsibility, showing respect, having a positive attitude, and demonstrating good manners are very important.”

“How serious is the workplace about soft skills? Fifteen million google search results, that’s how serious,” remarked Musgrove. “Men of Tomorrow is a perfect solution, an excellent start. You have a head start on the competition, thanks to your community. Don’t waste it.”

Members of the military were also present at the luncheon to meet with students and lead the group in the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag.

“We hope this annual project will give our students the skills to handle themselves comfortably in the world of work,” commented district transition coordinator Suzie Retzer who organized the event.

Burnett County Sheriff Dean Roland talked with Grantsburg 11th-grader Dakota Linke about a career in law enforcement during the Men of Tomorrow luncheon.

Billy VonDoehren, Charlie Huehn and Brooke Quimby showed fourth-graders were right in tune when they performed “Seventy-Six Trombones.”

Sixth-grader Blake Jensen and classmate Lindsey Peterson happily sang and whistled during their performance of “I Whistle a Happy Tune.”

Fourth-grade students Lyndee Jones, Hannah Smestad, Catherine Michaels and Abby Alderman sang out to a medley of George M. Cohan songs including the popular number “Give My Regards to Broadway.”

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Native American Week

Siren

Native American Week was celebrated at Siren Schools earlier this month with a host of activities, one of which was having the National Eagle Center in Wabasha, Minn., come to the school and give a presentation. Scott Mehus (shown in photo at right) from the center gave students and faculty a close-up look at Was’aka. St. Croix Tribal elder Benny Rogers (photo below) spoke of the significance of the eagle to the Ojibwe people. High school Principal Peggy Ryan (photo at left) was guided through a Native American powwow dance, to the beat of the tribal drum corps (photo above left) during a special assembly involving the student body. - Photos submitted

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BREAKFAST Uncrustable.

LUNCH Baked chicken, butternut squash, wheat roll OR beef-taco salad.

BREAKFAST Yogurt/granola.

LUNCH Taco max snacks, corn OR chickenstrip salad.

BREAKFAST Pancake on a stick.

LUNCH Chicken salad/bun, chips, raw veggies, dip OR ham salad.

LUNCH Mr. Rib, waffle fries OR chicken-taco salad.

LUNCH Chicken burger w/fixings, potato wedges, peas, fresh pear, apples, oranges, bread basket.

LUNCH Omelet, hash browns, cinnamon roll, juice, mandarin oranges, Churros and hot chocolate, apples, oranges, bread basket.

LUNCH Meatballs, mashed potatoes, gravy, steamed broccoli, pudding, apples, oranges, bread basket.

LUNCH Hot dog, buttered noodles, sliced carrots, banana, apples, oranges, bread basket.

LUNCH Fish nuggets, macaroni & cheese, corn, pineapple, coconut - HS, apples, oranges, bread basket.

LUCK

BREAKFAST Cereal/breakfast pizza.

LUNCH Mini corn dogs, corn bread, baked beans, fruit sauce. Alt.: Hamburger, 7-12.

BREAKFAST Cereal/donut holes.

LUNCH Chicken nuggets, macaroni and cheese, peas, fruit sauce. Alt.: Pizza, 7-12.

BREAKFAST Cereal/pancake stick.

LUNCH Build your own sub, chips, corn, fresh fruit. Alt.: Chicken nuggets, 712.

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BREAKFAST Cereal/donut.

LUNCH Nachos supreme, tortilla chips, winter mix, fruit sauce. Alt.: Hot dog, 712.

BREAKFAST Cereal/cinnamon roll.

LUNCH Cheese or sausage pizza, rice, green beans, fresh fruit. Alt.: Chicken patty, 7-12

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BREAKFAST Assorted cereal and toast, juice and milk.

LUNCH Hamburger on a bun, oven potatoes, veggies, baked beans, tropical fruit.

Alt.: Tortellini.

BREAKFAST Mini pancakes, juice and milk.

LUNCH Lunch Brunch: French toast, cheese omelet, sausage, beans, applesauce, veggies. Alt.: Cook’s choice.

BREAKFAST Assorted cereal and toast, juice and milk.

LUNCH Fish sticks, Tostitos, shredded lettuce, peas, diced pears. Alt.: Cook’s choice.

BREAKFAST Cheese omelet & toast, juice & milk.

LUNCH Hot dogs/brats, nachos, asst. veggies (carrots, cucumbers, radishes, cauliflower, broccoli & celery), beans, banana, peaches. Alt.: Cook’s choice.

BREAKFAST Assorted cereal and toast, juice and milk. milk.

LUNCH LUNCH Pizza lettuce Pizza dippers, dippers,rice, rice, corn,& spinach carrots, salad,, steamed corn, pineapple, celery, pineapple tidbits, banana. mandarin oranges. Alt.: Cook’s Alt.: Cook’s choice. choice.

BREAKFAST Cheese omelet, sausage, 1 slice of toast.

LUNCH Brat, french fries, baked beans, pineapple. Alt.: Chicken patty.

BREAKFAST French toast sticks.

LUNCH Hot ham & cheese, macaroni salad, green beans, strawberries. Alt.: Chili, corn bread muffin.

BREAKFAST Breakfast pizza.

LUNCH Lasagna, lettuce salad, garlic toast, carrots, pears. Alt.: Turkey croissant.

BREAKFAST Pancakes and sausage.

LUNCH Chicken nuggets, scalloped potatoes, peas, spicy apple slices. Alt.: Cheeseburger.

BREAKFAST Egg, ham and cheese muffin.

LUNCH Hot dogs, baked chips, veggies & dip, peaches. Alt.: Egg salad sandwich, chicken wild rice soup.

BREAKFAST Breakfast pizza.

LUNCH Potato bowl (popcorn chicken, potatoes, gravy & corn), and fruit.

BREAKFAST French toast.

LUNCH Salisbury steak sandwich, cooked carrots and fruit.

BREAKFAST Yogurt parfait.

LUNCH Pizza dippers, sauce, green beans and fruit.

BREAKFAST Breakfast burrito.

LUNCH Tacos or fajitas, chips or soft shell and fruit.

BREAKFAST Eggs and sausage.

LUNCH Pizza, corn, tuna salad and fruit.

LUNCH Corn dog, potatoes, baked beans, pears.

LUNCH Meatball sub, carrots, salad OR beef barley soup with veggies, PBJ, crackers, applesauce.

LUNCH Burrito, salad, corn OR pizza burger, tater tots, corn, mandarin oranges, oranges.

LUNCH Roasted chicken, seasoned green beans, peaches.

LUNCH Cheeseburger, bun, fresh veggies, fresh fruit.

FREDERIC GRANTSBURG Each building will have their own breakfast menu.

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Students of the Week GRANTSBURG

FREDERIC

Jacob Olson has been chosen Frederic Elementary School’s student of the week. He is in first grade and the son of Joanne Klink and Dan Burton and Mike Olson.

Jacob is a good role model and does his best to stay on track. He has great leadership qualities and is able to solve problems peacefully with his peers. He enjoys football, riding his bike, dirt biking and four-wheeling. In the future he wants to be a football player.

Brock Phernetton has been chosen Frederic Middle School’s student of the week. He is in seventh grade and the son of Rob and Lisa Phernetton. Brock is involved in football, basketball, track, bell choir, band and choir. He enjoys playing football and hunting. Brock is a very hard worker and is a wonderful contributor in class. His greatest influence in his life is his family.

Alex Miller has been chosen Frederic High School’s student of the week. He is a senior and the son of Janelle Miller and Brian Gvall. Alex works at the Skol Haus. He enjoys messing around with computers. Alex is polite and has a keen interest in math and science, he is honest, hardworking and has determination. His future plans are to attend UW-Barron County to finish generals then try to pursue a career in meteorology.

Elizabeth McManis has been chosen Grantsburg Elementary School’s student of the week.

She is in second grade and the daughter of Jacqueline McManis.

Elizabeth is a positive role model and is always kind to students and teachers. She is attentive in class, tries her best and displays polite manners. She is a hardworking student who does beautiful work in art class. She enjoys swimming, kickball, art and singing.

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Rebecca White has been chosen Luck Elementary School’s student of the week. She is in fourth grade and the daughter of Chad and Melissa White. Rebecca has a positive attitude about school, is a hard worker and always does her best work.

She is very caring and willing to help her fellow classmates whenever needed. She loves nature, horses and reading. She always has a smile on her face.

Devin Eckstrom has been chosen Grantsburg High School’s student of the week. He is a sophomore and the son of Scott and Theresa Eckstrom. Devin is always willing to do anything when it comes to helping the custodial staff. He takes a lot of pride in his work. He is involved in baseball and volunteering at multiple events in the community. He enjoys riding bike, baseball and swimming. Devin is kind and helpful.

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Alexis LaBoda has been chosen Luck Middle School’s student of the week. She is in seventh grade and the daughter of Amanda LaBoda. Alexis has a nice personality and a pleasant smile. She is involved in FFA. She enjoys biking and reading.

Hannah Karl has been chosen Luck High School’s student of the week. She is a junior and the daughter of Aarol Karl and Jeanette Karl-Bobick. Hannah is involved in FCCLA, forensics, drama club, solo and ensemble, NHS, prom committee, basketball, volleyball and Wisconsin Fury volleyball. She enjoys being outside, swimming, fishing, tubing, watching movies, baby-sitting and spending time with family.

Brianna Lee has been chosen St. Croix Falls Elementary School’s student of the week.

She is in kindergarten and the daughter of Mike and Amy Lee. Brianna loves math. Her favorite thing to do at home is making up games to play with her brother Garrett and her dog. She is a friendly and hardworking student.

Treven Gearhart has been chosen St. Croix Falls Middle School’s student of the week. He is in eighth grade and the son of Rick and Shawna Gearhart. He has two brothers. His pets include a cat, two goats, 10 sheep, 20 chickens and 10 chicks. He is involved in football and Boy Scouts. He enjoys hunting, fishing and hanging out with friends.

Treven is studious and considerate to everyone. He is a great role model for all students.

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SIREN

Annie Schultz has been chosen Siren Elementary School’s student of the week. She is in first grade and the daughter of Todd and Dawn Schultz. Annie is a good friend to everyone in the classroom. She likes to help others.

She pays attention and always does her best. She likes to play with her friends at recess and also enjoys math. Annie is involved with Girl Scouts and dance. She enjoys playing outside when she is at home.

Charli Siebenthal has been chosen Grantsburg Middle School’s student of the week. She is in fifth grade and the daughter of Eddie and Lona Siebenthal. Charli is very focused in the classroom.

She is conscientious about her work and is respectful toward her classmates. She sets the example in the classroom. Charli’s favorite class is social studies and she enjoys gym.

Toni Petersen has been chosen Siren Middle School’s student of the week. She is in eighth grade and the daughter of Brian and Mary Petersen. Toni works hard in her classes. She is involved in track this spring. Toni has an interest in fashion and would like to possibly go into design in the future.

Matt Wampfler has been chosen Siren High School’s student of the week. He is a junior and the son of Warren and Debbie Wampfler.

Matt shows extreme attention to detail in his work and dedication to getting his work done. He is involved in 4-H, basketball and track. His hobbies include woodcarving. He says he looks up to Mr. Morris because he has taught him a lot.

Anson Gustafson has been chosen Webster Elementary School’s student of the week. He is in fifth grade and the son of Richard and Bernadine Gustafson. Anson loves to read and learn about new topics. He especially enjoys learning about history, religion, cooking and economics. He is responsible about getting his work done and works hard throughout the school day. Anson is a kind person.

Mackenzie Koelz has been chosen Webster High School’s student of the week. She is a senior and the daughter of Peter and Jean Koelz. Mackenzie is involved in the school play, AODA, NHS, student leadership, band, choir, business club, art club, track and cheerleading. She enjoys art, photography and helping others.

She is the NHS secretary and volunteers to help whenever she sees a need. She is exceptionally kind and compassionate.

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Jonathan Lein has been chosen Unity Elementary School’s student of the week. He is the son of Christina and David Lein.

Jonathan is kind and respectful to those around him. He is an overall great kid.

Ivy Carnes has been chosen Unity Middle School’s student of the week. She is in fifth grade and the daughter of Sarah and James Carnes. Ivy is a great participant who tries very hard. She has a terrific attitude about her work and her character. She is kind and helpful to classmates and responsible. She likes to volunteer and participate in class.

Dawn Michaelson has been chosen Unity High School’s student of the week. She is a junior and the daughter of Larry and Barbara Michaelson. Dawn is involved in quiz bowl, band and jazz band. She enjoys reading. Her favorite class is trigonometry. She is uncertain about what to do after high school.

She resides in Balsam Lake.

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CHURCH NEWS/OBITUARIES

Eternal

Æbleskiver fever May 5 at West Denmark Church

Perspectives Sally Bair

Dandelions My pretty yard has its first dandelion in bloom.

Because last year’s crop far exceeded my efforts to eradicate them, I’m resigned to letting them spread their prolific seeds to their hearts’ content. I don’t like to use chemicals, and there are far too many dandelions to dig out individually. I’ll simply enjoy my yard while it sparkles in golden beauty for a time and then watch the slow demise of the grass as the plants smother it.

I look at that dandelion and think about the sin in my life. No, I’m not a thief or murderer or an adulterer. But sometimes I harbor critical thoughts about someone whose life isn’t as spiritually “pretty” as mine. I find myself gossiping about someone who disagrees with my values. I pride myself for doing a good job when I should be thanking God for giving me the strength and know-how to do it.

These sins of mine can easily spread like the dandelions in my pretty yard, if I let them. I must try not to think that I’m “just that way,” or it’s too hard a job, or I’m no worse than anyone else.

Your sins may be entirely different from mine. You may not be guilty of criticism, gossiping or pride.

Perhaps your sin is greater, at least considered greater in the eyes of society. The name of the sin doesn’t matter, however, in God’s eyes. His promise of restoration applies to any one of us—regardless. As long as we confess our sins, he is faithful to forgive us.

Our best efforts won’t get rid of our sin. We must allow God to do it, through Christ. Only God can dig out the tough-rooted, easily spread sins we harbor— if we are willing to die to our self-will and, believing wholly in his powerful love and grace, allowing him to live in us. Through the shed blood of his Son, Jesus, he will cover our sins. Through his Word and Spirit, we will receive strength to remove ourselves from those sins.

“I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God who loved me and gave himself for me.” (Galatians 2:20) Lord, thank you for your incomparable gifts of salvation and restoration. Forgive us for our wrongdoing and give us the grace to remain pure and holy in your sight. We don’t want to allow sin to grow unchecked like the dandelions in my yard. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Bair may be reached at sallybair@gmail.com.

LUCK - Spring has sprung and it’s time for the West Denmark Lutheran Church’s annual aebleskiver supper.

For over 70 years, church members have serving the traditional aebleskiver meal to neighbors and friends from an ever-widening circle. At the peak of the dinner rush, as many as 16 bakers can be seen turning batter into perfectly round aebleskiver, the Danish version of a pancake, to go with the medisterpølse traditional Danish sausage, and sødsuppe, fruit soup. The meal finishes with dessert and lots of coffee.

The 2012 West Denmark Æbleskiver Dinner will be held Saturday, May 5, from 3:30 to 7 p.m. at the West

Denmark Church Hall. Cost for the dinner is $8 for adults, $5 for youth 6-12, and children 5 and under free with paid adult. The hall is 1.2 miles west of Luck off CTH N toward Cushing. Turn south at 170th Street. The day will also include a bake sale and raffle. This year’s raffle includes original artworks by local artists: paintings by Margaret Johansen and Hannah Wren, a pottery bread baker made by Leif Bjornson of St. Croix Falls, a bent willow trellis made by Sarah Kilgour, and a Nordic Ware aebleskiver pan with mix and local maple syrup.

For more information call 715-472-2383. - submitted

Nashville gospel quartet to perform at Crosswalk Community Church on May 4 FREDERIC - Male gospel quartet Ernie Couch & Revival will be traveling from Nashville to perform at Crosswalk Community Church in Frederic on Friday, May 4, at 7 p.m.

Ernie Couch & Revival exemplifies what good gospel music is all about. This live band performs their music in a unique blend of styles to ensure everyone present enjoys the concert. EC&R is well-known across the United States and Canada for its high-energy brand of live music. Many describe the group as refreshingly different and a lot of fun. Jason Couch says, “We want folks to leave our concerts feeling better than when they arrived.

We hope that they have not only been entertained, but that they go home in a better frame of mind and more fo-

cused on the One that makes life worth living.”

EC&R has traveled the road for more than a decade and present a professional evening of music. The group strives to bring quality to their work worthy of the One they sing about. EC&R has recorded numerous projects on their own as well as recording with such greats as Jake Hess, George Jones, James Blackwood, Boots Randolph, George Beverly Shea and Petra just to name a few. You can visit the group’s Web site at erniecouchandrevival.com to learn even more about this fantastic group.

Everyone is invited to attend. A freewill offering will be taken. - submitted

Easter Sunday baptism

Swedish Club meets May 1 AMERY - The Swedish Club will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 1, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church on Deronda Street in Amery.

Carol Bender will speak on Swedish dalmalning painting, she will give a workshop for those interested in a hands-on painting class during the day and at the evening meeting will discuss this Swedish art form.

Kurbits painting, also known as dalmålnings or dala painting, is a distinctive form of Swedish folk art painting, circa 1750-1850, with imaginative fantasy plants, and the paintings frequently depict religious motifs in local settings and folk dress. Further information is on her Facebook page or www.foreverswedish.org. The public is welcome to attend this meeting. - submitted

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On Easter Sunday the members of Siren United Methodist Church celebrated the baptism of Oriana Nivaeh Wikstrom.

She was born Aug. 22 to Jeremy Wikstrom and Jenna Wambolt.

The godparents are Hunter Wikstrom and Stefani Wambolt. Photo submitted

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EVERY MON. Amery Senior Center

EVERY TUES.

EVERY WED.

• Wii golf, 9 a.m.

Frederic Senior Center • Spades, 1 p.m.

Luck Senior Center Siren Senior Center 715-349-7810

St. Croix Falls Senior Center

EVERY THURS.

EVERY FRI.

EVERY SAT.

Overeaters Anonymous, 6:30 p.m., 715-268-6605 • Pokeno, 1 p.m.

• 500, 6:30 p.m.

• Open 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m.

• Open 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m.

• Open 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m.

• Dime Bingo, 1 p.m.

• Monthly Senior Meeting, 3rd Tues.

• Exercise, 10-11 a.m.

• Skip-Bo, 11 a.m.-Noon • 500 Cards & Dominoes, 12:30-4 p.m.

• Cribbage, a.m.

• 500 Cards, 1 p.m.,

• Dining at 5, Every 1st Thursday, no meal in April

• Spades, 1 p.m.,

• Exercise, 10-11 a.m.

• Skip-Bo, 11 a.m.-Noon • 500, 6:30-10 p.m.

• Bridge, 10 a.m.-Noon • Bingo, 1st & 3rd Friday, 1-3 p.m.

Webster Senior Center

• AA Meeting, 7 p.m.

• Senior Monthly Meeting, 3rd Tues.

• Dime Bingo, 12:30 p.m.

• Cards & Pool, 7 p.m.

Food Shelf

• Ruby’s, Siren, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

• SCF, 1-4 p.m., 715-483-2920

• Frederic, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., 715-327-4425 • SCF, 9 a.m.-Noon

• SCF, Noon-6 p.m.

• Ruby’s, Siren, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

• Frederic, 2-6 p.m.

• SCF, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

• Siren VFW Aux., 2nd Wed., the hall, 7:30 p.m.

• Frederic Legion Aux. 249 Every 3rd Thurs., Golden Oaks, 7 p.m.

• Pokeno, 1 p.m.

• Bingo, 1 p.m.

715-866-5300

VFW Aux./Legion Aux.

TOPS

EVERY MON.

• Good Sam, St. Croix Falls, 5:45 p.m., 715-483-3666

EVERY TUES. • Webster Lioness At Last Call, 6 p.m.

Meat Raffles

EVERY WED.

• Webster Chamber At The Tap, 5:30 p.m.

EVERY MON.

• First Baptist Church, Webster, 9:30 a.m., 715-349-2332

EVERY THURS. • Cushing Legion At Suzy Q’s, 6:30 p.m.

• Siren Lions At Midtown Tavern, 5 p.m.

EVERY TUES.

• Luck Senior Center, 5:30 p.m., 715-472-2341 • Balsam Lake Municipal Building, 3:45 p.m., 715-485-3002

EVERY FRI. • Fishbowl Sportsmen’s Club At Sweeny’s Bar, 5 p.m.

• Snowciables At Thirsty Otter, 6 p.m.

• Grantsburg Legion, 6:30 p.m.

• Humane Society, Yellow River Saloon, 5 p.m.

• Hockey Assoc., Dreamers, 6:30 p.m.

• BYHA At Zia Louisa, 6 p.m.

• BYHA at Frederic Golf Course, 5:30 p.m.

EVERY TUES.

• Trinity Lutheran Church, Osceola, 8:30 a.m., 715-755-3123

EVERY FRI. • Siren Lions At Jed’s Laker Lounge, 5 p.m.

• Lake Country Riders At The Pour House, 5:30 p.m.

• Webster Lions At Gandy Dancer Saloon, 4:30 p.m.

• S.N.O.W.S., Skol Bar, Frederic, 5:30 p.m.

• Ruby’s, Siren, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

EVERY WED.

• Frederic, 9 a.m.-Noon

EVERY THURS.

• Comforts of Home, Frederic, 5:30 p.m., 715-327-8063

• Overeaters Anonymous, Amery Senior Center, 6:30 p.m., 715-268-6605

EVERY SAT.

EVERY SUN.

• YLRA At Yellow Lake Lodge, • Wonderland At Yellow Lake Golf Webster, 3-5 p.m.

Course, 4 p.m.

• Lions At Robert’s Road House, 4 p.m.

• Wild About Education At Wild Waters, Danbury, 5 p.m.

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OBITUARIES

Grace Lucas-Lombardi Grace Lucas-Lombardi, 92, formerly of Webster, died April 14, 2012, at Keyston Assisted Living, Eagan, Minn.

Grace was born Nov. 3, 1919, to Ellen and Carl Sederlund in Frederic.

Grace married Luke Lucas. Together they owned the Locker Plant on Main Street in Webster. Grace lived in many places including Webster, California, Colorado and Eagan, Minn.

Grace was preceded in death by her parents and husband.

She is survived by her son, James (Kate) Lucas; daughter, Carol McClary; grandchildren, Brenda Lucas, Jamie Lucas and Craig McClary; and sister, Margaret Ulick.

Memorial service was held Thursday, April 19, at Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home, Webster, with Father Mike Tupa officiating. Interment was at St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery. Online condolences can be made at www.swedberg-taylor.com.

The Swedberg-Taylor Family Funeral Home, Webster, was entrusted with arrangements.

Rueben Aichele Rueben Aichele, 92, passed away on April 20, 2012, at the Amery Regional Medical Center in Amery, with his loving daughter at his side.

Rueben was born March 29, 1920, in Kidder County, N.D., to Wilhelm and Rosena (Ziegler) Aichele. He was raised and educated east of Tuttle, N.D. After serving in the U.S. CCCs in North Dakota and Washington state, he married Ruby Weippert on Sept.

10, 1940, in Steele, N.D. After farming and living in Colorado and California, they moved to Tuttle in 1945.

Rueben worked for the Burlington Northern Railroad and Conoco Gas Company prior to a long career of highway construction for Kidder and Burleigh counties. He retired in 1982. He was a member of Tuttle English Lutheran Church, the Eagles, was a volunteer fireman and served on the city council.

Rueben was an avid sportsman, and Tuttle was his paradise where he could hunt, trap or fish every season. He also enjoyed designing and producing a large variety of metal art pieces and loved sharing them with others.

In 2004, Rueben and Ruby moved to St. Croix Falls, to be near their daughter; then to the Golden Age Manor in Amery in 2008, where he particularly enjoyed the dancing and music programs, often playing along on his harmonica.

Rueben was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Ruby; sister, Louise Miller; and infant son, Harold.

He leaves to celebrate his memory: daughter, Bonnie (Glenn) Schimke of Balsam Lake; two granddaughters, Dr. Nicole Schimke-Jones and son Hunter of Wales and Mandee (Tom) Schroeder and their children, Kylee, Nathan and Jonathan of Fort Atkinson; sister, Doris Beers of Livermore, Calif.; nieces and nephews and a multitude of great friends. He loved and was loved by his family and friends.

The funeral service for Rueben will be held at the Tuttle English Lutheran Church on Saturday, April 28, at 11 a.m. The family will be greeting visitors at the church from 10 a.m. until the time of service.

Rueben will be laid to rest alongside his wife, Ruby, at the Tuttle Cemetery following the service. The family would like to invite their guests to join them for fellowship and lunch at the church following the cemetery service.

To sign the online guest book, please visit www.kolstadfamilyfuneralhome.com The Kolstad Family Funeral Home of Centuria has been entrusted with arrangements.

Delores E. (Wuorenma) Erickson

Delores E. (Wuorenma) Erickson, 82, Siren, passed away quietly surrounded by family and loved ones on Thursday April 12, 2012, at the Mayo Clinic of Barron.

Delores was born to Andrew and Gena (Anderson) Wuorenma at home in the Town of Arland on Feb. 16, 1930. She finished school through the eighth grade with a great desire to go on to high school, but her parents did not have enough money. So as a young adult she went to work in Turtle Lake, for her aunt as a switchboard operator and also doubled as a waitress for a small wage along with room and board.

During this time, she met her husband to be Carl Erickson. After Carl finished his duties in the military, they married on April 23, 1949, and to this union they were blessed with eight children.

Carl and Delores were destined to a part of the agricultural life. They made their first home just west of Barron on a farm, from there they moved to Turtle Lake, where they farmed with Earl Bernong. From 1961 to 1972 they lived in Luck, where they co-owned a farm. As Carl tended to the farming, Delores was a stay-at-home mother and a homemaker. In 1972, they left the farming community behind, and moved to Lewis and then shortly thereafter they purchased their home in Siren, where they resided until 2011.

When Delores eventually went to work outside the home, she wore many hats. She worked at MPM in Frederic, and in Siren she was employed at a small grocery store, Auto Stop, and then provided day care for many children in the Siren area who still call her grandma. Family and God were very important to her, and she made sure that it was instilled into every one of her children.

Delores loved to bake, garden, crochet, knit, and of late, she came to love quilting. With each birth or marriage there was always the ever-precious gift of a quilt made with her loving hands. These quilts have come to be a treasured rite of passage for her loved ones.

Delores embraced grandmotherhood and was so proud and happy to be a grandma of 27, and a great-grandma of 33.

She enjoyed being a member of the Webster Lioness, and made many crafts and volunteered for different events that they sponsored. Being a member of the Bethany Church and the ladies auxiliary was very important to her.

As Carl and Delores aged, taking care of themselves and their large home became too much for them, so in 2011 they became residents of the Barron Care and Rehab Center in Barron.

Delores was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Art, Gerald (Sham) and Morris (Doc); and one sister, Ardith (Toots); and infant grandson, Bradley Erickson.

Leaving to mourn her are husband, Carl; brother, Lavern (Shirley) Wuorenma; sons, Robert, Ronald (Sharon), Rodney (Sandi), Russell (Terri) and Raymond (Tina); daughters, Connie (Jim) Talmadge, Carla Lafontaine and fiancé Tim, and Colleen (Al) Rud; along with several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, as well as many aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews and many friends.

Visitation was held Tuesday, April 17, at SwedbergTaylor Family Funeral Home, Siren Chapel.

Funeral services were held Wednesday April 18, at Bethany Lutheran Church with Pastor Andrew Hinwood officiating. Pallbearers were Rob Erickson, James Talmadge, Chad Talmadge, Evan Tietz, Justin Erickson and Jered Erickson. Honorary pallbearers were her godchildren. Online condolences can be made at www.swedberg-taylor.com.

The Swedberg-Taylor Family Funeral Home, Webster, were entrusted with arrangements.

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Patricia L. Morgan Patricia L. Morgan, 77, Luck, passed away April 21, 2012, at the St. Croix Regional Medical Center with her loving family at her side.

Patti was born on March 26, 1935, to Charles and Rose Funne, in Luck.

She grew up in Luck and graduated from Luck High School. During her high school years, Patti worked for her dad as a dental technician. On May 28, 1955, she married Ralph “Buster” Morgan, in El Paso, Texas, while he was in basic training at Fort Bliss. They moved back to Luck after their first daughter was born. Together they had and raised three children.

Patti worked for Duncan Yo-Yo while her children were young. Later, she worked for many years at the United Pioneer Home in Luck until she chose early retirement.

For several years after retiring, she enjoyed baby-sitting her grandchildren, until they started school. Patti enjoyed visiting with her friends, being outdoors, knitting, but mostly being around her grandchildren and greatgrandchildren.

Patti was preceded in death by her husband, Buster; sister, Laola (Funne) Cody; and her parents, Charles and Rose Funne.

Pattie leaves to celebrate her memory her daughters, Cindy (Don) Bohn of Rice Lake and Brenda (Rick) Giller of Luck; son, Joel (Barb) Morgan of Luck; grandchildren, Nicole Bohn of San Francisco, Calif., Ryan (Janell) Bohn of Cumberland, Nick Morgan of Luck, Carson Giller of Luck and Karissa Giller of Luck; great-grandchildren, Tyler, Mason and Camille Bohn and Avah Giller; brother, Tom (Joan) Funne of Frederic; sister-in-law, Laurie (Marty) Swerkstrom of Luck; and many nieces and nephews and other loving family and friends.

The memorial service for Patti will be held at Luck Lutheran Church on Thursday, April 26, at 11 a.m. Pastor Ralph Thompson will officiate.

The family will be greeting visitors at the church from 9:30 a.m. until the time of service. The family wishes to invite their guests to join them after the service for fellowship and lunch at the church. Patricia will be laid to rest alongside her husband, Buster, at the Luck Village Cemetery. To sign the online guest book please visit www.kolstadfamilyfuneralhome.com The Kolstad Family Funeral Home of Centuria has been entrusted with arrangements.

Arlene I. Fink Arlene I. Fink, 91, Webster, passed away on April 20, 2012, at the Frederic Nursing and Rehab Center, Frederic.

She was born on Sept. 10, 1920, in Freeport, Ill., to Frank and Mabel Balles. She was raised in Freeport until 1929 when her father died. She then moved to Des Plaines, Ill., with her mother and brother. Previously, Arlene was active in dancing events in Freeport and was regarded as the Shirley Temple of Freeport. Arlene attended grade and high school in Des Plaines and attended some college classes in Chicago.

Arlene was married to Donald B. Fink on June 24, 1939, at the First Congregational Church in Des Plaines, Ill. Two children were born to this union: Donna and John.

Arlene worked at the First Congregational Church and then at the high school in Des Plaines. The family moved to Devils Lake in Webster in 1961 when they bought the Siren Home Bakery. They operated the bakery until 1969.

Arlene resided at Devils Lake until 1993 when Donald passed away. A few years later, she moved to Cedarwood Manor in Webster, where she lived until 2007. She then resided at the Frederic Nursing and Rehab Center until her death.

Arlene loved to swim, water ski, read and entertain her many loving grandchildren. She loved to play board games and spend time with friends and workers at the nursing home. She was active in Girl Scouts, church, Homemakers and school activities.

She was preceded in death by her father, Frank Balles; mother, Mabel Nelson; brother, Frank Balles; and husband, Donald Fink.

She is survived by her two children, Donna Hagert of Minneapolis, Minn., and John Fink (Charlotte) of Webster; grandchildren, Christine Hagert (Dan Good), Nancy Hagert, Roger Hagert, Joseph Hagert (Angie), Kimberly Ristrom (Jeff), Paula Gudmunsen (Shawn) and John A. Fink (Jennifer); her great-grandchildren, Jason Hagert, Kendra Jones, Carly and Abby Good, Cole and Aaron Leafgren, Trent and Dane Hagert, Frankie Knuf, Josie and Jordyn Hagert, Zack, Ben and Karlyn Ristrom, Seth and Evan Gudmunsen, Blake Winter, Dacoda, Tyler and Dillon Fink; her nieces, Gloria Dolphin, Karen Williams, Linda Seitz and Barb Fink; and nephews, Frank Michael Balles and Arthur Fink.

Funeral services were held at the First Baptist Church of Webster on April 24. Online condolences can be made at www.swedberg-taylor.com.

The Swedberg-Taylor Family Funeral Home, Webster, were entrusted with arrangements.

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CHURCH NEWS Taking away privileges teaches girl responsibility Q: My 11-year-old daughter is constantly talking back, is disrespectful, and has to be reminded all the time of basic daily responsibilities. How can I help her be more responsible and accountable for her actions?

Juli: It’s normal for an 11-year-old girl to be pushing the boundaries like your daughter is. Unfortunately, it’s also common for parents not to do anything about it. So thank you for asking the question!

As the parent of an 11-year-old, you hold all the cards. Your daughter lives under your care, watches your TV, and talks on a phone that you’re paying for.

You probably also pay for and drive her to extracurricular activities and social events. You need to use these basic privileges as leverage to teach her responsibility and respect.

Many parents of teens get into power struggles by saying, “Don’t you dare talk to me like that.” Teens and preteens know how to push buttons! Instead of reacting emotionally, use the privileges mentioned above as the currency to teach life lessons your daughter needs to learn.

You want her to display responsibility.

She wants freedom and privileges. Make it clear that freedom is always tied to ma-

Jim Daly

Focus on the Family

Juli Slattery

turity.

Instead of getting angry when she doesn’t do her chores, just let her know that you won’t be driving her to volleyball practice as a consequence. When she does her jobs, you are happy to go the extra mile to provide fun things for her to do.

I recommend two books that do an excellent job of spelling these principles out: “Have a New Teenager by Friday”

by Dr. Kevin Lehman and “Parenting Teens With Love and Logic” by Foster Cline and Jim Fay. ••• Q: You often recommend that readers visit a counselor to help with their marriage issues. That’s good advice, but I’m wondering how to find a quality counselor. There are a lot of quacks out there!

Jim: Focus on the Family has done a lot of the work for you by assembling a list of licensed marriage and family therapists that have been thoroughly vetted by our own counseling team.

For more information, visit

www.focusonthefamily.com.

However, if you want to research the matter yourself, here are some guidelines: 1) The counselor should be a good “match” for you and your spouse in terms of personality, temperament and beliefs. Note: The counselors on Focus on the Family’s referral list all embrace a Judeo-Christian perspective on marriage and family.

2) Find a skilled professional – not one of your buddies. You wouldn’t call on your best friend to treat your cancer, no matter how caring and sincere he might be.

3) Go to a specialist. As in the medical profession, in counseling there are some practitioners who are “generalists.” They may have experience working with common issues, but little competency in your particular area of need.

4) Avoid choosing a counselor who simply focuses on “fixing” your spouse’s behavior. Rarely can the blame for a dysfunctional marriage be laid entirely at the feet of one spouse. Counseling must be undertaken with a willingness on the part of both partners to take an honest look at their issues.

5) Beware of counselors who automatically assume that long-term treatment is necessary. They may try to string you along for months or even years in order to hang on to your “business.” It’s true

that therapy must be thorough and comprehensive, but that doesn’t always mean years of counseling.

6) Don’t select a counselor on the basis of fees. You wouldn’t go bargain shopping for a brain surgeon, and cost shouldn’t be a primary consideration when your marriage hangs in the balance.

••• 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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Bethany Lutheran sews "pillowcase dresses" Sewing machines were fired up as 14 friends and members of Bethany in Siren met Sunday afternoon, April 22, to sew “pillowcase dresses” to send to Malawi. They will be dedicated during the Malawi Sunday service on May 6. – Photo submitted

Church listings sponsored by the following area businesses: BREMER BANK, N.A. Full-Service Banking Member FDIC Frederic - Danbury - Siren

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

INTER-COUNTY 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

NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN ELECTRIC CO.

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LUCK

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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

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

Feed Mill - Grain Dept.

Cushing, Wis. 715-648-5215

WILD RIVER FLAGS Jerry & Pat Willits 2815 285th Ave. Sterling Township St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 715-488-2729

Hwy. 35 North Webster, Wis. Phone 715-866-4157 M.P.R.S. #03059

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

SIREN

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FREDERIC

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D & L FINANCIAL SERVICES 10022 Elbow Lake Road Siren, Wis. 54872 715-689-2539

Any area business wishing to help sponsor the church listings should contact the Leader at 715-327-4236.

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Church Directory 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

1259 Hwy. 35 S., St. Croix Falls Sunday Worship: 9 & 11 a.m.

BIBLE FELLOWSHIP

BIBLE FELLOWSHIP

WORD OF LIFE CHURCH

Meeting in homes.

Elder: Cliff Bjork, 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.

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.

MILLTOWN LUTHERAN

113 W. Main St.. W., Phone 715-825-2453 Pastor Nanette Hagen-Hinck Children’s Sunday Schl. 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays; 9:15 a.m. Sunday Worship

NEW HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH

Pastor Emory Johnson, 715-463-5700 www.newhopelutheranchurch.org 685 W. State Road 70, Grantsburg Sun. Wor. Serv. 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 11 a.m.

Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays

NORTH VALLEY LUTHERAN

Pastor Maggie Isaacson, 715-825-3559 3 mi. W. of Milltown on “G” Sun. Wor. - 9:15 a.m.; Wed. Wor. 6:30 p.m.

Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays

OUR REDEEMER LUTHERAN, (LCMS) WEBSTER

Pastor Gerald Heinecke Church Phone 715-866-7191 Sun. Schl. - 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Wor. - 10:30 a.m.

Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays www.facebook/OurRedeemerWebster

PEACE LUTHERAN - DRESSER (ELCA)

2355 Clark Road, Dresser, WI, 715-755-2515 Web site: plcdresser.org Pastor Wayne Deloach, Intern Melissa Carmack Sun. Wor. 8:30 & 11 a.m., Sun. Schl. 9:35 a.m.

PILGRIM LUTHERAN - FREDERIC (ELCA)

Pastor Jay Ticknor, 715-463-5746 3 miles So. of Grantsburg on Hwy. 87 Sun. Schl. - 9:30 a.m.; Worship - 11 a.m.

Interim Pastor Andrew Hinwood 507 Wisconsin Ave. N., 715-327-8012 Sun. Worship - 10:.30 a.m.

Holy Communion 1st & 2nd Sundays www.pilgrimlutheranfrederic.org

BETHANY LUTHERAN - SIREN

REDEEMER EV. LUTHERAN

BETHANY LUTHERAN - BRANSTAD

Hwy. 35, 1/2 blk. N. Main St. Interim Pastor Andrew Hinwood Pastoral Serv. 715-349-5280 Sun. Worship - 8:30 a.m,; Sun. School 9:45 a.m.

(Wisconsin Synod) Pastor Gene DeVries 200 N. Adams St., St. Croix Falls Sun. Wor. - 9:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - 8:30 a.m.

BETHESDA LUTHERAN - DRESSER (LCMC) www.bethesdalutheran.ws

350 Michigan Ave., Centuria Sun. Worship - 10:45 a.m.; Sun. School - 10 a.m.

Pastor Peter Rimmereid, 715-755-2562 1947 110th Ave., Dresser Sunday Contemporary Service 8:30 a.m.; Education Hour 9:45 a.m. (Starts 9/18/11); 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, 8:45 a.m. Prayer; 9 a.m. Sun. Schl. & Adult Bible Study; 10:30 a.m. Worship; 11:30 a.m. Fellowship 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; 715-327-4461 www.clamfalls-zion-aalcparish.net Worship 10:15 a.m.; Sunday School 9 a.m.

Communion 1st Sun.

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

FAITH LUTHERAN - GRANTSBURG

Pastor Victor St. George, 715-463-5388 Worship 9:30 a.m.; Sun. School 10:45 a.m.

FIRST EVAN. LUTHERAN

561 Chestnut St., Taylors Falls, MN 651-465-5265 Traditional Worship - 8:30 a.m.; Contemporary Worship - 11 a.m.

FIRST LUTHERAN - CUSHING

Pastor Dorothy Sandahl, 715-648-5323 or 715-648-5324 Sun. Wor. 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 9 a.m.

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, 715-416-3086, 715-327-8384 Pastor Theresa Riewestahl 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 Pastor Bill Schroeder Sun. Schl. 9 a.m.; Sun. Worship 10 a.m.

LAKETOWN LUTHERAN - CUSHING

Pastor Dorothy Sandahl Sun. Wor. 10:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 10:30 a.m.

LUCK LUTHERAN

Pastor Ralph Thompson - 715-472-8424; 510 Foster Ave. E.; Office 715-472-2605; www.lucklutheran.org Sun. Wor. 8 &10:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl 9 a.m.

ST. JOHN’S EV. LUTHERAN (Wis. Synod) 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

METHODIST

METHODIST

ATLAS UNITED METHODIST

Pastor Carolyn Saunders, 715-463-2624 Sunday School - 11 a.m.; Worship - 11 a.m.

DANBURY UNITED METHODIST

ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC

Pastor Carolyn Saunders, 715-463-2624 Worship - 9 a.m.; Sunday School - 10:30 a.m.

Cindy Glocke, Pastor, 715-866-8646 Sunday Worship - 9 a.m.

GRACE UNITED - WEBSTER

Cindy Glocke, Pastor, 715-866-8646 Sunday Worship - 10:30 a.m.

HOLY TRINITY UNITED METHODIST Holytrinity@wisconsinumc.org 1606 165th Ave., CTH I, Centuria Pastor Freddie Kirk, 715-485-3363 Pastor Tammy Clausen Sunday Worship - 8:30 a.m.

LAKEVIEW UNITED - HERTEL

Pastor Jack Starr Wor. - 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - during worship hour

LEWIS MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST Tom Cook, Pastor Worship 8:45 a.m.; Sunday Schl. 10 a.m.

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

300 Seminole Ave. (CTH M) Mark Kock, Pastor, 715-294-2828 Sun. Wor. 8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.; Summer, 9 a.m.

WEST DENMARK LUTHERAN

Pastors Mike & Linda Rozumalski 1 mi. west of Luck on N, 2478 170th St., Luck Sunday Worship 10 a.m.; Sunday School 9 a.m.

Fellowship 11 a.m.

WEST IMMANUEL LUTHERAN - ELCA

Rev. Rexford D. Brandt 447 180th St., Osceola, 715-294-2936 Sun. Wor. 8 & 10:30 a.m.; Sun. Schl. 9:15 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 (LCMC)

5 miles E. of Frederic on W, 2 miles south on I; Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m.

Communion - 1st Sunday

ZION LUTHERAN - EAST FARMINGTON (WELS ) Pastor Martin Weigand - 715-294-3489 Sunday Schl. 9 a.m.; Bible Class 9:30 a.m.

Worship Serv. 10:30 a.m.

Communion - 1st & Last Sunday

ZION LUTHERAN - MARKVILLE

Pastor Tim Faust Worship - 11 a.m.; Sunday School - 10 a.m.

Holy Communion - 1st & 3rd Sunday

ZION LUTHERAN - TRADE LAKE

Pastor Theresa Riewestahl 715-327-8384, 715-416-3086 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

ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC

Rev. Thomas E. Thompson, 255 E. 10th Ave., Osceola, 715-294-2243 Masses: Sun. 10:30 a.m., Tues. 5 p.m.

Thurs. at 10 a.m. at Osc. Nursing Home ASSEMBLY

ASSEMBLY

CENTURIA ASSEMBLY OF GOD

Pastor Don Wiltshire, 715-640-6400 Centuria - Phone 715-646-2172 Sunday Service: 10 a.m.

OSCEOLA COMMUNITY CHURCH

Pastor Annie Tricker Sun. Worship 11 a.m.; Sun. School 11 a.m.

Potluck dinner 1st Sunday

OSCEOLA UNITED METHODIST

SIREN ASSEMBLY OF GOD

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 Pastor Tammy Clausen Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.

TAYLORS FALLS UNITED METHODIST

TRINITY LUTHERAN - FALUN

1050 North Keller Ave., Amery, 715-268-7717 Father John Drummy, Pastor Sat. Mass 4 p.m., Sun. Mass 10:30 a.m.

Mass Wed. & Thurs. 9 a.m.

Pastor Larry Mederich, 715-294-4332 www.occconnect.org Mtg. @ St. Croix Art Barn; Sun. Serv. - 9 a.m.

Nursery and children church

McKINLEY UNITED METHODIST

TRINITY LUTHERAN - ELCA

Pastor Gerald Heinecke Home 715-327-8608; Church 715-866-7191 Sunday Worship Service - 8 a.m.

Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST

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)

SIREN UNITED METHODIST

TRINITY LUTHERAN LCMS, DANBURY

Pastor Father Frank Wampach, 651-465-7345 25293 Redwing Ave., Shafer, MN Sunday 9 a.m.

CENTRAL UNITED METHODIST GRANTSBURG

(Missouri Synod) 140 Madison St. South, St. Croix Falls Pastor Mark K. Schoen Sun. Service - 9 a.m.; Sun.School - 10:30 a.m.

10 mi. W. of Cumberland on Hwy. 48 (McKinley) - Pastor Neal Weltzin GT Office 715-857-5580, Parsonage 715-8223001, TR Office - 715-822-3001 Wor. Serv. - 9 a.m.; Sun. Schl. - 10:15 a.m.

Holy Communion - 1st Sunday

ST. FRANCIS XAVIER

Tom Cook, Pastor Sunday School 9 a.m.

Worship - 10:15 a.m. (Nursery available) 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 Dan Pearson Sunday School 8:45 a.m.; Worship 10 a.m.

CATHOLIC

CATHOLIC

ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY 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.

CHURCH OF ST. JOSEPH

Pastor - Father Frank Wampach 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.

OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP

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.

OUR LADY OF THE LAKES

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.

SACRED HEARTS OF JESUS & MARY

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.

EVANGELICAL

EVANGELICAL

APPLE RIVER COMMUNITY (EFCA)

Pastor Bruce Tanner, 942 U.S. Hwy. 8, Amery, 715-268-2176 Sun. Schl. 9:30 a.m.; Worship 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday Bible study 7 p.m.

CROSSWALK COMMUNITY CHURCH

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

HOPE EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH

Pastor Dave Williams 933 248th St., Osceola Morning Worship 10 a.m.; Sunday School Sept.-May 8:45 a.m.

Children’s Church & Nursery provided

TRADE RIVER EVAN. FREE

Pastor Dale VanDeusen, 715-488-2296 or 715-488-2653 20296 Hwy. 87, Grantsburg Morning Wor. 9:30 a.m.; Sunday Schl. 10:45 a.m.; Nursery provided for all services BAPTIST

BAPTIST

EAST BALSAM BAPTIST - BALSAM LK. Pastor Gabe Brennan, 715-857-5411

www.eastbalsam.org Wor. Service - 9 a.m.; Sun. School-10:15 a.m.

EUREKA BAPTIST

2393 210th Ave., St. Croix Falls Pastor Willis Christenson, 715-483-9464 Sun. School - 10 a.m.; Wor. Service - 11 a.m.

LIVING HOPE CHURCH

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.

TRADE LAKE BAPTIST

Pastor Merrill Olson, Interim Pastor 715-327-8402 Sun. Schl. - 9:15 a.m.; Wor. Serv. - 10:15 a.m.; Nursery provided.; www.tradelakebaptistchurch.org

CHURCH OF CHRIST

CHURCH OF CHRIST

CHURCH OF CHRIST - WEBSTER

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.

WESLEYAN

WESLEYAN

WOODLAND WESLEYAN

Dairyland - Rev. Andrea Wittwer 715-244-3649 Sunday School - 10 a.m.; Worship - 11 a.m.

FULL GOSPEL

FULL GOSPEL

WOOD RIVER CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

Pastor Dan Slaikeu 4 mi. SE of Grantsburg on Williams Rd. Worship 9:30 a.m.

Sunday School 10:30 a.m.

HOPE FELLOWSHIP OF SOMERSET

231 Bluff Drive, 715-247-2435 Services are Sundays at 10:30 a.m.

CHRISTIAN CENTER

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

ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN

CHRISTIAN ORTHODOX

HOLY TRINITY ORTHODOX

523 1st St., Clayton, 715-948-2493 Fr. Christopher Wojcik, Pastor Saturday Vespers - 5 p.m.; Sunday Liturgy - 9:30 a.m.

HOLY CROSS ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN Meeting at Zion Lutheran Church, 28005 Old Towne Rd., Chisago City, MN, www.holyx.net 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

FAITH FELLOWSHIP

7535 Peet St., Danbury, 715-656-4010 Adult Bible Service 9 a.m.; Services: Sun. 10 a.m.; Sunday School during church service.

FIRST BAPTIST - AMERY

NONDENOMINATIONAL

Hwy. 35 and CTH N., Luck Bill McEachern Pastor, 715-485-3973 Sun. Bible study - 9 a.m.; Sun. Wor. - 10 a.m.

131 Broadway St., 715-268-2223; www.fbcamery.org; E-mail: churchoffice@fbcamery.org Reg. office hours: Tues.-Thurs. 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Pastor Charlie Butt, Lead Pastor; Nick Buda, Associate Pastor Sun. Serv.: 9 a.m.; All ages Sun. Schl. 10:30 11:30 a.m.; Nursery available

FIRST BAPTIST - FALUN

Pastor Steve Ward Sunday School - (all ages) - 9:30 a.m.

Church Serv. - 10:45 a.m.

FIRST BAPTIST - MILLTOWN

Pastor Marlon Mielke, 715-825-3186 Sunday Schl. 9:45 a.m.; Worship 11 a.m., 7 p.m.

FIRST BAPTIST - TAYLORS FALLS, MN

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.

NONDENOMINATIONAL

CROSSROADS CHRISTIAN CHURCH

2390 CTH A, 1/8 mi. east of A&H intersection Pastor Tryg Wistad, 715-635-9222 crossroadschurch@gmail.com Sunday Worship: 10 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 Tony Minell, 715-417-1982 Sunday Wor. 9:45 a.m.; Sunday Schl. 9:45 a.m.

NEW WINE CHURCH - CENTURIA 309 5th Street, , 715-338-2751 Pastor Scott Petznick Sunday Worship 10 a.m.; Sunday School 9 a.m.

NORTHERN PINES FRIENDS WOR. GROUP

715-733-0481 or 715-733-0480 for time of meeting.

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.

FIRST BAPTIST - WEBSTER

ST. CROIX UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP

ST. DOMINIC - FREDERIC & IMMACULATE CONCEPTION - GRANTSBURG CATHOLIC MASS SCHEDULE

Church Phone 715-866-4111 Pastor Tim Quinn Sun. School 9:30 a.m.; Worship - 10:45 a.m (Nursery Provided)

GRACE CHURCH OF OSCEOLA “The Cure for the Common Church”

INTERDENOMINATIONAL

1st, 2nd & 3rd Sunday, 10 a.m. in the St. Croix Falls Library community room.

INTERDENOMINATIONAL

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

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.

RIVER VALLEY CHRISTIAN

ST. ANNE PARISH

GRACE BAPTIST - GRANTSBURG

“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.

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.

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.

1289 160th St. (Hwy. 65), St. Croix Falls, 715-483-5378 Senior Pastors Paul and Sonja Hanson Sunday Adult Bible Class 9 a.m.

Worship and Children’s Sunday Schl. 10 a.m.

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Pancakes for Parents

Grantsburg

RIGHT: Grantsburg first-grader, Aaron Burkman read to his dad, Jason, at the Pancakes for Parents breakfast held at the elementary school last week.

Photos by Priscilla Bauer

John Rathje and his son, Owen, enjoyed pancakes together at the Pancakes for Parents breakfast on Friday, April 20.

Chance Lessard read to his parents, Laura Graf and Chad Lessard, in his classroom last week at Grantsburg Elementary School.

Parents were invited to the school for a pancake breakfast and special reading time with their children.

Posing for mother-daughter photos while having pancake breakfast together were Kristina Snow and her daughter, Morgan Kutz, (above) and Becky Kammeyer and her daughter, Alexis. (below).

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Coming events

Happenings in the Upper St. Croix Valley communities

APRIL

WEDNESDAY/2

Dresser

• Early-stage Alzheimer’s support group at the senior center, 10 a.m., 715-268-6605.

THURS.-SUN./26-29

• Blood pressure screening at Bremer Bank, 9 a.m.1 p.m.

• “Alice in Wonderland.” Thurs. 2 & 7:30 p.m.; Fri. & Sat. 7:30 p.m.; Sun. 2 p.m., www.festivaltheatre.org, 715-4833387.

• ACS fundraising event at Sundown Saloon with “Elvis,” 715-472-4114.

Amery

THURS.-SAT./26-28 • Villagewide garage sales starting at 8 a.m.

Frederic

St. Croix Falls

Lewis

Osceola

THURSDAY/26

• Empty Bowls event at the high school, 5 p.m., 715-2942127.

• Lyme disease education and support at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, 7 p.m., 715-268-2856, 715-268-2035.

THURSDAY/3

Amery

Falun

Centuria

• Burnett County National Day of Prayer service at First Baptist Church, 7-8:30 p.m., 715-349-8005.

• Adult grief support group meeting at Holy Trinity Church, 6:30 p.m., 715-483-3363.

Siren

Frederic

• Evening meal at the senior center, 715-349-2845.

• Fourth- and fifth-grade music program at the elementary school, 7 p.m., 715-327-4221.

Taylors Falls, Minn.

• Ward Moberg to speak at the community center, presented by historical society, 7 p.m.

Grantsburg

• Community ed sponsored Nifty Thrifty shopping trip.

RSVP by Apr. 20, 715-463-5165, Ext. 160.

FRI. & SAT./4 & 5

Luck

Bone Lake

• Danish immigration discussion at history society meeting at museum, 7 p.m.

• Spring sale at Zion Lutheran Church. Fri. 8 a.m.-3 p.m., Sat. 8 a.m.-noon.

Milltown

Grantsburg

• Friends meeting at the library, 6:30 p.m., 715-825-2313.

• Faith Lutheran Church’s spring sale, Fri. 4-7 p.m. with dinner and Sat. 8-11 a.m. with breakfast.

Siren

• Burnett County Citizen Patrol meeting at the government center, jury room, 7 p.m.

• Ruby’s Pantry at 24534 Hwy. 35/70. Open 1:30 p.m. Distribution 2 p.m., $15 donation.

St. Croix Falls

• Blessing of the Animals service and picnic at First Presbyterian, 6 p.m., 715-483-3550.

• College: Getting There From Here, financial advice, at the library, 6-7 p.m., www.stcroixfallslibrary.org.

• Historical society meeting at city hall/information center, 7 p.m.

Webster

• Parkinson’s disease support group meeting at the library, 2 p.m. Barb Engelhart will be the speaker.

FRI. & SAT./27 & 28

A pond just east of Frederic has become the temporary home for this quartet of geese. Photo by Gary King

Taylors Falls, Minn.

• First Evangelical Church Bingo night at the community center, 6:30 p.m.

SATURDAY/28 Cushing

• Spring bash at the community center, 4 p.m.-?, 715-4882467.

Dairyland

St. Croix Falls

• NAMI Polk County presents “Shards of Hope,” a suicide prevention documentary, at the library, 10 a.m.noon.

• Garage and bake sale at Georgetown Lutheran Church.

Fri. 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Sat. 8 a.m.-noon.

Trade Lake

• Rummage and bake sale at the Baptist church. Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat. 8 a.m.-1 p.m.

FRIDAY/27 Amery

• Rummage & plant sale at Congregational church, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Frederic

• Avoiding Scams Aimed at Seniors seminar at the library, 2 p.m.

Laketown

• Pancake supper at Laketown Lutheran Church, 5-7 p.m.

• Fish supper at Milltown Lutheran Church, 5-7 p.m., 715825-3423, ltlbears@lakeland.ws.

Frederic

• Back to the ‘50s fundraiser at Pilgrim Lutheran Church, 5-8 p.m., 715-349-5218.

• Taste of the St. Croix Valley at Chateau St. Croix Winery, 5:30-8:30 p.m., www.FallsChamber.org or 715-4833580.

Webster

MONDAY/30 Dresser

• May 6 Republican Lincoln Day Dinner at Trollhaugen RSVP deadline, 715-755-2644.

MAY

Lewis

TUESDAY/1

Luck

• Cardiac support group at the medical center, 1 p.m., 715-268-0291.

Siren

• Card party and silent auction at the senior center, 1 p.m.

• Lions yard sale donations drop-off day at their building, 9 a.m.-noon, 7151-349-2400.

Jackson

• Cleanup days at Forts Folle Avoine. Volunteers call 715866-8890, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Grantsburg

• ACS Trash to Treasure sale/fundraising event at Luck Plumbery, 8 a.m.-Noon, 715-472-4114.

• Luck Medical Clinic thrift sale fundraiser for the American Cancer Society at Luck Plumbery, 8 a.m.noon.

Frederic

• Gospel quartet Ernie Couch & Revival at Crosswalk Community Church, 7 p.m., erniecouchandrevival.com.

MON.-FRI./APR.30 -MAY4

• Spring birding tour at Crex. Registration required, 810 a.m., 715-463-2739.

• Benefit for John Schmidt at Sundown Saloon, 2 p.m., 715-653-2277.

Dresser

• Spaghetti dinner & silent auction at Peace Lutheran Church, 6-7:30 p.m.

• Second Alarm’s smelt/fish fry at the town hall, 5 p.m.until gone.

• Outdoor veterans retreat live auction at Cozy Corner Inn, 11 a.m.-?, 715-244-3176.

Fox Creek

Milltown

FRIDAY/4

St. Croix

SAT. & SUN./5 & 6 Frederic

• Northwest Passage Special Exhibit “In a New Light” at the Arts Center, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., www.fredericarts.org.

Siren

• Spring art event at the BAAG Art Center, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

St. Croix Falls

Amery

• Spring Art Tour, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., www.eartharts.wi.org.

Clam Falls

SATURDAY/5

Osceola

• Habitat ground-breaking ceremony at 300 Minnesota Ave., 11 a.m., 715-483-2700.

• Coffee hour at Clam Falls Lutheran Church, 9 a.m.

• What a headache seminar at the medical center. Checkin 6 p.m., start 6:30 p.m., 715-294-4936.

St. Croix Falls

• Spring Gathering of Friends at Interstate Park’s Ice Age Center. Children’s program 6-6:30 p.m.; birds of the riverway 7:30 p.m.

Centuria

ONGOING Every Day

AA &/or AlAnon, Polk & Burnett counties, 715-931-8262 for time/location. Amery, 715-268-8431.

Divorce care support group at Apple River Community Church, 715-268-8360, 715-268-2176.

Webster 20 12 prom court

Every Monday

The 2012 Webster prom court members are back row (L to R): Dean Chuntaketta, Dillion Reeder, Jacob Hunter, Mark Packard, Cortland Summer and Charlie Mahlen. Front row: Kaleiah Schiller, Molly Brown, Brianna Phernetton, Amber Davis and Tianna Stewart.

Missing from photo is Roselinn Takvam. The Webster prom will take place at the Lakeview Event Center in Siren on Saturday, April 28. The dance will start at 8 p.m. and go until midnight.

Prom court will be announced and king and queen will be crowned at 9:30 p.m. Parents are welcome. – Photo submitted by Danielle Dyson

Indianhead Barbershop Chorus meets at the Balsam Lake Government Center, 7:30 p.m., 715-483-9202.

Baby and Me class - Amery Medical Center, 1-2 p.m.

Grief Share support group at Centennial Hall, Amery, 715-268-2176 or 715-268-8360.

Moms In Touch International, First Baptist, Amery, 2 - 3 p.m., 715-268-5408, www.momsintouch.com

Partners of Veterans women’s support group, Counseling Associates, Siren, 1-2:30 p.m., 715-349-8575.

Play group for children and caretakers at the Burnett County Family Resource Center, 10 - 11:30 a.m.

Every Tuesday

Bingo - Burnett County Moose Lodge, Siren, 6 p.m.

Survivors of domestic violence & sexual assault support group, Polk Co., 800-261-7233, 6-7:30 p.m.

Anger management group at Amery Regional Medical Center, 6:30-8:30 p.m., 715-268-4094.

Every Wednesday

Women of Hope, cancer support group, at SCRMC, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., 715-483-0431.

Free playtime with your toddler at Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church,10-11:30 a.m., 715-557-0630.

Every Thursday

Breastfeeding support group at the St. Croix Regional Medical Center, 2-3:30 p.m., 715-483-0431.

Play group for children and caretakers at the Burnett County Family Resource Center, 10 - 11:30 a.m.

Every Saturday

AA meets at the West Denmark Lutheran Church, rural Luck, 9 - 10 a.m.